Method and apparatus for sidelink communications in communication system
A sidelink communication method performed by a UE in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, a message including configuration information of a subchannel which is a sensing unit of a resource pool; determining a size of the subchannel based on the configuration information; and performing a sensing operation in units of the subchannel in the resource pool. Therefore, the sidelink communication can be efficiently performed, and the performance of the communication system can be improved.
1. A sidelink communication method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the sidelink communication method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a message including configuration information of a subchannel which is a sensing unit of a resource pool;
determining a size of the subchannel based on the configuration information; and
performing a sensing operation in units of the subchannel in the resource pool,
wherein the subchannel includes one or more resource blocks (RBs), the size of the subchannel is configured to be identical regardless of a numerology μ, the subchannel is a resource unit in a frequency domain, the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a first value is identical to the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a second value which is different from the first value, and a number of RBs included in the subchannel with first value is different from a number of RBs included in the subchannel with the second value.
2. The sidelink communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information is received through at least one of system information, a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and downlink control information (DCI).
3. The sidelink communication method according to claim 1 , wherein a minimum number of RBs constituting the subchannel is determined by K×2×2 −μ when the numerology μ is 0 or 1, and determined by K×2×2 −(μ−2) when the numerology μ is 2 or 3, and K is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
4. The sidelink communication method according to claim 3 , wherein the size of the subchannel through which a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) is transmitted is determined by n 1 ×(the minimum number of RBs), and n 1 is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
5. The sidelink communication method according to claim 3 , wherein the size of the subchannel through which a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is transmitted is determined by n 2 ×(the minimum number of RBs), number of and n 2 is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
6. The sidelink communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a maximum number of usable beams.
7. The sidelink communication method according to claim 6 , further comprising transmitting sidelink traffic using beam(s) equal to or less than the maximum number of usable beams in a candidate resource set(s) comprised of resources determined to be in an idle state by the sensing operation, and the sidelink traffic includes at least one of sidelink control information and sidelink data.
8. The sidelink communication method according to claim 7 , wherein the sidelink traffic is transmitted using a plurality of beams in a slot belonging to the candidate resource set(s).
9. The sidelink communication method according to claim 7 , wherein the sidelink traffic is transmitted using a different beam in each of a plurality of slots belonging to the candidate resource set(s).
10. The sidelink communication method according to claim 1 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a structure of the resource pool, all resources belonging to the resource pool having a first structure are used for transmission of a PSCCH or a PSSCH, resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a second structure, and resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be non-adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a third structure.
11. An operation method of a base station supporting sidelink communication in a communication system, the operation method comprising:
generating a message including configuration information of a subchannel which is a sensing unit of a resource pool; and
transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the message through at least one of system information, a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and downlink control information (DCI),
wherein the subchannel includes one or more resource blocks (RBs), a size of the subchannel is configured to be identical regardless of a numerology μ, the subchannel is a resource unit in a frequency domain, the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a first value is identical to the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a second value which is different from the first value, and a number of RBs included in the subchannel with the first value is different from a number of RBs included in the subchannel with the second value.
12. The operation method according to claim 11 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a maximum number of usable beams and information indicating a structure of the resource pool, all resources belonging to the resource pool having a first structure are used for transmission of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a second structure, and resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be non-adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a third structure.
13. The operation method according to claim 11 , wherein a minimum number of RBs constituting the subchannel is determined by K×2×2 −μ when the numerology μ is 0 or 1, and determined by K×2×2 −(μ−2) when the numerology μ is 2 or 3, and K is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
14. The operation method according to claim 13 , wherein the size of the subchannel through which a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) is transmitted is determined by n 1 ×(the minimum number of RBs), and n 1 is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
15. The operation method according to claim 13 , wherein the size of the subchannel through which a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is transmitted is determined by n 2 ×(the minimum number of RBs), and n 2 is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
16. A user equipment (UE) performing sidelink communication in a communication system, the UE comprising a processor, a transceiver transmitting and receiving signals according to control of the processor, and a memory storing at least one instruction executable by the processor, wherein the at least one instruction configures the processor to:
receive, from a base station, a message including configuration information of a subchannel which is a sensing unit of a resource pool;
determine a size of the subchannel based on the configuration information; and
perform a sensing operation in units of the subchannel in the resource pool,
wherein the subchannel includes one or more resource blocks (RBs) the size of the subchannel is configured to be identical regardless of a numerology μ, the subchannel is a resource unit in a frequency domain, the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a first value is identical to the size of the subchannel in case that the numerology μ is configured as a second value which is different from the first value, and a number of RBs included in the subchannel with the first value is different from a number of RBs included in the subchannel with the second value.
17. The UE according to claim 16 , wherein a minimum number of RBs constituting the subchannel is determined by K×2×2 −μ when the numerology μ is 0 or 1, and determined by K×2×2 −(μ−2) when the numerology μ is 2 or 3, and K is included in the configuration information of the subchannel and is a natural number.
18. The UE according to claim 16 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a maximum number of usable beams.
19. The UE according to claim 18 , wherein the at least one instruction further configures the processor to transmit sidelink traffic using beam(s) equal to or less than the maximum number of usable beams in a candidate resource set(s) comprised of resources determined to be in an idle state by the sensing operation.
20. The UE according to claim 18 , wherein the message further includes information indicating a structure of the resource pool, all resources belonging to the resource pool having a first structure are used for transmission of a PSCCH or a PSSCH, resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a second structure, and resources used for transmission of the PSSCH are configured to be non-adjacent to resources used for transmission of the PSCCH in the resource pool having a third structure.