Granted Patent B2

US 12,185,287 · App. 18/363,041 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Inventors: Marian Rudolf (Montreal, CA); Benoit Pelletier (Roxboro, CA); Diana Pani (Montreal, CA); Paul Marinier (Brossard, CA); Samian Kaur (Plymouth Meeting, PA); Martino Freda (Laval, CA)

Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

H04W72/04H04L12/1863H04L67/104H04W4/70H04W72/569H04W88/02H04W92/18

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive a first scheduling assignment for a first sidelink data transmission from a second WTRU, the first scheduling assignment comprising an indication of one or more first resources and an indication of a first priority;

determine to send a second sidelink data transmission, wherein the second sidelink data transmission is associated with a second priority, the second priority being lower than the first priority;

determine a signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment;

select one or more resources for sending the second sidelink data transmission, wherein the first WTRU determines that the one or more first resources are available for transmission of the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being below a threshold; and

send a second scheduling assignment for the second sidelink data transmission, the second scheduling assignment comprising an indication of the selected one or more resources.

2. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment is less than the threshold.

3. The first WTRU of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the one or more first resources are selected for sending the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being less than the threshold.

4. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine that the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment is greater than the threshold.

5. The first WTRU of claim 4 , wherein the one or more first resources are excluded from resource selection for the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being greater than the threshold.

6. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment corresponds to a signal strength of the one or more first resources indicated for the first sidelink data transmission.

7. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment corresponds to a signal strength of resources used for receiving the first scheduling assignment.

8. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive a resource release indication corresponding to the one or more first resources.

9. The first WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the one or more first resources are considered available for transmission of data of the second priority based on at least receipt of the resource release indication.

10. The first WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the threshold is comprised in a configuration received by the first WTRU.

11. A method implemented by a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving a first scheduling assignment for a first sidelink data transmission from a second WTRU, the first scheduling assignment comprising an indication of one or more first resources and an indication of a first priority;

determining to send a second sidelink data transmission, wherein the second sidelink data transmission is associated with a second priority, the second priority being lower than the first priority;

determining a signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment;

selecting one or more resources for sending the second sidelink data transmission, wherein the first WTRU determines that the one or more first resources are available for transmission of the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being below a threshold; and

sending a second scheduling assignment for the second sidelink data transmission, the second scheduling assignment comprising an indication of the selected one or more resources.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment is less than the threshold.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the one or more first resources are selected for sending the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being less than the threshold.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining that the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment is greater than the threshold.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one or more first resources are excluded from resource selection for the second sidelink data transmission based on at least the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment being greater than the threshold.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment corresponds to a signal strength of the one or more first resources indicated for the first sidelink data transmission.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the signal strength associated with the first scheduling assignment corresponds to a signal strength of resources used for receiving the first scheduling assignment.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a resource release indication corresponding to the one or more first resources.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more first resources are considered available for transmission of data of the second priority based on at least receipt of the resource release indication.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the threshold is comprised in a configuration received by the first WTRU.

Continuity (8)