IP Library Granted Patent US 12,193,055
Granted Patent B2
US 12,193,055 · App. 17/696,879 · Granted Jan 7, 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
H04W74/0816H04L27/0006H04L27/26025H04W72/0446H04L5/001H04W4/40
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Patent No.
US 12,193,055
App. No.
17/696,879
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device in nodes used for wireless communication. A node receives a first signaling; transmits a first signal; receives a second signaling; and transmits a second signal; the first signaling is used to determine time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal, the first signaling is used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signal, and time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal are used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signaling; a length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the second signaling and a start time for transmitting the second signal is equal to a first delay; the first delay is not less than a reference delay, and the reference delay is related to a subcarrier spacing (SCS) occupied by the second signal in frequency domain. 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;

a second receiver, receiving a second signaling; and

a second transmitter, transmitting a second signal;

wherein the first signaling is used to determine time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal, the first signaling is used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signal, and time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal are used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signaling; a length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the second signaling and a start time for transmitting the second signal is equal to a first delay, and the end time for receiving the second signaling is earlier than the start time for transmitting the second signal; the first delay is not less than a reference delay, and the reference delay is related to a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain; the second signaling is used to determine information carried by the second signal, information carried by the second signal is the same as HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledgement) information carried by the second signaling, and a transmitter of the first signaling is different from a transmitter of the second signaling; the first signaling carries DCI (Downlink Control Information), the first signal is transmitted through a PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel), the second signaling is transmitted through a PSFCH (Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel), and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) or a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).

2. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmitter transmits third information; wherein the third information is used to indicate the reference delay, the reference delay is also related to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain, and the third information is transmitted via an air interface.

3. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a second delay, a first slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the first signal, 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 occupied by the first signal in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between the start time of the first slot and the end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the second delay.

4. The first node according to claim 3 , wherein the first signaling is used to indicate a target delay, a difference value of the target delay and half of a second timing offset is equal to the second delay, the second timing offset is equal to a Timing Advance (TA), and the first slot is a sidelink slot.

5. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a third delay, a second slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the second signal, for an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between its start time and a reference time is not less than the third delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving the second signaling.

6. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the reference delay is equal to an integral number of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol(s) other than an earliest OFDM symbol in a slot; an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain is a first index, an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain is a second index, the first index is a non-negative integer, the second index is a non-negative integer, and the reference delay is related to a smaller one between the first index and the second index.

7. The first node according to claim 1 , wherein the first delay is equal to a time length of at least one slot corresponding to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, and the first delay is represented by a number of slot(s).

8. A second node for wireless communications, comprising:

a third transmitter, transmitting a first signaling; and

a third receiver, receiving a second signal;

wherein the first signaling is used to indicate time-frequency resources occupied by a first signal, the first signaling is used to indicate radio resources occupied by the second signal, and time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal are used to determine radio resources occupied by a second signaling; a length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the second signaling and a start time for transmitting the second signal is equal to a first delay, and the end time for receiving the second signaling is earlier than the start time for transmitting the second signal; the first delay is not less than a reference delay, and the reference delay is related to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain; the second signaling is used to determine information carried by the second signal, information carried by the second signal is the same as HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledgement) information carried by the second signaling, and a transmitter of the second signaling is a node other than the second node; the first signaling carries DCI (Downlink Control Information), the first signal is transmitted through a PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel), the second signaling is transmitted through a PSFCH (Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel), and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) or a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).

9. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the third receiver receives third information; wherein the third information is used to indicate the reference delay, the reference delay is also related to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain, and the third information is transmitted via an air interface.

10. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the first signaling is used to indicate a target delay, a difference value of the target delay and half of a second timing offset is equal to a second delay, and the second timing offset is equal to a TA; a first slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the first signal, a start time of the first slot is not earlier than an end time for receiving the first signaling, and the first slot is a sidelink slot; for an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the first signal in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between the start time of the first slot and the end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the second delay.

11. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a third delay, a second slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the second signal, for an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between its start time and a reference time is not less than the third delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving the second signaling.

12. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the reference delay is equal to an integral number of OFDM symbol(s) other than an earliest OFDM symbol in a slot; an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain is a first index, an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain is a second index, the first index is a non-negative integer, the second index is a non-negative integer, and the reference delay is related to a smaller one between the first index and the second index.

13. The second node according to claim 8 , wherein the first delay is equal to a time length of at least one slot corresponding to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, and the first delay is represented by a number of slot(s).

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

receiving a first signaling;

transmitting a first signal;

receiving a second signaling; and

transmitting a second signal;

wherein the first signaling is used to determine time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal, the first signaling is used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signal, and time-frequency resources occupied by the first signal are used to determine radio resources occupied by the second signaling; a length of a time interval between an end time for receiving the second signaling and a start time for transmitting the second signal is equal to a first delay, and the end time for receiving the second signaling is earlier than the start time for transmitting the second signal; the first delay is not less than a reference delay, and the reference delay is related to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain; the second signaling is used to determine information carried by the second signal, information carried by the second signal is the same as HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledgement) information carried by the second signaling, and a transmitter of the first signaling is different from a transmitter of the second signaling; the first signaling carries DCI (Downlink Control Information), the first signal is transmitted through a PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel), the second signaling is transmitted through a PSFCH (Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel), and the second signal is transmitted through a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) or a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).

15. The method in a first node according to claim 14 , comprising:

transmitting third information;

wherein the third information is used to indicate the reference delay, the reference delay is also related to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain, and the third information is transmitted via an air interface.

16. The method in a first node according to claim 14 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a second delay, a first slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the first signal, 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 occupied by the first signal in frequency domain, the first slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between a start time of the first slot and an end time for receiving the first signaling is not less than the second delay.

17. The method in a first node according to claim 16 , wherein the first signaling is used to indicate a target delay, a difference value of the target delay and half of a second timing offset is equal to the second delay, the second timing offset is equal to a TA, and the first slot is a sidelink slot.

18. The method in a first node according to claim 14 , wherein the first signaling is used to determine a third delay, a second slot is an earliest slot comprising time-domain resources occupied by the second signal, for an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, the second slot is an earliest slot satisfying that a length of a time interval between its start time and a reference time is not less than the third delay; the reference time is an end time for receiving the second signaling.

19. The method in a first node according to claim 14 , wherein the reference delay is equal to an integral number of OFDM symbol(s) other than an earliest OFDM symbol in a slot; an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain is a first index, an index of an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signaling in frequency domain is a second index, the first index is a non-negative integer, the second index is a non-negative integer, and the reference delay is related to a smaller one between the first index and the second index.

20. The method in a first node according to claim 14 , wherein the first delay is equal to a time length of at least one slot corresponding to an SCS of a subcarrier occupied by the second signal in frequency domain, and the first delay is represented by a number of slot(s).

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 25, 2022
From: LIU, ZHENG; ZHANG, XIAOBO
To: SHANGHAI LANGBO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059406/0020 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910919218.X · Sep 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020115917 · Sep 17, 2020
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