Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage medium for transmission and reception of physical control channel (PDCCH) repetitions. In a method, a user device determines a repetition pattern associated with repetitions of a PDCCH transmission. The repetition pattern is configured in at least one slot in one or more frames. The user device monitors the repetitions of the PDCCH transmission based on the repetition pattern. Then, the user device decodes control information based on at least one monitored repetition of the repetitions of the PDCCH transmission.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable storage medium for configuration of a physical control channel (PDCCH). In a method, a first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus, a master information block (MIB) message. At least one bit in the MIB message indicates at least one configuration associated with a plurality of repetitions of a PDCCH transmission. Based on the at least one configuration, the first apparatus monitors the plurality of repetitions of the PDCCH transmission from the second apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: receive a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE) message; determine a sensing signal burst configuration based on the MAC-CE message, the sensing signal burst configuration including at least one of a burst periodicity or a burst length of a signal burst; and transmit the sensing signal burst according to the sensing signal burst configuration.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a user device from a network node, configuration information to configure the user device to transmit a plurality of sensing signal bursts, wherein each of the sensing signal bursts includes a plurality of sensing signal transmissions, the configuration information indicating at least: a burst period indicator indicating a period of each of the sensing signal bursts; and a burst on-duration indicator indicating a duration of the plurality of sensing signal transmissions in each of the sensing signal bursts; and transmitting, by the user device, the plurality of sensing signal bursts in accordance with the configuration information.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform transmitting an indication of a base time window to a user equipment; acquiring time drift information of the non-terrestrial network; determining an adjustment value at least based on the time drift information; and transmitting the adjustment value to the user equipment, the adjustment value adjusting the base time window where during the adjusted time window a predetermined at least one radio characteristic remains within predetermined limits, and receiving, by a user equipment an indication of a base time window; and receiving an adjustment value based at least on time drift information, determining an adjusted time window by adjusting the base time window based on the adjustment value, during the adjusted time window predetermined radio characteristic(s) remain within predetermined limits, and performing coverage enhancement procedure during the adjusted time window.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for reporting time and frequency compensation updates to a base station in a 5G network. In this regard, an example method is configured to determine an actual time domain window based at least in part on a time domain window received at the user equipment from a base station, and on at least one adjustment to at least one of time or frequency of a reference signal due to a physical characteristic of a transmission environment. The example method may further cause a compensation report to be transmitted to the base station in a control channel message within the uplink communication stream. The compensation report includes an indication of the at least one adjustment. The method further causes the reference signal to be transmitted in the actual time domain window to the base station.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a group common downlink control information signal, where the group common downlink control information signal comprises at least one waveform switching indication bit; and determining, based upon the at least one waveform switching indication bit, information configured to be used for determining waveform switching.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to determine whether each condition from among a set comprising at least one condition is fulfilled, based on the set of conditions being fulfilled, obtain a waveform selection indication from an element of a downlink control information element received in the apparatus from a network, and use, in at least one transmission or reception, a waveform selected based on the waveform selection indication, and based on the set of conditions not being fulfilled, use a default waveform, a previously used waveform or a currently used waveform in the at least one transmission or reception.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present disclosure there is provided an apparatus including means for determining an RO sequence for transmission of a first message with repetitions, wherein the first message is part of a random access procedure; means for transmitting the first message with repetitions over the determined RO sequence; means for generating RA-RNTI based on the determined RO sequence; and means for using the generated RA-RNTI in the random access procedure.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining signal characteristics of a physical uplink control channel to indicate capability or incapability of the apparatus to transmit the physical uplink control channel with repetitions; and transmitting, to a network node, the physical uplink control channel with the signal characteristics indicating capability or incapability of the apparatus to transmit the physical uplink control channel with repetitions.

Abstract: According to example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user device from a network node, a message including a first set of bits of a cyclic redundancy check that is scrambled based on a sequence of bits, wherein the sequence of bits indicates or is associated with a number of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions within a random access procedure; descrambling, by the user device, the cyclic redundancy check to obtain the sequence of bits; determining, by the user device based on the sequence of bits, the number of physical uplink control channel transmissions within the random access procedure; and performing, by the user device within the random access procedure, a transmission of a physical uplink control channel the determined number of times.

Abstract: There are provided measures for control channel repetition management. Such measures exemplarily comprise receiving, from a terminal, a connection request message, checking whether said connection request message is scrambled utilizing any of at least one temporary identifier other than a temporary identifier assigned to said terminal, and, if said connection request message is scrambled utilizing any of said at least one temporary identifier, concluding that said terminal can make use of physical uplink control channel repetitions.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a user equipment configured to communicate with a base station via a satellite, wherein the user equipment is configured to receive, from the base station via the satellite or from another user equipment via a sidelink, a control information, the control information signaling at least one parameter for parameterizing a non-linear function, the parameterized non-linear function describing a course of a round trip time or delay time between the satellite and one out of the base station or satellite gateway, the satellite and a geographical reference point, a first reference point and a second reference point, the first reference point having a fixed relation to the satellite and the second reference point having a fixed relation to one out of the base station, satellite gateway or user equipment, in dependence on a location of the satellite.