IP Library Granted Patent US 12,495,446
Granted Patent B2
US 12,495,446 · App. 18/899,141 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Slidelink transmission method and apparatus based on sidelink listen-before-talk failure on a shared spectrum

Inventors: Bing Hui (Nanjing, CN); Hua Zhou (Vienna, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Hyukjin Chae (San Diego, CA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Kai Xu (Great Falls, VA); Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W74/0808H04W72/231H04W72/25H04W72/40H04L65/4061H04W4/10H04W76/45H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,495,446
App. No.
18/899,141
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a first resource pool of a sidelink (SL) communication. The wireless device determines, from a candidate resource set in the first resource pool, a SL grant indicating resources for one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication. The wireless device receives, by a medium access control (MAC) layer from a physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL listen before talk (LBT) failure of a first resource of the resources indicated in the SL grant. Based on the indication, the wireless device selects, for the first resource, a second resource from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure. The wireless device transmits, via the second resource, the one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication.

Claims (62)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a first resource pool of a sidelink (SL) communication;

determining, by the wireless device, an SL grant comprising a plurality of resources selected from a candidate resource set in the first resource pool, wherein:

the plurality of resources are time-frequency resources; and

the SL grant is for one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication;

receiving, by a medium access control (MAC) layer of the wireless device from a physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL listen before talk (LBT) failure of a first time-frequency resource of the plurality of resources of the SL grant;

based on the indication, selecting, by the wireless device and for the first time-frequency resource, a second time-frequency resource from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure; and

transmitting, via the second time-frequency resource, the one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the SL communication is between the wireless device and a second wireless device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first resource pool comprises at least one of:

a physical SL control channel (PSCCH);

a physical SL shared channel (PSSCH); and

a physical SL feedback channel (PSFCH).

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a LBT procedure of the SL LBT failure is:

a type 1 channel access procedure; or

a type 2 channel access procedure.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first resource pool comprises the first time-frequency resource and the second time-frequency resource.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second time-frequency resource is selected randomly from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the MAC layer from the physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL LBT failure of a third time-frequency resource of the resources indicated in the SL grant; and

based on the indication, selecting, for the third time-frequency resource, the first time-frequency resource from the first resource pool.

8 . 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, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a first resource pool of a sidelink (SL) communication;

determine an SL grant comprising a plurality of resources selected from a candidate resource set in the first resource pool, wherein:

the plurality of resources are time-frequency resources; and

the SL grant is for one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication;

receive, by a medium access control (MAC) layer of the wireless device from a physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL listen before talk (LBT) failure of a first time-frequency resource of the plurality of resources-indicated in of the SL grant;

based on the indication, select, for the first time-frequency resource, a second time-frequency resource from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure; and

transmit, via the second time-frequency resource, the one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication.

9 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the SL communication is between the wireless device and a second wireless device.

10 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first resource pool comprises at least one of:

a physical SL control channel (PSCCH);

a physical SL shared channel (PSSCH); and

a physical SL feedback channel (PSFCH).

11 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein a LBT procedure of the SL LBT failure is:

a type 1 channel access procedure; or

a type 2 channel access procedure.

12 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the first resource pool comprises the first time-frequency resource and the second time-frequency resource.

13 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the second time-frequency resource is selected randomly from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure.

14 . The wireless device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the wireless device to:

receive, by the MAC layer from the physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL LBT failure of a third time-frequency resource of the resources indicated in the SL grant; and

based on the indication, select, for the third time-frequency resource, the first time-frequency resource from the first resource pool.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a wireless device, cause the wireless device to:

receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a first resource pool of a sidelink (SL) communication;

determine an SL grant comprising a plurality of resources selected from a candidate resource set in the first resource pool, wherein:

the plurality of resources are time-frequency resources; and

the SL grant is for one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication;

receive, by a medium access control (MAC) layer of the wireless device from a physical layer of the wireless device, an indication of SL listen before talk (LBT) failure of a first time-frequency resource of the plurality of resources of the SL grant;

based on the indication, select, for the first time-frequency resource, a second time-frequency resource from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure; and

transmit, via the second time-frequency resource, the one or more SL transmissions of the SL communication.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the SL communication is between the wireless device and a second wireless device.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first resource pool comprises at least one of:

a physical SL control channel (PSCCH);

a physical SL shared channel (PSSCH); and

a physical SL feedback channel (PSFCH).

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a LBT procedure of the SL LBT failure is:

a type 1 channel access procedure; or

a type 2 channel access procedure.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the first resource pool comprises the first time-frequency resource and the second time-frequency resource.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the second time-frequency resource is selected randomly from the first resource pool excluding resources associated with SL LBT failure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: HUI, BING; ZHOU, HUA; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; CHAE, HYUKJIN; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; XU, KAI; KIM, TAEHUN
To: OFINNO, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2023016935 · Mar 30, 2023
Provisional Application 63325724 · Mar 31, 2022
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