Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive radio resource control (RRC) signaling that configures reception of a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) in a frame. The frame may comprise multiple slots, including one or more downlink slots and one or more uplink slots. The UE may determine a subset of the PDSCHs, such that for each of the PDSCHs of the subset, corresponding consecutive slots do not overlap the uplink slots. The UE may set a number of bits of a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook equal to a number of PDSCHs in the determined subset.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and methods for signaling for resource allocation and scheduling in 5G-NR integrated access and backhaul are generally described herein. In some embodiments, User Equipment configured for reporting a channel quality indicator (CQI) index in a channel state information (CSI) reference resource assumes a physical resource block (PRB) bundling size of two PRBs to derive the CQI index.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry, where to configure the UE for New Radio (NR) communications in an unlicensed spectrum, the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling including configuration information identifying a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space set. The configuration information includes a PDCCH monitoring periodicity, a PDCCH monitoring offset, and a PDCCH monitoring duration associated with the PDCCH search space set. The PDCCH search space set is monitored for downlink control information (DCI) using the PDCCH monitoring periodicity, the PDCCH monitoring offset, and the PDCCH monitoring duration. Upon detecting the DCI within the monitored PDCCH search space set, a DCI format within the DCI is decoded.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can receive, from an eNodeB, a serving PLMN system information block (SIB)19 for a carrier frequency of a serving PLMN of the UE. The UE can acquire inter-frequency and inter-PLMN discovery system information acquisition assistance signaling information from the SIB19. The UE can process a non-serving PLMN SIB19 for one or more carrier frequencies of a non-serving PLMN using the inter-frequency and inter-PLMN discovery system information acquisition assistance signaling information. The UE can identify inter-frequency and inter-PLMN discovery announcement rate information and monitoring control configuration information for the one or more carrier frequencies of the non-serving PLMN to enable the UE to perform device-to-device (D2D) discovery with a UE in the non-serving PLMN according to the inter-frequency and inter-PLMN discovery and inter-PLMN discovery announcement rate information and monitoring control configuration information.

Abstract: An apparatus of a New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE), a method and system.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (UE) associated with a new radio (NR) system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit configured to determine an NR-physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource to be utilized by the UE, for a transmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledge (ACK) feedback message to a gNodeB, wherein the determined NR-PUCCH resource comprises a HARQ-PUCCH resource. In some embodiments, the HARQ-ACK feedback message comprises a feedback message generated at the UE in response to processing a downlink (DL) data transmission signal comprising data received from the gNodeB. In some embodiments, the processing circuit is further configured to generate a transmission of the HARQ-ACK feedback message using the determined HARQ-PUCCH resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The UE may attempt to decode sidelink synchronization signals (SLSSs) received on component carriers (CCs) of a carrier aggregation. In one configuration, synchronization resources for SLSS transmissions may be aligned across the CCs at subframe boundaries in time, restricted to a portion of the CCs, and restricted to a same sub-frame. The UE may, for multiple CCs, determine a priority level for the CC based on indicators in the SLSSs received on the CC. The UE may select, from the CCs on which one or more SLSSs are decoded, the CC for which the determined priority level is highest. The UE may determine a reference timing for sidelink communication based on the one or more SLSSs received on the selected CC.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), configured for coverage enhanced (CE) machine type communication (MTC) is disclosed. The UE can encode, at the UE, a UE capability message for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB) or evolved Node B (eNB), wherein the UE capability message includes a capability to support communication using a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) that includes 64 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). The UE can decode, at the UE, a higher layer signaling message to configure the UE to operate in a CE mode A. The UE can decode, at the UE, data received in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission to the UE that is modulated using a 64 QAM.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses can provide or obtain scheduling information for a system information block type1-bandwidth reduced (SIB1-BR) without obtaining a master information block during handover. A user equipment (UE) can identify SIB1-BR scheduling information in a radio resource control connection (RRC) reconfiguration message. The UE can determine scheduling of an SIB1-BR for a target cell based on the RRC reconfiguration message, and process the SIB1-BR received from the target cell during the determined scheduling.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for grantless uplink transmissions in cellular networks. Various embodiments may include a detailed physical layer design for grantless uplink transmissions. In particular, various embodiments may include, for grantless uplink transmissions, enhanced mechanisms; transmission schemes; repeated transmissions; demodulation reference signal (DM-RS); power control mechanisms; and interference control mechanisms. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to, during a physical random access channel (PRACH) procedure, select a first synchronization signal (SS) block from a plurality of SS blocks within a received SS burst set, the SS block selected based on signal quality measurements of the plurality of SS blocks. A PRACH preamble is encoded for transmission to a base station using a PRACH resource subset corresponding to the selected SS block, the transmission using a UE transmit (Tx) beam of a plurality of available Tx beams and transmit power indicated by a power ramping counter. Upon failing to detect a random access response (RAR) from the base station, a second SS block is selected, the power ramping counter is reset, and the PRACH preamble is encoded for re-transmission using a second PRACH resource subset and transmit power indicated by the reset power ramping counter.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be employed in a gNodeB associated with a new radio (NR) communication system that support resource sharing between NR physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and NR physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit configured to generate a PDSCH dynamic rate matching resource set configuration signal comprising information on one or more overlap resource sets, wherein each the one or more overlap resource sets comprises time-frequency resources on which any overlapping PDSCH may or may not be mapped, based on an indication provided within a PDSCH rate matching indicator signal.

Abstract: An apparatus of a New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE), a method and system. The apparatus includes a radio frequency (RF) interface and one or more processors coupled to the RF interface and configured to: decode a communication from a NR evolved Node B (gNodeB), the communication including information on configuration parameters of reserved physical resources confined within a bandwidth part (BWP) of a wireless channel, the configuration parameters including time and frequency resources; based on the communication, determine the reserved physical resources as being allocated reserved physical resources; and process signals received on, or for communication on, only physical resources not overlapping the allocated reserved physical resources.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to determine a transport block size (TBS) is disclosed. The UE can determine a number of assigned resource elements (REs) in one or more symbols for a transport block. The UE can determine a reference number of REs per physical resource block (PRB) in the transport block based on a reference number of REs for the transport block corresponding to each PRB and an assigned number of PRBs for the transport block. The UE can determine a TBS for the transport block based at least on the reference number of REs per PRB in the transport block. The UE can encode information in a selected transport block for transmission via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) in accordance with the TBS determined at the UE.

Abstract: A method of support of aggressive user equipment (UE) minimum processing times for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) processing and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) preparation in new radio (NR) is disclosed. The method includes indicating or causing to indicate a capability from the UE to the network in the form of capability reporting for support of Capability 2 processing times, and multiplexing or causing to multiplex scheduling instances with Capabilities 1 or 2 based on the indication. The method also includes applying or causing to apply a relaxation to the minimum UE processing times, N1, indicating time between end of PDSCH to earliest start of corresponding hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback transmission when the PDSCH has specific durations and/or mapping types or has time-domain overlaps with the scheduling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). A corresponding apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe configuration and use of sub-physical resource block allocation for physical uplink shared channel and demodulation reference signals. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods of enabling sub-PRB allocation for an efeMTC UE are described. The efeMTC UE transmits to an eNB or gNB support for a sub-PRB PUSCH transmission in a capability information element of a RRC message. The RRC message is transmitted after transmission of message 3 of the RACH procedure. The efeMTC UE receives semi-statistical dedicated RRC signaling that contains a sub-PRB configuration that is dependent on a sub-PRB maximum PUSCH channel bandwidth, a CE mode, a RL configured for the PUSCH and a TDD configuration and a sub-PRB PUSCH transmission allocation. The efeMTC UE transmits a sub-PRB PUSCH transmission on the sub-PRB PUSCH transmission allocation.

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for device-to-device (D2D) communication are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the UE may transmit a scheduling assignment (SA) control message that indicates time transmission intervals (TTIs) to be used for a D2D transmission of a data payload by the UE to a receiving UE during an SA cycle. The UE may transmit the data payload during the TTIs indicated in the SA control message. The TTIs used for the transmission of the data payload may be included in a group of D2D TTIs reserved for D2D transmissions. In some embodiments, a time resource pattern for transmission (T-RPT) may indicate a sequence of TTI indexes for the TTIs used for the transmission of the data payload.

Abstract: Systems and methods for PDCCH monitoring in NR systems. The UE provides to a serving cell UE capability information indicating a capability of the UE to monitor PDCCH. The UE capability information indicates a carrier aggregation capability larger than multiple serving cells and has a maximum number indication for a maximum number of PDCCH candidates that the UE can monitor per span. The serving cell transmits an RRC message to a UE in response to the UE capacity information. The RRC message has a per-slot and/or per-span indication to monitor PDCCHs on the serving cell for a maximum number of PDCCH candidates and non-overlapping CCEs. The UE monitors PDCCH candidates and, in the event that a span contains larger than a maximum number of PDCCH candidates or non-overlapping CCEs across multiple served cells, determines whether to monitor a particular PDCCH candidate in the span.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for determining to transfer multiple copies of a downlink control information through physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to a user equipment (UE), and further determining a first downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling of downlink (DL) assignments for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) reception in a DL bandwidth part (BWP), or for determining a second DCI format for scheduling uplink (UL) grants for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a UL bandwidth part (BWP). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.