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Granted Patent B2
US 12,052,202 · App. 17/649,757 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Sidelink synchronization signal block priority

Inventors: Chih-Hao Liu (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Yisheng Xue (San Diego, CA); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04L5/0064H04L5/0051H04W28/26
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Patent No.
US 12,052,202
App. No.
17/649,757
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) with a high priority listen-before-talk (LBT) parameter. The UE may communicate with an other UE based at least in part on the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter. Numerous other aspects are described.

Claims (57)

1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:

transmit a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) to an other UE, wherein the S-SSB corresponds to a high priority listen-before-talk (LBT) parameter, wherein a priority of the high priority LBT parameter is associated with a highest priority of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) that carries the S-SSB; and

communicate with the other UE based at least in part on the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the priority of the high priority LBT parameter is higher than Hall the highest priority of the PSSCH.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB using a category one LBT.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB using a category two LBT.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB using the category two LBT, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB using the category two LBT having a duty cycle that is less than 1/20.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB using a category four LBT.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB using the category four LBT, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB in a smallest contention window of the category four LBT.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB with a highest channel access priority class (CAPC) for S-SSB transmissions.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB in a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) that uses an earliest contention slot or offset of the PSSCH.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the S-SSB in the PSCCH that uses the earliest contention slot or offset of the PSSCH, are configured to:

transmit the S-SSB in the PSCCH that uses the earliest contention slot or offset of the PSSCH based at least in part on a cyclic prefix extension preceding the PSSCH.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a plurality of starting positions with different cyclic prefix extension lengths for transmitting the S-SSB.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the priority of the high priority LBT parameter is the highest priority of the PSSCH that carries the S-SSB.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:

transmit an indication of a periodic reservation for sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) transmissions, wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions indicates a highest priority in a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) for the S-SSB transmissions; and

communicate with an other UE based at least in part on the periodic reservation.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, to transmit the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions, are configured to:

transmit a sidelink communication that indicates the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the sidelink communication is a first stage sidelink communication.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions is configured for interpreting a time domain resource allocation field or a periodic reservation field of the PSSCH for the S-SSB transmissions.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions indicates a highest Layer 1 priority for the S-SSB transmissions.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions indicates a highest Layer 1 priority for the S-SSB transmissions.

19. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) to an other UE, wherein the S-SSB corresponds to a high priority listen-before-talk (LBT) parameter, wherein a priority of the high priority LBT parameter is based at least in part on a highest priority of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) that carries the S-SSB; and

communicating with the other UE based at least in part on the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the priority of the high priority LBT parameter is higher than the highest priority of the PSSCH that carries the S-SSB.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter comprises:

transmitting the S-SSB using a category one LBT.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter comprises:

transmitting the S-SSB using a category two LBT.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter comprises:

transmitting the S-SSB using a category four LBT.

24. The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter comprises:

transmitting the S-SSB with a highest channel access priority class (CAPC) for S-SSB transmissions.

25. The method of claim 19 , wherein transmitting the S-SSB with the high priority LBT parameter comprises:

transmitting the S-SSB in a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) that uses an earliest contention slot or offset of the PSSCH.

26. The method of claim 19 , wherein the priority of the high priority LBT parameter is the highest priority of the PSSCH that carries the S-SSB.

27. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting an indication of a periodic reservation for sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) transmissions, wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions indicates a highest priority in a physical sidelink shared channel (P S S CH) for the S-SSB transmissions; and

communicating with an other UE based at least in part on the periodic reservation.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein transmitting the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions comprises:

transmitting a sidelink communication that indicates the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions.

29. The method of claim 28 , wherein the sidelink communication is a first stage sidelink communication.

30. The method of claim 27 , wherein the indication of the periodic reservation for the S-SSB transmissions is configured for interpreting a time domain resource allocation field or a periodic reservation field of the PSSCH for the S-SSB transmissions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: LIU, CHIH-HAO; SUN, JING; XUE, YISHENG; ZHANG, XIAOXIA
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 059120/0132 →
Continuity (1)
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