Abstract: The instant invention is related to a novel solid form of ceftolozane sulfate (the DMAc solvate of ceftolozane sulfate (Form 3)), compositions comprising ceftolozane sulfate DMAc solvate (Form 3), synthesis of Form 3 and an improved crystallization process using Form 3 to prepare ceftolozane sulfate Form 2. Novel compositions also include ceftolozane sulfate solid Form 3 and/or other crystalline and amorphous solid forms of ceftolozane.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for sealing inorganic substrates. The composition includes a glass frit and optionally a filler material, wherein the glass frit contains: 30 to 65 wt % V2O5; 5 to 35 wt % P2O5; 0 to 30 wt % TeO2; 0 to 30 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 15 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % MnO; 0 to 5 wt % B2O3; 0 to 5 wt % total alkali metal oxides; 0 to 2 wt % Nb2O5; 0 to 2 wt % WO3; 0 to 2 wt % MoO3; 0 to 2 wt % SiO2; and 0 to 2 wt % Al2O3.

Abstract: A target cell for handover of a wireless device from a source cell to the target cell is provided. The target cell includes processing circuitry configured to: determine to configure the source cell as a downlink carrier aggregation secondary cell, DL CA SCell, for the wireless device, and cause transmission of an indication to the source cell to at least one of: temporarily retain, after the handover, at least a portion of information specific to the wireless device; and transmit the at least the portion of information specific to the wireless device to the target cell. The indication is based at least in part on the determination.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a wireless device configured to report one of a plurality of predefined Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) values is provided. A maximum CQI value of the plurality of predefined CQI values corresponds to any one of a plurality of signal characteristic values greater than or equal to a threshold signal characteristic value. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a first signal characteristic value associated with a received signal. The processing circuitry is further configured to if the first signal characteristic value is greater than or equal to the threshold signal characteristic value associated with the maximum CQI value, generate a CQI report indicating: the maximum CQI value, and a power backoff from the first signal characteristic value that results in the threshold signal characteristic value.

Abstract: A particle mixture comprising particles of a first glass frit and particles of a second glass frit; wherein the first glass frit comprises ?10 to ?25 mol. % BaO; and ?0 to ?10 mol. % Bi2O3; and wherein the second glass frit comprises: ?35 to ?55 mol. % Bi2O3; ?2 to ?20 mol. % ZnO; and ?10 to ?40 mol. % B2O3.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device to apply power backoff to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based at least in part on a power backoff value are provided. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless device (WD) includes determining a beamforming gain based at least in part on a difference 5 between a physical downlink shared channel, Determine A Beamforming Gain Of A Physical Downlink PDSCH, received power and a reference signal received power. The method also includes transmitting the determined beamforming gain to a network node.

Abstract: Methods, network nodes and wireless device for setting an electrical tilt of an antenna array toward a distribution of wireless devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes for each of at least one sector of an area covered by the antenna array, determining a function of precoding matrix indicators, PMIs, received from a plurality of WDs in the sector. The method includes determining a current electrical tilt angle of the sector based on the function of PMIs. The method further includes comparing a difference between the current electrical tilt angle of the sector and a previously determined electrical tilt angle of the antenna array to a first threshold, and setting the electrical tilt angle of the antenna array based on the comparison.

Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) for Multi-User Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) based on channel orthogonality. In some embodiments, a method performed by a radio access node includes obtaining a SU-MIMO signal quality measurement for at least a first user and an additional user; obtaining an indication of orthogonality between a channel of the first user and a channel of the additional user; and estimating a MU-MIMO signal quality measurement for the first user as if the first user and the additional user are paired with each other for a potential MU-MIMO transmission based on the SU-MIMO signal quality measurements and the indication of orthogonality. In this way, a computational complexity for the SINR estimation of MU-MIMO users can be greatly reduced. This may enable a large number of user pairing alternatives to be evaluated in practical wireless systems to achieve improved MU-MIMO performance.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for uplink control information (UCI) coordination for distributed carrier aggregation (CA) scheduling are provided. In some embodiments, a method in a first scheduler node of a first cell is provided that comprises receiving data for a wireless device (WD), the data to be scheduled for transmission to the WD in a second cell; transferring the data to a second scheduler node for scheduling transmission of the data in the second cell; and, as a result of the transfer of the data, receiving a scheduling decision from the second scheduler node, the received scheduling decision scheduling the transmission of at least a portion of the data to the WD in at least one physical downlink channel in the second cell.

Abstract: A composition for sealing inorganic substrates, the composition comprising a glass frit and a filler material, wherein said glass frit comprises: 60 to 85 wt % Bi2O3; 3 to 15 wt % ZnO; 2 to 10 wt % B2O3; 0.6 to 5 wt % SiO2; 0.6 to 5 wt % Al2O3; and 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of a compound selected from NaF and BaF2.

Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively enabling antenna selection at a wireless device for uplink sounding reference signal transmission in a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node comprises making a determination as to whether to enable or disable antenna selection at a wireless device for transmission of uplink sounding reference signals based on: an estimated speed of movement of the wireless device; both the estimated speed and a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) for one or more downlink channels to the wireless device; or the estimated speed, the SINR for the one or more downlink channels, and a rank used for downlink transmission to the wireless device. The method further comprises sending, to the wireless device, an indication that indicates whether the wireless device is to enable or disable antenna selection.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device The method includes: determining an activation or a deactivation of a first serving cell associated with a first physical channel; sending a corresponding Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, acknowledgment, ACK, in a second physical channel, a subcarrier spacing configuration of the first physical channel being different from a subcarrier spacing of the second physical channel; and performing a procedure related to the first serving cell based at least in part on a time offset, k, the time offset, k, being based at least in part on a reference physical channel.

Abstract: A network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to estimate spatial transmission information, STI, for each of a plurality of wireless devices, and determine spatial separability among the plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on the estimated STI for each of the plurality of wireless devices. The processing circuitry is further configured to cause scheduling of the plurality of wireless devices on the same communication resources based at least in part on the determined spatial separability.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to allocate resources for a reference signal signaling for a first wireless device, the allocated resources configured to separate, in a slot, at least one transmission layer of the first wireless device from at least one transmission layers of a second wireless device by at least one of scheduling the first wireless device and second wireless device different reference signal ports that are separated by using the same resource elements and different CDM codes, scheduling the first wireless device and second wireless device at least one shared reference signal port using the same resource elements and CDM code, and scheduling the first wireless device and second wireless device on different reference signal ports that are separated by FDM using different resource elements and the same CDM codes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that related to determining and using a codebook in a virtualized Active Antenna System (AAS). In some embodiments, a first radio node that is configured to communicate with a second radio node comprises a radio interface and processing circuitry configured to transform a first codebook that is in a non-virtualized antenna domain to a second codebook that is in a virtualized antenna domain based on a port to antenna mapping matrix used to transform a signal from the virtualized antenna domain to the non-virtualized antenna domain prior to transmission of the signal in a corresponding virtualized cell or sector. The processing circuitry is further configured to receive a transmit signal from the second radio node to thereby provide a received signal and perform Precoding Matrix Indication (PMI) estimation based on the received signal using the second codebook in the virtualized antenna domain.

Abstract: The instant invention is related to a novel solid form of ceftolozane sulfate (the DMAc solvate of ceftolozane sulfate (Form 3)), compositions comprising ceftolozane sulfate DMAc solvate (Form 3), synthesis of Form 3 and an improved crystallization process using Form 3 to prepare ceftolozane sulfate Form 2. Novel compositions also include ceftolozane sulfate solid Form 3 and/or other crystalline and amorphous solid forms of ceftolozane.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless transmitter determining a transport block size (TBS) is provided. The method includes determining a TBS using a general function of a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) to be granted (N_PRB), a number of resource elements (REs) per PRB (N_RE{circumflex over (?)}(DL,PRB)), a number of layers per transport block (?), a number of bits per modulation (Q_m), and a coding rate determined by a modulation coding scheme (MCS) (R), allocating a transport block of the determined TBS and transmitting the transport block to a wireless receiver. Apparatuses for implementing the method are also provide.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for multi-user pairing and, in some embodiments, Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) calculation in a cellular communications system. In some embodiments, a method performed in a base station of a cellular communications system to perform downlink scheduling for Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) comprises, for each User Equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs considered for MU-MIMO UE pairing, obtaining a relative beam power at the UE for each of the plurality of beams. The relative beam power at the UE for each beam is a value that represents a relative beam power of the beam at the UE relative to a beam power of a strongest of the plurality of beams at the UE. The method further comprises selecting a MU-MIMO UE pairing based on the obtained relative beam powers.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for port-to-antenna mapping in a virtualized Active Antenna System (AAS) are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a radio node includes determining a source codebook associated with at least one antenna port; determining a target codebook associated with at least one physical antenna; and determining a port-to-antenna mapping matrix based at least in part on the determined source codebook and the determined target codebook.

Abstract: Methods, network nodes and wireless device for setting an electrical tilt of an antenna array toward a distribution of wireless devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes for each of at least one sector of an area covered by the antenna array, determining a function of precoding matrix indicators, PMIs, received from a plurality of WDs in the sector. The method includes determining a current electrical tilt angle of the sector based on the function of PMIs. The method further includes comparing a difference between the current electrical tilt angle of the sector and a previously determined electrical tilt angle of the antenna array to a first threshold, and setting the electrical tilt angle of the antenna array based on the comparison.