Abstract: Mechanism on configured grant transmissions is provided. If a small data transmission is needed, a first device determines whether a timing advance is valid in a subsequent CG occasion for the small data transmission. The first device also determines whether an evaluation of a validity condition is applicable in the subsequent CG occasion for the small data transmission. If the timing advance is valid and the evaluation is applicable, the first device performs the small data transmission in the subsequent CG occasion. In this way, the first device is able to perform the evaluation of the validity condition in advance, thereby reducing delays and avoiding failures.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device receives a configuration of a paging indication from a second device. The configuration indicates how to monitor the paging indication and mapping between the paging indication and a set of paging occasions. The first device monitors a paging message in a paging occasion associated with the first device. In this way, it can reduce latency and save power at the first device. Further, it also saves signaling for paging.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to access control for energy saving mode. A first device receiving, from a second device, at least one barring configuration corresponding to at least one energy saving mode of the second device. The first device receives, from the second device, a first mode indication that the second device operates in a first energy saving mode of the at least one energy saving mode. The first device performs a first operation associated with an access to the second device based on a first barring configuration, of the at least one barring configuration, corresponding to the first energy saving mode.

Abstract: A network may have certain energy saving behaviours that risk leaking information regarding the location of a user equipment. A user equipment may generate and transmit privacy preference information that is relevant to network behaviour to the network. The network may then modify behaviour that it deems may leak information regarding the user equipment where the user equipment has indicated a desire for enhanced privacy.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for configured grant activation. An example terminal device may include at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory may store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the terminal device at least to perform: receiving from a network device, configuration information of a configured grant resource; determining to activate the configured grant resource; and performing a transmission to the network device using the activated configured grant resource.

Abstract: An apparatus, comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions, the at least one memory and the instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause a target node to signal to an anchor node a first information related to a context relocation of a context of a terminal device.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to enhancements on DL monitoring. An apparatus receives, from a network device, a first configuration of DTX pattern applied by the network device, a second configuration of DRX pattern applied by the apparatus, and a third configuration of a wake-up signal associated with the DRX pattern. The apparatus determines, based at least on the first configuration and the third configuration, at least one monitoring occasion for a wake-up signal occurs at least partially in a non-active period of the DTX pattern. If the at least one monitoring occasion occurs at least partially in the non-active period of the DTX pattern, the apparatus then determines, based at least on a wake-up signal monitoring rule, whether to monitor the wake-up signal during at least one monitoring occasion and whether to monitor at least partially in at least one on duration of the DRX pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for adapting transmission occasions. An example apparatus for a terminal device may include at least one processor and at least one memory.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for efficiently signalling feature combinations for RACH partitioning. One method may include a network entity transmitting a radio resources configuration associated with at least one feature combination configuration and associated random access resources configuration. The at least one feature combination configuration is associated with at least one of coverage enhancement, network slicing, reduced capability user equipment, or small data transmission. The associated random access resources configuration is associated with access conditions for the at least one feature combination configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving a cell discontinuous transmission, DTX, configuration for a cell, the cell DTX configuration indicating one or more cell DTX non-active periods of the cell; obtaining at least one uplink grant configuration to be applied for one or more uplink data transmissions during the one or more DTX non-active periods of the cell; determining, based on the at least one uplink grant configuration, an uplink grant for the one or more uplink data transmissions; and transmitting the one or more uplink data transmissions using the determined uplink grant during the one or more cell DTX non-active periods.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enhanced energy efficiency information and the distribution and reception thereof for network energy saving are provided. For example, a method can include identifying multiple own cell capabilities that include an own cell capability to carry extra load with no extra energy consumption, an own cell capability to carry extra load with extra energy consumption, and an own cell capability to reduce load with an energy saving gain. The method can also include indicating to a neighboring radio access network node or an operations and maintenance function energy cost for extra load and energy saving for removed load based on the own cell capabilities. The method can further include receiving onloading of cell traffic or offloading of cell traffic, based on the indication of the energy cost for extra load and the energy saving for removed load.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for transmission power adaptation. The method comprises: receiving, at a first device and from a second device, a channel state information configuration; and in response to receiving a reference signal from the second device, transmitting to the second device a channel state information report based on the channel state information configuration, the channel state information report comprising assistance information on transmission power adjustment for the second device. In this way, the adjustment of transmission power and bandwidth assignment can be implemented without degrading the supported multiple input multiple output layers. Thus, the spectral efficiency is improved, while the data latency and network energy consumption are reduced.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to DL monitoring. An apparatus transmits, to a network device configured with a discontinuous transmission pattern, a first transmission during a non-active period of the discontinuous transmission pattern. The apparatus then starts monitoring at least one monitoring occasion for a second transmission from the network device after a time offset from transmitting the first transmission. In this way, the DL monitoring can be improved by taking cell DTX/DRX pattern into consideration.

Abstract: In some examples, user equipment comprises a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program code executable by the processor, the program code comprising one or more instructions, whereby to cause the user equipment to measure a parameter associated with a radio coverage of a network node for the user equipment, on the basis of the value of the parameter, transmit information to the network node representing a reception status of a wake-up receiver of the user equipment, and on the basis of the reception status of the wake-up receiver of the user equipment monitor a selected paging signal from one of multiple paging signals transmitted by the network node.

Abstract: An apparatus may be configured to: receive a configuration for physical downlink control channel monitoring; transmit, to a base station, a (small) data transmission; select a physical downlink control channel monitoring pattern based, at least, on the configuration and information of the data transmission; and perform, with a user equipment, physical downlink control channel monitoring based on the selected physical downlink control channel monitoring pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of paging enhancement mechanism. The method comprises: in accordance with a determination that no early paging indication is received from a second device during a set of indication occasions, determining, at a first device, whether a paging-related condition is met, the early paging indication addressing a set of paging occasions, the second device serving the first device; in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is met, refraining from monitoring for paging message on the set of paging occasions; and in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is not met, monitoring for the paging message on the set of paging occasions. As such, the paging mechanism performed between the terminal device and the network device can be adapted to the network conditions, reliability, power consumption and so on.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for transmission power adaptation. The method includes: receiving, at a first device and from a second device, a channel state information configuration; and in response to receiving a reference signal from the second device, transmitting to the second device a channel state information report based on the channel state information configuration, the channel state information report including assistance information on transmission power adjustment for the second device. In this way, the adjustment of transmission power and bandwidth assignment can be implemented without degrading the supported multiple input multiple output layers. Thus, the spectral efficiency is improved, while the data latency and network energy consumption are reduced.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving from a network a message comprising a system information modification change indication and one or more subgroup specific indications; determining a subgroup the apparatus is associated with; and examining, based on the subgroup specific indication and the subgroup the apparatus is associated with, whether to invert the system information modification change indication. There is also disclosed a method comprising preparing to change one or more system information parameters of a network; examining which subgroups of user equipment are affected by the change; preparing, based on the examining, a message by including one or more indication whether the change of one or more system information parameters of the network is for user equipment of a subset of the subgroups or for user equipment irrespective of the subgroup; and sending the message.

Abstract: A method includes causing or detecting, by a user device that is a member of a sidelink group of user devices, a sidelink-related event that triggers an operation associated with the sidelink-related event and specific to the sidelink group; and transmitting a notification of the sidelink-related event via a sidelink group-specific resource, in order to synchronize, among user devices of the sidelink group including any user device of the sidelink group that failed to detect the sidelink-related event, the performing by the user devices of the sidelink group of the operation associated with the sidelink-related event and specific to the sidelink group.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to support communication with a first cell using a first radio access technology and with a second cell using a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. The UE configured to receive, from a first network node associated with the first cell, configuration information for requesting cell access related information with respect to at least one of the first cell and the second cell, the first cell being controlled by the first network node and the second cell being controlled by a second network node; determine, based at least on the configuration information, uplink power for transmitting a first request message requesting the cell access related information with respect to the at least one of the first cell and the second cell; and transmit, to the first network node, the first request message using the determined uplink power.