IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,405,895
Granted Patent B2
US 11,405,895 · App. 16/968,831 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Method and apparatus for configuring feedback signal for sidelink communication in wireless communication system

Inventors: Uihyun Hong (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Hyukjin Chae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/0406H04L1/1812H04L27/2601H04W56/0005
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Patent No.
US 11,405,895
App. No.
16/968,831
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for sidelink of a wireless communication system are proposed. The present disclosure proposes an example in which a TX UE or a RX UE sets a length of an ACK/NACK signal adaptively. The TX UE may set the length of the ACK/NACK signal based on various elements such as priority, length, and service coverage of sidelink data, and the RX UE may set the length of the ACK/NACK signal based on various elements obtained from a process for receiving the sidelink data.

Claims (26)

1. A method for performing communication on a sidelink of a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a first User Equipment (UE), synchronization for the sidelink;

receiving, by the first UE, reception (RX) data through the sidelink from a second UE;

obtaining, by the first UE, first information related to a Channel Busy Ratio (CBR) related to congestion on the sidelink and second information related to a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the sidelink;

setting, by the first UE, a length of a feedback signal for the RX data based on the CBR and the RSRP, wherein the feedback signal is a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) signal and/or a HARQ Negative ACK (NACK) signal for the RX data, wherein the length is selected from a first length group or a second length group based on the CBR, and the first length group is selected for the CBR having a busy ratio greater than a pre-determined threshold; and

transmitting, by the first UE, the feedback signal to the second UE on the sidelink.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second UE obtains synchronization from a same synchronization reference as the first UE.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the length of the feedback signal is set in units of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first UE is configured to communicate with at least one of a wireless communication server, and/or an autonomous vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first length group has at least one first length value, wherein the second length group has at least one second length value greater than the at least one first length value, wherein the length is selected from the at least one first length value based on the RSRP.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the length is set based on a number of slots.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the RX data is received through a Physical Sidelink Shared CHannel (PSSCH).

8. A first User Equipment (UE) supporting a sidelink, the first UE comprising:

a transceiver configured for transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and

a processor operatively connected to the transceiver and controlling the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain, via the transceiver, synchronization for the sidelink,

receive, via the transceiver, reception (RX) data through the sidelink from a second UE,

obtain, via the transceiver, first information related to a Channel Busy Ratio (CBR) related to congestion on the sidelink and second information related to a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) of the sidelink,

set a length of a feedback signal for the RX data based on the CBR and the RSRP, wherein the feedback signal is a Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) Acknowledgement (ACK) signal and/or a HARQ Negative ACK (NACK) signal for the RX data, wherein the length is selected from a first length group or a second length group based on the CBR, and the first length group is selected for the CBR having a busy ratio greater than a pre-determined threshold; and

transmit, via the transceiver, the feedback signal to the second UE on the sidelink.

9. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the second UE obtains synchronization from a same synchronization reference as the first UE.

10. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the length of the feedback signal is set in units of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

11. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with at least one of a wireless communication server, and/or an autonomous vehicle.

12. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the first length group has at least one first length value, wherein the second length group has at least one second length value greater than the at least one first length value, wherein the length is selected from the at least one first length value based on the RSRP.

13. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the length is set based on a number of slots.

14. The first UE of claim 8 , wherein the RX data is received through a Physical Sidelink Shared CHannel (PSSCH).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2020
From: HONG, UIHYUN; SEO, HANBYUL; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 053449/0452 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62629085 · Feb 11, 2018
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