Patent ID: 11910457
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A method for operating a first wireless device, the method comprising:
establishing a unicast sidelink wireless connection with a second wireless device; and
performing access stratum measurements for the unicast sidelink wireless connection, wherein performing the access stratum measurements for the unicast sidelink wireless connection comprises:
measuring a plurality of characteristics of the unicast sidelink wireless connection, wherein the plurality of characteristics of the unicast sidelink wireless connection include at least a sidelink reference signal received power (SL RSRP); and
providing a measurement report to the second wireless device based at least in part on measuring the plurality of characteristics of the unicast sidelink wireless connection;

receiving an indication from an upper layer of the first wireless device that the unicast sidelink wireless connection with the second wireless device has been released at the upper layer of the first wireless device; and
releasing a radio resource control connection of the unicast sidelink wireless connection with the second wireless device based at least in part on the indication from the upper layer of the first wireless device.