Method and apparatus for terminal to transmit and receive signal using sidelinks between devices

• US 10,455,587 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2015
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Seo, Hanbyul
• Primary Examiner(s): Crutchfield, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US15/533,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20170367087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,415 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/36 with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/02 Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for a terminal to transmit and receive a signal in a wireless communication system using sidelinks. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: determining a first transmission resource for transmitting a first sidelink signal; and determining a second transmission resource for transmitting an uplink signal, wherein if the first transmission resource and the second transmission resource overlap in a time domain, the first sidelink signal is transmitted with a priority over the uplink signal.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting a signal via a sidelink in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a User Equipment (UE) and comprising:

receiving prioritization related radio resource control (RRC) information used to determine whether a sidelink transmission is prioritized over an uplink transmission;

determining a first transmission resource from a resource pool configured by a base station (BS) for transmission of a first sidelink data channel; and

performing the transmission of the first sidelink data channel or a first uplink transmission in a first time resource in which the first uplink transmission overlaps with the transmission of the first sidelink data channel in a time domain,

wherein performing the transmission of the first sidelink data channel or the first uplink transmission in the first time resource further comprises;

determining whether the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the first uplink transmission, based on a per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

dropping the first uplink transmission and performing the transmission of the first sidelink data channel using the first transmission resource, according to a determination that the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the first uplink transmission based on the per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

or

dropping the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and performing the first uplink transmission, according to a determination that the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is not prioritized over the first uplink transmission based on the per packet priority of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information.

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

performing a transmission of a second sidelink data channel or a second uplink transmission in a second time resource in which the second uplink transmission overlaps with the transmission of the second sidelink data channel in the time domain,

wherein performing the transmission of the second sidelink data channel or the second uplink transmission in the second time resource further comprises;

determining whether the transmission of the second sidelink data channel is prioritized over the second uplink transmission, based on a per packet priority value of the second sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

dropping the second uplink transmission and performing the transmission of the second sidelink data channel using the second transmission resource, according to a determination that the transmission of the second sidelink data channel is prioritized over the second uplink transmission based on the per packet priority value of the second sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

or

dropping the transmission of the second sidelink data channel and performing the second uplink transmission, according to a determination that the transmission of the second sidelink data channel is not prioritized over the second uplink transmission based on the per packet priority of the second sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information, and

wherein the per packet priority value of the second sidelink data channel is different from the per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel.

3. The method according to claim 1,

wherein when the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and the first uplink transmission cannot be performed simultaneously, only one of the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and the first uplink transmission is performed, and

wherein when the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and the first uplink transmission can be performed simultaneously, the UE adjusts a power of a lower priority one between the first uplink transmission and the transmission of the first sidelink data channel, such that a total power of the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and the first uplink transmission does not exceed a maximum transmission power of the UE.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first sidelink data channel is generated aperiodically by a predetermined event.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first sidelink data channel is transmitted periodically.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prioritization related RRC information is valid only within a preset time period.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

performing the first uplink transmission with priority over the transmission of the first sidelink data channel at a time outside the preset time period.

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

determining a second transmission resource for transmission of a sidelink discovery signal; and

transmitting the first sidelink data channel with priority over the sidelink discovery signal if the first transmission resource overlaps with the second transmission resource in the time domain.

9. A method for receiving a signal via a sidelink in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a User Equipment (UE) and comprising:

receiving prioritization related radio resource control (RRC) information used to determine whether a sidelink reception is prioritized over a downlink (DL) reception;

determining a first reception resource from a resource pool configured by a base station (BS) for reception of a first sidelink data channel;

determining a second reception resource for reception of a DL signal;

performing the reception of the first sidelink data channel or the reception of the DL signal in a first time resource in which the reception of the DL signal overlaps with the reception of the first sidelink data channel in a time domain,

wherein performing the reception of the first sidelink data channel or the reception of the DL signal in the first time resource further comprises;

determining whether the reception of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the reception of the DL signal, based on a per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

performing only the reception of the first sidelink data channel using the first reception resource, according to a determination that the reception of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the reception of the DL signal based on the per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

or

performing only the reception of the DL signal, according to a determination that the reception of the first sidelink data channel is not prioritized over the reception of the DL signal based on the per packet priority of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein only the first sidelink data channel is received if the determined first reception resource and the determined second reception resource are identical in a frequency domain.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein only the first sidelink data channel is received in an overlapped time domain if the determined first reception resource and the determined second reception resource are different in a frequency domain.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first sidelink data channel is generated aperiodically by a predetermined event.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the first sidelink data channel is received periodically.

16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the prioritization related RRC information is valid only within a preset time period.

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

receiving the DL signal with priority over the first sidelink data channel at a time outside the preset time period.

18. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

determining a third reception resource for reception of a second sidelink data channel; and

receiving the first sidelink data channel with priority over the second sidelink data channel if the determined first reception resource overlaps with the determined third reception resource in a time domain.

10. A User Equipment (UE) for transmitting a signal via a sidelink in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive sidelink signals; and

a processor configured to;

control the transceiver to receive prioritization related radio resource control (RRC) information used to determine whether a sidelink transmission is prioritized over an uplink transmission;

determine a first transmission resource from a resource pool configured by a base station (BS) for transmission of a first sidelink data channel; and

perform the transmission of the first sidelink data channel or a first uplink transmission in a first time resource in which the first uplink transmission overlaps with the transmission of the first sidelink data channel in a time domain,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

determine whether the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the first uplink transmission, based on a per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

drop the first uplink transmission and perform the transmission of the first sidelink data channel using the first transmission resource, according to a determination that the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the first uplink transmission based on the per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

or

drop the transmission of the first sidelink data channel and perform the first uplink transmission, according to a determination that the transmission of the first sidelink data channel is not prioritized over the first uplink transmission based on the per packet priority of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information.

11. A User Equipment (UE) for receiving a signal via a sidelink in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive sidelink signals; and

a processor configured to;

control the transceiver to receive prioritization related radio resource control (RRC) information used to determine whether a sidelink reception is prioritized over a DL reception;

determine a first reception resource from a resource pool configured by a base station (BS) for reception of a first sidelink data channel;

determine a second reception resource for reception of a DL signal;

perform the reception of the first sidelink data channel or the reception of the DL signal in a first time resource in which the reception of the DL signal overlaps with the reception of the first sidelink data channel in a time domain,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

determine whether the reception of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the reception of the DL signal, based on a per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

perform only the reception of the first sidelink data channel using the first reception resource, according to a determination that the reception of the first sidelink data channel is prioritized over the reception of the DL signal based on the per packet priority value of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information;

or

perform only the reception of the DL signal, according to a determination that the reception of the first sidelink data channel is not prioritized over the reception of the DL signal based on the per packet priority of the first sidelink data channel and the prioritization related RRC information.