IP Library Granted Patent US 10,212,676
Granted Patent B2
US 10,212,676 · App. 15/021,244 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Method for transmitting synchronisation reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Jihyun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04L5/0048H04W56/00H04W72/04H04W56/0015
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Patent No.
US 10,212,676
App. No.
15/021,244
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for receiving a synchronization reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication by a first terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, the present invention comprises a step of receiving a plurality of synchronization reference signals including a first synchronization reference signal and a second synchronization reference signal over a D2D synchronization reference signal transmission cycle, wherein the first synchronization reference signal is transmitted by a cluster head for D2D communication and the second synchronization reference signal is transmitted by a second terminal that belongs to a cluster for the D2D communication.

Claims (15)

1. A method for considering a synchronization reference user equipment (UE) for device-to-device (D2D) communication by a first UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

searching for a synchronization signal of the synchronizing reference UE;

selecting the synchronizing reference UE is to be selected for the D2D communication, based on comparing a power of the detected synchronization signal with a threshold value; and

when no synchronizing reference UE is to be selected because the detected synchronization signal for the D2D communication does not exceed the threshold value, transmitting a synchronization signal for the D2D communication on a subframe, which is selected according to an offset for synchronizing signals, among the resource region for the D2D communication.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first UE is considered to be out-of-coverage on a frequency used for the D2D communication.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold value is a preconfigured power level for a received signal.

4. A first user equipment (UE) for considering a synchronization reference user equipment (UE) for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system, the first UE comprised of:

a radio frequency unit; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

search for a synchronization signal of the synchronizing reference UE,

select the synchronizing reference UE for the D2D communication, based on comparing a power of the detected synchronization signal with a threshold value, and

transmit, via the radio frequency unit, a synchronization signal for the D2D communication on a subframe, which selected according to an offset for synchronizing signals, among the resource region for the D2D communication, when no synchronizing reference UE is to be selected because the detected synchronization signal for the D2D communication does not exceed the threshold value.

5. The first UE according to claim 4 , wherein the first UE is considered to be out-of-coverage on a frequency used for the D2D communication.

6. The first UE according to claim 4 , wherein the threshold value is a preconfigured power level for a received signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2016
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, JIHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (9)
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