Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and/or procedures for reference signal (RS) transmissions and receptions in wireless communications (e.g., 5G NR) are disclosed. For example, a method implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes receiving configuration information indicating a set of RS resources, a set of candidate RS resources, and a threshold; receiving a first RS in an RS resource of the set of RS resources; selecting a candidate RS resource from the set of candidate RS resources, based on a determination that a measurement result of the received first RS is less than or equal to the threshold; and receiving a second RS in the selected candidate RS resource.

Abstract: A method of multi-transmit/receive point (multi-TRP) transmission. The method comprises receiving a parameter set and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission from each of multiple TRPs; decoding each received PDCCH transmission to obtain a K1 value for each of the multiple TRPs based on each received parameter set; receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission from each of the multiple TRPs; determining a PDSCH reception slot location for each received PDSCH transmission; determining, based on each determined PDSCH reception slot location and each obtained K1 value, a candidate PUCCH slot location for each of the multiple TRPs; and determining a selected PUCCH slot location for the multiple TRPs based on comparison of all of the determined candidate PUCCH slot locations, wherein if all of the determined candidate PUCCH slot locations are not the same, the selected PUCCH slot location is a farthest candidate PUCCH slot location.

Abstract: A WTRU may be configured to receive, in a first search space (SS) group (SSG), a first downlink transmission. The first downlink transmission may comprise first configuration information associated with power saving and downlink transmission monitoring. The WTRU may be configured to monitor for a second downlink transmission based on the first configuration information. On a condition that the first configuration information indicates a first value, the WTRU may be configured to monitor in the first SSG. On a condition that the first configuration information indicates a second value, the WTRU may be configured to monitor in a second SSG. On a condition that the first configuration information indicates a third value, the WTRU may be configured to skip downlink transmission monitoring in the first SSG for a first interval and monitor in the first SSG. The WTRU may receive the second downlink transmission based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may compromise: receiving configured grant (CG) information that includes: a configured grant period, an indication of a number of slots for Transport Block over Multiple Slots (TBoMS), and a mapping pattern; determining, for the CG period, a number of repetitions for a transport block (TB) based on (1) available UL slots in the CG period and (2) the number of slots for TBoMS; and on condition that DMRS bundling is disabled, and the determined number of repetitions is greater than 1, transmitting the TB with the determined number of repetitions where segments of the TB are transmitted according to the mapping pattern for each repetition.

Abstract: A method performed by a relay wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes receiving an indication of a change in state of a remote WTRU having a paging link with the relay WTRU, receiving a paging message from a network. The paging message includes a system information (SI) change indication, wherein the SI change indication indicates an availability of updated SI information from the network for the remote WTRU. The relay WTRU transmits the updated SI information to the remote WTRU based on the received indication of a change in state of the remote WTRU.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus using V2X enhancements to perform discontinuous reception. In an embodiment, a method implemented by a first WTRU, for a device-to-device (D2D) communication between the first WTRU and a second WTRU, the method may include any of comprising receiving, from the second WTRU, D2D control information comprising: (1) first information indicating one or more first transmission resources reserved for transmission of the D2D communication and (2) second information indicating if at least one second transmission resource is reserved for retransmission of the D2D communication; determining a sleeping period for the first WTRU that ends prior to a reception time of the retransmission of the D2D communication, wherein the sleeping period is based on the second information; and receiving the retransmission of the D2D communication, after an end of the determined sleeping period.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are for identifying, determining, or selecting one or more numerologies in a wireless system. The numerologies may include one or more of a subcarrier spacing, a transmission duration, a symbol duration, a number of symbols, or a cyclic prefix (CP) size. The WTRU may send an access request indicating the identified, determined, or selected one or more numerologies. The access request may be a random access channel (RACH) request or a scheduling request (SR). The WTRU may monitor one or more search spaces for one or more physical control channels. The search spaces may be monitored based on an identified, determined, or selected one or more numerologies. Within one of the search spaces, the WTRU may receive and successfully decode a physical control channel. The WTRU may transmit data based on the numerology associated with the search space in which the physical channel was successfully decoded.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include a transceiver and a processor. The WTRU may be configured to receive one or more downlink signals. The WTRU may be configured to receive configuration information indicating time and frequency resources for transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK). The configuration information may indicate a first sequence. The WTRU may be configured to determine a set of sequences to be used in response to the receipt of the one or more downlink signals. The set of sequences may be determined based on the indicated first sequence. The WTRU may be configured to send a second sequence from the set of sequences in the time and frequency resources to indicate HARQ-ACK. The second sequence may be selected based on a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions associated with the indicated HARQ-ACK.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive one or more slot timing values for transmission of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) information bits using first time and frequency resources. The WTRU may be configured to receive configuration information indicating second time and frequency resources for transmission of HARQ-ACK. The configuration information may indicate a set of sequences. The WTRU may be configured to transmit based on HARQ-ACK feedback to be reported for the downlink signals one or more of a first sequence of the set of sequences using the second time and frequency resources, a second sequence of the set of sequences using the second time and frequency resources, or at least one indication of an acknowledgment and at least one indication of a negative acknowledgment using the first time and frequency resources.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include receiving a configuration message including timing information for monitoring at least a subset of a plurality of beams to receive a set of synchronization signals and receiving the set of synchronization signals based on the timing information. The received set of synchronization signals include a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal. The method may include receiving a reference signal along with a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) transmission. The reference signal comprises a sequence that is derived from an index associated with one of the at least the subset of beams and associated with the received set of synchronization signals. The method may include transmitting a random access channel (RACH) transmission. The RACH transmission includes a preamble sequence corresponding to the one of the subset of the plurality of beams.

Abstract: A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive a physical control channel transmission including control information for a data transmission. The WTRU may determine between a first type of waveform and a second type of waveform for the data transmission based on at least a format of the control information. Further, the WTRU may transmit the data transmission using the determined type of waveform. In an example, the type of waveform is further determined based on indication information included in the physical control channel transmission. Also, the first type of waveform may be an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) waveform and the second type of waveform is a discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-S-OFDM) waveform. Moreover, the determination between the first type of waveform and the second type of waveform may be further based on an indication to use the DFT-S-OFDM waveform.

Abstract: A target wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may determine a signal quality of a received sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) from each anchor WTRU of a sidelink positioning group. The target WTRU may determine whether the sidelink positioning group is suitable for sidelink positioning, for example based on whether a number of anchor WTRUs of the sidelink positioning group that are suitable for sidelink positioning exceeds a threshold value. The target WTRU may determine a position of the target WTRU, for example using the sidelink positioning group based on the number of anchor WTRUs of the sidelink positioning group that are suitable for sidelink positioning exceeding the threshold value.

Abstract: Methods for receiving downlink control information (DCI) are provided herein. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include receiving configuration information indicating a location of a monitoring indicator and identifying a first one or more search spaces and a second one or more search spaces. The method may include receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission including first DCI, the DCI including the monitoring indicator at the indicated location. The method may include monitoring, based on the monitoring indicator, either the first one or more search spaces or the second one or more search spaces and decoding a second PDCCH transmission detected in either the first one or more search spaces or the second one or more search spaces to receive second DCI.

Abstract: A WTRU may include a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive beam grouping information from a gNB or transmission and reception point (TRP). The beam grouping information may indicate a group of beams that the WTRU may report using group-based reporting. The group-based reporting may be a reduced level of reporting compared to a beam-based reporting. The group-based report may include measurement information for a representative beam. The representative beam may be one of the beams in the group or represents an average of the beams in the group. Alternatively, the representative beam may be a beam that has a maximum measurement value compared to other beams in the group. The group-based report may include a reference signal received power (RSRP) for the representative beam and a differential RSRP for each additional beamin the beam group.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for phase noise reference signal (PNRS) transmission, comprising receiving, at a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), scheduling information for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein the scheduling information includes an indication of a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and a modulation coding scheme (MCS) level, determining a density for the PNRS transmission based on at least one of: the MCS level, a frequency band for the PUSCH transmission, or a subcarrier spacing of the PUSCH transmission, and transmitting the PUSCH in the scheduled set of PRBs using the determined density of PNRS.

Abstract: A system, method, and device for ensuring a number of Phase Tracking Reference Signal(s) (PT-RSs) are the same for multiple slots. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive control information including a number of scheduled resource blocks (RBs) then determine a PT-RS density based on the number of scheduled RBs. The WTRU may determine a RB offset value for the WTRU based on a WTRU-ID modulo the maximum RB offset value, where the maximum value for the RB offset value may be based on at least one of the number of the scheduled RBs and the PT-RS density. The WTRU may then transmit or receive a signal with PT-RS based on the RB offset value.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for operating in an unlicensed band are disclosed herein. In one example, a device may receive configuration information that includes a maximum channel occupancy time (MCOT) and a plurality of parameters including a plurality of transmission opportunity windows (TOWs). Based on the configuration information, the device may split a transmission into a plurality of bursts that may be grouped into sets of bursts based on how many bursts fit within a TOW. The number of bursts in a set of bursts may be less than or equal to the MCOT. The device may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) to determine if the channel is busy and to determine a start time within the TOW for the bursts. The device may then transmit the set of bursts for that TOW, where each burst may have a burst indicator (BI).

Abstract: A method implemented by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) includes receiving a DeModulation Interference Measurement (DM-IM) resource, determining an interference measurement based on the DM-IM resource, and demodulating a received signal based on the interference measurement. An interference is suppressed based on the interference measurement. At least one DM-IM resource is located in a Physical Resource Block (PRB). The DM-IM resource is located in a PRB allocated for the WTRU. The DM-IM resource is a plurality of DM-IM resources which form a DM-IM pattern, and the DM-IM pattern is located on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and/or an enhanced Physical Downlink Shared Channel (E-PDSCH) of at least one Long Term Evolution (LTE) subframe. The DM-IM resources are different for different Physical Resource Blocks (PRB) in the LTE subframe. The DM-IM is located in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Resource Block (RB), and the DM-IM pattern is adjusted.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission in a WTRU-specific search space, with the PDCCH transmission including a sequence scrambled based on a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the first RNTI associated with the WTRU, and the sequence including downlink control information (DCI) and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The WTRU may determine scheduling information for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission based on the DCI. Further, the WTRU may receive the PDSCH based on the scrambling information. Additionally, the first RNTI may be a WTRU-identifier (WTRU-ID). Also, the DCI and CRC may be scrambled by a second RNTI. Moreover, the WTRU may receive scrambling indication information indicating that scrambling of information in a PDCCH transmission by an RNTI may be used. Also, the PDCCH transmission may include the sequence on a condition that the scrambling indication information is received.

Abstract: A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) configuration information, SBFD configuration information, and DCI comprising a first PRI. The WTRU may determine that a PUCCH transmission is to be sent. The WTRU may determine, based on a first rule of interpreting the first PRI and the PUCCH configuration information, that a first PUCCH resource indicated by the first PRI is included in at least one frequency resource that is at least partially included in at least one subband for uplink (UL) transmission and one subband for downlink reception indicated by the SBFD configuration information. The WTRU may determine a second PUCCH resource, which may be determined based on a second rule for interpreting the first PRI and the PUCCH configuration information. The second PUCCH resource may be within subbands for UL transmission. The WTRU may transmit the PUCCH transmission using the second frequency resource.