# US 12,010,687 B2 · Techniques for enhanced sidelink feedback transmission > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,687 B2 - Document ID: US12010687B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/572,111 - Filed: 2022-01-10 - Published: 2023-07-13 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-01-10 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Ahmed Elshafie; Wei Yang; Seyedkianoush Hosseini - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010687B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - H04L 1/1854: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04L 1/1896: {ARQ related signaling} - H04W 72/25: between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) may receive a control message indicating a feedback resource configuration for transmitting feedback information over a sidelink feedback channel that includes two or more symbol periods. The feedback resource configuration may include one or more start and length indicator values (SLIVs), one or more bitmaps, or a combination thereof. The first wireless device may receive a sidelink message from a second wireless device (e.g., a UE) over a sidelink shared channel. The first wireless device may transmit the feedback information to the second wireless device based on decoding the sidelink message from the second wireless device. The first wireless device may transmit the feedback information over the sidelink feedback channel using the two or more symbol periods in accordance with the feedback resource configuration. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communications at a first wireless device, comprising: receiving a first control message indicating a feedback resource configuration for transmitting feedback information over a sidelink feedback channel, the feedback resource configuration comprising one or more start and length indicator values, or one or more bitmaps, or any combination thereof, wherein the sidelink feedback channel comprises two or more symbol periods; receiving a sidelink message from a second wireless device over a sidelink shared channel; and transmitting the feedback information to the second wireless device based at least in part on decoding the sidelink message, wherein the feedback information is transmitted over the sidelink feedback channel using the two or more symbol periods in accordance with the feedback resource configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback resource configuration comprises the one or more start and length indicator values, the method further comprising: identifying a starting symbol period and a quantity of the two or more symbol periods for transmitting the feedback information based at least in part on a start and length indicator value from the one or more start and length indicator values, wherein the feedback information is transmitted to the second wireless device using resources corresponding to the starting symbol period and the quantity of the two or more symbol periods. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: receiving, from the second wireless device, a second control message indicating the start and length indicator value for transmitting the feedback information associated with the sidelink message; and selecting the start and length indicator value from the one or more start and length indicator values based at least in part on the second control message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: selecting the start and length indicator value from the one or more start and length indicator values based at least in part on a first identifier of the first wireless device, or a second identifier of the second wireless device, or both. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: determining a time-domain offset from the starting symbol period based at least in part on a first identifier of the first wireless device, a second identifier of the second wireless device, or both, wherein transmitting the feedback information to the second wireless device is based at least in part on the determined time-domain offset. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the quantity of the two or more symbol periods for the feedback information is based at least in part on a payload size of the sidelink message. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more start and length indicator values correspond to a sidelink resource pool, the sidelink message being received on one or more resources from the sidelink resource pool. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback resource configuration comprises the one or more bitmaps, the method further comprising: identifying a subset of symbol periods from the two or more symbol periods for transmitting the feedback information indicated by a bitmap from the one or more bitmaps, wherein the feedback information is transmitted to the second wireless device using the subset of symbol periods. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: receiving, from the second wireless device, a second control message indicating the bitmap for transmitting the feedback information associated with the sidelink message; and selecting the bitmap from the one or more bitmaps based at least in part on the second control message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: selecting the bitmap from the one or more bitmaps based at least in part on a first identifier of the first wireless device, or a second identifier of the second wireless device, or both. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein a quantity of symbol periods of the two or more symbol periods indicated by the bitmap and used for the feedback information is based at least in part on a payload size of the feedback information, content of the feedback information, a reliability metric associated with the feedback information, a metric associated with the bitmap, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more bitmaps correspond to a sidelink resource pool, the sidelink message being received on one or more resources from the sidelink resource pool. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein transmitting the feedback information comprises: transmitting the feedback information in a same physical resource block of each symbol period of the two or more symbol periods and in accordance with the bitmap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the feedback information comprises: transmitting a repetition of at least a portion of the feedback information during a first symbol period of the two or more symbol periods, the first symbol period preceding a remaining number of symbol periods of the two or more symbol periods that include the feedback information, wherein the repetition during the first symbol period is associated with automatic gain control procedures. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: identifying a second bitmap that indicates a location of the first symbol period within the two or more symbol periods of the sidelink feedback channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining one or more physical resource blocks to use for transmitting the feedback information during the two or more symbol periods based at least in part on a first identifier of the first wireless device, a second identifier of the second wireless device, a slot associated with the received sidelink message, a sub-channel associated with the received sidelink message, or any combination thereof, wherein the feedback information is transmitted on the one or more physical resource blocks based at least in part on the determination. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the two or more symbol periods are contiguous in a time-domain. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first control message comprises a radio resource control message, a medium access control-control element, downlink control information, sidelink control information, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 19 A method for wireless communications at a first wireless device, comprising: identifying a feedback resource configuration for receiving feedback information over a sidelink feedback channel, the feedback resource configuration comprising one or more start and length indicator values, or one or more bitmaps, or any combination thereof, wherein the sidelink feedback channel comprises two or more symbol periods; transmitting a sidelink message to a second wireless device over a sidelink shared channel; and receiving the feedback information from the second wireless device in response to the sidelink message, wherein the feedback information is received over the sidelink feedback channel using the two or more symbol periods in accordance with the feedback resource configuration. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the feedback resource configuration comprises the one or more start and length indicator values, the method further comprising: identifying a starting symbol period and a quantity of the two or more symbol periods for receiving the feedback information based at least in part on a start and length indicator value from the one or more start and length indicator values, wherein the feedback information is received from the second wireless device using resources corresponding to the starting symbol period and the quantity of the two or more symbol periods. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, further comprising: selecting the start and length indicator value from the one or more start and length indicator values; and transmitting, to the second wireless device, a control message indicating the selected start and length indicator value for the feedback information associated with the sidelink message. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein receiving the feedback information comprises: receiving the feedback information from the second wireless device based at least in part on a time-domain offset from the starting symbol period, the time-domain offset being based at least in part on a first identifier of the first wireless device, a second identifier of the second wireless device, or both. ### Claim 23 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the quantity of the two or more symbol periods for the feedback information is based at least in part on a payload size of the sidelink message. ### Claim 24 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein the one or more start and length indicator values correspond to a sidelink resource pool, the sidelink message being received on one or more resources from the sidelink resource pool. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the feedback resource configuration comprises the one or more bitmaps, the method further comprising: identifying a subset of symbol periods from the two or more symbol periods for receiving the feedback information indicated by a bitmap from the one or more bitmaps, wherein the feedback information is received from the second wireless device using the subset of symbol periods. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, further comprising: selecting the bitmap from the one or more bitmaps based at least in part on a payload size of the feedback information, content of the feedback information, a reliability metric associated with the feedback information, a metric associated with the bitmap, or any combination thereof; and transmitting, to the second wireless device, a control message indicating the bitmap for the feedback information associated with the sidelink message. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more bitmaps correspond to a sidelink resource pool, the sidelink message being received on one or more resources from the sidelink resource pool. ### Claim 28 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein receiving the feedback information comprises: receiving a repetition of at least a portion of the feedback information during a first symbol period of the two or more symbol periods, the first symbol period preceding a remaining number of symbol periods of the two or more symbol periods that include the feedback information, wherein a location of the first symbol period is indicated by a second bitmap; and performing automatic gain control procedures for receiving the sidelink message based at least in part on the repetition during the first symbol period. ### Claim 29 An apparatus for wireless communications at a first wireless device, comprising: at least one processor; and memory coupled with the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to: receive a first control message indicating a feedback resource configuration for transmitting feedback information over a sidelink feedback channel, the feedback resource configuration comprising one or more start and length indicator values, or one or more bitmaps, or any combination thereof, wherein the sidelink feedback channel comprises two or more symbol periods; receive a sidelink message from a second wireless device over a sidelink shared channel; and transmit the feedback information to the second wireless device based at least in part on decoding the sidelink message, wherein the feedback information is transmitted over the sidelink feedback channel using the two or more symbol periods in accordance with the feedback resource configuration. ### Claim 30 An apparatus for wireless communications at a first wireless device, comprising: at least one processor; and memory coupled with the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to: identify a feedback resource configuration for receiving feedback information over a sidelink feedback channel, the feedback resource configuration comprising one or more start and length indicator values, or one or more bitmaps, or any combination thereof, wherein the sidelink feedback channel comprises two or more symbol periods; transmit a sidelink message to a second wireless device over a sidelink shared channel; and receive the feedback information from the second wireless device in response to the sidelink message, wherein the feedback information is received over the sidelink feedback channel using the two or more symbol periods in accordance with the feedback resource configuration.