# US 2020/0288477 A1 · Apparatus, Method and Computer Program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288477 A1 - Document ID: US20200288477A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/809,626 - Filed: 2020-03-05 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-08 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Ahmad El Assaad; Ernst Zielinski; Joakim Cerwall - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288477A1 ## CPC - H04W 16/18: Network planning tools - H04W 72/52: based on load - H04L 5/14: Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, and to a method for a vehicle, which uses the determined resource scheme for the localized communication in the mobile communication system. The method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system comprises obtaining information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of a plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection. The method comprises predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers. The method further comprises determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: obtaining information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of a plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection; predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers; and determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the duplex resource scheme comprises a dynamic time-division duplex resource scheme. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the duplex resource scheme comprises at least one of a frequency-division duplex resource scheme, a code duplex resource scheme, and a spatial resource scheme. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the duplex resources are allotted between at least two of uplink communication, downlink communication, and side-link communication within the duplex resource scheme. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises obtaining environmental perception data related to the plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection is predicted based on the environmental perception data related to the plurality of road users. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the environmental perception data comprises modeling information for an area surrounding the plurality of road users, wherein the modeling information relates to objects that have been identified by a road user executing the method or by the plurality of road users using one or more perception sensors of the road user or of the plurality of road users. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the environmental perception data is obtained from the plurality of road users and from one or more road-side infrastructure entities. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises determining information related to a signal phase and timing of a traffic light system at the intersection based on the information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers of the plurality of road users, wherein the duplex resource scheme is determined based on the information related to the signal phase and timing of the traffic light system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises determining intersection control information based on the information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers of the plurality of road users, wherein the intersection control information specifies at least one of an order and a timing of the plurality of planned maneuvers of the plurality of road users at the intersection, wherein the duplex resource scheme is determined based on the intersection control information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is executed by a stationary entity of the mobile communication system, or wherein the method is executed by a stationary entity of the mobile communication system being co-located with a traffic-light system of the intersection, or wherein the method is executed by a road user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises providing the duplex resource scheme to the plurality of road users using a control channel of the mobile communication system. ### Claim 12 A method for a road user, the method comprising: transmitting information related to a planned maneuver of the road user to a further road user or to a stationary entity of a mobile communication system, wherein the planned maneuver is related to an intersection; receiving a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in the mobile communication system from the further road user or from the stationary entity, wherein the duplex resource scheme is based on the transmitted information related to the planned maneuver of the road user; and performing the localized communication based on the duplex resource scheme. ### Claim 13 An apparatus for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising: at least one interface for communicating with a plurality of road users; and a control module configured to: obtain information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of the plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection, predict a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers, and determine the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection. ### Claim 14 An apparatus for a road user, the apparatus comprising: at least one interface for communicating with a further road user or to a stationary entity of a mobile communication system; and a control module configured to: transmit information related to a planned maneuver of the road user to the further road user or to the stationary entity of the mobile communication system, wherein the planned maneuver is related to an intersection, receive a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in the mobile communication system from the further road user or from the stationary entity, wherein the duplex resource scheme is based on the transmitted information related to the planned maneuver of the road user, and communicate via the at least one interface based on the duplex resource scheme. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory, machine-readable computer program having a program code for performing a method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising: obtaining information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of a plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection; predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers; and determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory, machine-readable computer program having a program code for performing a method for a road user, when the computer program is executed on a computer, a processor, or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising: transmitting information related to a planned maneuver of the road user to a further road user or to a stationary entity of a mobile communication system, wherein the planned maneuver is related to an intersection; receiving a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in the mobile communication system from the further road user or from the stationary entity, wherein the duplex resource scheme is based on the transmitted information related to the planned maneuver of the road user; and performing the localized communication based on the duplex resource scheme.