Configuration of sidelink radio resources
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from a base station, a slot configuration identifying one or more symbols to be used for sidelink communications. The user equipment may transmit an indication of the slot configuration to another user equipment to configure the other user equipment to use the identified one or more symbols for sidelink communications. Numerous other aspects are provided.
1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment, comprising:
receiving, from a network entity, an indication of a semi-static slot configuration that specifies:
one or more first symbols to be used for sidelink communications, and
one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity;
receiving, from the network entity, a slot configuration identifying one or more third symbols to be used for sidelink communications,
wherein the slot configuration identifying the one or more third symbols comprises a dynamic slot configuration that causes the one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity as the one or more third symbols; and
transmitting a sidelink communication using the one or more first symbols or the one or more third symbols.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink symbols to be used for sidelink communications.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink slots to be used for sidelink communications.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more third symbols comprise:
one or more uplink symbols to be used for sidelink communications.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic slot configuration specifies one or more uplink slots to be used for sidelink communications.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of the slot configuration in a first symbol of the one or more third symbols.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an indication of the slot configuration in a sidelink communication on a sidelink channel between the user equipment and the other user equipment, the sidelink communication comprising at least one of:
a medium access control control element communication,
a sidelink control information communication, or
a radio resource control communication.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the slot configuration comprises:
receiving the slot configuration in a downlink communication, the downlink communication comprising at least one of:
a radio resource control communication,
a downlink control information communication, or
a medium access control control element communication.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the downlink communication is scrambled using a sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier associated with the user equipment.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
transmitting, on an uplink channel, an uplink communication that indicates interest in performing sidelink communications;
receiving the sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier; and
monitoring, based at least in part on receiving the sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier, a downlink channel between the network entity and the user equipment for the downlink communication.
13. A user equipment, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive, from a network entity, an indication of a semi-static slot configuration that specifies:
one or more first symbols to be used for sidelink communications, and
one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity;
receive, from the network entity, a slot configuration identifying one or more third symbols to be used for sidelink communications,
wherein the slot configuration identifying the one or more third symbols comprises a dynamic slot configuration that causes the one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity as the one or more third symbols; and
transmit a sidelink communication using the one or more first symbols or the one or more third symbols.
14. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
15. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink symbols to be used for sidelink communications.
16. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink slots to be used for sidelink communications.
17. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the dynamic slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
18. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the one or more third symbols comprise:
one or more uplink symbols to be used for sidelink communications.
19. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the dynamic slot configuration specifies one or more uplink slots to be used for sidelink communications.
20. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit an indication of the slot configuration in a first symbol of the one or more third symbols.
21. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit an indication of the slot configuration in a sidelink communication on a sidelink channel between the user equipment and the other user equipment, the sidelink communication comprising at least one of:
a medium access control control element communication,
a sidelink control information communication, or
a radio resource control communication.
22. The user equipment of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors, to receive the slot configuration, are configured to:
receive the slot configuration in a downlink communication, the downlink communication comprising at least one of:
a radio resource control communication,
a downlink control information communication, or
a medium access control control element communication.
23. The user equipment of claim 22 , wherein the downlink communication is scrambled using a sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier associated with the user equipment.
24. The user equipment of claim 23 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
transmit, on an uplink channel, an uplink communication that indicates interest in performing sidelink communications;
receive the sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier; and
monitor, based at least in part on receiving the sidelink slot format indication radio network temporary identifier, a downlink channel between the network entity and the user equipment for the downlink communication.
25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment, cause the user equipment to:
receive, from a network entity, an indication of a semi-static slot configuration that specifies:
one or more first symbols to be used for sidelink communications, and
one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity;
receive, from the network entity, a slot configuration identifying one or more third symbols to be used for sidelink communications,
wherein the slot configuration identifying the one or more third symbols comprises a dynamic slot configuration that causes the one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity as the one or more third symbols; and
transmit a sidelink communication using the one or more first symbols or the one or more third symbols.
26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink symbols to be used for sidelink communications.
28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the semi-static slot configuration specifies one or more uplink slots to be used for sidelink communications.
29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25 , wherein the dynamic slot configuration specifies one or more slots to be used for sidelink communications.
30. An apparatus, comprising:
means for receiving, from a network entity, an indication of a semi-static slot configuration that specifies:
one or more first symbols to be used for sidelink communications, and
one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity;
means for receiving, from the network entity, a slot configuration identifying one or more third symbols to be used for sidelink communications,
wherein the slot configuration identifying the one or more third symbols comprises a dynamic slot configuration that causes the one or more second symbols to be dynamically configured by the network entity as the one or more third symbols; and
means for transmitting a sidelink communication using the one or more first symbols or the one or more third symbols.