Sidelink HARQ Feedback Resource Allocation in NR V2X

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently performing sidelink (SL) communication, particularly in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) scenarios, where existing technologies struggle to manage resource allocation and congestion control effectively, leading to performance degradation due to mutual interference and high resource consumption.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a method where user equipment (UE) autonomously selects and manages transmission resources within a configured resource pool, using congestion control mechanisms and HARQ feedback to optimize SL communication, allowing for efficient resource allocation and reducing interference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If UE autonomously selects transmission resources within configured resource pool, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but interference control becomes more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidmutual interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The base station pre-configures resource pools for sidelink communication before UE autonomous selection. This preliminary action establishes structured resource boundaries that guide UE selection processes, improving allocation efficiency while preventing uncontrolled interference through pre-defined resource boundaries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where UEs report channel conditions, interference levels, and resource usage status to the base station. This feedback enables the base station to adjust resource pool configurations dynamically, maintaining efficient autonomous selection while controlling interference through continuous monitoring and adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of energy

If congestion control mechanisms are implemented, then resource consumption is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource consumptionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The congestion control mechanism applies partial action by implementing control measures only when congestion thresholds are exceeded. Instead of continuous complex control, the system activates congestion management selectively, reducing overall resource consumption while limiting the complexity burden to only when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes operational parameters dynamically based on congestion levels. When congestion is detected, parameters such as resource selection windows, transmission power, and retransmission intervals are adjusted. This parameter-based approach provides effective congestion control without requiring fundamentally complex system restructuring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If HARQ feedback is used for SL communication, then communication reliability is improved, but latency increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidlatency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic sidelink communication with structured HARQ feedback timing. By organizing feedback transmission in periodic intervals aligned with resource pool configurations, the system maintains reliable error correction while controlling latency through predictable, rhythmic feedback cycles rather than continuous or irregular feedback exchanges.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The base station pre-configures HARQ process parameters including feedback timing, buffer sizes, and retransmission schedules before sidelink communication begins. This preliminary configuration enables UEs to perform HARQ operations with predetermined parameters, improving reliability through proper error handling while minimizing latency by avoiding real-time parameter negotiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4030665B1Method and apparatus for reporting HARQ feedback information to base station in NR v2x
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

Provided are a method for performing, by a first apparatus, wireless communication, and an apparatus for supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information related to a sidelink (SL) resource and information related to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource; transmitting, to a second apparatus, a medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) in which hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is disabled, on the basis of the SL resource; generating ACK information related to the transmission of the MAC PDU on the basis that the HARQ feedback is disabled for the MAC PDU and retransmission for the MAC PDU is not required; and transmitting, to the base station, the ACK information on the basis of the PUCCH resource.