Abstract: An apparatus configured to: perform candidate target cell measurements based, at least partially, on a first configuration; receive, from a network node, an indication to perform activation of at least one transmission configuration indicator state associated with at least one candidate target cell; determine a configuration for performing candidate target cell measurements in response to the indication to perform activation of the at least one transmission configuration indicator state; and use the configuration to measure a reduced set of candidate target cells indicated with the first configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment based timing advance measurements. The method may include receiving a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility configuration for one or more candidate target cells, wherein UE-based TA measurement is enabled for a plurality of cells comprising the one or more candidate target cells and performing user equipment-based timing advance measurements for the plurality of cells according to a first user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior during a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility procedure. An indication to enable a second user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior may be received. User equipment-based timing advance measurements for the plurality of cells according to the second user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior based on the indication may be performed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a configuration of one or more candidate cells for switching to from a serving cell. The UE may receive, from the network entity, an indication to deactivate all transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states associated with one or more indicated cells. The UE may deactivate the all TCI states associated with the one or more indicated cells based at least in part on receiving the indication to deactivate the all TCI states. One or more of the one or more candidate cells or the serving cell may include the one or more indicated cells.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for receiving (600), on a source cell, a radio resource control configuration for at least one candidate cell including first configuration information and second configuration information; means for decoding (602) the first configuration information; means for performing (604) the at least one measurement based on the first configuration information; means for transmitting (606), on the source cell, a measurement report comprising at least one result of the at least one measurement; means for receiving (608), on the source cell, a message triggering the apparatus to decode the second configuration information; means for decoding (610) the second configuration information; means for receiving, on the source cell, a command to switch the apparatus to a target cell selected amongst the at least one candidate cell; and means for switching (612) to the target cell based on the second configuration information.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for sending a response to the first target master node based on the received first request in response to receiving a first secondary node addition request for the user equipment from a first target master node, means for sending a response to the second target master node based on the received second request in response to receiving a second secondary node addition request from a second target master node for the same user equipment; and means for enabling, in response to receiving a physical uplink shared channel message from the user equipment, decoding of the physical uplink shared channel message received from the user equipment based on a first target master node key associated with the first target master node in case no information is available whether user equipment accessed first or second target master node, and, if decoding with the first key not successful, decoding based on a second target master node key associated with the second target master node.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for handling a conditional handover. In this solution, the first apparatus, receives, from a second apparatus, configuration information indicating: a first conditional cell change configuration associated with a first candidate cell of the first apparatus, and a second conditional cell change configuration associated with a second candidate cell of the first apparatus; and in accordance with a determination that a first condition for switching to the first candidate cell is met, continues to evaluate a second condition for switching to the second candidate cell within a period, wherein the first apparatus is served by a first serving cell and a second serving cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for TCI state activation, comprising: at a first apparatus, receiving, from a second apparatus, a layer 3 measurement for a cell for a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility operation; determining that at least one condition of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state activation for the cell is met; based on the determining that the at least one condition of TCI state activation for the cell is met, determining, based at least in part on the layer 3 measurement for the cell, that at least one TCI state for the cell is to be activated; and based on the determining that the at least one TCI state for the cell is to be activated, transmitting, to the second apparatus, an indication of activation of the at least one TCI state for the cell.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: determining whether a user equipment, UE, is in an active period; causing performance, by the UE, of L1/L2-Triggered Mobility, LTM, assistance measurements when the UE is in an active period; and stopping performance, by the UE, of LTM assistance measurements when the UE is not in an active period.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for low-latency transmission of sensor data are described herein. A method may comprise receiving, from one or more data producers, sensor data, where the sensor data from each of the one or more data producers is identified with a respective Unique Data Identifier (UDI) and a corresponding Quality of Service (QOS) Flow Identifier (QFI). The method may include creating an association between the respective UDI and the corresponding for the sensor data received from each of the one or more data producers based on a received mapping configuration or in-band signaling, and transmitting the sensor data from each of the one or more data producers to a second WTRU according to the created association between the respective UDI and corresponding QFI.

Abstract: A user equipment that is configured to evaluate an expected handover delay to at least one of a plurality of candidate cells and to generate an indication of the handover delay and transmit it to a network node of a serving cell is disclosed. This allows the network to take into account handover delays when deciding on how and whether to perform a handover.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus configured to perform the following. The apparatus performs radio measurements of one or more primary cells, PCells, and of primary secondary cells, PSCells, associated with the one or more PCells. Then, the apparatus evaluates a conditional handover, CHO, execution condition of the one or more PCells and a conditional PSCell addition/change, CPAC, execution condition of the PSCells based on the radio measurements. At least in response to the CPAC execution condition for a first PSCell being satisfied while the CHO execution condition for any PCell associated with the first PSCell is not satisfied, the apparatus relaxes or stops radio measurements of at least one PSCell.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for low-latency transmission of sensor data and wireless modem data are described herein. A method may comprise associating, by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU), a first Unique Data Identifier (UDI) with the sensor data and a second UDI with the wireless modem data. The method may further comprise generating, by the WTRU, a mapping between the first UDI and a first network Quality of Service (QoS) Flow Identifiers (QFIs) and a mapping between the second UDI and a second network QFI. The method may further comprise transmitting, by the WTRU, the sensor data and the wireless modem data to a network node.

Abstract: There are provided measures for L1/L2 triggered mobility cell measurement control. Such measures exemplarily comprise determining a plurality of target cell candidates for L1/L2 triggered mobility of a terminal, deciding on a first cell to be measured out of the plurality of target cell candidates, and transmitting, towards the terminal, information indicative of a Layer1 measurement demand with respect to said first cell to be measured.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for means for receiving a configuration for L3 measurement reporting at a user equipment from a network node, the configuration comprising an indication of a trigger event for reporting L3 measurements, means for performing the L3 measurements, means for determining the occurrence of the trigger event; and means for, in response to the determining, providing the L3 measurements to the network node in an L1 measurement report.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for event-triggered EMR reporting. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, from a network entity, a measurement configuration for early measurement reporting. The measurement configuration may include at least one early measurement reporting event associated with the user equipment re-accessing the network entity. The method may further include transmitting, to the network entity, an early measurement reporting result.

Abstract: Methods may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in communication with a base station. Such methods may include receiving a Radio Resource Control RRC message from the base station, wherein the RRC message includes information regarding at least one Quality of Service, QoS, flow being reflective and/or non-reflective. Such methods may also include providing communication of a data packet between the wireless terminal and the base station using a non-reflective QoS flow, wherein the data packet includes a data field and a Service Data Application Protocol SDAP header field with a QoS Flow Identity QFI, and wherein the QFI is used for the data packet based on the information from the RRC message. Methods of operating base stations and core network nodes may also be provided. Related wireless terminals, base stations, and core network nodes are also discussed.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, architectures and interfaces for a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) host providing a MEC platform, including a reliable and available wireless (RAW) control entity, are provided. A method may include any of: generating MEC application information associated with a MEC-to-RAW request according to information indicating a MEC application; transmitting, to another network entity, the MEC-to-RAW request including the MEC application information; and receiving, from the other network entity, a MEC-to-RAW response including information indicating any of: (1) a wireless communication network path, and (2) RAW control information associated with the wireless communication network path.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products may be used to communicate with a wireless network. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to multiplex the transmission of measurement data, as control plane data, between the WTRU and a network entity via a first wireless path and the transmission of measurement data, as user plane data, between the WTRU and the network entity via a second wireless path. Switching to/from the second wireless path may be based on a state of the first wireless path, a state of the network, a state of the WTRU and/or an amount of measurement data to be communicated by the WTRU or which has been communicated by the WTRU.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to improved service continuity in connection with wireless transmit/receive devices not remaining within proximity/range of each other to continue device-to-device (D2D) communications are provided.

Abstract: A method of operating a receiver in a communications network includes receiving a protocol data unit, PDU, from a transmitter, wherein the PDU carries at least part of a service data unit, SDU, determining that first and second non-adjacent segments of the SDU were not successfully received at the receiver, and requesting retransmission by the transmitter of a portion of the SDU from a beginning of the first non-adjacent segment to an end of the second non-adjacent segment.