Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring and reporting channel access statistics. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration message from a network, said configuration message indicating a measurement resource for channel sensing and a spatial beam for the measurement resource. Here, the apparatus does not transmit on the measurement resource and the network also does not transmit on the measurement resource. The processor performs channel-sensing measurement using the indicated measurement resource and spatial beam and generates a channel access report using a plurality of channel-sensing measurements. The transceiver sends the channel access report to the network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for monitoring periodic reference signals. One method includes detecting, at a device, for reception of a periodic downlink reference signal from at least a first beam, a number of consecutive occurrences of: an interference level being greater than an interference level threshold; a listen-before-talk failure; or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the method includes determining whether the number of consecutive occurrences is greater than a predetermined threshold. In certain embodiments, the method includes, in response to the number of consecutive occurrences being greater than the predetermined threshold: monitoring to receive the periodic downlink reference signal from a second beam; terminating the monitoring for the reception of the downlink reference signal from at least the first beam for a time period; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selecting a fixed frame period operation for uplink transmission. One apparatus includes a processor and a receiver that receives a first configuration from a RAN node for a first FFP duration and receives a second configuration from the RAN node for a second FFP duration, where the first FFP duration is different than the second FFP duration. The processor selects a FFP duration for an UL transmission to be transmitted based on an entity acquiring a channel occupancy and controls a transmitter to transmit the UL transmission in the channel occupancy with the selected FFP duration, where the selected FFP duration is either the first FFP duration or the second FFP duration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple sidelink RSs. One method includes transmitting, from a transmitter user equipment to a receiver user equipment, information indicating RSs. The information further indicates beams and/or panels transmitting first layer control signaling indicating target user information, resource configuration of a RS for receiver decoding or transmitting using a default reference signal configuration, and a time slot offset and time frequency resource. Transmitting the information indicating the RSs includes determining to transmit: the RSs as part of the initial beam acquisition together with a higher layer discovery request message and/or prior to higher layer signaling. The receiver user equipment determines the target user information, and generates and transmits: a beam measurement feedback using a beam correspondence; or a RS indicating the beams and/or the panels in the time slot offset if not supporting beam correspondence.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a mobile terminal, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The mobile terminal comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a configuration for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, the resources being grouped in a plurality of code division multiplexing, CDM, groups, and receives control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for arranging reference signals on ports of at least one CDM group for data transmission and/or reception, wherein the control information indicates a co-scheduling information for the at least one and/or at least a different CDM group of the plurality of CDM groups for the same data transmission and/or reception.

Abstract: Some embodiments are disclosed for Uplink (UL) Transmission (Tx) switching in a wireless network. Some embodiments a base station (BS) can receive first UL Txs, transmit, a dynamic trigger signal for UL Tx switching, where a number of configured UL Tx switching bands, M, is greater than a maximum number of UL Tx chains, N, where M and N are integers. The BS can receive second UL Txs according to the dynamic trigger signal. In some examples, the first UL Txs and the second UL Txs correspond to a first pair of bands of the M configured UL Tx switching bands, or the first UL Txs correspond to a first pair of bands of the M configured UL Tx switching bands, and the second UL Txs correspond to one band of the first pair of bands and a different band of the M configured UL Tx switching bands.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring positioning measurements and reports. One apparatus includes a transceiver that receives an uplink (“UL”) configured grant configuration based on criteria associated with at least one of a measurement priority order, a positioning latency budget, and a positioning processing timeline for the UE. The apparatus includes a processor that performs at least one positioning measurement for the UE according to at least one of the measurement priority order and the positioning processing timeline and generates a positioning measurement report comprising the at least one positioning measurement. The transceiver sends the positioning measurement report to the mobile wireless communication network using the UL configured grant configuration based on an availability of positioning-related reference signal measurements based on at least one of the measurement priority order and the positioning processing timeline.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for requesting a waveform change. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, first information indicating configurations for a plurality of waveforms and an indication indicating that the user equipment is enabled to request a waveform change, a subcarrier spacing change, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting a request message to a base station. The request message requests the waveform change, the subcarrier spacing change, or the combination thereof. The method includes receiving a response message from the base station. The response message indicates whether the request for the waveform change, the subcarrier spacing change, or the combination thereof is approved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a wakeup signal. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a discontinuous reception configuration including a slot offset, and/or an on-duration a periodicity. The method includes receiving a wakeup signal configuration including a wakeup signal offset and/or a monitoring occasion. The wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information signaling. The method includes receiving information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal during a discontinuous reception sleep period in a sounding reference signal resource using a transmit beam, and/or a transmit spatial filter. The method includes receiving a control signal using a corresponding receive beam and/or receive spatial filter. The method includes configuring, a spatial filter relationship between the sounding reference signal resource and wakeup signal reception using downlink control information signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for early termination of an uplink transmission. One method includes starting to transmit a first uplink transmission with a first duration in a beginning of a CO period. The method includes determining to terminate the first uplink transmission earlier than an end of the first duration based on: repetitions associated with the first uplink transmission; or a duration of overlapping CG resources. The first uplink transmission can be sent in any of the overlapping CG resources, and each of the overlapping CG resources is associated with a different CG configuration than a CG configuration associated with another overlapping CG resource. The method includes terminating the first uplink transmission earlier than the end of the first duration.

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: The present invention relates to a user device, a base station, and data transmission and reception methods to be performed by a user device and a base station in a communications system. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, calculates the starting location of a paging region comprising resources in which user devices are paged, the paging region including paging information for paging said user device; and determines an offset with respect to the starting location of the paging region, the offset indicating the location of the paging information for paging said user device relative to the starting location of the paging region.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for inserting beam switching gaps between beam transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor that that inserts a gap between contiguous transmissions from a mobile wireless communication network to a user equipment (“UE”) device, the contiguous transmissions scheduled on different beams. The apparatus includes a transceiver that indicates to the UE device a type of gap that is inserted between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams and indicates to the UE device a number of empty symbols that are used between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for autonomous sidelink resource selection. One method includes receiving, at a sidelink communication device and from a location management function, a request including a plurality of parameters for performing autonomous resource selection for transmission of a sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes performing the autonomous resource selection for determining a sidelink resource for the transmission of the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes determining the sidelink resource based on the autonomous resource selection and based on a priority, a packet delay budget, a reference signal received power, a positioning reference signal offset, a positioning reference signal comb pattern, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for localizing a target user equipment (“UE”) sidelink (“SL”) positioning includes a processor configured to cause the target UE to receive from a sidelink configuration source SL positioning reference signals (“SL PRS”) assistance data associated with SL reference signal transmissions e.g., beam transmissions, transmitted from one or more SL signal transmitting devices. The target UE receives transmitted SL signal information from the one or more SL signal transmitting devices and performs SL signal angle of arrival (“AoA”) measurements or SL reference signal received power (“SL RSRP”) measurements for deriving angle of departure (“AoD”) mapped to the received SL RSRP measurements or performs SL radio resource management measurements (“SL-RMM”) for determining an estimated location of the target UE using SL-AoD, SL-AoA, SL-RMM positioning techniques or combinations thereof.

Abstract: One instance of a user equipment (UE) apparatus includes a target UE configured to receive sidelink (“SL”) positioning reference signals (“SL-PRS”) from a reference node and two or more additional UEs, measure SL reference signal timing differences (“RSTDs”) between the two or more additional UEs with respect to the reference node, and determine an estimated location of the target UE based on a time-difference-of-arrival (“TDOA”) positioning technique using the SL RSTDs. Another instance of UE apparatus includes a target UE configured to transmit SL-PRS to one or more additional UEs, receive SL positioning reference signals from a one or more additional UEs, and determine an estimated location of the target UE based on a SL round-trip time (“RTT”) positioning technique using the SL-PRS transmitted and received between the target UE and additional UEs.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a sensing reference signal. One method includes receiving, at a first device, configuration information from a second device. The configuration includes: a set of sensing reference signal sequence generation parameters; a set of sensing reference signal resource pattern parameters, wherein a pattern corresponding to the set of sensing reference signal resource pattern parameters includes time domain locations of symbols within a sensing reference signal, frequency domain locations of resource elements within the sensing reference signal, or a combination thereof; and information indicating to map a generated sequence based on the pattern on at least one antenna to create a sensing reference signal pattern. The method includes generating a sensing reference signal. The method includes transmitting and/or receiving the sensing reference signal according to the configuration information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for control information that schedules or activates multiple transmissions. One method (1200) includes receiving (1202) user equipment specific signaling from a device. The user equipment specific signaling comprises a control information format that dynamically indicates a set of parameters that schedule or activate at least two transmissions between the user equipment and the device; and the at least two transmissions comprise: a first transmission having a first transmission link direction from the user equipment to the device; and a second transmission having a second transmission link direction from the device to the user equipment.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating a control signaling configuration with a waveform type. One apparatus in a mobile communication network includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration for control signaling. The processor associates a control signaling configuration with a waveform type, where at least two different waveform types are associated with different control signaling configurations. The transceiver receives from a radio access network a control signal transmission using the associated waveform type.