Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for on-demand SSB transmission are disclosed. In one embodiment, a UE comprises a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a first SSB configuration in system information, wherein the first SSB configuration is associated with first SSBs in a first resource; and receive, via the transceiver, a second SSB configuration, wherein the second SSB configuration is associated with second SSBs in a second resource. In some embodiment, the second SSBs are additional SSBs in addition to the first SSBs and/or reduction (s) from the first SSBs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses of a positioning mechanism for a user equipment (UE), e.g., in a relay scenario, a mobility scenario, and/or an RRC re-establishment scenario. 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: receive configuration information associated with a downlink-positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) via the transceiver from a network node; start to perform a positioning measurement operation based on the configuration information; after starting to perform the positioning measurement operation, initiate a radio resource control (RRC) reestablishment procedure or a handover procedure from the network node to a target network node; and determine whether to continue performing the positioning measurement operation in response to initiating the RRC reestablishment procedure or the handover procedure.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for handling a consistent listen before talk (LBT) failure. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user equipment (UE), comprising: a transceiver; and a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: detect a consistent LBT failure in a first sidelink (SL) bandwidth part (BWP); perform at least one of the following: deactivate the first SL BWP; reset the first SL BWP; recover SL transmission(s) in the first SL BWP in response to one or more conditions being fulfilled; or recover the SL transmission(s) in a second SL BWP.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to methods and apparatuses for user equipment (UE) positioning. An embodiment of the present application provides a UE including: a transceiver configured to: receive a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for a radio resource control (RRC) idle state via an RRC connection release message; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: transition from an RRC connected state to the RRC idle state; and perform uplink (UL) positioning in the RRC idle state in accordance with the SRS configuration.

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: Embodiments of the present application relate to a wireless communication method and apparatus of supporting artificial intelligence. An exemplary method may include: transmitting a capability request message from a master node to a slave node of the master node, wherein, the master node is configured to have an authorization to manage the slave node, and the capability request message at least inquires whether AI capability for communication is supported in the slave node; and receiving a capability report message from the slave node by the master node, wherein the capability report message at least reports whether the AI capability for communication is supported in the slave node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for multicast and broadcast services. A method for a handover of a user equipment (UE) from a first NodeB to a second NodeB and performed by the first NodeB. The method comprise: transmitting at least one first data packet to the UE; receiving, from a core network, an alignment indication.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus of measurement and reporting for beam determination. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving first information indicating one or more sets of reference signal (RS) from a second RAN node; receiving second information indicating at least one of a first number of first spatial domain filter for a link between the second RAN node and the RAN node, a second number of second spatial domain filter for a link between the RAN node and a third node; or a third number based on the first number and the second number; and determining at least one spatial domain filter associated with at least one RS of the one or more sets of RS at least based on the second information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for data and signaling transmission. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method performed by a radio access network (RAN) node may include: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) resume request message associated with a small data transmission (SDT) from UE that is in a non RRC_CONNECTED state; and transmitting a RRC resume message to the UE, the RRC resume message for causing the UE to enter into RRC-CONNECTED state from the non RRC-CONNECTED state, in response to receiving at least one of the following: an indication associated with a downlink non-SDT transmission from another RAN node; downlink non-SDT data from a user plane function (UPF); and downlink non-SDT signaling from an access and mobility management function (AMF).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for multi-path case. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may include: a processor configured to access a serving base station (BS) via a first path; and a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to receive, from the serving BS, a reconfiguration message indicating the UE to add a second path; the processor is further configured to perform a path addition procedure to add the second path and start a timer for the path addition procedure in response to receiving the reconfiguration message.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for NTN feedback disabling via downlink control information are disclosed. A UE comprises a processor, and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive a control message scheduling a set of transport blocks, wherein the set of transport blocks comprise one or more transport blocks, the control message comprising a first field indicating whether hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback is enabled or disabled for the set of transport blocks, the first field further indicating a modulation coding scheme (MCS) index, a resource associated with the HARQ feedback, a HARQ process number, a new data indicator (ND I), or any combination thereof; and receive the set of transport blocks based at least in part on the received control message.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for handling a consistent listen before talk (LBT) failure. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user equipment (UE), which includes: a transceiver; and a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: detect a consistent LBT failure on a resource block (RB) set of an SL bandwidth part (BWP); perform one of the following: triggering a resource selection procedure; triggering a resource pool selection procedure; transmitting a first indication indicating the consistent LBT failure on the RB set; determining the RB set as recovered in response to one or more conditions being fulfilled; or triggering a consistent LBT failure for the SL BWP or declare an SL BWP failure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for uplink (UL) subband in a full duplex (FD) system. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may include: a transceiver configured to receive configuration information which configures a first set of physical resources for a UL subband; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to determine a second set of physical resources in the UL subband for a UL transmission based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for releasing configured grant (CG) resources. In an embodiment of the present application, the method includes determining whether CG resources in a first cell need to be released; and in response to determining that the CG resources need to be released, transmitting a CG resource releasing report or releasing the CG resources. The CG resource, in some cases, is for the data transmission of UE in idle mode or inactive mode.

Abstract: The present application is related to a method and apparatus for power saving for 3 GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G new radio (NR) sidelink (SL). A method for wireless communications performed by user equipment (UE) includes: determining whether a sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) procedure is enabled; and in response to the SL DRX procedure being enabled, receiving SL DRX configuration information, wherein the SL DRX configuration information contains a priority of the SL DRX procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for data transmission during wireless communication. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving a first signaling indicating whether a first spatial domain filter associated with a first set of reference signal (RS) is on or off, wherein the first set of RS is associated with at least one of: downlink reception or uplink transmission; and in the case that the first signaling indicates the first spatial domain filer being off, stopping performing the associated at least one of: downlink reception or uplink transmission, or performing the associated at least one of: downlink reception or uplink transmission with a second spatial domain filter different from the first domain filter.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling of small data transmission are disclosed. A method at a user equipment (UE) that is in a non Radio Resource Control (RRC)_CONNECTED state with a network device comprising: determining whether to perform UL carrier selection for non-first SDT data; and transmitting the non-first SDT data to the network device in response to a determining result to perform the UL carrier selection for the non-first SDT data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses of selecting a carrier for a sidelink multi-carrier operation in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G networks.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) communication. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: obtaining, by a remote device, a plurality of SL DRX configurations for SL communication; determining, by the remote device, one or more SL DRX configurations from the plurality of SL DRX configurations for a medium access control (MAC) layer of the remote device; and in the case that there is SL data associated with DRX in the remote device, transmitting the SL data from the remote device based on active time derived in each of the one or more SL DRX configurations. Embodiments of the present application determine three kinds of granularity for SL DRX configuration for broadcast and groupcast communication and propose how to determine SL DRX configuration for three kinds of granularity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for a pre-emption check procedure for a sidelink transmission in 3 GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G networks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving, from another UE, information associated with a pre-emption check procedure on another reserved resource of the abovementioned UE; and making an adjustment relating to a transmission on a reserved resource of the UE according to the information.