# US 12,114,200 B2 · Sidelink connection control method, terminal, and network side device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,200 B2 - Document ID: US12114200B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/245,521 - Filed: 2021-04-30 - Published: 2021-08-12 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-01 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Qian Zheng; Zichao Ji; Xiaodong Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114200B2 ## CPC - H04W 28/0268: {using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24)} - H04W 74/006: {in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal} - 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 72/543: based on requested quality, e.g. QoS - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W 28/0289: {Congestion control (load shedding arrangements in network planning H04W16/08; performing reselection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12)} - H04W 74/002: {Transmission of channel access control information} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A sidelink connection control method includes: obtaining an access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of a first terminal; and performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sidelink connection control method, applied to a first terminal, and comprising: obtaining an access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of the first terminal; and performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter; wherein the obtaining the access control parameter used to indicate the sidelink connection behavior of the first terminal comprises: receiving the access control parameter sent by a second terminal, wherein the access control parameter comprises at least one of: second indication information used to indicate whether it is allowed to initiate a sidelink unicast establishment request or a sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; second prohibition duration within which initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal is prohibited; or a second prohibition factor used to assist the first terminal in determining whether the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; wherein the performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter comprises: when it is determined, based on the access control parameter, that the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal, running a second prohibition timer; and when the second prohibition timer stops or expires, initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of the first terminal further comprises: receiving the access control parameter sent by a network side device, wherein the access control parameter comprises at least one of: first indication information used to indicate whether sidelink transmission of the first terminal is allowed to use a resource allocation mode being network scheduling; first prohibition duration within which sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling; or a first prohibition factor used to assist the first terminal in determining whether sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: determining target information having an association relationship with the access control parameter, wherein the target information comprises at least one of: a sidelink transmission type, wherein the sidelink transmission type comprises at least one of unicast, groupcast, or broadcast; or at least one quality of service (QOS) parameter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter further comprises: determining, based on a sidelink transmission type of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the sidelink transmission type of the to-be-transmitted data; or determining, based on a QoS requirement of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the QoS requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; or determining, based on the sidelink transmission type of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the sidelink transmission type of the to-be-transmitted data, and determining, based on the QoS requirement of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the QoS requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; running a first prohibition timer when it is determined, based on the determined access control parameter, that sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling, and when the first prohibition timer stops or expires, sending, to the network side device, an uplink message needed by the resource allocation mode being network scheduling. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein when the first terminal supports a resource allocation mode being autonomous selection or scheduling by another terminal, the method further comprises: running a first prohibition timer when it is determined, based on the access control parameter, that sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling, and during running of the first prohibition timer, switching, by the first terminal, to the resource allocation mode being autonomous selection or scheduling by another terminal. ### Claim 6 A terminal, being a first terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program that is stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the first terminal performs: obtaining an access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of the first terminal; and performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter; wherein the obtaining the access control parameter used to indicate the sidelink connection behavior of the first terminal comprises: receiving the access control parameter sent by a second terminal, wherein the access control parameter comprises at least one of: second indication information used to indicate whether it is allowed to initiate a sidelink unicast establishment request or a sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; second prohibition duration within which initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal is prohibited; or a second prohibition factor used to assist the first terminal in determining whether the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; wherein the performing sidelink communication based on the access control parameter comprises: when it is determined, based on the access control parameter, that the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal, running a second prohibition timer; and when the second prohibition timer stops or expires, initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The terminal according to claim 6, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the first terminal further performs: receiving the access control parameter sent by a network side device, wherein the access control parameter comprises at least one of: first indication information used to indicate whether sidelink transmission of the first terminal is allowed to use a resource allocation mode being network scheduling; first prohibition duration within which sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling; or a first prohibition factor used to assist the first terminal in determining whether sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program, and when the program is executed by a processor, steps of the sidelink connection control method according to claim 1 are implemented. ### Claim 9 A sidelink connection control method, applied to a second terminal, and comprising: sending, to a first terminal, an access control parameter used to indicate sidelink connection behavior of a first terminal; wherein the access control parameter comprises at least one of: second indication information used to indicate whether it is allowed to initiate a sidelink unicast establishment request or a sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; second prohibition duration within which initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal is prohibited; or a second prohibition factor used to assist the first terminal in determining whether the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; wherein the access control parameter is used by the first terminal to run a second prohibition timer when it is determined that the first terminal is prohibited from initiating the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal; and when the second prohibition timer stops or expires, initiate the sidelink unicast establishment request or the sidelink groupcast establishment request to the second terminal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) A terminal, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program that is stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the terminal device performs steps of the sidelink connection control method according to claim 9. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program, and when the program is executed by a processor, steps of the sidelink connection control method according to claim 9 are implemented. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The terminal according to claim 7, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the first terminal further performs: determining target information having an association relationship with the access control parameter, wherein the target information comprises at least one of: a sidelink transmission type, wherein the sidelink transmission type comprises at least one of unicast, groupcast, or broadcast; or at least one quality of service (QOS) parameter. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The terminal according to claim 12, wherein when the program is executed by the processor, the first terminal further performs: determining, based on a sidelink transmission type of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the sidelink transmission type of the to-be-transmitted data; or determining, based on a QoS requirement of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the QoS requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; or determining, based on the sidelink transmission type of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the sidelink transmission type of the to-be-transmitted data, and determining, based on the QoS requirement of to-be-transmitted data, an access control parameter matching the QoS requirement of the to-be-transmitted data; running a first prohibition timer when it is determined, based on the determined access control parameter, that sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling, and when the first prohibition timer stops or expires, sending, to the network side device, an uplink message needed by the resource allocation mode being network scheduling. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The terminal according to claim 7, wherein in a case that the first terminal supports a resource allocation mode being autonomous selection or scheduling by another terminal, when the program is executed by the processor, the first terminal further performs: running a first prohibition timer when it is determined, based on the access control parameter, that sidelink transmission of the first terminal is prohibited from using the resource allocation mode being network scheduling, and during running of the first prohibition timer, switching, by the first terminal, to the resource allocation mode being autonomous selection or scheduling by another terminal.