Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). A first time gap is set from an end of the PDCCH to a beginning of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A second time gap is set from an end of the PDSCH to a beginning of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). A high priority channel and a low priority channel are configured in a PDCCH monitoring span. At least one parameter indicating a minimum amount of additional time required by a user equipment (UE) for processing the low priority channel, is received from the UE. Based on the at least one parameter, the UE is configured with at least one offset used to increase at least one of the first time gap and the second time gap.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for counting a number of uplink and/or downlink channels per slot for a UE capability in order to determine a maximum number of channels a UE is capable of processing per slot. A UE counts all PDSCHs or PUSCHs that the UE is scheduled or configured to receive or transmit, respectively, except for exception 1, exception 2, or exception 3, wherein a beginning of the symbol j is at least N_2 symbols after an end of the symbol i, the SPS PDSCH is not counted, and generates UE capability information based on the counted number of the PDSCH or PUSCH per slot.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for decoding a polar code. A simplified successive cancellation list (SSCL) decoding tree for the polar code is generated. The SSCL decoding tree includes a plurality of nodes. One or more nodes of the plurality of nodes are identified as employing Reed-Muller codes for decoding. Decoding of received log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) is performed using Reed-Muller codes at the one or more nodes. Hard decision values are output from the one or more nodes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for configured grant (CG) type 1 (CG1)-physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. A method includes a user equipment (UE) determining, based on a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI), a precoding matrix for a CG1-PUSCH transmission, processing a demodulation reference signals (DMRS) using the determined precoding matrix; and transmitting the processed DMRS across bundled DMRS resources of a set of CG1-PUSCHs.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring and scheduling. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a downlink control information (DCI), the DCI specifying the scheduling of a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and a second PDSCH.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for implementing error-correction in communication systems, particularly wireless communication systems. Input bits are encoded according to a chained generator matrix to generate a codeword, and the codeword is transmitted. The chained generator matrix includes a first subset of entries corresponding to a first subset of entries in a base generator matrix for a chained polar code, and a second subset of entries that are different from a second subset of entries in the base generator matrix. A chained generator matrix could be constructed, for example, by applying a chaining matrix to the second subset of entries in the base generator matrix, to produce the second subset of entries in the chained generator matrix.

Abstract: A method for releasing a semi-persistently scheduled (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) includes: receiving, by a PDSCH manager of a user equipment, a SPS release physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a scheduling cell, the SPS release PDCCH identifying N SPS PDSCH configuration indices to be released; identifying a slot of a scheduled cell, where the slot of the scheduled cell overlaps with the end of an ending symbol of the SPS release PDCCH; identifying M SPS PDSCH configuration indices including all configuration indices from among the N SPS PDSCH configuration indices that are scheduled in the slot; and releasing L SPS PDSCH configuration indices among the M SPS PDSCH configuration indices based on determining that the ending symbol of the SPS release PDCCH is before a corresponding ending symbol associated with each of the L SPS PDSCH configuration indices of the slot.

Abstract: A method may include multiplexing control information on a physical channel in a communication system, wherein the control information comprises a repeat request acknowledgment portion, and allocating an amount of resources of the physical channel for the repeat request acknowledgment portion based on an amount of a type of acknowledgment included in the acknowledgment portion. The type of acknowledgment may include an acknowledgment for dynamically granted traffic. The amount of resources may include a reserved amount of resources based on the amount of acknowledgment for dynamically granted traffic being less than a threshold. A method may include multiplexing control information on a physical channel in a communication system, wherein the control information may include a repeat request acknowledgment portion, and allocating an amount of resources of the physical channel for the repeat request acknowledgment portion based on a threshold, wherein the threshold is variable.

Abstract: A device may include a transceiver configured to access a communication network including a primary cell and a secondary cell, and a device controller configured to receive, on the secondary cell, scheduling information for the primary cell, and monitor a common search space for the primary cell. The device controller may be configured to selectively monitor the common search space for broadcast information. The device controller may be configured to selectively monitor the common search space based on a type of the common search space on the primary cell. A method may include scheduling, by a first scheduling mechanism, a primary cell, wherein the first scheduling mechanism comprises scheduling the primary cell by a secondary cell, scheduling, by a second scheduling mechanism, the primary cell, and deactivating the secondary cell based on switching from the first scheduling mechanism to the second scheduling mechanism. The second scheduling mechanism may include self-scheduling.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for counting a number of uplink and/or downlink channels per slot for a UE capability in order to determine a maximum number of channels a UE is capable of processing per slot. A UE counts all PDSCHs or PUSCHs that the UE is scheduled or configured to receive or transmit, respectively, except for exception 1, exception 2, or exception 3, and generates UE capability information based on the counted number of the PDSCH or PUSCH per slot.

Abstract: A method for cross carrier scheduling can include: determining that a candidate DCI for a UE schedules a DG PDSCH that at least partially overlaps an SPS PDSCH for the UE, wherein the DCI is configured to be transmitted on a first CC having a first SCS, and the DG PDSCH is configured for transmission on a second CC having a second SCS different from the first SCS; determining a timing gap based on the smallest of the first SCS and the second SCS; determining that an available time between the scheduled SPS PDSCH and the DCI is equal to or greater than the timing gap; cancelling the SPS PDSCH responsive to determining that the available time between the scheduled SPS PDSCH and the DCI is equal to or greater than the timing gap; and transmitting the DCI to the UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided in which a UE reports capability information indicating a first set of pairs and a second set of tuples. Each pair indicates serving cells configured for per-slot and per-span monitoring. Each tuple indicates serving cells configured for per-slot and per-span monitoring in an MCG and an SCG. A first pair of values for the MCG and a second pair of values for the SCG are received. A first value in each pair is a maximum number of serving cells configured for per-slot monitoring, and a second value in each pair is a maximum number of serving cells configured for per-span monitoring. A monitored candidate limit per slot is determined for the MCG and the SCG based on the first value. A monitored candidate limit per span is determined for the MCG and the SCG based on the second value.

Abstract: A method of managing multiple transmission and reception point (M-TRP) communications includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a plurality of PDSCH communications, wherein: a first subset of the plurality of PDSCH communications is associated with a first TRP, and a second subset of the plurality of PDSCH communications is associated with a second TRP different from the first TRP. The method further includes selecting a first set of one or more PDSCH communications to decode by applying a first management process for the first subset of PDSCH communications; selecting a second set of one or more PDSCH communications to decode by applying a second management process for the second subset of PDSCH communications; and decoding the first set of one or more PDSCH communications to decode and the second set of one or more PDSCH communications to decode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). A user equipment (UE) reports capability information indicating one or more tuples. Each tuple indicates a combination of serving cells configured for per-slot and per-span monitoring that the UE is capable of supporting. An indication is received in response to the capability information. A pair of values is determined based on the indication. A first value is a maximum number of serving cells configured for per-slot monitoring, and a second value is a maximum number of serving cells configured for per-span monitoring. A monitored candidate limit per slot is determined based on the first value. A monitored candidate limit per span is determined based on the second value.

Abstract: A method and system are provided. The method includes receiving a number of physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for decoding, determining a maximum number of valid downlink control information (DCIs) that can be decoded, increasing a maximum number of PDCCHs that can be decoded based on the determined maximum number of valid DCIs, and decoding the number of PDCCHs.

Abstract: A system and method for setting blind detection and control channel element monitoring limits in a carrier aggregation scheme. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a network from a first user equipment (UE), a declaration of capabilities of the first UE; sending, by the network, to the first UE, a first search space (SS) configuration for a first component carrier in a carrier aggregation (CA) scheme; and sending, by the network, to the first UE, a second search space configuration for a second component carrier in the carrier aggregation scheme. The first search space configuration may define a first set of monitoring occasions, the second search space configuration may define a second set of monitoring occasions (MOs), and an aligned span pattern, corresponding to the first set of monitoring occasions and the second set of monitoring occasions, may comply with the declaration of capabilities of the first UE.

Abstract: A system and method for capability signaling In some embodiments, the method includes sending, by a user equipment (UE), to a network, a first report, including a report of one or more capabilities selected from the group consisting of: reports of capabilities in support of multi-transmission and reception point (M-TRP) schemes, reports of capabilities in support of uRLLC service, and reports of capabilities in support of out of order (OoO) processing.

Abstract: A method for processing multiple overlapping channels includes: transmitting, by a base station comprising a processor and a memory, a channel comprising a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) in a slot, the PDSCHs being organized into one or more sub-groups of overlapping PDSCHs; and receiving, by the base station and from a mobile station, an acknowledgment (ACK) or a negative acknowledgment (NACK) for two or more overlapping PDSCHs in at least one of the one or more sub-groups in the slot.

Abstract: A method and user equipment are provided. The method includes receiving a scheduling of an uplink (UL) signal on a target cell that collides with a UL signal on a source cell, determining a cancellation time for dropping the UL signal on the source cell, and dropping at least a portion of the UL signal on the source cell based on the determined cancellation time.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for counting a number of uplink and/or downlink channels per slot for a UE capability in order to determine a maximum number of channels a UE is capable of processing per slot.