IP Library Granted Patent US 12,574,161
Granted Patent B2
US 12,574,161 · App. 17/926,406 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Method and apparatus for determining time density related to PT-RS in NR V2X

Inventors: Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Uihyun Hong (Seoul, KR); Daesung Hwang (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L1/1816H04L5/0051H04W72/0446H04W72/25H04W4/40
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Patent No.
US 12,574,161
App. No.
17/926,406
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, proposed is a method by which a first device performs wireless communication. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving sidelink control information (SCI) related to initial transmission of a transport block from a second device through a first physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); receiving the transport block from the second device through a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the first PSCCH; determining a resource related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) on the basis of an index of a slot and an index of a subchannel related to the first PSSCH; transmitting an sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgment (SL HARQ NACK) related to the transport block to the second device on the basis of the resource related to the PSFCH; receiving SCI related to retransmission of the transport block from the second device through a second PSCCH; and determining a time density related to a phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS) on the basis of the fact that the SCI related to the retransmission includes a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index field indicating a reserved state. For example, the time density related to the PT-RS may be determined on the basis of a reference MCS index value related to the MCS index field indicating the reserved state.

Claims (45)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, from a second device, first sidelink control information (SCI) related to an initial transmission of a transport block through a first physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH);

receiving, from the second device, the transport block through a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the first PSCCH:

determining a resource related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH), based on an index of a subchannel and an index of a slot related to the first PSSCH:

transmitting, to the second device, sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement (SL HARQ NACK) related to the transport block, based on the resource related to the PSFCH:

receiving, from the second device, second SCI related to a retransmission of the transport block through a second PSCCH; and

determining a time density related to a phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), based on the second SCI related to the retransmission including a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index field which represents a reserved state,

wherein the time density related to the PT-RS is determined based on a reference MCS index value related to the MCS index field which represents the reserved state, and

wherein the reference MCS index value is determined based on MCS index values with the same modulation order as the MCS index field which represents the reserved state.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the PT-RS based on the time density related to the PT-RS through a second PSSCH related to the second PSCCH.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference MCS index value is an MCS index value with a highest target code rate or a highest spectral efficiency among the MCS index values with the same modulation order.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference MCS index value is an MCS index value with a lowest target code rate or a lowest spectral efficiency among the MCS index values with the same modulation order.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference MCS index value is determined based on an average value of the MCS index values with the same modulation order.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the reference MCS index value is an MCS index value with a smallest difference value from the average value among the MCS index values with the same modulation order.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the reference MCS index value is a value greater than the average value.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the reference MCS index value is a value smaller than the average value.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference MCS index value is an MCS index value in a pre-configured order among the MCS index values with the same modulation order.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an MCS field in third SCI successfully received in a closest slot before a slot in which the second SCI related to the retransmission is received includes the reference MCS index value.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the closest slot is located within a maximum time gap which can be signaled with one SCI from the slot in which the second SCI related to the retransmission is received.

12 . A first device comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more transceivers; and

one or more memories connected to the one or more processors and storing instructions,

wherein the instructions, based on being executed by the one or more processors, cause the first device to:

receive, from a second device, first sidelink control information (SCI) related to an initial transmission of a transport block through a first physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH):

receive, from the second device, the transport block through a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the first PSCCH:

determine a resource related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH), based on an index of a subchannel and an index of a slot related to the first PSSCH:

transmit, to the second device, sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement (SL HARQ NACK) related to the transport block, based on the resource related to the PSFCH:

receive, from the second device, second SCI related to a retransmission of the transport block through a second PSCCH; and

determine a time density related to a phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), based on the second SCI related to the retransmission including a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index field which represents a reserved state,

wherein the time density related to the PT-RS is determined based on a reference MCS index value related to the MCS index field which represents the reserved state, and

wherein the reference MCS index value is determined based on MCS index values with the same modulation order as the MCS index field which represents the reserved state.

13 . A processing device adapted to control a first device, the processing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories connected to the one or more processors and storing instructions,

wherein the instructions, based on being executed by the one or more processors, cause the first device to:

receive, from a second device, first sidelink control information (SCI) related to an initial transmission of a transport block through a first physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH);

receive, from the second device, the transport block through a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) related to the first PSCCH;

determine a resource related to a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH), based on an index of a subchannel and an index of a slot related to the first PSSCH;

transmit, to the second device, sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement (SL HARQ NACK) related to the transport block, based on the resource related to the PSFCH;

receive, from the second device, second SCI related to a retransmission of the transport block through a second PSCCH; and

determine a time density related to a phase-tracking reference signal (PT-RS), based on the second SCI related to the retransmission including a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index field which represents a reserved state,

wherein the time density related to the PT-RS is determined based on a reference MCS index value related to the MCS index field which represents the reserved state, and

wherein the reference MCS index value is determined based on MCS index values with the same modulation order as the MCS index field which represents the reserved state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; HONG, UIHYUN; HWANG, DAESUNG; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (6)
KR 10-2020-0061076 · May 21, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0062325 · May 25, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0073212 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0073241 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0073273 · Jun 16, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0098715 · Aug 6, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230254069A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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