Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for methods for determining minimum scheduling offset application delay are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes determining an application delay based at least in part on a first subcarrier spacing, SCS, associated with a scheduling component carrier bandwidth part, BWP, the application delay being associated with at least one of the first and second minimum scheduling offsets. According to another aspect, a method in a wireless device includes receiving an indication of an application delay from a network node, the application delay being based at least in part on a first subcarrier spacing, SCS, associated with a scheduling component carrier bandwidth part, BWP, and the application delay being associated with at least one of the first and second minimum scheduling offsets.

Abstract: Techniques for fast adaptation of PDCCH monitoring by a UE via L1 signaling in order to reduce power consumption by the UE are disclosed. A base station sends first configuration information to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC) to configure downlink control channel monitoring by the UE. Thereafter, the base station may send downlink control information to the UE via L1 signaling to adapt the PDCCH monitoring by the 6 UE. The downlink control information may temporarily override or modify the parameters for PDCCH monitoring set by higher layers. The downlink control information may be send in an existing downlink control message or in a new downlink control message.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device The method includes: determining an activation or a deactivation of a first serving cell associated with a first physical channel; sending a corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, acknowledgment, ACK, in a second physical channel, a subcarrier spacing configuration of the first physical channel being different from a subcarrier spacing of the second physical channel; and performing a procedure related to the first serving cell based at least in part on a time offset, k, the time offset, k, being based at least in part on a reference physical channel.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node (10, 100) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising transmitting data signaling in a signaling time interval, wherein an integer number CB of code blocks of data are associated to an integer number BS of allocation units of the signaling time interval. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transitioning between different scheduling delay assumptions. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises monitoring, during a first slot, for a downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules a transmission for the wireless device with an assumption of a first scheduling delay that is equal to or exceeds a first value. The method further comprises determining that the wireless device is to switch from the assumption of the first scheduling delay to an assumption of a second scheduling delay that is equal to or exceeds a second value that is less than the first value. The method further comprises monitoring, during one or more later slots that occur after the first slot, for a downlink control channel comprising downlink control information that schedules a transmission for the wireless device with the assumption of the second scheduling delay.

Abstract: A method by a wireless device (510) configured for Discontinuous Reception, DRX, includes monitoring (1602) for a first wakeup signal, WUS, during a first WUS monitoring occasion. In response to the wireless device detecting the first WUS during the first WUS monitoring occasion, the wireless device monitors (1604) a downlink control channel during a downlink control channel monitoring occasion associated with the detected first WUS and abstains (1604) from monitoring for a second WUS in a second WUS monitoring occasion based on a condition.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for time domain resource allocations in wireless communications systems. Disclosed embodiments include time-domain symbol determination and/or indication using a combination of higher layer and downlink control information signaling for physical downlink shared channel and physical uplink shared channel; time domain resource allocations for mini-slot operations; rules for postponing and dropping for multiple mini-slot transmission; and collision handling of sounding reference signals with semi-statically or semi-persistently configured uplink transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for a UE configured to operate in a RAN. The method comprises receiving a PDCCH monitoring configuration that includes respective parameters for a plurality of PDCCH monitoring states. It also comprises, while operating in a first one of the PDCCH monitoring states, receiving an indication of a second one of the PDCCH monitoring states, and performing one of the following: selectively entering the second PDCCH monitoring state based on whether decoding of a PDSCH transmission from the RAN node was successful, or selectively exiting the second PDCCH monitoring state based on whether decoding of the PDSCH transmission from the RAN node was successful. A corresponding method for a RAN node and the corresponding UE and apparatus are also described.

Abstract: There is disclosed method of operating a receiving radio node (10, 100) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising receiving data signaling based on a data signaling indication, the data signaling indication indicating data signaling of an unspecified duration. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device configured with dual connectivity between a first group of cells and a second group of cells is provided. The method includes determining a limit of a power of transmission of a first uplink transmission in the first group of cells. The limit is determined based on an identified second uplink transmission in the second group of cells overlapping in time with the first uplink transmission. The method further includes setting the power of transmission for the first uplink transmission based on the limit. Methods performed by a first network node and/or a second network node are also provided.

Abstract: Herein, techniques for monitoring (304) and transmitting control channels on component carriers, CCs, in at least two frequency ranges, FRs, between a radio device and a base station are described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a transmission (302) of radio parameters that are, for each of the at least two FRs, indicative of the radio device's capability of monitoring a number of control channels on each of the CCs at the radio device is performed. Monitoring (304), in each of the at least two FRs, the number of control channels on each of the CCs according to the indicated capability is subsequently performed.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is provided. The network node is configured to configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation, and cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices, where the WUS is configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein efficiently address prioritization by a UE regarding its reception behavior with respect to a configured downlink transmission that is overlapped by a dynamic assignment and/or the dynamic downlink transmission scheduled via the dynamic assignment. In at least one embodiment having applicability to operation of the UE in a communication network based on the 5G NR specifications, the techniques disclosed herein provide for predictable behavior by the UE as to when the UE prioritizes a configured Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) versus another PDSCH. Correspondingly, a radio network node may exploit the predictable behavior of the UE to override a configured PDSCH in favor of a dynamic PDSCH, by transmitting the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) that schedules the dynamic PDSCH so that a timing relationship between the PDCCH and the configured PDSCH is satisfied.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for fast adaptation of DRX settings used by a UE via L1 signaling in order to reduce power consumption by the UE. Generally, the UE is configured for DRX by a higher layer protocol (e.g. RRC), and L1 signaling can be used to control or adapt the DRX by the UE. For example, the L1 signaling may be used to adjust or override 5 operation of an IAT. The downlink control information may be sent in an existing downlink control message or in a new downlink control message. The downlink control message may be a scheduling message scheduling a data transmission to or from the UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for secondary cell (Scell) management. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive a first command, via a Medium Access Control, MAC, layer signaling, the first command being an activation/deactivation command; perform a first set of actions for at least one Scell of one or more Scells based at least in part on the first command; receive a second command, via a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, signaling on a primary cell, Pcell; and perform a second set of actions for the at least one Scell of the one or more Scells based at least in part on the second command, the first set of actions and the second set of actions including starting or stopping PDCCH monitoring for the at least one Scell. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to send the first command and the second command.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein efficiently address prioritization by a UE regarding its reception behavior with respect to a configured downlink transmission that is overlapped by a dynamic assignment and/or the dynamic downlink transmission scheduled via the dynamic assignment. In at least one embodiment having applicability to operation of the UE in a communication network based on the 5G NR specifications, the techniques disclosed herein provide for predictable behavior by the UE as to when the UE prioritizes a configured Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) versus another PDSCH. Correspondingly, a radio network node may exploit the predictable behavior of the UE to override a configured PDSCH in favor of a dynamic PDSCH, by transmitting the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) that schedules the dynamic PDSCH so that a timing relationship between the PDCCH and the configured PDSCH is satisfied.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), method and computer program product are provided. A configuration is received to detect a first field within a first DCI, the UE operating in a first state upon reception of the configuration. While operating in the first state where a minimum slot offset is applicable for at least one of receiving data or transmitting data, the UE switches from operating in the first state to a second state responsive to detecting a first state value for the first field in a first control message using the first DCI format in a first slot of a first set of slots. While operating in the second state where the minimum slot offset is not applicable for at least one of receiving the data and transmitting the data, the UE switches from operating in the second state to the first state responsive to detecting a second state value.

Abstract: A method by a wireless device (510) configured for Discontinuous Reception, DRX, includes monitoring (1602) for a first wakeup signal, WUS, during a first WUS monitoring occasion. In response to the wireless device detecting the first WUS during the first WUS monitoring occasion, the wireless device monitors (1604) a downlink control channel during a downlink control channel monitoring occasion associated with the detected first WUS and abstains (1604) from monitoring fora second WUS in a second WUS monitoring occasion based on a condition.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device operable to receive scheduling and data transmission from one or more downlink cells and perform uplink transmission with two or more uplink cells. The method comprises receiving scheduling for a downlink transmission in one of the downlink cells and scheduling for an uplink transmission in one of the uplink cells to provide feedback for the downlink transmission and determining whether the uplink transmission is scheduled at least a minimum processing time after the scheduled downlink transmission. The minimum processing time is based on a numerology of the downlink cells and the uplink cells. The method further comprises, upon determining that the uplink transmission is not scheduled at least a minimum processing time after the scheduled downlink transmission, transmitting an indication to at least one cell of the one or more downlink cells.

Abstract: A wireless device (110) is configured with at least a first search-space set group, SSSG and a second SSSG. A method (1400) by the wireless device includes receiving (1402) a first indication to transition from the first SSSG to the second SSSG. Based on the first indication, the wireless device starts (1404) a SSSG-switching timer. While monitoring a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, according to the second SSSG, the wireless device receives (1406) a second indication to transition to PDCCH skipping for a duration. When the SSSG-switching timer expires before the duration ends, the wireless device continues (1408) PDCCH skipping until the duration ends.