Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to aggregate multiple transmission opportunity (TxOP) handover operations into a single control exchange. An access point (AP) that is to share a TxOP may therefore transmit a single trigger frame to multiple coordinating APs at one time. The trigger frame identifies the AP that is sharing the TxOP, defines the frequency resources and the allocation starttime for the allocation of the TxOP, and defines the duration of the allocation of the TxOP. If a respective coordinating AP that is sharing the TxOP has completed its use of the allocated portion of the TxOP early the coordinating AP or the AP that is sharing the TxOP may relinquish the allocation of the TxOP by triggering a handover to another AP that is next in allocation order.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. 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 identify at least one of a plurality of user equipment based on a pre-determined channel quality. A determination is made that point-to-point efficiency is greater than point-to-multipoint efficiency. At least one identified UE with worse channel condition is switched from point-to-multipoint to point-to-point.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a first device and from a second device, an indication of a resource range, related to a transmission of a demodulation reference signal associated with a control channel reception, including at least one of at least one entire resource element group, or at least one entire control channel element; and wherein the resource elements located in the resource range are dedicated for the transmission of the demodulation reference signal and unavailable for a transmission of control information from the second device; receiving the demodulation reference signal based on the indication; and decoding a control channel between the first and second devices based on the demodulation reference signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for maximum permissible exposure (MPE) uplink (UL) budget prioritization for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are provided. For example, with a restricted UL power budget under MPE event duration, the user equipment (UE) may prioritize the transmissions of control signals (e.g., PUCCH, medium access control control element (MAC CE), or PUSCH carrying measurement report only) over PUSCH carrying UL user plane traffic.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses for timing related status update. A terminal device identifies an access attempt for a network timing related status update; and performs an access control on the access attempt for the network timing related status update.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for inter-UE coordination in groupcast transmissions are provided. Solution comprises communicating (400) with a group of apparatuses in a group communication utilising sidelink transmission, where the group of apparatuses comprises a second apparatus configured to coordinate resource allocation for the group communication and at least one other first apparatus; transmitting (402), utilising a designated hybrid automatic repeat request process, an inter-UE coordination request. Positive or negative hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgements are received (404) from the group of apparatuses in response to transmitting the inter-UE coordination request and monitoring of inter-UE coordination requests of the at least one other first apparatus are monitored (406) based on the received acknowledgements from the at least one other first apparatus.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for congestion management and service continuity. In some example embodiment, there may be provided a method comprising sending, by a user equipment, an indication of whether the user equipment supports an automatic re-mapping of a network slice to a fallback network slice; and receiving, by the user equipment, an acknowledgment from a network in response to the sent indication. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus including an array of dual-polarized antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a pair of orthogonal polarization feeds, and a coupler configured to couple, in the near field, the orthogonal polarizations. The apparatus also including control circuitry configured to control, for each polarization, for each antenna element, a power adjustment and a phase adjustment applied to signals of the respective polarization feeds. The apparatus further includes measurement circuitry configured to measure, for each polarization, for each antenna element via its respective coupler, a power and/or a phase of a signal transmitted from the respective array.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to: determine at least one parameter associated with measurement of at least one synchronization signal block (SSB), wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one of: an indication of a time period between measurements of SSBs, an indication of a minimum time period between measurements of SSBs, an indication of a first time period to switch from measurement of an SSB to transmission, an indication of a second time period to switch from reception to measurement of the SSB, an indication of a third time period to switch from measurement of the SSB to reception, or an indication of a fourth time period to switch from transmission to measurement of the SSB; and transmit, to a network entity, the at least one parameter related to a switching time between measurement and transmission or reception.

Abstract: A terminal device including at least one processor; and at least one 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 terminal device at least to: receive, from a plurality of supporting terminal devices, information indicative of corresponding sidelink synchronization sources to which each of the plurality of supporting terminal devices is synchronized; and obtain a position of the terminal device, which is based on the indicated information of the corresponding sidelink synchronization sources.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for measuring a downlink reference signal received from an access node (500); means for selecting an antenna panel of the user equipment receiving the best quality downlink reference signal from a primary angular direction to be used for a connection to the access node (502); means for detecting a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) event (504); means for measuring, under MPE power restrictions, the best downlink reference signal received from the access node (506); means for determining that under the MPE power restrictions the best quality downlink reference signal is received at least from a different secondary angular direction than the primary angular direction of the best quality downlink reference signal (508); means for measuring a propagation delay difference between the best quality downlink reference signal received from the primary angular direction and the best quality downlink reference signal received from the secondary angular direction (510); and means for sendin

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of paging enhancement mechanism. The method comprises: in accordance with a determination that no early paging indication is received from a second device during a set of indication occasions, determining, at a first device, whether a paging-related condition is met, the early paging indication addressing a set of paging occasions, the second device serving the first device; in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is met, refraining from monitoring for paging message on the set of paging occasions; and in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is not met, monitoring for the paging message on the set of paging occasions. As such, the paging mechanism performed between the terminal device and the network device can be adapted to the network conditions, reliability, power consumption and so on.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving, from a network node, a configuration of a transmission gap in at least one downlink slot; and performing radar measurements during the transmission gap.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine that an onboarding standalone non private network and/or service provider hosting the apparatus does not own subscription data for a terminal, in response to the terminal performing an initial access to the onboarding standalone non private network and/or service provider; obtain subscription data for the terminal owned by another standalone non private network and/or service provider from a central provisioning server; and provide subscription data to the terminal.

Abstract: A user equipment apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment apparatus at least to: receive, from a network device, an instruction to provide backscattering service to at least one ambient IoT device for a service period of time T; provide, based on the instruction, the backscattering service to at least one device; decide to cease providing the backscattering service prior to an end of the service period of time T; and transmit, to the network device prior to the end of the service period of time T, a notification indicating the decision to cease providing the backscattering service.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable stor-age media for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ ACK) feedback for sidelink communications. In example embodiments, a first device determines a time window to be used by a second device to transmit HARQ ACK feedback for sidelink transmission from the first device to the second device. Then, the first device transmits an indication of the time window to the second device. Further, the first device monitors the HARQ ACK feedback from the second device within the time window.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to SUCI encryption based on a post quantum key encapsulation mechanism. In an aspect, a terminal device generates a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) of the terminal device based on a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) of the terminal device and a public key of a home network of the terminal device, wherein the public key is generated based on a post quantum cryptography (PQC) key encapsulation mechanism (KEM). The terminal device then transmits the SUCI to a network device. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a new fully Post Quantum based SUCI ensures to avoid different kinds of attacks.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for quality of service (QoS) policy determination for packet handling of a traffic flow for extended reality (XR) applications. A method may include receiving a quality of service policy and classification information of one or more packets of a quality of service flow. The method may also include using a quality of service policy for handling the one or more packets of the quality of service flow based on the classification information to determine quality of service information. The method may further include sending the quality of service information to one or more network elements or user equipment for performing a per-packet adjustment of a quality of service parameter based on the quality of service information.

Abstract: Geo-fenced bandwidth switching for Reduced Capability NR devices is provided. An apparatus may include at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions. The stored instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the terminal device at least to receive, from a network element, information comprising a plurality of characteristics of a geo-fence having two or more precision zones configured for two or more positioning uncertainties for the terminal device. The apparatus is further caused at least to apply a precision zone selected from the two or more precision zones in accordance with a current location of the terminal device in communication of a reference signal for positioning of the terminal device.

Abstract: A network device determines localization constraint(s) for an expected vertical range over which a UE may be positioned. The network device estimates vertical position of the UE. The network device compares the estimated vertical position with the localization constraint(s). The network device performs different actions depending on whether the estimated vertical position is within or outside the localization constraint(s). The network device may be the UE 110, a location server (e.g., LMF), or an LMC as implemented by the RAN node.