US Patent 11291059 Methods, user equipment and base station for sidelink identification

Methods, a user equipment (UE) and a base station are disclosed for sidelink identification. According to an embodiment, a first UE participates in an identity (ID) determination procedure such that a sidelink ID is determined for a sidelink between the first UE and a second UE. The sidelink ID comprises a full ID for identifying one of the first and second UEs and a short ID for identifying the other of the first and second UEs.