IP Library Granted Patent US 12,477,484
Granted Patent B2
US 12,477,484 · App. 18/160,034 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Enabling and disabling of automatic gain control (AGC) symbols in sidelink

Inventors: Jung Ho Ryu (Fort Lee, NJ); Sony Akkarakaran (Poway, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W52/54H04W52/52H04W72/0446H04W72/20
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Patent No.
US 12,477,484
App. No.
18/160,034
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enabling and disabling of automatic gain control (AGC) symbols in sidelink. An example method, performed at a first user equipment (UE), includes determining configuration information indicating that mini-slot transmissions, within a full-slot, are allowed, and transmitting, to a second UE, a full-slot sidelink transmission that includes a first symbol configured for automatic gain control (AGC), wherein the full slot transmission also includes one or more additional symbols configured for AGC if at least one condition is satisfied.

Claims (44)

1 . A method for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining configuration information indicating that mini-slot transmissions, within a full-slot, are allowed; and

transmitting, to a second UE, a full-slot sidelink transmission that includes a first symbol configured for automatic gain control (AGC), wherein the full slot transmission also includes one or more additional symbols configured for AGC if at least one condition is satisfied.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first symbol configured for AGC or the additional symbols configured for AGC comprises a duplicate of another symbol.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one condition is satisfied if a third UE is performing mini-slot transmissions.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising detecting that the third UE is performing mini-slot transmissions.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving signaling from the second UE requesting that the first UE transmit the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC, wherein receipt of the signaling satisfies the at least one condition.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the signaling indicates at least one of:

a quantity of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC; or

a location for the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising indicating, via sidelink control information (SCI), that the full slot transmission also includes the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the SCI indicates a location of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, to the second UE, configuration information indicating at least one of: a quantity of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC or a location of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the configuration information is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving signaling, from a network entity, indicating at least one of: a quantity of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC or a location for the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising disabling transmission of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting, to the second UE, an indication of the disabling.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the indication is transmitted via at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), or sidelink control information (SCI).

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) from the second UE requesting at least one of:

that the first UE enable transmission of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC; or

that the first UE disable transmission of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

16 . A method for wireless communication at a second user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining configuration information indicating that mini-slot transmissions, within a full-slot, are allowed; and

processing a full-slot sidelink transmission, from a first UE, that includes a first symbol configured for automatic gain control (AGC), wherein the full slot transmission also includes one or more additional symbols configured for AGC if at least one condition is satisfied.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the first symbol configured for AGC or the additional symbols configured for AGC comprises a duplicate of another symbol.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the processing comprises performing AGC based on at least one of the additional symbols configured for AGC, if the at least one condition is satisfied.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one condition is satisfied if a third UE is performing mini-slot transmissions.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising detecting that the third UE is performing mini-slot transmissions.

21 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising transmitting signaling to the first UE requesting that the first UE transmit the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC, wherein at least one of transmission of the signaling or receipt of an acknowledgment of the signaling satisfies the at least one condition.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the signaling indicates at least one of:

a quantity of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC; or

a location for the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

23 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving an indication, via sidelink control information (SCI), that the full slot transmission also includes the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the SCI indicates a location of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

25 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving, from the first UE, configuration information indicating at least one of: a quantity of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC or a location of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein the configuration information is received via at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

27 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising receiving, from the first UE, an indication that the first UE has disabled transmission of the one or more additional symbols configured for AGC.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the indication is received via at least one of radio resource control (RRC) signaling or a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE).

29 . An apparatus, comprising: a memory comprising executable instructions; and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:

determine, by a first user equipment (UE), configuration information indicating that mini-slot transmissions, within a full-slot, are allowed; and

transmit, to a second UE, a full-slot sidelink transmission that includes a first symbol configured for automatic gain control (AGC), wherein the full slot transmission also includes one or more additional symbols configured for AGC if at least one condition is satisfied.

30 . An apparatus, comprising: a memory comprising executable instructions; and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions and cause the apparatus to:

determine, at a second user equipment (UE), configuration information indicating that mini-slot transmissions, within a full-slot, are allowed; and

process a full-slot sidelink transmission, from a first UE, that includes a first symbol configured for automatic gain control (AGC), wherein the full slot transmission also includes one or more additional symbols configured for AGC if at least one condition is satisfied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2023
From: RYU, JUNG HO; AKKARAKARAN, SONY
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
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Continuity (1)
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