Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmission mode adaptation in New Radio (NR) with AI/ML assistance. A base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a set of input metrics. The set of input metrics comprises at least one metric derived from a channel state information (CSI) report. The base station further includes a processor operably coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine, based on the set of input metrics, a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode throughput prediction and a second MIMO mode throughput prediction, generate, based on the first MIMO mode throughput prediction, a predicted first MIMO mode throughput result, generate, based on the second MIMO mode throughput prediction, a predicted second MIMO mode throughput result, and select a MIMO mode based on the predicted first MIMO mode throughput result and the predicted second MIMO mode throughput result.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a pilot signal or a measurement report from a user equipment (UE) or a base station (BS). The method also includes updating a CSI buffer with channel state information (CSI) obtained from the pilot signal or the measurement report, the CSI buffer configured to store previous uplink or downlink channel estimates. The method also includes providing at least a portion of the CSI buffer to a CSI predictor comprising an artificial intelligence (AI) model that utilizes one or more weight sharing mechanisms, the AI model comprising a sequence of layers. The method also includes predicting temporal CSI using the CSI predictor. Depending on the configured output, the method can also include and/or be used for denoising and frequency extrapolation.

Abstract: A time domain resource configuration indicates a time domain resource for sensing operations by a user equipment, and a frequency domain resource configuration indicates a bandwidth part (BWP) for the sensing operations. The user equipment performs the sensing operations using the indicated time domain resource and the indicated bandwidth part. The time domain resource configuration may include a sensing type indicator S for the time domain resource for sensing operations, and may indicate that dynamic triggering of sensing is allowed. The BWP for the sensing operations may comprise BWP(s) selectively activated for the sensing operations, and may indicate BWP(s) that overlap a BWP used for cellular communication. Assistance information for interference between sensing operations and cellular communication may be transmitted by the user equipment, which may subsequently receive a configuration for coexistence of the sensing operations and the cellular communication.

Abstract: Joint configuration of cellular communication and bistatic object sensing involves transmitting, to a UE, a bistatic object sensing configuration. The bistatic object sensing configuration configures the UE to one of receive a sensing signal transmitted by a base station or transmit the sensing signal for reception by the base station. The bistatic object sensing configuration indicates sensing transmission power, waveform, and sensing resources and periodicity for the sensing signal, and may configure the UE to one of receive or transmit an object detection report.

Abstract: A method determining scheduling for packet transmission in a convergecast network. The method includes receiving a request to perform an operation in the network. Initializing a query from the sink-node, the query is transmitted to a plurality of nodes, and in response to the query, the receiver receives information indicative at a period of time. Sorting the nodes by the sink-node based on the received information and using a sorting function that prioritizes each node to obtain a prioritized order of the nodes. Calculating an end-to-end delay for each node based on the time data by determining a difference between the data generation release time for each node and the data delivery time at the sink-node for each node. Scheduling packet transmission for each of the nodes based on a scheduling function having a set of predetermined scheduling criteria. Performing packet transmissions in the tree using the scheduled order.

Abstract: A method determining scheduling for packet transmission in a convergecast network. The method includes receiving a request to perform an operation in the network. Initializing a query from the sink-node, the query is transmitted to a plurality of nodes, and in response to the query, the receiver receives information indicative at a period of time. Sorting the nodes by the sink-node based on the received information and using a sorting function that prioritizes each node to obtain a prioritized order of the nodes. Calculating an end-to-end delay for each node based on the time data by determining a difference between the data generation release time for each node and the data delivery time at the sink-node for each node. Scheduling packet transmission for each of the nodes based on a scheduling function having a set of predetermined scheduling criteria. Performing packet transmissions in the tree using the scheduled order.