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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2023
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Prajwal Keshavamurthy, Munich, DE;
Thomas Haaning Jacobsen, Nørresundby, DK;
Renato Barbosa Abreu, Aalborg, DK;
Pilar Andres Maldonado, Aalborg, DK;
Troels Emil Kolding, Klarup, DK;
Jan Torst Hviid, Klarup, DK;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for determining that a second sidelink synchronization reference user equipment extends synchronization coverage of a first sidelink synchronization reference user equipment; for determining a first synchronization error between the first sidelink synchronization reference user equipment and the second sidelink synchronization reference user equipment and a second synchronization error between the first sidelink synchronization reference user equipment and the apparatus; and for determining whether to operate the apparatus as a sidelink synchronization reference user equipment and extend the synchronization coverage of the first sidelink synchronization reference user equipment based on the first synchronization error and the second synchronization error.