Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising receiving a message at a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS) the message including a constraint threshold, receiving a message at the UE from the BS the message including a fallback beam reporting mode, performing by the UE downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) measurements, determining by the UE a difference between DL RS measurements, and in response to determining the difference between DL RS measurements is not less than the constraint threshold switch to the fallback beam reporting mode.

Abstract: A method can include transmitting, by a user equipment to a base station, coherence information indicating, based on precoding to be performed in association with transmission, whether multiple transmission signals to be transmitted via multiple transmission ports will be coherent with each other, receiving, from the base station, a transmission indication message, the transmission indication message assigning uplink transmission resources and coherence information to the multiple transmission ports, and transmitting, to the base station via the assigned uplink transmission resources, the multiple transmission signals via the multiple transmission ports.

Abstract: A method is provided including configuring by a first network node (20-S) a timer for a UE (10) which is started when an inactivity criteria is met, upon expiry of the timer, allowing cell reselection for the UE (10) based on a frequency criteria between a first frequency and at least a second frequency; and forwarding the UE context by the first network node (20-S) controlling the first frequency to at least a second network node (20-T) controlling the at least second frequency.

Abstract: A method including configuring a first radio beam pair and at least a second radio beam pair to a communication connection, wherein the first radio beam pair includes a first transmission radio beam having a first transmission direction and the second radio beam pair including a second transmission radio beam having a second transmission direction different from the first transmission direction; triggering channel contention to transmit at least one message from the apparatus and performing radio channel sensing for both the first transmission radio beam and the second transmission radio beam during the channel contention; acquiring a transmission opportunity in response to detecting that a radio channel is available for at least one of the first transmission radio beam and the second transmission radio beam; and causing transmission of the at least one message during the transmission opportunity.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for compensation of residual time-frequency error(s) in communications between a network node device and a client device are disclosed. A network node device determines an auxiliary reference signal indication comprising presence information and location information of an auxiliary reference signal in a physical downlink channel transmission. The network node device transmits to the client device the auxiliary reference signal associated with a physical downlink channel in accordance with the determined auxiliary reference signal indication. The client device uses the received auxiliary reference signal for the compensation of the residual time-frequency error(s) in the communications.

Abstract: A method may include determining, by a user device, an identifier to be used in a random access procedure to indicate a request for a positioning reference signal; selecting, by the user device, a downlink reference signal among a plurality of downlink reference signals received from a network node; controlling sending, by the user device to the network node, as part of a random access procedure, a random access preamble via a random access resource associated with the selected downlink reference signal, and the determined identifier; controlling receiving, by the user device from the network node, the requested positioning reference signal; and carrying out a positioning procedure using the requested positioning reference signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for configuring Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources of neighboring cells for inter-cell mobility are provided. One method may include providing, by a network node, at least one reporting configuration to one or more user equipment. The reporting configuration is based on at least one of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) or synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks. The method may also include receiving at least one measurement report comprising measurement results when and as specified by the at least one reporting configuration.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing higher-layer beam management, e.g., beam failure detection or beam candidate detection in a higher layer such as a MAC entity. Such measures exemplarily comprise that a beam management timer is started when a (first) beam management instance indication from a lower layer is obtained, beam management is executed, wherein a beam management instance counter is incremented whenever a beam management instance indication from the lower layer is obtained and a beam management event is detected when the beam management instance counter reaches a beam management instance threshold before expiry of the beam management timer, and the beam management instance counter is reset upon expiry of the beam management timer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage media of communication for BFR. A method implemented at a first device comprises detecting a beam failure for a serving cell of the first device; in accordance with a determination that the beam failure is detected for the serving cell, triggering a procedure for a beam failure recovery for the serving cell; determining whether information related to the beam failure recovery is available for the serving cell; and in accordance with a determination that the information is unavailable, transmitting to a second device a first indication that the beam failure is detected and a second indication that no candidate beam is available. In this way, the full BFR information for the failed serving cells can be acquired finally, and more reliable and faster BFR can be achieved.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system is disclosed. The method comprises detecting (400) a beam failure event in a serving cell; and responsive to the detection of the beam failure event, transmitting (404) a beam failure recovery message and transmitting (406) a measurement report comprising mobility measurements related to the serving cell and at least one further cell.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for a terminal, apparatus for a terminal, the apparatus being caused to determine that at least one uplink resource is associated with a reduced uplink transmission power; and transmit an identification of the at least one uplink resource to a network apparatus.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include detecting, by the user equipment, that at least one first network entity satisfies at least one beam-failure condition. The method may further include selecting, by the user equipment, one or more of at least one resource and at least one parameter based on the at least one received network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include transmitting, by the user equipment, the at least one indication of the at least one first network entity that satisfies the at least one beam-failure condition to at least one second network entity.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beamforming control. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include providing, by a user equipment configured to include a plurality of antenna panels, capability information to a base station, the capability information including antenna panel information regarding the plurality of antenna panels; and providing, by the user equipment, antenna panel usage information to the base station, the antenna panel usage information indicative of which of the plurality of antenna panels are in at least one of an active transmit state or an active receive state. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method may include measuring, by a user device in a wireless network, a plurality of downlink reference signals received from a network node, wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with a group of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states that may be used at least for uplink communication by the user device; determining, by the user device based at least on the measuring, a plurality of subsets of the downlink reference signals, wherein the TCI states associated with any one subset of the plurality of subsets of downlink reference signals may be activated at a time by the user device for uplink transmission; and sending, by the user device to the network node, a measurement report that indicates one or more downlink reference signals for each subset of the plurality of subsets.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for controlling measurements of a terminal device. According to an aspect, a method comprises: determining, on the basis of measurement data measured from a radio link, a distance between an access node and a terminal device and angular motion of the terminal device with respect to the access node; making a decision about a length of a time interval between consecutive radio measurements of the terminal device on the basis of the distance and the angular motion; and communicating the decision over the radio link.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a CORESET beam recovery procedure and a QCL association beam recovery procedure where a condition or rule based UE initiated change of active TCI state is used. The CORESET beam recovery procedure involves a downlink reference signal corresponding to a transmission configuration indication state activated for certain CORESET being determined as a beam failure detection resource. The QCL association beam recovery procedure concerns a UE transmitting a UL request signal to require switching an active TCI state of the CORESET to a currently deactivated TCI state of the same CORESET.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include detecting, by the user equipment, that at least one first network entity satisfies at least one beam-failure condition. The method may further include selecting, by the user equipment, one or more of at least one resource and at least one parameter based on the at least one received network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include transmitting, by the user equipment, the at least one indication of the at least one first network entity that satisfies the at least one beam-failure condition to at least one second network entity.

Abstract: An apparatus in a communications device includes circuitry configured for determining one or more parameters for one or more downlink signals received by a plurality of antenna arrangements of a set of antenna arrangements and for causing the communications device to transmit to an access point using a subset of said set of antenna arrangements, the subset of said set of antenna arrangements being selected on the determined one or more parameter.

Abstract: An apparatus including: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: maintain a measurement report pool including a plurality of measurement reports provided to a base station, each measurement report indicating one or more downlink reference signals; receive information indicating a selected measurement report within the measurement report pool and indicating a selected downlink reference signal within the selected measurement report from a base station; and determine a serving beam based on the selected downlink reference signal within the selected measurement report.

Abstract: A terminal node for a radio network comprising means for: receiving multiple positioning reference signals transmitted from respective transmission reception points of a network; determining time of arrival of the multiple positioning reference signals received from the respective transmission reception points; measuring at least a received signal quality metric for the multiple received positioning reference signals; processing, at least the multiple respective received signal quality metrics for the multiple received positioning reference signals, to trigger a received signal quality decision; and in response to the received signal quality decision, informing the network.