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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;
Ling Yu, Kauniainen, FI;
Mohamed Amin Nassar, Munich, DE;
György Tamás Wolfner, Budapest, HU;
Hannu Petri Hietalahti, Oulu, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Techniques for performing sidelink discovery with user equipment (UE) to UE relay are provided. An initiating UE initiates a sidelink discovery solicitation message toward relay UEs and responding UEs. A relay UE can facilitate the discovery between two or more UEs by monitoring for sidelink discovery solicitation messages and sidelink discovery solicitation responses. A responding UE in receipt of a sidelink solicitation message responds toward a relay UE and/or initiating UE via communication method that may depend on various factors. The communication method may include non-unicast communication, such as broadcast or multicast, to reduce signaling overhead in comparison to unicast communication methods.