Granted Patent B2

US 12,218,865 · App. 17/688,501 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Inventors: Zhenshan Zhao (Guangdong, CN); Qianxi Lu (Guangdong, CN); Huei-Ming Lin (South Yarra, AU)

Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

H04L5/0042H04L5/0051

Abstract

Claims (80)

1. A method for determining transport block size for sidelink transmission, comprising:

determining, by a terminal device, number of resource elements (REs) for a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in a second resource according to a first resource used for transmitting a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the second resource indicated by the PSCCH and used for transmitting the PSSCH, the first resource at least partially overlapping with the second resource; and

determining, by the terminal device, a transport block size (TBS) for the PSSCH according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH;

wherein determining, by the terminal device, the TBS for the PSSCH according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, number of information bits according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH; and

determining, by the terminal device, the TBS according to the number of the information bits, wherein the number of the information bits satisfies N info =N RE ×R×Q m ×v, N RE represents the number of the REs for the PSSCH, R represents a transmission bit rate, Q m represents a modulation order, and v represents number of transmission layers;

wherein determining, by the terminal device, the TBS according to the number of the information bits comprises:

obtaining, by the terminal device, quantified number of information bits by quantifying the number of the information bits; and

determining, by the terminal device, the TBS according to the quantified number of the information bits.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the REs for the PSSCH do not comprise REs in the first resource.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the REs for the PSSCH further do not comprise at least one of:

REs occupied by a sidelink (SL) reference signal;

REs unavailable for SL transmission;

REs occupied by a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH);

REs used as guard periods (GPs); or

REs used for automatic gain control (AGC).

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×N symbol PSSCH −NP RE PSCCH1 −N RE PSCCH2 −N SC DMRS −N oh 3

wherein N PRB represents number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for the PSSCH, N SC RB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N symbol PSSCH represents number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols allocated for transmission of the PSSCH in a present slot;

N RE PSCCH1 =F RB PSCCH1 ×T symbol PSCCH1 ×N SC RB , N RE PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, F RB PSCCH1 represents number of PRBs used for transmitting the first PSCCH, T symbol PSCCH1 represents number of OFDM symbols used for transmitting the first PSCCH, N RE PSCCH2 represents number of REs for transmission of a second PSCCH, N SC DMRS represents number of REs that are used for carrying a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PSSCH; and

wherein N oh 3 is determined based on N oh 3 =N PRB ×N oh resourcepool , and N oh resourcepool is indicated by configured signaling or pre-configured signaling of a resource pool.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×t symbol,8 −N RE PSCCH1 −N RE PSCCH2,ref −N PRB ×N oh 8

N PRB represents number of PRBs for the PSSCH, N SC RB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N RE PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, N oh 8 represents a value configured by a high layer, t symbol,8 represents number of reference OFDM symbols used for transmitting the PSSCH, and t symbol,8 is determined according to number of OFDM symbols that are used for transmitting the PSSCH in a slot where a resource used for current transmission and/or retransmission of the PSSCH is located.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×t symbol,9 −N RE PSCCH1 −N RE DMRS,ref −N RE PSCCH2,ref −N PRB ×N oh 9

N PRB represents number of PRBs for the PSSCH, N SC VRB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N RE PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, N RE DMRS,ref represents number of REs for carrying a reference signal, N RE PSCCH2,ref represents number of REs for carrying sidelink control information (SCI) format 0-2, N oh 9 represents a value configured by a high layer, t symbol,9 represents number of reference OFDM symbols used for transmitting the PSSCH, and tsymbol,9 is determined according to number of OFDM symbols that are used for transmitting the PSSCH in a slot where a resource used for current transmission and/or retransmission of the PSSCH is located.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the SL reference signal comprises a DMRS of the PSSCH.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the REs in the first resource comprise the REs occupied by the PSCCH and the REs occupied by a DMRS of the PSCCH.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PSCCH comprises a first PSCCH and a second PSCCH, wherein

the first PSCCH is used to indicate information used for resource sensing and first information, wherein the first information is used for determining a transmission resource for the second PSCCH; and

the second PSCCH is used to indicate information used for demodulating the PSSCH.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information used for resource sensing comprises at least one of:

information of the second resource;

priority information of a service carried in the PSSCH; or

information of a reserved resource of the terminal device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first information comprises at least one of:

a format of the second PSCCH;

an aggregation level of the second PSCCH;

a size of a frequency-domain resource occupied by the second PSCCH; or

number of time-domain symbols occupied by the second PSCCH.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information used for demodulating the PSSCH comprises at least one of:

a modulation and coding scheme (MCS);

number of transmission layers;

a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number;

a new data indicator (NDI); or

an identifier (ID), wherein the ID comprises at least one of: an ID of a transmit device, an ID of a receive device, a group ID of the receive device, or a service ID corresponding to the PSSCH.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is a receive device, and the method further comprises:

receiving on the first resource, by the terminal device, the PSCCH transmitted by a transmit device, wherein the PSCCH is used for determining the second resource.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is a transmit device, and the method further comprises:

transmitting on the first resource, by the terminal device, the PSCCH to a receive device, wherein the PSCCH is used for determining the second resource.

15. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a computer program;

the computer program being executed by the processor to cause the terminal device to:

determine number of resource elements (REs) occupied by a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in a second resource according to a first resource used for transmitting a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the second resource indicated by the PSCCH and used for transmitting the PSSCH, the first resource at least partially overlapping with the second resource; and

determine a transport block size (TBS) for the PSSCH according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH;

wherein the computer program executed by the processor to cause the terminal device to determine the TBS for the PSSCH according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH is executed by the processor to cause the terminal device to:

determine number of information bits according to the number of the REs for the PSSCH; and

determine the TBS according to the number of the information bits, wherein the number of the information bits satisfies N info =N RE ×R×Q m ×v, N RE represents the number of the REs for the PSSCH, R represents a transmission bit rate, Q m represents a modulation order, and v represents number of transmission layers;

wherein the computer program executed by the processor to cause the terminal device to determine the TBS according to the number of the information bits is executed by the processor to cause the terminal device to:

obtain quantified number of information bits by quantifying the number of the information bits; and

determine the TBS according to the quantified number of the information bits.

16. The terminal device of claim 15 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH does not comprise number of REs in the first resource.

17. The terminal device of claim 16 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH further does not comprise at least one of:

number of REs occupied by a sidelink (SL) reference signal;

number of REs that are unavailable for SL transmission;

number of REs occupied by a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH);

number of REs used as guard periods (GPs); or number of REs used for automatic gain control (AGC).

18. The terminal device of claim 17 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×N symbol PSSCH −N RE PSCCH1 −N SC DMRS −N oh 3

wherein N PRB represents number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for the PSSCH, N SC RB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N symbol PSSCH symbol represents number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols allocated for transmission of the PSSCH in a present slot;

N RE PSCCH1 =R RB PSCCH1 ×T symbol PSCCH1 ×N SC RB , N RE PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, F RB PSCCH1 represents number of PRBs used for transmitting the first PSCCH, T symbol PSCCH1 represents number of OFDM symbols used for transmitting the first PSCCH, N RE PSCCH2 represents number of REs for transmission of a second PSCCH, N sc DMRS represents number of REs that are used for carrying a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PSSCH; and

wherein N oh 3 is determined based on N oh 3 =N PRB ×N oh resourcepool , and N oh resourcepool is indicated by configured signaling or pre-configured signaling of a resource pool.

19. The terminal device of claim 17 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×t symbol,8 −N RE PSCCH1 −N RE PSCCH2,ref −N PRB ×N oh 8

N PRB represents number of PRBs for the PSSCH, N SC RB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N RE PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, N SC RB represents a value configured by a high layer, t symbol,8 represents number of reference OFDM symbols used for transmitting the PSSCH, and t symbol,8 is determined according to number of OFDM symbols that are used for transmitting the PSSCH in a slot where a resource used for current transmission and/or retransmission of the PSSCH is located.

20. The terminal device of claim 17 , wherein the number of the REs for the PSSCH satisfies

N RE =N PRB ×N SC RB ×t symbol,9 −N Re PSCCH1 −N RE DMRS,ref −N RE PSCCH2,ref −N PRB ×N oh 9

N PRB represents number of PRBs for the PSSCH, N SC RB represents number of subcarriers in a PRB, N RB PSCCH1 represents number of REs for a first PSCCH, N RE DMRS,ref represents number of REs for carrying a reference signal, N RE PSCCH2,ref represents number of REs for carrying sidelink control information (SCI) format 0-2, N oh 9 represents a value configured by a high layer, t symbol,9 represents number of reference OFDM symbols used for transmitting the PSSCH, and t symbol,9 is determined according to number of OFDM symbols that are used for transmitting the PSSCH in a slot where a resource used for current transmission and/or retransmission of the PSSCH is located.

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