Peer-to-peer communication with symmetric waveform for downlink and uplink

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein the particular waveform is the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises:
• determining information to send in at least one uplink signal or channel,
• mapping the at least one uplink signal or channel to at least one downlink signal or channel, and
• generating the first signal comprising the at least one downlink signal or channel carrying the information.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a physical random access channel (PRACH) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises:
• determining information to send on the PRACH, and
• generating the first signal comprising the PSS and SSS carrying the information to send on the PRACH.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises:
• determining information to send on the PUSCH, and
• generating the first signal comprising the PDSCH carrying the information to send on the PUSCH.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a sounding reference signal (SRS) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises generating the first signal comprising the CRS in at least one subband assigned to the first UE.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) or a UE-specific reference signal (UE-RS) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises generating the first signal comprising a downlink control channel or a downlink shared channel in at least one subband among a plurality of subbands and further comprising the CRS or UE-RS in only the at least one subband in which the downlink control channel or the downlink shared channel is sent.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the downlink waveform.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises generating the first signal comprising the PDSCH carrying channel quality indicator (CQI), or precoding matrix indicator (PMI), or rank indicator (RI), or acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information, or a scheduling request (SR), or a combination thereof.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the uplink waveform is mapped to a relay physical control shared channel (R-PDCCH) in the downlink waveform, and wherein the generating the first signal comprises:
• determining information to send on the PUCCH, and
• generating the first signal comprising the R-PDCCH carrying the information to send in the PUCCH.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal;
• and
• adjusting transmit power of the first signal based on an overall power spectral density (PSD) of the first UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for generating a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network;
• means for transmitting the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• and
• means for receiving a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein the particular waveform is the downlink waveform, and wherein the means for generating the first signal comprises:
• means for determining information to send in at least one uplink signal or channel,
• means for mapping the at least one uplink signal or channel to at least one downlink signal or channel, and
• means for generating the first signal comprising the at least one downlink signal or channel carrying the information.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one processor to generate a first signal based on a particular waveform at a first user equipment (UE), the particular waveform being a downlink waveform or an uplink waveform for a wireless communication network,
• code for causing the at least one processor to send the first signal from the first UE to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, and
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive a second signal transmitted by the second UE to the first UE for P2P communication, the second signal being generated by the second UE based on the particular waveform used for the first signal,
• wherein the particular waveform is the downlink waveform, and wherein the code for causing the at least one processor to generate the first signal is configured to determine information to send in at least one downlink signal or channel, and generate the first signal comprising the at least one downlink signal or channel carrying the information, and
• wherein the at least one downlink signal or channel comprises at least one synchronization signal, or at least one reference signal, or a downlink control channel, or a downlink shared channel, or a combination thereof.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the transmitting the proximity detection signal comprises transmitting the proximity detection signal in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the physical channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and wherein the generating the proximity detection signal comprises:
• generating a set of modulation symbols based on information to send in the proximity detection signal,
• mapping the set of modulation symbols to a set of resource elements for the PUSCH in the portion of the first subframe, and
• generating the proximity detection signal based on the set of modulation symbols mapped to the set of resource elements.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the physical channel comprises a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and wherein the generating the proximity detection signal comprises:
• generating a set of modulation symbols based on information to send in the proximity detection signal,
• modulating a spreading sequence with the set of modulation symbols to generate a set of modulated sequences, one modulated sequence for each modulation symbol,
• mapping the set of modulated sequences to a set of resource elements for the PUCCH in the portion of the first subframe, one modulated sequence in each symbol period in the portion of the first subframe, and
• generating the proximity detection signal based on the set of modulated sequences mapped to the set of resource elements.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the generating the proximity detection signal comprises:
• generating a codeword based on information to send in the proximity detection signal and in accordance with a code rate selected for an entirety of the first subframe, puncturing a portion of the codeword, and
• generating the proximity detection signal based on a remaining portion of the codeword not punctured.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the generating the proximity detection signal comprises:
• generating a codeword based on information to send in the proximity detection signal and in accordance with a code rate selected based on the portion of the first subframe, and
• generating the proximity detection signal based on all of the codeword.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the generating the proximity detection signal comprises:
• selecting a set of subcarriers for the proximity detection signal based on a pseudo-random number (PN) sequence or a predetermined hopping pattern, and
• generating the proximity detection signal for transmission on the set of subcarriers in the portion of the first subframe.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network;
• determining whether or not to transmit the proximity detection signal in the first subframe based on a probability of blanking the proximity detection signal by the UE;
• and
• transmitting the proximity detection signal in the portion of the first subframe in response to a determination to transmit the proximity detection signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for generating a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• means for transmitting the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE;
• and
• means for transmitting the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the means for transmitting the proximity detection signal is configured to transmit the proximity detection signal in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one processor to generate a proximity detection signal for a user equipment (UE) based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network,
• code for causing the at least one processor to send the proximity detection signal in a portion of a first subframe to enable at least one other UE to detect the UE, and
• code for causing the at least one processor to send the physical channel in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the code for causing the at least one processor to send the proximity detection signal is configured to send the proximity detection signal in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• detecting, by a user equipment (UE), at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by at least one other UE in a portion of a first subframe, each proximity detection signal being generated based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• identifying the at least one other UE based on the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel by the UE in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the detecting at least one proximity detection signal comprises detecting the at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by the at least one other UE in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• detecting, by a user equipment (UE), at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by at least one other UE in a portion of a first subframe, each proximity detection signal being generated based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• identifying the at least one other UE based on the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel by the UE in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the physical channel comprises a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), the method further comprising:
• obtaining at least one set of received symbols from at least one set of resource elements in the portion of the first subframe, one set of received symbols for each of the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• demodulating and decoding the at least one set of received symbols to obtain information sent in the at least one proximity detection signal.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• detecting, by a user equipment (UE), at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by at least one other UE in a portion of a first subframe, each proximity detection signal being generated based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• identifying the at least one other UE based on the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• transmitting the physical channel by the UE in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the physical channel comprises a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the method further comprising:
• obtaining at least one set of received symbols from at least one set of resource elements in the portion of the first subframe, one set of received symbols for each of the at least one proximity detection signal;
• despreading the at least one set of received symbols with at least one spreading sequence to obtain at least one set of despread symbols, one set of despread symbols for each of the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• demodulating and decoding the at least one set of despread symbols to obtain information sent in the at least one proximity detection signal.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for detecting, by a user equipment (UE), at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by at least one other UE in a portion of a first subframe, each proximity detection signal being generated based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network;
• means for identifying the at least one other UE based on the at least one proximity detection signal;
• and
• means for transmitting the physical channel by the UE in an entirety of a second sub frame for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the means for detecting at least one proximity detection signal is configured to detect the at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by the at least one other UE in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one processor to detect, by a user equipment (UE), at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by at least one other UE in a portion of a first subframe, each proximity detection signal being generated based on a physical channel for a wireless communication network,
• code for causing the at least one processor to identify the at least one other UE based on the at least one proximity detection signal, and
• code for causing the at least one processor to send the physical channel by the UE in an entirety of a second subframe for communication with the wireless communication network,
• wherein the code for causing the at least one processor to detect at least one proximity detection signal is configured to detect the at least one proximity detection signal transmitted by the at least one other UE in all symbol periods of the first subframe except for a last symbol period of the first subframe.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• sending a data transmission from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• receiving a signal comprising acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information sent by the second UE to the first UE for the data transmission for P2P communication, the signal being generated by the second UE based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• processing the received signal by the first UE to obtain the ACK/NACK information sent by the second UE,
• wherein the processing the received signal comprises:
• correlating the received signal with a set of spreading sequences to obtain a set of correlation values, one correlation value for each of the set of spreading sequences, and
• determining the ACK/NACK information based on the set of correlation values.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• sending a data transmission from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• receiving a signal comprising acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information sent by the second UE to the first UE for the data transmission for P2P communication, the signal being generated by the second UE based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• processing the received signal by the first UE to obtain the ACK/NACK information sent by the second UE,
• wherein the processing the received signal comprises:
• correlating the received signal with a first spreading sequence for ACK to obtain a first correlation value,
• correlating the received signal with a second spreading sequence for NACK to obtain a second correlation value, and
• determining whether ACK or NACK was sent by the first UE based on the first and second correlation values.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for sending a data transmission from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• means for receiving a signal comprising acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information sent by the second UE to the first UE for the data transmission for P2P communication, the signal being generated by the second UE based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• means for processing the received signal by the first UE to obtain the ACK/NACK information sent by the second UE,
• wherein the means for processing the received signal comprises:
• means for correlating the received signal with a set of spreading sequences to obtain a set of correlation values, one correlation value for each of the set of spreading sequences, and
• means for determining the ACK/NACK information based on the set of correlation values.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one processor to send a data transmission from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication,
• code for causing the at least one processor to receive a signal comprising acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information sent by the second UE to the first UE for the data transmission for P2P communication, the signal being generated by the second UE based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network, and
• code for causing the at least one processor to process the received signal by the first UE to obtain the ACK/NACK information sent by the second UE,
• wherein the code for causing the at least one processor to process the received signal is configured to correlate the received signal with a set of spreading sequences to obtain a set of correlation values, one correlation value for each of the set of spreading sequences, and to determine the ACK/NACK information based on the set of correlation values.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a data transmission sent from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• determining acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the received data transmission;
• generating a signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• transmitting the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information from the second UE to the first UE,
• wherein the generating the signal comprises:
• selecting a spreading sequence in a set of spreading sequences based on the ACK/NACK information, wherein each of the set of spreading sequences is associated with a different possible value of the ACK/NACK information, and
• generating the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on the selected spreading sequence.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a data transmission sent from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• determining acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the received data transmission;
• generating a signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• transmitting the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information from the second UE to the first UE,
• wherein the generating the signal comprises:
• determining a first spreading sequence for transmitting ACK and a second spreading sequence for transmitting NACK,
• generating the signal based on the first spreading sequence if the ACK/NACK information comprises ACK, and
• generating the signal based on the second spreading sequence if the ACK/NACK information comprises NACK.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a data transmission sent from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• determining acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the received data transmission;
• generating a signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• transmitting the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information from the second UE to the first UE,
• wherein the transmitting the signal comprises transmitting the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information in a single symbol period of a subframe.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a data transmission sent from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication;
• means for determining acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the received data transmission;
• means for generating a signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network;
• and
• means for transmitting the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information from the second UE to the first UE,
• wherein the means for generating the signal comprises:
• means for selecting a spreading sequence in a set of spreading sequences based on the ACK/NACK information, wherein each of the set of spreading sequences is associated with a different possible value of the ACK/NACK information, and
• means for generating the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on the selected spreading sequence.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one processor to receive a data transmission sent from a first user equipment (UE) to a second UE for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication,
• code for causing the at least one processor to determine acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) information for the received data transmission,
• code for causing the at least one processor to generate a signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on a signal format not used for sending ACK/NACK information in a wireless communication network, and
• code for causing the at least one processor to send the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information from the second UE to the first UE,
• wherein the code for causing the at least one processor to generate the signal is configured to select a spreading sequence in a set of spreading sequences based on the ACK/NACK information, wherein each of the set of spreading sequences is associated with a different possible value of the ACK/NACK information, and to generate the signal comprising the ACK/NACK information based on the selected spreading sequence.