Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmitting or receiving a synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a SS/PBCH block, decoding a content of a PBCH in the SS/PBCH block, and determining whether the wireless communication system operates with shared spectrum channel access based on the content of the PBCH. The method further includes determining the content of the PBCH in a first manner based on determining that the wireless communication system operates with shared spectrum channel access or determining the content of the PBCH in a second manner based on determining that the wireless communication system operates without shared spectrum channel access.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in RRC_IDLE/INACTIVE state. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first configuration for CSI-RS/tracking reference signal (TRS) reception occasions for idle/inactive UEs. A CSI-RS/TRS reception occasion includes one or more CSI-RS resources, and each of the one or more CSI-RS resources is associated with a spatial reception parameter. The method further includes receiving a second configuration for a paging occasion (PO). The PO includes a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception occasions The method further includes receiving an availability indication for one or more CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions from the CSI-RS reception occasions, receiving the one or more CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions in time before the PO; and determining a time or frequency offset based on the one or more CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for channel occupancy indication on a sidelink (SL) in a wireless communication system. A method of operating user equipment (UE) includes receiving a SL control information (SCI) format over a sidelink channel; determining, from the SCI format, at least one of: time domain information for a channel occupancy, frequency domain information for the channel occupancy, and a SL channel access procedure. The method further includes performing the SL channel access procedure before a sidelink transmission; and transmitting, upon successfully performing the sidelink channel access procedure, the SL transmission over the SL channel within the channel occupancy based on the time domain information or the frequency domain information for the channel occupancy.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting shared spectrum channel access is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: receiving a set of downlink channels supporting the shared spectrum channel access; identifying, a window for SS/PBCH block transmission, a bitmap for SS/PBCH blocks (ssb-PositionsInBurst), and a parameter for QCL assumption Q; determining, based on the identified window for the SS/PBCH block transmission, the identified bitmap for the ssb-PositionsInBurst, and the identified parameter for the QCL assumption Q, a SS/PBCH block as one of: a first set of SS/PBCH blocks assumed to be transmitted by the BS, or a second set of SS/PBCH blocks not transmitted by the BS; determining a set of resources that is not available for at least one PDSCH as overlapped with the first set of SS/PBCH blocks; and receiving the at least one PDSCH based on resource other than the determined set of resources.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) for power saving is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a serving cell, a set of configurations, receiving a power saving signal (PoSS) from a first downlink channel based on the received set of configurations, acquiring a first part of information for power saving from the PoSS, receiving, based on the received set of configurations, a second downlink channel that is a control channel, and acquiring a second part of information for the power saving from the received second downlink channel.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a base station (BS), a set of radio resource control (RRC) parameters comprising at least one measurement object (MO); identifying, based on the at least one MO, at least one modulo value for synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks, and at least one bitmap indicating indices of the SS/PBCH blocks; identifying a set of SS/PBCH block locations based on the at least one modulo value and the at least one bitmap; performing radio resource management (RRM) measurement based on the identified set of SS/PBCH block locations; and transmitting, to the BS via an uplink channel, a measurement report message including a result of the RRM measurement.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: receiving a synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block; determining whether a shared spectrum channel access is enabled; determining a first index of the SS/PBCH block as a candidate SS/PBCH block index (ISSB1) based on a number of candidate SS/PBCH blocks in a half frame; and determining a second index of the SS/PBCH block as an SS/PBCH block index (ISSB2) based on a quasi-co-location (QCL) parameter (Q) indicated by a PBCH in the SS/PBCH block, wherein the SS/PBCH block index (ISSB2) is determined as: ISSB2=ISSB1 mod Q based on a determination that the shared spectrum channel access is enabled, where mod is a modular operation; or ISSB2=ISSB1 based on the determination that the shared spectrum channel access is not enabled.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for use of flexible starting locations for SL transmissions in a wireless communication system. A method of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system operating with a shared spectrum channel access includes determining a set of multiple orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in a slot and performing a channel access procedure over a channel. The method further includes transmitting a sidelink transmission over the channel, starting from an OFDM symbol within the set of multiple OFDM symbols in the slot, upon successfully performing the channel access procedure before the OFDM symbol. The set of multiple OFDM symbols in the slot may be determined based on a higher layer configuration or pre-configurations.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described. An apparatus may include a processing chamber including chamber walls, a chamber heater configured to heat the walls, a pedestal positioned within the chamber and including a substrate heater having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light with wavelengths in the range of 400 nanometers (nm) and 800 nm, a window positioned above the heater and having a material transparent to light with wavelengths in the range of 400 nm and 800 nm, and three or more substrate supports, each having a substrate support surface vertically offset from the window and configured to support a substrate such that the window and the substrate are offset by a nonzero distance.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in RRC_IDLE/INACTIVE state. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first configuration for periodic CSI-RS/tracking reference signal (TRS) reception occasions for idle/inactive UEs. A periodic CSI-RS/TRS reception occasion includes one or more CSI-RS resources, and each of the one or more CSI-RS resources is associated with a spatial reception parameter. The method further includes receiving a second configuration for a paging occasion (PO). The PO includes a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reception occasions The method further includes receiving an availability indication for one or more periodic CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions from the periodic CSI-RS reception occasions, receiving the one or more periodic CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions in time before the PO; and determining a time or frequency offset based on the one or more periodic CSI-RS/TRS reception occasions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method and apparatus comprise: receiving a set of higher layer parameters including configuration information for sidelink synchronization signals and physical sidelink broadcast channel (S-SS/PSBCH) block; determining, based on the configuration information for the S-SS/PSBCH block, a number of transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (NSSB), an offset for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (OSSB), and an interval for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (DSSB); and determining a set of slots containing the transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks within a period for a transmission of the S-SS/PSBCH block, wherein an index of a slot in the set of slots is determined based on OSSB+ISSB*DSSB, where ISSB is an index of the S-SS/PSBCH block with 0?ISSB?NSSB?1.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block; determining a numerology of the SS/PBCH block, wherein the numerology includes a sub-carrier spacing (SCS) and a cyclic prefix (CP) length; and determining a SS/PBCH block pattern based on the numerology, the SS/PBCH block pattern including candidate SS/PBCH blocks that are mapped to slots within a half frame and a minimum gap (Ngap?) between neighboring candidate SS/PBCH blocks, wherein: Ngap?=0 symbol, based on a determination that the SCS included in the numerology of the SS/PBCH block is 120 kHz or 240 kHz; or Ngap?=1 symbol, based on a determination that the SCS included in the numerology of the SS/PBCH block is 480 kHz or 960 kHz.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for triggering cell-specific or UE-group-specific adaptation. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a set of higher layer parameters and determining a set of adaptation aspects based on the set of higher layer parameters. The method further includes determining a set of configurations for receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and receiving the PDCCH based on the set of configurations. The PDCCH carries adaptation indicators including a set of code-points that corresponds values for the set of adaptation aspects, respectively. The method further includes applying the values for the set of adaptation aspects based on the set of code-points included in the adaptation indicators.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for power saving operations. A method of a UE includes receiving a configuration for a number of RS resource sets, a configuration for a PO over slots in time, an indication for activation or deactivation of one or more RS resources from the number of RS resource sets, and the one or more RS resources from the number of RS resource sets when the indication is for activation. The RS resource sets include a number of RS resources. The number of RS resource sets are associated with respective spatial parameters. The PO includes a number of PDCCH reception occasions. The number of PDCCH reception occasions are associated with respective spatial parameters for PDCCH receptions. The method further includes determining a PDCCH reception occasion from the number of PDCCH reception occasions. The PDCCH reception occasion has a same spatial parameter as a RS resource set from the number of RS resource sets.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol adjustment for sidelink (SL) transmissions in a wireless communication system. A method of user equipment (UE) includes receiving a sidelink control information (SCI) format that includes information on a cyclic prefix (CP) extension, determining parameters (Ci and ?i) based on the information on the CP extension, and determining a duration for the CP extension based on the parameters. The method further includes extending a sidelink OFDM symbol for an interval preceding the sidelink OFDM symbol for the duration for the CP extension and transmitting the sidelink OFDM symbol with the extended CP duration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols adjustment for a configured sidelink (SL) transmission in a wireless communication system. A method of user equipment (UE) method includes receiving a set of configurations, determining a set of time and frequency domain resources for at least one SL transmission based on the set of configurations, and determining a duration for a cyclic prefix (CP) extension based on the set of configurations. The method further includes extending a first OFDM symbol of the at least one SL transmission for an interval preceding the first OFDM symbol with the duration for the CP extension and transmitting the at least one SL transmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for operating in different bandwidth parts (BWPs). A method includes receiving a first synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block in a first BWP; determining, based on information provided by the first SS/PBCH block, a first control resource set (CORESET) in the first BWP; and receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the first CORESET. The PDCCH provides a first downlink control information (DCI) format that schedules a reception of a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) providing a system information block (SIB1). The method further includes receiving the first PDSCH, determining a second BWP based on information provided by the SIB1, and receiving a second SS/PBCH block in the second BWP. The second BWP does not include a bandwidth of the first SS/PBCH block. The second BWP does not include a bandwidth of the first CORESET.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method and apparatus comprise: identifying spatial parameters for a synchronization signals/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and a downlink (DL) signal, wherein the spatial parameters are commonly used for receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal; receiving the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal, wherein the SS/PBCH block and the DL signal are time division multiplexed in a same slot; and determining information from the DL signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for channel occupancy sharing with a sidelink in a wireless communication system. A method of a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a set of configurations, determining a channel occupancy initiated by the BS based on the set of configurations, determining a set of resources for a first sidelink transmission within the channel occupancy based on the set of configurations, and determining a sidelink channel access procedure associated with the first sidelink transmission based on the set of configurations. The method further includes performing the sidelink channel access procedure and transmitting, to at least one other UE, the first sidelink transmission within the channel occupancy upon successfully performing the sidelink channel access procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an enhanced physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a set of higher layer parameters over a downlink channel and determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a numerology for a PRACH preamble. The numerology includes an extended cyclic prefix (CP) length. The method further includes determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a PRACH preamble format that is based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols with the extended CP length.