Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for resource allocation of signals for energy-efficient synchronization and beam acquisition. A method performed by a user equipment includes receiving first one or more communication elements from a first cell, determining resources for a second communication element based on information in the first one or more communication elements, and transmitting the second communication element based on the determined resources. The method further includes receiving, after a time T from the second communication element, third one or more communication elements from a second cell and identifying a spatial domain filter for reception from the second cell and a spatial domain filter for transmission to the second cell based on the third one or more communication elements. The third one or more communication elements and the time T are based on information from the first cell.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a user equipment (UE)-initiated reporting procedure. A method performed by a UE includes transmitting, via a physical UL control channel (PUCCH) resource of a first uplink (UL) channel, a first instance of an indicator, starting a prohibit timer from a last symbol or slot of the PUCCH resource, and receiving information to determine one or more physical UL shared channel (PUSCH) resources of a second UL channel. The method further includes determining, based on the information, the one or more PUSCH resources of the second UL channel and transmitting, via the determined one or more PUSCH resources, a beam report.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for uplink control information (UCI) processing. A method performed by a base station (BS) in an open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture includes receiving, by an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) hosting a low-physical (PHY) layer and radio frequency (RF) processing, an uplink (UL) transmission and decoding, based on the received UL transmission, UCI including channel state information (CSI). The BS further includes an O-RAN distributed unit (O-DU) operably coupled with the O-RU that hosts a high-PHY layer. The low-PHY and high-PHY layers are based on a lower layer functional split of PHY layer baseband functionalities.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam operation for single transmit-receive point (TRP) or uplink multi-TRP. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first unified transmission configuration indication (TCI) state activation or deactivation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) for single TRP operation and receiving a second unified TCI state activation or deactivation MAC CE for multiple-TRP operation. The method further includes applying a first set of TCI states and a second set of TCI states and receiving, in a TCI field of a beam indication downlink control information (DCI), one or more TCI states mapped to a TCI codepoint from the first or second unified TCI state activation or deactivation MAC CE. The method further includes updating, based on the one or more TCI states, at least one of the first set of TCI states and the second set of TCI states.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for user equipment (UE)-initiated reporting. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information indicating one or more sets of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources in a PUCCH-Config and receiving second information related to one or more first PUCCH resources for transmitting a x-bit indicator to indicate transmission of a beam report. Each of the one or more sets is associated with a pucch-Resource SetId. x?1. The method further includes determining, based at least on a value of x, a first set of PUCCH resources from the one or more sets to use for transmitting the indicator, determining, based on the first set of PUCCH resources and the second information, a first PUCCH resource to transmit the indicator, and transmitting, via the first PUCCH resource, the indicator.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for resource management for user equipment (UE)-initiated reporting. A method performed by a UE includes receiving first information related to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmission of an indicator to indicate transmission of a beam report, receiving second information related to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for transmission of the beam report, and determining a PUCCH resource based on the first information. The method further includes determining, based on the indicator or the determined PUCCH resource and the second information, a PUSCH resource, transmitting the indicator via the PUCCH resource, and transmitting the beam report via the PUSCH resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmission and reception of sub-band synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks (SSBs) t. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes searching SSB indices in SSB occasions. The SSB occasions are organized in SSB groups. An SSB group of the SSB groups includes N SSB indices in N SSB occasions. The SSB group spans M frequency occasions and K time occasions, where N?M·K, and M>1. The method further includes receiving, in frequency occasion m1i and in time occasion k1i, SSB index i in a first SSB group with index s1 and receiving, in frequency occasion m2i and in time occasion k2i, SSB index i in a second SSB group with index s2. The frequency occasions are different.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam failure recovery under unified TCI framework with multi-TRP operation. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state and a second TCI state, transmitting a capability signaling, and determining, based on the capability signaling, a beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal (RS) resource set q0 from the first or second TCI state or the first and second TCI state. The method further includes receiving a new beam RS resource set q1 associated with the q0, receiving a RS resource index qnew from the q1 and a beam failure recovery (BFR) response (BFRR), determining, based on the q0, qnew, and BFRR, a quasi-co-location (QCL) assumption for receiving downlink (DL) channels or signals, and determining, based on the q0, qnew, and BFRR, a spatial domain filter for transmitting uplink (UL) channels or signals.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for two-stage layer-1 (L1) control information. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information related to an operation with two-stage downlink (DL) control, receiving second information related to a control region for a first stage of the two-stage DL control, and receiving a first channel using N>=1 resources of the multiple resources. The control region includes multiple resources. The first channel includes a first control information. The method further includes determining, based on the first control information, a resource allocation of a second channel and a size of a payload for the second channel and receiving the second channel. The second channel includes a second control information related to a second stage of the two-stage DL control.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmission of physical sidelink feedback channels (PSFCHs). A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving first information related to a sidelink operation on multiple sidelink carriers and receiving, via a sidelink control information (SCI) format, second information related to a first carrier from the multiple sidelink carriers for transmission of a PSFCH. The PSFCH includes hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to reception of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). Reception of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) associated with the PSSCH is on a second carrier. The method further includes determining a resource for transmission of the PSFCH on the first carrier from a sidelink resource pool of PSFCH resources associated with the first carrier and transmitting the PSFCH on the first carrier using the resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for beam activation, indication, and application. A method includes receiving, in a TCI state activation/deactivation MAC CE command, L activated TCI codepoints and receiving a DCI with a TCI field having S TCI codepoints. Each of the L activated TCI codepoints is mapped to a first or second TCI state. The method further includes identifying, the L activated TCI codepoints that are mapped to the S TCI codepoints, applying the first TCI state and the second TCI state for transmission and reception, receiving, in a first DCI and a second DCI, a first indication of the first TCI state and a second indication of the first TCI state, respectively, and identifying, based on a time of reception of the first and second DCIs, the first or second indication of the first TCI state to use to update the first TCI state after a beam application time.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for user equipment (UE)-initiated operations. A method performed by a UE includes receiving first information related to a scheduling request (SR) for transmission of a beam report, receiving second information related to transmission of the beam report, and determining, based on the first information, a first uplink (UL) resource for transmitting the SR. The method further includes determining, based on at least the second information, a second UL resource for transmitting the beam report, transmitting, based on the first UL resource, the SR, and transmitting, based on the second UL resource, the beam report. The second information includes an indicator indicating that the second UL resource is dynamically scheduled or configured by radio resource control (RRC).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for user equipment (UE)-initiated reporting. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a first uplink (UL) signal, receiving, in response to the first UL signal, a first downlink (DL) signal indicating resources for a second DL signal, and a second UL signal, and receiving the second DL signal based on the indicated resources for the second DL signal. The method further includes measuring the second DL signal, determining a report based on the measurement, and transmitting the report based on the indicated resources for the second UL signal. The second UL signal is a physical UL shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring indications for physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) in full-duplex (FD) systems. A method includes receiving a set of discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters associated with a subband full-duplex (SBFD) configuration and receiving a first PDCCH that provides a downlink control information (DCI) format. The DCI format includes a wake-up indication field enabling or disabling receptions of a second PDCCH, in a DRX on-period, for a symbol or a subband type. The method further includes selecting, based on the wake-up indication field, the symbol or the subband type for receptions of the second PDCCH and receiving, based on (i) the selected symbol or subband type and (ii) the set of DRX parameters, the second PDCCH at a first occasion in a DRX on-duration or during a DRX active time. The first occasion is after reception of the first PDCCH and before an end duration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for inter-cell beam management triggered cell switch. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information for first sets of downlink (DL) or joint candidate cell transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states corresponding to one or more candidate cells, receiving second information for second sets of uplink (UL) candidate cell TCI states corresponding to the one or more candidate cells, receiving a first medium access control-channel element (MAC-CE) for activating a subset of candidate cell TCI states from the first or second sets, and receiving a second MAC CE including a cell switch command. The cell switch command indicates a candidate cell and at least one candidate cell TCI state from the first sets or the second sets corresponding to the candidate cell. The method further includes deactivating the subset of activated candidate cell TCI states excluding the at least one candidate cell TCI state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam measurement and reporting. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving first information related to inclusion in a report of at least one first report quantity associated with a first reference signal (RS) resource and receiving second information related to at least one second RS resource. The method further includes determining, based on the first RS resource, the at least one first report quantity and determining, based on the at least one second RS resource, at least one second report quantity. The method further includes determining, based on (i) the first information and (ii) the at least one second report quantity, the report and transmitting the report.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmit power control of sidelink (SL) channels on multiple carriers in a wireless communication system. A method of a user equipment (UE) includes receiving information related to SL operation on multiple SL carriers and simultaneous transmissions of a physical SL feedback channel (PSFCH) and a physical SL control or shared channel (PSCCH or PSSCH) and determining first and second powers for simultaneous transmissions of the PSFCH on first carriers and the PSCCH or PSSCH on second carriers. The first powers are based on values of a power control parameter associated with the first carriers. A sum of the second powers does not exceed a power difference between a maximum power and a sum of the first powers. The method further includes simultaneously transmitting the PSFCH on the first carriers using the first powers and the PSCCH or PSSCH on the second carriers using the second powers.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for group common beam indication. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a plurality of first transmission configuration indication (TCI) states in a group common downlink control information (DCI) and receiving first information related to a plurality of channel measurement resources (CMRs) for coherent-joint transmission (CJT). The method further includes determining, based on the plurality of first TCI states, at least one second TCI state; determining an association between the at least one second TCI state and the first information; and receiving, based on the association, the plurality of CMRs. The first information comprises at least a number of the plurality of CMRs and time-frequency domain resource configurations for the plurality of CMRs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for wake-up indication in sidelink control information (SCI) in a wireless communication system. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a set of configurations or pre-configurations, determining, based on the set of configurations or pre-configurations, at least one sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration, determining a DRX cycle based on the at least one SL DRX configuration and determining an active time duration in the DRX cycle. The method further includes determining reception occasions of a first SCI format that are before a start of the active time duration, determining whether the first SCI format is received based on the reception occasions and when the first SCI format is received in the reception occasions, determining, based on an indication in the first SCI format, whether to receive a second SCI format in the active time duration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for frequency selective beam management. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information related to a plurality of frequency subbands and receiving, in a first part of a downlink control information (DCI), at least one first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state and second information related to a second part of the DCI. The method further includes determining, based on the first information, a first association between the plurality of frequency subbands and the at least one first TCI state; for a first frequency subband from the plurality of frequency subbands, determining a first TCI state based on the first association; and identifying, based on the determined first TCI state, a spatial domain filter for transmitting or receiving UE-dedicated channels or signals for the first frequency subband.