Method and device for transmitting synchronization signal for device-to-device communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10129842-B2
Application number	US-201515310091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2015
Priority date	May 9, 2014
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than that of a 4G system and subsequent systems, and a system thereof. The present invention can be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security, and safety related services and the like). The present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting a synchronization signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication. According to the present invention, a first terminal receives a D2D synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a physical D2D synchronization channel (PD2DSCH) corresponding to the D2DSS from a second terminal, and transmits the D2DSS to the second terminal according to a method preassigned with the second terminal so as to indicate that the first terminal has successfully received the D2DSS or the PD2DSCH.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first UE, a first D2D synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a first physical D2D synchronization channel (PD2DSCH) corresponding to the first D2DSS from a second UE,
acquiring, by the first UE, transmission power information of the first D2DSS and transmission power information of the first PD2DSCH from the received first PD2DSCH, and estimating a path loss value between the second UE and the first UE based on the received first PD2DSCH;
setting, by the first UE, a transmission power of a second D2DSS transmitted to the second UE, based on the acquired transmission power information and the estimated path loss value; and
transmitting the second D2DSS to the second UE so as to indicate that the first UE has successfully received the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the second D2DSS to the second UE comprises:
transmitting, by the first UE, both the second D2DSS and a second PD2DSCH to the second UE so as to indicate that the first UE has successfully received both the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the second D2DSS to the second UE comprises:
transmitting, by the first UE, the second D2DSS to the second UE, using a pre-arranged sequence or resource so as to indicate that the first UE has successfully received the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH.

4. A method for transmitting a synchronization signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the method comprising:
transmitting, by a first UE, a first D2D synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a first physical D2D synchronization channel (PD2DSCH) corresponding to the first D2DSS to a second UE;
determining, by the first UE, whether the first D2DSS and first PD2DSCH have been successfully transmitted depending on whether a second D2DSS is received from the second UE;
transmitting, by the first UE, a result of the determination to a base station; and
adjusting, by the first UE, a transmission power of the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH,
wherein the transmission power is adjusted based on a predetermined rule or a command from the base station.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first UE transmits the result of the determination to the base station, by using Uplink Control Information (UCI) or a predetermined bit of a Medium Access Control (MAC) payload.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first UE transmits, when a random access procedure is performed, the determination result to the base station.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
when it is determined that the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH have been successfully transmitted, stopping, by the first UE, a transmission of the first PD2DSCH and the first D2DSS.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined rule is set based on at least one of a maximum transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, a minimum transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, an initial transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, and a number of the transmission of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH.

9. An apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver configured to:
transmit, to another UE, a first D2D synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a first physical D2D synchronization channel (PD2DSCH) corresponding to the first D2DSS; and

a processor configured to:
determine whether the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH have been successfully transmitted depending on whether a second D2DSS is received from the another UE and control an operation of the transceiver unit;
adjust a transmission power of the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH; and
wherein the transceiver further configured to transmit a result of the determination to a base station, and
wherein the transmission power is adjusted based on a predetermined rule or a command from the base station.

10. An apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver configured to:
receive, from another UE, a first D2D synchronization signal (D2DSS) and a first physical D2D synchronization channel (PD2DSCH) corresponding to the first D2DSS; and
transmit a D2DSS to the another UE so as to indicate that the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH has been successfully received; and

a processor configured to:
control an operation of the transceiver;
acquire, from the received first PD2DSCH, transmission power information of the first D2DSS and transmission power information of the first PD2DSCH;
estimate a path loss value between the another UE based on the received first PD2DSCH; and
set the transmission power of a second D2DSS which is transmitted to the another UE based on the acquired transmission power information and the estimated path loss value.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the transceiver transmits both the second D2DSS and a second PD2DSCH to the other UE so as to indicate that both the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH have been successfully received.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the transceiver transmits the second D2DSS to the other UE, using a pre-arranged sequence or resource so as to indicate that the apparatus has successfully received the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined rule is set based on at least one of a maximum transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, a minimum transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, an initial transmission power of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH, and a number of the transmission of the first D2DSS or the first PD2DSCH.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the transceiver transmits a result of determination to the base station, by using Uplink Control Information (UCI) or a predetermined bit of a Medium Access Control (MAC) payload.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, when a random access procedure is performed, the transceiver transmits a result of determination to the base station.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, when it is determined that the first D2DSS and the first PD2DSCH have been successfully transmitted, the processor is configured to control the transceiver to stop a transmission of the first PD2DSCH and the first D2DSS.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Cheol
• Ryu Hyun-Seok
• Park Seung-Hoon
• Xue Peng
• Yu Hyun-Kyu
• Choi Sang-Won

Classifications

• H04W72/21

  in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network · CPC title

• H04W52/242

  taking into account path loss · CPC title

• H04W56/001 Primary

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title

• H04W72/0413

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W52/383

  power control in peer-to-peer links · CPC title