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US 12,402,104 · App. 17/961,386 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Method and apparatus for determining transport block size

Inventors: Wenting Guo (Shanghai, CN); Hongjia Su (Shanghai, CN); Lei Lu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
H04W72/044H04L5/0051H04W72/53
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Patent No.
US 12,402,104
App. No.
17/961,386
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for determining a transport block size includes: determining an overhead of a sidelink data channel PSSCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a physical resource block (PRB) of a first time-frequency resource, where the first time-frequency resource includes a first time unit in time domain; and determining, based on the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS, a number of resource elements (REs) on the first time-frequency resource that are for data transmission, where the number of REs for data transmission is for determining a transport block size (TBS) of the sidelink data channel PSSCH. The method provides a combined gain of a plurality of transmissions of a same transport block, and supports DMRS configurations of different quantities of DMRS symbols in initial transmission and retransmission of one transport block.

Claims (98)

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by an apparatus, an overhead of a physical sidelink shared channel demodulation reference signal (PSSCH DMRS) in a physical resource block (PRB) of a first time-frequency resource, wherein the PSSCH DMRS is for demodulating a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); and

determining, by the apparatus, based on the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS, a number of resource elements (REs) on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, wherein the number of REs is for determining a transport block size (TBS) of the PSSCH;

wherein determining the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS is based on a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration set, wherein the DMRS configuration set comprises one or more DMRS time domain pattern configurations, wherein each DMRS time domain pattern configuration indicates a specific number of DMRS symbols, wherein the DMRS configuration set is in a resource pool to which the first time-frequency resource belongs, and wherein the overhead N DMRS PRB of the PSSCH DMRS satisfies:

DMRS configuration set

N DMRS PRB

{2}

12

{3}

18

{4}

24

{2, 3}

15

{2, 4}

18

{3, 4}

21

{2, 3, 4}

 18.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the DMRS configuration set is configured by a network side device or preconfigured.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the resource pool is a set of time resources and frequency resources for sidelink communication.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH is further related to at least one of the following:

a number of subcarriers in one PRB;

a number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or an overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB;

a number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as a number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); or

an overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH satisfies:

N RE =( N SC PRB ×N sym sh′ −N DMRS PRB −x )× M PSSCH PRB −N SCI1 −N SCI2 ,

where N RE represents the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, N SC PRB represents the number of subcarriers in one PRB, N sym sh′ represents the number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource, N DMRS PRB represents the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS in one PRB, x represents the overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or the overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB, M PSSCH PRB , represents the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as the number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource, N SCI1 represents the overhead of first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), and N SCI2 represents the overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors, and

a non-transitory storage medium in communication with the one or more processors, wherein the non-transitory storage medium is configured to store program instructions, and wherein, when executed by the one or more processors, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform:

determining an overhead of a physical sidelink shared channel demodulation reference signal (PSSCH DMRS) in a physical resource block (PRB) of a first time-frequency resource, wherein the PSSCH DMRS is for demodulating a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); and

determining, based on the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS, a number of resource elements (REs) on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, wherein the number of REs is for determining a transport block size (TBS) of the PSSCH;

wherein determining the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS is based on a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration set, wherein the DMRS configuration set comprises one or more DMRS time domain pattern configurations, wherein each DMRS time domain pattern configuration indicates a specific number of DMRS symbols, wherein the DMRS configuration set is in a resource pool to which the first time-frequency resource belongs, and wherein the overhead N DMRS PRB of the PSSCH DMRS satisfies:

DMRS configuration set

N DMRS PRB

{2}

12

{3}

18

{4}

24

{2, 3}

15

{2, 4}

18

{3, 4}

21

{2, 3, 4}

 18.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the DMRS configuration set is configured by a network side device or preconfigured.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the resource pool is a set of time resources and frequency resources for sidelink communication.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH is further related to at least one of the following:

a number of subcarriers in one PRB;

a number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or an overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB;

a number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as a number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); or

an overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH satisfies:

N RE =( N SC PRB ×N sym sh′ −N DMRS PRB −x )× M PSSCH PRB −N SCI1 −N SCI2 ,

where N RE represents the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, N SC PRB represents the number of subcarriers in one PRB, N sym sh′ represents the number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource, N DMRS PRB represents the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS in one PRB, x represents the overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or the overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB, M PSSCH PRB , represents the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as the number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource, N SCI1 represents the overhead of first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), and N SCI2 represents the overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed, the following steps are performed:

determining an overhead of a physical sidelink shared channel demodulation reference signal (PSSCH DMRS) in a physical resource block (PRB) of a first time-frequency resource, wherein the PSSCH DMRS is for demodulating a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); and

determining, based on the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS, a number of resource elements (REs) on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, wherein the number of REs is for determining a transport block size (TBS) of the PSSCH;

wherein determining the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS is based on a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration set, wherein the DMRS configuration set comprises one or more DMRS time domain pattern configurations, wherein each DMRS time domain pattern configuration indicates a specific number of DMRS symbols, wherein the DMRS configuration set is in a resource pool to which the first time-frequency resource belongs, and wherein the overhead N DMRS PRB of the PSSCH DMRS satisfies:

DMRS configuration set

N DMRS PRB

{2}

12

{3}

18

{4}

24

{2, 3}

15

{2, 4}

18

{3, 4}

21

{2, 3, 4}

 18.

12. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the DMRS configuration set is configured by a network side device or preconfigured.

13. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the resource pool is a set of time resources and frequency resources for sidelink communication.

14. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH is further related to at least one of the following:

a number of subcarriers in one PRB;

a number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or an overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB;

a number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as a number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource;

an overhead of first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); or

an overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

15. The medium according to claim 11 , wherein the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH satisfies:

N RE =( N SC PRB ×N sym sh′ −N DMRS PRB −x )× M PSSCH PRB −N SCI1 −N SCI2 ,

where N RE represents the number of REs on the first time-frequency resource that are allocated for the PSSCH, N SC PRB represents the number of subcarriers in one PRB, N sym sh′ represents the number of reference symbols for the PSSCH in one PRB in a first time unit, wherein the first time unit is a time domain length of the first time-frequency resource, N DMRS PRB represents the overhead of the PSSCH DMRS in one PRB, x represents the overhead of a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and/or the overhead of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in one PRB, M PSSCH PRB , represents the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH, wherein the number of PRBs comprised in the PSSCH is the same as the number of PRBs comprised in the first time-frequency resource, N SCI1 represents the overhead of a first control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the first control information is carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), and N SCI2 represents the overhead of second control information on the first time-frequency resource, wherein the second control information is carried on the PSSCH.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: GUO, WENTING; SU, HONGJIA; LU, LEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068766/0230 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010281605.8 · Apr 10, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
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