Abstract: Reconfigurable patch antenna systems are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a patch antenna configured to handle a radio frequency signal at a signal feed. The patch antenna includes a plurality of antenna segments. The front-end system further includes a plurality of switches each configured to control connection of a respective one of the first plurality of antenna segments to the first signal feed, and a control circuit configured to control the plurality of switches to provide a frequency adjustment to the patch antenna.

Abstract: Systems and methods to identify whether user traffic is generated indoors (e.g., from within a building) or outdoors for a variety of applications, including improving capacity planning, identifying new products offerings, troubleshooting/planning, competitive analysis, planning optimum locations of capacity planning solution deployment, traffic offload analysis, etc. are disclosed. The method receives and aggregates data from a variety of sources, including customer geolocation data, network data, street/building maps, indoor/outdoor classification of traffic, etc. to generate demand density maps that depict network traffic usage patterns at a building level. The method can then use the demand density maps to identify hotspots, evaluate in-building coverage, and select and rank optimum solutions and/or locations for capacity improvement solutions deployment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) are described. A UE may receive control signaling that indicates that the UE is scheduled to transmit a first uplink control channel message during first time domain resources and a first uplink shared channel message during second time domain resources, and the time domain resources may overlap. The UE may identify that the UE includes a UE capability to simultaneously transmit uplink control channel and uplink shared channel messages. The UE may transmit the first uplink control channel message the first component carrier during the first time domain resources and also the first uplink shared channel message during the second time domain resources.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a baseband processor for processing down-converted and quantized radio frequency, RF, signals of an RF transceiver in baseband, wherein the baseband processor is configured to: detect an RF operation mode switching of the RF transceiver, and initiate a change of a voltage setting and an associated system clock rate of the baseband processor based on detecting the operation mode switching of the RF transceiver.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an HARQ response in a communication system. An operation method of a first terminal comprises the steps of: configuring a first HARQ identifier mapped to a first HARQ feedback resource; transmitting, to a second terminal, a message including the first HARQ identifier; transmitting sidelink data to a plurality of terminals belonging to a groupcast group in a groupcast method; and receiving, from the second terminal, an HARQ response to the sidelink data in the first HARQ feedback resource mapped to the first HARQ identifier.

Abstract: Upon receiving a first DCI that does not contain explicit indication about a group identifier and/or a new feedback indicator, the UE determines whether group-based acknowledgement feedback is active. If so, the allocates the first DCI to a default group. The UE determines whether to toggle a new feedback indicator value for the default group based on a comparison of field values in the first DCI and those in the default group. The UE then transmits on an uplink channel acknowledgement feedback of the first group to the base station for the downlink data according on the new feedback indicator.

Abstract: An uplink control information transmission method includes: in a case that a PUCCH resource carrying CSI and a PUCCH resource corresponding to an SR overlap in time domain, determining a state of an SR; and in a case that at least one SR is in a positive state, skipping transmitting the CSI, and transmitting an SR in the positive state on the PUCCH resource corresponding to the SR in the positive state; or transmitting the SR in the positive state by puncturing the PUCCH resource of the CSI.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes determining whether a multi-frequency band connection is established, when a result of the determination is that the multi-frequency band connection is established, identifying a frequency band transmitting control information from among connected multi-frequency bands, acquiring communication state information of the identified frequency band transmitting the control information, determining an antenna mode based on the acquired communication state information, and configuring at least one antenna based on the determined antenna mode.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support enhanced management of recovery timers in a wireless communication system. In a first aspect, a method of wireless communication includes an apparatus determining whether a recovery timer is currently running, the apparatus being configured for multi-subscriber identity module (SIM) communications including a first subscription and a second subscription. The apparatus is further configured to tune away from the first subscription to the second subscription when the recovery timer is determined not to be currently running, and determine to forego tuning away from the first subscription to the second subscription when the recovery timer is determined to be currently running. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Provided are a search space optimization method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The search space optimization method includes that the UE receives a plurality of common search spaces configured by a base station; and in a case where a preset condition is satisfied, the UE switches between the plurality of common search spaces.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method performed by a terminal in a communication system includes determining whether a power headroom reporting (PHR) is triggered; identifying at least one of a first power headroom (PH) value for a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) corresponding to a first resource index or a second PH value for a second PUSCH corresponding to a second resource index based on a determination that the PHR is triggered; identifying a PHR medium access control control element (MAC CE) related to at least one of the first PH value or the second PH value; and transmitting the PHR MAC CE via at least one of the first PUSCH or the second PUSCH.

Abstract: A method for a serving cell for signaling a communicating with a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may include transmitting, by the serving cell, a radio resource control (RRC) message to the UE. The RRC message may include a plurality of sets of parameters and a plurality of indices corresponding to the plurality of sets of parameters. The method may also include transmitting, by the serving cell, downlink control information (DCI) to the UE indicating an allocated resource block (RB) in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for the UE and an index corresponding to one of the plurality of sets of parameters to decode the allocated RB.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A vehicle user equipment (VUE) may transmit an iterative wake-up signal (WUS) to a first roadside unit (RSU). The iterative WUS may include location information associated with an expected path of the VUE and may instruct the first RSU to transmit one or more other WUSs to at least a second RSU that supports communication along a portion of the expected path of the VUE. In some cases, the first RSU may transmit an iterative WUS to the second RSU, the second RSU may transmit an iterative WUS to a third RSU, and so on until the final RSU along the expected path is woken up with a normative (e.g., non-iterative) WUS. An RSU may provide safety information to the VUE, and after the VUE leaves a service area associated with an RSU, the RSU may activate a low power mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technologies with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond the 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. Further, the present disclosure provides a method and device for setting the maximum number of MIMO layers for each bandwidth part in a next-generation mobile communication system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique for merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technologies. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting a power saving signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for data source reporting are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a network provider, data types a customer user is to have reported from one or more data sources of the customer user, wherein the reporting is from data sources, and wherein the wireless reporting is through a wireless uplink between the data sources to a base station, providing, by the network provider, options of data packages to the customer, wherein the options of data packages are selected from the set of data packages based on the data types provided by the customer user, and receiving, by the network provider, from the customer user, a selection of a data package from the provided options of data packages, wherein the selected data package includes one or more data types, and when data within the selected data package are to be reported.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a mobile wireless communication device is operated for motion sensing. In some aspects, wireless signals transmitted from a second wireless communication device through a space during a time period are received at a first wireless communication device. By operation of the first wireless communication device, channel state information is generated based on the wireless signals. Whether the first wireless communication device moved during the time period is detected. In response to detecting that the first wireless communication device moved relative to the second wireless communication device during the time period, motion sensing parameters of a motion sensing system are updated. The channel state information is processed according to the updated motion sensing parameters to detect motion of an object—other than the first wireless communication device—in the space during the time period.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable medium for slot format configuration. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for slot format configuration is performed at a network device. In the method, link configuration information is transmitted, wherein the link configuration indicates configuration for access and backhaul links for a time period; and slot format configuration information is transmitted, wherein the slot format configuration information indicates one or more slot formats for at least one of the access and backlinks to be used in the configuration for access and backhaul links for the time period.

Abstract: In one aspect a wireless communications method is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from a first radio terminal to a second radio terminal, control information or payload data, wherein the receiving and a preparation is completed at a first time. The method further includes receiving, from the second radio terminal, feedback information at an interval later than a last symbol of the transmitted control information or payload data, wherein the interval is pre-defined by a protocol or configured by a network parameter.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for the process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of user equipment (UE), such as IoT devices, are described. In one illustrative example, for each one of a plurality of UEs associated with a group or aggregation identifier (ID), a request which includes data indicative of a network resource usage event of the UE is received and the data are stored in association with the group or aggregation ID. In response to identifying a predetermined condition, the data indicative of the network resource usage events associated with the group or aggregation ID are aggregated, and a request for generating a data record based on the aggregated data is sent to a data function for generating the data record. The generated data record (e.g. a CDR) may be stored for subsequent retrieval for reporting, analysis, network/communications management, or billing.