IP Library Patent Application 18789783
Patent Application
App. No. 18/789,783

PATH SWITCH METHOD AND APPARATUS

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18/789,783
Abstract

A sidelink communication apparatus, applicable to a second terminal as a target relay terminal for direct to indirect path switch of a first terminal as a remote terminal, includes: a first receiver configured to receive an RRC reconfiguration complete (RRCReconfigurationComplete) message from the first terminal; first initiating processor circuitry configured to initiate an RRC connection setup procedure or an RRC resume procedure; and a first transmitter configured to transmit a first indication information to the first terminal when the RRC connection setup procedure or the RRC resume procedure fails.

Claims (29)

1 . A sidelink communication apparatus, applicable to a second terminal as a target relay terminal for direct to indirect path switch of a first terminal as a remote terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a first receiver configured to receive an RRC reconfiguration complete (RRCReconfigurationComplete) message from the first terminal;

first initiating processor circuitry configured to initiate an RRC connection setup procedure or an RRC resume procedure; and

a first transmitter configured to transmit a first indication information to the first terminal when the RRC connection setup procedure or the RRC resume procedure fails.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first indication information being used to indicate that the RRC connection setup procedure or the RRC resume procedure of the second terminal fails.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,

the first indication information is a PC5-RRC message.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein,

the PC5-RRC message indicates connection failure or connection rejection.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , the apparatus further comprising:

a fourth receiver configured to receive an RRC connection setup request message, an RRC resume request message, or an RRC reestablishment request message from the first terminal;

second initiating processor circuitry configured to initiate an RRC connection setup procedure, or an RRC resume procedure of the second terminal; and

a fifth transmitter configured to send a fourth indication information to the first terminal when the RRC connection setup procedure or the RRC resume procedure fails.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,

the fourth receiver receives the RRC connection setup request message, the RRC resume request message, or the RRC reestablishment request message by using configuration of SL-RLC0.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,

the fourth indication information is a PC5-RRC message.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein,

the PC5-RRC message indicates connection failure or connection rejection.

9 . A sidelink communication apparatus, applicable to a first terminal as a remote terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a third transmitter configured to transmit an RRC reconfiguration complete message of the first terminal to a second terminal as a target relay terminal for direct to indirect path switch of the first terminal; and

a second receiver configured to receive a first indication information from the second terminal, the first indication information being used to indicate that an RRC connection setup procedure or an RRC resume procedure of the second terminal fails.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

the first indication information being used to notify that the RRC connection setup procedure or the RRC resume procedure of the second terminal fails.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein,

the first indication information is a PC5-RRC message.

12 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , the apparatus further comprising:

first triggering processor circuitry configured to trigger the RRC connection reestablishment procedure upon when receiving the first indication information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 073477/0445 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: LI, GUORONG; WANG, XIN
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068131/0727 →