Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving HARQ-ACK information in a wireless communication system and a device therefor are disclosed. Specifically, a method of transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), HARQ-ACK information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving configuration information related to a plurality of control resource sets; receiving first downlink control information (DCI) based on the first control resource set and second DCI based on the second control resource set via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information based on the determined PUCCH resource, wherein an order of the first DCI and the second DCI is determined based on (i) an index of a monitoring occasion related to the PDCCH, (ii) a cell index, and (iii) an index of each control resource set pool, wherein the PUCCH resource is determined based on a last DCI among the first DCI and the second DCI.

Abstract: A signal is queued (150) for transmission on a spectrum. An energy level of interference on the spectrum is sensed and, depending on a signal type of the signal (150), a threshold is determined. Then, a threshold comparison between the sensed energy level and the determined threshold is performed, and depending on the threshold comparison, the signal is selectively transmitted on the spectrum.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving HARQ-ACK information in a wireless communication system and a device therefor are disclosed. Specifically, a method of transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), HARQ-ACK information in a wireless communication system comprises receiving first downlink control information (DCI) based on a first control resource set group and second DCI based on a second control resource set group; determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for a transmission of the HARQ-ACK information; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK information based on the determined PUCCH resource, wherein the first DCI and the second DCI are indexed based on (i) an index of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) related monitoring occasion, (ii) a cell index, and (iii) an index associated with each control resource set group, and wherein the PUCCH resource is determined based on a last DCI among the first DCI and the second DCI.

Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatuses for transmitting sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information. The method of a receiver user equipment (UE) includes: receiving configuration information on a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource set, receiving a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) from a transmitter UE, determining a PSFCH resource used for transmitting the HARQ feedback information in response to the PSSCH in the PSFCH resource set based on pre-configured identification information, and transmitting the HARQ feedback information using the PSFCH resource.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a receiver configured to receive a synchronization signal block (SS/PBCH block) including information that indicates a configuration of a control resource set; and a processor configured to determine a position of the control resource set relative to the SS/PBCH block based on the information. In other aspects, another terminal, a radio communication method for a terminal, and a base station are also disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to transmitting multicast information over a network, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). A source device may transmit a multicast and a request for feedback to a plurality of sink devices. The sink devices may transmit feedback based on whether they successfully decoded the multicast. The source device may retransmit the multicast (or a portion thereof) based on the feedback.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The following relates more specifically to hierarchical hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) for multi-level coding with multi-level sequential demodulation and decoding and code block grouping per decoding level. A user equipment (UE) may receive, during a first time period, a transmission from a base station including a first and second code block group (CBG) with codeblocks associated with a first and second decoding level. The UE may fail to decode the first CBG, may not decode the second CBG, may store post processing samples for the second CBG, and may transmit a feedback message to the base station. The base station may retransmit the first CBG and new data on the second CBG in a second time period. The UE may decode the first CBG and use the post processing samples to decode the second CBG from the first time period.

Abstract: A method for receiving a backoff value at a wireless station is presented. A traffic indication map is received at the station, wherein a backoff number is implicitly assigned to the station based on a position of the station within the traffic indication map. The backoff value is determined by multiplying the backoff number by a predetermined time value.

Abstract: 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) is provided. The communication method includes 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. This disclosure provides a grant-free-based data transmission method and apparatus.

Abstract: A wireless communications method and device are provided. The method and device lower bit overheads and reduce the complexity of terminal processing in the sending of a synchronization signal (SS) block. The method includes determining that a first indication field in a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH) included in a first SS block is used to indicate a physical resource block (PRB) grid offset between channels or signals of an SS block and a non-SS block or indicate resource information of a second SS block. The method further includes sending the first SS block, wherein when it is determined that the first indication field is used to indicate the resource information of the second SS block, the first indication field in the first SS block indicates the resource information of the second SS block.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating: a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes of a cell; a subset of the plurality of HARQ processes; and a HARQ process identifier offset. A downlink control information (DCI) comprising a first HARQ process identifier and a resource assignment is received. The first HARQ process identifier indicates a HARQ process in the subset of the plurality of HARQ processes. A second HARQ process identifier is determined based on the first HARQ process identifier and the HARQ process identifier offset. The second HARQ process identifier indicates a second HARQ process of the plurality of HARQ processes. Based on the resource assignment, a transport block of a HARQ buffer associated with the second HARQ process is transmitted.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, on a sidelink, a groupcast communication and a unicast communication concurrently from a transmitter. The UE may determine a feedback sequence to be transmitted to indicate joint acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement feedback for the groupcast communication and the unicast communication based at least in part on a decoding of the groupcast communication. The UE may transmit the feedback sequence in one or more sidelink feedback resources associated with a sidelink subchannel via which at least one of the groupcast communication or the unicast communication is received. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method for providing backhaul dynamic link distance for backhaul is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes propagating, by a network owner, a configured link distance parameter as part of beacon; using, by a mesh node joining the network, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to set slot-time and Acknowledgement (ACK)/Clear To Send (CTS) timeout values before joining the network; wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is part of a backhaul network profile.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor, a communicator, and a processor configured to, based on a wireless communication between a relay device and a terminal device being sensed by the sensor, identifies whether the relay device and the terminal device is an authorized device, and based on at least one of the relay device or the terminal device being identified as an unauthorized device, controls the communicator to transmit a beacon signal including communication channel transfer information to the terminal device.

Abstract: Aspects of the present application provide methods and device for use in User Equipment (UE) cooperation. UE cooperation may include the cooperating UEs (CUEs) forwarding traffic to or from one or more target UEs (TUEs) with redundant signal transmissions or receptions. Methods involve a base station transmitting configuration information to at least one cooperative user equipment (CUE) and to a target user equipment (TUE). The configuration information includes an indication of resources for a sidelink (SL) transmission and a redundancy parameter for the SL transmission. The SL transmission is a transmission for the at least one CUE to forward a packet intended for the TUE. The base station also transmits the packet intended for the TUE, to a plurality of UEs comprising the at least one CUE and the TUE.

Abstract: The present application is related to a method and apparatus for HARQ-ACK codebook determination. A method of receiving information according to one embodiment comprises receiving, from a base unit, a first signal for indicating a first parameter which is a quantity of transport blocks (TBs) in a downlink association set and receiving a second signal for indicating a second parameter which is a quantity of hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) bit fields in a HARQ-ACK codebook, determining a size of the HARQ-ACK codebook based on the first signal and the second signal, and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook to the base unit, wherein the HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a first part including K1 HARQ-ACK bits and a second part including K2 HARQ-ACK bit fields, wherein each bit in the first part corresponds to one TB in the downlink association set; and each HARQ-ACK bit field in the second part corresponds to one incorrectly decoded TB in the downlink association set.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method, a network device, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: sending, by a network device, a first PDSCH and a second PDSCH to a terminal device, where scheduling performed by the network device on the first PDSCH and the second PDSCH is out-of-HARQ order scheduling; determining, by the network device, whether transmission of the second PDSCH interrupts a processing performed by the terminal device on the first PDSCH; and if the network device determines that the transmission of the second PDSCH interrupts the processing performed by the terminal device on the first PDSCH, determining, by the network device, that data corresponding to the first PDSCH is not successfully received.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to mechanisms to implement PUCCH resource configuration for two-step RACH for subsequent HARQ messaging. After a UE transmits msgA to a BS, the BS responds with msgB including a PUCCH resource indicator in a DCI of PDCCH, or a PUCCH resource indicator in PDSCH. The UE attempts to decode PDCCH or PDSCH, respectively. Upon decoding, the UE will use the configuration identified by the resource indicator. With the PUCCH resource configuration information, the UE signals a HARQ message.

Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more messages. The one or more messages indicate: a plurality of repetition values of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); and a repetition threshold for the PSSCH. A sidelink control information is received. The sidelink control information schedules a transport block. The sidelink control information indicates a first repetition value of the plurality of repetition values. The transport block is received via the PSSCH. A determination is made, based on the first repetition value and the repetition threshold, to transmit an acknowledgment for the transport block. The acknowledgment for the transport block is transmitted.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for processing physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions scheduled with non-numeric timing feedback indicators.