Communication method and communications apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11234236-B2
Application number	US-202016897854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2020
Priority date	Jan 27, 2016
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to communication methods and communications apparatus. In one example communication method, a first terminal determines a start time unit of a resource period, and transmits communication data in the resource period, where communication data is transmitted in the start time unit and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period. Then the first terminal sends transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information to a second terminal that performs direct communication with the first terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method, comprising:
determining, by a first terminal, a start time unit of a resource period in a resource, wherein the resource comprises a plurality of resource periods having a same period duration;
transmitting, by the first terminal, communication data in the resource period to a second terminal, wherein the communication data is transmitted in the start time unit and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period;
sending, by the first terminal, transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information to the second terminal;
wherein the transmission sequence number indication information indicates that currently transmitted communication data is initial transmission or retransmission, and wherein the time domain transmission resource indication information indicates a time domain resource position that is relative to the start time unit and that is of the initial transmission or the retransmission; and
transmitting, by the first terminal, subsequent communication data periodically in following resource periods of the resource according to the start time unit and the period duration to the second terminal.

2. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprise:
determining, by the first terminal, the period duration of the resource period in the resource, wherein the period duration is configured by a network device or preconfigured.

3. The communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the first terminal, resource period indication information to the second terminal, wherein the resource period indication information indicates the period duration of the resource period used by the first terminal.

4. A communication method, comprising:
obtaining, by a second terminal, transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information from a first terminal, wherein:
the transmission sequence number indication information indicates that a communication data is initial transmission or retransmission, wherein the communication data is transmitted in a start time unit of a resource period and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period; and
the time domain transmission resource indication information indicates a time domain resource position that is relative to the start time unit and that is of the initial transmission or the retransmission;

determining, by the second terminal and according to the transmission sequence number indication information and the time domain transmission resource indication information, the time domain resource position of the initial transmission and the retransmission;
receiving, by the second terminal, resource period indication information from the first terminal, wherein the resource period indication information indicates a period duration of the resource period used by the first terminal; and
receiving, by the second terminal, subsequent communication data periodically in following resource periods having the same period duration according to the start time unit and the period duration from the first terminal.

5. A communications apparatus, applied to a sending terminal, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the programming instructions enable the communication apparatus to:
determine a start time unit of a resource period in a resource, wherein the resource comprises a plurality of resource periods having a same period duration;
transmit communication data in the resource period to a receiving terminal that performs direct communication with the sending terminal, wherein communication data is transmitted in the start time unit and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period;
send transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information to the receiving terminal;
wherein the transmission sequence number indication information indicates that currently transmitted communication data is initial transmission or retransmission, and wherein the time domain transmission resource indication information indicates a time domain resource position that is relative to the start time unit and that is of the initial transmission or the retransmission; and
transmit subsequent communication data periodically in following resource periods of the resource according to the start time unit and the period duration to the receiving terminal.

6. The communications apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the programming instructions further enable the communication apparatus to:
determine the period duration of the resource period in the resource, wherein the period duration is configured by a network device or preconfigured.

7. The communications apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the programming instructions further enable the communication apparatus to:
send resource period indication information to the receiving terminal, wherein the resource period indication information indicates the period duration of the resource period used by the sending terminal.

8. A communications apparatus, applied to a receiving terminal, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the programming instructions enable the communication apparatus to:
obtain transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information from a sending terminal that performs device-to-device communication with the receiving terminal, wherein the transmission sequence number indication information indicates that a communication data is initial transmission or retransmission, wherein the communication data is transmitted in a start time unit of a resource period and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period, and wherein the time domain transmission resource indication information indicates a time domain resource position that is relative to the start time unit and that is of the initial transmission or the retransmission;
determine, according to the transmission sequence number indication information and the time domain transmission resource indication information, the time domain resource position of the initial transmission and the retransmission;
receive resource period indication information from a first terminal, wherein the resource period indication information indicates a period duration of the resource period used by the first terminal; and
receive subsequent communication data periodically in following resource periods having the same period duration according to the start time unit and the period duration.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
determine a start time unit of a resource period in a resource, wherein the resource comprises a plurality of resource periods having a same period duration;
transmit communication data in the resource period, wherein communication data is transmitted in the start time unit and the communication data is retransmitted in another time unit of the resource period;
send transmission sequence number indication information and time domain transmission resource indication information to a receiving ter

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liu Deping
• Lu Zhenwei

Classifications

• H04W92/18

  between terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W4/44

  for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] · CPC title

• H04W4/46

  for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V] · CPC title

• H04L5/0082

  at predetermined intervals · CPC title

• H04W72/25

  between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink · CPC title