Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of facilitating uplink operation in a secondary cell (SCell) without synchronization signal block (SSB). The method comprises receiving, from a network device, a PDCCH order for a SCell without SSB, the PDCCH order at least indicating a RO index and a RACH preamble index, and at least one of: a TRS index associated with the SCell, a CSI-RS resource index associated with the SCell, or a SSB index associated with a QCLed serving cell of the SCell, and initiating a RACH to the SCell based on the received PDCCH order.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to support communication with a first cell using a first radio access technology and with a second cell using a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. The UE configured to receive, from a first network node associated with the first cell, configuration information for requesting cell access related information with respect to at least one of the first cell and the second cell, the first cell being controlled by the first network node and the second cell being controlled by a second network node; determine, based at least on the configuration information, uplink power for transmitting a first request message requesting the cell access related information with respect to the at least one of the first cell and the second cell; and transmit, to the first network node, the first request message using the determined uplink power.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: determining an initial performance of a first model, wherein determining the initial performance comprises deploying the first model at a first device; determining one or more operations for modifying the first model based on at least the initial performance of the first model and one or more user requirements; modifying the first model by performing the one or more operations; determining whether a performance of the modified first model satisfies the one or more user requirements, wherein the determining comprises deploying the modified first model at the first device; and in the event that the modified first model does not satisfy the one or more user requirements, further modifying the first model by performing one or more further operations until the performance of the modified first model satisfies the one or more user requirements, wherein the determining further one or more operations based on at least the performance of the modified f

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a UE performs maintaining an AKMA, context including a UE identifier, an AKMA anchor key KAKMA, and a primary AKMA key identifier, A-KID; receiving from an application function, AF, a secondary AKMA key identifier, A-KID?; and validating the AF for the UE using the AKMA key identifier A-KID. The validating includes: obtaining from the secondary AKMA key identifier A-KID? an AKMA temporary UE identifier A-TID; and verifying whether the A-TID was included in the primary AKMA key identifier A-KID. If the verifying is positive, then the UE establishes an application session with the AF; and receives an artificial intelligence, AI, model from the AF; or otherwise rejects the application session with the AF.

Abstract: This disclosure presents solutions for a IoT/eMTC over NTN communication system of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) node and a user equipment (UE) to determine whether and how scheduling information can be sent in the resources for a HARQ feedback, when the HARQ feedback is disabled. In some example embodiments, the UE can signal a buffer size. e.g., buffer status, by encoding the HARQ feedback and scheduling request (SR) utilizing two bits to provide the fast scheduling information. The NTN node can specify to the UE a set of HARQ parameters to provide an indication of HARQ feedback status, which can be disabling or enabling of HARQ feedback, and to provide an indication of the resources for transmission of HARQ feedback when the indication of HARQ feedback status is disabling.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a synchronization signal block beam sweep enabled smart meter. A method may include receiving information on an allocation of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks from a network element. One or more synchronization signal blocks may be received from the network element. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be configured with corresponding random access channel opportunities. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be repeated in specific angular directions. A correct synchronization signal block beam may be configured at a correct time based on the random access channel opportunities. An indication may be received from the network element of which user equipment within a sector of a repeater element has connected on which random access channel opportunities.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of enhanced blind retransmission scheme. The method comprises: receiving, at a first device and from a second device, a configuration for determining a target offset associated with a contention resolution timer for a random access procedure; determining the target offset based on the configuration; transmitting, to the second device, a message associated with the random access procedure, the message comprising an identity of the first device for random access; and controlling a starting and termination of the contention resolution timer based on the target offset and the transmission of the message. In this way, the blind retransmission of MSG3 can be supported in the random access procedure through controlling a starting and termination of the contention resolution timer based on the transmission of the message and an offset, which is beneficial to the NTN.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by an apparatus, assistance information associated with at least one of: at least one positioning anchor of the apparatus to be replaced, or at least one positioning anchor to be added for the apparatus; determining, by the apparatus, based on the assistance information, a subset of one or more candidate positioning anchors from a set of one or more discovered candidate positioning anchors, wherein the subset of one or more candidate positioning anchors fulfil at least one criterion associated with at least one of: the at least one positioning anchor of the apparatus to be replaced, or the at least one positioning anchor to be added for the apparatus; and transmitting, by the apparatus, measurement information associated with the subset of one or more candidate positioning anchors.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a user equipment for transmission of a data, the user equipment being served by a cell of a base station, the user equipment being in an inactive state, the user equipment comprising means being configured for: in response to determining that a condition is fulfilled, forming a data packet comprising the data and a first identity of the user equipment; otherwise, forming a data packet comprising the data and a second identity of the user equipment; wherein the condition comprises at least that the cell was a last serving cell of the user equipment before the user equipment transitioned to the inactive state; wherein the first identity is different from the second identity; transmitting the data packet to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving a physical broadcast channel in a synchronization signal block, wherein a payload of the physical broadcast channel comprises at least a set of least significant bits of a system frame number, and the set of least significant bits indicates, at least partly, one or more values of the system frame number; receiving at least one partial repetition of the payload of the physical broadcast channel, wherein the at least one partial repetition comprises at least a subset of the set of least significant bits; and decoding the payload of the physical broadcast channel based on the at least one partial repetition of the payload.

Abstract: Provided are an image encoding/decoding method and device. The image decoding method performed by the image decoding device, according to the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: determining a residual sample of a current block; and resetting the value of the residual sample on the basis of whether a color space transform is applied. The step for resetting the value of the residual block may be performed on the basis of a half value of a chroma residual sample value.

Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present disclosure includes deriving a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) buffer for a current block, deriving motion information of the current block based on an HMVP candidate included in the HMVP buffer, generating prediction samples for the current block based on the motion information, and generating reconstructed samples based on the prediction samples, and the HMVP buffer is initialized when processing a first-ordered CTU in a CTU row in which a current CTU is located, and the current block is included in the current CTU.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer readable medium for enhancements on HARQ feedback. The method comprises: receiving, at a first device and from a second device, first control information for scheduling a second transmission of the second device and feedback information associated with the second transmission, and second control information for scheduling a third transmission of the first device; decoding, based on the second control information, the second transmission from the second device; generating, based on the decoding result, a first transmission comprising the feedback information and the third transmission comprising at least a duplication of the feedback information; transmitting, to the second device and based on the first control information, the first transmission; and transmitting, to the second device and based on the second control information, the third transmission.

Abstract: Techniques for securely identifying applications in a communication network are disclosed. For example, a method comprises receiving, at user equipment, a data item associated with an application program that is installed or being installed on the user equipment. The method further comprises storing, by the user equipment, the data item with an identifier of the application program. The method still further comprises utilizing, by the user equipment, the stored data item when deciding to apply a route selection rule for data traffic associated with the application program.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a parameterized mesh, the mesh defining a shape and attributes of an object in three-dimensional space; compressing the mesh to generate a two-dimensional patch of the mesh; and signaling at least one of: projection plane changes within the patch to support patches wrapping around a three-dimensional model; separation of attribute and geometry patch level of detail scaling to support at least one high resolution attribute patch alongside at least one lower resolution geometry patch, reflecting at least one feature of at least one lower vertex count mesh; or separation of attribute and geometry patch orientation for image packing.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: monitoring, in an inactive mode, low power wake-up signal, LP-WUS, occasions for detecting a transmission on a LP-WUS occasion, the transmission comprising: a first signature indicating presence of at least one LP-WUS message in the transmission and the at least one LP-WUS message; or a second signature indicating absence of a LP-WUS message in the transmission.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instruction that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus, which is configured to communicate on a source transmission configuration indication state, to: receive, from a network using the source transmission configuration indication state, a configuration for a state switch from the source transmission configuration indication state to a target transmission configuration indication state; determine that the apparatus is operated in a high speed train frequency range 2 (HST FR2) scenario; determine whether or not the target state is among active transmission configuration indication states; determine a state switch delay based on determining that the apparatus is operated in the HST FR2 scenario and based on determining whether or not the target state is among active transmission configuration indication states.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program for causing a master node operating with dual connectivity to a user equipment with a first secondary node to: determine that a primary cell of a secondary cell group is to switch from a first cell serving the user equipment, wherein the first cell is provided by the first secondary node; determine, for a second cell provided by a second secondary node, at least one measurement configuration that will remain valid after or during a time period when the primary cell of the secondary cell group serving the user equipment switches from the first cell to the second cell; and provide the at least one measurement configuration to the user equipment.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to sidelink positioning. In examples of the disclosure a UE is configured to determine Discontinuous Reception (DRX) assistance information for sidelink positioning. The DRX assistance information comprises information indicative of a DRX configuration information for one or more target UEs. The UE can then enable transmission of the DRX assistance information to one or more candidate anchor UEs.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising: one or more processors, and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform: monitoring whether a terminal suffers a performance issue due to an artificial intelligence/machine learning operation performed by the terminal; performing an action related to the artificial intelligence/machine learning operation to remove or reduce the performance issue if the terminal suffers the performance issue due to the artificial intelligence/machine learning operation.