IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,566
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,566 · App. 17/997,084 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Method and apparatus for transmitting signal in wireless communication system

Inventor: Jungyong Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/40H04L5/0023H04L5/0039H04L5/0048H04W8/005
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Patent No.
US 12,477,566
App. No.
17/997,084
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system, including: receiving information on a location of the terminal; generating a zone identify (zone ID) based on the information on the location of the terminal; determining a discovery slot mapping set based on the zone identify; and transmitting a discovery signal based on the discovery slot mapping set.

Claims (42)

1 . A method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

performing, by the terminal, synchronization based on sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS), wherein the SLSS includes primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS) and secondary sidelink synchronization signal (SSSS);

determining, by the terminal, one or more resource pools, wherein the one or more resource pools are configured by a base station based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 1, and the one or more resource pools are determined by the terminal based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 2, wherein a resource pool includes a plurality of contiguous frequency resources in a frequency domain, and a set of slots in a time domain;

receiving, by the terminal, information on a location of the terminal;

generating, by the terminal, a zone identity (zone ID) based on the information on the location of the terminal;

determining, by the terminal, discovery slot mapping in the one or more resource pools based on the zone identity; and

transmitting, by the terminal, a discovery signal based on the discovery slot mapping.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the discovery slot mapping based on the zone identify comprises:

generating a shift discovery value based on the zone identity; and

determining a discovery slot mapping set based on the shift discovery value.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving of the information on the location of the terminal receives the information on the location of the terminal based on a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the zone identify has a size of m5.

5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising determining a beam sweep pattern,

wherein the discovery signal is transmitted by further considering the beam sweep pattern.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining of the beam sweep pattern sweeps a first beam group first and, based on discovery failing, sweeps a second beam group.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining of the beam sweep pattern adjusts a beam width of the first beam group.

8 . A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the processor:

perform synchronization based on sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS), wherein the SLSS includes primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS) and secondary sidelink synchronization signal (SSSS);

determine one or more resource pools, wherein the one or more resource pools are configured by a base station based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 1, and the one or more resource pools are determined by the terminal based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 2, wherein a resource pool includes a plurality of contiguous frequency resources in a frequency domain, and a set of slots in a time domain;

receive information on a location of the terminal,

generate a zone identify (zone ID) based on the information on the location of the terminal and determine discovery slot mapping in the one or more resource pools based on the zone identify, and

transmit a discovery signal based on the discovery slot mapping.

9 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the determining of the discovery slot mapping based on the zone identify generates a shift discovery value based on the zone identity and determines a discovery slot mapping set based on the shift discovery value.

10 . The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the receiving of the information on the location of the terminal receives the information on the location of the terminal based on a global navigation satellite system (GNSS).

11 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the zone identify has a size of m5.

12 . The terminal of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a beam sweep pattern, and

transmit the discovery signal by further considering the beam sweep pattern.

13 . The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the beam sweep pattern sweeps a first beam group first and, based on discovery failing, sweeps a second beam group.

14 . The terminal of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the beam sweep pattern adjusts a beam width of the first beam group.

15 . A terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver,

wherein the processor:

perform synchronization based on sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS), wherein the SLSS includes primary sidelink synchronization signal (PSSS) and secondary sidelink synchronization signal (SSSS);

determine one or more resource pools, wherein the one or more resource pools are configured by a base station based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 1, and the one or more resource pools are determined by the terminal based on that sidelink resource allocation mode 2, wherein a resource pool includes a plurality of contiguous frequency resources in a frequency domain, and a set of slots in a time domain;

receive information on a location of the terminal,

generate a zone identify (zone ID) based on the information on the location of the terminal and determine discovery slot mapping in the one or more resource pools based on the zone identify, and

receive a discovery signal based on the discovery slot mapping.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2022
From: PARK, JUNGYONG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0050481 · Apr 27, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0104051 · Aug 19, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230319855A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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