Abstract: Aspects relate to mechanisms for a wireless communication device to configure and indicate sidelink control information (SCI) for sidelink communication within a slot over a sidelink channel. The SCI can include first stage SCI (SCI-1), second stage SCI (SCI-2), and third stage SCI (SCI-3). The SCI-1 may be transmitted within a control region of the slot, whereas the SCI-2 and the SCI-3 may be transmitted within a data region of the slot. The SCI-2 may include information for decoding SCI-3, including, for example, a resource size, modulation order, and rate-matching behavior of the SCI-3. The sidelink communication can further include sidelink data traffic that may be communicated in the data region of the slot.

Abstract: A method of performing sensing for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system may include receiving, by a first user equipment (UE), sidelink control information (SCI) in slot m; determining a first exclusion candidate based on a reception power measurement value of a data channel corresponding to the SCI; determining slot m+Gap in which the same data as in the slot m is transmitted; determining a second exclusion candidate based on the slot m+Gap; excluding a resource in which the first and second exclusion candidates and a candidate to be sensed overlap from a resource to be sensed; and performing sensing on the resource to be sensed.

Abstract: A method and device for a first end User Equipment (UE) are disclosed. The first end UE establishes a PC5 connection with a relay UE for supporting a UE-to-UE relay communication between the first end UE and a second end UE via the relay UE. The first end UE establishes a first end-to-end Sidelink (SL) Data Radio Bearer (DRB) and associates the first end-to-end SL DRB with a first PC5 Relay Radio Link Control (RLC) channel for supporting the UE-to-UE relay communication, wherein the first PC5 Relay RLC channel is established between the first end UE and the relay UE. The first end UE establishes a second end-to-end SL DRB and associates the second end-to-end SL DRB with a second PC5 Relay RLC channel for supporting the UE-to-UE relay communication, wherein the second PC5 Relay RLC channel is established between the first end UE and the relay UE.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for: receiving, from a network node, a configuration message for frequency domain spectral shaping, wherein the configuration message is indicative of at least one or more filter parameters; determining a frequency domain window function according to the one or more filter parameters; and transmitting an uplink transmission applying the determined frequency domain window function.

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing vehicle-to-everything sidelink communication. A wireless device may receive vehicle-to-everything resource pool configuration information and sidelink control information. A number of resource elements allocated for a vehicle-to-everything physical sidelink shared channel may be determined based at least in part on the resource pool configuration information and the sidelink control information. A transport block size for the vehicle-to-everything physical sidelink shared channel may be determined based at least in part on the number of resource elements allocated for the vehicle-to-everything physical sidelink shared channel. A low density parity check base graph may be selected for the vehicle-to-everything physical sidelink shared channel based at least in part on the determined transport block size.

Abstract: The first UE establishes a PC5 connection with a relay UE for supporting a relay communication between the first UE and a second UE via the relay UE, wherein a direct link context associated with the relay communication includes a layer-2 Identity (ID) of the second UE. The first UE initiates a link identifier update (LIU) procedure with the second UE via the relay UE, wherein the first UE receives a LIU response message from the second UE in the LIU procedure, and the LIU response message includes a new layer-2 ID of the second UE. The first UE does not update the direct link context with the new layer-2 ID of the second UE or the first UE keeps the layer-2 ID of the second UE in the direct link context without updating the direct link context with the new layer-2 ID of the second UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication associated with multiplexing uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), wherein the indication is associated with multiple component carriers (CCs) on which respective PUSCH transmissions are to be performed; identify one or more CCs, of the multiple CCs, to which the indication applies; and selectively transmit the UCI via the PUSCH on a CC, of the one or more CCs, in accordance with the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A sidelink transmission and reception methods and apparatuses. The sidelink transmission method includes transmitting first sidelink control information via a physical sidelink control channel; and transmitting second sidelink control information and a first transport block via a physical sidelink shared channel, wherein the first sidelink control information or the second sidelink control information or a media access control protocol data unit of the first transport block indicates or carries triggering information used for triggering a second terminal equipment to report sidelink resource information.

Abstract: In order to enable dynamic scaling of network services at the edge, novel systems and methods are provided to enable addition of add new nodes or removal of existing nodes while retaining the affinity of the flows through the stateful services. The methods provide a cluster of network nodes that can be dynamically resized to handle and process network traffic that utilizes stateful network services. The existing traffic flows through the edge continue to function during and after the changes to membership of the cluster. All nodes in the cluster operate in active-active mode, i.e., they are receiving and processing traffic flows, thereby maximizing the utilization of the available processing power.

Abstract: A Master Node (MN) 110 and a method therein for handling of a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) for a UE 120 operable in a dual connectivity mode with the MN and a Secondary Node (SN) 111 operating in a network 100. A Master Cell Group (MCG) is 5 associated with the MN and the SCG is associated with the SN. The MN decides to perform a first operation relating to a suspension or a resumption of the SCG independently from a second operation relating to a suspension or a resumption of the MCG. The MN transmits, to the UE, an indication indicating the first operation and indicating the second operation. Further, the MN transmits, to the SN, an indication 10 indicating the first operation relating to the suspension or the resumption of the SCG.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to group addressed data delivery. A device may determine a plurality of links between one or more access points (APs) in an AP multi-link device (MLD) and one or more logical non-AP stations (STAs) in a non-AP MLD. The device may determine one or more group addressed frames to be sent from the one or more APs of the AP MLD to the one or more non-AP STAs of the non-AP MLD. The device may generate a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) associated with each link to be used by the one or more non-AP STAs of the non-AP MLD to receive group addressed frames. The device may perform an action based on whether the non-AP MLD sent an indication that a first link of the plurality of links is selected by the non-AP MLD for receiving a first group addressed frame from the one or more group addressed frames.

Abstract: Aspects relate to mechanisms for sidelink reservation across frequency bands. In some examples, a sidelink device may be configured to communicate over a first frequency band (e.g., a sub-6 gigahertz frequency band) and a second frequency band (e.g., a millimeter wave frequency band) with one or more other sidelink devices. The sidelink device may further be configured to perform cross-link resource reservation for a sidelink transmission in which a resource reservation message transmitted on the first frequency band indicates reserved resources within the second frequency band for the sidelink transmission. The sidelink device may then transmit sidelink control information (SCI) within a sidelink control channel on the second frequency band and user data traffic corresponding to the SCI within a sidelink data channel on the second frequency band.

Abstract: A method of transmitting inter-UE coordination information by a first UE in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving first sidelink control information (SCI) including a request for inter-UE coordination information from a second UE, and transmitting second SCI including the inter-device coordination information to the second UE. In the same resource pool, a first payload size of the first SCI and a second payload size of the second SCI are the same based on based on the first SCI being transmitted on a first Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) and the second SCI being transmitted on a second PSSCH.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may receive a set of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates, wherein the set of PDCCH candidates are linked for PDCCH repetition. The mobile station may detect downlink control information (DCI) carrying downlink feedback information (DFI) in one or more PDCCH candidates. The mobile station may identify a PDCCH candidate as a reference PDCCH candidate based at least in part on the PDCCH candidate satisfying one or more criteria. The mobile station may determine whether the DFI is valid for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based at least in part on whether a last symbol of the PUSCH transmission is at least a particular quantity of symbols prior to a first symbol of the reference PDCCH candidate. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Systems and method are specified to improve the reception of UL transmission, for example in power or coverage limited situations. A WTRU may modify procedures to increase the available signal energy for reception at an eNB and/or to make more efficient use of the available signal energy at the receiver for processing UL transmissions. Example methods for increasing UL link coverage may include modifying HARQ timing (e.g., shorter HARQ), using longer TTIs, use of dedicated PUSCH allocations, use of new PUSCH modulations, enhanced reference signal design, UL macro diversity reception for PUSCH, utilizing protocol reduction techniques, ensuring in-order packet delivery, and/or utilizing a configuration for coverage limited/power limited modes of operation. The proposed methods may be applied individually or in any combination.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for configuring a sidelink resource in a communication system. An operation method of a first terminal comprises the steps of: generating SCI #n including scheduling information of data #n and resource allocation information for transmission or reception of data #m; transmitting SCI #n to a second terminal via PSCCH #n; and transmitting data #n to the second terminal via PSSCH #n indicated by the scheduling information included in SCI #n. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.

Abstract: An apparatus receiving, from a network node, a configuration message for frequency domain spectral shaping, wherein the configuration message is indicative of at least one or more filter parameters; determining a frequency domain window function according to the one or more filter parameters; and transmitting an uplink transmission applying the determined frequency domain window function.

Abstract: In an implementation, a second device, for example a second WTRU, may receive a Link Modification Request (LMR) message from a first device, for example a first WTRU, via a first relay. The LMR message may include one or more new MSBs for a new Key NR ProSe identifier (KNRP ID). The second WTRU may send a link modification accept (LMA) message to the first WTRU via the first relay. The LMA message may include one or more new LSBs for the new KNRP ID. The second WTRU may form the new KNRP ID by combining the one or more new MSBs with the one or more new LSBs and replacing an existing KNRP ID with the new KNRP ID. The second WTRU may also receive a direct connection request (DCR) message from the first WTRU via a second relay. The DCR message may include the new KNRP ID.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may initiate a first service associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE and a first priority. The UE may initiate a second service associated with a second SIM of the UE and a second priority. The UE may switch the first priority and the second priority during at least part of the first service or the second service. The UE may perform a communication in accordance with at least one of the first priority or the second priority. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Examples include a method to communicate between a first and a second synchronized mobile devices, the method comprising sensing a plurality of preconfigured radio resources and identifying for each sensed preconfigured radio resource, whether it is occupied. The method also comprises receiving an indication of future occupied preconfigured radio resource utilization by further mobile devices in the spatial domain, and selecting a specific pre-configured radio resource reducing or preventing communication collisions in the spatial domain. The method further comprises the first and the second mobile devices communicating using the selected specific preconfigured radio resource.