Abstract: A technique includes sending, by a relay node to a candidate base station via a base station-to-base station connection, a request for transmission of reference signals, wherein the base station-to-base station connection includes, at least in part, a wireless connection; receiving, by the relay node from the candidate base station, a reference signal configuration; and measuring one or more signal parameters of one or more received reference signals based on the received reference signal configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for multiport phase tracking reference signal in radio communication. A method may include receiving a radio resource control signaling and/or scheduling information from a network element. The method may also include determining a phase tracking reference signal configuration based on the radio resource control signaling and/or scheduling information. The method may further include carrying out a multiport radio reception or transmission with the network element according to the determined phase tracking reference signal configuration.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for scheduling communication resources. According to an aspect, a method comprises: storing, in a memory, a mapping database defining translation specifications between a first resource space and a second resource space, wherein the first resource space is based on at least a first sub-carrier spacing and the second resource space is based on at least a second sub-carrier spacing different from the first sub-carrier spacing; receiving, from a second network node of the wireless network, a scheduling message defining communication resources in the first resource space; translating the communication resources of the first resource space into communication resources of the second resource space by using the mapping database; and communicating a message with the second network node in the communication resources of the second resource space.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the synchronization and timing of IAB nodes are provided. One method may include determining, at a parent node, a resource configuration and using the determined resource configuration to set a timing advance (TA) mode with two offsets comprising a first offset to be used with time division multiplexing (TDM) and a second offset to be used with at least one of spatial division multiplexing (SDM) or frequency division multiplexing (FDM). The method may also include transmitting a command, to an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, to start adjusting mobile termination (MT) uplink (UL) transmission (Tx) timing based on the resource configuration and the timing advance (TA).

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: generate (606) a synchronization signal for transmission over one or more symbols, wherein the number of symbols is dependent on a subcarrier spacing.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a network node, that at least one of frequency tuning, bandwidth part switching, or bandwidth switching is to be performed by at least one user equipment; and based on the determining, sending, by the network node, to the at least one user equipment one or more downlink slots, wherein the one or more downlink slots provide an indication of a time to perform the at least one of frequency toning, bandwidth part switching, or bandwidth switching by the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: A technique includes receiving, by a user device, a configuration of a set of one or more resources for an uplink channel to be used for transmission by the user device in a slot prior to a short physical uplink control channel of the slot; receiving, by the user device, a downlink control information including a downlink assignment for a downlink channel; identifying, by the user device based on the downlink assignment, a resource of the set of one or more resources for the uplink channel, and a physical uplink control channel; and transmitting, by the user device, a signal via the identified resource for the uplink channel, prior to the short physical uplink control channel of the slot.

Abstract: A distributed unit, DU, of a radio access node configured to operate in a scenario where the DU is one of multiple DUs serving links to a multi-connected entity, acquires a first DU radio resource configuration for the DU, acquires a first link radio resource configuration corresponding to a first link of a multi-connectivity link of a multi-connected entity, wherein the first link is served by the DU, acquires a multiplexing configuration of the multi-connectivity link, and determines availability of at least one radio resource for the multi-connectivity link based on the first DU radio resource configuration, the first link radio resource configuration, and the multiplexing configuration.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include determining, by a wireless node in a cell, a silent resource pattern for each of a plurality of signal waveform types including at least a single carrier waveform type and a multicarrier waveform type, wherein each silent resource pattern identifies one or more resource elements that are indicated as unused by at least one node of the cell for the signal waveform type; determining, by the wireless node, whether a signal waveform type, of the plurality of signal waveform types, for channel sensing is known by the wireless node; performing, by the wireless node if a signal waveform type for channel sensing is known by the wireless node, channel sensing based on a silent resource pattern for a known signal waveform type for channel sensing of the plurality of signal waveform types; and otherwise, performing, by the wireless node if the signal wave form type for channel sensing is not known by the wireless node, channel sensing based on a silent resource pa

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: receiving, by a first device from a second device, a message on a wireless medium indicating that the wireless medium has been reserved for at least one transmission from the first device to the second device by the second device detecting that the wireless medium is not occupied, based on a first beamwidth. The method further comprises determining, by the first device, a second beamwidth for performing the at least one transmission, selecting, by the first device on the basis of the received message, a method for the first device, from a set of at least two methods, to determine whether the wireless medium is occupied, determining, by the first device, based on the selected method for the first device whether the wireless medium is occupied, and in response to detecting that the wireless medium is not occupied, performing the at least one transmission by the first device.

Abstract: A method for adjusting transmit timing is disclosed. The method includes determining a reference timing advance value TAref, receiving a time offset parameter; and adjusting downlink transmit timing based on i) detected downlink receive timing of radio node and ii) the reference timing advance value TAref and the time offset parameter.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for managing or monitoring of the control channel in new radio (NR) through blind searches are provided. One method may include determining whether a channel estimation limit has been reached for a user equipment. When it is determined that the channel estimation limit has been reached, the method may include selecting blind decoding candidate(s) to be dropped from different control resource set(s) or search space set(s), and removing the selected blind decoding candidate(s) from a set of monitored candidates.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for supporting or providing wireless backhauling are provided.

Abstract: In an example, there is provided an apparatus configured to store a bandwidth part arrangement of the bandwidth part (301, 305, 307) into plural physical resource blocks which are grouped into bundles forming a bundle grid (330-370), the bandwidth part (301, 305, 307) comprising at least one guard band (320), determine at least one of the bundles as partially overlapping with the at least one guard band (320), each partially overlapping bundle comprising overlapping and non-overlapping physical resource blocks, and to at least one of: 1) re-assign at least one of the non-overlapping physical resource blocks to a non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding or immediately following, in the bundle grid (330-370), the partially overlapping bundle, 2) re-align a first physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately following the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band end, and 3) re-align a last physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding the par

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) configuration from a network entity. The method may further include detecting, by the user equipment, at least one PDCCH based on the first PDCCH configuration. The method may further include transmitting and/or receiving, by the user equipment, at least one signal based on the at least one detected PDCCH.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include initiating, by a user equipment, a first countdown timer associated with a first initial value and a first timer-interval, and a second countdown timer associated with a second initial value and a second timer-interval. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, whether at least one first indication is detected during the first timer-interval. The method may further include adjusting, by the user equipment, at least one of the first countdown timer or the second countdown timer based on the determining.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for reducing peak-to-average power ratio in a radio device. According to an aspect, an apparatus includes circuitry configured for performing: acquiring a block of modulated symbols to be transmitted over a radio interface; transforming the block of modulated symbols from a time domain into a frequency domain for sub-carrier mapping; performing a time-domain peak detection procedure on the block of modulated symbols before said transforming; upon detecting at least one peak in the block of modulated symbols during the time-domain peak detection procedure, computing a peak correction signal for the block of modulated symbols and allocating the peak correction signal to one or more sub-carriers dedicated to the peak correction signal in the sub-carrier mapping; and upon detecting no peak in the block of modulated symbols during the time-domain peak detection procedure, omitting said computing and said allocating.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a signaling arrangement for a wireless system are provided. One method includes transmitting a short control signaling (SCS) message to one or more user equipment (UE). The SCS message may comprise at least a reference signal part and an optional control signal part. The reference signal part may comprise reference signals that allow the UE to perform at least one of: cell search, synchronization, fine time/frequency tracking, radio resource management (RRM) measurements, radio link monitoring, or channel state information (CSI) reporting. In an embodiment, the control signal part may indicate at least one of: whether the cell is ON or OFF, whether each subframe in a current or upcoming set of subframes are ON or OFF, TDD uplink-downlink configuration for a current or upcoming radio frame, PLMN ID to identify to which operator's network the cell belongs to, and/or system information.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive (1302) a resource configuration for a first cell group link; receive (1304) a resource configuration for a second cell group link; determine (1306) a mode of operation; and determine a resource type for the first cell group link or the second cell group link based on the resource configuration for the first cell group link, the resource configuration for the second cell group link and the mode of operation.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to wideband communications based on availability assessment. A method for communication comprises performing availability assessment on a set of configured frequency subbands to obtain an availability result, the availability result indicating that at least one of the set of configured frequency subbands is available for a period of time for transmission of intended information and transmitting supplementary information that has been prepared using the at least one frequency subband during a first portion of time within the period of time. The method also comprises preparing the intended information based on the availability result and transmitting the prepared intended information using the at least one frequency subband during a second portion of time following the first portion of time within the period of time. As such, the processing of the intended information can be adapted depending on the dynamic available subband (s) indicated by the availability result.