Methods for simultaneous support of and switching between scheduled and UE autonomous resource selection modes for NR V2X sidelink
An approach is described for a user equipment (UE) to provide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a 5G new radio (NR) network. The UE includes processor circuitry that mode switches between two modes of resource allocation for the V2X communication, the two modes being a first mode and a second mode, wherein the first mode is a network scheduled resource allocation mode, and the second mode is a UE autonomous resource allocation mode. The UE also includes radio front end circuitry that communicates with a second UE using a V2X sidelink in the first mode or the second mode.
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
processor circuitry configured to mode switch between two modes of resource allocation for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, the two modes being a first mode and a second mode, wherein the first mode is a network scheduled resource allocation mode, and the second mode is a UE autonomous resource allocation mode; and
radio front end circuitry coupled to the processor circuitry and configured to communicate with a second UE using a V2X sidelink in the first mode or the second mode,
wherein the radio front end circuitry is further configured to receive an instruction indication from a network entity indicating to the UE to switch from the first mode to the second mode,
in response to the indication, the processor circuitry is further configured to indicate, via the radio front end circuitry, to the second UE, the mode switch to the second mode, wherein the second mode uses one or more sidelink (SL) radio bearers (RBs) of a plurality of SLRBs, and
the processor circuitry further configured to provide, to the second UE, mode activation statuses for the plurality of SLRBs, the mode activation statuses being respective indications of an activation or deactivation status for the first mode or the second mode for each of the plurality of SLRBs.
2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the UE initiates another mode switch, enters an RRC CONNECTED state, and switches to the first mode to support a predetermined quality of service (QOS).
3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the UE is in-coverage with a 5G new radio (NR) network, and the UE receives, from the 5G NR network, a second indication to mode switch from the second mode to the first mode, wherein the network entity is associated with the 5G NR network.
4. The UE of claim 3 , wherein the second instruction indication from the 5G NR network to mode switch includes an RRC reconfiguration indication or a SL message or an indication via a MAC CE.
5. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the indication is included in a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message, a SL specific message having a SL configuration information element (IE), or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
6. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the indication further indicates the one or more SLRBs being activated for the UE and the second UE to communicate as a source/destination (SRC/DEST) pair in the second mode.
7. A method for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving, from a network entity, an indication to the UE to switch from a first mode to a second mode;
mode switching between two modes of resource allocation for the V2X communication, the two modes being the first mode and the second mode, wherein the first mode is a network scheduled resource allocation mode, and the second mode is a UE autonomous resource allocation mode;
communicating with a second UE using a V2X sidelink in the second mode using one or more sidelink (SL) radio bearers (RBs) of a plurality of SLRBs; and
providing, to the second UE, mode activation statuses for the plurality of SLRBs, the mode activation statuses being respective indications of an activation or deactivation status for the first mode or the second mode for each of the plurality of SLRBs.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the UE initiates another mode switch, and the method further comprises entering an RRC CONNECTED state, and switching to the first mode to support a predetermined quality of service (QOS).
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the UE is in-coverage with a 5G new radio (NR) network, and the method further comprises receiving a second indication from the 5G NR network to mode switch from the second mode to the first mode, wherein the network entity is associated with the 5G NR network.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the receiving the second indication from the 5G NR network to mode switch includes receiving an RRC reconfiguration indication or a SL message or an indication via a MAC CE.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication is included in a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message, a SL specific message having a SL configuration information element (IE), or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication further indicates one or more SLRBs being activated for the UE and the second UE to communicate as a source/destination (SRC/DEST) pair in the second mode.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising software instructions to cause an electronic device, upon execution of the software instructions by one or more processors of the electronic device, to perform one of more elements of a method, the method comprising:
receiving, from a network entity, an indication to a UE to switch from a first mode to a second mode;
mode switching between two modes of resource allocation for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, the two modes being the first mode and the second mode, wherein the first mode is a network scheduled resource allocation mode, and the second mode is a UE autonomous resource allocation mode;
communicating with a second UE using a V2X sidelink in the second mode using one or more sidelink (SL) radio bearers (RBs) of a plurality of SLRBs; and
providing, to the second UE, mode activation statuses for the plurality of SLRBs, the mode activation statuses being respective indications of an activation or deactivation status for the first mode or the second mode for each of the plurality of SLRBs.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the UE initiates another mode switch, and the method further comprises entering an RRC CONNECTED state, and switching to the first mode to support a predetermined quality of service (QOS).
15. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the UE is in-coverage with a 5G new radio (NR) network, and the method further comprises receiving a second indication from the 5G NR network to mode switch from the second mode to the first mode, wherein the network entity is associated with the 5G NR network.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the indication is included in a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message, a SL specific message having a SL configuration information element (IE), or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).
17. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the indication further indicates one or more SLRBs being activated for the UE and the second UE to communicate as a source/destination (SRC/DEST) pair in the second mode.