Abstract: It is herein disclosed a method performed by a UE for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The UE obtains an indication of a performance of one or more beams of an antenna panel of the UE. The UE adapts one or more beam parameters of at least one antenna panel of the UE based on the obtained indication, wherein the one or more beam parameters are for establishing one or more beams of the at least one antenna panel of the UE.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for assisting a UE-side beam selection procedure. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises estimating TRP-side angular information of a CE from uplink signalling received from the UE at a TRP of the network node. The method comprises reporting the TRP-side angular 5 information towards the UE and configuring the UE to perform a UE-side beam selection procedure based on the TRP-side angular information.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for adjusting a set of candidate beams that a wireless device is to perform measurements on. A method comprises obtaining an estimated gain value associated with a first narrow beam in the set of candidate beams, wherein the estimated gain value is determined based on a value indicative of first received energy of a first reference signal received by the wireless device on a first wide beam and a value indicative of a second received energy of a second reference signal received by the wireless device on the first narrow beam; comparing the estimated gain value to an expected gain value associated with the first narrow beam; and based on the comparison, determining whether to adjust which beams belonging to the candidate set of beams.

Abstract: A network node and a method for transmitting a Transmission Configuration Indication, TCI, update to a UE. The network node associates a first transmit beam with a first reference signal having first Quasi Co-Location, QCL, channel properties. The first transmit beam gives the same first QCL channel properties and is used in data transmission to the UE. Further, the network node determines second QCL channel properties given by a second transmit beam when a beam change is triggered. When the second QCL channel properties is within a QCL channel property range of a second reference signal and when the second reference signal has third QCL channel properties being different from the first QCL channel properties, the network node associates the second transmit beam with the second reference signal, and transmits, to the UE, a TCI update having an indication of the second reference signal.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating based on beam selection, the beam selection being based on monitoring for reference signalling in a first resource space, the first resource space being associated to a second resource space associated to reception of a random access message. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A network node (18) identifies radio beams (50) that are affected by periodic fading at a User Equipment (UE) (12) and penalizes the identified beams (50) with respect to a serving-beam selection procedure that is used to select a serving radio beam (60) for the UE (12). For example, among a set (52) of radio beams (50) that are candidates for serving the UE (12), the serving-beam selection procedure selects one or more of the candidate beams (50) according to rankings determined from radio-signal measurements reported by the UE (12) or from measurements on Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) transmitted by the UE (12). In this context, penalizing a beam (50) means discounting its ranking for purposes of considering it within the beam-selection procedure.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for triggering user equipment to use a report configuration. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises triggering user equipment to use a report configuration. According to the report configuration the user equipment are to report at least one metric pertaining to MIMO channel information back to the network node. According to the report configuration the at least one metric is to be based on measurements made by the user equipment on an SSB reference signal. The method comprises receiving reportings of the MIMO channel information from the user equipment in accordance with the triggered report configuration.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting, in a random access message associated to first reference signaling, a measurement report pertaining to second reference signaling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to method performed by a radio network node for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The radio network node dynamically applies different muting patterns for muting an active component of one or more antenna branches of the radio network node and/or of one or more antenna panels of the radio network node, wherein the different muting patterns are associated with one or more types of physical channels used for communicating and/or a communication parameter related to one or more UEs. The radio network node performs a communication using the dynamically applied different muting patterns.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being adapted for communicating based on received reference signalling, the received reference signalling being associated to a random access message transmitted by a network node of the wireless communication network. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes performing a beam selection update, the beam selection update being based on received control signaling, the control signaling comprising a report indication indicating a measurement report transmitted by the wireless device, wherein the control signaling further comprises an element indication, the element indication indicating an entry of the indicated measurement report. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method of operating a feedback radio node in a wireless communication network, the feedback radio node being configured with a reference signalling configuration, the reference signalling configuration indicating set of groups of reference signals, the set including M groups, each group having a number Nm of reference signals The method includes transmitting a measurement report according to the reference signalling configuration. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting feedback signaling having a feedback report, the feedback report being associated to a feedback report identity. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods, like a method of operating a network node, a wireless device and a network node, as well as associated thereto a program product.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beam management. A method is performed by a radio transceiver device. The method comprises obtaining an angle spread value for signal paths towards a second radio transceiver device. The method comprises performing a beam management procedure for selecting which directional beam to use for communication with the second radio transceiver device by transmitting or receiving reference signals in a candidate set of directional beams. Which directional beams to include in the candidate set of directional beams is dependent on the angle spread value by the angle spread value determining sparsity of the directional beams in the candidate set of directional beams.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting a measurement report, the measurement report being indicative of a combination of a first set of measurement results, the first set of measurement results at least comprising a first measurement result pertaining to first reference signaling received by the wireless device and a second measurement result pertaining to second reference signaling received by the wireless device. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes performing beam switching based on a received first control information message, the first control information message indicating a target beam by indicating an entry in a measurement report. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for assigning physical resource blocks to base stations in a cell deployment for transmission of downlink reference signals. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining reports from terminal devices in the cell deployment, each report indicating location-wise signal strength measurements of base stations for one of the terminal devices. The method comprises determining, based on the obtained reports, whether to group the physical resource blocks in four sets of physical resource blocks or to group the physical resource blocks in less than four sets of physical resource blocks. The method comprises assigning the determined four or less sets of physical resource blocks to the base stations such that no two adjacent cells in the cell deployment are assigned to the same set of physical resource blocks. The method comprises initiating transmission of the downlink reference signals from the base stations in the assigned physical resource blocks.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for beam management. The network node receives one or more quality values from a User Equipment (UE). The one or more quality values are measured by the UE on first reference signals transmitted by the network node in respective one or more beams in a first set of candidate beams. The A serving beam is selected out of the first set of candidate beams based on the received quality values for data communication with the UE. The network node creates a rule related to signal quality. The network node obtains one or more second quality values related to respective subsequent messages transmitted to the UE in the selected serving beam. As long as the rule is fulfilled with respect to the second quality value, the network node transmits one or more further subsequent messages only in the serving beam.

Abstract: A method performed by a first wireless device (121) is provided. The method comprises transmitting (503) a radio signal towards the at least one second wireless device indicating that the first wireless device is, or that the at least one second wireless device has an option to be, responsible for beamforming of transmissions over the direct D2D communication link. The method also comprises receiving (505) information from the at least one second wireless device indicating which of the first wireless device or the at least one second wireless device is to be responsible for beamforming of transmissions over the direct D2D communication link. Further, the method comprises configuring (506), based on the received information, which of the first wireless device or the at least one second wireless device is to be responsible for beamforming of transmissions over the direct D2D communication link.

Abstract: A geofencing system (310) that does not rely on a GNSS or other like system. The geofencing system comprises a group of two or more fence-pole devices, FPDs, that define a geofenced area (399). Each FPD in the group is capable of making its own determination as to whether or not a certain communication device (377, 378) appears to be within the geofenced area. In one embodiment, if all of the FPDs have determined that the communication device appears to be within the geofenced area, then it is decided that the communication device is within the geofenced area. In another embodiment, if the group of FPDs consists of N FPDs and at least N?1 of the FPDs have determined that the communication device appears to be within the geofenced area, then it is decided that the communication device is within the geofenced area.