Partial Sensing for LTE V2X Resource Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current LTE vehicular communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing power consumption during partial sensing for pedestrian-to-vehicle (P2V) communication, which can lead to degraded system performance and resource collisions, especially in scenarios requiring frequent resource selection and reselection.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a partial sensing approach that reduces power consumption by limiting the sensing duration while maintaining resource selection efficiency, involving the use of preconfigured partial sensing windows and resource exclusion procedures to minimize impact on vehicular-to-vehicular (V2V) communication performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If full sensing duration is used for resource selection in P2V communication, then resource selection reliability is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource selection reliabilityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial sensing by monitoring only a subset of subframes within the sensing window rather than all subframes. Specifically, the UE monitors K1 out of K2 total subframes, where K1 < K2, achieving partial observation of the channel conditions. This reduces power consumption while maintaining adequate resource selection reliability for P2V communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The sensing window is divided into multiple subframes, and the UE selectively monitors only certain segments (K1 specific subframes) rather than the entire sensing window (K2 subframes). This segmentation approach allows the system to reduce monitoring overhead and power consumption while still gathering sufficient information for resource selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Use of energy by moving object

If partial sensing with reduced duration is implemented, then power consumption is reduced, but resource collision risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidresource collision risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The UE performs preliminary sensing during the reduced monitoring window (K1 subframes) to identify occupied resources before making resource selection decisions. This preliminary action allows the UE to exclude resources that are already occupied by other V2X transmissions, thereby reducing resource collision risk even with shortened sensing duration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the monitored subframes to adjust resource selection. By analyzing the outcomes of partial sensing and incorporating this feedback into the resource exclusion procedure, the UE can make more informed decisions about which resources to select, reducing the likelihood of collisions despite monitoring fewer subframes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If frequent resource selection and reselection is performed, then communication adaptability is improved, but system performance degrades due to power consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication adaptabilityVSAvoidsystem performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic resource selection and reselection based on configured intervals rather than continuous monitoring. The UE performs sensing and resource selection at periodic intervals defined by the sensing window configuration, which allows the system to maintain adaptability to changing channel conditions while reducing the frequency of operations that consume power and impact system performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentEP3577967B1Partial sensing and congestion control for long term evolution (LTE) vehicular communication
Publication Date: 2022.03.30 APPLE INC
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AI summary

A user equipment (UE) or network device such a vehicle UE (V-UE) or pedestrian UE (P-UE) can configure resources independently for communication with other V-UEs / P-UEs to avoid collision and ensure safety. The UEs can operate to independently monitor and configure their own resources via partial sensing window configurations that can dynamically configured to perform resource (re)selection in response to a resource reselection trigger. An exclusion of detected resources that are reduced or occupied by other devices can be performed, and a resource candidate set generated to select resource candidates for long term evolution (LTE) vehicular communications. UE partial sensing mechanisms and congestion control can be enhanced for these communications via efficient power control and signaling reliance for vehicle communication quality, as well as pedestrian safety.