Methods providing resource selection for directional sidelink communications

1. A method of operating a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

transmitting a transmission resource reservation with associated directional information relating to a direction of transmission of a sidelink data message, wherein the directional information indicates the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message relative to a direction of movement of the wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates: a direction in which the sidelink data message is to be transmitted, and a nulling transmission direction for the sidelink data message, wherein transmitting the transmission resource reservation comprises transmitting resource reservation information using a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) message, and wherein the SCI message is added with a new field that includes the directional information of future transmissions; and

after transmitting the transmission resource reservation, transmitting the sidelink data message in accordance with the directional information, wherein the directional information is jointly used with reserved time-frequency resource within a sensing procedure of the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the transmission resource reservation further comprises transmitting resource reservation information using a Channel State Information (CSI) report, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and/or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the directional information based on a location/position of a receiving wireless communication device intended for reception of the sidelink data message; and

wherein the sidelink data message is transmitted to the receiving wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a Co-operative Awareness Message (CAM) from the receiving wireless communication device indicating the location/position of the receiving wireless communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission resource reservation is transmitted omnidirectionally.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the directional information indicates the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message relative to a reference direction.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting a broadcast Cooperative Awareness Message (CAM) indicating a position of the wireless communication device and the direction of movement of the wireless communication device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmission resource reservation is a first transmission resource reservation, wherein the sidelink data message is a first sidelink data message, and wherein the first sidelink data message is transmitted directionally in accordance with the directional information associated with the first transmission resource reservation, the method further comprising:

transmitting a second transmission resource reservation with associated information indicating omnidirectional transmission of a second sidelink data message; and

after transmitting the second transmission resource reservation, transmitting the second sidelink data message omnidirectionally in accordance with the second transmission resource reservation.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the sidelink data message comprises transmitting the sidelink data message a defined time after transmitting the resource reservation.

10. A method of operating a second wireless communication device, the method comprising:

receiving a transmission resource reservation from a first wireless communication device, wherein the transmission resource reservation is received with associated directional information relating to a direction of transmission of a first sidelink data message from the first wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message relative to a direction of movement of the first wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates: a direction in which the sidelink data message is to be transmitted, and a nulling transmission direction for the sidelink data message, wherein receiving the transmission resource reservation comprises receiving resource reservation information using a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) message, and wherein the SCI message is added with a new field that includes the directional information of future transmissions;

determining a transmission resource for a second sidelink data message to be transmitted from the second wireless communication device based on the transmission resource reservation and the directional information relating to the direction of transmission of the first sidelink data message, wherein the directional information is jointly used with reserved time-frequency resource within a sensing procedure of the wireless communication device; and

transmitting the second sidelink data message using the transmission resource determined for the second sidelink data message.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a position message from the first wireless communication device, wherein the position message indicates a position of the first wireless communication device;

wherein determining the transmission resource for the second sidelink data message comprises determining a first frequency resource of the first sidelink data message based on the transmission resource reservation, and determining a second frequency resource for the second sidelink data message responsive to determining that the first and second sidelink data messages are potentially interfering based on the directional information and based on the position of the first wireless communication device, with the first and second frequency resources being different; and

wherein transmitting the second sidelink data message comprises transmitting the second sidelink data message using the second frequency resource.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmission resource reservation is a first transmission resource reservation, wherein the direction of transmission of the first sidelink data message is a first direction of transmission, wherein determining the transmission resource comprises determining a second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message, and wherein determining that the first and second sidelink data messages are potentially interfering is based on the directional information indicated in the first transmission resource reservation, the position indicated in the position message, and the second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message, the method further comprising:

transmitting a second transmission resource reservation with associated directional information relating to the second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message; and

wherein transmitting the second sidelink data message comprises transmitting the second sidelink data message in accordance with the second direction of transmission using the second frequency resource.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second sidelink data message is transmitted directionally relative to a second transmission resource reservation.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a position message from the first wireless communication device, wherein the position message indicates a position of the first wireless communication device;

wherein determining the transmission resource for the second sidelink data message comprises determining a first frequency resource for the first sidelink data message based on the transmission resource reservation, and determining a second frequency resource for the second sidelink data message responsive to determining that the first and second sidelink data messages are not potentially interfering based on the directional information and the position indicated by the position message, with the first and second frequency resources being the same; and

wherein transmitting the second sidelink data message comprises transmitting the second sidelink data message using the second frequency resource.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the transmission resource reservation is a first transmission resource reservation, wherein the direction of transmission of the first sidelink data message is a first direction of transmission, wherein determining the transmission resource comprises determining a second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message, and wherein determining that the first and second sidelink data messages are not potentially interfering is based on the directional information indicated in the first transmission resource reservation, the position indicated in the position message, and the second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message, the method further comprising:

transmitting a second transmission resource reservation with associated directional information relating to the second direction of transmission for the second sidelink data message; and

wherein transmitting the second sidelink data message comprises transmitting the second sidelink data message in accordance with the second direction of transmission using the second frequency resource.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein receiving the transmission resource reservation further comprises receiving resource reservation information using a Channel State Information (CSI) report, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), and/or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message.

17. A wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device comprising circuitry is configured to:

transmit a transmission resource reservation with associated directional information relating to a direction of transmission of a sidelink data message, wherein the directional information indicates the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message relative to a direction of movement of the wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates: a direction in which the sidelink data message is to be transmitted, and a nulling transmission direction for the sidelink data message, wherein transmitting the transmission resource reservation comprises transmitting resource reservation information using a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) message, and wherein the SCI message is added with a new field that includes the directional information of future transmissions; and

transmit the sidelink data message in accordance with the directional information relating to the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message after transmitting the transmission resource reservation, wherein the directional information is jointly used with reserved time-frequency resource within a sensing procedure of the wireless communication device.

18. A second wireless communication device, wherein the second wireless communication device comprising circuitry is configured to:

receive a transmission resource reservation from a first wireless communication device, wherein the transmission resource reservation is received with associated directional information relating to a direction of transmission of a first sidelink data message from the first wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates the direction of transmission of the sidelink data message relative to a direction of movement of the first wireless communication device, wherein the directional information indicates: a direction in which the sidelink data message is to be transmitted, and a nulling transmission direction for the sidelink data message, wherein receiving the transmission resource reservation comprises receiving resource reservation information using a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) message, and wherein the SCI message is added with a new field that includes the directional information of future transmissions;

determine a transmission resource for a second sidelink data message to be transmitted from the second wireless communication device based on the first transmission resource reservation and the directional information relating to the direction of transmission of the first sidelink data message, wherein the directional information is jointly used with reserved time-frequency resource within a sensing procedure of the wireless communication device; and

transmit the second sidelink data message using the transmission resource determined for the second sidelink data message.