Patent Application
20230092094
The disclosure relates to a method of acquiring beam information in a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus which obtain beam information for transmitting and receiving sidelink control information and data information in a sidelink communication system using an analog beam.
To meet the demand for wireless data traffic having increased since deployment of 4G communication systems, efforts have been made to develop an improved 5G or pre-5G communication system. Therefore, the 5G or pre-5G communication system is also called a ‘Beyond 4G Network’ or a ‘Post LTE System’. The 5G communication system is considered to be implemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands, e.g., 60 GHz bands, so as to accomplish higher data rates. To decrease propagation loss of the radio waves and increase the transmission distance, the beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), Full Dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, an analog beam forming, large scale antenna techniques are discussed in 5G communication systems. In addition, in 5G communication systems, development for system network improvement is under way based on advanced small cells, cloud Radio Access Networks (RANs), ultra-dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul, moving network, cooperative communication, Coordinated Multi-Points (CoMP), reception-end interference cancellation and the like. In the 5G system, Hybrid FSK and QAM Modulation (FQAM) and sliding window superposition coding (SWSC) as an advanced coding modulation (ACM), and filter bank multi carrier (FBMC), non-orthogonal multiple access(NOMA), and sparse code multiple access (SCMA) as an advanced access technology have been developed.
The Internet, which is a human centered connectivity network where humans generate and consume information, is now evolving to the Internet of Things (IoT) where distributed entities, such as things, exchange and process information without human intervention. The Internet of Everything (IoE), which is a combination of the IoT technology and the Big Data processing technology through connection with a cloud server, has emerged. As technology elements, such as “sensing technology”, “wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure”, “service interface technology”, and “Security technology” have been demanded for IoT implementation, a sensor network, a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, Machine Type Communication (MTC), and so forth have been recently researched. Such an IoT environment may provide intelligent Internet technology services that create a new value to human life by collecting and analyzing data generated among connected things. IoT may be applied to a variety of fields including smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected cars, smart grid, health care, smart appliances and advanced medical services through convergence and combination between existing Information Technology (IT) and various industrial applications.
In line with this, various attempts have been made to apply 5G communication systems to IoT networks. For example, technologies such as a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication may be implemented by beamforming, MIMO, and array antennas. Application of a cloud Radio Access Network (RAN) as the above-described Big Data processing technology may also be considered to be as an example of convergence between the 5G technology and the IoT technology.
As various services can be provided in line with the aforementioned contents and the development of a mobile communication system, there is a need for a scheme for effectively providing such services.
The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus which obtain beam information for transmitting and receiving sidelink control information and data information in a sidelink communication system.
Technical objects to be achieved in an embodiment of the disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned technical objects, and other technical objects not described above may be evidently understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the disclosure pertains from the following description.
In the disclosure for solving the aforementioned problem, a method by a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes performing sidelink synchronization with a second UE, transmitting location information of the first UE to the second UE through a first carrier, receiving information on a beam from the second UE through a first carrier, and transmitting sidelink control information and sidelink data information based on the received information on the beam. The beam is generated by the second UE based on the transmitted location information of the first UE and location information of the second UE, and the sidelink data information is transmitted through a second carrier.
In some examples, the sidelink control information is transmitted through the first carrier.
In some examples, the sidelink control information is transmitted through the second carrier, and the information on the beam includes at least one of a beam direction, a beam breadth, and a beam width.
In some examples, the method further includes receiving sidelink synchronization information. The second carrier is indicated by the received sidelink synchronization information.
In some examples, the sidelink synchronization information is received from at least one of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), a base station, the second UE, and another sidelink UE.
In another example of the disclosure, a method by a second user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes performing sidelink synchronization with a first UE, receiving location information of the first UE from the first UE through a first carrier, generating a beam based on the received location information of the first UE and location information of the second UE, transmitting information on the generated beam to the first UE through the first carrier, and receiving sidelink control information and sidelink data information based on the transmitted information on the beam. The sidelink data information is transmitted through a second carrier.
In another example of the disclosure, a first user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving at least one signal and a controller combined with the transceiver. The controller is configured to perform sidelink synchronization with a second UE, transmit location information of the first UE to the second UE through a first carrier, receive information on a beam from the second UE through a first carrier, and transmit sidelink control information and sidelink data information based on the received information on the beam. The beam is generated by the second UE based on the transmitted location information of the first UE and location information of the second UE, and the sidelink data information is transmitted through a second carrier.
In another example of the disclosure, a second user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving at least one signal and a controller combined with the transceiver. The controller is configured to perform sidelink synchronization with a first UE, receive location information of the first UE from the first UE through a first carrier, generate a beam based on the received location information of the first UE and location information of the second UE, transmit information on the generated beam to the first UE through the first carrier, and receive sidelink control information and sidelink data information based on the transmitted information on the beam. The sidelink data information is transmitted through a second carrier.
According to the present disclosure, beam information for effectively transmitting and receiving sidelink control information and data information in a sidelink communication system using an analog beam can be obtained.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In describing the embodiments, a description of technology contents that are well known in the art to which the disclosure pertains and that are not directly related to the disclosure is omitted in order to clearly deliver the subject matter of the disclosure without obscuring the subject matter of the disclosure by omitting an unnecessary description.
For the same reason, in the accompanying drawings, some elements are enlarged, omitted or schematically depicted. Furthermore, the size of each element does not accurately reflect its real size. In the drawings, the same or similar elements are assigned the same reference numerals.
Advantages and characteristics of the disclosure and a method for achieving the advantages and characteristics will become apparent from the embodiments described in detail later in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be implemented in various different forms. The embodiments are merely provided to complete the disclosure and to fully notify a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the disclosure pertains of the category of the disclosure. The disclosure is defined by the category of the claims. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals denote the same elements.
In the disclosure, it will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and combinations of the blocks in the flowchart illustrations can be executed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be mounted on the processor of a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment create means for executing the functions specified in the flowchart block(s). These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-usable or computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the function specified in the flowchart block(s). The computer program instructions may also be loaded on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to produce a computer-executed process, so that the instructions performing the computer or programmable data processing equipment provide steps for executing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).
Furthermore, each block of the flowcharts may represent a portion of a module, a segment, or code, which includes one or more executable instructions for executing a specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved.
In this case, the term “unit”, as used in the present embodiment means software or a hardware component, such as an FPGA or an ASIC, and the “unit” performs specific tasks. However, the term “unit” does not mean that it is limited to software or hardware. The “unit” may advantageously be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium and configured to operate on one or more processors. Accordingly, the “unit” may include, for example, components, such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, sub-routines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionalities provided in the components and “units” may be combined into fewer components and “units” or may be further separated into additional components and “units”. Furthermore, the components and “units” may be implemented to operate on one or more CPUs within a device or a security multimedia card. Furthermore, in an embodiment, the “˜ unit” may include one or more processors.
In specifically describing embodiments of the disclosure, a new RAN (NR), that is, a wireless access network, and a packet core (a 5G system or a 5G core network or a next generation (NG) core), that is, a core network, in the 5G mobile communication standard specified by 3GPP, that is, a mobile communication standard standardization organization, are major targets, but a major subject matter of the disclosure may be slightly changed without greatly deviating from the scope of the disclosure, and may be applied to other communication systems having a similar technical background. This may be made possible by a determination of a person having skilled technical knowledge in the art to which the present disclosure pertains.
In a 5G system, in order to support network automation, a network data collection and analysis function (NWDAF), that is, a network function for providing a function for analyzing data collected from a 5G network and providing the analyzed data, may be defined. The NWDAF may provide an unspecified network function (NF) with the results of collection/storage/analysis of information from the 5G network. The results of the analysis may be independently used by NFs.
Hereinafter, for convenience of description, some of terms and names defined in the 3rd generation partnership project long term evolution (3GPP LTE) standard (a standard for 5G, NR, LTE or a system similar thereto) may be used. However, the disclosure is not restricted by the terms and names, and may also be identically applied to systems that follow other standards.
Furthermore, a term for identifying an access node, terms to denote network entities, terms to denote messages, a term to denote an interface between network entities, terms to denote various types of identification information, etc., which are used in the following description, have been exemplified for convenience of description. Accordingly, the disclosure is not limited to terms used in the disclosure, and another term to denote a target having an equivalent technical meaning may be used.
In order to satisfy wireless data traffic demands that tend to increase after 4G communication system commercialization, efforts to develop an enhanced 5G communication system (new radio (NR)) are being made. In order to achieve a high data transfer rate, the 5G communication system has been designed to use even a resource in a mmWave band (e.g., a 28 GHz frequency band). In order to reduce a path loss of a radio wave and increase the transfer distance of a radio wave in the mmWave band, in the 5G communication system, beamforming, massive MIMO, full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), an array antenna, analog beamforming and large scale antenna technologies are being discussed. In addition, in the 5G communication system, unlike in LTE, various subcarrier spacings, such as 30 kHz, 60 kHz, and 120 kHz, including 15 kHz are resourced. A physical control channel uses polar coding, and a physical data channel uses low density parity check (LDPC). In addition, CP-OFDM in addition to DFT-S-OFDM is also used as a waveform for uplink transmission. In LTE, hybrid ARQ (HARQ) retransmission of a transport block (TB) unit is resourced. In contrast, in 5G, HARQ retransmission based on a code block group (CBG) in which several code blocks (CBs) are bound may be additionally resourced.
Furthermore, in order to improve a network of a system, in the 5G communication system, technologies, such as an improved small cell, an advanced small cell, a cloud radio access network (cloud RAN), an ultra-dense network, device to device communication (D2D), a wireless backhaul, a vehicle to everything (V2X) network, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points (CoMPs), and reception interference cancellation, are being developed.
Meanwhile, the Internet evolves from a human-centered connection network over which human generates and consumes information to Internet of things (IoT) through which information is exchanged and processed between distributed elements, such as things. An Internet of everything (IoE) technology in which a big data processing technology through a connection with a cloud server is combined with the IoT technology is emerging. In order to implement the IoT, technical elements, such as the sensing technology, wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure, service interface technology and security technology, are required. Accordingly, technologies, such as a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M) and machine type communication (MTC) for a connection between things, are recently researched. In the IoT environment, an intelligent Internet technology (IT) service in which a new value is created for human life by collecting and analyzing data generated from connected things may be provided. The IoT may be applied to fields, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, a smart grid, health care, smart home appliances, and advanced medical services, through convergence and composition between the existing information technology (IT) and various industries.
Accordingly, various attempts to apply the 5G communication system to an IoT network are being made. For example, technologies, such as a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M), and machine type communication (MTC), are implemented by schemes, such as beamforming, MIMO, and an array antenna, that is, 5G communication technologies. The application of a cloud radio access network (cloud RAN) as the aforementioned big data processing technology may be said to be an example of convergence between the 3eG technology and the IoT technology. As described above, in a communication system, a plurality of services may be provided to a user. In order to provide the user with the plurality of services, there is a need for a method capable of providing the services within the same time interval suitably for a characteristic and an apparatus using the same. Various services provided in the 5G communication system are researched, and one of the services is a service that satisfies a low latency and high reliability requirement condition.
In the case of vehicle communication, a standardization task for LTE-based V2X in 3GPP Rel-14 and Rel-15 has been completed based on a device-to-device (D2D) communication structure. Efforts to develop V2X based on 5G new radio (NR) are currently being made. In NR V2X, unicast communication, groupcast (or multicast) communication, and broadcast communication between UEs are expected to be supported. Furthermore, NR V2X has an object of providing more advanced services, such as platooning, advanced driving, an extended sensor, and remote driving, unlike LTE V2X having an object of transmitting and receiving basic safety information that is necessary for the driving of a vehicle on a road.
Since the aforementioned advanced services require a high data transfer rate, the NR V2X system may require a relatively wide bandwidth compared to a conventional 4G LTE V2X system. To this end, an operation in a high frequency band needs to be supported, and a coverage problem occurring due to a frequency characteristic needs to be solved through analog beamforming. A method and apparatus for obtaining beam information between transmission UEs and reception UEs are necessary for such an analog beamforming system.
An embodiment of this specification has been proposed to support the aforementioned scenario, and has an object of providing a method and apparatus for obtaining beam information between UEs.
All of the V2X UEs 101 and 102 disposed in coverage of the base station may receive data and control information from the base station 103 through downlink (DL) or may transmit data and control information to the base station 103 through uplink (UL). In this case, the data and control information may be data and control information for V2X communication. Alternatively, the data and control information may be data and control information for common cellular communication. Furthermore, the V2X UEs 101 and 102 may transmit/receive data and control information for V2X communication through a sidelink (SL).
The UE-1111 disposed in coverage of the base station 113 may receive data and control information from the base station 113 through downlink or may transmit data and control information to the base station through uplink.
The UE-2112 disposed out of coverage of the base station cannot receive data and control information from the base station through downlink, and cannot transmit data and control information to the base station through uplink.
The UE-2112 may transmit/receive data and control information for V2X communication to/from the UE-1111 through a sidelink.
Accordingly, a UE-1121 and a UE-2122 cannot receive data and control information from a base station through downlink, and cannot transmit data and control information to the base station through uplink.
The UE-1121 and the UE-2122 may transmit/receive data and control information for V2X communication through a sidelink.
Meanwhile, in the disclosure, a UE may mean a UE supporting device-to-device (D2D), a vehicle supporting vehicular-to-vehicular (V2V), a vehicle supporting vehicular-to-pedestrian (V2P) or a handset (i.e., a smartphone) of a pedestrian, a vehicle supporting vehicular-to-network (V2N), or a vehicle supporting vehicular-to-infrastructure (V2I). Furthermore, in the disclosure, a UE may mean a road side unit (RSU) on which a UE function is mounted, an RSU on which a base station function is mounted, or an RSU on which some of a base station function and some of a UE function are mounted.
In the disclosure, V2X communication may mean D2D, V2V, or V2P, and may be interchangeably used with sidelink communication.
Furthermore, in the disclosure, it is previously defined that a base station may be a base station that supports both V2X communication and common cellular communication or a base station that supports only V2X communication. Furthermore, in this case, a base station may mean a 5G base station (gNB), a 4G base station (eNB), or a road side unit (RSU). Accordingly, in the disclosure, a base station and an RSU may be interchangeably used unless specially mentioned because they may be used as the same concept.
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The sidelink unicast, groupcast, and broadcast communication methods according to an embodiment of the disclosure may be supported in-coverage, partial-coverage, and out-of-coverage scenarios.
In a sidelink system, the following methods may be used for resource allocation.
(1) Mode 1 Resource Allocation
Mode 1 resource allocation means a resource allocation (scheduled resource allocation) method scheduled by a base station. More specifically, in mode 1 resource allocation, a base station may allocate a resource used for sidelink transmission to RRC-connected UEs by using a dedicated scheduling method. The scheduled resource allocation method may be effective in interference management and the management of a resource pool (dynamic allocation and/or semi-persistent transmission) because a base station can manage a resource of a sidelink. If a UE in an RRC connection mode has data to be transmitted to other UEs, the UE may transmit information that notifies a base station that there is the data to be transmitted to the other UEs by using an RRC message or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). For example, the RRC message may be a sidelink UE information (SidelinkUEInformation) message or a UE assistance information (UEAssistanceInformation) message. Furthermore, the MAC CE may correspond to a B SR MAC CE, a scheduling request (SR), etc. including at least one of an indicator that provides notification of a buffer status report (B SR) for V2X communication and information on the size of data buffered for sidelink communication. The mode 1 resource allocation method may be applied to a case where a V2X transmission UE is disposed in coverage of a base station because a sidelink transmission UE receives a resource scheduled by the base station.
(2) Mode 2 Resource Allocation
In Mode 2, a sidelink transmission UE can autonomously select a resource (UE autonomous resource selection). More specifically, Mode 2 is a method of providing, by a base station, a sidelink transmission and reception resource pool for a sidelink to a UE through system information or an RRC message (e.g., an RRCReconfiguration message or a PC5-RRC message) and selecting, by a transmission UE that has received the transmission and reception resource pool, a resource pool and resource according to a determined rule. In the example, Mode 2 may be applied to a case where a sidelink transmission UE and reception UE are in coverage of a base station because the base station provides configuration information for the sidelink transmission and reception resource pool. If the sidelink transmission UE and reception UE are out of coverage of the base station, the sidelink transmission UE and reception UE may perform a Mode 2 operation in a preconfigured transmission and reception resource pool. The UE autonomous resource selection method may include zone mapping, sensing-based resource selection, random selection, etc.
(3) Additionally, although a UE is in coverage of a base station, resource allocation or resource selection may not be performed by using the scheduled resource allocation or UE autonomous resource selection mode. In such a case, the UE may perform sidelink communication through a preconfigured sidelink transmission and reception resource pool (preconfiguration resource pool).
A sidelink resource allocation method according to the embodiment of the disclosure may be applied to various embodiments of the disclosure.
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When the service discovery process is completed, a PC-5 signaling protocol layer illustrated in
When the direct link connection setup is completed between UEs, a PC-5 RRC layer in
When the PC-5 RRC setup procedure is completed, the UE-A and the UE-B may perform unicast communication.
In the example, unicast communication has been described as an example, but may be expanded to groupcast communication. For example, if the UE-A, the UE-B, and a UE-C not illustrated in
A PC-5 RRC setup procedure for unicast or groupcast communication may be applied to all of in-coverage, partial coverage, and out-of-coverage illustrated in
Specifically, the following sidelink synchronization signals may be received from various sidelink synchronization signal sources.
A sidelink UE may directly receive a synchronization signal from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) or a global positioning system (GPS).
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be the GNSS.
A sidelink UE may indirectly receive a synchronization signal from a GNSS or a GPS.
* Indirectly receiving the synchronization signal from the GNSS may mean a case where a sidelink UE-A receives a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) transmitted by a sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the GNSS. In this case, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the GNSS through a 2-hop. Furthermore, for example, a sidelink UE-2 that has been synchronized with the SLSS transmitted by the sidelink UE-1 synchronized with the GNSS may transmit an SLSS. The sidelink UE-A that has received the SLSS may receive the synchronization signal from the GNSS through a 3-hop. Likewise, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the GNSS through a 3-hop or more.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be another sidelink UE synchronized with the GNSS.
A sidelink UE may directly receive a synchronization signal from an LTE base station (eNB).
* A sidelink UE may directly receive a primary synchronization signal (PSS)/secondary synchronization signal (SSS) transmitted by an LTE base station.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be an eNB.
A sidelink UE may indirectly receive a synchronization signal from an LTE base station (eNB).
* Indirectly receiving the synchronization signal from the eNB may mean a case where a sidelink UE-A receives an SLSS transmitted by a sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the eNB. In this case, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the eNB through a 2-hop. Furthermore, for example, a sidelink UE-2 that has been synchronized with the SLSS transmitted by the sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the eNB may transmit an SLSS. The sidelink UE-A that has received the SLSS may receive the synchronization signal from the eNB through a 3-hop. Likewise, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the eNB through a 3-hop or more.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be another sidelink UE synchronized with the eNB.
A sidelink UE may indirectly receive a synchronization signal from an NR base station (gNB).
* Indirectly receiving the synchronization signal from the gNB may mean a case where another sidelink UE-A receives an SLSS transmitted by a sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the gNB. In this case, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the gNB through a 2-hop. Furthermore, for example, a sidelink UE-2 that has been synchronized with the SLSS transmitted by the sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the gNB may transmit an SLSS. The sidelink UE-A that has received the SLSS may receive the synchronization signal from the gNB through a 3-hop. Likewise, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the gNB through a 3-hop or more.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be another sidelink UE synchronized with the gNB.
A sidelink UE-A may directly receive a synchronization signal from another sidelink UE-B.
* If the sidelink UE-B has not detected an SLSS transmitted by a GNSS, a gNB, an eNB, or another sidelink UE as a synchronization signal source, the sidelink UE-B may transmit an SLSS based on its timing. The sidelink UE-A may directly receive the SLSS transmitted by the sidelink UE-B.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be the sidelink UE.
A sidelink UE-A may indirectly receive a synchronization signal from another sidelink UE-B.
* Indirectly receiving the synchronization signal from the sidelink UE-B may mean a case where the sidelink UE-A receives an SLSS transmitted by a sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the sidelink UE-B. In this case, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the sidelink UE-B through a 2-hop. Furthermore, for example, a sidelink UE-2 that has been synchronized with the SLSS transmitted by the sidelink UE-1 directly synchronized with the sidelink UE-B may transmit an SLSS. The sidelink UE-A that has received the SLSS may receive the synchronization signal from the sidelink UE-B through a 3-hop. Likewise, the sidelink UE-A may receive the synchronization signal from the sidelink UE-B through a 3-hop or more.
* In such a case, a sidelink synchronization signal source may be another sidelink UE synchronized with the sidelink UE.
A sidelink UE may receive a synchronization signal from the aforementioned various synchronization signal sources, and may perform synchronization with a synchronization signal transmitted by a synchronization signal source having high priority, according to preconfigured priority.
For example, the following priorities may be preconfigured in order from a synchronization signal having high priority to a synchronization signal having low priority.
Case A
1) A synchronization signal transmitted by a GNSS>2) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that directly performs synchronization from a GNSS>3) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that indirectly performs synchronization from a GNSS>4) a synchronization signal transmitted by an eNB or a gNB (eNB/gNB)>5) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that directly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB>6) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE indirectly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB>7) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that does not directly or indirectly perform synchronization on a GNSS or an eNB/gNB.
Case A is an example of a case where a synchronization signal transmitted by a GNSS has the highest priority. In contrast, a case where a synchronization signal transmitted by an eNB or a gNB (eNB/gNB) has the highest priority may be taken into consideration. The following priorities may be preconfigured.
Case B
1) A synchronization signal transmitted by an eNB/gNB>2) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that directly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB>3) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that indirectly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB>4) a synchronization signal transmitted by a GNSS>5) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that directly performs synchronization from a GNSS>6) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that indirectly performs synchronization from a GNSS>7) a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that does not directly or indirectly perform synchronization on a GNSS or an eNB/gNB.
Whether a sidelink UE has to follow the priorities of the Case A or the priorities of Case B may be configured by a base station or may be preconfigured. More specifically, if a sidelink UE is in coverage of a base station (in-coverage), the base station may configure whether the sidelink UE has to follow the priorities of Case A or Case B through system information (SIB) or RRC signaling. If a sidelink UE is out of coverage of a base station (out-of-coverage), whether the sidelink UE has to perform sidelink synchronization procedure based on the priorities of which one of Case A or Case B may be preconfigured.
Meanwhile, if a base station configures Case A for a sidelink UE through system information or RRC signaling, the base station may additionally configure whether the sidelink UE has to take into consideration the priority 4 (a case where the sidelink UE is synchronized with a synchronization signal transmitted by an eNB or a gNB (eNB/gNB)), the priority 5 (a case where the sidelink UE is synchronized with a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that directly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB), and the priority 6 (a case where the sidelink UE is synchronized with a synchronization signal transmitted by a UE that indirectly performs synchronization from an eNB/gNB) in Case A. That is, if Case A has been configured and taking into consideration the priority 4, priority 5, and priority 6 has be additionally configured, all the priorities of Case A may be taken into consideration (i.e., from the priority 1 to the priority 7). In contrast, if Case A has been configured and taking into consideration the priority 4, priority 5, and priority 6 has not been configured or Case A has been configured and not taking into consideration the priority 4, priority 5, and priority 6 has been configured, the priority 4, priority 5, and priority 6 may be omitted from Case A (i.e., only the priority 1, priority 2, priority 3, and priority 7 are taken into consideration).
A sidelink synchronization signal mentioned in this specification may mean a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB). It is specified that the S-SSB may include a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS), a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS), and a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH). In this case, the S-PSS may include a Zadoff-Chu sequence or an M-sequence. The S-SSS may include an M-sequence or a gold sequence. As in a PSS/SSS in a cellular system, a sidelink ID may be transmitted through a combination of an S-PSS and an S-SSS or only an S-SSS not a combination of an S-PSS and an S-SSS. Like a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) in a cellular system, the PSBCH may transmit a master information block (MIB) for sidelink communication.
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Meanwhile, if the sidelink signal source is disposed out of coverage of the base station (out-of-coverage), information on the start point at which the S-SSB may be transmitted may be preconfigured for the UE. In this case, the information on the S-SSB transmission start point may mean an offset. The offset may mean a difference between a No. 0 slot of a direct frame number (DFN) No. 0 of the UE attempting to transmit the S-SSB and a start slot of the periodicity in which the S-SSB is actually transmitted.
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The S-SSB first transmitted in the No. 3 slot of the No. 1 SFN may be repeatedly transmitted every periodicity of P1 slots as illustrated in
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Meanwhile, an N1 value means an interval with an adjacent S-SSB, and may be identical or different depending on a carrier frequency band in which the S-SSB is transmitted or/and a subcarrier spacing used for the transmission of the S-SSB. For example, the N1 value may be configured to be great because beam sweeping is not required for a frequency range 1 (FR1) not a mmWave band. For coverage extension, beam sweeping may be necessary for an FR2 that includes a mmWave band. In such a case, in order to reduce latency in a synchronization procedure attributable to the beam sweeping, the N1 value may be configured to be small.
Furthermore, for example, sidelink synchronization signal source UEs may be configured with respect to the transmission of an S-SSB through a combination of N0, K, N2, and N3. More specifically, for S-SSB transmission, 15 kHz, 30 kHz, and 60 kHz subcarrier spacings may be used in the FR1. Furthermore, for S-SSB transmission, 60 kHz and 120 kHz subcarrier spacings may be used in the FR2. The subcarrier spacings that need to be used to transmit the S-SSB in the FR1 and FR2 may have an association relation with a frequency managed by a sidelink or may be configured through system information and RRC from a base station. If a base station is not present, a preconfigured value may be used or may be configured through PC5-RRC.
The transmission number (K) of an S-SSB may be configured in each subcarrier spacing through system information and RRC from a base station along with the subcarrier spacing. If a base station is not present, a preconfigured value may be used or may be configured through PC5-RRC. For example, if a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing is used in the FR1, K may be 1 (K=1). If a 30 kHz subcarrier spacing is used in the FR1, K may be 1 or 2 (K=1 or 2). If K=2 is configured, an S-SSB may be repeatedly transmitted twice. If a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing is used in the FR1, K may be 1, 2, or 4 (K=1, 2, or 4). If K=2 or 4 is configured, an S-SSB may be repeatedly transmitted twice or four times, respectively. If a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing is used in the FR2, one value among K=1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 may be configured. As in the aforementioned examples, when the K is greater than 1, this may mean that an S-SSB is repeatedly transmitted by a corresponding number. If a 120 kHz subcarrier spacing is used in the FR2, one value among K=1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 may be configured. As in the aforementioned examples, when the K is greater than 1, this may mean that an S-SSB is repeatedly transmitted by a corresponding number.
N3 may be always fixed to 160 ms. Furthermore, an N1 value may be configured through system information and RRC from a base station. If a base station is not present, a preconfigured value may be used or may be configured through PC5-RRC.
In
More specifically,
As mentioned with reference to
Thereafter, the sidelink UE disposed in coverage of the base station may determine whether to select a GNSS as a synchronization signal source (step 803). If the sidelink UE disposed in coverage of the base station has selected the GNSS as a synchronization signal source (i.e., this may mean a case where the sidelink UE disposed in coverage of the base station is directly synchronized with the GNSS, and may mean a case where the GNSS has higher priority than a gNB/eNB) and when a condition in which the corresponding sidelink UE has to transmit an S-SSB (or SLSS) is satisfied (e.g., if the corresponding sidelink UE has a capability capable of transmitting the SLSS, has been instructed to transmit the SLSS from the base station or has a capability capable of transmitting the SLSS and if downlink RSRP measured by the corresponding sidelink UE is smaller than a downlink RSRP critical value set by the base station through system information or RRC signaling), the sidelink UE may generate the SLSS by using a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) ID=0. The sidelink UE may start to transmit the sidelink synchronization signal in a slot configured by the base station. More specifically, the sidelink UE may be configured with a start point of the slot where the sidelink synchronization signal is transmitted through a syncOffsetIndicator parameter transmitted by the base station through system information or RRC signaling. For example, the syncOffsetIndicator may mean N0 in
Meanwhile, if the sidelink UE disposed in coverage of the base station selects a gNB or an eNB as a synchronization signal source (i.e., this may mean a case where the sidelink UE disposed in coverage of the base station is directly synchronized with the gNB or the eNB, and may mean a case where the gNB/eNB has higher priority than a GNSS), and if a condition in which the corresponding sidelink UE has to transmit an S-SSB (or SLSS) is satisfied (e.g., if the corresponding sidelink UE has a capability capable of transmitting the SLSS, has been instructed to transmit the SLSS by the base station or has a capability capable of transmitting the SLSS and if downlink RSRP measured by the corresponding sidelink UE is smaller than a downlink RSRP critical value configured through system information or an RRC signal by the base station), the sidelink UE may generate the SLSS by using a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) ID=N. In this case, the N value may mean a cell ID of a cell in which the sidelink UE is disposed or may mean an ID configured by the base station. More specifically, if sidelink UEs in an RRC idle state with the base station may use an ID as an N value if information on the ID is included in system information. If the information on the ID is not included in the system information (i.e., if the ID has not been configured as the system information), the sidelink UE may replace, with an N value, a cell ID detected by the sidelink UE from a synchronization signal of the base station. Sidelink UEs in an RRC connected state with the base station may use, as an N value, an ID configured through RRC signaling from the base station. If a sidelink UE in the RRC connected state with the base station does not have an ID configured through RRC signaling from the base station, the sidelink UE may use an ID configured through system information, like the sidelink UE in the RRC idle state. In case that information on an ID is not included in system information (i.e., if the ID has not been configured as the system information), the sidelink UE may replace, with an N value, a cell ID detected by the sidelink UE from a synchronization signal of the base station.
The sidelink UE may be configured with a start point of a slot where the sidelink synchronization signal is transmitted through a syncOffsetIndicator parameter transmitted by the base station through system information or RRC signaling. For example, the syncOffsetIndicator may mean N0 in
Accordingly, as illustrated in
The aforementioned examples relate to a case where a UE that transmits a sidelink synchronization signal is in coverage of a base station. Likewise, if a UE that transmits a sidelink synchronization signal is out of coverage of a base station, the sidelink UE may operate as follows.
Furthermore, the sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station may determine whether to select a GNSS as a synchronization signal source (step 806). If the sidelink UE has selected the GNSS as a synchronization signal source (i.e., if a sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of a base station is directly synchronized with a GNSS), the sidelink UE may generate an S-SSB by using a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) ID=0. Meanwhile, as mentioned in
As illustrated in
In contrast, a case where a sidelink UE is disposed out of coverage of a base station, has selected a GNSS as a synchronization signal source (i.e., if a sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of a base station is directly synchronized with a GNSS), and has not been preconfigured with three resources for S-SSB transmission may be present (i.e., if two resources for S-SSB transmission have been preconfigured). In such a case, the sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB by using an SLSS ID=0 in the first S-SSB transmission resource (i.e., an S-SSB resource indicated through syncOffsetIndicator1) (step 810). In this case, the sidelink UE may not transmit the S-SSB in the remaining one S-SSB transmission resource (i.e., the second S-SSB transmission resource or an S-SSB resource indicated through syncOffsetIndicator2). The sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in an S-SSB resource indicated through the syncOffsetIndicator (step 811).
Meanwhile, as illustrated in
Meanwhile, the sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station may determine whether an SLSS received from another sidelink UE has been received in an S-SSB resource indicated by syncOffsetIndicator3 (step 824). If the SLSS received from the another sidelink UE has been received in the S-SSB resource indicated by syncOffsetIndicator3, the sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station may generate an SLSS sequence by using an SLSS ID=169. The generated SLSS may be transmitted in an S-SSB resource indicated by syncOffsetIndicator2 (step 825). The aforementioned operation may mean a case where a sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of a base station selects, as a synchronization signal source, a sidelink UE directly synchronized with a GNSS out of coverage of the base station.
In addition to a case where a sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the aforementioned base station is synchronized with an S-SSB transmitted by a sidelink UE that is directly synchronized with the base station and that is disposed in coverage of the base station or a case where the sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station is synchronized with an S-SSB transmitted by a sidelink UE directly synchronized with a GNSS out of coverage of the base station, a sidelink UE that has selected the sidelink UE as a synchronization signal source may perform the following operation. That is, a UE may determine whether to select the selected sidelink UE as a synchronization signal source (step 826). A sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station may generate an SLSS ID to be transmitted by the sidelink UE by adding 168 to the SLSS ID of a sidelink synchronization signal source UE, which has been received by the sidelink UE (step 827). The generated SLSS may be transmitted in a preconfigured S-SSB resource. That is, if an S-SSB resource is indicated through syncOffsetIndicator1 in a preconfigured S-SSB parameter, the sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in the first S-SSB resource. Furthermore, if an S-SSB resource is indicated through syncOffsetIndicator2 in a preconfigured S-SSB parameter, the sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in the second S-SSB resource (step 827).
Meanwhile, if the sidelink UE disposed out of coverage of the base station is not selected as a sidelink synchronization signal source (i.e., if a sidelink synchronization signal source with which synchronization will be performed is not present), the sidelink UE may autonomously play a role as a sidelink synchronization signal source. That is, the sidelink UE may transmit a synchronization signal so that adjacent sidelink UEs can perform synchronization with the sidelink UE. In this case, the sidelink UE may generate an SLSS by randomly selecting one ID from an ID set of {170, 171, . . . , 334, 335} except an SLSS ID=168 and 169 (step 828). The generated SLSS may be transmitted in a preconfigured S-SSB resource. That is, in case that an S-SSB resource is indicated through syncOffsetIndicator1 in a preconfigured S-SSB parameter, the sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in the first S-SSB resource. Furthermore, if an S-SSB resource is indicated through syncOffsetIndicator2 in a preconfigured S-SSB parameter, the sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in the second S-SSB resource (step 828). The sidelink UE may transmit the S-SSB in an S-SSB resource indicated by the syncOffsetIndicator (step 829).
More specifically,
In
The group leader may transmit an S-SSB by using one of the beam sweeping methods described with reference to
Meanwhile, when each group member transmits the information on the N beams to the group leader through the PSSCH or the PSFCH, a beam direction of the PSSCH or PSFCH transmitted by each group member may have an association relation with a beam direction of the S-SSB received by each group member. Such an association relation is information that needs to be recognized by all of the UEs (the group leader and the group members) that perform group communication, and may be provided from a higher layer of each UE when the forming of a group is performed (e.g., PC5-RRC). Furthermore, for example, the association relation may be configured through system information or RRC of the base station in coverage of the base station or may be preconfigured out of coverage of the base station. The group leader that has obtained preferred beam information (a beam index and RSRP of a corresponding beam) from the group members may transmit or receive sidelink control information and data information in a beam direction preferred by each group member (step 904).
The group members may identify the S-SSB transmitted by the group leader and the S-SSB transmitted by the sidelink synchronization signal source by using at least one of the embodiments. In this case, the S-SSB transmitted by the group leader may have higher priority than an S-SSB transmitted by another synchronization signal source. Each group member may perform a procedure for performing synchronization with the S-SSB transmitted by the group leader and obtaining a beam. More specifically, the group leader may transmit an S-SSB by using one of the beam sweeping methods described with reference to
Meanwhile, when each group member transmits the information on the N beams to the group leader through the PSSCH or the PSFCH, a beam direction of the PSSCH or PSFCH transmitted by each group member may have an association relation with a beam direction of the S-SSB received by each group member. Such an association relation is information that needs to be recognized by all of the UEs (the group leader and the group members) that perform group communication, and may be provided from a higher layer of each UE when the forming of a group is performed (e.g., PC5-RRC). Furthermore, for example, the association relation may be configured through system information or RRC of the base station in coverage of the base station or may be preconfigured out of coverage of the base station.
The group leader that has obtained preferred beam information (a beam index and RSRP of a corresponding beam) from the group members may transmit or receive sidelink control information and data information in a beam direction preferred by each group member. Likewise, each group member may receive or transmit sidelink control information and data information in the beam direction reported to the group leader by each member (step 914).
The aforementioned examples have been chiefly described by taking groupcast communication as an example, but may be similarly applied to unicast communication. Meanwhile, since groupcast communication may have a hierarchical structure as in a group leader and a group member, a group leader may perform a role of controlling group members. However, in unicast communication, since a transmission UE and a reception UE may have the same level, it may be difficult to perform a procedure of obtaining a beam (i.e., in a process of obtaining a beam, the subject of beam report and beam allocation is not present).
Meanwhile, in the aforementioned method of obtaining a beam, the time that is taken for group members to obtain beam information may be increase as the number of managed beams and the number of group members are increased. That is, latency may occur until sidelink control information and data information can be transmitted and received by using a preferred beam. In particular, although information on a preferred beam has been obtained by the aforementioned method of obtaining a beam, if the beam is changed by beam blocking, etc., the aforementioned procedure of obtaining a beam may need to be performed again. Accordingly, the aforementioned method of obtaining a beam has disadvantages in that sidelink communication may be delayed and signaling overhead for obtaining beam information may be increased.
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If the mode-1 resource allocation method described with reference to
In the case of broadcast communication, HARQ management may be difficult in broadcast communication because sidelink control information and data information are transmitted to multiple unspecified UEs. In the case of unicast and groupcast communication, HARQ management may be configured or may not be configured based on QoS of transmitted sidelink data. For example, HARQ management may be configured for specific sidelink data because the specific sidelink data has high requirements for reception reliability. However, HARQ management may not be configured for specific sidelink data because the specific sidelink data does not have high requirements for reception reliability. Furthermore, for example, HARQ management may not be configured for specific sidelink data because the specific sidelink data has high requirements for the delay of sidelink communication (i.e., delay needs to be short). However, HARQ management may be configured for specific sidelink data because the specific sidelink data has low requirements for delay (i.e., the delay may be long). As described above, HARQ management may be configured or a configuration of HARQ management may be released based on QoS of sidelink data transmitted by the transmission UE 1040. Whether to configure such HARQ management may be performed in a sidelink layer that receives QoS from an application layer or application that manages the QoS because it may be different based on the QoS.
However, in such a case, HARQ management of a reception UE may be impossible. More specifically, HARQ management needs to be performed in a PHY/MAC layer. If a V2X layer, an application layer, etc. controls the HARQ management, the PHY/MAC layer of the reception UE cannot perform the HARQ management. That is, the PHY/MAC layer of the reception UE needs to recognize whether to perform HARQ management before the PHY/MAC layer delivers a corresponding packet to the V2X layer or application layer of the reception UE, and the PHY layer may perform the HARQ combining based on such recognition. Accordingly, for such HARQ management of the PHY/MAC layer, the transmission UE 1040 may include a 1-bit indicator indicating whether to manage an HARQ through SCI.
Meanwhile, as mentioned with reference to
The transmission UE 1040 may transmit, through a PSCCH, its own location information and a range requirement for a sidelink data packet transmitted by the transmission UE by including the location information and the range requirement in the SCI along with the aforementioned information. The range requirement is not limited to a case where the range requirement is received through the SCI, and may include using a value preconfigured in the UE or using a value configured by the base station. The aforementioned location information of the transmission UE 1040 may mean the ID of a zone where the transmission UE 1040 is disposed or may mean (x, y) coordinates of the transmission UE 1040 calculated through the latitude and longitude of the transmission UE 1040, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. Furthermore, the aforementioned range requirement may be represented as the unit of a meter, and may mean information on a distance in which a sidelink data packet needs to be transmitted. For example, the range requirement may mean at least one of a maximum or minimum distance in which a sidelink data packet needs to be transmitted.
Each of the reception UEs 1060n that has received the PSCCH and the PSSCH from the transmission UE 1040 may determine whether a destination L1 ID included in the SCI denotes a corresponding reception UE, and may decode the PSSCH based on time and/or frequency resource allocation information of the PSSCH included in the SCI when the destination L1 ID denotes the corresponding reception UE. Based on the decoding of the PSSCH, each reception UE may finally determine whether sidelink data is transmitted thereto based on a destination L2 ID that is included in a MAC-CE transmitted through the PSSCH. That is, the aforementioned destination L2 ID consists of N bits. An N1 bit may be transmitted through the SCI (destination L1 ID), and the remaining N2 bits may be transmitted through the MAC-CE (N=N1+N2). If it is determined that the destination L1 ID included in the received SCI does not denote a corresponding reception UE, the reception UE may not decode the PSSCH denoted by the corresponding SCI.
When the PSCCH and the PSSCH transmitted by the transmission UE 1040 denotes the destination L2 ID of a corresponding reception UE, the reception UE may calculate its distance from the transmission UE 1040 based on its own location information and the location information of the transmission UE 1040 included in the SCI information received from the transmission UE 1040. In this case, the distance between the transmission UE 1040 and the reception UE-N is defined as dN. Furthermore, the reception UE may compare values dTH and dN based on a range requirement (defined as dTH) included in the received SCI information (step 1007 and step 1008). The reception UE may perform an HARQ operation based on a result of the comparison between the values dTH and dN. For example, when the distance between the transmission UE 1040 and the reception UE, which is measured (calculated or obtained) by the reception UE is greater than (or greater than or equal to) the range requirement, the reception UE may not transmit HARQ feedback information to the transmission UE 1040 regardless of whether the decoding of the PSSCH received by the reception UE is successful. That is, when dN>dTH (or dN≥dTH), the reception UE may not perform HARQ feedback. In contrast, when dN≤dTH (or dN<dTH), the reception UE may transmit HARQ feedback to the transmission UE 1040. Furthermore, the reception UE may transmit HARQ-NACK to the transmission UE 1040 only when the decoding of the PSSCH fails. That is, although the aforementioned distance condition is satisfied, when the decoding of the PSSCH is successful, the reception UE may not transmit HARQ-ACK to the transmission UE 1040. The reception UE-1 may transmit HARQ-NACK to the transmission UE 1040 through a PSFCH (step 1009).
If two or more reception UEs satisfy the aforementioned condition (i.e., dN≤dTH or dN<dTH) and fail in the decoding of the PSSCHs, the two or more reception UEs may transmit HARQ-NACK to the transmission UE 1040. In this case, times/frequencies/code resources of the PSFCHs used for the transmission of HARQ-NACK by the two or more reception UEs may be the same. Accordingly, the transmission UE 1040 that has received the HARQ feedback information does not need to be aware how many reception UEs have transmitted NACK information. The transmission UE 1040 that has received the NACK information may perform the retransmission of the PSSCH. If the transmission UE 1040 does not receive NACK information and sidelink data to be newly transmitted occurs, the transmission UE 1040 may transmit a new PSSCH. If sidelink data to be newly transmitted does not occur, the transmission UE 1040 may stop a PSSCH transmission operation.
Meanwhile, as illustrated in
Whether common sidelink HARQ management will be used or the distance-based sidelink HARQ management illustrated in
A base station may transmit, through sidelink system information, zone configuration information to a sidelink UE within a cell thereof through an SL-ZoneConfig information element (IE). The aforementioned SL-ZoneConfig IE may include a zoneWidth parameter indicative of the width (W in
That is, in
Meanwhile, if a base station configures two or more sidelink transmission resource pools (if two or more sidelink transmission resource pools are preconfigured when a base station is not present), a zone ID may be included in the configured transmission resource pool information. For example, if two sidelink transmission resource pools are configured by a base station (or if the two sidelink transmission resource pools are preconfigured), a transmission resource pool 1 may be zone ID=3, and a transmission resource pool 2 may be zone ID=7. A UE may calculate information on a zone ID to be used by the UE through [Equation 1] below, and may use a transmission resource pool in which the zone ID calculated by the UE and the zone ID included in the resource pool information configured by the base station (or a zone ID included in preconfigured resource pool information) are the same.
x1=Floor(x/L)Mod Nx;
y1=Floor(y/W Mod Ny;
Zone ID=y1*Nx+x1 [Equation 1]
In [Equation 1], L and W are parameters corresponding to the aforementioned zoneLength and zoneWidth, respectively. Nx and Ny are parameters corresponding to the aforementioned zoneIdLongiMod and zoneIdLatiMode, respectively. Furthermore, x may mean a difference between (x, y) coordinates (0, 0), that is, a reference point, and a current longitude location of the UE on the basis of the (x, y) coordinates (0, 0). Y may mean a difference between (x, y) coordinates (0, 0), that is, a reference point, and a current latitude location of the UE on the basis of the (x, y) coordinates (0, 0). In this case, the reference point (0, 0) is coordinates that are the only one in the world. For example, the location of the Greenwich Observatory may be considered as the reference point (0, 0).
If a reception UE estimates its distance based on a zone ID of a transmission UE and determines whether to transmit HARQ-NACK feedback based on a comparison between the distance and a range requirement, the reception UE may measure the distance between the transmission UE and the reception UE based on its current location and the zone ID information received from the transmission UE. In this case, as illustrated in
For example, the reception UE may assume that the transmission UE is disposed in a central part of the corresponding zone in the zone ID=5. Furthermore, for example, the reception UE may assume that an apex, that is, the farthest distance of the zone where the transmission UE is disposed from its own location, is a location of the transmission UE. More specifically, it is assumed that four apexes of the zone 5 have coordinates (a1, b1), (a2, b2), (a3, b3), and (a4, b4), respectively. Furthermore, it is assumed that a location of the reception UE is (x, y). In this case, the reception UE may calculate a distance from each of the four apex coordinates based on the coordinates of the four apexes and (x, y), that is, its own coordinates, and may assume, as the location of the transmission UE, apex coordinates having the longest distance. The aforementioned example may be applied as an apex having the shortest distance. That is, the reception UE may assume, as the location of the transmission UE, an apex having the closest (or shortest) apex of the zone where the transmission UE is disposed from its own location.
Furthermore, for example, the reception UE may assume, as the location of the transmission UE, an average of the closest apex and farthest apex of the zone from its own location. Alternatively, the reception UE may assume, as the location of the transmission UE, an average of the remaining two apexes except the closest apex and the farthest apex from its own location.
Furthermore, for example, the reception UE may assume the location of the transmission UE by moving coordinates of a zone where the reception UE is disposed to the zone where the transmission UE is disposed in parallel. For example, a case where the transmission UE is disposed in the zone 5 and the reception UE is disposed in the zone 9 as in
Furthermore, for example, the distance between the transmission UE and reception UE having the same zone ID may be assumed as 0. In such a case, the reception UE may assume that a distance requirement with the transmission UE is always satisfied, and may not perform the calculation of a distance from the transmission UE.
As described with reference to
In the example, each sidelink UE has formed a beam having a fixed direction, and has transmitted or received sidelink control information and data information in the most appropriate beam direction based on locations of a sidelink transmission UE and a sidelink reception UE with which sidelink communication is to be performed. In contrast, a method of first calculating or measuring locations of a sidelink transmission UE and a sidelink reception UE and forming a beam in the direction in which the sidelink transmission UE and the sidelink reception UE are disposed may be taken into consideration. That is, in
In the aforementioned examples, a method of selecting a beam direction based on a location of a reception UE or forming a beam in the direction of the reception UE on the assumption that one transmission UE and one reception UE are present has been described, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in groupcast communication constructed as one sidelink transmission UE and two or more sidelink reception UEs, a configuration of a beam breadth to a beam width according to a location of the reception UE may be taken into consideration. More specifically, in groupcast communication, two or more reception UEs may be disposed to be adjacent to each other. Alternatively, a plurality of reception UEs may be concentrated and disposed in a specific direction. In groupcast communication, since the same sidelink control information and data information are transmitted to all reception UEs within a group, if a transmission UE transmits the same sidelink control information and data information to each of the reception UEs through a different beam while sweeping the beams, overhead may be increased. Accordingly, the transmission UE may configure a beam breadth or a beam width by taking into consideration a location of the reception UE. For example, the reception UE UE-21402 may assume that the reception UE UE-21402 is disposed in the northwest of the transmission UE UE-11401, and may assume that reception UEs UE-3, UE-4, and UE-5 are disposed in the southeast of the UE-11401. In this case, it may be assumed that sidelink control information and data information transmitted to one reception UE has a fixed beam breadth (or beam width) (e.g., a figure [x]). Accordingly, the UE-11401 may transmit sidelink control information and data information to the UE-21402 disposed in the northwest of the UE-11401 through a beam having a beam breadth (or a beam width) of the figure [x]. In contrast, the UE-11401 may transmit sidelink control information and data information to the UE-3, UE-4, and UE-5 disposed in the southeast of the UE-11401 through a beam having a beam breadth (or a beam width) of a figure [y]. In this case, [y] may have a greater value than [x]. The value [y] may be determined depending on a distribution of locations of reception UEs.
In
In the examples, an FR1 carrier may be defined as a first carrier, and an FR2 carrier may be defined as a second carrier. In such a case, in order to support the aforementioned operations, both the first carrier and the second carrier may be preconfigured or may be configured through system information or RRC signaling from a base station. Furthermore, for example, the first carrier may be preconfigured, and the second carrier may be indicated based on sidelink master information transmitted through the PSBCH of an S-SSB.
The UEs that have performed the sidelink synchronization through the S-SSB transmitted through the first carrier may exchange information (e.g., a zone ID, (x, y, z) coordinates, or (x, y) coordinates) on locations of the UEs through the first carrier (step 1502). Through PC-5 RRC, a sidelink transmission UE and a sidelink reception UE that perform unicast communication may be configured with parameters for calculating their locations as described with reference to
If one sidelink transmission UE and two or more reception UEs attempt to perform groupcast communication, a plurality of pieces of unicast communication may be assumed. For example, a sidelink transmission UE may be assumed as a UE-1, and sidelink transmission UEs may be assumed as a UE-2, a UE-3, and a UE-4, respectively. In this case, the UE-1 may form a beam in the direction of the UE-2 and perform unicast communication, the UE-1 may form a beam in the direction of the UE-3 and perform unicast communication, and the UE-1 may form a beam in the direction of the UE-4 and perform unicast communication. That is, if N UEs form one group and attempt to perform groupcast communication, the N UEs may perform groupcast communication by using (N−1) unicast communication. However, such a method may increase unnecessary signaling overhead and the delay of sidelink groupcast communication.
In order to solve such a problem, in groupcast communication, a transmission UE may obtain location information of reception UEs that perform groupcast communication, and may transmit sidelink control information and data information in a beam direction in which the most reception UEs can receive the sidelink control information and data information. Such an operation may also be applied to broadcast communication.
In the examples, the exchange of the location information between the sidelink transmission UE and the sidelink reception UEs may be performed through the first carrier through which a sidelink synchronization procedure is performed. The reason for this is that a beam sweeping operation may not be performed in order to obtain location information because the first carrier does not need to form an analog beam. Accordingly, sufficient coverage can be secured, and sidelink communication latency can be reduced.
Meanwhile, the sidelink transmission UE and reception UEs that have obtained the location information through the first carrier may exchange additional beam-related information through the first carrier (step 1503). For example, in
The sidelink UEs that have obtained the aforementioned location information and beam-related information may form beams by using one of the method described with reference to
The aforementioned method of obtaining a beam based on a location may be activated or deactivated. More specifically, in unicast communication, in a PC5-RRC connection setup process, the aforementioned method of obtaining a beam based on a location may be activated or deactivated between a sidelink transmission UE and a sidelink reception UE. In groupcast communication, UEs participating in groupcast communication may perform PC5-RRC connection setup for unicast communication. In such a case, as in unicast communication, the aforementioned method of obtaining a beam based on a location may be activated or deactivated through PC5-RRC.
Furthermore, for example, information on the activation or deactivation of the method of obtaining a beam based on a location may be explicitly or implicitly configured in resource pool information which is configured (an in-coverage scenario) through system information or RRC signaling from a base station or is preconfigured (an out-of-coverage scenario). If the information on the activation or deactivation is explicitly activated or deactivated, the information may be configured in the resource pool information in an On/Off or Enable/Disable form. In the case where the information on the activation or deactivation is implicitly activated or deactivated, if parameters for calculating location information have been configured in a resource pool, it may be assumed that the method of obtaining a beam based on a location has been activated. If the parameters for calculating location information have not been configured in the resource pool, it may be assumed that the method of obtaining a beam based on a location has been deactivated.
Referring to
The transceiver 1610 may transmit and receive signals to and from another network entity. The transceiver 1610 may receive system information from a base station, for example, and may receive a synchronization signal or a reference signal.
The controller 1620 may control an overall operation of the UE according to an embodiment proposed in the disclosure.
The storage unit 1630 may store at least one of information transmitted and received through the transceiver 1610 and information generated through the controller 1620.
With reference to
The transceiver 1710 may transmit and receive signals to and from another network entity. The transceiver 1710 may transmit system information to a UE, for example, and may transmit a synchronization signal or a reference signal.
The controller 1720 may control an overall operation of the base station according to an embodiment proposed in the disclosure.
The storage unit 1730 may store at least one of information transmitted and received through the transceiver 1710 and information generated through the controller 1720.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2020-0021615 | Feb 2020 | KR | national |
This application is a 371 National Stage of International Application No. PCT/KR2021/001820, filed Feb. 10, 2021, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0021615, filed Feb. 21, 2020, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2021/001820 | 2/10/2021 | WO |
