Abstract: A method, computer program and apparatus is described comprising: receiving, from a user equipment at a network node, an indication that the user equipment has the capability to mitigate self-interference at the user equipment for multi-band operation; and transmitting, from the network node to the user equipment, an approval to allow the user equipment to mitigate self-interference at the user equipment for the multi-band operation.

Abstract: A method, computer program and apparatus is described including: determining a safe output power level of a device of a mobile communication system based, at least in part, on a determined maximum sensitivity degradation type of the device; receiving a power command, from a network node of the mobile communication system, for controlling the transmit power of the device; determining whether the determined safe output level would be exceeded by implementing the received power command; and controlling device transmissions in accordance with a self-interference control algorithm in the event that it is determined that the safe output power level would be exceeded by implementing said power command.

Abstract: Method including: determining, subsequently for each of X beams, a characteristic of a power of a reference signal received on the respective beam over a respective period of time; and identifying a best beam among the X beams such that the characteristic of the power of the best beam is extreme among the characteristics of the power received on the X beams over the respective period of time; wherein X is an integer equal to or larger than 2; each of the periods of time has a same duration denoted a slice duration; the slice duration is shorter than a duration of one symbol of the reference signal.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive, from a network node, a configuration for one or more resource elements having zero power; receive downlink control information, wherein the downlink control information comprises, at least, an aperiodic indication for triggering resource elements having zero power; and determine a number of co-scheduled user equipments in a physical downlink shared channel based, at least partially, on at least one of: an index associated with the one or more resource elements, a number of the one or more resource elements, or a number of the one or more resource elements triggered with the aperiodic indication; and identify co-scheduled-UE interferer information based on the number of co-scheduled-UEs and the resource elements having zero power. The co-scheduled-UE interferer information includes determination of the MO, FDRA and DMRS ports of each co-scheduled UE.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, embedding information for time synchronization to a SSB, encrypting the SSB and transmitting in a cellular communication network the encrypted SSB comprising the information for time synchronization.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a terminal device, a method, an apparatus and a computer readable storage medium for irregular channel bandwidth support mechanism. In some embodiments, a terminal device may receive a configuration of irregular channel bandwidth from a network device and further configure multiple bandwidths for multiple filters based on the configuration. In some embodiments, at least two of the multiple bandwidths are different. As such, the filter configurations at the terminal device may support the irregular channel bandwidths, even when the terminal device does not update the analog filters in hardware.

Abstract: A network element in a wireless network sends, to a target UE, configuration of CSI RSs for use in a time-frequency resource space of a PDSCH. The configuration informs the UE to use the CSI RSs for interference parameter detection of co-scheduled UE(s) in the PDSCH. The network element transmits, toward the target UE, the CSI RSs. A target UE in a wireless network receives, from a network element, configuration of CSI RSs for use in a time-frequency resource space of a physical downlink shared channel. The configuration informs the target UE to use the CSI RSs for interference parameter detection of co-scheduled UE(s) in the PDSCH. The target UE receives, from the network element, the CSI RSs. The target UE performs the interference parameter detection using the CSI RSs.

Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a first device, the method comprising: determining whether or not a change indication from a second device is preferred when transmit power at the second device changes in a transmission to the first device; and providing to the second device, information of whether or not the change indication is preferred.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to: receive, from a network, an indication of one or more sets of ports, wherein the one or more sets of ports are grouped; receive, from the network, at least one parameter for port interference detection, wherein the at least one parameter for port interference detection comprises at least one of: a scrambled cyclic redundancy code, a number of interfered ports, a set index for a set of at least one of the one or more sets of ports, or an indication of a selected set of the one or more sets of ports; and determine the set of at least one of the one or more sets of ports based, at least partially, on the at least one parameter for port interference detection.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting by a user equipment of maximum sensitivity degradation and relaxation values thereof. A method includes receiving a request message related to capability of the apparatus, wherein the request message includes maximum sensitivity degradation information of the apparatus corresponding to an operational situation of the apparatus; responding to the request message with a response message, wherein the response message indicates the maximum sensitivity degradation value corresponding to said operational situation of the apparatus; and utilizing self-measurements during said operational situation of the apparatus to determine a new maximum sensitivity degradation value which replaces the current maximum sensitivity degradation value corresponding to the operational situation of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method including: receiving, by an apparatus including one or more antenna panels for receiving beams, a frame structure including a plurality of time slots, wherein each time slot includes a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division modulated (OFDM) symbols and at least one guard period; performing beam sweeping over a plurality of received beams during said guard period; and aligning the apparatus to receive on a best beam of at least one antenna panel determined based on the beam sweeping.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: receiving a first transmission from an antenna, the first transmission comprising a first carrier including a first signal and a second carrier including a second signal, wherein the first and second carriers are separated in frequency within a first operational band; splitting the first transmission into a first channel and a second channel; downconverting the first channel to centre the first carrier at a baseband frequency to extract the first signal; downconverting the second channel to centre the second carrier at the baseband frequency to extract the second signal; and providing the first signal to a first processor and the second signal to a second processor; wherein the first and second processors are associated with first and second subscriber identity modules respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first reception path comprising a first low noise amplifier; multiple downstream receiver circuitry; a switching arrangement configured to, in a first state, couple the first reception path to one of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry and configured to, in a second state, simultaneously couple the first reception path to a plurality of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry; and a controller configured to place the switching arrangement in the second state to support reception of a first bandwidth, wherein the switching arrangement is configured in the second state to enable processing of the received first bandwidth as a plurality of overlapping bandwidths wherein each of the plurality of overlapping bandwidths is processed via one of the plurality of the multiple downstream receiver circuitry.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes at least receiver circuitry, a processor, and memory. The apparatus also includes a plurality of directional antennas configured to simultaneously receive different downlink signals for each polarization. The apparatus further includes control circuitry for controlling processes for beam sweeping, beam refinement, and selecting a beam pair that maximizes signal strength while minimizing inter-layer-group interference. A portable electronic device and a stationary electronic device that include the apparatus are also provided. A method carried out by means, such as the apparatus, is also provided. A computer program product, such as a non-transitory computer readable medium, for causing an apparatus to carry out such a method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for obtaining a measured power loss in at least a first channel; means for, in dependence upon the measured power loss, determining to increase, decrease, or maintain a number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel; and means for, in dependence upon the determination, changing the number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a plurality of antenna panels for receiving beams; circuitry for receiving reference signals; circuitry for determining, based on measurements of said reference signals, a first parameter indicative of at least channel quality for a beam on each antenna panel, wherein a value of said first parameter is determined for each antenna panel according to a predetermined beam scanning procedure; circuitry for determining, at least for a plurality of non-serving antenna panels, a value of a second parameter based on a difference of values of the first parameters between a beam on a serving antenna panel and a beam on a particular non-serving antenna panel; and circuitry for pausing, based on the determined values of the first and/or the second parameter, the predetermined beam scanning procedure for one or more antenna panels.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: receiving from a network an indication of a channel assignment; determining adjacent channel interface within a reception bandwidth when applying a first receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment; determining whether the adjacent channel interference meets a predetermined criterion with respect to a predetermined threshold; based on determining that the adjacent channel interference meets the predetermined criterion, switching from applying the first receiver configuration to applying a second receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment, and transmitting to the network a message indicating a capability update of the apparatus with respect to at least one of frequency bands or frequency band combinations; or based on determining that the adjacent channel interference does not meet the predetermined criterion, continue applying the first receiver configuration for reception on the channel assignment.

Abstract: An apparatus such as a user equipment configured to support an irregular bandwidth signal. The apparatus comprising multiple means for frequency translating a wireless communication signal in a frequency bandwidth that is different to a predefined bandwidth and for filtering said frequency translated wireless communication signals. Means for adjusting a centre frequency used by the multiple means for frequency translating; and control means.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, embedding information for time synchronization to a SSB, encrypting the SSB and transmitting in a cellular communication network the encrypted SSB comprising the information for time synchronization.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve interprocess communication. An example apparatus to improve network transmission efficiency of a sending peer includes a metadata engine to identify a reference element of a composite to a receiving peer, an annotation engine to identify configuration information of the reference element, a deep copy engine to extract an active portion of the reference element based on the configuration information, and a client payload engine to transmit the active portion of the reference element in a binary data format associated with transmission metadata.