Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for performing a random access (RA) procedure. The method transmits, to a base station, an RA preamble. The method then receives, from the base station, an RA response (RAR) associated with the RA preamble, the RAR containing a media access control (MAC) payload. The MAC payload identifies a set of one or more uplink (UL) grants for the UE. The method selects a UL grant from the set of one or more UL grants identified by the MAC payload for transmitting an Msg3 to the base station.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), information that indicates an association among multiple pathloss reference groups and multiple Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs), and determining, by the UE, whether a pathloss difference between a first pathloss estimated by a first pathloss reference Reference Signal (RS) and a second pathloss estimated by a second pathloss reference RS is larger than a Power Headroom Report (PHR) trigger threshold. The first pathloss reference RS and the second pathloss reference RS belong to a particular pathloss reference group of the pathloss reference groups. The method further includes triggering, by the UE, a first PHR when the pathloss difference is larger than the PHR trigger threshold.

Abstract: A method executed by a wireless device for network access of the wireless device to a network node is disclosed. The method includes initiating an access attempt to the network node; reading a first layer of access control information (ACI) from the network node to determine whether an access control indicator in the first layer for an access category is ON, wherein the access control indicator for the access category is associated with a characteristic/classification of the access attempt by the wireless device to the network node; in response to the access control indicator in the first layer for the access category being ON, reading a second layer of the ACI from the network node to determine whether the access attempt to the network node is allowed based on one or more specific parameters associated with the access category in the second layer of the ACI.

Abstract: A method, by a user equipment (UE), for discontinuous reception (DRX) operation is described. The method includes receiving, by receiving circuitry of the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) configuration containing a first DRX parameter configuration, the first DRX parameter configuration configuring a first DRX parameter having a first unit, and receiving, by the receiving circuitry of the UE, the RRC configuration containing a second DRX parameter configuration, the second DRX parameter configuration configuring a second DRX parameter having a second unit, where the first unit is in millisecond or sub-millisecond, and the second unit is in slot or symbol.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for user-plane LWA PDU routing. In one novel aspect, LTE PDU packets are routed through a WLAN AP to a UE by encapsulation of the data packets. In one embodiment, a bridge/VLAN architecture is used. The UE identifies one or more Ethernet Frames received the WLAN interface as containing the PDCP PDUs by decoding the EtherType. In another embodiment, the WLAN terminated tunneling is used by decoding the EtherType of indicating the PDCP type. In another novel aspect, an UE-terminated tunneling is created. In one embodiment, the IP tunneling is used. In another embodiment, the GRE tunneling is used. The GRE header contains a KEY field to identify the packets as being the LWA packets. In yet another embodiment, the IPSec tunneling is used. The SPI of the header is used to identify the packets as being the LWA data packets.

Abstract: A method for control-plane and user-plane transmissions in a customized C-RAN is disclosed. The method includes providing control-plane (CP) signaling using a first beam in a radio resource, and providing user-plane (UP) content using a second beam in the radio resource based on the CP signaling, wherein the first beam provides wider access coverage than the second beam. The radio resource is a licensed band or an unlicensed band. The first beam and the second beam are millimeter-wave beams. The first beam has an omni-directional beam pattern. The second beam has a directional beam pattern.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform following actions: receive, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message to configure a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) spatial relations; and receive, from the base station, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The MAC CE includes a first field and a second field. The first field indicates at least one of the plurality of configured PUCCH spatial relations to be activated. The second field indicates a plurality of PUCCH resources corresponding to the at least one PUCCH spatial relation indicated by the first field.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive, from a base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to configure one or more logical channels; receive, from the base station, an allocation of a first radio resource for uplink transmission; receive, from the base station, a priority indicator to determine whether a first priority order or a second priority order is used in a first logical channel prioritization (LCP) procedure; and apply the first LCP procedure on the one or more logical channels to generate a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) to be transmitted on the first radio resource.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive, from a cell, a radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) configuration, when the UE is in an RRC_INACTIVE state; and discard the RNA configuration and transitioning to an RRC_IDLE state when the UE finds and camps on an acceptable cell.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a Sidelink Control Information (SCI) message including Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) related information. The DMRS related information includes at least one of DMRS sequence generation information, a number of DMRSs, a DMRS time/frequency location, a DMRS port index, a DMRS port group index, and a type of DMRS pattern.

Abstract: A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration containing a carrier-specific Bandwidth Part (BWP) configuration; receiving, from the BS, Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating a Sidelink (SL) BWP associated with the carrier-specific BWP configuration in a carrier; and performing SL operations on the SL BWP based on the carrier-specific BWP configuration.

Abstract: A method for reporting power headroom by a user equipment (UE) to an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT)-Dual Connectivity (MR-DC) scenario is disclosed. The method includes generating, by the UE, a DC Power Headroom Report (PHR) Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) having a fixed number of octets with cell index fields for indicating whether a power headroom (PH) for a serving cell with a corresponding cell index is reported; and transmitting, by the UE, the DC PHR MAC CE to the eNB, wherein the fixed number of octets is independent of a highest secondary Cell Index (SCellIndex) for serving cells with configured uplink.

Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for reporting measurement results by a user equipment (UE). The method receives, at the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) release message to transition to an RRC Inactive state. The method of some of the present implementations performs measurements while in the RRC Inactive state. The method then receives an RRC resume message from a base station, the RRC resume message comprising a request for the measurement results. After receiving the RRC resume message, the method transmits the measurement results to the base station in an RRC resume complete message.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a minimum required received level factor in a System Information Block 1 (SIB1) from a base station (BS), determining, by the UE, whether a first Supplementary Uplink (SUL) related factor is present in the SIB1, obtaining, by the UE, a first minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor, when the first SUL related factor is not present in the SIB1, determining, by the UE, a first cell selection criterion based on the first minimum required received level, and performing, by the UE, cell selection based on the first cell selection criterion.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform following actions: obtain a first measured RSRP value; receive a first message from a base station; select a first quantization table from one or more quantization tables according to the first message, wherein the one or more quantization tables includes a non-uniform quantization table; convert the first measured RSRP value to a first quantized RSRP value according to the first quantization table; and send the first quantized RSRP value to the base station.

Abstract: A method, by a user equipment (UE), for discontinuous reception (DRX) operation is described. The method includes receiving, by receiving circuitry of the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) configuration containing a first DRX parameter configuration, the first DRX parameter configuration configuring a first DRX parameter having a first unit, and receiving, by the receiving circuitry of the UE, the RRC configuration containing a second DRX parameter configuration, the second DRX parameter configuration configuring a second DRX parameter having a second unit, where the first unit is in millisecond or sub-millisecond, and the second unit is in slot or symbol.

Abstract: A method of communicating downlink control information (DCI) from a transmit/receipt point (TRP) to a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a first stage DCI and a reference signal (RS) by a coarse beam; transmitting a second stage DCI by a refine beam; where the first stage DCI includes information of the second stage DCI.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a minimum required received level factor and an offset via system information; obtaining, by the UE, a minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor and the offset multiplied by an integer larger than one; determining, by the UE, a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level; and performing, by the UE, cell reselection based on the cell selection criterion.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a minimum required received level factor in a System Information Block 1 (SIB1) from a base station, determining, by the UE, whether a first Supplementary Uplink (SUL) related factor is present in the SIB1, obtaining, by the UE, a first minimum required received level based on the minimum required received level factor, when the first SUL related factor is not present in the SIB1, determining, by the UE, a first cell selection criterion based on the first minimum required received level, and performing, by the UE, cell selection based on the first cell selection criterion.

Abstract: Techniques are described for handling enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) simultaneous transmissions. For example, based on received downlink control information (DCI), user equipment (UE) can determine one or more behaviors to perform based on whether the DCI is related an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) service and/or an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) service. The behaviors performed when the DCI is related to the eMBB service can be different than the behaviors performed when the DCI is related to the URLLC service.