Abstract: A method performed by a first device includes communicating, with a second device, a LOS determination request including a dual polarization procedure indicator indicating a dual polarization procedure is used in LOS characterization of a transmission between the first device and the second device, measuring a first signal on a first resource of a channel, and measuring a second signal on a second resource of the channel, with the first and second signals comprising a single bit sequence with orthogonal polarizations and are multiplexed in a frequency domain or a code domain.

Abstract: A mechanism is disclosed for performing sidelink positioning between a target user equipment (UE) and an anchor UE, with or without interaction with a fifth generation radio access network (5G) base station (gNB). The mechanism includes transmitting a positioning request from a target UE to one or more anchor UEs via a sidelink communication. Positioning signal received from the one or more anchor UEs via the sidelink communication. Positioning measurement is performed based on the positioning signal.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a user equipment (UE) performs a first type of sensing in a sensing window to detect first one or more SL transmissions using a sidelink (SL) radio access technology (RAT). The UE performs a second type of sensing to detect second one or more transmissions using a non-SL RAT different from the SL RAT. The second type is different from the first type. The UE selects an SL resource in an unlicensed band in a selection window for an SL transmission based on the first type of sensing and the second type of sensing. The UE transmits the SL transmission via the SL resource using the SL RAT.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a user equipment (UE) initiates a channel occupancy time (COT) following a successful listen before talk (LBT) procedure. The UE transmits to a second UE COT information indicating that the COT is sharable. The UE transmits a sidelink (SL) transmission in an unlicensed band within the COT.

Abstract: A method implemented by first user equipment (UE) include transmitting a first sidelink position reference signal (SL Pos-RS) to a second UE at a first time (t1), receiving a second SL Pos-RS from the second UE at a fourth time (t4), receiving a timing measurement report from the second UE, wherein the timing measurement report contains information regarding a second time (t2) when the first SL Pos-RS was received by the second UE and regarding a third time (t3) when the second UE transmitted the second SL Pos-RS to the first UE, and calculating a distance between the first UE and the second UE based on the first time, the fourth time, and the timing measurement report.

Abstract: A method, network device and user equipment (UE) for sidelink measurement report are provided. The base station transmits a configuration message including a configuration indicator to a first UE, where the configuration indicator indicating the first UE to measure quality of one or more sidelink communications on resources of a sidelink resource pool in a wireless network. The first UE monitors the resources of the sidelink resource pool to obtain a sidelink measurement result in a physical sidelink channel of a sidelink communication from a second UE in the wireless network, and the first UE transmits a feedback report to the base station, where the feedback report includes an identification of the second UE and the sidelink measurement result.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured/scheduled with uplink (UL) transmissions over multiple channels. Each UL transmission is aligned with a boundary of a UE fixed period frame (FFP). For each UL transmission, the UE may determine whether a gNB has initiated a channel occupancy time (COT) in a gNB FFP over a corresponding channel. If the COT is not initiated, the UE may initiate a COT in the UE FFP over the channel when the channel is available, by transmitting a corresponding UL transmission over the channel in the UE FFP. The UE may send, to the gNB, information indicating UE-initiated COT channel(s) of the multiple channels over which COT(s) have been initiated by the UE. The gNB may provide feedback for the UL transmissions based on the information.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a first UE receives from a base station a configuration indicator. The configuration indicator indicates to the first UE for the first UE to measure quality of a sidelink connection from a second UE on resources of a resource pool in a wireless network. The first UE transmits a feedback report to the base station. The feedback report includes an identification of the second UE in the wireless network and a measurement result of the sidelink connection from the second UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses in the field of beam management. Some embodiments receive a downlink control information (DCI), the DCI scheduling one or more data channel transmissions. Some embodiments determines, a receive beam based on a time duration for quasi co-location (QCL), a scheduling offset, and a minimum time offset. Some embodiments receive using the receive beam, data symbols from the one or more data channel transmissions scheduled by the DCI.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a wireless communication device divides a plurality of transmission beams into one or more groups of transmission beams including at least a first group of transmission beams. The wireless communication device determines a first sensing beam requirement for the first group of transmission beams. The wireless communication device determines a first sensing beam and a first scale factor so that the first sensing beam satisfies the first sensing beam requirement scaled by the first scale factor. The first sensing beam is selected from a set of candidate sensing beams. The wireless communication device performs a first Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) using the first sensing beam and a first energy detection threshold (EDT), the first EDT determined in accordance with the first scale factor.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system includes the UE decoding a master information block (MIB) or a system information block (SIB) or both a MIB and a SIB received from a base station, determining that discovery burst transmission window (DBTW) is enabled, in accordance with at least the decoded MIB or SIB, decoding DBTW parameters, and executing a random access channel (RACH) procedure in accordance with the decoded DBTW parameters.

Abstract: A method performed by a first device includes communicating, by the first device, with a second device, a line of sight (LOS) determination request including a LOS indicator indicating that a LOS procedure is used in LOS characterization of a transmission between the first device and the second device; transmitting, by the second device, a first set of reference signals, via a first plurality of transmitting resources; and measuring, by the first device, a second set of reference signals, transmitted by the second device, via a second plurality of receiving resources. This method comprises of both embodiments when there is LOS characterization transmission between the first device and the second device, and when there is no LOS characterization transmission between the first device and the second device.

Abstract: An access node such as a gNB, when determining that a communication channel in a shared spectrum is clear, may send downlink control information (DCI) triggering a user equipment (UE) to measure a resource to determine whether the communication channel is available for the UE. The UE, triggered by the DCI, may measure received energy on resource, generate a measurement report and send the measurement report to the access node. The access node may determine whether to transmit data to the UE in the communication channel based on the measurement report.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a frame based equipment (FBE) mode may determine that a communication channel in an unlicensed spectrum is available for use, and transmit, in the communication channel, a transmission to a gNB in a fixed frame period (FFP) associated with the UE to initiate a channel occupancy time (COT) by the UE in the FFP. The transmission starts at the beginning of the FFP and ends before an idle period within the FFP. The gNB receives the transmission and, based thereon, determines that the UE has initiated the COT. The gNB may acknowledge or reject initiation of the COT by the UE.

Abstract: A method for providing user equipment access to millimeter wave stations through a microwave station includes receiving an indication of millimeter wave stations operating within a microwave coverage area of a microwave station. In a microwave band, information associated with the millimeter wave stations is broadcasted to user equipment in the microwave coverage area. A request is sent to the millimeter wave stations to transmit configuration signals over a microwave band. An instruction is transmitted over the microwave band to the user equipment to perform proximity measurements of the configuration signals. According to the proximity measurements, a request is sent to a particular millimeter wave station to transmit beamforming signals over a millimeter wave band. An instruction is transmitted over the microwave band to the user equipment to perform beamforming measurements of the beamforming signals. According to the beamforming measurements, the user equipment is switched to millimeter wave operation.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network.

Abstract: A method for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a wireless network is provided. The method includes transmitting, by a base station, a resource grant message to a first user equipment (UE), the resource grant message identifying available resources for V2X communication by the first UE. The method further includes receiving, by the base station, a feedback report from a second UE, the feedback report indicating a quality of the V2X communication by the first UE.

Abstract: A method for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a wireless network, the method includes determining, by a first User Equipment (UE), a V2X carrier load in a coverage area of a base station, and transmitting, by the first UE, a data message over an air interface using either a random resource selection technique or a resource sensing multiple access technique based on the V2X carrier load in the coverage area of the base station.

Abstract: A method performed by a first device is disclosed that includes sending a light of sight, LOS, determination request to a second device which communicates with the first device, wherein the LOS determination request includes an indication of a dual polarization procedure for Line of Sight (LOS), with the indication of the dual polarization procedure for LOS is used indicating that a same sequence of bits is sent at two polarizations to the same direction; a channel measurement for each of the two received sequences at the two polarizations is compared to determine whether a transmission between the first device and the second is LOS or NLOS.