# US 12,004,201 B2 · Sidelink configured grant resource configuration and signalling > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,201 B2 - Document ID: US12004201B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/992,921 - Filed: 2020-08-13 - Published: 2021-02-18 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2019-08-16 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Amine Maaref; Yu Cao; Yongxia Lyu; Jianglei Ma - Inventors: Amine Maaref; Yu Cao; Yongxia Lyu; Jianglei Ma - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004201B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/51: based on terminal or device properties - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal - H04W 72/044: based on the type of the allocated resource - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W 76/40: for selective distribution or broadcast - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for transmitting data over a SL data channel wherein a transmit UE and a receive UE are each semi-statically provided with a CG configuration such that a CG configuration indication does not have to be transmitted in association with each individual data transmission during a duration that the CG configuration is applied. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: transmitting, by a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE) for a receiving (Rx) user equipment (UE), a first sidelink (SL) signal indicating configured grant (CG) configuration parameters, the CG configuration parameters for allocating a set of transmission resources; and transmitting, by the Tx UE, multiple SL data transmissions for the Rx UE in a SL data channel according to the CG configuration parameters on the set of transmission resources, wherein at least one of the multiple SL data transmissions is transmitted without being scheduled by a respective transmission in a physical SL control channel (PSCCH) indicating the CG configuration parameters, the Tx UE semi-statically applying the CG configuration parameters with effect that the CG configuration parameters do not have to be transmitted in association with each individual SL data transmission from the Tx UE to the Rx UE during a duration that the CG configuration is applied. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first SL signal comprises sidelink control information (SCI) and is transmitted in the PSSCH. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: selecting, at the Tx UE, updated CG configuration parameters and transmitting, for the Rx UE, a second SL signal comprising SCI in the PSCCH indicating the updated CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, comprising transmitting further multiple SL data transmissions in the SL data channel for the Rx UE according to the updated CG configuration parameters, wherein at least one of the further multiple SL data transmissions is transmitted without a respective transmission in the PSCCH indicating the updated CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein the updated CG configuration parameters update only a subset of the parameters indicated in the first SL signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 comprising transmitting an indication of one or both of a source ID for the Tx UE or a destination ID for the Rx UE in the SL data channel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the indication of one or both of the source ID and the destination ID comprises: coding a Medium Access Control-Control Element (MAC-CE) that indicates one or both of the source ID and destination ID; and jointly coding the MAC-CE with payload data in one of the multiple SL data transmissions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein transmitting the indication of one or both of the source ID and the destination ID comprises transmitting the indication using a time-frequency resource in the SL data channel, wherein the time-frequency resource is not used for any of the multiple SL data transmissions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 comprising, prior to transmitting the first SL signal, receiving signaling from a base station (BS) indicating the CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the first SL signal is transmitted using radio resource control (RRC) signalling in the SL data channel or transmitted in a physical layer broadcast channel (PSBCH). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CG configuration parameters relates to a grant free (GF) configuration for a broadcast for multiple Rx UEs, wherein the first SL signal is transmitted for multiple Rx UEs and: (i) the first SL signal comprises sidelink control information (SCI) and is transmitted in the PSCCH; or (ii) the first SL signal is transmitted using a PSBCH transmission, the method further comprising transmitting a second SL signal for the multiple Rx UEs in a SL data channel transmission indicating updated CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the CG configuration parameters include a set of parameters selected from a group including: (1) destination ID of one or more Rx UEs; (2) source ID of the Tx UE; (3) SL data channel time-frequency resource; (4) modulation and coding scheme (MCS) parameters to be used for SL data transmission; and (5) demodulation reference signal (DMRS) parameters. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 comprising periodically transmitting for the Rx UE, SCI SL signals to update parameters of the configured grant (CG) configuration applied by the Rx UE. ### Claim 14 An apparatus comprising at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: transmit, by a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE) for a receiving (Rx) user equipment (UE), a first sidelink (SL) signal indicating configured grant (CG) configuration parameters, the CG configuration parameters for allocating a set of transmission resources; and transmit, by the Tx UE, multiple SL data transmissions for the Rx UE in a SL data channel according to the CG configuration parameters on the set of transmission resources, wherein at least one of the multiple SL data transmissions is transmitted without being scheduled by a respective transmission in a physical SL control channel (PSCCH) indicating the CG configuration parameters, the Tx UE semi-statically applying the CG configuration parameters with effect that the CG configuration parameters do not have to be transmitted in association with each individual SL data transmission from the Tx UE to the Rx UE during a duration that the CG configuration is applied. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14 wherein when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to select updated CG configuration parameters and transmit a second SL signal indicating the updated CG configuration parameters for the Rx UE. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to transmit further multiple SL data transmissions according to the updated CG configuration parameters, wherein at least one of the further multiple SL data transmissions is transmitted without a respective transmission in the PSCCH indicating the updated CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14 wherein when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to, prior to transmitting the first SL signal, receive signaling from a base station (BS) indicating the CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the first SL signal comprises sidelink control information (SCI) transmitted in an SL control channel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14 wherein when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, further cause the apparatus to transmit the first SL signal using radio resource control (RRC) signalling in the SL data channel or using a physical layer broadcast channel (PSBCH). ### Claim 20 A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for configuring a transmitting (Tx) user equipment to: transmit, for a receiving (Rx) UE, a first SL signal indicating configured grant (CG) configuration parameters, the CG configuration parameters for allocating a set of transmission resources; and transmit multiple SL data transmissions in a SL data channel for the Rx UE according to the indicated CG configuration parameters on the set of transmission resources, wherein at least one of the multiple SL data transmissions is transmitted without being scheduled by a respective transmission in a physical SL control channel (PSCCH) indicating the CG configuration parameters, the Tx UE semi-statically applying the CG configuration parameters with effect that the CG configuration parameters do not have to be transmitted in association with each individual SL data transmission from the Tx UE to the Rx UE during a duration that the CG configuration is applied. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first SL signal comprises sidelink control information (SCI) and is transmitted in the SL data channel, the SL data channel being a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: selecting, at the Tx UE, updated CG configuration parameters and transmitting, for the Rx UE, a second SL signal comprising SCI in the SL data channel indicating the updated CG configuration parameters. ### Claim 23 A method, comprising: receiving, from a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE), a first sidelink (SL) signal indicating configured grant (CG) configuration parameters, the CG configuration parameters for allocating a set of transmission resources; and receiving multiple SL data transmissions from the Tx UE in a SL data channel according to the CG configuration parameters on the set of transmission resources, wherein at least one of the multiple SL data transmissions is received without being scheduled by a respective transmission from the Tx UE in a physical SL control channel (PSCCH) indicating the CG configuration parameters, the Tx UE semi-statically applying the CG configuration parameters with effect that the CG configuration parameters do not have to be transmitted in association with each individual SL data transmission from the Tx UE to the Rx UE during a duration that the CG configuration is applied. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The method of claim 23, wherein the first SL signal comprises sidelink control information (SCI) and is received in the PSCCH. ### Claim 25 An apparatus, comprising at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive, from a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE), a first sidelink (SL) signal indicating configured grant (CG) configuration parameters, the CG configuration parameters for allocating a set of transmission resources; and receive multiple SL data transmissions from the Tx UE in a SL data channel according to the CG configuration parameters on the set of transmission resources, wherein at least one of the multiple SL data transmissions is received without being scheduled by a respective transmission from the Tx UE in a physical SL control channel (PSCCH) indicating the CG configuration parameters, the Tx UE semi-statically applying the CG configuration parameters with effect that the CG configuration parameters do not have to be transmitted in association with each individual SL data transmission from the Tx UE to the Rx UE during a duration that the CG configuration is applied.