Abstract: Methods and systems for reliability enhancement for User Equipment (UE) with partial repetitions in Configured Grant (CG) are provided. According to one aspect, a method, performed by a UE in a Fifth Generation (5G) network, comprises: receiving data to be transmitted as uplink (UL) transmissions in CG resources K number of times within a CG period; determining that the number of Transmission Occasions (TOs) remaining within the CG resources and within the CG period for the UE is less than K; and either: transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources and also within TOs within shared resources such that the transmission is performed at least K number of times; waiting until the beginning of the next CG period to transmit K number of times within the CG resources; or transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources with an increased power.

Abstract: There is presented a method for operating a user equipment, UE (300) in a wireless communication network (10). The method comprises receiving (302) a message indicating an uplink radio resource, the uplink resource having occurred before receiving the message. The method further comprises transmitting (304) a second representation of a data packet based on determining that the indicated uplink radio resource has been used by the UE for transmitting a first representation of the data packet, prior to receiving the message. Additionally, a method for operating a network node (200) in a wireless communication network (10) is disclosed, the method comprises detecting (202) a signal on an uplink resource configured for grant free access and transmitting (204) a non-UE specific message based on the signal not being successfully received and wherein the non-UE specific message comprises information indicating the uplink resource configured for grant free access.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a network node, and a computer program product for handling release of semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, resources configured for one or more user equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication network. The method is performed in a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes generating information indicating the release of the one or more SPS resources. The one or more SPS resources are a subset of SPS resources associated with a single SPS identifier, ID, or multiple SPS IDs configured for the one or more UEs. Further, the method includes transmitting the DCI message to the one or more UEs for causing the one or more UEs to release the one or more SPS resources.

Abstract: In an example, a method in a terminal device is disclosed. The method comprises determining a Protocol Data Unit (PDU), wherein the PDU comprises at least a sub-PDU, the sub-PDU comprising at least a subheader, and the sub-PDU including an indication of a buffer status modification value, wherein a current buffer status of the terminal device comprises a previous buffer status of the terminal device modified by the buffer status modification value. The method also comprises transmitting the PDU to a network node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for buffer state report. A method performed at a terminal device may comprise: predicting a buffer size associated with data to be transmitted; and transmitting a buffer state report, BSR, including the predicted buffer size to a network node. A method performed at a network node may comprise: receiving a buffer state report, BSR, including a predicted buffer size associated with data to be received from a terminal device; and transmitting a grant for the data according to the received BSR. The latency of data transmission from the terminal device to the network node may be reduced.

Abstract: A method and communication device for reporting HARQ-ACK code books of fixed sizes in a communication network is provided. The method includes responsive to operating in a first mode, reporting the HARQ-ACK codebook for each scheduled transmission to a network node. The method further includes responsive to operating in a second mode, reporting the HARQ-ACK codebook to the network node if at least one of the HARQ-ACK information in the codebook is ACK, wherein no NACK is transmitted in the codebook when operating in the second mode. The method further includes responsive to operating in a third mode, reporting the HARQ-ACK codebook to the network node if at least one of the HARQ-ACK information in the codebook is NACK, wherein no ACK is transmitted in the codebook when operating in the second mode.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method (400) performed by a secondary user equipment, UE, the method comprising determining (s402) a transmission activity of a primary UE on a configured grant, CG, resource that is shared by the primary UE and the secondary UE; and transmitting data (s404) on the CG resource after determining that the primary UE will not transmit or is not transmitting data on the CG; the invention further refers to a corresponding user equipment.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: determine adapted configured grant, CG, control information based at least on CG control information, and signal the adapted CG control information for configuring transmission on at least one CG resource.

Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering and reporting a Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) change in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device for wireless communication device triggered subcarrier spacing (SCS) change comprises monitoring a status of one or more SCSs at the wireless communication device and sending a SCS change request to a network node based on the monitored status. In this manner, a fast SCS switch triggered by wireless communication device can be achieved.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, behaviors of a Base Station (BS) and a User Equipment (UE) pertinent to Reference Signal (RS) transmissions are discussed. BS may configure RS corresponding to a set of antenna ports in two or more groups of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols on a short Physical Downlink Sharing CHannel (sPDSCH), where subcarrier indices used for RS transmission are different between at least two groups of OFDM symbols. Then, BS may transmit the RS to UE. UE will receive RS and perform channel estimation based on the received RS.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, for a user equipment (UE), of uplink (UL) transmission of data to a plurality of transmission reception points (TRPs) in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from the wireless network, configurations for a plurality of configured grants of resources for UL transmission, UL CGs, wherein at least one of the UL CG configurations includes resources for transmission to a plurality of TRPs. Such methods include selecting one or more of the UL CG configurations for transmission of data available at the UE based on characteristics of the data and/or of radio channels between the UE and the respective TRPs. Such methods include transmitting the data to one or more of the plurality of TRPs on resources of the selected one or more UL CG configurations. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for priority indication. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive a priority indicator associated with a downlink control information, DCI, message, the DCI message being associated with one of an uplink-configured grant, UL-CG, configuration and a downlink-semipersistent assignment, DL-SPS, configuration; and determine a use of the priority indicator associated with the DCI message. In another embodiment, a network node is configured to determine a use of a priority indicator associated with a downlink control information, DCI, message; and send the priority indicator associated with the DCI message according to the determined use, the DCI message being associated with one of an uplink-configured grant, UL-CG, configuration and a downlink-semipersistent assignment, DL-SPS, configuration.

Abstract: A method and network node for configuring a WD, to perform uplink transmissions using an uplink configured grant, UL-CG, or a dynamic grant is provided. The network node signals by radio resource control, RRC, signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment, TDRA, table for the uplink transmissions. The network node signals further signals to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device for resolving physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) collisions in subslots. According to one aspect, a wireless device (WD) is configured to remove a candidate physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, resource from a subslot to resolve an overlap of PUCCH resources in a slot. According to another aspect, a network node is configured to receive a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, transmission, a PUCCH resource used for the PUCCH transmission being based at least in part on a removal of a candidate PUCCH resource from a subslot to resolve an overlap of PUCCH resources in a slot.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for transmission of one or more UCIs with colliding PUSCH. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless device (WD) is provided. The method includes determining a first uplink control information (UCI) and a second UCI, the first UCI associated with a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and the second UCI associated with a second PUCCH; and combining the first UCI and the second UCI and/or disregarding at least one of the first UCI and the second UCI and/or transmitting at least one of the first UCI and the second UCI in a time resource.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reliability enhancement for User Equipment (UE) with partial repetitions in Configured Grant (CG) are provided. According to one aspect, a method, performed by a UE in a Fifth Generation (5G) network, comprises: receiving data to be transmitted as uplink (UL) transmissions in CG resources K number of times within a CG period; determining that the number of Transmission Occasions (TOs) remaining within the CG resources and within the CG period for the UE is less than K; and either: transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources and also within TOs within shared resources such that the transmission is performed at least K number of times; waiting until the beginning of the next CG period to transmit K number of times within the CG resources; or transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources with an increased power.

Abstract: A wireless device is configured to receive control signaling from a radio network node. The control signaling configures an uplink grant or downlink assignment to periodically recur. The control signaling also configures a number of redundant transmissions of a transport block that are transmittable within a bundle of the configured uplink grant or downlink assignment, where the number is greater than or equal to one. The control signaling may also configure different sets of transmission occasions within which the number of redundant transmissions are transmittable during, or starting during, a period of the configured uplink grant or downlink assignment.

Abstract: A wireless device (14) transmits an uplink transmission (16) to a radio network node (12). The wireless device (14) also transmits uplink transmission presence signaling (18) that indicates, or is usable to detect, the presence of the uplink transmission (16). The wireless device (14) further transmits, to the radio network node (12), control signaling (22) that indicates or requests a change in a configuration with which the wireless device (14) transmits uplink transmission presence signaling (18).

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic and flexible configurations for configured grants are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for configuring uplink grants includes receiving, from a network node, one or more indications to enable one or more configured grant configurations per cell and/or per BWP where at least one configured grant configuration indicating a plurality of transmission occasions within a period. The method also includes transmitting at least one transmission based on the at least one configured grant configuration.

Abstract: There is presented a method for operating a user equipment, UE (300) in a wireless communication network (10). The method comprises receiving (302) a message indicating an uplink radio resource, the uplink resource having occurred before receiving the message. The method further comprises transmitting (304) a second representation of a data packet based on determining that the indicated uplink radio resource has been used by the UE for transmitting a first representation of the data packet, prior to receiving the message. Additionally, a method for operating a network node (200) in a wireless communication network (10) is disclosed, the method comprises detecting (202) a signal on an uplink resource configured for grant free access and transmitting (204) a non-UE specific message based on the signal not being successfully received and wherein the non-UE specific message comprises information indicating the uplink resource configured for grant free access.