Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message, the dedicated RRC message including information for indicating a configuration of a control resource set (CORESET). The UE also includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH in the CORESET. The PDCCH includes one or more control channel elements (CCEs). Each of the one or more CCEs is mapped to 6 resource element groups (REGs). The CORESET includes N resource blocks, where N is a multiple of 6. A time duration of the CORESET is set to one of a divisor of 6. An REG bundling size is determined using the time duration of the CORESET.

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. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a first dedicated radio resource control (RRC) configuration and a second dedicated RRC configuration. The first dedicated RRC configuration specifies a configuration of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) which indicates a slot format. The second dedicated RRC configuration specifies a configuration of repetition of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The UE also includes PDCCH receiving circuitry configured to monitor the first PDCCH. The UE further includes PUSCH transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH with the repetition. In a case that the first PDCCH indicates that a symbol for the PUSCH in a slot is other than either downlink or uplink, the PUSCH is not transmitted in the slot and the PUSCH in the slot is counted as one of the repetition.

Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a communications system comprising an access node (22) and a wireless terminal (26). A wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry receives wireless communications over an air interface from a radio access network. The processor circuitry changes from using a first periodicity to using a second periodicity to detect a synchronization signal included in the received wireless communications.

Abstract: A node of a radio access network (22) communicates with a wireless terminal (261) over a radio interface and sends to the wireless terminal (261) an indication (62) which specifies, for device-to-device (D2D) communications with another wireless terminal (262), whether the wireless terminal (261) is to use network-allocated radio resources or radio resources which are selected by the wireless terminal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE receives downlink signals including, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS). The UE also receives an index for a plurality of occasions for a PRACH. Each of the plurality of occasions for the PRACH are associated with each of the downlink signals including, at least, the PSS and the SSS. The UE further receives information for a plurality of groups of random access preambles. The UE additionally selects a random access preamble from a set of random access preambles in a group of the random access preambles. The UE also determines, based on the received downlink signals including, at least, the PSS and the SSS, an occasion for the PRACH from the plurality of occasions for the PRACH. The UE further transmits the selected random access preamble using the determined occasion for the PRACH.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor which is configured to acquire a dedicated Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. The UE also includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a PDCCH with a downlink control information (DCI) format which is used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The DCI format includes a time domain resource assignment field of which value indicates a timing of the PDSCH. The value is one of multiple possible values defined in a table. The multiple possible values include at least a first value and a second value. The first value is a predefined fixed value. The second value is configured by the dedicated RRC message.

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 method for performing constellation superposition by an evolved Node B (eNB) is described. The method 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: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to acquire a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message. The RRC message includes a first resource block set configuration and a second resource block set configuration. The UE also includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a first PDCCH based on the first resource block set configuration and to monitor a second PDCCH based on the second resource block set configuration. A frequency shift is applied to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for the first PDCCH, and the frequency shift is not applied to a DMRS for the second PDCCH.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described that includes receiving circuitry configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a radio resource control message including first information used for configuring a periodicity for an uplink data transmission, the receiving circuity configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel, from the base station apparatus, second information used for indicating an activation for the uplink data transmission. Transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit, to the base station apparatus, confirmation information Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) for the second information, the transmitting circuitry configured to perform on a physical uplink shared channel, to the base station apparatus, the uplink data transmission based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station apparatus (gNB), a radio resource control message including information used for configuring whether a first reference signal is used for uplink transmissions or a second reference signal is used for uplink transmissions. The first reference signal is a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical uplink shared channel. The second reference signal is a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical uplink shared channel. The UE also transmits, based on the information, to the gNB, the first reference signal on an antenna port. The UE transmits, based on the information, to the gNB, the second reference signal on the same antenna port as the antenna port on which the first reference signal is transmitted. The second reference signal is mapped to resource elements in a resource block, which are different from resource elements in a resource block to which the first reference signal is mapped.

Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a wireless terminal comprising receiving circuitry. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a block of synchronization signals and a physical broadcast channel, the block composing a first sequence and a second sequence and a third sequence and a physical broadcast channel. The first sequence and the second sequence are used for identifying a physical layer cell identity, the first sequence being provided from 3 sequences, the second sequence being provided from 336 sequences.

Abstract: A pedestrian user equipment (P-UE) which participates in P-UE related V2X communications comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter. The processor circuitry is configured to select a resource pool for a P-UE related V2X communication and to make a determination. The determination, based on a first indicator and/or a second indicator, is whether to transmit the sidelink signal based on sensing using the selected resource pool; or whether to transmit the sidelink signal based on random selection using the selected resource pool. The transmitter is configured to transmit the sidelink signal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to transmit or receive an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) transmission that uses the same time/frequency and/or spatial resources as an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) transmission or a massive machine type communication (mMTC) transmission. The URLLC transmission uses a grant-free access based on a signature associated with the grant-free access that distinguishes one service from another service.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing system information to a remote/evolved remote UE (26) as well as methods and apparatus for a remote/evolved remote UE (26) to receive system information.

Abstract: A pedestrian related vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) user equipment (UE) which comprises: receiving circuitry configured to receive system information which contains a parameter set for pedestrian related V2X communications; and controlling circuitry configured to determine, based on the parameter set, whether the pedestrian related V2X UE performs random selection or the pedestrian related V2X UE performs sensing.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to transmit or receive an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) signal or a massive machine type communication (MMTC) signal that may have its reception overridden by an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) transmission or have its reception at an evolved node B (eNB) interfered with by an URLLC transmission based on eNB-assisted usage of an outer code.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to transmit or receive an ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC) transmission that overrides a downlink (DL) schedule or interferes on an uplink (UL) transmission with an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) transmission or a massive machine type communication (MMTC) transmission.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may comprise a detector which is configured to detect a first sidelink synchronization signal. The UE may comprise a receiver which is configured to receive a physical sidelink channel. The physical sidelink channel may carry information specifying whether or not a source of the first sidelink synchronization signal is in-coverage. The first sidelink synchronization signal may be generated by using at least a first identity.