Abstract: Systems and methods determine a PUSCH default beam in NR with multiple UE antenna panel operation and multiple TRP operation.

Abstract: Provided herein are apparatus and method for user equipment (UE) panel selection. The disclosure provides an apparatus for a UE, comprising: a radio frequency (RF) interface to receive one or more reference signal resources from a next generation NodeB (gNB); and processor circuitry coupled with the RF interface, the processor circuitry to: determine a beam quality for each of the one or more reference signal resources received at each panel of the UE; and report beam information to the gNB, the beam information to indicate the beam quality of each of the one or more reference signal resources and corresponding panel for receiving each of the one or more reference signal resources. Other embodiments may also be disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a first User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to establish a parameter set defining 5G Physical Downlink Control Channel (xPDCCH) transmission to the UE. The second circuitry may be operable to generate, for transmission to the UE, one or more messages including the parameter set.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for multiple-beam uplink transmission in a wireless cellular network. For example, a user equipment (UE) may transmit an uplink signal (e.g., a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)) according to a transmit beam cycling pattern. The transmit beam cycling pattern may be configured or predefined. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to set physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) default beam behavior for single transmission-reception point (TRP), single downlink control information (DCI) multi-TRP and multi-DCI multi-TRP operation, as well as physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) prioritization based on quasi-colocation (QCL) Type-D for multi-panel reception and single panel reception.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for user equipment (UE) behavior and delay requirements in case of spatial relation information change for an uplink signal, such as a sounding reference signal (SRS), a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), and/or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for the trigger of a beam refinement reference signal (BRRS) message. Triggering a BRRS message can include determining that a measured quality of a transmit and receive (Tx-Rx) beam pair is below the first value of the first quality threshold, the Tx-Rx beam pair corresponding to a current transmit (Tx) beam from an evolved node B (eNodeB) and the current receive (Rx) beam at the user equipment (UE), encoding a message for the eNodeB based on the determination that the quality of the Tx-Rx beam pair is below the quality threshold, wherein the message comprises a request for one or more BRRS, and processing the one or more BRRS to select a different Rx beam at the UE than the current Rx beam.

Abstract: A generation-Node B (gNB) configured for unlicensed spectrum operation above 52.6 GHz in a fifth-generation new-radio (NR) system (5GS) may encode a parameter (e.g., ssb-PositionsInBurst) for transmission to a UE (e.g., in the SIM or UE specific RRC signalling). The parameter may indicate candidate positions of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) within a discovery reference signal (DRS) measurement timing configuration (DMTC) transmission window within slots of a system frame (SFN). During the DMTC window, the gNB may perform a LBT procedure on an unlicensed carrier of the unlicensed spectrum to determine if the unlicensed carrier is available. When the LBT is successful (i.e., the unlicensed carrier is available), the gNB may encode a discovery reference signal (DRS) for transmission on the unlicensed carrier. The DRS may include one or more of the SSBs transmitted during the candidate positions that fall within the DRS.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry, where to configure the UE for New Radio (NR) communications in an unlicensed spectrum, the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling including configuration information identifying a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space set. The configuration information includes a PDCCH monitoring periodicity, a PDCCH monitoring offset, and a PDCCH monitoring duration associated with the PDCCH search space set. The PDCCH search space set is monitored for downlink control information (DCI) using the PDCCH monitoring periodicity, the PDCCH monitoring offset, and the PDCCH monitoring duration. Upon detecting the DCI within the monitored PDCCH search space set, a DCI format within the DCI is decoded.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for selecting a TCI-State for receiving downlink transmissions. In one example a processor/UE is configured to determine one or more candidate TCIs for a downlink slot; determine a scheduling offset between a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); prioritize the candidate TCIs based on the scheduling offset; identify a highest priority candidate TCI; and select the highest priority candidate TCI for receiving the PDSCH.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for minimum mean-square error interference rejection combining (MMSE-IRC) processing of a received signal, distributed between a baseband unit (BBU) and a remote radio unit (RRU). The RRU may perform a first phase of processing based on an extended channel that includes a channel of one or more user equipments (UEs) served by the RRU and interference samples that correspond to other cells or additive noise. The first phase may include scaling the interference samples by a scaling coefficient to obtain a modified extended channel, and performing maximum ratio combining (MRC) on the modified extended channel to obtain a processed signal. The RRU may send the processed signal to the BBU for the second phase of processing. The second phase of processing may include regularized zero forcing to remove interference. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments herein, for single downlink control information (DCI) and/or multi-DCI multi-transmission-reception point (TRP) transmission, a default physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) beam is determined based on the lowest indexed control resource set (CORESET) within the set of monitored CORESETs in the latest slot with the same value of CORESETPoolIndex. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are related to beam management in cellular communication networks, and in particular, provide a new transmission (Tx) beamforming indication based on the flexible Tx beam-forming assignment on the corresponding reference signal configured in a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state for downlink (DL) or spatial relation information in the uplink (UL). The Tx beam-forming on the reference signal of the TCI state configured for the DL physical channel/reference signal can be updated based on reported Tx beam in the UL or using UL measurements from Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) transmission. Similarly, spatial relation information configuration used to indicate Tx beam-forming in the UL, may be also updated based on the reference signal measurements in DL or by suing Downlink Control Information (DCI) based beam indication in a scheduling request indicator (SRI). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to additional conditions for simultaneous reception of different “Reception Types.” For example, in some embodiments support for simultaneous reception is provided only when the antenna ports used by a subset of physical channels identified by a higher-layer-index are QCL-ed with each other with respect to spatial Rx parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are related to distinguishing between listen-before talk (LBT) failure and LBT success, reducing the effect of invalid out-of-sync (OOS) indications and preventing false declaration of radio link failures (RLFs). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for indication of a starting frequency of a control resource set (CORESET). In embodiments, two modes for determining the starting frequency are provided. An access node (e.g., next generation Node B (gNB)) may send an indication to a user equipment (UE) to indicate which mode to use (e.g., in a payload of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH)). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a UE includes processing circuitry coupled to a memory. To configure the UE for SSB processing in a 5G-NR network, the processing circuitry is to decode a MIB and a SIB received from a gNB. An RRC IE within the SIB is obtained. The RRC IE includes a bitmap associated with an SSB transmission pattern, where a length of the bitmap indicates a number of beams used within a cell of the gNB. SSB indices corresponding to candidate SSB positions within a discovery reference signal (DRS) transmission duration are determined based on the number of beams. Synchronization with the cell of the to gNB is performed using SSBs received within the DRS transmission duration, the SSBs selected based on the determined SSB indices.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for beam management is disclosed. The UE can be configured to decode, at the UE, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI), wherein the TCI is configured for a control channel and a data channel for all bandwidth parts (BWPs) of the UE or all component carriers (CCs) of the UE. The UE can be configured to decode, at the UE, a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) for beam management with a repetition parameter set to “ON” transmitted in one BWP or one CC in a first set of symbols. The UE can be configured to identify, at the UE, a scheduling restriction for the first set of symbols for the control channel and the data channel, wherein the scheduling restriction indicates that downlink transmission in the first set of symbols is not expected.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide techniques for high frequency wireless communication. For example, embodiments include techniques for a transmission scheme for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with single carrier waveform; synchronization signal block (SSB) rate matching indication for NR unlicensed operation; beam acquisition for frequency division duplex (FDD) systems; and/or SSB patterns and multiplexing for downlink transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transmission of PDSCH and HARQ-ACK feedback in 5G networks are described. The TDRA of PDSCH repetitions are indicated in a DCI by a SLIV sequence configuration that contains multiple SLIV sequences. Each SLIV sequence for a slot is associated with an independent repetition factor and may also be associated with a partition factor to indicate a partition within the slot. One or more TRPs may be used to transmit each PDSCH repetition. The TCI states are mapped to the PDSCH repetitions in a round-robin fashion using an offset in terms of number of PDSCH repetitions from where TCI state switching starts and a number of consecutive PDSCH repetitions per TCI state. The HARQ-ACK bits in response to the PDSCH from the TRPs are concatenated in order of increasing control resource set higher layer signaling index.