Enhanced exceptional pool design for NR V2X sidelink

A wireless communication system includes a plurality of user devices, UEs, for a sidelink or direct communication using resources from a set of sidelink resources of the wireless communication system. The wireless communication system is to provide a common set of sidelink resources, the common set of sidelink resources being associated with or shared among two or more of a plurality of cells/base stations of the wireless communication system, or associated with a particular geographical area.