Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to cause transmission of a first indication of a first physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, carrier for dynamic PUCCH carrier switching, and receive a PUCCH transmission that is based on dynamic PUCCH carrier switching from a second PUCCH carrier to the first PUCCH carrier in accordance with the first indication.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transmitting a mixture of critical and non-critical data in a wireless network. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a configured uplink grant that allocates uplink resources in a plurality of transmission time intervals and determining, at a time tarrival, that critical data is to be transmitted using the configured uplink grant, where a time tarrival+PT occurs after a start of a particular transmission time interval and where PT is a preparation time needed to prepare an uplink transmission on the configured uplink grant. The method further comprises transmitting an uplink transmission comprising the critical data using allocated uplink resources in the particular transmission time interval starting at a time that is at or after the time tarrival+PT. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method performed by user equipment, UE, includes receiving a DL reception and transmitting an UL transmission, wherein there is a collision between the DL reception and the UL transmission. The method also includes prioritizing for processing the DL reception or the UL transmission by applying a particular prioritization rule of a plurality of prioritization rules depending upon a type of the DL reception and/or the UL transmission. The method further includes processing the DL reception or the UL transmission in response to applying the particular prioritization rule.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for coordinated uplink transmission. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises obtaining a configuration of a plurality of sets of resources for cooperative uplink transmission. The plurality of sets of resources comprises N sets of resources that are mapped to N possible data elements that can be communicated by a cooperative uplink transmission by a group of two or more wireless devices including the wireless communication device. N is an integer number that is greater than or equal to 2. The method further comprises transmitting a transmission using at least a subset of a particular set of resources from among the N sets of resources that is mapped to a particular data element from among the N possible data elements that is to be communicated by the wireless communication device for the cooperative uplink transmission.

Abstract: Systems and methods of monitoring uplink (UL) cancelation indications are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for monitoring UL cancelation indications includes: determining (800, 900) a time interval during which the wireless device should monitor UL cancelation indications; and monitoring (802) UL cancelation indications during the time interval. Some embodiments provide a time interval during which the wireless device needs (902) to monitor UL cancelation indication such that it avoids unnecessary monitoring. This may result in savings in wireless device power consumption.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for communicating transport block repetitions are disclosed. An example method performed by a wireless device includes receiving an assignment of radio resources corresponding to two or more transmissions with first start and length pairs, each transmission comprising a transport block repetition, where at least one of the first start and length pairs violates a time-domain allocation restriction. The wireless device determines second start and length pairs for the two or more transmissions such that the time-domain allocation restriction is not violated. The wireless device transmits the two or more transmissions according to the determined second start and length pairs.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for uplink transmission cancellation are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a cancellation indication of uplink resources to be cancelled, determining protected uplink resources to be protected from cancellation, and cancelling transmissions on uplink resources indicated to be cancelled other than uplink resources determined to be protected from cancellation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transmitting a mixture of critical and non-critical data in a wireless network. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a configured uplink grant that allocates uplink resources in a plurality of transmission time intervals and determining, at a time tarrival, that critical data is to be transmitted using the configured uplink grant, where a time tarrival+PT occurs after a start of a particular transmission time interval and where PT is a preparation time needed to prepare an uplink transmission on the configured uplink grant. The method further comprises transmitting an uplink transmission comprising the critical data using allocated uplink resources in the particular transmission time interval starting at a time that is at or after the time tarrival+PT. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) repetition are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting on a PUCCH includes: receiving a configuration indicating PUCCH repetition; and transmitting repeated PUCCH transmissions based on the configuration. Some embodiments provide methods for flexible configuration and indication of PUCCH repetition, including the number of repetitions, based on Uplink Control Information (UCI) type and/or priority of the UCI. Some embodiments can be applied to both slot-based PUCCH and sub-slot based PUCCH, and also short and long PUCCH formats.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device capable of operating in a wireless network where physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions vary by slot. The method comprises: obtaining a starting symbol S of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein S is relative to a reference symbol related to a PDCCH monitoring occasion where the PDSCH is scheduled; deriving a Type-1 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) codebook based on the starting symbol S; and transmitting to a network node one or more HARQ-ACKs based on the HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing feedback are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device includes: determining a set of occasions for candidate PDSCH receptions taking into account the number of sub-slots in an uplink slot; determining a set of occasions for Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) PDSCH releases taking into account the number of sub-slots; the number of sub-slots is used to scale the number of downlink slots within an uplink slot when determining a set of occasions for candidate PDSCH receptions; and the number of sub-slots is used to scale the number of downlink slots within an uplink slot when determining a set of occasions for SPS PDSCH releases. Some embodiments allow for a full support of Type-1 HARQ-ACK codebook for subslot-based HARQ-ACK. Some embodiments are simple to implement into the specification and preserve the existing behavior for the slot-based Type-1 HARQ-ACK codebook determination.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for handling a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) from a network node in a wireless communications network is provided. The UE operates with a reduced bandwidth. The UE detects an SSB from the network node, and that a bandwidth of the SSB is larger than the bandwidth of the UE. The UE determines which part of the SSB to skip to make the bandwidth of the SSB equal or smaller than the bandwidth of the UE, such that the UE is capable of receiving the SSB. The part of the SSB to be skipped is determined based on a predicted decoding performance of the SSB.

Abstract: There is provided a method for operating a network node. The method of operating a network node includes configuring a UE with a PUCCH group including a plurality of cells, and configuring the UE to dynamically change a cell on which HARQ-ACK feedback for a cell of the PUCCH group is transmitted. A network node, a method for a user equipment and a user equipment is also provided.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for handling a Control Resource Set (CORESET) from a network node in a wireless communications network is provided. The UE operates with a reduced bandwidth. The UE detects a CORESET from the network node, and that a bandwidth of the CORESET is larger than the bandwidth of the UE. Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidates are transmitted in the CORESET. The UE determines which part of the CORESET to skip, to make the bandwidth of the CORESET equal or smaller than the bandwidth of the UE, such that the UE is capable of receiving the CORESET. The part of the CORESET to be skipped is determined based on a predicted decoding performance of the PDCCH candidates in the CORESET.

Abstract: A method of operating a communication device in a communication network is provided. The communication device is configured with resources for monitoring physical downlink channel, PDCCH, candidates, where the resources at least in part overlaps with resources configured for semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, of a physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH. The method includes monitoring PDCCH candidates on the configured PDCCH resources. If a PDCCH is successfully decoded for the configured PDCCH resources, the method includes decoding a PDSCH, on the resources configured for SPS PDSCH, where the PDSCH is rate-matched around the PDCCH resource according to the PDCCH decoding. If a PDCCH is not successfully decoded, the method includes decoding PDSCH on the resources configured for SPS PDSCH. There is also presented a communication device, a radio access network node and a method therefore.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device for determining a start symbol of a plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions using a relative reference symbol includes: receiving an indication that includes indications: that enable/disable the use of the relative reference symbol; the offset between the last symbol of a first PDSCH and the first symbol of a second PDSCH; that there are multiple PDSCH transmission occasions; and that a symbol of the first transmission occasion and length corresponding to all transmission occasions; and determining the symbol at which each of the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions end which will be used to determine the start symbol of the next PDSCH transmission occasion. In this way, the wireless device behavior is defined on how many PDSCH repetitions the wireless device can receive when the use of the new relative reference for the starting symbol of the first PDSCH repetition is enabled.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for Control Resource Set (CORESET) enhancements for initial access. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises receiving and decoding a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a CORESET in accordance with at least a portion of a Control Channel Element (CCE) to Resource Element Group (REG) mapping. The PDCCH transmission comprises one or more CCEs. The CCE to REG mapping comprises an interleaved portion that maps the one or more CCEs to a first set of REGs that are spread across a bandwidth of the CORESET, and a second portion that maps at least a portion of an additional CCE to at least a REG in a frequency gap between two REGs in the first set of REGs, the additional CCE corresponding to one of the CCEs mapped to the first set of REGs.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method performed by a wireless communication device for providing Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback. The method includes dropping a first transmission that was to comprise a HARQ-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook that comprises HARQ-ACK feedback information for one or more first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmissions. The method includes transmitting a second transmission in which at least a portion of the dropped HARQ-ACK codebook is combined with other HARQ-ACK feedback information for one or more second PDSCH transmissions.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting a Type-3 hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook comprises receiving downlink control information (DCI) requesting a Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook, wherein the DCI request is of a DCI format other than DCI format 1_1 for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission, and based on the DCI request, transmitting the Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook to a network node.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for transmitting a Type-3 hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook comprises receiving downlink control information (DCI) requesting a Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook and an indication of a priority associated with the Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook, and based on the DCI request and priority indication, transmitting the Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook to a network node.