Abstract: User equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station, the RRC signaling indicating a transmission coding scheme for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. PUSCH-to-phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) energy per resource element (EPRE) ratio is determined using the RRC signaling. A PT-RS power boosting factor is determined based on the transmission coding scheme and the PUSCH-to-PT-RS EPRE ratio. The PT-RS is encoded for transmission using a plurality of PT-RS symbols, the transmission to using increased transmission power corresponding to the PT-RS power boosting factor. The RRC signaling further includes a flag enabling the PT-RS transmission. The PUSCH-to-PT-RS EPRE ratio is 00 or 01, and the transmission coding scheme is a codebook-based uplink transmission or non-codebook-based uplink transmission.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate power ramping of PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel), for example, in connection with change of best gNB (next generation Node B) Tx (Transmit) beam and/or dynamic beam switching for control and/or data channels. Power ramping techniques discussed herein can comprise techniques for determining at least one of a power ramping counter or power offset for PRACH in connection with a change in best DL (Downlink) Tx (Transmit) beam. Dynamic beam switching techniques discussed herein can comprise employing DCI comprising at least one beam indication field indicating a beam index of a new beam of a BPL (Beam Pair Link) for at least one of a data channel or a control SS (Search Space).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a beamforming device (200), including: a first beamforming circuit (201) configured to generate a first beam (211) based on a first set of beamforming coefficients; a second beamforming circuit (202) configured to generate a second beam (212) based on a second set of beamforming coefficients; and a scheduling circuit (203) configured to allocate (204, 206) a first set of frequency resources, a second set of frequency resources, the first set of beamforming coefficients and the second set of beamforming coefficients to a plurality of mobile stations (UE0, UE1, UE2) based on an optimality criterion related to a target scheduling metric.

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 communication device including a first directional antenna and a second directional antenna which may each be set to any one of a plurality of main beam directions for radio communication, a transceiver configured to determine a reception quality for at least some of the plurality of main beam directions using the first directional antenna and for at least some of the plurality of main beam directions using the second directional antenna, select a main beam direction of the plurality of main beam directions based on the reception qualities determined by the first directional antenna and based on the reception qualities determined by the second directional antenna, and perform communication using the selected main beam direction.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment, operable to configure a control resource set (CORESET) is disclosed. The UE can decode a signal, received from a next generation node B (gNB), that includes a resource element group (REG) bundling size for a first CORESET. The UE can decode a signal, received from the gNB that includes a REG bundling size for a second CORESET. The UE can decode a control message contained in one or more REGs in one or more of the first CORESET or the second CORESET.

Abstract: User equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry configured to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station, the RRC signaling indicating a transmission coding scheme for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. PUSCH-to-phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) energy per resource element (EPRE) ratio is determined using the RRC signaling. A PT-RS power boosting factor is determined based on the transmission coding scheme and the PUSCH-to-PT-RS EPRE ratio. The PT-RS is encoded for transmission using a plurality of PT-RS symbols, the transmission using increased transmission power corresponding to the PT-RS power boosting factor. The RRC signaling further includes a flag enabling the PT-RS transmission. The PUSCH-to-PT-RS EPRE ratio is 00 or 01, and the transmission coding scheme is a codebook-based uplink transmission or non-codebook-based uplink transmission.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for implementing discontinuous reception (DRX) states in user equipments (UE) in order to conserve battery power. In particular, methods and apparatus for signaling the UE to transition between different DRX states using L1 signaling such as over the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) are described.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a beamforming controller for a beamforming transmitter device, the beamforming controller comprising a control element configured to: activate a first configuration state of a plurality of configuration states for a control channel, each configuration state indicating a beam direction of the control channel; control a beam switching of the control channel from the first configuration state to a second configuration state based on a beam direction of the control channel according to the first configuration state; and retransmit signaling of the beam switching based on a beam direction of the control channel according to both the first and the second configuration state if an acknowledgement to the beam switching is null, not received, missing or received in error.

Abstract: Provided herein are method and apparatus for numerology configuration in non-coherent joint transmission. The disclosure provides an apparatus for a user equipment (UE), comprising circuitry configured to: determine one or more numerologies defined for at least one of different codewords, different layers, and different links for a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) to the UE, the NCJT comprising a first transmission from a first access node and a second transmission from a second access node; and process the NCJT according to the determined one or more numerologies. Also provided is a configuration of one or more transmission schemes for at least one of different codewords, different layers, and different links for a NCJT to the UE. Some embodiments allow for uplink NCJT with one or more numerologies defined for at least one of different codewords, different layers, and different links.

Abstract: Embodiments may be directed to techniques to determine physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates to assign to a user equipment (UE) based on one or more aggregation levels, each PDCCH candidate in a highest aggregation level of the one or more aggregation levels assigned by a random distribution over a whole control channel element (CCE) domain, and each PDCCH candidate in one or more non-highest aggregation levels of the one or more aggregation levels assigned a random distribution over one or more CCEs utilized by PDCCH candidates of the highest aggregation level. Embodiments also include selecting at least one of the PDCCH candidates to utilize to send downlink control information (DCI) to the UE, and causing transmission of the DCI to the UE via the PDCCH candidates selected.

Abstract: A method for radio communication is described comprising receiving a millimeter wave signal via a radio communication from a transmit antenna by means of a receive antenna, wherein at least one of the transmit antenna and the receive antenna is a directional antenna with adjustable directivity, determining a reception quality of the millimeter wave signal as received by the receive antenna for a first directivity of the directional antenna, reducing the directivity of the directional antenna to a second directivity based on whether the reception quality is above a required reception quality and continuing the radio communication with the second directivity.

Abstract: Embodiments herein may relate to transmission, in a first physical channel transmission, of an indication of a first set of parameters related to a control channel; and transmission, in a control channel transmission using the first set of parameters, of an indication of a second set of parameters related to the control channel. Further embodiments may relate to identifying a first parameter related to interleaving REGBs of a PDCCH transmission, wherein the first parameter is selected from a first plurality of parameters; interleaving the REGBs based on the first parameter to form a CCE, and transmitting die CCE in the PDCCH transmission. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with components and implementations of wireless communication networks, and/or portions thereof, are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for a next generation NodeB (gNB) may include processing circuitry to determine a number of resource element groups (REGs) to be included in a resource element group bundle (REGB) for a new radio physical downlink control channel (NR-PDCCH), and generate a signal that indicates the number of the REGs. The gNB may further include encoding circuitry, coupled with the processing circuitry, to encode the signal for transmission to a user equipment (UE). Other embodiments may be disclosed throughout.

Abstract: A random access procedure is described for beam-based cell-less operations in fifth generation radio access technology. In one example a preamble transmission power, a preamble format, and a transmit timing are jointly determined at a user equipment (UE) for respective ones of one or more physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble transmissions. The determined preamble transmission powers, preamble formats, and transmit timing, multiple PRACH preamble transmissions are transmitted each to a target access point (AP). Based on the transmitted PRACH preamble transmissions, the UE the receives at least one random access response (RAR) message with an indication of timing advance (TA) values and beams of each target AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The gNB may be configurable to operate as a source gNB. The gNB may be configured with logical nodes including a gNB central unit (gNB-CU) and a gNB distributed unit (gNB-DU). The gNB-CU may comprise a gNB-CU control plane (gNB-CU-CP) for control-plane functionality, and a gNB-CU user plane (gNB-CU-UP) for user-plane functionality. When a handover of a User Equipment (UE) from the source gNB to a target gNB is performed, the gNB may transfer, from the gNB-DU to the gNB-CU-UP, a downlink data delivery status (DDDS) message to indicate that the gNB-CU-UP is to stop transfer, to the gNB-DU, of downlink data intended for the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and methods for signaling for resource allocation and scheduling in 5G-NR integrated access and backhaul are generally described herein. In some embodiments, User Equipment configured for reporting a channel quality indicator (CQI) index in a channel state information (CSI) reference resource assumes a physical resource block (PRB) bundling size of two PRBs to derive the CQI index.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a radio processing circuit and a baseband processing circuit adapted to interact with the radio processing circuit. The mobile terminal device is configured to identify a first set of frequency resources allocated for a wireless channel by a mobile communication network, calculate a first channel response estimate for a second set of frequency resources of the wireless channel using a reference signal derived from a second mobile terminal device, wherein the reference signal is distributed across the second set of frequency resources of wireless channel, calculate a second channel response estimate for the first set of frequency resources of the wireless channel using the first channel response estimate, and apply the second channel response estimate to schedule data transmission intended for the second mobile terminal device over the wireless channel.

Abstract: Techniques for transmitting and receiving beamformed transmission(s) of a common search space of a DL (Downlink) control channel are discussed. One example embodiment that can be employed at a UE (User Equipment) comprises processing circuitry configured to: select a set of receive beamforming weights for a DL (Downlink) control channel; and decode one or more control channel sets from a common search space of the DL control channel, wherein each control channel set of the one or more control channel sets is mapped to an associated symbol of one or more symbols of a slot, wherein each control channel set of the one or more control channel sets has an associated transmit beamforming, and wherein each control channel set of the one or more control channel sets comprises a common set of control information.

Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE), operable for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is disclosed. The UE can monitor a downlink (DL) control channel for DL control information (DCI) at a predetermined monitoring occasion, wherein the predetermined monitoring occasion has a periodicity of P slots or P symbols with an offset Os. The UE can monitor a downlink (DL) control channel for DL control information (DCI) at a predetermined monitoring occasion, wherein Os has San offset with respect to a first slot in subframe number zero (SFN#0). The UE can monitor a downlink (DL) control channel for DL control information (DCI) at a predetermined monitoring occasion, wherein P is a positive integer greater than zero.