Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmission of a paging message. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that transmits at least one paging occasion (“PO”) configuration in a system information block (“SIB”), where the SIB includes a first quantity of PO configurations. The processor determines a paging frame (“PF”) and a PO identity within the PF and selects a PO configuration, where an amount of POs per PF corresponds to the first quantity of PO configurations included in the SIB and where the selected PO configuration is associated with the determined PO identity. The transceiver transmits a PDCCH carrying paging DCI on a particular paging symbol within a particular paging slot of the determined PF, where the particular paging slot and the particular paging symbol are determined based on the selected PO configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting device capability information. The method includes operating a device with multiple antenna port groups for communication between the device and a network. The method includes transmitting, by the device, device capability information to the network. The device capability information includes a number of antenna port groups of the multiple antenna port groups, a number of antenna ports for each of the antenna port groups, a maximum number of supported spatial layers for each of the antenna port groups, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for random access configuration. One method includes receiving a first cell-defining synchronization signal block on a carrier. The method includes synchronizing to the first cell-defining synchronization signal block. The method includes receiving a first system information message associated with a first serving cell of the first cell-defining synchronization signal block. The first system information message includes a first random access channel configuration. The method includes receiving a bandwidth part configuration via a dedicated message from the first serving cell that indicates a bandwidth part configured with a second random access channel configuration. The method includes performing random access according to the second random access channel configuration in the bandwidth part of the first serving cell.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for receiving selection assistance information corresponding to a preferred network slice. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives selection assistance information corresponding to a set of preferred network slices from the mobile communication network, where the selection assistance information includes an indication of at least one preferred network slice starting with a most preferred network slice in a priority order, the selection assistance information further including target cell detection information and/or target cell selection information. The processor performs cell search on a highest priority frequency layer corresponding to the most preferred network slice and selects a cell of the highest priority frequency layer that supports the most preferred network slice based on results of the cell search.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for model based predictive interference management. One method includes receiving modeling information corresponding to a device, wherein the modeling information comprises traffic parameters, radio parameters, mobility parameters, or some combination thereof, and the modeling information comprises at least one machine learning model. The method includes determining a predictive inter-cell interference management policy for the device based on the modeling information. The method includes providing the predictive inter-cell interference management policy to the device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting positioning measurements. One method includes receiving positioning measurement configuration information including: a list of candidate beams, wherein each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams is associated with a positioning reference signal; a priority indicator; a temporal switching criteria; and/or a reporting criteria for positioning. The reporting criteria includes a positioning reference signal received power, a non-line-of-sight measurement indicator, a line-of-sight measurement indicator, and/or a reporting priority for each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams. The method includes measuring a positioning reference signal associated with each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams based on an associated positioning reference signal configuration. The method includes reporting positioning measurements based on the reporting criteria for at least one candidate beam of the list of candidate beams.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provides for receiving a first connection reconfiguration message to configure at least one split bearer with a first logicalchannelidentity, terminated in the second cell group. A first security key for communication with the first cell group and a second security key for communication with the second cell group are applied. A second connection reconfiguration message is received, the second connection reconfiguration message including a counter having a count value for deriving a third security key for communication with the second cell group, wherein the third security key that was derived for communication with the second cell group is based on the count value of the received counter. The third security key is applied for communication with the second cell group, while continuing to use the first security key and the first MAC entity for communication with the first cell group, where continuing to use the first MAC entity includes not resetting the first MAC entity.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for assessing a radio link quality using resources corresponding to bandwidth parts. One method includes receiving first information including a plurality of reference signal resource sets for a plurality of bandwidth parts. Each reference signal resource set of the plurality of reference signal resource sets corresponds to a bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts. The method includes receiving a plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information corresponding to a plurality of reference signal resources of the plurality of reference signal resource sets. The method includes assessing a radio link quality based on the plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting sidelink control information indicating no sidelink data. One method includes determining, at a user equipment, that there is no sidelink data available for a destination. The method includes transmitting sidelink control information to the destination that indicates that there is no sidelink data available for the destination and triggers a feedback response from the destination. The method includes receiving the feedback response from the destination.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a power headroom report. One method includes determining a power headroom report for transmission on a physical uplink shared channel resource corresponding to a configured grant. The method includes transmitting the power headroom report on the physical uplink shared channel resource, wherein: determining the power headroom report comprises determining whether the power headroom report is based on a real transmission or a reference format based on signaling for configured grants and downlink control information received up until a predetermined time before a first uplink symbol of the physical uplink shared channel resource; and the predetermined time is computed based on: a first parameter set to zero; and a subcarrier spacing of an active downlink bandwidth part of a scheduling cell for the configured grant.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink resource pool configuration. One method includes receiving configuration information including a configuration for a sidelink resource pool for a positioning reference signal. The sidelink resource pool includes: a common resource pool for data and a sidelink positioning reference signal; or a resource pool for only the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes transmitting sidelink assistance data to a user equipment for sidelink positioning reference signal transmission. The sidelink assistance data corresponds to the configuration for the sidelink resource pool. The method includes receiving a sidelink positioning report from the user equipment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for low latency transmissions. A higher layer configuration can be received at a device. The higher layer configuration can be higher than a physical layer configuration. The higher layer configuration can indicate configuring the device with a low latency configuration for a low latency transmission mode in addition to a regular latency configuration for a regular latency transmission mode. The low latency transmission mode can have a shorter latency than the regular latency transmission mode. A packet can be received based on one of the low latency configuration and the regular latency transmission mode in a subframe n. A feedback packet can be transmitted in a following subframe n+p, where p<q when the received packet is based on the low latency configuration. The following subframe n+p can be the pth subframe from the subframe n.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting sidelink control information indicating no sidelink data. One method (400) includes determining (402), at a user equipment, that there is no sidelink data available for a destination. The method (400) includes transmitting (404) sidelink control information to the destination that indicates that there is no sidelink data available for the destination and triggers a channel state information feedback response from the destination. The method (400) includes monitoring (406) for reception of the channel state information feedback response from the destination.

Abstract: A configuration parameter for a CSI resource set can be received. The configuration parameter can indicate a first offset applicable to the CSI resource set. A control channel containing DCI with a downlink DCI format can be received in a first downlink slot. The DCI can indicate a second offset applicable to the CSI resource set. A second downlink slot in which the CSI resource set is transmitted by a network entity for an active BWP can be determined based on the first offset and the second offset.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selection of a scheduling user equipment. One embodiment of a computer-readable storage device storing machine readable code, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive first information from a plurality of user equipments, wherein the first information indicates at least one sidelink user equipment in communication with each user equipment of the plurality of user equipments. In some embodiments, the code further causes the processor to select a scheduling user equipment from the plurality of user equipments based on a quality of a first connection interface and a second connection interface of each user equipment of the plurality of user equipments indicated in the first information. In some embodiments, the code further causes the processor to transition to a fallback mode in response to mode 2d resource allocation being unavailable and occurrence of a radio link failure or a handover.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for using a medium access control protocol data unit in a message 3 buffer. One method includes, in response to a medium access control protocol data unit being in a message 3 buffer and receiving an uplink grant: obtaining the medium access control protocol data unit from the message 3 buffer; if a first size of the uplink grant does not match a second size of the medium access control protocol data unit: indicating to a multiplexing and assembly entity to include medium access control sub-protocol data units carrying medium access control service data units from the obtained medium access control protocol data unit in a subsequent uplink transmission; and obtaining the medium access control protocol data unit from the multiplexing and assembly entity.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for triggering a report of a set of resources. One method includes receiving at a second user equipment, trigger information from a first user equipment. The trigger information indicates a request for a set of resource from the second user equipment. The method includes determining, by the second user equipment, the set of resources based on the trigger information from the first user equipment. The set of resources includes preferred resources, non-preferred resources, expected resources, potential resources, and/or detected resources. The method includes transmitting from the second user equipment, a report including the set of resource using a physical layer channel or a first medium access control control element. The first user equipment uses the set of resources to determine resource reselection.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring bandwidth parts. One method includes: receiving a first bandwidth part configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part configuration for a second downlink bandwidth part; receiving an indication to receive downlink signals and channels in the first downlink bandwidth part; identifying a control resource set and a corresponding search space for a type of physical downlink control channel common search space within a bandwidth of the first downlink bandwidth part from the second bandwidth part configuration; monitoring physical downlink control channel candidates on the control resource set; and receiving a physical downlink control channel on the control resource set, wherein the physical downlink control channel includes downlink control information associated with the type of physical downlink control channel common search space.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided, in which information of a frequency domain resource of a control resource set of an active downlink bandwidth part and information of a search space set associated with the control resource set are received (302). A frequency location of the control resource set is determined (304) at a physical downlink control channel monitoring occasion of the search space set based on the information of the frequency domain resource and information of frequency hopping of the control resource set. Blind decoding of physical downlink control channel candidates is performed (306) based on the determined frequency location of the control resource set at the physical downlink control channel monitoring occasion.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining linked bandwidth parts. One method includes determining an identification of a bandwidth part. The method includes determining an uplink bandwidth part and a downlink bandwidth part based on the identification of the bandwidth part. The method includes using the uplink bandwidth part and the downlink bandwidth part in response to determining the uplink bandwidth part and the downlink bandwidth part.