Abstract: Provided are an eNB, a UE and wireless communication methods. The eNB, in an embodiment, includes circuitry operative to fill a SPS activation/deactivation field in a DCI with a predetermined pattern of bits; and a transmitter operative to transmit the DCI to a first UE for the first UE to start periodically transmitting signals to a second UE or stop periodically transmitting signals to the second UE based on the SPS activation/deactivation field. The DCI is in a SPS format formed by adopting part or all bits of at least one field of DCI format 5 as the SPS activation/deactivation field, and information supposed to be transmitted in the at least one field is indicated with the assistance of or by RRC or MAC signaling.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to positioning measurement reporting using small data transmissions. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to a receive a positioning report segmentation configuration comprising a set of segmentation criteria for segmenting a positioning report, segment the positioning report according to the set of segmentation criteria, and transmit the segmented positioning report using a small data transmission (“SDT”) uplink connection in a low power state.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided, where a respective reference signal associated with each of one or more downlink transmit antenna ports in a wireless communication network is received. A value is determined for each of one or more measurable characteristics relative to each of the received reference signals. One or more parameters are received, the parameters including one or more adjustments, where each adjustment is specific to one of the downlink transmit antenna ports and include adjustments in the form of one or more respective offset values to be applied to at least some of the one or more determined values of the measurable characteristics of the received reference signals.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to group common configured grant resource configuration. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to receives a group common configured grant (“CG”) configuration for a group common CG resource, the group common CG configuration for a plurality of UE devices in a group, determine, based on the group common CG configuration, a UE-specific CG resource configuration for the group common CG resource, the UE-specific CG resource configuration comprising one or more group common CG parameters and one or more UE-specific parameters for the group common CG resource, and perform data communications using the group common CG resource according to the group common CG parameters and the UE-specific CG parameters.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging occasion monitoring. One method (700) includes determining (702), at a remote user equipment, at least one factor influencing an ability of the remote user equipment to monitor paging occasions that are for the remote user equipment, wherein the at least one factor comprises a radio condition, a battery usage, a configuration, a monitored parameter, or a combination thereof. The method (700) includes determining (704) whether the remote user equipment will monitor the paging occasions that are for the remote user equipment based on the factor influencing paging occasion monitoring. The method (700) includes, in response to determining that the remote user equipment will not monitor the paging occasions, transmitting (706) a request to a network device, a relay user equipment, or a combination thereof for the relay user equipment to monitor the paging occasions that are for the remote user equipment.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for user equipment power saving for v2x communications. An apparatus (400) includes a processor (405) that determines one or more destination layer-2 IDs for reception within vehicle-to-everything (“V2X”) configuration information received from the network, determines one or more quality of service (“QoS”) requirements for reception for each determined one or more destination layer-2 IDs, and provides the determined one or more QoS requirements for each determined one or more destination layer-2 IDs for reception to the application service (“AS”) layer.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for collecting quality of experience (QoE) measurements. One apparatus includes a processor that generates a first configuration for QoE measurements, the first configuration including at least one parameter to set up QoE measurements for at least one service type and at least one reporting configuration for the at least one service type. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits the first configuration to a communication device. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a reporting message from the communication device, the reporting message including QoE measurements collected in accordance with the first configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for aggregating HARQ feedback and sidelink retransmission procedure. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor coupled with the transceiver, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to transmit sidelink data to each of one or more UEs of a set of UEs and to receive SL feedback from each of the one or more UEs of the set of UEs, the sidelink feedback comprising HARQ feedback indicating a HARQ positive acknowledgement or a HARQ negative acknowledgement. Via the transceiver, the processor transmits an uplink message to a network entity, the uplink message comprising an aggregate of the received sidelink feedback from each of the one or more UEs of the set of UEs.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing a radio link failure indication. One method includes counting a number of consecutive discontinuous indications. The method includes comparing the number of consecutive discontinuous indications to a predetermined threshold. The method includes, in response to the number of consecutive discontinuous indications being greater than the predetermined threshold, providing a radio link failure indication.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a sidelink resource pool. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE) from a base station, downlink configuration information (DCI) for a resource pool. The DCI indicates: a starting symbol offset from a beginning of a logical sidelink (SL) slot; a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) symbol duration; a symbol offset between the PSSCH and a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH); a symbol offset between the PSFCH and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH); a number of repetitions; a type of repetitions; or some combination thereof. The method includes performing a sidelink transmission in the resource pool based on the DCI.

Abstract: Methods inform an eNodeB on the transmit power status of a user equipment in a mobile communication system using component carrier (CC) aggregation. Also described is an implementation of these methods by hardware and in software. The invention proposes procedures that allow the eNodeB to recognize the power usage status of a UE in a communication system using carrier aggregation. The UE indicates to the eNodeB when the UE is close to using its total maximum UE transmit power or when it has exceeded the same. This is achieved by the UE including indicator(s) and/or new MAC CEs to one or more protocol data units transmitted on respective component carriers within a single sub-frame that is providing the eNodeB with power status information. The MAC CEs may report a per-UE power headroom. Alternatively, the MAC CEs may report per-CC power headrooms and/or power reductions applied to the respective uplink CCs.

Abstract: A first configuration of a first set of random access channel occasions can be transmitted. A second configuration of a second set of random access channel occasions of a second cell can be transmitted. The second set of random access channel occasions can be different from the first set of random access channel occasions. System information of the second cell can include the second configuration of the second set of random access channel occasions. A random access channel preamble can be received on a random access channel occasion. At least one selected from the first set of random access channel occasions and the second set of random access channel occasions can include the random access channel occasion. The first cell can be different from the second cell.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for deactivation of a bandwidth part (BWP). A base station may be configured to transmit a first configuration for one or more uplink (UL) BWPs, for a carrier of a serving cell, where at least one UL BWP of the one or more UL BWPs is an active UL BWP associated with a first numerology. The base station may be further configured to transmit a second configuration for a sidelink (SL) BWP, for the carrier of the serving cell, wherein the SL BWP is associated with a second numerology, where the SL BWP is deactivated in response to the first numerology being different than the second numerology.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for efficiently transmitting a SR. One apparatus includes a memory comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the apparatus to trigger a buffer status report for a first logical channel and trigger a SR for the first logical channel based at least in part on the triggered buffer status report. The instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus determine whether a SR configuration associated with the first logical channel is configured with a set of PUCCH resources for a transmission of a SR on a current active BWP and initiate a RACH procedure for requesting uplink resources if the SR configuration associated with the first logical channel is not configured with the set of PUCCH resources for the transmission of the SR on the current active BWP.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for PUSCH transmission using an aggregation factor. One method includes selecting, at a user equipment, a physical random access channel preamble. The method includes transmitting the physical random access channel preamble. The method includes, in response to transmitting the physical random access channel preamble, receiving a random access response message comprising an uplink grant for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel. The method includes transmitting the physical uplink shared channel according to the uplink grant using a first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor. The user equipment is configured with a second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for preempting an uplink resource allocation. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a first allocation of uplink resources in a mobile communication network and receives a second allocation of uplink resources. Here, the second allocation at least partially overlaps in time with the first allocation and the second allocation is received at a later time than the first allocation. The processor determines whether the second allocation is associated with higher priority traffic than the first allocation and preempts the first allocation to generate a TB according to the second allocation in response to the second allocation being associated with higher priority traffic than the first allocation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resource allocation procedure, performed between a user equipment and radio base station. The UE is configured with at least one numerology scheme, each associated with parameters partitioning time-frequency radio resources into resource scheduling units differently. The UE is configured with logical channels each of which is associated with at least one numerology scheme. A receiver of the UE receives from the radio base station an uplink scheduling assignment, which indicates uplink radio resources usable by the UE. A processor of the UE determines for which numerology scheme the received uplink scheduling assignment is intended based on the received uplink scheduling assignment. The processor performs a logical channel prioritization procedure by allocating the assigned uplink radio resources to the configured logical channels and by prioritizing those logical channels that are associated with the numerology scheme for which the uplink scheduling assignment is intended.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) services. The method includes receiving configuration information from a network device, the configuration information relating to a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) service provided in one or more serving cells. The method also includes receiving downlink control information from the one or more serving cells in which the MBS service is provided. The method further includes receiving the MBS service that is provided in the one or more serving cells based on the downlink control information.

Abstract: For duplicating PDCP PDUs for a radio bearer, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver for communicating with a mobile communication network. The processor establishes a radio bearer to communicate with the network, the radio bearer includes a PDCP entity, first and second RLC entities associated with said PDCP entity, first and second logical channels associated with said first and second RLC entities, respectively. The processor receives a control signal from the network, submits a PDCP data PDU in the PDCP entity to the first RLC entity for transmission. In response to the first control signal, the processor submits the PDCP data PDU to the second RLC entity for transmission. The processor indicates to one of the first and second RLC entities to discard a duplicate PDCP data PDU corresponding to a successfully delivered PDCP data PDU.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for improving the DRX operation of a UE by introducing an additional DRX wake-up cycle, which runs in parallel to the short and/or long DRX cycle. The DRX wake-up cycle defines time intervals after which the UE starts monitoring the PDCCH for a wake-up duration of time; the UE does not perform any other operation during the wake-up duration apart from monitoring the PDCCH. The time intervals of the wake-up cycle between the wake-up durations are preferably shorter than the one of the DRX long cycle, and may have the same or a shorter length than the ones of the DRX short cycle. The wake-up duration may be as long as the on-duration of the DRX short/long cycle, or may be preferably much shorter, such as only one or a few subframes.