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US 10,390,345 · App. 15/307,761 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Method for transmitting and receiving signal for device-to-device communication in wireless communication system and apparatus for same

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Kijun Kim (Seoul, KR); Sunghoon Jung (Seoul, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/0453H04W72/04H04W72/12H04W76/14H04L1/1607H04W72/0413
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Patent No.
US 10,390,345
App. No.
15/307,761
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for transmitting and receiving a signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication and apparatus for the same, which are used in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication. As one aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting and receiving a D2D signal by a terminal comprises the steps of: determining whether a D2D signal can be transmitted and received in at least one frequency band; transmitting, to a base station, information on a frequency band capacity; and generating the D2D signal according to the information on a frequency band capacity.

Claims (41)

1. A method for transmitting and receiving a Device-to-Device (D2D) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supportive of carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

obtaining information on frequency band capability, wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates whether a first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal;

transmitting, to a base station, the information on the frequency band capability;

obtaining information on a rank of the UE, wherein the information on the rank of the UE includes a first maximum rank value supported on the first frequency band and a second maximum rank value supported on a second frequency band when the first frequency band is used for receiving the D2D signal; and

transmitting the information on the rank of the UE to the base station,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability further indicates that the second frequency band is used for transmitting an uplink signal, when the first frequency band and the second frequency band are carrier aggregated,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates that the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for transmitting the uplink signal, and

wherein the first maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the first frequency band and the second maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the second frequency band.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting information on an operating mode of the UE,

wherein the operating mode includes a first operating mode indicating that the UE has a capability of receiving the D2D signal on the first frequency band and transmitting the uplink signal on the second frequency band simultaneously, and a second operating mode indicating that the UE has no capability of receiving the D2D signal on the first frequency band and transmitting the uplink signal on the second frequency band simultaneously.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates that the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for both transmitting the uplink signal and receiving a downlink signal.

4. A method for transmitting and receiving a signal for a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication by a base station in a wireless communication system supportive of carrier aggregation, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), information on frequency band capability;

receiving information on a rank of the UE from the UE; and

determining whether a first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving a D2D signal by the UE based on the information on the frequency band capability,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability further indicates that a second frequency band is used for transmitting an uplink signal by the UE, when the first frequency band and the second frequency band are carrier aggregated,

wherein the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for transmitting the uplink signal by the UE,

wherein the information on the rank of the UE includes a first maximum rank value supported on the first frequency band and a second maximum rank value supported on the second frequency band when the first frequency band is used for receiving the D2D signal, and

wherein the first maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the first frequency band and the second maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the second frequency band.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving information on an operating mode of the UE,

wherein the operating mode includes a first operating mode indicating that the UE has a capability of receiving the D2D signal on the first frequency band and transmitting the uplink signal on the second frequency band simultaneously, and a second operating mode indicating that the UE has no capability of receiving the D2D signal on the first frequency band and transmitting the uplink signal on the second frequency band simultaneously.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates that the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for both transmitting the uplink signal and receiving a downlink signal.

7. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting and receiving a Device-to-Device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system supportive of carrier aggregation, the user equipment comprising:

a transceiver module configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a processor configured to:

obtain information on frequency band capability, wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates whether a first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal,

transmit the information on the frequency band capability to a base station,

obtaining information on a rank of the UE, wherein the information on the rank of the UE includes a first maximum rank value supported on the first frequency band and a second maximum rank value supported on a second frequency band when the first frequency band is used for receiving the D2D signal, and

transmit the information on the rank of the UE to the base station,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability further indicates that the second frequency band is used for transmitting an uplink signal, when the first frequency band and the second frequency band are carrier aggregated,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability indicates that the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for transmitting the uplink signal, and

wherein the first maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the first frequency band and the second maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the second frequency band.

8. A base station for transmitting and receiving a signal for a Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system supportive of carrier aggregation, the base station comprising:

a transceiver module configured to receive information on frequency band capability from a user equipment (UE) and receive information on a rank of the UE from the UE; and

a processor configured to determine whether a first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving a D2D signal by the UE based on the information on the frequency band capability,

wherein the information on the frequency band capability further indicates that a second frequency band is used for transmitting an uplink signal by the UE or not, when the first frequency band and the second frequency band are carrier aggregated,

wherein the first frequency band is used for transmitting and receiving the D2D signal if the second frequency band is used for transmitting the uplink signal by the UE, and

wherein the information on the rank of the UE includes a first maximum rank value supported on the first frequency band and a second maximum rank value support on the second frequency band when the first frequency band is used for receiving the D2D signal, and

wherein the first maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the first frequency band and the second maximum rank value relates to a number of antennas used for the second frequency band.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2016
From: SEO, HANBYUL; KIM, KIJUN; JUNG, SUNGHOON; KIM, BYOUNGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 040163/0450 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61986843 · Apr 30, 2014
Related Publication 20170055264A1 · Feb 23, 2017