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: 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: 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: 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 disclosure relate to HARQ-ACK feedback transmission. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving configuration information for an SPS PDSCH configuration; receiving, in a first slot, a first DCI format for activating the SPS PDSCH configuration, wherein the first DCI format is received by a plurality of UEs including the UE; determining, based on the configuration information, a first PUCCH resource and a second slot for transmitting HARQ-ACK feedback for the first DCI format; and transmitting, in the second slot, the HARQ-ACK feedback for the first DCI format on the first PUCCH resource.

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.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining candidate synchronization signal block transmission resources. One method (800) includes receiving (802) first information indicating at least one candidate synchronization signal block transmission resource. The at least one candidate synchronization signal block transmission resource is useable for transmitting a synchronization signal block for inter-node discovery, measurement, or a combination thereof. The method (800) includes receiving (804) second information and downlink data corresponding to the second information. The method (800) includes decoding (806) the downlink data. Decoding the downlink data includes rate-matching around the at least one candidate synchronization signal block transmission resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for HARQ-ACK codebook reduction. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method can include: transmitting a plurality of uplink data channels to a BS; and receiving a HARQ-ACK codebook in first DCI indicating downlink feedback. At least one of the plurality of uplink data channels is configured by the BS, and each uplink data channel is associated with each HARQ process. The HARQ-ACK codebook includes at least two sub-codebooks: a first sub-codebook including TB-level HARQ-ACK information bits for a first set of HARQ processes and a second sub-codebook including CBG-level HARQ-ACK information bits for a second set of HARQ processes. The first DCI has the same size with the second DCI for scheduling uplink data transmission. Embodiments of the present disclosure can ensure both UE side and BS side have the same understanding on the reduced HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and apparatus for fallback operation for semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook determination. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives at least one down-link (DL) transmission within a DL association set; a processor that determines whether to use a fallback hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) transmission; and a transmitter that transmits a first HARQ-ACK codebook on a first resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission being used or a second HARQ-ACK codebook on a second resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission not being used.