Abstract: In general, the disclosure describes techniques for measuring edge-based quality of experience (QoE) metrics. For instance, a network device may construct a topological representation of a network, including indications of nodes and links connecting the nodes within the network. For each of the links, the network device may select a node device of the two node devices connected by the respective link to measure one or more QoE metrics for the respective link, with the non-selected node device not measuring the QoE metrics. In response to selecting the selected node device, the network device may receive a set of one or more QoE metrics for the respective link for data flows flowing from the selected node device to the non-selected node device. The network device may store the QoE metrics and determine counter QoE metrics for data flows flowing from the non-selected node device to the selected node device.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to communicate at least one pilot signal with another apparatus according to a first configuration, at least one of a lower frequency density or a higher time density being indicated by the first configuration than a second configuration for a type of pilot signal that includes the at least one pilot signal. The apparatus may be further configured to communicate with the other apparatus based on the at least one pilot signal. Another apparatus may be configured to receive, from a base station, spatial relationship information or transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state information corresponding to a directional beam at the UE for communication on a channel. The apparatus may be further configured to apply the directional beam for communication with the base station on another channel in a sub-6 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band.

Abstract: Method of scrambling signals, transmission point device, and user equipment using the method are provided. The method includes: sending an ID table to a user equipment through higher layer signaling, the ID table being a subset of the whole ID space and containing available IDs for the user equipment; notifying the user equipment an ID in the ID table to be used through physical layer signaling or UE specific higher layer signaling; generating a random seed based on the notified ID; initializing a scrambling sequence by the random seed; and scrambling the signals with the initialized scrambling sequence. The method of the disclosure, by combining physical layer signaling and higher layer signaling, may notify the used group ID and the blind detection space to a UE, wherein the blind detection for the UE is enabled and the signaling overhead is reduced.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses that support coverage enhancement techniques in a random access procedure. In a random access procedure, a UE may attempt to connect to a base station by transmitting a random access request to the base station. The base station may respond to the random access request by transmitting, to the UE, a random access response (RAR). In some aspects, the base station can transmit a channel-state information reference signal (CSI-RS) to facilitate beam-refinement for coverage enhancement during the random access procedure.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for configuring channel characteristics of a reference signal, and a communication device are described. The method includes determining first type signaling, where the first type signaling carries a first type set and the first set includes a plurality of index elements; and sending the first type signaling to a second communication node.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a UE and a base station for wireless communication. The UE receives a first signaling and a second signaling, and then operates a first radio signal. Herein, the first signaling comprises a first field, the second signaling comprises a second field; the second signaling comprises first-type scheduling information of the first radio signal; the first field of the first signaling and the second field of the second signaling are jointly used for determining whether the first radio signal is related to the first signaling; the operating action is receiving, or the operating action is transmitting. When the UE is scheduled to transmit or measure a plurality of reference signals, the above method can be employed to avoid possible misunderstanding or confusion resulted from citation of one reference signal.

Abstract: Transmission of uplink messages by user devices in 5G and 6G involves substantial delays and numerous complex steps. For lower latency and simpler operation, procedures are disclosed by which a user device can transmit an uplink message in an unscheduled but monitored channel, allocated for at-will transmissions. The user device can transmit a header including, for example, the identity code of the user device, the size of a subsequent data message, and the destination address, followed by the data message. To reduce unnecessary delays, the user device can calculate when the data message is expected to be ready to transmit, and can start transmitting the header at an earlier time, calculated to be finished when the data message will be ready. The data message is then transmitted with zero delay. When low latency is required, the disclosed procedures can reduce delays substantially. Many additional aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a device to device (D2D) operation method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. In the method, the terminal receives, from another terminal which is the object of a D2D operation, first information and performs the D2D operation on the basis of the first information, wherein the first information indicates a specific resource in which the other terminal cannot receive a signal transmitted from the terminal, and the terminal performs the D2D operation within the remaining resources excluding the specific resource.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods for establishing a user-requested protocol data unit (PDU) session in a user's visited public land mobile network (VPLMN), by a session management function (V-SMF) in the VPLMN. Such methods include receiving, from an access and mobility management function (AMF) in the VPLMN, a PDUSession_CreateSMContext Request to establish the PDU session to be routed through the user's home PLMN (HPLMN). The PDUSession_CreateSMContext Request identifies an SMF (H-SMF) in the user's HPLMN. Such methods include sending, to the identified H-SMF, a PDUSession_Create Request to create the PDU session. The PDUSession_Create Request includes an identifier of a session management (SM) context, in the V-SMF, that is associated with the PDU session. Such methods include receiving, from the H-SMF, a PDUSession_Update Request that includes an identifier of an SM context, in the H-SMF, that is associated with the PDU session. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by the H-SMF.

Abstract: The present application discloses a resource indication method, including: a terminal device receives information; and the terminal device determines reference signal resource indication information and power saving wake-up indication information according to the information, where the reference signal resource indication information is used for indicating a resource for transmitting a reference signal. The present application further discloses another resource indication method, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a sidelink communication method and a terminal device. The method includes a first terminal device receives sidelink control information (SCI) transmitted from a second terminal device; and the first terminal device obtains information of a sidelink reference signal according to the SCI.

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: A wireless device comprises one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to: in response to a timer, for switching physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring from a first search space group (SSG) of a bandwidth part (BWP) to a second SSG of the BWP, expiring in a slot within a time duration for skipping PDCCH monitoring on the BWP, start to monitor PDCCH on the second SSG no earlier than an expiration of the time duration.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a configuration of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) in a frequency band, wherein the configuration identifies a respective BWP-specific downlink (DL)-uplink (UL) pattern for each BWP of the plurality of BWPs, and wherein at least two of BWPs of the plurality of BWPs are configured with different BWP-specific DL-UL patterns and wherein each DL-UL pattern specifies which time intervals of a plurality of time intervals are dedicated to downlink and which time intervals of the plurality of time intervals are dedicated to uplink. The UE may communicate with the base station in one or more active BWPs of the plurality of BWPs using the respective BWP-specific DL-UL pattern for each of the one or more active BWPs. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A radio access network (RAN) node is provided for a small cell of a wireless access network having a coaxial line. The RAN node includes an input operably coupled with the coaxial line and an output configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one user equipment device within an operable vicinity of the wireless access network. The RAN node further includes a transmission path configured to (i) connect the input to the output, and (ii) communicate a first radio frequency (RF) signal from the input to the output, and a reception path separate from the transmission path, and configured to (i) connect the output to the input, and (ii) communicate a second radio frequency (RF) signal from the output to the input. The RAN node is configured to dynamically switch between the transmission path and the reception path in response to a tone received from the wireless access network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may receive a control signal that triggers the UE to transmit one or more SRSs of an SRS resource set, where the SRS resource set spans multiple slots, and to receive configuration information that includes timing information for transmission of the one or more SRSs relative to a timing of receipt of the control signal. Additionally, the described techniques provide for a UE to receive a control signal that indicates an SRS beam management configuration that identifies at least a first SRS resource set and a second SRS resource set that are linked together such that the UE may determine a transmit beam for an SRS resource of the second SRS resource set based on an additional transmit beam for a corresponding SRS resource of the first SRS resource set.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may perform a physical layer measurement on a non-serving cell of the UE. The UE may report a measurement value of the physical layer measurement to a serving cell of the UE based at least in part on the physical layer measurement satisfying a threshold. The UE may receive, based at least in part on reporting the physical layer measurement, a physical layer reference signal measurement configuration for the non-serving cell. The UE may transmit a measurement report based at least in part on the physical layer reference signal measurement configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for identification of a slot format for a set of slots where at least one slot format of the set is an subband full-duplex slot (e.g., includes uplink and downlink resources separated in a frequency domain). The base station may transmit one or more semi-persistent scheduling configurations to a UE. The UE may identify semi-persistent scheduling occasions for receiving a downlink communication based at least in part on the SPS configurations matching the format of the slot, the periodicity of the slot formats of the set, or other considerations. The UE and the base station may communicate based at least in part on the determined semi-persistent scheduling occasions.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving configuration information related to a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states, and transmitting the SRS based on a specific TCI state among the plurality of TCI states. The specific TCI state is related to one or more power control parameters for determining a transmission power of the SRS, and the one or more power control parameters are related to an SRS resource set for the transmission of the SRS.

Abstract: Disclosed are a reference signal configuration method and device, an information transmission method and device, and an information receiving method and device. The reference signal configuration method includes: indicating, by a first communication node, via signaling a resource used by a second communication node for transmitting a reference signal; or predefining, by a first communication node and a second communication node, a resource used by the second communication node for transmitting a reference signal. Further disclosed are a storage medium and a processor.