Aligned sidelink communications

A user equipment comprising:

• a radio frequency (RF) circuitry component configured to transmit or receive communication signals on an unlicensed spectrum;
• and
• a processor coupled to the RF circuitry component, configured to:
• receive a configured grant (CG) configuration data comprising bi-directional CG information for an aligned sidelink communication session within the unlicensed spectrum with a second UE;
• monitor for receipt of a first transmission of the aligned sidelink communication session;
• and
• acquire a channel for the aligned sidelink communication session.

A computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a processor of a user equipment to perform operations to aid the acquisition of a communication session, the operations comprising:

• receiving a configured grant (CG) configuration data comprising bi-directional CG information for an aligned sidelink communication session;
• monitoring for receipt of a first transmission of the aligned sidelink communication session;
• and
• on the basis of the monitoring, acquiring a channel for the aligned sidelink communication session.