Abstract: Systems and methods for sidelink (SL) beam reporting mechanisms between a transmit (Tx) UE and a receive (Rx) UE are disclosed herein. The Tx UE may send a combined physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH)/physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) having one or more channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) on corresponding beams to the Rx UE. The Rx UE may perform beam measurement on the CSI-RSs and send a beam report to the Tx UE that is based on such measurement. Systems and methods for configuring various aspects of the beam reporting (and its associated beam measurement) between the Tx UE and the Rx UE, for triggering SL beam reporting between the Tx UE and the Rx UE, and for performing SL beam reporting relative to a zone identifier (ID) for one of the Tx UE and the Rx UE are disclosed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured for half-duplex operations with a network. The UE determines that half-duplex (HD) frequency division duplex (FDD) is enabled by a network with which the UE is communicating, wherein a guard period is configured for downlink and uplink switching when the HD FDD is enabled, performs a first uplink transmission at a first time and performs a first downlink reception at a second time, wherein the guard period represents a time duration between the first time and the second time during which the UE is not to perform a second different uplink transmission or a second different downlink reception.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for port selection codebook configuration when a user equipment (UE) receives communicates with a plurality of transmission and reception points (TRPs). For multiple TRP (multi-TRP) coherent joint transmission (CJT) channel state information (CSI) reporting, a codebook is provided with a codebook structure by (I) or (HI) in which t is a TRP index corresponding to a particular TRP, T is a total number of TRPs, (III) are Type II CSI codebooks reported for TRPs corresponding to index t, and (IV) are linear combination coefficients applied to each codebook for different TRPs. (V) for a spatial basis selection matrix (VI) a combination coefficient matrix (Vs) and a frequency basis selection matrix (VIII).

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing downlink and uplink scheduling in communication above 52.6 GHz. For example, some aspects of this disclosure relate to a base station. The base station includes a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless network with a user equipment (UE) and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor determines that the communication between the base station and the UE is in a frequency range above 52.6 GHz. In response to the determination, the processor disables a frequency main resource assignment (FDRA), modifies a Resource Block Group (RBG) size, or modifies a Resource Indication Value (RIV) determination. The processor generates a Downlink Channel Indicator (DCI) based at least on one or more of the disabled FDRA, the modified RBG size, or the modified RIV determination. The processor transmits, using the transceiver, the DCI to the UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to transmit capability information to a base station corresponding to a release 17 (Rel-17) multi-slot physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring (MSM) capability and receive configuration information to perform MSM, wherein the UE is configured with a number of downlink cells that are greater than a reported number of downlink cells. A base station is configured to receive capability information from a user equipment (UE) corresponding to a release 17 (Rel-17) multi-slot physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring (MSM) capability and transmit configuration information to the UE related to MSM, wherein the UE is configured with a number of downlink cells that are greater than a reported number of downlink cells.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to report beam information for a secondary cell. The UE receives a signal from a network indicating that a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) secondary cell (SCell) activation procedure has been initiated, collects beam information corresponding to a target PUCCH SCell, reports the beam information to the network, determines that the target PUCCH SCell has been activated as a PUCCH SCell and transmits uplink control information (UCI) over a PUCCH to the PUCCH SCell, wherein the UE is also configured with a different PUCCH corresponding to a primary cell (PCell).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to measurement gap cancellation. A method for a user equipment (UE) may comprise receiving, from a network (NW) device, measurement gap (MG) cancellation information associated with a particular MG of one or more MG patterns to be used by the UE; and determining whether the particular MG shall be cancelled based on the MG cancellation information.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, apparatuses and methods with slot format enhancements for radio frequency (RF) harvesting. RF harvesting enhancements may facilitate the use of ambient IoT devise. In some embodiments, a network node may allocate symbols within a slot and configure one or more of the symbols within the slot as one or more RF harvesting symbols. The network node may transmit data during downlink symbols of the slot, and receive data from one or more user equipment (UE) devices during uplink symbols of the slot. Further, the network node may reserve the one or more RF harvesting symbols for transmission of an RF harvesting signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: determining, by a user equipment, a type of a transmission; selecting, based on the type of the transmission, a bandwidth mode from a plurality of bandwidth modes; and communicating, using the bandwidth mode, the transmission.

Abstract: The present application relates to a reduced complexity UE. In an example, the UE includes multiple receive ports to support downlink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) operations. This set can be six or more to support six or more layers for the downlink MIMO operations. A first set of the receive ports are logically grouped in a first group, and a second set of the receive ports are logically grouped in a second group. A channel state information (CSI) sent by the UE to a base station can indicate the mapping of the layers (or the receive ports) to codewords that the base station is to send to the UE. Additionally, or alternatively, an SRS transmission by the UE is associated with a particular group of the receive ports.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for mapping codewords to transmission layers and transmitting phase tracking reference signals in wireless networks.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to DMRS overhead adaptation with AI-based channel estimation. A wireless device may be configured to receive, from a network device, a downlink data transmitted using a DMRS pattern; perform an AI-based downlink channel estimation based on the downlink data, including: inputting one or more received downlink DMRS symbols included in the received downlink data to a neural network model for downlink channel estimation stored in the memory of the wireless device, to obtain, as outputs of the neural network model, an estimated downlink channel corresponding to the downlink data and an optimal downlink DMRS pattern for the estimated downlink channel; and report the optimal downlink DMRS pattern to the network device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for inactive mode DRX cycle and/or measurement cycle determination, e.g., such as for radio resource management (RRM) in inactive mode, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond, including systems, methods, and mechanisms for determining a DRX cycle for cell detection and measurement. An inactive mode DRX cycle periodicity may be determined by scaling a periodicity of an idle mode DRX cycle, an inactive mode eDRX cycle, an idle mode eDRX cycle, and/or by a paging occasion cycle. The scale factor may be predefined, specified by a standard, and/or configured via higher layer signaling. Additionally, whether an inactive mode DRX cycle is determined by scaling a periodicity of an idle mode DRX cycle, a paging occasion cycle, an inactive mode eDRX cycle, or an idle mode eDRX cycle may depend on one or more conditions associated with a UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a base station (e.g., next generation NodeB (gNB)), or other network component can operate to configure multiple transmission reception point (mTRP) communication for new radio (NR) unlicensed (NR-U) standalone communications in a network. A processor or processing circuitry can acquire or share a channel occupancy time (COT) for a first transmission reception point (TRP). The COT can then be mediated with a UE or a second TRP via an ideal backhaul or an ideal backhaul based on a proximity condition. The COT can be shared between the first and second TRP via X2 signaling over an X2 interface.

Abstract: A base station of a network configures a first search space having a first search space identification (SearchSpaceId) in a special cell (SpCell) and a second search space having a second search space identification (SearchSpaceId) in a secondary cell (SCell) for monitoring control signaling that schedules operations on the SpCell. The base station transmits a radio resource control (RRC) configuration to a user equipment (UE) including the first SSID and the second SSID, wherein the RRC configuration configures the UE to monitor the first search space having the first SSID for scheduling of a first type of control signaling and the second search space having the second SSID for scheduling of a second type of control signaling.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station (BS) configured to support activation of a secondary cell (SCell), a request to provide a measurement report. In response to the request, the UE may perform one or more measurements on the SCell using one or more reference signals (RSs). Additionally or alternatively, the UE may generate the measurement report based on the one or more measurements and further transmit the measurement report to the BS. In some embodiments, the UE may further determine a pathloss estimation based on the one or more measurements.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configures a first search space (SS) set of a first slot group for multi-slot physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring (MSM) and a second SS set of a second slot group for MSM. The second SS set comprises a first type of common search space (CSS) limited to a maximum number of locations. The UE then performs MSM using the first SS set and the second SS set.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: receiving first signaling information from a first base station (BS), where the first signaling information indicates that a user equipment (UE) device is to determine an index of a first synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a second BS to the UE device on a second component carrier, based on timing information regarding a first component carrier associated with the first BS; determining a first measurement window for measuring one or more characteristics of the first SSB, where the first measurement window is determined based on a first time offset value ?t1 and an expected length of the first SSB and measuring the one or more characteristics of the first SSB on the second carrier during the first measurement window.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide Layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) measurement and transmission configuration indication (TCI) state switching. A cellular communications network determines a plurality transmission reception points (TRPs) configured for high speed train (HST) communication using millimeter wave (mmWave) signals, and generates a synchronization signal block (SSB) index configuration for the plurality TRPs. The SSB index configuration uses non-adjacent SSB indexes between the plurality of TRPs. A user equipment (UE), in response to entering a HST mode, performs L1-RSRP measurement sharing for SSBs received from different TRPs. A scheduling restraint may be used for TCI state switching. Autonomous UL TA adjustment timing may also be used.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for managing multiple timing advances in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish wireless links with a first transmission reception point and a second transmission reception point. The wireless device may receive a timing advance command. The wireless device may determine whether the timing advance command is associated with the first TRP or the second TRP.