Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses for uplink transmission. A terminal device measures at least two reference signals from a network device. Moreover, the terminal device transmits, to the network device, a mode indication of uplink transmission for multiple transmission and reception points (m-TRP) based on the measured at least two reference signals. The mode indication indicates information on a preferred one of frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission modes. The FDM transmission modes comprise at least a first FDM transmission mode and a second FDM transmission mode.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to store a bandwidth part arrangement of the bandwidth part into plural physical resource blocks which are grouped into bundles forming a bundle grid, wherein the bandwidth part includes at least one guard band, to determine at least one of the bundles as partially overlapping with the at least one guard band, each partially overlapping bundle including overlapping and non-overlapping physical resource blocks, and to at least one of: 1) re-assign at least one of the non-overlapping physical resource blocks to a non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding or immediately following, in the bundle grid, the partially overlapping bundle, 2) re-align a first physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately following the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band end, and 3) re-align a last physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band start.

Abstract: According to at least some example embodiments, a user equipment (UE), of a wireless communications system, for facilitating a dynamic association between reference signals (RSs) configured for beam management measurements and reporting, for downlink (DL) and/or uplink (UL) beam selection, and semi-statically configured capability indices of a capability set of at least one functionality, includes a plurality of antenna panels; memory storing computer-executable instructions which include generating at least a first capability set of a first functionality, the first capability set including a plurality of capability information items indexed, respectively, by a plurality of corresponding capability indices, each capability information item indicating, for a panel corresponding to the capability information item from among the plurality of antenna panels, capability information of the corresponding panel with respect to the first functionality, and transmitting the first capability set to a next generation nod

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating downlink control information (DCI) repetition on linked physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of different search space sets. For example, certain embodiments may provide a procedure for a network node or a user equipment (UE) to determine a set of PDCCH candidates for determining starting time and ending time instances for the PDCCH transmission utilizing the repetition of the DCI.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam failure detection and/or beam failure recovery procedures, for instance, for multi-panel user equipment (UEs) are provided. One method may include transmitting, by a UE, a beam report to a network to indicate an association between at least two downlink reference signals and at least two antenna panels at the user equipment or to indicate a selection of at least two downlink reference signals that will be used for downlink reception at the user equipment simultaneously. The method may also include activating the antenna panels corresponding to one or more of the at least two downlink reference signals, based on transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states updated by the network or based on the selection of the at least two downlink reference signals, and detecting beam failure based on at least two sets of beam failure detection resources for the active antenna panels.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for adjusting a client device receiver parameter are disclosed. A client device (200) transmits to a network node device (210) a first capability indication indicating at least a low-resolution analog-to-digital converter capability of the client device (200), and a second capability indication indicating whether the client device (200) is capable of receiving signal information associated with low-resolution receiver processing. Based on these, the network node device (210) may determine that adjusting at least one receiver parameter of the client device (200) is needed, generate and transmit network assistance information and signal information to the client device (200) for use in adjusting at least one receiver parameter of the client device (200). The client device (200) may then perform power measurements of the received signal information and adjust receiver parameter(s) of the client device (200) accordingly.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a client device is configured to: obtain a signal sequence configuration defining a plurality of signal sequences, wherein each signal sequence in the plurality of signal sequences corresponds to an uplink transmission power level in a plurality of uplink transmission power levels; transmit the plurality of signal sequences according to the signal sequence configuration to a network node device; receive, from the network node device, an indication about an uplink transmission power level out of the plurality of uplink transmission power levels to be used for uplink transmission; and perform an uplink transmission using the indicated uplink transmission power level to the network node device.

Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to an apparatus, method and/or computer program for managing timing advance loops. The method may comprise receiving, at a user equipment from a plurality of network nodes, respective downlink reference signals, wherein an antenna system of the user equipment receives the downlink reference signals using a wide beam configuration. The method may also comprise performing measurements on the received downlink reference signals to determine a parameter and for determining that the parameter does not meet a predetermined criteria. Based on the parameter not meeting the predetermined criteria, the method may comprise configuring the antenna system such that at least one of the downlink reference signals is received using a narrow beam configuration. The method may involve re-performing the measurements on downlink reference signals from the plurality of network nodes.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for for, at a user equipment configured to transmit precoded signals using receive beamformers as transmit precoders over at least one of a plurality of transmission occasions and multiple antenna subsets, receiving configuration parameters, from a network node, for at least one of the precoded signals and the transmit precoders, determining power scaling values based on the configuration parameters, performing power scaling of the transmit precoders using the determined power scaling values, providing an indication to the network node of the determined power scaling values and performing transmission of precoded signals using the transmit precoders scaled by the determined power scaling values.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sounding reference signal transmission. According to some embodiments, an apparatus is caused at least to: receive, from a network device sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration comprising one or more SRS resource sets; receive, from the network device, a message comprising an indication of which one of the one or more SRS resource sets is configured or enabled to follow or not follow corresponding one or more indicated transmission configuration indication (TCI) states from an activated TCI list for the apparatus; and transmit, to the network device, an SRS based on the indication. In this way, SRS resource sets may be dynamically detached to not follow specific TCI state and used for sounding the uplink channel in an efficient manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, from an access node, instructions regarding receiving a signal, wherein the signal is for activating radio resources, wherein the radio resources comprise at least one of the following: monitoring of a downlink channel or monitoring of a second downlink signal or transmitting of an uplink channel or transmitting of an uplink signal, obtaining a selection that indicates a type according to which the signal is to be received, determining, based on the instructions, resources assigned for the signal, wherein the resources comprise at least time and frequency resources, periodicity and code resources, receiving the signal, in accordance with the type, by detecting the signal from the resources assigned to the signal, and in response to receiving the signal, activating the radio resources.

Abstract: Example embodiments provide a procedure to improve reception of an aperiodic tracking reference signal by a client node, for example, when a periodic tracking reference signal was prevented. The aperiodic tracking reference signal resource may be dynamically associated with the periodic tracking reference signal through a provided synchronization signal block index. Further, a group common physical downlink control channel may be configured to trigger a monitoring window for reception of the aperiodic reference signal in response to a failed transmission of the periodic tracking reference signal. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a user equipment in a wireless communications system to receive configuration information that has one or more TCI-states. With this configuration information, the user equipment can then determine inactivity on TCI-states. Based on that determination, the user equipment enables either a discontinuous monitoring or a cessation of monitoring on those TCI-states. Each TCI-state corresponds to a radio beam and also corresponds to an antenna panel. By reducing such monitoring, the use equipment can deactivate antenna panels corresponding to the TCI-states. The determination can be done through the use of a timer with various time thresholds based on the TCI-state. The activity being transmitted on those beam can be scheduling received by the user equipment from a network element such as a base station. The TCI-states can also be grouped and the functionality of the invention dealt with on a group basis.

Abstract: A method includes determining whether a downlink beam signal is being received from a base station (502); when the downlink beam signal is being received from the base station, determining whether a measurable property of the downlink beam signal does not meet a preselected threshold (504); when the downlink beam signal is not being received from the base station or when the measurable property of the downlink beam signal does not meet the preselected threshold, transmitting a message to the base station indicating that at least one uplink beam corresponding to the downlink beam has failed (506); and receiving a reply message from the base station with information required to determine a new uplink beam (508).

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamic uplink transmission scheme indication for multi-panel user equipment are provided. For example, a method can include indicating to a network a capability of an apparatus to perform simultaneous transmission. The method can also include receiving a configuration of two sounding reference signal resource sets for codebook based physical uplink shared channel and a three-bit sounding reference signal resource set indicator.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for dynamic uplink transmission scheme indication for multi-panel user equipment are provided. For example, a method can include indicating to a network a capability of an apparatus to support simultaneous multi-panel transmission to the network. The method can also include receiving a configuration of two sounding reference signal resource sets for codebook based physical uplink shared channel and a three-bit sounding reference signal resource set indicator for the simultaneous multi-panel transmission over the physical uplink shared channel.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.

Abstract: Method comprising: ?selecting a subset of one or more beam pairs among a set of beam pairs via which a terminal and a base station are associated, wherein for each of the beam pairs of the subset, a suitability of the respective beam pair is better than a suitability threshold; for each of the beam pairs of the subset: ??determining a respective set of at least two tones; ??performing a respective relative phase measurement based on the respective virtual wavelength to obtain a respective virtual phase difference; and at least one of ??reporting the respective set of at least two tones and the respective virtual phase difference to the base station; and ??estimating a respective distance between the terminal and a transmission reception point of the base station emitting the respective beam pair based on the respective virtual phase difference and the preliminary uncertainty region.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for selecting or prioritizing between a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and synchronization signal block (SSB) reception are provided. One method may include, when outside a SMTC window and when PDSCH resource allocation overlaps with an occupied SSB location, selecting between the PDSCH and SSB reception according to defined rules.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for maximum permissible exposure (MPE) uplink (UL) budget prioritization for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are provided. For example, with a restricted UL power budget under MPE event duration, the user equipment (UE) may prioritize the transmissions of control signals (e.g., PUCCH, medium access control control element (MAC CE), or PUSCH carrying measurement report only) over PUSCH carrying UL user plane traffic.