Patent ID: 11910358
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory comprising computer program code,
the at least one memory and computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
allocate resources to a user equipment;
determine whether a first sidelink control information for a transmission of the user equipment using the allocated resources is to be transmitted on a first control channel; and
transmit, to the user equipment, the first sidelink control information over the control channel using the allocated resources; and
receive, from the user equipment, the transmission using the allocated resources on a second control channel,
wherein the transmission of the first sidelink control information comprises an indicator which indicates whether the first control channel is transmitted by the apparatus or by the user equipment, and which triggers the apparatus or the user equipment to measure a channel busy ratio of other user equipment in proximity to the apparatus or the user equipment.