Method and arrangement for handling D2D communication

• US 9,686,666 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2012
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktienbolaget L M Ericsson
• Inventors: Malekafzaliardakani, Reihaneh, Seln, Yngve, Rune, Johan, Sachs, Joachim, Wilhelmsson, Leif
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Hirdepal
• Application Number:
  US14/428,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20150237491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,737 Days
• Field of Search: 455450
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A method in a first wireless device for handling Device to Device, D2D, communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device is provided. The first wireless device sends a beacon signal to be received by the second wireless device. The beacon signal announces that the first wireless device is available for D2D communication. The beacon signal is sent on a first channel where the first wireless device is interfered. The beacon signal indicates that no response to the beacon signal shall be sent on the first channel.

Claims

1. A method in a first wireless device for handling Device to Device, D2D, communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device the method comprising:

detecting interference on a first channel;

sending a beacon signal to be received by the second wireless device, which beacon signal announces that the first wireless device is available for D2D communication, which beacon signal is sent on the first channel where the first wireless device is interfered, and which beacon signal indicates that no response to the beacon signal shall be sent on the first channel.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the beacon signal further indicates one or more second channels which are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more second channels are available for the second wireless device to respond to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the one or more second channels are represented by a plurality of second channels, the method further comprising:

establishing a sequence of the available one or more second channels, according to which sequence the second wireless device responds to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal, wherein the sequence is established based on a common time reference between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, and

wherein the beacon signal further indicates the established sequence of the available plurality of second channels.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the beacon signal further indicates one or more third channels which are interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more third channels shall not be used by the second wireless device for responding to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving on one or more second channels, a response to the beacon signal from the second wireless device, which one or more second channels are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which response indicates that the second wireless device is available for D2D communication with the first wireless device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the response further indicates one or more fourth channels which are not interfered for the second wireless device, and which one or more fourth channels shall be used by the first wireless device to send data or control information to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein the response indicates one or more fifth channels which are interfered for the second wireless device.

8. A method in a second wireless device for handling Device to Device, D2D, communication between a first wireless device and the second wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving, a beacon signal from the first wireless device, which beacon signal announces that the first wireless device is available for D2D communication, which beacon signal is received on a first channel where the first wireless device is interfered, and which beacon signal indicates that no response to the beacon signal shall be sent on the first channel.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the beacon signal further indicates one or more second channels which are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more second channels are available for the second wireless device to respond to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the one or more second channels are represented by a plurality of second channels and wherein the beacon signal further indicates a sequence of the available one or more second channels, according to which sequence the second wireless device responds to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal, wherein the sequence is based on a common time reference between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the beacon signal further indicates one or more third channels which are interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more third channels shall not be used by the second wireless device for responding to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

selecting one or more second channel to use for responding to the beacon signal based on the indication in the received beacon signal.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the response further indicates one or more fourth channels which are not interfered for the second wireless device, and which one or more fourth channels shall be used by the first wireless device to send data or control information to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the fourth channel is interfered for the first wireless device but shall be used by the first wireless device to transmit data to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the response indicates one or more fifth channels which are interfered for the second wireless device.

16. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

sending data to the first wireless device on one or more sixth channel that is interfered for the second wireless device but not interfered for the first wireless device, using D2D communication, which one or more sixth channels are selected based on the indication in the beacon signal.

17. A first wireless device for handling Device to Device, D2D, communication between the first wireless device and a second wireless device, the first wireless device comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive wireless communications and that detects interference on a first channel; and

a sending unit configured to send a beacon signal to be received by the second wireless device, which beacon signal announces that the first wireless device is available for D2D communication, which beacon signal is sent on the first channel where the first wireless device is interfered, and which beacon signal indicates that no response to the beacon signal shall be sent on the first channel.

18. The first wireless device according to claim 17, wherein the beacon signal further indicates one or more second channels which are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more second channels are available for the second wireless device to respond to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

19. The first wireless device according to claim 18, wherein the one or more second channels are represented by a plurality of second channels, the first wireless device further comprising:

an establishing unit configured to establish a sequence of the available one or more second channels, according to which sequence the second wireless device responds to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal, wherein the sequence is established based on a common time reference between the first wireless device and the second wireless device, and

wherein the beacon signal further indicates the established sequence of the available plurality of second channels.

20. The first wireless device according to claim 19, wherein the beacon signal further is arranged to indicate one or more third channels which are interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more third channels shall not be used by the second wireless device for responding to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

21. The first wireless device according to claim 18,

wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive on one or more second channels, a response to the beacon signal from the second wireless device, which one or more second channels are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which response indicates that the second wireless device is available for D2D communication with the first wireless device.

22. The first wireless device according to claim 21, wherein the response further is arranged to indicate one or more fourth channels which are not interfered for the second wireless device, and which one or more fourth channels shall be used by the first wireless device to send data or control information to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

23. The first wireless device according to claim 21, wherein the response is arranged to indicate one or more fifth channels which are interfered for the second wireless device.

24. A second wireless device for handling Device to Device, D2D, communication between a first wireless device and the second wireless device, the second wireless device comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a beacon signal from the first wireless device, which beacon signal announces that the first wireless device is available for D2D communication, which beacon signal is received on a first channel where the first wireless device is interfered, and which beacon signal indicates that no response to the beacon signal shall be sent on the first channel; and

a sending unit configured to send wireless communications.

25. The second wireless device according to claim 24, wherein the beacon signal is arranged to further indicate one or more second channels which are not interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more second channels are available for the second wireless device to respond to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

26. The second wireless device according to claim 25, wherein the one or more second channels are represented by a plurality of second channels and wherein the beacon signal further is arranged to indicates a sequence of the available one or more second channels, according to which sequence the second wireless device responds to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal, wherein the sequence is based on a common time reference between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.

27. The second wireless device according to claim 24, wherein the beacon signal further is arranged to indicate one or more third channels which are interfered for the first wireless device, and which one or more third channels shall not be used by the second wireless device for responding to the first wireless device sending the beacon signal.

28. The second wireless device according to claim 24, further comprising:

a selecting unit configured to select one or more second channel to use for responding to the beacon signal based on the indication in the received beacon signal.

29. The second wireless device according to claim 28, wherein the response further is arranged to indicate one or more fourth channels which is not interfered for the second wireless device, and which one or more fourth channels shall be used by the first wireless device to send data or control information to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

30. The second wireless device according to claim 29, wherein the fourth channel is interfered for the first wireless device but shall be used by the first wireless device to transmit data to the second wireless device during the D2D communication.

31. The second wireless device according to claim 30, wherein the response indicates one or more fifth channels which are interfered for the second wireless device.

32. The second wireless device according to claim 24, wherein the sending unit configured to send data or control information to the first wireless device on one or more sixth channel that is interfered for the second wireless device but not interfered for the first wireless device, using D2D communication, which one or more sixth channels are selected based on the indication in the beacon signal.