Device-to-device wireless communication method and user equipment
Provided are D2D wireless communication methods and UEs therefor. In one embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes continuing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation when switching from mode 1 operation to mode 2 operation. In another embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes performing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation, wherein the resource pool is indicated by a dedicated RRC signaling transmitted by an eNB, a SIB transmitted by an eNB, a PD2DSCH transmitted by other UE(s), and/or pre-configuration, and the dedicated RRC signaling, the SIB, the PD2DSCH and the pre-configuration are in descending order in priority when determining the resource pool.
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
control circuitry, which, in operation, detects temporal inability to perform device to device (D2D) communication in mode 1 and determines a resource pool for the D2D communication, wherein mode 1 is a transmission mode in which an eNode B schedules resources for the D2D communication; and
a transmitter, which, responsive to the control circuitry detecting the temporal inability, continues the D2D communication using the resource pool,
wherein, the resource pool is indicated by one of dedicated Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling from the eNode B, System Information Block (SIB) transmitted from the eNode B, and preconfiguration information, and
a priority order of an indication of the resource pool is different in RRC_CONNECTED state than in RRC_IDLE state.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, responsive to the control circuitry detecting the temporal inability, the control circuitry switches from mode 1 to mode 2 of the D2D communication, wherein mode 2 is another transmission mode in which the communication apparatus autonomously schedules resources for the D2D communication.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the dedicated RRC signaling has higher priority in the RRC_CONNECTED state than in the RRC_IDLE state in determining the resource pool.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter, in operation, transmits a D2D signal that is mapped to a resource within the resource pool.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource pool includes a plurality of subframes, and the transmitter, in operation, transmits a D2D signal that is mapped to one of the plurality of subframes.
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the resource pool is configured for the D2D communication in mode 2.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a receiver, which, in operation, receives at least one of the dedicated RRC signaling, the SIB, and the preconfiguration information.
8. A communication method comprising:
detecting temporal inability of a communication apparatus to perform device to device (D2D) communication in mode 1 and determining a resource pool for the D2D communication, wherein mode 1 is a transmission mode in which an eNode B schedules resources for the D2D communication; and
responsive to detecting the temporal inability, the communication apparatus continuing the D2D communication using the resource pool,
wherein, the resource pool is indicated by one of dedicated Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling from the eNode B, System Information Block (SIB) transmitted from the eNode B, and preconfiguration information, and
a priority order of an indication of the resource pool is different in RRC_CONNECTED state than in RRC_IDLE state.
9. The communication method according to claim 8 , comprising:
responsive to detecting the temporal inability, the communication apparatus switching from mode 1 to mode 2 of the D2D communication, wherein mode 2 is another transmission mode in which the communication apparatus autonomously schedules resources for the D2D communication.
10. The communication method according to claim 8 , wherein the dedicated RRC signaling has higher priority in the RRC_CONNECTED state than in the RRC_IDLE state in determining the resource pool.
11. The communication method according to claim 8 , comprising:
the communication apparatus transmitting a D2D signal that is mapped to a resource within the resource pool.
12. The communication method according to claim 8 , wherein the resource pool includes a plurality of subframes, and the method comprises:
the communication apparatus transmitting a D2D signal that is mapped to one of the plurality of subframes.
13. The communication method according to claim 8 , wherein the resource pool is configured for the D2D communication in mode 2.
14. The communication method according to claim 8 , comprising:
the communication apparatus receiving at least one of the dedicated RRC signaling, the SIB, and the preconfiguration information.
15. The communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein two or more resource pools for mode 2 are indicated in the D2D communication with the mode 1 using two or more different types of signaling.
16. The communication apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a first resource pool indicated by the dedicated RRC signaling from the eNode B is prioritized in the RRC_CONNECTED state, a second resource pool indicated by the SIB from the eNode B is prioritized in the RRC IDLE state.
17. The communication method according to claim 9 , wherein two or more resource pools for mode 2 are indicated in the D2D communication with the mode 1 using two or more different types of signaling.
18. The communication method according to claim 17 , wherein a first resource pool indicated by the dedicated RRC signaling from the eNode B is prioritized in the RRC_CONNECTED state, a second resource pool indicated by the SIB from the eNode B is prioritized in the RRC IDLE state.