Sidelink Communication using Shared Channel Occupancy in Unlicensed Spectrum

Abstract: embodiments include methods for a first user equipment (ue) configured for sidelink (sl) communication with at least a second ue in a wireless network. such methods include receiving, from a radio access network (ran) node of the wireless network, a first message indicating that the first ue is permitted to initiate one or more channel occupancy time (cots) for a channel in unlicensed spectrum and to share the one or more cots with at least the second ue for sl communication. such methods include initiating a first cot of the one or more cots for the channel, as permitted by the first message; and receiving data from the second ue based on sl communication via the channel during the first cot. other embodiments include complementary methods for a second ue and for a ran node, as well as ues and ran nodes configured to perform such methods.

Inventor(s): Majid Gerami, Bikramjit Singh, Min Wang

CPC Classification: H04W72/25 (WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication ; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions ))

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