US Patent Application 17714887. EXPLOITING UNUTILIZED TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS simplified abstract

EXPLOITING UNUTILIZED TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS

Inventors

Ahmed Elshafie of San Diego CA (US)

Seyedkianoush Hosseini of San Diego CA (US)

EXPLOITING UNUTILIZED TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

• This abstract for appeared for patent application number 17714887 Titled 'EXPLOITING UNUTILIZED TRANSMISSION OCCASIONS'

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a method for wireless communications between two user equipment (UE) devices. The first UE receives configuration information that sets up transmission occasions for initial sidelink transmissions using shared sidelink resources. The first UE then sends an indication to a second UE, which also uses the shared resources, stating that it intends to skip one or more of the scheduled transmission occasions or retransmission occasions.

Original Abstract Submitted

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for method for wireless communications by a first user equipment (UE), generally including receiving sidelink configuration information configuring the first UE with at least initial transmission occasions for initial sidelink transmissions using shared sidelink resources and transmitting an indication, to at least a second UE that uses the shared sidelink resources, that the first UE intends to skip at least one of the initial transmission occasions or one or more retransmission occasions scheduled for retransmission of an initial transmission.