Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a radio network node, for configuring transmission resources for a user equipment is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from the user equipment, a message indicative of one or more available transmit antenna combinations of the user equipment. In one or more example methods each transmit antenna combination is associated with one or more frequency bands. The method comprises transmitting, to the user equipment, based on the received message, information indicative of resources to be used by the user equipment for transmission.

Abstract: A re-configurable repeater device—such as a large intelligent surface or an amplify-and-forward repeater—includes an array of reflective elements and a beam-shaping unit in front of the array. The beam-shaping unit is configured to increase a beam diameter of an incoming beam. For instance, the divergence of incoming electromagnetic waves can be increased. It would be possible that the beam-shaping unit is im-plemented as a lens, e.g., a Luneberger-type lens.

Abstract: Examples relate to a method of operating a first communication node (CN). The first CN is configured for controlling a re-configurable relaying device (RRD), in particular a re-configurable reflective device, the RRD being reconfigurable to provide multiple contemporaneous spatial polarization filterings, each one of the multiple spatial polarization filterings being associated with a respective input spatial direction from which incident signals on a radio channel are accepted and with a respective output spatial direction into which the incident signals are transmitted, in particular reflected, by the RRD. The method comprising providing, to a second CN, a message indicative of the RRD being configurable to transmit an incident signal from a second CN using an output spatial direction to the first CN depending on a property of the incident signal. Further examples, relate to methods of operating the second CN and the RRD. Still further examples, relate to corresponding first CNs, second CNs and RRDs.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, examples provide a method of operating a first communication node (CN), wherein the first CN is configured for controlling a first CED, wherein the first CED is reconfigurable to provide multiple spatial filterings, each one of the multiple spatial filtering being associated with a respective input spatial direction from which incident signals on a radio channel are accepted and with a respective output spatial direction into which the incident signals are transmitted by the first CED.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a transmitter node of a communication system, for transmitting reference signalling. The method comprises transmitting, to one or more receiver nodes of the communication system, a reference signal sequence using a first antenna port and a carrier frequency. The method comprises transmitting, to the one or more receiver nodes, using another antenna port and the same carrier frequency, a delayed version of the reference signal sequence. The delay is non-zero and less than a symbol duration of the communication system.

Abstract: Method carried out in a user equipment, UE, for initial access to a wireless network comprising a plurality of access point groups, APGs, the method comprising: measuring (520) received signal power of reference signals from said APGs, wherein each APG transmits said reference signals using different radio resources; obtaining (530) random access, RA, configuration associated with one or more of said APGs; initiating RA preamble transmission (540), based on said RA configuration, to each of the APGs which meet a predetermined criterion based on the measured received signal power.

Abstract: A method of operating a coverage enhancing device (CED) is proposed, wherein the CED provides reconfigurable filters for incident signals received along one or more input spatial directions on a radio channel and transmitted as outgoing signals into one or more output spatial directions, the method comprising: applying a first filter of the reconfigurable filters to receive an incident signal along one or more spatial directions on a radio channel and transmitting the incident signal as an outgoing signal into an output spatial direction, obtaining a message related to a beamwidth to be used for transmitting the incident signal as the outgoing signal into the output spatial direction, applying a second filter of the reconfigurable filters to receive an incident signal along the one or more spatial directions on the radio channel and transmit the incident signal as the outgoing signal into the output spatial direction using the beamwidth based on the message related to the beamwidth.

Abstract: A method, performed by an interference monitoring node is disclosed. The method includes obtaining, from at least one network node, an interference parameter associated with at least one coverage enhancing device capable of transmitting a signal in a cell of the at least one network node, wherein the interference parameter is indicative of a time stamp of transmission of the signal, and an interference level during transmission of the signal. The method includes determining, based on the interference parameter, a configuration parameter indicative of a change in resource allocation of the cell and/or a change in coverage enhancing device configuration for reducing the interference level of an upcoming signal. The method includes providing instructions for the at least one network node to apply the configuration parameter to the upcoming signal transmissions of the at least one coverage enhancing device.

Abstract: A method, performed by a coverage enhancing device, comprising transmitting, to a network node, control signalling indicative of a location of at least one frequency component to be used for a first channel between the network node and a wireless device. The first channel is in addition to at least a second channel between the network node and the wireless device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by a network node, for demodulation reference signalling. The method comprises transmitting, to a wireless device, control signalling indicative of layer configuration associated with an upcoming demodulation reference signal, DMRS. The layer configuration comprises a type of layer. The type of layer can comprise a data layer, and/or an interference layer.

Abstract: A method, performed by a network node, may be provided. The method comprises transmitting, to a wireless device, control signalling indicating to the wireless device that, upon receiving a downlink signal from the network node, the wireless device is to respond by transmitting an uplink signal. The downlink signal may comprise a first downlink polarisation and a second downlink polarisation. The uplink signal may comprise a first uplink polarisation and a second uplink polarisation. The downlink signal may have a measured downlink characteristic. The measured downlink characteristic may comprise a downlink amplitude ratio between the amplitude of the downlink signal in the first downlink polarisation and the amplitude of the downlink signal in the second downlink polarisation.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method is performed by a wireless node. The method comprises transmitting, to a network node, an indication that interference from a second wireless device can be disregarded by the network node when serving a first wireless device and the second wireless device in a same time-frequency resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed by a wireless device, for capability signalling. The wireless device comprises one or more antenna panels configured to communicate with a network node. The method comprises obtaining a capability of at least one of the antenna panels, wherein the capability comprises at least one of: a receive-only panel, ROP, capability, a transmit-only panel, TOP, capability, a receive-and-transmit panel, RTP, capability and a dynamic RTP capability. The method comprises transmitting, to the network node, control signalling indicative of the obtained capability of the at least one antenna panel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by a network node for beam control signalling. The network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device. The method comprises obtaining a first set of candidate beams from the wireless device for communication with the network node based on beam quality indicators. The method comprises determining a second set of candidate beams based on the first set and a number of beams to be used in the communication with the wireless device. The number of candidate beams of the second set is larger than the number of beams to be used for communication with the wireless device. The method comprises transmitting, to the wireless device, control signalling indicative of the second set of candidate beams.

Abstract: Inter-link interference, e.g., cross-link interference or remote interference, is managed in presence of a coverage enhancing device on a respective data link.

Abstract: Various examples of the disclosure pertain to be management at a coverage enhancing device. A location of a wireless communication device can be detected based on a beacon signal that is emitted by a beacon of the wireless communication device and an appropriate spatial filter can be selected at the coverage enhancing device. Prioritization between different wireless communication devices is possible.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a coverage enhancing device controlling node, for controlling a coverage enhancing device (CED). The method comprises transmitting, to the CED, a first configuration message, the first configuration message comprising a frequency offset parameter being indicative of a frequency offset to be applied by the CED.

Abstract: Various examples of the disclosure pertain to multi-device transmission via a coverage enhancing device such as a reconfigurable reflective device. Spatial filters are used at the coverage enhancing device that support a count of input spatial directions that is different than a count of output spatial directions.

Abstract: A method is disclosed performed by a network node of a communications network, for improving communication by a wireless device, WD. The method comprises transmitting, to the WD, a message indicating that a change of an interference state in the communications network will occur.

Abstract: A terminal (10) configured for communication with a wireless network (100), the terminal comprising: —a transceiver (313) for communicating with the wireless network; —logic (310) configured to control the transceiver to transmit (510), to the wireless network, a power class capability indication identifying communication capability of the terminal in the wireless network under at least a first power class (PC-A) and a second power class (PC-B); control the transceiver to receive (550), from the wireless network, resource configuration to execute wireless communication using an identified one, or both, of said first and second power class; and control the transceiver to operate (555) with the received resource configuration using the first and/or second power class.