IP Library Granted Patent US 12,336,044
Granted Patent B2
US 12,336,044 · App. 17/918,055 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

NR V2X sidelink power saving for unicast and/or groupcast

Inventors: Martino M. Freda (Laval, CA); Jaya Rao (Montreal, CA); Tuong Duc Hoang (Montreal, CA); Tao Deng (Roslyn, NY); Moon-il Lee (Melville, NY); Ghyslain Pelletier (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W76/28H04W52/0216H04W52/0219H04W52/0229H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,336,044
App. No.
17/918,055
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein that may be associated with new radio (NR) vehicular communication (V2X) sidelink power saving for unicast and groupcast. A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a message. The message may indicate a set of configuration groups and/or one or more suitability selection parameters. The WTRU may receive, from a second WTRU, a first indication. The first indication may indicate that the second WTRU is associated with a first configuration group and a first priority group. The first WTRU may receive, from a third WTRU, a second indication. The second indication may indicate that the third WTRU is associated with a second configuration group and a second priority value. The first WTRU may select a configuration group from the set of configuration groups based on the first indication and the second indication.

Claims (26)

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

a processor configured to:

send a first message to a peer WTRU via a PC5-Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, wherein the PC5-RRC connection is configured with Discontinuous Reception (DRX), and wherein the first message requests a change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection;

receive a rejection of the request from the peer WTRU; and

subsequent to the rejection, communicate with the peer WTRU via the PC5-RRC connection using unicast sidelink communication without DRX.

2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, subsequent to the rejection, perform continuous monitoring of a physical sidelink control channel PSCCH of the PC5-RRC connection.

3. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the first message is a sidelink PC5-RRC reconfiguration message.

4. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of DRX configuration.

5. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of timer configuration.

6. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of pattern.

7. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change in activity behavior of the peer WTRU.

8. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change in reception behavior of the peer WTRU.

9. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein the rejection indicates a DRX configuration failure.

10. A method associated with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

sending a first message to a peer WTRU via a PC5-Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, wherein the PC5-RRC connection is configured with Discontinuous Reception (DRX), and wherein the first message requests a change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection;

receiving a rejection of the request from the peer WTRU; and

subsequent to the rejection, communicating with the peer WTRU via the PC5-RRC connection using unicast sidelink communication without DRX.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first message is a sidelink PC5-RRC reconfiguration message.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of DRX configuration.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

subsequent to the rejection, performing continuous monitoring of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) of the PC5-RRC connection.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of timer configuration.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change of pattern.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change in activity behavior of the peer WTRU.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the change in configuration of the PC5-RRC connection comprises a change in reception behavior of the peer WTRU.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the rejection indicates a DRX configuration failure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2023
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63125694 · Dec 15, 2020
Provisional Application 63006944 · Apr 8, 2020
Related Publication 20230156858A1 · May 18, 2023
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