IP Library Granted Patent US 12,574,166
Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,166 · App. 17/801,437 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Method for retransmission-related operation of relay UE in wireless communication system

Inventors: Seoyoung Back (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Giwon Park (Seoul, KR); Jongyoul Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L1/189H04W72/20H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 12,574,166
App. No.
17/801,437
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment relates to a method for an operation of a sidelink relay UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a step in which the relay UE receives a first signal from a source UE; a step in which the relay UE transmits a second signal based on the first signal to a destination UE; and a step in which the relay UE performs retransmission of the second signal to the destination UE, wherein, on the basis that the relay UE is configured to transmit a reception acknowledgement response to the first signal, the number of times that the relay UE can retransmit the second signal is obtained by excluding the number of times that the relay UE has transmitted a reception acknowledgement response to the source UE from a first maximum retransmission number.

Claims (31)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a relay user equipment (UE), a first signal from a source UE;

transmitting, by the relay UE, a second signal based on the first signal to a destination UE; and

performing, by the relay UE, retransmission of the second signal to the destination UE,

wherein, the relay UE is configured to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, and a number of the retransmissions of the second signal to the destination UE is obtained by excluding a number of negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmissions to the source UE from a first maximum number of retransmissions to the destination UE,

wherein, the first maximum number of retransmissions is partially shared by the relay UE and the source UE, and the first maximum number of retransmissions is one of values that are greater than a second maximum number of retransmissions and are less than twice the second maximum number of retransmissions.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on that the relay UE is configured not to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, a number of times that the relay UE is capable of retransmitting the second signal is included in 2 nd stage sidelink control information received from the source UE.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, based on that the relay UE is configured not to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, a maximum number of retransmissions of each of the source UE and the relay UE is configured by a base station (BS).

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the maximum number of retransmissions of each of the source UE and the relay UE is transferred through sl-MaxTxTransNumPSSCH.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the sl-MaxTxTransNumPSSCH is changed by the BS in consideration of the source UE and the relay UE.

6 . A relay user equipment (UE) comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor and configured to store commands for causing the at least one processor to perform operations when being executed,

wherein the operations include:

receiving a first signal from a source UE;

transmitting a second signal based on the first signal to a destination UE; and

performing retransmission of the second signal to the destination UE,

wherein, based on that the relay UE is configured to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, a number of the retransmissions of the second signal to the destination UE is obtained by excluding a number of negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmissions to the source UE from a first maximum number of retransmissions to the destination UE,

wherein, based on the first maximum number of retransmissions being partially shared by the relay UE and the source UE, the first maximum number of retransmissions is one of values that are greater than a second maximum number of retransmissions and are less than twice the second maximum number of retransmissions.

7 . A processor for performing operations, the operations including:

receiving a first signal from a source UE;

transmitting a second signal based on the first signal to a destination UE; and

performing retransmission of the second signal to the destination UE,

wherein, based on that a relay UE is configured to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, a number of the retransmissions of the second signal to the destination UE is obtained by excluding a number of negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmissions to the source UE from a first maximum number of retransmissions to the destination UE,

wherein, based on the first maximum number of retransmissions being partially shared by the relay UE and the source UE, the first maximum number of retransmissions is one of values that are greater than a second maximum number of retransmissions and are less than twice the second maximum number of retransmissions.

8 . A non-volatile computer-readable storage medium for storing at least one computer program including a command for causing at least one processor to perform operations for a UE when being executed by at least one processor, the operations comprising:

receiving a first signal from a source UE;

transmitting a second signal based on the first signal to a destination UE; and

performing retransmission of the second signal to the destination UE,

wherein, based on that a relay UE is configured to transmit acknowledgment for the first signal, a number of the retransmissions of the second signal to the destination UE is obtained by excluding a number of negative acknowledgement (NACK) transmissions to the source UE from a first maximum number of retransmissions to the destination UE,

wherein, based on the first maximum number of retransmissions being partially shared by the relay UE and the source UE, the first maximum number of retransmissions is one of values that are greater than a second maximum number of retransmissions and are less than twice the second maximum number of retransmissions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: BACK, SEOYOUNG; LEE, SEUNGMIN; PARK, GIWON; LEE, JONGYOUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 060861/0288 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0021728 · Feb 21, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230353290A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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