Method and apparatus for transmitting sidelink HARQ feedback information
Provided are a method and an apparatus of a user equipment for transmitting sidelink HARQ feedback information. The method includes: receiving configuration information on a PSFCH resource pool, and determining a PSFCH resource for transmitting HARQ feedback information within the PSFCH resource pool, and transmitting the HARQ feedback information using PSFCH resource.
1. A method of a wireless communication device for transmitting sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information, the method comprising:
receiving configuration information related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource pool;
receiving a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) including sidelink data and sidelink control information (SCI) which includes an indication for the HARQ feedback information; and
determining a PSFCH resource, for transmitting the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH, within the PSFCH resource pool,
wherein the PSFCH resource is associated with a first subchannel having a lowest index among plural subchannels for the PSSCH, and
transmitting the HARQ feedback information using the PSFCH resource, based on the indication in the SCI,
wherein the transmitted HARQ feedback information in the PSFCH resource includes a multiplexed plurality of HARQ acknowledgements/negative-acknowledgements (ACKs/NACKs),
wherein the configuration information related to the PSFCH resource pool comprises first radio resource control (RRC) parameters, and
wherein the first RRC parameters are separated from second RRC parameters used for a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the PSSCH.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a PSFCH format is configured based on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration information related to the PSFCH resource pool includes timing gap information between the reception of the PSSCH and the transmission of the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the timing gap information is configured with a minimum timing gap between the reception of the PSSCH and the transmission of the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PSFCH resource is determined based on a sub-channel index for a sub-channel used for receiving the PSSCH.
6. A method of a wireless communication device for receiving sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information, the method comprising:
transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) including sidelink data and sidelink control information (SCI) which includes an indication for the HARQ feedback information; and
receiving the HARQ feedback information using a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource, based on the indication in the SCI,
wherein the PSFCH resource for receiving the HARQ feedback information is within a PSFCH resource pool,
wherein the PSFCH resource is associated with a first subchannel having a lowest index among plural subchannels for the PSSCH,
wherein the received HARQ feedback information in the PSFCH resource includes a multiplexed plurality of HARQ acknowledgements/negative-acknowledgements (ACKs/NACKs),
wherein configuration information related to the PSFCH resource pool comprises first radio resource control (RRC) parameters, and
wherein the first RRC parameters are separated from second RRC parameters for a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the PSSCH.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a PSFCH format is configured based on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format.
8. The method according to claim 6 ,
wherein the configuration information related to the PSFCH includes timing gap information between the transmission of the PSSCH and the reception of the HARQ feedback information in response to the transmission of the PSSCH.
9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the timing gap information is configured with a minimum timing gap between the transmission of the PSSCH and the reception of the HARQ feedback information in response to the transmission of the PSSCH.
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the PSFCH resource is determined based on a sub-channel index for a sub-channel used for transmitting the PSSCH.
11. A wireless communication device transmitting sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information, the wireless communication device comprising:
a receiver configured to receive configuration information-related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource pool and receive a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) including sidelink data and sidelink control information (SCI) which includes an indication for the HARQ feedback information;
a controller configured to determine a PSFCH resource, for transmitting the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH, within the PSFCH resource pool,
wherein the PSFCH resource is associated with a first subchannel having a lowest index among plural subchannels for the PSSCH; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the HARQ feedback information using the PSFCH resource, based on the indication in the SCI,
wherein the transmitted HARQ feedback information in the PSFCH resource includes a multiplexed plurality of HARQ acknowledgements/negative-acknowledgements (ACKs/NACKs),
wherein the configuration information related to the PSFCH resource pool comprises first radio resource control (RRC) parameters, and
wherein the first RRC parameters are separated from second RRC parameters for a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the PSSCH.
12. The wireless communication device according to claim 11 , wherein a PSFCH format is configured based on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format.
13. The wireless communication device according to claim 11 , wherein the configuration information related to the PSFCH resource pool includes timing gap information between the reception of the PSSCH and the transmission of the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH.
14. The wireless communication device according to claim 13 , wherein the timing gap information is configured with a minimum timing gap between the reception of the PSSCH and the transmission of the HARQ feedback information in response to the reception of the PSSCH.
15. The wireless communication device according to claim 11 , wherein the PSFCH resource is determined based on a sub-channel index for a sub-channel used for receiving the PSSCH.