Abstract: This disclosure provides a signal sending method, a signal receiving method, a network device and a terminal. The signal sending method includes: determining a position and beam direction of a synchronization signal block SSB to be sent; sending the SSB according to the determined position and beam direction of the SSB.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing Peak Average Power Ratio (PAPR) in signal transmissions are described. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes determining, for an input sequence, an output sequence corresponding to an output of a convolutional modulation between a plurality of values and an intermediate sequence. The intermediate sequence is generated by inserting a set of coefficients between coefficients of the input sequence. Each non-zero coefficient of the set of coefficients is inserted between a first adjacent coefficient and a second adjacent coefficient. Each non-zero coefficient has a power that is between a first power of the first adjacent coefficient and a second power of the second adjacent coefficient and a phase value between a first phase value of the first adjacent coefficient and a second phase value of the second adjacent coefficient. The method also includes generating a waveform using the output sequence.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for calibrating a transmitter. The transmitter includes an oscillator, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The first signal path and the second signal path include a first calibration unit preceding a first low pass filter and a second low pass filter, and a second calibration unit succeeding the first low pass filter and the second low pass filter. The calibration method includes: by configuring the first calibration unit and the second calibration unit and sending a transmission signal, and performing frequency analysis upon the transmission signal to obtain a frequency analysis result, to generate an optimized first compensation value for the first calibration unit and an optimized second compensation value for the second calibration unit.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting downlink reception beam training signals are provided. The method at the second device side includes: receiving a downlink reception beam training trigger notification message sent by a first device; receiving downlink reception beam training signals sent by the first device, based on the downlink reception beam training trigger notification message; and performing a downlink reception beam training based on the downlink reception beam training signals. The method at the first device side includes: sending a downlink reception beam training trigger notification message to a second device when determining that a downlink reception beam training is to be performed for the second device, and sending downlink reception beam training signals to the second device after the downlink reception beam training trigger notification message is sent to the second device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication technique of combining a 5G communication system to support a higher data transfer rate than in a 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The disclosure provides a terminal in a wireless communication system. The terminal includes at least one processor configured to: obtain a codebook set for the terminal; generate uplink signals by using a plurality of codebooks of the codebook set; and control at least one transceiver to transmit the uplink signals to a base station. A first uplink signal of a first resource among the uplink signals is generated based on a codeword of a first codebook among codebooks and a second uplink signal of a second resource adjacent to the first resource among the uplink signals is generated based on a codeword of a second codebook which is different from the first codebook among codebooks.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of signal inputs, a receiver, calibration circuitry, and input switch circuitry. The receiver includes differential input terminals. The calibration circuitry is configured to calibrate an input offset between the differential input terminals of the receiver in response to the integrated circuit being placed in a calibration mode. The input switch circuitry is configured to switch electrical connections between the plurality of signal inputs and the differential input terminals of the receiver in response to the integrated circuit being placed in a mode different from the calibration mode. The input switch circuitry is further configured to electrically disconnect the plurality of signal inputs from the differential input terminals of the receiver in response to the integrated circuit being placed in the calibration mode.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for encoding reference signal received powers. One apparatus includes a processor that: determines a reference signal received power corresponding to each beam of multiple beams to result in a set of determined reference signal received powers; orders the set of determined reference signal received powers in descending order to result in an ordered list of reference signal received powers; and encodes a difference between each two adjacent reference signal received powers of the ordered list of reference signal received powers to result in an encoded ordered list of reference signal received powers.

Abstract: A method by which a terminal transmits a data channel in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Particularly, in the disclosure, a plurality of reference signals are transmitted through a plurality of transmission beams within a first frequency band, first information related to the reception quality of at least one reference signal from among the plurality of reference signals is received within a second frequency band, a transmission beam through which the data channel is to be transmitted is determined on the basis of the first information, and the data channel is transmitted through the transmission beam within the first frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band.

Abstract: A range extension method and apparatus for highly directional beams are disclosed. In one aspect, a first network node that is suitable for supporting mmWave transmissions to a wireless device such as a UE may extend the range of at least one transmit beam to a UE by selecting a suitable repetition configuration that transmits repetition versions of an original signal. The first network node sends information about the repetition configuration to a second network node which can transmit a portion of the repetition configuration information to the UE using sub-6 GHz transmissions. The UE can configure a receive beam to receive mmWave communications from the first network node by using the portion of the repetition configuration information received from the second network node.

Abstract: A method for enhancing receiving signal power at a receiver is provided. The method includes estimating a channel gain by transmitting a pilot signal to the receiver through each antenna from a plurality of antennas of a transmitter and an IRS, determining an antenna selection metric based on the channel gain in transmitting the pilot signal to the receiver through each antenna of the transmitter and the IRS, identifying an antenna from the plurality of antennas that causes to provide the largest antenna selection metric, determining a reflection coefficient for each reflector of the IRS based on the identified antenna, configuring the reflectors of the IRS with the reflection coefficient, and transmitting the signal to the receiver through the identified antenna and the configured reflectors.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generation of orthogonal training signals for transmission in an antenna array are described. In this embodiment, a set of P training signals is generated. The generation of the P training signals includes generating a first set of Zadoff-Chu sequences, where the first set of sequences is based on a first reference Zadoff-Chu sequence and first subsequent Zadoff-Chu sequences, where each one of the first subsequent Zadoff-Chu sequences is a cyclic shift of the first reference Zadoff-Chu sequence. A second set of sequences is generated based on a second reference sequence and second subsequent sequences that are cyclic shift of the second reference sequence. The P training signals are determined based on the first set of sequences and the second set of sequences. The training signals are then transmitted through a plurality of transmit paths of a base station towards a wireless network.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes: a processing circuit configured to: receive, from an antenna array during a previous period, a first directional electromagnetic signal including beam sweeping reference symbols of a previous beam sweeping period; compute an estimated combined channel; estimate a dominant angle-of-arrival (AoA) of the first directional electromagnetic signal based on the estimated combined channel and a previous beamforming codebook including two or more beamforming vectors corresponding to different AoAs; construct an updated beamforming codebook based on the estimated dominant AoA and one or more remaining AoAs spaced apart from the estimated dominant AoA; receive, at the antenna array during a current period, a second directional electromagnetic signal including data symbols; determine a beamforming vector for data reception of the second directional electromagnetic signal based on the updated beamforming codebook; and detect the data symbols in the second directional electromagnet

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device (WCD) may receive, from a second WCD, transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state information that defines a set of TCI state configurations for a full duplex operation, wherein TCI state configurations of the set of TCI state configurations are associated with respective receive beams and respective transmit beams. The WCD may transmit, to the second WCD, an indication of one or more candidate TCI states, associated with the set of TCI state configurations, for selection by the second WCD for communications using the full duplex operation. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a UE may transmit an indication to a base station that the UE supports a beam update procedure that updates one or more beamforming parameters of one or more transmission beams. The UE may establish a connection with the base station via the one or more transmission beams. The UE may receive a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) communication to initiate the beam update procedure, the received MAC-CE communication indicating one or more aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) resources to be used in the beam update procedure. The UE may perform the beam update procedure, based on the MAC-CE communication, to update one or more beamforming parameters of the one or more transmission beams.

Abstract: A random number generator, a random number generating circuit, and a random number generating method are provided. The random number generating circuit includes the random number generator and executes the random number generating method. The random number generator includes a shift register having N storage elements and a combinational logic circuit. The N storage elements receive a random seed in a static state and repetitively perform a bit shift operation in a plurality of clock cycles. The combinational logic circuit generates an output sequence based on the random seed and a random bitstream received from an external source.

Abstract: A method, wireless device and network node for CSI feed-back with multiple interference hypotheses are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method implemented in a wireless device (WD) includes receiving a configuration for Channel State Information (CSI) measurement including a first Non-Zero Power Channel State Information-Reference Signal (NZP CSI-RS) resource set for channel measurement and a second NZP CSI-RS resource set for interference measurement, the first NZP CSI-RS resource set having only one NZP CSI-RS resource. The method also includes measuring CSI based on the first and the second NZP CSI-RS resource sets.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a band-pass filter of a radio frequency front end (RFFE) of a user equipment (UE) receives an analog radio frequency (RF) signal having a first bandwidth associated with a first sampling rate, the analog RF signal comprising a positioning reference signal (PRS). An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) of the UE samples the analog RF signal at a second sampling rate to generate a digital RF signal representing the analog RF signal, wherein the ADC operates at a second bandwidth lower than the first bandwidth, and wherein the second sampling rate is lower than the first sampling rate by an inverse of a folding factor for the first bandwidth. The digital RF signal is then output to a baseband processor of the UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for performing beam-related reporting in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the method for user equipment (UE) for performing beam-related reporting in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of receiving configuration data from a base station (BS), the configuration data comprising data concerning the reporting period or reporting time of measurement data; receiving a reference signal (RS) from the BS on the basis of the configuration data; measuring on the basis of the RS; transmitting beam change request-related data to the BS on the basis of the measured and threshold values; and transmitting the measurement data to the BS, wherein the beam change request-related data can be transmitted before the reporting period or reporting time.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for adjusting the sample timing of a data sampler operating in a data signal processing path having a decision threshold associated with a decision feedback equalization (DFE) correction factor. The vertical threshold and sample timing of a spare sampler are varied to measure a signal amplitude trajectory of a pattern-verified signal according to detection of the predetermined transitional data pattern, the locked sampling point then being adjusted based on the measured signal amplitude trajectory.

Abstract: A method of operating an LLS-CU includes providing downlink signals to be transmitted to a UE over a wireless radio interface, allocating the downlink signals to resource elements, REs, of a physical downlink channel, generating a data-associated control information, DACI, message including a section description associated with the downlink signals, the DACI message including a resource element mask that defines the location of one or more REs within a PRB of a downlink signal on the physical downlink channel, and an indication of beamforming weights to be applied by a radio unit, RU, when transmitting the downlink signals to the UE, wherein the beamforming weights are associated with resource elements according to the resource element mask, transmitting the DACI message to the RU, and transmitting the downlink signals to the RU for transmission to the UE.