Methods, apparatus, and system

A portable electronic device (UEa) comprising:

• an interface;
• a memory;
• and
• an electronic processor electrically and communicably coupled to the memory and the interface, the electronic processor configured to:
• determine a coupling state that indicates a communicative coupling or communicative non-coupling of the portable electronic device (UEa) with a control unit (CUa) of a vehicle (BICa);
• and
• establish, via the interface, a communication channel (CHa) between the control unit (CUa) and the portable electronic device (UEa);
• receive, from the control unit (CUa), via the communication channel (CHa) between the portable electronic device (UEa) and the control unit (CUa), a capability information (c_CUa) associated with the vehicle (BICa),
• wherein based on the received capability information (c_Cua), the portable electronic device (UEa) is capable to attend to a variety of differently configured types of devices (vehicles, VRUs);
• and
• transmit, from the portable electronic device (UEa) to a radio access node (gNB), via a radio control channel (RRCH), at least one capability information (UECapabilityInformation) including capability parameters associated with the portable electronic device (UEa),
• wherein the capability parameters comprise at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of:
• adaptive SL DRX cycles, adaptive SL power classes, and adaptive SL switching time.

A system(S) comprising:

• a control unit (CUa) of a lightweight vehicle (BICa);
• determining means (202;
• 292) of a portable electronic device (UEa) configured to determine a coupling state that indicates a communicative coupling or communicative non-coupling of the portable electronic device (UEa) with the control unit (CUa);
• establishing a communication channel (CHa) between the control unit (CUa) and the portable electronic device (UEa);
• receiving, from the control unit (CUa), via the communication channel (CHa) between the portable electronic device (UEa) and the control unit (CUa), a capability information (c_CUa) associated with the vehicle (BICa),
• wherein based on the received capability information (c_Cua), the portable electronic device (UEa) is capable to attend to a variety of differently configured types of devices (vehicles, VRUs);
• and
• transmitting, from the portable electronic device (UEa) to a radio access node (gNB), via a radio control channel (RRCH), at least one capability information (UECapabilityInformation) including capability parameters associated with the portable electronic device (UEa),
• wherein the capability parameters comprise at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of:
• adaptive SL DRX cycles, adaptive SL power classes, and adaptive SL switching time.