Lateral communication method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product

Abstract

The invention discloses a sidewalk communication method and device, equipment, a storage medium and a program product, and relates to the technical field of communication. The method comprises: a second terminal device receiving first information sent by a first terminal device, the first information being used for indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, and / or a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device; and the second terminal equipment selects a sending resource of the SL PRS according to the first information. The second terminal equipment transmits the resource information to the first terminal equipment from the resource set suitable for the second terminal equipment and / or the resource set not suitable for the second terminal equipment according to the resource set suitable for the second terminal equipment and / or the resource set not suitable for the second terminal equipment indicated by the first information sent by the first terminal equipment; and selecting a sending resource of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after the resource set which is not suitable for the second terminal equipment to use is excluded. The quality of the SL PRS resource selected by the second terminal device is improved, and the precision of side positioning is further improved.

Description

Sideline communication method, device, equipment, storage medium and program product Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a sideline communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and program product. Background Art

[0002] In SL (Sidelink) communication, a terminal device can select a transmission resource from a resource pool by listening.

[0003] In related technologies, a sidewalk communication method is provided, whereby a terminal device can select resources for transmitting SL PRS (SL Positioning Reference Signal) in a resource pool by listening. However, how the terminal device selects the resources for transmitting SL PRS requires further research.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a sideline communication method, apparatus, device, storage medium, and program product. The technical solution is as follows:

[0006] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a sideline communication method is provided, the method being performed by a second terminal device, the method comprising:

[0007] receiving first information sent by a first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device;

[0008] According to the first information, a sending resource of a sideline positioning reference signal SL PRS is selected.

[0009] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a sideline communication method is provided, the method being executed by a first terminal device, the method comprising:

[0010] First information is sent to a second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a set of resources suitable for use by the second terminal device, and / or a set of resources not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0011] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a sideline communication device is provided, the device comprising:

[0012] a receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by a first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device;

[0013] The processing module is configured to select a transmission resource of a sideline positioning reference signal SL PRS according to the first information.

[0014] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a sideline communication device is provided, the device comprising:

[0015] A sending module is used to send first information to a second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a set of resources suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a set of resources not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0016] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a terminal device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the above-mentioned resource exclusion method.

[0017] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which a computer program is stored. The computer program is configured to be executed by a processor to implement the above-mentioned sideline communication method.

[0018] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a chip is provided, which includes a programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions, and when the chip is running, is used to implement the above-mentioned side communication method.

[0019] According to one aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a computer program product is provided, which includes a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and a processor reads and executes the computer program from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the above-mentioned side communication method.

[0020] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The second terminal device selects SL PRS transmission resources from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, as indicated by the first information sent by the first terminal device. From the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, the second terminal device improves the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of side-by-side positioning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of sideline communication within the coverage area of ​​a network provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0024] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of partial network coverage sideline communication provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of network coverage outer line communication provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a second resource selection mode provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a hidden node provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of an exposed node provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] FIG8 is a flow chart of a side communication method provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0030] FIG9 is a schematic diagram of a side communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of a side communication method provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0032] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a resource selection window provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0033] FIG12 is a schematic diagram of a side communication method provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0034] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of an association relationship between a dedicated resource pool and a sideline communication resource pool provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0035] FIG14 is a block diagram of a side communication device provided by one embodiment of the present application;

[0036] FIG15 is a block diagram of a side communication device provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0037] FIG16 is a block diagram of a side communication device provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0038] FIG17 is a block diagram of a side communication device provided by another embodiment of the present application;

[0039] FIG18 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided in one embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of this application clearer, the implementation methods of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0041] The network architecture and business scenarios described in the embodiments of the present application are intended to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application. A person skilled in the art will appreciate that, with the evolution of the network architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 1, which shows a schematic diagram of a network architecture provided by an embodiment of the present application. The network architecture may include: a core network 11, an access network 12, and a terminal device 13.

[0043] The core network 11 includes several core network devices. The functions of the core network devices are mainly to provide user connections, user management, and service carrying, and to provide an interface to the external network as a bearer network. For example, the core network of a 5G (5th Generation) NR (New Radio) system may include devices such as an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) entity, a UPF (User Plane Function) entity, and an SMF (Session Management Function) entity.

[0044] The access network 12 includes several access network devices 14. The access network in the 5G NR system can be called NG-RAN (New Generation-Radio Access Network). The access network device 14 is a device deployed in the access network 12 to provide wireless communication functions for the terminal device 13. The access network device 14 can include various forms of macro base stations, micro base stations, relay stations, access points, etc. In systems using different wireless access technologies, the names of devices with access network device functions may be different. For example, in the 5G NR system, it is called gNodeB or gNB. With the evolution of communication technology, the name "access network device" may change. For the convenience of description, in the embodiments of the present application, the above-mentioned devices that provide wireless communication functions for the terminal device 13 are collectively referred to as access network devices. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the network devices mentioned refer to access network devices, such as base stations.

[0045] The number of terminal devices 13 is usually multiple, and one or more terminal devices 13 can be distributed in the cell managed by each access network device 14. The terminal device 13 may include various handheld devices with wireless communication functions, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem, as well as various forms of user equipment, mobile stations (MS), etc. For the convenience of description, the devices mentioned above are collectively referred to as terminal devices. The access network device 14 and the core network device communicate with each other through some air technology, such as the NG interface in the 5G NR system. The access network device 14 and the terminal device 13 communicate with each other through some air technology, such as the Uu interface. In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, terminal devices and UE are generally used interchangeably, but the two express the same meaning.

[0046] Terminal devices 13 and terminal devices 13 (for example, vehicle-mounted devices and other devices (such as other vehicle-mounted devices, mobile phones, RSU (Road Side Unit), etc.)) can communicate with each other through a direct communication interface (such as a PC5 interface). Accordingly, the communication link established based on the direct communication interface can be called a direct link or SL. SL transmission is the direct communication and data transmission between terminal devices through a side link. Unlike traditional cellular systems in which communication data is received or sent through access network equipment, SL transmission has the characteristics of short delay and low overhead, and is suitable for communication between two terminal devices that are geographically close (such as vehicle-mounted devices and other peripheral devices that are geographically close). It should be noted that in Figure 1, only vehicle-to-vehicle communication in the V2X (vehicle to everything) scenario is used as an example. SL technology can be applied to scenarios where direct communication is carried out between various terminal devices. In other words, the terminal device in this application refers to any device that communicates using SL technology.

[0047] The "5G NR system" in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a 5G system or an NR system, but those skilled in the art will understand its meaning. The technical solutions described in the embodiments of this application can be applied to the 5G NR system and can also be applied to subsequent evolution systems of the 5G NR system.

[0048] Before introducing the technical solutions of this application, we first introduce and explain some of the background technologies involved in this application. The following related technologies can be combined with the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application as optional solutions, and they all fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of this application. The embodiments of this application include at least part of the following contents.

[0049] 1. Sideline communication in different network coverage environments

[0050] In sideline communication, according to the network coverage of the communicating terminal equipment, it can be divided into sideline communication within the network coverage, sideline communication with partial network coverage, and sideline communication outside the network coverage.

[0051] In sideline communication within network coverage, all terminal devices performing sideline communication are within the coverage of the same access network device (base station). Therefore, the above terminal devices can all perform sideline communication based on the same sideline configuration by receiving configuration signaling from the access network device (base station). For example, as shown in Figure 2, UE1 and UE2 are both within the network coverage of base station 1.

[0052] In the case of partial network coverage of sidelink communication, some terminal devices performing sidelink communication are located within the coverage of the access network device (base station). These terminal devices can receive the configuration signaling of the access network device (base station) and perform sidelink communication according to the configuration of the access network device (base station). However, terminal devices located outside the network coverage cannot receive the configuration signaling of the access network device (base station). In this case, the terminal devices outside the network coverage will determine the sidelink configuration based on the pre-configuration information and the information carried in the sidelink broadcast channel PSBCH (Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel) sent by the terminal devices located within the network coverage, and perform sidelink communication. For example, as shown in Figure 3, UE1 is located within the network coverage of base station 1, and UE2 is located outside the network coverage of base station 1.

[0053] For sideline communication outside the network coverage, all terminal devices performing sideline communication are located outside the network coverage, and all terminal devices determine the sideline configuration according to the pre-configured information for sideline communication. For example, as shown in FIG4 , UE1 and UE2 are both located outside the network coverage of base station 1.

[0054] 2. Resource Selection Methods in D2D / V2X

[0055] Device-to-device communication is a sidelink transmission technology based on D2D. Unlike traditional cellular systems, where data is received or sent via base stations, it offers higher spectrum efficiency and lower transmission latency. The connected vehicle system utilizes direct device-to-device communication, with the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) defining two transmission modes: Mode 1 and Mode 2.

[0056] Mode 1: The base station allocates transmission resources to the terminal device, and the terminal device transmits data on the sidelink based on the allocated resources. The base station can allocate resources for single transmissions or semi-static transmissions. As shown in Figure 2, the terminal device is within the network coverage area, and the network allocates transmission resources for sidelink transmissions.

[0057] Mode 2: The terminal device autonomously selects a resource from the resource pool for data transmission. As shown in Figure 4, if the terminal device is outside the cell coverage area, it autonomously selects a transmission resource from the pre-configured resource pool for sideline transmission. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 2, the terminal device autonomously selects a transmission resource from the network-configured resource pool for sideline transmission.

[0058] The second mode resource selection is performed in two steps:

[0059] Step 1: The terminal device takes all available resources in the resource selection window as resource set A.

[0060] If a terminal device sends data in certain time slots within the listening window and does not listen, all resources in the corresponding time slots in the selection window for these time slots are excluded. The terminal device determines the corresponding time slot in the selection window using the value set of the "resource reservation period" field in the resource pool configuration used.

[0061] If the terminal device detects PSCCH (Physical Sidelink Control Channel) within the listening window, it measures the RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power) of the PSCCH or the RSRP of the PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel) scheduled by the PSCCH. If the measured RSRP is greater than the SL-RSRP (Sidelink Reference Signal Received Power) threshold, and the reserved resources are determined to be within the resource selection window based on the resource reservation information in the sidelink control information transmitted in the PSCCH, the corresponding resources are excluded from set A. If the remaining resources in resource set A are less than X% of all resources before resource set A is excluded, the SL-RSRP threshold is raised by 3dB, and step 1 is repeated. The possible values ​​of X are {20, 35, 50}, and the terminal device determines the parameter X from the value set according to the priority of the data to be sent. Meanwhile, the SL-RSRP threshold is related to the priority carried in the PSCCH detected by the terminal device and the priority of the data to be sent by the terminal device. The terminal device uses the remaining resources in set A after excluding the resources as the candidate resource set.

[0062] Step 2: The terminal device randomly selects several resources from the candidate resource set as its transmission resources for initial transmission and retransmission.

[0063] 3. Second resource selection mode in NR V2X

[0064] As shown in Figure 5, the terminal device triggers resource selection or reselection in time slot n, and the resource selection window starts from n+T1 and ends at n+T2. proc,1 , when the subcarrier spacing is 15, 30, 60, 120kHz, T proc,1 For time slots 3, 5, 9, and 17. If T 2min is less than the remaining delay budget of the service, then T 2min ≤T2≤the remaining delay budget of the service. Otherwise, T2 is equal to the PDB (Packet Delay Budget) of the data packet in time slots. 2min The value set is {1,5,10,20}*2 μ time slots, where μ = 0, 1, 2, 3 corresponds to the case where the subcarrier spacing is 15, 30, 60, 120 kHz. The terminal device determines T from the value set according to the priority of its own data to be sent. 2min. [n+T1,n+T2] is called the resource selection window.

[0065] The terminal device performs resource listening from n-T0 to n-T proc,0 and T0 takes a value of 100 or 1100 milliseconds. When the subcarrier spacing is 15, 30, 60, 120 kHz, T proc,0 is 1, 1, 2, 4 time slots. [n-T0 to n-T proc,0 is called the resource listening window.

[0066] The second mode is carried out according to the following two steps:

[0067] Step 1: The physical layer of the terminal device excludes resources that are not suitable for sidelink transmission from the resource selection window according to the channel listening result.

[0068] The terminal device takes all available resources belonging to the resource pool used by the terminal device within the resource selection window as the resource set A. Any resource in the set A is denoted as R(x,y), where x and y respectively indicate the frequency domain position and time domain position of the resource. Denote the initial number of resources in the set A as Mtotal.

[0069] Step 1-1: If the terminal device sends data in time slot a within the listening window and does not perform listening, the terminal device will determine whether time slot a+q*Prxlg overlaps with resource R(x,y+j*Ptxlg). If there is an overlap, the resource R(x,y) is excluded from the resource set A. Here, j = 0, 1, 2, 3, ···, C-1, and C is determined by the random counter value generated by the terminal device. Ptxlg is the number of logical time slots after converting the resource reservation period Ptx of the terminal device. Prxlg is the number of logical time slots after converting Prx, where Prx is any allowed resource reservation period within the resource pool. If Prx<Tscal and n-m<=Prxlg, Q = [Tscal / Prx], otherwise Q = 1. Tscal is equal to the value of T2 converted to milliseconds.

[0070] Step 1-2: If the terminal device detects the first sidelink control information transmitted in the PSCCH on the v-th frequency-domain resource E(v,m) within the time slot m in the listening window, the terminal device measures the SL-RSRP of this PSCCH or the SL-RSRP of the PSSCH scheduled by this PSCCH (i.e., the SL-RSRP of the corresponding PSSCH transmitted in the same time slot as this PSCCH). If the measured SL-RSRP is greater than the SL-RSRP threshold and resource reservation between TBs is activated in the resource pool used by the UE, the terminal device assumes that it has received the first sidelink control information with the same content on the time slot m+q*Prxlg. Here, q = 1, 2, 3, ···, Q. If Prx<Tscal and n-m<=Prxlg, Q = [Tscal / Prx]; otherwise, Q = 1. Tscal is the value of T2 converted to milliseconds. Prxlg is the number of Prx converted to logical time slots, where Prx is the resource reservation period indicated by "Resource reservation period" in the first sidelink control information transmitted in the PSCCH detected by the terminal device. The terminal device determines whether the resources indicated by the "Time resource assignment" and "Frequency resource assignment" fields of the first sidelink control information received in the time slot m and these Q assumed received first sidelink control information overlap with the resource R(x,y+j*Ptxlg). If there is an overlap, the corresponding resource R(x,y) is excluded from the set A. Here, j = 0, 1, 2, 3, ···, C-1, and C is determined by the random counter value generated by the terminal device. Ptxlg is the number of Ptx converted to logical time slots, and Ptx is the resource reservation period determined by the terminal device for resource selection.

[0071] The above RSRP threshold is determined by the priority P1 carried in the PSCCH detected by the terminal device and the priority P2 of the data to be transmitted by the terminal device. The configuration of the resource pool used by the terminal device includes a SL-RSRP threshold table, and this SL-RSRP threshold table contains the SL-RSRP thresholds corresponding to all priority combinations. The configuration of the resource pool can be network-configured or pre-configured. If the remaining resources in the resource set A are less than M total *X%, the SL-RSRP threshold is increased by 3 dB, and Step 1 is re-executed. The possible values of X are {20, 35, 50}. The configuration of the resource pool used by the terminal device includes the correspondence between the priority and the possible values of the above X. The terminal device determines the value of X according to the priority of the data to be transmitted and this correspondence.

[0072] The physical layer of the terminal device reports the resource set A after resource exclusion as a candidate resource set to a higher layer, ie, a MAC (Media Access Control) layer of the terminal device.

[0073] Step 2: The MAC layer of the terminal device randomly selects a resource from the reported candidate resource set to send data. That is, the terminal device randomly selects a resource from the candidate resource set to send data.

[0074] 4. Enhanced resource allocation in NR-V2X

[0075] In the second transmission mode described above, the terminal device randomly selects a transmission resource from the resource pool or selects a transmission resource based on the listening result. This resource selection method can avoid interference between terminal devices to a certain extent, but it still has the following problems:

[0076] Hidden node: As shown in Figure 6, terminal device B selects resources based on listening and uses these resources to send sidelink data to terminal device A. Since terminal devices B and C are far apart and cannot hear each other's transmissions, terminal devices B and C may select the same transmission resources. The data sent by terminal device C will interfere with the data sent by terminal device B. This is the hidden node problem.

[0077] Half-duplex problem: When a terminal device selects transmission resources through listening, if it sends sidelink data in a certain time slot within the listening window, due to the limitations of half-duplex, it cannot receive data sent by other terminal devices in that time slot and will not receive any listening results. Therefore, when excluding resources, the terminal device will exclude all resources corresponding to that time slot in the selection window to avoid interference with other terminal devices. Due to the limitations of half-duplex, the terminal device will exclude many resources that do not need to be excluded.

[0078] Exposed terminal device problem: As shown in Figure 7, both sending terminal device B and sending terminal device C can monitor each other, but the target receiving terminal device A of sending terminal device B is far away from sending terminal device C, and the target receiving terminal device D of sending terminal device C is far away from sending terminal device B. In this case, even if sending terminal device B and sending terminal device C use the same time-frequency resources, it will not affect the reception of their respective target receiving terminal devices. However, due to the close geographical locations of the two parties, the signal receiving power detected during the monitoring process may be very high, so the two parties will choose orthogonal video resources, which may eventually lead to a decrease in resource utilization efficiency.

[0079] Power consumption issue: During the above-mentioned listening process, the terminal device needs to continuously listen to resources to determine which resources are available. However, continuous resource listening by the terminal device consumes a lot of energy. This is not a problem for vehicle-mounted terminal devices because they have power supply equipment. However, for handheld terminal devices, excessive energy consumption will cause the terminal device to run out of power quickly. Therefore, how to reduce the energy consumption of the terminal device is also an issue that needs to be considered in the resource selection process.

[0080] Due to the problems existing in the resource selection process in the second transmission mode mentioned above, a resource selection scheme based on inter-UE coordination is introduced. That is, on the basis of the resource listening adopted in the second transmission mode, an IUC (Inter-UE Coordination) message can be sent by one terminal device (UE-A) to another terminal device (UE-B) to assist UE-B in resource selection. When UE-A receives an explicit request message (Explicit Request) from UE-B or meets specific conditions, the IUC information can be determined based on the resource listening result. The information may include an IUC Resource Set (IUC-RS), and UE-A will send the IUC-RS to UE-B. The IUC-RS may be a resource set suitable for use by UE-B. When UE-B selects resources for sending sidelink data to a target receiving terminal device, it may preferentially select resources from the available IUC-RS, thereby improving the reliability of the target receiving terminal device receiving the sidelink data. The IUC-RS may also be a resource set unsuitable for use by UE-B. When selecting resources, UE-B avoids selecting resources in the IUC-RS, thereby avoiding problems such as hidden terminal devices and half-duplex limitations.

[0081] 5. Positioning based on sidelink

[0082] In 3GPP Release 17, 3GPP RAN conducted studies on "NR Positioning Enhancements" and "Scenarios and Requirements for NR Positioning Use Cases in In-Coverage, Partial Coverage, and Out-of-Coverage." The "Scenarios and Requirements for NR Positioning Use Cases in In-Coverage, Partial Coverage, and Out-of-Coverage" studies focused on V2X and public safety use cases, with the results documented in TR38.845. Furthermore, SA1 established requirements for "Ranging-Based Services" in TS22.261 and positioning accuracy requirements for IIoT use cases in out-of-coverage scenarios in TS22.104. 3GPP is required to research and develop sidelink positioning solutions to support the use cases, scenarios, and requirements identified in these activities. To improve positioning accuracy, particularly for devices located outside of cellular network coverage, 3GPP introduced positioning based on sidelink positioning reference signals in Release 18. Based on current conclusions, sidelink positioning reference signals (SL PRS) can be transmitted in a dedicated resource pool or in a shared resource pool with other sidelink channels.

[0083] An embodiment of the present application provides a sideline communication method that utilizes coordination information between terminal devices to select resources for transmitting SL PRS, thereby improving the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the terminal devices and thereby improving the accuracy of sideline positioning. The coordination information includes information indicating a set of resources suitable for use by the terminal device and / or a set of resources unsuitable for use by the terminal device.

[0084] Please refer to Figure 8, which shows a flow chart of a sideline communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method may include at least one of the following steps 810 to 830.

[0085] Step 820: The first terminal device sends first information to the second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0086] Correspondingly, the second terminal device receives the first information sent by the first terminal device.

[0087] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information is a MAC CE.

[0088] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for SL PRS transmission, or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0089] In some embodiments, step 820 also includes step 810, in which, when the first condition is met, the second terminal device sends second information to the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request the first information.

[0090] In some embodiments, the first condition includes at least one of the following: the existence of an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; the existence of side information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; the condition for triggering the sending of the second information determined by the second terminal device based on its own implementation.

[0091] In some embodiments, when there is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device, the second terminal device sends the second information to the first terminal device. For example, the second terminal device sends the second information to the first terminal device before sending the SL PRS to the first terminal device.

[0092] In some embodiments, when there is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device, the second terminal device sends the second information to the first terminal device. For example, the second terminal device sends the second information to the first terminal device before sending the SL PRS to the first terminal device.

[0093] In some embodiments, when a condition for triggering the sending of the second information determined by the second terminal device according to its own implementation is met, the second terminal device sends the second information to the first terminal device.

[0094] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: MAC CE (MAC Control Element, media access layer control element) and SCI (Sidelink Control Information, sidelink control information).

[0095] Exemplarily, the second information is carried solely in the MAC CE information. Exemplarily, the second information is carried solely in the second-order SCI information. Exemplarily, the second information is carried jointly by the MAC CE and the second-order SCI.

[0096] In some embodiments, the first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is met, and the second condition includes at least one of the following: receiving second information from the first terminal device, and the second information is used to request to obtain the first information; there is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information; the first terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

[0097] In some embodiments, the first terminal device sends the first information to the second terminal device upon receiving the second information from the second terminal device.

[0098] In some embodiments, when there is other information to be sent to the second terminal device together with the first information, the first terminal device sends the first information to the second terminal device.

[0099] In some embodiments, when a condition for triggering the sending of the first information determined by the first terminal device according to its own implementation is met, the first terminal device sends the first information to the second terminal device.

[0100] In some embodiments, if the number of PRBs (Physical Resource Blocks) contained in the resource pool requested by the above-mentioned second information is greater than the product of the number of subchannels contained in the resource pool and the subchannel size, the information used to carry the above-mentioned second information includes seventh information, and the seventh information is used to indicate that the frequency domain size of the resource requested by the second information is the number of PRBs contained in the resource pool.

[0101] Exemplarily, the second information is carried in the 2-C format of the second-order SCI information, and the seventh information is carried in the "Number of Subchannel" bit field. For example, the value indicated by the "Number of Subchannel" bit field is greater than or equal to the number of subchannels included in the resource pool. For example, the "Number of Subchannel" bit field may contain bits, of which The number of sub-channels contained in the resource pool.

[0102] Exemplarily, the second information is carried in the MAC CE information, and the seventh information is carried in the "Number of Subchannel" field. For example, the value indicated by the "Number of Subchannel" field in the MAC CE is greater than or equal to the number of subchannels included in the resource pool. For example, the value indicated by the "Number of Subchannel" field in the MAC CE is 27 or 28.

[0103] Exemplarily, the second information is carried by the second-order SCI information and the MAC CE information, and the seventh information is carried in the "Number of Subchannel" bit field and the "Number of Subchannel" field. For example, the value indicated by the "Number of Subchannel" bit field and the "Number of Subchannel" field is equal to the number of subchannels included in the resource pool.

[0104] In some embodiments, the number of PRBs contained in the resource pool is indicated by the resource pool configuration parameter "sl-RB-Number".

[0105] In some embodiments, the number of sub-channels contained in the resource pool is indicated by the resource pool configuration parameter "sl-NumSubchannel".

[0106] In some embodiments, the size of the subchannels contained in the resource pool is indicated by the resource pool configuration parameter "sl-SubchannelSize".

[0107] Step 830: The second terminal device selects a sending resource for the SL PRS according to the first information.

[0108] In some embodiments, the second terminal device selects the sending resources of SL PRS from a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device; and / or, the second terminal device selects the sending resources of SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0109] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, and the second terminal device selects a sending resource of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0110] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, and the second terminal device selects the sending resources of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0111] In some embodiments, the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and a resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. The second terminal device selects the sending resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0112] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that the second terminal device selects the transmission resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, as indicated by the first information sent by the first terminal device. The resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device are selected from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. This improves the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of side-by-side positioning.

[0113] Please refer to Figure 9, which shows a schematic diagram of a sideline communication method provided by one embodiment of the present application. The SL PRS is sent within a shared resource pool 910, or the SL PRS is sent within a dedicated resource pool 920, and the resources within the dedicated resource pool 920 are also used to send sideline channels or signals other than the SL PRS.

[0114] In some embodiments, the side channels include PSCCH and PSSCH.

[0115] In some embodiments, the transmission of the SL PRS may provide a PSCCH indication. If the value of the "Priority" field in the PSCCH indicating the transmission of the SL PRS is the same as the value of the "Priority" field in the PSCCH indicating the transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS, then the absolute priority of the SL PRS and the side channel or signal other than the SL PRS scheduled by the above two PSCCHs is the same.

[0116] In some embodiments, the available resource reservation period in the resource pool configured by the RRC (Radio Resource Control) parameter "SL-ResourceReservePeriod" is applicable to the SL PRS and side channels or signals other than the SL PRS.

[0117] In some embodiments, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0118] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the first information indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending SL PRS to the second terminal device, or the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending a side channel or signal other than SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should not include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device can only select the transmission resources of SL PRS and / or side channels or signals other than SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0119] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the acquisition of first information for indicating a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending SL PRS to the second terminal device, or the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending a side channel or signal other than SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device selects the sending resources for SL PRS and / or side channels or signals other than SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0120] In some embodiments, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0121] Exemplarily, the message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS transmission, or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0122] For example, the second information is carried in the 2-C format of the second-order SCI information, and the third information is carried in the padding bit field “Padding bits”.

[0123] For example, if the second information is carried in the MAC CE information, the third information is carried in the "R" field in the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE"; or a new field is added in the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE" to carry the third information.

[0124] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the acquisition of first information for indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, and the first information requested by the second information is used for sending an SL PRS. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending an SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should not include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device can only select the sending resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0125] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the acquisition of first information for indicating a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, and the first information requested by the second information is used for sending an SL PRS. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending an SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device selects the sending resources of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0126] In some embodiments, if the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0127] Exemplarily, the message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS transmission, or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0128] For example, the second information is carried in the 2-C format of the second-order SCI information, and the value indicated by the "Resource set type" bit field is 0, then the third information is carried in the padding bit field "Padding bits".

[0129] For example, the second information is carried in the MAC CE information and the value indicated by the "RT" field is 0, then the third information is carried in the "R" field in the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE"; or a new field is added in the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE" to carry the third information.

[0130] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the acquisition of first information for indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, and the first information requested by the second information is used for sending an SL PRS. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending an SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should not include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device can only select the sending resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0131] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request the acquisition of first information for indicating a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending SL PRS to the second terminal device, or the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending a side channel or signal other than SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform side reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device selects the sending resources for SL PRS and / or side channels or signals other than SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0132] In some embodiments, if the second terminal device requests a set of resources suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within a dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission.

[0133] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request first information indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending an SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform sidelink reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should not include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device can only select the transmission resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0134] Exemplarily, the second information is used to request acquisition of first information indicating a resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for transmitting the SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines a resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform sidelink reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device selects the transmission resources for the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0135] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that when the SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or when the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool and the resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS, the first terminal device determines the first information based on the content of the first information requested by the second information sent by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of the first information, further improving the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, and thereby improving the accuracy of the side positioning.

[0136] Please refer to Figure 10, which shows a schematic diagram of a sidelink communication method provided by one embodiment of the present application. The SL PRS is transmitted within a dedicated resource pool 1010, and the dedicated resource pool 1010 includes a first resource subset 1011 and a second resource subset 1012. The first resource subset 1011 is a resource subset used to transmit the SL PRS, and the second resource subset 1012 is a resource subset used to transmit sidelink channels or signals other than the SL PRS.

[0137] In some embodiments, the side channels include PSCCH and PSSCH.

[0138] In some embodiments, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0139] Exemplarily, the message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window.

[0140] For example, the second information is carried in the 2-C format of the second-order SCI information, and the fourth information is carried in the resource selection window bit field “Resource selection window location”.

[0141] For example, the second information is carried in the MAC CE information, and the third information is carried in the resource selection window indication field “RSWL” in the “Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE”.

[0142] Exemplarily, if there are resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS transmission; if there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0143] For example, as shown in Figure 11, the starting time unit of the resource selection window 1110 indicated by the fourth information is time slot a, and the ending time unit is time slot b. If subset 1 is the first resource subset, that is, there are resources belonging to the first resource subset in time slot a, then the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS transmission; if subset 2 is the first resource subset, that is, there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset in time slot a, then the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0144] Exemplarily, in the case where the first information requested by the second information is for SL PRS transmission, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the first resource subset from the start time unit to the end time unit; in the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset from the start time unit to the end time unit.

[0145] For example, as shown in FIG11 , the starting time unit of the resource selection window 1110 indicated by the fourth information is time slot a and the ending time unit is time slot b. If the first information requested by the second information is for SL PRS transmission, the resource selection window is understood to be the resources belonging to the first resource subset from time slot a to time slot b. For example, if subset 1 is the first resource subset, the resource selection window is understood to be the resources overlapping with subset 1 and resource selection window 1110, i.e., the resources from time slot a to time slot c. If the first information requested by the second information is for sidelink channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood to be the resources belonging to the second resource subset from time slot a to time slot b. For example, if subset 1 is the second resource subset, the resource selection window is understood to be the resources overlapping with subset 1 and resource selection window 1110, i.e., the resources from time slot a to time slot c.

[0146] In some embodiments, if the second terminal device requests a set of resources suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within a dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS, and the second information is understood as the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission.

[0147] Exemplarily, the message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window.

[0148] For example, the second information is carried in the 2-C format of the second-order SCI information, and the fourth information is carried in the resource selection window bit field “Resource selection window location”.

[0149] For example, the second information is carried in the MAC CE information, and the third information is carried in the resource selection window indication field “RSWL” in the “Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE”.

[0150] For example, as shown in Figure 11, the starting time unit of the resource selection window 1110 indicated by the fourth information is time slot a, and the ending time unit is time slot b. If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for the second terminal device in the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission or for side channels or signal transmission other than SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for SL PRS transmission, and the resource selection window is understood as the resources in the range of time slot a to time slot b belonging to the first resource subset.

[0151] In some embodiments, the second information is used to request first information indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending the SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform sidelink reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should not include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device can only select the transmission resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0152] In some embodiments, the second information is used to request first information indicating a resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. If the first terminal device is the target receiving terminal device for sending an SL PRS to the second terminal device, then when the first terminal device determines a resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, if the first terminal device does not want to perform sidelink reception in time slot n due to half-duplex operation, the first terminal device should include the resources in time slot n in the determined resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. At this time, the second terminal device selects the transmission resources for the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is unsuitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0153] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that, when the SL PRS is sent within a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset for sending the SL PRS and a second resource subset for sending side channels or signals other than the SL PRS, the first terminal device determines the first information based on the content of the first information requested by the second information sent by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of the first information, further improving the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, and thereby improving the accuracy of the side positioning.

[0154] Please refer to Figure 12, which shows a schematic diagram of a sideline communication method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool 1210, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send sideline channels or signals other than the SL PRS.

[0155] In some embodiments, the dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with only one dedicated resource pool.

[0156] In some embodiments, the association relationship between the dedicated resource pool and the sideline communication resource pool is indicated through configuration signaling during the resource pool configuration process.

[0157] In some embodiments, if the first information requested by the second information is for SL PRS transmission, the second information is transmitted in the sidelink communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0158] That is, if the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS sending, regardless of whether the second information is used to request the first information for indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, or is used to request the first information for indicating a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information is sent within the side communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0159] Exemplarily, the message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS transmission, or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0160] For example, if the second information is carried in the MAC CE information, the third information is carried in the "R" field in the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE". If the "R" field is set to 1, it indicates that the first information requested by the second message is used for SL PRS sending; or the third information is carried by a new MAC CE different from the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE". If the new MAC CE is identified by a logical channel ID greater than 62, it indicates that the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS sending.

[0161] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for SL PRS transmission, or for side channel or signal transmission other than SL PRS.

[0162] Exemplarily, the first information is carried in a MAC CE, and the sixth information is carried in the "R" field of the "Inter-UE Coordination Information MAC CE". If one or more "R" fields are set to 1, it indicates that the first information is used for SL PRS transmission. For example, setting one or more of the last four "R" fields of the "Inter-UE Coordination Information MAC CE" to 1 indicates that the first information is used for SL PRS transmission.

[0163] Exemplarily, the sixth information is carried by a new MAC CE different from the "Inter-UE Coordination Information MAC CE". If the new MAC CE is identified by a logical channel ID greater than 62, it indicates that the first information is used for SL PRS sending.

[0164] In some embodiments, a dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools.

[0165] Exemplarily, as shown in FIG13 , the sideline communication resource pool 1310 is associated with dedicated resource pools 1320 , 1330 , and 1340 .

[0166] In some embodiments, the association relationship between multiple dedicated resource pools and the sideline communication resource pool and the index corresponding to each dedicated resource pool are indicated through configuration signaling during the resource pool configuration process.

[0167] In some embodiments, if the first information requested by the second information is for SL PRS transmission, the second information is transmitted in the sidelink communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0168] That is, if the first information requested by the second information is used for SL PRS sending, regardless of whether the second information is used to request the first information for indicating a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, or is used to request the first information for indicating a resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information is sent within the side communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0169] In some embodiments, the information used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

[0170] Exemplarily, the second information is carried by a new MAC CE different from the "Inter-UE Coordination Request MAC CE", the new MAC CE is identified by a logical channel ID greater than 62, and there is a field in the new MAC CE for carrying the fifth information.

[0171] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information includes eighth information, and the eighth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

[0172] Exemplarily, the first information is carried by an "Inter-UE Coordination Information MAC CE," and one or more "R" fields in the MAC CE are used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool to which the first information corresponds. For example, one or more of the last four "R" fields are used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool to which the first information corresponds. In some embodiments, to distinguish the first information from the first information used for sidelink channels or signaling other than the SL PRS, when all "R" fields indicating the index of the dedicated resource pool are set to 0, the first information is not used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

[0173] Exemplarily, the first information is carried by a new MAC CE different from the "Inter-UE Coordination Information MAC CE", the new MAC CE is identified by a logical channel ID greater than 62, and there is a field in the new MAC CE for carrying the eighth information.

[0174] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that, when the SL PRS is sent within a dedicated resource pool and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS, the first terminal device determines the first information based on the content of the first information requested by the second information sent by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of the first information, further improving the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, and thereby improving the accuracy of the side positioning.

[0175] The following are device embodiments of the present application, which can be used to implement the method embodiments of the present application. For details not disclosed in the device embodiments of the present application, please refer to the method embodiments of the present application.

[0176] Please refer to Figure 14, which shows a block diagram of a sideline communication device provided by one embodiment of the present application. This device has the functionality to implement the aforementioned sideline communication method example. This functionality can be implemented in hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. This device can be the second terminal device described above, or it can be provided within the second terminal device. As shown in Figure 14, the device 1400 may include a receiving module 1410 and a processing module 1420.

[0177] The receiving module 1410 is used to receive first information sent by the first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, and / or a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0178] The processing module 1420 is configured to select a transmission resource for a sidelink positioning reference signal SL PRS according to the first information.

[0179] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15 , the apparatus 1400 further includes a sending module 1430 .

[0180] A sending module 1430 is configured to send second information to the first terminal device when a first condition is met, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information;

[0181] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0182] There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device;

[0183] There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device;

[0184] The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

[0185] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS;

[0186] The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0187] or,

[0188] The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0189] or,

[0190] If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS;

[0191] or,

[0192] If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

[0193] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0194] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset used to send the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset used to send a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS;

[0195] The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0196] or,

[0197] If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

[0198] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window;

[0199] If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS;

[0200] If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0201] In some embodiments, when the first information requested by the second information is for the SL PRS transmission, the resource selection window is understood as resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit;

[0202] In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

[0203] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS;

[0204] If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0205] In some embodiments, the dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with only one dedicated resource pool.

[0206] In some embodiments, the dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools;

[0207] The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

[0208] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE, and sidelink control information SCI.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is satisfied, and the second condition includes at least one of the following:

[0210] receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information;

[0211] There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information;

[0212] The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

[0213] In some embodiments, selecting a transmission resource of the SL PRS according to the first information includes:

[0214] Selecting a sending resource for the SL PRS from a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device;

[0215] and / or,

[0216] Select the sending resources of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0217] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0218] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information is a MAC CE.

[0219] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that the second terminal device selects the transmission resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, as indicated by the first information sent by the first terminal device. The resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device are selected from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. This improves the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of side-by-side positioning.

[0220] Please refer to Figure 16, which shows a block diagram of a sideline communication device provided by one embodiment of the present application. This device has the functionality to implement the aforementioned sideline communication method example. This functionality can be implemented in hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software. This device can be the first terminal device described above, or it can be provided within the first terminal device. As shown in Figure 16, the device 1600 may include a sending module 1610.

[0221] The sending module 1610 is used to send first information to the second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0222] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 17 , the apparatus 1600 further includes a receiving module 1620 .

[0223] Receiving module 1620, configured to receive second information sent by the second terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information;

[0224] The second information is sent by the second terminal device when a first condition is met, and the first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0225] There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device;

[0226] There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device;

[0227] The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

[0228] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS;

[0229] The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0230] or,

[0231] The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0232] or,

[0233] If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS;

[0234] or,

[0235] If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

[0236] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0237] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset used to send the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset used to send a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS;

[0238] The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS;

[0239] or,

[0240] If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

[0241] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window;

[0242] If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS;

[0243] If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0244] In some embodiments, when the first information requested by the second information is for the SL PRS transmission, the resource selection window is understood as resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit;

[0245] In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

[0246] In some embodiments, the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS;

[0247] If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

[0248] In some embodiments, the dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with only one dedicated resource pool.

[0249] In some embodiments, the dedicated resource pool is associated with one sideline communication resource pool, and one sideline communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools;

[0250] The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

[0251] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE, and sidelink control information SCI.

[0252] In some embodiments, the first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is satisfied, and the second condition includes at least one of the following:

[0253] receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information;

[0254] There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information;

[0255] The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

[0256] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

[0257] In some embodiments, the message used to carry the first information is a MAC CE.

[0258] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is that the second terminal device selects the transmission resources of the SL PRS from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device, as indicated by the first information sent by the first terminal device. The resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device are selected from the resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or the remaining resources after excluding the resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device. This improves the quality of the SL PRS resources selected by the second terminal device, thereby improving the accuracy of side-by-side positioning.

[0259] Please refer to Figure 18, which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal device provided in one embodiment of the present application. The terminal device 1800 may include: a processor 1801, a transceiver 1802, and a memory 1803. The processor 1801 is configured to implement the functions of the processing module 1420 described above, and the transceiver 1802 is configured to implement the functions of the sending module 1430, the sending module 1610, and / or the receiving modules 1410 and 1620 described above.

[0260] The processor 1801 includes one or more processing cores, and executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules. The processor 1801 is used to execute other steps except the sending and receiving steps executed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment.

[0261] Transceiver 1802 may include a receiver and a transmitter. For example, the receiver and transmitter may be implemented as the same wireless communication component, which may include a wireless communication chip and a radio frequency antenna. Transceiver 1802 is configured to perform the sending and / or receiving steps performed by the terminal device in the above method embodiment.

[0262] The memory 1803 may be connected to the processor 1801 and the transceiver 1802 .

[0263] The memory 1803 may be used to store a computer program executed by the processor, and the processor 1801 is used to execute the computer program to implement each step in the above method embodiment.

[0264] In an exemplary embodiment, processor 1801 is used to receive first information sent by a first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a set of resources suitable for use by a second terminal device, and / or a set of resources not suitable for use by the second terminal device; and select the sending resources of the SL PRS based on the first information.

[0265] In another exemplary embodiment, the processor 1801 is configured to send first information to the second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

[0266] For details not described in detail in this embodiment, please refer to the above embodiments and will not be described in detail here.

[0267] In addition, the memory can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, including but not limited to: magnetic or optical disks, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, erasable programmable read-only memory, static access memory, read-only memory, magnetic memory, flash memory, and programmable read-only memory.

[0268] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, and the computer program is used to be executed by a processor to implement the above-mentioned side communication method. Optionally, the computer-readable storage medium may include: ROM (Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random-Access Memory), SSD (Solid State Drives) or an optical disk, etc. Among them, the random access memory may include ReRAM (Resistance Random Access Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).

[0269] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions, and when the chip is running, is used to implement the above-mentioned side communication method.

[0270] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor reads and executes the computer program from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the above-mentioned side communication method.

[0271] It should be understood that the "indication" mentioned in the embodiments of this application can be a direct indication, an indirect indication, or an indication of an association. For example, "A indicates B" can mean that A directly indicates B, for example, B can be obtained through A; it can also mean that A indirectly indicates B, for example, A indicates C, and B can be obtained through C; it can also mean that there is an association between A and B.

[0272] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "corresponding" may indicate a direct or indirect correspondence between the two, or an association relationship between the two, or a relationship between indication and being indicated, configuration and being configured, etc.

[0273] In some embodiments of the present application, "predefined" may be implemented by pre-storing corresponding codes, tables, or other methods that can be used to indicate relevant information in a device (e.g., including a terminal device and a network device), and the present application does not limit the specific implementation method. For example, predefined may refer to information defined in a protocol.

[0274] In some embodiments of the present application, the "protocol" may refer to a standard protocol in the field of communications, for example, it may include an LTE protocol, a NR protocol, and related protocols used in future communication systems, and this application does not limit this.

[0275] In this document, "plurality" refers to two or more. "And / or" describes a relationship between associated objects, indicating that three possible relationships exist. For example, "A and / or B" can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, or B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates an "or" relationship between the associated objects.

[0276] The term “greater than or equal to” mentioned herein may mean greater than or equal to, or greater than, and the term “less than or equal to” may mean less than or equal to, or less than.

[0277] In addition, the step numbers described in this document only illustrate a possible execution order between the steps. In some other embodiments, the above steps may not be executed in the order of the numbers, such as two steps with different numbers are executed at the same time, or two steps with different numbers are executed in the opposite order of the diagram. The embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.

[0278] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in one or more of the above examples, the functions described in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented using hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media, wherein communication media include any media that facilitates the transmission of computer programs from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0279] The above description is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A side communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a second terminal device, and the method includes: receiving first information sent by a first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device; According to the first information, a sending resource of a sideline positioning reference signal SL PRS is selected.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before receiving the first information sent by the first terminal device, the method further includes: If the first condition is met, sending second information to the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; The first condition includes at least one of the following: There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset for sending the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window; If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS; If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for sending the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood to be resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit; In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

8. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is only associated with one dedicated resource pool.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools; The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

11. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE and sidelink control information SCI.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that The first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is met, where the second condition includes at least one of the following: receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information; The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that The selecting, according to the first information, a sending resource of the SL PRS includes: Selecting a sending resource for the SL PRS from a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device; and / or, Select the sending resources of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for sending the SL PRS or for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS.

15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information is MAC CE.

16. A side communication method, characterized in that: The method is performed by a first terminal device, and includes: First information is sent to a second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a set of resources suitable for use by the second terminal device, and / or a set of resources not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

17. The method according to claim 16, characterized in that Before sending the first information to the second terminal device, the method further includes: receiving second information sent by the second terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; The second information is sent by the second terminal device when a first condition is met, and the first condition includes at least one of the following: There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset for sending the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window; If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS; If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for sending the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood to be resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit; In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

23. The method according to claim 17, wherein The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is only associated with one dedicated resource pool.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools; The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

26. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 25, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE and sidelink control information SCI.

27. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 26, characterized in that The first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is met, where the second condition includes at least one of the following: receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information; The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

28. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 27, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for sending the SL PRS or for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS.

29. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 28, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information is MAC CE.

30. A side communication device, characterized in that: The device comprises: a receiving module, configured to receive first information sent by a first terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a resource set unsuitable for use by the second terminal device; The processing module is configured to select a transmission resource of a sideline positioning reference signal SL PRS according to the first information.

31. The device according to claim 30, characterized in that The device further comprises: a sending module, configured to send second information to the first terminal device when a first condition is met, wherein the second information is used to request acquisition of the first information; The first condition includes at least one of the following: There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

32. The device according to claim 31, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

33. The device according to claim 32, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

34. The device according to claim 31, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset for sending the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

35. The device according to claim 34, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window; If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS; If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

36. The device according to claim 35, characterized in that In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for sending the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood to be resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit; In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

37. The device according to claim 31, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

38. The device according to claim 37, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is only associated with one dedicated resource pool.

39. The device according to claim 37, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools; The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

40. The device according to any one of claims 31 to 39, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE and sidelink control information SCI.

41. The device according to any one of claims 30 to 40, characterized in that The first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is met, where the second condition includes at least one of the following: receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information; The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

42. The device according to any one of claims 30 to 41, characterized in that The selecting, according to the first information, a sending resource of the SL PRS includes: Selecting a sending resource for the SL PRS from a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device; and / or, Select the sending resources of the SL PRS from the remaining resources after excluding the resource set that is not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

43. The device according to any one of claims 30 to 42, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for sending the SL PRS or for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS.

44. The device according to any one of claims 30 to 43, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information is MAC CE.

45. A side communication device, characterized in that The device comprises: A sending module is used to send first information to a second terminal device, where the first information is used to indicate a set of resources suitable for use by the second terminal device and / or a set of resources not suitable for use by the second terminal device.

46. ​​The device according to claim 45, characterized in that The device further comprises: a receiving module, configured to receive second information sent by the second terminal device, where the second information is used to request acquisition of the first information; The second information is sent by the second terminal device when a first condition is met, and the first condition includes at least one of the following: There is an SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; There is sideline information other than the SL PRS sent to the first terminal device; The second terminal device determines the condition for triggering the sending of the second information based on its own implementation.

47. The device according to claim 46, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a shared resource pool, or the SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and resources in the dedicated resource pool are also used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; The second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second information is used to request a resource set suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; if the second information is used to request a resource set not suitable for use by the second terminal device, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for transmission of the SL PRS or for transmission of a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

48. The device according to claim 47, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes third information, and the third information is used to indicate whether the first information requested by the second information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

49. The device according to claim 46, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool includes a first resource subset and a second resource subset, the first resource subset is a resource subset for sending the SL PRS, and the second resource subset is a resource subset for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS; The second information distinguishes whether the requested first information is for the SL PRS transmission or for a side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS; or, If the second terminal device requests a resource set suitable or unsuitable for use by the second terminal device within the dedicated resource pool, the second information does not distinguish whether the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission or for the side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS. The second information is understood as the requested first information is used for the SL PRS transmission.

50. The device according to claim 49, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information includes fourth information used to indicate a resource selection window; If resources belonging to the first resource subset exist within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS; If there are no resources belonging to the first resource subset within the starting time unit of the resource selection window indicated by the fourth information, the first information requested by the second information is used for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS.

51. The device according to claim 50, characterized in that In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for sending the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood to be resources belonging to the first resource subset within a period from the start time unit to the end time unit; In the case where the first information requested by the second information is for side channel or signal transmission other than the SL PRS, the resource selection window is understood as the resources belonging to the second resource subset within the range from the start time unit to the end time unit.

52. The device according to claim 46, characterized in that The SL PRS is sent in a dedicated resource pool, and the dedicated resource pool cannot be used to send side channels or signals other than the SL PRS; If the first information requested by the second information is used for sending the SL PRS, the second information is sent in the sideline communication resource pool associated with the dedicated resource pool.

53. The device according to claim 52, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is only associated with one dedicated resource pool.

54. The device according to claim 52, characterized in that The dedicated resource pool is associated with one side communication resource pool, and one side communication resource pool is associated with multiple dedicated resource pools; The message used to carry the second information includes fifth information, and the fifth information is used to indicate the index of the dedicated resource pool.

55. The device according to any one of claims 46 to 54, characterized in that The message used to carry the second information is at least one of the following: a media access control element MAC CE and sidelink control information SCI.

56. The device according to any one of claims 45 to 55, characterized in that The first information is sent by the first terminal device when a second condition is met, where the second condition includes at least one of the following: receiving second information from the first terminal device, where the second information is used to request obtaining the first information; There is other information sent to the second terminal device together with the first information; The first terminal device determines the conditions for triggering the sending of the first information based on its own implementation.

57. The device according to any one of claims 45 to 56, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information includes sixth information, and the sixth information is used to indicate whether the first information is used for sending the SL PRS or for sending a side channel or signal other than the SL PRS.

58. The device according to any one of claims 45 to 57, characterized in that The message used to carry the first information is MAC CE.

59. A terminal device, characterized in that: The terminal device includes a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 or the method according to any one of claims 16 to 29.

60. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that The storage medium stores a computer program, which is used to be executed by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 or the method according to any one of claims 16 to 29.

61. A chip, characterized in that: The chip includes a programmable logic circuit and / or program instructions, and when the chip is running, is used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 or the method according to any one of claims 16 to 29.

62. A computer program product, characterized in that The computer program product includes a computer program, which is stored in a computer-readable storage medium. A processor reads and executes the computer program from the computer-readable storage medium to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 or the method according to any one of claims 16 to 29.

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