IP Library Granted Patent US 9,641,995
Granted Patent B2
US 9,641,995 · App. 14/407,010 · Granted May 2, 2017

User equipment detection method for direct communication between user equipment and user equipment in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Hanbyul Seo (Anyang-si, KR); Jonghyun Park (Anyang-si, KR); Seungmin Lee (Anyang-si, KR); Suckchel Yang (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04W8/005H04W72/042H04W76/023H04W48/12H04W88/02H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 9,641,995
App. No.
14/407,010
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present application is a method for enabling user equipment to transmit and receive a discovery signal for direct communication between user equipment in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information related to a plurality of configurations for the discovery signal through an upper layer; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information on a first sub-frame, comprising a field indicating one configuration among the plurality of configurations through a physical layer; and transmitting and receiving the discovery signal on the first frame and then on a second frame by using the indicated configuration.

Claims (24)

1. A method for, at a first user equipment (UE), receiving a discovery signal for direct communication with a second UE in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by the first UE, information about a plurality of configurations for the discovery signal from a base station;

receiving, by the first UE and on a first subframe, downlink control information including a field indicating a configuration, which is used for reception of the discovery signal from the second UE on a second subframe after the first subframe, among the plurality of configurations from the base station;

reporting, by the first UE, information about whether transmission at a first symbol of a next subframe of the second subframe is possible or not, in case that switching operation from reception on the second subframe to transmission on the next subframe of the second subframe is performed,

wherein the discovery signal uses a last symbol of the second subframe and there is an uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station on the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe;

determining, by the first UE, whether or not to detect the discovery signal on the second subframe, in consideration of uplink signals to be transmitted to the base station; and

detecting, by the first UE, the discovery signal on the second subframe, if the transmission at the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe is possible,

wherein the first UE avoids detecting the discovery signal on the second subframe, if the transmission at the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe is not possible.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first UE avoids detecting the discovery signal on the second subframe, if there is an uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station on the second subframe.

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

reporting a received strength of the discovery signal and information about the second subframe to the base station if the first UE detects the discovery signal on the second subframe.

4. A first user equipment (UE) apparatus for receiving a discovery signal for direct communication with a second UE apparatus in a wireless communication system, the first UE apparatus comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor operatively connected to the transceiver and configured to:

receive information about a plurality of configurations for the discovery signal from a base station,

receive, on a first subframe, downlink control information including a field indicating a configuration, which is used for reception of the discovery signal from the second UE apparatus on a second subframe after the first subframe, among the plurality of configurations from the base station,

report information about whether transmission at a first symbol of a next subframe of the second subframe is possible or not, in case that switching operation from reception on the second subframe to transmission on the next subframe of the second subframe is performed,

wherein the discovery signal uses a last symbol of the second subframe and there is an uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station on the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe,

determine whether or not to detect the discovery signal on the second subframe, in consideration of uplink signals to be transmitted to the base station, and

detect the discovery signal on the second subframe, if the transmission at the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe is possible,

wherein the first UE apparatus avoids detecting the discovery signal on the second subframe, if the transmission at the first symbol of the next subframe of the second subframe is not possible.

5. The first UE apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to avoid detecting the discovery signal on the second subframe, if there is an uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station on the second subframe.

6. The first UE apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

report a received strength of the discovery signal and information about the second subframe to the base station if the processor detects the discovery signal on the second subframe.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2014
From: SEO, HANBYUL; PARK, JONGHYUN; LEE, SEUNGMIN; YANG, SUCKCHEL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61659991 · Jun 15, 2012
Provisional Application 61767756 · Feb 21, 2013
Related Publication 20150181406A1 · Jun 25, 2015