Abstract: There is provided reduced power consumption in devices that use at least two identities for communications. A method comprises aligning (1302) a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device. The aligning is performed via requesting and receiving (1306) from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities.

Abstract: There is provided reduced power consumption in devices that use at least two identities for communications. A method comprises aligning (1302) a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device. The aligning is performed via requesting and receiving (1306) from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities.

Abstract: To take into account a possible collision during sidelink communications, a transmitter (transceiver) may request one or more other apparatuses (transceivers, receivers) to monitor and report transmissions on sidelink resources at least during a resource received and used by the transmitter for transmission of the data. When one or more monitoring reports are received it is determined whether to reschedule the transmission of the data.

Abstract: In some examples, a method of wireless communication by a user equipment, UE, comprises receiving configured grant, CG, configuration data at a first UE, the CG configuration data comprising bi-directional CG information for an aligned sidelink communication session between the first UE and a second UE, monitoring for receipt of a first transmission of the communication session at the first UE, and on the basis of the monitoring, acquiring the channel for the sidelink communication session at the first UE.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided to facilitate relay discovery, selection, and/or reselection for U2N relaying over SL utilizing a service-continuity indication provided via one or more solicitation messages from a remote UE to at least one relay UE. In some embodiments, a serving network may provide identification of the at least one relay UE via a remote configuration for the remote UE. In some embodiments, the serving network may provide identification of the at least one relay UE via a response message transmitted to the remote UE via SL. In some embodiments, the remote UE may prioritize one or more potential relay UE candidates identified by the serving network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by a first terminal device, a first transmission from a second terminal device. The first terminal device measures a channel busy ratio over a first time window. The first terminal device determines a channel occupancy ratio of the second terminal device based at least partly on the received first transmission. The first terminal device updates the channel busy ratio based at least partly on the determined channel occupancy ratio and the measured channel busy ratio. The first terminal device determines one or more sidelink transmission parameters based at least partly on the updated channel busy ratio.

Abstract: There are provided measures for improvement of sidelink connection establishment assistance. Receiving (S61), from a first terminal, a request for a sidelink connection between said first terminal and a second terminal, obtaining (S62) first sidelink related terminal capabilities of said first terminal and second sidelink related terminal capabilities of said second terminal, generating (S63) an intersection set of said first sidelink related terminal capabilities and said second sidelink related terminal capabilities, and setting (S64) a configuration for said sidelink connection based on said intersection set.

Abstract: A UE may receive a first grant for sidelink transmission; determine that respective inactive states, of one or more target user equipments, at least partially overlap with the first grant for sidelink transmission; determine dropping of the first grant for sidelink transmission; transmit, to a base station, a message regarding dropping of the first grant for sidelink transmission, wherein the message comprises at least one of: an indication of a cause for the dropping of the first grant for sidelink transmission, or an indication of information configured to enable avoidance of dropping of a grant for sidelink transmission; and receive a second grant for sidelink transmission, wherein the second grant for sidelink transmission overlaps with at least one respective active state of the one or more target user equipment, wherein the second grant for sidelink transmission is at least partially different from the first grant for sidelink transmission.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for sharing information on subscriber identifiers in a network. According to an aspect, a method comprises: storing, in a mobility management node, at least two subscriber identifiers; and transmitting, by the mobility management node to a target network node during setup of a bearer for a first subscriber identifier of the at least two subscriber identifiers, a message comprising at least a second subscriber identifier of the at least two subscriber identifiers.

Abstract: Apparatus and method in a communication system for enhanced carrier selection are provided. The solution comprises selecting a carrier for first transmission to a second apparatus; controlling transmission utilising the selected carrier; receiving a transmission from the second apparatus and selecting a carrier for second transmission to the second apparatus at least partly based on the transmission from the second apparatus.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for remote user equipment direct to indirect path switching in sidelink relay are provided. For example, a method can include receiving, at a user equipment from a network element, a system information block message having an information element to configure monitoring of paging messages at a common paging occasion, which can be configured for user equipment that are in idle or inactive state and that are configured to act as a user-equipment-to-network relay user equipment. The method may also include monitoring a page at the common paging occasion based on the information element. The method may further include sending a random access preamble dedicated to the user equipment in response to the page. The method may additionally include performing a state transition to connected mode only after a response to the random access preamble is received.

Abstract: A method includes aligning a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device; and requesting and receiving from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities to perform the aligning; or requesting and receiving from the communication network a reallocation of a paging offset using at least one of the identities to perform the aligning.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for logical channel selection for non-discontinuous reception (non-DRX) enabled devices. A method may include determining a sidelink discontinuous reception state of at least one receiving user equipment. The method may also include examining one or more conditions associated with the at least one receiving user equipment. The method may further include selecting at least one sidelink destination related to a logical channel among the at least one receiving user equipment based on the determined sidelink discontinuous reception state and the examination.

Abstract: A first UE sending via a sidelink messages to second UE(s) indicating the first UE is changing to a different network access node and therefore might be changing a synchronization source, which the second UE(s) use to maintain a sidelink communication between the first and second UEs. The first UE performs a handover process from a first network access node in the first wireless network to the different network access node in the second wireless network. The second wireless network uses the second synchronization source. The first UE attempts to synchronize the second UE(s) to the second synchronization source. The second UE, and first and second networks may interoperate to effectuate this process. Methods, apparatus, software, and computer program products are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for monitoring PC5 interface to radio resource control (PC5-RRC) configuration procedure, e.g., in new radio (NR) sidelink (SL) mode 1, are provided. One method may include configuring a SL user equipment (UE) with behaviors for handling and monitoring PC5-RRC procedures and one or more related timers by taking into account a status of an interface between the SL UE and the network node.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided, in a first radio device, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: transmitting data to at least one second radio device, wherein transmission of the data is controlled by an automatic retransmission procedure, receiving a response from the at least one second radio device, the response indicating the result of an attempt to decode the data and including range estimation information of the second radio device, and deciding on retransmitting the databased on the response and on the range estimation information of the second radio device.

Abstract: There is disclosed methods, apparatuses and computer program products for management of sidelink based relaying. In accordance with an embodiment, the method comprises obtaining information of sidelink resource pools related to sidelink communication in a wireless communication network; determining one or more prioritized resource pools from the obtained information of sidelink resource pools; obtaining information of candidate relay user equipments for sidelink communication from the determined one or more prioritized resource pools; prioritizing for reporting at least one candidate relay user equipment among the candidate relay user equipments based on the determined one or more prioritized resource pools; and reporting the prioritized at least one candidate relay user equipment to the wireless communication network.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus including circuitry configured for receiving an indication, at a user equipment from a network, to operate in an inactive state, receiving a criteria related to the inactive state, and in response to the criteria being met, performing one or more actions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for configuring a dual-mode SL LCH with simultaneous mode 1 and mode 2 transmission are provided. One method may include configuring one or more dual-mode sidelink (SL) logical channels (LCHs) to at least one user equipment to enable simultaneous sidelink mode 1 and sidelink mode 2 transmission. The method may also include receiving, from the at least one user equipment, at least one sidelink (SL) buffer status report (BSR) that may optionally comprise buffer status for one or more of the configured dual-mode logical channels (LCHs) according to a network configuration, and transmitting, to the at least one user equipment, a resource allocation that can be applied for the dual-mode logical channels (LCHs) according to the network configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for selecting and/or applying a sidelink (SL) transmission mode are provided. One method may include configuring, by a network node, at least one sidelink (SL) user equipment (UE) to use simultaneous sidelink (SL) mode 1 and mode 2 for one or more sidelink (SL) logical channels (LCHs). The method may also include configuring the at least one sidelink (SL) user equipment (UE) with a plurality of transmission patterns related to the use of the sidelink (SL) mode 1 or mode 2.