Sidelink Relaying Resource Pool Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies for sidelink based relaying in 3GPP networks face challenges in efficiently managing communication between user equipment (UE) and network nodes, particularly in prioritizing candidate relay user equipment for effective data transmission.

Innovation Solution

A method where a remote user equipment (UE) prioritizes candidate relay user equipment based on resource pools, determining a priority list of resource pools to facilitate the selection of prioritized candidate relay UEs, and reporting these selections to the network.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the remote UE monitors all configured sidelink reception resource pools to discover candidate relay UEs, then the discovery completeness is improved, but the power consumption and processing complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediscovery completenessVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the sidelink reception resource pools into prioritized and non-prioritized groups. The remote UE monitors prioritized resource pools (where it transmits sidelink communications) with high priority and non-prioritized resource pools with low priority or selectively, thereby reducing overall monitoring burden while maintaining effective relay discovery

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies different monitoring priorities to different resource pools based on their relationship to the remote UE's transmission pools. Resource pools that overlap or are related to the UE's own transmission pools are monitored more intensively, while others are monitored less, creating localized quality differences in monitoring effort

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If the remote UE reports all discovered candidate relay UEs to the network, then the network has complete information for relay selection, but the signaling overhead and reporting complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidreporting complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The remote UE performs preliminary prioritization of candidate relay UEs based on the resource pool criteria before reporting to the network. By pre-filtering and ranking candidates according to the prioritization rules (matching transmission pools, overlap degree, etc.), the UE prepares the information in advance, reducing the complexity of the actual reporting process and enabling the network to receive already-processed, high-value information

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If the remote UE prioritizes candidate relay UEs based on resource pool matching, then the relay selection efficiency is improved, but the selection criteria complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelay selection efficiencyVSAvoidselection criteria complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter used for prioritization from generic signal strength metrics to resource pool matching characteristics. Specifically, it uses the degree of overlap between reception and transmission resource pools as the prioritization criterion, transforming the selection basis into a more relevant and efficient parameter that directly reflects communication compatibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4149202B1Management of sidelink based relaying
Publication Date: 2025.02.12 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
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AI summary

There is disclosed methods, apparatuses and computer program products for management of sidelink based relaying. In accordance with an embodiment, the method comprises obtaining information of sidelink resource pools related to sidelink communication in a wireless communication network; determining one or more prioritized resource pools from the obtained information of sidelink resource pools; obtaining information of candidate relay user equipments for sidelink communication from the determined one or more prioritized resource pools; prioritizing for reporting at least one candidate relay user equipment among the candidate relay user equipments based on the determined one or more prioritized resource pools; and reporting the prioritized at least one candidate relay user equipment to the wireless communication network.