WO2014185840A1 - A wireless device, network nodes and methods therein for handling a device-to-device (d2d) communication during handover in a wireless telecommunications network - Google Patents
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- Embodiments herein relate to Device-to-Device (D2D) communications in a wireless telecommunications network.
- embodiments herein relate to handling a D2D-communication during handover of a wireless device in a wireless
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- close proximity may typically refer to less than a few tens of meters, but sometimes even up to a few hundred meters.
- This direct mode or Device-to-Device, D2D, communication may demonstrate a number of potential gains over traditional cellular communication. This is because D2D devices are much closer to one another than other cellular devices that have to communicate via a cellular access point, e.g. a radio network node such as an eNodeB.
- a cellular access point e.g. a radio network node such as an eNodeB.
- the wireless devices and/or the network may initiate the establishment of the D2D link between the two wireless devices. This is commonly referred to as D2D bearer establishment, and will not be discussed further herein.
- WO2011/109027 A 1 describes a handover of a D2D pair of wireless devices between different cells.
- both of the wireless devices of the D2D pair are part of the handover and the network control of the D2D communication may simply pass from network node of the source cell to the network node of the target cell.
- the object is achieved by a method performed by a first wireless device for handling a device-to-device, D2D, communication with a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device from a source network node to a target network node in a wireless telecommunications network.
- the first wireless device interrupts the D2D communication.
- the first wireless device determines a first uplink timing difference as the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to the target network node.
- the first wireless device reconfigures the D2D communication based on the first uplink timing difference.
- the first wireless device restarts the D2D communication as reconfigured.
- the object is achieved by a first wireless device for handling a D2D communication with a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device from a source network node to a target network node in a wireless telecommunications network.
- the first wireless device comprises processing circuitry configured to first interrupt the D2D communication.
- the processing circuitry is configured to then determine a first uplink timing difference as the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to the target network node. Further, the processing circuitry is configured to reconfigure the D2D communication based on the first uplink timing difference, and restart the D2D communication as reconfigured.
- the object is achieved by a method performed by a target network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device to the target network node from a source network node in a wireless
- the target network node after completing the handover, receives at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device from the first wireless device. Also, the target network node determines a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least the first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device, which first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the target network node.
- the object is achieved by a target network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device to the target network node from a source network node in a wireless telecommunications network.
- the target network node comprises processing circuitry configured to, after completing the handover, receive at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device from the first wireless device.
- the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least the first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device, which first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the target network node.
- the object is achieved by a method performed by a source network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device from the source network node to a target network node in a wireless
- the source network node transmits an indication to interrupt the D2D communication to at least the second wireless device before the handover is initiated. Then, after completing the handover, the source network node determines a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device, which first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the target network node.
- the object is achieved by a source network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device during handover of the first wireless device from the source network node to a target network node in a wireless telecommunications network.
- the source network node comprising processing circuitry configured to transmit an indication to interrupt the D2D communication to at least the second wireless device before the handover is initiated.
- the processing circuitry is further configured to determine, after completing the handover, a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device, which first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device to the target network node.
- the network nodes involved in controlling the D2D communication may determine a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication to be used after the handover is completed. That is, based on the uplink timing differences, the network nodes may reach an agreement on the time locations that are to be used for the scheduling of the D2D communication.
- This scheduling scheme will thus efficiently avoid collisions when having a split network control point, i.e. two network nodes controlling the D2D communication, which is scheduling resources for the cellular and D2D links.
- Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating embodiments in a wireless
- Figure 2A-2B are schematic block diagrams illustrating a first D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- Figure 3 is a schematic signalling diagram depicting signalling according to some embodiments in the first D2D handover scenario of Figure 2.
- Figure 4A-4B are schematic block diagrams illustrating a second D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- Figure 5 is a schematic signalling diagram depicting signalling according to some embodiments in the second D2D handover scenario of Figure 4.
- Figure 6A-6B are schematic block diagrams illustrating a third D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- Figure 7 is a schematic signalling diagram depicting signalling according to some embodiments in the third D2D handover scenario of Figure 6.
- Figure 8 is a flowchart depicting embodiments of a method in wireless device.
- Figure 9 is a flowchart depicting embodiments of a method in target network node.
- Figure 10 is a flowchart depicting embodiments of a method in source network node.
- Figure 1 1 is a block diagram depicting embodiments of a wireless device.
- Figure 12 is a block diagram depicting embodiments of a target network node.
- Figure 13 is a block diagram depicting embodiments of a source network node.
- Figure 1 depicts a wireless telecommunications network 100 in which 10 embodiments herein may be implemented.
- telecommunications network 100 may be a wireless telecommunication network such as an LTE (e.g. LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE HD-FDD), WCDMA, UTRA TDD, GSM network, GERAN network, enhanced data rate for GSM evolution (EDGE) network, network comprising of any combination of RATs such as e.g. Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) base 15 stations, multi-RAT base stations etc., any 3GPP cellular network, Wimax, or any cellular network or system.
- LTE e.g. LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE HD-FDD
- WCDMA Ultra-Standard Radio
- UTRA TDD GSM network
- GSM GSM network
- GERAN enhanced data rate for GSM evolution
- EDGE enhanced data rate for GSM evolution
- network comprising of any combination of RATs such as e.g. Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) base 15 stations, multi-RAT base stations etc., any 3GP
- the wireless telecommunications system 100 comprises a first radio network node 110 which is a radio base station and may therefore also be referred to as a radio base station or base station.
- the network node 110 serves a first cell 115.
- node 110 may in this example e.g. be an eNB, eNodeB, or a Home Node B, a Home eNode B, femto Base Station (BS), pico BS or any other network unit capable to serve a wireless device or a machine type communication device in a wireless
- telecommunications system e.g. a device such as a cluster head.
- a first wireless device 121 is located within the first cell 1 15. The wireless device
- the first wireless device 121 is configured to communicate within the wireless communications system 100 via the radio network node 1 10 over a radio link 130 when present in the first cell 1 15 served by the radio network node 110.
- the first wireless device 121 is capable of communicating with other wireless devices, such as, a second wireless device 122 to be described below using wireless D2D communication, over a D2D link 140 (dashed arrow in Figure 1).
- a second wireless device 122 is also located within the first cell
- the second wireless device 122 may be located in another cell, such as, e.g. second cell 115 served by another second radio network node 111, which is adjacent to the first cell 115.
- the second wireless device 122 is configured to communicate within the wireless communications system 100 via the first
- the second wireless device 122 is capable of communicating with other wireless devices such as the first wireless device 121 using wireless D2D communication over the D2D link 140.
- first wireless device 121 and the second wireless device 5 122 may e.g. be wireless devices, e.g. be mobile terminals or wireless terminals, mobile phones, computers such as e.g. laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) or tablet computers with wireless capability, Machine to Machine (M2M) devices or any other radio network units capable to communicate over a radio link in a communications network.
- wireless devices e.g. be mobile terminals or wireless terminals, mobile phones, computers such as e.g. laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) or tablet computers with wireless capability, Machine to Machine (M2M) devices or any other radio network units capable to communicate over a radio link in a communications network.
- PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
- M2M Machine to Machine
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may be seen as one D2D pair of wireless devices among many more D2D pairs of wireless devices located in the communications network 100.
- the first radio network node 110 may no longer be able to control the scheduling of the D2D communication if a handover is subsequently performed of the first wireless device 121 to the second radio network node 111.
- the network control point of the D2D communication between0 the wireless devices would need to be split between the first and the second radio network nodes 1 10, 11 1.
- avoiding collisions i.e. where the first radio network node schedules for the D2D communication and the second radio network node schedules for cellular communication
- when having a split network control point scheduling resources for the cellular and D2D link becomes a problem.
- This problem will appear for both5 synchronized and unsynchronized neighboring cells.
- the unsynchronized case there is also a problem in that the cell timing is different for the two cells and unknown to the D2D pair of wireless devices, i.e. the D2D pair of wireless devices is one
- the wireless devices 121 , 122 that are engaged in a D2D communication providing uplink timing differences between the uplink timing to a source network node, i.e. the network node of their respective current cell, and the uplink timing to a target network node, i.e. the network node of the cell they are moving into, when performing a handover from the5 source network node to the target network node.
- the network nodes involved in controlling the D2D communication may determine a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication to be used after the handover is completed. That is, based on the uplink timing differences, the network nodes may reach an agreement on the time locations that are to be used for the scheduling of the D2D communication.
- Figures 2A-2B shows a first D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- the first wireless device 121 is engaged in a D2D
- the first wireless device 121 then starts to move out of the cellular coverage of its current cell, i.e. the first cell 1 15 served by the first network node 110, and into the cellular coverage of the second cell 115 served by the second network node 11 1 (as shown by the dashed, double lined arrow).
- the first network node 1 10 may in this scenario be referred to as the source network node, and the second network node 1 11 referred to as the target network node. This may trigger the signalling of
- the first wireless 121 will have performed a handover from the first network node 1 10 to the second network node 11 1. This means that the first wireless device 121 is now located in the second cell 1 15 and is being served by the second network node 11 1. As a consequence of the signalling of Figure 3, the first wireless device 121 will also still be engaged in the D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 over the D2D link 140, where the second wireless device 122 is still located in the first cell 1 15 and being served by the first network node 110.
- Figure 3 shows signalling of some embodiments triggered by the first D2D handover scenario shown in Figure 2A. The signalling may be described by three main signalling blocks: a D2D handover preparation stage 301 , a D2D handover execution stage 302, and a D2D scheduling stage 303.
- the first wireless device 121 is engaged in a D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 over a D2D link.
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 have each also an established cellular link with the first network node 1 10, i.e. the source network node 110.
- the source network node 110 and the target network node 11 1 are not synchronized with each other.
- a conventional wireless device measurement report by the first wireless device 121 may trigger the handover procedure for both the source network node 1 10 and the target network node 1 11.
- the first wireless device 121 may transmit a measurement report to the source network node 110.
- the measurement report may be based on the determined information elements, MeasConfig and ReportConfig Radio Resource Control, RRC, Information Element, IE). These lEs may have been transmitted to the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 by the source network node 1 10 beforehand.
- the source network node 110 Upon receiving the measurement report from the first wireless device 121 , the source network node 110 is notified that the first wireless device 121 , which is engaged in a D2D communication with the second wireless device 122, intends to change serving cell, i.e. move out of the coverage area of the source network node 110 and into the coverage area of the target network node 11 1.
- the source network node 1 10 may add, in the handover request, the information that the first wireless device 121 is a D2D-capable wireless device and that there is an ongoing D2D communication related to the first wireless device 121. This allows the target network node 1 11 to decide whether to accept the first wireless device 121 based on the target network node's 11 1 capabilities, e.g. whether it can handle a D2D communication or not, and current network load.
- the target network node 1 11 may send a handover request acknowledgement, ACK, to the source network node 110.
- This handover request ACK indicates to the source network node 1 10 that the target network node 1 11 is ready to accept the handover of the first wireless device 121.
- the IE MobilityControllnfo may be piggybacked on this signaling. This would otherwise be sent to the first wireless device 121 later for access to the target network node 11 1.
- the first wireless device 121 may switch serving network node to the target network node 1 11.
- the main task of the first wireless device 121 is to measure and report the uplink timing difference between the source network node 110 and the target network node 1 11 during the handover.
- the uplink timing difference is here the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node 1 10 and the uplink timing to the target network node 11 1.
- the source network node 1 10 may here transmit a message indicating to the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 that the D2D communication should be interrupted before the handover is initiated.
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may interrupt or temporarily pause the D2D communication between the first and second wireless device 121 , 122.
- the D2D communication is based on dynamic scheduling, which is performed on a short-time-scale, such as, e.g. per Transmission- Time-Interval, i.e. 1 ms, there is here no need for an independent signaling to stop the D2D communication.
- the source network node 110 may simply stop scheduling the D2D communication.
- the D2D communication is based on Semi- Persistent Scheduling, SPS, which is performed on a large-time-scale, such as, e.g. about 100 ⁇ 500ms, it may be necessary to temporarily interrupt or temporarily pause the SPS.
- the message may be a Semi-Persistent Scheduling
- Release on PDCCH message This may be sent to and received by the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 in order to release the resources, e.g. by using a shared Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI, for the D2D communication, D2D_RNTI.
- RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- the source network node 1 10 may transmit a message to the first wireless device 121 indicating that the first wireless device 121 is to switch serving network node from the source network node 1 10 to the target network node 1 11 , i.e. switch serving cell.
- Related information to perform the switch may be comprised in the message, e.g. as a MobilityControllnfo IE, received by the source network node 1 10 from the target network node 11 1.
- this message may also indicate the first wireless device 121 to perform measurments of the uplink timing to the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11 , and report the uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration message.
- the first wireless device 121 may acquire the uplink timing of the target network node 1 11 via a Random Access Response, RAR, message from the target network node 11 1.
- RAR Random Access Response
- 121 may then compare the uplink timing of the target network node 11 1 with the uplink timing of the source network node 110, and thus determine the uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11.
- this uplink timing difference can be various. For coordination of the scheduling between the source and target network node 1 10, 11 1 , it may be enough to acquire the uplink timing difference in the order of number of subframes.
- the accuracy of the uplink timing difference may have to be at a level of more accurate granularity, e.g. at a level of symbol, sample, etc.
- the embodiments herein should not be construed as being limited to a specific quantification scheme of the uplink timing difference.
- the first wireless device 121 may send a message indicating a successful handover to the first wireless device 121 to the target network node 1 11.
- This message may also comprise the determined uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11 , and thus the determined uplink timing difference may be reported to the target network node 11 1.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration Complete message.
- the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11 may negotiate the scheduling scheme for the D2D communication, i.e. in which subframes transmission resources should be allocated for the D2D communication, based on e.g. the time partition between current cellular and D2D communication mode and the cell timing of the source and target network nodes 110, 1 11 , respectively.
- the resulting D2D scheduling scheme is then sent to both the first and second wireless devices 121 ,
- the source and target network nodes 110, 1 11 may send inter-cell coordination messages via an X2 interface between each other.
- the messages may e.g be a Scheduling Coordination Request messages and Scheduling Coordination Request ACK messages.
- the source and target network nodes 110, 11 1 needs to reach an agreement about the time locations of the subframes to be used for the D2D communication. Otherwise, the source network node 1 10 may schedule a subframe for the D2D communication while the target network node 1 1 schedules the same subframe for cellular communication, which would cause a scheduling collision.
- the content of the X2 signaling between the source and target network nodes 1 10, 11 1 may be various.
- it could be a numerical or binary value for each subframe, such as, e.g. 0 for a cellular subframe, 1 for a D2D subframe.
- more information may be comprised therein, e.g. value 2 for a negotiable subframe. This may be advantageous since the source network node 1 10 may have its own preference on the subframe allocation for the D2D communication.
- the procedure of this negotiation may be various. It may e.g be triggered by the source network node 1 10 or the target network node 11 , and
- Source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11 may send the D2D scheduling scheme to the second and first wireless device 121 , 122, respectively. This may be performed via an SPS procedure, e.g. SPS activation PDDCH messages may be used by the source and target network nodes 1 10, 1 11.
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may re-start the D2D communication based on the received D2D scheduling scheme. Also, subsequently, the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may then, based on the TDD configuration of the D2D bearer, decide on further matters of the D2D communication, such as, e.g. resource location, HARQ timing and etc.
- Figures 4A-4B shows a second D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- the first wireless device 121 is engaged in a D2D
- the first wireless device 122 is here located in a different cell than the second wireless device 122, i.e. in second cell 1 16 served by the second network node 11 1. This situation may occur, for example, as a consequence of the first scenario described above.
- the first wireless device 121 then starts to move out of the cellular coverage of its current cell, i.e. the second cell 1 16 served by the second network node 1 11 , and into the cellular coverage of the first cell 115 served by the first network node 110 (as shown by the dashed, double lined arrow). This means that the first wireless device 121 moves into the cell of the second wireless device 122.
- the second network node 11 1 may in this scenario be referred to as the source network node, and the first network node 110 referred to as the target network node. This may trigger the signalling of embodiments described in detail below with reference to Figure 5.
- the first wireless 121 will have performed a handover from the second network node 11 1 to the first network node 110. This means that the first wireless device 121 is then located in the first cell 1 15 and is being served by the first network node 110. As a consequence of the signalling of Figure 5, the first wireless device 121 will also have maintained the D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 over the D2D link 140. Since both the first and the second wireless device 121 , 122 are now located in the same cell, i.e. the first cell 115, the first network node 110 will now form a single network control point of the D2D communication and may schedule the D2D communication on its own.
- Figure 5 shows signalling of some embodiments triggered by the second D2D handover scenario shown in Figure 4A.
- the signalling may be described by two main signalling blocks: a D2D handover preparation stage 501 and a D2D handover execution stage 502.
- the first wireless device 121 is engaged in a D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 over a D2D link within two different cells.
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 have each also an established cellular link with the second and first network node 11 1 , 110, respectively, i.e. the source and target network node.
- the source network node 1 11 and the target network node 110 are not synchronized with each other.
- a conventional wireless device measurement report by the first wireless device 121 may trigger the handover procedure for both the source network node 1 11 and the target network node 1 10.
- the first wireless device 121 transmits a measurement report to the source network node 11 1.
- the source network node 111 is notified that the first wireless device 121 , which is engaged in a D2D communication with the second wireless device 122, intends to change serving cell, i.e. move out of the coverage area of the source network node 1 11 and into the coverage area of the target network node 110.
- the source network node 1 11 sends a handover request to the target network node 1 10 via an X2 interface.
- the source network node 1 11 may add, in the handover request, the information that first wireless device 121 is a D2D-capable wireless device.
- the target network node 1 10 may send a handover request acknowledgement, ACK, to the source network node 11 1.
- This handover request ACK indicates to the source network node 1 1 1 that the target network node 1 10 is ready to accept the handover of the first wireless device 121.
- the first wireless device 121 may switch serving network node to the target network node 1 10.
- the first wireless device 121 may measure and report any uplink timing difference since it moves into the same cell as the second wireless device 122 and into the control of the same network node. This means that there is no longer any uplink timing difference because of both wireless devices are being served by the same network node.
- the source network node 111 may transmit a message indicating to the first wireless device 121 that the D2D communication should be interrupted before the handover is initiated.
- the first wireless device 121 may interrupt or temporarily pause the D2D communication between the first and second wireless device 121 , 122.
- Action 502b The target network node 1 10 may transmit a message indicating to the second wireless device 122 that the D2D communication should be interrupted before the handover is initiated. In response to receiving this message, the second wireless device 122 may interrupt or temporarily pause the D2D communication between the first and second wireless device 121 , 122.
- Action 502c the source network node 1 11 may transmit a message to the first wireless device 121 indicating that the first wireless device 121 is to switch serving network node from the source network node 111 to the target network node 110, i.e. switch serving cell.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration message.
- the first wireless device 121 may perform a contention-free or contention-based Random Acess CHannel, RACH, procedure with the target network node 1 10 without the need to acquire any uplink timing.
- the first wireless device 121 may send a message indicating a successful handover of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node 110.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration Complete message.
- the target network node 1 10 may determine the scheduling scheme for the D2D communication.
- the resulting D2D scheduling scheme is then sent to both the first and second wireless devices 121 , 122 to re-start D2D communication again. This may be performed via a SPS procedure.
- the first and second wireless devices 121 , 122 may decide the resource location, HARQ timing, etc. for the D2D communication.
- Figures 6A-6B shows a third D2D handover scenario according to some embodiments.
- the first wireless device 121 is engaged in a D2D
- the first wireless device 121 is also in this case located in a different cell than the second wireless device 122, i.e. in second cell 116 served by the second network node 110. This situation may for example occur as a consequence of the first scenario described above.
- the first wireless device 121 then starts to move out of the cellular coverage of its current cell, i.e. the second cell 1 16 served by the second network node 11 1 , and into the cellular coverage of a third cell 117 served by a third network node 1 12 (as shown by the dashed, double lined arrow).
- the second network node 11 1 may in this scenario be referred to as the source network node, and the third network node 1 12 referred to as the target network node. This may trigger the signalling of embodiments described in detail below with reference to Figure 7.
- the first wireless 121 will have performed a handover from the second network node 1 11 to the third network node 11 1.
- the first wireless device 121 is then located in the third cell 117 5 and is being served by the third network node 112. As a consequence of the signalling of Figure 7, the first wireless device 121 will also have maintained the D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 over the D2D link 140, where the second wireless device 122 is still located in the first cell 115 and being served by the first network node 1 10.
- Figure 7 shows signalling of some embodiments triggered by the third D2D handover scenario shown in Figure 6A.
- the signalling may be described by three main signalling blocks: a D2D handover preparation stage 601 , a D2D handover execution stage 602, and a D2D scheduling stage 603.
- the first wireless device 121 is
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 have each also an established cellular link with the second and first network node 1 11 , 1 10, respectively.
- the network nodes
- a conventional wireless device measurement report by the first wireless device 121 may trigger the handover procedure 25 for the source network node 1 11 , the target network node 1 12 and the first network node 110.
- the first wireless device 121 may transmit a measurement report to the source network node 1 11.
- the source network node 111 Upon receiving the measurement report from the first wireless device 121 , the source network node 111 is notified that the first wireless device 30 121 , which is engaged in a D2D communication with the second wireless device 122 in cell 115, intends to change serving cell, i.e. move out of the coverage area of the source network node 1 11 and into the coverage area of the target network node 112.
- the source network node 1 11 sends a handover request to the target network node 1 12 via an X2 interface.
- the source network node 1 11 may add, in the handover request, the information that first wireless device 121 is a D2D-capable wireless device and that there is an ongoing D2D communication related to the first wireless device 121. This allows the target network node 1 12 to decide whether to accept the first wireless device 121 based on the target network node's 112 capabilities, e.g. whether it can handle a D2D communication or not, 5 and current network load.
- the target network node 1 12 may send a handover request acknowledgement, ACK, to the source network node 1 1 1.
- This handover request ACK indicates to the source network node 1 1 1 that the target network node 1 12 is ready to accept the handover of the first wireless device 121.
- the IE MobilityControllnfo may be piggybacked on this signaling. This would otherwise be sent to the first wireless device 121 later for access to the target network node 112.
- the source network node 1 11 may also send a message to the first network node 1 10 indicating a temporary release of the D2D
- the first wireless device 121 may switch serving network node to the target network node 112.
- the main task of the first wireless device 121 is to measure and report the uplink timing difference between the source network node 1 11 and the target network node 1 12 during the handover.
- the uplink timing difference is here the difference between the uplink timing to the source
- Action 702a In response to the message from the source network node 1 11 in Action 701 d, the first network node 110 may send a message indicating to the second wireless device 122 that the D2D communication should be interrupted before the handover is initiated. In response to receiving this message, the second wireless device
- 30 122 may interrupt or temporarily pause the D2D communication between the first and second wireless device 121 , 122.
- the source network node 1 11 may transmit a message indicating to the first wireless device 121 that the D2D communication should be interrupted before the handover is initiated. In response to receiving this message, the first wireless device 121
- the D2D communication may be interrupted by the second wireless device 122 as in Action 702a, by the first wireless device 121 as described in this Action 702b, or by both the first and second wireless device 121 , 122.
- the source network node 1 11 may transmit a message to the first wireless device 121 indicating that the first wireless device 121 is to switch serving network node from the source network node 111 to the target network node 112, i.e. switch serving cell.
- Related information to perform the switch may be comprised in the message, e.g. as a MobilityControllnfo IE, received by the source network node 1 11 from the target network node 112, e.g. via X2 signaling.
- this message may also indicate the first wireless device 121 to perform measurments of the uplink timing to the source and target network nodes 1 1 1 , 1 12, and report the uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 1 1 , 1 12.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration message.
- Action 702d Through a contention-free or contention-based Random Access
- the first wireless device 121 may acquire the uplink timing of the target network node 112 via a Random Access Response, RAR, message from the target network node 112. The first wireless device 121 may then compare the uplink timing of the target network node 1 12 with the uplink timing of the source network node 11 1 , and thus determine the uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 11 , 1 12.
- RAR Random Access Response
- this uplink timing difference can be various.
- the first wireless device 121 may send a message indicating a successful handover of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node 1 12.
- This message may also comprise the determined uplink timing difference between the source and target network nodes 1 11 , 1 12, and thus the determined uplink timing difference may be reported to the target network node 112.
- the message may e.g. be a RRC connection Reconfiguration Complete message.
- the target network node 1 12 and the first network node 1 10 may negotiate the scheduling scheme for the D2D communication, i.e. in which subframes transmission resources should be allocated for the D2D communication. This may be based on e.g. the time partition between current cellular and D2D communication mode and the cell timing of the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10, respectively.
- This negotiation may be performed via source network node 1 11 , which may act as a bridge between the target network node 1 12 and the first network node 110.
- the resulting D2D scheduling scheme is then sent to both the first and second wireless devices 121 , 122 to re-start D2D communication again by the respective network nodes. It should also be noted that this procedure is applicable for both synchronized and unsynchronized cells.
- the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10 may send inter-cell coordination messages via an X2 interface between each other. This is performed via the source network node 11 1 , which receives and sends the messages onwards to respective network node.
- the messages may e.g be a Scheduling
- the target network node 1 12 may only be aware of the uplink timing difference between the source and the target network node 1 11 , 1 12, but is blind to the uplink timing of the first network node 1 10.
- the source network node 11 1 is aware of the uplink timing difference between itself and the first network node 1 10.
- the target network node may determine the uplink timing difference between the target and the first network node 1 12, 1 10.
- the target and first network node 112, 110 needs to reach an agreement on the time locations of the subframes to be used for the D2D communication. Otherwise, a D2D scheduling collision may occur as previously described.
- the content of the X2 signaling between the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10 may be various.
- it could be a binary value for each subframe, such as, e.g. 0 for a cellular subframe, 1 for a D2D subframe.
- more information may be comprised therein, e.g. a value 2 for a negotiable subframe.
- the procedure of this negotiation may be various. It may e.g be triggered by the target network node 1 12 or the first network node 110, and accepted or rejected by the other. According to another example, there may be a pre-negotiation procedure between the source and the target network node for acquiring the uplink timing differences, or some neogotiation procedures between first network node 110 and the source network node 1 11 may be implemented. Further neogotiation procedures may also be envisioned with the same result.
- Action 703c-703d When a D2D scheduling scheme has been agreed upon by the target and first network node 1 12, 110, the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10 may send the D2D scheduling scheme to the first and second wireless device 121 , 122, respectively. This may be performed via an SPS procedure, e.g. SPS activation PDDCH messages may be used by the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10.
- SPS activation PDDCH messages may be used by the target and first network node 1 12, 1 10.
- the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may re-start the D2D communication based on the received D2D scheduling scheme. Also, subsequently, the first and second wireless device 121 , 122 may then, based on the TDD configuration of the D2D bearer, decide on further matters of the D2D communication, such as, e.g. resource location, HARQ timing and etc.
- Example of embodiments of a method performed by a first wireless device 121 for handling a D2D communication with a second wireless device 122 during handover of the first wireless device 121 from a source network node 1 10, 1 11 to a target network node 1 11 , 112 in a wireless telecommunications network 100, will now be described with reference to a flowchart depicted in Figure 8.
- the method may comprise the following actions, which actions may be taken in any suitable order.
- the first wireless device 121 interrupts the D2D communication. This may be performed in response to receiving an indication to interrupt the D2D communication from a source network node before the handover is initiated. For example, as described above in Action 302a, 502a and 702b.
- the first wireless device 121 determines a first uplink timing difference as the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to the target network node.
- the first wireless device 121 may determine the uplink timing to the target network node as part of a random access procedure being performed between the first wireless device 121 and the target network node during the handover.
- the uplink timing differences may e.g. be determined in the order of number of subframes.
- the first wireless device 121 reconfigures the D2D communication.
- this may be performed by the first wireless device 121 by transmitting the determined first uplink timing difference to the target network node after the handover has been completed. For example, as described above in Action 302d, 502e and 702e.
- this may be accompanied by the first wireless device 121 also transmitting a second uplink timing difference to the target network node. This may occur when a second uplink timing difference has been determined by the first wireless device 121 for the D2D communication, which second uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to a third network node. For example, as described above in Action 702e.
- the first wireless device 121 may receive a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication from the target network node.
- the scheduling scheme here indicating time locations of subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication. For example, as described above in Action 303d, 502f and 703d.
- the first wireless device 121 restarts the D2D communication as reconfigured in Action 803.
- Example of embodiments of a method performed by a target network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device 121 and a second wireless device 122 during handover of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node from a source network node in a wireless telecommunications network 100, will now be described with reference to a flowchart depicted in Figure 9.
- the target network node may here be the second radio network node 11 1 in the first D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 2-3, the first radio network node 110 in the second D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 4-5, or the third radio network node 112 in the third D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 6-7.
- the method may comprise the following actions, which actions may be taken in any suitable order.
- the target network node after completing the handover, receives at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 from the first wireless device 121. For example, as described above in Action 302d, 502e and 702e. In some embodiments, the target network node may also receive a second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 from the first wireless device 121. For example, as described above in Action 702e.
- the target network node determines a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least the first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121.
- the first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node.
- this may be performed by the target network node by determining, through communications with the source network node over an X2 interface, time locations of subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication. For example, as described above in Action 303a-303b and Action 703a- 703b.
- the target network node when the target network node has also received a second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 from the first wireless device 121 , this may be further performed by the target network node also based on the second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121.
- the second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 may here be the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the third network node. For example, as described above in Action 703a-703b.
- the determining may also be performed by the target network node by communicating with the third network node, when the third network node is serving the second wireless device 121. For example, as described above in Action 703a-703b.
- the target network node may transmit the scheduling scheme of the D2D communication to the first wireless device 121.
- the target network node may transmit the scheduling scheme of the D2D communication to the first wireless device 121.
- Example of embodiments of a method performed by a source network node for handling a D2D communication between a first wireless device 121 and a second wireless device 122 during handover of the first wireless device 121 from the source network node to a target network node in a wireless telecommunications network 100, will now be described with reference to a flowchart depicted in Figure 10.
- the source network node may here be the first radio network node 1 10 in the first and second D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 2-5, or the second radio network node 11 1 in the third D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 6-7.
- the method may comprise the following actions, which actions may be taken in any suitable order.
- the source network node transmits an indication to interrupt the D2D communication to at least the second wireless device 121 , 122 before the handover is initiated. For example, as described above in Action 302a, 502a and 702b.
- the source network node determines, after completing the handover, a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device.
- the first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node.
- this may be performed by the target network node by determining, through communications with the target network node over an X2 interface, time locations of the subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication. For example, as described above in Action 303a-303b and Action 703a-703b.
- the source network node may transmit the scheduling scheme of the D2D communication to the second wireless device 122. For example, as described above in Action 303c and Action 703c.
- the first wireless device 121 may comprises the following arrangement depicted in Figure 11.
- Figure 11 shows a schematic block diagram of embodiments of the the first wireless device 121.
- the first wireless device 121 comprises a processing unit 1110, which may also be referred to as processing circuitry or processor.
- the processing unit 1 110 may comprise, or be configured to be connected to, an interrupting/re-starting unit 1101 , a
- determining unit 1102 a re-configuring unit 1 103, and a transceiving unit 1104.
- the interrupting/re-starting unit 1101 may be configured to interrupt the D2D communication. In some embodiments, this may be performed in response to receiving an indication to interrupt the D2D communication from a source network node before the handover is initiated. Also, the interrupting/re-starting unit 1101 may also be configured to restart the D2D communication when it has been reconfigured.
- the determining unit 1102 may be configured to determine a first uplink timing difference as the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to the target network node.
- the transceiving unit 1104 may be configured to transmit the determined first uplink timing difference to the target network node after the handover has been completed. Then, in some embodiments, the transceiving unit 1 104 may receive a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication from the target network node, which scheduling scheme indicates time locations of subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication.
- the determining unit 1102 may also be configured to a second uplink timing difference has been determined by the first wireless device 121 for the D2D communication.
- the transceiving unit 1104 may be further configured to transmit a second uplink timing difference to the target network node.
- the second uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing to the source network node and the uplink timing to a third network node.
- the re-configuring unit 1103 is configured to reconfigure the D2D communication based on the first uplink timing difference.
- the embodiments herein for handling a D2D communication in the first wireless device 121 may be implemented through one or more processors, such as the processing unit 1 110 in the first wireless device 121 depicted in Figure 1 1 , together with computer program code for performing the functions and actions of the embodiments herein.
- the program code mentioned above may also be provided as a computer program product, for instance in the form of a data carrier carrying computer program code for performing the embodiments herein when being loaded into the first wireless device 121.
- the computer program code may e.g. be provided as pure program code in the wireless device 121 or on a server and downloaded to the wireless device 121.
- the first wireless device 121 may further comprise a memory 1120 comprising one or more memory units.
- the memory 1120 may be arranged to be used to store data, such as, e.g. information regarding the one or more intervals at which the energy of the transmission bursts should be increased to the second energy level, to perform the methods herein when being executed in the first wireless device 121.
- processing unit 11 10 and the memory 1120 described above may refer to a combination of analog and digital circuits, and/or one or more processors configured with software and/or firmware, e.g. stored in a memory, that when executed by the one or more processors such as the processing unit 1 110 perform as described above.
- processors as well as the other digital hardware, may be included in a single application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or several processors and various digital hardware may be distributed among several separate components, whether individually packaged or assembled into a system-on-a- chip (SoC).
- ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
- SoC system-on-a- chip
- the target network node may comprises the following arrangement depicted in Figure 12.
- Figure 12 shows a schematic block diagram of embodiments of the target network node.
- the target network node may here be the second radio network node 11 1 in the first D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 2-3, the first radio network node 1 10 in the second D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 4-5, or the third radio network node 112 in the third D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 6-7.
- the target network node comprises a processing unit 1210, which may also be referred to as processing circuitry.
- the processing unit 1210 in the target network node may comprise, or be configured to be connected to, a determining unit 1201 and a transceiving unit 1202.
- the transceiving unit 1202 may be configured to receive at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 from the first wireless device 121 after completing the handover. In some embodiments, the transceiving unit 1202 may be configured to transmit the scheduling scheme of the D2D communication to the first wireless device 121. In some embodiments, the transceiving unit 1202 may also be configured to receive a second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 from the first wireless device 121.
- the determining unit 1201 is configured to determine a scheduling scheme for the
- the D2D communication based on at least the first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121.
- the first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node.
- the determining unit 1201 may be configured to determine the scheduling scheme by determining, through communications with the source network node over an X2 interface, time locations of subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication.
- the determining unit 1201 may also be configured to determine the scheduling scheme further based on the second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121.
- the second uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121 is here the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the third network node.
- the determining unit 1201 may also be configured to determine the scheduling scheme by communicating with a third network node, when the third network node is serving the second wireless device 122.
- the embodiments herein for handling a D2D communication in a target network node may be implemented through one or more processors, such as, the processing unit 1210 in the target network node depicted in Figure 12, together with computer program code for performing the functions and actions of the embodiments herein.
- the program code mentioned above may also be provided as a computer program product, for instance in the form of a data carrier carrying computer program code for performing the embodiments herein when being loaded into the target network node.
- One such carrier may be in the form of a CD ROM disc. It is however feasible with other data carriers such as a memory stick.
- the computer program code may e.g. be provided as pure program code in the target network node or on a server and downloaded to target network node.
- the target network node may further comprise a memory 1220 comprising one or more memory units.
- the memory 1220 may be arranged to be used to store data, such as, e.g. information regarding the one or more intervals at which the energy of the transmission bursts should be increased to the second energy level, to perform the methods herein when being executed in the target network node.
- processing unit 1210 and the memory 1220 described above may refer to a combination of analog and digital circuits, and/or one or more processors configured with software and/or firmware, e.g. stored in a memory, that when executed by the one or more processors such as the processing unit 1210 perform as described above.
- processors as well as the other digital hardware, may be included in a single application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or several processors and various digital hardware may be distributed among several separate components, whether individually packaged or assembled into a system-on-a- chip (SoC).
- ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
- SoC system-on-a- chip
- the source network node may comprises the following arrangement depicted in Figure 13.
- Figure 13 shows a schematic block diagram of embodiments of the source network node.
- the source network node may here be the first radio network node 110 in the first and second D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 2-5, or the second radio network node 1 11 in the third D2D handover scenario shown and described above with reference to Figures 6-7.
- the target network node comprises a processing unit 1310, which may also be referred to as processing circuitry.
- the processing unit 1310 in the target network node may comprise, or be configured to be connected to, a determining unit 1301 and a transceiving unit 1302.
- the transceiving unit 1202 may be configured to transmit an indication to interrupt the D2D communication to at least the second wireless device before the handover is initiated. In some embodiments, the transceiving unit 1202 may be configured to transmit the scheduling scheme of the D2D communication to the second wireless device 122.
- the determining unit 1201 is configured to determine, after the handover is completed, a scheduling scheme for the D2D communication based on at least a first uplink timing difference of the first wireless device 121.
- the first uplink timing difference is the difference between the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the source network node and the uplink timing of the first wireless device 121 to the target network node.
- the determining unit 1201 may be configured to determine the scheduling scheme by determining, through communications with the target network node over an X2 interface, time locations of the subframes in which transmission resources may be allocated for the D2D communication.
- the embodiments herein for handling a D2D communication in a source network node may be implemented through one or more processors, such as, the processing unit 1310 in the source network node depicted in Figure 13, together with computer program code for performing the functions and actions of the embodiments herein.
- the program code mentioned above may also be provided as a computer program product, for instance in the form of a data carrier carrying computer program code for performing the embodiments herein when being loaded into the source network node.
- One such carrier may be in the form of a CD ROM disc. It is however feasible with other data carriers such as a memory stick.
- the computer program code may e.g. be provided as pure program code in the source network node or on a server and downloaded to source network node.
- the source network node may further comprise a memory 1320 comprising one or more memory units.
- the memory 1320 may be arranged to be used to store data, such as, e.g. information regarding the one or more intervals at which the energy of the transmission bursts should be increased to the second energy level, to perform the methods herein when being executed in the source network node.
- processing unit 1310 and the memory 1320 described above may refer to a combination of analog and digital circuits, and/or one or more processors configured with software and/or firmware, e.g. stored in a memory, that when executed by the one or more processors such as the processing unit 1310 perform as described above.
- processors as well as the other digital hardware, may be included in a single application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or several processors and various digital hardware may be distributed among several separate components, whether individually packaged or assembled into a system-on-a- chip (SoC).
- ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
- SoC system-on-a- chip
- target network node and source network node are described as separate entities above for the sake of clarity, a network node may most commonly be implemented as capable of being both a target network node and a source network node depending on which of the first, second or third D2D handover scenario is current the case.
- the processing unit 1210 and the memory 1220 may be the same as the processing unit 1310 and the memory 1320.
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