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Granted Patent B2
US 11,991,653 · App. 17/452,879 · Granted May 21, 2024

Synchronization signal block transmission method and apparatus

Inventors: Pu Yuan (Shenzhen, CN); Chao Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W56/001
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Patent No.
US 11,991,653
App. No.
17/452,879
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the communication field, and provide a synchronization signal block transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: A first terminal device generates a sidelink synchronization signal block and sends the sidelink synchronization signal block to a second terminal device, where the sidelink synchronization signal block includes a PSBCH, an SPSS, and an SSSS, where the PSBCH includes M OFDM symbols in time domain, the PSBCH includes a DMRS, the DMRS includes K OFDM symbols of the M OFDM symbols in time domain, and the DMRS is mapped at an interval of n−1 subcarriers in frequency domain; and the SPSS or the SSSS includes 2 OFDM symbols in time domain, and the PSBCH, the SPSS and the SSSS includes N RBs in frequency domain; includes N RBs in frequency domain.

Claims (40)

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a first terminal device, a sidelink synchronization signal block; and

sending, by the first terminal device, the sidelink synchronization signal block to a second terminal device, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal block comprises a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), a sidelink primary synchronization signal (SPSS), and a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (SSSS), and wherein

the PSBCH comprises M orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the PSBCH comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), the DMRS comprises K OFDM symbols of the M OFDM symbols in the time domain, and the DMRS is mapped to frequency domain at an interval of n−1 subcarriers, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1, M is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to M; and the PSBCH comprises N resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, wherein N is an integer greater than 6; and

the SPSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain; and the SSSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the N is equal to 11.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the M is equal to the K.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the n is equal to 4.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SSSS is generated by interleaving two M sequences.

6. A method comprising:

receiving, by a second terminal device, a sidelink synchronization signal block from a first terminal device, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal block comprises a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), a sidelink primary synchronization signal (SPSS), and a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (SSSS); and

parsing, by the second terminal device, the sidelink synchronization signal block, wherein

the PSBCH comprises M orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the PSBCH comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), the DMRS comprises K OFDM symbols of the M OFDM symbols in the time domain, and the DMRS is mapped to frequency domain at an interval of n−1 subcarriers, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1, M is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to M; and the PSBCH comprises N resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, wherein N is an integer greater than 6; and

the SPSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain; and the SSSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the N is equal to 11.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the M is equal to the K.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the n is equal to 4.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the SSSS is generated by interleaving two M sequences.

11. A wireless apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform:

generating a sidelink synchronization signal block; and

sending the sidelink synchronization signal block to a second terminal device, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal block comprises a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), a sidelink primary synchronization signal (SPSS), and a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (SSSS), and wherein

the PSBCH comprises M orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the PSBCH comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), the DMRS comprises K OFDM symbols of the M OFDM symbols in the time domain, and the DMRS is mapped to frequency domain at an interval of n−1 subcarriers, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1, M is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to M; and the PSBCH comprises N resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, wherein N is an integer greater than 6; and

the SPSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain; and the SSSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the N is equal to 11.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the M is equal to the K.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the n is equal to 4.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the SSSS is generated by interleaving two M sequences.

16. A wireless apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform:

receiving a sidelink synchronization signal block from a first terminal device, wherein the sidelink synchronization signal block comprises a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), a sidelink primary synchronization signal (SPSS), and a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (SSSS); and

parsing the sidelink synchronization signal block, wherein

the PSBCH comprises M orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain, the PSBCH comprises a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), the DMRS comprises K OFDM symbols of the M OFDM symbols in the time domain, and the DMRS is mapped to frequency domain at an interval of n−1 subcarriers, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1, M is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and K is a positive integer less than or equal to M; and the PSBCH comprises N resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain, wherein N is an integer greater than 6; and

the SPSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain; and the SSSS comprises 2 OFDM symbols in the time domain and N RBs in the frequency domain.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the N is equal to 11.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the M is equal to the K.

19. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the n is equal to 4.

20. The apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the SSSS is generated by interleaving two M sequences.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: LI, CHAO
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066906/0949 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: YUAN, PU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066911/0869 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910361704.4 · Apr 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
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