Abstract: A method, network node and user equipment are provided. In one or more embodiments, a first user equipment, UE, configured to communicate with a second UE for performing non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, communication is provided. The first UE includes processing circuitry configured to receive a first signal including a first component of interleaved-rotated symbols associated with the second UE, determine a second component of the interleaved-rotated symbols based at least in part on the received first component, and cause transmission of a second signal including the second component of the interleaved-rotated symbols to the second UE as part of the NOMA communication where the second signal not including the first component of the interleaved-rotated symbols.

Abstract: This application discloses a HARQ process control method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: A first terminal apparatus determines that a TB transmitted in a first HARQ process is a first TB transmitted for the last time or a newly transmitted TB; and stops a first timer. Further, the first terminal apparatus sends, to a second terminal apparatus, first indication information used to indicate that the TB transmitted in the first HARQ process is a newly transmitted TB. The second terminal apparatus receives the first indication information, and stops a second timer based on the first indication information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for short message service (SMS) delivery are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a unified data management (UDM) entity maintains a short message service (SMS) waiting context for a terminal device. The SMS waiting context is information related to a re-attempt of a mobile terminating (MT) SMS delivery from at least one SMS service center (SMS-SC) to the terminal device due to a failure of the MT SMS delivery.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for mitigation of listen before talk conflicts in the unlicensed spectrum. A wireless device may receive one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) from a base station (BS) as part of a measurement procedure with listen before talk (LBT). The wireless device may determine one or more LBT failures associated with one or more receive beams of the wireless device. Furthermore, in response to determining the one or more LBT failures associated with the one or more receive beams of the wireless device, the wireless device may extend a measurement period for the one or more receive beams of the wireless device. The wireless device may then receive one or more additional SSBs on the one or more receive beams of the wireless device.

Abstract: Route tables may be associated with ingress traffic for logically isolated networks. A routing device at the edge of a logically isolated network may receive a route to include in a route table that is associated with ingress traffic to the logically isolated network, where the ingress traffic is destined for a block of public or private IP addresses. The route instructs the edge routing device to forward such ingress traffic to a network interface of a network appliance hosted in the logically isolated network. Network packets received at the edge routing device may have a destination of one or more public or private IP addresses in the block of public/private IP addresses. The edge routing device may identify the route in the route table that forwards the ingress network traffic destined for the block of public or private IP addresses to the network interface for the network appliance.

Abstract: A method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A first node monitors or drops monitoring a first signal in a first resource block; and transmits a second signal in a second resource block. The second resource block corresponds to a first index; the first resource block is reserved for a HARQ-ACK for a bit block set transmitted in a third resource block; when a first condition set is fulfilled, a spatial relation of the second signal is unrelated to the first index; when the first condition set is unfulfilled, the first index is used for determining the spatial relation of the second signal; the first condition set relates to whether the first signal is conveyed in the first resource block. The method above provides an easy implementation of beamforming in a V2X system, which optimizes gains of beamforming and also prevents complicated signaling interaction.

Abstract: A wellsite monitoring system includes a base station, a plurality of access points, and a wellsite communication interface. The base station is configured to provide communication between the wellsite and a remote system. Each of the access points is configured to communicate with base station. The wellsite communication interface is interfaced to well service equipment, and is configured to communicate with the access points via a wellsite protocol used by the base station, and to present an authentication credential to the base station. The base station is also configured to verify an identity of the wellsite communication interface via the authentication credential, and to enable communication with the wellsite communication interface based on verification of the identity of the wellsite communication interface.

Abstract: The apparatus receives a PUCCH resource configuration associated with a PUCCH resource. The PUCCH resource configuration indicates at least one of a PUCCH resource repetition configuration or a PUCCH resource inter-slot frequency hopping configuration for the PUCCH resource that is independent of PUCCH formats. In addition, the apparatus transmits a PUCCH in the PUCCH resource based on the at least one of the PUCCH resource repetition configuration or the PUCCH resource inter-slot frequency hopping configuration configured in the PUCCH resource configuration. The received PUCCH resource configuration may override a PUCCH format configuration. The apparatus may receive a DCI indicating the PUCCH resource and/or a MAC-CE associated with the PUCCH resource configuration, and may transmit the PUCCH based on the received DCI/MAC-CE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to time-aware Quality-of-Service (QoS), in particular techniques for providing time-aware QoS in communication systems such as 5G NR (New Radio). In particular the disclosure relates to a device for translating between a first communication network, in particular a deterministic communication network, and a second communication network, in particular a mobile communication network, in particular a 5G communication network, wherein the device comprises: an application function that is configured to translate between Quality-of-Service (QoS) parameters of the first communication network and QoS parameters of the second communication network; a QoS profile comprising the QoS parameters of the first communication network translated by the application function and, optionally, additional QoS parameters originating from the second communication network; and a signaling procedure configured to exchange the translated QoS parameters within the second communication network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating a phase array antenna (“PAA”) are provided. The system includes a PAA having a plurality of array elements and a remote calibration terminal. The PAA is connected to a processor unit. The PAA includes a reference beamforming network (“BFN”) for generating a reference beam and a calibration BFN for generating a calibration beam. The PAA applies a plurality of scrambled orthogonal codes to the calibration BFN to generate the calibration beam. The remote calibration terminal is configured to analyze the reference beam and the calibration beam to determine a calibration error for the PAA, the calibration error including a phase error and an amplitude error for each of the plurality of array elements of the PAA. The remote calibration terminal may be configured to measure a beam pointing error (“BPE”) of the PAA and/or a coupling between array elements.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes receiving a first parameter by a terminal device from a first device, where the first parameter corresponds to first wake-up signal (WUS) configuration information in at least one piece of WUS configuration information, and the first WUS configuration information includes information about a first WUS time-frequency resource. The terminal device determines the first WUS time-frequency resource based on the first parameter, and receives a first WUS from a second device on the first WUS time-frequency resource, where the first WUS is used to wake up the terminal device. In this method, the terminal device can determine the first WUS time-frequency resource based on the first parameter received from the first device, and then receive the first WUS from the second device on the first WUS time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates beyond 4th Generation (4G) communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE) systems. A method for transmitting download control information in a communication system is provided. The method includes configuring the control information indicating at least one control channel element (CCE) including at least one resource element group (REG) unit interleaved based on the interleaving information indicated by a higher layer signaling; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the configured control information.

Abstract: A concept for handovers in cellular networks, a concept for improved handling of tracking/paging areas for, for instance, user entities in inactive modes and a concept for enabling intelligent route selection in cellular networks are presented.

Abstract: A Network Data Analytic Function (NWDAF) may assist an application server by determining a quality of server (QoS) or delivery timing requirements can be met at a location, e.g., along a route. The NWDAF may collect information from one or more cells near the location, e.g., an Operations and Management (OAM) system. Communications with the NWDAF may be facilitated by a Network Exposure Function (NEF) or an Nnwdaf_AnalyticsInfo_Request service operation. The NWDAF may indicate a potential QoS change at the location. The application server may be a V2X application server.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for random access procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), synchronization information; and determining an initial uplink (UL) bandwidth part (BWP) for the UE based on a random access channel (RACH) occasion associated with the synchronization information. Embodiments of the present application provide methods for determining an initial UL BWP for the UE. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can facilitate the implementation of the random access procedure for the NR-Light UE.

Abstract: A wireless User Equipment (UE) handsover from a source Radio Unit (RU) to a target RU. The wireless UE attaches to the source RU and receives UE context over the source RU. The wireless UE receives a wireless data service over the source RU, a Distributed Unit (DU), and a Centralized Unit (CU) based on the UE context. The wireless UE attaches to the target RU, detaches from the source RU, and receives modified UE context over the target RU. The wireless UE receives a modified wireless data service over the target RU, the DU, and the CU based on the modified UE context.

Abstract: Provided is a communication device including: an acquisition unit that acquires setting for transmitting measurement results of beams by setting synchronization signal blocks transmitted from base stations having the same cell identifier as one synchronization signal group and specifying a synchronization signal block in the synchronization signal group and the base station to which the synchronization signal block belongs; and a communication control unit that transmits the measurement results of the beams on the basis of the setting.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a Downlink Multi-User (DL MU) PPDU including information for an Uplink Multi-User (UL MU) transmission from a base wireless communication terminal by using the transceiver, and transmit the UL MU PPDU to the base wireless communication terminal based on the information for UL MU transmission.

Abstract: In a method for performing access control on user equipment, a mobility management device receives from an access node device an access type parameter of the user equipment. The access type parameter indicates a radio access type of the user equipment or a type of the access node device. The mobility management device determines, based on the access type parameter, a connection type of the user equipment in accessing a core network, wherein the connection type is either single connectivity or dual connectivity. The mobility management device then performs access control on the user equipment based on the connection type of the user equipment.

Abstract: This application provides a reference signal transmission method and an apparatus, used in a multipoint coordination transmission scenario. In one example method, a frequency domain resource that carries a target reference signal in a frequency domain resource or a time domain resource that is associated with each QCL assumption may be separately determined, and then the target reference signal carried on the frequency domain resource that is associated with the QCL assumption is separately received by using the corresponding QCL assumption.