Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number (HPN). The HPN indicates one or more configured grant (CG) configurations that are activated and/or released/deactivated. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to activate and/or release/deactivate one or more CG configurations based on the HPN.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information (DCI) format used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The UE further includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) transmission which is identified as a high priority. The transmitting circuitry is further configured to perform HARQ-ACK transmission corresponding to the PDSCH scheduled by using a PDCCH for the DCI format which is detected in a common search space associated with a control resource set #0 (a CORESET #0).

Abstract: The UE includes higher layer circuitry configured to receive information including more than one transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. The UE also includes medium access control (MAC) circuitry configured to receive a first MAC control element (CE) and a second MAC CE. The UE further includes reception circuitry configured to receive first downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and second DCI on a PDCCH. The first MAC CE selects one of more TCI states from the more than one TCI states and maps the selected one or more TCI states to the codepoints of a TCI field in the second DCI. The second MAC CE selects one of more TCI states from the more than one TCI states and maps the selected one or more TCI states to the codepoints of the TCI field in the second DCI.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a plurality of reference signals from a base station apparatus in a cell; a measurement unit configured to measure at least one reference signal received power (RSRP) of at least one of the plurality of reference signals; and a calculating unit configured to average N highest ones of the at least one RSRP measured to obtain a reference RSRP of the cell.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising information used for configuring the UE to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a downlink control information (DCI) format. The DCI format comprising an interruption transmission indication. The UE further includes processing circuitry configured to cancel a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a physical resource block(s) and/or a symbol(s) that are indicated by the interruption transmission indication. The information is configured per uplink bandwidth part (UL BWP). The interruption transmission indication is applicable to a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission associated with a contention based random access procedure. The interruption transmission indication is not applicable to a PRACH transmission associated with a contention free random access procedure.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). In a case that a number of bits for downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating the DMRS sequence initialization is 1 bit, a sequence of the DMRS for the PDSCH is generated based on a value indicated by the DCI used for indicating the DMRS sequence initialization. The value is among a value of a first scrambling identity (ID) and a value of a second scrambling ID. In a case that the number of bits for the DCI used for indicating the DMRS sequence initialization is 0 bit, the sequence of the DMRS for the PDSCH is generated based on a value of a third scrambling ID.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising information used for configuring a simultaneous transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The information is configured for a special cell. Also, the information is associated with an index of an uplink bandwidth part (UL BWP). The UE further includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform the simultaneous transmission of the PUCCH and the PUSCH based on the information. The transmission of the PUCCH is performed on an UL BWP of the special cell. Also, the transmission of the PUSCH is performed on an UL BWP identified by the index of the UL BWP associated with the information.

Abstract: In one of its example aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node (24) that communicates over a radio interface. The IAB node comprises mobile-termination circuitry (50), distributed unit circuitry (52), and processor circuitry (54). The mobile-termination circuitry is configured to transmit over the radio interface with a parent node. The distributed unit circuitry is configured to transmit over the radio interface with a child node. The processor circuitry is configured to manage transmission power utilized by the IAB node by taking into consideration both transmission by the mobile-termination circuitry and transmission by the distributed unit circuitry. Other example aspects of the technology disclosed herein concern transmission power reporting by such IAB node, transmission power prioritization by such IAB node; transmission power governance for the distributed unit circuitry for such IAB node; and method of operating such IAB node(s).

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes reception circuitry configured to receive a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a second PDCCH. The UE also includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Downlink control information (DCI) carried by the first PDCCH schedules the PUSCH. In a case that the second PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH, the transmission circuitry stops transmission of the PUSCH on resources indicated by the second PDCCH. In a case that the second PDCCH includes a rescheduling DCI, the transmission circuitry transmits the PUSCH on the resources indicated by the rescheduling DCI.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive resource allocation information of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a number of repetitions for the PUSCH. The UE also includes control circuitry configured to calculate a transport block size (TBS) for the PUSCH. The UE further includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH. The TBS is calculated based on a number of resource elements (REs) for a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), REs for additional DMRS, and REs for a DMRS added right after a slot boundary for a repetition of the PUSCH.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first information, second information, and a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising a value of a carrier indicator field. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the DCI format, a transmission of a physical uplink shared channel on a serving cell. A maximum value of the second information is determined based on the number of serving cell(s) with downlink bandwidth part(s) (DL BWP(s)) where the search space set(s) for which the monitoring of the PDCCH for the DCI format is configured.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from a base station apparatus, and a controller configured to configure a parameter based on the parameter included in the RRC reconfiguration message. The parameter includes at least identity information of a target cell and a configuration of a subcarrier spacing, and the configuration of the subcarrier spacing is configured for each of the target cells.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising a first parameter(s) used for configuring a first allocation table and a second allocation table. Each of the first allocation table and the second allocation table are used for defining a time domain allocation for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. The receiving circuitry is also configured to detect in a UE specific search space, a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising first information used for indicating a row index to the first allocation table or the second allocation table. The DCI format is used for scheduling of the PUSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on a detection of the DCI format, the PUSCH transmission based on either of the first allocation table or the second allocation table.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to determine that a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) of ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) and a PUCCH for uplink control information (UCI) of enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) overlap with an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The higher layer processor is also configured to determine multiplexing of both URLLC UCI and eMBB UCI on the eMBB PUSCH, where the URLLC UCI starts immediately after a first set of demodulation reference symbols (DMRS) in the eMBB PUSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform the multiplexing of the URLLC UCI and the eMBB UCI jointly on the eMBB PUSCH.

Abstract: A parent Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the parent IAB node comprises processor circuitry resource configuration information for use by one or more child IAB nodes. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the radio resource configuration information to the child IAB node.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating a deactivation of a configured grant corresponding to a configured grant configuration with a first index. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, based on a reception of the first DCI, a configured grant confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The configured grant confirmation MAC CE includes a value indicating a deactivation status of the configured grant configuration with the first index.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive resource allocation information of a mini-slot physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a number of repetitions for the PUSCH. The UE also includes control circuitry configured to determine a redundancy version (RV) for the number of repetitions. The UE further includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit the number of repetitions for the PUSCH based on the determined RV.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from a base station apparatus, and a controller configured to configure a parameter based on the parameter included in the RRC reconfiguration message. The parameter includes at least identity information of a target cell and a configuration of a subcarrier spacing, and the configuration of the subcarrier spacing is configured for each of the target cells.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a first DCI format comprising one bit of an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) indicator, the first DCI format being used for scheduling of a PUSCH. The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive a second DCI format comprising more than one bits of an UL-SCH indicator, the second DCI format being used for scheduling of a PUSCH. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on a detection of the first DCI format, a transmission on the PUSCH. The transmitting circuitry is also configured to perform, based on a detection of the second DCI format, a transmission on the PUSCH. The one bit of the UL-SCH indicator is used for indicating whether or not UL-SCH is transmitted on the PUSCH. The more than one bits of the UL-SCH indicator are used for indicating whether or not UCI is transmitted on the PUSCH.

Abstract: An IAB node comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is to generate a synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) Block Measurement time Configuration (SMTC) and to use an STC muting indication to moot STC(s) in the SMTC which is/are not to be transmitted. The SMTC comprises plural synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) Block Transmission Configurations (STCs), each STC comprising plural synchronization signal (SS)/primary broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SS/PBCHs).