Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for configuring TCI state activation and indication for DL transmission and UL transmission. In one novel aspect, list(s) associated with DL transmission, UL transmission or both DL transmission and UL transmission is/are provided. In particular, a UE can be configured with a plurality of TCI states. After being configured with the TCI states, the UE can receive a command that includes the list(s) associated with DL transmission, UL transmission or both DL transmission and UL transmission. The list(s) records a plurality of TCI state identifications. Accordingly, when the UE receives a value of a TCI field from a DCI and the value maps to designated TCI state identification(s) recorded on the list(s), the UE can apply designated TCI state(s) corresponding to the designated TCI state identification(s) for DL transmission, UL transmission or both DL transmission and UL transmission.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for a primary secondary cell (PSCell) change failure. In example embodiments, a master network device receives, from a source secondary network device, a first request for a change of a terminal device from the source secondary network device to a target secondary network device. The master network device receives, from the source secondary network device, an identification of a source PSCell operated by the source secondary network device and serving the terminal device prior to the first request. The master network device further receives, from the terminal device, an indication of a radio link failure of the terminal device in a PSCell and transmits the indication of the radio link failure to the source secondary network device along with the identification of the source PSCell.

Abstract: Technology for a repeater is disclosed. The repeater can include a signal path that includes a digital filter. The repeater can include a controller. The controller can receive plurality of signals in a multi-channel downlink signal band. The controller can digitize one or more signals in the multi-channel downlink signal band to form a plurality of digitized downlink signals. The controller can use the digital filter to adjust a gain of one or more of the digitized downlink signals based on a channel-specific received signal strength indicator (RSSI) or a network protection requirement.

Abstract: A UE may comprise: determining that uplink channels with different priorities overlap with respect to time; determining whether the uplink channels with the different priorities satisfy multiplexing timeline conditions; determining, on the basis of the non-satisfaction of the multiplexing timeline conditions by the uplink channels with different priorities, an uplink channel to be multiplexed, for uplink channels with the highest priority, that satisfy the multiplexing timeline conditions, from among the different priorities; and transmitting the uplink channel to be multiplexed.

Abstract: A virtual circuit in a network device reformats one or more incoming data streams at a non-predetermined data rate into an outgoing data stream at a predetermined data rate, thereby allowing multiple data streams with non-predetermined data rates that are less than the predetermined data rate to be combined and output from a single network port.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may select at least one target node for a radio resource control connection, wherein the user equipment is in a particular radio resource control communication state when the at least one target node is selected, and wherein the user equipment is configured to communicate using dual-connectivity, wherein context information associated with the user equipment is stored by the user equipment, a master node associated with the user equipment, and a secondary node associated with the user equipment based at least in part on the user equipment being in the particular radio resource control communication state; and/or transmit information to the at least one target node or the master node to cause the context information to be provided to the at least one target node. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in a sidelink communication system are provided. Configuration information for providing assistance information for a sidelink communication is received from a base station (BS) at a user equipment (UE). The assistance information is transmitted from the UE to the BS in response to the configuration information, in case that a traffic pattern of the UE is changed. The assistance information includes information on the traffic pattern of the UE.

Abstract: A synchronization method performed by a first communication node may include: receiving, from a second communication node of the communication system, a first synchronization information signal including information on a first synchronization reference time and information on a first offset; identifying information on a first time at which the first synchronization information signal is transmitted and information on a target synchronization time configured by the second communication node, based on the information included in the first synchronization information signal; setting a synchronization timer based on the information on the first offset; and when the synchronization timer expires, determining that time synchronization with the second communication node is acquired.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus determines whether information (first information) indicating whether a state of a secondary cell group is to be changed based on scg-State is included in the RRC signaling, in a case that the first information is not included in the RRC signaling, the state of the secondary cell group is changed based on whether the scg-State is included in the RRC signaling, and in a case that the first information is included in the RRC signaling, the state of the secondary cell group is not changed based on whether the scg-State is included in the RRC signaling.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating signaling of PUCCH and PUSCH simultaneous transmission or multiplexing are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving, from a base station, an overlapping uplink transmission configuration. The example method also includes detecting an occurrence of an overlapping uplink transmission comprising at least a portion of uplink control information and at least a portion of uplink data overlapping in a time domain. Additionally, the example method includes transmitting at least one of the uplink control information or the uplink data based on the overlapping uplink transmission configuration.

Abstract: A method for monitoring scheduling information in a wireless communication system, and a device using the method are provided. The method: receives first configuration information about a search space of a first cell and second configuration information about the search space of a second cell; and monitors scheduling information for scheduling the second cell in the search space of the first cell, wherein the number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates per aggregation level (AL) to be used in the search space of the first cell is determined on the basis of the second configuration information.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for service offloading. In some examples, a processing circuitry of an electronic device detects that received information associated with a service flow satisfies a preset rule, and generates an offloading strategy that uses a first network address in the received information associated with the service flow as an offloading address. Then, the processing circuitry offloads a first uplink data packet associated with the service flow from a terminal device to an edge network according to the offloading strategy in response to a destination address of the first uplink data packet matching the offloading address. Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium counterpart embodiments are also contemplated.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting data are provided. The method includes that a user equipment (UE) detects at least two target Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs), where each PDCCH carries target Downlink Control Information (DCI) for scheduling a target UE. Additionally, when the target DCI is detected on a target PDCCH, the UE receives downlink data sent by access network equipment to the target UE as scheduled by the target DCI.

Abstract: To perform communication efficiently. Provided are a receiver configured to receive a random access preamble and a transmitter configured to transmit one or multiple medium access control random access responses (MAC RARs) corresponding to the random access preamble. The transmitter sets, in a case that a MAC RAR of the one or multiple MAC RARs is transmitted in a new radio access technology (NR) cell, a timing advance command (TAC) field included in the MAC RAR to have a first size and an uplink (UL) grant to have a second size, and sets. in a case that a MAC RAR of the one or multiple MAC RARs is transmitted in an NR-unlicensed (NR-U) cell, a size of the TAC field included in the MAC RAR to be smaller than the first size and a size of the UL grant to be greater than the second size.

Abstract: Methods for wireless communication, a terminal device, and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by the terminal device, a first message transmitted by a network device, where the first message includes a cause parameter; and ignoring or skip using, by the terminal device, a route selection descriptor (RSD) unsatisfying a cause-parameter condition according to the cause parameter.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for PDSCH rate-matching in NTN systems. A UE may receive an indication of a subset of one or more SSB beams included in a set of SSB beams having one or more PDCCH resources reserved for potentially scheduling one or more SIBs associated with the set of SSB beams. The UE may further receive a PDSCH associated with resources that overlap with at least a portion of the one or more PDCCH resources associated with the indication of the subset of one or more SSB beams, and rate-match around the one or more PDCCH resources associated with the indication of the subset of one or more SSB beams for receiving the PDSCH.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method used by a user equipment for implementing non-terrestrial network (NTN) to terrestrial network (TN) communication and a user equipment using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method used by a user equipment for implementing NTN to TN communication. The method would include not limited to: receiving a cell search and measurement configuration from a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the cell search and measurement configuration comprises information of at least one carrier frequency and at least one NTN tracking area (TA) associated with the carrier frequency; initiating a cell search and measurement procedure; and performing the cell search and measurement procedure by applying the cell search and measurement configuration.

Abstract: Method and device used in nodes for wireless communications. A first node firstly determines a first duration set, a first time window and a first time length from a base station side, the first duration set belongs to the first time window, and a timing for each duration in the first time window refers to a receiving timing of the first node; it then transmits a first signal in the first target duration according to the timing for the first target duration, the first target duration being deferred by a first time length is a second reference duration, the second reference duration belonging to a first duration set; the first signal indicates a first index. By sending the first index to a sidelink terminal, the present disclosure can prevent interference between a cellular link and a sidelink in a large-transmission-delay system, thus enhancing the system's overall performance.

Abstract: Data communication can be appropriately performed in unlicensed bands. A mobile station (200) includes: reception circuitry, which, in operation, receives first information relating to a size configured for data, and second information relating to a resource to which the data is assigned; and control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of the data based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: In order to enable reporting of data volume from a secondary node (SN) to a master node (MN) in dual connectivity, a communication apparatus according to the present invention includes: an information obtaining unit configured to obtain data volume information indicating volume of data transmitted between a first base station and a terminal apparatus, the first base station operating for the terminal apparatus as a secondary node of dual connectivity using at least New Radio (NR); and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the data volume information to a second base station operating for the terminal apparatus as a master node of the dual connectivity. The volume of the data is data volume counted in a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer or between the PDCP layer and a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer.