IP Library Granted Patent US 9,854,618
Granted Patent B2
US 9,854,618 · App. 15/223,890 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Mobile communication system and user terminal

Inventors: Naohisa Matsumoto (Kawasaki, JP); Kugo Morita (Yokohama, JP); Masato Fujishiro (Yokohama, JP); Takahiro Saiwai (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
H04W76/023H04W8/005H04W72/02H04W72/042H04W72/0406
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Patent No.
US 9,854,618
App. No.
15/223,890
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first user terminal according to an embodiment comprises: at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to perform processes of: determining first radio resources to be used for transmitting control information, the control information indicating location of second radio resources to be used for transmitting data by direct Device-to-Device communication; and directly transmitting the same control information repeatedly to a second user terminal in each resource block included in the first control resources.

Claims (30)

1. A first user terminal, comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein

the at least one processor is configured to perform processes of:

determining a plurality of first radio resources to be used for transmitting control information from the first user terminal to a second user terminal; and

directly transmitting the control information to the second user terminal in each of the plurality of first radio resources, by Device-to-Device (D2D) communication,

the control information is included in each of the plurality of first radio resources, and

the control information transmitted in each of the plurality of first radio resources indicates a same at least one subframe of second radio resources to be used for transmitting data by the D2D communication.

2. The first user terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the process of randomly determining the plurality of first radio resources from a resource area in which radio resources, which are able to be used for transmitting the control information, are arranged.

3. The first user terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform a process of receiving information on the plurality of first radio resources from a base station.

4. The first user terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the process of receiving the information by downlink control information from the base station.

5. The first user terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the process of receiving the information by a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the base station.

6. The first user terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform the process of transmitting the information if the first user terminal exists in a cell managed by the base station.

7. An apparatus for a first user terminal comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein

the at least one processor is configured to perform processes of:

determining a plurality of first radio resources to be used for transmitting control information from the first user terminal to a second user terminal; and

directly transmitting the control information to the second user terminal in each of the plurality of first radio resources, by Device-to-Device (D2D) communication,

the control information is included in each of the plurality of first radio resources,

each of first radio resources comprises one resource block, and

the control information transmitted in each of the plurality of first radio resources indicates a same at least one subframe of second resources to be used for transmitting data by the D2D communication.

8. The first user terminal according to claim 1 , wherein each of first radio resources comprises one resource block.

9. A first user terminal, comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein

sets of radio resources are arranged by repeating a set of radio resources in a time direction, the a set of radio resources being for control information of Device-to-Device (D2D) communication and for data corresponding to the control information,

the at least one processor is configured to perform processes of:

determining a plurality of first radio resources within a first set included in the sets of radio resources, wherein the plurality of first radio resources is to be used for transmitting first control information from the first user terminal to a second user terminal; and

directly transmitting the first control information to the second user terminal in each of the plurality of first radio resources by the D2D communication,

the first control information is included in each of the plurality of first radio resources within the first set,

the first control information transmitted in each of the plurality of first radio resources indicates a same at least one subframe of second radio resources within the first set, to be used for transmitting first data by the (D2D) communication, and

the at least one processor is configured to perform processes of directly transmitting the first data by the D2D communication by using the second radio resources within the first set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2016
From: MATSUMOTO, NAOHISA; MORITA, KUGO; FUJISHIRO, MASATO; SAIWAI, TAKAHIRO
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039294/0110 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTJP2015052413 · Jan 28, 2015
Provisional Application 61934305 · Jan 31, 2014
Related Publication 20160338127A1 · Nov 17, 2016