QUALCOMM Incorporated
Sidelink synchronization priority rules

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first kind of synchronization signals from a first synchronization source and may receive a second kind of synchronization signals from a second synchronization source. Additionally, the UE may determine a first priority for the first synchronization source and a second priority for the second synchronization source based on whether each synchronization source is connected to a global navigation satellite system from information in the synchronization signals. Accordingly, the UE may then select the synchronization source with the higher priority and communicate with one or more additional UEs based on synchronizing with the selected synchronization source. In some cases, the first kind of synchronization signals may include sidelink synchronization signals, and the second kind of synchronization signals may include data-based synchronization signals (e.g., demodulation reference signals).