Method and apparatus of scheduling for device to device (D2D) communication

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a base station, a first D2D scheduling assignment (SA) grant associated with direct communication from a first wireless user device to one or more wireless user devices;

generating a D2D data grant associated with the first D2D SA grant, wherein the D2D data grant comprises a resource pattern for transmission (RPT) for transmitting a first transport block via second MTOs;

transmitting, to the first wireless user device, the first D2D SA grant and the D2D data grant, wherein the first D2D SA grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first SA to the one or more wireless user devices via first resources of multiple transmission opportunities (MTOs) in a time period, and wherein the D2D data grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit the first transport block to the one or more wireless user devices via second resources in the time period;

generating a D2D separate grant for indicating overriding of the first D2D SA grant, wherein the overriding replaces a scheduled transmission of at least part of the first SA in the time period with a transmission of a second D2D SA via third resources in the time period, wherein the third resources are different from the first resources, and wherein the D2D separate grant indicates that a transport block transmission is based on the RPT or another RPT; and

transmitting, to the first wireless user device, the D2D separate grant,

wherein the D2D separate grant comprises at least one of:

information associated with different MTOs;

modulation coding scheme (MCS);

transmission power command (TPC); or

timing alignment (TA) as control information for the transmission of the first transport block.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a scheduling request (SR) message or a buffer state report (BSR) message from the first wireless user device,

wherein the D2D separate grant is generated based on the SR message or the BSR message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the second resources correspond to resources of the second MTOs; and

the first transport block comprises device-to-device data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the time period based on a system frame number (SFN) reset period or a direct frame number (DFN) reset period.

5. A base station comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to:

generate a first D2D scheduling assignment (SA) grant associated with direct communication from a first wireless user device to one or more wireless user devices, wherein the first D2D SA grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first SA to the one or more wireless user devices via first resources of multiple transmission opportunities (MTOs) in a time period;

generate a D2D data grant associated with the first D2D SA grant, wherein the D2D data grant comprises a resource pattern for transmission (RPT) for transmitting a first transport block via second MTOs, and wherein the D2D data grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit the first transport block to the one or more wireless user devices via second resources in the time period; and

generate a D2D separate grant for indicating overriding of the first D2D SA grant, wherein the overriding replaces a scheduled transmission of at least part of the first SA in the time period with a transmission of a second SA via third resources in the time period, wherein the third resources are different from the first resources, and wherein the D2D separate grant indicates that a transport block transmission is based on the RPT or another RPT; and

a wireless transceiver comprising one or more antennas and configured to:

transmit, to the first wireless user device, the first D2D SA grant and the D2D data grant; and

transmit, to the first wireless user device, the D2D separate grant,

wherein the D2D separate grant comprises at least one of:

information associated with different MTOs;

modulation coding scheme (MCS);

transmission power command (TPC); or

timing alignment (TA) as control information for the transmission of the first transport block.

6. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the wireless transceiver receives a scheduling request (SR) message or a buffer state report (BSR) message from the first wireless user device,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to generate the D2D separate grant based on the SR message or the BSR message.

7. The base station of claim 5 , wherein:

the second resources correspond to resources of second MTOs; and

the first transport block comprises device-to-device data.

8. The base station of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the base station to determine the time period based on a system frame number (SFN) reset period or a direct frame number (DFN) reset period.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a first wireless user device from a base station, a first D2D scheduling assignment (SA) grant associated with direct communication from the first wireless user device to one or more wireless user devices, wherein the first D2D SA grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first SA to the one or more wireless user devices via first resources of multiple transmission opportunities (MTOs) in a time period;

receiving a D2D data grant associated with the first D2D SA grant, wherein the D2D data grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first transport block to the one or more wireless user devices via second resources in the time period, and wherein the D2D data grant comprises a resource pattern for transmission (RPT) for transmitting the first transport block via second MTOs;

receiving a D2D separate grant for indicating overriding of the first D2D SA grant;

replacing, based on the D2D separate grant, a scheduled transmission of at least part of the first SA in the time period with a transmission of a second SA via third resources in the time period, wherein the third resources are different from the first resources, and wherein the D2D separate grant indicates that a transport block transmission is based on the RPT or another RPT; and

transmitting, to the one or more wireless user devices, the second SA via the third resources,

wherein the D2D separate grant comprises at least one of:

information associated with different MTOs;

modulation coding scheme (MCS);

transmission power command (TPC); or

timing alignment (TA) as control information for the transmission of the first transport block.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting a scheduling request (SR) message or a buffer state report (BSR) message to the base station,

wherein the D2D separate grant is received after transmitting the SR message or the BSR message.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the second resources correspond to resources of the second MTOs; and

the first transport block comprises device-to-device data.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining a time in which the D2D separate grant is received; and

based on a time gap associated with the time, determining to transmit the SA in the time period.

13. A first wireless user device comprising:

a wireless transceiver comprising one or more antennas and configured to:

receive, from a base station, a first D2D scheduling assignment (SA) grant associated with direct communication from the first wireless user device to one or more wireless user devices, wherein the first D2D SA grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first SA to the one or more wireless user devices via first resources of multiple transmission opportunities (MTOs) in a time period;

receive a D2D data grant associated with the first D2D SA grant, wherein the D2D data grant enables the first wireless user device to transmit a first transport block to the one or more wireless user devices via second resources in the time period, and wherein the D2D data grant comprises a resource pattern for transmission (RPT) for transmitting the first transport block via second MTOs; and

receive a D2D separate grant for indicating overriding of the first D2D SA grant, wherein the D2D separate grant indicates that a transport block transmission is based on the RPT or another RPT;

a processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first wireless user device to:

replace, based on the D2D separate grant, a scheduled transmission of at least part of the first SA in the time period with a transmission of a second SA via third resources in the time period, and wherein the third resources are different from the first resources; and

control the wireless transceiver to transmit, to the one or more wireless user devices, the second SA via the third resources,

wherein the D2D separate grant comprises at least one of:

information associated with different MTOs;

modulation coding scheme (MCS);

transmission power command (TPC); or

timing alignment (TA) as control information for the transmission of the first transport block.

14. The first wireless user device of claim 13 , wherein the wireless transceiver transmits a scheduling request (SR) message or a buffer state report (BSR) message to the base station,

wherein the D2D separate grant is received after transmitting the SR message or the BSR message.

15. The first wireless user device of claim 13 , wherein:

the second resources correspond to resources of the second MTOs; and

the first transport block comprises device-to-device data.

16. The first wireless user device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the first wireless user device to:

determine a time in which the D2D separate grant is received; and

based on a time gap from the time, determine to transmit the SA in the time period.