Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of channel coordination in the unlicensed spectrum. The method comprises receiving, at a first device and from a plurality of second devices, information about carrier sensing to be performed by the plurality of the second devices; determining a transmission pattern for a target second device of the plurality of the devices based on the information about the carrier sensing and information about time sensitive traffic of the plurality of the second devices, the transmission pattern including at least a sensing period for transmission of time sensitive traffic of the target second device and a muting period of the target second device; and transmitting a first message indicative of the transmission pattern to the target second device. In this way, the interoperability of the TSN network device and the normal network device can be efficiently improved in an industrial automation scenario.

Abstract: A method for random access is provided. Method for random access includes receiving a SIB 1, selecting a normal uplink or a supplementary uplink based on rsrp-ThresholdSSB-SUL, selecting message 3 repetition mode based on a rsrp-Threshold2 of the supplementary uplink if the supplementary uplink is selected, selecting a SSB based on a rsrp-ThresholdSSB in the fourth random access related information if message 3 repetition mode is selected, selecting a preamble group based on a preamble reception target power in a first information element of the fourth random access related information and a first offset in a second information element of the fourth random access related information, determining transmission power of a preamble based on the preamble reception target power and a prach-ConfigurationIndex in the fourth random access related information, transmitting the preamble, receiving a RAR via a specific SearchSpace and determining a number of message 3 repetition.

Abstract: Techniques for defining a reference duration and one or more reference transmissions that are utilized for contention window update are provided to address these new features. An apparatus, such as a wireless device, determines a reference duration of a channel occupancy time (COT), the reference duration based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) and based on reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. The apparatus updates a contention window (CW) based at least in part on reception of the PDSCH transmission during the reference duration. For example, the apparatus may increase the CW when a negative acknowledgement (NACK) is received for the determined PDSCH in the COT and may assign CW with a predetermined minimum value (CW_min) when a positive acknowledgement (ACK) is received for the determined PDSCH.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing random access (RA) in 5G New Radio (NR) systems, including New Radio in unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) systems. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a configuration for physical random access channel (PRACH) resources. The WTRU may determine whether to use a first type of PRACH transmission or a second type of PRACH transmission. For the first type of PRACH transmission, the WTRU may select a PRACH resource, without performing listen-before-talk (LBT), immediately following reception of an synchronization signal block (SSB). For the second type of PRACH transmission, the WTRU may randomly select the PRACH resource associated with the SSB, and perform a first LBT on the selected PRACH resource. The WTRU may transmit a PRACH preamble in the selected PRACH resource. The WTRU may perform a second LBT for random access response (RAR) reception for hidden node detection.

Abstract: In an example, a UE receives, from a network, a configuration of a sidelink resource pool. Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) resources of the sidelink resource pool are configured, periodically with a period of N slots, in slots of the sidelink resource pool. The UE receives, from the network, a configuration with a set of time offsets for determining an association set. The UE determines one or more slots. Each slot of the one or more slots is in the association set and contains a PSFCH resource of the sidelink resource pool. The UE generates a sidelink Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook based upon one or more occasions associated with one or more PSFCH resources of the sidelink resource pool. The one or more occasions is determined or derived based upon the one or more slots and the period of N slots.

Abstract: A user equipment terminal (UE) in a wireless network receives configuration information for a serving cell from a base station. The UE identifies, from the configuration information, a downlink control information (DCI) format that includes a channel occupancy duration (CO duration) field for the serving cell. After detecting the DCI format, the UE determines, from the CO duration field for the serving cell included in the DCI format, a channel occupancy in a time domain for the serving cell at a symbol-level granularity.

Abstract: Performing a random-access channel procedure (RACH procedure) by a terminal in an unlicensed band. Specifically, a method may include: transmitting message A including a first physical random-access channel (PRACH) and a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a base station; and receiving contention resolution-related message B from the base station in response to message A, wherein a power ramping counter is used to configure transmission power of message A, and the power ramping counter has a value which increases based on that a transmission spatial beam for transmission of message A is configured to be identical to a transmission spatial beam related to transmission of a PRACH preceding message A.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses of a BSs and UEs in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating the UE comprises: receiving, from a BS over a shared spectrum channel, a first DCI including a COT of the BS; determining a first portion of the COT for a downlink transmission from the BS and a second portion of the COT for an uplink transmission to the BS, wherein the COT includes a gap between the first and second portions of the COT; performing a channel access procedure based on a duration of the gap; receiving the downlink transmission in the first portion of the COT; and transmitting the uplink transmission in the second portion of the COT based on a sensing status of the shared spectrum channel that is sensed as an idle state during the channel access procedure in the duration of the gap.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a second UE via a sidelink sub-channel of a licensed carrier, an indication of multiple data channels of an unlicensed carrier to be used to attempt one or more sidelink communications between the first UE and the second UE. The UE may attempt the one or more sidelink communications between the first UE and the second UE using the multiple data channels. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a receiver that receives configuration information for random access. The terminal also includes a processor that determines a starting symbol position of a random access resource in one or more slots based on the configuration information. The terminal further includes a transmitter that transmits a preamble in a resource starting from the starting symbol position in the one or more slots. In other aspects, a preamble transmission method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to performing listen-before-talk (LBT) before a transmission after a link switch in a frequency spectrum shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device receives, from a second wireless communication device, a first communication signal. The first wireless communication device determines a first measurement period in a first portion of a gap duration between the first communication signal and a second communication signal, the first portion being adjacent to a start time of the second communication signal. The first wireless communication device performs an LBT based at least in part on a first channel measurement in the first measurement period. The first wireless communication device transmits, to the second wireless communication device, the second communication signal based on the LBT.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing an initial access procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A low cost user equipment (UE) transmits a list of capabilities to a network, and receives a reject message from the network when at least one of the capabilities is not supported by the network. The list of capabilities may be transmitted during a random access procedure via a random access preamble on a physical random access channel (PRACH) or a message 3 on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The reject message may be received during the random access procedure a random access response or an acknowledge message for the message 3.

Abstract: [Object] To provide innovation with respect to which synchronization signal a communication device uses to conduct a synchronization process. [Solution] Provided is a communication device including: a selection unit configured to select a synchronization signal from respective synchronization signals received from two or more other devices on a basis of origin information that is acquired by communication with another device and that indicates an origin of a synchronization signal used for acquisition of synchronization timing in the other device; and a synchronization processing unit configured to acquire synchronization timing using the synchronization signal selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for assigning one or more user equipments (UEs) at one or more corresponding starting positions of multiple slots to perform channel access procedures, such as listen before talk (LBT) procedures in New Radio unlicensed band (NR-U) sidelink communications. The network entity may indicate, to a UE, a starting position in a multi-opportunity grant (e.g., a DCI scheduling multiple slots). The network entity may multiplex different transmitter UEs with different starting positions. If the channel accessing procedure is successful, the transmitter UE with the earliest starting position than the rest may block the rest of the transmitter UEs. In some cases, starting position hopping may be used so that the multiple UEs may have different priority at different slots. In some cases, the DCI may include LBT parameters that are inherited from NR-U uplink transmission configurations.

Abstract: In order to allow for accommodating different services having different demands while suppressing interference, a first apparatus of the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain guard band information which indicates a guard band within a frequency band including a first band with a first subcarrier spacing and a second band with a second subcarrier spacing; and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the guard band information to a terminal apparatus.

Abstract: Mixed mode constellation mapping to map a data block to a block of sub-carriers based on a configurable set of one or more constellation mapping schemes, and corresponding mixed mode least likelihood ratio (LLR) de-mapping based on the configurable set of one or more modulation schemes. The set may be configurable to include multiple modulation schemes to provide to a SEvSNR measure that is a non-weighted or weighted average of SEvSNR measures of the multiple modulation schemes. Mixed mode constellation mapping may be useful be configurable to control spectral efficiency versus SNR (SEvSNR) over a range of SNR with relatively fine SNR granularity, and may be configurable to control SEvSNR over a range of SNR at a fixed FEC code rate, which may include a highest available or highest permitted code rate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may account for propagation delay when initiating a random access (RACH) procedure. For example, the UE may determine transmission timing for a RACH preamble based on an estimated propagation delay, such that the RACH preamble is received at a base station approximately at the beginning of a slot. To support reliable communication of the RACH preamble, the UE may implement a timing offset. In some examples, the base station may configure the UE with the timing offset using system information. Alternatively, the UE may be pre-configured with the timing offset. By determining the transmission timing for the RACH preamble further based on the timing offset, the UE may ensure that the RACH preamble is received at the base station after a slot boundary (e.g., avoiding causing interference to communications in a previous slot).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a base station to determine whether to perform coverage enhancement for a random access procedure and to transmit an indication to a user equipment (UE) accordingly. For example, a base station may transmit an indication of whether coverage enhancement is associated with a second random access message (e.g., a random access Message 4 (Msg4)) using a first random access message (e.g., a random access Message 2 (Msg2)). The base station may transmit, and the UE receive, the second random access message accordingly. Implementing aspects of the present disclosure may enable coverage enhancement for random access procedures in wireless communications systems.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication method for uplink multi-user transmission scheduling and a wireless communication terminal using the same. To this end, provided are a base wireless communication terminal comprising a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor transmits a trigger frame soliciting an uplink multi-user transmission, determines whether the uplink multi-user transmission is successful based on received uplink multi-user data in response to the trigger frame, and retransmits the trigger frame when it is determined that the uplink multi-user transmission has failed and a wireless communication method using the same.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for channel access switching in a wireless communication system, with or without Listen-Before-Talk (LBT), and/or with different types of efficiently operated LBT. A device, including a User Equipment (UE) or a base station, can determine whether and/or how to perform LBT for a transmission based on a property of the transmission. The property could be a resource allocation for the transmission. The property could be a way to allocate resources for the transmission. The property could be a length or size of resource allocated for the transmission. The property could be an amount of resources allocated for the transmission. The resource allocation could be a time domain resource allocation and/or a frequency domain resource allocation.