Abstract: Various aspects provide a transceiver and a communication device including the transceiver. In an example, the transceiver includes an amplifier circuit including an amplifier stage with an adjustable degeneration component, the amplifier stage configured to amplify a received input signal with an adjustable gain, an adjustable feedback component coupled to the amplifier stage; and a controller coupled to the amplifier stage and to the adjustable feedback component and configured to adjust the adjustable feedback component based on an adjustment of the adjustable degeneration component.

Abstract: A method by a wireless device is provided for controlling adaptive beam measurement capability. The method includes identifying a type of serving carrier of a serving cell and allocating at least one resource for beam measurement based on the type that was identified.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for operational tasks to be performed in slots that are partially overlapped by measurement gaps in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for performing scheduled communications operations for a serving cell comprises determining a communication slot that is partially overlapped by a measurement gap, the communication slot being associated with a serving cell of the wireless device. The method further comprises identifying a scheduled operational task which can be carried out in a non-overlapped portion of the communication slot, the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot being a portion of the communication slot not overlapped by the measurement gap. The method further comprises performing the scheduled operational task in the non-overlapped portion of the communication slot.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method implemented by a computing device executing an artificial intelligence electronic assistant application. In some examples, the method includes searching a local area network for smart home devices to determine an identifier associated with a smart home device, provisioning the smart home device to an ecosystem of devices that is managed by the computing device, and automatically arbitrating communication of the smart home device based on the provisioning.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a wireless device is configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: receive an indication, adjust a transmit timing based at least on the indication, and optionally transmit signals based at least on the adjusted transmit timing.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method implemented by a smart device executing an artificial intelligence electronic assistant application. In at least some examples, the method includes receiving a request from an appliance in a same local network as the smart device, the request to transfer first data from the appliance to a first device located outside the local network. The method also includes facilitating the transfer of the first data from the appliance to the first device based at least in part on security policies of the smart device and content of the first data.

Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, receiving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.

Abstract: A method (1200) by a wireless device (110) operable to perform receive beam sweeping over a set of a plurality of receive beams includes receiving (1202), from a network node, assistance information. The wireless device determines (1204), based on the assistance information, a first subset of receive beams within the set of the plurality of receive beams. The wireless device performs (1206) at least one operation based on the first subset of receive beams.

Abstract: A User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communication network receives, from a network node, a signal to activate a plurality of secondary cells, SCells. Responsive to receiving the signal, the UE uses a temporal characteristic and a spatial characteristic of a reference cell, selected from the plurality of SCells, to activate the reference cell and at least one other of the SCells in parallel.

Abstract: An example method according to some of the techniques described below is performed by a device operating in a wireless network, where the device could be a UE or a network node, e.g., an NR gNB. This example method includes the step of determining (610) whether a receive-to-transmit or transmit-to-receive switching limitation of a UE can be met during a dual-active protocol stack handover for the UE from a source cell to a target cell. The method further includes the step of taking one or more mitigation actions (620) in response to said determining. Mitigation actions might include, for example, stopping a downlink reception early or starting a scheduled transmission late, in various embodiments or instances.

Abstract: A method for performing radio link monitoring comprises performing, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link monitoring (RLM) procedure with first RLM parameters; receiving, at the UE, a message including at least one second RLM parameter; identifying, by the UE, a difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter; and resetting, at the UE, at least one of the first RLM parameters in response to identifying the difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter. The method may configure the UE upon performing RLM by adapting the difference between the current RLM parameters and the future parameters, so that the UE behavior may become clear.

Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, receiving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.

Abstract: The solution outlined in this disclosure is a method for determining intra-frequency operations and inter-frequency operations, the method comprises obtaining a first measurement resource of a first cell as a reference measurement resource, obtaining a second measurement resource of a second cell, the second measurement resource of the second cell and the first measurement resource of the first cell are of the same type, and determining whether the second cell operates on an intra-frequency carrier or an inter-frequency carrier by comparing the reference measurement resource to the second measurement resource of the second cell. The method may be carried out in a user equipment or a network node.

Abstract: A method for performing radio link monitoring comprises performing, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link monitoring (RLM) procedure with first RLM parameters; receiving, at the UE, a message including at least one second RLM parameter; identifying, by the UE, a difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter; and resetting, at the UE, at least one of the first RLM parameters in response to identifying the difference between the first RLM parameters and the at least one second RLM parameter. The method may configure the UE upon performing RLM by adapting the difference between the current RLM parameters and the future parameters, so that the UE behavior may become clear.

Abstract: A wireless device is configured to receive an activation command that commands the wireless device to activate a serving cell. The wireless device is configured to activate the serving cell within a maximum delay since receiving the activation command. The maximum delay depends on whether there is at least one other serving cell already activated for the wireless device in the same frequency band as that in which the serving cell is to be activated.

Abstract: The solution outlined in this disclosure is a method for determining intra-frequency operations and inter-frequency operations, the method comprises obtaining a first measurement resource of a first cell as a reference measurement resource, obtaining a second measurement resource of a second cell, the second measurement resource of the second cell and the first measurement resource of the first cell are of the same type, and determining whether the second cell operates on an intra-frequency carrier or an inter-frequency carrier by comparing the reference measurement resource to the second measurement resource of the second cell. The method may be carried out in a user equipment or a network node.

Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, receiving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a method implemented by a computing device executing an artificial intelligence electronic assistant application. In some examples, the method includes searching a local area network for smart home devices to determine an identifier associated with a smart home device, provisioning the smart home device to an ecosystem of devices that is managed by the computing device, and automatically arbitrating communication of the smart home device based on the provisioning.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method in a user equipment, UE, for a measurement gap pattern configuration including receiving a configuration information indicative of a measurement gap pattern configuration, and a bandwidth part, BW, configuration, determining an association between measurement gap patterns and BW parts, receiving a message to change the active BW part to one of the configured BW parts, and changing the measurement gap pattern as a function of the corresponding BW part and the association; the invention further refers to a corresponding method in a network node; to corresponding UE, a corresponding network node, and computer programs.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device is provided for determining a maximum output power. The method includes obtaining, by the wireless device, a first time resource for transmitting a first signal in ?a first cell on a first carrier and a second time resource for transmitting a second signal in a second cell on a second carrier. Based on the first time resource and the second time resource, the maximum output power is 10 determined. The first signal and the second signal are transmitted based on the determined maximum output power.