US 12,438,649 B2
Sidelink identification for multi-path downlink retransmission
Lik Hang Silas Fong, Bridgewater, NJ (US); Hua Wang, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Piyush Gupta, Bridgewater, NJ (US); and Junyi Li, Chester, NJ (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/088,138.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/930,893, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0135796 A1, May 6, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 1/18 (2023.01); H04L 1/1829 (2023.01); H04W 72/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 1/1854 (2013.01) [H04W 72/23 (2023.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving, from a network entity, a first data transmission for a group of UEs, including the first UE and a second UE;
receiving, from the network entity after receiving the first data transmission, a signal indicating to retransmit at least a portion of the first data transmission to the second UE;
transmitting, to the second UE in response to receiving the signal indicating to retransmit at least the portion of the first data transmission to the second UE, a control message for the retransmission, the control message indicating scheduling information associated with a plurality of second data transmissions that each include at least the portion of the first data transmission; and
transmitting the plurality of second data transmissions to the second UE in accordance with the scheduling information.