Abstract: A method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes determining a base station is in a non-active duration of a DTX/DRX cycle. The method includes determining a particular communication occasion within the non-active duration. The method includes determining a time window corresponding to the particular communication occasion based on configuration information. The method includes communicating with the base station within the time window. Another method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes determining a base station enters a non-active duration of a DTX/DRX cycle from an active duration of the DTX/DRX cycle. The method includes, in response to the determining, applying a LCH setting for communicating with the base station. The first LCH setting is different from a second LCH setting that is applied when the base station is in the active duration of the DTX/DRX cycle. Methods performed by a base station are also provided.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for reference signal configuration for multi-transmit-receive point coherent joint transmission in wireless networks.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with other UEs via a legacy sidelink (SL) connection and a non-legacy SL connection. The UE is further configured to receive legacy SL resource information associated with legacy resources in an legacy resource pool for legacy SL transmissions to be performed by the UE, wherein the legacy SL resource information comprises time location of the legacy resources and resource reservation periods and exclude non-legacy resources of a non-legacy SL resource pool for transmitting non-legacy SL transmissions based on at least the legacy resource information.

Abstract: Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Beam Reporting and Unified TCI Indication for Simultaneous Transmission over Multiple Panels is disclosed. The current Unified TCI framework is expanded to include multi-TRPs and STxMP operations. Simultaneous multi-panel UL transmission for higher UL throughput/reliability focusing on multiple Transmission/Reception Point (mTRP) is provided. UL precoding indications for PUSCH transmission that do not require a new codebook for multi-panel simultaneous transmission are shown. TCI States for SRS resource sets to enable STxMP operation are established. Group Beam Reporting (GBR) for simultaneous UL multi-panel transmission (STxMP) operation, single DCI based STxMP transmission of a PUSCH, and multi-DCI based STxMP transmission of a PUCCH is disclosed.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving configuration information from a base station, the configuration information specifying a plurality of scheduling request (SR) configurations that indicate a plurality of SR occasions for communicating with the base station. The plurality of SR occasions are scheduled to occur when the base station is in a non-active duration of a current discontinuous transmission or reception (DTX/DRX) cycle. The method includes suspending transmission from the UE to the base station during at least one SR occasion of the plurality of SR occasions. The method includes determining that a triggering condition is met. The method includes transmitting a message to the base station in response to determining that the triggering condition is met. Also provided is a method performed by a base station.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a connection to a base station in multi-transmission reception point (mTRP) mode, wherein the UE is configured with a first set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states to communicate with the base station, receive a TCI update, the TCI update indicating a second set of TCI states and update the first set of TCI states based on the second set of TCI states indicated by the TCI state update.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: determining, by a user equipment, to change a power class of the UE; and in response, generating a power headroom report to be reported to a base station serving the UE.

Abstract: A wireless communication system may use resource and report configuration enhancements for Type 2 network spatial elements adaptation. In some embodiments, the network node may configure a first CSI resource setting and at least a second CSI resource setting for channel measurement. The first CSI resource setting and the second CSI resource setting link to one CSI reporting setting. The second CSI resource setting may comprise different spatial relation information or a different antenna port than the first resource setting.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to user equipment (UE) behavior under cell discontinuous transmission (DTX)/discontinuous reception (DRX) mechanisms are disclosed herein. A UE may receive configuration information for a cell DTX/DRX pattern used by a serving cell that includes a periodicity, an offset, an active duration length of/for the cell DTX/DRX pattern, and/or UE behavior information defining one or more UE behaviors for a non-active serving cell mode. The UE may then identify a non-active duration of the cell DTX/DRX pattern during which the serving cell is in a non-active state. Finally, the UE may perform communication with the network on the first serving cell according to the non-active serving cell mode during the non-active duration of the first cell DTX/DRX pattern. Details for embodiments where the UE is further configured to use a UE connected mode DRX (CDRX) mechanism are also provided. Corresponding base station behaviors are also described.

Abstract: A wireless communication system may use multiple power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource. A network node may provide a user equipment (UE) with a Channel State Information (CSI) report configuration information element. The CSI report configuration information element includes one or both of a list of power control offsets for a CSI-Reference signal (RS) resource and a list of transmit powers for the CSI-RS. The UE may provide a CSI report with CSI measurements corresponding to one or more of the power control offsets.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses supporting user equipment (UE) channel state information (CSI) prediction are disclosed herein. A UE may receive, from a network, configuration information for generating predictive CS) corresponding to a CSI valid time (TCSI) occurring after a CSI reference signal (RS) time (TRS) for an RS received at the UE for generating the predictive CSI in the case where the TCSI occurs after a duration d following a CSI prediction reference time (Tref,CSI). The UE may proceed to generate, based on a measurement of the RS, the predictive CSI corresponding to the TCSI. The UE may then transmit, to the network, the predictive CSI at a CSI report time (Treport). Mechanisms for selecting Tref,CSI are discussed. Mechanisms used between the network and the UE for communicating one or more durations d to the UE corresponding to one or more CSI reports are discussed.

Abstract: The present application relates to technologies to support frequency-selective precoding for an uplink transmission, such as a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and/or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The PUSCH may be codebook-based or non-codebook-based. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) over multiple subbands with different precoders. Techniques for configuring multiple subbands for the uplink transmission and/or indicating precoders for the respective subbands are also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to user equipment (UE) behavior under cell discontinuous transmission (DTX)/discontinuous reception (DRX) mechanisms are disclosed herein. A UE may receive configuration information for a cell DTX/DRX pattern used by a serving cell that includes a periodicity, an offset, an active duration length of/for the cell DTX/DRX pattern, and/or UE behavior information defining one or more UE behaviors for a non-active serving cell mode. The UE may then identify a non-active duration of the cell DTX/DRX pattern during which the serving cell is in a non-active state. Finally, the UE may perform communication with the network on the first serving cell according to the non-active serving cell mode during the non-active duration of the first cell DTX/DRX pattern. Details for embodiments where the UE is further configured to use a UE connected mode DRX (CDRX) mechanism are also provided. Corresponding base station behaviors are also described.

Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprising one or more processors configured to identify, at the UE, one or more measurement objects (MOs) configured for a primary secondary component carrier (PSCC) of a primary secondary cell (PSCell) in an EN-DC network with carrier aggregation (CA); determine, at the UE, a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) value to scale a measurement delay requirement, wherein the CSSF value is for measurements of the MOs conducted outside measurement gaps (MGs) and derived from the PSCell, the CSSF value is: increased when the PSCell includes a synchronization signal block (SSB), and not increased when the PSCell is without an SSB (SSB-less); measure, at the UE, the MOs outside the MGs based on the measurement delay scaled by the CSSF value; and encode, at the UE, one or more measurement reports (MRs) for the one or more MOs for transmission from the UE.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for network energy saving conditional handovers.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to identify a condition configured to trigger a power headroom report (PHR) for a first panel and a second panel of the UE that are configured for simultaneous multi-panel transmission (STxMP) and configure transceiver circuitry to transmit the PHR to a network using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) on a transmission occasion using one of the first panel or the second panel of the UE.

Abstract: Systems and methods for uplink (UL) multiple transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation enhancements are disclosed herein. Embodiments may provide enhancements for the handling of a time alignment timer (TAT) expiration for two timing advance groups (TAGs). A UE may perform one or more actions associated with a multiple downlink control information (multi-DCI) multi-TRP operation based on whether a first TAG and a second TAG are, respectively, associated with a primary timing advance group (PTAG) or a secondary timing advance group (STAG).

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for inter-band carrier aggregation (CA) for co-located cells including a secondary cell (SCell) without a synchronization signal block (SSB-less). A user equipment (UE) decodes a radio resource control (RRC) information element (IE) that indicates a serving cell for timing and layer 3 (L3) measurements to enable data transmission from the UE to the SSB-less SCell. The RRC IE can be a non-zero-power channel-state-information reference signal resource set (NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet) IE that includes a quasi co location (QCL) information field with a serving cell index (ServCellIndex). The RRC IE can indicate a serving cell to acquire a timing and L3 measurements. If the RRC IE is absent, the UE can identify timing or L3 measurements from an intra-band serving cell that includes intra-band contiguous component carriers (CC) to the SSB-less SCell.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to decode, from signaling received from a base station, configuration information for a layer 1 (L1)/layer 2 (L2) triggered mobility (LTM) procedure, configure transceiver circuitry to transmit a channel state information (CSI) report for LTM to the base station of the serving cell, the CSI report comprising measurement data for one or more candidate cells, decode, from signaling received from the base station, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) cell switch command for the LTM procedure and switch from the serving cell to one of the candidate cells based on the decoded MAC CE cell switch command for the LTM procedure.

Abstract: This application describes processes and systems for configuration of a user equipment (UE) based timing advance (TA) acquisition and power prioritization of the physical random access channel (PRACH) in wireless communication networks.