Abstract: A system and bandwidth-limited UE for accommodating reduced capability user equipment in a mobile network. The bandwidth-limited UE may include monitoring, by a bandwidth-limited User Equipment (UE), a subset of a core resource set (CORESET), the use of a special synchronization signal for bandwidth-limited UEs, or the use of bandwidth part (BWP) switching.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a first indication that downlink control information in a control channel schedules C downlink data channels on a component carrier. C is an integer greater than 0. The UE receives a second indication that acknowledgments of the C downlink data channels are transmitted according to N transport block (TB) groups. N is an integer greater than 0. The UE allocates the C downlink data channels to the N TB groups and transmits N respective acknowledgments corresponding to the N TB groups.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a first indication that downlink control information in a control channel schedules C downlink data channels on a component carrier. C is an integer greater than 0. The UE receives a second indication that acknowledgments of the C downlink data channels are transmitted according to N transport block (TB) groups. N is an integer greater than 0. The UE allocates the C downlink data channels to the N TB groups and transmitting N respective acknowledgments corresponding to the N TB groups based on a relation between C and N.

Abstract: The UE allocates a slot group including a number of consecutive slots based on an operating subcarrier spacing. The UE receives a configuration allocating blind detections over non-overlapping CCEs in the slot group among a group of component carriers of the UE using the operating subcarrier spacing. The UE performs, in the slot group, a next set of blind detections over a next set of non-overlapping CCEs on a given component carrier of the group of component carriers in accordance with the configuration, when (a) a total number of blind detections that would have been performed in the slot group by the UE does not exceed a limit of total blind detections and (b) a total number of non-overlapping CCEs that would have been monitored in the slot group by the UE does not exceed a limit of total non-overlapping CCEs.

Abstract: The UE allocates a slot group including a number of consecutive slots based on an operating subcarrier spacing. The UE receives a configuration allocating blind detections over non-overlapping CCEs in the slot group among a group of component carriers of the UE using the operating subcarrier spacing. The UE performs, in the slot group, a next set of blind detections over a next set of non-overlapping CCEs on a given component carrier of the group of component carriers in accordance with the configuration, when (a) a total number of blind detections that would have been performed in the slot group by the UE does not exceed a limit of total blind detections and (b) a total number of non-overlapping CCEs that would have been monitored in the slot group by the UE does not exceed a limit of total non-overlapping CCEs.

Abstract: A system and method for accommodating reduced capability user equipment in a mobile network. The method may include a method for accommodating bandwidth-limited UEs in the initial access process, employing an extended System Information Block #1, or employing, for bandwidth-limited UEs, a separate Synchronization Signal Block, a separate initial Control Resource Set, and a separate Radio Resource Control System Information Block #1.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a control resource set (CORESET) configuration indicating a CORESET, in a slot, in which a control signal is to be transmitted according to a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state. The UE receives a downlink control information indicating that one or more downlink data channels are to be transmitted according to a second TCI state. The UE determines that the one or more downlink data channels overlap, in time domain, with the CORESET combined with a gap period. The UE performs reception of a smaller portion of the one or more downlink data channels.

Abstract: A system and method for accommodating reduced capability user equipment in a mobile network. The method may include a method for accommodating bandwidth-limited UEs in the initial access process, employing an extended System Information Block #1, or employing, for bandwidth-limited UEs, a separate Synchronization Signal Block, a separate initial Control Resource Set, and a separate Radio Resource Control System Information Block #1.

Abstract: A method for monitoring capability reporting. In some embodiments, the method includes: receiving, by a network, from a user equipment (UE), a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability, the PDCCH monitoring capability including: a span pattern requirement specifying one or more restrictions on lengths and separations, and a minimum time separation requirement, the minimum time separation requirement specifying a minimum time separation between downlink control informations (DCIs). The method may further include generating, by the network, in response to the PDCCH monitoring capability, a first monitoring occasion (MO) pattern.

Abstract: A method for performing PDCCH monitoring of component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregation scheme that aggregates a first CC and a second CC. In some embodiments, the method includes: calculating a first monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the first CC, wherein the first monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a first symbol-index value; calculating a second monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the second CC, wherein the second monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a second symbol-index value; and generating a schedule for the monitoring occasion of the first CC and the monitoring occasion of the second CC based on an ascending order of the first monitoring occasion start time and the second monitoring occasion start time.

Abstract: A system and method for providing early indication by a reduced capability New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE). In some embodiments the reduced capability UE informs the network, by its use of a combination of preamble, Random Access Channel Occasion (RO), and initial bandwidth part (BWP), that it is a reduced capability UE. In some embodiments, the reduced capability UE transmits payload data in a Message A message. In some embodiments, the reduced capability UE receives, from the network, a set of candidate uplink resources, and transmits a Message 3 message within a subset of the set of candidate uplink resources.

Abstract: A system and method for providing early indication by a reduced capability New Radio (NR) User Equipment (UE). In some embodiments the reduced capability UE informs the network, by its use of a combination of preamble, Random Access Channel Occasion (RO), and initial bandwidth part (BWP), that it is a reduced capability UE. In some embodiments, the reduced capability UE transmits payload data in a Message A message. In some embodiments, the reduced capability UE receives, from the network, a set of candidate uplink resources, and transmits a Message 3 message within a subset of the set of candidate uplink resources.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network and a UE are provided. The method includes receiving, from the network, a channel status information (CSI)-reference signal (RS); determining, by the UE, whether to cancel the CSI-RS; and cancelling, by the UE, the CSI-RS if it is determined that the CSI-RS is to be cancelled.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network and a UE are provided. The method includes receiving, from the network, at least one downlink (DL) transmission, determining, by the UE, channel resource information reference signal (CSI-RS) occasions in the at least one DL transmission, determining, by the UE, whether a power of each of the CSI-RS occasions is the same, and averaging, by the UE, corresponding measurements when the power of each of the CSI-RS occasions is determined to be the same.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network and a UE are provided. The method includes receiving, from the network, a downlink (DL) transmission, determining, by the UE, whether to cancel at least a portion of the DL transmission, and cancelling, by the UE, at least the portion of the DL transmission when the UE determines that the portion of the DL transmission is to be cancelled.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives, at a time point, DCI scheduling two or more downlink data channels. The UE receives, within a threshold processing time from the time point, a first control signal in a first CORESET according to a first TCI state. The threshold processing time is allocated for the UE to decode the downlink control information. The UE receives, subsequent to the first CORESET, data according to the first TCI state (a) until an end of the threshold processing time when a second CORESET in which the UE is configured to receive a second control signal does not exist in the threshold processing time or (b) until the second CORESET when the second CORESET exists in the threshold processing time.

Abstract: A method for performing PDCCH monitoring of component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregation scheme that aggregates a first CC and a second CC. In some embodiments, the method includes: calculating a first monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the first CC, wherein the first monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a first symbol-index value; calculating a second monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the second CC, wherein the second monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a second symbol-index value; and generating a schedule for the monitoring occasion of the first CC and the monitoring occasion of the second CC based on an ascending order of the first monitoring occasion start time and the second monitoring occasion start time.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network and a UE are provided. The method includes receiving, from the network, at least one downlink (DL) transmission, determining, by the UE, channel resource information reference signal (CSI-RS) occasions in the at least one DL transmission, determining, by the UE, whether a power of each of the CSI-RS occasions is the same, and averaging, by the UE, corresponding measurements when the power of each of the CSI-RS occasions is determined to be the same.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. In certain configurations, the UE receives DCI scheduling two or more downlink data channels to be transmitted in one or more slots. The UE determines an indication, in the DCI, indicating a first TCI state and a second TCI state. The UE receives each of the two or more downlink data channels in a respective first set of resources in accordance with the first TCI state and in a respective second set of resources in accordance with the second TCI state.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives an indication of a number of slots in a slot group. The UE receives a configuration associated with a duration indicating a number of slot groups in which down link control channels are to be monitored by the UE. The UE receives an indication indicating one or more slots, in each slot group in the duration, in which search spaces are located for detecting the down link control channels. The UE searches the search spaces in the one or more slots in each slot group in the duration to detect the down link control channels.