IP Library Granted Patent US 12,207,238
Granted Patent B2
US 12,207,238 · App. 18/481,693 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Apparatus and method for granting transmission resources for direct communication between user equipments in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyunjeong Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR); Sangyeob Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/02H04W4/40H04W72/23H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,207,238
App. No.
18/481,693
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided. The method is performed by a user equipment (UE), of performing sidelink communication, and includes obtaining a valid system information block (SIB) for sidelink communication, autonomously determining a sidelink resource based on information of a pool of sidelink resources included in the valid SIB for sidelink communication, and performing sidelink communication with another UE using the determined sidelink resource.

Claims (38)

1. A method, performed by a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, a first system information block (SIB) including information associated with determining a validity of a second SIB for a sidelink communication, wherein the information includes a first area scope parameter, a first value tag; and a first system information area identification (ID), and wherein the second SIB is stored in the first UE;

obtaining a valid SIB for the sidelink communication, based on the information;

identifying information of a pool of sidelink resources, based on the valid SIB;

determining a sidelink resource, based on the information of the pool of the sidelink resources; and

performing the sidelink communication with a second UE using the determined sidelink resource,

wherein the first UE is in an idle state or an inactive state, and

wherein the obtaining of the valid SIB comprises:

considering the second SIB as valid, in case that a second area scope parameter for the second SIB is the same as the first area scope parameter, and a second system information area ID for the second SIB is identical to the first system information area ID; and

receiving, from the base station, the valid SIB for the sidelink communication, in case that the second area scope parameter is not the same as the first area scope parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first UE and the second UE are inside a coverage of the base station.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the second SIB is invalid, in case that the second area scope parameter is not the same as the first area scope parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information of a pool of sidelink resources from the base station by radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling; and

autonomously determining the sidelink resource based on the information of the pool of the sidelink resources received by the RRC dedicated signaling.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

autonomously determining the sidelink resource based on information of a preconfigured pool of sidelink resources.

6. A first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the first UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station via the transceiver, a first system information block (SIB) including information associated with determining a validity of a second SIB for a sidelink communication, wherein the information includes a first area scope parameter, a first value tag, and a first system information area identification (ID), and wherein the second SIB is stored in the first UE,

obtain a valid SIB for the sidelink communication, based on the information,

identify information of a pool of sidelink resources, based on the valid SIB,

determine a sidelink resource, based on the information of the pool of the sidelink resources, and

perform the sidelink communication with a second UE using the determined sidelink resource, via the transceiver,

wherein the first UE is in an idle state or an inactive state, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

consider the second SIB as valid, in case that a second area scope parameter for the second SIB is the same as the first area scope parameter, and a second system information area ID for the second SIB is identical to the first system information area ID, and

receive, from the base station, the valid SIB for the sidelink communication, in case that the second area scope parameter is not the same as the first area scope parameter.

7. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the first UE and the second UE are inside a coverage of the base station.

8. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine that the second SIB is invalid, in case that the second area scope parameter is not the same as the first area scope parameter.

9. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive information of a pool of sidelink resources from the base station by radio resource control (RRC) dedicated signaling, and

autonomously determine the sidelink resource based on the information of the pool of the sidelink resources received by the RRC dedicated signaling.

10. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

autonomously determine the sidelink resource based on information of a preconfigured pool of sidelink resources.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0003286 · Jan 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17980954 · Nov 4, 2022
Continuation 16738418 · Jan 9, 2020
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