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Granted Patent B2
US 12,381,697 · App. 18/100,744 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Bandwidth part switching based on priority level

Inventors: Bing Hui (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Yunjung Yi (Vienna, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04L5/0092H04L1/1642H04L5/0098H04W72/23H04W76/27H04W80/02
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Patent No.
US 12,381,697
App. No.
18/100,744
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell that indicate: a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer; a plurality of downlink BWPs comprising a first downlink BWP and a second downlink BWP; and a sidelink BWP. The wireless device performs sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP. The wireless device determines whether to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP, based on: expiry of the BWP inactivity timer; and a priority of the sidelink communication.

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer;

a plurality of downlink BWPs comprising a first downlink BWP and a second downlink BWP;

a sidelink BWP; and

priority levels of logical channels;

receiving, on a control channel, a message indicating a priority level of a sidelink communication and scheduling the sidelink communication, wherein the message is downlink control information (DCI) or sidelink control information (SCI);

performing the sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP; and

determining whether to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP, based on:

expiry of the BWP inactivity timer; and

the priority level of the sidelink communication indicated by the message.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising starting the BWP inactivity timer based on receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a downlink grant on the first downlink BWP.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a numerology of the first downlink BWP is same as a numerology of the sidelink BWP.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining further comprising determining to not switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the priority of the sidelink communication being higher than a priority of a Uu link communication.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising maintaining the sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining further comprising determining to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the priority of the sidelink communication being lower than a priority of a Uu link communication.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising deactivating the sidelink BWP and stopping the sidelink communication based on the second downlink BWP having a different numerology as the sidelink BWP.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining further comprising determining to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the second downlink BWP having a same numerology as the sidelink BWP.

9. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer;

a plurality of downlink BWPs comprising a first downlink BWP and a second downlink BWP;

a sidelink BWP; and

priority levels of logical channels;

receive, on a control channel, a message indicating a priority level of a sidelink communication and scheduling the sidelink communication, wherein the message is downlink control information (DCI) or sidelink control information (SCI);

perform the sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP; and

determine whether to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP, based on:

expiry of the BWP inactivity timer; and

the priority level of the sidelink communication indicated by the message.

10. The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to start the BWP inactivity timer based on receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a downlink grant on the first downlink BWP.

11. The wireless device of claim 10 , wherein a numerology of the first downlink BWP is same as a numerology of the sidelink BWP.

12. The wireless device of claim 9 wherein the determining further comprising determining to not switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the priority of the sidelink communication being higher than a priority of a Uu link communication.

13. The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to maintain the sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP.

14. The wireless device of claim 9 wherein the determining further comprising determining to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the priority of the sidelink communication being lower than a priority of a Uu link communication.

15. The wireless device of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to deactivate the sidelink BWP and stopping the sidelink communication based on the second downlink BWP having a different numerology as the sidelink BWP.

16. The wireless device of claim 9 wherein the determining further comprising determining to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the second downlink BWP having a same numerology as the sidelink BWP.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters of a cell indicating:

a bandwidth part (BWP) inactivity timer;

a plurality of downlink BWPs comprising a first downlink BWP and a second downlink BWP;

a sidelink BWP; and

priority levels of logical channels;

receive, on a control channel, a message indicating a priority level of a sidelink communication and scheduling the sidelink communication, wherein the message is downlink control information (DCI) or sidelink control information (SCI);

perform the sidelink communication on the sidelink BWP; and

determine whether to switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP, based on:

expiry of the BWP inactivity timer; and

the priority level of the sidelink communication indicated by the message.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to start the BWP inactivity timer based on receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating a downlink grant on the first downlink BWP.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein a numerology of the first downlink BWP is same as a numerology of the sidelink BWP.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the determining further comprising determining to not switch from the first downlink BWP to the second downlink BWP based on the priority of the sidelink communication being higher than a priority of a Uu link communication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2023
From: HUI, BING; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; ZHOU, HUA; XU, KAI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; YI, YUNJUNG; CHAE, HYUKJIN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation 16860184 · Apr 28, 2020
Provisional Application 62842250 · May 2, 2019
Related Publication 20230171075A1 · Jun 1, 2023
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