Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving information of different priorities. A method of operating a UE includes receiving a first PDCCH providing a first DCI format. The first DCI format schedules a reception of a PDSCH, includes an MCS field, and includes a priority indicator field. The method further includes determining an MCS table, from a first predetermined MCS table or a second predetermined MCS table, based on a value of the priority indicator field in the first DCI format; determining a modulation order and a code rate from the MCS table based on a value of the MCS field; receiving a TB in the PDSCH according to the modulation order and the code rate; and determining a priority of HARQ-ACK information in response to the TB reception based on the value of the priority indicator field in the first DCI format.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) apparatus to reduce power consumption in response to an outcome of a signal reception. The outcome can indicate whether or not the UE needs to be active at a next discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The signal can also provide configurations of parameters for transmissions or receptions during the next DRX cycle and be used by the UE for measurements and to obtain channel state information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining acknowledgment information reports. A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) providing first downlink control information (DCI) formats associated with a first set of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs), and second PDCCHs providing second DCI formats associated with a second set of RNTIs. The method further includes determining first hybrid automatic request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information associated with the first DCI formats, second HARQ-ACK information associated with the second DCI formats, and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicated by a last DCI format from the first DCI formats. The method further includes transmitting a PUCCH using the PUCCH resource. The PUCCH includes the first HARQ-ACK information and the second HARQ-ACK information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cell selection for uplink transmission. A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving: a bitmap mapping to a number of slots on a primary cell. The mapping repeats periodically over the number of slots. The bitmap indicates the primary cell or a secondary cell. The method further includes receiving information for first parameters associated with transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on the primary cell and information for second parameters associated with transmission of a PUCCH on the secondary cell. The method further includes determining, based on the bitmap, a first cell to transmit a first PUCCH in a slot of the first cell and transmitting the first PUCCH in the slot on the first cell.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for power determination for physical uplink control channel transmission with acknowledgement information. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes determining a sum of: a first number of received transport blocks (TBs) associated with a first set of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs), a second number of received TBs associated with a second set of RNTIs, and a third number of non-received TBs associated with the second set of RNTIs. The method further includes determining a power for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission based on the sum and transmitting the PUCCH using the power. The PUCCH includes first hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information bits associated with the first set of RNTIs and second HARQ-ACK information bits associated with the second set of RNTIs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in order to enable communication over a plurality of cells in a mobile communication system, including acquiring a cell index for a cell, wherein the cell index is user equipment (UE)-specific and is informed based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling, monitoring a first PDCCH on a common search space that is for system information and is defined on a single cell for the plurality of cells, monitoring a second PDCCH on a dedicated search space defined for the cell, wherein the cell is one among the plurality of cells, and the dedicated search space is defined for each of the plurality of cells, respectively, and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the cell based on the second PDCCH, wherein the cell index is associated with one downlink frequency configured by the RRC signaling.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) is provided. The UE receives configuration information for a first control resource set that includes a number of symbols in a time domain and a number of resource blocks (RBs) in a frequency domain, configuration information indicating a first number of Nbundle,1 frequency contiguous RBs, and a PDCCH in the first control resource set in a number of frequency distributed blocks of Nbundle,1 RBs. The UE assumes that a demodulation reference signal associated with the reception of the PDCCH has a same preceding over the Nbundle,1 RBs. A method for constructing a search space to reduce a number of channel estimations that the UE performs for decoding PDCCHs, relative to conventional search spaces, is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for PDCCH reception and transmission. A method for PDCCH reception includes transmitting a capability for receptions of PDCCHs on a downlink (DL) cell. PDCCH receptions on the DL cell are according to (X1, Y1) or (X2, Y2) when any two PDCCH receptions are within Y1 or Y2 symbols or have first symbols separated by at least X1 or X2 symbols, respectively. The method further includes receiving a configuration of search space sets for PDCCH receptions on the DL cell; determining, based on the configuration of the search space sets, whether PDCCH receptions are according to (X2, Y2); and receiving on the DL cell: a maximum number of MPDCCHmax,X1,? PDCCHs within Y1 symbols when PDCCH receptions are not according to (X2, Y2), and a maximum number of MPDCCHmax,X2,? PDCCHs within Y2 symbols when PDCCH receptions are according to (X2, Y2).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cell selection for uplink transmission. A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving: a bitmap mapping to a number of slots on a primary cell. The mapping repeats periodically over the number of slots. The bitmap indicates the primary cell or a secondary cell. The method further includes receiving information for first parameters associated with transmission of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) on the primary cell and information for second parameters associated with transmission of a PUCCH on the secondary cell. The method further includes determining, based on the bitmap, a first cell to transmit a first PUCCH in a slot of the first cell and transmitting the first PUCCH in the slot on the first cell.

Abstract: A method of a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a second UE via a sidelink, signals including information to select resources for at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic; decoding sidelink control information (SCI) from the information included in the signals; performing, over a sensing window, a signal measurement of the received signals; identifying a resource selection window based on a latency requirement; reserving the resources for the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic in a frequency domain and a time domain based on the decoded SCI and a result of the signal measurement, the resources being identified within a resource selection window; and transmitting, to the second UE via the sidelink, the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic using the reserved resources.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UL reference signal-based beam management. A method of operating a UE includes receiving configuration information for UL reference signals for beam management, source reference signals for spatial relation, and a beam report; receiving the source reference signals; and measuring a signal quality metric for the source reference signals for spatial relation. The method further includes transmitting a beam report based on measured signal quality metric and receiving, in response to the beam report, updated configuration information for the UL reference signals for beam management. The method further includes determining a time for update of the UL reference signals for beam management and transmitting the UL reference signals for beam management based on the updated configuration information at the determined time.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting of acknowledgment information for groupcast/multicast communications. A method for transmitting a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) with first hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information bits includes receiving information for a set of PUCCH resources. The method further includes determining values for the first HARQ-ACK information bits, determining a PUCCH resource from the set of PUCCH resources according to a combination of positive acknowledgement values and negative acknowledgement values for the first HARQ-ACK information bits, and transmitting the first PUCCH using the PUCCH resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for a User Equipment (UE) with reduced processing capabilities (e.g., Machine Type Communication (MTC) UE) to transmit and receive signaling are provided. The Downlink Control Information (DCI) formats scheduling a transmission of a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) or a reception of a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) are designed and have a smaller size than respective DCI formats for conventional UEs. DCI formats scheduling PUSCHs to or PDSCHs for a group of MTC UEs are also designed and can have a same size as DCI formats scheduling PUSCH or PDSCH for an individual MTC UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining acknowledgment information reports. A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving first physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) providing first downlink control information (DCI) formats associated with a first set of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs), and second PDCCHs providing second DCI formats associated with a second set of RNTIs. The method further includes determining first hybrid automatic request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information associated with the first DCI formats, second HARQ-ACK information associated with the second DCI formats, and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicated by a last DCI format from the first DCI formats. The method further includes transmitting a PUCCH using the PUCCH resource. The PUCCH includes the first HARQ-ACK information and the second HARQ-ACK information.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for power determination for physical uplink control channel transmission with acknowledgement information. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes determining a sum of: a first number of received transport blocks (TBs) associated with a first set of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs), a second number of received TBs associated with a second set of RNTIs, and a third number of non-received TBs associated with the second set of RNTIs. The method further includes determining a power for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission based on the sum and transmitting the PUCCH using the power. The PUCCH includes first hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information bits associated with the first set of RNTIs and second HARQ-ACK information bits associated with the second set of RNTIs.

Abstract: Enhancing reception reliability for control information or data information includes receiving: a first configuration for a CORESET and a second configuration for a second CORESET; a first PDCCH, in the first CORESET or the second CORESET, including a first DCI format; and a first PDSCH, scheduled by the first DCI format, including a TB. The method further includes transmitting a first PUCCH including a first HARQ-ACK codebook and a second PUCCH including a second HARQ-ACK codebook. HARQ-ACK information, in response to receiving the TB, is included in: the first HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the first CORESET and the second HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the second CORESET.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) to receive physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) with a first sub-carrier spacing (SCS) includes receiving a bitmap indicating symbols of a slot that are first symbols of control resource sets (CORESETs) for PDCCH receptions, determining, based on the bitmap, a first number of symbols that is a smallest number of symbols in between a first symbol of PDCCH receptions in first CORESETs and a first symbol of PDCCH receptions in second CORESETs, determining, based on the first number of symbols and the SCS, a first maximum number of non-overlapping control channel elements (CCEs), and receiving the PDCCHs with the first SCS according to the first maximum number of non-overlapping CCEs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for PDCCH reception and transmission. A method for PDCCH reception includes transmitting a capability for receptions of PDCCHs on a downlink (DL) cell. PDCCH receptions on the DL cell are according to (X1, Y1) or (X2, Y2) when any two PDCCH receptions are within Y1 or Y2 symbols or have first symbols separated by at least X1 or X2 symbols, respectively. The method further includes receiving a configuration of search space sets for PDCCH receptions on the DL cell; determining, based on the configuration of the search space sets, whether PDCCH receptions are according to (X2, Y2); and receiving on the DL cell: a maximum number of MPDCCHmax,X1,? PDCCHs within Y1 symbols when PDCCH receptions are not according to (X2, Y2), and a maximum number of MPDCCHmax,X2,? PDCCHs within Y2 symbols when PDCCH receptions are according to (X2, Y2).

Abstract: Enhancing reception reliability for control information or data information includes receiving: a first configuration for a CORESET and a second configuration for a second CORESET; a first PDCCH, in the first CORESET or the second CORESET, including a first DCI format; and a first PDSCH, scheduled by the first DCI format, including a TB. The method further includes transmitting a first PUCCH including a first HARQ-ACK codebook and a second PUCCH including a second HARQ-ACK codebook. HARQ-ACK information, in response to receiving the TB, is included in: the first HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the first CORESET and the second HARQ-ACK codebook when the first PDCCH is received in the second CORESET.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a plurality of carrier aggregation (CA) groups with at least a first CA group (CG1) and a second CA group (CG2). The UE includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the UE is power-limited. The UE is scheduled to transmit acknowledged information in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a cell of the CG1 and uplink control information (UCI), other than the acknowledgement information, in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) to a cell of the CG2. The processing circuitry is also configured to, responsive to the UE being power-limited, prioritize the PUSCH for power allocation. The processing circuitry is also configured to transmit the PUSCH to the cell of the CG1.