IP Library Granted Patent US 11,558,773
Granted Patent B2
US 11,558,773 · App. 17/089,657 · Granted Jan 17, 2023

Sidelink scheduling request in a wireless network

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyukjin Chae (Reston, VA); Ali Cagatay Cirik (Herndon, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W28/0278H04W72/12
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Patent No.
US 11,558,773
App. No.
17/089,657
Granted
Jan 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device transmits, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating assistance information for a sidelink operation. The assistance information indicates: an identifier indicating a logical channel associated with a sidelink traffic; and one or more periodicities associated with the logical channel. In response to the assistance information, one or more second RRC messages indicating one or more configured grant configurations determined based on the one or more of periodicities of the logical channel is received. The wireless device triggers, a transmission of a buffer status report in response to sidelink data of the logical channel becoming available. A scheduling request (SR) is transmitted. In response to the SR: the transmission of the buffer status report is cancelled; and one or more activation commands indicating activation of the one or more configured grant configurations is received.

Claims (53)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating assistance information for a sidelink operation, wherein the assistance information indicates:

an identifier indicating a logical channel associated with a sidelink traffic; and

one or more periodicities associated with the logical channel;

receiving, in response to the assistance information, one or more second RRC messages indicating one or more configured grant configurations determined based on the one or more of periodicities of the logical channel;

triggering, by the wireless device, a transmission of a buffer status report in response to sidelink data of the logical channel becoming available;

transmitting a scheduling request (SR); and

in response to the SR:

cancelling the transmission of the buffer status report; and

receiving one or more activation commands indicating activation of the one or more configured grant configurations.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the cancelling the transmission of the buffer status report is based on a condition being met.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the condition is met when a priority associated with the logical channel is higher than or equal to a threshold.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the condition is met when a SR configuration associated with the logical channel is configured to skip a buffer status reporting.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more third RRC messages comprising a SR configuration associated with the logical channel and a second logical channel.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising triggering a second SR based on data becoming available for the second logical channel.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising cancelling the SR in response to the receiving the one or more activation commands.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising keeping the second SR in response to the receiving the one or more activation commands.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance information further comprises a buffer size level of the logical channel, wherein the buffer size level indicates a nominal buffer status level associated with the logical channel.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the cancelling the transmission of the buffer status report is in response to the SR and a buffer status level with the sidelink data being equal or smaller than the buffer size level indicated by the assistance information.

11. 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:

transmit, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating assistance information for a sidelink operation, wherein the assistance information indicates:

an identifier indicating a logical channel associated with a sidelink traffic; and

one or more periodicities associated with the logical channel;

receive, in response to the assistance information, one or more second RRC messages indicating one or more configured grant configurations determined based on the one or more of periodicities of the logical channel;

trigger, by the wireless device, a transmission of a buffer status report in response to sidelink data of the logical channel becoming available;

transmitting a scheduling request (SR); and

in response to the SR:

cancelling the transmission of the buffer status report; and

receiving one or more activation commands indicating activation of the one or more configured grant configurations.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to cancel the transmission of the buffer status report is based on a condition being met.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the condition is met when a priority associated with the logical channel is higher than or equal to a threshold.

14. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the condition is met when a SR configuration associated with the logical channel is configured to skip a buffer status reporting.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more third RRC messages comprising a SR configuration associated with the logical channel and a second logical channel.

16. The wireless device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to trigger a second SR based on data becoming available for the second logical channel.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to cancel the SR in response to the receiving the one or more activation commands.

18. The wireless device of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to keep the second SR in response to the receiving the one or more activation commands.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the assistance information further comprises a buffer size level of the logical channel, wherein the buffer size level indicates a nominal buffer status level associated with the logical channel.

20. A system comprising:

a base station; and

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:

transmit, to the base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating assistance information for a sidelink operation, wherein the assistance information indicates:

an identifier indicating a logical channel associated with a sidelink traffic; and

one or more periodicities associated with the logical channel;

receive, in response to the assistance information, one or more second RRC messages indicating one or more configured grant configurations determined based on the one or more of periodicities of the logical channel;

trigger, by the wireless device, a transmission of a buffer status report in response to sidelink data of the logical channel becoming available;

transmitting a scheduling request (SR); and

in response to the SR:

cancelling the transmission of the buffer status report; and

receiving one or more activation commands indicating activation of the one or more configured grant configurations.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065749/0288 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2021
From: YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL; CHAE, HYUKJIN; CIRIK, ALI CAGATAY; ZHOU, HUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 056699/0026 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62932084 · Nov 7, 2019
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