Abstract: Cross-link switching between terrestrial and non-terrestrial links in integrated wireless communication networks involves interactions between a user equipment (UE), a terrestrial network device, and a non-terrestrial network device. Signaling is sent by one of the network devices and received by the UE, to schedule a transmission between the other network device and the UE. The scheduled transmission, which is cross-scheduled by one network device for the other network device, is communicated between the UE and the other network device according to the signaling. Communicating a transmission may involve sending the transmission by the UE and receiving the transmission by the other network device, or sending the transmission by the other network device and receiving the transmission by the UE.

Abstract: A method that includes sensing, by a first user equipment (UE), a signal transmitted by a second UE indicating a resource reservation for a shared channel for a sidelink (SL) transmission by the second UE and a priority associated with the SL transmission; determining, by the first UE, a threshold based on a type of the SL transmission and the priority; and selecting, by the first UE, a resource in the shared channel to use for a SL transmission by the first UE based on the threshold.

Abstract: Moving communication devices present challenges for conventional antenna beam sweeping techniques. According to embodiments of mobility-aware antenna beam tracking as disclosed herein signaling is communicated between a User Equipment (UE) and a moving communication device in a wireless communication network. The signaling is indicative of a beam trajectory along which an antenna beam, that is associated with the moving communication device, is moving. The moving communication device itself is also moving, along a device trajectory that may or may not be the same as the beam trajectory. The antenna beam is used for subsequent directional communications between the UE and the moving communication device.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) is configured to receive from a base station a signaling comprising indication of one or more time-frequency resources and an indicator indicating a time gap, and transmit a transport block (TB) to a second UE using the one or more time-frequency resources. For each of the time-frequency resources, the first UE monitors a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback from the second UE, using a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource; and transmits to the base station a HARQ feedback report signal based on the HARQ feedback or absence thereof, in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), using a single PUCCH resource determined based on the time gap from a last one of the PSFCH resources.

Abstract: With sidelink reservation signals sent together with the sidelink data, there is the possibility of interference with other sidelink signals. In order to address this, systems and methods are provided in which a first UE transmits a reservation signal to indicate at least one time-frequency resource for transmitting sidelink data. Following this, the first UE transmits at least one sidelink data transmission to a second UE using the at least one time-frequency resource indicated by the reservation signal. The reservation signal is transmitted before the at least one sidelink data transmission signal so that a third UE may detect the reservation signal and use the reservation signal to avoid using the at least one time-frequency resource indicated in the reservation signal.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mobility management across multiple subsystems of wireless network devices, such as base-stations, drones, balloons, planes and satellites. In particular, the maintenance of user experiences across the subsystems is addressed. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to integrating terrestrial networks with non-terrestrial networks and establishing mechanisms for managing mobility of user devices as the devices travel from a service area defined by a connection with a terrestrial network to a service area defined by a connection with a non-terrestrial network or vice versa. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to establishing a format for an exchange of communication between user devices and transmit-receive points so that the mobility of the user device may be appropriately managed.

Abstract: A New Radio (NR) control signal that indicates one or more Long Term Evolution (LTE) network parameters may be transmitted to NR UEs to enable the NR UEs to identify which resources carry LTE signal(s). The NR UEs may then receive one or more NR downlink signals over remaining resources in a set of resources without processing those resources that carry LTE signal(s). The NR downlink signals may have a zero power level, or otherwise be blanked, over resources that carry the LTE signal(s).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application pertain to control information for scheduling a transmission resource for downlink and uplink communications between one or more TRP and one or more UE. One Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for DL control information transmission is assumed to carry at least one assignment or scheduling information block for at least one Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) for DL data transmission or for at least one Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) for UL data transmission. Embodiments of the present application provide methods of providing configuration information that can be used by a user equipment (UE) to determine transmission mode for the PDSCH and PUSCH as well as information to determine where to monitor for the PDSCH, PUSCH and PUCCH information.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed that enable a user equipment (UE) to receive cell specific, UE specific and, in some embodiments, Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) specific parameters from a network side component, such as a transmit/receive point, and use that information to set at least one PUSCH transmit power when transmitting to the network side.

Abstract: Provisioning and communicating physical signals and channels in NR networks having a first subset of transmit and receive points that use a first cell ID and a second subset of transmit and receive points that use a second cell ID. Operations include transmitting from, and receiving from, a first transmit and receive point a first signal or channel wherein the first signal or channel is based on a first user equipment (UE) specific parameter assigned via the first subset of transmit and receive points and transmitting from, and receiving from, the first transmit and receive point the plurality of transmit and receive points a second signal or channel wherein the second signal or channel is based on a second UE specific parameter assigned via the second subset of transmit and receive points. A transmit and receive point and a UE for implementing the operations are also disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a manner of associating a physical layer channel, such as, but not limited to, physical broadcast channel (PBCH), physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), and physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a receive beam assumption. The beam assumption may, for example, relate a receive beam direction with a reference signal transmitted by a base station in which the reference signal is used for any of multiple uses by a user equipment (UE), such as beam management, multiple BS, including terrestrial BS and/or non-terrestrial BS, and UE mobility.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide, in a system that uses multiple radio link types for different networks within the system, methods for selecting more than one radio link type for transmission and acknowledgement of a signal to overcome a problem of mismatch of RTT of signaling over the different radio link types. As a particular example, in an integrated system including both a terrestrial network (TN) portion and a non-terrestrial network (NTN) portion, after an original signal is transmitted over the NTN portion, acknowledgement of the original signal, and retransmissions as necessary, can be carried out over the NT portion.

Abstract: METHOD FOR DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL DESIGN Embodiments of this disclosure improve the reliability of blind decoding when beamforming is used by having a user equipment (UE) receive a single downlink control information (DCI) message with different transmission and/or reception parameters. In some embodiments, a UE receives more than one set of configuration parameters, where any two sets of configuration parameters out of the more than one set of configuration parameters have at least one different parameter. The UE may receive two sets of configuration parameters each having a different transmission modes, but the same search space type. Additional examples are also provided.

Abstract: A method embodiment includes receiving, by a network device, a cooperation candidate set (CCS) and determining a cooperation active set (CAS). The CCS includes a plurality of potential cooperating user equipment (CUEs) for selection to the CAS, and the plurality of potential CUEs is selected from a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the network. The CAS is a set of CUEs selected from the CCS. A target user equipment (TUE) and the set of CUEs form a virtual multipoint transceiver.

Abstract: Moving communication devices present challenges for conventional antenna beam sweeping techniques. According to embodiments of mobility-aware antenna beam tracking as disclosed herein signaling is communicated between a User Equipment (UE) and a moving communication device in a wireless communication network. The signaling is indicative of a beam trajectory along which an antenna beam, that is associated with the moving communication device, is moving. The moving communication device itself is also moving, along a device trajectory that may or may not be the same as the beam trajectory. The antenna beam is used for subsequent directional communications between the UE and the moving communication device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first assignment for a first transmission with a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (process ID) in a first network resource, receiving a second assignment for a second transmission with a second HARQ process ID in a second network resource, wherein the first network resource and the second network resource differ in a domain other than a time domain, detecting an indication indicating that the first HARQ process ID and the second HARQ process ID map to a same transmission block (TB), and communicating with an access node, a transmission associated with at least one of the first HARQ process ID or the second HARQ process ID.

Abstract: In an integrated wireless communication network that includes terrestrial and non-terrestrial network devices, signaling that is indicative of information for application by a User Equipment (UE) in selection between multiple cooperation nodes to provide the UE with access to a non-terrestrial network device in the integrated wireless communication network is communicated. Cooperation may also or instead be applied in conjunction with a group handover procedure. For example, signaling that is indicative of information for application in making a handover determination by a cooperation node may be communicated.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided in which a UE transmits sidelink (SL) control information comprising a scheduling assignment (SA) indicating an SL transmission resource for a SL data transmission to a target UE. The SL transmission resource is based on one or more occupied SL resources identified by the UE and the SL transmission resource includes resources for an initial transmission and one or more retransmissions. The UE then transmits the SL data transmission using the SL transmission resource according to the transmitted SL control information. This is done without receiving, in a downlink control information (DCI), a grant of communication resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure improve the reliability of blind decoding when beamforming is used by having a user equipment (UE) receive a single downlink control information (DCI) message with different transmission and/or reception parameters. In some embodiments, a UE receives more than one set of configuration parameters, where any two sets of configuration parameters out of the more than one set of configuration parameters have at least one different parameter. The UE may receive two sets of configuration parameters each having a different transmission modes, but the same search space type. Additional examples are also provided.

Abstract: Provisioning and communicating physical signals and channels in NR networks having a first subset of transmit and receive points that use a first cell ID and a second subset of transmit and receive points that use a second cell ID. Operations include transmitting from, and receiving from, a first transmit and receive point a first signal or channel wherein the first signal or channel is based on a first user equipment (UE) specific parameter assigned via the first subset of transmit and receive points and transmitting from, and receiving from, the first transmit and receive point the plurality of transmit and receive points a second signal or channel wherein the second signal or channel is based on a second UE specific parameter assigned via the second subset of transmit and receive points. A transmit and receive point and a UE for implementing the operations are also disclosed.