WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
Disclosed in the present invention are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. An electronic device in communication with a counterpart communication device comprises a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to: determine the state of a link between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device by means of measuring a link maintenance message transmitted by the counterpart communication device when a predetermined condition relative to the counterpart communication device is met, but not to transmit a feedback message for the link maintenance message, wherein the link maintenance message is used for confirming that the link is maintained between the electronic device and the counterpart communication device.
1 . An electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising circuitry configured to:
perform groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;
not expect to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and
expect to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.
2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first counterpart communication device satisfies a predetermined condition while the second counterpart communication device doesn't satisfy the predetermined condition.
3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to generate an indication of expectation on the feedback of the message.
4 . The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein
the feedback of the message is an ACK signal if a link between the electronic device and a counterpart communication device is well maintained.
5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic device is implemented as the user equipment.
6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of counterpart communication devices are implemented as user equipment.
7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is a relay user equipment, and the plurality of counterpart communication devices are remote user equipment.
8 . An electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising circuitry configured to:
receive a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;
not transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;
transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.
9 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein
the circuitry is configured to receive an indication of expectation on the feedback of the message from the counterpart user equipment.
10 . The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein
the feedback of the message is an ACK signal if a link between the electronic device and the counterpart user equipment is well maintained.
11 . The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein
the electronic device is implemented as the user equipment.
12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a remote user equipment, and the counterpart user equipment is a relay remote user equipment.
13 . A method performed by an electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising:
performing groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;
not expecting to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and
expecting to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.
14 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device at a user equipment side, control the computing device to:
perform groupcast communication with a plurality of counterpart communication devices including a first counterpart communication device and a second counterpart communication device;
not expect to receive, from the first counterpart communication device, a feedback on a message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices; and
expect to receive, from the second counterpart communication device, a feedback on the message sent from the electronic device to the plurality of counterpart communication devices.
15 . A method performed by an electronic device at a user equipment side, comprising:
receiving a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;
not transmitting a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;
transmitting a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.
16 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device at a user equipment side, control the computing device to:
receive a groupcast message from a counterpart user equipment;
not transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is satisfied;
transmit a feedback on the groupcast message to the counterpart user equipment if a predetermined condition between the counterpart user equipment and the electronic device is not satisfied.