IP Library Granted Patent US 12,452,764
Granted Patent B2
US 12,452,764 · App. 18/007,845 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Methods, architectures, apparatuses and systems directed to relay and path selection and reselection

Inventors: Tuong Hoang (Montreal, CA); Martino Freda (Laval, CA); Tao Deng (Roslyn, NY); Jaya Rao (Montreal, CA); Moon Il Lee (Melville, NY)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W40/24H04W40/12
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Patent No.
US 12,452,764
App. No.
18/007,845
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to selection and/or reselection of WTRUs and paths are provided. Among such methods is a method that may be implemented in a first WTRU and may include determining first measurements based on first sidelink transmissions received from a second WTRU; receiving, from the second WTRU, second measurements associated with a path between the first WTRU and a third WTRU, wherein second measurements are based, at least in part, on sidelink transmissions exchanged between the third WTRU and the second WTRU or between the third WTRU and a fourth WTRU; determining a measurement of the path based on any of the first and second measurements; determining transmission parameters for transmitting discovery messages during a communication period based on any of the measurement of the path and quality of service criteria; and transmitting the discovery messages according to the transmission parameters.

Claims (32)

1. A method implemented in a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving one or more data transmissions from a second WTRU;

determining to use, for triggering relay reselection, one of (i) sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions or (ii) sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with one or more discovery transmissions received from the second WTRU, wherein the determining is based on:

a precedence of at least one of (i) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions and (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions; and

availability of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions; and

performing the relay reselection based on the determined one of (i) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions or (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions failing to satisfy one or more thresholds.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving information configuring a first resource pool, wherein the first resource pool indicates the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

triggering the relay reselection based on the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements failing to satisfy one or more thresholds, wherein performing the relay reselection based on the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements failing to satisfy one or more thresholds comprises performing relay reselection based on the triggering of relay reselection.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving information configuring a second resource pool, wherein the second resource pool indicates a precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the discovery transmissions over the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions based on (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions being available, and (iii) the first WTRU is currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions based on (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the discovery transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions being available, and (iii) the first WTRU is currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions based on one or more of (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions not being available and (iii) the first WTRU not currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions based on one or more of (i) a precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the discovery transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions not being available and (iii) the first WTRU not currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

9. A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising circuitry, including a transmitter, a receiver, a processor and memory, configured to:

receive one or more data transmissions from a second WTRU;

determine to use, for triggering relay reselection, one of (i) sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions or (ii) sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with one or more discovery transmissions received from the second WTRU, wherein the determination is based on:

a precedence of at least one of (i) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions and (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions; and

availability of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions; and

perform the relay reselection based on the determined one of (i) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions or (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions failing to satisfy one or more thresholds.

10. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:

receive information configuring a first resource pool, wherein the first resource pool indicates the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions.

11. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:

trigger the relay reselection based on the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements failing to satisfy one or more thresholds, wherein the circuitry being configured to perform the relay reselection based on the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements failing to satisfy one or more thresholds comprises the circuitry being configured to perform the relay reselection based on the relay reselection being triggered.

12. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions based on (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions, (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions being available, and (iii) the first WTRU is currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

13. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:

receive information configuring a second resource pool, wherein the second resource pool indicates a precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the discovery transmissions over the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions.

14. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the one or more determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more data transmissions based on (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the discovery transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions being available, and (iii) the first WTRU is currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

15. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions based on one or more of (i) the precedence of the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with data transmissions, (ii) the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions not being available and (iii) the first WTRU not currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

16. The first WTRU of claim 9 , wherein the determined sidelink reference signal received power measurements are the sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the one or more discovery transmissions based on one or more of (i) a precedence of sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with discovery transmissions, (ii) the one or more sidelink reference signal received power measurements associated with the data transmissions not being available and (iii) the first WTRU not currently receiving data transmissions from the second WTRU.

Assignments (5)
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE FIFTH CONVEYING PARTY (MOON II LEE) WAS NOT LISTED ON THE COVER SHEET AS OF THE CONVEYING PARTIES BUT WAS LISTED AS A CONVEYING PARTY IN THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT THAT WAS UPLOAD TO EPAS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 62649 FRAME: 557. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT.. Recorded May 3, 2024
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Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63034980 · Jun 4, 2020
Provisional Application 63091883 · Oct 14, 2020
Provisional Application 63136550 · Jan 12, 2021
Related Publication 20230300713A1 · Sep 21, 2023
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