Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distributing baseband signal processing of fifth generation (5G) new radio uplink signals. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving uplink transmissions having user data, receiving configuration parameters, and performing a first portion of baseband processing that compresses the uplink transmissions using the configuration parameters to generate compressed packets. The method also includes transmitting the compressed packets over a transmission medium to the central office that performs a second portion of the baseband processing to obtain the user data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling carrier aggregation (CA) are disclosed. The method includes determining a communication characteristic describing data communicated between user equipment (UE) and a communication endpoint. The communication characteristic is used to generate a CA trigger that controls at a communication node a number or assignment of component carriers used to simultaneously communicate the data to/from the UE.

Abstract: Method, network device and terminal device for managing a resource in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method may comprise determining a virtual bandwidth part, V-BWP, for a terminal device; and indicating the V-BWP to the terminal device, wherein the V-BWP comprises two or more bandwidth parts and any active bandwidth part of the V-BWP can be deactivated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuration of sidelink channel resource units for sidelink communications in a wireless communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device, comprising: determining a sidelink channel resource unit of a sidelink channel according to a sidelink channel resource pattern table; and performing sidelink communications on the sidelink channel resource unit, wherein the sidelink channel resource pattern table comprises a plurality of sidelink channel resource configuration patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a first electronic audio device, and a system comprising at least a first electronic audio device and a second electronic audio device for performing audio communication between at least the first electronic audio device and the second electronic audio device. The electronic audio devices are configured for wireless communication via a wireless connection. The electronic audio devices are configured to transmit and/or receive audio directly between them via the wireless connection. The electronic audio devices comprise a speaker and a microphone.

Abstract: Described are a method and device for determining resources and a storage medium. The method includes: transmitting, by a network device, a first message to a user equipment (UE) over a first cell, wherein the first message is used for the UE to determine a first bandwidth part (BWP) in a second cell; transmitting, by the network device, a third message over the first or second cell, wherein the third message indicates the one or more transmission resources for the UE within the first BWPs of the second cell; transmitting, by the network device, a second message to the UE over the first or second cell, wherein the second message indicates the first BWP among N second BWPs.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for communications are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless communications involves, in a punctured transmission, encoding, bits in a non-legacy preamble portion of a packet to include bandwidth information and resource allocation information, and signaling, in the packet, the bandwidth information and resource allocation information for at least one of a single-user-multiple-input multiple-output (SU-MIMO) technique, a multiple-user-multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) technique, and an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) technique.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating duration values for skipping physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring on a bandwidth part (BWP). The duration values are from: first values in response to the BWP having a first subcarrier spacing (SCS) and second values in response to the BWP having a second SCS, with each value of the second values being equal to multiplication of a respective value, of the first values, and a same granularity value. The wireless device may receive a downlink control information (DCI) indicating skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP for a time duration based on a duration value of the duration values. The wireless device may skip monitoring the PDCCH on the BWP for the time duration, based on the DCI.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for random access. The method includes: a communication node obtaining random access information, wherein the random access information comprises a subframe sequence number of a preamble transmission and a radio frame sequence number of the preamble transmission, or the random access information comprises a time domain position index and a frequency domain position index for sending the preamble; and the communication node determining the random access radio network temporary identity (RA-RNTI) according to the random access information.

Abstract: A base station of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The base station of the wireless communication includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor generates a preemption indicator indicating a preempted resource. In this case, the resource indicated by the preemption indicator does not include an orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing (OFDM) symbol configured as an uplink (UL) symbol by a radio resource control (RRC) signal. The processor is configured to transmit the preemption indicator to a user equipment of the wireless system based on a predetermined period.

Abstract: Flow-zone switching provides for the switching of frames through a network, basing forwarding decisions on location and flow information encoded in the frames, such as in the source and destination addresses. Various address formats are disclosed, supporting transfer of packet data among data switches as well as among endpoints. Systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to determine a resource configuration for PUCCH resource allocation for a wireless device, and provide the configuration to the wireless device for PUCCH resource selection before establishing a dedicated radio resource control configuration based on the resource configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for power saving for reduced capability devices. The method may include receiving a higher layer configuration from a network element. The higher layer configuration may include a slot type configuration for at least one of a first bandwidth communication and a second bandwidth communication. The method may also include performing, based on the higher layer configuration, in a certain slot, data communication with the network element under one of the first bandwidth communication or the second bandwidth communication.

Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a power line communication (PLC) transmitter includes a forward error correction (FEC) encoder that receives payload data and adds parIty information to the data to create an encoded output, a fragmenter that receives the encoded output from the FEC encoder and segments the encoded output into a plurality of fragments, a fragment repetition encoder that receives the plurality of fragments from the fragmenter and copies each of the fragments a selected number of times, and an interleaver that receives the copies of the plurality of fragments from the fragment repetition encoder and interleaves the copies of the plurality of fragments for transmission on a power line.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enhancing scheduling flexibility for operation with carrier aggregation. A method for processing downlink control information (DCI) formats includes receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a first cell that provides a first DCI format and determining a set of fields in the first DCI format. The first DCI format schedules a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, or physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, only on the first cell. The set of fields includes a carrier indicator field (CIF) when a second DCI format provided by a second PDCCH reception on a second cell can schedule a second PDSCH reception, or PUSCH transmission, on the first cell. The set of fields does not include the CIF when the second DCI format cannot schedule the second PDSCH reception, or PUSCH transmission, on the first cell.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may switch from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part; and transmit a signal including one or more peak reduction tones (PRTs) in one or more locations defined by a PRT allocation for the second bandwidth part. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a related apparatus. The method includes: A network device generates a first physical layer protocol data unit PPDU. The first PPDU includes a first universal-Signaling field U-SIG field and a first extremely high throughput-Signaling field EHT-SIG field, a sum of a quantity of information bits of the first U-SIG field and a quantity of information bits of the first EHT-SIG field is less than or equal to 78 information bits, and at least one of the first U-SIG field and the first EHT-SIG field includes an identifier indication field, where the identifier indication field is used to uniquely identify one station. The network device sends an encoded first PPDU to a station.

Abstract: A control node is disclosed for operating in a network with shared spectrum. The control node may include one or more processors configured to execute program code to identify a spectrum allocation policy; implement a rejection strategy for managing contention-based access to a shared channel by one or more transmitters based on the identified spectrum allocation policy; and transmit or trigger transmission of a transmission request rejection in response to a transmission request by a first transmitter of the one or more transmitters according to the rejection strategy.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for sharing a resource pool in device to device (D2D) communication, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes that: a terminal device determines a plurality of candidate resource pools; the terminal device determines a target resource pool of the terminal device for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according to an indication of a network device; and the terminal device performs the data transmission in the target resource pool. Therefore, the terminal devices using different transmission modes can select appropriate transmission resources for transmitting data and reducing interference in a communication system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signaling for configuring downlink transmissions are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration message from a base station indicating that a control resource set (CORESET) for a downlink control channel is associated with a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states. The UE may subsequently receive a control message from the base station activating one or more of the TCI states. The UE may decode the downlink control channel based on the configuration message and the one or more activated TCI states. The UE may identify one or more TCI states (e.g., associated with the CORESET) to apply to a reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. The UE may determine to apply one or more of the TCI states activated by the control message. The UE may determine to apply one or more different TCI states.