Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for reducing operations of monitoring PDCCH. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving configuration information indicating a plurality of search space sets and an activation or deactivation state for each search space set of the plurality of search space sets; and receiving an activation-deactivation indication in first downlink control information (DCI) in a first search space set in an activation state of the plurality of search space sets, wherein the activation-deactivation indication is configured to: trigger switching at least one second search space set of the plurality of search space sets from a deactivation state to an activation state; or trigger switching the at least one second search space set of the plurality of search space sets from an activation state to a deactivation state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of performing the uplink (UL) transmission and receiving. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of performing the UL transmission comprises: determining a transmission start position for the UL transmission from a plurality of potential start positions in a subframe in response to detecting of a clear channel on an unlicensed carrier; and performing the UL transmission from the determined transmission start position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses and computer program for signal configuration in a wireless communication system. A method implemented at a network device comprises: transmitting information related to a resource allocation for a signal, and broadcasting the signal in accordance with the resource allocation; wherein the signal includes at least one of: a reference signal and a control signal containing system information. By virtue of the method, resource utilization may be more flexibly controlled.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving an indication for a transmission scheme. One method includes determining a transmission scheme for transmitting a first channel. The method includes transmitting an indication of the transmission scheme to a base unit. The indication is based on the transmission scheme.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for uplink data transmission. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: transmitting first message for subsequent data transmission from a UE; receiving information indicating a set of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) parameters; and determining at least one DMRS parameter for the subsequent data transmission from the UE based on the received information. Embodiments of the present application provide a technical solution for uplink data transmission for a UE in a RRC INACTIVE state. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can facilitate the implementation of uplink (UL) data transmission for the UE in the RRC INACTIVE state.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for MPDCCH performance enhancement. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives a first reference signal, a second reference signal and a control signal; and a processer that decodes the control signal based on at least one of: the first reference signal and the second reference signal, wherein the second reference signal on an antenna port is associated with a precoder, and the antenna port of the second reference signal and the precoder for the antenna port of the second reference signal are adopted within a time duration and a frequency band.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of performing transmission between a base station and a terminal device according to a frame structure over an unlicensed spectrum in a wireless network that supports communications over both a licensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum. The method comprises signaling information indicating the frame structure and performing transmission between the base station and the terminal device on an unlicensed carrier in the unlicensed spectrum according to the frame structure. There is also provided the corresponding apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for random access procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), synchronization information; and determining an initial uplink (UL) bandwidth part (BWP) for the UE based on a random access channel (RACH) occasion associated with the synchronization information. Embodiments of the present application provide methods for determining an initial UL BWP for the UE. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can facilitate the implementation of the random access procedure for the NR-Light UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for physical random access channel (PRACH) repetitions. A method according to an embodiment of the present application includes: receiving signaling information for indicating a synchronization signal block (SSB) group size; mapping indices of a plurality of SSBs to a plurality of physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions for a number of PRACH repetitions, wherein the plurality of SSBs are divided into one or more SSB groups based on the indicated SSB group size; and determining a set of PRACH occasions corresponding to one of the indices of the plurality of SSBs from the plurality of PRACH occasions based on the mapping.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for wireless communication. A method performed by a user equipment, comprising: determining a first control resource set based on configuration information associated with a second control resource set; and determining a first search space based on configuration information associated with a second search space, wherein the first control resource set is associated with the first search space and the second control resource set is associated with the second search space.

Abstract: Methods, a remote unit and a base unit are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method at a base unit, comprising: generating a wake up signal (WUS) set consisted of a number of WUSs to indicate that are mote unit shall attempt to receive a paging message in a paging occasion (PO) on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a cell, mapping each of the WUSs to a number of resource sets, transmitting, to the remote unit, the WUS set on a time-frequency resource, wherein the PO is a set of PDCCH monitoring occasions (MOs), wherein the number of the WUSs is determined by the number of Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs) actually transmitted by the base unit, and wherein the Kth WUS and the Kth transmitted SSB are quasi co-located, where K is an integer no more than the number of the WUSs.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for sending and receiving CSI reports are disclosed. A method, comprising: receiving triggering information for N aperiodic Channel Suite Information (CSI) reports and the CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources linked with the N CSI reports, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; determining M CSI reports and calculating M CSIs each indicated by a determined CSI report according to the CSI-RS resources linked with the determined M CSI reports, wherein M is an integer than is less than N; and sending M CSI reports each indicating a calculated CSI.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for DMRS transmission. According an embodiment of the disclosure, a method including determining at least one antenna port for a user equipment (UE); determining a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) resource for each of the at least one antenna port respectively; determining the number of symbols for carrying the determined DMRS resource in time domain; and indicating the determined DMRS resource of each of the at least one antenna port to the UE. Embodiments of the disclosure solve the technical problem of indicating DMRS resource and determining symbol/subcarriers for carrying the DMRS resource during DMRS transmission.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for power control are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving a first signaling indicating one or multiple power values for a downlink reception from a node, each power value being associated with a spatial domain filter, and determining a power value for the downlink reception from the node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method comprises: receiving, at a communication device, a first broadcasting message from a base station, the first broadcasting message including a first information for backhaul link selection; determining a channel quality between the communication device and the base station; and determining to access either the base station or a candidate node according to the first broadcasting message and the channel quality.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses and computer program for signal configuration in a wireless communication system. A method implemented at a network device comprises: transmitting information related to a resource allocation for a signal, and broadcasting the signal in accordance with the resource allocation; wherein the signal includes at least one of: a reference signal and a control signal containing system information. By virtue of the method, resource utilization may be more flexibly controlled.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for performing communication. The method comprises: determining a target transmission pattern from a set of candidate transmission patterns, wherein the target transmission pattern is indicated by a signal including one or more of: a reference signal, a signal for performing CRC, and a feedback signal; and performing communication between a network device and a terminal device by using the target transmission pattern.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for power control are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving a first signaling indicating one or multiple power values for a downlink reception from a node, each power value being associated with a spatial domain filter, and determining a power value for the downlink reception from the node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of performing transmission between a base station and a terminal device according to a frame structure over an unlicensed spectrum in a wireless network that supports communications over both a licensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum. The method comprises signaling information indicating the frame structure and performing transmission between the base station and the terminal device on an unlicensed carrier in the unlicensed spectrum according to the frame structure. There is also provided the corresponding apparatus.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for demodulation reference signal configuration. One apparatus (200) includes a receiver (212) configured to receive (502) a demodulation reference signal configuration for a physical downlink shared channel. The apparatus (200) also includes the receiver (212) configured to receive (504) a demodulation reference signal based on the demodulation reference signal configuration.