Abstract: In the field of wireless communication systems or networks, the design of resource pools as they may be used in sidelink communications among users of the wireless communication system, for example in V2X applications, is described. In particular, an improved resource pool design, for example for resource pools to be used in sidelink communications in V2X services in view of the advantages defined by the NR 5G standard, is presented.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a novel form of communication within a cellular wireless communication network. One aspect of the invention concerns a User Equipment for a cellular network, wherein the UE inter alia includes a first interface for UE-to-Basestation communication configured to communicate with a base station of the cellular network and a second interface for UE-to-UE communication configured to communicate with one or more other UEs of a UE-Group to which the UE belongs. According to the invention the UE is configured to receive via its first interface configuration data for configuring its second interface, and to coordinate, via the second interface, a communication within the UE Group.

Abstract: Scene rendering apparatus for rendering a scene from a 3D scene description data, configured to derive, from the 3D scene description data, first data defining a 3D object and second data defining an animation of the object and trigger condition information which defines a condition for viewing position and/or viewing orientation. Additionally, the scene rendering apparatus is configured to check whether the condition for viewing position and/or viewing orientation is met, and responsive to the condition for viewing position and/or viewing orientation being met, trigger the animation of the object.

Abstract: This invention concerns a method for viewpoint-dependent rendering of a 3D object inside a scene. The method has a step of parsing rendering information from a scene description document, and a step of selecting one neural network out of a plurality of pre-trained neural networks for rendering the 3D object, wherein the pre-trained neural networks are each trained for rendering the 3D object with different viewpoint-dependent representation qualities, wherein each neural network has one or more main viewpoints from where the 3D object is rendered with a highest representation quality, wherein the rendering information indicates the respective main viewpoint belonging to each neural network.

Abstract: A receiver receives and processes a data signal having at least one data signal block. The data signal block has a number of symbols in the time domain and a number of sub-carriers in the frequency domain. The data signal block includes a control region to provide control data to the receiver and a payload region to provide payload data to the receiver. Payload data is allocated to the control region of the data signal block.

Abstract: A video decoding apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a video data stream, a sequence parameter set (SPS); parsing, from the SPS, an extra slice header bit map; mapping one or more bits in the extra slice header bit map to one or more flags that indicate presence or non-presence corresponding to a syntax element in a slice header; determining a number of extra slice header bits based on an amount of the one or more flags that indicate presence; and parsing, from the video data stream, the syntax element in the slice header based on the determined number of extra slice header bits.

Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system is described. The wireless communication system including a plurality of user devices, UEs. Responsive to a trigger for a transmission, the UE obtains a candidate resource set for the transmission by selecting resources for the transmission within a selection window following the trigger. The UE selects the resources by taking into consideration sensing results obtained by the UE during a sensing window preceding the trigger, and the sensing results indicate whether certain resources are available or unavailable for the transmission. The UE receives from one or more further UEs one or more reports or assistance information messages, AIMs, including resource allocation related assistance information, and considers a received report or AIM for selecting resources for the transmission when one or more predefined conditions are met.

Abstract: Embodiments according to the invention have a decoder, wherein the decoder is configured to decode, from a data stream, a scene description information for a rendering of a scene, which comprises a neural network information for a neural rendering of an object of the scene, and an anchoring information, which indicates a position, of the object within the scene. Furthermore, embodiments address a rendering of additional objects in the scene, and respective encoders, systems, data streams, methods and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: A radio transmitter apparatus for transmitting a data transmission for at least one radio tag of a plurality of radio tags is described. The data transmission includes a first part and a second part including data to be transmitted to the at least one radio tag. The radio transmitter apparatus processes the second part of the data transmission such that the data is free of a pattern representing a start indicator for any of the plurality of radio tags.

Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system is described. The UE is to communicate with the wireless communication system via at least one relay UE, the UE and the relay UE communicating over a sidelink interface. When communicating with the wireless communication system via the relay UE, e.g., when starting and/or during a communication, the UE is to establish a network control layer in its protocol stack, and the network control layer is to provide some control information.

Abstract: A reader device for communicating with at least one radio tag of a plurality of radio tags is described. The reader device is connectable to a radio access network, RAN, entity of a wireless communication system and to one or more or all of the plurality of radio tags. Responsive to one or more conditions, the reader device operates in accordance with a radio tag mode, e.g. an A-IoT mode, in which a data transfer between the radio device and the at least one radio tag is enabled.

Abstract: Different concepts for improving video coding efficiency are described, many of them allow for video coding in a manner realizing tile-independent coding with reducing, however, the coding efficiency losses otherwise associated with the tile-dependency disruptions, with nevertheless merely marginally, if all, modifying the codec behavior alongside the tile boundaries

Abstract: A user device, UE, is described which monitors a plurality of beams for a predefined time period for one or more predefined event criteria and determines a meeting of the one or more predefined event criteria using a Layer1 measurement. The one or more of the predefined event criteria include one or more of the following: LTM2, LTM3, LTM4, LTM5. Responsive to meeting one or more of the predefined event criteria, the UE provides a measurement report. The UE sends the measurement report to a network entity in case a leaving condition is met, the measurement report having a CRI and/or a SSBRI.

Abstract: A device for communicating in a wireless communication network to transmit transmission information by transmitting a wireless signal in a random access channel of wireless communication network includes a wireless interface configured for transmitting the wireless signal and a control unit configured for providing the wireless signals so as to include a random access preamble. The control unit is configured for selecting the random access preamble/that the random access preamble is associated with the transmission information.

Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network is described. The wireless communication network provides a set of resources for a communication, and the UE carries out sensing on one or more subsets of time resources of the set of resources. A number of time resources of the one or more subsets is less than the total number of resources within the set of resources provided by the network.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a user device, UE, of a wireless communication network, the wireless communication network using one or more Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, AI/ML, models for one or more use cases, wherein the UE is configured or preconfigured with a plurality of AI/ML models for performing one or more certain operations, and wherein, dependent on one or more criteria, for performing the one or more certain operations, the UE is to switch from a first AI/ML model to a second AI/ML model, or deactivate one or more of the plurality of AI/ML models, or switch from a current operation mode to a new operation mode.

Abstract: A video decoder for decoding an encoded video signal including encoded picture data to reconstruct a plurality of pictures of a video sequence of a video. The video decoder includes an input interface configured for receiving the encoded video signal comprising the encoded picture data. Moreover, the video decoder includes a data decoder configured for reconstructing the plurality of pictures of the video sequence depending on the encoded picture data. Moreover, further video decoders, video encoders, systems, methods for encoding and decoding, computer programs and encoded video signals according to embodiments are provided.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for checking a data stream on trustworthiness are described. According to an aspect, the data stream indicates, whether a segment is a first segment or whether a segment is a last segment of assigned sequence of segments. According to another aspect, an apparatus for decoding a data stream is configured for deriving, from the data stream, whether a verification chain within a temporal sequence of segments is interrupted at a segment.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for checking a data stream on trustworthiness are described. According to an aspect, one or more supplemental information messages are considered in the trustworthiness of a data stream. According to another aspect, the data stream indicates, whether a segment is a first segment or whether a segment is a last segment of assigned sequence of segments. According to further segments, repetitions of certain supplemental information messages within certain portions of a data stream are either not included in the trustworthiness check, or are forbidden in the data stream.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for checking a data stream on trustworthiness are described. According to an aspect, the data stream comprises an indication which indicates whether one or more supplemental information messages are to be included into a portion of the data stream, which portion is to be used for performing a trustworthiness check of the data stream.