Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for determining a one shot HARQ-ACK codebook. In one embodiment, the subject disclosure provides a method performed by a User Equipment (UE), including receiving, from a base station (BS), a signaling configuring a plurality of Downlink (DL) Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) processes, and Downlink Control Information (DCI) requesting HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes; for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes, generating the HARQ-ACK feedback based on an associated New Data Indicator (NDI) bit and HARQ-ACK information bit; and transmitting, to the BS, a HARQ-ACK codebook comprising the HARQ-ACK feedback for each of the plurality of DL HARQ processes.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for efficient cross-carrier scheduling of multiple slots. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor coupled with the transceiver, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to transmit a first control signal to a remote unit, the first control signal indicating a maximum number of HARQ processes, and to transmit a second control signal to the remote unit, where the second control signal is transmitted on a first carrier and where the second control signal schedules a first number of slots on a second carrier. The processor aggregates every two or more of the scheduled first number of slots to a single HARQ process in response to the first number being larger than the maximum number of HARQ processes.

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: Methods and apparatus for sidelink communication are disclosed. One method of a Tx/Rx UE comprises reserving resources for one or more sidelink (SL) data transmissions and resources for decoding result feedbacks corresponding to the one or more SL data transmissions; transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) to a second apparatus, which indicates the resources for the SL data transmissions; and receiving at least one of the decoding result feedback and a pre-emption indicator. Another method of a Tx/Rx UE comprises receiving SCI, which indicates resources for the SL data transmissions, from a first apparatus; and transmitting at least one of the decoding result feedback and a pre-emption indicator.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for monitoring DCI. The method includes: receiving a DCI from a BS, wherein the DCI includes an indicator; determining one or more sensing beams used by the BS to perform a LBT procedure according to the indicator and a higher layer signaling; and determining one or more transmission beams used by the BS to transmit PDCCH according to the indicator and the higher layer signaling, wherein the one or more transmission beams are within a spatial region of a CO initiated by the BS after completing the directional LBT with the one or more sensing beams.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for data transmission are disclosed. One method of a network equipment includes scrambling and modulating coded bits to generate data; mapping the data into a first resource block and a second resource block, both of which forms a resource block, wherein the first resource block is from a symbol with an indicated index to a symbol with an end index of the resource block, the second resource block is from a symbol with a start index to a symbol with the indicated index minus one of the resource block; and transmitting the data in the resource blocks.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) services. The method includes receiving configuration information from a network device, the configuration information relating to a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) service provided in one or more serving cells. The method also includes receiving downlink control information from the one or more serving cells in which the MBS service is provided. The method further includes receiving the MBS service that is provided in the one or more serving cells based on the downlink control information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and media for handling Listen Before Talk (LBT) failure for sidelink transmission. A method performed by a terminal device comprises in response to at least one LBT failure during a sidelink transmission procedure, determining one or more resources for transmitting data that has failed to be transmitted from the terminal device due to the at least one LBT failure and transmitting the data from the terminal device via the one or more resources as determined. In the present disclosure, a mechanism for data retransmission cause by the LBT failure in the sidelink commutation is specified, which is benefit for the sidelink to co-exist with other wireless technologies in NR.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for a sidelink positioning mechanism in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G and/or new radio (NR) networks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving at least one of positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration information and downlink control information (DCI); generating sidelink control information (SCI) based on the at least one of the PRS configuration information and the DCI, wherein the SCI indicates a resource in time and frequency domains for a sidelink-positioning reference signal (SL-PRS); and transmitting the SCI.

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.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to HARQ-ACK codebook determination. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a first plurality of DCI formats for scheduling a first group of PDSCHs and a second plurality of DCI formats for scheduling a second group of PDSCHs, wherein a CRC of each of the first plurality of DCI formats is scrambled by a first RNTI and a CRC of each of the second plurality of DCI formats is scrambled by a second RNTI different from the first RNTI, and wherein HARQ-ACK feedback for the first group of PDSCHs and HARQ-ACK feedback for the second group of PDSCHs are to be transmitted in a same HARQ-ACK codebook; generating a first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook for the first group of PDSCHs and a second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook for the second group of PDSCHs; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook including the first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook and the second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback for carrier aggregation (CA). A method according an embodiment of the present application may include receiving at least one downlink transmission; generating a first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook for the at least one downlink transmission; determining whether to generate a second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook; and transmitting a HARQ-ACK codebook. The HARQ-ACK codebook includes the first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook in response to the second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook determined not to be generated, or includes the first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook and the second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook in response to the second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook determined to be generated. The present application avoids misunderstanding between a base unit and a remote unit when generating the HARQ-ACK feedback for CA.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to time domain resource allocation for uplink and downlink transmissions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a DCI format scheduling a plurality of PDSCHs or a plurality of PUSCHs on a plurality of carriers, wherein each PDSCH or PUSCH is scheduled on a corresponding carrier, and the DCI format includes a first indicator indicating a first time domain resource allocation pattern from a first set of time domain resource allocation patterns for the plurality of PDSCHs or PUSCHs; and receiving the plurality of PDSCHs or transmitting the plurality of PUSCHs on a plurality of time domain resources within a plurality of slots based on the first time domain resource allocation pattern, wherein each of the plurality of time domain resources is within a corresponding one of the plurality of slots.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for resource alignment on sidelink (SL). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving resource partition information associated with at least one resource partition of a resource pool; selecting at least one resource pattern from a set of resource patterns associated with one resource partition of the at least one resource partition according to the received resource partition information; and transmitting an indication to indicate the selected at least one resource pattern. Embodiments of the present application can save power for UEs which perform SL communication in a power saving mode as well as decrease resource collision between different SL communications.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for CBG-based retransmission are disclosed. An apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives a first number of TBs, wherein each TB includes a second number of code block groups (CBGs); a processor that decodes the first number of TBs; and a transmitter that transmits a signaling comprising a first field corresponding to the first number of TBs and a second field corresponding to the CBGs included in a third number of TBs, wherein the third number of TB s are the incorrectly decoded TBs in the first number of TBs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to DCI size alignment. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving RRC signaling for configuring a first frequency region, wherein the first frequency region is within the frequency resource of each UE of a group of UEs including the UE; determining a size of a first DCI format according to the first frequency region; determining a size of a second DCI format according to a second frequency region; in response to the size of the first DCI format being inequal to that of the second DCI format, receiving the first DCI format within the first frequency region according to the size of the second DCI format; and receiving a first PDSCH within the first frequency region, wherein the first PDSCH is scheduled by the first DCI format.

Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for resource mapping in unlicensed spectrum. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method can include: receiving data on a first set of subbands, wherein the data is a part of a transport block (TB), the first set of subbands is a subset of a second set of subbands, the second set of subbands is allocated for the TB, and each subband of the second set of subbands has been performed a channel access procedure; determining a type of resource mapping of the TB, wherein the resource mapping includes mapping modulated complex symbols of the TB to resource blocks of the second set of subbands; and decoding the data based on the determined type of resource mapping. Embodiments of the present disclosure propose a technical solution for resource mapping in unlicensed spectrum, which can improve the channel utilization efficiency of NR.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for enhanced scheduling of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) in NR IIoT are disclosed. The method include: transmitting, by a remote device, a Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) traffic pattern to a base station; and configuring scheduling of TSN transmissions between the remote device and the base station based on a TSN traffic configuration; wherein the TSN traffic pattern comprises a periodicity value and a time offset value, and the periodicity value and the time offset value are represented in lengths of time; integer numbers are used for representation of the periodicity value and the time offset value, the integer numbers represent time periods in non-integer-millisecond steps; and the TSN traffic configuration comprises a periodicity configuration and a time offset configuration.

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

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for resource allocation for carrier aggregation (CA). One embodiment of the subject application provides a method comprising: receiving a signaling for configuring a first set of carriers; determining a payload size of a downlink control information (DCI) format based on a maximum number of carriers scheduled by the DCI format; and receiving the DCI format, wherein the DCI format includes an indicator indicating a second set of carriers allocated for transmitting data, and the second set of carriers is a subset of the first set of carriers.