Indications associating layer 2 identifiers with a user equipment for sidelink
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may establish, with a second UE, a first sidelink associated with a first layer 2 (L2) identifier of the second UE and a second sidelink associated with a second L2 identifier of the second UE, wherein the first L2 identifier is different than the second L2 identifier. The first UE may receive an indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier. Numerous other aspects are described.
1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
establish, with a second UE, a first sidelink associated with a first layer 2 (L2) identifier of the second UE and a second sidelink associated with a second L2 identifier of the second UE, wherein the first L2 identifier is different than the second L2 identifier;
transmit an indication that one or more L2 identifiers associated with the first UE are not permitted to be shared with the second UE; and
receive an indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier indicates a physical node identifier of the second UE.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the physical node identifier is assigned to the first UE by a network entity or generated locally by the first UE.
4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the physical node identifier is an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) associated with the second UE, or an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) associated with the second UE.
5 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, based at least in part on the second UE changing at least one of the physical node identifier, the first L2 identifier, or the second L2 identifier, receive another indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received via a unicast sidelink communication from the second UE.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is associated with a sidelink radio resource control (RRC) communication.
8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier includes a first message received via the first sidelink associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier, and a second message received via the second sidelink associating the second UE with the second L2 identifier.
9 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the second UE, a request for a physical node identifier associated with the second UE, wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received from the second UE in response to the request for the physical node identifier associated with the second UE.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received from a network entity.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the network entity, a communication indicating the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier, wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received from the network entity in response to the communication identifying the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the communication indicating the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is associated with a sidelink UE information for New Radio (NR) sidelink communication message.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the sidelink UE information for NR sidelink communication message includes a sidelink transmission resource requirement list, and wherein the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier are indicated by the sidelink transmission resource requirement list.
14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the communication indicating the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier further indicates a third L2 identifier of the first UE associated with the first sidelink and a fourth L2 identifier of the first UE associated with the second sidelink.
15 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received via at least one of a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) communication or a radio resource control (RRC) communication.
16 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit an indication that the physical node identifier of the first UE is not to be shared with other UEs.
17 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the network entity, a request for a physical node identifier associated with the second UE, wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received from the network entity in response to the request for the physical node identifier associated with the second UE.
18 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more memories comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the apparatus to:
receive, from a first user equipment (UE), a communication indicating a first layer 2 (L2) identifier associated with a first sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, and a second L2 identifier associated with a second sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
receive, from the first UE, an indication that one or more L2 identifiers associated with the first UE are not permitted to be shared with the second UE; and
transmit, to the first UE, an indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier indicates a physical node identifier of the second UE.
20 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the physical node identifier is a random number generated as a function of an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) associated with the second UE, or an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) associated with the second UE.
21 . The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to, based at least in part on the second UE changing at least one of the physical node identifier, the first L2 identifier, or the second L2 identifier, transmit, to the first UE, another indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
22 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the communication indicating the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is associated with a sidelink UE information for New Radio (NR) sidelink communication message.
23 . The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the sidelink UE information for NR sidelink communication message includes a sidelink transmission resource requirement list, and wherein the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier are indicated by the sidelink transmission resource requirement list.
24 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the communication indicating the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier further indicates a third L2 identifier of the first UE associated with the first sidelink and a fourth L2 identifier of the first UE associated with the second sidelink.
25 . The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, to the second UE, an indication associating the first UE with the third L2 identifier and the fourth L2 identifier.
26 . A method of wireless communication performed by a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
establishing, with a second UE, a first sidelink associated with a first layer 2 (L2) identifier of the second UE and a second sidelink associated with a second L2 identifier of the second UE, wherein the first L2 identifier is different than the second L2 identifier;
transmitting an indication that one or more L2 identifiers associated with the first UE are not permitted to be shared with the second UE; and
receiving an indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received via a unicast sidelink communication from the second UE.
28 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier is received from a network entity.
29 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, comprising:
receiving, from a first user equipment (UE), a communication indicating a first layer 2 (L2) identifier associated with a first sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, and a second L2 identifier associated with a second sidelink between the first UE and the second UE;
receiving, from the first UE, an indication that one or more L2 identifiers associated with the first UE are not permitted to be shared with the second UE; and
transmitting, to the first UE, an indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier.
30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the indication associating the second UE with the first L2 identifier and the second L2 identifier indicates a physical node identifier of the second UE.