Abstract: Sidelink downlink control information (SL DCI) associated with transmission of one or more sidelink signals may be communicated. A wireless user device may transmit, based on the SL DCI and to one or more second wireless user devices, the one or more sidelink signals via a first quantity of sidelink channel resources. The wireless user device may receive first sidelink HARQ feedback information responsive to the one or more sidelink signals. The wireless user device may determine, based on a sidelink HARQ feedback timing, a time interval to transmit the first sidelink HARQ feedback information. The wireless user device may determine, based on the first quantity, a sidelink HARQ codebook. The wireless user device may transmit, during the time interval, based on the sidelink HARQ codebook, and to the base station, an uplink signal indicating the first sidelink HARQ feedback information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) and through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, information of a resource pool for a D2D communication, wherein the information of the resource pool comprises information of a discovery subframe in which a D2D discovery signal is to be communicated, determining that in the discovery subframe, the D2D discovery signal is prioritized over a communication with an evolved NodeB (eNB) unless the communication with the eNB is associated with a random access (RA) procedure, transmitting a RA preamble through a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), determining whether the discovery subframe corresponds to a RA subframe in which a RA response for the UE is to be monitored, and in response to determining that the discovery subframe corresponds to the RA subframe, monitoring, by the UE, the RA response during the discovery subframe.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating information indicating a synchronization signal (SS) block. A method comprises: determining a frequency resource associated with a wireless device; determining, by a base station and based on the determined frequency resource, whether to add or omit a first bitmap indicating a plurality of groups in which at least one synchronization signal (SS) block is transmitted: generating, based on the determining to add the first bitmap, system information comprising a parameter comprising: the first bitmap; and a second bitmap indicating a position of one or more transmission SS blocks in each of the plurality of groups; and transmitting, based on the position, the one or more transmission SS blocks each comprising a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) and a synchronization signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for transmitting a reference signal. The method may comprise: determining, based on at least one of a synchronization signal (SS) block index or an index associated with a time interval, an initialization value for a reference signal associated with a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); generating, based on the initialization value, the reference signal associated with a PBCH; mapping, based on one or more of a frequency domain shift value or a time domain shift value, the generated reference signal to resource elements (REs); and transmitting, to a terminal, the mapped reference signal and the PBCH.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems described herein generally relate to a reference signal generation and mapping. For example, a method comprises determining a first set of antenna ports for a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) transmission; determining, based on the first set, a frequency index associated with four adjacent resource elements, wherein the four adjacent resource elements correspond to two adjacent symbols in a time axis and to two adjacent subcarriers in a frequency axis; generating, based on a first orthogonal cover code and a second orthogonal cover code, a DM-RS associated with the first set of antenna ports; and transmitting, via a mapping to the four adjacent resource elements, the DM-RS associated with the first set of antenna ports.

Abstract: A method includes mapping, based on a first group-hopping associated with a first time resource, a first demodulation-reference signal (DM-RS) in a first symbol in the first time resource; mapping, based on a second group-hopping associated with the first time resource and with an offset, a second DM-RS in a second symbol in the first time resource; mapping, based on a third group-hopping associated with a second time resource, a third DM-RS in a third symbol in the second time resource; mapping, based on a fourth group-hopping associated with the second time resource and with an offset, a fourth DM-RS in a fourth symbol in the second time resource; and transmitting, to a second wireless user device, the first DM-RS, the second DM-RS, the third DM-RS, and the fourth DM-RS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a sidelink synchronization signal in a wireless communication system. A method of transmitting, by a first user equipment (UE), a sidelink synchronization signal to a second UE in a wireless communication system according to an example of the present disclosure may include determining values of NID(1) and NID(2) corresponding to a sidelink identifier (SLID) value based on a number of types of a physical layer sidelink synchronization identity set and a number of sequences included in each type of the physical layer sidelink synchronization identity set; generating a sidelink primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence and a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (SSS) sequence based on a first primitive polynomial, a second primitive polynomial, and a cyclic shift (CS) value; and mapping, on physical resources, and thereby transmitting the sidelink PSS sequence and the sidelink SSS sequence.

Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink data is provided. The method includes establishing connections with a first serving cell and a second serving cell, determining, by a user equipment (UE), a time period for a device-to-device (D2D) discovery signal communication via the second serving cell, determining, by the UE and based on an uplink grant received via the first serving cell, a first subframe associated with an uplink signal to an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the first serving cell, and in response to determining that the first subframe overlaps in time with the time period, refraining from transmitting the uplink signal in the first subframe, and transmitting, based on a retransmission timing, the uplink signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for receiving a reference signal. A wireless user device may determine, based on a synchronization signal (SS) block index and based on an index associated with a time interval, an initialization value associated with a reference signal for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The wireless user device may receive, based on the initialization value and based on a frequency domain shift value, the reference signal via at least one resource element (RE). The reference signal may be mapped, based on the frequency domain shift value, to the at least one RE. The wireless user device may receive the PBCH.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs) are provided. The method of a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs), the method includes: receiving, at a transmission (Tx) UE, resource assignment information transmitted from an evolved NodeB (eNB), the resource assignment information being associated with a D2D discovery signal to be transmitted in a discovery period; determining, at the Tx UE, that a D2D discovery signal associated with a first discovery type and a D2D discovery signal associated with a second discovery type are to be transmitted in a first subframe included in the discovery period; and in the first subframe, transmitting the D2D discovery signal associated with the second discovery type and dropping the D2D discovery signal associated with the first discovery type.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for transmitting and receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) are provided. A base station may perform a first scrambling process on PBCHs in a time period before a channel coding, and perform a second scrambling process after the channel coding. PHCH payloads and PBCH DMRS may provide information bits to be used in the scrambling processes. A wireless user device may receive one or more PBCHs transmitted from the base station.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing positioning reference signal are disclosed. A method may include receiving, by a narrow-band (NB) user equipment (UE), positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration information, determining, by the NB UE, narrowband PRS (NB PRS) configuration information for the NB UE, the NB PRS configuration information comprising information of an NB PRS reference cell that generates an NB PRS for the NB UE, determining, by the NB UE, PRS configuration information for a UE, the UE being assigned to use a frequency band unavailable for the NB UE, and the PRS configuration information comprising information of a PRS reference cell that generates a PRS for the UE, generating, based on the NB PRS configuration information and the PRS configuration information, a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement, and transmitting, by the NB UE, the RSTD measurement.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving, at a first UE, a D2D synchronization signal transmitted from a second UE, the D2D synchronization signal comprising a primary D2D synchronization signal (PD2DSS) and a secondary D2D synchronization signal (SD2DSS); determining a root index based on the received PD2DSS; and determining a type of a synchronization source based on the root index. The root index corresponds to an integer value X when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_net. The root index corresponds to an integer value Y when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_oon. Each of the integer value X and integer value Y is not an element of a set {25, 29, 34}.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of processing a positioning reference signal are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes determining a narrow-band (NB) positioning reference signal (PRS) bitmap indicating a pattern selecting NB PRS subframes, wherein each NB PRS subframe comprises an NB PRS for positioning an NB user equipment (UE), transmitting, to the NB UE, NB PRS configuration information for the NB UE, the NB PRS configuration information comprising the NB PRS bitmap, determining, by a reference cell and based on the NB PRS bitmap, NB PRS subframes of the reference cell, mapping, by the reference cell, a first NB PRS in the NB PRS subframes of the reference cell, and receiving, from the NB UE and in response to the first NB PRS, a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement.

Abstract: A wireless user device comprises an antenna; a transceiver; a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless user device to: select, among a plurality of synchronization signal (SS) blocks, a first SS block comprising a first synchronization signal and comprising a first physical broadcast channel (PBCH); determine, from the first PBCH of the selected first SS block, a value of a first subcarrier offset between the first SS block and an RB grid; determine, based on the value of the first subcarrier offset and a frequency location of the first SS block, a frequency location of the RB grid; and decode, based on the determined frequency location of the RB grid, one or more of: a reference signal, a control channel, or a data channel.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for performing a random access procedure. A wireless device may transmit a random access preamble and may monitor for a random access response. The wireless device may determine to transmit a second random access preamble or to transmit uplink data responsive to the random access response. A time for preparing the second random access preamble may be determined based on a subcarrier spacing associated with the random access preamble or a subcarrier spacing associated a downlink channel associated with the random access response. A time for preparing the uplink data may be determined based on a subcarrier spacing associated with the uplink data or a subcarrier spacing associated a downlink channel associated with the random access response.

Abstract: Provided is a synchronization method and apparatus in a wireless communication system. A synchronization method according to an aspect of the present disclosure may include: receiving a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal; determining a priority order of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal; and performing synchronization based on a synchronization signal having a higher priority between the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for supporting mobility of a terminal. A method for performing an area update by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving, by a terminal set to a radio resource control (RRC) inactive mode, radio access network-based notification area (RNA) information from a base station; when previous RNA information of the terminal and the RNA information are different, transmitting an RNA update indication message to the base station; and when the RRC inactive mode of the terminal is allowed to be maintained by the base station which has received the RNA update indication message, receiving an RNA update complete message from the base station.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. With respect to a D2D synchronization source to transmit a synchronization signal for D2D communication, the method includes: generating a D2D Synchronization Signal (D2DSS); and transmitting, by a synchronization source, the D2DSS to a D2D reception (Rx) UE, wherein the D2DSS includes a Primary D2D Synchronization Signal (PD2DSS) generated based on information associated with the synchronization source.

Abstract: A method includes generating a first DM-RS for V2X communication and a second DM-RS for V2X communication, the first DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a first symbol in a first slot of a subframe, the second DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a second symbol in the first slot; generating a third DM-RS for V2X communication and a fourth DM-RS for V2X communication, the third DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a first symbol in a second slot of the subframe, the fourth DM-RS for V2X communication being mapped in a second symbol in the second slot; and transmitting the first DM-RS for V2X communication, the second DM-RS for V2X communication, the third DM-RS for V2X communication, and the fourth DM-RS for V2X communication. The first DM-RS is generated based on a first group-hopping, and the second DM-RS is generated based on a second group-hopping.