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Granted Patent B2
US 9,913,232 · App. 14/774,323 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Method for receiving synchronization information for direct communication between user equipment and apparatus for same

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Inkwon Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W56/0015H04J11/00H04L27/2655H04W56/002H04W56/0025H04W72/0446H04W76/023H04W88/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,913,232
App. No.
14/774,323
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method by which first user equipment receives synchronization information for a Device-to-Device (D2D) link at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises: receiving configuration information for synchronization from serving cell; and acquiring information on reference cell for synchronization of the D2D link based on the configuration information; and acquiring a synchronization resource based on the information on reference cell, wherein the information on reference cell comprises an identifier of the reference cell.

Claims (18)

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) operating in a wireless communication systems supporting a Device-to-Device (D2D) link, the method comprising:

receiving D2D synchronization configuration information including an identifier of a reference cell from a serving cell, wherein the reference cell is one of a number of neighboring cells;

acquiring a synchronization resource of the reference cell based on the D2D synchronization configuration information; and

receiving a D2D signal through the D2D link based on the synchronization resource of the reference cell,

wherein the D2D signal is received within a predetermined range with respect to the synchronization resource of the reference cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the D2D synchronization configuration information includes offset information used for the D2D link.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the offset information indicates a subframe used for the D2D link.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the subframe indicated by the offset information corresponds to a start subframe used for the D2D link.

5. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a Device-to-Device (D2D) link, the user equipment comprising:

a receiver; and

a processor, connected with the receiver, that:

controls the receiver to receive D2D synchronization configuration information including an identifier of a reference cell from a serving cell, wherein the reference cell is one of a number of neighboring cells;

acquires a synchronization resource of the reference cell based on the D2D synchronization configuration information, and

controls the receiver to receive a D2D signal through the D2D link based on the synchronization resource of the reference cell,

wherein the D2D signal is received within a predetermined range with respect to the synchronization resource of the reference cell.

6. The UE according to claim 5 , wherein the D2D synchronization configuration information includes offset information used for the D2D link.

7. The UE according to claim 6 , wherein the offset information indicates a subframe used for the D2D link.

8. The UE according to claim 7 , wherein the subframe indicated by the offset information corresponds to a start subframe used for the D2D link.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2015
From: SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, INKWON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 036739/0925 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 61776769 · Mar 11, 2013
Provisional Application 61815739 · Apr 25, 2013
Provisional Application 61836142 · Jun 17, 2013
Provisional Application 61882601 · Sep 25, 2013
Provisional Application 61936290 · May 5, 2014
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