Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a network device may operate according to a cell-level discontinuous transmission (cell DTX) cycle that comprises one or more active times and one or more inactive times. The network device may transmit positioning reference signal (PRS) at one or more scheduled PRS occasions during the cell DTX cycle regardless of whether the one or more scheduled PRS occasions coincide with the one or more inactive times.

Abstract: Present application provides a method and a device used in communication node for wireless communications. A communication node receives a first signaling, the first signaling being used to determine a first TA, determines an uplink transmission timing for a first resource group according to at least the first TA, and starts or restarts a first timer, where a running status of the first timer is used to determine whether uplinks associated with the first resource group are aligned; receives a second signaling, the second signaling being used to determine a second TA, determines an uplink transmission timing for a second resource group according to at least the first TA and the second TA; the first resource group and the second resource group are both associated with a first cell; the first resource group comprises at least one radio resource; the second resource group comprises at least one radio resource.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for non-collocated SCell selection for NR CA. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to estimate a first throughput for the WD at a first candidate secondary cell, the estimated first throughput being based on a measured inter-network node delay between the network node and a first network node supporting the first candidate secondary cell, the network node supporting a primary cell; and determine whether to select the first candidate secondary cell for the WD based on the first estimated throughput. In another embodiment, a network node is configured to determine an average amount of time resources associated with a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, process exhaustion experienced by WDs connected to the first candidate secondary cell and primary cells with an inter-network node delay, d; and report the average amount.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication method. A terminal device acquires a first bit sequence of a target transport block after being encoded, the target transport block being transmitted based on a plurality of time domain unit sets; inputs the first bit sequence into a circular buffer. The terminal device reads a plurality of second bit sequences from the circular buffer based on at least one redundancy version (RV) and at least one position offset factor, wherein the at least one RV corresponds to at least one of the plurality of time domain unit sets, and the plurality of time domain unit sets or the at least one RV corresponds to the at least one position offset factor. The terminal device sends the plurality of second bit sequences respectively through the plurality of time domain unit sets to a network device.

Abstract: A physical layer retransmission control method is used for retransmission control of a transmission system. The transmission system includes a first transmission terminal, a second transmission terminal and a transmission channel. The first transmission terminal sends downlink data packets to the second transmission terminal through the transmission channel. The second transmission terminal sends retransmission control information to the first transmission terminal through the transmission channel. Each downlink data packet includes a sequence number and an abnormal state field. The sequence numbers in the consecutive downlink data packets are arranged in the order of transmission. The abnormal state field indicates the abnormal state of the data of the first transmission terminal.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided in which a user equipment (UE) obtains a set of coefficients and a set of subcarriers from a location management function (LMF), and measures carrier phases on subcarriers, from the set of subcarriers, of a received reference signal transmitted with multi-carrier modulation. The UE determines a virtual carrier phase generated from the measured carrier phases and corresponding coefficients, from the set of coefficients. The UE reports the virtual carrier phase to the LMF.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus which enable a terminal to transmit a signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present invention transmits a synchronization signal for D2D communication and a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) for demodulation of the synchronization signal, wherein the base sequence of the demodulation reference signal is generated using a synchronization reference ID.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a system, method, and computer program product for managing beam switching at a higher subcarrier spacing (SCS) at millimeter wavelength (mmWave) frequencies in a 5G wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) transmits a beam switching gap (BSG) capability to a 5G Node B (gNB). The UE receives a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state from the gNB, and performs a beam switch to the TCI state corresponding to a first beam. The UE can receive a first control resource set (CORESET) on the first beam and a second CORESET on a second beam where the BSG occurs between the first CORESET and a second CORESET. The UE can perform beam switching within the BSG from the first beam to a second beam, and receive the second CORESET on the second beam. The UE can determine and transmit modified candidate values of beam switching parameters to the gNB.

Abstract: A user equipment may be configured to assist channel reconstruction using partial spatial sounding. In some aspects, the user equipment (UE) may transmit, to another device, correlation capability information indicating a sounding reference signal (SRS) grouping capability of the UE, and receive, from the other device, reference signal (RS) configuration information for configuring a sounding procedure to be performed by the UE. Further, the UE may transmit a reference signal to the other device over a reference antenna port of the UE to allow the other device to determine channel information for another antenna port of the UE, and receive data from the other device based on the channel information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive signaling that includes a configuration for a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive signaling that comprises first information to indicate whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the SPS PDSCH. The receiving circuitry is further configured to receive signaling that comprises second information to indicate a timing offset for the SPS PDSCH and/or corresponding HARQ feedback. The receiving circuitry is additionally configured to receive the SPS PDSCH based on the configuration and/or the second information. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the HARQ feedback based on the configuration and the first information and the second information. The UE further includes a processor configured to flush a data buffer of the SPS PDSCH based on the first information.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising performing with a first node beam measurement for downlink beams received with the first node from at least one second node, scheduling with the first node at least one third node for uplink transmission to the first node, determining with the first node one or more of the downlink beams that can be received simultaneously with a beam of the at least one third node based at least partially on the scheduling of the at least one third node and the performing of the beam measurement, and transmitting with the first node results of the performed beam measurement wherein the results comprise an indication of the one or more determined downlink beams that can be received simultaneously with the beam of the at least one third node.

Abstract: A communication device that enables more suitable retransmission of undelivered data in communication using a plurality of links. A transmission side communication device controls parallel transmission of data using the plurality of links in a wireless network, and sets retransmission of undelivered data using available links when the undelivered data is generated on a predetermined one of links. A reception side communication device controls parallel reception of data using the plurality of links in the wireless network, sets reception acknowledgment information including information specifying the reception situation of the data in the other link when returning reception acknowledgment information on one of the links, and controls the return of the reception acknowledgment information to set up links to receive retransmission data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an information transmission method and an apparatus One example method includes: sending a first signal on a first time-frequency resource through a first antenna port, where the first signal is used for synchronization; sending a first message on a second time-frequency resource, where the first message includes time domain resource information and/or cyclic prefix length information of the second time-frequency resource; and sending a second message on a third time-frequency resource.

Abstract: The present application provides a method and a device in a node for wireless communications. A node firstly receives a target information block, the target information block being generated in a protocol layer below an RRC layer, the target information block being used to determine a first time-frequency resource; and then performs a first random access procedure, the action of performing the first random access procedure comprising transmitting a first message; the first time-frequency resource is associated with one of a first identity and a second identity; the first message is used for random access; whether the first time-frequency resource is associated with the first identity is used to determine whether the first message is an MsgA or an Msg1. This application improves the criterion for determining 2-step random access in the case of Multi-TRP, thereby enhancing the efficiency of random access and optimizing the system performance.

Abstract: The apparatus obtains a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI message may include control information for obtaining a plurality of downlink control information (DCI) messages included in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The apparatus receives the PDSCH including the plurality of DCI messages. The apparatus obtains one or more of the plurality of DCI messages in the PDSCH based on the control information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selecting a fixed frame period operation for uplink transmission. One apparatus includes a processor and a receiver that receives a first configuration from a RAN node for a first FFP duration and receives-a second configuration from the RAN node for a second FFP duration, where the first FFP duration is different than the second FFP duration. The processor-selects a FFP duration for an UL transmission to be transmitted based on an entity acquiring a channel occupancy and controls a transmitter to transmit the UL transmission in the channel occupancy with the selected FFP duration, where the selected FFP duration is one of: either the first FFP duration and or the second FFP duration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of a radio base station of scheduling a wireless communication device, and a radio base station performing the method. The disclosure further relates to a method of a radio base station of suppressing interference of signals to which a wireless communication device of a neighbouring radio cell is subjected, and a radio base station performing the method.

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. A method and apparatus according to an embodiment may allow a terminal or a base station to configure parameters for supporting limited buffer rate matching (LBRM) by using higher layer signaling or enable a suitable configuration to be made in a case of not configuring parameters for supporting the LBRM using the higher layer signaling.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques are described to enable wake-up signal (WUS) error handling at a user equipment (UE). The UE may detect an error pattern when attempting to receive a WUS from a base station based on a configuration for receiving the WUS. For example, the base station may transmit the configuration for receiving the WUS to a set of UEs including the UE. Based on detecting the error pattern, the UE may perform a mitigation operation based on determining the error pattern, such as waking up multiple cells to receive a transmission indicated by the WUS, transmitting a radio link failure indication to the base station, etc. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may transmit multiple WUSs to the UEs, such as a first WUS according to the configuration and a second WUS according to a reconfiguration.

Abstract: A method and device in communication node for wireless communications. A communication node receives each reference signal resource set in the first reference signal resource pool, a measurement performed on a first reference signal resource set is used to trigger a first BFR; determines a resource assignment of a first uplink grant according to logical channel prioritization; when the first uplink grant can accommodate a first MAC CE, transmits a first MAC PDU comprising the first MAC CE on resources of the first uplink grant; the first MAC CE is used to indicate the first BFR; a first parameter set is used to determine an order of the first MAC CE in the logical channel prioritization, and the first parameter set comprises a number of the reference signal resource set(s) comprised in the first reference signal resource pool; when the number is 1, the order is a first order.