Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a wireless communication method in a wireless network comprising a plurality of access points (APs) sharing a communication channel, each AP is configured to manage stations of a basic service set (BSS), the method comprising at a coordinator AP: signaling to another AP, referred to as coordinated AP, that the coordinator AP has gained access to the communication channel; and sending to the coordinated AP a resource allocation allocating a chunk of the communication channel for stations managed by the coordinated AP.

Abstract: A time domain resource configuration method, an apparatus, and a system are provided, to send, by a network device, time domain resource allocation indication information to a terminal device. The time domain resource allocation indication information is used to indicate N1 time domain resource allocations, where N1 is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The N1 time domain resource allocations may be used to determine N2 candidate time domain resources, where N2 is an integer greater than N1.

Abstract: An approach is described for a user equipment (UE) for enhanced machine-type communication (eMTC) in a connected mode, where the UE includes processor circuitry and radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to perform a downlink (DL) quality measurement, and to generate a DL quality report based on the DL quality measurement, wherein a definition of the DL quality report matches a definition of quality report in Msg3. The radio front end circuitry is configured to transmit the DL quality report to a next generation base station (gNB).

Abstract: A user terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit which receives downlink control information including a field for each transport block (TB) or a field for a specific transport block (TB); and a control unit which controls the transmission or reception of a plurality of different transport blocks (TB) using a plurality of shared channels that are scheduled according to the downlink control information over a plurality of time units. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately control the transmission or reception of a plurality of pieces of data that are multi-data scheduled.

Abstract: A communication device conforming to a standard of a IEEE 802.11 series determines one or more frequency bands that the communication device can use for communication, generates a frame in which information of the determined one or more frequency bands is included, and transmits the generated frame. The frame includes a Multi-band element for notifying the information of the determined one or more frequency bands, and the information indicating the determined one or more frequency bands is included in a Band ID field for identifying the frequency band in the Multi-band element. The determined one or more frequency bands include a 6 GHz band.

Abstract: A method may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in communication with a network node. The method may include receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, order from the network node. The PDCCH order may include an identification for a Random Access CHannel RACH occasion to be used for a RACH message 1 preamble transmission. Moreover, the identification may include a first index that indicates a set of RACH occasions and a second index that indicates the RACH occasion associated with the set. The method may also include transmitting a Message 1 preamble to the network node using the RACH occasion responsive to the PDCCH order.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for preventing radio link failure in ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A communications device for transmitting data to a wireless communications network is configured to transmit a random access preamble, and to transmit uplink data in an uplink shared physical channel associated with the preamble according to a 2-step random access procedure, the association between the preamble and the uplink shared channel being known to the wireless communications network. The communications device is configured to detect, in response to transmitting the preamble and the uplink data, a random access response message providing timing advance information and uplink grant of resources of the uplink shared channel according to a 4-step random access procedure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting or receiving a data channel in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for receiving a data channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may include: receiving downlink control information (DCI), wherein the DCI includes i) a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field and ii) an antenna port field; and receiving the data channel based on the DCI, wherein multiple TCI states are indicated on the basis of the TCI field, a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) port is indicated on the basis of the antenna port field, and a repetition scheme of the data channel is determined on the basis of the number of code division multiplexing (CDM) groups including a DM-RS port in which the data channel is received.

Abstract: A method of operating a UE includes receiving a configuration of multiple bandwidth parts. Each bandwidth part of the multiple bandwidth parts is associated with a respective access node of multiple access nodes. The method also includes receiving positioning signals on each bandwidth part of the multiple bandwidth part from the respectively associate access node of the multiple access nodes. Said receiving is in accordance with the configuration. The method also includes participating in positioning of the UW based on said receiving of the positioning signals.

Abstract: A distributed system includes a plurality of compute nodes configured to process messages. The compute nodes each process messages corresponding an assigned value of a common parameter of the messages. The values are assigned to the compute nodes such that two or more compute nodes are available to process each message. The values can be assigned to the compute nodes in a grouping configuration or a striping configuration. The compute nodes also circulate one or more tokens among nodes, and perform a self-maintenance operation during a given state of possession of the token. During a self-maintenance operation, the values assigned to the compute node can be reassigned to other compute nodes to ensure processing of corresponding messages.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sending and/or receiving feedback for a system information request. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information indicating a request for system information. The apparatus includes a processor that monitors, during a predetermined time period, for a feedback response indicating that the request for the system information was received.

Abstract: A user terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives downlink control information using a certain downlink control information format; and a control section that determines activation or deactivation of a secondary cell, based on the downlink control information. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to control activation at higher speed.

Abstract: A method performed by a communication node and an apparatus for operating the method are proposed. The method includes obtaining matched filter channel estimation associated with a user equipment (UE); obtaining first Timing Advance (TA) compensated channel estimation; obtaining first noise suppressed channel estimation; and obtaining first TA estimation associated with the UE based on the first noise suppressed channel estimation.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state that is associated with at least two signals or at least two communication channels. The UE may use the TCI state as the default beam to receive an aperiodic channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based at least in part on a scheduling offset between a scheduling downlink control information, which schedules the aperiodic CSI-RS, and a transmission time of the aperiodic CSI-RS being less than a beam switch latency threshold. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business a security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method and a device for processing a message in a cell group radio link failure situation.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method performed by a communication network for negotiating a data transfer between an application service and a user equipment, UE, via the communication network. The method comprises: receiving (620), from the application service or a backend controller associated with the application service, a request for network capacity available for data transfer, wherein the request includes an indication of an amount of data to be transferred and one or more trajectories of the UE; determining (630) network capacity along the one or more trajectories based on load information associated with a radio access network, RAN, of the communication network; and sending (640), to the application service or the backend controller associated with the application service, a response including information related the determined network capacity.

Abstract: Systems and methods of a wireless communications system using signals not traditionally used for positioning purposes for positioning measurements in both uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) are described herein. A user equipment (UE) may generate a UE capability information message indicating one or more signal types that the LE can process for DL positioning measurements and/or that the UE can send for UL positioning measurements. The one or more signal types so indicated may include signals not traditionally used for positioning measurements. The UE may send, to the base station, the UE capability information message. The wireless communications system may then configure the base station and/or the UE to use such signal types with one or more positioning methods. In some embodiments, the base station may also indicate to the UE a subset of signals of an indicated type which should be processed for DL measurements/sent for UL measurements.

Abstract: Improved techniques for control plane message management in a communication system are provided. For example, a method comprises transmitting control data over a control plane associated with a communication system using a first access identifier value, and transmitting user data over the control plane using a second access identifier value. The first access identifier value is distinct from the second access identifier value.

Abstract: A method for providing a V2X service in a next generation wireless access technology (New RAT) comprises: receiving sidelink control information transmitted from other terminal through a sidelink control channel; and receiving sidelink data information transmitted by the other terminal on a sidelink data channel configured in the same slot based on the sidelink control information, wherein the sidelink control information and the sidelink data information are received in N same symbols among 14 symbols constituting the same slot, and the sidelink data information is received in all of the 14 symbols.