Time division duplex (TDD) slot format configuration indication for sidelink communications
Wireless communications systems and methods related to sidelink communications in a TDD system are provided. A first user equipment (UE) may receive from a base station (BS), a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration. The first UE may select a first TDD configuration from a set of configured TDD configurations based on the TDD configuration. Additionally, the first UE may transmit to a second UE, an indication of the first TDD configuration. The first and the second UEs may communicate a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration. Other features are also claimed and described.
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a first user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration;
determining a first periodicity specified in the TDD configuration, the first periodicity associated with a first TDD pattern;
transmitting, to a second UE in a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), an indication of a first TDD configuration associated with the first TDD pattern, the indication of the first TDD configuration comprising an indication of a value, the value indicating the first periodicity; and
communicating a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TDD configuration further specifies at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) or a number of TDD patterns.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first TDD pattern is associated with at least one of a number of uplink (UL) slots, a number of UL symbols, a number of downlink (DL) slots, a number of DL symbols, or a number of flexible slots.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TDD configuration further indicates a number of TDD patterns and a number of uplink slots.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the number of TDD patterns is two and the number of uplink slots includes a first number of uplink slots for the first TDD pattern and a second number of uplink slots for a second TDD pattern.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting an index associated with the first TDD configuration.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting the indication in a sidelink broadcast channel.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TDD configuration specifies a number of UL slots in a TDD configured period of the first TDD pattern, and wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting the number of UL slots in the PSBCH.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second periodicity specified in the TDD configuration, the second periodicity indicating a second TDD pattern in the first TDD configuration, wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting an indication of a second value indicating the second periodicity.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first TDD configuration indicates a number of UL slots in a TDD period of a TDD pattern; and
the transmitting the indication includes transmitting an index mapping to the number of UL slots in the PSBCH.
11. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
receiving one or more communications from a BS, wherein the TDD configuration is indicated by the one or more communications.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first TDD configuration indicates the first TDD pattern and a second TDD pattern, and wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting a first index and a second index in PSBCH, the first index mapping to the first TDD pattern in an index table, and the second index mapping to the second TDD pattern in the index table.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating the sidelink communication includes communicating the sidelink communication in one or more UL slots indicated by the first TDD configuration.
14. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more processors in communication with the one or more memory devices, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration;
determine a first periodicity specified in the TDD configuration, the first periodicity associated with a first TDD pattern;
transmit, to a UE in a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), an indication of a first TDD configuration associated with the first TDD pattern, the indication of the first TDD configuration comprising an indication of a value, the value indicating the first periodicity; and
communicate a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the TDD configuration further specifies at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) or a number of TDD patterns.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first TDD pattern is associated with at least one of a number of uplink (UL) slots, a number of UL symbols, a number of downlink (DL) slots, a number of DL symbols, or a number of flexible slots.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first TDD configuration further indicates a number of TDD patterns and a number of uplink slots.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the number of TDD patterns is two and the number of uplink slots includes a first number of uplink slots for the first TDD pattern and a second number of uplink slots for a second TDD pattern.
19. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication includes the apparatus configured to transmit an index associated with the first TDD configuration.
20. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication includes the apparatus configured to transmit the indication in a sidelink broadcast channel.
21. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first TDD configuration specifies a number of UL slots in a TDD configured period of the first TDD pattern, and wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication includes the apparatus configured to transmit the number of UL slots in the PSBCH.
22. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to:
determine a second periodicity specified in the TDD configuration, the second periodicity indicating a second TDD pattern in the first TDD configuration, wherein transmitting the indication includes transmitting an indication of a second value indicating the second periodicity.
23. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein:
the first TDD configuration indicates a number of UL slots in a TDD period of a TDD pattern; and
the apparatus configured to transmit the indication includes the apparatus configured to transmit an index mapping to the number of UL slots in the PSBCH.
24. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to:
receive one or more communications from a BS, wherein the TDD configuration is indicated by the one or more communications.
25. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first TDD configuration indicates the first TDD pattern and a second TDD pattern, and wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication includes the apparatus configured to transmit a first index and a second index in PSBCH, the first index mapping to the first TDD pattern in an index table, and the second index mapping to the second TDD pattern in the index table.
26. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the apparatus configured to communicate the sidelink communication includes the apparatus configured to communicate the sidelink communication in one or more UL slots indicated by the first TDD configuration.
27. A method of wireless communication performed by a first user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration indication, wherein the TDD configuration indication comprises a value indicating a first periodicity;
identifying, based on the first periodicity, a first TDD configuration from a set of configured TDD configurations based on the TDD configuration indication, wherein the first TDD configuration is associated with the first TDD pattern; and
communicating a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration.
28. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more processors in communication with the one or more memory devices, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration indication, wherein the TDD configuration indication comprises a value indicating a first periodicity;
identify, based on the first periodicity indicated in the TDD configuration indication, a first TDD configuration from a set of configured TDD configurations, wherein the first TDD configuration is associated with the first TDD pattern; and
communicate a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration.
29. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more processors in communication with the one or more memory devices, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive a time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration;
determine a first TDD configuration associated with the TDD configuration; and
transmit, to a UE in a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), an indication of the first TDD configuration, the indication of the first TDD configuration comprising a value, the value associated with a first periodicity, the first periodicity associated with the first TDD configuration.
30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to:
communicate a sidelink communication based on the first TDD configuration.
31. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the TDD configuration specifies at least one of a subcarrier spacing (SCS) or a TDD pattern.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the TDD pattern indicates at least one of:
a number of uplink (UL) slots;
a number of UL symbols;
a number of downlink (DL) slots; or
a number of DL symbols.
33. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the TDD pattern is associated with the first periodicity.
34. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication comprises the apparatus configured to transmit an index associated with the first TDD configuration.
35. The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the index is associated with the first periodicity.
36. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the apparatus configured to transmit the indication comprises the apparatus configured to transmit the indication in a sidelink broadcast channel.
37. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more processors in communication with the one or more memory devices, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
receive, in a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), an indication of a first time-division-duplexing (TDD) configuration, the indication of the first TDD configuration comprising a value, the value associated with a first periodicity, the first periodicity associated with the first TDD configuration;
identify, based on the value, the first periodicity; and
identify, based on the first periodicity, a second TDD configuration from a set of configured TDD configurations.
38. The apparatus of claim 37 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to:
communicate a sidelink communication based on the second TDD configuration.