Sidelink beam management
A method for sidelink beam reporting for device to device (D2D) communication includes receiving, by a first electronic device and from a base station, configuration of one or more beam management reference signals (BMRSs) on a sidelink between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and configuration of one or more sidelink random access channels (SL-RACHs), receiving and measuring, by the first electronic device and based on the received configuration of one or more BMRSs, a plurality of BMRSs transmitted by the second electronic device, and transmitting, by the first electronic device and based on the received configuration of one or more SL-RACHs, a SL-RACH to the second electronic device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first electronic device from a base station, a configuration of one or more beam management reference signals (BMRSs) to be communicated on a sidelink between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and a configuration of one or more sidelink random access channels (SL-RACHs);
receiving and measuring, by the first electronic device based on the configuration of the one or more BMRSs, a plurality of BMRSs transmitted by the second electronic device; and
transmitting, by the first electronic device to the second electronic device, a SL-RACH of the one or more SL-RACHs based on a measurement of the plurality of BMRSs and according to the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are within coverage of the base station, and the first electronic device receives the configuration of the one or more BMRSs and the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs directly from the base station.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first electronic device is outside coverage of the base station, the second electronic device is within the coverage of the base station, and the first electronic device receives the configuration of the one or more BMRSs and the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs from the base station through the second electronic device.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more BMRSs includes at least one sidelink synchronization signal block (SL-SSB) or at least one sidelink channel state information reference signal (SL-CSIRS).
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the first electronic device and based on the measurement of the plurality of BMRSs, a best BMRS from the plurality of BMRSs, wherein the SL-RACH is associated with the best BMRS.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the first electronic device, a beam report based on the measurement of the plurality of BMRSs, wherein the beam report includes reference signal receive power (RSRP) of a plurality of beam patterns associated with the plurality of BMRSs; and
transmitting, by the first electronic device, the beam report to the second electronic device.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base station includes a 5G-capable base station, and the first electronic device and the second electronic device communicate through the sidelink.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the first electronic device to the second electronic device, a beam report based on the measurement of the plurality of BMRSs.
9. A first electronic device, comprising:
a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions; and
one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory storage, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the first electronic device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a base station, a configuration of one or more beam management reference signals (BMRSs) to be communicated on a sidelink between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and a configuration of one or more sidelink random access channels (SL-RACHs);
receiving and measuring, based on the configuration of the one or more BMRSs, a plurality of BMRSs transmitted by the second electronic device; and
transmitting, to the second electronic device, a SL-RACH of the one or more SL-RACHs based on a measurement of the plurality of BMRSs and according to the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs.
10. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the first electronic device is outside coverage of the base station, the second electronic device is within the coverage of the base station, and the first electronic device receives the configuration of the one or more BMRSs and the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs from the base station through the second electronic device.
11. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the one or more BMRSs includes at least one sidelink synchronization signal block (SL-SSB) or at least one sidelink channel state information reference signal (SL-CSIRS).
12. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
determining, based on the measurement of the plurality of BMRSs, a best BMRS from the plurality of BMRSs, wherein the SL-RACH is associated with the best BMRS.
13. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
generating a beam report based on the measurement of the plurality of BMRSs, wherein the beam report includes reference signal receive power (RSRP) of a plurality of beam patterns associated with the plurality of BMRSs; and
transmitting the beam report to the second electronic device.
14. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the base station includes a 5G-capable base station, and the first electronic device and the second electronic device communicate through the sidelink.
15. The first electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are within coverage of the base station, and the first electronic device receives the configuration of the one or more BMRSs and the configuration of the one or more SL-RACHs directly from the base station.
16. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first electronic device from a base station, a configuration of one or more beam management reference signals (BMRSs) to be communicated on a sidelink between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and an uplink feedback configuration;
receiving, by the first electronic device from the base station, first downlink control information (DCI),
wherein the one or more BMRSs include a sidelink channel state information reference signal (SL-CSIRS), the first DCI is configured to instruct the first electronic device to measure a plurality of SL-CSIRSs and transmit a beam report based on the measured plurality of SL-CSIRSs to the base station, and the first DCI includes a field indicating a CSIRS beam pattern, a field indicating CSIRS transmission on a sidelink or a downlink, a field indicating a time resource for CSIRS transmission, a field indicating a frequency resource for CSIRS transmission, a field indicating a time resource for uplink report, or a field indicating a frequency resource for uplink report; and
in response to receiving the first DCI:
receiving and measuring, by the first electronic device based on the configuration of the one or more BMRSs, a plurality of BMRSs transmitted by the second electronic device; and
transmitting, by the first electronic device based on the uplink feedback configuration, uplink feedback to the base station, the uplink feedback being based on a measurement of the plurality of BMRSs.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are within coverage of the base station, and the first electronic device receives the configuration of the one or more BMRSs and the uplink feedback configuration directly from the base station.
18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the first electronic device transmits the uplink feedback to the base station using a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the base station includes a 5G-capable base station, and the first electronic device and the second electronic device communicate through the sidelink.
20. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a base station to a first electronic device, a configuration of one or more beam management reference signals (BMRSs) to be communicated on a sidelink between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and an uplink feedback configuration;
transmitting, by the base station to the first electronic device, first downlink control information (DCI), the first DCI instructing the first electronic device to measure BMRSs and to report a measurement of the BMRSs to the base station based on the uplink feedback configuration;
transmitting, by the base station to the second electronic device, second DCI, the second DCI instructing the second electronic device to transmit the BMRSs to the first electronic device; and
receiving, by the base station from the first electronic device, uplink feedback, the uplink feedback being based on the measurement of the BMRSs.
21. The method according to claim 20 , further comprising:
determining, by the base station, a best beam pattern based on the uplink feedback received from the first electronic device; and
transmitting, by the base station, the best beam pattern to the second electronic device.
22. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the one or more BMRSs include a sidelink channel state information reference signal (SL-CSIRS).
23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein the first DCI includes a field indicating a CSIRS beam pattern, a field indicating CSIRS transmission on a sidelink or a downlink, a field indicating a time resource for CSIRS transmission, a field indicating a frequency resource for CSIRS transmission, a field indicating a time resource for uplink report, or a field indicating a frequency resource for uplink report.