Abstract: A first network node and method therein for handling an operation mode change of a second network node for a communication device in a wireless communication network are disclosed. The communication device is configured with multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) with the first network node having a first cell group and the second network node having a second cell group. The first network node receives (913) a request from the second network node for a change of operation mode and/or a change of configuration of the second network node and determines (914) whether to accept or reject the request for the change of the operation mode and/or a change of configuration.

Abstract: This application provides a system information (SI) transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: The first terminal device receives a first request message sent by the one or more second terminal devices. The first request message is used to request to obtain M system information blocks (SIBs) or system information (SI) messages of a serving cell. The first terminal device determines N destination identifiers corresponding to the M SIBs or SI messages, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and N?M. The first terminal device sends, based on the N destination identifiers, the M SIBs or SI messages to the one or more second terminal devices in a broadcast or multicast manner. According to the method, the SI may be transmitted on an SL in the multicast or broadcast manner. This improves SI transmission efficiency and SI update efficiency.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) configured to control lengths of one or more monitoring cycles of the UE based, at least in part on a range of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and one or more power conditions of the UE. The monitoring cycle is used to select a beam for transmission by the UE. The DRX cycle is used by the UE during RRC_INACTIVE state and the range of the DRX cycle determines one or more beam correspondence conditions.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a management electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a member electronic device and a method for wireless communication. The management electronic device for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit, wherein the processing circuit is configured to: select a bandwidth part (BWP) resource from a plurality of BWPs, so as to determine a multicast BWP used for multicast communication between the management electronic device and a plurality of member electronic devices in a group to which the management electronic device belongs, and/or a unicast BWP used for unicast communication between predetermined member electronic device pairs in the plurality of member electronic devices.

Abstract: A method for communication is performed by a station supporting multi-link communication, includes: sensing a first link and a second link, wherein the first link and the second link belong to a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) link pair, and the first link is a link to be used for data transmission in the NSTR link pair; judging whether a channel of the first link is busy based on the sensing of the first link; and determining whether to judge a channel state of the second link based on the judged result of the first link.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for changing MRB ID without requiring release and add functions. One method may include receiving, by a user equipment, a RRC reconfiguration message from a network entity comprising a MRB. The MRB is identified by a first MRB ID, and the RRC reconfiguration message further comprises a second MRB ID associated with the first MRB ID. The user equipment associates the MRB with the second MRB ID configured for subsequent identification of the MRB. The user equipment receives MBS data through the MRB associated with the second MRB ID.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device in which a terminal receives a signal by using at least one distributed antenna unit (DU) and a center antenna unit (CU) controlling the at least one distributed antenna unit in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink according to various embodiments. Disclosed are a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first signal and a second signal by using at least one DU; transferring first information, which is decoding information for the first signal, from the at least one DU to the CU through a first interface; and decoding the second signal on the basis of the first information by using the CU, wherein a feedback signal for the second signal is transmitted on the basis of a time gap configured for the second signal, and the time gap is configured in consideration of a time error or a time delay related to the first interface.

Abstract: A group-common resource allocation method for multicast and broadcast service (MBS) and related devices are provided. The method includes when there is no data ongoing for MBS and unicast on an active BWP, switching from the active BWP to a default BWP upon expiry of a first MBS bwp-Inactivity Timer for MBS or a bwp-Inactivity Timer for unicast; and monitoring group-common resources on the default BWP for MBS reception. With this method, power consumption for MBS reception is improved.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An access and mobility management function (AMF) proxy may establish a first communication link between the AMF proxy and a first radio access network (RAN) associated with a first network operator, a second communication link between the AMF proxy and a first AMF associated with the first network operator, and a third communication link between the AMF proxy and a second AMF associated with a second network operator. The AMF proxy may the receive a message from the first RAN that includes a source identifier (ID) associated with a network entity of the first RAN and a target AMF ID. Following, the AMF proxy may transmit the message to the first AMF or transmit the message to the second AMF, based on the target AMF ID corresponding to the first AMF or the target AMF ID corresponding to the second AMF.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a capability message indicating that the UE supports operation in an enhanced uplink carrier aggregation mode for transmission of a first uplink message on a first component carrier overlapping in time with transmission of a second uplink message on a second component carrier. The transmission of the second uplink message may be associated with one or more interruption time gaps on the first component carrier. The UE may transmit the first uplink message on the first component carrier and the second uplink message on the second component carrier in accordance with the enhanced uplink carrier aggregation mode.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards an adaptive DU scheduler that increases the user experiences on higher channel bandwidths (BWs) while ensuring no drops for Voice over New Radio (VoNR) or other high priority traffic. Example embodiments include systems and methods for an adaptive distributed unit (DU) scheduler in a wireless telecommunication network, such as a wireless 5G network.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for subchannel-based listen before talk (LBT). An example method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving one or more transmissions indicating one or more allocated subchannels of a frequency band that are allocated during a first time period, the frequency band comprising the one or more allocated subchannels and one or more unallocated subchannels during the first time period; sensing the one or more unallocated subchannels for at least a portion of the first time period prior to a second time period; and transmitting a signal within the frequency band during the second time period based on energy sensed for the one or more unallocated subchannels being less than a threshold.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices and systems for channel access techniques in a multi-hop framework for ultra-high reliability (UHR). Some aspects more specifically relate to a transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing mechanism according to which wireless communication devices can relay data frames along multiple hops within a same TXOP, a coordinated medium access scheme associated with relaying data frames between a root access point (AP) and a wireless station (STA) via multiple service periods, and various signaling mechanisms and frame formats according to which wireless communication devices can exchange or negotiate information associated with a coordinated medium access scheme. In some implementations, a coordinated medium access scheme may be associated with multiple time epochs (each associated with a service period) and differentiated channel access across the multiple time epochs may facilitate the relay with or without TXOP sharing within the associated service periods.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a wireless device, for simultaneous communication using a plurality of subscriber identities. The method comprises establishing, with a first network node, a first radio connection. The first radio connection is associated with a first subscriber identity out of the plurality of subscriber identities. The method comprises establishing, with a second network node, a second radio connection. The second radio connection is associated with the second subscriber identity out of the plurality of subscriber identities. The method comprises transmitting, to the first and/or the second network node, a control message indicating that the wireless device intends to communicate simultaneously using more than one of the plurality of subscriber identities.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of channel access priority determination for sidelink transmission are disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems for reconfiguring link characteristics while maintaining links. Some aspects more specifically relate to a first and second wireless communication device establishing a plurality of wireless communication links that are based on or associated with a set of characteristics such as capabilities of the first and second wireless communication devices and association parameters. The first wireless communication device may transmit, to the second wireless communication device, a request to update one of the characteristics while maintaining each wireless communication link of the plurality of wireless communication links. The second wireless communication device may transmit a response to the request that includes an indication about updating the characteristic. Then if the response includes an indication to update the characteristic, the first and second wireless communication devices may communicate according to the updated characteristic.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to service packet transmission methods. In one example method, a target user plane network element receives a first uplink service packet from a source user plane, where the first uplink service packet is an uplink service packet received by the source user plane after receiving a second uplink service packet, and the second uplink service packet is the last uplink service packet from the source user plane to a source application server. The target user plane network element receives first indication information, used to indicate that sending of the first uplink service packet by the source user plane network element ends, from the source user plane network element. The target user plane network element sends, to a target AS after the first uplink service packet is sent, an uplink service packet that is from an access network device to the target user plane network element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for sidelink DRX alignment. An exemplary method includes: obtaining configuration information indicating at least one DRX configuration for a data, wherein the at least one DRX configuration is associated with a first resource pool; and transmitting or receiving the data based on the at least one DRX configuration indicated by the configuration information. Embodiments of the present application can minimize the power consumption of the UEs as well as ensuring the data transmission among the UEs.

Abstract: A transmission timing determining method and apparatus are provided, to determine a transmission timing of an IAB node. The method is applied to a first node, and a second node may be an upper-level node or a donor node of the first node. The method includes: The first node receives control information from the second node, where the control information includes scheduling information of uplink transmission, and the control information includes first scrambling information. The first node determines a first timing type associated with the first scrambling information. The first node determines a transmission timing of the uplink transmission based on the first timing type.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node for wireless communications. A first node receives N signaling groups in M time-frequency resource sets, and transmits a first information block in a first time-frequency resource block. The first information block comprises HARQ-ACKs associated with the N signaling groups; a first signaling group comprises a last signaling in the N signaling groups, the first signaling group is one of the N signaling groups, the N signaling groups are respectively used to determine N reference times, and a first reference time is one of the N reference times determined by the first signaling group; a target signaling group is used to determine the first time-frequency resource block, the target signaling is one of the N signaling groups, N is a positive integer greater than 1.