System and method for hybrid automatic repeat request timing for device-to-device communication overlaid on a cellular network
First Claim
1. A method of operating a communications controller for a direct mobile communication (“
- DMC”
) link for a group of user equipments (“
UEs”
), the method comprising;
allocating a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes for the group of UEs;
allocating, by the communication controller, a subset of the set of subframes for a UE in the group of UEs, wherein the UE is allowed to transmit information in the subset of the set of subframes, but not in remaining subframes of the allocated set of subframes;
signaling the allocated set of subframes and the allocated subset of the set of subframes; and
transmitting one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters are related to a group of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (“
HARQ”
) processes for the DMC link,wherein the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are performed independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link,wherein the one or more parameters, including a group identifier parameter, are configured to enable the group of UEs to maintain the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link; and
wherein the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link are allocated by the communications controller.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a system for operating a communications controller for a group of user equipments engaged in a DMC link in a wireless communications system is provided. The communications controller is configured to allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to the group of UEs for the DMC link, signal the set of allocated subframes to the group of UEs, and transmit parameters related to a group of HARQ processes of the DMC link. In an embodiment, the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are determined independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, and the parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of operating a communications controller for a direct mobile communication (“
- DMC”
) link for a group of user equipments (“
UEs”
), the method comprising;allocating a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes for the group of UEs; allocating, by the communication controller, a subset of the set of subframes for a UE in the group of UEs, wherein the UE is allowed to transmit information in the subset of the set of subframes, but not in remaining subframes of the allocated set of subframes; signaling the allocated set of subframes and the allocated subset of the set of subframes; and transmitting one or more parameters, wherein the one or more parameters are related to a group of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (“
HARQ”
) processes for the DMC link,wherein the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are performed independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, wherein the one or more parameters, including a group identifier parameter, are configured to enable the group of UEs to maintain the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link; and wherein the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link are allocated by the communications controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- DMC”
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11. A method of operating a user equipment (“
- UE”
), the method comprising;receiving from a communications controller an allocation of a first set of subframes for a group of UEs for a direct mobile communication (“
DMC”
) link;receiving from the communications controller an allocation of a subset of the set of subframes for the UE, wherein the allocated subset of the set of subframes is a subset of the allocated first set of subframes, and wherein the UE is allowed to transmit information in the allocated subset of the set of subframes, but not in remaining subframes of the allocated first set of subframes; and receiving, from the communications controller, one or more parameters related to a group of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (“
HARQ”
) processes of the DMC link,wherein the UE maintains a group of HARQ processes of a cellular UE transmission and at least one HARQ process from the group of HARQ processes of the DMC link, wherein the at least one HARQ process is performed independently from the group of HARQ processes of the cellular UE transmission, and wherein the UE maps the at least one HARQ process from the group of HARQ processes of the DMC link based on the allocated first set of subframes and the received one or more parameters, including a group identifier parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- UE”
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21. A communications controller, comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor unit coupled to the transceiver, the processor unit, in conjunction with the transceiver, configured to cause the communications controller to; allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to a group of user equipments (“
UEs”
),allocate a subset of the set of subframes for a UE in the group of UEs, wherein the UE is allowed to transmit information in the subset of the set of subframes, but not in remaining subframes of the allocated set of subframes, signal the allocated set of subframes and the allocated subset of the set of subframes, transmit one or more parameters, including a group identifier parameter, wherein the one or more parameters are related to a group of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (“
HARQ”
) processes for a direct mobile communication (“
DMC”
) link, and wherein the one or more parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, andperform HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, wherein the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link are allocated by the communications controller.
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22. A user equipment (“
- UE”
), comprising;a transceiver; and a processor unit coupled to the transceiver, the processor unit, in conjunction with the transceiver, configured to cause the UE to; receive from a communications controller an allocation of a set of subframes for a group of UEs for a direct mobile communication (“
DMC”
) link,receive from the communications controller an allocation of a subset of the set of subframes for the UE, wherein the allocated subset of the set of subframes is a subset of the allocated set of subframes, and wherein the UE is allowed to transmit information in the allocated subset of the set of subframes, but not in remaining subframes of the allocated set of subframes, receive, from the communications controller, one or more parameters related to a group of Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (“
HARQ”
) processes of the DMC link,maintain a group of HARQ processes of a cellular UE transmission and at least one HARQ process from the group of HARQ processes of the DMC link, wherein the at least one HARQ process is performed independently from the group of HARQ processes of the cellular UE transmission, and map the at least one HARQ process from the group of HARQ processes of the DMC link based on the allocated set of subframes and the received one or more parameters, including a group identifier parameter.
- UE”
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