METHOD PERFORMED BY USER EQUIPMENT, AND USER EQUIPMENT

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is a method performed by user equipment, and the method is characterized by including: obtaining indication information related to resource allocation; and determining Nindicatedres time/frequency resources according to the indication information, wherein Nindicatedres is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, the indication information related to resource allocation includes information indicated in sidelink control information (SCI), and the information indicated in the SCI includes a time resource allocation indication value TRIV and/or a frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a method performed by user equipment, and user equipment.

BACKGROUND

An NR SL operation can support indicating one or more time/frequency resources in SCI. For example, a frequency-domain resource is indicated by means of a “frequency resource assignment” field in 1^st-stage SCI, and for another example, a time-domain resource is indicated by means of “time resource assignment” in the 1^st-stage SCI. How to determine the location and/or the size of one or more indicated frequency-domain resources according to the value of a “frequency resource assignment” field and how to determine the location of one or more indicated time-domain resources according to the value of a “time resource assignment” field are problems that need to be solved in SCI design.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS

Non-Patent Documents

• Non-Patent Document 1: RP-152293, New WI proposal: Support for V2V services based on LTE sidelink
• Non-Patent Document 2: RP-170798, New WID on 3GPP V2X Phase 2
• Non-Patent Document 3: RP-170855, New WID on New Radio Access Technology
• Non-Patent Document 4: RP-190766, New WID on 5G V2X with NR sidelink SUMMARY

In order to solve at least part of the aforementioned problems, the present invention provides a method performed by user equipment and user equipment, so that UE transmitting SCI can efficiently and unambiguously indicate an allocated time/frequency resource to UE receiving the SCI.

According to the present invention, provided is a method performed by user equipment, and the method is characterized by comprising: obtaining indication information related to resource allocation; and determining N_indicated^res time/frequency resources according to the indication information, wherein N_indicated^res is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, the indication information related to resource allocation comprises information indicated in sidelink control information (SCI), and the information indicated in the SCI comprises a time resource allocation indication value TRIV and/or a frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV.

Preferably, a slot t₁ where a first time/frequency resource is located and a starting sub-channel f₁ thereof are determined according to a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) carrying the SCI.

Preferably, N_indicated^res and a slot where each time/frequency resource other than the first time/frequency resource is located are determined according to the time resource allocation indication value TRIV, and the number m of sub-channels occupied by each time/frequency resource and a starting sub-channel of each time/frequency resource other than the first time/frequency resource are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV.

Preferably, if the value of the time resource allocation indication value TRIV corresponds to N_indicated^res=3, then the time resource allocation indication value TRIV is used to indicate a slot t₂ where a second time/frequency resource is located and a slot t₃ where a third time/frequency resource is located,

wherein:

if (Δt_2,1−1)≤└(32−2)/2┘, then

TRIV=30·(Δt_2,1−1)+(31−Δt₃₁)+32,

otherwise TRIV=30−(30−Δt_2,1+1)+(30−1−(31−Δt_3,1))+32,

where Δt_2,1 is an offset between t₁ and t₂, and Δt_3,1 is an offset between t₁ and t₃.

Preferably, if the maximum number of allocable time/frequency resources N_max^res=2, then m and a starting sub-channel f₂ of the second time/frequency resource are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV.

FRIV can be defined as follows herein:

FRIV=f₂+Σ_i×1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i),

where N_subChannel^SL represents the number of sub-channels occupied by a resource pool.

Preferably, if the maximum number of allocable time/frequency resources N_max^res=3, then m, the starting sub-channel f₂ of the second time/frequency resource, and a starting sub-channel f₃ of the third time/frequency resource are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV.

FRIV is defined as follows herein:

FRIV=f₂·(N_subChannel^SL+1−m)+f₃+Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)².

Alternatively, FRIV is defined as follows:

FRIV=f₃·(N_subChannel^SL+1−m)+f₂+Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)².

where N_subChannel^SL represents the number of sub-channels occupied by a resource pool.

Preferably, if N_max^res=2 and if N_indicated^res=1, then the determined value of f₂ does not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource.

Preferably, if N_max^res=3 and if N_indicated^res=1, then the determined values of f₂ and f₃ do not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource.

Preferably, if N_max^res=3 and if N_indicated^res=2, then the determined value of f₃ does not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource.

In addition, according to the present invention, proposed is user equipment, comprising: a processor; and a memory having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions, when run by the processor, perform the aforementioned method.

Therefore, the present invention provides a method in which mapping from “frequency resource assignment” in 1^st-stage SCI to frequency parameter(s) of an allocated time/frequency resource (such as the number of sub-channels occupied by each allocated time/frequency resource, or a starting sub-channel of each of part of or all of allocated time/frequency resources), and/or mapping from a “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI to time parameter(s) of the allocated time/frequency resource (such as a slot where each of part of or all of the allocated time/frequency resources is located) is provided so that UE transmitting the SCI can efficiently and unambiguously indicate the allocated time/frequency resource to UE receiving the SCI.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The aforementioned and other features of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description in combination with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows an example of multiplexing a PSCCH and a PSSCH on a time/frequency resource.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method performed by user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example showing parameters of respective time/frequency resources allocated by means of a method performed by user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the user equipment (UE) according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following describes the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the present invention should not be limited to the specific embodiments described below. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known technologies not directly related to the present invention are omitted for the sake of brevity, in order to avoid obscuring the understanding of the present invention.

In the following description, a 5G mobile communication system and its later evolved versions are used as exemplary application environments to set forth a plurality of embodiments according to the present invention in detail. However, it is to be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments but is applicable to many other wireless communication systems, such as a communication system after 5G and a 4G mobile communication system before 5G.

Some terms involved in the present invention are described below. Unless otherwise specified, the terms involved in the present invention adopt the definitions herein. The terms provided in the present invention may vary in LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro, NR, and subsequent communication systems, but unified terms are used in the present invention. When applied to a specific system, these terms can be replaced with terms used in the corresponding system.

3GPP: 3rd Generation Partnership Project

AS: Access Stratum

BWP: Bandwidth Part

CA: Carrier Aggregation

CCE: Control Channel Element

CORESET: Control Resource Set

CP: Cyclic Prefix

CP-OFDM: Cyclic Prefix Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

CRB: Common Resource Block

CRC: Cyclic Redundancy Check

CSI: Channel-State Information

CSS: Common Search Space

DC: Dual Connectivity

DCI: Downlink Control Information

DFN: Direct Frame Number

DFT-s-OFDM: Discrete Fourier Transformation Spread Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

DL: Downlink

DL-SCH: Downlink Shared Channel

DM-RS: Demodulation Reference Signal

eMBB: Enhanced Mobile Broadband

eNB: E-UTRAN Node B

E-UTRAN: Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network

FDD: Frequency Division Duplex

FDRA: Frequency Domain Resource Assignment

FR1: Frequency Range 1

FR2: Frequency Range 2

GLONASS: GLObal NAvigation Satellite System

gNB: NR Node B

GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System

GPS: Global Positioning System

HARQ: Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request

ID: Identity (or Identifier)

IE: Information Element

IP: Internet Protocol

LCID: Logical Channel ID

LTE: Long Term Evolution

LTE-A: Long Term Evolution-Advanced

MAC: Medium Access Control

MAC CE: MAC Control Element

MCG: Master Cell Group

MIB: Master Information Block

MIB-SL: Master Information Block-Sidelink

MIB-SL-V2X: Master Information Block-Sidelink-Vehicle to Everything

MIB-V2X: Master Information Block-Vehicle to Everything

mMTC: massive Machine Type Communication

NAS: Non-Access Stratum

NDI: New Data Indicator

NR: New Radio

NUL: Normal Uplink

OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing

PBCH: Physical Broadcast Channel

PDCCH: Physical Downlink Control Channel

PDCP: Packet Data Convergence Protocol

PDSCH: Physical Downlink Shared Channel

PSBCH: Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel

PSCCH: Physical Sidelink Control Channel

PSFCH: Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel

PSSCH: Physical Sidelink Shared Channel

PRB: Physical Resource Block

PSS: Primary Synchronization Signal

PSS-SL: Primary Synchronization Signal for Sidelink

PSSS: Primary Sidelink Synchronization Signal

PTAG: Primary Timing Advance Group

PUSCH: Physical Uplink Shared Channel

PUCCH: Physical Uplink Control Channel

QCL: Quasi Co-Location

QoS: Quality of Service

QZSS: Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

RAR: Random Access Response

RB: Resource Block

RE: Resource Element

REG: Resource-Element Group

RF: Radio Frequency

RLC: Radio Link Control

RNTI: Radio Network Temporary Identifier

RRC: Radio Resource Control

RV: Redundancy Version

S-BWP: Sidelink Bandwidth Part

S-MIB: Sidelink Master Information Block

S-PSS: Sidelink Primary Synchronization Signal

S-SSB: Sidelink SS/PBCH Block (Sidelink Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block)

S-SSS: Sidelink Secondary Synchronization Signal

SCG: Secondary Cell Group

SCI: Sidelink Control Information

SCS: Subcarrier Spacing

SDAP: Service Data Adaptation Protocol

SFN: System Frame Number

SIB: System Information Block

SL: Sidelink

SL BWP: Sidelink Bandwidth Part

SL MIB: Sidelink Master Information Block

SL PSS: Sidelink Primary Synchronization Signal

SL SS: Sidelink Synchronization Signal

SL SSID: Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identity (or Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identifier)

SL SSB: Sidelink SS/PBCH Block (Sidelink Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block)

SL SSS: Sidelink Secondary Synchronization Signal

SLSS: Sidelink Synchronization Signal

SLSS ID: Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identity (or Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identifier)

SLSSID: Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identity (or Sidelink Synchronization Signal Identifier)

SpCell: Special Cell

SRS: Sounding Reference Signal

SSB: SS/PBCH Block (Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block)

SSB-SL: SS/PBCH Block for Sidelink (Sidelink Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block)

SSS: Secondary Synchronization Signal

SSS-SL: Secondary Synchronization Signal for Sidelink

SSSB: Sidelink SS/PBCH Block (Sidelink Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block)

SSSS: Secondary Sidelink Synchronization Signal

STAG: Secondary Timing Advance Group

Sub-channel: Sub-channel

SUL: Supplementary Uplink

TA: Timing Advance

TAG: Timing Advance Group

TB: Transport Block

TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

TDD: Time Division Duplex

TPC: Transmit Power Control

UE: User Equipment

UL: Uplink

UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

URLLC: Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication

USS: UE-specific Search Space

V2I: Vehicle-to-Infrastructure

V2N: Vehicle-to-Network

V2P: Vehicle-to-Pedestrian

V2V: Vehicle-to-Vehicle

V2X: Vehicle-to-Everything

VRB: Virtual Resource Block

Unless otherwise specified, in all embodiments and implementations of the present invention:

• • Optionally, “send” may be replaced with “transmit” where applicable.
  • Optionally, “higher layer” may refer to one or more protocol layers or protocol sub-layers above a physical layer. For example, a MAC layer, an RLC layer, a PDCP layer, a PC5-RRC layer, a PC5-S layer, an RRC layer, a V2X layer, an application layer, a V2X application layer, or the like.
  • Optionally, “pre-configuration” may be pre-configuration performed by means of a higher layer protocol/signaling. For example, it is pre-configured in a specific storage location in the UE (for example, it is pre-configured according to the specification of the higher layer protocol), or pre-configured in a specific accessible storage location in the UE (for example, it is pre-configured according to the specification of the higher layer protocol).
  • Optionally, “configuration” may be configuration performed by means of a higher layer protocol/signaling. For example, configuration is performed for the UE by means of RRC signaling.
  • Optionally, “starting subcarrier (or resource block, or resource block group, or sub-channel)” may also be referred to as “first subcarrier (or resource block, or resource block group, or sub-channel)”, or may be referred to as “lowest numbered subcarrier (or resource block, or resource block group, or sub-channel),” or may be referred to as “lowest subcarrier (or resource block, or resource block group, or sub-channel)”.
  • Optionally, a time-domain resource may also be referred to as a time resource.
  • Optionally, a frequency-domain resource may also be referred to as a frequency resource.
  • Optionally, “symbol” refers to “OFDM symbol”.
  • Optionally, in one slot, OFDM symbol numbers may start from 0. For example, for a normal CP, a set of OFDM symbol numbers in one slot may be {0, 1, . . . , 13}. For another example, for an extended CP, a set of OFDM symbol numbers in one slot may be (0, 1, . . . , 11).
  • Optionally, the resource block may refer to a virtual resource block (VRB), or may refer to a physical resource block (PRB), or may refer to a common resource block (CRB), or may refer to a resource block defined in other manner.
  • Optionally, in one resource block, subcarrier numbers may start from 0. For example, a set of subcarrier numbers in one resource block may be {0, 1, . . . , 11}.
  • Optionally, an offset of one metric value (denoted as x₂) relative to another metric value (denoted as x₁) may also be referred to as an offset from the latter to the former. For example, an offset of the slot t₂ relative to the slot t₁ may also be referred to as an offset from the slot t₁ to the slot t₂, and vice versa.
  • Optionally, “slot t” may refer to a slot numbered as t.
  • Optionally, slots may be numbered in a subframe. For example, for a 30 kHz SCS, a slot in a subframe may be numbered using the value of any element in a set {0, 1}.
  • Optionally, slots may be numbered in a half frame. For example, for a 30 kHz SCS, a slot in a subframe may be numbered using the value of any element in a set {0, 1, . . . , 9}.
  • Optionally, slots may be numbered in a frame. For example, for a 30 kHz SCS, a slot in a subframe may be numbered using the value of any element in a set {0, 1, . . . , 19}.
  • Optionally, slots may be numbered within a frame numbering period (such as 1024 frames). For example, for a 30 kHz SCS, a slot in 1024 frames may be numbered using the value of any element in a set {0, 1, . . . , 20479}.
  • Optionally, slots may be numbered starting from any slot, and any number of slots may be used as a period for slot numbering. For example, part of or all of slots t₁, t₂, . . . , t_N may be located in the same subframe or half frame or frame or frame numbering period (such as 1024 frames), or may be located in different subframes or half frames or frames or frame numbering periods (such as 1024 frames).
  • Optionally, for slots t₁, t₂, . . . , t_N, where applicable, t₁ may be represented by an offset of t_i (2≤i≤N) relative to t₁ (such as Δt_i,1=t_i−t₁). Optionally, in this case, it can be considered that t₁=0.

In communication based on device to device (D2D) technology, an interface between devices (also referred to as user equipment (UE)) can be referred to as a PC5 interface. A corresponding transmission link on a physical layer may be referred to as a “direct link” or “sidelink” (SL for short) so as to be distinguished from an uplink (UL for short) and a downlink (DL for short). Communication based on an SL may be referred to as sidelink (SL) communication. An SL based on LTE technology may be referred to as an LTE SL. An SL based on NR technology may be referred to as an NR SL. 5G V2X communication may be based on an LTE SL or an NR SL. Hereinafter, “SL” refers to an NR SL unless otherwise specified.

A physical layer of an SL interface can support transmissions in one or more modes, such as broadcast transmission, groupcast transmission, unicast transmission, and the like, in one or more of in-coverage, out-of-coverage, and partial-coverage scenarios.

For frequency range 1 (FR1), a subcarrier spacing (SCS, denoted as Δf, in units of kHz) corresponding to the SL may be 15 kHz (normal CP), or 30 kHz (normal CP), or 60 kHz (normal CP or extended CP). For frequency range 2 (FR2), an SCS corresponding to the SL may be 60 kHz (normal CP or extended CP), or 120 kHz (normal CP). Each SCS corresponds to one SCS configuration (denoted as μ). For example, Δf=15 kHz corresponds to μ=0, Δf=30 kHz corresponds to μ=1, Δf=60 kHz corresponds to μ=2, Δf=120 kHz corresponds to μ=3, and so on. For another example, for any given μ, Δf=2^μ·15 kHz. μ may be an SCS configuration of an SL carrier. For example, all SL transmissions in one SL carrier use the same SCS configuration and/or the same CP. μ may be an SCS configuration of a sidelink bandwidth part (SL BWP, or referred to as S-BWP, or referred to as SBWP, or referred to as SL-BWP, or referred to as BWP-SL, or referred to as BWP for short). For example, all SL transmissions in one SL BWP use the same SCS configuration and/or the same CP. μ may be an SCS configuration of a resource pool. For example, all SL transmissions in one resource pool use the same SCS configuration and/or the same CP.

Signals and channels related to an SL operation may include:

• • an SL PSS (sidelink primary synchronization signal), or referred to as an S-PSS, or referred to as an SPSS, or referred to as an SL-PSS, or referred to as a PSS-SL, or referred to as a PSSS (primary sidelink synchronization signal), or the like;
  • an SL SSS (sidelink secondary synchronization signal), or referred to as an S-SSS, or referred to as an SSSS (sidelink secondary synchronization signal), or referred to as an SL-SSS, or referred to as an SSS-SL, or referred to as an SSSS (secondary sidelink synchronization signal), or the like;
  • a PSBCH (physical sidelink broadcast channel);
  • a PSCCH (physical sidelink control channel);
  • a PSSCH (physical sidelink shared channel); and
  • a PSFCH (physical sidelink feedback channel).

The SL PSS, the SL SSS, and the PSBCH may be organized together into a block on a time/frequency resource. The block is referred to as, for example, an SL SSB (sidelink synchronization signal/PSBCH block, or SSS/PSBCH block), or is referred to as an SSS/PSBCH block, or is referred to as an S-SS/PSBCH block, or is referred to as an S-SSB, or is referred to as an SSSB, or is referred to as an SL-SSB, or is referred to as an SSB-SL. A transmission bandwidth (for example, 11 resource blocks) of the SL SSB may be located in a corresponding SL carrier (for example, located in one SL BWP configured in the SL carrier). The SL PSS and/or the SL SSS may carry an SL SSID (sidelink synchronization identity, or sidelink synchronization identifier, or sidelink synchronization signal identity, or sidelink synchronization signal identifier, or referred to as SL-SSID, or referred to as SSID-SL, or referred to as SLSSID, or referred to as SLSS ID, or referred to as S-SSID, or the like), and the PSBCH may carry an SL MIB (sidelink master information block, or referred to as SL-MIB, or referred to as S-MIB, or referred to as MIB-SL). The SL MIB may include configuration information of the SL, such as information related to a direct frame number (or referred to as a frame number) or a direct half frame number (or referred to as a half frame number) or a direct subframe number (or referred to as a subframe number) or a direct slot number (or referred to as a slot number) where a PSBCH (or a corresponding SL SSB) carrying the SL MIB is located.

On the SL, a time-domain resource and/or a frequency-domain resource used to transmit the SL SSB may be configured by means of higher layer parameter(s). For example, in the frequency domain, a location of the SL SSB in the frequency domain may be configured by means of a parameter absoluteFrequencySSB-SL. For another example, in the time domain, in a period having a length of 16 frames, the number of SL SSBs (for example, denoted as N_period^S-SSB) may be configured by means of a parameter numSSBwithinPeriod-SL. In said period having a length of 16 frames, an index of a slot in which an SL SSB having a number (or index) of i_S-SSB (0≤i_S-SSB≤N_period^S-SSB−1) is located may be N_offset^S-SSB+N_interval^S-SSB·i_S-SSB, wherein NN_offset^S-SSB may be configured by means of a parameter timeOfsetSSB-SL, and N_interval^S-SSB may be configured by means of a parameter N_interval^S-SSB.

Sometimes, it may be considered that the time-domain resource and/or the frequency-domain resource configured for the SL SSB in the SL carrier corresponds to a candidate SL SSB (or referred to as SL SSB candidate). On a time-domain resource and/or a frequency-domain resource corresponding to one candidate SL SSB, one or more SL SSB transmissions (for example, respectively from different UEs) may exist at the same time, or no SL SSB transmission may exist.

A synchronization source (or referred to as a synchronization reference, or a synchronization reference source) related to SL synchronization may include a GNSS (global navigation satellite system, a gNB, an eNB, and UE (for example, NR UE, or LTE UE, or NR UE or LTE UE). UE serving as a synchronization source (for example, UE transmitting the SL SSB) may be referred to as SyncRefUE.

Examples of the GNSS may include the GPS (Global Positioning System), the GLONASS (GLObal NAvigation Satellite System), the BeiDou (Beidou Navigation Satellite System), the Galileo (Galileo Navigation Satellite System), the QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), etc.

One or more (for example, one) SL BWPs may be configured in the SL carrier. In each SL BWP, a start symbol of an SL time-domain resource in one slot may be configured by means of a parameter startSLsymbols, and the number of symbols of the SL time-domain resource in one slot may be configured by means of a parameter lengthSLsymbols. Symbols of the SL time-domain resource in one slot may be contiguous, for example, symbol 7 through symbol 13 (namely symbols 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13).

SL transmission may be performed in a specific resource pool. One or more resource pools may be configured in one SL BWP. In each resource pool,

• • in the frequency domain, the location of a starting resource block of a starting sub-channel of the resource pool in the SL BWP may be configured by means of a parameter startRB-Subchannel.
  • In the frequency domain, the number (denoted as N_subChannel^SL) of sub-channels occupied by the resource pool may be configured by means of a parameter numSubchannel. The N_subChannel^SL sub-channels may be contiguous in the frequency domain.
  • In the frequency domain, each sub-channel may consist of one or more resource blocks, and the specific number of resource blocks (referred to as the size of the sub-channel, for example, denoted as n_{subChannelsize}) may be configured by means of a parameter subchannelsize. The n_{subChannelsize} resource blocks may be contiguous in the frequency domain.
  • In the frequency domain, in ascending order of frequency, all sub-channels in one resource pool may be respectively numbered as 0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−1. A sub-channel numbered as i may be referred to as “sub-channel i” (0≤i≤N_subChannel^SL−1).
  • In the time domain, one or more slots available for the resource pool (or belonging to the resource pool) and appearing periodically may be configured by means of a parameter timeresourcepool (for example, by means of a slot bitmap). The size of the period may be configured by means of a parameterperiodResourcePool.

Methods for allocating resources (such as time-domain resources, or frequency-domain resources, or code-domain resources) related to the SL operation may be classified as follows:

• • Mode 1: a base station schedules SL resources for SL transmission.
  • Mode 2: UE determines the SL resources for SL transmission (that is, the base station does not participate in scheduling of the SL resources). For example, UE performing an SL transmission operation autonomously determines the SL resources for the SL transmission.

The UE may schedule data transmission by means of sidelink control information (SCI). The SL operation may support “two-stage SCI”. 1^st-stage SCI may include information such as resource reservation and/or resource allocation, so that all UEs monitoring the SL can perform sensing with respect to a resource reservation and/or resource allocation status. 2^nd-stage SCI may include other information, such as information related to HARQ feedback and the like. Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, when mentioned individually, “SCI” may include only the 1^st-stage SCI, or may include only the 2^nd-stage SCI, or may include both the 1^st-stage SCI and the 2^nd-stage SCI.

The following are some examples of the information that can be included in the 1^st-stage SCI:

• • priority;
  • frequency resource assignment;
  • time resource assignment;
  • resource reservation period; and
  • 2^nd-stage SCI format.

The following are some examples of the information that can be included in the 2^nd-stage SCI:

• • source layer-1 identifier (source layer-1 ID, or referred to as layer-1 source ID, or referred to as physical layer source ID, or referred to as source ID (when the context is clear));
  • destination layer-1 identifier (destination layer-1 ID, or referred to as layer-1 destination ID, or referred to as physical layer destination ID, or referred to as destination ID (when the context is clear));
  • HARQ process identifier (HARQ process ID), or an HARQ process number;
  • new data indicator (NDI); and
  • redundancy version (RV).

The 1^st-stage SCI may be carried on a PSCCH. The 2^nd-stage SCI may be multiplexed, together with data to be transmitted, on a PSSCH associated with (or scheduled by) the PSCCH. The PSCCH and the PSSCH associated therewith may be multiplexed, in a certain manner, on the time-domain resource and/or the frequency-domain resource allocated for SL transmission (for example, a sub-channel where a starting resource block of the PSCCH is located is a starting sub-channel of the PSSCH associated therewith. For another example, the starting resource block of the PSCCH is a starting resource block of the starting sub-channel of the PSSCH associated therewith). In addition, it may be considered that the 1^st-stage SCI and/or the corresponding 2^nd-stage SCI schedules the PSSCH (or schedules transmission of the PSSCH, or schedules transmission of a TB carried on the PSSCH). FIG. 1 shows an example of multiplexing a PSCCH and a PSSCH on a time/frequency resource. A sub-channel where a starting resource block of the PSCCH is located is f₁, and therefore after detecting the PSCCH, UE can determine that a starting sub-channel of the PSSCH associated with the PSCCH is f₁. A slot where the PSCCH is located is t_i, and therefore after detecting the PSCCH, the UE can determine that a slot where the PSSCH associated with the PSCCH is located is t₁.

In NR SL, how to determine the value of one or more corresponding parameters according to the value of a “frequency resource assignment” field or a “time resource assignment” field in 1^st-stage SCI is a problem that needs to be solved. For example, frequency-domain parameter(s) (for example, the number of sub-channels occupied, or a starting sub-channel) of each allocated time/frequency resource is determined according to the value of the “frequency resource assignment” field. For another example, a slot in which each allocated time/frequency resource is located is determined according to the value of the “time resource assignment” field.

Embodiment 1

The method performed by user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is described below with reference to FIG. 2.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the method performed by user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, steps performed by user equipment (UE) (also referred to as receiving UE or RX UE in Embodiment 1 of the present invention) include: step S101 and step S103.

Specifically, in step S101, indication information related to resource allocation (or resource assignment) is obtained,

wherein:

• • Optionally, the information related to resource allocation may include one or more of the following:
    • a start symbol (denoted as l_start^SL) of an SL time-domain resource in one slot;
    • the number (denoted as N_sym^SL) of symbols of the SL time-domain resource in one slot;
    • the size (denoted as W) of a time resource allocation window;
    • the number (denoted as N_subChannel^SL) of sub-channels occupied by a resource pool (for example, a resource pool related to the resource allocation, denoted as P);
    • the maximum number (denoted as N_max^res) of allocable time/frequency resources;
    • a frequency resource allocation indication value (denoted as FRIV); and
    • a time resource allocation indication value (denoted as TRIV).
  • Optionally, the information related to resource allocation may include predefined information. For example, the size of the time resource allocation window may be predefined as W=32 slots.
  • Optionally, the information related to resource allocation may include configuration information or pre-configuration information. For example, the start symbol l_start^SL of the SL time-domain resource in one slot may be configured or pre-configured by means of a parameter startSLsymbols. For another example, the number N_symb^SL of symbols of the SL time-domain resource in one slot may be configured or pre-configured by means of a parameter lengthSLymbols. For another example, the number N_subChannel^SL of sub-channels occupied by the resource pool P may be configured or pre-configured by means of a parameter numSubchannel. For another example, the maximum number N_max^res of allocable time/frequency resources may be configured or pre-configured by means of a parameter maxNumResource. For example, when a parameter maxNumResource is configured to be 2, N_max^res=2. For another example, when the parameter maxNumResource is configured to be 3, N_max^res=3. For another example, when the parameter maxNumResource is not configured, N_max^res=1. For another example, when the parameter maxNumResource is not configured, N_max^res=2. For another example, when the parameter maxNumResource is not configured, N_max^res=3.
  • Optionally, the information related to resource allocation may include information indicated in SCI. For example, the information indicated in the SCI is information indicated in the 1^st-stage SCI, or information indicated in the 2^nd-stage SCI, or information jointly indicated in the 1^st-stage SCI and the 2^nd-stage SCI,

wherein:

• • Optionally, the 1^st-stage SCI is determined by detecting (or receiving, for example, including steps such as channel estimation and/or demodulation and/or decoding) a PSCCH carrying the 1^st-stage SCI.
  • Optionally, the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV is determined according to a “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI. For example, the value of the “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI is used as the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV. For another example, the “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1-stage SCI consists of the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV. For another example, the “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI includes the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV, wherein:
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=2, then the size of the “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI may be

$\lceil {\log }_2\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}\left(N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}+1\right)}{2}\right)\rceil$

• • •  bits.
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=3, then the size of the “frequency resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI may be

$\lceil {\log }_2\left(\frac{N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}\left(N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}+1\right)\left(2N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}+1\right)}{6}\right)\rceil$

• • Optionally, the time resource allocation indication value TRIV is determined according to a “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI. For example, the value of the “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI is used as the time resource allocation indication value TRIV. For another example, the “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI consists of the time resource allocation indication value TRIV. For another example, the “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI includes the time resource allocation indication value TRIV, wherein:
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=2, then the size of the “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI may be 5 bits.
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=3, then the size of the “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI may be 9 bits.

In addition, optionally, in step S103, one or more time/frequency resources are determined. For example, N_indicated^res time/frequency resources are determined, and are respectively referred to as “time/frequency resource 1,” “time/frequency resource 2,” . . . , “time/frequency resource N_indicated^res ” in a chronological order. A slot where a time/frequency resource i (1≤i≤N_indicated^res) is located, a starting sub-channel of the time/frequency resource i, and the number of sub-channels occupied by the time/frequency resource i are respectively a slot t_i, a sub-channel f_i, and m,

wherein:

• • Optionally, the N_indicated^res time/frequency resources occupy the same number of sub-channels (that is, all of the numbers are equal to m).
  • Optionally, the N_indicated^res time/frequency resources may be time/frequency resources in the resource pool P.
  • Optionally, N_indicated^res≥1.
  • Optionally, N_indicated^res≤N_max^res.
  • Optionally, N_indicated^res is always equal to 1.
  • Optionally, N_indicated^res is always equal to N_max^res.
  • Optionally, m≥1.
  • Optionally, m≤N_subChannel^SL.
  • Optionally, t₁<t₂< . . . <t_{Nindicatedres}.
  • Optionally, t₁≤t₂≤ . . . ≤t_{Nindicatedres}.
  • Optionally, for a time/frequency resource i (1≤i≤N_indicated^res), f_i≥0.
  • Optionally, for a time/frequency resource i (1≤i≤N_indicated^res), f_i≤N_subChannel^SL−1.
  • Optionally, slots t_i, t₂, . . . , t_{Nindicatedres} may be located in a time resource allocation window starting from the slot t₁ and having a length of W slots, wherein:
    • Optionally, the W slots may include only slots in the resource pool P (for example, there may be zero, one, or more slots not belonging to the resource pool P between the first slot and the second slot in the W slots).
    • Optionally, the W slots may include the slots in the resource pool P and slots not belonging to the resource pool P.
  • Optionally, slots t₂, . . . , t_{Nindicatedres} may be respectively represented by offsets thereof relative to the slot t₁ (for example, an offset relative to the slot t₁ in the resource pool P), such as respectively denoted as: Δt_2,1=t₂−t₁, . . . , Δt_{Nindicatedres}=t_{Nindicatedres}−t₁. In this case, when the context is clear, Δt_i,1 may be used to represent t_i, or t_i (2≤i≤N_indicated^res) may be determined by determining Δt_i,1. Optionally, in this case, it may be considered that t₁=0. For example, if Δt₂₁=1, then the slot t₂ may be the next slot immediately following the slot t₁ in the resource pool P.
  • Optionally, if N_indicated^res>2 and if a time/frequency resource i (2≤i≤N_indicated^res is allocated, then a time/frequency resource (i−1) is necessarily allocated.
  • Optionally, a PSCCH (denoted as PSCCH₁) carrying the 1^st-stage SCI and/or a PSSCH (denoted as PSSCH₁) associated with PSCCH₁ is transmitted on the time/frequency resource 1, wherein:
    • Optionally, t₁ and/or f₁ is determined according to the PSCCH (denoted as PSCCH₁) carrying the 1a-stage SCI. For example, a slot where PSCCH₁ is located is determined by detecting (or receiving, for example, including steps such as channel estimation and/or demodulation and/or decoding) PSCCH₁, and then it is determined that t₁ is equal to the slot where PSCCH₁ is located. For another example, a sub-channel where a starting PRB of PSCCH₁ is located is determined by detecting (or receiving, for example, including steps such as channel estimation and/or demodulation and/or decoding) PSCCH₁, and then it is determined that f₁ is equal to the sub-channel where the starting PRB of PSCCH₁ is located, wherein:
      • Optionally, the starting PRB of PSCCH₁ is a starting PRB of the sub-channel f₁.
  • Optionally, the N_indicated^res time/frequency resources may be referred to as “assigned” time/frequency resources.
  • Optionally, among the N_indicated^res time/frequency resources, time/frequency resources other than the time/frequency resource 1, namely “time/frequency resource 2,” . . . , “time/frequency resource N_indicated^res,” may be referred to as reserved time/frequency resources. For example, if N_indicated^res=1, then there is no reserved time/frequency resource. For another example, if N_indicated^res=2, then there is one reserved time/frequency resource.
  • Optionally, N_indicated^res and/or other time-domain parameter(s) (for example, a slot t₂ where the time/frequency resource 2 is located (for example, when N_indicated^res=2, or when N_indicated^res=3), or a slot t₃ where the time/frequency resource 3 is located (for example, when N_indicated^res=3)) is determined according to the time resource allocation indication value TRIV, wherein:
    • Optionally, t₂ is determined by determining Δt_2,1 (or Δt_2,1 is used to represent t₂).
    • Optionally, t₃ is determined by determining Δt_3,1 (or Δt_3,1 is used to represent t₃).
    • Optionally, one or more values (for example, {0}, or {C₁₀}, where C₁₀ may be the value of any element in a set S₁) of the time resource allocation indication value TRIV correspond to N_indicated^res=1, wherein:
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=1.
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=2.
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=3.
      • Optionally, the slot t₂ does not exist in this case.
      • Optionally, the slot t₃ does not exist in this case.
    • Optionally, one or more values (for example, (1, 2, . . . , W−1), or (C₂₀+1, C₂₀+2, . . . , C₂₀+W−1), where C₂₀ may be the value of any element in the set S₁) of the time resource allocation indication value TRIV correspond to N_indicated^res=2, wherein:
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=2.
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=3.
      • Optionally, the time resource allocation indication value TRIV may be used to indicate the slot t₂ (for example, represented by Δt_2,1) where the time/frequency resource 2 is located. For example, TRIV=1 may indicate that the slot t₂ is the next slot immediately following the slot t₁ in the resource pool P. For another example, TRIV=v may be used to indicate Δt_2,1=v (v=1, 2, . . . , W−1). For another example, TRIV=v may be used to indicate Δt_2,1=v−C₂₀ (v−C₂₀=1, 2, . . . , W−1).
      • Optionally, the slot t₃ does not exist in this case.
    • Optionally, one or more values (for example, {W, W+1, . . . , W+(Σ_j=1^W−2j)−1}, or {C₃₀+W, C₃₀+W+1, . . . , C₃₀+W+(Σ_j=1^W−2−j)−1}, where C₃₀ may be the value of any element in the set S₁) of the time resource allocation indication value TRIV correspond to N_indicated^res=3.
      • Optionally, the correspondence holds for N_max^res=3.
      • Optionally, the time resource allocation indication value TRIV may be used to indicate the slot t₂ where the time/frequency resource 2 is located and the slot t₃ where the time/frequency resource 3 is located. For example, TRIV=TRIV′+Δ_T, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if time domain allocation condition 1 is met, then
TRIV′ = T1 + ΔT,1
otherwise
TRIV′ = T2 + ΔT,2

• • • wherein:
      • Optionally, Δ_T can be defined according to any one of the following methods:
        • Δ_T=C₁₀₀.
        • Δ_T=W+C₁₀₀.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, C₁₀₀ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
      • Optionally, Δ_T,2 can be defined according to any one of the following methods:
        • Δ_T,1=C₁₁₀.
        • Δ_T,1=W+C₁₁₀.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, C₁₁₀ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
      • Optionally, Δ_T,2 can be defined according to any one of the following methods:
        • Δ_T,2=C₁₂₀.
        • Δ_T,2=W+C₁₂₀.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, C₁₂₀ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
      • Optionally, “time domain allocation condition 1” can be defined as any one of the following conditions:
        • (Δt_2,1−C₁₃₀)≤└(W−C₃₃₁)/C₁₃₂┘.
        • (Δt_3,1−C₁₃₀)≤└(W−C₃₃₁)/C₁₃₂┘.
        • (Δt_2,1−C₁₃₀)>└(W−C₃₃₁)/C₁₃₂┘.
        • (Δt_3,1−C₁₃₀)>└(W−C₃₃₁)/C₁₃₂┘.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, each of C₁₃₀, C₁₃₁, and C₁₃₂ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
      • Optionally, T₁ can be defined according to any one of the following methods:
        • T₁=30·(Δt_2,1−1)+(31−Δt_3,1).
        • T₁=30·Δt_2,1−Δt_3,1+1.
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·(Δt_2,1−C₁₄₁)+((W−C₁₄₂)−Δt_3,1).
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)−Δt_2,1−Δt_3,1+C₁₄₃.
        • T₁=C₁₄₄·Δt_2,1−C₁₄₅·Δt_3,1+C₁₄₆.
        • T₁=30·(30−Δt_2,1+1)+(30−1−(31−Δt_3,1)).
        • T₁=928−30·Δt_2,1+Δt_3,1.
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·((W−C₁₄₀)−Δt_2,1+C₁₄₇)+((W−C₁₄₀)−C₁₄₈−((W−C₁₄₂)−Δt_3,1)).
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·(W−C₁₄₀)−C₁₄₉−(W−C₁₄₀)·Δt_2,1+Δt_3,1.
        • T₁=30·(Δt_3,1−1)+(31−Δt_2,1).
        • T₁=30·Δt_3,1−Δt_2,1+1.
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·(Δt_3,1−C₁₄₁)+((W−C₁₄₂)−Δt_2,1).
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)−Δt_3,1−Δt_2,1+C₁₄₃.
        • T₁=C₁₄₄−Δt_3,1−C₁₄₅ Δt_2,1+C₁₄₆.
        • T₁=30·(30−Δt_3,1+1)+(30−1−(31−Δt_2,1)).
        • T₁=928−30 Δt_3,1+Δt_2,1.
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·((W−C₁₄₀)−Δt_3,1+C₁₄₇)+((W−C₁₄₀)−C₁₄₈−((W−C₁₄₂)−Δt_2,1)).
        • T₁=(W−C₁₄₀)·(W−C₁₄₀)−C₁₄₉−(W−C₁₄₀)−Δt_3,1+Δt_2,1.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, each of C₁₄₀, C₁₄₁, C₁₄₂, C₁₄₃, C₁₄₄, C₁₄₅, C₁₄₆, C₁₄₇, C₁₄₈, and C₁₄₉ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
      • Optionally, T₂ can be defined according to any one of the following methods:
        • T₂=30·(Δt_2,1−1)+(31−Δt_3,1).
        • T₂=30·Δt_2,1−Δt_3,1+1.
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·(Δt_2,1−C₁₅₁)+((W−C₁₅₂)−Δt_3,1).
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·Δt_2,1−Δt_3,1+C₁₅₃.
        • T₂=C₁₅₄·Δt_2,1−C₁₅₅·Δt_3,1+C₁₅₆.
        • T₂=30·(30−Δt_2,1+1)+(30−1−(31−Δt_3,1)).
        • T₂=928−30·Δt_2,1+Δt_3,1.
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·((W−C₁₅₀)−Δt_2,1+C₁₅₇)+((W−C₁₅₀)−C₁₅₈−((W−C₁₅₂)−Δt_3,1)).
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·(W−C₁₅₀)−C₁₅₉−(W−C₁₅₀)−Δt_2,1+Δt₃₁.
        • T₂=30·(Δt_3,1−1)+(31−Δt_2,1).
        • T₂=30·Δt_3,1−Δt_2,1+1.
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·(Δt_3,1−C₁₅₁)+((W−C₁₅₂)−Δt_2,1).
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)−Δt_3,1−Δt_2,1+C₁₅₃.
        • T₂=C₁₅₄·Δt_3,1−C₁₅₅·Δt_2,1+C₁₅₆.
        • T₂=30·(30−Δt_3,1+1)+(30−1−(31−Δt_2,1)).
        • T₂=928−30−Δt_3,1+Δt_2,1.
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·((W−C₁₅₀)−Δt_3,1+C₁₅₇)+((W−C₁₅₀)−C₁₅₈−((W−C₁₅₂)−Δt_2,1)).
        • T₂=(W−C₁₅₀)·(W−C₁₅₀)−C₁₅₉−(W−C₁₅₀)·Δt_3,1+Δt_2,1.
      • wherein:
        • Each of C₁₅₀, C₁₅₁, C₁₅₂, C₁₅₃, C₁₅₄, C₁₅₅, C₁₅₆, C₁₅₇, C₁₅₈, and C₁₅₉ may be the value of any element in the set S₁.
  • For example, TRIV=TRIV′+W, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └(W − 2)/2┘, then
TRIV′ = (W − 2) · (Δt2,1 − 1) + ((W − 1) − Δt3,1)
otherwise
TRIV′ = (W − 2) · ((W − 2) − Δt2,1 + 1)
+ ((W − 2) − 1 − ((W − 1) − Δt3,1))

• • For another example, TRIV can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └(W − 2)/2┘, then
TRIV = (W − 2) · (Δt2,1 − 1) + ((W − 1) − Δt3,1)
+ W
otherwise
TRIV (W − 2) · ((W − 2) − Δt2,1 + 1)
+ ((W − 2) − 1 − ((W − 1) − Δt3,1))
+ W

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+W, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └(W − 2)/2┘, then
TRIV′ = (W − 2) · Δt2,1 − Δt3,1 + 1
otherwise
TRIV′ = W2 − 3 · W − (W − 2) · Δt2,1 + Δt3,1

• • For another example, TRIV can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └(W − 2)/2┘, then
TRIV = (W − 2) · Δt2,1 − Δt3,1 + 1 + W
otherwise
TRIV = W2 − 2 · W − (W − 2) · Δt2,1 + Δt3,1

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+W. For TRIV′, the following definition of RIV (for example, the definition of RIV in uplink resource allocation type 1, or the definition of RIV in downlink resource allocation type 1) can be used, where L_RBS is replaced with Δt_2,1, RB_start is replaced with (W−1)−Δt_3,1, and N_BWP^size is replaced with (W−2):

if (LRBs − 1) ≤ └NBWPsize/2┘, then
RIV = NBWPsize · (LRBs − 1) + RBstart
otherwise
RIV = NBWPsize · (NBWPsize − LRBs + 1)
+ (NBWPsize − 1 − RBstart),
where LRBs ≥ 1 and LRBs does not exceed NBWPsize − RBstart

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+32, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └30/2┘, then
TRIV′ = 30 · (Δt2,1 − 1) + (31 − Δt3,1)
otherwise
TRIV′ = 30 · (30 − Δt2,1 + 1) + (30 − 1 − (31
− Δt3,1))

• • For another example, TRIV can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ └30/2┘, then
TRIV = 30 · (Δt2,1 − 1) + (31 − Δt3,1) + 32
otherwise
TRIV = 30 · (30 − Δt2,1 + 1)
+ (30 − 1 − (31 − Δt3,1)) + 32

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+32, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ 15, then
TRIV′ = 30 · (Δ2,1 − 1) + (31 − Δt3,1)
otherwise
TRIV′ = 30 · (31 − Δt2,1) + (Δt3,1 − 2)

• • For another example, TRIV can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ 15, then
TRIV = 30 · (Δt2,1 − 1) + (31 − Δt3,1) + 32
otherwise
TRIV = 30 · (31 − Δt2,1) + (Δt3,1 − 2) + 32

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+32, where TRIV′ can be defined as follows:

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ 15, then
TRIV′ = 30 · Δt2,1− Δt3,1 + 1
otherwise
TRIV′ = 928 − 30 · Δt2,1 + Δt3,1

• • For another example, TRIV can be defined as follows.

if (Δt2,1 − 1) ≤ 15, then
TRIV = 30 · Δt2,1 − Δt3,1 + 33
otherwise
TRIV = 960 − 30 · Δt2,1 + Δt3,1

• • For another example, TRIV=TRIV′+32. For TRIV′, the following definition of RIV (for example, the definition of RIV in uplink resource allocation type 1, or the definition of RIV in downlink resource allocation type 1) can be used, where L_RBS is replaced with Δt_2,1, RB_start is replaced with 31−Δt_3,1, and N_BWP^size replaced with 30:

it (LRBs − 1) ≤ └NBWPsize/2 ┘, then
RIV = NBWPsize · (LRBs − 1) + RBstart
otherwise
RIV = NBWPsize · (NBWPsize − LRBs + 1)
+ (NBWPsize − 1 − RBstart),
where LRBs ≥ 1 and LRBs does not exceed NBWPsize − RBstart

• • Optionally, the number m of sub-channels occupied by each time/frequency resource (for example, each allocated time/frequency resource, such as the time/frequency resource 1) and/or other frequency-domain parameter(s) (for example, a starting sub-channel f₂ of the time/frequency resource 2 (for example, when N_max^res=2, or when N_max^res=3), or a starting sub-channel f₃ of the time/frequency resource 3 (for example, when N_max^res=3)) is determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV, wherein:
    • Optionally, if N_max=2, then the values of m and f₂ are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV,
    • wherein:
      • Optionally, FRIV can be defined as follows:

FRIV = f2 + ΔF,2

• • • • wherein.
        • Optionally, Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F,2=0.
        • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if m≠1, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1 (N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,2=0.
        • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,2=0.
        • Optionally, if m≠1, then Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,2=0.
        • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F,2=0, otherwise Δ_F,2=Σ_i=1^m−1 (N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
      • wherein:
        • Optionally, in any of the above expressions, “(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.” can be replaced with “(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)”.
      • Optionally, FRIV can be defined as follows

if (m − 1) ≤ └NsubChannelSL/2┘, then
FRIV = NsubChannelSL · (m − 1) + f2
otherwise
FRIV = NsubChannelSL · (NsubChannelSL − m + 1) + (NsubChannelSL
− 1 − f2)

• • • Optionally, if N_max=3, then the values of m, f₂, and f₃ are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV, wherein:
      • Optionally, FRIV can be defined as follows:

FRIV = f2 · (NsubChannelSL + 1 − m) + f3 + ΔF,3

• • • Alternatively, FRIV is defined as follows:

FRIV = f3 · (NsubChannelSL + 1 − m) + f2 + ΔF,3

• • • wherein:
      • Optionally, Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
      • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
      • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F,3=0.
      • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
      • Optionally, if m≠1, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
      • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,3=0.
      • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,3=0.
      • Optionally, if m≠1, then Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F,3=0.
      • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F,3=0, otherwise Δ_F,3=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
    • wherein:
      • Optionally, in any of the above expressions, “(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.” can be replaced with “(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)²”.
    • Optionally, if N_max=2, then the values of m and f₂ are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV, and if N_max=3, then the values of m, f₂, and f₃ are determined according to the frequency resource allocation indication value FRIV, wherein:
      • Optionally, FRIV can be defined as follows:

$\mathrm{FRIV}=\{\begin{array}{cc}{f}_2·\left(N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}+1-m\right)+f_3+{\Delta }_F& \mathrm{for}{N}_{max}^{\mathrm{res}}=3\\ f_2+{\Delta }_F& \mathrm{for}{N}_{max}^{\mathrm{res}}=2\end{array}$

• • • Alternatively, FRIV is defined as follows:

$\mathrm{FRIV}=\{\begin{array}{cc}{f}_3·\left(N_{\mathrm{subChannel}}^{\mathrm{SL}}+1-m\right)+f_2+{\Delta }_F& \mathrm{for}{N}_{max}^{\mathrm{res}}=3\\ f_2+{\Delta }_F& \mathrm{for}{N}_{max}^{\mathrm{res}}=2\end{array}$

• • • • wherein:
        • Optionally, Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F=0.
        • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if m≠1, then Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
        • Optionally, if 1<m≤N_subChannel^SL, then Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1 (N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F=0.
        • Optionally, if m>1, then Δ₄=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F=0.
        • Optionally, if m≠1 then Δ_F=Σ_i=1^m−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1, otherwise Δ_F=0.
        • Optionally, if m=1, then Δ_F=0, otherwise F=Σ_i=1^m−1−1(N_subChannel^SL+1−i)^Nmaxres−1.
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=2 and if N_indicated^res=1, then the determined value of f₂ does not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource (for example, the determined value of f₂ can be ignored in this case). In this case,
      • Optionally, a given value of m may correspond to one or more FRIVs. For example, for a given value of m (denoted as m₀), the one or more FRIVs are FRIVs determined according to m=m₀ and f₂=F_2,0, where F_2,0 may be the value of one or more elements in a set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}.
      • Optionally, a given value of m corresponds to an FRIV. For example, for a given value of m (denoted as m₀), the FRIV is an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀ and f₂=F_2,1, where F_2,1 is equal to the value of a predefined or configured or pre-configured element in the set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}. For example, F_2,1=0, and for another example, F_2,1=N_subChannel^SL−m₀. In this case, optionally, an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀ and f₂*F_2,1 (for example, when F_2,1=0, an FRIV corresponding to m₀ and f₂=“the value of any element in a set {1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}”) can be reserved (for example, for use in a future protocol version).
    • Optionally, if N_max^res=3 and if N_indicated^res=1, then the determined values of f₂ and f₃ do not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource (for example, the determined values of f₂ and f₃ can be ignored in this case). In this case, a Optionally, a given value of m may correspond to one or more FRIVs.
      • For example, for a given value of m (denoted as m₀), the FRIV is an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀, f₂=F_2,2, and f₃=F_3,0, where each of F_2,2 and F_3,0 may be the value of any element in the set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}.
      • Optionally, a given value of m corresponds to an FR/V. For example, for a given value of m (denoted as m=m₀), the FRIV is an FRIV corresponding to m₀, f₂=F_2,3, and f₃=F_3,1, where each of F_2,3 and F_3,1 is equal to the value of a predefined or configured or pre-configured element in the set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}. For example, F_2,3=0, and F_3,1=0. For another example, F_2,3=N_subChannel^SL−m₀, and F_3,1=N_subChannel^SL−m₀. For another example, F_2,3=0, and F_3,1=N_subChannel^SL−m₀. For another example, F_2,3=N_subChannel^SL−m₀, and F_3,1=0. In this case, optionally, an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀, f₂*F_2,3, and f₃≠F_3,1 (for example, when F_2,3=0 and F_3,1=0, an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀, f₂=“the value of any element in the set {1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}),” and f₃=“the value of any element in the set {1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}”) can be reserved (for example, for use in a future protocol version).
    • Optionally, if N_max=3 and if N_indicated^res=2, then the determined value of f₃ does not indicate a starting sub-channel of any time/frequency resource (for example, the determined value of f can be ignored in this case). In this case,
      • Optionally, a given value of m and a given value of f₂ may correspond to one or more FRIVs. For example, for a combination of a given value of m (denoted as m₀) and a given value of f₂ (denoted as f_2,4), the FRIV is an FR/V corresponding to m=m₀, f₂=f_2,4, and f₃=F_3,2, where F_3,2 may be the value of one or more elements in the set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}.
      • Optionally, a given value of m and a given value of f₂ correspond to an FRIV. For example, for a given value of m (denoted as m₀) and a given value of f₂ (denoted as f_2,4), the FR/V is an FRIV corresponding to m, f_2,4, and f₃=F_3,3, where F_3,3 is equal to the value of a predefined or configured or pre-configured element in the set {0, 1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}. For example, F_3,3=0, and for another example, F_3,3=N_subChannel^SL−m₀. In this case, optionally, an FRIV corresponding to m=m₀, f₂=f_2,4, and f₃≠F_3,3 (for example, when F_3,3=0, an FR/V corresponding to m=m₀, f₂=f_2,4, and f₃=“the value of any element in the set {1, . . . , N_subChannel^SL−m₀}”) can be reserved (for example, for use in a future protocol version).

FIG. 3 is an example showing respective parameters of a time/frequency resource 1, a time/frequency resource 2, and a time/frequency resource 3 when N_max^res=3 and when N_indicated^res=3.

Optionally, in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the set S_l may be equal to any one of the following sets, or may be equal to a union of any two or more of the following sets:

• • {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, −1, −2, −3, −4, −5, −6, −7, −8, −9, −10, −11, −12, −13, −14, −15, −16, −17, −18, −19, −20, −21, −22, −23, −24, −25, −26, −27, −28, −29, −30, −31, −32, −33, −34, −35, −36}.
  • {784, 812, 840, 841, 868, 870, 896, 899, 900, 924, 928, 930, 952, 957, 960, 961, 980, 986, 990, 992, 1008, 1015, 1020, 1023, 1024, 1044, 1050, 1054, 1056, 1080, 1085, 1088, 1089, 1116, 1120, 1122, 1152, 1155, 1156, 1188, 1190, 1224, 1225, 1260, 1296}.
  • {(W−4)·(W−4), (W−3)·(W−4), (W−2)·(W−4), (W−1)·(W−4), (W−0)·(W−4), (W+1)·(W−4), (W+2)·(W−4), (W+3)·(W−4), (W+4)·(W−4), (W−3)·(W−3), (W−2)·(W−3), (W−1)·(W−3), (W−0)·(W−3), (W+1)·(W−3), (W+2)·(W−3), (W+3)·(W−3), (W+4)·(W−3), (W−2)·(W−2), (W−1)·(W−2), (W−0)·(W−2), (W+1)·(W−2), (W+2)·(W−2), (W+3)·(W−2), (W+4)·(W−2), (W−1)·(W−1), (W−0)·(W−1), (W+1)·(W−1), (W+2)·(W−1), (W+3)·(W−1), (W+4)·(W−1), (W−0)·(W−0), (W+1)·(W−0), (W+2)·(W−0), (W+3)·(W−0), (W+4)·(W−0), (W+1)·(W+1), (W+2)·(W+1), (W+3)·(W+1), (W+4)·(W+1), (W+2)·(W+2), (W+3)·(W+2), (W+4)·(W+2), (W+3)·(W+3), (W+4)·(W+3), (W+4)·(W+4)}.
  • {W, W+1, W+2, W+3, W+4, W+5, W+6, W+7, W+8, W+9, W+10, W+11, W+12, W+13, W+14, W+15, W+16, W+17, W+18, W+19, W+20, W+21, W+22, W+23, W+24, W+25, W+26, W+27, W+28, W+29, W+30, W+31, W+32, W+33, W+34, W+35, W+36, W−1, W−2, W−3, W−4, W−5, W−6, W−7, W−8, W−9, W−10, W−11, W−12, W−13, W−14, W−15, W−16, W−17, W−18, W−19, W−20, W−21, W−22, W−23, W−24, W−25, W−26, W−27, W−28, W−29, W−30, W−31, W−32, W−33, W−34, W−35, W−36}.

Therefore, according to Embodiment 1, the present invention provides a method in which mapping from “frequency resource assignment” in 1^st-stage SCI to frequency parameter(s) of an allocated time/frequency resource (such as the number of sub-channels occupied by each allocated time/frequency resource, or a starting sub-channel of the time/frequency resource 2, or a starting sub-channel of the time/frequency resource 3) and/or mapping from a “time resource assignment” field in the 1^st-stage SCI to time parameter(s) of the allocated time/frequency resource (such as a slot where the time/frequency resource 2 is located, or a slot where the time/frequency resource 3 is located) is provided so that UE transmitting the SCI can efficiently and unambiguously indicate the allocated time/frequency resource to UE receiving the SCI.

Variant Embodiment

Hereinafter, FIG. 4 is used to illustrate user equipment that can perform the method performed by user equipment described in detail above in the present invention as a variant embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the user equipment (UE) according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, user equipment (UE) 40 includes a processor 401 and a memory 402. The processor 401 may include, for example, a microprocessor, a microcontroller, an embedded processor, or the like. The memory 402 may include, for example, a volatile memory (for example, a random access memory (RAM)), a hard disk drive (HDD), a non-volatile memory (for example, a flash memory), or other memories. Program instructions are stored in the memory 402. The instructions, when run by the processor 401, can perform the above method performed by user equipment described in detail in the present invention.

The methods and related equipment according to the present invention have been described above in conjunction with preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art could understand that the methods shown above are only exemplary, and the above embodiments can be combined with one another as long as no contradiction arises. The methods of the present invention are not limited to the steps or sequences illustrated above. The network node and user equipment illustrated above may include more modules. For example, the network node and user equipment may further include modules which can be developed or will be developed in future to be applied to a base station, an MME, UE, and the like. Various identifiers shown above are only exemplary, and are not meant for limiting the present invention. The present invention is not limited to specific information elements serving as examples of these identifiers. A person skilled in the art could make various alterations and modifications according to the teachings of the illustrated embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand that part of or all of mathematical expressions or mathematical equations or mathematical inequalities may be simplified (for example, incorporating constant terms) or transformed or rewritten to some extent. Mathematical expressions or mathematical equations or mathematical inequalities before and after the simplification or transformation or rewriting may be considered to be equivalent to each other. For example, in equation TRIV=TRIV′+Δ_T, if Δ_T=0, then TRIV=TRIV′. In this case, the definition of TRIV′ can be considered as the definition of TRIV. For another example, in equation TRIV′=T₁+Δ_T,1, if Δ_T,1=0, then “TRIV′=T₁+Δ_T,1” is equivalent to “TRIV′=T₁”. For another example, in equation TRIV′=T₂+Δ_T,2, if Δ_T,2=0, then “TRIV′=T₂+Δ_T,2” is equivalent to “TRIV′=T₂”.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by software or by hardware or by a combination of both software and hardware. For example, various components within the base station and the user equipment in the above embodiments may be implemented by means of a variety of devices including, but not limited to, analog circuit devices, digital circuit devices, digital signal processing (DSP) circuits, programmable processors, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and the like.

In the present application, “base station” may refer to a mobile communication data and control switching center having specific transmission power and a specific coverage area and including functions such as resource allocation and scheduling, data reception and transmission, and the like. “User equipment” may refer to a user mobile terminal, such as a terminal device that can perform wireless communication with a base station or a micro base station, including a mobile phone, a notebook, or the like.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein may be implemented on a computer program product. More specifically, the computer program product is a product provided with a computer-readable medium having computer program logic encoded thereon. When executed on a computing device, the computer program logic provides related operations to implement the aforementioned technical solutions of the present invention. When executed on at least one processor of a computing system, the computer program logic causes the processor to perform the operations (methods) described in the embodiments of the present invention. Such an arrangement of the present invention is typically provided as software, codes and/or other data structures disposed on or encoded on a computer-readable medium such as an optical medium (such as a CD-ROM), a floppy disk, or a hard disk, or other media such as firmware or microcode on one or more ROM or RAM or PROM chips, or downloadable software images and shared databases in one or more modules, or the like. Software or firmware or such configuration may be installed on a computing device such that one or more processors in the computing device perform the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present invention.

In addition, each functional module or each feature of the base station device and the terminal device used in each of the above embodiments may be implemented or executed by a circuit, and the circuit is usually one or more integrated circuits. Circuits designed to execute the functions described in this description may include general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or general purpose integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic, or discrete hardware components, or any combination of the above. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, or the processor may be an existing processor, a controller, a microcontroller, or a state machine. The aforementioned general purpose processor or each circuit may be configured by a digital circuit or may be configured by a logic circuit. Furthermore, when advanced technology capable of replacing current integrated circuits emerges due to advances in semiconductor technology, the present invention can also use integrated circuits obtained by using this advanced technology.

Although the present invention has been illustrated in combination with the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications, substitutions, and alterations may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited by the above embodiments, but should be defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1-4. (canceled)

5. User equipment, comprising: a processor; anda memory having instructions stored therein, wherein, on the basis of the instructions, the processor is configured to:receive 1st-stage Sidelink Control Information (SCI) contained in a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), wherein the 1st-stage SCI indicates a time resource indication value (TRIV) and a frequency resource indication value (FRIV); anddetermine information on Nindicatedres allocated Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) resource(s), the information including a first starting sub-channel index (f1) for a first resource, as the index of a sub-channel on which a lowest PRB of the PSCCH is transmitted, whereinNindicatedres is determined based on the TRIV,if =2, the information includes a second starting sub-channel index (f2) for a second resource, and a number of contiguously allocated sub-channels (m) for each of the Nindicatedres resources, satisfying:

6. User equipment, comprising: a processor; anda memory having instructions stored therein, wherein, on the basis of the instructions, the processor is configured to:transmit 1st-stage Sidelink Control Information (SCI) contained in a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), wherein the 1st-stage SCI indicates a time resource indication value (TRIV) and a frequency resource indication value (FRIV); anddetermine information on Nindicatedres allocated Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) resource(s), the information including a first starting sub-channel index (f1) for a first resource, as the index of a sub-channel on which a lowest PRB of the PSCCH is transmitted, whereinNindicatedres is determined based on the TRIV,if N Nmaxres=2, the information includes a second starting sub-channel index (f2) for a second resource, and a number of contiguously allocated sub-channels (m) for each of the Nindicatedres resources, satisfying:

7. A method performed by User equipment, comprising: receiving 1st-stage Sidelink Control Information (SCI) contained in a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH), wherein the 1st-stage SCI indicates a time resource indication value (TRIV) and a frequency resource indication value (FRIV); anddetermining information on Nindicatedres allocated Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) resource(s), the information indicating a first starting sub-channel index (f1) for a first resource, as the index of a sub-channel on which a lowest PRB of the PSCCH is transmitted, whereinNindicatedres is determined based on the TRIV,if Nmaxres=2, the information indicates a second starting sub-channel index (f2) for a second resource, and a number of contiguously allocated sub-channels (m) for each of the Nindicatedres resources, satisfying: