Method and device for transmitting D2D data in wireless communication system

• US 9,560,685 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Issued: 01/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hakseong, Seo, Hanbyul
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Warner
• Application Number:
  US14/395,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20150071212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,380 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections

Abstract

A method for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) data in a wireless communication system is provided. A first terminal establishes a D2D link with a second terminal. The first terminal transmits a scheduling request (SR) for an uplink and an SR for the D2D link to a base station. The first terminal receives, from the base station, scheduling information on the D2D link determined on the basis of the SR for the D2D link. The first terminal transmits D2D data to the second terminal on the basis of the scheduling information

Claims

1. A method for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) data in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

establishing, by a first terminal, a D2D link with a second terminal;

transmitting, by the first terminal to a base station, a scheduling request (SR) for an uplink and an SR for the D2D link;

receiving, by the first terminal from the base station, scheduling information for the D2D link determined on the basis of the SR for the D2D link; and

transmitting, by the first terminal to the second terminal, the D2D data on the basis of the scheduling information,

wherein the SR for the uplink is transmitted in a first SR transmission-possible subframe;

wherein the SR for the D2D link is transmitted in a second SR transmission-possible subframe; and

wherein the first SR transmission-possible subframe and the second SR transmission-possible subframe have different periodicities.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing of the D2D link comprises:

transmitting, by the first terminal to the base station, a request message for a connection of the D2D link;

receiving, by the first terminal from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order in response to the request message;

transmitting, by the first terminal to the second terminal, a random access preamble through a physical random access channel (PRACH) on the basis of the PDCCH order; and

receiving, by the first terminal from the second terminal, a response for the random access preamble.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein whether an SR for the uplink and an SR for the D2D link are for the SR for the uplink or the SR for the D2D link is indicated through a combination of the SR for the uplink and the SR for the D2D link.

4. The method of claim 3,

wherein the SR for the uplink is transmitted in a first SR transmission-possible subframe;

wherein the SR for the D2D link is transmitted in a second SR transmission-possible subframe; and

wherein the first SR transmission-possible subframe and the second SR transmission-possible subframe are consecutive to each other.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transmitting, by the first terminal to the base station, a buffer status report (BSR) for the uplink and a BSR for the D2D link, wherein the scheduling information is determined on the basis of the BSR for the D2D link.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the BSR for the uplink and the BSR for the D2D link contain a link identifier for identifying a transmission link.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the BSR for the uplink and the BSR for the D2D link are distinguished with a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU).

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by the first terminal to the base station, a power headroom report (PHR) for the uplink and a PHR for the D2D link, wherein the D2D data is transmitted with transmission power determined based on the PHR for the D2D link.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the uplink and the D2D link have the same frequency band.

10. An apparatus for transmitting device-to-device (D2D) data in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal; and

a processor, operatively coupled to the RF unit and configured to;

establish a D2D link with a D2D target terminal;

transmit, to a base station, a scheduling request (SR) for an uplink and an SR for the D2D link;

receive, from the base station, scheduling information for the D2D link determined on the basis of the SR for the D2D link; and

transmit, to the D2D target terminal, the D2D data on the basis of the scheduling information,

wherein the SR for the uplink is transmitted in a first SR transmission-possible subframe;

wherein the SR for the D2D link is transmitted in a second SR transmission-possible subframe; and

wherein the first SR transmission-possible subframe and the second SR transmission-possible subframe have different periodicities.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to establish the D2D link by:

transmitting, to the base station, a request message for a connection of the D2D link;

receiving, from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order in response to the request message;

transmitting, to the D2D target terminal, a random access preamble through a physical random access channel (PRACH) on the basis of the PDCCH order; and

receiving, from the D2D target terminal, a response for the random access preamble.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein whether an SR for the uplink and an SR for the D2D link are for the SR for the uplink or the SR for the D2D link is indicated through a combination of the SR for the uplink and the SR for the D2D link.

13. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the processor is configured to transmit, to the base station, a buffer status report (BSR) for the uplink and a BSR for the D2D link, and

wherein the scheduling information is determined on the basis of the BSR for the D2D link.

14. The apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the processor is configured to transmit, to the base station, a power headroom report (PHR) for the uplink and a PHR for the D2D link, and

wherein the D2D data is transmitted with transmission power determined based on the PHR for the D2D link.