IP Library Granted Patent US 12701550
Granted Patent B2
US 12701550 · App. 18/432,488 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Communication method and apparatus

Inventors: Wenting Guo (Shenzhen, CN); Hongjia Su (Shanghai, CN); Lei Dong (Shanghai, CN); Lei Lu (Munich, DE)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W72/02H04L5/0085H04W72/0446H04W74/0808
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12701550
App. No.
18/432,488
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes: determining a start time point of a resource selection window based on a first time point for triggering resource selection, and selecting a transmission resource in the resource selection window. A time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and the first time point is not less than duration required by a terminal device to perform first-type listen-before-talk (LBT).

Claims (278)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining a start time point of a resource selection window, wherein a time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and a first time point is not less than first duration, the first time point is a time point for triggering resource selection, and the first duration is duration required for a terminal device to perform first-type listen-before-talk (LBT); and

selecting a transmission resource in the resource selection window,

wherein a quantity T 1 of slots corresponding to the time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and the first time point meets:

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

>

T

,

T

T

1

T

proc

,

1

SL

;

 and/or

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

T

,

T

1

=

T

,

 wherein

T

proc

,

1

SL

 is a predefined first processing duration, and T is a quantity of slots corresponding to the first duration.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first duration is determined based on an initial value of a random backoff counter corresponding to the first-type LBT.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T=┌ (counter*9 e −3 )/2 −μ ┐, wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, and u corresponds to a subcarrier spacing.

4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein selecting the transmission resource in the resource selection window comprises:

selecting the transmission resource in a first resource set in a chronological front-to-back order, wherein the first resource set is a subset of candidate resources in the resource selection window, and the first resource set comprises a candidate resource that is in the resource selection window and that is located after an end time point of the LBT.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first duration is determined based on an initial value of a random backoff counter corresponding to the first-type LBT and second duration, wherein

the second duration is a quantity of slots occupied by N reserved resources, or the second duration is determined based on the quantity of slots occupied by the N reserved resources and N first intervals, the first interval is idle duration of a channel after a corresponding reserved resource, the first interval and the corresponding reserved resource are continuous in time domain, the N reserved resources are resources reserved in the first duration, and N is a positive integer.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T

=

(

counter

*

9

e

-

3

2

-

μ

+

1

N

reservation

i

)

,

wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, μ corresponds to a subcarrier spacing, and reservation i is a quantity of slots occupied by an i th reserved resource in the N reserved resources.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T

=

(

counter

*

9

e

-

3

+

N

×

t

2

-

μ

+

1

N

reservation

i

)

,

wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, μ corresponds to a subcarrier spacing, reservation i is a quantity of slots occupied by an i th reserved resource in the N reserved resources, and t is the first interval.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the N reserved resources are indicated by M pieces of sidelink control information in a resource listening window, and M is a positive integer, wherein:

a reference signal received power (RSRP) corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a first threshold, and the first threshold is an RSRP threshold used for resource selection; or

a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a second threshold, and the second threshold is an RSSI threshold used for LBT; or

an RSRP corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a first threshold, and an RSSI corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a second threshold.

9 . A communication apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

determine a start time point of a resource selection window, wherein a time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and a first time point is not less than first duration, the first time point is a time point for triggering resource selection, and the first duration is duration required for a terminal device to perform first-type listen-before-talk (LBT); and

select a transmission resource in the resource selection window,

wherein a quantity T 1 of slots corresponding to the time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and the first time point meets:

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

>

T

,

T

T

1

T

proc

,

1

SL

;

 and/or

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

T

,

T

1

=

T

,

 wherein

T

proc

,

1

SL

 is a predefined first processing duration, and T is a quantity of slots corresponding to the first duration.

10 . The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first duration is determined based on an initial value of a random backoff counter corresponding to the first-type LBT.

11 . The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T=┌ (counter*9 e −3 )/2 −μ ┐, wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, and μ corresponds to a subcarrier spacing.

12 . The communication apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein, when selecting the transmission resource in the resource selection window, the one or more processors are further configured to:

select the transmission resource in a first resource set in a chronological front-to-back order, wherein the first resource set is a subset of candidate resources in the resource selection window, and the first resource set comprises a candidate resource that is in the resource selection window and that is located after an end time point of the LBT.

13 . The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first duration is determined based on an initial value of a random backoff counter corresponding to the first-type LBT and second duration, the second duration is duration for which the random backoff counter corresponding to the first-type LBT is interrupted by N reserved resources, the N reserved resources are resources reserved in the first duration, and N is a positive integer.

14 . The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T

=

(

counter

*

9

e

-

3

2

-

μ

+

1

N

reservation

i

)

,

wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, μ corresponds to a subcarrier spacing, and reservation i is a quantity of slots occupied by an i th reserved resource in the N reserved resources.

15 . The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein a quantity T of slots corresponding to the first duration meets:

T

=

(

counter

*

9

e

-

3

+

N

×

t

2

-

μ

+

1

N

reservation

i

)

,

wherein

counter is the initial value of the random backoff counter, μ corresponds to a subcarrier spacing, reservation i is a quantity of slots occupied by an i th reserved resource in the N reserved resources, and t is a first interval.

16 . The communication apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the N reserved resources are indicated by M pieces of sidelink control information in a resource listening window, and M is a positive integer, wherein:

a reference signal received power RSRP corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a first threshold, and the first threshold is an RSRP threshold used for resource selection; or

a received signal strength indicator RSSI corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a second threshold, and the second threshold is an RSSI threshold used for LBT; or

an RSRP corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a first threshold, and an RSSI corresponding to each of the M pieces of sidelink control information is greater than a second threshold.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

determine a start time point of a resource selection window, wherein a time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and a first time point is not less than first duration, the first time point is a time point for triggering resource selection, and the first duration is duration required for a terminal device to perform first-type listen-before-talk, LBT; and

select a transmission resource in the resource selection window,

wherein a quantity T 1 of slots corresponding to the time interval between the start time point of the resource selection window and the first time point meets:

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

>

T

,

T

T

1

T

proc

,

1

SL

;

 and/or

when

T

proc

,

1

SL

T

,

T

1

=

T

,

 wherein

T

proc

,

1

SL

 is a predefined first processing duration, and T is a quantity of slots corresponding to the first duration.