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.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to multicast transmissions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); determining, based on the DCI format, whether the PDSCH is scheduled for a group of UEs including the UE or specifically for the UE; and decoding the scheduled PDSCH.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) is provided. The method is performed by a first UE. The method includes receiving, from a NodeB, an acknowledge configuration indicating an HARQ scheme of the first UE and uplink resource for the HARQ scheme; determining whether an acknowledgement for a data block associated with a first downlink control information (DCI) is to be transmitted according to the HARQ scheme.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to DCI format transmissions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a first DCI format scheduling a first data channel of a plurality of data channels on a first carrier of a plurality of carriers, wherein the first DCI format includes common scheduling information for all of the plurality of carriers and information for decoding a second DCI format; receiving the first data channel on the first carrier based on the first DCI format; decoding the second DCI format on the first data channel; and receiving a second data channel of the plurality of data channels on a second carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the second DCI format.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for HARQ-ACK feedback timing indication. According to some embodiments of the receiving, from a base station (BS), a first downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a first slot, wherein the first DCI format includes a first indicator for the UE to determine a second slot for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback corresponding to the PDSCH; and transmitting, to the BS, the HARQ-ACK feedback in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in the second slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for determining a HARQ-ACK codebook for multi-slot PDSCH transmission. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method for wireless communications performed by a UE may include: receiving a first plurality of downlink control information (DCI) formats for scheduling a second plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions on at least one serving cell of the UE; receiving the second plurality of PDSCH transmissions based on the first plurality of DCI formats; generating a HARQ-ACK codebook based on the indicators in the first plurality of DCI formats; and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for a feedback configuration for a channel transmission between a network device and a plurality of terminal devices. In a method for communication in accordance with the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal device receives control information from a network device. The control information is used for scheduling a shared channel transmission common to a plurality of terminal devices including the terminal device. Then, the terminal device determines a feedback configuration based on the control information. The feedback configuration indicates whether feedback for the shared channel transmission is enabled or disabled. Afterwards, the terminal device performs a communication with the network device based on the feedback configuration.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for multiple uplink transmissions. The method includes: receiving a first control information for a first uplink transmission; receiving a second control information for a second uplink transmission; and determining a beam for transmitting the first uplink transmission, wherein the beam is indicated in the first control information or indicated in the second control information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for indicating a set of resources on a new radio (NR) sidelink under 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving coordination information from another UE; determining a time boundary in time domain based on the coordination information; and in response to successfully determining a set of resources in at least one domain of time and frequency domains and in response to successfully determining a resource in the time and frequency domains, transmitting, to the abovementioned another UE, signaling on the resource before the time boundary, wherein the signaling indicates the set of resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for sidelink communication. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication may include: receiving a sidelink transmission including a first indication to indicate whether a second UE has an ability of providing assistant information for resource selection; and in response to the first indication indicating that the second UE has the ability of providing the assistant information, transmitting a request for the assistant information on one or more feedback resources associated with the sidelink transmission.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for triggering HARQ-ACK feedback for a downlink slot set. An apparatus includes a receiver that receives a first downlink control information (“DCI”) format from a base unit for triggering hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (“HARQ-ACK”) feedback for a plurality of downlink transmissions, the HARQ-ACK feedback for the plurality of downlink transmissions multiplexed in a HARQ-ACK codebook. An apparatus includes a processor that identifies the plurality of downlink transmissions and determines a slot for transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook based on the first DCI format. An apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits the HARQ-ACK codebook to the base unit in the slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to frequency domain resource allocation for downlink transmissions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) may include: receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a control resource set (CORESET), wherein the PDCCH carries a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and receiving the PDSCH on a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) based on the DCI format, wherein the plurality of RBs are within a frequency region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for downlink and uplink transmission over an unlicensed spectrum. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method for wireless communications may include: determining a transport block (TB) to be transmitted on a plurality of consecutive slots; determining a set of candidate starting positions for transmitting the TB; and performing a channel access procedure for a candidate starting position from the set of candidate starting positions.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving sidelink control information (SCI) on a first interlace of a first set of interlaces on a carrier, wherein the SCI may schedule a second set of interlaces on the carrier for transmitting data; and receiving, based on the SCI, the data on the second set of interlaces, wherein each interlace of the first set of interlaces and the second set of interlaces may include evenly-spaced resource blocks (RBs) in frequency domain.