NR V2X Sidelink Preemption Control for Inter-UE Collisions

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Solution Overview

Problem

In New Radio (NR) Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) mode 1 shared carrier scenarios, collisions between dynamically scheduled or configured sidelink transmissions and dynamically scheduled very low latency or high priority downlink/uplink transmissions can lead to degradation or failure, necessitating mechanisms to handle these inter-UE collisions.

Innovation Solution

Implementing mechanisms to detect and manage inter-UE collisions through explicit or implicit preemption indications and retransmission scheduling, power reduction, or cancellation of sidelink transmissions to prioritize high-priority communications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If dynamic scheduling is used for sidelink transmissions on shared carriers, then resource utilization and flexibility are improved, but inter-UE collisions with high-priority downlink/uplink transmissions occur causing degradation or failure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation flexibilityVSAvoidtransmission reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The gNB acts as an intermediary by monitoring the shared carrier and sending preemption indications to UEs when high-priority downlink or uplink transmissions are scheduled. This mediator resolves the conflict between sidelink and Uu interface transmissions by coordinating resource usage and preventing collisions before they occur.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary scheduling actions by the gNB to allocate resources for high-priority downlink or uplink transmissions before sidelink transmissions occur. The gNB sends preemption indications in advance to UEs that have scheduled sidelink transmissions, allowing them to preempt or adjust their transmissions before the collision actually happens.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If sidelink transmissions are preempted to prioritize high-priority downlink/uplink transmissions, then communication reliability for critical traffic is improved, but sidelink transmission failures increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecritical communication reliabilityVSAvoidsidelink transmission success rate
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes transmission parameters dynamically by adjusting the priority levels and resource allocations based on the type of traffic. High-priority downlink and uplink transmissions are assigned parameters that give them precedence over sidelink transmissions, while sidelink transmissions can be adjusted or preempted when necessary, changing the operational parameters of the communication system in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If inter-UE collision handling mechanisms are implemented, then transmission failure rate is reduced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission success rateVSAvoidcollision handling complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The gNB serves as a central coordinator that simplifies the collision handling complexity by centralizing the decision-making process. Instead of requiring complex distributed algorithms at each UE, the gNB monitors the shared carrier and sends simple preemption indications to UEs, reducing the computational complexity at the UE level while maintaining reliable collision handling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP4622380A1Apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing control to handle inter-UE prioritization for NR v2x
Publication Date: 2025.09.24 INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS INC
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AI summary

An electronic device that is configured to schedule transmission of data to at least one other electronic device via sidelink resources in a wireless communication network; identify that the scheduled transmission of the data is preempted by another transmission occurring within at least a part of the sidelink resources; and control transmission of the data to at least one other electronic device based on the identifying.