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Granted Patent B2
US 11,963,137 · App. 17/264,733 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Method and apparatus for performing BWP-based communication in NR V2X

Inventors: Jongyoul Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR); Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hyukjin Chae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 11,963,137
App. No.
17/264,733
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method by which a first apparatus configures a bandwidth part (BWP) and an apparatus for supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: configuring a first BWP related to communication between the first apparatus and a base station; and configuring a second BWP related to sidelink communication between the first apparatus and a second apparatus. Here, numerology of the first BWP and numerology of the second BWP may be the same.

Claims (53)

1. A method performed by a first device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining first configuration information related to a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) user (Uu) bandwidth part (BWP) related to communication between the first device and a base station;

obtaining second configuration information related to a sidelink (SL) BWP related to SL communication between the first device and a second device;

transmitting, to the base station, information related to a BWP switching between the Uu BWP and the SL BWP, wherein the BWP switching is either that the SL BWP is switched to the Uu BWP or that the Uu BWP is switched to the SL BWP;

receiving, from the base station, information related to a time period in which the BWP switching is allowed; and

performing the BWP switching within the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed,

wherein the information related to the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed is determined based on the information related to the BWP switching.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on that a BWP of the first device is the SL BWP, the BWP switching is that the SL BWP is switched to the Uu BWP.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on that a BWP of the first device is the Uu BWP, the BWP switching is that the Uu BWP is switched to the SL BWP.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on the information related to the BWP switching, the information related to the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed is determined by the base station.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein, based on the SL BWP, the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a time period in which the SL communication is needed to be performed by the first device.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a priority of an SL service to be transmitted by the first device.

7. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a time required for the first device to perform the BWP switching.

8. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to whether or not the BWP switching is required.

9. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein whether or not the BWP switching is required is determined based on a type of service to be transmitted by the first device.

10. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a resource for SL transmission to be used by the first device.

11. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the information related to the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed is a bitmap.

12. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein the communication on the Uu BWP with the base station is performed by the first device,

wherein the SL communication on the SL BWP is stopped by the first device.

13. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the SL communication on the SL BWP with the second device is performed by the first device, and

wherein the communication on the Uu BWP with the base station is stopped by the first device.

14. A first device configured to perform wireless communication, the first device comprising:

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining first configuration information related to a universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) user (Uu) bandwidth part (BWP) related to communication between the first device and a base station;

obtaining second configuration information related to a sidelink (SL) BWP related to SL communication between the first device and a second device;

transmitting, to the base station, information related to a BWP switching between the Uu BWP and the SL BWP, wherein the BWP switching is either that the SL BWP is switched to the Uu BWP or that the Uu BWP is switched to the SL BWP;

receiving, from the base station, information related to a time period in which the BWP switching is allowed; and

performing the BWP switching within the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed,

wherein the information related to the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed is determined based on the information related to the BWP switching.

15. The first device of claim 14 ,

wherein, based on that a BWP of the first device is the SL BWP, the BWP switching is that the SL BWP is switched to the Uu BWP.

16. The first device of claim 14 ,

wherein, based on that a BWP of the first device is the Uu BWP, the BWP switching is that the Uu BWP is switched to the SL BWP.

17. The first device of claim 14 ,

wherein, based on the information related to the BWP switching, the information related to the time period in which the BWP switching is allowed is determined by the base station.

18. The first device of claim 14 ,

wherein, based on the SL BWP, the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a time period in which the SL communication is needed to be performed by the first device.

19. The first device of claim 14 ,

wherein the information related to the BWP switching includes information related to a priority of an SL service to be transmitted by the first device.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY OF RECORD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 055875 FRAME: 0937. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: LEE, JONGYOUL; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 058844/0684 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2021
From: LEE, JONGYOUL; SEO, HANBYUL; LEE, SEUNGMIN; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 055875/0937 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0164569 · Dec 18, 2018 · national
KR 10-2019-0169052 · Dec 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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