Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose e.g. a method performed by user equipment, UE, (10) for handling uplink, UL, communications in a wireless communication network. The UE (10) receives from a radio network node (12), an indication with an uplink grant, wherein the indication indicates that a radio resource scheduled by the UL grant for UL transmission is for a type of data. The UE (10) uses the radio resource for transmission of that type of data.

Abstract: Methods of operating a wireless device in a communication network are provided. Such methods include receiving a scheduling message that includes a schedule identifying a plurality of transmission blocks, TBs and determining a quantity of the plurality of TBs that are identified in the scheduling message. Methods may include determining a quantity of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement, HARQ ACKs in an ACK bundle identified in the scheduling message and dynamically generating an acknowledgement timer value that corresponds to the quantity of the plurality of TBs and the quantity of HARQ ACKs in the ACK bundle.

Abstract: Network equipment in a wireless communication network is configured to receive at least a portion of a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, for a subscriber. The SUCI contains a concealed subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, for the subscriber. The received at least a portion of the SUCI indicates a sub-domain code, SDC. The SDC indicates a certain sub-domain, from among multiple sub-domains of a home network of the subscriber, to which the subscriber is assigned. The network equipment is also configured to determine, based on the SDC and from among multiple instances of a provider network function in the home network respectively allocated to provide a service to be consumed for subscribers assigned to different sub-domains, an instance of the provider network function to provide the service to be consumed for the subscriber.

Abstract: A method in a User Plane Function (UPF) comprising receiving from a Policy Control Function (PCF), an instruction to create a new Packet Detection Rule (PDR), the instruction comprising an IP address for the wireless device, a value of a ToS field, and a quality-of-service, QoS, reference or charging policy. The method further comprises storing the IP address, the value of the ToS field, and the QoS reference or charging policy as a predetermined PDR. The method further comprises subsequently receiving, from a wireless device, a first packet targeted to an application server, AS, mapping the first packet to the predetermined PDR, based on a value of a ToS, field in the first packet, and adding a flow identifier associated with the first packet to the predetermined PDR. This serves to bind the new connection to the PDR.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting first control signaling covering one or more first allocation units in a control transmission time interval, and transmitting second control signaling covering one or more second allocation units in the control transmission time interval, wherein the second control signaling is shifted relative to the first control signaling, and wherein the second control signaling is shifted relative to the first control signaling based on a complex conjugation operation. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Mechanisms for efficient transmission of large amount of download data from a base station to a user equipment in a multi-carrier that minimizes power consumption on the user equipment are described. When multiple component carriers are to be used to transmit the download data, the base station informs the user equipment. The base station transmits on the anchor carriers without wait after informing the user equipment and transmits on the non-anchor carriers after waiting a predetermined delay. The predetermined delay provides time to allow the user equipment to activate the receiving resources and be ready to receive the download data over the non-anchor carriers. In this manner, the user equipment can be in a power conservation mode and activate the receiver resources only when needed.

Abstract: A method in a network node is described. The method includes receiving a discovery request from a first network function (NF) node to discover at least one media NF type node. The discovery request indicates a media NF type of the at least one media NF type node. The media NF type is one of an access media gateway (A-MGW), an Internet Protocol (IP) multi-media gateway (IM-MGW), and a media resource function (MRF). The method further includes discovering the at least one media NF type node and transmitting a discovery response to the discovery request. The discovery response indicates the discovered at least one media NF type node and at least one corresponding NF profile. The at least one corresponding NF profile comprises at least one of one or more media types, one or more supported codecs, and transcoding support information.

Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless device for early data transmission. The method comprises receiving a broadcast from a network node. The broadcast indicates a maximum transport block size for early data transmission and a number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises selecting a transport block size for early data transmission. The transport block size is selected based on a table entry that corresponds to the maximum transport block size and the number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises transmitting uplink data in one or more transport blocks. Each transport block has the selected transport block size.

Abstract: There is provided an antenna arrangement having unequally many physical antenna elements for transmission and reception. The antenna arrangement comprises physical antenna elements. All physical antenna elements are configured for signal reception but less than all of the physical antenna elements are configured for both signal transmission and signal reception. A first portion of those physical antenna elements configured for both signal transmission and signal reception and a second portion of those physical antenna elements configured for both signal transmission and signal reception are in the antenna arrangement placed to, during operation of the antenna arrangement, be vertically separated by physical antenna elements configured for only signal reception.

Abstract: A session management involves registering at least one IPTV application in a registration table so that the registration table includes at least a respective identifier of the IPTV applications. The IPTV applications are invokable at a set top box and can be so-called embedded applications and/or browser-based applications. An event requiring the invocation of an IPTV application at the set top box is detected and triggers a look-up in the registration table. The registration table is thus used as source to indicate those IPTV applications that are potentially available and can be launched at the set top box. One of the registered applications is launched for the purpose of handling the detected event.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for random access. The method which may be performed by a terminal device includes determining a random access occasion based at least in part on random access configuration information for a non-terrestrial network. The method further includes transmitting a preamble to a network node in the non-terrestrial network, according to the determined random access occasion.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a network node, for providing positioning assistance data to one or more user equipment (UEs) in a wireless network. Such methods include determining an angular resolution of angular positioning assistance data for each particular beam of a plurality of beams transmitted by one or more transmission reception points (TRPs) in the wireless network. Such methods also include transmitting, to one or more UEs, the angular positioning assistance data for the plurality of beams. For each particular beam, the angular positioning assistance data includes a first part having a first resolution and, when the determined angular resolution for the particular beam is greater than the first resolution, a second part having a second resolution that is greater than the first resolution. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a UE, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: receive downlink control information, DCI, from a primary cell, Pcell; determine that at least one bitfield in the DCI indicates a secondary cell Scell, dormancy; and cause the wireless device to transition the Scell from one of to and from a dormant state based on the at least one bitfield, a timing of the transition being based on a numerology of at least one of the Pcell and Scell.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dielectric filter. The dielectric filter includes a body; at least one dual mode resonant unit and at least one single mode resonant unit arranged in the body; and a groove structure formed in the body and configured to partially separate the at least one single mode resonant unit and the at least one dual mode resonant unit adjacent thereto. Each dual mode resonant unit at least has a first frequency resonant hole and a second frequency resonant hole. Each single mode resonant unit has a third frequency resonant hole. The first frequency resonant hole has a first longitudinal extension line perpendicular to a second longitudinal extension line of the second frequency resonant hole. The third frequency resonant hole has a third longitudinal extension line parallel to the first longitudinal extension line.

Abstract: A user equipment (910) is provided for use in a cellular network. The user equipment includes a transceiver (1010), a processor (1020), and a memory (1030). The user equipment (910) is configured to determine, for a data transmission, a mapping form a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) to a PNT-RS. A DMRS resulting signal is generated from a subset of DMRS for a first resource element in a subcarrier. The DMRS resulting signal is copied from the first resource element to a second resource element assigned to the PNT-RS in the subcarrier. The data transmission is transmitted using the DMRS resulting signal and the PNT-RS.

Abstract: Systems and methods of PUCCH reliability are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device includes: receiving an activation command to activate a first and a second spatial relation; optionally determining the first and the second spatial relation based on one or more Downlink TCI states; transmitting the UCI according to the first spatial relation in a first set of symbols or slots; and transmitting the UCI according to the second spatial relation in a second set of symbols or slots. In this way, fewer changes to the specifications are required. The existing RRC configuration for spatial relations and MAC CE activation might be used. Spatial relations might be selected by the MAC CE. Also, the existing DCI can be used where a PUCCH resource is selected by PRI bits. Since MAC CE is used to select spatial relations, different combinations can be selected dynamically.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a wireless device for handling communication of the wireless device in a wireless communication network, wherein a radio network node in the wireless communication network provides radio coverage over a cell. The wireless device receives from the radio network node, when the wireless device is in a first state, a beam configuration indicating which beam or beams of the cell the wireless device is allowed to select during a state transition or initial access. Furthermore, the wireless device performs an initial access to the cell or a state transition taking the beam configuration into account.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a UE (101) for handling 2-step and 4-step RA procedures in a communications system (100). The UE (101) transmits a msgA comprising a preamble and a msg3 to a network node (103). The UE (101) applies a 2-step RA procedure when transmitting msgA. Based on a criterion, the UE (101) determines to fallback from the 2-step RA procedure to a 4-step RA, procedure. The criterion is that a maximum number of msgA transmissions has been exceeded or receipt of an indicator indicating that the UE (101) should fallback from the 2-step RA procedure to the 4-step RA procedure.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method performed by a wireless device, remote UE (10), wherein the remote UE (10) is connected to a cell established by a base station, gNB (50), wherein the UE performs the steps of: maintaining a first and a second communication path, wherein each the first and the second communication path is either a direct path (110), where the communication is exchanged directly between the remote UE and the gNB, or an indirect path (120, 130), wherein the communication is exchanged between the UE and the gNB via a relay UE (20, 30); determining that one of communication paths becomes or will become unavailable; and activating a third communication path (140, 150) to replace the communication paths that becomes or will become unavailable; the invention further refers to corresponding methods in a relay UE and in a gNB, and to corresponding devices comprising the remote UE, the relay UE and the gNB.

Abstract: Channel state feedback is provided from a UE to a base station as a first, detailed or a second, less detailed type of channel state feedback information. Initially it is determined whether the UE has received an uplink grant from the base station or not. If the UE has received an uplink grant, a first type of channel state feedback information is transmitted to the base station on the granted resource. If, however, the UE has not received an uplink grant, a second type of channel state feedback information is transmitted to the base station. Different types of channel state feedback information enables a UE and an associated base station to use available resources more efficiently, when requesting for and delivering channel state feedback information.