Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for multi-cell scheduling.

Abstract: A processor and a user equipment (UE) are provided. The processor includes circuitry that executes instructions to cause a UE to perform operations. The operations include: identifying, among a plurality of cells for communicating with a base station, a scheduling cell and one or more cells schedulable by a same multi-cell downlink control information (DCI) in the scheduling cell, wherein the plurality of cells correspond to one or more subcarrier spacings (SCSs); determining a scaling factor; determining a limit of blind decoding or control channel elements (BD/CCEs) for one or more of the plurality of cells based at least on the one or more SCSs and the scaling factor; and monitoring for control information based on the determined limit.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to decode, based on signals received from a base station, first configuration information, determine, based on the first configuration information, that Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) repetition is to be enabled for a PUSCH scheduled by fallback Downlink Control (DCI) and configure transceiver circuitry to transmit, to the base station, a request to enable PUSCH repetition for the PUSCH scheduled by fallback DCI

Abstract: Some embodiments include a system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for implicit power saving operations for a network-controlled repeater (NCR) in a wireless network. Some embodiments include an NCR that can receive a Downlink Control Information (DCI) format including a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring periodicity, KS1, and operate in an On-state for a duration of KS1. The NCR can detect a skipped PDCCH monitoring periodicity, and operate in an Off-state for a duration corresponding to the skipped PDCCH monitoring periodicity. In some embodiments, the NCR operates with a carrier component (CC) with unpaired spectrum supporting slot configurations time division duplex (tdd)-uplink (UL)-downlink (DL)-ConfigurationCommon or tdd-UL-DLConfigurationDedicated.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide supplemental uplink configuration for single downlink control information based multi-cell scheduling.

Abstract: Techniques for supporting multi-TRP CJT are described. More specifically, in the context of multiple transmission and reception point (TRP) coherent joint transmissions (CJTs), embodiments are directed to one or more of handling different delays for different TRPs/TRP groups, minimizing channel state information (CSI) overhead, and codebook subset restriction (CBSR). For example, indications of which TRPs and/or TRP groups should utilize a common correction factor or different correction factors may be utilized to reduce overhead. In another example, indications of which TRPs and/or TRP groups should utilize a common correction factor or different correction factors may be utilized to reduce overhead. In yet another example, support for restricting spatial bases for which a UE will search and/or report CSI information using one or more CBSRs for various TRPs. Additionally, design details for codebook refinements to support these features are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for sidelink positioning including transmitting a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission to another UE, receiving feedback information from the other UE that was generated based on a measured signal strength of the transmitted SL-PRS transmission, and configuring an SL-PRS multiplexing group based on the received feedback information.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising configured to process, based on signals received from a network, a plurality of tables, wherein each table comprises one or more entries related to a selection of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), process, based on signals received from the network, a DMRS type 2 configuration for the PUSCH, select an entry from one of the plurality of tables based on the DMRS configuration and generate, for transmission, the PUSCH comprising DMRS type 2 on the DMRS ports corresponding to the entry, wherein the DMRS ports are at least one of (i) legacy ports or (ii) enhanced ports.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting positioning measurements. One method includes transmitting positioning measurement configuration information including a list of candidate beams, a priority indicator, and reporting criteria for positioning. Each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams may be associated with a positioning reference signal (PRS). The reporting criteria for positioning may include a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) measurement indicator, a line-of-sight (LOS) measurement indicator, and a reporting priority for each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams. The method may include receiving a report of positioning measurements based on the reporting criteria for at least one candidate beam of the list of candidate beams. The positioning measurements may be based on PRSs associated with at least one candidate beam of the list of candidate beams based on an associated PRS configuration.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured for operations with a serving cell in spectrum allocations less than 5 MHz. The UE configured to detect a synchronization signal block (SSB) including a primary synchronization signal (PSS) spanning a number of subcarriers, a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) spanning the number of subcarriers, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) that is considered to comprise a same number of subcarriers as the PSS and SSS, decode the PBCH and determine, from the PBCH, a configuration, a location and a bandwidth in a frequency domain for a control resource set 0 (CORESET #0) defining resources associated with a common search space (CSS) for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring.

Abstract: In one aspect, abase station, includes a transceiver configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE). The base station also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations including transmitting, by the network, a downlink control information (DCI) signal to the UE, the DCI comprising an indication associated with UE operation under simultaneous transmission across multiple panels (STxMP) with single frequency network (SFN) or with spatial division multiplexing (SDM), and communicating with the UE based on a maximum number of layers associated with the indication.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to determine a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration comprising a DMRS pattern for a frequency domain orthogonal cover code 8 (FD-OCC-8) and generate, for transmission to a base station, DMRS in accordance with the DMRS configuration. In some examples, the DMRS include DMRS eType 1 DMRS or DMRS eType 2 DMRS.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining and applying switching periods, e.g., incorporating timing advance, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond. A UE and network may determine one or more base switching period and one or more time adjustment value related to timing advance. An adjusted switching period may be determined based on a combination of a base switching period and a time adjustment value. The network may avoid transmitting to the UE during the adjusted switching period. The UE may perform an uplink transmission switch during the base switching period.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a measurement resource configuration for a user equipment (UE)-initiated beam measurement event, the measurement resource configuration comprising at least one of a current beam configuration for a current beam or a new beam configuration for a new beam; and detecting, using the measurement resource configuration, that the UE-initiated beam measurement event has occurred.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types. One apparatus (1100) includes a transceiver (1125) that receives a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network device, receives a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements, and receives a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS. The apparatus (1100) includes a processor (1105) that multiplexes the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration. The transceiver (1125) transmits the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second device according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-DCI based simultaneous PUSCH transmission. A network device may be configured to generate a plurality of downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a simultaneous transmission of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) of a wireless device, and to send the plurality of DCI to the wireless device, wherein the simultaneous transmission is configured by the plurality of DCI so that the plurality of PUSCHs to be transmitted by the wireless device are at least partially overlapped in time domain.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting irregular subcarrier spacing (“SCS”). One method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (“UE”), a configuration comprising an indication of at least one value of an irregular SCS. The method also includes communicating with the UE by applying the irregular SCS to resource elements (“REs”) in multiple physical resource block groups (“PRGs”) based on the indication of the at least one value of the irregular subcarrier spacing, where the irregular SCS comprises a pattern of multiple empty subcarriers interleaved among multiple occupied REs within a single PRG of the multiple PRGs.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transceiver device and a scheduling device, and communication methods for transceiver device and scheduling device. The transceiver device comprises a transceiver, which, in operation, receives control information over a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, the control information indicating a scheduled transmission of data; and circuitry, which, in operation, sets a monitoring period according to a number of blind retransmissions of the data, wherein the transceiver, in operation, monitors the PDCCH during the monitoring period.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a new radio (NR) unlicensed network to correlate resource selection with shared spectrum channel access. The device can perform a resource selection procedures within a resource selection window (RSW) to determine a set of candidate resources, and a clear channel assessment (CCA). A resource selection of one or more resources can be performed from the set of candidate resources to enable a sidelink (SL) communication. The CCA initiates after an aperiodic traffic arrival, after a previous transmission, or after the resource selection is completed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for synchronization signal block (SSB) groups associated with multiple waveforms for a wireless communication network associated with a high frequency range. An apparatus includes: a transceiver that receives from a radio access network (RAN) supporting a high frequency range: a first configuration comprising a first indication that a first group of SSBs is associated with a first waveform; a second configuration comprising a second indication that a second group of SSBs is associated with a second, different waveform. The apparatus includes a processor that determines a respective waveform associated with a received SSB based at least in part on an SSB index, the SSB index indicating the respective waveform associated with the received SSB. In some examples, random access channel (RACH) occasions are associated with the received SSB and with different RACH occasion waveform.