IP Library Granted Patent US 11,357,046
Granted Patent B2
US 11,357,046 · App. 16/958,666 · Granted Jun 7, 2022

Method and apparatus for controlling signal transmission of terminal supporting plurality of carriers

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W74/0808H04W4/40H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 11,357,046
App. No.
16/958,666
Granted
Jun 7, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present specification suggests a method and an apparatus for supporting a plurality of carriers in a single UE. Each carrier can support V2X communication of various standards. The UE can perform an improved backoff operation for at least one carrier. The backoff operation applied to any one of the carriers can be performed on the basis of the operation of another carrier. For example, the backoff operation can be performed on the basis of whether or not a signal is received by the other carrier. The backoff operation based on the present specification can solve a technical problem which arises when different operations are performed in the plurality of carriers.

Claims (24)

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) supporting a sidelink, the method comprising:

configuring, by the UE, a first carrier and a second carrier, wherein the second carrier is used for the sidelink;

performing, by the UE, a back-off operation based on a back-off counter for the second carrier, wherein the back-off operation is performed based on whether the UE receives reception data through the first carrier; and

determining, by the UE, whether to transmit transmission data through the second carrier based on the back-off counter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on whether the second carrier is idle.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the UE decreases a value of the back-off counter when the second carrier is determined to be idle and the UE does not receive the reception data through the first carrier.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the UE maintains a value of the back-off counter when the second carrier is determined to be idle and the UE receives the reception data through the first carrier.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the UE determines whether the second carrier is idle based on received power of a received signal received through the second carrier.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on priority of the reception data and/or latency of the transmission data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on a preset time unit.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is configured to communicate with at least one of another UE, a wireless communication server, and/or an autonomous vehicle.

9. A user equipment (UE) supporting a sidelink, comprising:

a transceiver supporting a first carrier and a second carrier; and

a processor controlling the transceiver,

wherein the processor is configured to configure the first and second carriers based on the transceiver, wherein the second carrier is used for the sidelink,

the processor is configured to perform a back-off operation based on a back-off counter for the second carrier, wherein the back-off operation is performed based on whether the UE receives reception data through the first carrier, and

the processor determines whether to transmit transmission data through the second carrier based on the back-off counter.

10. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on whether the second carrier is idle.

11. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to decrease a value of the back-off counter when the second carrier is determined to be idle and the UE does not receive the reception data through the first carrier.

12. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to maintain a value of the back-off counter when the second carrier is determined to be idle and the UE receives the reception data through the first carrier.

13. The UE of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the second carrier is idle based on received power of a received signal received through the second carrier.

14. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on priority of the reception data and/or latency of the transmission data.

15. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the back-off operation is performed based on a preset time unit.

16. The UE of claim 9 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with at least one of another UE, a wireless communication server, and/or an autonomous vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2020
From: SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 053419/0617 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2020
From: SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 053064/0535 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62611552 · Dec 29, 2017
Related Publication 20210068153A1 · Mar 4, 2021
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