IP Library Granted Patent US 10,111,262
Granted Patent B2
US 10,111,262 · App. 15/118,094 · Granted Oct 23, 2018

Channel structure for discovering terminal in wireless communication system, and power control method and apparatus

Inventors: Hyung-Jin Choi (Seoul, KR); Hyun-Seok Ryu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dae-Gyun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seung-Hoon Park (Seoul, KR); Dong-Joon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Won-Joon Hwang (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
H04W76/023H04L5/0053H04W8/005H04W52/383H04W72/1268H04W72/1289H04W76/14
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Patent No.
US 10,111,262
App. No.
15/118,094
Granted
Oct 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for performing a cellular communication in a device-to-device communication system, the method comprising the operations of: receiving scheduling to transmit an uplink signal through a specific resource of a discovery channel from a base station; generating uplink scheduling information notifying scheduling of the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink scheduling information through at least one discovery resource of the discovery channel.

Claims (40)

1. A method for supporting device-to-device communication by a user equipment having a cellular communication function, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a schedule for an uplink control signal;

generating uplink scheduling information related to a subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled; and

transmitting the uplink scheduling information through one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks positioned in a central portion of a frequency band allocated to a discovery channel for device-to-device communication, based on mapping relations between a position of resource blocks in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled and the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks are mapped to a specific resource through which the uplink control signal is transmitted.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein one uplink scheduling resource block is mapped with two or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks are determined based on a scheduling period of the uplink control signal.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink scheduling information comprises a reference signal indicating a specific position of one or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the reference signal is mapped to a orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbol corresponding a position of one or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, from among a plurality of OFDM symbols included in the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink scheduling information is transmitted through the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks in a subframe just before the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink scheduling information comprises position information indicating a specific position of one or more resource blocks through which the uplink control signal is transmitted.

9. A method for transmitting a discovery signal by a user equipment having a device-to-device communication function, the method comprising:

receiving, from a cellular user equipment, uplink scheduling information relating to a subframe in which a transmission of an uplink control signal for the cellular user equipment is scheduled, through one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks positioned in a central portion of a frequency band allocated to a discovery channel for device-to-device communication;

performing power control for the discovery signal that is transmitted in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, according to the uplink scheduling information; and

transmitting the power controlled discovery signal in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled,

wherein the discovery signal is transmitted without power control in remaining subframe in which a transmission of a uplink control signal for at least one cellular user equipment has not been scheduled, and

wherein the uplink scheduling information is received based on mapping relations between a position of resource blocks in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled and the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the discovery signal is transmitted with power control in a first subframe of the discovery channel.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein, the discovery signal is transmitted without power control in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, when a discovery resource in which the discovery signal is transmitted, is within a predetermined range from a central portion of the discovery channel.

12. A user equipment device having a cellular communication function, for supporting device-to-device communication, the user equipment device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, from a base station, a schedule for an uplink control signal; and

a processor configured to:

generate uplink scheduling information related to a subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled; and

control the transceiver to transmit the uplink scheduling information through one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks positioned in a central of a frequency band allocated to a discovery channel for device-to-device communication, based on mapping relations between a position of resource blocks in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled and the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

13. The user equipment device according to claim 12 , wherein the the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks are mapped to a specific resource through which the uplink control signal is transmitted.

14. The user equipment device according to claim 13 , wherein one uplink scheduling resource block is mapped with two or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled.

15. The user equipment device according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks are determined based on a scheduling period of the uplink control signal.

16. The user equipment device according to claim 12 , wherein the uplink scheduling information comprises a reference signal indicating a specific position of one or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled.

17. The user equipment device according to claim 16 , wherein the reference signal is mapped to a orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbol corresponding a position of one or more resource blocks in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, from among a plurality of OFDM symbols included in the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

18. The user equipment device according to claim 12 , wherein the uplink scheduling information is transmitted through the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks in a subframe just before the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is to be scheduled.

19. The user equipment device according to claim 12 , wherein the uplink scheduling information comprises position information indicating a specific position of one or more resource blocks through which the uplink control signal is transmitted.

20. A user equipment device having a device-to-device communication function, for transmitting a discovery signal, the user equipment device comprising:

a transceiver configured to receive, from a cellular user equipment, uplink scheduling information relating to a subframe in which a transmission of an uplink control signal for the cellular user equipment is scheduled, through one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks positioned in a central portion of a frequency band allocated to a discovery channel for device-to-device communication; and

a processor configured to:

perform power control for the discovery signal that is transmitted in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, according to the uplink scheduling information, and

control the transceiver to transmit the power controlled discovery signal in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled,

wherein the discovery signal is transmitted without power control in remaining subframe in which a transmission of a uplink control signal for at least one cellular user equipment has not been scheduled, and

wherein the uplink scheduling information is received based on mapping relations between a position of resource blocks in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled and the one or more uplink scheduling resource blocks.

21. The user equipment device according to claim 20 , wherein the discovery signal is transmitted with power control in a first subframe of the discovery channel.

22. The user equipment device according to claim 20 , wherein the discovery signal is transmitted without power control in the subframe in which a transmission of the uplink control signal is scheduled, when a discovery resource in which the discovery signal is transmitted, is within a predetermined range from a central portion of the discovery channel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2016
From: CHOI, HYUNG-JIN; RYU, HYUN-SEOK; KIM, DAE-GYUN; PARK, SEUNG-HOON; LEE, DONG-JOON; HWANG, WON-JOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD; RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0014853 · Feb 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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