Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to Timing Advance validation for Small Data Transmissions. A first device includes at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program codes; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device to: receive TA validation configuration information associated with one or more downlink reference beams for an inactive state of the first device from a second device, select a CG resource to transmit a data packet to the second device based on a CG resource configuration for small data transmissions of the first device, and verify, based at least on the TA validation configuration information and the selected CG resource, TA validity of the first device.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining that a first resource is to be designated as being used in accordance with a first communications protocol; forming an indication for a second apparatus operating in accordance with a second communications protocol, the indication indicating that the first resource is to be blanked; and transmitting, using dedicated signaling, the formed indication to the second apparatus.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when an unknown secondary cell configured with a physical uplink control channel is activated, a terminal device determines whether to transmit beam information to a network. The terminal device receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) order in a beam which is selected in association with the beam information. In this way, a proper beam can be determined to transmit PDCCH order and it can also reduce delay.

Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising measuring, during a period, a first time of arrival (TOA) of a first signal from a first satellite, a second TOA of a second signal from a second satellite, and a third TOA of a third signal from a third satellite; reporting, after the period has elapsed, the first TOA along with the first cell identifier and a first parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the first signal, the second TOA along with the second cell identifier and a second parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the second signal, and the third TOA along with the third cell identifier and a third parameter enabling to derive a transmit time of the third signal, wherein the first TOA is measured within a set first interval in the period; the second TOA is measured within a set second interval in the period; the second interval does not overlap the first interval.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to determine whether each condition from among a set comprising at least one condition is fulfilled, based on the set of conditions being fulfilled, obtain a waveform selection indication from an element of a downlink control information element received in the apparatus from a network, and use, in at least one transmission or reception, a waveform selected based on the waveform selection indication, and based on the set of conditions not being fulfilled, use a default waveform, a previously used waveform or a currently used waveform in the at least one transmission or reception.

Abstract: Certain examples of the present disclosure provide a User Equipment, UE, 110 configured to: receive an identifier 202, wherein the identifier is configured to signal control information and/or configuration information respectively for triggering performance of an action and/or configuring the UE 110; determine 203, based at least in part on the received identifier, the control information and/or the configuration information; and perform 204 the action and/or configure the UE 110 in accordance with the determined control and/or the determined configuration information.

Abstract: There are provided measures for time slot control for radio power boosting. Such measures exemplarily comprise transmitting, to a terminal, a configuration indicative of uplink slots to be used by said terminal when a first modulation and coding scheme is activated, and controlling a transmission, to said terminal, of information indicative of that said first modulation and coding scheme is to be activated.

Abstract: Example embodiments provide a method for acknowledging switching of operation modes for a client device. The method comprises receiving, by a client device, a first indication comprising at least one of a first time duration, a period for repeating the first time duration or an indication of a list of at least two operation modes for the client device. The client device may be configured to receive a second indication comprising instructions for the dynamic switching of operation modes based on the list of at least two operation modes. The client device may be further configured to indicate the selected operation mode to a network device. Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for client device operation mode indication are disclosed. A client device obtains a first indication indicating at least a time duration and at least a first period for repeating the time duration. A downlink control information, DCI, received within the indicated time duration includes a second indication indicating a second operation mode of the client device, and the second indication is not included when the DCI is received outside of the indicated time duration. In response to receiving, at the client device, the DCI from a network node device within the indicated time duration, the client device determines the second operation mode of the client device based on the received second indication, and applies the determined second operation mode of the client device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for neighbor cell measurement based timing advance validation. A method may include receiving a network configuration comprising a timing advance command from a network element. The method may also include acquiring at least measurement data of a serving cell relative to a first set of neighbor cells at a first time instance, and measurement data of the serving cell relative to a second set of neighbor cells at a second time instance according to the network configuration. The method may further include performing a timing advance validity check using at least the acquired measurement data from the first time instance and the second time instance. Further, the method may include performing data transmission based on a result of the timing advance validity check.

Abstract: Where large transport blocks are rate-matched and transmitted on each PUSCH segment using different redundancy versions (RVs), RV cycling with a small number of PUSCH segments might not cover the whole codeword, and/or rate-matching a large TBS across many PUSCH segments into the resource of a single PUSCH segment may lead to an effective coding rate of the self-decodable redundancy versions that is too high. To avoid these issues, the starting position of one or more RVs may be shifted by setting the starting position of a current RV to be the same as an ending position of a previous position, or by scaling the starting position by a value. Alternatively, these issues may be avoided by setting a new starting position for an RV based on the gap from the end of a previous RV to the start of a current RV.

Abstract: This disclosure presents processes for improving the quality of NR PDCCH reception at a UE when transmitted in a same orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a same frequency domain resource element as an LTE CRS. Using a capability parameter of the UE, a network node can transmit an LTE CRS and NR PDCCH in the same OFDM symbol and the same frequency domain resource elements using various encoding schemes. The encoding schemes can be one or more of puncture signalling, superposition signalling, relative power levels, UE type, adjusting the AL of the LTE CRS, or various combinations thereof. The UE can decode the PDDCH using the encoding scheme. Legacy UEs can be supported with this disclosure by the network node selecting supported UE capabilities for the encoding. The network node can balance transmission reliability with available resources.

Abstract: An apparatus and method facilitating communication using reduced bandwidth NR transmissions, where some part of the bandwidth defined by the CORESET is punctured and not available for the reduced bandwidth NR signals. The user equipment receiving these signals determines that puncturing is applied to some frequency domain resource elements within the bandwidth and identifies at least one valid candidate resource within the bandwidth. The at least one valid candidate resource comprises a candidate resource with less than at least one predetermined threshold amount of punctured resource elements. The user equipment then only monitors a subset of the plurality of candidate resources, the subset consisting of the at least one valid candidate resource and skips monitoring of the candidate resources that it deems to be invalid.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a user device from a network node in a wireless network, an indication that a plurality of frequency hop resource entities should be shifted, wherein each frequency hop resource entity is configured with a frequency allocation according to a sequence or order of frequency allocations; performing, by the user device, a shifting of the frequency hop resource entities, wherein each frequency hop resource entity includes one or more demodulation reference signal (DMRS) symbols and one or more data symbols, wherein the shifting causes each of the frequency hop resource entities to be shifted by one frequency hop resource position and to be allocated a different frequency allocation; and transmitting, by the user device to the network node, the plurality of shifted frequency hop resource entities.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.

Abstract: Where large transport blocks are rate-matched and transmitted on each PUSCH segment using different redundancy versions (RVs), RV cycling with a small number of PUSCH segments might not cover the whole codeword, and/or rate-matching a large TBS across many PUSCH segments into the resource of a single PUSCH segment may lead to an effective coding rate of the self-decodable redundancy versions that is too high. To avoid these issues, the starting position of one or more RVs may be shifted by setting the starting position of a current RV to be the same as an ending position of a previous position, or by scaling the starting position by a value. Alternatively, these issues may be avoided by setting a new starting position for an RV based on the gap from the end of a previous RV to the start of a current RV.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for differentiating between user equipment, having different capabilities are provided. One method may include transmitting, by a user equipment, a first transmission to a network node. The method may include indicating at least one type of the user equipment. For example, the indicating may include at least one of transmitting the first transmission on a frequency resource that has been modified in frequency domain from an allocated frequency resource by a shifting factor, and/or transmitting the first transmission on the allocated frequency resource and power scaling at least one resource element of the allocated resource.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reducing channel state information (CSI) reporting time for cell activation are provided. One method may include receiving, from a network node, one or more semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configurations to be employed during secondary cell (SCell) activation, and receiving an activation command for a secondary cell (SCell) and information on a semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configuration to be activated from among the one or more semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configurations. The method may also include measuring a CSI-reference signal (RS) using the semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configuration indicated with the activation command and transmitting a semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) report for a subset of secondary cells (SCells) available for activation.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an example method may include determining, by a network node in a wireless network, whether a size of a data packet is greater than a threshold size; transmitting, by the network node, the data packet via a frequency interlace if the size of the data packet is less than or equal to the threshold size; transmitting, by the network node, the data packet via contiguous wideband frequency resources if the size of the data packet is greater than the threshold size.