IP Library Granted Patent US 11,601,252
Granted Patent B2
US 11,601,252 · App. 16/860,184 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Bandwidth part operations

Inventors: Bing Hui (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA); Kai Xu (Herndon, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hyukjin Chae (Reston, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/0092H04L1/1642H04L5/0098H04W72/042H04W76/27H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 11,601,252
App. No.
16/860,184
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives one or more RRC messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell. The configuration parameters indicate uplink BWPs of an uplink carrier of the cell. The uplink BWPs comprise a first uplink BWP and a second uplink BWP. The configuration parameters further indicate a sidelink BWP of the uplink carrier of the cell. A numerology of the second uplink BWP is different than a numerology of the sidelink BWP. The wireless device activates the first uplink BWP. The wireless device activates the sidelink BWP. The wireless device switches from the first uplink BWP to the second uplink BWP as an active uplink BWP. The wireless device deactivates, based on the switch, the sidelink BWP.

Claims (30)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating a first value for a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer of a downlink BWP of a cell;

receiving, via the downlink BWP, first control information indicating a downlink grant on the downlink BWP;

starting or restarting, based on the first control information indicating the downlink grant, the BWP inactivity timer with the first value;

receiving, via the downlink BWP, second control information indicating a sidelink grant on a sidelink BWP of the cell; and

stopping, based on the second control information indicating the sidelink grant, the BWP inactivity timer at a second value.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a downlink control information (DCI) for Uu link communications on the downlink BWP, after receiving the second control information.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising restarting, based on receiving the DCI, the BWP inactivity timer with the first value.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising resuming, based on receiving the DCI, the BWP inactivity timer from the second value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the stopping the BWP inactivity timer further comprises stopping the BWP inactivity timer at a first time of a resource pool for sidelink communications of the cell.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first time of the resource pool is a start time of the resource pool.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the resuming the BWP inactivity timer further comprises resuming the BWP inactivity timer at a second time of the resource pool for the sidelink communications.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second time of the resource pool is an end time of the resource pool.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second control information is a downlink control information (DCI).

10. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive configuration parameters indicating a first value for a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer of a downlink BWP of a cell;

receive, via the downlink BWP, first control information indicating a downlink grant on the downlink BWP;

start or restart, based on the first control information indicating the downlink grant, the BWP inactivity timer with the first value;

receive, via the downlink BWP, second control information indicating a sidelink grant on a sidelink BWP of the cell; and

stop, based on the second control information indicating the sidelink grant, the BWP inactivity timer at a second value.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive a downlink control information (DCI) for Uu link communications on the downlink BWP after receiving the second control information.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to restart, based on receiving the DCI, the BWP inactivity timer with the first value.

13. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to resume, based on receiving the DCI, the BWP inactivity timer from the second value.

14. The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to stop the BWP inactivity timer at a first time of a resource pool for sidelink communications of the cell.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the first time of the resource pool is a start time of the resource pool.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to resume the BWP inactivity timer at a second time of the resource pool for the sidelink communications.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the second time of the resource pool is an end time of the resource pool.

18. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein the control information is a downlink control information (DCI).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: HUI, BING; DINAN, ESMAEL H; ZHOU, HUA; XU, KAI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; YI, YUNJUNG; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62842250 · May 2, 2019
Related Publication 20200351067A1 · Nov 5, 2020