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Granted Patent B2
US 12,170,991 · App. 18/509,970 · Granted Dec 17, 2024

Sidelink control signaling with transmit beam indications

Inventors: Chih-Hao Liu (San Diego, CA); Yisheng Xue (San Diego, CA); Jing Sun (San Diego, CA); Xiaoxia Zhang (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W72/046H04W72/0453H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,170,991
App. No.
18/509,970
Granted
Dec 17, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first UE may receive, from a second UE, resource reserving sidelink control information that indicates a transmit beam of the second UE and a sidelink resource of the second UE. The first UE may transmit data on the sidelink resource of the second UE using a transmit beam of the first UE that does not spatially overlap with the transmit beam of the second UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Claims (33)

1. A first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

receive, from a second UE, resource reserving sidelink control information (RR-SCI) that indicates a transmit beam of the second UE, and a sidelink resource of the second UE, wherein the RR-SCI is associated with a first carrier, and the RR-SCI includes a cross carrier resource reservation to indicate a resource reservation for sidelink resources associated with a second carrier; and

transmit data on the sidelink resource, on the second carrier, of the second UE using a transmit beam of the first UE that does not spatially overlap with the transmit beam of the second UE.

2. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, when receiving the RR-SCI, are configured to:

receive the RR-SCI from the second UE on the first carrier.

3. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the transmit beam of the second UE is a first transmit beam of the second UE, wherein the RR-SCI indicates a second transmit beam of the second UE, and wherein the first transmit beam of the second UE is associated with a first direction and the second transmit beam of the second UE is associated with a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

4. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the first carrier corresponds to a low band anchor carrier, and the second carrier corresponds to a high band secondary carrier.

5. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the RR-SCI that includes the cross carrier resource reservation includes one or more of: a transmit beam index associated with the second carrier, a carrier index associated with the second carrier, or a slot offset between the RR-SCI and a first transmission in the second carrier.

6. The first UE of claim 1 , wherein the RR-SCI includes an SCI-1 carrying a reservation periodicity, and the RR-SCI includes an SCI-2 with the cross carrier resource reservation.

7. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the SCI-1 comprises an indication of one or more resources for retransmission.

8. The first UE of claim 6 , wherein the SCI-1 is omni-directional.

9. A method of wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a second UE, resource reserving sidelink control information (RR-SCI) that indicates a transmit beam of the second UE, and a sidelink resource of the second UE, wherein the RR-SCI is associated with a first carrier, and the RR-SCI includes a cross carrier resource reservation to indicate a resource reservation for sidelink resources associated with a second carrier; and

transmitting data on the sidelink resource, on the second carrier, of the second UE using a transmit beam of the first UE that does not spatially overlap with the transmit beam of the second UE.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving the RR-SCI from the second UE on the first carrier.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the transmit beam of the second UE is a first transmit beam of the second UE, wherein the RR-SCI indicates a second transmit beam of the second UE, and wherein the first transmit beam of the second UE is associated with a first direction and the second transmit beam of the second UE is associated with a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first carrier corresponds to a low band anchor carrier, and the second carrier corresponds to a high band secondary carrier.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the RR-SCI that includes the cross carrier resource reservation includes one or more of: a transmit beam index associated with the second carrier, a carrier index associated with the second carrier, or a slot offset between the RR-SCI and a first transmission in the second carrier.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the RR-SCI includes an SCI-1 carrying a reservation periodicity, and the RR-SCI includes an SCI-2 with the cross carrier resource reservation.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the SCI-1 comprises an indication of one or more resources for retransmission.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the SCI-1 is omni-directional.

17. A first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

transmit, to a second UE, resource reserving sidelink control information (RR-SCI) that indicates a transmit beam of the second UE, and a sidelink resource of the second UE, wherein the RR-SCI is associated with a first carrier, and the RR-SCI includes a cross carrier resource reservation to indicate a resource reservation for sidelink resources associated with a second carrier; and

receive data on the sidelink resource, on the second carrier, of the second UE using a transmit beam of the first UE that does not spatially overlap with the transmit beam of the second UE.

18. The first UE of claim 17 , wherein the one or more processors, when transmitting the RR-SCI, are configured to:

receive the RR-SCI from the second UE on the second carrier.

19. The first UE of claim 17 , wherein the RR-SCI that includes the cross carrier resource reservation includes one or more of: a transmit beam index associated with the second carrier, a carrier index associated with the second carrier, or a slot offset between the RR-SCI and a first transmission in the second carrier.

20. The first UE of claim 17 , wherein the RR-SCI includes an SCI-1 carrying a reservation periodicity, and the RR-SCI includes an SCI-2 with the cross carrier resource reservation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: LIU, CHIH-HAO; XUE, YISHENG; SUN, JING; ZHANG, XIAOXIA
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 066262/0824 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17445279 · Aug 17, 2021
Provisional Application 63072588 · Aug 31, 2020
Related Publication 20240155594A1 · May 9, 2024