Granted Patent B2

US 12,336,043 · App. 17/653,852 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Hong Cheng (Basking Ridge, NJ); Junyi Li (Fairless Hills, PA); Qing Li (Princeton Junction, NJ); Dan Vassilovski (Del Mar, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W76/28H04W76/14H04W92/18

Abstract

Claims (108)

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

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive a message from a second UE including third timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink reception by the second UE;

transmit, to the second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

transmit, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE; and

receive a response from the second UE that confirms or rejects the DRX configuration.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission configuration with the first timing information and the reception configuration with the second timing information are comprised in a radio resource control (RRC) message for sidelink RRC reconfiguration.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the message from the second UE comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message including UE assistance information for sidelink.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first timing information includes a first starting point and a first ending point for a DRX ON duration within a transmission DRX cycle and the second timing information includes a second starting point and a second ending point for the DRX on duration within a reception DRX cycle.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission configuration further includes a transmission DRX cycle period for the sidelink transmission from the first UE and the reception configuration further includes a reception DRX cycle period for the sidelink reception by the first UE.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the transmission configuration further includes a first offset for starting the sidelink transmission from the first UE and the reception configuration further includes a second offset for starting the sidelink reception by the first UE.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a confirmation of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE based on the DRX configuration in response to a reception of the confirmation.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE without DRX in response to the rejection of the DRX configuration.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

stop establishment of a sidelink connection with the second UE or release the sidelink connection with the second UE in response to the rejection of the DRX configuration.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one antenna coupled to the at least one processor.

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

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit, to a second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

transmit, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

receive a response from the second UE that confirms or rejects the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a confirmation of the DRX configuration and at least one of an adjusted transmission duration based on the first timing information or an adjusted reception duration based on the second timing information; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE with DRX based on the adjusted transmission duration and the adjusted reception duration received from the second UE.

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

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit, to a second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

transmit, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

receive a response from the second UE that confirms or rejects the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration and at least one of third timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink transmission from the second UE or fourth timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink reception by the second UE; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE with DRX based on at least one of the third timing information or the fourth timing information received from the second UE.

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

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit, to a second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

transmit, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

receive a response from the second UE that confirms or rejects the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration and at least one of third timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink transmission from the second UE or fourth timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink reception by the second UE; and

in response to the rejection of the DRX configuration, perform one of:

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE without DRX based on the first UE not supporting the third timing information or the fourth timing information indicated by the second UE,

stop establishment of the sidelink connection with the second UE or release the sidelink connection with the second UE in response to the rejection of the DRX configuration based on the first UE not supporting the third timing information or the fourth timing information indicated by the second UE, or

transmit, to the second UE, different timing information for the sidelink transmission or the sidelink reception of the first UE in response to the rejection.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE) including discontinuous reception (DRX) information from a first UE, the apparatus comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit a message including at least one of third timing information for a DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the second UE;

receive, from the first UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

receive, from the first UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE; and

transmit a response to the first UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmission configuration with the first timing information and the reception configuration with the second timing information are comprised in a radio resource control (RRC) message for sidelink RRC reconfiguration.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the message from the second UE comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message including UE assistance information for sidelink.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first timing information indicates a first starting point and a first ending point for a first DRX ON duration within a transmission DRX cycle and the second timing information indicates a second starting point and a second ending point for a second DRX ON duration within a reception DRX cycle respectively.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmission configuration further includes a first offset for starting the sidelink transmission from the first UE and the reception configuration further includes a second offset for starting the sidelink reception by the first UE.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the transmission configuration further includes a transmission DRX cycle period for the sidelink transmission from the first UE and the reception configuration further includes a reception DRX cycle period for the sidelink reception by the first UE.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the response comprises a confirmation of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the first UE based on the DRX configuration in response to a reception of the confirmation.

21. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the first UE without DRX.

22. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration, the at least one processor being further configured to:

stop establishment of a sidelink connection with the second UE or release the sidelink connection with the second UE.

23. The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising:

at least one antenna coupled to the at least one processor.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE) including discontinuous reception (DRX) information from a first UE, the apparatus comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive, from the first UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

receive, from the first UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

transmit a response to the first UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a confirmation of the DRX configuration and at least one of an adjusted transmission duration based on the first timing information or an adjusted reception duration based on the second timing information; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the first UE with DRX based on the adjusted transmission duration and the adjusted reception duration.

25. An apparatus for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE) including discontinuous reception (DRX) information from a first UE, the apparatus comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive, from the first UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

receive, from the first UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

transmit a response to the first UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration and at least one of third timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink transmission from the second UE or fourth timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink reception by the second UE;

receive a reconfiguration message from the first UE accepting the at least one of the third timing information or the fourth timing information; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the first UE with DRX based on at least one of the third timing information or the fourth timing information.

26. An apparatus for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE) including discontinuous reception (DRX) information from a first UE, the apparatus comprising:

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive, from the first UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for a DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

receive, from the first UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE;

transmit a response to the first UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration, wherein the response comprises a rejection of the DRX configuration and at least one of third timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink transmission from the second UE or fourth timing information for the DRX configuration for the sidelink reception by the second UE;

receive a message from the first UE rejecting the at least one of the third timing information or the fourth timing information; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the first UE without DRX, ceasing establishment of the sidelink connection with the first UE, or release the sidelink connection with the first UE in response to the message.

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

receiving a message from a second UE including at least one of third timing information for a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for sidelink reception by the second UE;

transmitting, to the second UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

transmitting, to the second UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE; and

receiving a response from the second UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration.

28. A method of wireless communication including receiving discontinuous reception (DRX) information from a first user equipment (UE) at a second UE, comprising:

transmitting a message including at least one of third timing information for a DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the second UE;

receiving, from the first UE, a transmission configuration indicating first timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink transmission from the first UE;

receiving, from the first UE, a reception configuration indicating second timing information for the DRX configuration for sidelink reception by the first UE; and

transmitting a response to the first UE confirming or rejecting the DRX configuration.

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

memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit, to a second UE, a first sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, the first SL DRX configuration comprising a first DRX cycle period;

receive a response from the second UE, the response confirming or rejecting the first DRX configuration; and

establish or continue a sidelink connection with the second UE without DRX in response to the rejection of the DRX configuration.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 , the apparatus coupled to the memory being further configured to:

receive a message from the second UE prior to transmitting the first SL DRX configuration, the message comprising assistance information on sidelink DRX, the assistance information comprising a second DRX configuration.

31. The apparatus of claim 30 , the apparatus coupled to the memory being further configured to:

determine the first SL DRX configuration based on the second SL DRX configuration.

32. The apparatus of claim 29 , the first SL DRX configuration and the response being via RRC between the first UE and the second UE.

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