Abstract: A method may include sending, by a user equipment that includes a plurality of antenna panels, to a base station, timing information including at least one of a beam switch timing or a beam report timing, wherein the timing information includes timing information provided for at least one of a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation, wherein the first mode of operation comprising the user equipment not performing switching between an active antenna panel and an inactive antenna panel, and the second mode of operation comprising the user equipment performing switching between an active antenna panel and an inactive panel; and receiving, by the user equipment, at least one downlink control information indicating a mode of operation for the user equipment, wherein the indicated mode of operation is at least one of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation.

Abstract: A UE, in response to a beam failure being detected for a serving cell that serves the user equipment, determines whether a timer is running. One of the following is performed by the UE: in response to the timer running, a beam failure recovery procedure with a target non-serving cell; or in response to the timer not running, a beam failure recovery procedure with the serving cell. Methods, apparatus, computer programs, and computer program products are disclosed.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include determining, by a user equipment, that a secondary cell beam failure has occurred at a medium access control layer. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, one or more other secondary cell candidates based on at least candidate beam measurements of a primary cell. The method may further include transmitting, by the user equipment, one or more data packets related to one or more selected other secondary cell candidates.

Abstract: A method includes determining whether a downlink beam signal is being received from a base station (502); when the downlink beam signal is being received from the base station, determining whether a measurable property of the downlink beam signal does not meet a preselected threshold (504); when the downlink beam signal is not being received from the base station or when the measurable property of the downlink beam signal does not meet the preselected threshold, transmitting a message to the base station indicating that at least one uplink beam corresponding to the downlink beam has failed (506); and receiving a reply message from the base station with information required to determine a new uplink beam (508).

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for monitoring a physical downlink control channel using a first monitoring pattern, determining, based on a condition, to monitor the physical downlink control channel using a second monitoring pattern, determining occurrence of at least one event related to transmission from the user equipment, determining whether to monitor the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the occurrence of the at least one event and monitoring the physical downlink control channel using the first monitoring pattern or the second monitoring pattern based on the determination.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed a method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment in a wireless network, beam information from a serving cell and each neighboring cell; assessing a beam quality of the serving cell and each neighboring cell from the information; determining a subset of the serving cell and neighboring cells comprising the serving cell and each neighboring cell with a beam quality within a first offset of the serving cell and each neighboring cell with a highest quality beam; ranking each cell of the subset in descending order from highest to lowest quality.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for compensation of residual time-frequency error(s) in communications between a network node device and a client device are disclosed. A network node device determines an auxiliary reference signal indication comprising presence information and location information of an auxiliary reference signal in a physical downlink channel transmission. The network node device transmits to the client device the auxiliary reference signal associated with a physical downlink channel in accordance with the determined auxiliary reference signal indication. The client device uses the received auxiliary reference signal for the compensation of the residual time-frequency error(s) in the communications.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for configuring Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources of neighboring cells for inter-cell mobility are provided. One method may include providing, by a network node, at least one reporting configuration to one or more user equipment. The reporting configuration is based on at least one of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) or synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks. The method may also include receiving at least one measurement report comprising measurement results when and as specified by the at least one reporting configuration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beamforming control. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include providing, by a user equipment configured to include a plurality of antenna panels, capability information to a base station, the capability information including antenna panel information regarding the plurality of antenna panels; and providing, by the user equipment, antenna panel usage information to the base station, the antenna panel usage information indicative of which of the plurality of antenna panels are in at least one of an active transmit state or an active receive state. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A UE acquires information about a need of additional reference signals for synchronization purposes with cell(s), and sends to the cell(s), an indication that additional reference signals are needed for synchronization. The UE receives information of additional reference signal configuration to be used in the idle state or inactive state. The UE monitors for additional reference signals according to the additional reference signal configuration and uses the additional reference signals at least for synchronization purposes to synchronize with the cell(s). A cell in a wireless network sends information of additional reference signal configuration to be used by a UE while in either an idle state or an inactive state. The cell sends additional reference signals toward the UE according to the additional reference signal configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment (UE) power saving utilizing resource block (RB)-sets are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enabling access for a reduced capability new radio (NR) device. For example, a network may indicate which of the configured random access channel (RACH) resources can be used to perform a random access procedure within a reduced uplink (UL) bandwidth (BW) (compared to the whole initial UL bandwidth part (BWP) BW). The network may schedule any UL transmissions (e.g., Msg3 (re-)transmissions, etc.) pertaining to such random access procedure within the reduced UL BW.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include transmitting, by a wireless node in a wireless network, a sidelink synchronization signal (S-SSB) block, including a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS), a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS), a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), and a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS), wherein the demodulation reference signal is based on at least a sidelink demodulation reference signal initialization value for the sidelink synchronization signal block to provide sidelink priority-related information for the sidelink synchronization signal block.

Abstract: A base station including at least one processor, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the base station at least to configure a user equipment, UE, with a bandwidth part associated with a non-serving cell, and with a reference signal associated with the bandwidth part, and to activate a transmission configuration indicator, ICI, state for PDCCH and/or PDSCH reception within the bandwidth part. The activated TCI state comprises quasi-co-located, QCL, information associated with the reference signal or with a further reference signal.

Abstract: Synchronization signal numerology of a communications system is determined, on the basis of at least two reference numerologies. Time occasions comprising including synchronization signals are determined on the basis of a first reference numerology of the at least two reference numerologies for synchronization signal numerologies. Positions of the synchronization signals within the determined time occasions are determined on the basis of a second reference numerology of the at least two reference numerologies. Positions of the synchronization signals according to the synchronization signal numerology are determined at least on the basis of the determined time occasions and the positions within the time occasions. The synchronization signals are received at the determined positions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam failure recovery are provided. Beam failure recovery may include detecting and/or declaring, by a user equipment, UE, secondary cell, Scell, beam failure at MAC layer and e.g. determining and/or selecting CSI-RS and/or SSB indexes for transmission to a network node.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods of beam reporting for rank enhancement are provided. One method may include defining an enhanced beam reporting criteria for user equipment (UE) beam reporting. The enhanced beam reporting criteria may be used for transmission rank enhancement. The method may also include configuring at least one user 5 equipment (UE) with the enhanced beam reporting criteria, and receiving at least one beam report, from the at least one user equipment (UE), according to the enhanced beam reporting criteria configured to the at least one user equipment (UE).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beamforming control. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include providing, by a user equipment configured to include a plurality of antenna panels, capability information to a base station, the capability information including antenna panel information regarding the plurality of antenna panels; and providing, by the user equipment, antenna panel usage information to the base station, the antenna panel usage information indicative of which of the plurality of antenna panels are in at least one of an active transmit state or an active receive state. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method that includes receiving at a user equipment configuration for M active transmission configuration indication states; selecting, according to one or more pre-defined rules, based on the configured M active transmission configuration indication states, a subset of N of the set of M transmission configuration indication states, where N<M; and determining by the user equipment beam failure detection resources based on the selected N transmission configuration indication states.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: generate (606) a synchronization signal for transmission over one or more symbols, wherein the number of symbols is dependent on a subcarrier spacing.