Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for user equipment (UE) discovery. An exemplary method includes: generating a first discovery message for UE discovery; delivering the first discovery message to a PC5 signalling (PC5-S) layer of a first UE; generating a PC5-S message, wherein the PC5-S message includes discovery information of the first discovery message; and broadcasting the PC5-S message including the discovery information via a signalling radio bearer (SRB). Embodiments of the present application can implement transmission of messages during the discovery procedure and realize a ranging based service during the discovery procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for sidelink DRX alignment. An exemplary method includes: obtaining configuration information indicating at least one DRX configuration for a data, wherein the at least one DRX configuration is associated with a first resource pool; and transmitting or receiving the data based on the at least one DRX configuration indicated by the configuration information. Embodiments of the present application can minimize the power consumption of the UEs as well as ensuring the data transmission among the UEs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for determining TA value. An exemplary method according to some embodiments of the present application includes: receiving first downlink signalling information indicating a TA associated value at a first time instance; determining a reference TA value based on a second time instance, wherein the second time instance is determined based on second downlink signalling or predefined information; and determining a TA value for uplink transmission based on the TA associated value and the reference TA value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining HARQ process number are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal; and receiving a downlink data or transmitting an uplink data based on the control signal, the downlink data or the uplink data is associated with a HARQ process number.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for access control of a small size and infrequent data transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving access control configuration information; and performing an access control of a user equipment (UE) based on the access control configuration information, wherein the UE is configured with a pre-configured uplink (UL) resource, and the UE supports a small size and infrequent data transmission in radio resource control (RRC) inactive state or RRC idle state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE group based BWP switching are disclosed. In an embodiment, a UE comprises a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a configuration of BWPs for a numerology; and receive, via the transceiver, a control signal in a first BWP in a first BWP set, the control signal indicates BWP switching from the first BWP to a second BWP, wherein, the first BWP set is comprised of at least the configured BWPs for the numerology.

Abstract: The present application is related to a method performed by user equipment (UE). The method includes: determining whether a uplink (UL) transmission and a sidelink (SL) transmission overlap in time domain; and in response to the UL transmission and the SL transmission overlapping in time domain, determining, based on quality of service (QoS) requirements of the UL transmission and the SL transmission, transmitting which one of the UL transmission and the SL transmission and not transmitting the other one of the UL transmission and the SL transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for reporting time information of conditional handover (CHO). In an embodiment of the present application, the method includes: receiving configuration information on CHO, and transmitting time information of CHO in response to at least one failure that occurs during a CHO procedure.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes a memory and at least one processor coupled with the memory and configured to cause the UE to detect a first paging occasion associated with a first radio access network and detect a second paging occasion associated with a second radio access network. The at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to select one of a first subscriber identity module corresponding to the first radio access network and a second subscriber identity module corresponding to the second radio access network. The at least one processor is configured cause the UE to transmit a message indicating a paging collision. The at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive configuration information in response to the message, the configuration information comprising an updated identity associated with the selected subscriber identity module.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for duplication communication. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving configuration information associated with duplication for data radio bearer (DRB) between a terminate node and a donor node; and in response to the duplication for data radio bearer being activated, transmitting a set of original packets and a set of duplicate packets in up link. Embodiments of the present disclosure solve issues about applying a DRB duplication mechanism in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system, which can improve and facilitate the implementation of the IAB system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for control resource set (CORESET) configuration. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: receiving a configuration of a CORESET, wherein the CORESET includes a set of resource units (RUs), and the configuration indicates at least one of a time duration of the CORESET, a pattern of the set of RUs, or an RU size; and determining the set of RUs of the CORESET based at least in part on the at least one of the time duration, the pattern, or the RU size.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for monitoring physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) are provided. The method may be performed by a UE. The method includes receiving a plurality of first configuration sets respectively associated with a plurality of first search space sets; receiving a first indication indicating a group index; and performing PDCCH monitoring in the first search space sets based on a first group configuration indicated by the first indication. Each first configuration set includes a first common configuration and at least one first group configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus of supporting physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetition. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving a first signaling indicating a first repetition number for a PUCCH resource; determining a second repetition number equal to or smaller than the first repetition number based on the first repetition number; determining time-frequency domain resources for each repetition of the PUCCH resource; and transmitting the PUCCH resource with the second repetition number based on the determined time-frequency domain resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for wireless communication. A first user equipment (UE) establishes an RRC connection with a base station (BS) via a second UE, where a PC5 RRC connection between the first UE and the second UE has been established and an RRC connection between the second UE and the BS has been established. The first UE receives measurement configuration information and performs at least one measurement toward at least one candidate relay UE. The first UE generates a measurement result that includes an identity of the at least one candidate relay UE. In some cases, the at least one measurement is performed based on receiving a discovery message from the at least one candidate relay UE. In some examples, the first UE transmits a measurement report indicating the measurement result and the identity based on a report condition being satisfied.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for multicast and broadcast services (MBS). An exemplary method includes: transmitting a set of user data packet over a shared tunnel for multicast data radio bearer (M-DRB) and unicast data radio bearer (U-DRB), wherein each of the set of user data packet is associated with at least one of: a M-DRB; and one or more U-DRBs; and receiving a data delivery status frame for each of the at least one of the M-DRB and one or more U-DRBs. Embodiments of the present application can support the user plane protocol in the case of multiple transmission modes in the MBS.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink transmissions on an unlicensed spectrum. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: determining a set of candidate starting positions for sidelink transmission; and performing a first channel access procedure for a first candidate starting position of the set of candidate starting positions in a first slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a wireless communication method and apparatus of supporting artificial intelligence. An exemplary method may include: receiving, first configuration information on a protocol layer responsible for artificial intelligence (AI) management in access stratum, from a network side; receiving, indication information on a set of AI operations from the network side; and transmitting, feedback on at least one of the set of AI operations to the network side, via a message on the protocol layer based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus of supporting state transition of network node. An exemplary method may include: entering a RRC idle state in response to a release message; and entering a RRC connected state from the RRC idle state in response to receiving a paging message or a configured condition being satisfied.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus of reporting buffer status. An exemplary UE includes: at least one receiving circuitry; at least one transmitting circuitry; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one receiving circuitry and the at least one transmitting circuitry, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: trigger a buffer status report (BSR) in response to a trigger condition associated with an application data unit (ADU) being satisfied; and generate buffer status information for the BSR.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving configuration information at a communication device, wherein the configuration information indicates routing configuration and bearer mapping configuration; detecting a failure on a first egress link between the communication device and a first next hop communication device of the communication device; re-routing first data intended to be transmitted on the first egress link, wherein the first data has not been acknowledged by a layer lower than a BAP layer of the communication device; reselecting a second egress link between the communication device and a second next hop communication device based on the routing configuration; reselecting an egress RLC channel of the second egress link based on bearer mapping configuration; and submitting the first data to the reselected egress RLC channel of the second egress link.