Abstract: A base station may generate first configuration information to configure a first user equipment (“UE”) to operate using a first bandwidth within a wideband carrier of a cell, generate second configuration information to configure a second UE to operate using a second bandwidth within the wideband carrier of the cell, and cause transmission of the first and second configuration information to the first and second UEs, respectively. The base station may configure the first and second UEs based upon capabilities received from each UE, respectively.

Abstract: Technology for a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) operable to encode a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator field length for transmission to a user equipment (UE) for enhanced Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC) (eURLLC) is disclosed. The gNB can determine the PUCCH resource indicator field length that indicates a length of a PUCCH resource indicator field, wherein the PUCCH resource indicator field length is related to transmission of a number of PUCCH symbols for eURLLC. The gNB can encode the PUCCH resource indicator field length for transmission in down-link control information (DCI) to the UE.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, and a third circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process a configuration transmission carrying a half-tone shifting indicator. The second circuitry may be operable to select one or more subcarrier frequencies for Uplink (UL) transmission based on the half-tone shifting indicator. The third circuitry may be operable to generate a UL transmission for the one or more subcarrier frequencies. The half-tone shifting indicator may have a first value indicating application of a half-subcarrier offset, and a second value indicating no application of the half-subcarrier offset.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and machine-readable storage media of a multi-access edge computing (MEC) component, of a first MEC system, for discovering platforms in MEC systems, are described. In an example, a list of MEC system identifiers is received from a dedicated reference point. The MEC system identifiers includes a system identifier of a second, different MEC system. A list of available MEC hosts in the second MEC system that fulfill a predefined requirement is received. A list of shareable services on the first MEC system is determined. Information is provided to the second MEC system regarding the list of shareable services on the first MEC system.

Abstract: Methods of signaling. At least one of the methods includes: communicating information using a signaling protocol including one or more parameters; and configuring multiple uplink (UL) CGs or multiple downlink (DL) semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) assignments for a user equipment (UE) based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters.

Abstract: One or more methods of handling intra user equipment (UE) uplink (UL) overlapping grants. At least one of the methods includes: configuring a logical channel (LC) with a parameter defining a reliability metric associated with the LC; determining, based on the parameter, that a grant satisfies a reliability requirement; and transmitting data associated with the LC using the grant.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for determining in a new radio (NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system available soft resources for an IAB node. In one aspect, a method includes determining, by a mobile termination (MT) of the IAB node, a time-domain soft resource configuration for a distributed unit (DU) of the IAB node. The method further includes transmitting the time-domain soft resource configuration to the DU.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing backhaul communications for an integrated access and backhaul node (IAB) operating in a wireless network. For example, an IAB node determines a first random access channel (RACH) configuration for a child node in the wireless network that is served by the IAB node. The IAB transmits a RACH configuration request message including the first RACH configuration to a parent IAB node, and receives, from the parent IAB node, a second RACH configuration complete message that includes a second RACH configuration that is based on the first RACH configuration for the child node. The IAB then performs backhaul communication with the parent IAB node using the second RACH configuration.

Abstract: One or more methods of relay node resource handling At least one of the methods includes receiving, by a signaling mechanism, a configuration of hard resource or soft resource to be used for cell-specific synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SSB); determining, based on the configuration, a hard resource or a soft resource for transmission of the cell-specific SSB; and transmitting the cell-specific SSB by the determined hard resource or soft resource.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for determining in a new radio (NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB) system a start symbol of available soft resources of an IAB node. In one aspect, a method includes determining, by a distributed unit (DU) of the IAB node and based on a configuration signal received from a central unit (CU) of an IAB donor, a configuration of available soft resources for a child link of the IAB node. The method further includes determining, based on the configuration of available soft resources, a start symbol of the available soft resources. The method also includes using the available soft resources for one or more child link transmissions starting from the start symbol.

Abstract: Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), an Evolved Node-B (eNB), small-cell access point (AP), and methods for dynamic millimeter wave pencil cell communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive access point reference signals (APRS) from one or more small-cell access points (AP), and may transmit APRS signal quality measurements to a macro-cell Evolved Node-B (eNB). The UE may receive, from the macro-cell eNB, a message that indicates candidate pencil cells for which the UE is to determine signal quality measurements, the candidate pencil cells supported by the small-cell APs. The UE may receive beam reference signals (BRS) for the candidate pencil cells and may refrain from reception of BRS for pencil cells not included in the message. In some cases, beam-widths of the APRSs may be larger than beam-widths of the BRSs.

Abstract: A method for communicating, by user equipment (UE), on a secondary cell (SCell) with fast activation or deactivation includes obtaining channel state information (CSI) configuration data including a short CSI reporting scheme that indicates a particular number of CSI reports for transmitting on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources by the UE. The method includes sending the particular number of CSI reports on the PUCCH resources in accordance with the CSI configuration data. The CSI configuration data can be received from a serving cell of a new radio (NR) access node (gNB) in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that indicates a status of a short CSI report configuration within a configuration list, and wherein the UE sends one or more of the CSI reports in accordance with the status of the short CSI report configuration.

Abstract: A method is performed by user equipment (UE) for communicating on a secondary cell (SCell) with fast activation or deactivation. The method includes receiving, from a serving cell, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a plurality of bits, wherein individual bits of the plurality of bits each indicate whether respective secondary cells (SCells) of a fifth generation (5G) wireless cellular network are activated or deactivated. The method includes based on a numerology of the serving cell, determining an activation delay time for one or more activated SCells indicated by the plurality of bits of the MAC CE. The method includes communicating using the one or more activated SCells based on the determined activation delay time.

Abstract: During integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node setup, a distributed unit (DU) is configured to transmit synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for inter-IAB-node discovery and measurement. In parallel to SSB transmission by the DU, user equipment (UEs) and IAB-mobile terminations may be configured to search for and measure on SSBs at specific time instance. In the IAB case, the DU and MT configuration are coordinated to enable inter-node SSB measurements subject to the half-duplex constraint.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for communicating new link availability configurations for a node in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from an IAB node; determining, based on the RRC message, a new resource availability configuration for a backhaul resource associated with the IAB node; and in response to determining the new resource availability configuration, conditionally communicating with the IAB node over the backhaul resource according to the new resource availability configuration.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for user equipment (UE) power control are described. A described technique includes receiving, by a UE, a discontinuous receiving (DRX) configuration from a base station; monitoring, by the UE on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), for downlink control information (DCI) messages outside of a DRX active time, the DCI messages being of a predetermined format that is configured to provide wake-up signaling; receiving, by the UE, a DCI message outside of the DRX active time, the DCI message being of the predetermined format; and determining, by the UE, whether to wake-up based on the received DCI message.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs for adaptation layer enhancements in new radio (NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB) networks. In one aspect, a method includes performing, by an adaptation layer of an IAB node of the IAB network, header compression on one or more headers of a packet for transmission in the IAB network; and transmitting the packet with the one or more compressed headers to a destination IAB node of the IAB network.

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for configuring and implementing secondary cell beam failure recovery procedures. For example, some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE) that includes radio front end circuitry and processor circuitry coupled to the radio front end circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to detect that a first beam associated with a secondary cell (SCell) is misaligned. The first beam is associated with a first reference signal (RS). The processor circuitry can further be configured to configure a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure for the SCell and perform the BFR procedure to replace the first beam with a second beam, wherein the second beam is associated with the SCell.

Abstract: A network element for configuring a Remote Interference Monitoring Reference Signal (RIM-RS) is disclosed. The network element transmits RIM-RS resource configuration and Information of Things (IoT) measurement and reporting configuration information to a base station. The base station conducts the IoT measurement and ducting phenomenon detection according to the received configuration, and transmits the results to the network element. The base station determines the number of repetition and/or near-far indication based on the received information and transmits the number of repetition and near-far indication to the base station. The base station then transmits the RIM-RS according to the received repetition and near-far indication.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for efficient medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) signaling that controls uplink data duplication. In one example, a method involves generating a message including a MAC CE for indicating an activation or deactivation status of one or more radio link control (RLC) channels associated with packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) duplication. The method further involves encoding the message for transmission to a user equipment (UE).