IP Library Granted Patent US 12,200,647
Granted Patent B2
US 12,200,647 · App. 17/690,003 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication

Inventors: Zheng Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
H04W56/0045H04L27/26025H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,200,647
App. No.
17/690,003
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device in nodes used for wireless communication. The node receives a first signaling; transmits a first signal in a first time-frequency resource set; and transmits a second signal in a second time-frequency resource set; the first signaling is used to determine the first time-frequency resource set, and the first signaling is used to determine a reference time-frequency resource set; a first TA quantity is used to determine a TA quantity of an uplink timing relative to a downlink timing; a length of a time interval between a start time of the second time-frequency resource set in time domain and a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a first time length, the first time length is equal to one of X candidate time lengths. The application ensures the correct reception of the feedback.

Claims (35)

1. A first node for wireless communications, comprising:

a first receiver, receiving a first signaling;

a first transmitter, transmitting a first signal in a first time-frequency resource set; and

a second transmitter, transmitting a second signal in a second time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first signaling is used to determine the first time-frequency resource set, and the first signaling is used to determine a reference time-frequency resource set; a first Timing Advance (TA) quantity is used to determine a TA quantity of an uplink timing relative to a downlink timing; a time length of a time interval between a start time of the second time-frequency resource set in time domain and a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a first time length, the first time length is equal to one of X candidate time lengths, there exists one of the X candidate time lengths being greater than the first TA quantity, X being a positive integer greater than 1; the first TA quantity is used to determine the first time length out of the X candidate time lengths; the second signal carries a HARQ feedback of sidelink, and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH or a PUSCH;

the first transmitter transmits a second signaling, and the first receiver receives a third signaling; wherein the second signaling is used to indicate at least one of time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal, or a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) adopted by the first signal; the third signaling is used to determine whether the first signal is correctly received; a transmitter of the third signaling is different from a transmitter of the first signaling; at least one of time-frequency resources occupied by the second signaling or time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal is used to determine radio resources occupied by the third signaling; the third signaling is transmitted through a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH).

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein a time length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the first signaling and a start time for transmitting the first signal, a Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain and an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain are used together to determine the X candidate time lengths.

3. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein a time length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the first signaling and a start time of the first time-frequency resource set in time domain is used to determine a second time length, a time length of a slot among slot(s) to which time-domain resources comprised in the first time-frequency resource set belong is equal to a third time length, a magnitude relation between a difference value of the third time length and the second time length and the first TA quantity is used to determine the first time length out of the X candidate time lengths.

4. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first receiver receives first information; wherein the first information is used to determine the first TA quantity, and the first information is transmitted via an air interface.

5. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a first delay, and the first TA quantity and the first delay are used together to determine a first reference delay; a start time of the first time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a first slot, and a start time of the first slot is not earlier than an end time for receiving the first signaling; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and an end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the first reference delay.

6. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a second delay, a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a second slot, and a start time of the second time slot is not earlier than a reference time; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and the reference time is not less than the second delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving the third signaling.

7. A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a third transmitter, transmitting a first signaling; and

a second receiver, receiving a second radio signal in a second time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first signaling is used to determine the first time-frequency resource set, and the first signaling is used to indicate a reference time-frequency resource set; a first TA quantity is used to determine a TA quantity of an uplink timing relative to a downlink timing; a time length of a time interval between a start time of the second time-frequency resource set in time domain and a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a first time length, the first time length is equal to one of X candidate time lengths, there exists one of the X candidate time lengths being greater than the first TA quantity, X being a positive integer greater than 1; the second signal carries a HARQ feedback of sidelink, and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH or a PUSCH;

the first signaling carries a DCI, and the first signaling is used to configure a sidelink transmission; the first signaling is used to determine a second delay, a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a second slot, and a start time of the second time slot is not earlier than a reference time; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and the reference time is not less than the second delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving a third signaling, and the third signaling is transmitted through a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH).

8. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain and an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain are used together to determine the X candidate time lengths.

9. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein the third transmitter transmits first information; wherein the first information is used to determine the first TA quantity, and the first information is transmitted via an air interface.

10. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein the first signaling is used to indicate a first delay, and the first TA quantity and the first delay are used together to determine a first reference delay; a start time of the first time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a first slot, and a start time of the first slot is not earlier than an end time for receiving the first signaling; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and an end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the first reference delay.

11. The second node according to claim 7 , wherein for an SCS of a subcarrier adopted by the second signal, any of the X candidate time lengths is equal to a time length of a non-negative integral multiple of a slot; there exists one of the X candidate time lengths being equal to 0.

12. A method in a first node for wireless communications, comprising:

receiving a first signaling;

transmitting a second signaling;

transmitting a first signal in a first time-frequency resource set;

receiving a third signaling; and

transmitting a second signal in a second time-frequency resource set;

wherein the first signaling is used to determine the first time-frequency resource set, and the first signaling is used to determine a reference time-frequency resource set; a first TA quantity is used to determine a TA quantity of an uplink timing relative to a downlink timing; a time length of a time interval between a start time of the second time-frequency resource set in time domain and a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a first time length, the first time length is equal to one of X candidate time lengths, there exists one of the X candidate time lengths being greater than the first TA quantity, X being a positive integer greater than 1; the first TA quantity is used to determine the first time length out of the X candidate time lengths; the second signal carries a HARQ feedback of sidelink, and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH or a PUSCH;

the second signaling is used to indicate at least one of time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal, or an MCS adopted by the first signal; the third signaling is used to determine whether the first signal is correctly received; a transmitter of the third signaling is different from a transmitter of the first signaling; at least one of time-frequency resources occupied by the second signaling or time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal is used to determine radio resources occupied by the third signaling; the third signaling is transmitted through a PSFCH.

13. The method in a first node according to claim 12 , wherein a time length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the first signaling and a start time for transmitting the first signal, an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain and an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain are used together to determine the X candidate time lengths.

14. The method in a first node according to claim 12 , wherein a time length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the first signaling and a start time of the first time-frequency resource set in time domain is used to determine a second time length, a time length of a slot among slot(s) to which time-domain resources comprised in the first time-frequency resource set belong is equal to a third time length, a magnitude relation between a difference value of the third time length and the second time length and the first TA quantity is used to determine the first time length out of the X candidate time lengths.

15. The method in a first node according to claim 12 , comprising:

receiving first information;

wherein the first information is used to determine the first TA quantity, and the first information is transmitted via an air interface.

16. The method in a first node according to claim 12 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a first delay, and the first TA quantity and the first delay are used together to determine a first reference delay; a start time of the first time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a first slot, and a start time of the first slot is not earlier than an end time for receiving the first signaling; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the first time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and an end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the first reference delay.

17. The method in a first node according to claim 12 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a second delay, a start time of the reference time-frequency resource set in time domain is equal to a start time of a second slot, and a start time of the second time slot is not earlier than a reference time; for an SCS of a subcarrier comprised in the second time-frequency resource set in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying a length of a time interval between its start time and the reference time is not less than the second delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving the third signaling.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2024
From: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 069352/0528 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: LIU, ZHENG; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059215/0892 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910866952.4 · Sep 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020112789 · Sep 1, 2020
Related Publication 20220201637A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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