Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including an antenna module comprising a plurality of antenna elements, and a processor operatively connected to the antenna module, wherein the processor is configured to form a plurality of reception beams by selecting a first number of antenna elements among the plurality of antenna elements, receive a first signal from an external device using the plurality of reception beams, select a second number of antenna elements that are used to transmit a signal to an external device, the second number being less than the first number, identify beam set information related to a plurality of transmission beam sets capable of being formed using the second number of antenna elements, select, based on quality information of the first signal and the beam set information, at least one transmission beam from the transmission beam sets, and transmit a second signal to the external device using the selected transmission beam.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for managing user experiences during cellular telecommunication outages within a wireless telecommunication network, such as a wireless 5G network. Example embodiments include systems and methods for managing user experiences during a cellular telecommunication network outage involving network communication failure detection and performing different recovery actions in response to detecting a failure in communication between certain telecommunication network components and/or failure of certain network links.

Abstract: A mobile device being a member of a communication group and configured to communicate with one or more other members of the communication group and to exchange control information with the one or more other members, wherein the mobile device is configured to create an identification information and to transmit the identification information on a physical layer of the control information, wherein the identification information assigns the communication group.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine, based at least in part on a weighted number of UEs that is based at least in part on respective resource utilizations by the UEs, a resource utilization limit for the UE. The UE may selectively transmit a communication based at least in part on the resource utilization limit for the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods for routing messages to a destination are provided. The method includes determining a destination carrier for a destination telephone number (TN) of a destination associated with an end user. One or more source attributes are determined. A source attribute is associated with initiation of a message from a sender. Each of the one or more source attributes is categorized into one or more message classes associated with the sender. A message routing policy is determined for the message based on the determined destination carrier and the one or more message classes associated with the sender. The message is routed according to the message routing policy.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of wireless communications, and provide a device-to-device relay processing method, device and apparatus, and a storage medium, which are used for implementing an activation or deactivation function of the device-to-device relay. Said method includes according to channel quality information of a direct link between a first device and at least two second devices, the first device determining a processing manner of the first device for a device-to-device relay function, the processing manner including activating the device-to-device relay function or deactivating the device-to-device relay function.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices provide multi-user communication between wireless devices. Methods include identifying, using processing elements of a software enabled access point, a plurality of wireless devices communicatively coupled to the software enabled access point, aggregating, using the processing elements, data associated with the plurality of wireless devices, and generating, using the processing elements, transmission instructions identifying transmission periods for the plurality of wireless devices. Methods also include generating, using the processing elements, a data frame based on the aggregated data, the data frame comprising a data payload that comprises the aggregated data and the transmission instructions.

Abstract: Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for beam-based PDCCH Transmission in NR. Control resource sets may be assigned for multi-beam control transmission. A PDCCH may be transmitted with multiple beams. CCEs may be mapped for multi-beam transmission. DCI may support multi-dimensional transmission with primary and secondary dimensions. Search space may support multi-beam, multi-TRP transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a random access method, a network node and a user equipment. With the solution of the above embodiment of the present disclosure, the performance of the UE randomly accessing the target cell can be improved.

Abstract: A transmission mode indication method and device, a base station, a terminal and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: transmitting signaling to a UE, and the UE determines a transmission mode between the UE and a base station according to the signaling, the signaling carrying indication information of a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, indication information of a redundancy version (RV), indication information of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, and indication information indicating whether the number of retransmission is carried; or, besides the described indication information, the signaling also carrying indication information of a transmission mode.

Abstract: A wireless communication network and wireless communication method are disclosed. The network has a plurality of transceivers forming a wireless communication network in which the plurality of transceivers include one or more central nodes and each end node capable of connecting to the one or more central nodes and forming a link. At least some of the transceivers of the network having a plurality of antennas and an array processing element coupled to the plurality of antennas and at least some of the transceivers are housed in an aerial communication node that may be a mini-satellite, a balloon or a drone.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a transceiver and processing circuitry and a method for scheduling restriction. The transceiver can receive from a network configuration information to configure a measurement resource for a signal quality measurement. The signal quality measurement can determine a signal quality of a reference signal from the network to the electronic device. The processing circuitry can determine whether to apply the scheduling restriction based on the configuration information. In response to applying the scheduling restriction, the processing circuitry can determine when to apply the scheduling restriction based at least on a resource type of the measurement resource, the resource type being one of periodic, semi-persistent, and aperiodic. In an example, the signal quality of the reference signal includes a layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) for the reference signal and the signal quality measurement includes an L1-RSRP measurement.

Abstract: In a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, a transmission station (STA) may transmit a PPDU including a first data field and a second data field to a reception STA, and the second data field may be generated by duplicating the first data field. The PPDU may include information indicating that the first data and the second data are the same data.

Abstract: A Sidelink AS group management function is disclosed for a UE to discover group members and organize them into AS layer sub-groups based on the AS layer group context information. A centralized Sidelink AS group management is disclosed that the Sidelink AS Group Manager discovers group members and organizes them into AS layer sub-groups for a UE. A Subgroup formation and configuration procedure is disclosed that SL AS Group Manager organizes the ULG into AS layer sub-groups, configures UE-to-UE relays for each UE in the ULG and sends the AS group management information to the UE. A distributed Sidelink AS group management method is disclosed that each UE discovers its group members and organizes the ULG into AS layer sub-groups. New Layer 2 structures and procedures are disclosed to enhance bearer management for Sidelink groupcast communications.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting data using unlicensed spectrum. One apparatus includes a memory comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the apparatus to receive a single DCI comprising a grant for multiple transmission occasions and to perform a first LBT procedure for transmission of a first TB associated with a first transmission occasion of the grant, where the first LBT procedure results in LBT failure and where the first TB is associated with a first HARQ process. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to transmit the first TB during a second transmission occasion of the grant associated with a second HARQ process in response to the first LBT procedure resulting in LBT failure.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein regarding enhancements of physical channels in Multi-TRP. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), including, for example, enhanced support for a control resource set (CORESET) combining. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), including, for example, activation/deactivation of repetition combining, resource selection, etc. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), including, for example, spatial relation determination and signaling, configured and dynamic grant enhancements, etc.

Abstract: A method performed by a first entity in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving a first request message for receiving a multicast service from a second entity, detecting information about a multicast session identifier (ID) from the first request message, requesting information about a fourth entity corresponding to the multicast session ID from a third entity when the first entity does not correspond to the information about the multicast session ID, receiving the information about the fourth entity corresponding to the multicast session ID, identifying the fourth entity based on the information about the fourth entity, transmitting a multicast session join request message to the fourth entity, and receiving a message accepting multicast session join from the fourth entity.

Abstract: In a base station, a signal allocating unit allocates downlink control signals (DCI) to a control channel region (CORESET) constituted by a plurality of control channel elements (CCEs), and a transmitting unit transmits the downlink control signals. In this case, the number of resource element groups (REGs) that constitute the CCE is a power of 2, and a bundling size indicating the number of REGs included in the REGs that constitute the CCE and arranged in adjacent resource blocks is a power of 2.

Abstract: Hybrid Automatic Retransmit ReQuest-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) index mapping and uplink resource allocation is performed and controlled for channel selection transmission. A method for transmitting HARQ-ACK information to an eNode-B (eNB) by a User Equipment (UE) includes identifying KPCell as a number of downlink subframe(s) of a PCell associated with an uplink subframe and identifying KSCell as a number of downlink subframe(s) of an SCell associated with the uplink subframe; generating Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) response information for a cell having a smaller number of downlink subframes between the PCell and the SCell; generating HARQ-ACK information including the generated DTX response information and response information on data received by the UE from the eNB; and transmitting the generated HARQ-ACK information to the eNB through the uplink subframe.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting first signaling representing first information on a first resource structure, second signaling representing second information on a second resource structure and third signaling representing third information on a third resource structure, the second resource structure at least partially overlapping with the first resource structure and/or the third resource structure, the second resource structure being associated to a lower priority of transmission than the first resource structure and the third resource structure, the method including transmitting the first information and the third information, omitting transmitting the second signaling and/or second information. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.