Patent ID: 11903080

Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a first UE includes: determining whether to initiate a SL DRX operation for a SL groupcast/broadcast operation; identifying at least one of a SL DRX cycle length, a SL DRX start offset, and SL DRX timers for the SL groupcast/broadcast operation; identifying, based on at least one of a destination ID and the SL DRX start offset, a time instance in which a SL DRX cycle starts, wherein the time instance comprises at least one of a slot, a subframe, and a frame; and receiving, from a second UE belongs to the destination ID, a PSCCH and a PSSCH based on the at least one of the SL DRX cycle length, the SL DRX start offset, the destination ID, and the SL DRX timers.