US 12,324,042 B2
Utilizing sidelink procedures to react to timing source outages
Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, CA (US); Jingchao Bao, San Diego, CA (US); and Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,486.
Prior Publication US 2023/0045849 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 76/18 (2018.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/18 (2018.02) [H04W 36/305 (2018.08); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing sidelink communications in response to a timing source outage, comprising:
detecting the timing source outage associated with a first node;
sending a timing source outage notification message to at least one node;
determining a second node experiencing a loss of services due to least in part on the timing source outage in the first node;
determining a third node with a valid timing source;
determining one or more relay nodes based at least in part on a location of the second node and a location of the third node; and
providing one or more services to the second node via the one or more relay nodes.