Methods and apparatuses for coexistence of two modes of vehicle-to-vehicle communications
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsVinh Van Phan, Haitao Li, Ling Yu, Jedrzej Stanczak
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Abstract
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products relating to the coexistence of a first mode and second mode of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. One method includes allocating, to a user equipment (UE) operating in a first mode of V2V communication that is also configured to use resources from a shared transmit (Tx) pool of a second mode of V2V communication, a pair of resources. The first of the pair of resources may be allocated from an exclusive Tx pool for the first mode, and the second of the pair of resources may be allocated from the shared Tx pool of the second mode of V2V communication.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause a network node at least to:
- allocate a pair of resources to a user equipment operating in a first mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication that is configured to use resources from a shared transmit pool of a second mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication, wherein a first resource of the pair of resources is allocated from an exclusive transmit pool for the first mode, and a second resource of the pair of resources is allocated from the shared transmit pool;
- receive an indication from the user equipment to release the first resource after the user equipment determines that the second resource is ready to replace the first resource;
- and
- release the first resource in response to receiving the indication from the user equipment.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive, from a network node, an allocation of a pair of resources at a user equipment operating in a first mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication that is configured to use resources from a shared transmit pool of a second mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication, wherein a first resource of the pair of resources is allocated from an exclusive transmit pool for the first mode, and a second resource of the pair of resources is allocated from the shared transmit pool;
- determine whether the second resource is ready to replace the first resource;
- and
- replace the first resource with the second resource when it is determined that the second resource is ready to replace the first resource.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a network node, an allocation of a pair of resources at a user equipment operating in a first mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication that is configured to use resources from a shared transmit pool of a second mode of vehicle-to-vehicle communication,
- wherein a first resource of the pair of resources is allocated from an exclusive transmit pool for the first mode, and a second resource of the pair of resources is allocated from the shared transmit pool;
- determining whether the second resource is ready to replace the first resource;
- and
- replacing the first resource with the second resource when it is determined that the second resource is ready to replace the first resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.