Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for performing sensing-based resource selection and sidelink (SL) transmission. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, including determining a resource sensing window size of a resource sensing window after a resource selection triggering event at least according to a packet delay budget (PDB) and/or at least one parameter for performing sensing-based resource selection and SL transmission, and/or dividing the resource sensing window and a resource selection window into a number of pairs of resource sensing sub-window and resource selection sub-window for performing sensing-based resource selection and SL transmission.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and apparatus for resource allocation on unlicensed spectrum. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method comprising: receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) assigning frequency resources of a carrier for transmitting data on the carrier, wherein the frequency resources include a first set of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) and a second set of PRBs and the frequency resources span over a predefined percentage of a bandwidth of the carrier, and the bandwidth of the carrier is greater than 20 MHz; and transmitting the data on the first set of PRBs and the second set of PRBs.

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

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: The present application is related to a method performed by a user equipment (UE), wherein the method includes: transmitting, to a base station (BS), a request for one or more sidelink transmissions between the UE and one or more destinations; receiving scheduling information from the BS, wherein the scheduling information comprises an indicator indicating a grant for a selected sidelink transmission between a destination among the one or more destinations and the UE, and the scheduling information further comprises a resource which is scheduled for the UE to transmit data; and transmitting the data to the destination using the resource scheduled for the UE.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink control information indication. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives a second control information message from a remote unit over sidelink communication. Here, the second control information is in response to the remote unit receiving one or more data processes scheduled by a first control information message from a relay unit. The apparatus also includes a processor that determines a transmission-reception pattern for the sidelink communication and generates an indicator of the determined transmission-reception pattern. The apparatus further includes a transmitter that transmits the indicator of the determined transmission-reception pattern to the remote unit in a third control information message.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for UE group wake up signals are disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor that determines a first time slot (w0) and a first frequency location for a first wake up signal; and a transmitter that transmits the first wake up signal starting from the first time slot (w0) and the first frequency location; wherein the first wake up signal is associated with a paging message and ends at a second time slot minus one (g0?1) with a first maximal duration; wherein a first time offset of the second time slot (g0) and a start of a time slot of the paging message is determined by at least one of: a second time offset of the second time slot to a third time slot for a second wake up signal, a second maximal duration of the second wake up signal, a presence of the second wake up signal, and a paged group number associated with the paging message; wherein the transmitter further transmits the paging message.

Abstract: The subject application is related to a method and apparatus for DTX detection for sidelink groupcast transmission. A method for transmitting groupcast includes: transmitting a reference signal which can be received by a user equipment (UE) within a group, transmitting another reference signal which can be received by the UE and another UE outside of the group, transmitting a signal, and monitoring appearance of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback signal on a HARQ feedback resource, wherein the HARQ feedback signal comprises feedback information corresponding to the signal.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for data transmission are disclosed. One method of a network equipment includes transmitting a control signal for scheduling at least one transport blocks, wherein the control signal includes a field for a number of scheduled transport blocks, and further includes at least one of following fields, a first field for NDI, a second field for RV, a third field for HARQ process ID, a fourth field; wherein, the fourth field includes information indicating at least one of followings: the NDI, the RV and the HARQ process ID for at least one of the scheduled transport blocks.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for HARQ-ACK code book transmission on unlicensed spectrum are disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining channel statistics for clear channel assessments. One method (900) includes determining (902), by an apparatus (102), channel statistics corresponding to a plurality of listen-before-talk channel access types, a plurality of channel access priorities, a plurality of frequency ranges, or some combination thereof. The channel statistics indicate whether clear channel assessments for transmission on a shared resource are successful. The method (900) includes transmitting (904) information corresponding to the channel statistics to a network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to HARQ-ACK codebook determination. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: determining that HARQ-ACK feedback for a PDSCH on each candidate PDSCH reception occasion of a first plurality of candidate PDSCH reception occasions and HARQ-ACK feedback for a PDSCH on each candidate PDSCH reception occasion of a second plurality of candidate PDSCH reception occasions are to be multiplexed in a PUCCH in a first slot, wherein the PDSCH on each candidate PDSCH reception occasion of the first plurality of candidate PDSCH reception occasions is scrambled by a first RNTI specific to the UE and the PDSCH on each candidate PDSCH reception occasion of the second plurality of PDSCHs is scrambled by a second RNTI common to a group of UEs including the UE; and transmitting the PUCCH in the first slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback transmission. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information for a sub-group of UEs, wherein the sub-group of UEs comprises the UE; receiving, from the BS, a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), wherein the PDSCH is received by a plurality of UEs which are divided into a plurality of sub-groups of UEs comprising the sub-group of UEs; determining a time domain resource for transmitting HARQ-ACK feedback for the PDSCH; and transmitting, to the BS, the HARQ-ACK feedback for the PDSCH on the time domain resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to PUCCH transmission. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a DCI format for scheduling a plurality of PDSCHs on a serving cell of the UE; and transmitting a first number of PUCCHs carrying HARQ-ACK feedback for the plurality of PDSCHs, wherein the plurality of PDSCHs is divided into the first number of PDSCH sets, and HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the first number of PDSCH sets is carried by a corresponding PUCCH of the first number of PUCCHs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for channel access. A method according to an embodiment of the present application may include: receiving control information associated with a channel occupancy (CO) initiated by a base station, determining whether the CO can be shared for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission and an uplink transmission beam associated with the CO in the case of being shared based on the control information, and transmitting the PUSCH transmission with the determined uplink transmission beam in the case that the CO can be shared.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for DL and UL scheduling and transmission. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method for wireless communications performed by a UE may include: receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a transport block (TB); and determining whether the DCI format schedules the TB on a super slot or a slot, wherein the super slot includes a plurality of consecutive slots in a time domain resource.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for ceasing transmission repetition. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits data to a base unit in a first transmission time interval (“TTI”). Here, the data is configured for transmission with a predetermined number of repetitions. The apparatus includes a receiver that receives a control signal from the base unit in a second TTI. The apparatus includes a processor that determines whether the control signal corresponds to the data and, in response to the control signal corresponding to the data, determines whether to cease at least one transmission repetition of the data before the number of repetitions reaches the predetermined number.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for a sensing-based transmission in a sidelink wireless communication system in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G networks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method which may be performed by user equipment (UE) includes: receiving configuration information including a slot total number of a set of candidate resources in a resource pool; and receiving configuration information including another slot total number of another set of candidate resources in the resource pool.

Abstract: The present application is related to a method and apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK feedback on unlicensed spectrum. A method for HARQ-ACK multiplexing includes receiving a plurality of downlink transmissions, generating a HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the plurality of downlink transmissions, wherein the HARQ-ACK codebook is to be transmitted in a slot, receiving another plurality of downlink transmissions; generating another HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the another plurality of downlink transmissions, wherein the another HARQ-ACK codebook is to be transmitted in the slot, and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook on an uplink channel in the slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for DRX operation for MBS. A method performed by a UE. The UE is configured with an MBS DRX operation. The method may include: during an active time period for the MBS DRX operation, monitoring a point to multipoint (PTM) initial transmission associated with a MBS from a base station, wherein the PTM initial transmission is further associated with a first identifier; and monitoring a PTM retransmission associated with the MBS from a base station, wherein the PTM retransmission is further associated with the first identifier, or a second identifier, or both of the first and second identifiers.