# US 12,225,509 B2 · Resource pool configuration method, resource pool using method, configuration device, and terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,509 B2 - Document ID: US12225509B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/498,874 - Filed: 2023-10-31 - Published: 2024-03-07 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-26 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Siqi Liu; Zichao Ji - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225509B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0092: {Indication of how the channel is divided} - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04L 27/2605: {Symbol extensions, e.g. Zero Tail, Unique Word [UW]} - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 56/001: {Synchronization between nodes} - H04W 72/543: based on requested quality, e.g. QoS - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 27/26025: {Numerology, i.e. varying one or more of symbol duration, subcarrier spacing, Fourier transform size, sampling rate or down-clocking (allocating sub-channels of the transmission path H04L5/003)} - H04L 27/2607: {Cyclic extensions} - H04W 56/0015: {one node acting as a reference for the others} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The present disclosure provide a resource pool configuration method, a resource pool using method, a configuration device, and a terminal. The resource pool obtaining method is applied to a terminal, including: obtaining a first resource pool in at least one of the following manners: obtaining the predefined first resource pool; obtaining the preconfigured first resource pool; or obtaining the configured first resource pool. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A resource pool obtaining method, comprising: obtaining, by a terminal, a first resource pool in at least one of the following manners: obtaining a predefined first resource pool; obtaining a preconfigured first resource pool; or obtaining a configured first resource pool; wherein the resource pool obtaining method further comprises: obtaining configuration information of at least one second resource pool that is configured by a received resource pool configuration and/or predefined and/or preconfigured, and using the at least one second resource pool as a resource pool that is used subsequently; or obtaining configuration information of at least one second resource pool that is configured by a received resource pool configuration and/or predefined and/or preconfigured, selecting at least one second resource pool from the at least one second resource pool as a resource pool that is used subsequently, and sending an identifier of the selected resource pool to the resource pool configuration device, wherein the resource pool configuration device is a network side device or another terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 1, wherein at least two of the predefined first resource pool, the preconfigured first resource pool, and the configured first resource pool are compatible, and being compatible comprises at least one of the following: frequency domain resources are same, time domain resources are same, a frequency domain resource range of one is comprised in a frequency domain resource range of the other, or a time domain resource range of one is comprised in a time domain resource range of the other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a reconfigured first resource pool, wherein the reconfigured first resource pool is the same as or compatible with at least one of the following: the predefined first resource pool, the preconfigured first resource pool, or the configured first resource pool. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 1, further comprising: monitoring the first resource pool according to a monitoring procedure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring the first resource pool according to a monitoring procedure comprises at least one of the following: monitoring the first resource pool in a first time window; monitoring the first resource pool according to a first periodicity; monitoring the first resource pool when a corresponding transmission configuration or a corresponding transmission mode is used; or monitoring the first resource pool when transmission of another resource pool meets a corresponding condition. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 5, wherein the corresponding transmission configuration or the corresponding transmission mode comprises at least one of the following: when broadcasting is needed; when beam sweeping is needed; when connection fails; when a resource pool is reconfigured; when a resource pool is added; when a resource pool is released; when quasi-co-location (QCL) information cannot be obtained; or when a synchronization source that meets a requirement cannot be found. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 5, wherein the corresponding condition comprises at least one of the following: a bit error rate is higher than a threshold; a block error rate is higher than a threshold; a false alarm rate exceeds a threshold; beam failure recovery; connection failure recovery; or connection re-establishment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The resource pool obtaining method according to claim 4, wherein the monitoring a first resource pool comprises at least one of the following: performing synchronization in the first resource pool; performing measurement in the first resource pool; performing transmission in the first resource pool; or sensing in the first resource pool. ### Claim 9 A communications device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to implement: obtaining a first resource pool in at least one of the following manners: obtaining a predefined first resource pool; obtaining a preconfigured first resource pool; or obtaining a configured first resource pool; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to further implement: obtaining configuration information of at least one second resource pool that is configured by a received resource pool configuration and/or predefined and/or preconfigured, and using the at least one second resource pool as a resource pool that is used subsequently; or obtaining configuration information of at least one second resource pool that is configured by a received resource pool configuration and/or predefined and/or preconfigured, selecting at least one second resource pool from the at least one second resource pool as a resource pool that is used subsequently, and sending an identifier of the selected resource pool to the resource pool configuration device, wherein the resource pool configuration device is a network side device or another terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The communications device according to claim 9, wherein at least two of the predefined first resource pool, the preconfigured first resource pool, or the configured first resource pool are compatible, and being compatible comprises at least one of the following: frequency domain resources are same, time domain resources are same, a frequency domain resource range of one is comprised in a frequency domain resource range of the other, or a time domain resource range of one is comprised in a time domain resource range of the other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The communications device according to claim 9, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to further implement: obtaining a reconfigured first resource pool, wherein the reconfigured first resource pool is the same as or compatible with at least one of the following: the predefined first resource pool, the preconfigured first resource pool, or the configured first resource pool. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The communications device according to claim 9, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to further implement: monitoring the first resource pool according to a monitoring procedure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The communications device according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring the first resource pool according to a monitoring procedure comprises at least one of the following: monitoring the first resource pool in a first time window; monitoring the first resource pool according to a first periodicity; monitoring the first resource pool when a corresponding transmission configuration or a corresponding transmission mode is used; or monitoring the first resource pool when transmission of another resource pool meets a corresponding condition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The communications device according to claim 13, wherein the corresponding transmission configuration or the corresponding transmission mode comprises at least one of the following: when broadcasting is needed; when beam sweeping is needed; when connection fails; when a resource pool is reconfigured; when a resource pool is added; when a resource pool is released; when quasi-co-location (QCL) information cannot be obtained; or when a synchronization source that meets a requirement cannot be found. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The communications device according to claim 13, wherein the corresponding condition comprises at least one of the following: a bit error rate is higher than a threshold; a block error rate is higher than a threshold; a false alarm rate exceeds a threshold; beam failure recovery; connection failure recovery; or connection re-establishment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The communications device according to claim 12, wherein the monitoring a first resource pool comprises at least one of the following: performing synchronization in the first resource pool; performing measurement in the first resource pool; performing transmission in the first resource pool; or sensing in the first resource pool. ### Claim 17 A communications device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to implement: configuring a first resource pool of a terminal; wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to further implement: sending configuration information of at least one second resource pool to the terminal; or sending configuration information of at least one second resource pool to the terminal, and receiving an identifier of selected at least one second resource pool that is returned by the terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The communications device according to claim 17, wherein at least two of a predefined first resource pool, a preconfigured first resource pool, or a configured first resource pool are compatible, and being compatible comprises at least one of the following: frequency domain resources are same, time domain resources are same, a frequency domain resource range of one is comprised in a frequency domain resource range of the other, and a time domain resource range of one is comprised in a time domain resource range of the other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The communications device according to claim 17, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the communications device to further implement: reconfiguring the first resource pool of the terminal, wherein the reconfigured first resource pool and the configured first resource pool are the same or compatible. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the resource pool obtaining method according to claim 1.