Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for beam management for a user equipment (UE) in a sidelink communication. The method includes: establishing, by a first UE, a beam alignment with a second UE using a first beam; receiving a second-beam assistance indication, the second-beam assistance indication indicating at least one of time information or frequency information associated with a second beam for the second UE; transmitting a second-beam configuration; receiving a confirmation of the second-beam configuration; determining whether a selection of a resource is triggered, the selection of resource being associated with use of the second beam; in response to a determination that the selection of the resource is triggered, updating a candidate resource set and selecting one or more resources from an updated candidate resource set; and transmitting one or more signals or messages using the one or more resources selected from the updated candidate resource set.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for resource selection in sidelink communications. The method includes: collecting at least one of sidelink sensing information or resource reservation information of a first sidelink communication; collecting at least one of sidelink sensing information or resource reservation information of a second sidelink communication; determining one or more candidate resources based on at least one of: the sidelink sensing information of the first sidelink communication, the resource reservation information of the first sidelink communication, the sidelink sensing information of the second sidelink communication, or the resource reservation information of the second sidelink communication; selecting one or more resources among the one or more candidate resources; determining whether a resource reselection is needed; and transmitting, using the one or more selected resources, one or more packets in response to a determination that the resource reselection is not needed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for group-based beam reporting (GBBR) for multi-receiver operation based on reference signal received power (RSRP) differences is provided. The method may include determining, by a first apparatus, a candidate reference signal (RS) group to be provided to at least one second apparatus. The candidate RS group includes at least a first RS and a second RS. The method also includes determining a first difference between a first RSRP of the first RS and a second RSRP of the second RS. The method further includes determining a second difference between a third RSRP of the second RS and a fourth RSRP of the first RS, and performing at least one of excluding the candidate RS group from a group-based beam report based on the first and second differences, or transmitting, to the at least one second apparatus, information indicative of the first and second differences.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus caused at least to determine a common automatic gain control symbol to be transmitted during a first symbol of a slot, wherein the first symbol of the slot is for a transmission of a first automatic gain control symbol by a transmitting sidelink user equipment and for a transmission of a second automatic gain control symbol by a receiving sidelink user equipment and the apparatus is the transmitting sidelink user equipment, wherein the common automatic gain control symbol comprises the first automatic gain control symbol and the second automatic gain control symbol and transmit the first automatic gain control symbol during the first symbol of the slot.

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: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for beam alignment in a sidelink communication. The apparatuses include a first UE that is configured to: receive, from a second UE, a first radio signal using at least one first antenna; determine a first direction associated with the received first radio signal based on an estimated angle-of-arrival of the received first radio signal at the first UE; select a beam among a plurality of beams for a communication with the second UE based on the determined first direction; and transmit, to the second UE, a second radio signal on the selected beam using at least one second antenna.

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: A first user equipment (UE) for sidelink beam maintenance in a sidelink communication. The first UE comprises-es a memory storing an instruction and a processor configured to execute the instruction stored in the memory to: obtain resource reservation information and future location information of the first UE, the future location information of the first UE including an estimated first location of the first UE at a first time later than a current time: transmit, to a second UE, the resource reservation information and the future location information of the first CE; receive, from the second UE, a signal including future location information of the second UE, the future location information of the second UE including an estimated second location of the second UE at the first time; and determine, based on the future location information of the second UE, one or more beams for transmission from the first CE.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for resource selection in sidelink communications. The method includes: collecting at least one of sidelink sensing information or resource reservation information of a first sidelink communication; collecting at least one of sidelink sensing information or resource reservation information of a second sidelink communication; determining one or more candidate resources based on at least one of: the sidelink sensing information of the first sidelink communication, the resource reservation information of the first sidelink communication, the sidelink sensing information of the second sidelink communication, or the resource reservation information of the second sidelink communication; selecting one or more resources among the one or more candidate resources; determining whether a resource reselection is needed; and transmitting, using the one or more selected resources, one or more packets in response to a determination that the resource reselection is not needed.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a first UE in a sidelink communication, an inter-UE coordination (IUC) signal transmitted from a second UE; determining a set of candidate radio resources for communication with the second UE based on the IUC signal; determining at least one direction associated with the IUC signal based on an estimated angle-of-arrival of the IUC signal; selecting, among a plurality of beams, at least one beam for communication with the second UE based on at least one of the determined at least one direction or a content of the IUC signal; determining a subset of radio resources from the set of candidate radio resources based on sensing on the selected at least one beam; and transmitting the determined subset of radio resources to the second UE, or selecting from the determined subset of radio resources, one or more radio resources for communication with the second UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for carrier selection or re-selection for sidelink carrier aggregation. The methods include: determining, by a user equipment (UE) in a first sidelink communication, based on a first condition, one or more first candidate carriers from among one or more dedicated sidelink carriers, the one or more dedicated sidelink carriers being dedicated for the first sidelink communication; determining, by the UE, based on a second condition, one or more second candidate carriers from among one or more shared sidelink carriers, the one or more shared sidelink carriers being shared by at least the first sidelink communication and a second sidelink communication; and selecting, by the UE, one or more sidelink carriers for a sidelink transmission from among at least one of: the one or more first candidate carriers or the one or more second candidate carriers.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing a resource indication in a communication. The methods include: determining an overlap between a first resource reserved by a first node and a second resource reserved by a second node; and transmitting one or more indications indicating the overlap between the first resource and the second resource.

Abstract: A method includes: configuring, by a first user equipment (UE), one or more carriers within a first frequency range, at least one of the one or more carriers including an indication indicating sidelink beam management information associated with one or more beams within a second frequency range; and transmitting, to a second UE, the configured one or more carriers within the first frequency range so as to allow the second UE to obtain the indication.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to timing advance (TA) acquisition for handover. A method comprises receiving timing alignment information of at least one network resource associated with a target network device; determining, based on the timing alignment information, timing alignment offset between the network resource and another network resource; and performing timing advance estimation for the at least one network resource at least partially based on the timing alignment offset.

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: A cover securing system for a pool cover on an above-ground pool comprises a peripheral fasteners and a weigh down apparatus; wherein the peripheral fasteners is configured to engage a periphery of the pool cover with a top rail of the above-ground pool.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for resource selection in a sidelink communication. One of the methods includes: determining, by a user equipment (UE), a spatial filter configuration, the spatial filter configuration being associated with a first time period: collecting sensing information obtained using the spatial filter configuration, the sensing information including at least one of: sidelink resource reservation information, or at least one sidelink reference signal received power (SL-RSRP) measurement of the sidelink communication: determining one or more candidate resources based on the sensing information: selecting one or more resources from the one or more candidate resources for transmission: re-evaluating using the spatial filter configuration, the selected one or more resources; and determining, based on a result of the re-evaluating of the selected one or more resources, whether a re-selection of the one or more resources is triggered.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus comprising means for: positioning the terminal apparatus in a first positioning session using a radio link with at least a reference apparatus; detecting degradation in radio link quality of the radio link between the terminal apparatus and the reference apparatus; transmitting positioning assistance information, via sidelink communication, to at least another terminal apparatus in dependence upon the detected degradation in radio link quality of the radio link between the terminal apparatus and the reference apparatus, wherein the positioning assistance information is indicative of at least a degradation in the radio link quality of the radio link between the terminal apparatus and the reference apparatus.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by a computer system, a parameter value for each of multiple parameters for an application for an enterprise and determining, by the computer system based on a first database table lookup, a recommended authentication vector for the application based on the parameter values. The recommended authentication vector comprises assurance level values for authenticator strength assurance level (ASAL), Post Authentication Assurance Level (PAAL), and Origin Point Assurance Level (OPAL). The method further comprises determining, by the computer system based on a second database table lookup, one or more enterprise-certified authentication infrastructures for the application based on the recommended authentication vector and implementing the one or more enterprise-certified authentication infrastructures in the application for a production deployment of the application by the enterprise.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing synchronization of user equipment of different radio access technologies, such as long term evolution and new radio sidelink, coexisting in the same channel are provided. For example, a first user equipment can receive a first radio transmission from a second user equipment. The first user equipment can determine, based on the received first radio transmission, a misalignment between a first radio transmission timing of the first user equipment and a second radio transmission timing of the second user equipment. The first user equipment can transmit a second radio transmission to a third user equipment indicative of the determined misalignment.