Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable medium products for seed based resource allocation and collision avoidance in slidelink are provided. A method comprising: receiving, with a first device from a sidelink device, an indication of use of a pattern of transmission associated with the sidelink device; determining, based on the indication, a resource allocation for the first device; and performing transmission with the determined resource allocation.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium provide sidelink beam alignment between devices. In the context of a method performed by a first user equipment (UE), the first UE causes transmission of a first plurality of reference signals to a second UE to facilitate selection of a first preferred beam among a plurality of beams of the second UE. The method also receives a second plurality of reference signals from the second UE using a plurality of beams of the first UE. The method further includes selecting a second preferred beam from the plurality of beams of the first UE based on the second plurality of reference signals.

Abstract: A Quality of Service (QOS) framework of mobile and wireless communication networks, particularly, the Fifth Generation (5G) QoS framework include a Radio Access Network (RAN) entity and User Equipment (UE) for enabling RAN awareness of a tolerance of an application to transmission failures of application data, and QoS treatment based on this resilience. The RAN entity is configured to receive information indicating at least one resilience parameter of the application, from a control entity, another RAN entity, and/or UE. The at least one resilience parameter is based on the tolerance of the application to transmission failures, in particular, consecutive transmission failures.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining a first set of candidate single-slot resources for a physical sidelink shared channel transmission by a first user equipment; determining a second set of candidate multi-slot resources for the physical sidelink shared channel transmission by the first user equipment; and reporting at least one candidate single-slot resource from the first set and at least one candidate multi-slot resource from the second set to a higher layer for resource selection. Further, to perform determining a union set by forming a union of the first set and the second set; determining a subset of the union set by excluding a candidate resource at least based on whether the candidate resource overlaps with a resource reserved for transmission by a second user equipment; and reporting the determined subset to the higher layer for resource selection.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for inter-UE coordination in groupcast transmissions are provided. Solution comprises communicating (400) with a group of apparatuses in a group communication utilising sidelink transmission, where the group of apparatuses comprises a second apparatus configured to coordinate resource allocation for the group communication and at least one other first apparatus: transmitting (402), utilising a designated hybrid automatic repeat request process, an inter-UE coordination request.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a digital storage base which measures events related to one or more engineered infrastructures regarding events including but not limited to measuring a pollutant load or hazard, in some embodiments making predictions related to said systems and generating a token, blockchain or form of digital currency as a payout based on the data regarding the mitigation or adaptation of the measured event. The invention also includes a marketplace where parties can enter or leave, buy or sell, a transaction or transactions. The system enables aggregation and/or distribution of risk, performance obligations or investments, and aggregation/distribution and/or syndication of insurers or bankers, crowdsourcing/crowdfunding and/or participation of individuals and small groups within the transaction system. The integration of investment, insurance risk conditionalities and performance guarantees within a single exchangeable system is also envisioned.

Abstract: An instrument includes: an aberrometer; a corneal topographer; an optical coherence tomographer; and a fixation target subsystem. The fixation target subsystem includes a fixation target and a Stokes cell disposed in an optical path between the fixation target and the eye, wherein the Stokes cell includes a first rotation stage having a first cylinder lens and a second rotation stage having a second cylinder lens, wherein; and a controller configured for controlling a rotation of the first rotation stage and the second rotation stage for correcting for an astigmatism of the eye.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method performed by an apparatus including performing determining, by a first user equipment of more than one user equipment of a communication network, a first set of candidate radio resources for sidelink transmission by the first user equipment or a second user equipment of the more than one user equipment; receiving from a third user equipment a second set of preferred radio resources for sidelink transmission by at least one of the second user equipment, the third user equipment, or a fourth user equipment other than the first user equipment of the more than one user equipment; identifying at least one radio resource from the first set of candidate radio resources that overlaps at least partially with a radio resource in the second set of preferred radio resources; determining a subset of the first set of candidate radio resources based at least in part on the identified at least one overlapping radio resource; and at least one o

Abstract: A UE may receive a request for a set of resource recommendations; determine a current set of resource recommendations; and transmit an indication of the current set of resource recommendations, wherein the indication of the current set of resource recommendations may comprise at least one of: a first offset value associated with respective reference slots for respective resource recommendations of the current set of resource recommendations with respect to a previously indicated set of resource recommendations; or a second offset value associated with a reference slot for an indicated resource recommendation of the current set of resource recommendations with respect to the previously indicated set of resource recommendations.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio resource reservation for inter-UE coordination in NR sidelink mode 2. The method may include transmitting from a first user equipment to a second user equipment, a first coordination request to request a set of preferred or non-preferred radio resources for transmission by the first user equipment. The first coordination request may include at least a first resource indication value for indicating a first radio resource for transmission of a corresponding first coordination message by the second user equipment to the first user equipment. The method may also include receiving the corresponding first coordination message from the second user equipment transmitted on the first radio resource in response to the first coordination request.

Abstract: A user equipment includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to: select radio resources for a first sidelink transmission to a first user equipment based on sidelink control information from a second user equipment, the sidelink control information including at least beam information for a second sidelink transmission by the second user equipment; and perform the first sidelink transmission to the first user equipment on the selected radio resources.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the user equipment performs generating a coordination request for information on resources for use for direct inter user equipment transmissions, the coordination request including an indication of a preference for resources for receiving a coordination response; monitoring for coordination requests made by at least one other user equipment; generating the resource preference indication in dependence upon at least one preference indication from at least one of the monitored coordination requests.

Abstract: An assistance user equipment is disclosed that is able to generate assistance information indicative of a resource conflict detected in a direct transmission between user equipment. The assistance user equipment comprises determining means for determining whether or not to provide the assistance information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for selecting a first candidate beam for communication with a first transmitter (Tx) user equipment (UE) and a second candidate beam for communication with a second Tx UE; determining a first radio resource expected to be used by the first Tx UE for a first radio transmission to a receiver UE and a second radio resource expected to be used by the second Tx UE for a second radio transmission to the receiver UE; determining that the first radio resource overlaps in time with the second radio resource, and that the first candidate beam does not match the second candidate beam; and determining whether to: receive the first radio transmission using the first candidate beam, receive the second radio transmission using the second candidate beam, or receive the first radio transmission and the second radio transmission using a third candidate beam.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is an insurance claim and/or financial transaction processing system for parametric risk related claims and/or performance warranty related transactions that can be processed using transparency and in a rapid manner wherein the performance or insurance is transacted using sensors and/or analytics. The invention also includes a marketplace where parties can enter or leave, buy or sell, a transaction or transactions associated with an insurance or financial transaction. The system enables aggregation and/or distribution of risk, performance obligations or investments, and aggregation/distribution and/or syndication of insurers or bankers, crowdsourcing/crowdfunding and/or participation of individuals and small groups within the transaction system. The integration of investment, insurance risk conditionalities and performance guarantees within a single exchangeable system is also envisioned. Transaction re-risking and de-risking and associated payments or payouts is also envisioned.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: obtaining signal quality information on a plurality of downlink (DL) signals of a cell; receiving, from a network node of the cell, condition information indicative of reception conditions at the network node; based on the signal quality information and the condition information, determining at least one parameter for performing a random access to the cell; performing, based on the determined at least one parameter, the random access to the cell on a set of uplink (UL) resources.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment behavior with respect to hybrid automatic repeat request retransmission in new radio sidelink co-existence scenarios with another technology are provided. For example, a method can include enabling, for a receiving user equipment, hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement only feedback. The method can also include first determining whether to condition negative feedback on at least one first condition, or second determining whether negative feedback is conditioned on at least one second condition. The method can further include third determining whether to retransmit a message according to hybrid automatic repeat request according to results of the first determining or the second determining. The method can additionally include communicating with the receiving user equipment based on a result of the third determining.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for efficient signaling of sidelink radio resources. A first terminal device selects a subset of radio resources from a set of candidate radio resources. The first terminal device determines a set of resource indices for the subset of radio resources based at least partly on a pre-defined enumeration order of the set of candidate radio resources in time and frequency. The first terminal device determines a first resource indication value indicating at least the set of resource indices. The first terminal device transmits the first resource indication value to one or more second terminal devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling NR slot aggregation in radio SL co-channel coexistence. A method may include determining that one or more slots of a first radio access technology overlaps a subframe of a second radio access technology. The method may also include detecting whether the second radio access technology is using the subframe of the second radio access technology. The method may further include determining by an outcome of at least one evaluated condition whether to transmit in the one or more overlapping slots or refrain to transmit in the one or more overlapping slots. The method may further include performing transmission with a same transmit power in all the slots that overlap the subframe of the second radio access technology.

Abstract: The present application relates to wireless communications suitable for smart manufacturing and industrial automation. In particular, the application proposes a wireless communication device (UE) and a network device (BS), in particular suitable for cyclic communication. The BS is configured to provide a first information defining a hopping sequence to a UE, and to provide a second information to the UE defining when the hopping sequence should be repeated, in particular periodically repeated. The UE is accordingly configured to receive the first information from the BS, and to receive the second information from the BS. The hopping sequence specifies at least two spatial resources and/or at least two radio resources, which the UE is configured to use for transmissions to and/or from the BS.