Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (90) includes monitoring for signals from a communications network (100, 101, 109) in a connected mode (301) of the wireless communication device (90) with a receive beam configuration (401). The method also includes storing the receive beam configuration (401) and monitoring for further signals (4003-4005) from the communications network (100, 101, 109) in a disconnected mode (302, 303) of the wireless communication device (90) with the stored receive beam configuration (401).

Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a transport channel processing chain, the transport channel processing chain comprising a sub-carrier puncturing function, the sub-carrier puncturing function comprising puncturing, in each subframe of a composite transmission time interval, a set of subcarriers from at least one mapped physical resource block.

Abstract: A method for use in a user equipment (10), UE, for progressive identification of the UE (10) as a reduced capability, RedCap, device, the method comprising: transmitting (910), to a wireless network at an initial access procedure, an identification message (81) identifying a RedCap type of the UE and a RedCap profile associated with the RedCap type, wherein the RedCap profile is indicative of a set of connectivity parameters to be used when establishing a connection to the wireless network; and transmitting (912), to the wireless network, a message (84) indicating one or more further RedCap profiles associated with said RedCap type to store in the wireless network.

Abstract: A wireless communication device identifies a set of multiple different subcarrier spacings which are supported for transmission of synchronization signals. From the set of different subcarrier spacings, the wireless communication device selects a subset of one or more subcarrier spacings. Further, the wireless communication device receives signals from the wireless communication network. On the basis of the subcarrier spacings of the subset, the wireless communication device monitors the received signals for synchronization signals.

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device configured to attempt to receive or to transmit a first signal during one or more of a plurality of predetermined time periods in response to determining that one or more second signals indicating, respectively, that the one or more of the plurality of predetermined time periods should be used for the attempted reception or transmission of a first signal have been received by the transceiver; determine a characteristic associated with the one or more second signals; and to control the transceiver to receive a third signal from the infrastructure equipment or to transmit a third signal to the infrastructure equipment, the third signal comprising information on the basis of which it is determinable whether or not a predetermined condition associated with the characteristic associated with the one or more second signals has been met.

Abstract: Examples provide a method of operating an access node (AN), wherein the method comprises receiving, from a wireless communication device, UE, on a radio channel, a reference signal; determining a reception property of the reference signal; determining an identifier of the reference signal from the reference signal, wherein the identifier is associated with a transmission property of the reference signal; and providing, to a location server node (LN), a message indicative of the reception property of the reference signal and the identifier of the reference signal. According to further aspects, a method of operating a wireless communication device, a method of operating a location server node, a wireless communication device, an access node and a location server node are provided.

Abstract: Examples provide a method of operating a wireless communication device (UE) comprising transmitting, on a radio channel, a reference signal using an angle of departure (AoD) associated with an identifier of the reference signal, wherein the transmitted reference signal is indicative of the identifier of the reference signal. According to further aspects, a method of operating an access node, a method of operating a location server node, a wireless communication device, an access node and a location server node are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method is disclosed, performed by a wireless device, for resource reservation of a contention-based sidelink transmission. The method comprises obtaining information defining a transmission resource pool and a resource reservation pool comprising one or more resource reservation blocks associated with respective transmission resources in the transmission resource pool. The one or more resource reservation blocks comprise a plurality of occasions. The method comprises transmitting a resource reservation signal using a first occasion of a resource reservation block associated with a transmission resource selected by the wireless device for sidelink transmission. The method comprises monitoring one or more other occasions of the resource reservation block for resource reservation signals transmitted by other wireless devices aiming at reserving the same transmission resource. The one or more other occasions are different from the first occasion.

Abstract: Methods and devices for performing device-to-device, D2D, communication in a wireless communication device. In one aspect, a method performed by the wireless communication device comprises: obtaining (301) measurement data indicative of one or more of: a spatial or temporal property of the wireless communication device, or presence of other wireless communication devices; determining (302), based on the measurement data, a configuration of resource pool, RP, monitoring for D2D communication; and performing (303) the D2D communication in accordance with the configuration of RP monitoring. The determining (302) may be made in order to adjust power efficiency of the D2D communication based on the measurement data. If the measurement data is indicative of a traffic-related risk of a user of the wireless communication device, the method will improve power efficiency of D2D communication while maintaining traffic safety.

Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment, UE, for facilitating positioning of the UE in a communication network comprising a non-terrestrial access network of satellite-based access nodes, the method comprising: receiving at least two references signals which are transmitted at different occasions from the same satellite-based access node at different satellite trajectory positions; obtaining, for each received reference signal, a time stamp of reception and a reference signal occasion identifier conveyed in the reference signal, for calculation of a UE position.

Abstract: Devices and methods for facilitating positioning of a user equipment, UE (10), while the UE remains unconnected to a wireless network. In one aspect, a method performed by the UE is provided, comprising: receiving (S510), from the wireless network (100), a first message (81,84) associated with paging of the UE, wherein said first message identifies a positioning request to transmit uplink positioning signals; transmitting (S540), after expiry of a predetermined first time limit (T1), uplink positioning signals for reception in the wireless network.

Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment, UE, (10) for monitoring a resource pool (41) configured for direct device-to-device communication, comprising: —monitoring (S710) an indicator resource set (42), configured prior to said resource pool; and upon receiving, in the monitored indicator resource set, an indicator signal comprising an identifier associated with said UE; —identifying (S740), based on the received indicator signal, a data channel in the resource pool.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a Radio Access Network, RAN, node for Wake Up Signal, WUS, transmission according to the disclosure. The method comprises broadcasting information indicative of a WUS group for use in paging escalation. The method comprises receiving, from a core network node, control signalling instructing the RAN node to page a wireless device, the control signalling being indicative of paging escalation. The method comprises transmitting WUS to the wireless device using the WUS group for use in paging escalation.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a transport channel processing chain, the transport channel processing chain comprising a sub-carrier puncturing function, the sub-carrier puncturing function comprising puncturing, in each subframe of a composite transmission time interval, a set of subcarriers from at least one mapped physical resource block.

Abstract: Examples provide a method of operating an access node comprising broadcasting, by the AN, a message indicative of resources for transmitting a control channel, wherein the message is indicative of first resources and second resources for transmitting the control channel, wherein the first resources are associated with a first wireless device type, and wherein the second resources are associated with a second wireless device type, which has reduced capabilities in relation to the first wireless device type; and transmitting, by the AN, the control channel using the first resources and the second resources. Further examples provide a corresponding method of operating a wireless communication device, a corresponding access node and a corresponding wireless communication device.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control circuit. The receiver is configured to receive, from an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network, downlink signals on a downlink via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, uplink signals on an uplink via the wireless access interface. The control circuit is configured to control the receiver to receive the downlink signals and control the transmitter to transmit the uplink signals. The control circuit is further configured to delay a reception period for the receiver to receive the downlink signals after a transmission period in which the transmitter transmits the uplink signals when a duration of the transmission period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for controlling uplink, UL, transmission, carried out in a user equipment, UE, comprising a radio unit configured for communication with a wireless network, comprising receiving information from the wireless network, which information identifies scheduling of one or more downlink, DL, reference signals, usable for estimating a time and/or frequency error of the radio unit; receiving, from the wireless network, scheduling of an UL transmission pattern; wherein the information indicates timing of a first reference signal prior to or during the scheduled transmission pattern.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network comprising determining first positioning signal resources, the first positioning signal resources comprising communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of positioning signals associated with a positioning procedure, determining other communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of other signals, determining that the communications device cannot use both the first positioning signal resources for the transmission or reception of the positioning signals and the other communication resources for the transmission or reception of the other signals, determining relative priorities of the first positioning signal resources and the other communication resources, and based on the relative priorities, controlling a transmitter or receiver of the communications device to transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning

Abstract: A wireless communications device (100) includes a wireless interface (122) for conducting wireless communications with one or more network nodes (110) of a wireless communications network (102). The wireless communications device (100) further includes a control circuit (118) configured to receive a plurality of reference signals transmitted by the one or more network nodes (110), measure the plurality of reference signals to generate a plurality of positioning measurements, associate the plurality of positioning measurements with beam information, and select a set of positioning measurements with associated beam information for determining a positioning estimate of the wireless communications device (100).