IP Library Granted Patent US 11,395,294
Granted Patent B2
US 11,395,294 · App. 16/927,158 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Method and apparatus for resource selection of multiple transmission occasions in new radio sidelink communications

Inventors: Chien-Yi Wang (Hsinchu, TW); Ju-Ya Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
H04W72/0446H04L1/1812H04W4/40H04W72/0406H04W72/12
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Patent No.
US 11,395,294
App. No.
16/927,158
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various solutions for resource selection of multiple transmission occasions in new radio (NR) sidelink communications with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may select a first transmission resource from a resource selection window. The apparatus may determine a maximum time gap and a minimum time gap. The apparatus may select a second transmission resource according to the maximum time gap and the minimum time gap. The apparatus may inform the first transmission resource and the second transmission resource to a peer apparatus.

Claims (52)

1. A method, comprising:

selecting, by a processor of an apparatus, a first transmission resource from a resource selection window;

determining, by the processor, a maximum time gap and a minimum time gap; and

selecting, by the processor, a second transmission resource according to the maximum time gap and the minimum time gap such that a time gap between the first transmission resource and the second transmission resource is greater than the minimum time gap,

wherein the maximum time gap limits that reserved resources signaled in one sidelink control information (SCI) signaling are within 32 slots.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a time gap between the second transmission resource and the first transmission resource is smaller than the maximum time gap.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, a subset of candidate resources;

selecting, by the processor, at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, by the processor, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than a maximum transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than a minimum transmission resource.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, a subset of candidate resources;

selecting, by the processor, at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, by the processor, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than the first transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than the first transmission resource.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, a subset of candidate resources;

selecting, by the processor, at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, by the processor, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than a second maximum transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than a second minimum transmission resource.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

informing, by the processor, a selected transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus via a sidelink control information to reserve the selected transmission resource.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum time gap is reserved to accommodate a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round-trip time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the maximum time gap and the minimum time gap are pre-configured or received from a network node in a vehicle to everything (V2X) network.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver which, during operation, wirelessly communicates with network nodes of a wireless network; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver such that, during operation, the processor performs operations comprising:

selecting a first transmission resource from a resource selection window;

determining a maximum time gap and a minimum time gap; and

selecting a second transmission resource according to the maximum time gap and the minimum time gap such that a time gap between the first transmission resource and the second transmission resource is greater than the minimum time gap,

wherein the maximum time gap limits that reserved resources signaled in one sidelink control information (SCI) signaling are within 32 slots.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a time gap between the second transmission resource and the first transmission resource is smaller than the maximum time gap.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, during operation, the processor further performs operations comprising:

determining a subset of candidate resources;

selecting at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, via the transceiver, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than a maximum transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than a minimum transmission resource.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, during operation, the processor further performs operations comprising:

determining a subset of candidate resources;

selecting at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, via the transceiver, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than the first transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than the first transmission resource.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, during operation, the processor further performs operations comprising:

determining a subset of candidate resources;

selecting at least one transmission resource from the subset of candidate resources; and

informing, via the transceiver, the at least one transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus,

wherein the subset of candidate resources comprises resources between the maximum time gap greater than a second maximum transmission resource and the maximum time gap less than a second minimum transmission resource.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, during operation, the processor further performs operations comprising:

informing, via the transceiver, a selected transmission resource to the at least one peer apparatus via a sidelink control information to reserve the selected transmission resource.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the minimum time gap is reserved to accommodate a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round-trip time.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the maximum time gap and the minimum time gap are pre-configured or received from a network node in a vehicle to everything (V2X) network.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2026
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: HFI INNOVATION INC.
Reel/Frame 075050/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2020
From: WANG, CHIEN-YI; CHEN, JU-YA
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 053190/0735 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62972089 · Feb 10, 2020
Provisional Application 62888070 · Aug 16, 2019
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