Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment, a base station and respective methods. The user equipment (UE) receives a single uplink grant for a plurality of PUSCH transmissions. The single uplink grant comprises an antenna port field with an index value that is to be used for the plurality of PUSCH transmissions. The UE determines time-domain resources based on the received uplink grant. The determined time-domain resources prescribe a number of PUSCH transmissions and a length of each of the number of PUSCH transmissions. The UE transmits the number of PUSCH transmissions using the determined time-domain resources. Each of the number of PUSCH transmissions comprises at least one front-loaded demodulation reference signal, DMRS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a terminal and a base station as well as to a method which may be performed at a terminal and at a base station in a communication system. For example, a mobile device may comprise a transceiver, which, in operation, receives and/or transmits a signal, as well as a circuitry. The circuitry monitors a signal in a first set of resources. When the monitored signal includes identification of the mobile device and an indicator having a first value, controls the transceiver: to receive or transmit signal on a second set of resources and to, after a time period indicated in the monitored control signal, not receive or transmit signal on a second set of resources and monitor the control signal in the first set of resources.

Abstract: A user equipment, a base station and respective methods are provided. The user equipment receives a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) config information element (IE) in form of radio resource control (RRC) signaling, the PUSCH config IE being applicable to a particular bandwidth part. The user equipment configures a table which is defined by a PUSCH time domain resource allocation list IE carried in the received PUSCH config IE, the table comprising rows, at least one row comprising a first set of values related to allocated time-domain resources for a plurality of PUSCH transmissions. The user equipment receives downlink control information (DCI) signaling carrying a time-domain resource assignment filed with value m, wherein the value m provides a row index m+1 to the RRC configured table. The user equipment determines allocated time-domain resources for the plurality of PUSCH transmissions based on the index of the slot carrying the received DCI.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which comprises a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a base station over a channel, wherein the signal is transmitted based on an initial channel quality information indicating a first channel quality of the channel. A receiver of the UE receives a transmission quality information indicating a second channel quality of the channel used for transmitting the signal. A processing circuitry of the UE estimates a transmission quality based on the initial channel quality information and the transmission quality information, wherein the transmission quality indicates whether the transmission of the signal over the channel was successful or not.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an NTN entity comprising the following. A receiver of the NTN entity receives a channel status report from a user equipment, UE, the channel status report providing information on a channel between the UE and the NTN entity. A transmitter of the NTN entity forwards the received channel status report to a base station. The receiver receives scheduling information from the base station regarding a downlink or uplink transmission of the data with for the UE. A processor of the NTN entity determines an updated channel status. The processor determines whether to adapt a transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission according to the received scheduling information, based on the updated channel status. The processor, when having determined to adapt the transmission power, adapts the transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission.

Abstract: Provided is a user equipment (UE), a scheduling node, and communication methods for UE and, respectively, scheduling node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives a configuration of a PoSS (power saving signal) time window for monitoring a PoSS and preceding a DRX (discontinuous reception) ON period for monitoring a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), wherein the PoSS indicates whether or not the UE starts monitoring for the PDCCH in the DRX ON period and circuitry which, in operation, determines, based on the configuration, the PoSS time window, and controls the transceiver to perform monitoring for the PoSS within the PoSS time window.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment, a network node and respective communication methods for a user equipment and a network node. A according to some embodiments, a user equipment comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives data on a plurality of downlink shared channels, the data received on the plurality of downlink shared channels being respectively the same data, and circuitry which, in operation, decodes the data, generates an indicator which indicates whether or not the data has been successfully decoded using the plurality of downlink shared channels. The transceiver, in operation, transmits the indicator on at least one of a plurality of uplink control channels associated respectively with the plurality of downlink shared channels.

Abstract: According to the present invention, the received quality of a terminal is improved. The terminal comprises: a reception circuit (202) which receives information for providing a notification of the port of a reference signal for a downlink data signal; and a control circuit (208) which controls the reception of the downlink data signal and the reference signal, on the basis of a number of ranks less than the number of ports indicated by the received information.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal that can appropriately transmit an uplink signal. In a terminal (200), a control unit (211) determines a processing mode with respect to uplink data and uplink control information according to a requirement for at least one of uplink data and uplink control information when transmission of an uplink data channel that includes the uplink data and transmission of an uplink control channel that includes the uplink control information temporally overlap. A transmission unit (218) transmits the at least one of the uplink data and the uplink control information on the basis of the determined processing mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE), comprising the following. A processor of the UE operates a paging function that includes monitoring of a downlink control channel for receiving a paging downlink control information, DCI, and includes receiving of a paging message, the paging DCI and the paging message being transmitted from a base station. A receiver of the UE receives paging sub-group signalling from the base station. The processor determines a paging sub-group index based on the received paging sub-group signalling. The processor determines how to operate the paging function based on whether or not the determined paging sub-group index fulfils a requirement that involves an identification of the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment, a network node and respective communication methods for a user equipment and a network node. A according to some embodiments, a user equipment comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives data on a plurality of downlink shared channels, the data received on the plurality of downlink shared channels being respectively the same data, and circuitry which, in operation, decodes the data, generates an indicator which indicates whether or not the data has been successfully decoded using the plurality of downlink shared channels. The transceiver, in operation, transmits the indicator on at least one of a plurality of uplink control channels associated respectively with the plurality of downlink shared channels.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for optimising system information (SI) acquisition for new radio (NR) devices. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives control information relating to a first period and/or a second period; and circuitry, which in operation, acquires system information (SI) in the first period if a first condition is met, or acquires the SI in the second period if a second condition is met.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for allocating PUCCH resource for HARQ-ACK and CSI transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes determining whether a HARQ-ACK transmission overlaps with a CSI transmission in time domain; in response to the HARQ-ACK transmission overlapping with the CSI transmission in the time domain, determining whether the sum of the UCI bits for the HARQ-ACK transmission and the UCI bits for the CSI transmission is within a UCI payload threshold supported by at least a PUCCH resource or at least a PUCCH resource set configured for the HARQ-ACK transmission; and allocating a PUCCH resource to the HARQ-ACK transmission and the CSI transmission based on whether the sum of the UCI bits for the HARQ-ACK transmission and the UCI bits for the CSI transmission is within the UCI payload threshold supported by the at least one PUCCH resource or at least one PUCCH resource sets.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal that can appropriately transmit an uplink signal. In a terminal (200), a control unit (211) determines a processing mode with respect to uplink data and uplink control information according to a requirement for at least one of uplink data and uplink control information when transmission of an uplink data channel that includes the uplink data and transmission of an uplink control channel that includes the uplink control information temporally overlap. A transmission unit (218) transmits the at least one of the uplink data and the uplink control information on the basis of the determined processing mode.

Abstract: The present invention improves the efficiency of downlink retransmission control. This terminal comprises: a control circuit which in units of code block groups including at least one among code blocks in any one or more among a plurality of transport blocks, controls retransmission for the plurality of transport blocks; and a communication circuit which performs communication according to retransmission control.

Abstract: A rotary push-pull rope retractor includes a top cover, a follower, a seat, a control member and a base. The seat is fixedly installed on the base. An upper surface of the seat is provided with an elastic member and a pawl connected with the elastic member. The follower includes a ratchet and a rope bin. The pawl is located on one side of the ratchet and engaged with the ratchet. The control member is slidably arranged on the upper surface of the seat, and the control member can push the pawl to move away from the ratchet and compress the elastic member to separate the pawl from the ratchet, so as to switch the meshing mode or the free mode of the rotary push-pull rope retractor. The top cover is arranged above the seat, and the top cover and the follower are connected in linkage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for implementation of Multi-TB Scheduling for Single DCI-Based Multi-TRP/Panel Transmission and Single DCI-based Single TRP/Panel Transmission. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives a single downlink control information (DCI) including scheduling information, the scheduling information indicating radio resources of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs); and circuitry, which in operation, obtains the radio resources of the plurality of TBs based on the scheduling information.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to improve the received quality of a synchronization signal in a terminal. The terminal is equipped with: a reception circuit that receives a first synchronization signal block and a second synchronization signal block that is different from the first synchronization signal block in at least one of the sequence and the signal position; and a control circuit that performs a cell search on the basis of the first synchronization signal block and the second synchronization signal block.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a transceiver and a circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives downlink control information (DCI) signaling. The circuitry, in operation, obtains, from the DCI signaling, an indication. The indication indicates scheduling of a number N of transport blocks, TBs, wherein N is an integer greater than one and at least one of i) scheduling of a number M of repetitions of the TBs, wherein M is equal to or greater than one; ii) an interleaving pattern of the TBs; and iii) a transmission gap between the TBs.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE). The UE comprises a transceiver and a circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives downlink control information (DCI) signaling; and control information. The circuitry, in operation, obtains, from the DCI signaling, an indication indicating, for each of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs), scheduling of one or more transmissions of said TB. The circuitry, in operation, obtains, from the control information, a cancellation indication (CI) indicating a resource. Furthermore, the circuitry, in operation, determines, based on the indicated resource and a predetermined rule, which of the scheduled transmissions of the plurality of TBs are cancelled.