Abstract: Various solutions for measurement gap configuration with adaptive configuration with respect to user equipment and network node in mobile communications are described. A network node may determine a traffic type. The network node may determine a measurement gap repetition period or a measurement gap length for the traffic type according to at least one condition. The network node may transmit a measurement gap configuration with the measurement gap repetition period or with the measurement gap length to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: Method and user equipment (UE) are provided for scheduling with multiple cells. In particular, a UE can connect to a plurality of cells in a network. The UE can determine a specific slot for receiving a CSI-RS from a first cell. An index of the specific slot is n+X+L while n is an index of a slot for receiving a DCI from a second cell, X is a slot offset for triggering the CSI-RS and L includes parameters associated with SCSs of the first cell and the second cell. The UE can receive the CSI-RS from the first cell in the specific slot.

Abstract: Method and UE are provided for scheduling for scheduling with multiple cells. In particular, a UE can connect to a plurality of cells in a network. The UE can determine a reference slot length according to an SCS of a first cell of the plurality of cells.

Abstract: Various solutions for adaptation of measurement gap configuration with dynamic control signaling are described. A network node may determine a traffic type. The network node may determine a measurement gap repetition period for the traffic type according to a periodicity of a reference signal (RS) and a video frame rate associated with the traffic type. The network node may transmit a measurement gap configuration with the measurement gap repetition period to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a radio transceiver and a modem processor. The radio transceiver is configured to transmit or receive wireless signals to communicate with a network device. The modem processor is coupled to the radio transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising: receiving a downlink (DL) control information (DCI) from the network device, wherein the DCI comprises a common field with a minimum applicable scheduling offset indicator in response to a higher layer parameter being configured, and the DCI does not comprise the common field with the minimum applicable scheduling offset indicator in response to the higher layer parameter being not configured; and scheduling a plurality of cells for the communication apparatus according to the DCI.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for data scheduling are proposed. The user equipment (UE) may provide an indication or a measurement report to the network node. The network node may determine whether to schedule data within at least one time duration which is configured to the UE for measurement based on the indication or the measurement report. Therefore, for some real-time application (e.g., virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR)), the service will not be interrupted.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to network energy saving in spatial and power domains in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a report configuration from a network node having a plurality of antenna ports and transmits a measurement report based on the report configuration. The report configuration comprises information regarding at least one adaptation pattern associated with a measurement resource configuration and indicating at least one of a target number of the antenna ports and a power offset value configured by the network node.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to measurement resource and report configuration for a communication apparatus supporting device collaboration in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a first report configuration associated with at least a first measurement resource allocated in a first frequency band from a network node. The UE determines information regarding a second measurement resource allocated in a second frequency band which is different from the first frequency band. The UE receives a first radio frequency (RF) signal carrying one or more reference signals on the first measurement resource and receives a second RF signal carrying identical one or more reference signals on the second measurement resource.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to network energy saving with spatial element adaptation in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) transmits a first measurement report of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on a first indication from the network apparatus, and transmits a second measurement report of the CSI-RS based on a second indication from the network apparatus. A number of antenna elements of the network apparatus associated with the first measurement report is less than a number of antenna elements of the network apparatus associated with the second measurement report.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to network energy saving in power domain in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a report configuration from a network apparatus. The report configuration includes a list of sub-configurations which associates with a plurality of power offset values configured by the network apparatus. Then, the UE transmits one or more measurement reports generated based on the power offset values.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to determination of occupied channel state information (CSI) processing units in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a report configuration from a network apparatus. The report configuration contains one or more sub-configurations. Then, the UE performs determines a number of occupied CSI processing units based on a total number of resources corresponding to at least one of the sub-configurations and a scaling number.

Abstract: Various solutions for adaptations of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring and scheduled cells combination for multi-cell scheduling with a single downlink control information (DCI) are described. An apparatus may receive a configuration of one or more search spaces for a DCI indicating a scheduling on a first cell in a second cell. The apparatus may detect the DCI indicating the scheduling on the first cell in the second cell according to the configuration. The apparatus may determine not to monitor PDCCH candidates on an active downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) of the first cell.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to network energy saving in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) receives a report configuration from a network apparatus. The report configuration includes a list of sub-configurations, and each sub-configuration corresponds to an antenna port subset which indicates one or more enabled or disabled antenna ports of a plurality of antenna ports of the network apparatus. The UE then transmit a measurement report of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) based on the report configuration.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for TxRU carrier switch. In one embodiment, the UE is configured with an anchor carrier in an anchor cell and one or more secondary carriers. In one embodiment, the TxRU carrier switch is configured as supplementary uplink (SUL)-based carrier switch with supplementary carriers or configured as a CA-based carrier switch with supplementary cells. In one embodiment, the one or more secondary carriers are supplementary carriers of the anchor cell, and wherein the anchor carrier is TDD carrier or frequency division duplex (FDD) carrier, and wherein the supplementary carrier is configured as a TDD carrier, a FDD carrier, a supplementary uplink carrier (SUL), or a supplementary downlink carrier (SDL). In another embodiment, the one or more secondary carriers are supplementary cells different from the anchor cell, and wherein the supplementary cells are configured with MAC control element (CE).

Abstract: Various solutions for extended reality (XR) enhancement in mobile communications are described. An apparatus establishes a communication with a network node of a wireless network. The apparatus performs an operation with respect to XR-related computation offloading from a user end to result in XR enhancement at the user end.

Abstract: Various solutions for providing a unified control channel framework in mobile communications are described. An apparatus receives a first-stage downlink control information (DCI) from a network node. The first-stage DCI indicates first scheduling information associated with a second-stage DCI. Then, the apparatus receives the second-stage DCI from the network node according to the first scheduling information. The second-stage DCI indicates second scheduling information associated with one or more carriers or cells or indicates non-scheduling information associated with one or more features. Also, the apparatus performs operations including either one of the following: (1) performing a PDSCH reception or a PUSCH transmission on at least one of the one or more carriers or cells according to the second scheduling information; and (2) applying the non-scheduling information in an event that the apparatus supports at least one of the one or more features.

Abstract: Various solutions for improvement of scheduling multi-cell PUSCH/PDSCH transmission with a single DCI are described. An apparatus may receive a DCI scheduling cells from a network node. The DCI includes at least one of a first DCI, a second DCI, and a third DCI. The apparatus may determine a DCI size budget of the DCI counted in one cell. The apparatus may perform a DCI decoding according to the DCI size budget and perform a PDSCH reception or a PUSCH transmission with at least one cell based on the DCI. The first DCI includes a common bit field, a first specific bit field and a plurality of designated bit fields corresponding to the cells, the second DCI includes the common bit field, a second specific bit field and a first part of the designated bit fields, and the third DCI includes a second part of the designated bit fields.

Abstract: Various solutions for determination of type-1 hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook in physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for secondary cell (SCell) dormancy are described. An apparatus may determine that an active downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) for a serving cell of the apparatus is a dormant BWP. The apparatus may determine K1 values associated with an active uplink (UL) BWP for the serving cell according to a set of slot timing values including integer multiples of 1. Accordingly, the apparatus may apply the K1 values for determination of a type-1 HARQ-ACK codebook in a PUCCH.

Abstract: A method for expediting Secondary Cell (SCell) or Primary cell of a secondary cell group (PSCell) addition or activation is proposed. A User Equipment (UE) receives a command that indicates adding or activating an SCell or a PSCell, wherein the command comprises information of a temporary Reference Signal (RS). The UE detects the temporary RS according to the information, and uses the temporary RS to add or activate the SCell or the PSCell.

Abstract: A method of providing tracking reference signal (TRS) in idle mode for power consumption enhancements is proposed. A user equipment (UE) operates in an idle mode of communication with a wireless communication network, and receives a system information block (SIB) or a paging early indication (PEI) from the wireless communication network when the UE is in the idle mode. The received SIB or PEI includes TRS configuration. The UE detects a TRS from the wireless communication network based on the TRS configuration when the UE is in the idle mode.