Abstract: A user equipment participates in vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communications. The user equipment comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter and/or receiver. The processor circuitry configured is to autonomously make a selection, from radio resources of at least two radio access technologies, of a radio resource(s) for transmission and/or reception of a V2X message of the V2X communication. The transmitter and/or receiver is configured to use the selected radio resource(s) for the transmission and/or reception of the V2X message.

Abstract: A UE is described. The UE may include a higher layer processor configured to acquire a common dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration message and one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages. The common RRC message may include first information for indicating a slot format. The one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages including second information for configuring a semi-static downlink transmission and third information for configuring a semi-static uplink transmission. The UE may also include receiving circuitry configured to receive the semi-static downlink transmission. The UE may further include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the semi-static uplink transmission. If the semi-static downlink reception and the semi-static uplink transmission are configured for a same set of symbol(s), the slot format indicates the set of symbol(s) as either downlink or uplink but not as flexible.

Abstract: A user equipment participates in vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communications. The user equipment comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter and/or receiver. The processor circuitry configured is to autonomously make a selection of a radio resource(s) for transmission and/or reception of a V2X message of the V2X communication in dependence upon a characteristic of the V2X message. The transmitter and/or receiver is configured to use the selected radio resource(s) for the transmission and/or reception of the V2X message.

Abstract: A method of reestablishing a connection based on a Radio Link Failure (RLF) in a Wireless Relay Network using alternative routes, the wireless relay network having a donor node, a first node (IAB-node A), a second node (IAB-node B), a third node (IAB-node X), and a fourth node (IAB-node C), wherein the donor node is an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node connected to a core network, and wherein the first node, the second node, the third node, and the fourth node each have Mobile Termination (MT) functionality capabilities.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control message including first information used for configuring a number of more than one code block groups (CBGs) in a transport block (TB). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive the more than one CBGs, the more than one CBGs comprising first CBGs and second CBGs. The UE also includes processing circuitry configured to determine a number of code blocks (CBs) from the TB. A first number, a second number, a third number, and a fourth number are given based on the number of more than one CBGs and the number of CBs. The first number is a number of the first CBG(s). The second number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the first CBG(s). The third number is a number of the second CBG(s). The fourth number is a number of CB(s) comprised of each of the second CBG(s).

Abstract: An access node comprises node processor circuitry and a node transmitter. The node processor circuitry is configured to generate plural types of synchronization signal blocks for at least partially interspersed transmission over a radio interface. Each synchronization signal block type comprises a unique combination of differing types of information. The node transmitter circuitry configured to at least partially intersperse transmission of the plural types of synchronization signal blocks over the radio interface to at least one wireless terminal. The wireless terminal comprises a terminal receiver and terminal processor circuitry. The terminal receiver is configured to receive, in at least partially interspersed manner, synchronization signal blocks of differing types over a radio interface from an access node. The terminal processor circuitry is configured determine to which of plural types of synchronization signal blocks a received synchronization signal block belongs.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), comprising: higher layer circuitry configured to receive first information to configure a sidelink bandwidth part (BWP) and second information to configure one or more resource pool for sidelink transmission and/or reception; transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), wherein the first information includes a configuration of numerologies for the PSCCH and PSSCH; and the second information includes a configuration of one or more resource pools for the PSCCH and PSSCH within the sidelink BWP.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), comprising: higher layer circuitry configured to receive information to configure a sidelink bandwidth part (BWP) and second information to configure one or more resource pool for sidelink transmission and/or reception; transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), wherein subcarrier spacing is associated with the sidelink BWP, and a demodulation reference signal configuration for the PSCCH and PSSCH is configured for each of the one or more resource pools.

Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface is provided. The IAB node includes: processing circuity configured to perform cell selection or cell reselection based on whether a corresponding cell is associated with an IAB donor or the IAB node. A hop number is defined for each of the IAB donor and the IAB node, where the hop number of the IAB donor is “0”.

Abstract: A method for performing constellation superposition by an evolved Node B (eNB) includes determining an admissible data constellation for a second user equipment (UE) based on a data constellation of a first UE. The first UE and the second UE share the same time-frequency resources. The method also includes sending an indication that superposition coded modulation is being employed by the first UE and the second UE. The method further includes sending modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) and/or transmission power percentages used by each of the first UE and the second UE to the other UE.

Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the IAB node comprising: transmitting circuitry configured to perform a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) transmission(s), wherein a first symbol index(es) of a time position(s) for a candidate(s) of a SS/PBCH block(s) is determined based on a subcarrier spacing of the SS/PBCH and whether the SS/PBCH block transmission(s) is from an IAB donor or an IAB node.

Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the IAB node comprising: receiving circuity configured to receive first bitmap information used for indicating which synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block) is transmitted in a SS/PBCH block transmission(s), the receiving circuity configured to receive second information used for indicating whether the SS/PBCH transmission is muted or not, and transmitting circuitry configured to perform, based on the first bitmap information and the second information, the SS/PBCH transmission(s).

Abstract: The wake up signaling state of a wireless terminal is controlled for selective enablement and disablement.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop circuitry (200) having low variation transconductance design comprises a voltage controlled oscillator structure (308) to provide an output signal (Fosc) having an oscillation frequency. The voltage controlled oscillator structure (308) comprises a voltage-to-current converter circuit (312) and a current controlled oscillator circuit (314). The voltage-to-current converter circuit is designed with a low variation transconductance. The voltage-controlled oscillator circuit (200) has a characteristic curve being independent of different PVT (processes, supply voltages and temperature) conditions to ensure that the phase-locked loop circuitry (200) is stable under different PVT condition.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration including first information for indicating a control resource set (CORESET), to acquire second RRC configuration including second information for indicating one or more search space sets, and to acquire third RRC configuration including third information for indicating a resource set for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) rate matching. The UE also includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH. The UE also includes PDSCH receiving circuitry configured to receive the PDSCH, upon a detection of the PDCCH.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop circuit comprises an oscillator having a plurality of operating curves and being suitable for generating an output signal. In a calibration state the oscillator is trimmed to an operating curve for use in a normal operation state. The phase-locked loop circuit further comprises a phase/frequency detector being suitable for generating at least one error signal based on an input signal and a feedback signal generated on the basis of the output signal. The phase-locked loop circuit further comprises a loop filter being suitable for generating a loop-filter signal based on the at least one error signal, the loop-filter signal being applied to the oscillator in the normal operation state. The phase-locked loop circuit further comprises a calibration circuit being suitable for trimming the oscillator to the operating curve for use in the normal operation state on the basis of the at least one error signal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first radio resource control (RRC) configuration including first information for indicating a control resource set (CORESET) duration, and to acquire second RRC configuration including second information for indicating physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring symbols. The UE also includes receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH, based on the first information and the second information. The CORESET duration is set to a value larger than 1. The second information is bitmap information. Each bit of the bitmap information corresponds to a respective OFDM symbol in a slot. The bit of which value is set to 1 indicates a start of a PDCCH monitoring occasion. The bitmap information is set such that any two adjacent PDCCH monitoring occasions do not overlap with each other.

Abstract: A user equipment comprises receiving circuitry configured to receive bit map information indicating time domain positions, within a measurement window, of synchronization signal block(s) (SSB(s)) used for an intra and/or an inter-frequency measurement, the SSB(s) comprising at least a primary synchronization signal (PPS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein the bitmap information comprises a bit string, and different lengths of the bit string are defined for different frequency bands.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry is configured to receive first information, second information, third information. The receiving circuitry is also configured to monitor, based on the first information, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a downlink control information (DCI) format with cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a cell-radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive downlink data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). Transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit a random access preamble.

Abstract: A UE is described. The UE may include a higher layer processor configured to acquire a common dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration message and one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages. The common RRC message may include first information for indicating a slot format. The one or more dedicated RRC configuration messages including second information for configuring a semi-static downlink transmission and third information for configuring a semi-static uplink transmission. The UE may also include receiving circuitry configured to receive the semi-static downlink transmission. The UE may further include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the semi-static uplink transmission. If the semi-static downlink reception and the semi-static uplink transmission are configured for a same set of symbol(s), the slot format indicates the set of symbol(s) as either downlink or uplink but not as flexible.