Abstract: A method may include determining, by a user equipment, a beam alignment reference value and a beam alignment test value; and determining, by the user equipment, based on the beam alignment reference value and the beam alignment test value, that a user equipment receive beam used by the user equipment is not aligned with a transmit beam of the base station.

Abstract: Improved techniques of include performing random access in an antenna-distributed network include introducing a new parameter, as reduced Tx power indicator, in the RAR of Msg-2 that indicates a reduced total Tx power of all antenna nodes of the antenna-distributed network. When the gNB receives a Msg-1, the gNB determines a subset of the distributed antenna nodes to which the gNB will send the RAR in the Msg-2 with the reduced total Tx power needed to transmit the Msg-2 to only those antenna nodes in the subset. The RAR includes a new parameter indicating the reduced total Tx power used to transmit the RAR to the UE. The UE then uses the value of the new parameter to estimate a pathloss for the Msg-3 and PUSCH transmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beam group reporting. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes receiving, at the user equipment, configuration information to configure the user equipment to report information for beam grouping on measurements on at least one group of channel measurement resources; selecting, by the user equipment, at least one group from a plurality of groups of channel measurement resources, the selecting based on at least one rule provided by the configuration information; and reporting, to a network, information regarding the selected at least one group for the beam grouping. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: Dynamic and partial sharing of the channel measurement downlink reference signal resources are provided. An apparatus performs determining information relating to an actual number of ports configured for a user equipment for channel measurements and determining a pool of channel state information reference signal resources for the user equipment. The pool of channel state information reference signal resources is provided in a radio resource control configuration and includes an excess number of ports compared to the actual number of ports. The apparatus also transmits to the user equipment via at least one of a medium access control control element or downlink control information, configured user equipment specific mapping for the pool of channel state information reference signal resources.

Abstract: Disclose is inter alia a user equipment for a frequency division duplex, FDD, system, comprising means for: —receiving, from a network, an uplink reference signal configuration; —receiving, from the network, an indication on an uplink reference signal precoding method; —receiving, from the network, a downlink reference signal; —estimating uplink channel wideband information based on the received downlink reference signal; —transmitting, to the network, an uplink reference signal based on the received uplink reference signal configuration, the estimated uplink channel wideband information and the indicated uplink reference signal precoding method; —receiving, from the network, uplink frequency selective precoding information, the uplink frequency selective precoding information having been determined based on the uplink reference signal and the indicated uplink reference signal precoding method; and—constructing an uplink frequency selective precoder based on the estimated uplink channel wideband information a

Abstract: Various techniques are provided for determining, by a base station, a beam coverage in a cell, the beam coverage including angle range for an azimuth and an angle range for an elevation, determining, by the base station, an angle quantization step, generating, by the base station, a grid of narrow beams based on the angle range and the angle quantization step, computing, by the base station, a beam index matrix based on the grid of narrow beams, generating, by the base station, a wide beam codebook based on the grid of narrow beams, and transmitting, by the base station, at least one of a CSI-RS resource and a SSB resource using multiple-TX-directions wide beams based on the wide beam codebook.

Abstract: A method comprises: determining, from an indication that an initial uplink beam between a user equipment and a network node is misaligned with respect to a downlink beam between the network node and the user equipment, at least one misalignment angle between the initial uplink beam and the downlink beam; and reconfiguring the uplink beam based on the misalignment angle to produce a reconfigured uplink beam.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam prediction by a user equipment using angle assistance information are provided. For example, a method can include receiving assistance information from a network and measuring a plurality of reference signal transmissions from the network. The method can also include predicting best beam or reference signal received power using a model at a user equipment. The assistance information and the measurements of the plurality of reference signal transmissions are input to the model. Reporting the best beam or reference signal received power as predicted to the network can also be performed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a user equipment downlink transmission beam prediction framework with machine learning are provided. For example, a method can include indicating a beam prediction capability of a user equipment to a network. The method can also include receiving network antenna configuration identification responsive to the indicated beam prediction capability. The method can further include selecting a model for beam prediction based on the network antenna configuration identification. The method can additionally include receiving a configuration of reference signal resources. The method can also include measuring reference signals based on the configuration of reference signal resources. The method can further include performing beam prediction based on the measured references signals using the selected model. The method can additionally include reporting a beam prediction to the network.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: selecting (405), based on at least one first criterion, a set of antenna elements, determining (410) a radio beam codebook comprising a plurality of radio beam configurations for the set of antenna elements, determining (415) a radiation pattern obtainable based on the radio beam codebook, determining (420), based on the obtainable radiation pattern, a radio beam configuration that fulfills a second criterion, and applying (425) the radio beam configuration to a radio beam provided by the set of antenna elements.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising receiving a message at a user equipment (UE) from a base station (BS) the message including a constraint threshold, receiving a message at the UE from the BS the message including a fallback beam reporting mode, performing by the UE downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) measurements, determining by the UE a difference between DL RS measurements, and in response to determining the difference between DL RS measurements is not less than the constraint threshold switch to the fallback beam reporting mode.

Abstract: An apparatus includes circuitry configured to: receive a radio resource control configuration including at least one channel state information reporting configuration indicating at least one channel state information quantity for which prediction is configured or enabled; receive at least one of a downlink reference signal and/or a downlink channel for at least one of channel measurement and/or interference measurement; determine the at least one channel state information quantity or at least one channel state information prediction model, based on at least one of a downlink reference measurement, and/or a downlink channel decoding outcome, and/or the at least one channel state information reporting configuration, and/or at least one prediction window; and transmit a channel state information report in uplink control information, based on the determining.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: providing (305) at least one single-polarized radio beam in a first direction, receiving (310) feedback for modifying operation of a terminal device for maintaining a radio connection, determining (315), in response to receiving the feedback, a first radio beam and a second radio beam, wherein the first radio beam and the second radio beam are single-polarized, providing (320) the first radio beam in the first direction and the second radio beam in a second direction and determining (325), based on the feedback relating to the first radio beam and the second radio beam, a need for reconfiguration of a following transmission of the first radio beam and the second beam.

Abstract: There is provided a method at a network node of a communication network, comprising: receiving an uplink reference signal from a user equipment; estimating, based on the received uplink reference signal, delay information regarding a delay profile of a communication channel between the user equipment and the network node and spatial information regarding the communication channel; applying both the delay information and the spatial information in precoding of at least one downlink reference signal; transmitting the at least one precoded downlink reference signal to the user equipment; and receiving, from the user equipment as a response to the transmission of the at least one precoded downlink reference signal, channel information, the channel information indicating at least non-zero coefficients of at least one channel transmission layer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for initialization and operation of intelligent reflecting surface. The method may include transmitting a synchronization signal block burst to a reflection surface device. The method may also include receiving a first measurement report of the synchronization signal block burst received at the reflection surface device. The method may further include determining a transmit beam for a subsequent synchronization signal block burst based on a highest strength of signals in the synchronization signal block burst. In addition, the method may include receiving a second measurement report of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst. Further, the method may include determining an arrival angle of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst at the reflection surface device. The method may also include establishing a connection with the reflection surface device based on the transmit beam and the arrival angle.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for partial reciprocity-based adaptive port selection codebook configuration. A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for partial reciprocity- based adaptive port selection codebook configuration. In an example implementation, the method may include a user equipment receiving at least one channel state information reporting configuration from a network node, the at least one channel state information reporting configuration including precoding matrix indicator as reporting quantity and an adaptive port selection codebook configuration for the precoding matrix indicator and determining whether partial reciprocity operations for adaptive port selection precoding matrix indicator are activated, the determining based at least on information in a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field of a downlink control information, an active semi- persistent SRS, or a periodic SRS configured by higher layers.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting of feasibility of activated transmission configuration indicator/transmission coordination indication (TCI) states. For example, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether one or more measurements satisfy one or more thresholds for one or more TCI states, and may transmit an indication of whether the one or more measurements satisfy the one or more thresholds. The UE may then deactivate at least one of the one or more activated TCI states, or may activate one or more additional TCI states, based on the indication, and may use one or more of the activated TCI states for a downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) transmission.

Abstract: An example method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for panel activation at a user equipment.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for co-polarized transmission and port selection associated therewith are provided. For example, a method can include feeding back compressed channel state information. The channel state information can include combining coefficients used to combine a number of space domain, frequency domain, or both space and frequency domain ports. At least one layer can be restricted to be transmitted on one polarization. The feedback for the at least one layer only involves the combining coefficients on the one polarization.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for initialization and operation of intelligent reflecting surface. The method may include transmitting a synchronization signal block burst to a reflection surface device. The method may also include receiving a first measurement report of the synchronization signal block burst received at the reflection surface device. The method may further include determining a transmit beam for a subsequent synchronization signal block burst based on a highest strength of signals in the synchronization signal block burst. In addition, the method may include receiving a second measurement report of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst. Further, the method may include determining an arrival angle of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst at the reflection surface device. The method may also include establishing a connection with the reflection surface device based on the transmit beam and the arrival angle.