IP Library Granted Patent US 9,893,855
Granted Patent B2
US 9,893,855 · App. 15/114,344 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Method for transmitting synchronization signal and synchronization channel in wireless communication system supporting device-to-device communication and apparatus for the same

Inventors: Hakseong Kim (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L5/0048H04L5/0044H04L5/0053H04L27/2657H04W56/00H04W56/002H04W76/023
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Patent No.
US 9,893,855
App. No.
15/114,344
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for transmitting a synchronization signal and a synchronization channel in a wireless communication system supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communication; and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, a method for transmitting a D2D synchronization signal and a D2D synchronization channel in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication comprises mapping the D2D synchronization signal and the D2D synchronization channel to a physical resource; and transmitting the mapped D2D synchronization signal and D2D synchronization channel to a UE, wherein the D2D synchronization signal is mapped to 64 subcarriers in the frequency domain, and the D2D synchronization channel is mapped to the same resource block as the D2D synchronization signal.

Claims (20)

1. A method for transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal and a Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel (PSBCH) in a wireless communication system supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, comprising:

mapping the sidelink synchronization signal and the PSBCH to a physical resource; and

transmitting the mapped sidelink synchronization signal and the PSBCH to a UE (user equipment),

wherein the sidelink synchronization signal is mapped to 62 subcarriers in the frequency domain, and the PSBCH is mapped to same resource blocks as the sidelink synchronization signal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein one resource block comprises 12 subcarriers in the frequency domain, and the sidelink synchronization signal is mapped to 62 subcarriers located in the center of 6 resource blocks.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the PSBCH is mapped to the six resource blocks in the frequency domain.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the PSBCH is mapped in units of resource blocks in the frequency domain.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the PSBCH is mapped to the 62 subcarriers in the same way with the sidelink synchronization signal in the frequency domain.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein, in a symbol to which the sidelink synchronization signal is mapped, 5 subcarriers at both ends of the symbol to which the sidelink synchronization signal is not mapped are padded with zeros.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink synchronization signal comprises a Primary Sidelink Synchronization Signal (PSSS) and a Secondary Sidelink Synchronization Signal (SSSS); and the PSSS is mapped to the symbol preceding the SSSS in the time domain.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein mapping is performed in the order of the PSSS, the PSBCH, and the SSSS in the time domain.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PSBCH transmits at least one of identifier of a device transmitting the sidelink synchronization signal, type of a device transmitting the sidelink synchronization signal, and resource allocation information for data channel, control channel, and discovery channel.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PSBCH transmits an indicator indicating whether a UE receiving the PSBCH uses transmission resources from a pre-configured resource pool, whether a UE receiving the PSBCH uses resources indicated by the PSBCH, or whether a UE receiving the PSBCH uses a predetermined resource unit.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PSBCH delivers information about resources to which a scheduling assignment about a data channel, control channel, and discovery channel is transmitted.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PSBCH delivers information about resources used for transmitting a scheduling assignment for requesting resources for a data channel, control channel, and discovery channel.

13. In a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication, a UE (user equipment) for transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal and a Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel (PSBCH), comprising:

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured

to map the sidelink synchronization signal and the PSBCH to a physical resource; and

to transmit the mapped sidelink synchronization signal and the PSBCH to a UE, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal is mapped to 62 subcarriers in the frequency domain, and the PSBCH is mapped to same resource blocks as the sidelink synchronization signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2016
From: KIM, HAKSEONG; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 039484/0530 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61931686 · Jan 26, 2014
Provisional Application 61939685 · Feb 13, 2014
Related Publication 20170012753A1 · Jan 12, 2017