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US 11,601,936 · App. 17/048,226 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Method and device for configuring sidelink resources

Inventors: Jin Yang (Guangdong, CN); Weimin Xing (Guangdong, CN); Youxiong Lu (Guangdong, CN)
H04W72/0446
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Patent No.
US 11,601,936
App. No.
17/048,226
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and device for configuring sidelink resources. The method includes: a network side indicates time domain resources of a sidelink resource pool used for sidelink communication, where the sidelink resource pool includes at least one slot in time domain, and a slot includes at least one time domain symbol, the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool are dedicated resources of the sidelink communication, or resources shared by the sidelink communication and a cellular link. Further disclosed are a system for configuring resources, and a storage medium.

Claims (66)

1. A method for configuring sidelink resources, comprising:

indicating, by a network side, time domain resources of a sidelink resource pool used for sidelink communication, wherein the sidelink resource pool comprises at least one slot in time domain, and time domain symbols in the at least one slot are used for the sidelink communication; and

wherein the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool are dedicated resources of the sidelink communication;

wherein indicating the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool used for the sidelink communication comprises: indicating sidelink symbols for the sidelink communication in a slot contained in the sidelink resource pool, wherein indicating the sidelink symbols in the slot contained in the sidelink resource pool comprises: indicating a quantity n of the sidelink symbols and a starting symbol #k in the slot, wherein n is a positive integer; and

wherein indicating the quantity n of the sidelink symbols and the starting symbol #k comprises: n continuous symbols beginning with the starting symbol #k in the slot are the sidelink symbols.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein indicating the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool used for the sidelink communication comprises:

indicating slots within a resource indication period by using a bitmap; wherein a corresponding slot indicated by a valid bit of the bitmap is a slot belonging to the sidelink resource pool, and symbols in the corresponding slot are the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the resource indication period comprises: a repetition time interval of indicated configuration of the sidelink resource pool.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents one of that: n continuous symbols beginning with a starting symbol of the slot are the sidelink symbols; or n continuous symbols counting in reverse from a last symbol of a slot are the sidelink symbols; or

in a case where a part of symbols in the slot are configured as downlink symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents that n continuous symbols beginning with a first symbol after a last downlink symbol in the slot are the sidelink symbols; or

in a case where a part of symbols in the slot are configured as uplink symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents that n continuous symbols counting in reverse from one symbol before a first uplink symbol in the slot are the sidelink symbols; or

in a case where a part of symbols in the slot are configured as flexible symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents one of that: n continuous symbols beginning with a first flexible symbol in a slot are used for the sidelink communication, or n continuous symbols counting in reverse from a last flexible symbol are the sidelink symbols.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the starting symbol #k is a sequential serial number of the starting symbol in the slot.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein values of the quantity n of the sidelink symbols in different slots are same or different.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

indicating, by the network side through signaling, resource configuration of the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool; wherein the signaling comprises at least one of:

cell common configuration signaling;

dedicated higher layer signaling;

a sidelink broadcast message; or

sidelink control indication (SCI) signaling;

the resource configuration comprises at least one of:

a period of the sidelink resource pool;

a list of slots contained in the sidelink resource pool;

an indicated quantity n of sidelink symbols in a slot contained in the sidelink resource pool; or

an indicated starting symbol #k of the sidelink symbols in the slot contained in the sidelink resource pool.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cell common configuration signaling comprises at least one of:

system information (SI);

a master system information block (MIB);

a system information block (SIB);

other system information (OSI); or

remain system information (RMSI).

9. A device for configuring resources, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed, implements the method for configuring the sidelink resources of claim 1 .

10. A method for configuring sidelink resources, comprising:

determining, by a user equipment (UE), time domain resources of a sidelink resource pool, used for sidelink communication, according to resource configuration of the sidelink resource pool;

wherein the sidelink resource pool comprises at least one slot in time domain, and time domain symbols in the at least one slot are used for the sidelink communication; and the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool are dedicated resources of the sidelink communication;

wherein the resource configuration of the sidelink resource pool comprises: an indication of sidelink symbols for the sidelink communication in a slot contained in the sidelink resource pool, wherein the indication of the sidelink symbols comprises an indication of a quantity n of the sidelink symbols and a starting symbol #k in the slot, and n is a positive integer; and

wherein determining, by the UE, the sidelink symbols comprises: determining, by the UE, that n continuous symbols beginning with the starting symbol #k in the slot are the sidelink symbols.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining, by the UE, the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool according to the configuration indication information of the sidelink resource pool comprises:

indicating, through the resource configuration of the sidelink resource pool, slots within a resource indication period by using a bitmap, wherein a corresponding slot indicated by a valid bit of the bitmap is a slot belonging to the sidelink resource pool, and symbols in the corresponding slot are the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the resource indication period comprises: a period of the sidelink resource pool, representing a repetition time interval of indicated configuration of the sidelink resource pool.

13. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein determining, by the UE, the time domain resources of the sidelink resource pool according to the resource configuration of the sidelink resource pool comprises:

determining, by the UE, that the sidelink symbols are the time domain resources used for the sidelink communication according to the indicated sidelink symbols.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents one of that: n continuous symbols beginning with a starting symbol of the slot are the sidelink symbols, or n continuous symbols counting in reverse from a last symbol of the slot are the sidelink symbols; or

in a case where a part of symbols in the slot are configured as downlink symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents that n continuous symbols beginning with a first symbol after a last downlink symbol in the slot are the sidelink symbols;

in a case where a part of symbols in a slot are configured as uplink symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents that n continuous symbols counting in reverse from one symbol before a first uplink symbol in the slot are the sidelink symbols; or

in a case where a part of symbols in a slot are configured as flexible symbols, the quantity n of the sidelink symbols represents that n continuous symbols beginning with a first flexible symbol in the slot are the sidelink symbols, or n continuous symbols counting in reverse from a last flexible symbol are the sidelink symbols.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the starting symbol #k is a sequential serial number of the starting symbol in the slot.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the UE, resource configuration of the sidelink resource pool according to received signaling, wherein the signaling comprises at least one of:

cell common configuration signaling;

dedicated higher layer signaling;

a sidelink broadcast message; or

sidelink control indication (SCI) signaling; and

the resource configuration comprises at least one of:

a period of the sidelink resource pool;

a list of slots contained in the sidelink resource pool;

an indicated quantity n of sidelink symbols in a slot contained in the sidelink resource pool; or

an indicated starting symbol #k of the sidelink symbols in the slot contained in the sidelink resource pool.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the cell common configuration signaling comprises at least one of:

system information (SI);

a master system information block (MIB);

a system information block (SIB);

other system information (OSI); or

remain system information (RMSI).

18. A device for configuring resources, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor; wherein the computer program, when executed, implements the method for configuring the sidelink resources of claim 10 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2020
From: YANG, JIN; XING, WEIMIN; LU, YOUXIONG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054075/0845 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810354828.5 · Apr 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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