Techniques for configuring component carriers for sidelink communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a set of component carriers allocated for sidelink communications performed by the first UE. The first UE may receive a message indicating a subset of component carriers from the set of component carriers for use in communicating via a sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, where the subset of component carriers may be supported by the first UE and the second UE. In some cases, a base station or anchor UE may determine or configure the subset of component carriers for use between the first and second UEs. In some cases, the first UE, the second UE, or a both may determine the subset of component carriers. The first UE may communicate with the second UE via a component carrier from the subset of component carriers.
1. A method for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving control signaling indicating a set of component carriers allocated for sidelink communications performed by the first UE;
receiving, either from a base station or from a second UE, a message indicating a subset of component carriers from the set of component carriers to communicate using carrier aggregation via a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE, wherein the subset of component carriers are supported by the first UE and the second UE;
transmitting, to the base station, a signal comprising information associated with the sidelink between the first UE and the second UE; and
communicating, using the carrier aggregation, with the second UE via a component carrier from the subset of component carriers.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining to communicate with the second UE via the sidelink.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information comprises a destination identifier associated with the second UE and the sidelink.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving, from the base station, the message indicating the subset of component carriers based at least in part on the transmitted signal.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving the message comprising a sidelink identifier, wherein the sidelink identifier indicates the sidelink over which the subset of component carriers are to be used.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving a radio resource control signal, or a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) signal comprising the message.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the second UE, an indication of the set of component carriers allocated to the first UE for the sidelink communications.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising
performing a common component carrier determination procedure with the second UE to determine the subset of component carriers that are supported by the first UE and the second UE based at least in part on transmitting the indication to the second UE.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the indication of the set of component carriers comprises a frequency identifier, a frequency reference point, a bandwidth, a subcarrier spacing, an offset, a bandwidth part, or a combination thereof associated with each component carrier of the set of component carriers.
10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving, from the second UE, a request for information associated with the subset of component carriers based at least in part on the transmitted indication of the set of component carriers by the first UE.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the indication to the second UE further comprises:
transmitting the indication via the component carrier supported by the first UE and the second UE, wherein the component carrier was indicated to at least the first UE by a base station.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the indication to the second UE further comprises:
transmitting the indication via a sidelink radio resource control message.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving the message indicating multiple subsets of component carriers and a sidelink identifier associated with each of the multiple subsets of component carriers, wherein each sidelink identifier is indicative of a different sidelink.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving the message comprising a length field, the length field indicating a number of component carriers, a number of octets, or a combination thereof associated with each sidelink identifier.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the control signaling indicating the set of component carriers further comprises:
receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control message, or a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) message indicating the set of component carriers.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
receiving, from the second UE, the message indicating the subset of component carriers, wherein the second UE is an anchor UE to the first UE.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the control signaling indicating the set of component carriers further comprises:
receiving, from the second UE, the message indicating the set of component carriers, wherein the second UE is an anchor UE to the first UE.
18. A method for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:
transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE), control signaling indicating a set of component carriers allocated for sidelink communications for use by the first UE;
transmitting, to the first UE, a message indicating a subset of component carriers from the set of component carriers for the first UE to communicate using carrier aggregation via a sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the subset of component carriers are supported by the first UE and the second UE; and
receiving, from the first UE, the second UE, or both, a signal comprising information associated with the sidelink between the first UE and the second UE.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the information comprises a destination identifier associated with the second UE and the sidelink.
20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
determining the subset of component carriers that are common between the first UE and the second UE based at least in part on the received signal, wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers is based at least in part on the determination.
21. The method of claim 18 , wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
transmitting the message comprising a sidelink identifier, wherein the sidelink identifier indicates the sidelink over which the subset of component carriers are to be used by the first UE.
22. The method of claim 18 , wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
transmitting a radio resource control signal, or a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) signal comprising the message.
23. The method of claim 18 , wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
transmitting the message indicating multiple subsets of component carriers and a sidelink identifier associated with each of the multiple subsets of component carriers, wherein each sidelink identifier is indicative of a different sidelink of the first UE.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers further comprises:
transmitting the message comprising a length field, the length field indicating a number of component carriers, a number of octets, or a combination thereof associated with each sidelink identifier.
25. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
transmitting, to the second UE, the message indicating the subset of component carriers for the second UE to use in communicating via the sidelink between the first UE and the second UE.
26. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
determining to update the subset of component carriers for the first UE and the second UE, wherein transmitting the message indicating the subset of component carriers is based at least in part on the determination.
27. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
determining to update the set of component carriers for the first UE, wherein transmitting the control signaling indicating the set of component carriers is based at least in part on the determination.
28. An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
receive control signaling indicating a set of component carriers allocated for sidelink communications performed by the first UE;
receive, either from a base station or from a second UE, a message indicating a subset of component carriers from the set of component carriers to communicate using carrier aggregation via a sidelink between the first UE and the second UE, wherein the subset of component carriers are supported by the first UE and the second UE;
transmit, to the base station, a signal comprising information associated with the sidelink between the first UE and the second UE; and
communicate, using the carrier aggregation, with the second UE via a component carrier from the subset of component carriers.
29. An apparatus for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors; and
instructions stored in the one or more memories and executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, to a first user equipment (UE), control signaling indicating a set of component carriers allocated for sidelink communications for use by the first UE;
transmit, to the first UE, a message indicating a subset of component carriers from the set of component carriers for the first UE to communicate using carrier aggregation via a sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, wherein the subset of component carriers are supported by the first UE and the second UE; and
receive, from the first UE, the second UE, or both, a signal comprising information associated with the sidelink between the first UE and the second UE.