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Granted Patent B2
US 11,937,231 · App. 17/350,314 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Sidelink communication reliability

Inventors: Xiaojie Wang (Hillsborough, NJ); Piyush Gupta (Bridgewater, NJ); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Lik Hang Silas Fong (Bridgewater, NJ)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/1263H04W52/52H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W72/20H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 11,937,231
App. No.
17/350,314
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for improving sidelink communication reliability. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may map allocated sidelink resources from a logical domain to a physical domain, where the mapped resources may include greater frequency diversity in the physical domain. A frequency range of a sidelink control channel or of a sidelink data channel may be greater in the physical domain than in the logical domain after the mapping. In some examples, sidelink communications may be associated with an aggregation factor that represents a number of repetitions of a sidelink communication. In this example, a UE may repeat a sidelink communication within a contention-based resource pool a number of times before receiving feedback in order to increase communication reliability. A first UE may communicate a sidelink communication with a second UE using a resource mapping or repetitions of the sidelink communication.

Claims (81)

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

receiving a configuration associated with mapping communication resources allocated for a sidelink control channel and a sidelink data channel to corresponding physical communication resources;

mapping, based at least in part on the configuration, first communication resources allocated to the first UE for a symbol of each portion of sidelink control information to second communication resources for a time period, the mapping comprising:

mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a first stage sidelink control information to at least partially different first frequency ranges of a sub-channel; and

mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a second stage sidelink control information to at least partially different second frequency ranges of the sub-channel and interlaced with respective first frequency ranges of the at least partially different first frequency ranges of the sub-channel; and

communicating with a second UE using the second communication resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , the mapping the first communication resources to the second communication resources comprising:

mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional first stage sidelink control information to a same third frequency range, at least two subsets of the additional first stage sidelink control information being separated by a fourth frequency range; and

mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional second stage sidelink control information to a same fifth frequency range different from and interlaced with the third frequency range.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

multiplexing the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

multiplexing the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

multiplexing the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

multiplexing the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second bandwidth that comprises the second communication resources is different from a first bandwidth that comprises the first communication resources.

8. The method of claim 1 , the receiving the configuration comprising:

receiving signaling from a network entity, a broadcast UE, or both, indicating the configuration.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors

coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

receive a configuration associated with communication resources allocated for a sidelink control channel and a sidelink data channel mapped to corresponding physical communication resources;

map, based at least in part on the configuration, first communication resources allocated to the first UE for a symbol of each portion of sidelink control information to second communication resources for a time period, and wherein, to map the first communication resources to the second communication resources, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a first stage sidelink control information to at least partially different first frequency ranges of a sub-channel; and

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a second stage sidelink control information to at least partially different second frequency ranges of the sub-channel and interlaced with respective first frequency ranges of the at least partially different first frequency ranges of the sub-channel; and

communicate with a second UE based on the second communication resources.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, to map the first communication resources to the second communication resources, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional first stage sidelink control information to a same third frequency range, at least two subsets of the additional first stage sidelink control information separated by a fourth frequency range; and

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional second stage sidelink control information to a same fifth frequency range different from and interlaced with the third frequency range.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

multiplex the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

multiplex the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

multiplex the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

multiplex the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein a second bandwidth that comprises the second communication resources is different from a first bandwidth that comprises the first communication resources.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein, to receive the configuration, the one or more processors are individually or collectively configured to cause the first UE to:

receive signaling from a network entity, a broadcast UE, or both, that indicates the configuration.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to:

receive a configuration associated with communication resources allocated for a sidelink control channel and a sidelink data channel mapped to corresponding physical communication resources;

map, based at least in part on the configuration, first communication resources allocated to the first UE for a symbol of each portion of sidelink control information to second communication resources for a time period, wherein the instructions to map the first communication resources to the second communication resources are executable by the one or more processors to:

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a first stage sidelink control information to at least partially different first frequency ranges of a sub-channel; and

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a second stage sidelink control information to at least partially different second frequency ranges of the sub-channel and interlaced with respective first frequency ranges of the at least partially different first frequency ranges of the sub-channel; and

communicate with a second UE based on the second communication resources.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions to map the first communication resources to the second communication resources are executable by the one or more processors to:

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional first stage sidelink control information to a same third frequency range, at least two subsets of the additional first stage sidelink control information separated by a fourth frequency range; and

map, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional second stage sidelink control information to a same fifth frequency range different from and interlaced with the third frequency range.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:

multiplex the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:

multiplex the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:

multiplex the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:

multiplex the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to:

receive signaling from a network entity, a broadcast UE, or both, that indicates the configuration.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving a configuration associated with mapping communication resources allocated for a sidelink control channel and a sidelink data channel to corresponding physical communication resources;

means for mapping, based at least in part on the configuration, first communication resources allocated to the first UE for a symbol of each portion of sidelink control information to second communication resources for a time period, the means for mapping comprising:

means for mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a first stage sidelink control information to at least partially different first frequency ranges of a sub-channel; and

means for mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of a second stage sidelink control information to at least partially different second frequency ranges of the sub-channel and interlaced with respective first frequency ranges of the at least partially different first frequency ranges of the sub-channel; and

means for communicating with a second UE using the second communication resources.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the means for mapping the first communication resources to the second communication resources comprises:

means for mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional first stage sidelink control information to a same third frequency range, at least two subsets of the additional first stage sidelink control information being separated by a fourth frequency range; and

means for mapping, for the time period, consecutive symbols of an additional second stage sidelink control information to a same fifth frequency range different from and interlaced with the third frequency range.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for multiplexing the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

27. The apparatus of claim 24 , further comprising:

means for multiplexing the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth of a sidelink sub-channel.

28. The apparatus of claim 25 , further comprising:

means for multiplexing the additional first stage sidelink control information and the additional second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

29. The apparatus of claim 24 , further comprising:

means for multiplexing the first stage sidelink control information and the second stage sidelink control information to cover a bandwidth greater than a sidelink sub-channel.

30. The apparatus of claim 24 , further comprising:

means for receiving signaling from a network entity, a broadcast UE, or both, that indicates the configuration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2021
From: WANG, XIAOJIE; GUPTA, PIYUSH; SUN, JING; FONG, LIK HANG SILAS
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63043011 · Jun 23, 2020
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