IP Library Granted Patent US 10,128,936
Granted Patent B2
US 10,128,936 · App. 15/318,926 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Method and device for transmitting and receiving D2D signal by relay terminal in wireless access system supporting device-to-device communication

Inventors: Seonwook Kim (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04B7/15507H04W72/044H04W72/1289H04W76/023H04W76/14H04W88/04H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 10,128,936
App. No.
15/318,926
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are methods for, in a wireless access system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication, configuring a relay terminal and selecting a link through which the relay terminal can efficiently transmit a D2D signal, and devices for supporting same. A method for effectively transmitting a D2D signal by a relay terminal in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving relay mode configuration information from a base station; receiving scheduling information about a first resource pool and a second resource pool from the base station; relaying a D2D signal through an access link in the first resource pool; and transmitting the D2D signal through a one-hop D2D link in the second resource pool. The relay terminal is connected to both of the access link and the one-hop D2D link, wherein the access link can be configured for D2D relay communication with the base station, and the one-hop D2D link can be configured for D2D direct communication with another terminal.

Claims (28)

1. A method for transmitting a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication, the method performed by a relay user equipment (UE) and comprising:

receiving relay mode configuration information from an evolved Node-B (eNB);

receiving scheduling information on a first resource pool and a second resource pool from the eNB;

relaying a D2D signal via an access link on the first resource pool; and

transmitting a D2D signal via a one-hop D2D link on the second resource pool,

wherein the relay UE is connected to both the access link and the one-hop D2D link,

wherein the access link is configured for D2D relay communication with the eNB,

wherein the one-hop D2D link is configured for D2D direct communication with a different UE,

wherein the first resource pool and the second resource pool overlap with each other in a prescribed area, and

wherein when the first resource pool and the second resource pool overlap with each other, the relay UE is configured to transmit a D2D signal via only the access link or the one-hop D2D link on the first resource pool and the second resource pool.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relay mode configuration information indicates whether the relay UE is used for uplink or downlink.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first resource pool and the second resource pool are separately allocated from each other in time domain.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first resource pool and the second resource pool overlap with each other, the relay UE transmits a D2D signal on the first resource pool and the second resource pool according to (1) a type or priority of D2D data to be transmitted via the access link and the one-hop D2D link, (2) transmission count ratio information between the access link and the one-hop D2D link, or (3) a link at which generated data exists among the access link and the one-hop D2D link.

5. A relay user equipment (UE) for efficiently transmitting a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication, the relay UE comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor, operatively coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, that:

controls the receiver to receive relay mode configuration information from an evolved Node-B (eNB),

controls the receiver to receive scheduling information on a first resource pool and a second resource pool from the eNB,

controls the transmitter to relay a D2D signal via an access link on the first resource pool,

controls the transmitter to transmit a D2D signal via a one-hop D2D link on the second resource pool,

wherein the relay UE is connected to both the access link and the one-hop D2D link, wherein the access link is configured for D2D relay communication with the eNB,

wherein the one-hop D2D link is configured for D2D direct communication with a different UE,

wherein the first resource pool and the second resource pool are overlap with each other in a prescribed area, and

wherein when the first resource pool and the second resource pool overlap with each other, the processor further controls the transmitter to transmit a D2D signal via only the access link or the one-hop D2D link on the first resource pool and the second resource pool.

6. The relay UE of claim 5 , wherein the relay node configuration information indicates whether the relay UE is used for uplink or downlink.

7. The relay UE of claim 5 , wherein the first resource pool and the second resource pool are separately allocated from each other in time domain.

8. The relay UE of claim 5 , wherein when the first resource pool and the second resource pool overlap with each other, the processor further controls the transmitter to transmit a D2D signal on the first resource pool and the second resource pool according to (1) a type or priority of D2D data to be transmitted via the access link and the one-hop D2D link, (2) transmission count ratio information between the access link and the one-hop D2D link, or (3) a link at which generated data exists among the access ink and the one-hop D2D link.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2016
From: KIM, SEONWOOK; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62021682 · Jul 7, 2014
Provisional Application 62132510 · Mar 13, 2015
Related Publication 20170126306A1 · May 4, 2017
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