Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which receives, from a base station via an unlicensed radio cell, uplink configuration information to configure at least one set of radio resources of the unlicensed radio cell available for transmitting uplink control information, the radio resource set being associated with a UE group ID indicating a UE group to which the UE is associated. The UE receives, from the base station, downlink control information, DCI, indicating a UE group ID. The UE, when determining that the associated UE group ID is the same as the UE group ID indicated by the DCI, determines scheduling request radio resources within the at least one set of uplink control information radio resources based on the received downlink control information. The UE transmits a scheduling request to the base station using the determined scheduling request radio resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting acknowledgements for DL data transmitted on UL resources. One apparatus in a mobile communication network includes a processor and a transceiver that receives signaling information from a RAN node to schedule a first set of PDSCH resources and a first set of corresponding PUSCH resources, where the information to schedule the first set of PDSCH resources and the first set of PUSCH resources is transmitted in a same slot. The processor determines feedback information for a PDSCH transmission received from the RAN node using the first set of PDSCH resources and controls the transceiver to send feedback information for the PDSCH transmission to the RAN node using the first set of PUSCH resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for consecutive data packet feedback. One method includes receiving a first set of consecutive data packets. The method includes transmitting feedback corresponding to the first set of consecutive data packets, wherein the feedback comprises: an error indication in response each data packet in the first set of consecutive data packets failing to be received correctly; a non-error indication in response to at least one data packet in the first set of consecutive data packets being received correctly; a counter value that indicates a consecutive number of data packet failures; or some combination thereof.

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: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal, a system and respective methods. The user equipment receives plural PDCCHs from each of plural TRPs within a single TTI, and decodes plural DCIs respectively carried on the received plural PDCCHs from each of the plural TRPs. All of the decoded plural DCIs from each of the plural TRPs are respectively scheduling plural PDSCH receptions or plural PUSCH transmissions on different ones of the plural TRPs. And all of the plural PDSCH receptions or plural PUSCH transmission are scheduled such that one of the decoded plural DCIs from each of the plural TRPs is scheduling a same one PDSCH reception or a same one PUSCH transmission on a same one of the plural TRPs. The user equipment receives or transmits same data in the respectively scheduled plural PDSCH receptions from or PUSCH transmission to each of the plural TRPs.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a repetition scheme for a scheduled set of TBs. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives control signaling containing scheduling information for the transmission of a set of transport blocks (“TBs”) over a plurality of transmission occasions and receives repetition information that schedules time-domain repetition of the set of TBs. The apparatus includes a processor that determines, for each TB in the set of TBs, whether to apply the time-domain repetition based on time-domain resources allocated for each TB and controls a transmitter to transmit the set of TBs in accordance with the scheduling information and the repetition information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced DM-RS configuration. One apparatus in a mobile communication network includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a first indication of a configuration for Demodulation Reference Signal (“DM-RS”), where the DM-RS configuration includes a plurality of DM-RS configuration types. The transceiver also receives a second indication to autonomously switch among the plurality of DM-RS configuration types based on a configured subcarrier spacing value for a channel. The processor performs single channel estimation from multiple indicated antenna ports using the DM-RS configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for requesting a sidelink positioning reference signal resource. One method includes transmitting a request for at least one resource for a sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes receiving a response to the request for the at least one resource for the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes transmitting a sidelink positioning reference signal in the at least one resource. The method includes transmitting a report containing estimated positioning information.

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: The present disclosure provides a terminal capable of efficiently transmitting data of different services. In this terminal (200), a controller (209) determines a transmission operation of a first transmission, corresponding to a first service, and a second transmission, corresponding to a second service, based on the first transmission and a setting of a reference signal included in the second transmission. A transmitter (216) transmits an uplink signal including at least a signal of the first transmission based on the determined transmission operation.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel state information processing and reporting. One method (700) includes determining (705), at a user equipment (“UE”), an availability of channel state information (“CSI”) processing units on a sub-symbol level where a duration of the sub-symbol being less than a symbol duration that corresponds to a subcarrier spacing of an uplink (“UL”) channel for transmission of at least one corresponding CSI report. The method (700) includes processing (710) the at least one corresponding CSI report on the determined available CSI processing units in response to a number of CSI processing units becoming available at the sub-symbol level being equal to or greater than a number of CSI processing units needed for processing the at least one corresponding CSI report.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting positioning measurements. One method includes receiving positioning measurement configuration information including: a list of candidate beams, wherein each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams is associated with a positioning reference signal; a priority indicator; a temporal switching criteria; and/or a reporting criteria for positioning. The reporting criteria includes a positioning reference signal received power, a non-line-of-sight measurement indicator, a line-of-sight measurement indicator, and/or a reporting priority for each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams. The method includes measuring a positioning reference signal associated with each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams based on an associated positioning reference signal configuration. The method includes reporting positioning measurements based on the reporting criteria for at least one candidate beam of the list of candidate beams.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to artificial intelligence (AI) enabled beam management. A base station may notify a user equipment (UE) of an availability of AI-enabled beam management and provide configuration parameters for an AI algorithm. The UE may utilize the configuration parameters to configure an AI algorithm. The UE may process a first set of beams utilizing the configured AI algorithm to identify a second set of beams. The UE may notify the base station (and/or other network entity) of the second set of beams, and one or more beams of the second set of beams can be utilized for wireless communication between the UE and the base station and/or other network entity or UE.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for codebook configuration for HARQ reporting. One method includes receiving a plurality of codebook configurations, wherein each codebook configuration of the plurality of codebook configurations comprises information indicating a subset of a total hybrid automatic repeat request process for a hybrid automatic repeat request report. The method includes autonomously selecting a codebook configuration of the plurality of codebook configurations. The method includes transmitting information indicating the selected codebook configuration in configured grant uplink control information, a physical uplink shared channel transmission, or a combination thereof. The method includes generating the hybrid automatic repeat request report for the subset of the total hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the selected codebook configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink resource pool configuration. One method includes receiving configuration information including a configuration for a sidelink resource pool for a positioning reference signal. The sidelink resource pool includes: a common resource pool for data and a sidelink positioning reference signal; or a resource pool for only the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method includes transmitting sidelink assistance data to a user equipment for sidelink positioning reference signal transmission. The sidelink assistance data corresponds to the configuration for the sidelink resource pool. The method includes receiving a sidelink positioning report from the user equipment.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring an AI based framework. One method includes receiving a first indication indicating an AI based framework. The method includes receiving configuration information corresponding to CSI report settings. The configuration information includes CSI RSs to be received at a UE; and the CSI RSs are transmitted over a frequency index, a spatial index, and/or a temporal index, and decomposed into two groups based on the frequency index, the spatial index, and/or the temporal index. The method includes generating first CSI based on a first group of the two groups of CSI RSs. The method includes transmitting a CSI report including the first CSI. The method includes communicating an AI based report corresponding to second CSI corresponding to a second group of the two groups of CSI RSs. The first AI based report for CSI includes a correlation between the first and second CSI.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring an AI based framework. One method includes receiving, an indication indicating an artificial intelligence based framework. The method includes receiving configuration information corresponding to the artificial intelligence based framework. The configuration information comprises at least one parameter of the artificial intelligence based framework. The method includes communicating an artificial intelligence report corresponding to the artificial intelligence based framework based on the configuration information. The artificial intelligence report includes: a set of values corresponding to the configuration information; an indication of a subset of a set of channel resources; or a combination thereof. The artificial intelligence report corresponds to a usage value that describes an artificial intelligence based application.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for positioning reference signal resource configuration. One method includes receiving, at a location server, a positioning reference signal resource configuration from at least one base station. The method includes determining positioning assistance data based on the positioning reference signal resource configuration. The positioning assistance data includes the positioning reference signal resource configuration for performing measurements and/or performing computation of a location estimate. The method includes transmitting the positioning assistance data to a user equipment or to a target device to enable the user equipment or the target device to perform the measurements and/or perform the computation of the location estimate.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for receiving Positioning Reference Signals (“PRS”) and generating a positioning measurement report. One apparatus (800) includes a processor (805) and a transceiver (825) that receives a plurality of PRS transmission from at least one base unit, each PRS being transmitted using a specific transmit beam. The processor (805) generates single positioning measurement report that combines measurement instances for the received plurality of PRS. Via the transceiver (825), the processor (805) transmits the single positioning measurement report to a location management function (“LMF”) for UE-assisted positioning.