IP Library Granted Patent US 11,032,799
Granted Patent B2
US 11,032,799 · App. 16/810,311 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Resource allocation method for device-to-device communication in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Byounghoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W72/02H04W4/70H04W72/0493H04W72/082
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Patent No.
US 11,032,799
App. No.
16/810,311
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present application is a method by which a transmission terminal transmits a signal by using device-to-device communication in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: dividing each of a plurality of resource units into clean units and dirty units; selecting at least one of the clean units as a transmission resource when the number of clean units is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; selecting at least one of the dirty units as the transmission resource when the number of clean units is less than the first threshold value; and transmitting a device-to-device communication signal by using the selected transmission resource, wherein the transmission resource selected among the dirty units is determined on the basis of the transmission power of the device-to-device communication signal.

Claims (36)

1. A method for transmitting a device-to-device (D2D) signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

configuring a threshold value;

determining a set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding at least one candidate resource from a set of candidate resources, wherein the at least one candidate resource is excluded from the set of candidate resources based on a received signal power detected in the at least one candidate resource being greater than the threshold value;

selecting a resource, from among the set of resources, for transmission of the D2D signal; and

transmitting the D2D signal through the selected resource,

wherein determining the set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding the at least one candidate resource from the set of candidates resources, comprises:

determining whether a number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the at least one candidate resource excluded from the set of candidate resources, satisfies a minimum number of resources; and

based on the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, not satisfying the minimum number of resources: increasing the threshold value until the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, satisfies the minimum number of resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of candidate resources is included in a resource pool.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resource included in the set of resources is located in a specific time interval, and

wherein the specific time interval is determined such that the number of resources in the set of resources is greater than or equal to the minimum number of resources.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, increases as the threshold value for the received signal power increases.

5. A user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to control the transceiver,

wherein the processor further configured to:

configure a threshold value;

determine a set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding at least one candidate resource from a set of candidate resources, wherein the at least one candidate resource is excluded from the set of candidate resources based on a received signal power detected in the at least one candidate resource being greater than the threshold value;

select a resource, from among the set of resources, for transmission of the D2D signal; and

transmit the D2D signal through the selected resource,

wherein determining the set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding the at least one candidate resource from the set of candidates resources, comprises:

determining whether a number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the at least one candidate resource excluded from the set of candidate resources, satisfies a minimum number of resources; and

based on the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, not satisfying the minimum number of resources: increasing the threshold value until the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, satisfies the minimum number of resources.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the set of candidate resources is included in a resource pool.

7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the resource included in the set of resources is located in a specific time interval, and

wherein the specific time interval is determined such that the number of resources in the set of resources is greater than or equal to the minimum number of resources.

8. A processing apparatus configured to control a user equipment (UE) to transmit a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a wireless communication system, the processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

configuring a threshold value;

determining a set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding at least one candidate resource from a set of candidate resources, wherein the at least one candidate resource is excluded from the set of candidate resources based on a received signal power detected in the at least one candidate resource being greater than the threshold value;

selecting a resource, from among the set of resources, for transmission of the D2D signal; and

transmitting the D2D signal through the selected resource,

wherein determining the set of resources for transmission of the D2D signal, based on excluding the at least one candidate resource from the set of candidates resources, comprises:

determining whether a number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the at least one candidate resource excluded from the set of candidate resources, satisfies a minimum number of resources; and

based on the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, not satisfying the minimum number of resources: increasing the threshold value until the number of resources in the set of candidate resources, other than the excluded at least one candidate resource, satisfies the minimum number of resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2020
From: SEO, HANBYUL; KIM, BYOUNGHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 052715/0083 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15744309
Provisional Application 62194792 · Jul 20, 2015
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