Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that acquires, from a base station, a sidelink (SL) grant that includes a channel occupancy time (COT) for part of an unlicensed spectrum allowing the acquiring UE to transmit SL control and data information to a secondary UE. The acquiring UE can also share the COT with the secondary UE, allowing the secondary UE to transmit SL control and data to the acquiring UE or another UE. The acquiring UE performs clear channel assessment (CCA) on one or more SL resources associated with the SL grant. The UE returns an SL hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback to the base station based at least in part on a status of the CCA.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure relate to sidelink positioning reference signal (PRS) processing. A configuring device transmits a request message requesting sidelink PRS processing capability of a responding device, and receive a response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability. The configuring device can configure a sidelink PRS configuration indicating a duration and priority associated with processing a sidelink PRS with respect to an additional sidelink signal received by the responding device, and transmit the sidelink PRS configuration to the responding device. The responding device can receive the request message to indicate the sidelink PRS processing capability of the device, and transmit the response message indicating the sidelink PRS processing capability.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to HARQ-ACK feedback determination. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a UE may: receive a first plurality of group-common DCI formats for scheduling a first plurality of PDSCHs for a multicast service, wherein each of the first plurality of group-common DCI formats includes a DAI; determine whether HARQ-ACK feedback for the first plurality of PDSCHs is disabled or enabled; generate a HARQ-ACK codebook for the multicast service based on the DAIs in the first plurality of group-common DCI formats; and transmit the HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, apparatuses, and systems that support reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) management in wireless systems. For instance, aspects of the disclosure enable operational aspects of an RIS to be controlled to reduce signal interference caused by operation of the RIS. Aspects of the disclosure also enable RIS control to be allocated between different base stations, such as to enable base stations to access an RIS for providing signal communication for UEs served by the base stations.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that performs beam management while in a radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state. In one or more implementations, while in the RRC_INACTIVE state, the UE triggers generation of beam information for a base station. This beam information indicates a new serving beam on which, for example, a paging message is to be received from the base station. The UE generates and transmits the beam information to the base station.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that detects, while in a radio resource control inactive state and optionally while in a small data transmission session, that beam information is to be reported to a base station. This detection is performed based on some criteria, such as the current (serving) downlink beam quality dropping below a threshold amount. In response to detecting that beam information is to be reported to the base station, the UE initiates a random access procedure in order to provide the beam information (e.g., one or more candidate beams to switch to) to the base station. This beam information notifies the base station to change to a new serving beam due to, for example, the quality of the current serving beam dropping because of movement of the UE, blockages between the UE and the base station, and so forth.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to multicast transmissions and receptions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a UE may: receive, from a base station (BS) in a first search space, a first downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) using a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number, wherein a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) of the first DCI is scrambled by a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) specific to the UE and the first search space is configured specifically for multicast services; and determine that the first PDSCH carries a transport block (TB) associated with a multicast service.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) that maintains a set of skipping durations that includes multiple subsets of skipping durations. The base station transmits to the UE a first control signaling indicating to activate one of the subsets of skipping durations. At a subsequent time, the base station transmits to the UE a second control signaling indicating that the UE can skip physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring in some time resources (e.g., slots). The second control signaling includes an identifier of a skipping duration and the UE selects the identified skipping duration in the active subset of skipping duration values. The UE then skips or terminates monitoring of the PDCCH for the selected skipping duration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for physical random access channel (PRACH) repetitions. A method according to an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving signaling information indicating at least one of a total number of a set of preambles in a period, a total number of a set of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource units (PRUs) in the period, a preamble repetition number in the period and a PRU repetition number in the period; and determining a mapping ratio of preambles to PRUs in the period based on the received signaling information.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for wireless communication. A method performed by a user equipment, comprising: determining a first control resource set based on configuration information associated with a second control resource set; and determining a first search space based on configuration information associated with a second search space, wherein the first control resource set is associated with the first search space and the second control resource set is associated with the second search space.

Abstract: A configuration of a set of subslots within a slot can be received, each of one or more subslots of the set of subslots can have a time interval within the slot. An indication of a first PUCCH resource for transmitting HARQ-ACK information during the slot can be received, the first PUCCH resource overlapping in time with at least one uplink channel resource scheduled for transmission during the slot, the indication indicating that transmission of the HARQ-ACK information ends within a subslot of the set of subslots, and a last symbol of the first PUCCH resource being within the subslot. The HARQ-ACK information can be multiplexed on a second PUCCH resource, the second PUCCH resource being in the subslot of the set of subslots within the slot.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor that processes the image data of the image stored in a memory in order to detect a face area with a face captured therein and an orientation of the face from the image, and controls the screen brightness of a display unit based on the orientation of the face detected by the processing. When the detected face orientation falls within a preset first angle range, the processor determines that the face orientation is a first orientation, and even when the detected face orientation is out of the first angle range, the processor determines that the face orientation is the first orientation depending on the amount of change in the detected orientation of the face changing in a direction of the first orientation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for beam-based transmission for sidelink. The method may include: detecting spatial information contained in first sensed scheduling information; selecting a resource and a direction of a beam for data transmission based on the detected spatial information; transmitting second scheduling information including the selected resource and spatial information of the beam for the data transmission, where the spatial information of the beam includes the direction of the beam for the data transmission; and transmitting the data transmission by using the selected resource and the direction of the beam.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a resource for a channel state information report. One method includes receiving, from a transmitter device, a channel state information reference signal within a data region and a channel state information request indicator in sidelink control information. The method includes determining, at a receiver device, a resource for transmitting a channel state information report in response to the channel state information request indicator using a mode 1 resource allocation procedure, a mode 2 resource allocation procedure, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting, from the receiver device, the channel state information report via a medium access control control element using the resource.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes: receiving a message that configures a set of resources that each includes a downlink resource or an uplink sounding resource and is associated with an uplink transmission beam pattern; receiving scheduling information for an uplink transmission that is associated with a resource of the set of resources; determining an uplink transmission beam pattern associated with the resource; determining a configured maximum output power for the uplink transmission beam pattern that is based on an antenna array property associated with the uplink transmission beam pattern; determining a transmit power for the uplink transmission based on the configured maximum output power; and performing the uplink transmission using the uplink transmission beam pattern based on the transmit power.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a computer system; and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to supply power supplied from an external power source or a battery to the computer system. The computer system is configured to switch a system state among a normal state, a first low power state, and a second low power state. The first low power state is a state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the normal state. The second low power state is a state in which power consumption is lower than the power consumption in the first low power state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for mapping from virtual resource block (VRB) to physical resource block (PRB) of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment can include: a receiver that receives a downlink control information (DCI) format 1_0 in two or more linked common search spaces (CSSs) associated with two or more control resource sets (CORESETs), wherein each CSS of the two or more linked CSSs is associated with a CORESET of the two or more CORESETs; and a processor that is coupled to the receiver and determines a lowest-numbered PRB in the two or more CORESETs for mapping from VRB to PRB of a PDSCH transmission scheduled by the DCI format 1_0.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for uplink transmission power control. An embodiment of the subject application provides a user equipment (UE). The UE includes: a processor and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, with the wireless transceiver, a uplink (UL) grant scheduling at least one Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission occupying a first set of resource blocks (RBs) consisting of a first number of RBs; determine whether there is at least one RB of the first set of RBs belongs to a second set of RBs; select at least one power-control parameter set from at least two power-control parameter sets for each of the at least one PUSCH transmission based on the determination; and calculate one or more transmission powers for each of the at least one PUSCH transmission based on the at least one selected power-control parameter set.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a computer system; and a power supply circuit. The power supply circuit is configured to supply power supplied from an external power source or a battery to the computer system. The computer system is configured to switch a system state among a normal state, a first low power state, and a second low power state. The first low power state is a state in which power consumption is lower than power consumption in the normal state. The second low power state is a state in which power consumption is lower than the power consumption in the first low power state. The computer system is configured to change the system state to the second low power state when the system state is the first low power state and an actual measurement value of power consumption is greater than a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of indicating states of availability of Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) resources are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a receiver, a first signaling indicating states of availability of Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) resource groups in a first set of TRS resource groups, a second signaling indicating states of availability of TRS resource groups in a second set of TRS resource groups; and determining, by a processor, availability of TRS resources based on the first signaling and the second signaling; wherein each of the first signaling and the second signaling is one of: a paging Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based signaling and a Paging Early Indication (PEI) based signaling.