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US 11,191,047 · App. 16/652,018 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Method and apparatus for allowing user equipment to transmit and receive synchronization signal in plurality of component carriers in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyukjin Chae (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W56/001H04L5/001
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Patent No.
US 11,191,047
App. No.
16/652,018
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: selecting, by user equipment (UE), a synchronization reference from among a plurality of synchronization sources; and transmitting the SLSS on the basis of the selected synchronization reference, wherein the synchronization reference is selected from among synchronization sources in two or more component carriers (CCs).

Claims (21)

1. A method of transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

selecting, by a user equipment (UE), a synchronization carrier and a synchronization reference source; and

transmitting, by the UE, an SLSS,

wherein the synchronization carrier is selected based on a highest synchronization reference source priority.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronization reference source is on the synchronization carrier.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE transmits the SLSS only in a synchronization carrier from which the synchronization reference is selected.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE transmits the SLSS in all component carriers (CCs) related to the plurality of synchronization sources.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE transmits the SLSS in all CCs in which an SLSS is monitored.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein whether the UE is to transmit the SLSS only in the CC in which the synchronization reference is selected or in all CCs related to the plurality of synchronization sources is configured by higher-layer signaling.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE aligns synchronization between the two or more CCs based on the selected synchronization reference.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when two or more synchronization sources have the same priority, a synchronization source having a large signal strength is selected during the selection of the synchronization reference.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a CC in which the SLSS is to be transmitted is indicated by higher-layer signaling.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the SLSS is transmitted in the two or more CCs, the SLSS is transmitted sequentially in the respective CCs.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the SLSS is transmitted in the two or more CCs, a transmission period of the SLSS is longer than when the SLSS is transmitted in one CC.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of synchronization sources include a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and an evolved Node B (eNB).

14. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transmitter and receiver; and

a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to select a synchronization carrier and a synchronization reference source, and transmit an SLSS, and

wherein the synchronization carrier is selected based on a highest synchronization reference source priority.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: CHAE, HYUKJIN; LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0040567 · Apr 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (8)
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