IP Library Granted Patent US 11,546,865
Granted Patent B2
US 11,546,865 · App. 17/109,920 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

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 11,546,865
App. No.
17/109,920
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
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 (54)

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) to perform wireless communication, the method comprising:

searching, by the UE, one or more synchronization source devices each transmitting signals including a synchronization signal and a message having resource information related to communication between UEs;

performing, by the UE based on one or more of the signals, signal power measurements, the signal power measurements including a signal power measurement for each synchronization source device of the searched one or more synchronization source devices;

selecting, by the UE based on the signal power measurements, a synchronization reference, among the measured one or more synchronization source devices, whose signal power exceeds a threshold configured in the UE;

generating, by the UE, second signals based on first signals which are received from the synchronization reference,

wherein the second signals include a second synchronization signal and a second message having second resource information, and

wherein the first signals include a first synchronization signal and a first message having first resource information; and

transmitting, by the UE, the second signals,

wherein in the generation of the second signals:

(i) an identifier (ID) of the second synchronization signal is the same as an ID of the first synchronization signal, and

(ii) the second message is determined based on:

a transmission timing of the second message, and

the first message,

wherein a synchronization source-UE is selectable as the synchronization reference while the UE is out of a coverage of a synchronization source-base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization reference is selected based on a priority and the signal power measurement from among the one or more synchronization source devices whose signal power exceeds the threshold configured in the UE.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, from among synchronization sources having a same priority, a synchronization source with a highest signal power is selected as the synchronization reference.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is operating as a relay UE for the first synchronization signal.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein each synchronization signal includes a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the signal power measurement is performed based on a received power of the secondary synchronization signal.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal power measurement is related to a reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization source-base station becomes the synchronization reference while the UE is in the coverage of the synchronization source-base station.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for performing the method of claim 1 .

10. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the UE comprising:

a transceiver;

a processor configured to:

search one or more synchronization source devices each transmitting signals including a synchronization signal and a message having resource information related to communication between UEs;

perform, based on one or more of the signals, signal power measurements, the signal power measurements including a signal power measurement for each synchronization source device of the searched one or more synchronization source devices;

select, based on the signal power measurements, a synchronization reference, among the measured one or more synchronization source devices, whose signal power exceeds a threshold configured in the UE;

generate second signals based on first signals which are received from the synchronization reference,

wherein the second signals include a second synchronization signal and a second message having second resource information, and

wherein the first signals include a first synchronization signal and a first message having first resource information; and

transmit the second signals,

wherein in the generation of the second signals:

(i) an identifier (ID) of the second synchronization signal is the same as an ID of the first synchronization signal, and

(ii) the second message is determined based on:

a transmission timing of the second message, and the first message,

wherein a synchronization source-UE is selectable as the synchronization reference while the UE is out of a coverage of a synchronization source-base station.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the synchronization reference is selected based on a priority and the signal power measurement.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE is operating as a relay UE for the first synchronization signal.

13. A device configured to control a user equipment (UE) to perform wireless communication, the device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to perform operations by executing the instructions, the operations comprising:

searching one or more synchronization source devices each transmitting signals including a synchronization signal and a message having resource information related to communication between UEs;

performing, based on one or more of the signals, signal power measurements, the signal power measurements including a signal power measurement for each synchronization source device of the searched one or more synchronization source devices;

selecting, based on the signal power measurements, a synchronization reference, among the measured one or more synchronization source devices, whose signal power exceeds a threshold configured in the UE;

generating second signals based on first signals which are received from the synchronization reference,

wherein the second signals include a second synchronization signal and a second message having second resource information, and

wherein the first signals include a first synchronization signal and a first message having first resource information; and

transmitting the second signals,

wherein in the generation of the second signals:

(i) an identifier (ID) of the second synchronization signal is the same as an ID of the first synchronization signal, and

(ii) the second message is determined based on:

a transmission timing of the second message, and the first message,

wherein a synchronization source-UE is selectable as the synchronization reference while the UE is out of a coverage of a synchronization source-base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2020
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, JIHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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