IP Library Granted Patent US 11,985,596
Granted Patent B2
US 11,985,596 · App. 17/694,935 · Granted May 14, 2024

Sidelink resource allocation mode switching based on power state transitioning

Inventors: Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Hyukjin Chae (Fairfax, VA); Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W52/0229H04L5/0037
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Patent No.
US 11,985,596
App. No.
17/694,935
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may receive receive one or more messages indicating a first sidelink operation mode, for a sidelink carrier, in which a base station schedules sidelink resources for a sidelink carrier, and a scheduling cell for the sidelink carrier. The wireless device may transition the scheduling cell from a normal power state to a power saving state. In response to the transitioning, the wireless device may switch from the first sidelink operation mode to a second sidelink operation mode in which the wireless device determines sidelink resources.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more messages indicating:

a first sidelink operation mode, for a sidelink carrier, in which a base station schedules sidelink resources for a sidelink carrier; and

a scheduling cell for the sidelink carrier;

transitioning the scheduling cell from a normal power state to a power saving state; and

in response to the transitioning, switching from the first sidelink operation mode to a second sidelink operation mode in which the wireless device determines sidelink resources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first sidelink operation mode is resource allocation mode 1 ; and

the second sidelink operation mode is resource allocation mode 2 .

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the power saving state is:

a dormant state of the scheduling cell;

a deactivated state of the scheduling cell; or

a state of a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation of the scheduling cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transitioning the scheduling cell to the power saving state is based on receiving, from the base station, one or more medium access control control element (MAC CEs) or one or more downlink control information (DCIs), indicating to transition the scheduling cell to the power saving state.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the one or more MAC CEs or the one or more DCIs comprise a go-to-sleep indication for a DRX cycle of a DRX configuration of the scheduling cell.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transitioning the scheduling cell to the power saving state is based on an expiration of a timer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary cell or a secondary cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the second sidelink operation mode, the wireless device determines sidelink resources for one or more sidelink transmissions without monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for sidelink downlink control information (DCIs).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in the first sidelink operation mode, the wireless device monitors a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for sidelink DCIs comprising resource assignments for one or more second sidelink transmissions.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more messages comprises one or more configuration parameters for a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation.

11. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more messages indicating:

a first sidelink operation mode, for a sidelink carrier, in which a base station schedules sidelink resources for a sidelink carrier; and

a scheduling cell for the sidelink carrier;

transition the scheduling cell from a normal power state to a power saving state; and

in response to the transitioning, switch from the first sidelink operation mode to a second sidelink operation mode in which the wireless device determines sidelink resources.

12. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein:

the first sidelink operation mode is resource allocation mode 1 ; and

the second sidelink operation mode is resource allocation mode 2 .

13. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the power saving state is:

a dormant state of the scheduling cell;

a deactivated state of the scheduling cell; or

a state of a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation of the scheduling cell.

14. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transitioning the scheduling cell to the power saving state is based on receiving, from the base station, one or more medium access control control element (MAC CEs) or one or more downlink control information (DCIs), indicating to transition the scheduling cell to the power saving state.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more MAC CEs or the one or more DCIs comprise a go-to-sleep indication for a DRX cycle of a DRX configuration of the scheduling cell.

16. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the transitioning the scheduling cell to the power saving state is based on an expiration of a timer.

17. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein the scheduling cell is a primary cell or a secondary cell.

18. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein, in the second sidelink operation mode, the wireless device determines sidelink resources for one or more sidelink transmissions without monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for sidelink downlink control information (DCIs).

19. The wireless device of claim 11 , wherein, in the first sidelink operation mode, the wireless device monitors a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for sidelink DCIs comprising resource assignments for one or more second sidelink transmissions.

20. A system comprising:

a base station comprising one or more first processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the base station to:

transmit one or more messages indicating:

a first sidelink operation mode, for a sidelink carrier, in which a base station schedules sidelink resources for a sidelink carrier; and

a scheduling cell for the sidelink carrier; and

a wireless device comprising one or more second processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from the base station, the one or more messages;

transition the scheduling cell from a normal power state to a power saving state; and

in response to the transitioning, switch from the first sidelink operation mode to a second sidelink operation mode in which the wireless device determines sidelink resources.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: YI, YUNJUNG; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; CHAE, HYUKJIN; KIM, TAEHUN
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 060549/0631 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2020053776 · Oct 1, 2020
Provisional Application 62908863 · Oct 1, 2019
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