Sidelink Slot Exclusion for Inter-UE Interference Control

The patent segments the time domain into individual slots and divides the resource management task into per-slot processing units. Each slot is independently evaluated for transmission opportunities, allowing the UE to process only relevant slots rather than analyzing the entire time domain at once. This segmentation reduces processing complexity while maintaining reliable communication by systematically evaluating each slot for potential transmissions.

The patent applies local quality by evaluating each slot's transmission characteristics individually, considering factors such as reference signal received power (RSRP) and congestion levels specific to that slot. Rather than applying uniform processing to all slots, the system adjusts its behavior based on the local conditions of each slot, managing interference and selecting resources more effectively without overwhelming processing requirements.

The patent implements dynamic resource exclusion by adjusting exclusion criteria based on real-time slot characteristics. The system dynamically determines whether to exclude a slot based on factors like RSRP thresholds and congestion levels specific to that slot. This dynamic approach allows the system to reduce interference when conditions warrant exclusion while maintaining transmission opportunities when conditions are favorable, balancing interference management with productivity.

The patent changes parameters such as RSRP thresholds and exclusion criteria based on slot-specific conditions and congestion levels. By adjusting these parameters dynamically rather than using fixed strict thresholds, the system can reduce interference when necessary while preserving transmission opportunities when the environment is favorable, thus balancing harmful factor reduction with productivity maintenance.

The patent segments the resource management process into individual slot evaluations, where each slot is processed independently. This segmentation allows the system to implement slot-level exclusion for reducing resource conflicts while managing computational overhead by processing only the necessary information for each slot rather than performing complex analysis across the entire time domain simultaneously.

The patent applies partial action by implementing exclusion criteria that are sufficiently strict to reduce resource conflicts but not so extreme as to eliminate all transmission opportunities. The system uses partial exclusion based on RSRP thresholds and congestion levels, removing only the most problematic slots while retaining others for potential transmissions, thus balancing conflict reduction with opportunity maintenance.