Sidelink groupcast reachability based scheduling
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) of a group of UEs may communicate with other members of the group to provide data or other information via sidelinks. The UE may transmit a groupcast sidelink request to the base station. After receiving the sidelink request, the base station may send a sidelink grant (e.g., transmit or receive grant) in downlink control information (DCI) to the UEs in the sidelink groupcast communications group. The sidelink grant may include information for each hop such as which UEs are going to transmit or receive, the reception or transmission beams of the UEs, time and frequency resources, or the data to forward or relay. In some examples, a UE may relay information to other UEs in the sidelink groupcast communications group.
1. An apparatus for wireless communication at a network device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the network device to:
receive one or more beam training reports, each beam training report associated with a beam training procedure between two or more user equipment (UEs) of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising at least a first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
receive, from the first UE, a sidelink scheduling request for groupcast communications between the group of UEs; and
transmit, based at least in part on the sidelink scheduling request and based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource and a second resource, the first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and the second resource allocated for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the one or more beam training reports, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network device to:
receive a first beam training report from the first UE, the first beam training report associated with a first beam training procedure between the first UE and at least one UE of the group of UEs; and
receive a second beam training report from the second UE, the second beam training report associated with a second beam training procedure between the second UE and the at least one UE of the group of UEs.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:
generate a connectivity map associated with the group of UEs based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, wherein the connectivity map indicates link quality between the two or more UEs of the group of UEs, wherein transmission of the groupcast sidelink grant is based at least in part on the connectivity map.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the connectivity map indicates transmit and receive beam link quality between the two or more UEs of the group of UEs.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:
determine, based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a first transmit beam for the first UE to use for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message to the second UE; and
determine, based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a second transmit beam for the second UE to use for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the network device to:
determine, based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a first receive beam for the second UE to use for reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE; and
determine, based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a second receive beam for the third UE to use for reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first resource is associated with a first hop of a multi-hop transmission of the groupcast sidelink message; and
the second resource is associated with a second hop of the multi-hop transmission of the groupcast sidelink message.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant indicates a first beam and a second beam, and wherein the first beam for reception or transmission of the groupcast sidelink message between the first UE and the second UE is indicated in the groupcast sidelink grant and the second beam for reception or transmission of the groupcast sidelink message between the second UE and the third UE is indicated in the groupcast sidelink grant.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to transmit the groupcast sidelink grant, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network device to:
transmit the groupcast sidelink grant to the first UE, the second UE, the third UE, at least one other UE, or any combination thereof.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant is transmitted via a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), a downlink control information (DCI) transmission, or any combination thereof.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink scheduling request comprises a group identifier associated with the group of UEs, an identifier of the first UE, one or more transmission beams for the groupcast sidelink message, respective identifiers for each UE of the group of UEs, an amount of data corresponding to the groupcast sidelink message, or any combination thereof.
12. An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the first UE to:
transmit, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising the first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
transmit, to the network device, a sidelink request for groupcast communications between a the group of UEs;
receive, from the network device based at least in part on the sidelink request and based at least in part on the beam training report, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource, the first resource for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE; and
transmit, to the second UE, the groupcast sidelink message via the first resource.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the beam training report indicates one or more resources in which a training signal was transmitted, identifications of one or more training beams, a received signal quality of the training signal, beams used to receive the training signal, a resource in which the training signal was received, or any combination thereof.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the beam training report indicates a subset of UEs including the third UE that are detected by the second UE.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the second UE via the transmit beam.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant further indicates a second resource allocated for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant indicates a relay identifier of the second UE, respective receive identifiers for one or more receive UEs including the second UE or the third UE, a hop number or identifier for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, a transmission beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, or any combination thereof.
18. An apparatus for wireless communications at a second user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the second UE to:
transmit, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising at least a first UE, the second UE, and a third UE;
receive, from the network device, a groupcast sidelink grant that indicates a first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and a second resource for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE;
receive the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE via the first resource; and
transmit the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE via the second resource based at least in part on reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the beam training report indicates one or more of a resource in which a training signal was transmitted, identifications of one or more training beams, a received signal quality of the training signal received at the second UE, beams used at the second UE to receive the training signal, a resource in which the training signal was received, or any combination thereof.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the beam training report indicates a subset of UEs including the third UE that is detectable by the second UE.
21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the second UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a receive beam for reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE; and
monitor the first resource for the groupcast sidelink message via the receive beam.
22. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the second UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the third UE via the transmit beam.
23. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant is received via a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), a downlink control information (DCI) transmission, or any combination thereof.
24. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant indicates a relay identifier of the second UE, respective receive identifiers for one or more receive UEs including the third UE, a hop number or identifier for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message by the second UE, a transmission beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, or any combination thereof.
25. A method for wireless communications at a network device, comprising:
receiving one or more beam training reports, each beam training report associated with a beam training procedure between two or more user equipment (UEs) of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising a first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
receiving, from the first UE, a sidelink scheduling request for groupcast communications between the group of UEs; and
transmitting, based at least in part on the sidelink scheduling request and based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource and a second resource, the first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and the second resource allocated for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:
generating a connectivity map associated with the group of UEs based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, wherein the connectivity map indicates link quality between the two or more UEs of the group of UEs, wherein the groupcast sidelink grant is based at least in part on the connectivity map.
27. The method of claim 25 , wherein receiving the one or more beam training reports comprises:
receiving a first beam training report from the first UE, the first beam training report associated with a first beam training procedure between the first UE and at least one UE of the group of UEs; and
receiving a second beam training report from the second UE, the second beam training report associated with a second beam training procedure between the second UE and the at least one UE of the group of UEs.
28. A method for wireless communications at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising the first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
transmitting, to the network device, a sidelink request for groupcast communications between the group of UEs;
receiving, from the network device based at least in part on the sidelink request and based at least in part on the beam training report, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource, the first resource for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE; and
transmitting, to the second UE, the groupcast sidelink message via the first resource.
29. The method of claim 28 , further comprising:
determining, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the second UE via the transmit beam.
30. The method of claim 28 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant further indicates a second resource allocated for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
31. A method for wireless communications at a second user equipment (UE), comprising:
transmitting, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising at least a first UE, the second UE, and a third UE;
receiving, from the network device, a groupcast sidelink grant that indicates a first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and a second resource for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE;
receiving the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE via the first resource; and
transmitting the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE via the second resource based at least in part on reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE.
32. The method of claim 31 , further comprising:
determining, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a receive beam for reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE; and
monitoring the first resource for the groupcast sidelink message via the receive beam.
33. The method of claim 31 , further comprising:
determining, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the third UE via the transmit beam.
34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the network device to:
receive one or more beam training reports, each beam training report associated with a beam training procedure between two or more user equipment (UEs) of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising a first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
receive, from the first UE, a sidelink scheduling request for groupcast communications between the group of UEs; and
transmit, based at least in part on the sidelink scheduling request and based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource and a second resource, the first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and the second resource allocated for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 34 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the network device to:
generate a connectivity map associated with the group of UEs based at least in part on the one or more beam training reports, wherein the connectivity map indicates link quality between the two or more UEs of the group of UEs, wherein the groupcast sidelink grant is based at least in part on the connectivity map.
36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 34 , wherein, to receive the one or more beam training reports, the instructions are executable by the one or more processors to cause the network device to:
receive a first beam training report from the first UE, the first beam training report associated with a first beam training procedure between the first UE and at least one UE of the group of UEs; and
receive a second beam training report from the second UE, the second beam training report associated with a second beam training procedure between the second UE and the at least one UE of the group of UEs.
37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the first UE to:
transmit, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising the first UE, a second UE, and a third UE;
transmit, to the network device, a sidelink request for groupcast communications between the group of UEs;
receive, from the network device based at least in part on the sidelink request and based at least in part on the beam training report, a groupcast sidelink grant indicative of a first resource, the first resource for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE; and
transmit, to the second UE, the groupcast sidelink message via the first resource.
38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the first UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the second UE via the transmit beam.
39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 37 , wherein the groupcast sidelink grant further indicates a second resource for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE.
40. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE), the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the second UE to:
transmit, to a network device, a beam training report associated with two or more UEs of a group of UEs, the group of UEs comprising at least a first UE, the second UE, and a third UE;
receive, from the network device, a groupcast sidelink grant that indicates a first resource allocated for transmission of a groupcast sidelink message from the first UE to the second UE and a second resource for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message from the second UE to the third UE;
receive the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE via the first resource; and
transmit the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE via the second resource based at least in part on reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE.
41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the second UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a receive beam for reception of the groupcast sidelink message from the first UE; and
monitor the first resource for the groupcast sidelink message via the receive beam.
42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 40 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to cause the second UE to:
determine, based at least in part on the groupcast sidelink grant, a transmit beam for transmission of the groupcast sidelink message to the third UE, wherein the groupcast sidelink message is transmitted to the third UE via the transmit beam.