IP Library Granted Patent US 12,284,589
Granted Patent B2
US 12,284,589 · App. 18/828,150 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Methods, architectures, apparatuses and systems directed to relay selection and reselection

Inventors: Tuong Hoang (Montreal, CA); Martino Freda (Laval, CA); Tao Deng (New York, NY); Jaya Rao (Montreal, CA); Moon Il Lee (Melville, NY)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W40/24H04W40/12
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Patent No.
US 12,284,589
App. No.
18/828,150
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to selection and/or reselection of WTRUs and paths are provided. Among such methods is a method that may be implemented in a first WTRU and may include determining first measurements based on first sidelink transmissions received from a second WTRU; receiving, from the second WTRU, second measurements associated with a path between the first WTRU and a third WTRU, wherein second measurements are based, at least in part, on sidelink transmissions exchanged between the third WTRU and the second WTRU or between the third WTRU and a fourth WTRU; determining a measurement of the path based on any of the first and second measurements; determining transmission parameters for transmitting discovery messages during a communication period based on any of the measurement of the path and quality of service criteria; and transmitting the discovery messages according to the transmission parameters.

Claims (19)

1. A method, implemented in a relay wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving configuration information indicating a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold associated with forwarding a direct communication request message;

receiving the direct communication request message from a source WTRU;

determining to forward the direct communication request message based on a reference signal received power (RSRP) associated with the direct communication request message being greater than the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; and

forwarding the direct communication request message over a PC5 link, wherein the direct communication request message indicates an identifier associated with the source WTRU and an identifier associated with the relay WTRU.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the direct communication request message further indicates an identifier associated with a third WTRU.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the third WTRU comprises a destination WTRU.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising measuring the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the direct communication request message to obtain the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the direct communication request message.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising adding, by the relay WTRU, any of (1) the identifier associated with the source WTRU, (2) the identifier associated with the relay WTRU, and (3) an identifier associated with a third WTRU, to the direct communication request message received from the source WTRU.

6. A relay wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

circuitry, including any of a processor, a transmitter, a receiver, and memory, the circuitry configured to:

receive configuration information indicating a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold associated with forwarding a direct communication request message;

receive the direct communication request message from a source WTRU;

determine to forward the direct communication request message based on a reference signal received power (RSRP) associated with the direct communication request message being greater than the reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold; and

forward the direct communication request message over a PC5 link, wherein the direct communication request message indicates an identifier associated with the source WTRU and an identifier associated with the relay WTRU.

7. The WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the direct communication request message further indicates an identifier associated with a third WTRU.

8. The WTRU of claim 7 , wherein the third WTRU comprises a destination WTRU.

9. The WTRU of claim 6 , the circuitry configured to:

measure the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the direct communication request message to obtain the reference signal received power (RSRP) of the message.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2025
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 18007845
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Provisional Application 63091883 · Oct 14, 2020
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