Configuring discontinuous reception on a sidelink
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of wireless communications, including: receiving, at a first user equipment from a network, a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration; configuring a sidelink DRX cycle at the first user equipment based on the sidelink DRX configuration; receiving, at the first user equipment from the network, data for a second user equipment; and sending, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment on a sidelink in accordance with the sidelink DRX cycle, the data for the second user equipment.
1. A method of wireless communications, comprising:
receiving, at a first user equipment from a network, a first sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration;
configuring a sidelink DRX cycle at the first user equipment based on the first sidelink DRX configuration;
receiving, at the first user equipment from the network, data for a second user equipment; and
sending, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment on a sidelink in accordance with the first sidelink DRX cycle, the data for the second user equipment;
sending, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment on the sidelink, the first sidelink DRX configuration, wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to configure a DRX cycle at the second user equipment;
receiving, at the first user equipment from the second user equipment, a sidelink DRX configuration preference; and
sending, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment on the sidelink, a second sidelink DRX configuration based on the sidelink DRX configuration preference from the second user equipment.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, from the first user equipment to the network, a sidelink DRX configuration preference for the first user equipment.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, from the first user equipment to the network, the sidelink DRX configuration preference for the second user equipment.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to cause the first user equipment and the second user equipment to become active during a common portion of a common sidelink DRX cycle.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user equipment receives the first sidelink DRX configuration via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user equipment receives the first sidelink DRX configuration via downlink control information (DCI) signaling from the network.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user equipment receives the first sidelink DRX configuration via medium access control control element (MAC-CE) signaling from the network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data for the second user equipment comprises a paging message.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first user equipment receives the first sidelink DRX configuration from the network via a Uu interface, and
the first user equipment sends the data to the second user equipment via a PC5 interface on the sidelink.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink DRX configuration preference comprises a plurality of sidelink DRX configuration options.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of sidelink DRX configurations options are in an ordered list by preference of the second user equipment.
12. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory comprising executable instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:
receive a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration from a network;
configure a sidelink DRX cycle based on the first sidelink DRX configuration;
receive data for a user equipment from the network; and
send the data for the user equipment to the user equipment on a sidelink in accordance with the first sidelink DRX cycle;
send, to the user equipment on the sidelink, the first sidelink DRX configuration, wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to configure a DRX cycle at the user equipment;
receive, from the user equipment, a sidelink DRX configuration preference; and
send, to the user equipment on the sidelink, a second sidelink DRX configuration based on the sidelink DRX configuration preference from the user equipment.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to send a sidelink DRX configuration preference for the apparatus to the network.
14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:
send the sidelink DRX configuration preference for the user equipment to the network.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to cause the apparatus and the user equipment to become active during a common portion of a common sidelink DRX cycle.
16. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to receive the first sidelink DRX configuration via radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network.
17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to receive the first sidelink DRX configuration via downlink control information (DCI) signaling from the network.
18. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to receive the first sidelink DRX configuration via medium access control control element (MAC-CE) signaling from the network.
19. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the data for the user equipment comprises a paging message.
20. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the apparatus to:
receive the first sidelink DRX configuration from the network via a Uu interface, and
send the data to the user equipment via a PC5 interface on the sidelink.
21. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the sidelink DRX configuration preference comprises a plurality of sidelink DRX configuration options.
22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of sidelink DRX configurations options are in an ordered list by preference of the user equipment.
23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code that, when executed by one or more processors of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to:
receive a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration from a network;
configure a sidelink DRX cycle based on the sidelink DRX configuration;
receive data for a user equipment from the network; and
send the data for the user equipment on a sidelink in accordance with the first sidelink DRX cycle;
send, to the user equipment on the sidelink, the first sidelink DRX configuration, wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to configure a DRX cycle at the user equipment;
receive, from the user equipment, a sidelink DRX configuration preference; and
send, to the user equipment on the sidelink, a second sidelink DRX configuration based on the sidelink DRX configuration preference from the user equipment.
24. An apparatus, comprising:
means for receiving a first sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration from a network;
means for configuring a sidelink DRX cycle based on the first sidelink DRX configuration;
means for receiving data for a user equipment from the network; and
means for sending the data for the user equipment to the user equipment on a sidelink in accordance with the first sidelink DRX cycle;
means for sending, to the user equipment on the sidelink, the first sidelink DRX configuration, wherein the first sidelink DRX configuration is configured to configure a DRX cycle at the user equipment;
means for receiving, from the user equipment, a sidelink DRX configuration preference; and
means for sending, to the user equipment on the sidelink, a second sidelink DRX configuration based on the sidelink DRX configuration preference from the user equipment.