Abstract: A UE receives configurations of first and second configured SRS resource sets for non-codebook based transmission. The UE receives DCI containing a first SRI field and a second SRI field. The first SRI field indicates an SRS resource of a first indicated SRS resource set. The second SRI field indicates an SRS resource of a second indicated SRS resource set. A size of the first SRI field is based on a first maximum number of layers, a second maximum number of layers, a third maximum number of layers, a first number of SRS resources in the first indicated SRS resource set, and a second number of SRS resources in the second indicated SRS resource set. A size of the second SRI field is based on the third maximum number of layers and the second number of SRS resources in the second indicated SRS resource set.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines to send a first power headroom report (PHR) and a second PHR. The UE receives a resource allocation for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The UE includes the first PHR and the second PHR in a MAC control element (MAC CE). The UE transmits the PUSCH including the MAC CE.

Abstract: A unified solution to support all PCell, SCell, and per-TRP based beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure is proposed, with less standard impact and reduced latency. In a first novel aspect, a set of reference signals (RSs) for BFD is configured for each BWP of a serving cell, and a maximum number of BFD RSs (N) per TRP for each BWP of a serving cell is configured. In a second novel aspect, for single DCI multi-TRP, the BFD RSs can be updated via MAC CE to reduce latency. In a third novel aspect, new RRC parameters for BFD RSs and candidate beam RSs are configured, with different sets of SSB/CSI-RS resources associated to each TRP. Specifically, an additional lists of SSB/CSI-RS resource set is defined for each corresponding TRP.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to transmission of at least one of beam indication information, on-off information and power control information in one control information for a repeater are described. A repeater receives a configuration indicating a control information from a network node of a wireless network. In response, the repeater determines an activation of forwarding a signal to a user equipment or to the network node. The control information includes at least one of the beam indication information, the on-off information and the power control information.

Abstract: A method for providing multiple physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources for a uplink control information (UCI) report can include receiving one or more PUCCH resource configurations from a base station (BS) at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and determining a first PUCCH resource configuration from the one or more PUCCH resource configurations for reporting a UCI. The first PUCCH resource configuration can indicate multiple frequency domain transmission occasions in a bandwidth. The UCI can be transmitted on at least one of the multiple frequency domain transmission occasions indicated by the first PUCCH resource configuration.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) for sounding reference signal (SRS) triggering is provided. The UE may include a radio frequency (RF) signal processing device and a processor. The RF signal processing device receives first slot offset information and second slot offset information from a network node. The first slot offset information is configured through a radio resource control (RRC) information element (IE) to indicate a first time difference between the down link control information (DCI) and a resource reference slot. The second slot offset information indicates the second time difference between the reference slot and an SRS resource. The processor is coupled to the RF signal processing device. When the RF signal processing device receives the DCI, the processor triggers an SRS transmission for the SRS resource according to the first slot offset information and the second slot offset information.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE detects one or more signals transmitted from a base station in a first unit of a set of units contained in a bandwidth part of an unlicensed carrier, the first unit having contiguous frequency resources. The one or more signals indicating that the base station has occupied the first unit for a first time duration and indicating a schedule of a set of slots in the first time duration for communication with the base station. The UE receives, in a first time slot of the set of slots and from the base station, a control channel.

Abstract: A method for UE capability signaling for supporting reference signal based measurements in NR-U is proposed. A UE transfers its UE capability information to a mobile communication network, wherein the UE capability information includes information regarding whether the UE supports measurements of a CSI-RS on an unlicensed cell. The UE receives configuration from the mobile communication network, wherein the configuration includes information regarding radio resources of the CSI-RS on the unlicensed cell. The UE measures the CSI-RS on the unlicensed cell based on the configuration.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure further provide an apparatus and a method for wireless communication. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that receives, from a base station (BS), a downlink (DL) grant scheduling an uplink (UL) transmission to the BS. The DL grant indicates a first type of channel access procedure for the UL transmission. The processing circuitry further receives channel occupancy information for a channel occupancy that is initiated by the BS. The processing circuitry switches, from the first type of channel access procedure, to a second type of channel access procedure for the UL transmission according to the first type of channel access procedure and the channel occupancy information.

Abstract: An apparatus (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) maps a plurality of mutually orthogonal sequences to each of a plurality of physical resource blocks (PRBs) within an interlace. The apparatus then performs a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission in a New Radio unlicensed spectrum (NR-U). The apparatus also receives an assignment of a set of sequences for each PRB of the plurality of PRBs from a wireless network. In response, the apparatus performs an uplink control information (UCI) transmission via the PUCCH in the NR-U.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for beam management in a multi-beam system. In particular, a UE performs measurement on a set of RS resources, wherein each RS resource is associated with a TCI state. Then, the UE reports at least one RS resource of the set of RS resources or at least one TCI state associated with the at least one RS resource in a reporting instance to a network node. The UE receives a response from the network node in response to the reporting instance, and then applies the at least one RS resource or the at least one TCI state to downlink reception or uplink transmission.

Abstract: Repeater and control method are provided for DL transmission and UL transmission between a BS and a UE. In one novel aspect, the repeater establishes a control link with the BS. Then, the repeater configures an amplify and forward link between the BS and the UE by at least one configuration of the control link.

Abstract: A method for UE capability signaling for supporting reference signal based measurements in NR-U is proposed. A UE transfers its UE capability information to a mobile communication network, wherein the UE capability information includes information regarding whether the UE supports measurements of a CSI-RS on an unlicensed cell. The UE receives configuration from the mobile communication network, wherein the configuration includes information regarding radio resources of the CSI-RS on the unlicensed cell. The UE measures the CSI-RS on the unlicensed cell based on the configuration.

Abstract: Various solutions for dynamic physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a switching group configuration indicating a group of serving cells which are bundled. The apparatus may receive a first configuration and a second configuration. The apparatus may perform control signal monitoring according to the first configuration. The apparatus may determine to switch to the second configuration on a first serving cell of the group of serving cells according to an indication associated with the first serving cell. The apparatus may apply the switching to all serving cells within the group of serving cells according to the indication associated with the first serving cell.

Abstract: A user equipment terminal (UE) in a wireless network receives configuration information for a serving cell from a base station. The UE identifies, from the configuration information, a downlink control information (DCI) format that includes a channel occupancy duration (CO duration) field for the serving cell. After detecting the DCI format, the UE determines, from the CO duration field for the serving cell included in the DCI format, a channel occupancy in a time domain for the serving cell at a symbol-level granularity.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for monitoring a TCI field of a DCI format. In one novel aspect, monitoring a specific TCI field of a DCI format is provided. A DCI format may be applied to a DCI used between UE(s) and a BS. The DCI format may include a plurality of TCI fields. Each UE may be assigned a TCI field. The UE(s) assigned the same TCI field may be considered as assigned in the same group. The UE(s) in the same group may applied the same TCI state(s) and the same network parameter(s).

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for simultaneous DL transmissions. In one novel aspect, performing simultaneous DL transmissions with multiple TCI states is provided. A UE can be configured, by a BS, with a plurality of TCI states. After being configured with the TCI states, the UE can determine multiple TCI states for simultaneous DL transmissions and transmit a report to the BS to inform the BS of that the multiple TCI states are for simultaneous DL transmissions. Then, the UE applies the multiple TCI states for simultaneous DL transmissions.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) for semi-static downlink (DL) scheduling is provided. The UE may include a radio frequency (RF) signal processing device and a processor. The RF signal processing device is configured to receive radio resource control (RRC) information from a base station. The processor is coupled to the RF signal processing device. When the RF signal processing device receives a first configuration of a semi-static DL scheduling and a higher layer parameter from the RRC information, the processor determines not to receive the semi-static DL scheduling in a set of symbols if the RF signal processing device does not receive a downlink control information (DCI) from the base station.

Abstract: A beam group reporting method is proposed. The network node may allocate a report configuration for the UE and transmit the allocated report configuration to the UE. The UE may perform the measurement based on the report configuration from the network node and determine at least one beam group based on a resource set associated with the report configuration and the measurement result. Each beam group may comprise two reference-signal (RS) resources respectively associating with different physical cell indexes (PCIs). Then, the UE may report a report comprising at least one beam group to the network node.

Abstract: Various solutions for wake-up signal and preamble design for mobile communications are described. An apparatus, while in a first mode of operation, receives a wake-up signal (WUS) from a network. In response to receiving the WUS, the apparatus switches to a second mode of operation from the first mode of operation. The apparatus then detects a preamble in downlink (DL) transmissions from the network. In response to detecting the preamble, the apparatus monitors a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to check for an uplink (UL) transmission grant for the apparatus from the network.