Unicast sidelink establishment
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may establish a unicast connection over a sidelink communications with a second UE. To establish the unicast connection over the sidelink, the first UE may transmit a request message (e.g., a first message) to the second UE, and the second UE may transmit a response message (e.g., a second message) to the first UE accepting the request. The unicast connection over the sidelink may then be established between the first UE and the second UE, and user data may then be transmitted over the sidelink on the established unicast connection. Additionally, the first UE may transmit a connection complete message (e.g., a third message) to the second UE indicating that the unicast connection has been established. The request message, the response message, and the connection complete message may be radio resource control (RRC) messages.
1. A method for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting, to a second UE, a first control message comprising a request to establish a unicast connection over a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
receiving, from the second UE, a second control message indicating an acceptance of the request to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink and a set of parameters of the second UE;
establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE based at least in part on the acceptance of the request and the set of parameters of the second UE; and
transmitting or receiving user data over the sidelink using the established unicast connection.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE further comprises:
transmitting, to the second UE, a third control message over sidelink indicating that the unicast connection has been established.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the unicast connection comprises:
establishing a security context for the unicast connection based at least in part on the set of parameters of the second UE.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) parameters, and wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE comprises:
setting a PDCP context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more PDCP parameters.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more radio link control (RLC) parameters, and wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE comprises:
setting an RLC context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more RLC parameters.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more RLC parameters comprise an indication of whether an acknowledged mode or an unacknowledged mode is supported by the first UE or the second UE.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more medium access control (MAC) layer parameters, and wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE comprises:
setting a MAC context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more MAC layer parameters.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more MAC layer parameters comprise one or more of: an indication of a resource selection algorithm for the first UE or the second UE, an acknowledgment parameter for the first UE or the second UE, or a carrier aggregation parameter for the first UE or the second UE.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more physical layer parameters, and wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE comprises:
setting a physical layer context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more physical layer parameters.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more physical layer parameters comprise one or more of: a transmit format for the unicast connection, a radio resource configuration for the unicast connection, or a supported band for the unicast connection.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a keep alive message to the second UE for the unicast connection.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the keep alive message is transmitted periodically.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the keep alive message is transmitted on-demand in response to a trigger.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the keep alive message is one or more of: a fourth control message over sidelink or a MAC control element (MAC CE) message.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating a release procedure to end the unicast connection with the second UE.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE comprises:
setting up a bearer for the unicast connection; and
filtering data to and from the bearer based at least in part on a layer 2 identifier of the first UE, a layer 2 identifier of the second UE, and a quality of service (QoS) profile of the unicast connection.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the filtering occurs at a vehicle-to-anything (V2X) layer.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second control messages over sidelink are carried by one or more sidelink signaling radio bearers.
19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of a service offered by the second UE; and
wherein the first UE transmits the first control message over sidelink based at least in part on the indication of the service.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of parameters comprises a set of capabilities, connection parameters, or a combination thereof for the second UE.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control message over sidelink comprises a first set of parameters of the first UE, the set of parameters of the second UE being based at least in part on the first set of parameters of the first UE.
22. An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
a processor,
memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, to a second UE, a first control message comprising a request to establish a unicast connection over a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
receive, from the second UE, a second control message indicating an acceptance of the request to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink and a set of parameters of the second UE;
establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE based at least in part on the acceptance of the request and the set of parameters of the second UE; and
transmit or receiving user data over the sidelink using the established unicast connection.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE further are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, to the second UE, a third control message over sidelink indicating that the unicast connection has been established.
24. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
establish a security context for the unicast connection based at least in part on the set of parameters of the second UE.
25. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) parameters, and wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
set a PDCP context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more PDCP parameters.
26. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more radio link control (RLC) parameters, and wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
set an RLC context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more RLC parameters.
27. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more medium access control (MAC) layer parameters, and wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
set a MAC context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more MAC layer parameters.
28. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein one or more of the first control message or the second control message comprises one or more physical layer parameters, and wherein the instructions to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
set a physical layer context of the unicast connection based at least in part on the one or more physical layer parameters.
29. An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
means for transmitting, to a second UE, a first control message comprising a request to establish a unicast connection over a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
means for receiving, from the second UE, a second control message indicating an acceptance of the request to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink and a set of parameters of the second UE;
means for establishing the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE based at least in part on the acceptance of the request and the set of parameters of the second UE; and
means for transmitting or receiving user data over the sidelink using the established unicast connection.
30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
transmit, to a second UE, a first control message comprising a request to establish a unicast connection over a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
receive, from the second UE, a second control message indicating an acceptance of the request to establish the unicast connection over the sidelink and a set of parameters of the second UE;
establish the unicast connection over the sidelink with the second UE based at least in part on the acceptance of the request and the set of parameters of the second UE; and
transmit or receiving user data over the sidelink using the established unicast connection.