IP Library Granted Patent US 10,863,462
Granted Patent B2
US 10,863,462 · App. 16/248,362 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Method for transmitting synchronisation reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Jihyun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04L5/0048H04W56/00H04W72/04H04W56/0015
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Patent No.
US 10,863,462
App. No.
16/248,362
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for receiving a synchronisation reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication by a first terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, the present invention comprises a step of receiving a plurality of synchronisation reference signals including a first synchronisation reference signal and a second synchronisation reference signal over a D2D synchronisation reference signal transmission cycle, wherein the first synchronisation reference signal is transmitted by a cluster head for D2D communication and the second synchronisation reference signal is transmitted by a second terminal that belongs to a cluster for the D2D communication.

Claims (28)

1. A method for a first user equipment (UE) to directly communicate with another UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

detecting, by the first UE, synchronization signals of candidate UEs;

selecting, by the first UE, a synchronization reference UE (SyncRef UE) among the candidate UEs,

wherein a reception power of a first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE exceeds a first threshold value, and

wherein the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE is detected on a first time resource,

transmitting a second synchronization signal on a second time resource according to offset information,

wherein the second synchronization signal is same as the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE,

wherein the second time resource is differently configured from the first time resource based on the offset information, and

wherein the first UE is operating out of a coverage of a base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reception power of the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE is below a second threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first UE and the SyncRef UE are a Device-to-Device (D2D) UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the offset information is included in a preconfigured parameter.

5. A first user equipment (UE) directly communicating with another UE in a wireless communication system, the first UE comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled with the processor and storing information to operate the processor; and

a transceiver coupled with the processor,

wherein the processor is configured for:

detecting synchronization signals of candidate UEs;

selecting a synchronization reference UE (SyncRef UE) among the candidate UEs,

wherein a reception power of a first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE exceeds a first threshold value, and

wherein the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE is detected on a first time resource,

transmitting a second synchronization signal on a second time resource according to offset information,

wherein the second synchronization signal is same as the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE,

wherein the second time resource is differently configured from the first time resource based on the offset information, and

wherein the UE is operating out of a coverage of a base station.

6. The first UE of claim 5 , wherein the reception power of the first synchronization signal of the SyncRef UE is below a second threshold value.

7. The first UE of claim 5 , wherein the first UE and the SyncRef UE are a Device-to-Device (D2D) UE.

8. The first UE of claim 5 , wherein the offset information is included in a preconfigured parameter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, JIHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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