Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods to implement enhanced sounding reference signaling for uplink (UL) beam tracking in communication systems are described. In one example, an apparatus of an evolved Node B (eNB) comprising processing circuit to broadcast system information about one or more sets of uplink transmit time intervals and bandwidths available for a sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission from a first user equipment (UE), configure one or more UE-specific SRS processes for the first UE for uplink beam tracking, and configure one or more millimeter wave access points (mmW APs) to transmit a mmW signal to the first UE and receive a mmW signal from the first UE. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for timing alignment in integrated access and backhaul. A method includes receiving, at an integrated access and backhaul (“IAB”) node of a wireless communication network, a first configuration for receiving a downlink reference signal and a second configuration for receiving an uplink reference signal. The method includes determining timing alignment information associated with the downlink reference signal and the uplink reference signal. The method includes determining, based on the timing alignment information, a timing misalignment value. The method includes computing a second reception time based on a first reception time and the timing misalignment value, the first reception time determined based on the downlink reference signal. The method includes applying the second reception time to the TAB node for receiving the uplink reference signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a repetition scheme for a scheduled set of TBs. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives control signaling containing scheduling information for the transmission of a set of transport blocks (“TBs”) over a plurality of transmission occasions and receives repetition information that schedules time-domain repetition of the set of TBs. The apparatus includes a processor that determines, for each TB in the set of TBs, whether to apply the time-domain repetition based on time-domain resources allocated for each TB and controls a transmitter to transmit the set of TBs in accordance with the scheduling information and the repetition information.

Abstract: DCI can include scheduling information for a physical channel carrying a TB and information of a plurality of available symbols within the plurality of allocated symbols. The scheduling information can include information of a plurality of allocated symbols for the physical channel. The physical channel can include a plurality of repetitions of the TB and can span at least one slot. Each of the plurality of repetitions can be within a slot of the at least one slot. At least one repetition of the plurality of the repetitions can have a different duration than another repetition. A repetition duration of each of the plurality of repetitions can be based on the plurality of available symbols for the physical channel.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting a physical downlink shared channel after losing uplink synchronization. One method includes: transmitting first downlink control information that schedules a physical downlink control channel order; transmitting second downlink control information that schedules a physical downlink shared channel transmission; transmitting the physical downlink control channel order based on the first downlink control information; transmitting the physical downlink shared channel transmission based on the second downlink control information, wherein the physical downlink control channel order and at least a portion of the physical downlink shared channel transmission are transmitted after a remote unit loses an uplink synchronization and before the remote unit completes a physical random access channel procedure.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a sensing reference signal. One method includes receiving, at a first device, configuration information from a second device. The configuration includes: a set of sensing reference signal sequence generation parameters; a set of sensing reference signal resource pattern parameters, wherein a pattern corresponding to the set of sensing reference signal resource pattern parameters includes time domain locations of symbols within a sensing reference signal, frequency domain locations of resource elements within the sensing reference signal, or a combination thereof; and information indicating to map a generated sequence based on the pattern on at least one antenna to create a sensing reference signal pattern. The method includes generating a sensing reference signal. The method includes transmitting and/or receiving the sensing reference signal according to the configuration information.

Abstract: An operation mode from a plurality of operation modes can be determined (310) based on at least one traffic type originated from a UE. The plurality of operation modes can include at least one group operation mode and an individual operation mode. The at least one group operation mode can support a plurality of UEs grouped into a group of UEs. The at least one group operation mode can support at least one network entity communicating associated messages with the group of UEs including the UE. The associated messages can be associated with the group of UEs. A network entity can be informed (320) of the determined operation mode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided, in which a configuration including a number of symbols for delaying monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a search space set associated with each of at least one type of physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions is determined (202). A PRACH preamble is transmitted (204) in a PRACH occasion for an identified type of PRACH occasion. In response to the transmission of the PRACH preamble in the PRACH, the PDCCH is monitored (206) for a random access response in the search space set associated with a control resource set (CORESET) during a window, wherein the window starts at a first symbol of the earliest CORESET that the user equipment is configured to receive the PDCCH that is at least the configured number of symbols for the identified type of PRACH occasion after the last symbol of the PRACH occasion.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting signals with delays. One method includes determining, at a user equipment, a first transmit signal based on a set of modulation symbols. The method includes determining a second transmit signal based on the first transmit signal, wherein the second transmit signal is a delayed copy of the first transmit signal that is delayed by a delay, and the delay is less than a maximum value. The method includes transmitting the first transmit signal from a first antenna of the user equipment. The method includes transmitting the second transmit signal from a second antenna of the user equipment.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmission of a paging message. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that transmits at least one paging occasion (“PO”) configuration in a system information block (“SIB”), where the SIB includes a first quantity of PO configurations. The processor determines a paging frame (“PF”) and a PO identity within the PF and selects a PO configuration, where an amount of POs per PF corresponds to the first quantity of PO configurations included in the SIB and where the selected PO configuration is associated with the determined PO identity. The transceiver transmits a PDCCH carrying paging DCI on a particular paging symbol within a particular paging slot of the determined PF, where the particular paging slot and the particular paging symbol are determined based on the selected PO configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for communicating scalar information that indicates frequency locations. One apparatus includes a processor that determines a first frequency location, determines a second frequency location, and determines a first scalar and a second scalar based on the first and second frequency locations. The apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits information of the first scalar and the second scalar.

Abstract: A first configuration of a first set of random access channel occasions can be transmitted in a handover command message from a first cell. A second configuration of a second set of random access channel occasions of a second cell can be transmitted. The second set of random access channel occasions can be different from the first set of random access channel occasions. System information of the second cell can include the second configuration of the second set of random access channel occasions. A random access channel preamble can be received on a random access channel occasion. At least one selected from the first set of random access channel occasions and the second set of random access channel occasions can include the random access channel occasion. The first cell can be different from the second cell.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting positioning measurements. One method includes receiving positioning measurement configuration information including: a list of candidate beams, wherein each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams is associated with a positioning reference signal; a priority indicator; a temporal switching criteria; and/or a reporting criteria for positioning. The reporting criteria includes a positioning reference signal received power, a non-line-of-sight measurement indicator, a line-of-sight measurement indicator, and/or a reporting priority for each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams. The method includes measuring a positioning reference signal associated with each candidate beam of the list of candidate beams based on an associated positioning reference signal configuration. The method includes reporting positioning measurements based on the reporting criteria for at least one candidate beam of the list of candidate beams.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel state information processing and reporting. One method (700) includes determining (705), at a user equipment (“UE”), an availability of channel state information (“CSI”) processing units on a sub-symbol level where a duration of the sub-symbol being less than a symbol duration that corresponds to a subcarrier spacing of an uplink (“UL”) channel for transmission of at least one corresponding CSI report. The method (700) includes processing (710) the at least one corresponding CSI report on the determined available CSI processing units in response to a number of CSI processing units becoming available at the sub-symbol level being equal to or greater than a number of CSI processing units needed for processing the at least one corresponding CSI report.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting device capability information. The method includes operating a device with multiple antenna port groups for communication between the device and a network. The method includes transmitting, by the device, device capability information to the network. The device capability information includes a number of antenna port groups of the multiple antenna port groups, a number of antenna ports for each of the antenna port groups, a maximum number of supported spatial layers for each of the antenna port groups, or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for random access configuration. One method includes receiving a first cell-defining synchronization signal block on a carrier. The method includes synchronizing to the first cell-defining synchronization signal block. The method includes receiving a first system information message associated with a first serving cell of the first cell-defining synchronization signal block. The first system information message includes a first random access channel configuration. The method includes receiving a bandwidth part configuration via a dedicated message from the first serving cell that indicates a bandwidth part configured with a second random access channel configuration. The method includes performing random access according to the second random access channel configuration in the bandwidth part of the first serving cell.

Abstract: An indication to schedule a first uplink channel can be transmitted, where the first uplink channel can correspond to a first transmission occasion and a first priority. An indication to schedule a second uplink channel can be transmitted, where the second uplink channel can correspond to a second transmission occasion and a second priority, where the first transmission occasion can overlap in time with the second transmission occasion and the first priority can be higher than the second priority. A particular symbol of the second uplink channel from which a transmission of the second uplink channel is cancelled by a user equipment can be determined based on the first transmission occasion overlapping in time with the second transmission occasion. A reception of the second uplink channel can be cancelled based on the determined particular symbol.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a UE that receives a group RRC release message that is based on a group mobility configuration, the group RRC release message intended for communication to a group of multiple UEs. The UE can switch to a RRC inactive state based in part on a determination that a RRC connection suspend configuration directed to the UE is included in the group RRC release message. The UE can switch to a RRC idle state based in part on a determination that the RRC connection suspend configuration is not included in the group RRC release message. A network entity can generate the group RRC release message with the group mobility configuration, and the group RRC release message is intended for communication to the group of multiple UEs. The network entity can then transmit the group RRC release message to the group of multiple UEs.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for assessing a radio link quality using resources corresponding to bandwidth parts. One method includes receiving first information including a plurality of reference signal resource sets for a plurality of bandwidth parts. Each reference signal resource set of the plurality of reference signal resource sets corresponds to a bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts. The method includes receiving a plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information corresponding to a plurality of reference signal resources of the plurality of reference signal resource sets. The method includes assessing a radio link quality based on the plurality of spatial quasi-co-location information.

Abstract: A first indication can be transmitted from at least one first of a first set of TRPs of a network. The first indication can indicate a minimum scheduling offset (Kmin) value between scheduling DCI of the first set of TRPs and a corresponding data communication. A second indication indicating the Kmin value can be received at at least one second TRP of a second set of TRPs of the network. First and second scheduling DCI can be transmitted scheduling respective first and second data communications associated with the respective first and second sets of TRPs. The first and second data communications can be communicated via the respective first and second sets of TRPs of the network such that the offset between the first scheduling DCI and the first data communication is at least the Kmin value and the offset between the second scheduling DCI and the second data communication is at least the Kmin value.