IP Library Granted Patent US 10,531,435
Granted Patent B2
US 10,531,435 · App. 15/555,195 · Granted Jan 7, 2020

Resource processing method and device

Inventors: Wei Luo (Shenzhen, CN); Lin Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Feng Xie (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04W72/04H04W4/023H04W76/14
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Patent No.
US 10,531,435
App. No.
15/555,195
Granted
Jan 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resource processing method and device are provided. In the method, a first UE transmits configuration information of a transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to a second UE, and the resource or resource pool is used for indicating resource information used in information interaction between the second UE and the first UE.

Claims (84)

1. A resource processing method, comprising:

transmitting, by a first User equipment (UE), configuration information of a transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to a second UE, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool is used for indicating resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

wherein transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE comprises at least one of the following: transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool for Proximity Services (ProSe) direct discovery and ProSe direct communication to the second UE respectively; transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool and mode configuration information to the second UE, wherein the mode configuration information comprises one of the following: a scheduling-based mode, a UE autonomous resource selection mode, a first resource allocation manner and a second resource allocation manner; transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under a normal state and the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under an exception state to the second UE;

wherein before the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE, the method further comprises at least one of the following: after the first UE receives a transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool, sent by a base station, for Proximity Services (ProSe) or sidelink, selecting a subset of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool, and determining the selected subset as resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE; configuring, by the first UE according to the number of connected UEs or channel state information, resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE; determining, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under a normal state and the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under an exception state.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE comprises at least one of the following:

transmitting, by the first UE, information for setting up the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE;

transmitting, by the first UE, information for updating the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE;

transmitting, by the first UE, information for releasing the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein before the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE, the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the first UE, a request message for resource to a base station; and

receiving, by the first UE, resource or resource pool information determined and sent, according to the request message, by the base station.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein before the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

receiving, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool sent, through broadcast signaling or Radio Resource Control (RRC)-dedicated signaling, by a base station, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool is used for indicating resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

receiving, by the first UE, an index of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool sent, through broadcast signaling or RRC-dedicated signaling, by a base station, and determining, by the first UE, resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE according to the index of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE comprises at least one of the following:

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of one or more transmission and/or reception resources or resource pools to the second UE;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection establishment completion message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection reconfiguration message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection reestablishment message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool for connection establishment and subsequent ProSe or sidelink transmission to the second UE through a discovery message;

after the first UE receives resource request information of the second UE, transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a resource allocation message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a discovery response message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a broadcast message;

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a dedicated message, wherein the first UE allocates identical resources or resource pools to all second UEs, or allocates different resources or resource pools to different second UEs.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE comprises at least one of the following:

transmitting, by the first UE, exception state indication information to the second UE, wherein the exception state indication information is used for indicating the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool used by the second UE under an exception state;

transmitting, by the first UE, exception recovery indication information to the second UE, wherein the exception recovery indication information is used for indicating the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool used by the second UE under a normal state,

wherein the exception state indication information and the exception recovery indication information are carried in one of the following messages: a broadcast message, a dedicated message, a connection establishment message, a connection reconfiguration message and a connection reestablishment message.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein before the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE, the method further comprises:

receiving, by the first UE, transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information transmitted by the second UE, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information comprises: pre-configured transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information of the second UE, and transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information selected by the second UE.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein after the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE, the method further comprises:

transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to a base station.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein transmitting, by the first UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station comprises:

transmitting, by the first UE, time-frequency information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station, wherein the time-frequency information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool comprises one of the following: resource or resource pool subframe pattern indication information, resource or resource pool subframe period indication information, physical frequency domain resource block index indication information and symbol index indication information; or,

transmitting, by the first UE, an index number of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station, wherein transmitting, by the first UE, an index number of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station comprises: receiving, by the first UE, a plurality of resources or resource pools transmitted by the base station, selecting one or more resources or resource pools from the plurality of resources or resource pools, and transmitting one or more index numbers corresponding to the one or more resources or resource pools to the base station.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first UE transmits the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station through RRC-dedicated signaling.

11. A resource processing device, applied to a User equipment (UE), the device comprising a hardware processor arranged to execute program modules comprising:

a first transmission module, configured to transmit configuration information of a transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to a second UE, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool is used for indicating resource information used by the second UE for discovery or communication with a first UE;

the first transmission module comprises at least one of the following: a first transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool for Proximity Services (ProSe) direct discovery and ProSe direct communication to the second UE respectively; a second transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool and mode configuration information to the second UE, wherein the mode configuration information comprises one of the following: a scheduling-based mode, a UE autonomous resource selection mode, a first resource allocation manner and a second resource allocation manner; a third transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under a normal state and the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under an exception state to the second UE;

the hardware processor is arranged to execute program modules further comprising at least one of the following:

a first determination unit, configured to select, after receiving a transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool, sent by a base station, for Proximity Services (ProSe) or sidelink, a subset of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool, and determine the selected subset as resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

a configuration unit, configured to configure, according to the number of connected UEs or channel state information, resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

a second determination unit, configured to determine the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under a normal state and the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool under an exception state.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the first transmission module comprises at least one of the following:

a fourth transmission unit, configured to transmit information for setting up the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE;

a fifth transmission unit, configured to transmit information for updating the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE;

a sixth transmission unit, configured to transmit information for releasing the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE;

or,

the first transmission module further comprises at least one of the following:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool sent, through broadcast signaling or RRC-dedicated signaling, by a base station, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool is used for indicating resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive an index of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool sent, through broadcast signaling or RRC-dedicated signaling, by a base station, and determine, according to the index of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool, resource information used for discovery or communication between the second UE and the first UE;

or,

the first transmission module comprises at least one of the following:

a first information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of one or more transmission and/or reception resources or resource pools to the second UE;

a second information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection establishment completion message;

a third information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection reconfiguration message;

a fourth information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a connection reestablishment message;

a fifth information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool for connection establishment and subsequent ProSe or sidelink transmission to the second UE through a discovery message;

a sixth information transmission unit, configured to transmit, after receiving resource request information of the second UE, the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a resource allocation message;

a seventh information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a discovery response message;

an eighth information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a broadcast message;

a ninth information transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the second UE through a dedicated message, wherein the first UE allocates identical resources or resource pools to all second UEs, or allocates different resources or resource pools to different second UEs;

or,

the first transmission module comprises at least one of the following:

an exception transmission unit, configured to transmit exception state indication information to the second UE, wherein the exception state indication information is used for indicating the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool used by the second UE under an exception state;

an indication transmission unit, configured to transmit exception recovery indication information to the second UE, wherein the exception recovery indication information is used for indicating the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool used by the second UE under a normal state,

wherein the exception state indication information and the exception recovery indication information are carried in one of the following messages: a broadcast message, a dedicated message, a connection establishment message, a connection reconfiguration message and a connection reestablishment message.

13. The device as claimed in claim 11 ,

the hardware processor is arranged to execute program modules further comprising:

a second transmission module, configured to transmit a request message for resource to a base station; and

a first receiving module, configured to receive resource or resource pool information determined and sent, according to the request message, by the base station;

or,

the hardware processor is arranged to execute program modules further comprising:

a second receiving module, configured to receive transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information transmitted by the second UE, wherein the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information comprises: pre-configured transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information of the second UE, and transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool information selected by the second UE.

14. The device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the hardware processor is arranged to execute program modules further comprising:

a seventh transmission unit, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to a base station.

15. The device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein

the first transmission module comprises:

an eighth transmission unit, configured to transmit time-frequency information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station, wherein the time-frequency information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool comprises one of the following: resource or resource pool subframe pattern indication information, resource or resource pool subframe period indication information, physical frequency domain resource block index indication information and symbol index indication information; or,

a ninth transmission unit, configured to transmit an index number of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station, wherein the ninth transmission unit is configured to transmit the index number of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station in a following manner: receiving, by the first UE, a plurality of resources or resource pools transmitted by the base station, selecting one or more resources or resource pools from the plurality of resources or resource pools, and transmitting one or more index numbers corresponding to the one or more resources or resource pools to the base station;

or,

the hardware processor is arranged to execute program modules further comprising:

a third transmission module, configured to transmit the configuration information of the transmission and/or reception resource or resource pool to the base station through Radio Resource Control (RRC)-dedicated signaling.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050709/0878 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE FIRST NAME OF INVENTOR SECOND PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 043471 FRAME 0138. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 21, 2017
From: LUO, WEI; CHEN, LIN; XIE, FENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043933/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: LUO, WEI; CHEN, WEI; XIE, FENG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043471/0138 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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