Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to applying timing advance during random access procedure. The first apparatus receives from a second apparatus, configuration information comprising a transmission format indicator, wherein the transmission format indicator is to be applied to a sub-band or a group of sub-bands and is to be applied to a plurality of sub-resources in time domain comprised in a subband non-overlapping full duplex (SBFD) slot, wherein the plurality of sub-resources are a plurality of symbols comprising at least one SBFD symbol and at least one non-SBFD symbol; and performing, with the second apparatus, communications on the plurality of sub-resources based at least in part on the configuration information.

Abstract: The invention inter alia pertains to a terminal device comprising means for transmitting, to a network node, rank structure information indicative of a particular configuration of one or more reference signal resources useable for channel state information, CSI, acquisition to enable a layered transmission between the network node and the terminal device having a rank value lower than or equal to a particular maximum rank value. The invention also pertains to a network node.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses and computer readable storage medium for channel state information (CSI) reporting. In a method, a first device receives, from a second device, a beam related indication for a cell. The beam related indication indicates a beam for a communication via the cell. Then, the first device derives a first CSI measurement result based on the received beam related indication. The first device transmits, to the second device, a CSI report to indicate the first CSI measurement result.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable media for performing measurements with gaps.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to constant transmission. In an example method, a terminal device transmits a reference signal (RS) for positioning at a fixed transmission timing, wherein a RS for positioning configuration is valid in multiple cells. Based on determining that at least one condition for maintaining the fixed transmission timing is not satisfied, the terminal device performs at least one operation to cause the transmission timing of a subsequent RS for positioning to be fixed with or without an update of the transmission timing. In this way, positioning measurement accuracy can be improved, and the signaling overhead between the terminal devices and the network devices, and between network devices can be reduced.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for event-triggered EMR reporting. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, from a network entity, a measurement configuration for early measurement reporting. The measurement configuration may include at least one early measurement reporting event associated with the user equipment re-accessing the network entity. The method may further include transmitting, to the network entity, an early measurement reporting result.

Abstract: Techniques of determining whether to hand over a user equipment to a new base station include requesting power state information from a neighbouring base to see if the power state of the neighbouring BS is sufficient to serve a UE unable to be served by the current BS due to being in a minimum power mode, DL average power control Region #2. For example, when one BS enters DL average power control Region #2, the BS starts to coordinate with its neighbouring BSs to determine whether the neighbouring BSs are not in Region #2 and exchange segments information. The BS coordinates with UEs at a cell-edge to know if switching the UEs at the cell-edge to neighbouring BS(s) can improve their QoS (throughput).

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for duty-cycle based positioning sounding reference signals. A method may include receiving, at a user equipment, configuration information of at least one periodic positioning sounding reference signal. The configuration information may include at least one time interval and at least one transmission resource associated with the at least one time interval. The method may also include transmitting the at least one periodic positioning sounding reference signal to a network entity based on the configuration information. The at least one periodic positioning sounding reference signal may be in a first transmission status or a second transmission status in accordance to the at least one time interval. The at least one time interval may occur periodically.

Abstract: This disclosure presents solutions for allowing a transmitter of multicast broadcast services (MBS) to select a mapping algorithm for mapping synchronization signal block (SSB) beams to slots with PDCCH monitoring occasions (MOs) of a multicast control channel (MCCH) window duration. The transmitter can be a communication node. In some example embodiments, the transmitter can receive assistance information from one or more UEs and utilize that assistance information to determining the mapping algorithm to utilize. The transmitter can determine whether across MCCH window duration mapping is enabled or disabled. The transmitter can determine the pattern of repetition of SSB beams when there are more slots with PDCCH MOs in the MCCH window duration than there are SSB beams in a set of SSB beams where each SSB beam has at least one UE interested at MBS. The SSB beam mapping can be communicated to MBS receivers, allowing them to optimize operations by listening to their respective appropriate monitoring occasions.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for selectively maintain a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) session as active even though packets may not be received for at least a predetermined period of time. In the context of a method, the method includes determining that an MBS session is to remain active. The method also includes providing an MBS session create request that includes a description for the MBS session. The MBS session create request further includes an indication that the MBS session is not to be deactivated in the event that incoming packets are not detected for a period of time.

Abstract: An example apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: encode or decode a high-level bitstream syntax for at least one neural network; wherein the high-level bitstream syntax comprises at least one information unit, wherein the at least one information unit comprises syntax definitions for the at least one neural network or a portion of the at least one neural network; and wherein a neural network representation (NNR) bitstream comprises one or more of the at least one information units, and wherein the syntax definitions provide one or more mechanisms for introducing a weight update compression interpretation into the NNR bitstream.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving configurations for a plurality of entry points for initial random access from an access point; determining random access resources for one or more entry points; and initiating, based on one or more criteria relating to properties of the apparatus or a network, at least one random access process with at least one of said entry points.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and/or method for positioning are provided. One method may include receiving, by a user device, a first request. The first request may indicate to the user device to report positioning reference signal (PRS) reference signal received power (RSRP) for a set of PRS resources corresponding to a previous report which indicated PRS reference signal received path power (RSRPP) of the user device previously obtained at a first time stamp. The method may also include transmitting, by the user device, a second report based on at least one status of the user device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for search space configuration for multicast traffic. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device determines, from a group of search space sets configured to the first device, at least one search space set for monitoring multicast traffic from a second device, based on at least one of a priority of the multicast traffic and respective types of the search space sets. The first device monitors the multicast traffic from the second device in the at least one search space set. The solution enables multicast traffic to be monitored in a common search space set, a user-specific search space set or a multicast search space set in different scenarios.

Abstract: In some examples, user equipment comprises a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program code executable by the processor, the program code comprising one or more instructions, whereby to cause the user equipment to measure a parameter associated with a radio coverage of a network node for the user equipment, on the basis of the value of the parameter, transmit information to the network node representing a reception status of a wake-up receiver of the user equipment, and on the basis of the reception status of the wake-up receiver of the user equipment monitor a selected paging signal from one of multiple paging signals transmitted by the network node.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for training a neural network, wherein the training comprises applying a loss function configured to increase sparsity of a weight tensor of the neural network and to cause a plurality of non-zero elements of the weight tensor to be substantially equal to each other; and means for entropy coding the weight tensor to obtain a compressed neural network.

Abstract: The embodiments relate to a method and a technical equipment for implementing the method. The method comprises (210) creating a scene structure for a three-dimensional media content, wherein the scene structure comprises three-dimensional data for objects of the three-dimensional media content; (220) determining dependency information for the objects, which dependency information indicates an external factor on which an object is dependent on; (230) storing a scene description defining the objects and their dependency information into a bitstream structure; (240) and transferring a generated scene description to a renderer.

Abstract: A terminal device includes means for: receiving, from a network device, a port group configuration indicating at least two groups of antenna ports in a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS, resource set including one or more CSI-RS resources, the at least two CSI-RS port groups being associated with at least two respective transmission reception points, TRPs, using coherent joint transmission, CJT, for downlink, DL, communication; receiving the one or more CSI-RS resources from the at least two TRPs having antenna ports belonging to the at least two respective CSI-RS port groups; determining, based on the one or more received CSI-RS resources, precoding parameters for DL precoding by the at least two respective TRPs, wherein said determining includes a separate determination of at least two port group-specific sets of precoding parameters specific to the at least two respective CSI-RS port groups.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including receiving, at a second node, a signal including contributions of at least one backscatter signal and at least one further signal, the at least one backscatter signal being transmitted by a respective at least one passive device in response to a first node transmitting a first signal to the at least one passive device; isolating the contribution of the at least one backscatter signal from the at least one further signal; and based on the contribution of the at least one backscatter signal, determining, by the second node, one or more parameters associated with the respective at least one passive device.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) assisted communication. For example, RIS assisted blockage avoidance for low power internet of things (IoT) devices. An apparatus performs communication with a network device via a RIS, using at least one of a first channel or a second channel, wherein the first channel is for a transmission to the RIS and the second channel is for a reception from the RIS. In this way, it is possible to help reconnecting an IoT device with the network that has lost its connection with a gNB by using an RIS. It is also provided a low-cost and low-power connectivity solution for low-power IoT devices.