Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for communications in a distributed antenna wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first configuration for measuring a channel difference between a target cell and a reference cell in a cell group; receiving information for one or more measurement reference signals (RSs) to measure for determining the channel difference; and receiving a second configuration for reporting the channel difference between the target cell and the reference cell in the cell group. The method further includes measuring, based on the information, the measurement RSs; determining, based on the measured measurement RSs, the channel difference between the target cell and the reference cell in the cell group; and transmitting, based on the second configuration, a channel difference report associated with the determined channel difference.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information including a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states; receiving a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) indicating activation of M TCI states from the set of TCI states, where M is a positive integer; identifying a medium for indicating a TCI state update, wherein the medium is the MAC-CE or a downlink control information (DCI), and the TCI state update is from the M activated states; determining a beam based on the TCI state update; and applying the beam for a reception of both downlink (DL) control and data channels.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for configuring uplink (UL) codebook are provided. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting UE capability information including at least one value of Ng from {1, 2, 4, 8}, each value indicating a number of antenna port groups with each group comprising N/Ng antenna ports, where N is a number of antenna ports at the UE, and receiving a configuration about (i) an uplink (UL) codebook for N antenna ports and (ii) a configured Ng value. The UL codebook is according to one of the at least one value of Ng. The method further includes receiving an indication indicating a transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and transmitting the PUSCH based on the indicated TPMI. The TPMI indicates a precoding matrix (W) from the UL codebook for N antenna ports. At least one value of N is 8.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multiplexing channel status information (CSI) for a multi-transmission reception point (TRP) coherent joint transmission in a wireless communication system a method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving information about a CSI report associated with Ntrp?1 CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources, where the CSI report includes a CSI Part 1 and a CSI Part 2 and, based on the information, determining the CSI Part 2 including groups G1 or G2. An amplitude coefficient indicator and a phase coefficient indicator are included in G1 or G2 based on a priority value Pri(l, i, f, r)=2·?n=1NL?(n)·v·?(f)+2·v·?n=1r?1L?(n)+v·i+l The method further includes transmitting the CSI Part 1 and the determined CSI Part 2.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information for at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource that comprises PCSIRS CSI-RS ports; receiving configuration information for channel state information (CSI) feedback that is based on Q precoding dimensions, wherein: there is a mapping between the PCSIRS CSI-RS ports and the Q precoding dimensions, and PCSIRS?Q; measuring the PCSIRS CSI-RS ports; determining a measurement for the Q precoding dimensions based on the mapping and the measurement for the PCSIRS CSI-RS ports; determining a CSI feedback based on the measurement for the Q precoding dimensions; and transmitting, over an uplink (UL) channel, the determined CSI feedback.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a configuration about a CSI report, the configuration including a value of N4 and a codebookType. The method further includes, based on the configuration: determining, based on a condition, whether the CSI report includes an indicator indicating Q time domain (TD)/Doppler domain (DD) basis vectors and when the condition is met, determining the Q TD/DD basis vectors, each of length N4. The method further includes transmitting the CSI report including the indicator indicating the Q TD/DD basis vectors when the condition is met.

Abstract: A UE includes a transceiver configured to receive first information related to a group of CSI-RS resources, receive second information related to a group TCI states, receive third information indicating an association between the group of TCI states and the group of CSI-RS resources, receive fourth information indicating resources for transmission of a beam measurement report, receive a MAC CE including a cell switch command, and transmit a HARQ-ACK. The UE further includes a processor configured to determine one or more CSI-RS resources from the group of CSI-RS resources based on the TCI state. The transceiver is further configured to receive the one or more CSI-RS resources. The processor is further configured to determine, based on a measurement of the one or more CSI-RS resources, a beam measurement report. The transceiver is further configured to transmit the beam measurement report using the resources for transmission of a beam measurement report.

Abstract: A method of operating a user equipment includes receiving a physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration for a serving cell, receiving a PRACH configuration for N additional cells, and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order. The PDCCH order includes a field for a cell ID, and a field for a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block index corresponding to the cell ID. The method further includes determining a value of the cell ID field in the PDCCH order, determining a PRACH configuration associated with the cell ID, transmitting a PRACH in a PRACH occasion associated with the SS/PBCH block index and the corresponding cell ID, and, if the value of the cell ID field is non-zero, determining a PRACH transmission power based on a SS/PBCH block associated with the SS/PBCH block index and the corresponding cell ID included in the PDCCH order.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam indication and association for control and data channels. A method by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration related to one or more transmission configuration indication (TCI) states for reception of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); receiving a second RRC configuration related to one or more TCI states for reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); receiving, in downlink control information (DCI), an indicator related to the one or more TCI states for reception of the PDSCH; and receiving a timing threshold for reception of the PDSCH. The method further includes identifying, based on the first RRC configuration, one or more TCI states to use for reception of the PDCCH and identifying, based on (i) the timing threshold and (ii) the second RRC configuration or the indicator in the DCI, one or more TCI states to use for reception of the PDSCH.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information about a channel state information (CSI) report associated with NRRH>1 remote radio heads (RRHs), wherein: NRRH=a number of RRHs, each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH comprises a group of CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) ports, and the configuration information includes, for each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH, information about at least one CSI-RS resource; and for each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH: measuring the at least one CSI-RS resource, and determining, based on the measured at least one CSI-RS resource, whether a CSI-RS resource for RRH r is a channel measurement resource (CMR) or an interference measurement resource (IMR); generating the CSI report based on whether each CSI-RS resource among the measured at least one CSI-RS resource for each RRH is determined as a CMR or an IMR; and transmitting the CSI report.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration information including a CSI reporting band and a frequency granularity of CSI reporting, where the CSI reporting band is within a bandwidth part (BWP) comprising M physical resource blocks (PRBs), and the frequency granularity of CSI reporting is based on whether M<N, where N is a threshold; identifying the frequency granularity of CSI reporting; generating a CSI report with the identified frequency granularity, wherein the CSI report includes at least one of a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and a channel quality indicator (CQI); and transmitting the CSI report over an uplink (UL) channel.

Abstract: An apparatus for beam management includes a transceiver configured to receive configuration information for one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states and corresponding channels, receive one or more TCI state identifiers (IDs) on a channel for conveying TCI state IDs from among the corresponding channels, and transmit an acknowledgement message in response to the reception of the one or more TCI state IDs. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to determine, based on the one or more TCI state IDs, TCI states for data and control channels, respectively, from among the corresponding channels, and update spatial filters for the data and control channels based on the determined TCI states for the data channels and the control channels, respectively. The transceiver is further configured to receive the data channels and the control channels based on the updated spatial filters for the data and the control channels, respectively.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for codebook subset restriction for coherent joint transmission in wireless networks. A method includes receiving information about a channel state information (CSI) report associated with NTRP>1 groups of antenna ports. The information indicates (i) a coherent joint transmission (CJT) codebook, (ii) a rank restriction, and (iii) NTRP codebook subset restrictions (CBSRs). The method further includes identifying, based on the rank restriction, a set S1 of one or more rank values allowed for the CSI report; identifying, based on the NTRP CBSRs, sets S2,1, . . . , S2,NTRP; determining the CSI report associated with the NTRP groups of antenna ports based on the CJT codebook, the set S1, and the sets S2,1, . . . , S2,NTRP; and transmitting the CSI report. For n=1, . . . , NTRP, the set S2,n is associated with n-th groups of antenna ports of the NTRP groups of antenna ports. The set S2,n includes spatial-domain (SD) basis vectors that are allowed for the CSI report.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for channel state information (CSI) reporting based on a window of basis vectors are provided. A method includes receiving a configuration about a CSI report including information about NTRP non-zero power (NZP) CSI-reference signal (RS) resources, where NTRP?1, and a parameter codebookType set to type-II-CJT-r18 or type-II-PortSelection-CJT-r18. The method further includes determining, for each layer l=1, . . . , v, an indicator for indicating an index of a strongest coefficient among KlNZ coefficients, where KlNZ is a total number of non-zero coefficients that are associated with Z NZP CSI-RS resources and Z?NTRP, and a number of bits Pl for the indicator. The method further includes transmitting the CSI report including, for each layer, Pl bits for the indicator. When codebookType=type-II-CJT-r18, a value of Pl depends on a value of KlNZ or a value of ?r=1Z Lr. When codebookType=type-II-PortSelection-CJT-r18, the value of Pl depends on a value of 2Mv ?r=1Z Lr.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmission configuration indication (TCI) state indication and association for control and data channels. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information for first and second groups of configured TCI states; receiving, in a downlink control information (DCI), a first indicated TCI state of a TCI codepoint; and receiving second information for a first control resource set (CORESET).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for codebook based UL transmission are provided. A method for operating a UE comprises transmitting a UE capability information about a UL codebook for 8 antenna ports; receiving an indication indicating a TPMI for a transmission of a PUSCH; and transmitting the PUSCH based on the indicated TPMI, wherein the TPMI indicates a precoding matrix from the UL codebook for the 8 antenna ports, the UL codebook includes full-coherent (FC) precoding matrices comprising all non-zero entries, and an l-th column of a FC precoding matrix is associated with an l-th layer of the PUSCH transmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting of time-domain channel correlation properties are provided. A method includes receiving a configuration about a CSI report. The configuration includes information about (i) M non-zero power (NZP) CSI reference signal (RS) resources for tracking, (ii) a number (K) of time-domain correlation values, and (iii) delay values ?k for k=0,1, . . . , K?1. The method further includes, based on the configuration: measuring the M NZP CSI-RS resources for tracking, determining, based on the measurement, the K time-domain correlation values, wherein a k-th correlation value is between two CSI-RS transmission occasions that are separated by one of the delay values ?k, and quantizing a value for an amplitude of each of the K time-domain correlation values. The method further includes transmitting the CSI report including an indicator, for each of the K time-domain correlation values, indicating the quantized value of the amplitude.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) for aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reception comprises receiving aperiodic CSI-RS configuration information including a CSI-RS triggering offset; receiving downlink control information (DCI) via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), where the DCI triggers an aperiodic CSI-RS; and determining the CSI-RS triggering offset based on the CSI-RS configuration information, wherein the CSI-RS triggering offset is configured from a first set when ?PDCCH<?CSIRS, and the CSI-RS triggering offset is configured from a second set when ?PDCCH>?CSIRS, wherein ?PDCCH and ?CSIRS are subcarrier spacing configurations for the PDCCH and the aperiodic CSI-RS, respectively, and receiving the aperiodic CSI-RS in a slot KS determined based on the CSI-RS triggering offset, a slot containing the triggering DCI, and the subcarrier spacing configurations (?PDCCH and ?CSIRS).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam failure recovery (BFR) in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment includes identifying configuration information for at least two beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal (RS) sets each comprising one or more BFD RSs resources and configuration information for at least two new beam identification (NBI) RS sets each comprising one or more NBI RS resources. The method further includes detecting a beam failure event for one of the at least two BFD RS sets; identifying, based on measuring the one or more NBI RS resources in a NBI RS set that is associated with the one BFD RS set, one or more NBI RS resources for a new beam recovery; and triggering, in response to detection of the beam failure event for the one BFD RS set and identification of the one or more NBI RS resources, a BFR event.

Abstract: A method for a channel state information (CSI) feedback comprises receiving CSI feedback configuration information for the CSI feedback including a spatial channel information indicator based on a linear combination (LC) codebook, wherein the spatial channel information comprises at least one of a downlink channel matrix, a covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix, or at least one eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix; deriving the spatial channel information indicator using the LC codebook that indicates a weighted linear combination of a plurality of basis vectors or a plurality of basis matrices as a representation of at least one of a downlink channel matrix, a covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix, or at least one eigenvector of the covariance matrix of the downlink channel matrix; and transmitting over an uplink channel, the CSI feedback including the spatial channel information indicator.