Abstract: A method embodiment includes receiving, by a network device, a cooperation candidate set (CCS) and determining a cooperation active set (CAS). The CCS includes a plurality of potential cooperating user equipment (CUEs) for selection to the CAS, and the plurality of potential CUEs is selected from a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the network. The CAS is a set of CUEs selected from the CCS. A target user equipment (TUE) and the set of CUEs form a virtual multipoint transceiver.

Abstract: A method and system for operating a user equipment (UE) wherein a first set of radio access procedures are supported when the UE is in a first operating state, and a second set of radio access procedures are supported when the UE is in a second operating state.

Abstract: The method is provided, including: A second device receives a first message and a third message, and sends a second message to a first device. The first message indicates all or a part of a first generator, the third message indicates all or a part of a third generator, an input supported by the first generator includes first information of a first type, an input supported by the third generator includes fourth information of the first type, and the first generator and the third generator are configured to train a neural network corresponding to a second generator; and the second message indicates all or a part of the second generator, and an input supported by the second generator includes the first information and the fourth information. Information collected in a real scenario may be used to train a generation model, to make a communication network more intelligent and adaptive.

Abstract: This application provides an intelligent component update method and a communication apparatus. A transmitting end sends indication information about one or more intelligent components to a receiving end. The indication information indicates a to-be-updated intelligent component of the transmitting end and/or a to-be-updated intelligent component of the receiving end. The to-be-updated intelligent component of the transmitting end belongs to a first intelligent module, and the to-be-updated intelligent component of the receiving end belongs to a second intelligent module. Based on the indication information, a to-be-updated indication can be performed for one or more intelligent components in an intelligent module, so that update efficiency and reliability of the intelligent module can be improved without affecting learning performance of the intelligent module, and update costs and system resource waste can be reduced.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a manner for sensing devices (UEs) to collaborate with base stations to sense an environment. The UEs may obtain observations based on sensing signals transmitted in the environment and provide the observations to a dedicated processing node. The processing node is configured to process the received observations to coherently combine the observations to generate an enhanced observation. In addition to distributing the sensing to multiple UEs, the processing of the observations may also be distributed.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A second satellite device receives first indication information from a first satellite device, and obtains, based on the first indication information, a first timing pre-compensation value and/or a first frequency pre-compensation value corresponding to at least one first terminal. The second satellite device communicates with the at least one first terminal based on the first timing pre-compensation value and/or the first frequency pre-compensation value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for measurement in a wireless communication system are provided. In some embodiments, an apparatus transmits a measurement report for one carrier and/or bandwidth part (BWP) that is based on measurement information for another carrier and/or BWP. Further, the apparatus may switch between different carriers and/or BWPs to obtain measurement information in advance of scheduling transmissions on those different carriers and/or BWPs. Potential advantages include a reduction in measurement overhead at the apparatus.

Abstract: A communication method is provided, including: A second device receives policy related information from M first devices; the second device obtains transmission decisions of the M first devices based on the policy related information by using a second neural network; the second device updates the second neural network based on reward information, and sends, to the M first devices, information for updating a first neural network, and the third device obtains second update parameter information of the first neural network based on the first update parameter information of the first neural network of the M first devices, and sends the second update parameter information of the first neural network to the M first devices, so that the first device may update the first neural network. The second update parameter information is obtained in a training process, so that training overheads can be reduced.

Abstract: Physical layer structures and access schemes for use in such networks are described and in particular initial access channel (IACH) structures are proposed. A spectrum efficient downlink (DL) IACH design supports different types of User Equipment (UE) capabilities and different system bandwidths. An IACH includes the synchronization channel (SCH) and broadcast-control channel (BCH). A non-uniform SCH for all system bandwidths is provided, as well as scalable bandwidth BCH depending on system bandwidth. An initial access procedure is provided, as well as an access procedure.

Abstract: In an information sharing method, a communication apparatus obtains first information sharing level of a first device, and sends first shared information corresponding to the first information sharing level to a second device. The apparatus obtains a second information sharing level of the first device, and sends second shared information corresponding to the second information sharing level to the second device. The second information sharing level is different from the first information sharing level, the second shared information is not exactly the same as the first shared information, and the first shared information and the second shared information are for model training.

Abstract: A two stage DCI (downlink control information) scheme is provided in which a first DCI is transmitted by a network device in a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and the first DCI including at least one field indicating presence information of a second DCI in a second PDCCH. A user equipment receives the first DCI using blind detection, and using the presence information, can also obtain the second DCI without needing to perform further blind detection.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there are provided methods and devices for utilizing controllable metasurface devices capable of redirecting a wavefront transmitted by a transmitter to a receiver in the wireless network to take advantage of the controllable metasurface device capabilities, intelligence, coordination and speed, and thereby enable solutions having different signaling details and capability requirements. Embodiments for the methods and devices described herein provide mechanisms for identification, setup, signaling, control mechanism and communication of a communication network that includes one or more controllable metasurface device, one or more base station and one or more UE.

Abstract: A method in an apparatus for receiving downlink control information (DCI) are provided. A first stage DCI is scrambled by a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein the first stage DCI explicitly indicating a scheduling information of a second stage DCI. The second stage DCI is sent in a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the first PDSCH is a physical channel without data transmission. The second stage DCI has a second stage DCI format, and the apparatus obtains the at least one second stage DCI format based on at least one of the first stage DCI and the second DCI. This allows a lot of flexibility in formats of the second stage DCI.

Abstract: A first sensing coordinator in a radio access network may communicate a first signal with a second sensing coordinator through an interface link. The first sensing coordinator may include a sensing protocol layer, and may communicate the first signal through the interface link using the sensing protocol. Similarly, a second sensing coordinator may communicate a first signal with a first sensing coordinator in a radio access network through an interface link, with the second sensing coordinator including a sensing protocol layer and communicating the first signal through the interface link using the sensing protocol. A sensing device or apparatus may access an interface link through a radio access network and communicate a first signal, including a sensing configuration or sensing data, with a sensing coordinator that has a sensing protocol layer. The communicating may involve communicating the first signal through the interface link using a sensing protocol.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for flexible radio frequency (RF) utilization and switching. In some embodiments, carriers and/or panels are activated and deactivated at an apparatus as needed, to conserve power at the apparatus. Fast carrier activation and fast panel activation are provided, to reduce carrier activation delay and panel activation delay. Round robin patterns for obtaining carrier-specific measurement information and panel-specific measurement information are also provided, to further reduce carrier and panel activation delay. Further, RF chain and/or antenna switching between multiple carriers at the apparatus is provided to improve data throughput.

Abstract: Methods and systems for artificial intelligence (AI)-based communications are disclosed. At a second node, a task request is transmitted to a first node, the task request requiring configuration of at least one of a wireless communication functionality or a local AI model at the second node. A first set of configuration information is received from the first node, including a set of model parameters for the local AI model. The local AI model is configured by the set of model parameters to generate inference data including at least one inferred control parameter for configuring the second node for wireless communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes receiving configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure a communication mode, and the communication mode includes a first mode.The example method further includes communicating with an access network device in the first mode.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first assignment for a first transmission with a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (process ID) in a first network resource, receiving a second assignment for a second transmission with a second HARQ process ID in a second network resource, wherein the first network resource and the second network resource differ in a domain other than a time domain, detecting an indication indicating that the first HARQ process ID and the second HARQ process ID map to a same transmission block (TB), and communicating with an access node, a transmission associated with at least one of the first HARQ process ID or the second HARQ process ID.

Abstract: A communication method, apparatus, and system are provided, related to the field of communication technologies. The method includes, the terminal device determines a first value candidate set. The first value candidate set corresponds to a terminal type of the terminal device, and the first value candidate set includes a value candidate set of a radio resource control RRC parameter corresponding to the terminal type. The terminal device receives a first value from the network device. The first value includes a group of RRC parameter values in the first value candidate set. The terminal device performs communication based on the first value.

Abstract: A reference signaling scheme is provided that is based on the use of a Zadoff Chu sequence with cyclic repetition, optionally code division multiplexing precoding, together with frequency domain spectral shaping (FDSS). A specific pulse shape design for the FDSS part of the reference signal scheme in some embodiments involves the use of a raised cosine pulse raised to the power of ?. The new solution for generating reference signals has a Low peak average power ratio that matches the PAPR of SC-OQAM, good channel estimation performance, and the ability to implement CDM in the frequency domain to increase multiplexing gain.