Abstract: A method of operating a first infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network comprising a core network part, the first infrastructure equipment, a second infrastructure equipment acting as a backhaul relay node between the first infrastructure equipment and the core network part, and a downstream wireless communications device. The method comprising receiving from the second infrastructure equipment an indication of a first set of communications resources, allocating resource elements of the first set of communications resources for receiving first data for transmission to the core network part from the downstream wireless communications device, and receiving second data transmitted by the second infrastructure equipment on one or more resource elements within a second set of communications resources, the second set of communications resources different from the first set of communications resources.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a communication unit configured to perform radio communication; and a control unit configured to perform control such that control information regarding a resource to which a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is applied is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication. The filter improves frequency use efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus that flexibly switches execution/non-execution of FD. The communication apparatus includes the followings: a resource allocation unit that allocates, to another communication apparatus, reception radio resources in a predetermined frequency channel and allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a time axis; and a notification unit that notifies the other communication apparatus of information regarding the reception radio resources and the transmission radio resources. The resource allocation unit further allocates transmission radio resources at least partially overlapping the reception radio resources on a frequency axis.

Abstract: To greatly improve transmission efficiency of an entire system by improving reliability while ensuring low delay with respect to notification of response information in a communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate with each other. A terminal device that communicates with a base station device, the terminal device including: a reception unit that receives a data channel including one or more pieces of data; and a transmission unit that transmits response information to the data on the basis of a parameter regarding reliability of the data.

Abstract: A communication device (40) includes a communication unit (41) and a control unit (45). The communication unit (41) monitors a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) to receive a signal. The control unit (45) determines which one of first CORESET configuration and second CORESET configuration is to be applied to perform communication based on one or more bits included in the signal received on the PBCH.

Abstract: A method and corresponding terminal device including a selector that selects, in a RACH procedure, whether to transmit a first uplink message or a second uplink message to a base station device, the first uplink message being an uplink message of a two-step RACH procedure, the second uplink message being an uplink message of a four-step RACH procedure.

Abstract: A circuit includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information regarding a flight and a measurement report control unit configured to control a measurement report process on a reference signal transmitted from a base station device, on a basis of the information regarding the flight acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a terminal device capable of efficiently performing communication in a communication system in which a base station device and the terminal device communicate with each other. [Solution] A terminal device that communicates with a base station device includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to set an STTI channel setting through signaling of a higher layer from the base station device; and a receiving unit configured to receive a first PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is not set and receive a second PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is set. The first PDCCH is mapped to one or more resource blocks, and the second PDCCH is mapped to one or more sub resource blocks defined in accordance with a smaller number of symbols than a number of symbols corresponding to a resource block.

Abstract: Provided are a communication device and a communication method that perform direct communication between terminals. A communication device that operates as a terminal under control of a base station, includes: a communication unit that transmits and receives wireless signals; and a control unit that controls transmission of data using a predetermined resource pool by the communication unit. The control unit determines implementation of relay communication for a packet within the predetermined resource pool on the basis of at least one of information received from the base station, information received from another terminal, or information obtained from the terminal itself, during packet reception, and performs the relay communication by using a resource secured by a transmission source terminal, the terminal itself, or the base station.

Abstract: A communications device operating according to a Half Duplex Frequency Division Duplex mode of operation (HD-FDD) is configured to transmit and/or receive data in a wireless communications network. The communications device is configured to receive from the wireless communications network a first allocation of first physical resources of an uplink channel of a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network for transmitting uplink data to the wireless communications network, and to receive from the wireless communications network a second indicator of second physical resources of a downlink channel of the wireless access interface for receiving downlink data from the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving, at a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of a wireless communications network, signals representing data from one or more others of infrastructure equipment, the data having been received at the one or more others of the infrastructure equipment from one or more communications devices or from other infrastructure equipment, and transmitting, by the first infrastructure equipment, the data from the one or more others of the infrastructure equipment to the core network part of the wireless communications network. At least one of the infrastructure equipment uses at least one spectral efficiency enhancing technique to receive the signals, the at least one spectral efficiency enhancing technique allowing the at least one infrastructure equipment to receive the signals in the backhaul communications link.

Abstract: A communications device including a receiver configured to receive signals from one or more of a plurality of other communications devices within sidelink communications resources of a plurality of instances of a resource pool of a sidelink interface, the resource pool being formed of a plurality of time-divided slots and a plurality of frequency-divided regions, and a controller. The controller is configured in combination with the receiver to monitor for one or more first current signals transmitted by at least a first transmitting communications device in a first subset of the time-divided slots and the frequency-divided regions of the resource pool during a first of the resource pool instances.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: selecting first uplink communication resources for transmitting uplink data, selecting second downlink communication resources for receiving downlink data, detecting a collision whereby, in accordance with the capabilities of the communications device, the communications device cannot both transmit signals using the first uplink communication resources and receive and decode signals transmitted using the second downlink communication resources, in response to detecting the collision, determining whether the second downlink communication resources are associated with a priority which is higher than a priority associated with the first uplink communication resources, and if the second downlink communication resources are associated with a priority which is higher than the priority associated with the first uplink communication resources, receiving the downlink data using the second downlink communication r

Abstract: A communications device comprises transmitter circuitry and controller circuitry configured to configure the transmitter circuitry to transmit signals representing data to one or more receiving communications devices via a sidelink interface forming part of a wireless access interface for device to device communications comprising a plurality of resource pool instances. The wireless access interface may be provided by a wireless communications network, the transmitter circuitry being configured to transmit signals to the wireless communications network when in a coverage area of a wireless communications network.

Abstract: To greatly improve transmission efficiency of an entire system by improving reliability while ensuring low delay with respect to notification of response information in a communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate with each other. A terminal device that communicates with a base station device, the terminal device including: a reception unit that receives a data channel including one or more pieces of data; and a transmission unit that transmits response information to the data on the basis of a parameter regarding reliability of the data.

Abstract: A method of detecting interference in a mobile telecommunications network, the mobile telecommunications network comprising a mobile terminal and a network node providing a wireless access interface to at least the mobile terminal. The method comprises the mobile terminal performing measurements of interference on one or more frequency resources of the wireless access interface; based on the measurements, the mobile terminal determining that the measured interference comprises time-limited interference by determining whether the measured interference comprises interference limited in time; upon determining that the measured interference comprises time-limited interference, the mobile terminal reporting to the network node the detection of the time-limited interference; the network node receiving a report of the time-limited interference detection from the mobile terminal; and the network node taking a remedial action based on receiving the report of the time-limited interference detection.

Abstract: A communications device including a receiver configured to receive signals within sidelink communications resources of a plurality of resource pool instances of a sidelink interface, each of the resource pool instances being arranged in time in accordance with a resource pool periodicity, and a controller. The controller is configured in combination with the receiver to switch at a first periodic rate between a primary active operating mode and a primary reduced power operating mode in accordance with a primary discontinuous reception, DRX, operation, to monitor for signals transmitted by the other communications devices to the receiving communications device in one or more of the resource pool instances during the primary active operating mode, and to stop monitoring for signals transmitted by the other communications devices to the receiving communications device in one or more of the resource pool instances during the primary reduced power operating mode.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system, the method comprising: attempting to decode a transmission of data to the terminal device; determining whether or not the data was successfully decoded; and transmitting acknowledgement signalling indicating whether or not the data was successfully decoded on radio resources that are determined by taking account of whether or not the data was successfully decoded.

Abstract: A communications device is provided. The communications device (which is a receiving communications device) comprises a transceiver configured to receive signals from and/or to transmit signals to one or more of a plurality of other communications devices within sidelink communications resources of a plurality of resource pool instances of a sidelink interface, each of the resource pool instances being arranged in time in accordance with a resource pool periodicity, the resource pool being formed of a plurality of time-divided slots and a plurality of frequency-divided regions, and a controller. The controller is configured in combination with the transceiver to exchange control signaling with a first transmitting communications device of the plurality of other communications devices. Here, the control signaling comprises an indication of a current power saving status of the receiving communications device.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network is configured to act as a first relay node by determining an allocation of a first set of communications resources by the infrastructure equipment acting as a first relay node for another infrastructure equipment acting as a second relay node, the communications resources for transmitting uplink data from a first communications device to an infrastructure equipment connected to a core network part of the wireless communications network acting as a donor node, the allocation of the first set of communications resources for the other infrastructure equipment acting as the second relay node being based upon a donor set of communications resources allocated by the donor node for communicating the uplink data from the first communications device to the donor node via the infrastructure equipment acting as the first relay node.