Abstract: According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may: determine a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for a first PUCCH transmission in a first time unit, wherein the first PUCCH transmission carries hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information bits for at least one semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, and the first PUCCH resource is on a first frequency domain part; and in the event that the first PUCCH resource overlaps a symbol not intended for an uplink transmission on a second frequency domain part, defer the first PUCCH transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for wireless communication. A method performed by a user equipment, comprising: determining a first control resource set based on configuration information associated with a second control resource set; and determining a first search space based on configuration information associated with a second search space, wherein the first control resource set is associated with the first search space and the second control resource set is associated with the second search space.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for beam-based transmission for sidelink. The method may include: detecting spatial information contained in first sensed scheduling information; selecting a resource and a direction of a beam for data transmission based on the detected spatial information; transmitting second scheduling information including the selected resource and spatial information of the beam for the data transmission, where the spatial information of the beam includes the direction of the beam for the data transmission; and transmitting the data transmission by using the selected resource and the direction of the beam.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for broadcast remote ID transmissions of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In an embodiment of the present application, a first user equipment comprise: a receiver; a processor coupled to the receiver; and a transmitter coupled to the receiver and the processor. The receiver is configured to receive a first system information block (SIB) from a first cell. The processor is configured to determine a first resource pool for transmitting a broadcast remote identification based on the first SIB. The transmitter is configured to transmit the broadcast remote identification with the first resource pool.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of indicating states of availability of Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) resources are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a receiver, a first signaling indicating states of availability of Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) resource groups in a first set of TRS resource groups, a second signaling indicating states of availability of TRS resource groups in a second set of TRS resource groups; and determining, by a processor, availability of TRS resources based on the first signaling and the second signaling; wherein each of the first signaling and the second signaling is one of: a paging Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) based signaling and a Paging Early Indication (PEI) based signaling.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handover with new cell being involved are disclosed. A base unit comprises a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein, the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a preference of handover of a UE for target base unit; and perform handover of the UE according to the preference of handover of the UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for are NTN IoT HARQ disabling disclosed. A UE comprises a processor; and a receiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the receiver, HARQ configuration and a control signal scheduling transport block(s), where each of the scheduled transport block(s) is associated with an HARQ process number; and receive, via the receiver, the scheduled transport block(s) based on the control signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for timely scheduling. The method may include: configuring DRX configuration information; and preventing a MAC entity from entering into inactive time in response to that a first MAC PDU is not transmitted in an uplink grant.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for resource reservation for 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) sidelink (SL). A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) according to an embodiment of the present application includes: transmitting a code block group (CBG)-based transmission on a SL, wherein the CBG-based transmission includes one or more CBGs; receiving hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the one or more CBGs; and determining, based on contents of the HARQ-ACK feedback, whether there is resource(s) to be released during a CBG-based retransmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for RIS capability reporting are disclosed. A method at an RIS device comprises transmitting RIS capability including at least the number of elements in a vertical direction (Nx) and the number of elements in a horizontal direction (Ny), and whether the phase states of all elements in each column can be controlled together; and receiving a reflection coefficients matrix derived based on the RIS capability.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for configuring a ranging period for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system or the like. According to an embodiment of the present application, a network node includes a processor and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor; and the processor is configured to transmit, via the wireless transceiver to a UE, configuration information regarding a time period related to a ranging measurement operation between the UE and one or more further UEs, wherein the time period includes at least one of a ranging time window and a ranging time gap, wherein the ranging measurement operation is executed by the UE to the one or more further UEs during the ranging time window, and wherein a radio frequency (RF) switch procedure for the ranging measurement operation is executed by the UE during the ranging time gap.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method of a first communication device includes: receiving a first connection request from a second communication device, wherein the first connection request may include a first indication indicating that a first logical channel between the first communication device and the second communication device is associated with a third communication device.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and apparatus for fallback operation for semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook determination. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives at least one down-link (DL) transmission within a DL association set; 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 not being used.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving a first buffer status report at a communication device; and triggering a pre-emptive buffer status report based on the first buffer status report if a trigger condition is met.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining an association between DMRS and PTRS. One apparatus includes a processor that: determines a scheduled physical resource block position and bandwidth; and determines, based on the scheduled physical resource block position and bandwidth, an associated demodulation reference signal port index within the physical resource block for a phase tracking reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for PDCCH repetition. A method according to an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving control channel element (CCE) aggregation level (AL) information in a search space set configuration; determining a scaling factor for each of repetition levels of a maximum repetition number, wherein the maximum repetition number corresponds to a total number of monitor occasions (MOs) within a set of MOs; computing a number of PDCCH candidates to be monitored for each of the repetition levels based on the CCE AL information and the scaling factor for each of the repetition levels; and receiving a control signal on the PDCCH candidates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method comprises: transmitting, at a communication device, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link.

Abstract: A method performed by a UE may include: receiving a pilot signal from a first number of first BSs; generating a serving BS matrix, wherein the serving BS matrix indicates that the UE accesses a second number of first BSs among the first number of first BSs; measuring CSI between the UE and each of the first number of first BSs; generating a CSI matrix based on the measured CSI between the UE and the first number of first BSs; encoding the serving BS matrix and the CSI matrix; and transmitting the encoded serving BS matrix and the encoded CSI matrix to one of the second number of first BSs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for NBIoT frequency hopping are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a signal on a first number of frequency carriers, the signal switches among the first number of frequency carriers every a second number of time unit, wherein, the second number is configured by higher layer signaling, and the second number is determined by at least one of a subcarrier spacing of the signal, a scaling factor, a resource unit size of the signal, a subcarrier allocation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses of a link management and mobility for an uplink (UL) aggregation procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application; a user equipment (UE) includes a processor and a transceiver coupled to the processor; and the processor is configured: to access a serving cell of a network node via a direct path; to transmit, via the transceiver, information indicating whether the UE supports an uplink (UL) aggregation to the network node; and to receive, via the transceiver, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message from the network node, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes an indication to indicate the UE to establish an indirect path for UL aggregation. After establishing the multiple path for UL aggregation, the UE receives a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message for handover.