IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,402
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,402 · App. 18/415,317 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

V2X QoS and congestion control for new radio (NR) systems

Inventors: Mikhail Shilov (Santa Clara, CA); Alexey Khoryaev (Santa Clara, CA); Sergey Panteleev (Kildare, IE); Sergey Sosnin (Santa Clara, CA); Kilian Roth (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H04W28/16H04W72/20H04W72/56H04W4/40H04W28/084
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,568,402
App. No.
18/415,317
Filed
Jan 17, 2024
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2412
USPC
370/229
Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to sidelink communication between nodes. Aspects of the sidelink communication, in accordance with embodiments herein, may include one or more of resource selection, congestion control, and resource signaling. Specific embodiments may relate to use of at least one priority level during the sidelink communication. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Claims (35)

1 . An apparatus for use in a user equipment (UE), wherein the apparatus comprises:

memory to store a priority level k that is related to a sidelink transmission that is to be transmitted in a slot n; and

one or more processors configured to:

identify, based on the priority level k, a channel occupancy ratio (CR) limit CR Limit (k);

identify, based on respective CR values related to one or more transmissions with a priority level i that is greater than or equal to k, a cumulative CR value; and

ensure that the cumulative CR value is less than or equal to CR Limit (k).

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cumulative CR value is a summation of the respective CR values related to the one or more transmissions with the priority level i.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmissions with the priority level i are to be transmitted in a slot that is different than slot n.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sidelink transmission is a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the CR limit CR Limit (k) is further based on a channel busy ratio (CBR) metric.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the priority level k is identified by the UE based on a sidelink control information (SCI).

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to ensure that the cumulative CR value is less than the CR limit CR Limit (k) by dropping a transmission in the slot n.

8 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media (NTCRM) comprising instructions that, upon execution of the instructions by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), are to cause the UE to:

identify a priority level k that is related to a sidelink transmission that is to be transmitted in a slot n;

identify, based on the priority level k, a channel occupancy ratio (CR) limit CR Limit (k);

identify, based on respective CR values related to one or more transmissions with a priority level i that is greater than or equal to k, a cumulative CR value; and

ensure that the cumulative CR value is less than or equal to CR Limit (k).

9 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the cumulative CR value is a summation of the respective CR values related to the one or more transmissions with the priority level i.

10 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the one or more transmissions with the priority level i are to be transmitted in a slot that is different than slot n.

11 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the sidelink transmission is a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission.

12 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the CR limit CR Limit (k) is further based on a channel busy ratio (CBR) metric.

13 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the priority level k is identified by the UE based on a sidelink control information (SCI).

14 . The one or more NTCRM of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the UE to ensure that the cumulative CR value is less than the CR limit CR Limit (k) by dropping a transmission in the slot n.

15 . A user equipment (UE) comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, upon execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, are to cause the UE to:

identify a priority level k that is related to a sidelink transmission that is to be transmitted in a slot n;

identify, based on the priority level k, a channel occupancy ratio (CR) limit CR Limit (k);

identify, based on respective CR values related to one or more transmissions with a priority level i that is greater than or equal to k, a cumulative CR value; and

ensure that the cumulative CR value is less than or equal to CR Limit (k).

16 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the cumulative CR value is a summation of the respective CR values related to the one or more transmissions with the priority level i.

17 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the one or more transmissions with the priority level i are to be transmitted in a slot that is different than slot n.

18 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the sidelink transmission is a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) transmission.

19 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the CR limit CR Limit (k) is further based on a channel busy ratio (CBR) metric.

20 . The UE of claim 15 , wherein the priority level k is identified by the UE based on a sidelink control information (SCI).

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16995724 · Aug 17, 2020
Provisional Application 62888344 · Aug 16, 2019
Related Publication 20240205738A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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