Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for latency handling of sidelink reference signal transmission in a wireless communication system, wherein a method comprises receiving or having a configuration of a first sidelink resource pool for sidelink data transmission and sidelink reference signal transmission, performing a first sensing-based resource selection, triggered or requested in a first timing, for selecting one or more first sidelink resources in the first sidelink resource pool, determining a first set of candidate resources within a first time interval, determining a first subset of candidate resources after excluding some candidate resources from the first set of candidate resources based on one or more sensing results, selecting the one or more first sidelink resources from the first subset of candidate resources according to at least a second remaining packet delay budget and a remaining delay budget associated with a first sidelink reference signal, and performing a first sidelink data t

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for sidelink transmission in unlicensed spectrum in a wireless communication system, wherein a method comprises receiving a configuration for configuring a first sidelink resource pool, triggering or requesting sensing-based resource selection or re-selection for performing one or more sidelink transmissions in the first sidelink resource pool, wherein one parameter is provided or determined or used to indicate a second number of consecutive Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) being larger than one, determining a set of candidate resources, comprising: determining a first number of candidate resources in a resource selection window, wherein the first number of candidate resources comprises only candidate resources where each candidate resource starts in a TTI associated with the first sidelink resource pool and has the second number of consecutive TTIs in the first sidelink resource pool, and the second number of consecutive TTIs are consecutive in physical TTIs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for sidelink transmission with beamforming in a wireless communication system, with a method of a first User Equipment (UE) comprising performing one or more unicast sidelink transmissions with one or more destinations comprising a second destination associated with a second UE, and transmitting information indicating a set of Transmission Time Intervals (TTIs) to a network node, wherein the set of TTIs corresponds to the second UE monitoring or receiving Sidelink Control Information (SCI) in the sidelink resource pool via a second beam associated with the first UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for handling sidelink reference signals for beam management in a wireless communication system, with a method of a first device comprising being scheduled or requested to perform one or more standalone Sidelink (SL) Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) transmissions, receptions, or measurements in a first sidelink Transmission Time Interval (TTI) in a first sidelink resource pool in a sidelink carrier or cell, being scheduled or requested to perform a first sidelink data and/or feedback transmission or reception in the first sidelink TTI in the sidelink carrier or cell, and determining to perform either the one or more standalone SL CSI-RS transmissions, receptions, or measurements, or the first sidelink data and/or feedback transmission or reception in the first sidelink TTI, at least based on a parameter of a standalone SL CSI-RS.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for sidelink positioning reference signal and sidelink control information in a wireless communication system, comprising having or obtaining configuration of a set of sidelink resource pools within one Bandwidth Part (BWP) for sidelink or one carrier or cell for sidelink, not performing monitoring or not performing sensing within a first frequency region in a first slot or occasion, performing monitoring or sensing in a second frequency region in the first slot or occasion, triggering or requesting sensing-based resource (re-)selection, in a second slot or occasion, determining a first set of slots or occasions based on the first slot or occasion and a set of periodicities, excluding (all) candidate sidelink resources within the first frequency region in the first set of slots or occasions, and keeping candidate sidelink resources within the second frequency region in the first set of slots or occasions, in response to the non-monitoring or non-sensing in the fi

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device includes receiving a substrate having a first opening and a second opening formed thereon, wherein the first opening has a first width, and the second opening has a second width less than the first width; forming a protecting layer to cover the first opening and expose the second opening; performing a wet etching to widen the second opening with an etchant, wherein the second opening has a third width after the performing of the wet etching, and the third width of the second opening is substantially equal to the first width of the first opening; and performing a photolithography to transfer the first opening and the second opening to a target layer.

Abstract: In an example, a device receives a configuration of a sidelink resource pool for sidelink data transmission and sidelink reference signal transmission. The device determines to perform a sidelink reference signal transmission in a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) of the sidelink resource pool, wherein the sidelink reference signal transmission is associated with a destination identity (ID) and a source ID, and the sidelink reference signal transmission has a highest priority among one or more pending sidelink reference signals and one or more sidelink logical channels with pending sidelink data. The device generates a first sidelink data packet based on a first sidelink logical channel with first pending sidelink data, wherein the first sidelink data packet is associated with the destination ID and the source ID. The device performs, in the first TTI, the sidelink reference signal transmission and a sidelink data transmission for transmitting the first sidelink data packet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a first device, the first device performs sidelink communication with a first set of destinations, wherein one or more devices, associated with a destination of the first set of destinations, discontinuously monitor one or more sidelink control channels and/or one or more sidelink control informations (SCIs). The first device receives a sidelink grant from a network, wherein the sidelink grant is for performing a sidelink transmission at a first timing. The first device selects, from among a second set of destinations, a first destination for the sidelink transmission, wherein each destination of the second set of destinations is determined to have an active time for sidelink containing the first timing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for a first device in a wireless communication system comprising receiving configuration for configuring a first dedicated sidelink resource pool for transmitting a Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) and a second sidelink resource pool for at least transmitting Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH), using, when the first device attempts to transmit PSSCH and a second SL-PRS in the second sidelink resource pool in slot m, SL Channel Occupancy Ratio (CR) and SL Channel Busy Ratio (CBR) evaluated or measured or determined in slot m-k2 (in the second sidelink resource pool) for the PSSCH and the second SL-PRS, wherein k2 corresponds to a second congestion control processing time, and using, when the first device attempts to transmit a first SL-PRS in the first dedicated sidelink resource pool in slot n, SL-PRS-CR and SL-PRS-CBR evaluated or measured or determined in slot n-k1 (in the first dedicated sidelink resource pool) for the first SL-PRS, wherein

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for a first device receiving configuration of one or more sidelink resource pools enabled or supported for sidelink reference signal transmission, triggering one or more sidelink reference signal resource requests for performing one or more sidelink reference signal transmissions, generating a first message for sidelink reference signal, wherein the first message for sidelink reference signal comprises information of the one or more sidelink reference signal resource requests, and wherein information of a sidelink reference signal resource request comprises any of a priority of sidelink reference signal, a destination index or Identity (ID) of sidelink reference signal, and a bandwidth (requirement) of sidelink reference signal, and transmitting the first message for sidelink reference signal to a network node.

Abstract: In an example, a device receives a configuration of a sidelink resource pool for sidelink data transmission and sidelink reference signal transmission. The device determines to perform a sidelink reference signal transmission in a first Transmission Time Interval (TTI) of the sidelink resource pool, wherein the sidelink reference signal transmission is associated with a destination identity (ID) and a source ID, and the sidelink reference signal transmission has a highest priority among one or more pending sidelink reference signals and one or more sidelink logical channels with pending sidelink data. The device generates a first sidelink data packet based on a first sidelink logical channel with first pending sidelink data, wherein the first sidelink data packet is associated with the destination ID and the source ID. The device performs, in the first TTI, the sidelink reference signal transmission and a sidelink data transmission for transmitting the first sidelink data packet.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling discontinuous reception and partial sensing for sidelink communication to reduce potential latency due to additional sensing, and to improve resource utilization efficiency. A first device can perform sidelink communication to at least a second device, or a second device in a sidelink resource pool, and trigger to perform resource selection for a sidelink data at a timing. The first device can perform sensing for a first contiguous sensing duration before a sidelink on-duration active time of the second device, determine or select a first sidelink resource from a set of sidelink resources, derive or determine the set of sidelink resources based on at least a sensing result in the first contiguous sensing duration, and perform a first sidelink transmission on the first sidelink resource for transmitting the sidelink data to the second device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for sidelink resource selection or exclusion of multi-consecutive slot transmission (MCSt) in a wireless communication system to enhance and/or modify Legacy sidelink Mode 2 operation for the MCSt. A method of a first device can comprise triggering or requesting sensing-based resource selection or re-selection for performing one or more Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) or Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) transmissions in a sidelink resource pool in unlicensed or shared spectrum, determining a first parameter for determining or initializing candidate multi-slot resources, receiving a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) for reserving one or more sidelink resources, selecting a number of sidelink resources from valid/identified/remaining candidate multi-slot resources after exclusion, and performing the one or more PSSCH or PSCCH transmissions on at least one of the selected number of sidelink resources.

Abstract: A method of a first device can comprise receiving a sidelink resource pool configuration of a sidelink resource pool for sidelink reference signal, wherein comb-N structure or design is applied or utilized for sidelink reference signal resources in one occasion in the sidelink resource pool, and wherein the sidelink resource pool configuration comprises or provides one or more frequency or comb offsets, among N frequency or comb offsets associated with the comb-N structure or design, for determining one or more usable, available, or candidate sidelink reference signal resources, selecting or determining a first sidelink reference signal resource, among the one or more usable, available, or candidate sidelink reference signal resources, in the one occasion, and performing a first sidelink reference signal transmission on the first sidelink reference signal resource and performing a first Sidelink Control Information (SCI) transmission for scheduling the first sidelink reference signal transmission in the one o

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for sidelink transmission in a wireless communication system. In various embodiments, with this and other concepts, systems, and methods of the present invention, a method for a first User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration for configuring two starting symbols in a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) in a sidelink resource pool, wherein a second starting symbol of the two starting symbols is later than a first starting symbol of the two starting symbols, transmitting a signaling to a second UE, wherein the signaling comprises or indicates information of a first specific (symbol) location of Sidelink (SL) Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), and performing sidelink transmission with SL CSI-RS in the TTI to the second UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses can comprise a first device in a wireless communication system receiving configuration of one or more first sidelink resource pools for at least sidelink data transmission and configuration of one or more second sidelink resource pools for sidelink reference signal transmission, receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) for sidelink, wherein the DCI comprises a resource pool index corresponding to one sidelink resource pool, determining the DCI for scheduling sidelink data transmission or sidelink reference signal transmission based on at least the resource pool index or the one sidelink resource pool, acquiring or determining fields or information in the DCI based on the determination that the DCI is for scheduling sidelink data transmission or sidelink reference signal transmission, determining a sidelink resource based on the acquired or determined fields, or the information in the DCI, and performing a sidelink transmission on the sidelink resource in the one sidelin

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a second User Equipment (UE) to configure Sidelink (SL) Discontinuous Reception (DRX). In one embodiment, the method includes the second UE initiating or initializing a sidelink service with a first UE. The method also includes the second UE determining a SL DRX configuration based on association between sidelink service and SL DRX configuration, wherein the SL DRX configuration is associated with the sidelink service. The method further includes the second UE monitoring sidelink control channel based on the SL DRX configuration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a first device, a grant is received from a network node. The grant allocates a set of sidelink data resources. One or more sidelink data transmissions are performed on the set of sidelink data resources. A second feedback information associated with the one or more sidelink data transmissions is received and/or detected. An uplink resource is derived. A first feedback information is transmitted on the uplink resource to the network node. The first feedback information is set based upon the second feedback information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for Sidelink Discontinuous Reception (SL DRX) in a wireless communication system to avoid ambiguity on slot offset calculations on SL DRX. A method for a UE comprises performing a SL communication associated with a destination Identity (ID), having a SL DRX configuration associated with the SL communication, wherein the SL DRX configuration comprises at least an on-duration timer and a DRX cycle, deriving a first offset associated with the SL communication based on the destination ID and the DRX cycle, deriving a second offset associated with the SL communication based on the destination ID and a number of slots per subframe, starting the on-duration timer after a time period determined based on the second offset from the beginning of a subframe, wherein the subframe is determined based on at least the first offset, and monitoring Sidelink Control Information (SCI) when the on-duration timer is running.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling partial sensing and discontinuous reception for sidelink communication to reduce potential latency due to additional sensing and to improve resource utilization efficiency. Various embodiments can comprise a first device performing sidelink communication to at least a second device, or a second device in a sidelink resource pool, and triggering to perform resource selection for a sidelink data at a timing, wherein the first device (already) receives or monitors sidelink control information for a (contiguous) time duration before the timing. The first device can perform sensing for a contiguous sensing duration after the timing, determine or select a first sidelink resource from a set of sidelink resources, and perform a first sidelink transmission on the first sidelink resource for transmitting the sidelink data to the second device.