Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring tracking reference signal resources. One method (500) includes receiving (502) an indication of a HST SFN transmission from at least one TRP in a network. The method (500) includes configuring (504) the UE with two TRS resources. The method (500) includes receiving (506) a downlink scheduling grant that includes a TCI codepoint indicating two TCI states corresponding to the two TRS resources. The method (500) includes configuring (508) the UE to report at least one Doppler indicator value to the network based on received TRSs. The method (500) includes identifying (510) the at least one Doppler indicator value. The method (500) includes reporting (512) the at least one Doppler indicator value to the network. The method (500) includes receiving (514) at least one DMRS port corresponding to each layer of a PDSCH, PDCCH, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1100) includes a transceiver (1125) that receives a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network device, receives a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements, and receives a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS. The apparatus (1100) includes a processor (1105) that multiplexes the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration. The transceiver (1125) transmits the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second device according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a channel state information report. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, two downlink control information (DCI) sequences over a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). Information for a first PDSCH of the at least one PDSCH corresponding to a first DCI sequence of the two DCI sequences is inferred from DCI fields corresponding to a second DCI sequence of the two DCI sequences. The method includes receiving at least one channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration. The method includes receiving a CSI reference signal transmitted from the two network nodes based on the at least one CSI reporting configuration. The method includes transmitting a CSI report based on the least one CSI reporting configuration and the CSI reference signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for updating a channel state information report. One method (600) includes receiving (602), at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network device to activate an update of a channel state information (CSI) report. The method (600) includes receiving (604) a second configuration from the network device to perform a resource utilization update on resources from the update of the CSI report. The method (600) includes performing (606) the update of the CSI report. The method (600) includes performing (608) an uplink (UL) transmission based on the resources updated from the resource utilization update. The method (600) includes transmitting (610) an indication to the network device. The indication indicates a type of CSI update and a type of resource utilization update.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for receiving a discontinuous reception configuration, and receiving a configuration of a physical downlink control channel carrying a power saving downlink control information format, wherein the configuration includes an offset value with respect to a starting time of a discontinuous reception cycle of the discontinuous reception configuration. The power saving downlink control information format is detected at one of one or more monitoring occasions of the physical downlink control channel carrying the power saving downlink control information format. A determination is then made as to whether to start a drx-onDurationTimer its a following discontinuous reception cycle of the discontinuous reception configuration based on a wake-up indication of the power saving downlink control information format.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided in which a set of reference signals is received (2102), and a set of channel signatures for a multiple antenna communication channel is estimated (2104). Channel state information including a set of quality metrics is calculated (2106). In response to the set of quality metrics satisfying a criterion, the baseline receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel is selected (2108). In response to the set of quality metrics not satisfying the criterion, the alternative receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel is selected (2110). The selectable alternative receiver for the multiple antenna communication channel at the user equipment is based on a set of integer linear combinations, where each integer linear combination is based on at least a pair of channel signatures from the estimated set of channel signatures (2112).

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for scheduling of transmission time intervals. One apparatus includes a processor that determines a first semi-persistent scheduling resource assignment indicating a first set of resources including a first multiple time domain resources. Each time domain resource of the first multiple time domain resources has a first transmission time interval length. The processor also determines a second semi-persistent scheduling resource assignment indicating a second set of resources including a second multiple time domain resources. Each time domain resource of the second multiple time domain resources has a second transmission time interval length, and the first transmission time interval length is different from the second transmission time interval length.

Abstract: A first configuration of a first set of random access channel occasions can be transmitted. A second configuration of a second set of random access channel occasions of a second cell can be transmitted. The second set of random access channel occasions can be different from the first set of random access channel occasions. System information of the second cell can include the second configuration of the second set of random access channel occasions. A random access channel preamble can be received on a random access channel occasion. At least one selected from the first set of random access channel occasions and the second set of random access channel occasions can include the random access channel occasion. The first cell can be different from the second cell.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to channel state information reporting for multiple transmit/receive points and frequency division duplex reciprocity. One apparatus includes at least one memory and at least one processor that is configured to a channel state information (“CSI”) reporting configuration, the CSI reporting configuration comprising an indicator of multi-point transmission, and a configuration comprising at least two groups of channel measurement resources (“CMRs”). The at least one processor determines at least one CSI report based on the at least two groups of CMRs, the at least one CSI report mapped to a transmission hypothesis corresponding to one of a single-point transmission and a multi-point transmission. The at least one processor transmits the at least one CSI report to the mobile wireless communication network, the at least one CSI report ordered according to a predefined priority.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for PUSCH transmission using an aggregation factor. One method includes selecting, at a user equipment, a physical random access channel preamble. The method includes transmitting the physical random access channel preamble. The method includes, in response to transmitting the physical random access channel preamble, receiving a random access response message comprising an uplink grant for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel. The method includes transmitting the physical uplink shared channel according to the uplink grant using a first physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor. The user equipment is configured with a second physical uplink shared channel aggregation factor.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data-aided channel state information (CSI) measurement and reporting. One apparatus includes at least one processor and coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the apparatus to: decode a received signal to determine a decoded data sequence; perform at least one data-aided CSI measurement based on both the received signal and the decoded data sequence; and transmit a CSI report based on CSI reporting criteria and the at least one data-aided CSI measurement, where the CSI report comprises at least a portion of the at least one data-aided CSI measurement.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring demodulation reference signal bundling and transport block scheduling. One method includes receiving a first configuration from a network. The first configuration includes: a first indication to enable demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) bundling for a physical channel; a second indication of a duration for a time-domain window (TDW) length for DM-RS bundling, wherein the duration of the TDW indicates a number of symbols across which joint channel estimation is performed; or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network. The second configuration includes: a third indication to enable a single transport block (TB) scheduling across multiple transmission occasion for a physical channel; and a fourth indication of a number of transmission occasion over which a single transport block is transmitted, received, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Scheduling information for transmitting a first physical uplink channel within a slot can be transmitted, the slot including a plurality of symbols and including the first physical uplink channel and a second physical uplink channel, and the first physical uplink channel is shorter in duration than the second physical uplink channel. One or more allocated RBs can be determined for the first physical uplink channel based on an indicated sub-band group and one or more indicated RBGs within the indicated sub-band group, the sub-band group including one or more sub-bands, each sub-band comprising one or more RBGs, each RBG comprising one or more RBs, and an RB including one or more contiguous REs. The first physical uplink channel can be transmitted in the one or more allocated RBs in the slot. The scheduling information can indicate the sub-band group and the one or more resource block groups within the sub-band group.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a precoder for wireless communications. An apparatus includes a processor that determines a precoder for a set of modulation symbols, the determined precoder comprising a plurality of codewords and configured to reduce an ensemble interference and a pairwise interference among the plurality of codewords. The processor precodes the set of modulation symbols based on the determined precoder. The processor maps the precoded set of modulation symbols to a set of physical transmission resources, wherein a number of modulation symbols in the set of modulation symbols is greater than a number of physical transmission resources in the set of physical transmission resources. The apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits, to a receiver node, an indication of the determined precoder and the set of physical transmission resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiplexing uplink control information of different priorities. One method includes determining a first transmission of first uplink control information (UCI) on a PUCCH of a first priority, the first PUCCH being based on a first PUCCH configuration. The method includes determining a second transmission of second UCI on a second PUCCH of a second priority, the second PUCCH being based on a second PUCCH configuration. The method includes, in response to determining that the first PUCCH of the first priority overlaps in time with the second PUCCH of the second priority, multiplexing at least part of the first UCI with the second UCI on a third PUCCH of the second priority, the third PUCCH being based on the second PUCCH configuration. The second priority is higher than the first priority.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced UL repetition indication and repetition procedure provides one or more signaling mechanisms to support dynamic PUCCH repetition factor indication. A User Equipment apparatus 500 includes a transceiver 525 and a processor 505 that receives from a network 120, a Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) configuration for one or more physical uplink control channel (“PUCCH”) resources sets and corresponding one or more PUCCH resource configurations 402 for each of the configured PUCCH resource sets, where one or more of the corresponding PUCCH resource configurations 402 indicate a number of slots over which PUCCH can be repeated and receives from the network a downlink control information (“DCI”), where the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator (“PRI”) 404 to indicate one of a RRC configured PUCCH resources 402 within a PUCCH resource set and a corresponding number of slots 406 for PUCCH repetition.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to enhanced discontinuous reception and power saving for user equipment. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives a physical downlink control channel (“PDCCH”) skipping indication for a group of search space sets via a downlink control information (“DCI”) from a network node during a PDCCH monitoring occasion and a processor that ceases monitoring PDCCH for the group of search space sets at least after an elapse of an application delay, in response to the PDCCH skipping indication indicating PDCCH skipping for the group of search space sets.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for efficient RACH behavior. One method performed by a UE includes transmitting a first PRACH preamble to a base unit to start a RACH procedure and receiving a RAR (Msg2) from the base unit during a random access response window. The method includes transmitting a second PRACH preamble in response to being unable to transmit a RACH Msg3 within an indicated transmission opportunity. The UE may obtain multiple transmission opportunities for transmitting a RACH message such as RACH Msg1 or RACH Msg3 or monitor for multiple RACH Msg2 where transmission opportunity data are conveyed via a RACH Order, an RAR, or DCI for the RACH message. An apparatus or system may perform steps of the method.

Abstract: For determining reference signal locations, a method determines a number of Transmission Time Intervals (TTI) in a scheduled transmission of a plurality of TTI. The method further determines one or more reference signal locations based on the number of TTI and one or more of a parameter received from a higher layer wherein the higher layer is higher than a physical layer, a subframe index, a subband size, and a Time Division Duplex (TDD) configuration for the scheduled transmission.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for flexible resource configuration for wireless communication. One method includes receiving a first configuration of a first reference signal; receiving a second configuration of a second reference signal; and receiving a third configuration including a first indication of a set of flexible resources, a first association with the first reference signal, and a second association with the second reference signal. The method includes determining whether a resource in the set of flexible resources is to be used for a downlink communication and/or an uplink communication. The method includes, if the resource is to be used for the downlink communication, transmitting the first reference signal according to the first configuration; and, if the resource will be used for the uplink communication, transmitting the second reference signal according to the second configuration.