Abstract: Techniques are provided for Wake up signal monitoring in a radio resource control connected (RRC) mode. An example method can include a base station receiving an indication from a user equipment (UE) of a capability for wake-up signal (WUS) monitoring in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode while in a sleep state. The base station can configure the UE with a first frequency domain resource for WUS monitoring in the RRC connected mode while in the sleep state. The base station can transmit a WUS using the first frequency domain resource and a first time domain resource, wherein a main radio of the UE is configured to transmit and receive based on the WUS. The base station can transmit a first downlink (DL) transmission.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for Wake up signal monitoring in a radio resource control connected (RRC) mode. An example method can include a user equipment (UE) determining capability information associated with wake-up signal (WUS) monitoring, the capability information to include an indication that the UE supports WUS monitoring in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The UE can transmit, to a base station, an indication of the capability. The UE can perform, while in a sleep state in which transmitting and receiving by a main radio is suspended, WUS monitoring to detect a trigger. The UE can transition from the sleep state to the awake state based on the trigger. The UE can monitor for a downlink (DL) transmission in the awake state.

Abstract: A system may include an access point (AP), user equipment (UE), and a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). The RIS may include an array of elements coupled to adjustable devices controlled to cause the array to reflect signals in different directions. The RIS may be controlled in a first mode in which the AP controls the adjustable devices, a second mode in which the UE controls the adjustable devices, and a third mode in which the RIS controls the adjustable devices. The RIS, AP, or UE may determine which mode to place the RIS in based on a downlink signal transmitted by the AP, an uplink signal transmitted by the UE, measurements of the signals performed on the RIS, a first distance or round trip time between the AP and the RIS, and/or a second distance or round trip time between the UE and the RIS.

Abstract: A system may include an access point (AP), user equipment (UE), and a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). The RIS may include an array of elements coupled to adjustable devices controlled to cause the array to reflect signals in different directions. The RIS may be controlled in a first mode in which the AP controls the adjustable devices, a second mode in which the UE controls the adjustable devices, and a third mode in which the RIS controls the adjustable devices. The RIS, AP, or UE may determine which mode to place the RIS in based on a downlink signal transmitted by the AP, an uplink signal transmitted by the UE, measurements of the signals performed on the RIS, a first distance or round trip time between the AP and the RIS, and/or a second distance or round trip time between the UE and the RIS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a user device, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a rule for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, generates, based on a mapping known to the user device and the base station, a set of layer-to-port mapping combinations, and receives, from the base station, control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for data transmission and/or reception.

Abstract: Provided is a base station capable of enhancing signal reception performance. In the base station (100), a control unit (101) generates data signals in unit of fixed length. A transmission unit (107) performs repetitive transmission of a transmission signal including at least one of the data signals in unit of fixed length in a resource that can be set to a plurality of data lengths.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced UL repetition indication and repetition procedure provides one or more signaling mechanisms to support dynamic PUCCH repetition factor indication. A User Equipment apparatus 500 includes a transceiver 525 and a processor 505 that receives from a network 120, a Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) configuration for one or more physical uplink control channel (“PUCCH”) resources sets and corresponding one or more PUCCH resource configurations 402 for each of the configured PUCCH resource sets, where one or more of the corresponding PUCCH resource configurations 402 indicate a number of slots over which PUCCH can be repeated and receives from the network a downlink control information (“DCI”), where the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator (“PRI”) 404 to indicate one of a RRC configured PUCCH resources 402 within a PUCCH resource set and a corresponding number of slots 406 for PUCCH repetition.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating transmit beams and sensing beams for channel access. One apparatus (700) includes a transceiver (725) and a processor (705) that receives (905) a mapping configuration from a RAN, said the mapping configuration associating at least one transmit beam to at least one sensing beam. The processor (705) receives (910) an indication of a transmit beam to perform uplink transmission and determines (915) a sensing beam based on the indicated transmit beam and the mapping configuration. Via the transceiver (725), the processor (705) performs (920) an LBT procedure prior to transmission using the determined sensing beam, where the determined sensing beam has a beamwidth that covers the indicated transmit beam, and performs (925) uplink transmission during a COT using at least the indicated transmit beam in response to LBT success.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for location-aware beam selection. One method a communication device (i.e., a UE and/or gNB) includes mapping a set of beam signal characteristics to UE location information and storing said mapping to a Beam Fingerprint (“BFP”) database. The method includes identifying a UE location and selecting an optimal beam based using the UE location and the BFP database, said optimal beam being one of: a transmit beam and a receive beam.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE), a network node, and communication methods respectively for a UE and a network node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives, on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, downlink control information, DCI, for scheduling a plurality of transmissions or receptions between the UE and a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, on a plurality of channels, the DCI including one or more indicators indicating one or more respective transmission parameters, and circuitry which, in operation, obtains, based on the one or more indicators and on a configuration, a plurality of values respectively of the one or more transmission parameters. The transceiver, in operation, performs the plurality of transmissions or receptions using a respective one of the plurality of values of the one or more transmission parameters for each of the plurality of transmissions or receptions.

Abstract: Described are processing time approaches to simultaneous multi-cell PUSCH/PDSCH scheduling with a single DCI (downlink control information) in a wireless communication system. In various approaches, simultaneously scheduling a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) through a single DCI transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occurs, wherein each of the plurality of PDSCHs is associated with a respective cell in a plurality of cells. The approaches further include transmitting data to or receiving data to a user equipment (UE) based on the scheduling information, wherein the plurality of PDSCHs occurs no earlier than a time offset following the PDCCH.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which comprises a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a base station over a channel, wherein the signal is transmitted based on an initial channel quality information indicating a first channel quality of the channel. A receiver of the UE receives a transmission quality information indicating a second channel quality of the channel used for transmitting the signal. A processing circuitry of the UE estimates a transmission quality based on the initial channel quality information and the transmission quality information, wherein the transmission quality indicates whether the transmission of the signal over the channel was successful or not.

Abstract: A network-controlled repeater (NCR) may receive configuration information from a base station to configure one or more receive (Rx) beams and corresponding time-domain resources for potential reception from one or more user equipments (UEs). The NCR may monitor for reception of a physical uplink channel or signal from the one or more UEs on the configured one or more Rx beams on the corresponding time-domain resources and determine that the physical uplink channel or signal is not received for at least a threshold amount of time. Additionally, the NCR may determine to refrain from at least one of additional monitoring for reception of the physical uplink channel or signal from the one or more UEs or transmission of one or more synchronization signal block (SSBs) to the one or more UEs for a duration of time.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for supporting configured grant simultaneous physical uplink shared channel transmissions.

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: Systems and methods for sounding reference signal (SRS) enhancement for eight transmit (Tx) uplink (UL) operation are discussed. Embodiments herein relate to the design and use of SRS resource sets (and SRS resources therein) corresponding to eight Tx UL operation. Embodiments of eight transmit eight receive (Rx) (8T8R) antenna switching operation are discussed. Further, embodiments of eight Tx UL operation codebook physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) operation are discussed. Still further, embodiments of eight Tx UL non-codebook PUSCH operation are discussed. Still further, embodiments for eight Tx UL operation applicable in either/both codebook and non-codebook PUSCH cases are discussed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for CSI enhancement for multi-TRP coherent joint transmission. A user equipment (UE) receives signals from a plurality of transmission and reception points (TRPs). The UE determines, based on the signals, multiple TRP (multi-TRP) coherent joint transmission (CJT) channel state information (CSI) report information for a codebook based on a spatial basis selection matrix, a combination coefficient matrix, and a frequency basis selection matrix. The spatial basis selection matrix is layer common, polarization common, and TRP independent. The UE reports, to one or more of the plurality of TRPs, the multi-TRP CJT CSI report information.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for multi-cell PUSCH/PDSCH scheduling with a single DCI in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: Described are processing time approaches to simultaneous multi-cell PUSCH/PDSCH scheduling with a single DCI (downlink control information) in a wireless communication system. In various approaches, simultaneously scheduling a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) through a single DCI transmitted via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) occurs, wherein each of the plurality of PDSCHs is associated with a respective cell in a plurality of cells. The approaches further include transmitting data to or receiving data to a user equipment (UE) based on the scheduling information, wherein the plurality of PDSCHs occurs no earlier than a time offset following the PDCCH.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reference signal reporting configuration. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a plurality of reference signals. The configuration for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals includes a time-frequency resource, a time-domain behavior, a quasi-co-location assumption, a polarization type, and a usage type corresponding to a reference signal transmission, a reference signal reception, or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving a reporting configuration from the network device. The reporting configuration corresponds to the plurality of reference signals, and the reporting configuration includes the time-frequency resource, the time-domain behavior, and reporting quantities including polarization measurements for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.