Abstract: Various solutions for processing timeline enhancement with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine a normal processing time. The apparatus may determine a specific processing time. The apparatus may use the normal processing time when performing an initial transmission. The apparatus may use the specific processing time when performing a retransmission.

Abstract: Various solutions for transport block size (TBS) determination with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine an intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may quantize the intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may determine a TBS according to the quantized intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may transmit the information bits according to the TBS.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to enhancement of New Radio (NR) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) in mobile communications are described. An apparatus determines whether to apply a cyclic delay diversity (CDD) scheme for a PUSCH transmission. The apparatus performs the PUSCH transmission to a network node of a wireless network with the CDD scheme applied responsive to determining that the CDD scheme is to be applied. Optionally, the apparatus receives a signaling from the network node indicating information related to mini-slot repetition such that the apparatus performs the PUSCH transmission with at least one symbol repeated in multiple mini-slots within a slot. Optionally, the apparatus also performs a transport block size (TBS) calculation for the PUSCH transmission with an assumption of no demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in the TBS calculation.

Abstract: Various solutions for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring configuration with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a primary configuration and a secondary configuration. The apparatus may monitor a PDCCH according to the primary configuration. The apparatus may determine whether a condition is satisfied. The apparatus may monitor the PDCCH according to the secondary configuration in an event that the condition is satisfied. The primary configuration may comprise a first PDCCH periodicity. The secondary configuration may comprise a second PDCCH periodicity which is smaller than the first PDCCH periodicity.

Abstract: Various solutions for enhancing uplink control information (UCI) and physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may generate a plurality of channel state information (CSI) reports. The apparatus may determine a priority of each of the plurality of CSI reports according to a service type. The apparatus may detect a collision between at least two CSI reports. The apparatus may transmit a CSI report with a higher priority to a network node.

Abstract: Various solutions for frequency domain-resource allocation (FD-RA) when frequency hopping is enabled with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine whether frequency hopping is enabled. The apparatus may determine at least one of a first coarse step size corresponding to a start of an FD-RA and a second coarse step size corresponding to a length of the FD-RA in an event that the frequency hopping is enabled. The apparatus may determine allocated resources blocks (RBs) according to at least one of the first coarse step size and the second coarse step size. The apparatus may perform a transmission on the allocated RBs.

Abstract: Various solutions for configuring time domain-resource allocation (TD-RA) for different service types with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a configuration of a plurality of TD-RA tables from a network node. The apparatus may activate at least one of the plurality of TD-RA tables. The apparatus may determine an allocated resource according to the activated at least one of the plurality of TD-RA tables. The apparatus may perform a transmission on the allocated resource.

Abstract: Various solutions for enhancing time domain-resource allocation (TD-RA) framework with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive an indication of a reference point. The apparatus may determine a start symbol position according to the reference point rather than a slot boundary. The apparatus may determining a TD-RA according to the start symbol position. The apparatus may perform a transmission according to the TD-RA.

Abstract: Various solutions for reporting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information for different service types with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive downlink control information (DCI). The apparatus may determine a service type according to the DCI. The apparatus may select a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource according to the service type. The apparatus may transmit HARQ-ACK information in the PUCCH resource.

Abstract: Various solutions for handling out-of-order scheduling with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a downlink control information (DCI) from a network node. The apparatus may detect whether an out-of-order scheduling is configured by the DCI. The apparatus may determine not to process the out-of-order scheduling in an event that the out-of-order scheduling is configured.

Abstract: Various solutions for bandwidth part (BWP) switch operations with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a first downlink control information (DCI) to activate a BWP switch. The apparatus may cancel an uplink transmission or a downlink reception during a time duration. The apparatus may perform the BWP switch within the time duration.

Abstract: Various solutions for determining a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) table with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive an indication from a network node. The apparatus may determine an MCS table from a plurality of MCS tables for a high-reliability service according to the indication. The apparatus may use the MCS table in a channel for the high-reliability service.

Abstract: Various solutions for repetition and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process determination for grant-free transmission with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine a cyclic shifted version of a base sequence. The apparatus may generate a reference signal based on the cyclic shifted version of the base sequence. The apparatus may transmit a data repetition along with the reference signal on a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resource to a network node. The reference signal may be used to identify a repetition index of the data repetition.

Abstract: Various solutions for detecting poor channel conditions for grant-free transmission with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may perform a grant-free transmission to transmit at least one of repetitions to a network node. The apparatus may initiate a count value when performing the grant-free transmission. The apparatus may determine whether the count value reaches a threshold value. The apparatus may detect that a poor channel condition is satisfied when the count value reaches the threshold value. The apparatus may perform a channel recovery mechanism in response to the poor channel condition.

Abstract: Various solutions for transport block size (TBS) determination with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine an intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may quantize the intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may determine a TBS according to the quantized intermediate number of information bits. The apparatus may transmit the information bits according to the TBS.

Abstract: A method of decoding a data signal includes progressively constructing a decoding tree, implementing at least two iterations of the following steps: selecting at least one child node of a current node belonging to a selection interval; storing the child nodes in a first stack; deleting the current node from the first stack; selecting a new current node from the first stack; and if the new current node is a leaf node, storing the path between the root node and the leaf node, in the second stack, and deleting the leaf node from the first stack; otherwise, return to the step of selecting a child node for the new current node. Moreover, the method assigns a probability of likelihood to the bits of at least one symbol of the data signal, taking account of the paths stored in the second stack, and determines a probabilistic estimation of the signal.

Abstract: A method of decoding a data signal includes progressively constructing a decoding tree, implementing at least two iterations of the following steps: selecting at least one child node of a current node belonging to a selection interval; storing the child nodes in a first stack; deleting the current node from the first stack; selecting a new current node from the first stack; and if the new current node is a leaf node, storing the path between the root node and the leaf node, in the second stack, and deleting the leaf node from the first stack; otherwise, return to the step of selecting a child node for the new current node. Moreover, the method assigns a probability of likelihood to the bits of at least one symbol of the data signal, taking account of the paths stored in the second stack, and determines a probabilistic estimation of the signal.