IP Library Granted Patent US 10,594,832
Granted Patent B2
US 10,594,832 · App. 15/555,355 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Method and device for establishing relay connections in D2D broadcast communication-based network

Inventors: Shichang Zhang (Beijing, CN); Lixiang Xu (Beijing, CN); Yingyang Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L67/32H04W4/70H04W76/14H04W8/005H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 10,594,832
App. No.
15/555,355
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for establishing a relay connection in a device to device (D2D) broadcast communication-based relay network is provided. Relay node user equipment (RNUE) transmits a relay broadcast (RBC) message based on indicator of a Donor evolved Node B (DeNB), detects a relay request (RRQ) message coming from the UU in corresponding resources, confirms the relay connection with a corresponding UU by using a relay response (RRP) message. Based on the received RBC message, standard definition, or pre-configuration, the UU may determine transmission resources of the RRQ message, so as to establish a connection with the RNUE.

Claims (60)

1. A method for establishing a relay connection by a relay node user equipment (RNUE) supporting relay functions in a device to device (D2D) broadcast communication-based relay network, comprising:

transmitting, by the RNUE, which is in an in coverage (IC) scene of a Donor evolved Node B (DeNB), a relay broadcast (RBC) message on a first physical resource from a resource pool, the RBC message including information indicating a second physical resource for a relay request (RRQ) message from the resource pool;

receiving, by the RNUE, an RRQ message transmitted by a user UE (UU) which is out of coverage of a cell corresponding to the DeNB, the RRQ message being received on the second physical resource for the RRQ message indicated by the information; and

transmitting, by the RNUE for an accepted RRQ message, a relay response (RRP) message to the UU, by using a third physical resource corresponding to the second physical resource for the RRQ message from the resource pool, the third physical resource being determined based on the second physical resource.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RBC message is transmitted based on a predetermined condition being satisfied, and

wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of receiving a relay configuration signaling indicator from the DeNB, receiving a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) from the DeNB being less than a set threshold, or receiving a signal from the UU.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the RBC message includes first information configuring a paging message transmission window and second information on a paging message for the second terminal, and

wherein the first information indicates a period for the paging message and an offset for the paging message.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the RRQ message is received based on the paging message included in the RBC message, and

wherein the paging message is transparently transmitted to the UU.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first physical resource for the RBC message and the resource pool are configured by a message received from the DeNB.

6. A method for establishing a relay connection by a user UE (UU) in a device to device (D2D) broadcast communication-based relay network, comprising:

receiving, from a relay node user equipment (RNUE) which is in coverage of a Donor evolved Node B (DeNB), a relay broadcast (RBC) message on a first physical resource from a resource pool, the RBC message including information indicating a second physical resource for a relay request (RRQ) message from the resource pool;

transmitting, by the UU to the RNUE, an RRQ message on the second physical resource indicated by the information; and

receiving, by the UU from the RNUE, a relay response (RRP) message on a third physical resource corresponding to the second physical resource for the RRQ message.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the RBC message is received based on a predetermined condition being satisfied, and

wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of a relay configuration signaling indicator being received by the RNUE from the DeNB, a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) received by the RNUE from the DeNB being less than a set threshold, or a signal being transmitted to the RNUE.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the RBC message includes first information configuring a paging message transmission window and second information on a paging message for the second terminal, and

wherein the first information indicates a period for the paging message and an offset for the paging message.

9. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein the RRQ message is received based on the paging message included in the RBC message, and

wherein the paging message is transparently received by the RNUE.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first physical resource for the RBC message and the resource pool are configured by a message transmitted to the RNUE from the DeNB.

11. A relay node user equipment (RNUE) supporting relay functions in a device to device (D2D) broadcast communication-based relay network and in an in coverage (IC) scene, the RNUE comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor configured to:

transmit a relay broadcast (RBC) message on a first physical resource from a resource pool, the RBC message including information indicating a second physical resource for a relay request (RRQ) message from the resource pool,

receive an RRQ message transmitted by a user UE (UU) which is out of coverage of a cell corresponding to the DeNB, the RRQ message being received on the second physical resource for the RRQ message indicated by the information; and,

transmit, for an accepted RRQ message, a relay response (RRP) message to the UU, by using a third physical resource corresponding to the second physical resource for the RRQ message from the resource pool, the third physical resource being determined based on the second physical resource.

12. The RNUE of claim 11 ,

wherein the RBC message is transmitted based on a predetermined condition being satisfied, and

wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of receiving a relay configuration signaling indicator from the DeNB, receiving a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) from the DeNB being less than a set threshold, or receiving a signal from the UU.

13. The RNUE of claim 11 ,

wherein the RBC message includes first information configuring a paging message transmission window and second information on a paging message for the second terminal, and

wherein the first information indicates a period for the paging message and an offset for the paging message.

14. The RNUE of claim 13 ,

wherein the RRQ message is received based on the paging message included in the RBC message, and

wherein the paging message is transparently transmitted to the UU.

15. The RNUE of claim 11 , wherein the first physical resource for the RBC message and the resource pool are configured by a message received from the DeNB.

16. A user UE (UU) in a device to device (D2D) broadcast communication-based relay network, the UU comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

at least one processor configured to:

receive, from a relay node user equipment (RNUE) which is in coverage of a Donor evolved Node B (DeNB), a relay broadcast (RBC) message on a first physical resource from a resource pool, the RBC message including information indicating a second physical resource for a relay request (RRQ) message from the resource pool,

transmit, to the RNUE, an RRQ message on the second physical resource indicated by the information, and

receive, from the RNUE, a relay response (RRP) message on a third physical resource corresponding to the second physical resource for the RRQ message.

17. The UU of claim 16 ,

wherein the RBC message is received based on a predetermined condition being satisfied, and

wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of a relay configuration signaling indicator being received by the RNUE from the DeNB, a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) received by the RNUE from the DeNB being less than a set threshold, or a signal being transmitted to the RNUE.

18. The UU of claim 16 ,

wherein the RBC message includes first information configuring a paging message transmission window and second information on a paging message for the second terminal, and

wherein the first information indicates a period for the paging message and an offset for the paging message.

19. The UU of claim 18 ,

wherein the RRQ message is received based on the paging message included in the RBC message, and

wherein the paging message is transparently received by the RNUE.

20. The UU of claim 16 , wherein the first physical resource for the RBC message and the resource pool are configured by a message transmitted to the RNUE from the DeNB.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: ZHANG, SHICHANG; XU, LIXIANG; LI, YINGYANG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043473/0655 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2015 1 0119467 · Mar 18, 2015 · national
CN 2015 1 0251278 · May 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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