Abstract: Aspects generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node may receive a configuration that indicates multiple resource patterns for one or more slots, wherein each resource pattern corresponds to a different set of one or more resource block (RB) sets within the one or more slots, and wherein each resource pattern includes at least one of: a resource availability pattern that indicates at least one of hard resources, soft resources, or not available resources for one or more RB sets corresponding to that resource pattern, or a resource directionality pattern that indicates at least one of uplink resources, downlink resources, or flexible resources for the one or more RB sets corresponding to that resource pattern. The IAB node may apply a resource pattern, of the multiple resource patterns, based at least in part on the configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G communication system or a 6G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Accordingly, embodiments herein disclose a system and method for handling resource allocation in wireless communication system. The method includes registering, by a UE, a first SIM among a plurality of SIMs with a first network entity in the wireless communication system and a second SIM among plurality of SIMs with a second network entity in wireless communication system. Further, the method includes configuring, by the UE, a RF resource with the first SIM for at least one of a downlink reception and uplink transmission. Further, the method includes determining, by the UE, whether second SIM needs RF resource. Further, the method includes performing, by the UE, provisioning of RF resource based on the determination.

Abstract: A method for receiving the PTRS by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed, comprises the steps of: receiving PTRS related configuration information; receiving downlink control information (DCI), wherein a code point corresponding to one or more transmission configuration indication (TCI) states is indicated on the basis of an antenna port field of the DCI; and receiving the PTRS through an antenna port corresponding to a specific DMRS port among the DMRS ports, wherein a number of antenna ports for receiving the PTRS may be determined on the basis of at least one of the maximum values of i) the number of TCI states corresponding to the code point, ii) the number of CDM groups containing the DMRS port, or iii) the number of antenna ports for receiving the PTRS.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for adapting bandwidth operation for full duplex user equipments (UEs) are described. One technique involves a base station (BS) determining a plurality of resource bandwidths (BWs) within an active BWP that are available to be used for communications by one or more UEs. An indication of at least one resource BW of the plurality of resource BWs is signaled to a UE. Communications between the BS and the UE are performed on the at least one resource BW.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus designed to support flexible carrier bandwidths in new radio. Multiple carrier bands may be combined into a single composite carrier depending on channel availability in the carrier bands. A composite carrier indicator (CCI) indicates to network devices, the available carrier bands within the channel occupancy time. In addition, bandwidth part inactivity time is suspended when channel access is not available.

Abstract: A user equipment transmits a processing time parameter to a base station. The UE receives a physical downlink control channel in a span. The span may be known at the UE. The PDCCH schedules a subsequent, scheduled channel with a timeline based on the last symbol of the span and the processing time parameter.

Abstract: A method for beam determination may include receiving, by a wireless device from a base station, configuration parameters indicating transmission configuration indication (TCI) state pools, wherein each TCI state pool, of the TCI state pools, comprises TCI states. The method may also include transmitting an indication of a TCI state pool from the TCI state pools.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a position of a frequency domain of a direct current component, a storage medium, a terminal, and a base station are provided. The method includes: receiving a transmission resource for an uplink transmission; determining an uplink signaling of the DC component, wherein the uplink signaling includes a BWP ID and a position of a frequency domain of a first DC component; and reporting the uplink signaling in the transmission resource for enabling a base station to determine whether the position of the frequency domain of the first DC component is located in uplink carrier of an UL or uplink carrier of a SUL based on the uplink signaling and a carrier determination information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for managing network slice for terminal device. A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a method performed at a server function, comprising: determining to change a network slice for a terminal device; and transmitting, to an exposure function, a request to change the network slice for the terminal device. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a server may be able to change the network slice for a terminal device.

Abstract: A message can be communicated from a base station to a user equipment (UE) device. In the message, a unified TCI state can be provided. The TCI state can support two QCL types, wherein the QCL types are based on QCL-TypeA and QCL-TypeD. Other aspects are described.

Abstract: A mobile station which communicates with a base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a downlink control channel, and a controller configured to determine whether C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The controller is further configured to determine that resource allocation in the downlink control channel overrides persistent downlink resource allocation for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) if the C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The transceiver is further configured to receive a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission by using persistent downlink resources.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method performed by a wireless device for obtaining information about Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources is provided. The method includes receiving a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) from a network, wherein the MAC CE contains respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part. In a further aspect, a wireless device for obtaining information about PUCCH resources is provided. The wireless device includes power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device and processing circuitry configured to cause the wireless device to receive a MAC CE from a network, wherein the MAC CE contains respective spatial relation information relating to PUCCH resources configured for at least one specific bandwidth part.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for managing quality of service (QoS) in a communication network. A plurality of data flows related to at least one application associated with a user equipment (UE) is received. At least one data flow that requires QoS management related to the at least one application is identified from the plurality of data flows based on an analysis of at least one of a plurality of attributes related to the at least one application. The at least one data flow is classified into a QoS class associated with the at least one application. The at least one data flow is prioritized based on the QoS class.

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. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting a signal, comprising: selecting a starting position of the signal from a set of candidate starting positions for transmitting the signal; determining a symbol mapping of the signal based on a selected starting position or a set of candidate starting positions of the signal; and transmitting the signal is based on the symbol mapping. The embodiment of the invention also provides a corresponding apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed by the present application are a resource mapping method and apparatus and device, comprising: determining to-be-sent data hosted on a data-channel physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH)/physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); mapping said to-be-sent data to a virtual resource block (VRB); mapping the virtual resource block to a physical resource block (PRB) in resource block (RB) bundle units. Using the present application, it is possible to prevent the problem of the size of a virtual resource block bundle being inconsistent with the size of a physical resource block bundle, thus causing it to be impossible to map the virtual resource block to the physical resource block.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device used in communication node for wireless communication. The communication node first receives first information on a first carrier, the first information being used for determining a first time interval; then receives a first reference signal in a first time window on a second carrier; the first time window is one of X time windows; each of the X time windows belongs to the first time interval, X being a positive integer greater than 1; at least one of a physical-cell identifier to which a transmitter of the first reference signal belongs, a position of frequency-domain resources occupied by the first reference signal in frequency domain or a position of the first time interval in time domain is used for determining the first time window out of the X time windows. The present disclosure reduces interference and overhead.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising providing a primary cell capable of serving a terminal device; determining a candidate secondary cell group, comprising one or more cells that have coverage area within the coverage are of the primary cell; determining, from the candidate secondary cell group, a cell that, based on information obtained before or during a connection setup signalling, has the highest probability of being successfully configured as a secondary cell for an inter-site carrier aggregation for the terminal device; and configuring the cell as the secondary cell for the inter-site carrier aggregation.

Abstract: A sidelink discontinuous transmission (DTX) method and apparatus, a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) method and apparatus, and a terminal device, and relates to the field of communication technologies. The sidelink DTX method and apparatus, the sidelink DRX method and apparatus, and the terminal device are utilized, so that when user terminals communicate with each other through a sidelink, data scheduling/transmission is monitored, or data scheduling/transmission is received, or it is allowed to perform data scheduling/transmission to a first user terminal, or data scheduling/transmission to the first user terminal is performed under control of a timer based on a DRX mechanism only during running of a target receive timer in the timer.

Abstract: Provided in one embodiment of the present specification is a method for switching a bandwidth part (BWP) for sidelink communication. The method can comprise the steps of: receiving information about a bandwidth part (BWP) switching timing from a base station; and switching a BWP on the basis of the information about the BWP switching timing. The information about the BWP switching timing can include information about the point of time at which the BWP switching should be started after the information has been received. The information about the BWP switching timing can be received through downlink control information (DCI) or a radio resource control (RRC) signal.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a first network node configured to operate in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include determining a radio access technology (RAT)/Frequency Selection Priority (RFSP) index associated with a user equipment (UE) served by the first network node. Such methods include sending, to a second network node, a request for the second network node to establish dual connectivity with the UE as a secondary node (SN). The request includes the RFSP index. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by the second network node, as well as network nodes configured to perform such methods.