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Granted Patent B2
US 12,382,344 · App. 17/345,883 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Methods and apparatus for establishing a sidelink radio bearer

Inventors: Xiangyu Li (Shanghai, CN); Jing Liu (Shanghai, CN); Xiao Xiao (Shenzhen, CN); Jun Wang (Shanghai, CN); Mingzeng Dai (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W28/24H04W4/40H04W8/28H04W72/21H04W72/23H04W72/25H04W72/40H04W72/543H04W76/11H04W76/14H04W76/30H04W76/36H04W4/44H04W4/46H04W76/23
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Patent No.
US 12,382,344
App. No.
17/345,883
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

One example method includes sending, by a first terminal device, a first request message to a network device, where the first request message is used to request to establish a sidelink radio bearer (SL RB) between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, where the first request message includes at least one of a parameter index or at least one parameter. The first terminal device can then receive a first response message from the network device, where the first response message includes one or more of admission control indication information, the at least one parameter, the parameter index, or first SL RB radio resource configuration information, where the admission control indication information indicates that the network device allows establishment of the SL RB, and where the first SL RB radio resource configuration information includes at least one of an SL RB identifier or protocol layer configuration information.

Claims (42)

1. A sidelink communications method applied for a first terminal device or a chip for a first terminal device, comprising:

sending a first request message to a network device, wherein the first request message is used to request to establish a sidelink radio bearer (SL RB) between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, the first request message comprises a parameter index and a first parameter, the first parameter comprises an address of the second terminal device and a communications type, and the parameter index is associated with the first parameter;

receiving a first response message from the network device, wherein the first response message comprises the parameter index and first SL RB radio resource configuration information, the first SL RB radio resource configuration information comprises protocol layer configuration information;

establishing the SL RB based on the first SL RB radio resource configuration information;

sending a second request message to the second terminal device, wherein the second request message is used to request to establish the SL RB, and the second request message comprises the first SL RB radio resource configuration information; and

receiving a second response message from the second terminal device, wherein the second response message indicates that the second terminal device successfully establishes the SL RB.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a fifth request message from the network device, wherein the fifth request message is used to request to reconfigure the SL RB, and the fifth request message comprises the parameter index and second SL RB radio resource configuration information; and

reconfiguring the SL RB based on the second SL RB configuration.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending a sixth request message to the second terminal device, wherein the sixth request message is used to request the second terminal device to reconfigure the SL RB, and the sixth request message comprises the second SL RB radio resource configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first parameter further comprises a QoS requirement parameter.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the protocol layer configuration information comprises packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information.

6. A sidelink communications method applied for a network device or a chip for a network device, comprising:

receiving a first request message from a first terminal device, wherein the first request message is used to request to establish a sidelink radio bearer (SL RB) between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, the first request message comprises a parameter index and a first parameter, the first parameter comprises an address of the second terminal device and a communications type, and the parameter index is associated with the first parameter;

sending a first response message to the first terminal device, wherein the first response message comprises the parameter index and first SL RB radio resource configuration information, the first SL RB radio resource configuration information comprises protocol layer configuration information, and the first SL RB radio resource configuration information is used for establishing the SL RB; and

sending a fifth request message to the first terminal device, wherein the fifth request message is used to reconfigure the SL RB, and the fifth request message comprises the parameter index and second SL RB radio resource configuration information.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first parameter further comprises a QoS requirement parameter.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the protocol layer configuration information comprises packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor;

wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

sending a first request message to a network device, wherein the first request message is used to request to establish a sidelink radio bearer (SL RB) between the apparatus and a second terminal device, the first request message comprises a parameter index and a first parameter, the first parameter comprises an address of the second terminal device, a communications type and the parameter index is associated with the first parameter;

receiving a first response message from the network device, wherein the first response message comprises the parameter index and first SL RB radio resource configuration information, and the first SL RB radio resource configuration information comprises protocol layer configuration information;

establishing the SL RB based on the first SL RB radio resource configuration information;

sending a second request message to the second terminal device, wherein the second request message is used to request to establish the SL RB, and the second request message comprises the first SL RB radio resource configuration information; and

receiving a second response message from the second terminal device, wherein the second response message indicates that the second terminal device successfully establishes the SL RB.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprises:

receiving a fifth request message from the network device, wherein the fifth request message is used to request to reconfigure the SL RB, and the fifth request message comprises the parameter index and second SL RB radio resource configuration information; and

reconfiguring the SL RB based on the second SL RB configuration.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprises:

sending a sixth request message to the second terminal device, wherein the sixth request message is used to request the second terminal device to reconfigure the SL RB, and the sixth request message comprises the second SL RB radio resource configuration information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first parameter further comprises a QoS requirement parameter.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the protocol layer configuration information comprises packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions for execution by the at least one processor;

wherein, when executed, the instructions cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first request message from a first terminal device, wherein the first request message is used to request to establish a sidelink radio bearer (SL RB) between the first terminal device and a second terminal device, the first request message comprises a parameter index and a first parameter, the first parameter comprises an address of the second terminal device and a communications type, and the parameter index is associated with the first parameter;

sending a first response message to the first terminal device, wherein the first response message comprises the parameter index and first SL RB radio resource configuration information, the first SL RB radio resource configuration information comprises protocol layer configuration information, and the first SL RB radio resource configuration information is used for establishing the SL RB; and

sending a fifth request message to the first terminal device, wherein the fifth request message is used to reconfigure the SL RB, and the fifth request message comprises the parameter index and second SL RB radio resource configuration information.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the first parameter further comprises a QoS requirement parameter.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the protocol layer configuration information comprises packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configuration information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: LI, XIANGYU; LIU, JING; XIAO, XIAO; WANG, JUN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071615/0799 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 7, 2025
From: DAI, MINGZENG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071816/0231 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811537229.3 · Dec 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2019085267 · Apr 30, 2019
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