Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for MP communications. In one aspect of the solution, a terminal device receives, from a first network device serving the terminal device, a first reconfiguration message for mobility of the terminal device. The first reconfiguration message comprises a configuration for multiple paths related to a second network device. The terminal device accesses the second network device by establishing at least one of the multiple paths based on the first reconfiguration message. The terminal device transmits a reconfiguration complete message to the second network device.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for connection restoring in non-terrestrial networks are provided. The method may be performed by a UE. The method includes receiving, from a first serving base station (BS), a coverage restoring information when the UE is connected to a wireless network via the first serving BS, wherein the coverage restoring information is associated with a next serving BS, for reconnecting the UE to the wireless network via the next serving BS; and reconnecting to the wireless network via the next serving BS following an interruption in the coverage of the wireless network, based on the coverage restoring information as received before the interruption in the coverage of the wireless network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for secret key generation. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment can include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: obtain first configuration information for generating a secret key, wherein the first configuration information indicates a quantization scheme; and generate the secret key based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of multiple sidelink transmission opportunities in one slot are disclosed. The method includes determining candidate starting positions for sidelink transmission in a first slot, each candidate starting position of the plurality of candidate starting positions indicating a different symbol within the first slot, performing, prior to a first candidate starting position, a first channel access procedure for the first candidate starting position and, in response to the first channel access procedure failing, performing, prior to a second candidate starting position, a second channel access procedure for the second candidate starting position, where the second candidate starting position indicates a symbol that is later than a symbol indicated by the first candidate starting position within the first slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for multicast and broadcast services (MBS). An exemplary method includes: transmitting a bearer context identity (ID) to identify a tunnel for a radio bearer (RB) and associate the tunnel with at least one of: a multicast data radio bearer (M-DRB); and at least one unicast data radio bearers (U-DRB). Embodiments of the present application can support multiple transmission modes, for example, the SC-PTM mode, the MC-PTM mode, and the unicast mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for secure transmission in RIS-assisted ISAC system are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for punctured control resource set (CORESET) determination. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: determine a first CORESET; and determine control resource element (CCE) to resource element group (REG) mapping for the first CORESET based on at least one of the followings: a physical resource block (PRB) offset for the first CORESET; a number of punctured PRBs of a punctured synchronization signal block (SSB); or a shift value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices and methods of communication. In one aspect, a terminal device receives, from a network device, a message indicating that a first direct path between the terminal device and the network device is to be added or a second direct path between the terminal device and the network device is to be switched to the first direct path. Based on the message, the terminal device performs the addition of the first direct path or the switching towards the first direct path. In this way, once a direct path addition or switching is successful, a reconfiguration complete message may be sent to a network. Once a direct path addition or switching fails, UE may report failure information to a network or perform a reestablishment procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for supporting multiple channel state information (CSI) in a CSI report. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a UE may: receive one or more CSI reporting configurations, wherein each of the one or more CSI reporting configurations is associated with one or more CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources, each of which is configured with a respective port number; receive a first indication indicating at least one of the following parameters for CSI reporting: one or more port numbers, one or more port subset patterns, one or more port number scaling factors, whether a single CSI or multiple CSIs are included in a CSI report, or one or more codebook configurations; and generate a first CSI report based on a first CSI reporting configuration of the one or more CSI reporting configurations and the first indication.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of dynamic PDSCH power allocation and CSI feedback are disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a data signal and a reference signal; wherein a power offset between the data signal and the reference signal is determined by at least one of a first power offset p0 and a second power offset p1; and a transmitter that transmits a feedback report associated with the reference signal.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a first type of user equipment (UE), which includes: receiving search space set configuration including one or more search space subsets, wherein each search space subset includes at least one aggregation level and a total number of candidates associated with each aggregation level, and wherein each search space subset is independently configured for a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasion group including at least one PDCCH monitoring occasion; and determining a candidate set for each search space subset for PDCCH monitoring.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) positioning. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: receiving configuration information for SL positioning, wherein the configuration information for SL positioning includes at least one of: configuration of at least one panel pattern, wherein each panel pattern of the at least one panel pattern includes one or more panels; at least one resource allocation principle associated with the at least one panel pattern; and at least one beam allocation principle associated with the at least one panel pattern; and transmitting an SL positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) according to the received configuration information for SL positioning. Embodiments of the present application can support more efficient multiple-node UE positioning with low signaling overhead.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmission switching on multiple carriers in IoT NTN are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a resource configuration: and transmitting UL signal on a physical resource determined by the resource configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus of supporting low power wireless communication. An exemplary method may include: receiving a first signaling in the first transceiver circuitry, wherein the first signaling indicates a set of RS including one or more RSs or a set of channel including one or more channels, each RS is associated with a sequence and each channel is associated with a plurality of bits; and determining whether to receive a second signaling or transmit a third signaling in the second transceiver circuitry in response to receiving the first signaling, wherein a time domain offset between the first signaling and the second signaling or the third signaling is larger than or equal to a predefined or configured threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) positioning. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first user equipment (UE) can include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: establish an SL positioning protocol (SLPP) session with multiple second UEs; and groupcast, with the transceiver, an SLPP message in the SLPP session to the multiple second UEs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for discontinuous reception (DRX). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: receiving configuration information for a plurality of search space sets (SSSs); in the case that one or more SSSs of the plurality of SSSs are associated with at least one SSS group (SSSG), determining at least one SSS from each SSSG; in the case that the plurality of SSSs include a set of SSSs outside any SSSG, determining at least one SSS from the set of SSSs; and detecting downlink control information (DCI) in a determined SSS, wherein the DCI includes a field indicating a power saving operation for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. Embodiments of the present application can efficiently indicate a power saving operation for PDCCH monitoring during the DRX active time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for paging. An exemplary method includes: receiving, in a user equipment (UE), UE grouping information from a network node, wherein the UE grouping information indicates UE group identity (ID) information or UE group set information; and in the case that a paging grouping mechanism is enabled for the UE, detecting group_ID indication information carried in at least one of paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and paging early indication (PEI); or in the case that the paging grouping mechanism is disabled for the UE, not detecting the group_ID indication information carried in the at least one of the paging PDCCH and the PEI.

Abstract: The present application relates to a first UE and a method for performing session-less sidelink positioning. The method includes: receiving, by the first UE, a location request; receiving, by the first UE, at least one assistance data from the at least one second UE; and determining, by the first UE, a position information for the at least one second UE according to the at least one assistance data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) positioning. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second user equipment (UE) can include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: establish a sidelink (SL) positioning protocol (SLPP) session with a first UE and one or more other second UEs; and groupcast or unicast, with the transceiver, a capability message to the first UE, wherein the capability message indicates SL positioning capability information of the second UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cell DTX and UE DRX alignment are disclosed. A UE comprises a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a UE DRX configuration, and a cell DTX configuration; and determine new UE DRX parameters according to the UE DRX configuration and the cell DTX configuration.