IP Library Granted Patent US 11,856,541
Granted Patent B2
US 11,856,541 · App. 18/090,887 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Method for transmitting synchronization reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Jihyun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04L5/0048H04W56/00H04W72/04H04W56/0015
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Patent No.
US 11,856,541
App. No.
18/090,887
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for receiving a synchronisation reference signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication by a first terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. More specifically, the present invention comprises a step of receiving a plurality of synchronisation reference signals including a first synchronisation reference signal and a second synchronisation reference signal over a D2D synchronisation reference signal transmission cycle, wherein the first synchronisation reference signal is transmitted by a cluster head for D2D communication and the second synchronisation reference signal is transmitted by a second terminal that belongs to a cluster for the D2D communication.

Claims (53)

1. A method of transmitting a signal by a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the method comprising:

performing a search to detect synchronization signal (SS) candidates;

selecting, by the UE based on each received signal power measurement for each SS candidate, a synchronization reference among one or more SS candidates for which a result of the measurement exceeds a threshold configured in the UE; and

transmitting, by the UE, a signal including a SS with a same identifier (ID) as an ID of the selected synchronization reference,

wherein the selected synchronization reference is a synchronization reference UE,

wherein the UE determines, based on time resource information including time offset information, a time resource in which the UE transmits the SS, and

wherein the time resource is different from an SS transmission timing of the synchronization reference UE.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization reference UE is selected as the synchronization reference based on that the UE is out of coverage of a cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a resource information, and

wherein the signal including the resource information is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a message, and

wherein the signal including the message is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE and a message received from the synchronization reference UE.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synchronization reference UE is selected based on a priority and the result of the measurement.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SS transmitted by the UE is configured the same as an SS of the synchronization reference UE, except for each resource determined based on each SS transmission timing.

7. A non-transitory medium, storing instructions that cause a user equipment (UE) to:

perform a search to detect synchronization signal (SS) candidates;

select, based on each received signal power measurement for each SS candidate, a synchronization reference among one or more SS candidates for which a result of the measurement exceeds a threshold configured in the UE; and

transmit a signal including a SS with a same identifier (ID) as an ID of the selected synchronization reference,

wherein the selected synchronization reference is a synchronization reference UE,

wherein a time resource in which the UE transmits the SS is determined based on time resource information including time offset information, and

wherein the time resource is different from an SS transmission timing of the synchronization reference UE.

8. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver to:

perform a search to detect synchronization signal (SS) candidates;

select, based on each received signal power measurement for each SS candidate, a synchronization reference among one or more SS candidates for which a result of the measurement exceeds a threshold configured in the UE; and

transmit a signal including a SS with a same identifier (ID) as an ID of the selected synchronization reference,

wherein the selected synchronization reference is a synchronization reference UE,

wherein a time resource in which the UE transmits the SS is determined based on time resource information including time offset information, and

wherein the time resource is different from an SS transmission timing of the synchronization reference UE.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the synchronization reference UE is selected as the synchronization reference based on that the UE is out of coverage of a cell.

10. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a resource information, and

wherein the signal including the resource information is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE.

11. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a message, and

wherein the signal including the message is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE and a message received from the synchronization reference UE.

12. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the synchronization reference is selected based on a priority and the result of the measurement.

13. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the SS transmitted by the UE is configured the same as an SS of the synchronization reference UE, except for each resource determined based on each SS transmission timing.

14. A device configured to control a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, the device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to control, by executing the instructions, the UE to:

perform a search to detect synchronization signal (SS) candidates;

select, based on each received signal power measurement for each SS candidate, a synchronization reference among one or more SS candidates for which a result of the measurement exceeds a threshold configured in the UE; and

transmit a signal including a SS with a same identifier (ID) as an ID of the selected synchronization reference,

wherein the selected synchronization reference is a synchronization reference UE,

wherein a time resource in which the UE transmits the SS is determined based on time resource information including time offset information, and

wherein the time resource is different from an SS transmission timing of the synchronization reference UE.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the synchronization reference UE is selected as the synchronization reference based on that the UE is out of coverage of a cell.

16. The device of claim 14 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a resource information, and

wherein the signal including the resource information is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE.

17. The device of claim 14 , wherein the signal transmitted by the UE further includes a signal including a message, and

wherein the signal including the message is determined based on an SS transmission timing of the UE and a message received from the synchronization reference UE.

18. The device of claim 14 , wherein the synchronization reference is selected based on a priority and the result of the measurement.

19. The device of claim 14 , wherein the SS transmitted by the UE is configured the same as an SS of the synchronization reference UE, except for each resource determined based on each SS transmission timing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2022
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, JIHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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