Abstract: In a system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium related to attachment procedures for passive Internet of Things (IoT) device communication with ambient energy sources, wherein a reader node is caused to, receive an association response message from a radio access network (RAN) node, the association response message including attachment information corresponding to at least one associated energy-harvesting (EH) user equipment (UE) device and the reader node, and transmit an attachment acknowledgement message to the RAN node in response to the association response message.

Abstract: There are provided measures for (e.g. enabling/facilitating/realizing) conditional handover with PRACH adaptation (or, stated differently, additional PRACH resources). Such measures may, for example, comprise that a user equipment receives, from a base station of a serving cell of the user equipment, a conditional handover configuration for a conditional handover of the user equipment, wherein the conditional handover configuration indicates a candidate target cell of the conditional handover, and receives, from the base station of the serving cell of the user equipment, information about activation of one or more additional physical random access channel, PRACH, resources configured at the candidate target cell.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: transmitting a data transmission while the apparatus is in a radio resource control idle state or radio resource control inactive state; receiving a monitoring configuration for use by the apparatus subsequent to transmission of the data transmission; monitoring at least one downlink channel based, at least in part, on the received monitoring configuration.

Abstract: There are provided apparatuses, methods and computer program products. In accordance with an embodiment, there is disclosed a method comprising defining at least one message length related criterium comprising at least a minimum data volume threshold; determining whether transmission of a message using a small data transmission procedure in an inactive state of the user equipment is allowed; and providing the user equipment indication of the usage of the at least one message length related criterium.

Abstract: A terminal device including at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the terminal device to be configured to pause or stop providing positioning reports when a relaxation state is detected.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a cell for initial access.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving information indicating a bandwidth supported by a user device; and transmitting, to the user device, a message based on the bandwidth supported by the user device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solution on cell off indication via DCI. In particular, a group common DCI format is used to indicate an activation/deactivation of the cell off for entering network energy saving mode. DCI in the group common DCI format may include separate bits for a first indication regarding the activation/deactivation of the cell off for entering network energy saving mode and a second indication regarding the activation/deactivation of cell DTX/DRX. Alternatively, the DCI may include common bits for the first and second indications with a flag to indicate which indication. In this way, the cell off for entering network energy saving mode can be indicated more efficiently.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform transmitting a data transmission while the apparatus is in a radio resource control idle state or radio resource control inactive state; receiving a monitoring configuration for use by the apparatus subsequent to transmission of the data transmission; and monitoring at least one downlink channel based, at least in part, on the received monitoring configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising obtaining, by a terminal device in a radio access network, information comprising an event identifier, wherein the event identifier is to be used in reporting an event to the radio access network when the event occurs; selecting, by the terminal device, a value in response to the occurrence of the event; delaying, by the terminal device, by the selected value in time, one or more subsequent random access attempts associated with a random-access procedure to a cell of the radio access network; and suspending, by the terminal device, the random-access procedure during the delay.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solution on cell off indication via DCI. In particular, a group common DCI format is used to indicate an activation/deactivation of the cell off for entering network energy saving mode. DCI in the group common DCI format may include separate bits for a first indication regarding the activation/deactivation of the cell off for entering network energy saving mode and a second indication regarding the activation/deactivation of cell DTX/DRX. Alternatively, the DCI may include common bits for the first and second indications with a flag to indicate which indication. In this way, the cell off for entering network energy saving mode can be indicated more efficiently.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for device measurement based mobility handling in ambient internet of things. The method including at a first apparatus, the first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus, a polling signal at least indicating an identifier of the second apparatus and a period of a polling cycle of the polling signal, wherein the first apparatus enables a communication with the second apparatus by backscattering mechanism; the first apparatus determines a query occasion for a backscattering communication; and the first apparatus initiates, according to the identifier of the second apparatus, an attachment procedure to the second apparatus based on at least one of: a signal strength measurement on the polling signal, or the query occasion of the backscattering communication.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for enhancement on cell discontinuous transmission (DTX) operation and discontinuous reception (DRX) operation. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving, from a network node, paging information which contains cell discontinuous operation information, wherein the paging information indicates to the user equipment when to transmit a response message based on the cell discontinuous operation information. The method further includes transmitting, to the network node, the response message using a small data transmission (SDT) procedure based at least on the paging information.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums for cell discontinuous transmission or reception. A terminal device may receive a cell configuration for discontinuous transmission or reception from a network device. The configuration may define a discontinuous transmission or reception pattern including an active period and a non-active period, a first periodicity for transmission or reception during the active period, and a second periodicity for transmission or reception during the non-active period. When the discontinuous transmission or reception is activated, the terminal device may perform reception or transmission of a signal or channel in the first periodicity during the active period, and perform reception or transmission of the signal or channel in the second periodicity during the non-active period.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to activation or deactivation of cell discontinuous reception/discontinuous reception (DTX/DRX). In particular, a network device transmits configuration information associated with downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal device. The configuration information indicates when to monitor the DCI. The terminal device monitors the DCI based on the configuration information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to activation or deactivation of cell discontinuous reception/discontinuous reception (DTX/DRX). In particular, a network device transmits configuration information associated with downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal device. The configuration information indicates when to monitor the DCI. The terminal device monitors the DCI based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are related to state transition of a cell. An apparatus receives a monitoring occasion configuration for control information related to a discontinuous operation pattern of a cell, the monitoring occasion configuration indicating at least one monitoring occasion that is before activation of the discontinuous operation pattern or during a time when the discontinuous operation pattern is activated. The apparatus monitors the control information from the device at the at least one monitoring occasion, the control information at least indicating a state transition of the cell between an active state and a non-active state; and based on receiving the control information from the device, and determines, from the control information, the state transition of the cell between the active state and the non-active state.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable mediums for paging information and paging-related actions. A terminal device may receive via a first cell first paging information related to a second cell or another carrier of the first cell, and to perform a paging-related action via the second cell or said another carrier based on the first paging information. Synchronization signals are not transmitted in the second cell or said another carrier. The paging-related action may include monitoring for second paging information in the second cell or said another carrier if the first paging information includes a paging early indication, a wake-up signal, or a scheduling message for scheduling a paging message, or performing at least one action for transferring information via the second cell or said another carrier if the first paging information includes a paging message or a wake-up signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of energy harvesting information supported User Equipment (UE) scheduling. The method includes reporting, to a network device in the radio network, energy harvesting capability of the terminal device indicating a first energy value (?Et) collected during a first time interval (?t) and a second energy value (EAvg) averaged over a second time interval; and communicating with the network device to transmit data according to scheduling information received from the network device and determined based on the energy harvesting capability of the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device may be scheduled by the network based on its energy harvesting capability, to maintain a trade-off between harvested energy utilization and fairness in scheduling from Passive IoT UEs.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform transmitting a data transmission while the apparatus is in a radio resource control idle state or radio resource control inactive state; receiving a monitoring configuration for use by the apparatus subsequent to transmission of the data transmission; and monitoring at least one downlink channel based, at least in part, on the received monitoring configuration.