# US 11,445,535 B2 · Method and device for performing LTE sidelink transmission on basis of timing offset in NR V2X > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,535 B2 - Document ID: US11445535B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/678,704 - Filed: 2022-02-23 - Published: 2022-06-09 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-02 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Woosuk Ko; Seungmin Lee; Daesung Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445535B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for performing sidelink communication by a first device is provided. The method may comprise: transmitting, to a base station, UE capability information of the first device; receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) parameter based on the UE capability information; and performing Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink transmission to a second device, based on first timing offset candidate values related to the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device which are configured based on the RRC parameter, wherein a first timing offset included in the UE capability information is one of the first timing offset candidate values. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for performing sidelink communication by a first device, the method comprising: transmitting, to a base station, user equipment (UE) capability information of the first device, wherein the UE capability information includes a first timing offset related to a minimum delay; receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message related to the UE capability information, wherein the RRC message includes first timing offset candidate values related to Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink transmission; and performing the LTE sidelink transmission to a second device, based on the first timing offset candidate values which are configured by the RRC message. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, from the base station, a first New Radio (NR) downlink control information (DCI) for the LTE sidelink transmission, wherein the first NR DCI includes information representing a second timing offset which is one of the first timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein performing the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device comprises: performing the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device based on the second timing offset among the first timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving, from the base station, a second NR DCI for NR sidelink transmission, wherein a size of the first NR DCI is less than or equal to a size of the second NR DCI. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving, from the base station, a second NR DCI for NR sidelink transmission, wherein a size of the first NR DCI is greater than a size of the second NR DCI. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: matching the size of the first NR DCI and the size of the second NR DCI by applying zero padding to the second NR DCI. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein a search space in which the first NR DCI is received does not overlap a search space in which the second NR DCI is received. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first timing offset is one of second timing offset candidate values configurable by the base station to the first device, wherein the second timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset candidate values, and wherein the first timing offset candidate values among the second timing offset candidate values are determined based on the first timing offset. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein a total number of the first timing offset candidate values is eight. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset and timing offsets greater than the first timing offset among the second timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the first timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset and values of integer multiples of the first timing offset among the second timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the first timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset and timing offsets obtained by adding integer multiples of a slot duration to the first timing offset among the second timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the first timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset and timing offsets obtained by adding integer multiples of a pre-configured time to the first timing offset among the second timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 14 A first device configured to perform sidelink communication, the first device comprising: at least one memory storing instructions; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor connected to the at least one memory and the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to: transmit, to a base station, user equipment (UE) capability information of the first device, wherein the UE capability information includes a first timing offset related to a minimum delay; receive, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message related to the UE capability information, wherein the RRC message includes first timing offset candidate values related to Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink transmission; and perform the LTE sidelink transmission to a second device, based on the first timing offset candidate values which are configured by the RRC message. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The first device of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to: receive, from the base station, a first New Radio (NR) downlink control information (DCI) for the LTE sidelink transmission, wherein the first NR DCI includes information representing a second timing offset which is one of the first timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The first device of claim 15, wherein performing the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device comprises: performing the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device based on the second timing offset among the first timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The first device of claim 14, wherein the first timing offset is one of second timing offset candidate values configurable by the base station to the first device, wherein the second timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset candidate values, and wherein the first timing offset candidate values among the second timing offset candidate values are determined based on the first timing offset. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The first device of claim 17, wherein a total number of the first timing offset candidate values is eight. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The first device of claim 17, wherein the first timing offset candidate values include the first timing offset and timing offsets greater than the first timing offset among the second timing offset candidate values. ### Claim 20 An apparatus configured to control a first user equipment (UE), the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to: transmit, to a base station, UE capability information of the first UE, wherein the UE capability information includes a first timing offset related to a minimum delay; receive, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message related to the UE capability information, wherein the RRC message includes first timing offset candidate values related to Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink transmission; and perform the LTE sidelink transmission to a second UE, based on the first timing offset candidate values which are configured by the RRC message.