Granted Patent B2

US 12,588,004 · App. 18/466,175 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventors: Linhai He (San Diego, CA); Seyedkianoush Hosseini (San Diego, CA); Sudhir Kumar Baghel (Pleasanton, CA); Karthika Paladugu (Hyderabad, IN); Gokul Sridharan (Sunnyvale, CA); Gabi Sarkis (San Diego, CA); Gavin Bernard Horn (La Jolla, CA); Hwan Joon Kwon (San Diego, CA); Wanshi Chen (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04W72/02H04W72/0453H04W72/1263H04W72/23H04W72/56H04W72/566

Abstract

Claims (108)

1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a first device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the first device to:

receive an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device;

transmit, over the sidelink communication link, the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions; and

communicate over the sidelink communication link in accordance with the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions over a relay communication link between the first device and a network node, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the relay communication link and the sidelink communication link.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

communicate over the sidelink communication link and the relay communication link in accordance with the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive an indication that one or more logical channels associated with the first device have a higher scheduling priority than one or more logical channels associated with the second device.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive an indication of an offset associated with a logical channel priority for the first device.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein, to communicate over the sidelink communication link, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

determine an initial logical channel priority for the first device;

sum the initial logical channel priority and the offset, wherein the logical channel priority for the first device is based at least in part on the sum of the initial logical channel priority and the offset; and

assign the logical channel priority for the first device to one or more communications associated with the first device.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive a configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to a subset of carriers of a system bandwidth, the set of devices comprising the second device.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive a configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to one or more grant-based resources, the set of devices comprising the second device.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive a configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with one of the sidelink communication link or a second communication link directly between the second device and a network node.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive, via an antenna array, a configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with a first range of transport block sizes associated with the sidelink communication link and a second range of transport block sizes associated with a second communication link directly between the second device and a network node.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive, via the configuration, a threshold transport block size for communications on the sidelink communication link or the second communication link.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first device to:

receive, over the sidelink communication link, a first identifier that indicates the identity of the second device;

identify a second identifier that indicates an identity of the first device; and

transmit, over a relay communication link between the first device and a network node, the first identifier and the second identifier.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the first device to:

receive, over the relay communication link, the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, wherein the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions are based at least in part on the first identifier and the second identifier.

14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the first device to:

receive, over the sidelink communication link, one or more first logical channel prioritization restrictions configured for the second device;

identify one or more second logical channel prioritization restrictions configured for the first device; and

transmit, over a relay communication link between the first device and a network node, the one or more first logical channel prioritization restrictions and the one or more second logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on the one or more first logical channel prioritization restrictions and the one or more second logical channel prioritization restrictions.

15 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a second device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the second device to:

receive, over a sidelink communication link between the second device and a first device, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the sidelink communication link, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device; and

communicate over the sidelink communication link in accordance with the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

receive a configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to a subset of carriers of a system bandwidth, the set of devices comprising the second device.

17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

receive a configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to one or more grant-based resources, the set of devices comprising the second device.

18 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

receive a configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with one of the sidelink communication link or a second communication link between the second device and a network node, wherein the second device is located within a coverage area of the network node and the second communication link is a direct communication link between the second device and the network node.

19 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

receive, via an antenna array, a configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with a first range of transport block sizes associated with the sidelink communication link and a second range of transport block sizes associated with a second communication link between the second device and a network node, the second device is located within a coverage area of the network node and the second communication link is a direct communication link between the second device and the network node.

20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein, to receive the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

receive, via the configuration, a threshold transport block size for communications on the sidelink communication link or the second communication link.

21 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the second device to:

transmit, over the sidelink communication link, an identifier that indicates the identity of the second device, wherein the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions is based at least in part on the identifier.

22 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the second device to:

transmit, over the sidelink communication link, one or more first logical channel prioritization restrictions configured for the second device, wherein the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on the one or more first logical channel prioritization restrictions.

23 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the network node to:

determine one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to a sidelink communication link between a first device and a second device, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device; and

transmit, over a communication link between the network node and the first device, an indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

24 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit an indication that one or more logical channels associated with the first device have a higher scheduling priority than one or more logical channels associated with the second device.

25 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit an indication of an offset associated with a logical channel priority for the first device, wherein one or more communications associated with the first device and communicated over the communication link are based at least in part on the offset, the communication link comprising a relay communication link.

26 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit, via an antenna array, a logical channel priority configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to a subset of carriers of a system bandwidth, the set of devices comprising the second device.

27 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit a logical channel priority configuration that restricts communications for a set of devices to one or more grant-based resources, the set of devices comprising the second device.

28 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit a logical channel priority configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with one of the sidelink communication link or a second communication link between the network node and the second device, wherein the second device is located within a coverage area of the network node and the second communication link is a direct communication link between the second device and the network node.

29 . The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein, to transmit the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions, the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

transmit a logical channel priority configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with a first range of transport block sizes associated with the sidelink communication link and a second range of transport block sizes associated with a second communication link between the network node and the second device, wherein the second device is located within a coverage area of the network node and the second communication link is a direct communication link between the second device and the network node.

30 . The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the network node to:

indicate, in the logical channel priority configuration, a threshold transport block size for communications on the sidelink communication link or the second communication link.

31 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a first device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the first device to:

receive an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device;

transmit, over the sidelink communication link, the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions; and

communicate over the sidelink communication link in accordance with the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

32 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a second device, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the second device to:

receive, over a sidelink communication link between the second device and a first device, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the sidelink communication link, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device; and

communicate over the sidelink communication link in accordance with the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

33 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication at a network node, the code comprising instructions executable by one or more processors to cause the network node to:

determine one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to a sidelink communication link between a first device and a second device, the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions based at least in part on an identity of the second device; and

transmit, over a communication link between the network node and the first device, an indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

34 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a first device, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the first device to:

receive, over a relay communication link between the first device and a network node, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the relay communication link and a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are organized into one or more sets of devices, different sets of the one or more sets being scheduled separately, and the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions are based at least in part on a set of the one or more sets to which the second device belongs;

transmit, over the sidelink communication link, the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions; and

communicate over the sidelink communication link and the relay communication link based at least in part on the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

35 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and configured to cause the network node to:

transmit, over a relay communication link between the network node and a first device, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the relay communication link and a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are organized into one or more sets of devices, different sets of the one or more sets being scheduled separately, and the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions are based at least in part on a set of the one or more sets to which the second device belongs; and

communicate with the first device over the relay communication link based at least in part on the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

36 . A method for wireless communication at a first device, comprising:

receiving, over a relay communication link between the first device and a network node, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the relay communication link and a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are organized into one or more sets of devices, different sets of the one or more sets being scheduled separately, and the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions are based at least in part on a set of the one or more sets to which the second device belongs;

transmitting, over the sidelink communication link, the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions; and

communicating over the sidelink communication link and the relay communication link based at least in part on the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

37 . The method of claim 36 , the receiving the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions comprising:

receiving an indication that one or more logical channels associated with the first device have a higher scheduling priority than one or more logical channels associated with the second device.

38 . A method for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:

transmitting, over a relay communication link between the network node and a first device, an indication of one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions corresponding to the relay communication link and a sidelink communication link between the first device and a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are organized into one or more sets of devices, different sets of the one or more sets being scheduled separately, and the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions are based at least in part on a set of the one or more sets to which the second device belongs; and

communicating with the first device over the relay communication link based at least in part on the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions.

39 . The method of claim 38 , the transmitting the indication of the one or more logical channel prioritization restrictions comprising:

transmitting a logical channel priority configuration that associates each logical channel corresponding to the second device with one of the sidelink communication link or a second communication link between the network node and the second device, the second device located within a coverage area of the network node and the second communication link being a direct communication link between the second device and the network node.

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