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US 12,538,378 · App. 18/030,893 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Energy saving method and device in sidelink system

Inventors: Miao Zhou (Beijing, CN); Feifei Sun (Beijing, CN); Min Wu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W76/28H04W52/0216H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 12,538,378
App. No.
18/030,893
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The application provides an energy-saving method and a device in a Sidelink system, the method includes: acquiring discontinuous transmission DTX configuration from a network node; determining a first time range and/or a second time range according to the acquired DTX configuration; staying awake in the first time range, or entering into a sleep state in the second time range.

Claims (47)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information associated with sidelink;

obtaining second DRX configuration information associated with communication with a base station;

identifying, based on the first DRX configuration information, at least one first time range for first DRX associated with the sidelink;

identifying, based on the second DRX configuration information, at least one second time range for second DRX associated with the communication with the base station;

identifying, based on the at least one first time range, whether to perform sidelink communication; and

identifying, based on the at least one second time range, whether to perform the communication with the base station,

wherein the at least one second time range includes a time range associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for the sidelink.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first time range includes a time range associated with a retransmission of sidelink communication data.

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one first time range includes a time range where a starting position of the time range is identified based on an offset,

wherein the offset is between the starting position of the time range and a starting position of a cycle associated with the first DRX, and

wherein the first DRX configuration information includes information on the offset.

4 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein an initial transmission of sidelink communication data is received based on the at least one first time range, and

wherein a retransmission of sidelink communication data is received based on the at least one first time range.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first DRX configuration information is associated with a source identifier for the sidelink.

6 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one second time range includes a time range associated with sidelink transmission.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first DRX configuration information is associated with a destination identifier for the sidelink and a cast type for the sidelink.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink communication includes transmission or reception of sidelink control information.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the UE is in a sleep state for the second DRX in the time range associated with the PUCCH for the HARQ feedback for the sidelink.

10 . A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

obtain first discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information associated with sidelink,

obtain second DRX configuration information associated with communication with a base station,

identify, based on the first DRX configuration information, at least one first time range for first DRX associated with the sidelink,

identify, based on the second DRX configuration information, at least one second time range for second DRX associated with the communication with the base station,

identify, based on the at least one first time range, whether to perform sidelink communication, and

identify, based on the at least one second time range, whether to perform the communication with the base station,

wherein the at least one second time range includes a time range associated with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for the sidelink.

11 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the at least one first time range

includes a time range associated with a retransmission of sidelink communication data.

12 . The UE of claim 10 ,

wherein the at least one first time range includes a time range where a starting position of the time range is identified based on an offset,

wherein the offset is between the starting position of the time range and a starting position of a cycle associated with the first DRX, and

wherein the first DRX configuration information includes information on the offset.

13 . The UE of claim 10 ,

wherein an initial transmission of sidelink communication data is received based on the at least one first time range, and

wherein a retransmission of sidelink communication data is received based on the at least one first time range.

14 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the first DRX configuration information is associated with a source identifier for the sidelink.

15 . The UE of claim 10 ,

wherein the at least one second time range includes a time range associated with sidelink transmission.

16 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the first DRX configuration information is associated with a destination identifier for the sidelink and a cast type for the sidelink.

17 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the sidelink communication includes transmission or reception of sidelink control information.

18 . The UE of claim 10 , wherein the UE is in a sleep state for the second DRX in the time range associated with the PUCCH for the HARQ feedback for the sidelink.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2023
From: ZHOU, MIAO; SUN, FEIFEI; WU, MIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063260/0686 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011099124.1 · Oct 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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