Adaptive sensing based resource selection for D2D communication

A wireless communication device, the wireless communication device comprising:

• a radio interface configured for device-to-device (D2D) transmission and reception;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively associated with the radio interface and configured to:
• configure a selection window and a sensing window, the selection window indicating radio resources allowed to be selected by the wireless communication device for a D2D transmission by the wireless communication device and the sensing window indicating which radio resources are to be used by the wireless communication device for estimating an occupation status of the radio resources in the selection window, based on monitoring the radio resources indicated by the sensing window;
• select radio resources from the selection window, based on an estimated occupation status of the radio resources in the selection window;
• perform at least one D2D transmission to at least one further wireless communication device, using the selected radio resources;
• obtain feedback related to the at least one performed D2D transmission;
• and
• adapt one or both of the sensing window and the selection window, based on the feedback.

A node configured for operation in a wireless communication network, the node comprising:

• a communication interface configured for communicating directly or indirectly with wireless devices;
• and
• processing circuitry operatively associated with the communication interface and configured to:
• configure a selection window and a sensing window to be used by a wireless communication device, the selection window indicating radio resources allowed to be selected by the wireless communication device for a device-to-device (D2D) transmission by the wireless communication device and the sensing window indicating which radio resources are to be used by the wireless communication device for estimating an occupation status of the radio resources in the selection window;
• and
• configure the wireless communication device for adapting at least one of the sensing window and the selection window, based on feedback received by the wireless communication device that is related to at least one D2D transmission performed by the wireless communication device on radio resources selected by the wireless communication device based on an estimated occupation status of the radio resources in the selection window.