Granted Patent B2

US 12,563,634 · App. 17/965,146 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventor: Lili Zhang (Beijing, CN)

Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

H04W76/28H04W72/0446

Abstract

Claims (59)

1 . A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal device, a time domain resource, wherein the time domain resource is used to transmit at least one of sidelink control information or sidelink data information; and

determining, by the terminal device, a first discontinuous reception (DRX) mode based on the time domain resource,

wherein the first DRX mode comprises an on duration and an off duration;

wherein the terminal device is a receive-side terminal device, and the method further comprises: receiving, by the receive-side terminal device, indication information from a transmit-side terminal device or a network device; or, wherein the terminal device is the transmit-side terminal device, and the method further comprises sending, by the transmit-side terminal device, the indication information to the receive-side terminal device;

wherein the indication information indicates a type of a DRX inactivity timer, and the type of the DRX inactivity timer is a first timer or a second timer;

wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a configured duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a variable duration; or wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a first duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a second duration, the first duration is configured by the network device or the transmit-side terminal device, and the second duration is determined by the transmit-side terminal device or the receive-side terminal device; and

wherein the time domain resource comprises a first resource set or a second resource set, wherein the first resource set comprises N resources, wherein the second resource set comprises the first resource set, and wherein N is a positive integer.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the first DRX mode based on the time domain resource comprises:

determining, by the terminal device, the first DRX mode based on a time domain location of the time domain resource; or

determining, by the terminal device, the first DRX mode based on a status of overlapping between the time domain resource and a corresponding on duration of a candidate DRX mode, wherein the status of the overlapping comprises at least one of whether the overlapping occurs or an overlapping degree.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink resource pool, or wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the first resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises at least one of the N resources in the first resource set, or

a first m symbols of at least one of the N resources in the first resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the second resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises a first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set, or

a first m symbols of the first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode, wherein

the target period is at least one of first Y periods corresponding to the second resource set, and Y is a positive integer.

6 . An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing programming, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

obtaining a time domain resource, wherein the time domain resource is used to transmit at least one of sidelink control information or sidelink data information; and

determining a first discontinuous reception (DRX) mode based on the time domain resource,

wherein the first DRX mode comprises an on duration and an off duration;

wherein the apparatus is a receive-side terminal device, and the instructions further cause the apparatus to perform receiving indication information from a transmit-side terminal device or a network device; or, wherein the apparatus is the transmit-side terminal device, and the instructions further cause the apparatus to perform sending the indication information to the receive-side terminal device;

wherein the indication information indicates a type of a DRX inactivity timer, and the type of the DRX inactivity timer is a first timer or a second timer;

wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a configured duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a variable duration; or wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a first duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a second duration, the first duration is configured by the network device or the transmit-side terminal device, and the second duration is determined by the transmit-side terminal device or the receive-side terminal device; and

wherein the time domain resource comprises a first resource set or a second resource set, the first resource set comprises N resources, the second resource set comprises the first resource set, and N is a positive integer.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the determining the first DRX mode comprises:

determining the first DRX mode based on a time domain location of the time domain resource; or

determining the first DRX mode based on a status of overlapping between the time domain resource and a corresponding on duration of a candidate DRX mode, wherein the status of the overlapping comprises at least one of whether the overlapping occurs or an overlapping degree.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink resource pool, or wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the first resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises at least one of the N resources in the first resource set, or

a first m symbols of at least one of the N resources in the first resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the second resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises a first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set, or

a first m symbols of the first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode, wherein

the target period is at least one of first Y periods corresponding to the second resource set, and Y is a positive integer.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform operations, the operations comprising:

obtaining a time domain resource, wherein the time domain resource is used to transmit at least one of sidelink control information or sidelink data information; and

determining a first discontinuous reception (DRX) mode based on the time domain resource,

wherein the first DRX mode comprises an on duration and an off duration;

wherein the apparatus is a receive-side terminal device, and the operations further comprise receiving indication information from a transmit-side terminal device or a network device; or, wherein the apparatus is the transmit-side terminal device, and the operations further comprise sending the indication information to the receive-side terminal device;

wherein the indication information indicates a type of a DRX inactivity timer, and the type of the DRX inactivity timer is a first timer or a second timer;

wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a configured duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a variable duration; or wherein the first timer is a first DRX inactivity timer with a first duration, and the second timer is a second DRX inactivity timer with a second duration, the first duration is configured by the network device or the transmit-side terminal device, and the second duration is determined by the transmit-side terminal device or the receive-side terminal device; and

wherein the time domain resource comprises a first resource set or a second resource set, the first resource set comprises N resources, the second resource set comprises the first resource set, and N is a positive integer.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the determining the first DRX mode based on the time domain resource comprises:

determining the first DRX mode based on a time domain location of the time domain resource; or

determining the first DRX mode based on a status of overlapping between the time domain resource and a corresponding on duration of a candidate DRX mode, wherein the status of the overlapping comprises at least one of whether the overlapping occurs or an overlapping degree.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink resource pool, or wherein the candidate DRX mode comprises a DRX mode configured for a sidelink.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the first resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises at least one of the N resources in the first resource set, or

a first m symbols of at least one of the N resources in the first resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the time domain resource comprises the second resource set, and wherein

the on duration of the first DRX mode comprises a first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set, or

a first m symbols of the first resource of the N resources in a target period in the second resource set overlap the on duration of the first DRX mode, wherein

the target period is at least one of first Y periods corresponding to the second resource set, and Y is a positive integer.

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