Abstract: The subject application is related to a method and apparatus for DTX detection for sidelink groupcast transmission. A method for transmitting groupcast includes: transmitting a reference signal which can be received by a user equipment (UE) within a group, transmitting another reference signal which can be received by the UE and another UE outside of the group, transmitting a signal, and monitoring appearance of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback signal on a HARQ feedback resource, wherein the HARQ feedback signal comprises feedback information corresponding to the signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for encoding reference signal received powers. One apparatus (200) includes a processor (202) that: determines (402) a reference signal received power corresponding to each beam of multiple beams to result in a set of determined reference signal received powers; orders (406) the set of determined reference signal received powers in descending order to result in an ordered list of reference signal received powers; and encodes (408) a difference between each two adjacent reference signal received powers of the ordered list of reference signal received powers to result in an encoded ordered list of reference signal received powers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing fractional subframe transmission. The method may comprise: in response to detecting that a channel becomes available, determining a target position from at least one potential position predefined in a subframe; and performing the fractional subframe transmission from the target position.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for data transmission are disclosed. One method of a network equipment includes scrambling and modulating coded bits to generate data; mapping the data into a first resource block and a second resource block, both of which forms a resource block, wherein the first resource block is from a symbol with an indicated index to a symbol with an end index of the resource block, the second resource block is from a symbol with a start index to a symbol with the indicated index minus one of the resource block; and transmitting the data in the resource blocks.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for indicating slot format information is disclosed. The method comprising: t receiving a RRC (radio resource control) signaling indicating a time domain starting position of a slot format information and determining the time domain starting position based on the RRC signaling.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for indicating numerology. The method comprises: determining numerology information of a carrier, the numerology information indicating numerologies of one or more basic units for the carrier; and transmitting the numerology information to a terminal device to enable reception based on the numerology information.

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 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: Method and apparatus for data transmission are disclosed. One method of a network equipment includes transmitting a control signal for scheduling at least one transport blocks, wherein the control signal includes a field for a number of scheduled transport blocks, and further includes at least one of following fields, a first field for NDI, a second field for RV, a third field for HARQ process ID, a fourth field; wherein, the fourth field includes information indicating at least one of followings: the NDI, the RV and the HARQ process ID for at least one of the scheduled transport blocks.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving device information in a context setup request. One method (800) includes transmitting (802) a context setup request to a first device. The context setup request includes information corresponding to a second device. The method (800) includes receiving (804) a response to the context setup request.

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 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: 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 pay load threshold supported by the at least one PUCCH resource or at least one PUCCH resource sets.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for indicating time domain resource allocation. The method comprises: determining time information of a resource region based on numerology information of the resource region, the resource region being allocated for transmitting data to a terminal device; and transmitting the time information to the terminal device to enable the terminal device to receive the data on the resource region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for performing UL scheduling and a method and apparatus for perform UL transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of performing UL scheduling comprises determining at least two modes for the UL scheduling based on the number of downlink (DL) subframes and the number of UL subframes, wherein the at least two modes indicate different scheduling time delays.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide method and devices for signaling transmission in unlicensed band. The method comprising determining a signal transmission pattern, which defines time and frequency resources for transmitting at least one signal in a first frequency band; signaling, via a second frequency band, the signal transmission pattern to a first device; and transmitting the at least one signal via the first frequency band, to the first device, according to the signal transmission pattern; wherein a transmission of one of the at least one signal is skipped if time and frequency resource for the transmission defined by the signal transmission pattern is detected as busy. Corresponding methods and devices for receiving a signal which is transmitted using above method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method comprises: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a request to determine a spatial information for configuring a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource, and transmitting the SRS resource according to the spatial information determined by the UE.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for recovering from beam failure are disclosed. A method of recovering from beam failure, comprising: sending a beam failure recovery request message including information regarding beam failure recovery and information regarding a new candidate beam via a working beam of a first cell; monitoring a response via the new candidate beam of a second cell; and receiving the response via the new candidate beam from the second cell.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a precoder for PTRS ports. One method (800) includes receiving (802) information indicating a precoder for transmission. The method (800) includes determining (804) a precoder for each phase tracking reference signal port based on the information. Another method (900) includes transmitting (902) information indicating a precoder for transmission. The method (900) includes receiving (904) one or more phase tracking reference signal ports precoded with the precoder.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for performing UL scheduling and a method and apparatus for perform UL transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of performing UL scheduling comprises determining at least two modes for the UL scheduling based on the number of downlink (DL) subframes and the number of UL subframes, wherein the at least two modes indicate different scheduling time delays.