Patent ID: 11906643
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 23:
24. A wireless communication device for wireless communications, comprising:
at least one memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:
receive a request to associate with at least one UE device to form a UE platoon;
identify the wireless communication device as a sidelink synchronization source for the UE platoon based on a position of the wireless communication device relative to the at least one UE device;
transmit a first sidelink synchronization signal while at least a portion of the UE platoon is in a geographic area associated with a deficient synchronization source signal; and
discontinue transmission of the first sidelink synchronization signal in response to determining that the at least one UE device has exited the geographic area.