Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for a sidelink, SL, communication comprising means for transmitting a transport block, TB, via the SL communication, means for receiving a feedback in response to the transmitted TB, means for storing information contained in the transmitted TB upon receiving said feedback, means for receiving a status report comprising information associated with the TB, and means for comparing said information contained in the status report with said stored information contained in the transmitted TB in order to identify an attacker based on discrepancy between said information contained in the status report and said stored information contained in the transmitted TB.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for communication are provided. One or more link identifiers used by a first terminal device are obtained. Information on communication of another terminal device with the first terminal device based on the obtained one or more link identifiers is obtained. Based on the obtained information, it is determined, that the first terminal device is active for communication and transmission to the first terminal device performed based on the determination.

Abstract: A method for dynamic coexistence of physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmissions and standalone sidelink reference signal (RS) transmissions including at a first apparatus, determine a candidate resource set for transmission of a first RS, the candidate resource set including a plurality of candidate resources, wherein each of the plurality of candidate resources occurs within a PSFCH transmission occasion; receive sidelink control information (SCI) from at least one second apparatus indicating a reserved resource for transmission of data by the at least one second apparatus; determine, based at least on the reserved resource, at least one associated PSFCH resource for transmission of feedback to the at least one second apparatus; and determine whether to exclude at least one candidate resource from the candidate resource set based on whether the at least one candidate resource overlaps, at least partially, with the at least one associated PSFCH resource.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: determine a reserved resource for a first transmission and a received signal strength associated with the reserved resource; determine, from a set of candidate resources for a second transmission, a candidate resource, wherein the candidate resource at least partially overlaps in time with the reserved resource, wherein the candidate resource does not overlap in frequency with the reserved resource; determine a relative location, in frequency, of the candidate resource with respect to at least one of: the reserved resource, a first carrier frequency associated with the first transmission, or a second carrier frequency associated with the second transmission; and exclude the candidate resource from the set of candidate resources in response to the received signal strength, associated with the reserved resource, being above a resource exclusion threshold, wherein the resource exclusion threshold is based, at least partially, on the relative location of the candidate resource.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for sidelink collision avoidance based on sensing, such as PSFCH sensing, are provided. One method may include sensing, by a first UE, a first sidelink feedback transmission from a second UE in a first PSFCH resource, and determining, based on the first PSFCH resource, a first radio resource in which the second UE received a first data transmission from a third UE. The method may also include sensing a second sidelink feedback transmission from the second UE in a second PSFCH resource, determining, based on the second PSFCH resource, a second radio resource in which the second UE received a second data transmission from the third UE, and determining, based on at least one of the determined first radio resource or second radio resource, a third radio resource in which the second UE is expected to receive a third data transmission from the third UE.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for a first device, comprising: receiving a first radio transmission from a third device; determining, based on the received first radio transmission, at least one radio resource expected to be used for communication by the third device; determining a first direction from which the first radio transmission from the third device is received at the first device; determining a radio resource set based on the determined at least one radio resource and the determined first direction; and selecting one or more radio resources from the determined radio resource set for communication with a second device or transmitting the determined radio resource set to the second device or a network entity.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine a first allocation comprising at least one of: a first time-domain allocation comprising at least one symbol within a slot associated with a first reference signal transmission, or a first frequency-domain allocation comprising at least one subcarrier within a physical resource block associated with the first reference signal transmission, or a first code-domain allocation comprising a sequence associated with the first reference signal transmission, or a first space-domain allocation comprising a beam associated with the first reference signal transmission; and determine a physical sidelink feedback channel transmission resource for a physical sidelink feedback channel transmission in response to the first reference signal transmission at least based on the determined first allocation.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine a transmit beam or a time-domain resource associated with a sidelink transmission; and determine at least one physical sidelink feedback channel transmission symbol within a slot for a physical sidelink feedback channel transmission in response to the sidelink transmission at least based on the determined transmit beam or time-domain resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to beam reporting. In an aspect, a first terminal device determines usability of at least one of a plurality of beams associated with at least one reference signal transmitted by a second terminal device based on measured signal level and/or quality; carries out beam-wise comparison among the at least one of the plurality of the beams determined usable, wherein the beam-wise comparison is based on the measured signal level and/or quality for identifying at least one beam having most suitable signal level and/or quality for signal transmission, and transmits, to the second terminal device, an indication indicating at least one of the following: the at least one beam having the most suitable signal level and/or quality; or the at least one of the plurality of beams being usable. The embodiments of the present disclosure can cause fast beam reporting.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus which is a first apparatus, configured to communicate with at least one second apparatus via sidelink resources associated with unmodified sidelink control information, the apparatus comprising means for: detecting a possibility of a malicious attack on the sidelink resources or receiving an instruction to modify a sidelink control information message; transmitting, to the at least one second apparatus, a modified sidelink control information message indicative of at least one secret indication.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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.