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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Nuno Manuel Kiilerich Pratas, Gistrup, DK;
Ling Yu, Kauniainen, FI;
Torsten Wildschek, Gloucester, GB;
Renato Barbosa Abreu, Aalborg, DK;
Timo Erkki Lunttila, Espoo, FI;
Laura Luque Sanchez, Nibe, DK;
Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;
Yong Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Jianguo Liu, Minhang Shanghai, CN;
Naizheng Zheng, Beijing, CN;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for a second user equipment, that causes the apparatus to perform: determining whether a synchronization signal has been received during a first set of synchronization resources; and when it is determined the synchronization signal was received, determining that the apparatus is allowed to use communication resources during a second set of synchronization resources for a first sidelink communication; and when it is determined the synchronization was not received, abstaining from using the communication resources during the second set of synchronization resources for a first sidelink communication; and monitoring the second set of synchronization resources for a synchronization signal.