IP Library Granted Patent US 12,250,682
Granted Patent B2
US 12,250,682 · App. 17/772,376 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Method and device for allocating sidelink resource in communication system

Inventors: Hyuk Min Son (Jeollabuk-do, KR); Gene Back Hahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); In yong Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,250,682
App. No.
17/772,376
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device are configured to allocate a sidelink resource in a communication system. An operation method of a first terminal includes steps of: generating first stage sidelink control information (SCI) including first resource allocation information and a first indicator indicating whether second stage SCI includes second resource allocation information; transmitting the first state SCI to a second terminal through a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and performing sidelink communication with the second terminal by using a first resource area indicated by the first resource allocation information.

Claims (42)

1. A method of a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

generating a first stage sidelink control information (SCI) including first resource allocation information and a first indicator indicating whether a second stage SCI includes second resource allocation information;

transmitting the first stage SCI to a second UE on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and

performing first sidelink communication with the second UE by using a first resource region indicated by the first resource allocation information,

wherein the second resource allocation information included in the second stage SCI indicates a second resource region, and the second resource region is used for second sidelink communication.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, when the first indicator indicates that the second stage SCI includes the second resource allocation information, transmitting, to the second UE, the second stage SCI including the second resource allocation information on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), wherein the second resource region indicated by the second resource allocation information is different from the first resource region.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the first indicator indicates that the second stage SCI does not include the second resource allocation information, transmission of the second stage SCI associated with the first stage SCI is omitted.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first stage SCI further includes a second indicator indicating a usage scheme of a sidelink channel, the second indicator set to a first value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and a PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI and data, and the second indicator set to a second value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

a usage scheme of a sidelink channel including the PSCCH and a PSSCH is classified into a first scheme and a second scheme;

when the first scheme is used, the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI, and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI and data;

when the second scheme is used, the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI, and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI; and

the first scheme is used when a size of the data is less than or equal to a threshold value, and the second scheme is used when the size of the data exceeds the threshold value.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first resource allocation information indicates resource regions of n SL channels, the second resource allocation information indicates resource regions of k SL channels, each of the n SL channels and the k SL channels includes one PSCCH and one PSSCH belonging to a same resource block (RB) set, and each of n and k is a natural number.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein one of n, k, and (n+k) is obtained from the base station through one or more of higher layer signaling, medium access control (MAC) signaling, or physical (PHY) signaling.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a sidelink channel including the PSCCH and a PSSCH is transmitted in a monitoring occasion, the monitoring occasion is configured for a specific cast type, and the specific cast type is one of a unicast scheme, a groupcast scheme, or a broadcast scheme.

9. A method of a second user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a first stage sidelink control information (SCI) from a first UE on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH);

identifying first resource allocation information and a first indicator indicating whether a second stage SCI includes second resource allocation information, the first resource allocation information and the first indicator being included in the first stage SCI; and

when the first indicator indicates that the second stage SCI includes the second resource allocation information, performing a monitoring operation on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) to receive the second stage SCI from the second UE,

wherein the first resource allocation information included in the first stage SCI indicates a first resource region, the first resource region is used for first sidelink communication, the second resource allocation information included in the second stage SCI indicates a second resource region, and the second resource region is used for second sidelink communication.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first resource allocation information indicates resource regions of n SL channels, the second resource allocation information indicates resource regions of k SL channels, each of the n SL channels and the k SL channels includes one PSCCH and one PSSCH belonging to a same resource block (RB) set, and each of n and k is a natural number.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein one of n, k, and (n+k) is obtained from the base station through one or more of higher layer signaling, medium access control (MAC) signaling, or physical (PHY) signaling.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein a sidelink channel including the PSCCH and the PSSCH is received in a monitoring occasion, the monitoring occasion is configured for a specific cast type, and the specific cast type is one of a unicast scheme, a groupcast scheme, or a broadcast scheme.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first stage SCI further includes a second indicator indicating a usage scheme of a sidelink channel, the second indicator set to a first value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI and data, and the second indicator set to a second value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI.

14. The method according to claim 9 , wherein:

a usage scheme of a sidelink channel including the PSCCH and the PSSCH is classified into a first scheme and a second scheme;

when the first scheme is used, the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI, and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI and data;

when the second scheme is used, the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI, and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI; and

the first scheme is used when a size of the data is less than or equal to a threshold value, and the second scheme is used when the size of the data exceeds the threshold value.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the threshold value is obtained from the base station through one or more of higher layer signaling, MAC signaling, or PHY signaling.

16. A first user equipment (UE), comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing at least one instruction executable by the processor, wherein the at least one instruction causes the first UE to:

generate a first stage sidelink control information (SCI) including first resource allocation information and a first indicator indicating whether a second stage SCI includes second resource allocation information;

transmit the first stage SCI to the second UE on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and

perform first sidelink communication with the second UE by using a first resource region indicated by the first resource allocation information,

wherein the second resource allocation information included in the second stage SCI indicates a second resource region, and the second resource region is used for second sidelink communication.

17. The first UE according to claim 16 , wherein when the first indicator indicates that the second stage SCI includes the second resource allocation information, the at least one instruction further causes the first UE to transmit, to the second UE, the second stage SCI including the second resource allocation information on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), wherein the second resource region indicated by the second resource allocation information is different from the first resource region.

18. The first UE according to claim 16 , wherein the first stage SCI further includes a second indicator indicating a usage scheme of a sidelink channel, the second indicator set to a first value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and a PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI and data, and the second indicator set to a second value indicates that the PSCCH is used for transmission of the first stage SCI and the PSSCH is used for transmission of the second stage SCI.

19. The first UE according to claim 16 , wherein the first resource allocation information indicates resource regions of n SL channels, the second resource allocation information indicates resource regions of k SL channels, each of the n SL channels and the k SL channels includes one PSCCH and one PSSCH belonging to a same resource block (RB) set, and each of n and k is a natural number.

20. The first UE according to claim 16 , wherein a sidelink channel including the PSCCH and a PSSCH is transmitted in a monitoring occasion, the monitoring occasion is configured for a specific cast type, and the specific cast type is one of a unicast scheme, a groupcast scheme, or a broadcast scheme.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2022
From: SON, HYUK MIN; HAHN, GENE BACK; JUNG, IN YONG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059752/0324 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0131309 · Oct 12, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62927871 · Oct 30, 2019
Related Publication 20220377726A1 · Nov 24, 2022
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