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US 12,568,550 · App. 17/923,043 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Method and device for paging in sidelink communication based on DRX

Inventors: Gene Back Hahn (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyuk Min Son (Iksan-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; Kia Corporation; WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
H04W76/28H04W52/0216H04W52/0229H04W76/14H04W88/04H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,568,550
App. No.
17/923,043
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method and device for sidelink communication based on DRX. A method for operating a transmission terminal comprises the steps of: receiving PHY DRX configuration information from a base station; generating a wakeup signal on the basis of sequence information included in the PHY DRX configuration information; and transmitting the wakeup signal to a reception terminal in a resource region indicated by resource information included in the PHY DRX configuration information.

Claims (46)

1 . A method for operating a transmitting terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, first configuration information on sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) for at least one of unicast, groupcast or broadcast, the first configuration information including information on a first value indicating a first time duration and a second value indicating a second time duration;

transmitting, to a receiving terminal, second configuration information on the sidelink DRX;

identifying on-duration for the sidelink DRX based on the first configuration information; and

transmitting, to the receiving terminal, a physical layer signal during the on-duration,

wherein one of the first value or the second value is used for an activity for the sidelink DRX based on the physical layer signal.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first configuration information includes sequence information indicating a sequence used to identify the transmitting terminal among a plurality of transmitting terminals.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the sequence information includes a sequence and a cyclic shift value, wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and wherein the wake-up signal is generated by applying the cyclic shift value to the sequence.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and

wherein the wake-up signal is generated based on a synchronization signal block (SSB) sequence of the base station or a sidelink(S)-SSB sequence of the transmitting terminal.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the sequence information includes a sequence set configured for each cast type, wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and

wherein the wake-up signal is generated based on a sequence selected from the sequence set, and the cast type is the groupcast or the unicast.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first value indicates a first sidelink DRX cycle, and

wherein the second value indicates a second sidelink DRX cycle.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal,

wherein the first sidelink DRX cycle is greater than the second sidelink DRX cycle, and

wherein a sidelink DRX cycle among the first sidelink DRX cycle and the second sidelink DRX cycle is used according to a number of failures to detect the wake-up signal in the receiving terminal.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the first sidelink DRX cycle or the second sidelink DRX cycle is set equal to an SSB periodicity of the base station or an S-SSB periodicity of the transmitting terminal.

9 . A method for operating a receiving terminal in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, first configuration information on sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for at least one of unicast, groupcast or broadcast, the first configuration information including information on a first value indicating a first time duration and a second value indicating a second time duration;

receiving, from a transmitting terminal, second configuration information on the sidelink DRX;

identifying on-duration for the sidelink DRX based on the first configuration information; and

performing a monitoring operation to detect a physical layer signal during the on-duration,

wherein one of the first value or the second value is used for an activity for the sidelink DRX based on the physical layer signal.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first value indicates a first sidelink DRX cycle,

wherein the second value indicates a second sidelink DRX cycle,

wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and wherein a sidelink DRX cycle among the first sidelink DRX cycle and the second sidelink DRX cycle is used according to a number of failures to detect the wake-up signal in the receiving terminal.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first value indicates a first sidelink DRX cycle,

wherein the second value indicates a second sidelink DRX cycle, and

wherein the first sidelink DRX cycle or the second sidelink DRX cycle is set equal to a synchronization signal block (SSB) periodicity of the base station or a sidelink(S)-SSB periodicity of the transmitting terminal.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the first configuration information further includes sequence information,

wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and

wherein the sequence information is used to identify a transmitting terminal having transmitted the wake-up signal among a plurality of transmitting terminals.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the sequence information includes a sequence and a cyclic shift value, the wake-up signal is generated by applying the cyclic shift value to the sequence, and the wake-up signal is detected based on the sequence and the cyclic shift value.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the sequence information includes a sequence set configured for each cast type, the wake-up signal is generated based on a sequence selected from the sequence set, and the cast type is the groupcast or the unicast.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the physical layer signal comprises a wake-up signal, and

wherein the wake-up signal is generated based on an SSB sequence of the base station or an S-SSB sequence of the transmitting terminal, and the wake-up signal is detected based on the SSB sequence or the S-SSB sequence.

16 . A transmitting terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing one or more instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the one or more instructions are executed to:

receive, from a base station, first configuration information on sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) for at least one of unicast, groupcast or broadcast, the first configuration information including information on a first value indicating a first time duration and a second value indicating a second time duration;

transmit, to a receiving terminal, second configuration information on the sidelink DRX;

identify on-duration for the sidelink DRX based on the first configuration information; and

transmit, to the receiving terminal, a physical layer signal during the on-duration,

wherein one of the first value or the second value is used for an activity for the sidelink DRX based on the physical layer signal.

Assignments (1)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 063163 FRAME: 0956. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 9, 2023
From: HAHN, GENE BACK; SON, HYUK MIN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; WONKWANG UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY COOPERATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0057529 · May 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63025269 · May 15, 2020
Related Publication 20230164873A1 · May 25, 2023
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