IP Library Granted Patent US 11,632,816
Granted Patent B2
US 11,632,816 · App. 17/519,076 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Configuring sidelink communications

Inventors: Eswar Vutukuri (Havant, GB); Rene Faurie (Versailles, FR); Stephen John Barrett (Haywards Heath, GB); Gordon Peter Young (Kineton, GB); Adrian Buckley (Tracy, CA)
Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
H04W76/14H04W4/70H04W56/00H04W72/23H04W76/15H04W72/51H04W88/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,632,816
App. No.
17/519,076
Filed
Nov 4, 2021
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2646
USPC
455/509
Abstract

Systems and methods to configure sidelink resources in a dual connectivity operation are provided. In some aspect, a method comprising: transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication; receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first eNB, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a secondary evolved Node B (SeNB); transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first eNB; and receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first eNB, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the secondary eNB.

Claims (32)

1. A method, comprising:

transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first Base Station (BS), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication;

receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first BS, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a second BS;

transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first BS; and

receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first BS, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the second BS, and the sidelink configuration information indicates that the first BS provides scheduling for the sidelink communication.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink communication is a V2X sidelink communication.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the UE operates in a dual connectivity (DC) mode with both the first BS and the second BS.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting, in the first message from the UE, a capability indicator to the first BS, wherein the capability indicator indicates that the UE supports V2X sidelink communications via Dual Connectivity configuration.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: performing the sidelink communication using the sidelink resources.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates whether the first BS or the second BS provides synchronization for the sidelink communication.

7. A user equipment (UE), comprising:

at least one hardware processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the programming instructions, when executed, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, from the UE, a first message to a first Base Station (BS), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication;

receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first BS, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a second BS;

transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first BS; and

receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first BS, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the second BS, and the sidelink configuration information indicates that the first BS provides scheduling for the sidelink communication.

8. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the sidelink communication is a V2X sidelink communication.

9. The UE of claim 8 , wherein the UE operates in a dual connectivity (DC) mode with both the first BS and the second BS.

10. The UE of claim 7 , the operations further comprising: transmitting, in the first message from the UE, a capability indicator to the first BS, wherein the capability indicator indicates that the UE supports V2X sidelink communications via Dual Connectivity configuration.

11. The UE of claim 7 , the operations further comprising: performing the sidelink communication using the sidelink resources.

12. The UE of claim 7 , wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates whether the first BS or the second BS provides synchronization for the sidelink communication.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, from a user equipment (UE), a first message to a first Base Station (BS), wherein the first message indicates a request to establish a sidelink communication;

receiving, at the UE, a second message from the first BS, wherein the second message indicates a frequency that is used by a second BS;

transmitting, from the UE, a measurement result to the first BS; and

receiving, at the UE, sidelink configuration information from the first BS, wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates sidelink resources managed by the second BS, and the sidelink configuration information indicates that the first BS provides scheduling for the sidelink communication.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the sidelink communication is a V2X sidelink communication.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the UE operates in a dual connectivity (DC) mode with both the first BS and the second BS.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , the operations further comprising: transmitting, in the first message from the UE, a capability indicator to the first BS, wherein the capability indicator indicates that the UE supports V2X sidelink communications via Dual Connectivity configuration.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , the operations further comprising: performing the sidelink communication using the sidelink resources.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the sidelink configuration information indicates whether the first BS or the second BS provides synchronization for the sidelink communication.

Assignments (11)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET AT PAGE 50 TO REMOVE 12817157 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 063471 FRAME 0474. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT 12817157 APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 064015 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2023
From: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: OT PATENT ESCROW, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2022
From: BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: FAURIE, RENE
To: BLACKBERRY FRANCE S.A.S.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: BUCKLEY, ADRIAN
To: BLACKBERRY CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: BLACKBERRY FRANCE S.A.S.
To: BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: BLACKBERRY CORPORATION
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2021
From: VUTUKURI, ESWAR; BARRETT, STEPHEN JOHN; YOUNG, GORDON PETER
To: BLACKBERRY UK LIMITED
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