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Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,110 · App. 17/606,650 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

User equipment and communication method

Inventors: Shohei Yoshioka (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Huan Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W72/23H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,557,110
App. No.
17/606,650
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user equipment includes a transmitting unit that transmits data using a resource specified by a sidelink grant set in advance and a receiving unit that receives a sidelink grant for retransmission of the data. The transmitting unit retransmits the data based on the sidelink grant for the retransmission.

Claims (31)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a base station, configuration information for configuring a resource to be used for terminal-to-terminal direct communication beforehand, and control information for dynamically configuring the resource;

a processor configured to schedule, based on selecting between the configuration information and the control information, a first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication,

wherein the selecting between the configuration information and the control information being based on a type of an identifier by which the control information is scrambled,

wherein the processor determines whether to retransmit the data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication based on a value in information indicating new data included in the control information,

wherein, in response to the processor selecting the control information, the processor is configured to dynamically schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the control information, and

wherein, in response to the processor selecting the configuration information, the processor is configured to schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the configuration information; and

a transmitter configured to retransmit data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication by using the first resource scheduled for retransmitting data by the processor.

2 . The terminal as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the processor activates or deactivates the configuration information based on the control information,

wherein the configuration information is a configured grant, and

wherein activating the configuration information allows the terminal to use the configuration information to schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication and deactivating the configuration information does not allow the terminal to use the configuration information to schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication.

3 . A communication system comprising:

a base station comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit, to a terminal, configuration information for configuring a resource to be used for terminal-to-terminal direct communication beforehand, and control information for dynamically configuring the resource; and

the terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from the base station, the configuration information and the control information from the base station;

a processor configured to schedule, based on selecting between the configuration information and the control information, a first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication,

wherein the selecting between the configuration information and the control information being based on a type of an identifier by which the control information is scrambled,

wherein the processor determines whether to retransmit the data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication based on a value in information indicating new data included in the control information,

wherein, in response to the processor selecting the control information, the processor is configured to dynamically schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the control information, and

wherein, in response to the processor selecting the configuration information, the processor is configured to schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the configuration information; and

a transmitter configured to retransmit data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication to another terminal by using the first resource scheduled for retransmitting data by the processor.

4 . A communication method of a terminal, comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information for configuring a resource to be used for terminal-to-terminal direct communication beforehand, and control information for dynamically configuring the resource;

scheduling, based on selecting between the configuration information and the control information, a first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication,

wherein the selecting between the configuration information and the control information being based on a type of an identifier by which the control information is scrambled,

wherein the terminal determines whether to retransmit the data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication based on a value in information indicating new data included in the control information,

wherein, in response to the terminal selecting the control information, the terminal is configured to dynamically schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the control information, and

wherein, in response to the terminal selecting the configuration information, the terminal is configured to schedule the first resource for retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication using the configuration information; and

retransmitting data of the terminal-to-terminal direct communication by using the first resource scheduled for retransmitting data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: YOSHIOKA, SHOHEI; NAGATA, SATOSHI; WANG, HUAN
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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