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Resource allocation for sidelink communications in a wireless communication network

US11317383B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Robin Thomas · Berlin, DE
Thomas WIRTH · Berlin, DE
Cornelius HELLGE · Berlin, DE
Thomas FEHRENBACH · Berlin, DE
Baris GÖKTEPE · Berlin, DE
Sarun SELVANESAN · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transceiver for a wireless communication system for serving a plurality of user equipments is provided. A coverage area of the transceiver includes one zone or a plurality of zones, each zone having mapped thereto a resource pool. The transceiver is configured to signal to less than all user equipments assigned to a certain zone to return to the transceiver a zone occupancy report for the certain zone. The zone occupancy report indicates an occupancy status of the resource pool mapped to the certain zone.

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