Abstract: Method and apparatus may be used for determining whether or not redundant transmission is enabled. One method for determining whether or not redundant transmission is enable includes: receiving trigger information, wherein the trigger information includes at least one of prediction information, load information, QoS information and reliability indication information; and determining whether or not redundant transmission is enabled according to the received trigger information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for triggering HARQ-ACK feedback for a downlink slot set. An apparatus includes a receiver that receives a first downlink control information (“DCI”) format from a base unit for triggering hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (“HARQ-ACK”) feedback for a plurality of downlink transmissions, the HARQ-ACK feedback for the plurality of downlink transmissions multiplexed in a HARQ-ACK codebook. An apparatus includes a processor that identifies the plurality of downlink transmissions and determines a slot for transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook based on the first DCI format. An apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits the HARQ-ACK codebook to the base unit in the slot.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for determining measurement assistance information. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a User Equipment (UE), comprising: determining measurement assistance information, wherein the measurement assistance information is used for determining or adjusting one or more measurement windows for one or more neighboring Base Stations (BSs) or one or more neighboring cells; and transmitting the measurement assistance information to a serving BS of the UE; or adjusting the measurement window based on the measurement assistance information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmission of control signals. The method is performed by a NodeB including a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The method comprises transmitting a first channel indication and a first data unit from the CU to the DU, the DU transmitting the multicast and broadcast services (MBS) configuration to user equipment (UE) over a first channel indicated by the first channel indication, the DU receiving a first completion indication from the UE, and transmitting the first completion indication from the DU to the CU. The first data unit includes a MBS configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for task management in next generation networks (NGNs). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving a request message for requesting candidate configuration of a task result feedback (TRF) on a task associated with a UE; transmitting a task status report configuration to a first edge data network (EDN), wherein the first EDN includes a server to perform the task; and receiving a task status report associated with the task from the first EDN. Embodiments of the present application can efficiently satisfy the quality of service (QoS) or quality of experience (QoE) requirements (such as latency, energy, computational capability and so on) of a UE during a handover procedure.

Abstract: A method of incident management performed by a first UAV UE in a UAV swarm, the method includes: transmitting one or more incident reports; and if a recovery command for the first UAV UE is received, performing a recovery operation according to the recovery command.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for ranging-based services. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: obtaining, at a first user equipment (UE), a configuration associated with ranging information, wherein the configuration indicates content to be included in the ranging information and/or a first triggering condition for reporting the ranging information; and reporting the ranging information according to the configuration. Embodiments of the present application can define content of ranging information, method of reporting ranging information, and trigger condition of the ranging information, thereby facilitating the ranging-based services.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving sidelink control information (SCI) on a first interlace of a first set of interlaces on a carrier, wherein the SCI may schedule a second set of interlaces on the carrier for transmitting data; and receiving, based on the SCI, the data on the second set of interlaces, wherein each interlace of the first set of interlaces and the second set of interlaces may include evenly-spaced resource blocks (RBs) in frequency domain.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for fallback operation for a semi static HARQ-ACK codebook determination. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus including a receiver that receives at least one downlink (DL) transmission within a DL association set. The apparatus also includes a processor that determines whether to use a fallback hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) transmission and a transmitter that transmits a first HARQ-ACK codebook on a first resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission being used or a second HARQ-ACK codebook on a second resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission being used.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for multicast and broadcast services (MBS). An exemplary method includes: transmitting configuration information indicating a multicast data radio bearer (M-DRB) and a dedicated radio bearer (RB) both associated with a radio link control (RLC) entity; transmitting a set of RLC data packets to one or more user equipment (UEs) via the M-DRB in a point to multipoint (PTM) mode; and receiving feedback information for the set of RLC data packets via the dedicated RB of a UE of the one or more UEs. Embodiments of the present application can support feedback information and retransmission for a specific LIE in the PTM mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for a mobility robustness optimization (MRO) mechanism for a conditional handover (CHO) procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving CHO configuration information for a user equipment (UE), wherein the CHO configuration information is associated with one or more CHO candidate cells and includes a set of execution conditions corresponding to the one or more CHO candidate cells; performing a handover (HO) procedure associated with a target cell, in response to receiving a handover command from a source cell or performing a CHO procedure associated with a CHO candidate cell, in response to meeting an execution condition of the CHO candidate cell; starting a timer for HO procedure or CHO procedure; and in response to successfully accessing the target cell or the CHO candidate cell, stopping the timer and transmitting assistant information to the target cell or the CHO candidate cell.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for optimization of RACH procedure in non-terrestrial network are disclosed. A method comprises transmitting a preamble on a RACH resource from an uplink time slot, which is a first time advance before corresponding downlink time slot; and monitoring a control signal from a first time offset after the end of the transmission of the preamble.

Abstract: A broadband terahertz fourth-harmonic mixer circuit, a mixer and a method wherein the broadband terahertz fourth-harmonic mixer circuit includes a radio frequency signal coupled transmission unit, nonlinear device, local oscillator filter, local oscillator signal coupled transmission unit and intermediate frequency filter unit which are sequentially connected; and further includes a radio frequency input port, local oscillator input port and intermediate frequency output port, where the radio frequency input port is connected to the radio frequency signal coupled transmission unit, the local oscillator input port is connected to the local oscillator signal coupled transmission unit, the intermediate frequency output port is connected to an output end of the intermediate frequency filter unit, and the local oscillator filter is of a two-level cascaded filter structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a user equipment, information indicating whether busy indication functionality is supported or not, wherein the busy indication functionality is associated with at least one of Core Network (CN) paging or Radio Access Network (RAN) paging. In addition, a cause value indicating busy indication between Xn interface can be used to determine whether the path switching should be performed or not.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for aggregate measurement report. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) may include: receiving at least one measurement report from at least one second UE; determining, based on a configured condition, whether to transmit an aggregate measurement report which is based on the at least one measurement report; and transmitting the aggregate measurement report in response to determining to transmit the aggregate measurement report.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for a RA. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, comprising: transmitting a first type of message in a first uplink bandwidth part (BWP) if at least one second uplink BWP is not configured or configured but deactivated, or transmitting the first type of message in the at least one second uplink BWP if the at least one second uplink BWP is configured and activated; and receiving a first type of response message, wherein the first uplink BWP is configured in system information block 1 (SIB1). Related apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving information for configuring a trigger condition that an integrated access and backhaul node reports load information of at least one integrated access and backhaul node; and reporting the load information of the at least one integrated access and backhaul node in the case that the trigger condition is met, wherein the load information includes a load status indicator of the integrated access and backhaul node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses a data transmission and a radio access network based notification area update (RNAU) procedure of a user equipment (UE) in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: entering a RRC inactive state of a UE based on RRC configuration information; starting a timer for RNAU procedure; transmitting small data at the RRC inactive state of the UE; and in response to receiving response information corresponding to the transmitted small data, restarting the timer for RNAU procedure. The method further includes that the timer for RNAU procedure expires after the UE has triggered the small data transmission procedure. The UE may suspend the RNAU procedure. The UE may cancel or resume the RNAU procedure depending on the small data transmission procedure.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for sidelink burst transmission. The method includes: performing a channel access procedure for initiating a channel occupancy for sidelink transmission; transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) to another apparatus within the channel occupancy; wherein the SCI includes an indicator indicating a remaining duration of the channel occupancy; and transmitting sidelink data associated with the SCI to the another apparatus without exceeding the remaining duration of the channel occupancy.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for multicast and broadcast services (MBS). An exemplary method includes: determining an association identity (ID) for associating a common layer entity with a first lower layer entity for a multicast data radio bearer (M-DRB) and a second lower layer entity for a unicast data radio bearer (U-DRB); and transmitting configuration information including the association ID. Embodiments of the present application can support dynamic change between the point to multipoint (PTM) mode mode and the point to point (PTP) mode mode while providing lossless and seamless transitions and/or handover between the PTM mode and the PTP mode.