Abstract: A method of multicast data delivery in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in an RRC connected state, an RRC release message indicating transitioning of the UE from the RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state and receiving, while in the RRC inactive state, multicast data in response to joining a multicast group and receiving multicast configuration parameters.

Abstract: A method of multicast mobility in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), an RRC release message indicating transitioning of the UE from an RRC connected state to the RRC inactive state and changing, by the UE for receiving multicast data, an association to a beam or a network node from a first beam or a first network node to a second beam or a second network node.

Abstract: A method of multicasting using small data transmission (SDT) includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) while in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, one or more configuration parameters associated with reception of multicast SDT data, transitioning, by the UE, from the RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state, receiving, while in the RRC inactive state, a notification indicating start of a multicast SDT session, and receiving multicast SDT data pursuant to the notification.

Abstract: A method of multibeam steering includes determining, by a user equipment (UE) equipped with a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of amplitude values and a plurality of phase values for the multibeam steering; and generating, simultaneously, a first beam and a second beam based on the plurality of amplitude values and the plurality of phase values.

Abstract: A method of uplink feedback for mobile terminated (MT) data transmission includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS), a message indicating transitioning of the UE from a radio resource control (RRC) connected state to an RRC inactive state and transmitting, while in the RRC inactive state, UE feedback associated with downlink transmission in the RRC inactive state.

Abstract: A method of multicast and broadcast services (MBS) data transmission includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS), first configuration parameters for measurement and semi-static reporting of measurement results, wherein the measurement and the measurement results are associated with an MBS data transmission and transmitting, by the UE to the BS, and based on the first configuration parameters, a measurement report comprising one or more information elements with values that are based on one or more quality of experience measurements associated with the MBS data transmission.

Abstract: A method of quality of experience (QoE) measurement and reporting in a multi-radio access technology (RAT) handover includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from a first base station (BS) of a first RAT, first QoE configuration parameters, performing, by the UE, first QoE measurements and second QoE measurements, based on the first QoE configuration parameters, transmitting, to the first BS, one or more first QoE reports based on the first QoE measurements and based on a first format, receiving a handover command, from the first BS, indicating handover from the first BS to a second BS of a second RAT and transmitting, to the second BS, one or more second QoE reports based on the second QoE measurements and based on a second format.

Abstract: A method of quality of experience (QoE) measurement and reporting includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an RRC release message indicating transitioning of the UE from the RRC connected state to an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, selecting or reselecting, while in the RRC idle state or the RRC inactive state, a first cell provided by a first base station (BS), camping on the first cell and determining whether to remain camped on the first cell based on one or more QoE parameters associated with the first cell.

Abstract: A method of quality of experience (QoE) measurement and reporting includes transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) to a first base station (BS): one or more first QoE measurement reports associated with a first QoE configuration and one or more second QoE measurement reports associated with a second QoE configuration; performing a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover, from the first BS to a second BS, in response to receiving a handover command. The handover command indicates that the second BS supports the first QoE configuration and does not support the second QoE configuration. Until successful completion of a random access process to the second BS, the DAPS handover includes: transmitting, to the first BS, one or more third QoE measurement reports associated with the first QoE configuration and not transmitting, to the first BS, a QoE measurement report associated with the second QoE configuration.

Abstract: A method of data transmission in a 5G network includes receiving, by an internet of things (IoT) device, one or more configuration parameters associated with a prediction-based model; performing a measurement by the IoT device; determining, by the IoT device, a first data sample based on the measurement performed by the IoT device; determining, by the IoT device based on the prediction-based model and using the one or more configuration parameters, whether to transmit the first data sample to a non-terrestrial networking (NTN) node; and transmitting the first data sample to the NTN node in response to determining to transmit the first data sample. The transmitting may indicate that a predicted value corresponding to the first data sample is erroneous.

Abstract: A method of quality of experience (QoE) configuration in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), an RRC release message indicating transitioning from an RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state; wherein the RRC release message comprises an information element (IE) indicating configuration or reconfiguration of a QoE configuration parameter; and wherein while in the RRC inactive state, the UE performing a QoE measurement or creating a QoE measurement report based on a value of the information element.

Abstract: A method for beam tracking and refinement in a 5G network includes determining, by a beam steering station, a first plurality of angular directions based on a first starting angular direction, a first ending angular direction and a first angular step; determining a first angular direction based on a first plurality of antenna gains associated with the first plurality of angular directions; determining a second plurality of angular directions based on a second starting angular direction, a second ending angular direction and a second angular step, wherein the first angular direction is in the middle of the second plurality of angular directions; determining a second angular direction based on a second plurality of antenna gains associated with the second plurality of angular directions; and in response to a change between the first and second angular direction being below a threshold, performing beam steering based on the second angular direction.

Abstract: A method of data transmission includes detecting, by a base station, at least one of a plurality of aggregated time slots configured as a downlink (DL) time slot, determining whether to bundle plurality of demodulation reference signals (DMRSs), transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a downlink control message (DCI) in the DL time slot, waiting, by the base station, for a time duration corresponding to a length of at least one symbol as a first indication gap, receiving, from the UE, the plurality of bundled DMRSs and performing channel estimation based on the bundled DMRSs.

Abstract: A method of time aligning by a user equipment (UE) requires measuring a downlink (DL) signal, including a first timing advance (TA) value. The DL signal is transmitted from a base station (BS) to derive measurement results. The method further includes transmitting the measurement results to a base station (BS), computing a second TA value from the first TA value, and aligning uplink (UL) transmission timing by the second TA value.

Abstract: A method of power saving in multicast broadcast services (MBS) communications includes determining, by a user equipment (UE) and based on channel measurements; at least one of: whether to resume transmitting paused uplink feedback or to stop transmitting uplink feedback associated with MBS data and whether to switch a periodicity associated with the uplink feedback; and transmitting or stopping transmitting of the uplink feedback based on the determining. The uplink feedback may be one of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback or channel state information (CSI) report. Transmitting the uplink feedback may be based on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). Preferably, the user equipment (UE) is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state.