IP Library Granted Patent US 10,645,716
Granted Patent B2
US 10,645,716 · App. 15/990,018 · Granted May 5, 2020

Information sending method and appartus

Inventor: Jian Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
H04W72/1226H04W72/0446H04W72/1231H04W76/14
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Patent No.
US 10,645,716
App. No.
15/990,018
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide an information sending method and apparatus, where direct communication is performed between user devices in a first subframe, and channel state information of direct communication performed between the user devices is sent to a third device in a second subframe, so that the third device can learn the channel state information between the user devices, and further perform resource scheduling for the user devices performing direct communication.

Claims (56)

1. An information sending method, comprising:

performing, by a first user device, direct communication with a second user device in a first subframe;

sending, by the first user device, channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to a third device in a second subframe;

receiving, by the first user device, resource scheduling information that is sent by the third device according to the channel state information; and

sending, by the first user device, communication state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe, the communication state information being used to perform charging or release a link,

wherein a period in which the first user device sends the channel state information to the third device in the second subframe is less than a period in which the first user device sends the communication state information to the third device in the second subframe, and

wherein the channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device comprises at least one of:

a resource identifier of a resource that has been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

a resource identifier of a resource that has not been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

resource identifiers of resources that have not been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication; or

resource identifiers of resources within the system bandwidth range.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device comprises at least one of: communication data amount information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device, or communication releasing information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the sending, by the first user device, channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to a third device in the second subframe, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the first user device, trigger signaling sent by the third device, wherein the trigger signaling is used to trigger the first user device to send at least one of the channel state information and the communication state information to the third device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each sending period of a plurality of sending periods comprises the first subframe and the second subframe, and the performing, by a first user device, direct communication with a second user device in a first subframe comprises:

performing, by the first user device, direct communication with the second user device in the first subframe of each sending period;

the sending, by the first user device, channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to a third device in a second subframe comprises:

sending, by the first user device, the channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe of at least one sending period; and

the further sending, by the first user device, communication state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe comprises:

further sending, by the first user device, the communication state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe of at least one sending period.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second subframe is a part of the first subframe; or, the second subframe does not overlap the first subframe.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the resource identifier comprises a resource identifier of a physical resource block pair.

7. An information sending method, comprising:

receiving, by a third device, channel state information that is sent by a first user device or a second user device in a second subframe and is of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device;

sending, by the third device, resource scheduling information to the first user device or the second user device according to the channel state information;

receiving, by the third device, communication state information that is sent by the first user device or the second user device in the second subframe and is of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device; and

performing charging or releasing a link, by the third device according to the communication state information,

wherein a period in which the first user device sends the channel state information to the third device in the second subframe is less than a period in which the first user device sends the communication state information to the third device in the second subframe, and

wherein the channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device comprises at least one of:

a resource identifier of a resource that has been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

a resource identifier of a resource that has not been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

resource identifiers of resources that have not been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication; or

resource identifiers of resources within the system bandwidth range.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the resource identifier comprises a resource identifier of a physical resource block pair.

9. A user device, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor, coupled to the memory, configured to:

perform direct communication with a second user device in a first subframe;

send channel state information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device to a third device in a second subframe;

receive resource scheduling information that is sent by the third device according to the channel state information; and

send communication state information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe, wherein the communication state information is used to perform charging or release a link,

wherein a period in which the channel state information is sent to the third device in the second subframe is less than a period in which the communication state information is sent to the third device in the second subframe, and

wherein the channel state information of direct communication performed between the first user device and the second user device comprises at least one of:

a resource identifier of a resource that has been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

a resource identifier of a resource that has not been used and that has been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication;

resource identifiers of resources that have not been allocated to the first user device and the second user device for performing direct communication; or

resource identifiers of resources within the system bandwidth range.

10. The user device according to claim 9 , wherein the communication state information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device comprises at least one of: communication data amount information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device, or communication releasing information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device.

11. The user device according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive trigger signaling sent by the third device, wherein the trigger signaling is used to trigger the user device to send at least one of the channel state information and the communication state information to the third device.

12. The user device according to claim 9 , wherein each sending period of a plurality of sending periods comprises the first subframe and the second subframe, and the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform direct communication with the second user device in the first subframe of each sending period;

send the channel state information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe of at least one sending period; and

send communication state information of direct communication performed between the user device and the second user device to the third device in the second subframe of at least one sending period.

13. The user device according to claim 9 , wherein the second subframe is a part of the first subframe; or, the second subframe does not overlap the first subframe.

14. The user device according to claim 9 , wherein the resource identifier comprises a resource identifier of a physical resource block pair.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2025
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070953/0537 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046340/0590 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0334826 · Aug 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14971077 · Dec 16, 2015
Continuation PCTCN2014082994 · Jul 25, 2014
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