Abstract: Some present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) connected to a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The method may receive, from a base station (BS) of the NTN at a downlink (DL) slot n, a timing advance (TA) command. The method may also adjust a timing of uplink (UL) transmissions to the BS according to the received TA command. The method may also include applying the adjusted timing for the UL transmissions by performing the UL transmissions from a beginning of a UL slot n+k+1+Koffset. Koffset may be a common delay broadcast by the BS to a plurality of UEs connected to the NTN including the UE, and k may be an additional delay specific to the UE.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE), and associated method, including a wireless transceiver, configured to perform wireless transmission and reception to and from a cellular station. A controller is configured to use a first preamble to perform a synchronous transmission on a PRACH to the cellular station via the wireless transceiver, and use a second preamble to perform either of at least two different types of transmission, the two different types of transmission comprising an asynchronous transmission and a synchronous transmission to the cellular station via the wireless transceiver; wherein the controller is further configured to receive a random access response to the synchronous transmission from the cellular station via the wireless transceiver, and wherein a Timing Advance (TA) estimation is not required for the synchronous transmission.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes performing at least one Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) procedure. The at least one BFR procedure includes transmitting a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) for BFR to a base station, where the MAC CE for BFR includes a cell information field indicating information of a serving cell in which the BFR procedure is triggered, and a presence indicator field indicating whether an identity of a preferred Reference Signal (RS) for BFR is included in the MAC CE for BFR. The preferred RS is associated with the serving cell.

Abstract: A method of closed-loop power control for a user equipment (UE) in multi-panel transmission is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a transmission power control (TPC) command indicating at least a power control adjust value carried by downlink control information (DCI), obtaining antenna panel information for identifying a characteristic of one of a plurality of antenna panels of the UE, and applying the power control adjust value to at least one antenna panel for physical uplink (UL) shared channel (PUSCH)/physical UL control channel (PUCCH) transmission according to the obtained antenna panel information.

Abstract: A method of updating spatial parameters for a UE is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network, at least one configuration for one or more serving cells; receiving, from the network, a BFR configuration applicable for a serving cell of the one or more serving cells; detecting a beam failure in the serving cell of the one or more serving cells; transmitting, to the network, a request for a BFR in the serving cell, the request indicating a DL RS or being associated with the DL RS; receiving, from the network, a response corresponding to the transmitted request; receiving, after receiving the response, one or more CORESETs in the serving cell via a spatial RX parameter derived from the DL RS; and transmitting, after receiving the response, one or more PUCCH resources in the serving cell via a spatial TX parameter derived from the DL RS.

Abstract: A user equipment and a method for handling a switching time period of downlink (DL)-uplink (UL) switching for half duplex-frequency division duplex operation are provided. The method includes: receiving a first configuration for a first active bandwidth part (BWP) with a first sub-carrier spacing (SCS), the first active BWP being one of an active UL BWP and an active DL BWP; receiving a second configuration for configuring a second active BWP with a second SCS, the second active BWP being another one of the active UL BWP and the active DL BWP; receiving a third configuration for the switching time period, the switching time period having a unit of symbol; performing communication with a Base Station (BS) on the first active BWP with the first SCS; and performing, after the switching time period, communication with the BS on the second active BWP with the second SCS.

Abstract: A method for Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) performed by a User Equipment (UE) includes the UE receiving, from a Base Station (BS), a first configuration indicating a first Reference Signal (RS) associated with a first cell of the BS, determining whether a first beam failure event is detected on the first cell by assessing a first radio link quality based on the first RS, triggering a first BFR procedure for the first cell when the first beam failure event is detected on the first cell, and when the first BFR procedure is triggered and not cancelled, performing operations including: determining whether the UE is allocated with an Uplink (UL) resource that is available for transmitting a BFR report, where the UL resource is a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) resource, when the UE is allocated with the UL resource, generating, in response to the first BFR procedure, the BFR report, and transmitting, on the UL resource, the BFR report to the BS, and when the UE is not allocated with the UL resource, triggerin

Abstract: A wireless communication method, performed by a User Equipment (UE) for Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resources, comprises receiving at least one configuration for one or more SRS resource sets; receiving a Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) indicating a SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; determining whether at least one first field and at least one second field of the MAC CE are present; deriving at least one spatial relation by using the at least one first field and the at least one second field if the at least one first field and the at least one second field are present; and transmitting at least one SRS resource among the SRS resource set via the at least one corresponding spatial relation, wherein the at least one first field and the at least one second field of the MAC CE are present at least when the SRS resource set is an aperiodic SRS resource set.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment (UE) for controlling Discontinuous Reception (DRX) behavior on multiple radio interfaces are provided. The method includes receiving, from a Base Station (BS), a first set of timers configured for controlling a first DRX behavior of the UE on a Uu interface to the BS; performing control channel monitoring according to the first set of timers; identifying that a Sidelink (SL) activity occurs on an SL interface that is a PC5 interface, the SL activity associated with one or more SL destinations on the PC5 interface; and starting or restarting at least one of the first set of timers in response to identifying the SL activity.

Abstract: In one novel aspect, configurations for PDCCH transmission and reception with multiple transmission points are provided. The UE configures a PDCCH associated with a CORSET comprising multiple CCEs, partitions the CORSET into multiple TCI-state sets, wherein each TCI state set includes multiple CCE groups associated with corresponding TCI-state, which corresponds to a source TRP, activates one TCI state set, and receives DCI via the PDCCH, wherein the PDCCH is transmitted from at least the first source TRP and the second source TRP, and wherein each source TRP transmits corresponding portion of DCI data mapping to the corresponding first and second CCE group. The CORSET is partitioned in FDM or TDM way. In another novel aspect, a first and a second PDCCH associated with a first and a second TRP are configured for repetition transmission. The second PDCCH configuration is dependent upon the first PDCCH configuration.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment (UE) for resource selection approach adaptation are provided. The method includes receiving, from a Base Station (BS), a first Sidelink (SL) transmission resource pool configuration and a second SL transmission resource pool configuration; performing a first resource selection on a first SL transmission resource pool by applying a first resource selection approach; receiving, from the BS, an adaption indication that a second resource selection approach is to be applied; performing, during a transition period between a time at which the adaption indication is received and a time at which the second resource selection approach is applied, a second resource selection on a second SL transmission resource pool by applying a third resource selection approach; and performing, after the transition period, a third resource selection on the first SL transmission resource pool by applying the second resource selection approach indicated by the adaption indication.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided to detect radio link failure in a NR access system. In one novel aspect, the radio link failure is detected upon detection of one or more radio link failure conditions on the serving beam. In one embodiment, the physical layer problem is considered as detected when one or more predefined events occur for a number of consecutive times on the serving beam. In another embodiment, the UE further considers potential recoveries to avoid frequent triggering of the radio link failure condition. In one embodiment, the UE performs the initial alignment procedure to recover the connection. In one embodiment, UE performs the initial alignment procedure without performing radio link recovery on the serving beam. In other embodiments, the UE performs the initial alignment procedure after performing radio link recovery on the serving beam and/or selects one or more beams for initial beam alignment.

Abstract: A method by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a radio resource control (RRC) configuration carrying a configuration for a first downlink (DL) channel and an uplink (UL) channel, receiving the first DL channel and a second DL channel, and canceling the UL channel when a timing condition between the first DL channel and the second DL channel is satisfied.

Abstract: A UE determines (a) resources of a PDCCH indicating a PDSCH that contains a random access message or indicating an uplink grant for transmitting a random access message and (b) resources of a second PDCCH. The UE further determines, in a time domain, (a) that the first PDCCH overlaps with the second PDCCH, (b) that the first PDCCH overlaps with a second PDSCH that contains system data or user data and indicated by the second PDCCH, (c) that the first PDSCH overlaps with the second PDCCH, or (d) that the first PDSCH overlaps with the second PDSCH. The UE then determines that monitoring the second PDCCH is an unexpected operation.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a user equipment (UE). The UE receives configuration information of multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. The UE receives one or more activation commands that associate a first subset of the TCI states with one or more codepoints of a TCI field and a second subset of the TCI states with the one or more codepoints of the TCI field. The UE receives a codepoint associated with a first TCI state in the first subset of the TCI states and a second TCI state in the second subset of the TCI states. The UE determines at least one first quasi co-located (QCL) assumption according to the first TCI state and at least one second QCL assumption according to the second TCI state. The UE receives a downlink transmission based on the at least one first QCL assumption and the at least one second QCL assumption.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a reflective mask that includes a substrate; a reflective multilayer disposed on the substrate; an anti-oxidation barrier layer disposed on the reflective multilayer and the anti-oxidation barrier layer is in amorphous structure with an average interatomic distance less than an oxygen diameter; and an absorber layer disposed on the anti-oxidation barrier layer and patterned according to an integrated circuit layout.

Abstract: A method, performed by a User Equipment (UE), includes receiving, from a cell, configuration signaling configuring the UE with one or more PUCCH resources on an active UL BWP, the one or more PUCCH resources not being configured with PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo, and the configuration signaling indicating that a default spatial relation behavior for PUSCH transmission scheduled by a DCI format 0_0 is enabled; receiving, from the cell, the DCI format 0_0 on an active DL BWP, the DCI format 0_0 providing scheduling information for a PUSCH; and transmitting the PUSCH according to the default spatial relation behavior which determines a spatial relation with reference to a QCL-TypeD RS corresponding to a QCL assumption of a pre-determined CORESET on the active DL BWP of the cell.

Abstract: An electronic device (110) includes a transceiver (130) and processing circuitry (150). The transceiver (130) can wirelessly receive a first (121) and a second signal (122 or 123) from an interface node (120) of a network work (101). The first signal (121) carries control information associated with a wireless link (105) between the electronic device (110) and the interface node (120). The processing circuitry (150) can obtain a first and a second signal quality of the first (121) and second signal (122 or 123) at a first protocol layer (PHY) in a protocol stack, respectively. At a second protocol layer (MAC), the processing circuitry (150) can determine whether the first signal (121) satisfies a beam failure criterion based on the first signal quality, and identify the second signal (122 or 123) as a candidate beam when the second signal (122 or 123) satisfies a candidate beam criterion based on the second signal quality.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to receive an indicator indicating that a Long-Term-Evolution (LTE)-Vehicle to Everything (V2X) sidelink (SL) communication is shared with New Radio (NR) SL communication on at least one of one or more carrier frequencies, and select one of the one or more carrier frequencies for the NR SL communication.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein, and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to receive downlink control information (DCI) on a downlink (DL) channel of a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the DL channel reception ending in a first slot, and transmit an uplink (UL) transmission on a UL channel of the NTN in a second slot. The second slot is separate from the first slot by a timing offset, where a duration of the timing offset is dependent on a type of the UL transmission and a numerology of the UL transmission.