IP Library Granted Patent US 12,446,102
Granted Patent B2
US 12,446,102 · App. 17/927,587 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Method and apparatus for sidelink DRX operation

Inventors: Jing Han (Beijing, CN); Lianhai Wu (Beijing, CN); Ran Yue (Beijing, CN); Haiming Wang (Beijing, CN); Jie Hu (Beijing, CN); Jie Shi (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd.
H04W76/28H04L1/1848H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,446,102
App. No.
17/927,587
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for sidelink DRX operation. An exemplary method may include: configuring DRX information for sidelink, wherein the DRX information includes a value of DRX on-duration timer, a DRX cycle, and at least one DRX offset value; and starting the DRX on-duration timer from a beginning position based on the DRX cycle and the DRX offset value.

Claims (27)

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory and operable to cause the UE to:

configure discontinuous reception (DRX) functionality for sidelink, wherein the DRX functionality includes a definition of active time for the UE; and

monitor physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) continuously when the UE is in the active time, wherein the active time includes time between transmission of a request for information and reception of the requested information.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the active time further includes time while one of sl-drx-onDurationTimer, sl-drx-Inactivity Timer or sl-drx-Retransmission Timer is running.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the requested information is sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI).

4. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the active time further includes a time while a DRX sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI) timer is running, wherein a value of the DRX SL-CSI timer is configured by higher layer signaling or determined by SL-CSI latency bound.

5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further operable to cause the UE to:

start the DRX SL-CSI timer after transmitting a SL-CSI request plus time T, wherein the time T is configured by higher layer or specified directly, or the time Tis zero.

6. A processor for wireless communication, comprising:

at least one controller coupled with at least one memory and operable to cause the processor to:

configure discontinuous reception (DRX) functionality for sidelink, wherein the DRX functionality includes a definition of active time for a user equipment (UE); and

monitor physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) continuously when the UE is in the active time, wherein the active time includes time between transmission of a request for information and reception of the requested information.

7. The processor of claim 6 , wherein the active time further includes time while one of sl-drx-onDurationTimer, sl-drx-InactivityTimer or sl-drx-Retransmission Timer is running.

8. The processor of claim 6 , wherein the requested information is sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI).

9. The processor of claim 6 , wherein the active time further includes a time while a DRX sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI) timer is running, wherein a value of the DRX SL-CSI timer is configured by higher layer signaling or determined by SL-CSI latency bound.

10. The processor of claim 9 , wherein the at least one controller is operable to cause the processor to:

start the DRX SL-CSI timer after transmitting a SL-CSI request plus time T, wherein the time T is configured by higher layer or specified directly, or the time Tis zero.

11. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

configuring discontinuous reception (DRX) functionality for sidelink, wherein the DRX functionality includes a definition of active time for the UE; and

monitoring physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) continuously when the UE is in the active time, wherein the active time includes time between transmission of a request for information and reception of the requested information.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the active time further includes time while one of sl-drx-onDurationTimer, sl-drx-Inactivity Timer or sl-drx-Retransmission Timer is running.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the requested information is sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI).

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the active time further includes a time while a DRX sidelink-channel state information (SL-CSI) timer is running, wherein a value of the DRX SL-CSI timer is configured by higher layer signaling or determined by SL-CSI latency bound.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

starting the DRX SL-CSI timer after transmitting a SL-CSI request plus time T, wherein the time T is configured by higher layer or specified directly, or the time Tis zero.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2022
From: HAN, JING; WU, LIANHAI; YUE, RAN; WANG, HAIMING; HU, JIE; SHI, JIE
To: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
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