US 12,170,988 B2
Direct current (DC) tone indication in sidelink
Hua Wang, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, CA (US); Peter Gaal, San Diego, CA (US); Tao Luo, San Diego, CA (US); and Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, PA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/493,624.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/087,720, filed on Oct. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0110124 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 92/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 72/0453 (2013.01) [H04W 92/18 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus configured for wireless communication at a first wireless communication device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors coupled to the one or more memories, wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the first wireless communication device to:
transmit a first indication of a first sidelink direct current (DC) tone of the first wireless communication device to a second wireless communication device; and
receive a message comprising a second indication of a second sidelink DC tone of the second wireless communication device from a network entity, the message comprising at least one of a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or downlink control information (DCI), the message further comprising an identifier of the second wireless communication device.