Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for HARQ feedback in NR Uu groupcast or broadcast, including methods for assigning and releasing the groupcast RNTI for Uu groupcast or broadcast, methods for enabling and disabling the HARQ feedback for Uu groupcast or broadcast, and methods for HARQ feedback and corresponding resource allocation for Uu groupcast or broadcast, including ACK-NACK based Uu groupcast HARQ feedback, NACK only based Uu groupcast HARQ feedback, and Enhanced ACK-NACK based Uu groupcast HARQ feedback. Also disclosed herein are methods for collision handling between HARQ feedback for Uu broadcast/groupcast and other transmissions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for synchronization enhancement in new radio non-terrestrial networks. In an example. a UE may determine a distance between the UE and a satellite of a NTN. The UE may determine a reference distance associated with the satellite. The UE may determine a differential delay associated with the UE based on the distance between the CE and the satellite and based on the reference distance. Based on the differential delay. the UE may determine a timing advance associated with the UE and the NTN.

Abstract: A structured tissue belt assembly including a supporting layer, a non-woven web contacting layer, and one or more laser welds that attach the bottom surface of the web contacting layer to the top surface of the supporting layer. The structured tissue belt assembly allows for air flow in x, y and z directions. In exemplary embodiments, the structured tissue belt assembly has an embedment distance between the supporting layer and the web contacting layer of 0.05 mm to 0.60 mm and a peel force between the web contacting layer and the supporting layer of at least 650 gf/inch.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices may support BFD with multi-TRP transmission or support BFR with multi-TRP transmission, among other things. For BFD with multi-TRP transmission, there may be the explicit configuration or implicit configuration. With regard to BFR with multi-TRP transmission there may: BFR using contention-free PRACH, BFR using PUCCH, BFR using contention-free 2-step RACH, or BFR using PUSCH.

Abstract: The present application is at least directed to an apparatus including a non-transitory memory with stored instructions for beam link pairing the apparatus to a gNB in a new radio. A processor of the apparatus, operably coupled to the non-transitory memory, executes an instruction of detecting synchronization signal blocks (SS). Another executed instruction includes receiving PRACH resource information in a master information block on a PBCH or system information block (SIB) on the secondary PBCH. Another executed instruction includes transmitting PRACH preambles through a set of uplink transmission beams in a subframe including the group of SS blocks. The PRACH preambles may be obtained from the PRACH resource information. Even another executed instruction including determining the apparatus is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for Intra-UE Prioritization in uplink (UL) transmissions. In an example, an apparatus may receive first information indicating a first uplink grant associated with a first transmission and second information indicating a second uplink grant associated with a second transmission. The apparatus may determine, based on the first information and the second information, that the first transmission and the second transmission overlap at least partially in time. The apparatus may determine a first priority associated with the first transmission and a second priority associated with the second transmission. The apparatus may then cause, based at least in part on the first priority and the second priority, at least one of: prioritization of one transmission over another transmission, or preemption of the first transmission by the second transmission.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices that are associated with downlink (DL) control, grant free (GF) transmission, or initial access. Particularly, disclosed herein are multi beam physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission mechanisms, grant free transmissions mechanisms, demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for physical broadcast channel (PBCH) mechanisms, and DMRS sequence design for new radio-channel state information-reference signal (NR-CSI-RS) and new radio-physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) (NR-PDSCH), among other things.

Abstract: The present application describes a WTRU including a non-transitory memory including instructions stored thereon for re-establishing a remote radio control (RRC) connection with a base station. The apparatus also includes a processor capable of executing instructions of determining, based upon a measurement in an active downlink bandwidth part (DL BWP), to initiate a random access channel (RACH) procedure. The processor also executes instructions of switching to a default uplink bandwidth part (UL BWP). The processor also executes instructions of initiating the RACH procedure. The process further executes instructions of transmitting a RA preamble using one of the RACH resources configured for the default UL BWP. The processor even further executes instructions of receiving a RA response. The processor yet even further executes instructions of switching from the default UL BWP to either an active UL BWP or another active UL BWP after re-establishing the RRC connection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices may assist in power saving in new radio. For example, enable power savings during the connected mode discontinuous reception cycle of the RRC_CONNECTED state of a user equipment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices may enable UE power savings in multi-beam connectivity using multi-TRPs or multi-UE panels. Methods, systems, and devices may enable PDCCH skipping in the active duration of the UE by skipping PDCCH monitoring associated with groups of CORESETs.

Abstract: A method of personalized image retrieval includes obtaining a natural language query including a name; replacing the name in the natural language query with a generic term to provide an anonymized query and named entity information; obtaining a plurality of initial ranking scores and a plurality of attention weights corresponding to a plurality of images using a trained scoring model that inputs the anonymized query and the plurality of images; obtaining a plurality of delta scores corresponding to the plurality of images using a re-scoring model that inputs the plurality of attention weights and the named entity information; and obtaining a plurality of final ranking scores by modifying the plurality of initial ranking scores based on the plurality of delta scores. The trained scoring model performs semantic based searching and the re-scoring model determines a probability that faces detected in the plurality of images correspond to the name.

Abstract: Different sidelink resource configurations and allocation schemes may be controlled by an interface, such as the Uu interface. The radio resource control configurations may include dynamic assignment of broadcast sidelink transmission, unicast sidelink transmission, or group sidelink transmission. There may be radio resource control configured static resource allocation for broadcast sidelink transmission, unicast sidelink transmission, or group sidelink transmission.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for a more flexible use of bandwidth parts (BWP) and cells for the various transmissions within the BFR procedure, such as the UL beam failure recovery request (BFRQ) and the DL beam failure recovery response (BFRR). The proposed framework allows these transmission to occur in BWPs with different Id, as well as on different cells. Example benefits include support for BFR on DL-only SCells by allowing the BFR UL transmissions on another cell with UL, support for sequential/parallel multi-cell BFRQ for improved BFR reliability and latency performance, and support for less UE-initiated BWP switching for BFR.

Abstract: New radio download numerology allocation information may be obtained through master information block data, system information block data, radio resource control signals, or signals or a physical downlink numerology indication channel, and used along with a reference signal detected in a search space to obtain resource element positions in an antenna port reference signal in a resource block that belongs to a particular band slice according to a reference signal allocation scheme for a band slice numerology. A physical download control may then be decoded based upon one or more resource elements of the reference signal, allowing the connection of, e.g., an enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine type communication, or ultra-reliable/low-latency application to a communications network thereby. Alternatively, multiple physical downlink control channels may be blindly demodulated at each of a number calculated reference signal locations, and one channel selected based on passing a cyclic redundancy check.

Abstract: Multicast/Broadcast Service (MBS) for user equipments (UE) in Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle/inactive modes via signally of MBS frequency ranges and/or switching between frequency ranges as required. Bandwidth Part (BWP) operation for MBS in RRC_IDLE and RRC_INACTIVE states may be implemented using a dedicated MBS BWP or by sharing a frequency range with other operations. An MBS frequency range may be wider or narrower than an initial BWP used by a UE, for example. MBS frequency range configure may be achieved in a number of ways, such as via Control Resource Set (CORESET), search space, and/or PDCCH monitoring occasions pattern settings for MBS in RRC idle/inactive. Downlink scheduling without dynamic grant for MBS in RRC idle/inactive may include configured scheduling and/or semi-persistent scheduling.

Abstract: A structured tissue belt assembly including a supporting layer and a nonwoven web contacting layer. The supporting layer has a top surface and a bottom surface and is formed of monofilaments including one or more layers of warp yarns interwoven with weft yarns in a repeating pattern. At least one of: a) at least some of the warp yarns; or b) at least some of the weft yarns, include laser energy absorbent material, and at least one of: a) at least some of the warp yarns; or b) at least some of the weft yarns include laser energy scattering material. Laser welds attach the bottom surface of the web contacting layer to the top surface of the supporting layer at points where the web contacting layer contacts the at least one of: a) the at least some of the warp yarns; or b) the at least some of the weft yarns that include laser energy absorbent material.

Abstract: Switching between Orthogonal Multiple Access (OMA) and Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) modes of a user equipment (UE) can be determined and indicated by a gNB to a UE at an RRC connected state using one or more of the following schemes: at an RRC (Radio Resource Control) layer with an RRC configuration message, at a MAC (Medium Access Control) layer with MAC CE (MAC control element) signaling, at a PHY (Physical) layer with DCI (Downlink Control Information) signaling, jointly with RRC configuration and DCI signaling, and/or jointly with RRC configuration and MAC CE signaling. The OMA or NOMA mode that the UE operates after the transition may be requested by the UE, indicated by the gNB, and/or may be based on one or more rules for OMA-NOMA switching.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for beamforming based initial access, beam management, and beam based mobility designs for NR systems. Issues are identified and addressed related to one or more of initial access, control channel design, eMBB and URLLC mixing, and beam training. The methods, systems and apparatus may include a receiving scheduling information and a preemption indication via a DCI. In addition, there may be a detecting and decoding of the preemption indication, a determining of a HARQ feedback associated, and a sending, to a network node, of the HARQ feedback.

Abstract: Downlink Control Information (DCI) may be expanded, or enhanced, to allow nodes such as UEs, eNBs, NR-nodes, gNBs, and TRPs in M2M, IoT, WoT networks to coordinate activities on PHY, MAC, and RRC layers. For example, DCI fields may be added or enhanced to include, for example, information regarding time resource allocation, frequency resource allocation, mini-slot allocation, and or Code Block Group (CBG) transmission. Such information, or similar information, may be used in operations such as mini-slot operations, Code Block Group (CBG) transmission, group common Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), grant-free and grant-less operations, response to Beam Failure Recovery Request (BFRR), UL Transmit (TX) beam change, Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) operations, aperiodic CSI-RS transmission and interference measurement, Band Width Part (BWP) operations, and Multi-Transmission and Reception Point (TRP)/Multi-Panel.

Abstract: Radio resource management measurements for new radio unlicensed are performed that are based on a measurement model where a missed received signal transmission opportunity indicator is provided to higher layers to adapt the measurement functions performed by the radio resource control when a missed received signal transmission opportunity is detected. Radio link monitoring for new radio unlicensed is performed based on in-sync or out-of-sync indications that are based on the estimated radio link quality in combination with missed radio link monitoring reference signal transmission opportunities.