Apparatus and method for granting transmission resources for direct communication between user equipments in wireless communication system

1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a system information block (SIB) for a sidelink communication, wherein the received SIB includes an area scope parameter;

determining a validity of a stored SIB for a sidelink communication, based on the received SIB, wherein the stored SIB is determined as invalid in case that a value of an area scope parameter associated with the stored SIB is not the same as a value of the area scope parameter in the received SIB;

in case that the stored SIB is determined as invalid, receiving, from the base station, system information including resource configuration information for the sidelink communication; and

autonomously determining a sidelink resource, based on the resource configuration information in case that the UE is inside a coverage area of the base station,

wherein the sidelink resource is determined based on preconfigured resource information in case that the UE is outside the coverage area of the base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received SIB further includes a value tag and a system information area identification (ID).

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the stored SIB is determined as valid in case that the value of the area scope parameter associated with the stored SIB is the same as a value of the area scope parameter in the received SIB, and a first public land mobile network (PLMN) identity included in a PLMN identity information list, the system information area ID and the value tag that are included in the received SIB are identical to a PLMN identity, a system information area ID and a value tag associated with the stored SIB.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state.

5. A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, a system information block (SIB) for a sidelink communication, wherein the received SIB includes an area scope parameter,

determine a validity of a stored SIB for a sidelink communication, based on the received SIB, wherein the stored SIB is determined as invalid in case that a value of an area scope parameter associated with the stored SIB is not the same as a value of the area scope parameter in the received SIB,

in case that the stored SIB is determined as invalid, receive, from the base station via the transceiver, system information including resource configuration information for the sidelink communication, and

autonomously determine a sidelink resource, based on the resource configuration information in case that the UE is inside a coverage area of the base station,

wherein the sidelink resource is determined based on preconfigured resource information in case that the UE is outside the coverage area of the base station.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the received SIB further includes a value tag and a system information area identification (ID).

7. The UE of claim 6 , wherein the stored SIB is determined as valid in case that the value of the area scope parameter associated with the stored SIB is the same as the value of the area scope parameter in the received SIB, and a first public land mobile network (PLMN) identity included in a PLMN identity information list, the system information area ID and the value tag that are included in the received SIB are identical to a PLMN identity, a system information area ID and a value tag associated with the stored SIB.

8. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state.