Method and apparatus for device-to-device communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9955409-B2
Application number	US-201414781283-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2014
Priority date	Mar 29, 2013
Publication date	Apr 24, 2018
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018

Abstract

Provided is a method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) communication, and, particularly, a method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) communication for discovering an adjacent UE through a network in a wireless cellular communication system. Provided are a method for performing device-to-device communication by a UE, and an apparatus therefor, the method including: transmitting a discovery request for discovering an adjacent UE to a server; scanning a discovery channel during a scanning time according to the discovery request; and performing the device-to-device communication with a discovered adjacent UE when the adjacent UE is discovered as a result of the scanning, wherein the discovery request is used for the server to transmit an announcement request to the adjacent UE corresponding to the discovery request, and the announcement indication information includes information which allows the adjacent UE to broadcast a discovery signal through the discovery channel during the scanning time.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication by a terminal, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a server, a discovery request to discover an adjacent terminal, wherein the discovery request includes information on a scanning time;
receiving, from a base station, announcement indication information during a broadcast period determined based on the scanning time, wherein the announcement indication information includes information on a discovery channel;
scanning the discovery channel during the scanning time; and
performing the D2D communication with the discovered adjacent terminal, when the adjacent terminal is discovered as a result of the scanning,
wherein the discovery request is used by the server to transmit an announcement request to the base station and to determine the broadcast period based on the scanning time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discovery request includes at least one of an identifier of an application that has requested a discovery for the adjacent terminal, location information of the terminal, and the scanning time.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the location information of the terminal comprises at least one of a E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier (ECGI), a Tracking Area Identity (TAI), and GPS information on a cell in which the terminal stays.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, before transmitting the discovery request:
transmitting a group create request for creating a D2D communication group to the server; and
receiving a group create response from the server.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the group create request comprises at least one of an identifier of an application that has requested the D2D communication group to be created, and a server identifier of another terminal to be included in the D2D communication group, and
wherein the group create response comprises at least one of an identifier of a created D2D communication group, and an encryption key for the D2D communication group.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
transmitting a group modification request for modifying the D2D communication group to the server; and
receiving a group modification response from the server.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the group modification request comprises at least one of an identifier of the D2D communication group and a server identifier of another terminal to be added to or deleted from the D2D communication group, and
wherein the group modification response comprises at least one of an identifier of the D2D communication group and an encryption key for the D2D communication group.

8. A method for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication by a terminal, the method comprising:
receiving, from a base station, announcement indication information during a broadcast period determined based on a scanning time to allow the terminal to transmit a discovery signal for the D2D communication, wherein the announcement indication information includes information on a discovery channel and information on the scanning time;
determining whether the announcement indication information is for the terminal, based on information included in the announcement indication information; and
transmitting the discovery signal through the discovery channel during the scanning time according to the announcement indication information, when the announcement indication information is for the terminal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the announcement indication information further comprises an identifier of an application that has requested a discovery for an adjacent terminal.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the announcement indication information is for the terminal comprises determining whether an application corresponding to the identifier of the application is installed in the terminal.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the announcement indication information is received through a system information block (SIB).

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising
receiving a group identifier of a D2D communication group and an encryption key for the D2D communication group from the base station.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the announcement indication information comprises a group identifier of a D2D communication group, and
wherein determining whether the announcement indication information is for the terminal comprises determining whether the group identifier corresponds to a group identifier of the terminal.

14. A method for managing device-to-device (D2D) communication by a base station, the method comprising:
receiving, from a server, an announcement request to allow at least one terminal that performs the D2D communication to broadcast a discovery signal for the D2D communication; and
transmitting announcement indication information to a terminal according to the announcement request during a broadcast period determined based on a scanning time,
wherein the announcement indication information allows the terminal to broadcast the discovery signal during the scanning time, and allows a terminal transmitted a discovery request to the server to scan the discovery signal during the scanning time to perform the D2D communication.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the announcement request comprises at least one of an identifier of an application that has requested a discovery for an adjacent terminal, and the scanning time during which the adjacent terminal is to be discovered.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the announcement indication information comprises at least one of an identifier of an application that has requested a discovery for an adjacent terminal, and a discovery channel through which the adjacent terminal is to be discovered.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the announcement indication information is transmitted through a system information block (SIB).

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the announcement indication information comprises a group identifier of a D2D communication group when the announcement request comprises the group identifier.

19. A terminal for performing device-to-device (D2D) communication, the terminal comprising:
a transceiver configured to perform a data communication with a server and with an adjacent terminal; and
a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:
control the transceiver to transmit a discovery request to discover the adjacent terminal to a server, wherein the discovery request includes information on a scanning time,
control the transceiver to receive, from a base station, announcement indication information during a broadcast period determined based on the scanning time, wherein the announcement indication information includes information on a discovery channel,
scan the discovery channel during the scanning time, and
perform the D2D communication with a discovered adjacent terminal, when the adjacent terminal is discovered as a result of the scanning,
wherein the discovery request is used by the server to transmit an announcement request to the base station and to determine the broadcast period based on the scanning time.

20. The terminal of claim 19 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit, to the server, a group create request for creating a D2D communication group, and a group modification request for modifying the D2D communication group after creation of the D2D communication group.

21. A terminal for performi

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Baek Youngkyo
• Jeong Kyeongin
• Cho Songyean

Classifications

• H04W48/14

  using user query {or user detection} · CPC title

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• H04W88/02 Primary

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W48/16 Primary

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title