Granted Patent B2

US 12,294,998 · App. 17/635,885 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventors: Gene Back Hahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); In Yong Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyuk Min Son (Iksan, KR)

Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation

H04W72/20H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W72/1263

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A method for operating a first terminal in a communication system supporting sidelink communication, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, information on configuration for a resource pool;

selecting at least one resource in the resource pool;

generating first-stage sidelink control information (SCI) including information for scheduling of physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and second-stage SCI on the PSSCH;

generating the second-stage SCI associated with the first-stage SCI;

transmitting the first-stage SCI to a second terminal in a first resource region on physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and

transmitting, to the second terminal, data and the second-stage SCI in a second resource region on the PSSCH,

wherein the first-stage SCI includes resource allocation information and modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information of the second-stage SCI,

wherein the resource allocation information includes an offset between the first resource region for the first-stage SCI and the second resource region for the second-stage SCI, and

wherein at least one of the first resource region or the second resource region is included in the at least one resource in the resource pool.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first resource region and the second resource region belong to an SCI occasion, and the first resource region and the second resource region are contiguous physical resources within the SCI occasion.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a size of the second resource region is determined according to a resource allocation format of the second-stage SCI, and the resource allocation format is indicated by higher layer signaling.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first reference signal used for demodulation of the first-stage SCI is transmitted in the first resource region, and a second reference signal used for demodulation of the second-stage SCI is transmitted in the second resource region.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal are mapped to same physical resources.

6. A first terminal in a communication system supporting sidelink communication, the first terminal comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, information on configuration for a resource pool;

select at least one resource in the resource pool;

generate first-stage sidelink control information (SCI) including information for scheduling of physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and second-stage SCI on the PSSCH;

generate the second-stage SCI associated with the first-stage SCI;

transmit the first-stage SCI to a second terminal in a first resource region on physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and

transmit, to the second terminal, data and the second-stage SCI in a second resource region on the PSSCH,

wherein the first-stage SCI includes resource allocation information and modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information of the second-stage SCI,

wherein the resource allocation information includes an offset between the first resource region for the first-stage SCI and the second resource region for the second-stage SCI, and

wherein at least one of the first resource region or the second resource region is included in the at least one resource in the resource pool.

7. The first terminal of claim 6 , wherein the first resource region and the second resource region belong to an SCI occasion, and the first resource region and the second resource region are contiguous physical resources within the SCI occasion.

8. The first terminal of claim 6 , wherein a size of the second resource region is determined according to a resource allocation format of the second-stage SCI, and the resource allocation format is indicated by higher layer signaling.

9. The first terminal of claim 6 , wherein a first reference signal used for demodulation of the first-stage SCI is transmitted in the first resource region, and a second reference signal used for demodulation of the second-stage SCI is transmitted in the second resource region.

10. The first terminal of claim 9 , wherein the first reference signal and the second reference signal are mapped to same physical resources.

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