IP Library Granted Patent US 11,844,065
Granted Patent B2
US 11,844,065 · App. 17/447,026 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) operations

Inventors: Qing Li (Princeton Junction, NJ); Ozcan Ozturk (San Diego, CA); Kapil Gulati (Belle Mead, NJ); Hong Cheng (Basking Ridge, NJ); Gavin Bernard Horn (La Jolla, CA); Dan Vassilovski (Del Mar, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/1263H04L1/1819H04L1/1896H04W52/0232H04W72/0446H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 11,844,065
App. No.
17/447,026
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes determining a configuration associated with sidelink for at least one communication; monitoring for at least one SCI after entering a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) on phase based on the configuration; receiving, from one or more other UEs, the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase for at least one communication; and determining an extension to the sidelink DRX on phase based on the at least one SCI scheduling at least one first resource for one or more transmissions.

Claims (73)

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

determining a configuration associated with sidelink for at least one communication;

monitoring for at least one sidelink control information (SCI) after entering a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) on phase based on the configuration;

receiving, from one or more other UEs, the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase for at least one communication;

determining an extension to the sidelink DRX on phase based on the at least one SCI scheduling at least one resource for one or more transmissions; and

monitoring for an other SCI prior to a reception occasion of a retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI indicates an adjustment to allocated resources for the retransmission and the retransmission comprises a retransmission of a first transmission of the one or more transmissions if the first transmission is not successful.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration associated with sidelink comprises at least a DRX configuration or a DRX wake-up indication configuration.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase comprises determining to stay at an active state based on the at least one SCI scheduling the at least one resource for the one or more transmissions.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the one or more transmissions during the extension of the sidelink DRX on phase.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving another SCI scheduling the at least one resource for one or more transmissions during the extension of the sidelink DRX on phase; and

determining another extension to the sidelink DRX on phase based on the received other SCI.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one SCI schedules the one or more transmissions across multiple slots, at least one of the multiple slots being during the sidelink DRX on phase.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further comprises receiving the first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI; and

determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase comprises determining to extend the sidelink DRX on phase if the first transmission is not successful.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising monitoring for another SCI prior to reception occasion of the retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI is transmitted with a second transmission, the other SCI indicating a resource allocated for a retransmission of the second transmission.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising monitoring for another SCI after reception occasion of the retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI indicates an adjustment to allocated resources for the retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising monitoring for another SCI after reception occasion of the retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI is transmitted with a second transmission, the other SCI indicating a resource allocated for a retransmission of the second transmission.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving the first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI; and

transmitting a feedback signal indicating whether the first transmission is successfully received, the determination of the extension being based on the feedback signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the feedback signal is a negative acknowledgment (NACK).

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the feedback signal is a positive acknowledgment (ACK).

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further comprises receiving the first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI;

the at least one SCI schedules the at least one resource for a second transmission within or after the sidelink DRX on phase; and

the determination to extend the sidelink DRX on phase comprises deciding to stay at an active state at least until the end of the second transmission.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first transmission comprises an initial transmission.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second transmission comprises a retransmission of the initial transmission.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the retransmission comprises a blind retransmission, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmission, or both.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second transmission comprises different data than the first transmission.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI; and

determining to stay at an active state after reception of the first transmission to monitor for a retransmission of the first transmission or a second transmission.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further comprises receiving the first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI; and

determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase comprises:

determining to enter an inactive state after reception of the first transmission; and

determining to exit the inactive state to monitor for a retransmission of the first transmission.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the method further comprises receiving the first transmission during the sidelink DRX on phase, the first transmission being transmitted with the at least one SCI; and

determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase comprises:

determining to enter an inactive state after transmission of feedback for the first transmission; and

determining to exit the inactive state to monitor for a retransmission of the first transmission.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising transmitting the feedback, wherein the transmission of the feedback comprises a transmission of a NACK indicating that the first transmission was not successfully received.

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein:

determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase further comprises determining to extend the sidelink DRX on phase based on the at least one SCI scheduling the at least one resource for the retransmission of the first transmission;

the method further comprises transmitting a NACK indicating that the first transmission was not successfully received during an extended portion of the sidelink DRX on phase; and

entering the inactive state comprises entering the inactive state at the end of the transmission of the NACK.

24. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining a configuration associated with sidelink for at least one communication;

determining an extension to a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) on phase associated with the configuration based on whether at least one sidelink control information (SCI) schedules at least one resource for one or more transmissions of the at least one communication;

transmitting the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase to at least one other UE for a first transmission of the one or more transmissions; and

determining an other SCI prior to transmission occasion of a retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI indicates an adjustment to allocated resources for the retransmission and wherein the retransmission comprises a retransmission of the first of the one or more transmissions if the first transmission is not successful.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein determining the extension to the sidelink DRX on phase comprises determining to stay at an active state based on whether the at least one SCI schedules the at least one resource for the one or more transmissions after the sidelink DRX on phase.

26. The method of claim 24 , further comprising transmitting the one or more transmissions during the extension of the sidelink DRX on phase.

27. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to:

determine a configuration associated with sidelink for at least one communication;

monitor for at least one sidelink control information (SCI) after entering a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) on phase based on the configuration;

receive, from one or more other UEs, the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase for at least one communication;

determine an extension to the sidelink DRX on phase based on the at least one SCI scheduling at least one resource for one or more transmissions; and

monitoring for an other SCI prior to reception occasion of a retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI indicates an adjustment to allocated resources for the retransmission and the retransmission comprises a retransmission of a first transmission of the one or more transmissions if the first transmission is not successful.

28. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to:

determine a configuration associated with sidelink for at least one communication;

determine an extension to a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) on phase associated with the configuration based on at least one sidelink control information (SCI) scheduling at least one resource for one or more transmissions after the sidelink DRX on phase for at least one communication;

transmit the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase to at least one other UE for at least one communication; and

transmit the at least one SCI during the sidelink DRX on phase to at least one other UE for a first transmission of the one or more transmissions; and

determining an other SCI prior to transmission occasion of a retransmission reserved by the at least one SCI, wherein the other SCI indicates an adjustment to allocated resources for the retransmission and wherein the retransmission comprises a retransmission of the first of the one or more transmissions if the first transmission is not successful.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2021
From: LI, QING; OZTURK, OZCAN; GULATI, KAPIL; CHENG, HONG; HORN, GAVIN BERNARD; VASSILOVSKI, DAN
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 057695/0230 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63082797 · Sep 24, 2020
Related Publication 20220095326A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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