IP Library Granted Patent US 12,659,935
Granted Patent B2
US 12,659,935 · App. 18/212,804 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Wireless communication method and terminal device

Inventors: Shichang Zhang (Dongguan, CN); Yi Ding (Dongguan, CN); Zhenshan Zhao (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04W72/02H04W28/26H04W72/1263H04W72/25
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Patent No.
US 12,659,935
App. No.
18/212,804
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a wireless communication method and a terminal device. The method includes: transmitting, by a first terminal, a reference resource set to a second terminal through a physical channel in sequence format. The reference resource set is used for the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection, or the reference resource set is used to trigger the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection.

Claims (112)

1 . A wireless communication method, comprising:

transmitting, by a first terminal, a reference resource set to a second terminal through a physical channel in sequence format, wherein the reference resource set is carried in the physical channel in sequence format;

wherein the reference resource set is used for the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection, or the reference resource set is used to trigger the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection;

wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal, a Physical Resource Block (PRB) set available for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format;

wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the first terminal, a transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to a time-frequency resource position of a first Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmitted by the second terminal, wherein a PRB used for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format belongs to the PRB set for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format determined by the first terminal;

wherein determining, by the first terminal, the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format comprises:

determining, by the first terminal, the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to time-frequency resource positions of Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal, wherein Q is a positive integer;

wherein:

the reference resource set comprises Q resources used for at least one of Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) or PSSCH transmission, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSCCH, and Q≤2, or, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSSCH.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a period of a PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format in a resource pool is the same as a period of a PRB set available for physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission in the resource pool, and the PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format is located at the last two Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols available for sidelink communication in one slot.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for transmission of physical channel in sequence format is the same as at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for PSFCH transmission, or the at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format is at least in part different from the at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for PSFCH transmission.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first terminal, the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format, comprises:

determining, by the first terminal from the at least one PRB, the PRB used for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format according to a source terminal identity indicated in Sidelink Control Information (SCI) used for scheduling the first PSSCH;

wherein the at least one PRB is at least one PRB for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to a subchannel in a slot where the first PSCCH is located.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the first terminal, the at least one PRB for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to the subchannel in the slot where the first PSSCH is located:

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wherein the at least one PRB is at least one PRB for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to a subchannel in a slot where the first PSCCH is located.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first PSSCH is located at a time unit n, and the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format is located at a time unit m; and

an interval between n and m is not smaller than a first threshold, and the time unit comprises at least one of a symbol or a slot.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first terminal, the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to time-frequency resource positions of the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal comprises:

determining, by the first terminal, a slot j for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format according to a slot m corresponding to the Q reserved resources;

wherein the slot m is a slot where the Q reserved resources are located, or the slot m is a slot where the first reserved resource among the Q reserved resources is located, and the slot j is the maximum value of a slot index where there exists a resource for the physical channel in sequence format before m−T proc,1 −T proc,0 , T proc,0 is the time for the second terminal to decode the reference resource set, T proc,i is the time for the second terminal to respond according to the reference resource set.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first terminal, the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to time-frequency resource positions of the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal comprises:

determining, by the first terminal, the PRB used for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format from at least one PRB according to a source terminal identity indicated in SCI used for indicating the Q reserved resources;

wherein the at least one PRB is at least one PRB for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to one subchannel in one slot.

9 . A wireless communication method, comprising:

receiving, by a second terminal, a reference resource set transmitted from a first terminal through a physical channel in sequence format, wherein the reference resource set is carried in the physical channel in sequence format, wherein a Physical Resource Block (PRB) set available for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format is determined by the first terminal, a transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format is determined by the first terminal according to a time-frequency resource position of a first Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmitted by the second terminal, wherein a PRB used for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format belongs to the PRB set for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format determined by the first terminal;

wherein the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format is determined by the first terminal according to time-frequency resource positions of Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal, wherein Q is a positive integer;

wherein:

the reference resource set comprises Q resources used for at least one of Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) or PSSCH transmission, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSCCH, and Q≤2, or, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSSCH,

wherein the reference resource set is used for the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection, or the reference resource set is used to trigger the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein receiving, by the second terminal, the reference resource set transmitted from the first terminal through the physical channel in sequence format, comprises:

detecting, by the second terminal, the physical channel in sequence format carrying the reference resource set on a target resource for the physical channel in sequence format.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the target resource comprises at least one of the following:

a resource for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to a reserved resource indicated by the second terminal,

a resource for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmitted by the second terminal for indicating a reserved resource,

a resource for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding a PSSCH scheduled by a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) transmitted by the second terminal for indicating a reserved resource, and

a resource for the physical channel in sequence format corresponding to trigger signaling transmitted by the second terminal for triggering the first terminal to provide the reference resource set.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to one or more resources in the reference resource set conflicting with a resource reserved by another terminal, reselecting, by the second terminal, a reserved resource; or,

in response to the second terminal determining that there is a half-duplex restriction according to the reference resource set, reselecting, by the second terminal, a reserved resource.

13 . A terminal device comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store a computer program, and the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

transmit a reference resource set to a second terminal through a physical channel in sequence format, wherein the reference resource set is carried in the physical channel in sequence format;

wherein the reference resource set is used for the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection, or the reference resource set is used to trigger the second terminal to perform resource selection or resource reselection;

wherein the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

determine a Physical Resource Block (PRB) set available for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format;

wherein the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

determine a transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to a time-frequency resource position of a first Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) transmitted by the second terminal, wherein a PRB used for transmitting the physical channel in sequence format belongs to the PRB set for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format determined by the terminal device;

wherein the processor is used to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to cause the terminal device to:

determine the transmission resource for the physical channel in sequence format according to time-frequency resource positions of Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal, wherein Q is a positive integer;

wherein:

the reference resource set comprises Q resources used for at least one of Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) or PSSCH transmission, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSCCH, and Q≤2, or, the Q resources correspond to the Q reserved resources indicated by the second terminal through a PSSCH.

14 . The terminal device according to claim 13 , wherein a period of a PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format in a resource pool is the same as a period of a PRB set available for physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission in the resource pool, and the PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format is located at the last two Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols available for sidelink communication in one slot.

15 . The terminal device according to claim 14 , wherein at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for transmission of physical channel in sequence format is the same as at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for PSFCH transmission, or the at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for transmission of the physical channel in sequence format is at least in part different from the at least one PRB comprised in the PRB set used for PSFCH transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: ZHANG, SHICHANG; DING, YI; ZHAO, ZHENSHAN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064027/0303 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020139632 · Dec 25, 2020
Related Publication 20230354269A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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