# US 12,120,702 B2 · Sidelink resource allocation and MAC reset > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,702 B2 - Document ID: US12120702B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/799,841 - Filed: 2021-04-09 - Published: 2023-03-16 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-09 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Youngdae Lee; Giwon Park; Jongyoul Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120702B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 76/23: Manipulation of direct-mode connections - H04L 1/1822: involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes - H04L 1/1851: {using multiple timers} - H04L 1/1864: {ARQ related signaling (H04L1/1607 takes precedence)} - H04L 1/1887: {Scheduling and prioritising arrangements} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 92/18: between terminal devices - 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 A method and apparatus for sidelink resource allocation and media access control (MAC) reset is provided. A wireless device, which is configured with network scheduled resource allocation for sidelink, sets new data indicators (NDIs) for all hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifiers (IDs) specific to the sidelink to value 0, based on a media access control (MAC) reset being requested by an upper layer of the wireless device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station; based on the wireless device being configured with a sidelink resource allocation mode 1, receiving, from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a sidelink radio network temporary identity (SL-RNTI), wherein the PDCCH includes i) a sidelink grant, and ii) a new data indicator (NDI) for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID) related to the sidelink grant; associating a sidelink process related to a transport block (TB) to the sidelink grant; associating the HARQ process ID to the sidelink process; performing transmission of the TB based on the sidelink grant; and based on a media access control (MAC) reset being requested by an upper layer of the wireless device, setting NDIs for all HARQ process IDs to value 0 for receiving a PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the all HARQ process IDs include the HARQ process ID. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, after the MAC reset: receiving, from the base station, a second PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the second PDCCH includes i) a second sidelink grant, and ii) a NDI set to value 1 for the HARQ process ID related to the second sidelink grant; associating a second sidelink process related to a second TB to the second sidelink grant; re-associating the HARQ process ID to the second sidelink process; and performing transmission of the second TB the second sidelink grant. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises, after the MAC reset: receiving, from the base station, a second PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the second PDCCH includes i) a second sidelink grant, and ii) a NDI set to value 0 for the HARQ process ID related to the second sidelink grant; and performing retransmission of the TB based on the second sidelink grant. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sidelink resource allocation mode 1 is a sidelink resource allocation mode in which sidelink resource allocation is provided by the base station. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the MAC reset is requested based on a procedure including at least one of a system information (SI) request procedure, an RRC establishment procedure, an RRC reconfiguration with Sync procedure, an RRC release procedure and/or an RRC re-establishment procedure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the PDCCH further includes the HARQ process ID. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a PC5 unicast link and/or a PC5-RRC connection is established between the wireless device and a second wireless device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the TB is for sidelink data from logical channels. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is in communication with at least one of a mobile device, a network, and/or autonomous vehicles other than the wireless device. ### Claim 10 A wireless device configured to operate in a wireless communication system, the wireless device comprising: at least one transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising: establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a base station; based on the wireless device being configured with a sidelink resource allocation mode 1, receiving, from the base station via the at least one transceiver, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a sidelink radio network temporary identity (SL-RNTI), wherein the PDCCH includes i) a sidelink grant, and ii) a new data indicator (NDI) for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID) related to the sidelink grant; associating a sidelink process related to a transport block (TB) to the sidelink grant; associating the HARQ process ID to the sidelink process; performing, via the at least one transceiver, transmission of the TB based on the sidelink grant; and based on a media access control (MAC) reset being requested by an upper layer of the wireless device, setting NDIs for all HARQ process IDs to value 0 for receiving a PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the all HARQ process IDs include the HARQ process ID. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise, after the MAC reset: receiving, from the base station, a second PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the second PDCCH includes i) a second sidelink grant, and ii) a NDI set to value 1 for the HARQ process ID related to the second sidelink grant; associating a second sidelink process related to a second TB to the second sidelink grant; re-associating the HARQ process ID to the second sidelink process; and performing transmission of the second TB the second sidelink grant. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise, after the MAC reset: receiving, from the base station, a second PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the second PDCCH includes i) a second sidelink grant, and ii) a NDI set to value 0 for the HARQ process ID related to the second sidelink grant; and performing retransmission of the TB based on the second sidelink grant. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the sidelink resource allocation mode 1 is a sidelink resource allocation mode in which sidelink resource allocation is provided by the base station. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the MAC reset is requested based on a procedure including at least one of a system information (SI) request procedure, an RRC establishment procedure, an RRC reconfiguration with Sync procedure, an RRC release procedure and/or an RRC re-establishment procedure. ### Claim 15 A processing apparatus configured to control a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the processing apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory operably connectable to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform operations comprising: based on the wireless device being configured with a sidelink resource allocation mode 1, obtaining, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a sidelink radio network temporary identity (SL-RNTI), i) a sidelink grant, and ii) a new data indicator (NDI) for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID) related to the sidelink grant; associating a sidelink process related to a transport block (TB) to the sidelink grant; associating the HARQ process ID to the sidelink process; and based on a media access control (MAC) reset being requested by an upper layer, setting NDIs for all HARQ process IDs to value 0 for receiving a PDCCH based on the SL-RNTI, wherein the all HARQ process IDs include the HARQ process ID.