Patent ID: 11929779
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A first user equipment (UE), comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with a network; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising:
tuning the transceiver of the first UE to a first frequency associated with a first channel;
transmitting a first short packet to a second UE on the first channel, wherein the first short packet has a duration of less than one slot;
determining whether to transmit primary data over the first channel based on whether a first indication was received from the second UE in response to the first short packet, wherein the first indication indicates that the first channel satisfies one or more predetermined criteria; and
transmitting the primary data to the second UE on the first channel responsive to the first indication being received from the second UE.