Configured Feedback Resource for Half-Duplex Sidelink Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Half duplex sidelink communication in wireless networks can result in improper reception of communications due to simultaneous transmission and reception constraints.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a configured feedback resource mechanism that allows devices to monitor for feedback and determine whether to transmit on a designated feedback resource, addressing half duplex issues through retransmission if necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If half duplex sidelink communication is used, then device complexity is reduced, but communication reliability deteriorates due to simultaneous transmission and reception constraints

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidcommunication reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the receiving device sends feedback information to the transmitting device about whether half duplex problems were detected. This feedback loop allows the transmitting device to adjust its behavior and retransmit if necessary, thereby improving communication reliability while maintaining the simplicity of half duplex operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary detection of half duplex problems before actual data transmission occurs. By detecting potential conflicts in advance and using feedback to communicate this information, the system can prevent transmission failures without requiring complex simultaneous transmit-receive capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If feedback mechanism is added to address half duplex issues, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The feedback mechanism uses simple feedback information exchanged between devices to detect and report half duplex problems. This straightforward approach improves reliability without introducing complex feedback processing, as the feedback carries only essential detection results rather than comprehensive communication state information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts only the critical feedback information needed to detect half duplex problems from the overall communication process. By taking out only the essential feedback elements rather than implementing complete bidirectional communication, the system achieves improved reliability with minimal added complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP4018580B1Using a configured feedback resource for feedback
Publication Date: 2025.08.06 LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
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AI summary

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for using a configured feedback resource for feedback. One method (1200) includes transmitting (1202), to a device, configuration information on a transmission resource, wherein the configuration information comprises: resource information for a data transmission; a request for feedback; and a configuration message indicating configuration of a feedback resource. The method (1200) includes monitoring (1204) for feedback from the device on the feedback resource. The method (1200) includes transmitting (1206) the data transmission after the monitoring for feedback on the feedback resource.