IP Library Granted Patent US 11,871,444
Granted Patent B2
US 11,871,444 · App. 17/329,753 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Techniques for prioritizing transmission of types of wireless communications

Inventors: Zhibin Wu (Los Altos, CA); Hong Cheng (Basking Ridge, NJ); Sudhir Kumar Baghel (Hillsborough, NJ); Kapil Gulati (Belle Mead, NJ); Arjun Bharadwaj (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/569
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Patent No.
US 11,871,444
App. No.
17/329,753
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects described herein relate to identifying a sidelink priority value of sidelink traffic to be transmitted via a sidelink channel, identifying a type of uplink traffic to be transmitted via an uplink channel, the uplink traffic is scheduled to be transmitted contemporaneously with the sidelink traffic, prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic being of a first type uplink traffic, the uplink traffic regardless of the sidelink priority value, and transmitting, based on prioritizing the sidelink traffic or prioritizing the uplink traffic, at least one of the sidelink traffic or the uplink traffic.

Claims (34)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled with the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:

identify a sidelink priority value of sidelink traffic to be transmitted via a sidelink channel;

identify a type of uplink traffic to be transmitted via an uplink channel, the uplink traffic is scheduled to be transmitted contemporaneously with the sidelink traffic, the sidelink priority value indicating a higher priority for the sidelink traffic than for the uplink traffic;

prioritize, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic being of a first type uplink traffic, the uplink traffic regardless of the sidelink priority value, wherein the first type includes random access channel (RACH) uplink communications;

prioritize, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being RACH uplink communications and where the sidelink priority value is less than a sidelink threshold priority value, the sidelink traffic where an uplink priority value is equal to one, indicating that the uplink traffic includes ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) uplink traffic; and

transmit, based on prioritizing the sidelink traffic or prioritizing the uplink traffic, at least one of the sidelink traffic or the uplink traffic.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to prioritize, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being of the first type uplink traffic, the sidelink traffic where the uplink traffic is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink priority value is indicated in a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH).

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink priority value is associated with a PC5 fifth generation (5G) quality-of-service (QoS) indicator (5QI) (PQI).

5. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

identifying a sidelink priority value of sidelink traffic to be transmitted via a sidelink channel;

identifying a type of uplink traffic to be transmitted via an uplink channel, the uplink traffic is scheduled to be transmitted contemporaneously with the sidelink traffic, the sidelink priority value indicating a higher priority for the sidelink traffic than for the uplink traffic;

prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic being of a first type uplink traffic, the uplink traffic regardless of the sidelink priority value, wherein the first type includes random access channel (RACH) uplink communications;

prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being RACH uplink communications and where the sidelink priority value is less than a sidelink threshold priority value, the sidelink traffic where an uplink priority value is equal to one, indicating that the uplink traffic includes ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) uplink traffic; and

transmitting, based on prioritizing the sidelink traffic or prioritizing the uplink traffic, at least one of the sidelink traffic or the uplink traffic.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein prioritizing the uplink traffic or the sidelink traffic includes prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being of the first type uplink traffic, the sidelink traffic where the uplink traffic is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sidelink priority value is indicated in a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH).

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sidelink priority value is associated with a PC5 fifth generation (5G) quality-of-service (QoS) indicator (5QI) (PQI).

9. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

means for identifying a sidelink priority value of sidelink traffic to be transmitted via a sidelink channel;

means for identifying a type of uplink traffic to be transmitted via an uplink channel, the uplink traffic is scheduled to be transmitted contemporaneously with the sidelink traffic, the sidelink priority value indicating a higher priority for the sidelink traffic than for the uplink traffic;

means for prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic being of a first type uplink traffic, the uplink traffic regardless of the sidelink priority value, wherein the first type includes random access channel (RACH) uplink communications;

means for prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being RACH uplink communications and where the sidelink priority value is less than a sidelink threshold priority value, the sidelink traffic where an uplink priority value is equal to one, indicating that the uplink traffic includes ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) uplink traffic; and

means for transmitting, based on prioritizing the sidelink traffic or prioritizing the uplink traffic, at least one of the sidelink traffic or the uplink traffic.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the means for prioritizing the uplink traffic or the sidelink traffic prioritizes, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being of the first type uplink traffic, the sidelink traffic where the uplink traffic is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising code executable by one or more processors for wireless communication, the code comprising code for:

identifying a sidelink priority value of sidelink traffic to be transmitted via a sidelink channel;

identifying a type of uplink traffic to be transmitted via an uplink channel, the uplink traffic is scheduled to be transmitted contemporaneously with the sidelink traffic, the sidelink priority value indicating a higher priority for the sidelink traffic than for the uplink traffic;

prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic being of a first type uplink traffic, the uplink traffic regardless of the sidelink priority value, wherein the first type includes random access channel (RACH) uplink communications;

prioritizing, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being RACH uplink communications and where the sidelink priority value is less than a sidelink threshold priority value, the sidelink traffic where an uplink priority value is equal to one, indicating that the uplink traffic includes ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) uplink traffic; and

transmitting, based on prioritizing the sidelink traffic or prioritizing the uplink traffic, at least one of the sidelink traffic or the uplink traffic.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the code for prioritizing the uplink traffic or the sidelink traffic prioritizes, based at least in part on the identification of the type of uplink traffic not being of the first type uplink traffic, the sidelink traffic where the uplink traffic is a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2021
From: WU, ZHIBIN; CHENG, HONG; BAGHEL, SUDHIR KUMAR; GULATI, KAPIL; BHARADWAJ, ARJUN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 056374/0355 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16834748 · Mar 30, 2020
Provisional Application 62877679 · Jul 23, 2019
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