IP Library Granted Patent US 11,930,509
Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,509 · App. 18/049,076 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Bandwidth part timer management for sidelink

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA); Bing Hui (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H04W72/23H04W52/0216
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Patent No.
US 11,930,509
App. No.
18/049,076
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a base station, one or more radio resource control messages indicating: a first value of a first bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for a first cell, and a second value of a second BWP inactivity timer for a second cell. A downlink control information (DCI) is received, via the first cell, indicating a set of sidelink resources for sidelink transmission via the second cell. In response to the DCI, the first BWP inactivity timer is restarted based on the first value. A transport block, of the sidelink transmission, is transmitted via a sidelink resource of the set of sidelink resources. In response to transmitting via the sidelink resource, the second BWP inactivity timer is restarted based on the second value.

Claims (72)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a first value of a first bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for a first cell; and

a second value of a second BWP inactivity timer for a second cell;

receiving, by the wireless device and via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a set of sidelink resources for sidelink transmission via the second cell;

in response to the receiving the DCI, restarting the first BWP inactivity timer based on the first value;

transmitting a transport block, of the sidelink transmission, via a sidelink resource of the set of sidelink resources; and

in response to the transmitting via the sidelink resource, restarting the second BWP inactivity timer based on the second value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of sidelink resources are of a sidelink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the second cell.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the sidelink BWP is associated with the second cell based on a first frequency spectrum of the sidelink BWP overlapping with a second frequency spectrum of an uplink carrier of the second cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to the receiving the DCI, restarting the second BWP inactivity timer based on the second value.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to the transmitting, restarting the first BWP inactivity timer based on the first value.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more second RRC messages indicating:

a first discontinuous reception (DRX) inactivity timer for the first cell; and

a second DRX inactivity timer for the second cell.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, in response to the receiving the DCI:

restarting the first DRX inactivity timer; and

restarting the second DRX inactivity timer.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising, in response to the transmitting:

restarting the first DRX inactivity timer; and

restarting the second DRX inactivity timer.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receive a second DCI, via the first cell, comprising:

a first set of resources of the second cell; and

a periodicity.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determine a second set of resources for the second cell based on the first set of resources and the periodicity; and

restart, at first time instances corresponding to the second set of resources in a time domain, at least one of:

the first bandwidth part inactivity timer; or

the second bandwidth part inactivity timer.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a first value of a first bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for a first cell; and

a second value of a second BWP inactivity timer for a second cell;

receive, via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a set of sidelink resources for sidelink transmission via the second cell;

in response to the receiving the DCI, restart the first BWP inactivity timer based on the first value;

transmit a transport block, of the sidelink transmission, via a sidelink resource of the set of sidelink resources; and

in response to the transmitting via the sidelink resource, restart the second BWP inactivity timer based on the second value.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the set of sidelink resources are of a sidelink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the second cell.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the sidelink BWP is associated with the second cell based on a first frequency spectrum of the sidelink BWP overlapping with a second frequency spectrum of an uplink carrier of the second cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to, in response to the receiving the DCI, restart the second BWP inactivity timer based on the second value.

15. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to, in response to the transmitting, restart the first BWP inactivity timer based on the first value.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive one or more second RRC messages indicating:

a first discontinuous reception (DRX) inactivity timer for the first cell; and

a second DRX inactivity timer for the second cell.

17. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to, in response to the receiving the DCI:

restart the first DRX inactivity timer; and

restart the second DRX inactivity timer.

18. The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to, in response to the transmitting:

restart the first DRX inactivity timer; and

restart the second DRX inactivity timer.

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to:

receive a second DCI, via the first cell, comprising:

a first set of resources of the second cell; and

a periodicity;

determine a second set of resources for the second cell based on the first set of resources and the periodicity; and

restart, at first time instances corresponding to the second set of resources in a time domain, at least one of:

the first bandwidth part inactivity timer; or

the second bandwidth part inactivity timer.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising one or more first processors and first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:

transmit one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating:

a first value of a first bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer for a first cell; and

a second value of a second BWP inactivity timer for a second cell; and

transmit, via the first cell, a downlink control information (DCI) indicating a set of sidelink resources for sidelink transmission via the second cell; and

a wireless device comprising one or more second processors and second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive the one or more RRC messages;

receive the DCI via the first cell;

in response to the receiving the DCI, restart the first BWP inactivity timer based on the first value;

transmit a transport block, of the sidelink transmission, via a sidelink resource of the set of sidelink resources; and

in response to the transmitting via the sidelink resource, restart the second BWP inactivity timer based on the second value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2023
From: OFINNO, LLC
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065749/0288 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2022
From: YI, YUNJUNG; ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CHAE, HYUKJIN; HUI, BING
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 061562/0538 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17143552 · Jan 7, 2021
Provisional Application 62957830 · Jan 7, 2020
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