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US 12,155,514 · App. 17/428,387 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

BWP-based sidelink communication method and DRX operation

Inventors: Seungmin Lee (Seoul, KR); Hanbyul Seo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04L27/26025H04W72/044H04W76/10H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,155,514
App. No.
17/428,387
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method for performing wireless communication by a first device, the method comprising the steps of: setting an actual bandwidth part (BWP) associated with the first device; setting an initial BWP associated with the first device; and setting a sidelink (SL) BWP associated with SL communication of the first device, wherein the SL communication is deactivated on the basis of the numerology of the actual BWP and the numerology of the SL BWP being the same, the numerology of the initial BWP being different from the numerology of the SL BWP, and the first device switching between the SL BWP and the initial BWP.

Claims (44)

1. A method for performing wireless communication by a first device, the method comprising:

configuring an actual bandwidth part related to the first device;

configuring an initial bandwidth part related to the first device;

configuring an inter-device bandwidth part related to inter-device communication of the first device; and

configuring additional inter-device initial bandwidth part related to the first device,

wherein numerology of the actual bandwidth part, numerology of the inter-device bandwidth part, and numerology of the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part are the same,

wherein numerology of the initial bandwidth part is different from numerology of the inter-device bandwidth part,

wherein based on the first device switching between the inter-device bandwidth part and the initial bandwidth part, the inter-device communication is deactivated, and

wherein based on the first device switching between the inter-device bandwidth part and the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part, the inter-device communication remains activated.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein based on the first device switching from the inter-device bandwidth part to the initial bandwidth part, the inter-device communication is deactivated.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the actual bandwidth part is an active bandwidth part.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the actual bandwidth part does not include a default bandwidth part and an initial bandwidth part.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the actual bandwidth part is a default bandwidth part.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the actual bandwidth part is a bandwidth part related to communication with a base station that the first device performs in an RRC_CONNECTED state.

7. The method of claim 1 , the first device does not perform the inter-device communication on the inter-device bandwidth part.

8. The method of claim 1 , based on the first device switching from the inter-device bandwidth part to the initial bandwidth part, communication with a base station on the initial bandwidth part is deactivated.

9. The method of claim 1 , the initial bandwidth part is at least one of a bandwidth part related to an initial connection, a bandwidth part related to a fallback, or a bandwidth part related to reception of system information.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inter-device communication is performed in mode 2 .

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part is at least a bandwidth part related to receiving system information.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to at least one of the actual bandwidth part, the inter-device bandwidth part, the initial bandwidth part, or the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part.

13. A first device for performing wireless communication, the first device comprising:

one or more memories storing instructions;

one or more transceivers; and

one or more processors connected to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:

configure an actual bandwidth part related to the first device;

configure an initial bandwidth part related to the first device;

configure an inter-device bandwidth part related to inter-device communication of the first device; and

configuring additional inter-device initial bandwidth part related to the first device,

wherein numerology of the actual bandwidth part, numerology of the inter-device bandwidth part, and numerology of the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part are the same,

wherein numerology of the initial bandwidth part is different from numerology of the inter-device bandwidth part, and

wherein based on the first device switching between the inter-device bandwidth part and the initial bandwidth part, the inter-device communication is deactivated, and

wherein based on the first device switching between the inter-device bandwidth part and the additional inter-device initial bandwidth part, the inter-device communication remains activated.

14. A device configured to control a first user equipment (UE), the device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories operably connectable to the one or more processors and storing instructions, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:

configure an actual bandwidth part related to the first UE;

configure an initial bandwidth part related to the first UE;

configure an inter-UE bandwidth part related to 9 inter-UE communication of the first UE; and

configuring additional inter-UE initial bandwidth part related to the first UE,

wherein numerology of the actual bandwidth part, numerology of the inter-UE bandwidth part, and numerology of the additional inter-UE initial bandwidth part are the same,

wherein numerology of the initial bandwidth part is different from numerology of the inter-UE bandwidth part, and

wherein based on the first UE switching between the inter-UE bandwidth part and the initial bandwidth part, the inter-UE communication is deactivated, and

wherein based on the first UE switching between the inter-UE bandwidth part and the additional inter-UE initial bandwidth part, the inter-UE communication remains activated.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY OF RECORD PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057091 FRAME: 0922. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 058282/0994 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2021
From: LEE, SEUNGMIN; SEO, HANBYUL
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057091/0922 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62806746 · Feb 15, 2019
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