Abstract: There are provided mechanisms for sharing channels in a wireless communications system among wireless devices that use a plurality of different access technologies. First and second wireless devices are operable to share a channel in the wireless communication system with each other. The first wireless device is operable to provide an indication to the second wireless device that the first wireless device is using a first access technology to access the channel. The second wireless device is operable to receive the indication and determine, based on the indication, that the first wireless device is using a first access technology to access the channel. Accordingly, the second wireless device can determine, based on compatibility of its access technology with that of the first wireless device, whether to refrain from using the channel or to share the channel.

Abstract: For CSI reporting mechanisms, a user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and a processor operably connected to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive channel state information (CSI) process configuration information including at least one beamformed type associated with a plurality of non-zero-power (NZP) CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configurations and receive a CSI-RS resource index (CRI) reporting configuration. The processor is configured to calculate, in response to receipt of the configuration information, a CRI and a channel quality indicator (CQI). The transceiver is further configured to report the CRI and the CQI by transmitting the CRI and the CQI on an uplink channel.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an apparatus is provided that may include circuitry to generate, at least in part, and/or receive, at least in part, at least one request that at least one network node generate, at least in part, information. The information may be to permit selection, at least in part, of (1) at least one power consumption state of the at least one network node, and (2) at least one time period. The at least one time period may be to elapse, after receipt by at least one other network node of at least one packet, prior to requesting at least one change in the at least one power consumption state. The at least one packet may be to be transmitted to the at least one network node. Of course, many alternatives, modifications, and variations are possible without departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: A technique includes receiving a plurality of synchronization signal blocks, including synchronization signals and beam specific reference signals, receiving a plurality of beam sweeping scheduling blocks, each beam sweeping scheduling block corresponding to one of the synchronization signal blocks and including scheduling information to schedule a dynamic size beam sweeping resource (e.g., mini-slot or other resource) for transmission of common control information (e.g., paging data and/or system information or SIB) via a set of one or more beams, and selecting, based on a measurement of signals of at least one of the synchronization signal blocks and the scheduling information, one of the dynamic size beam sweeping resources (e.g., one of the beam sweeping mini-slots or other resource) to receive the common control information (e.g., paging data and/or system information or SIB).

Abstract: In an embodiment, a UE determines QCL information that indicates an association between a spatial parameter and a current transmission configuration, and conveys the determined QCL information to a BS. In another embodiment, a BS transmits a DCI that triggers transmission of a reference signal that includes QCL information that indicates an association between a spatial parameter and a current transmission configuration, whereby any DCI triggering any reference signal that includes any QCL information is configured to trigger a UE to send an express acknowledgment or an implied acknowledgment to that DCI.

Abstract: In example implementations, methods for selecting a network connection for paired endpoint devices and an apparatus for performing the same is provided. The method includes establishing a connection to a mobile endpoint device. A first quality score associated with a wireless connection of the mobile endpoint device is calculated based on a parameter associated with the wireless connection between the mobile endpoint device and a wireless network. A network selection is made based on a comparison of the first quality score and a second quality score. The second quality score is associated with a connection between the computer and a communication network.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing measurement information are provided. The method for providing measurement information of a user equipment (UE) includes measuring an uplink duty cycle percentage within a measurement duration, wherein the measurement duration is one of a configuration duration form a network node, a default duration, and a pre-defined duration, and reporting a maximum uplink duty cycle percentage according to a measured uplink duty cycle percentage within the measurement duration.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communications. One method includes determining a contention window size for a first broadcast transmission or a first multicast transmission on at least one channel of a shared radio frequency spectrum band, where the first broadcast transmission or the first multicast transmission is targeted for a first plurality of UEs, and contending for access to the at least one channel of the shared radio frequency spectrum band for the first broadcast transmission or the first multicast transmission based at least in part on the determined contention window size. In some cases, the first broadcast transmission or the first multicast transmission may be an example of a multipoint transmission, which may include a coordinated multipoint transmission.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for grant processing in uplink centric subframes. An example method generally includes transmitting a first subframe comprising a first grant that includes information for one or more transmissions on that allocated resources in the first subframe to a user equipment (UE) and transmitting the first subframe, with a second grant that allocates resources in at least a second subframe to occur after the first subframe. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: An operation method of a first distributed terminal, in a synchronized wireless distributed communication system which has a plurality of communication resources configured with a plurality of channels having different center frequencies and includes the first distributed terminal and a second distributed terminal, may comprise receiving slots mapped to the communication resources in a resource allocation channel having a center frequency independent from the plurality of channels; measuring communication environments of the communication resources by using a mapping relationship between the received slots of the resource allocation channel and the communication resources; selecting a first communication resource to be allocated using the measured communication environments of the communication resources; allocating the selected first communication resource; and continuously occupying the allocated first communication resource.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for low latency communications within a wireless communications system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communications system and may send triggers to initiate communications using a dedicated resource in a wireless communications network that supports transmissions having a first subframe type and a second subframe type, the first subframe type comprising symbols of a first duration and the second subframe type comprising symbols of a second duration that is shorter than the first duration. Communications may be initiated by transmitting a trigger from the UE or eNB using the dedicated resource, and initiating communications following the trigger. The duration of time between the trigger and initiating communications can be significantly shorter than the time to initiate communications using legacy LTE communications.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a synchronization signal block indication method, a synchronization signal block determining method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: generating, by a network device, a synchronization signal block indication message, where the synchronization signal block indication message includes synchronization signal block group indication information which is used to indicate an synchronization signal block group sent by the network device, and synchronization signal block indication information is used to indicate an synchronization signal block sent by the network device in each synchronization signal block group, and locations of a synchronization signal block sent by the network device in synchronization signal block groups sent by the network device are the same; and sending, by the network device, the synchronization signal block indication message.

Abstract: A method including receiving, by a first device in communication with a second device in a mesh network, an incoming packet from the second device; determining, by the first device, that the incoming packet is an initiation packet requesting information or a response from the first device or a response packet providing a response to an outgoing packet transmitted by the first device; and processing, by the first device, the incoming packet based at least in part on determining that the incoming packet is the initiation packet or the response packet. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: In example implementations, methods for selecting a network connection for paired endpoint devices and an apparatus for performing the same is provided. The method includes establishing a connection to a mobile endpoint device. A first quality score associated with a wireless connection of the mobile endpoint device is calculated based on a parameter associated with the wireless connection between the mobile endpoint device and a wireless network. A network selection is made based on a comparison of the first quality score and a second quality score. The second quality score is associated with a connection between the computer and a communication network.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of processing collision between synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) transmission and periodic transmission, applied in a shared spectrum are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a terminal device, a first candidate SSB position within a discovery burst transmission (DRS) window and obtaining, by the terminal device, a first resource for the periodic channel or signal transmission, wherein when the first resource is overlapped with the first candidate SSB position, determining, by the terminal device, whether the first resource is available for the periodic channel or signal transmission. This can solve issues in the prior art, provide a technical solution of handling a possible collision between an SSB and the periodic channel or signal, provide a simple implementation, provide a good communication performance, and/or provide high reliability.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include an apparatus at base station side in a wireless communication system for multi-user superposition transmission. The apparatus includes a superposition control unit and an indication generation unit. The superposition control unit is configured to insert, into a data stream of each user equipment in a group of user equipment comprising a plurality of user equipment, a demodulation reference signal corresponding to the data stream, and superpose demodulation reference signals corresponding to data streams of respective user equipment. The indication generation unit is configured to generate, for at least a first user equipment among the plurality of user equipment, an indication regarding a demodulation reference signal corresponding to a data stream of other user equipment among the plurality of user equipment, to assist the first user equipment in demodulating data transmitted in the multi-user superposition transmission.

Abstract: A base station apparatus provided with a function of performing communication using multiple beams implements appropriate beamforming while reducing interference power, thereby communication quality becomes stable and frequency efficiency or throughput is improved. The base station apparatus according to the present invention is a base station apparatus for communicating with a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus including: a transmitter configured to transmit a synchronization signal block including a synchronization signal in a prescribed transmission window; and a controller configured to configure a size of the prescribed transmission window in which the synchronization signal block is transmitted, in which the transmitter notifies the terminal apparatus of information associated with QCL between two of the synchronization signal blocks transmitted in the prescribed transmission window.

Abstract: A radio frame processing method applied to a first station. The method includes: after detecting a first radio frame, determining whether the first station is in an associated state; if the first station is in the associated state, determining a home situation of the first radio frame according to first attribute information carried in the first radio frame and second attribute information corresponding to a first access point station with which the first station is associated, and performing carrier detection according to a first preset rule based on the home situation of the first radio frame; and if the first station is in an unassociated state, performing the carrier detection according to a second preset rule.

Abstract: Some examples relate to identifying components of a wireless local area network based on a geographical specification. In an example, a connection may be established between a client device and a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs. The client device may transmit a geographical specification to a range monitoring engine. The range monitoring engine may identify a component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point.

Abstract: Provided are a method for performing wireless communication by a first device and a device for supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information associated with time offset from a start of a sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) period to a first S-SSB; receiving, from the base station, information associated with a time interval between S-SSBs; and on the basis of at least one of the time offset or the time interval, transmitting one or more S-SSBs to a second device within the S-SSB period.