IP Library Granted Patent US 12,507,260
Granted Patent B2
US 12,507,260 · App. 18/068,362 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Method and apparatus for supporting path switch operation of remote UE on sidelink in wireless communication system

Inventors: Hyunjeong Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Anil Agiwal (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W72/25H04W8/005H04W88/04
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Patent No.
US 12,507,260
App. No.
18/068,362
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, it is possible to provide a terminal method and apparatus for obtaining a link quality measurement configuration and measuring the link quality for a sidelink relay to support connection with a sidelink relay terminal and mobility of the terminal in a wireless communication system.

Claims (28)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a base station, system information including at least one of information indicating that the base station supports sidelink relay discovery or information indicating that the base station supports sidelink relay communication;

identifying whether the UE is requesting a transmission resource for a sidelink discovery message, or requesting a transmission resource for a UE to network (U2N) relay communication; and

transmitting, to the base station, a message including sidelink UE information,

wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is requesting the transmission resource for the sidelink discovery message, the sidelink UE information includes information associated with a transmission of the sidelink discovery message, and

wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay communication and the UE is requesting the transmission resource for the U2N relay communication, the sidelink UE information includes information associated with the U2N relay communication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is configured to receive the sidelink discovery message, the information associated with the transmission of the sidelink discovery message includes information on at least one frequency for receiving the sidelink discovery message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is configured to transmit the sidelink discovery message, the information associated with the transmission of the sidelink discovery message includes information for requesting to the base station to assign at least one resource for transmitting the sidelink discovery message.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the information for requesting to the base station includes at least one of information on at least one destination identity indicating at least one destination for transmitting the sidelink discovery message, information on at least one cast type of the at least one destination for transmitting the sidelink discovery message, information on at least one frequency of the at least one destination on which the UE is interested to transmit the sidelink discovery message, or information on at least one synchronization reference used on the at least one frequency for transmitting the sidelink discovery message.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay communication and the UE is configured to transmit the U2N relay communication, the information associated with the U2N relay communication includes information for requesting to the base station to assign at least one resource for the U2N relay communication.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the information for requesting to the base station includes at least one of information on at least one destination identity indicating at least one destination for the U2N relay communication, information on at least one frequency of the at least one destination on which the UE is interested for a transmission for the U2N relay communication, or information on at least one synchronization reference used on the at least one frequency for the U2N relay communication.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the message includes a sidelink UE information new radio (sidelinkUEinformationNR) message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the system information includes a system information block 12 (SIB12).

9 . A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive, from a base station, system information including at least one of information indicating that the base station supports sidelink relay discovery or information indicating that the base station supports sidelink relay communication,

identify whether the UE is requesting a transmission resource for a sidelink discovery message, or requesting a transmission resource for a UE to network (U2N) relay communication, and

transmit, to the base station, a message including sidelink UE information,

wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is requesting the transmission resource for the sidelink discovery message, the sidelink UE information includes information associated with a transmission of the sidelink discovery message, and

wherein in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay communication and the UE is requesting the transmission resource for the U2N relay communication, the sidelink UE information includes information associated with the U2N relay communication.

10 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is configured to receive the sidelink discovery message, the information associated with the transmission of the sidelink discovery message includes information on at least one frequency for receiving the sidelink discovery message.

11 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay discovery and the UE is configured to transmit the sidelink discovery message, the information associated with the transmission of the sidelink discovery message includes information for requesting to the base station to assign at least one resource for transmitting the sidelink discovery message.

12 . The UE of claim 11 , wherein the information for requesting to the base station includes at least one of information on at least one destination identity indicating at least one destination for transmitting the sidelink discovery message, information on at least one cast type of the at least one destination for transmitting the sidelink discovery message, information on at least one frequency of the at least one destination on which the UE is interested to transmit the sidelink discovery message, or information on at least one synchronization reference used on the at least one frequency for transmitting the sidelink discovery message.

13 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein, in case that the system information includes the information indicating that the base station supports the sidelink relay communication and the UE is configured to transmit the U2N relay communication, the information associated with the U2N relay communication includes information for requesting to the base station to assign at least one resource for the U2N relay communication.

14 . The UE of claim 13 , wherein the information for requesting to the base station includes at least one of information on at least one destination identity indicating at least one destination for the U2N relay communication, information on at least one frequency of the at least one destination on which the UE is interested for a transmission for the U2N relay communication, or information on at least one synchronization reference used on the at least one frequency for the U2N relay communication.

15 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the message includes a sidelink UE information new radio (sidelinkUEinformationNR) message.

16 . The UE of claim 9 , wherein the system information includes a system information block 12 (SIB12).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2022
From: KANG, HYUNJEONG; AGIWAL, ANIL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 062147/0418 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0182323 · Dec 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230199803A1 · Jun 22, 2023
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