Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed in a network node, for handling energy conditions of an energy harvesting wireless device, WD. The method comprises receiving, from the WD, a message indicative of a present energy storage level and a present energy harvesting efficiency of the WD. The method comprises communicating, with the WD, based on the received message.

Abstract: For uplink-based positioning, a transmission of an uplink reference signal via a transmit beam at a user equipment (UE) is coordinated with a respective receive beams at one or more receivers. A positioning computation node sends configuration information to the UE and to the one or more receivers. The configuration information enables the receivers to configure receive beams to receive the uplink reference signal transmission from the UE. The receivers perform various measurements of the uplink reference signal and report the measurements as well as beam information to the positioning computation node, which generates a position estimate.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a relay wireless device (WD), for establishing communication between a remote WD and a network node. The relay WD has an established sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises communicating, between the relay WD and the network node, at least one relay paging response configuration message configuring the remote WD with a plurality of alternative response paths that can be used when responding to paging. The alternative response paths comprise responding directly to the network node or responding via the relay WD. The method comprises monitoring a paging occasion for a paging message of the remote WD from the network node. The method comprises, upon detecting the paging message from the network node, activating the sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises, upon receiving the paging message, relaying the paging response received from the remote WD to the network node.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises, during a positioning measurement period for performing a positioning measurement, monitoring for positioning signals transmitted by a cellular network and in response to an interruption event halting said monitoring for the positioning signals. The method further comprises, in response to said halting of the monitoring, taking one or more actions associated with the interruption event.

Abstract: A communications device for transmitting data to or receiving data from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network. The communications device comprises circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, determine that the communications device is to send an indication of quality information to the infrastructure equipment, the quality information indicating a relative quality of signals received by the communications device, perform measurements on one or more signals received by the communications device from the infrastructure equipment, encode the indication of quality information, based on the performed measurements, using at least one bit of a first signal in combination with a parameter of a second signal, and transmit the first signal to the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods of operating a UE (201-204) and operating access nodes (101-103) of a cellular network (100). A method comprises receiving control information from a cellular network (100). The cellular network (100) comprises a dynamic cell. The control information is indicative of one or more availability parameters of the dynamic cell. The method furthermore comprises configuring the communication between the UE (201-204) and the cellular network (100) based on the control information.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device (101) includes configuring a data connection (189) on a wireless link (114) between the terminal device (101) and a network (100) based on a first control signal (4001-4003) native to a first layer (255) of a transmission protocol stack (250) associated with the wireless link (114). The method also includes participating in a data communication via the data connection (189). The method also includes receiving a second control signal (205) native to a second layer (251) of the transmission protocol stack (250), the second layer (251) being arranged lower in hierarchy of the transmission protocol stack (250) than the first layer (255). The method also includes in response to receiving the second control signal (205): activating a discontinuous reception (390) for the data communication.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a network node, for handling low energy conditions of an energy harvesting wireless device. WD, wherein the network node has a UE context of the WD received in a registration procedure stored. The method comprises receiving, from the WD, a message indicating that the WD has insufficient power level for performing regular radio operation for upcoming message exchange and indicating that the UE context of the WD is to be preserved for a time period during which the power level is insufficient.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies.

Abstract: A first wireless telecommunications apparatus comprising: communication circuitry configured to receive wireless signals from or transmit wireless signals to a second wireless telecommunications apparatus, the communication circuitry using energy stored in an energy storage device to receive or transmit the wireless signals; and control circuitry configured to: determine a characteristic associated with the energy stored in the energy storage device: control the communication circuitry to transmit information indicating the determined characteristic to the second wireless telecommunications apparatus.

Abstract: A first wireless telecommunications apparatus comprising: communication circuitry configured to receive wireless signals from or transmit wireless signals to a second wireless telecommunications apparatus, the communication circuitry using energy stored in an energy storage device to receive or transmit the wireless signals; and control circuitry configured to: control the communication circuitry to suspend the receiving of wireless signals from or transmitting of wireless signals to the second wireless telecommunications apparatus during a time period when there is insufficient energy in the energy storage device usable by the communication circuitry; and control the communication circuitry to resume the receiving of wireless signals from or transmitting of wireless signals to the second wireless telecommunications apparatus after a time period of accumulating sufficient energy in the energy storage device usable by the communication circuitry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a wireless transmitter device, for contention-based sidelink transmission. The method comprises obtaining information defining a transmission resource pool and a resource reservation pool comprising one or more reservation resources associated with respective transmission resources in the transmission resource pool. The method comprises monitoring a reservation resource associated with a transmission resource selected by the wireless transmitter device for sidelink transmission, for a resource reservation signal transmitted by one or more other wireless transmitter devices attempting to reserve the same transmission resource. The method comprises: upon determining based on the monitoring that the transmission resource is available, transmitting, after the monitoring, to a wireless device, using the reservation resource, a resource reservation signal indicating that the wireless transmitter device intends to use the transmission resource.

Abstract: A method of operating a UE includes receiving a configuration of multiple bandwidth parts. Each bandwidth part of the multiple bandwidth parts is associated with a respective access node of multiple access nodes. The method also includes receiving positioning signals on each bandwidth part of the multiple bandwidth part from the respectively associate access node of the multiple access nodes. Said receiving is in accordance with the configuration. The method also includes participating in positioning of the UW based on said receiving of the positioning signals.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies.

Abstract: For uplink-based positioning, a transmission of an uplink reference signal via a transmit beam at a user equipment (UE) (100) is coordinated with a respective receive beams at one or more receivers (110). A positioning computation node (105) sends configuration information to the UE (100) and to the one or more receivers (110). The configuration information enables the receivers (110) to configure receive beams (111) to receive the uplink reference signal transmission from the UE (100). The receivers (110) perform various measurements of the uplink reference signal and report the measurements as well as beam information to the positioning computation node (105), which generates a position estimate.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device connected to a cellular network is provided. The method comprises establishing one or more pre-configurations of a positioning measurement, and after said establishing of the one or more pre-configurations, establishing a positioning measurement period for performing the positioning measurement. The method further comprises in the positioning measurement period and in accordance with the one or more pre-configurations of the positioning measurement, participating in the positioning measurement.

Abstract: A positioning estimate for a user equipment (UE) is determined based on a combination of uplink-based positioning and downlink-based positioning. Positioning measurements based on downlink signals and uplink signals can be utilized to determine the positioning estimate. The positioning estimate may be computed by the UE or a node of a wireless communications network. This positioning scheme can include two parts, where a first part and second part are either uplink-based or downlink-based, but the two parts are different from each other. Positioning measurements performed in the first part may be sent along with reference signals in the second part.

Abstract: A method performed in a wireless device, for enhancing paging operations with a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining a group identifier based on a paging occurrence parameter, wherein the group identifier is indicative of a subset of wireless devices belonging to a paging group paged at a same paging occasion.

Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment, UE, (1) for generating location information to a location server (130) in a wireless network (100), the method comprising: receiving (404), from the location server, a location request message identifying a request for location information based on a UE-determined positioning method; obtaining (410) location information using a positioning method selected by the UE out of a plurality of available positioning methods, based on the location request message; transmitting (412) the location information to the location server.