Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location management function that receives, from a sensor system, a sensing-based profile that includes a sensing-based observation of a UE and receives, from a communication system, a reference-signal-based observation of the UE. The location management function may derive, from the sensing-based observation, a position hypothesis and may determine, from the reference-signal-based observation, UE identity information for the UE. By processing the reference-signal-based observation in conjunction with the sensing-based observation, the location management function may determine an association between the sensing-based observation and the reference-signal-based observation. The location management function may then transmit, to the UE having the UE identity information determined from the reference-signal-based observation, an indication of the position hypothesis derived from the sensing-based observation.

Abstract: An integrated terrestrial/non-terrestrial network may allow for enhanced network coverage. However, there are control and management challenges associated with an integrated terrestrial/non-terrestrial network because the network and user equipments (UEs) are no longer confined to only using conventional cellular communication via terrestrial transmit-and-receive points (T-TRPs). One challenge is how to perform beam management. In some embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed in which an indication of angular direction (e.g. beam direction) is provided by the T-TRP. The indication of angular direction may be used by a UE for communicating with a non-terrestrial TRP (NT-TRP), e.g. using beamforming. However, the methods are not limited to integrated terrestrial/non-terrestrial networks or the involvement of NT-TRPs, but apply more generally to indicating angular direction for directional communication.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a manner of avoiding excessive latency and resource consumption due to exhaustive beam searching and pairing for finding an appropriate bi-directional beam pair combination with manageable mutual interference to enable point-to-point FD transmission. Aspects of the present disclosure also provide a solution for enabling multi-user transmission where one or all UEs are with FD capability and the cross-UE interference raised from FD transmission are measured and taken into account during multi-user pairing.

Abstract: In a communication system having a primary wireless communication network and one or more secondary wireless communication network, a primary base station (PBS) of the primary wireless communication network may share a wireless spectrum thereof to one or more secondary base stations (SBSs) of the one or more secondary wireless communication network by dividing the wireless spectrum into a plurality of time-frequency blocks, and sending usage information of at least a portion of the plurality of time-frequency blocks from the PBS to the one or more SBSs for the SBSs to use available time-frequency blocks of the plurality of time-frequency blocks for their communication.

Abstract: Current frame structures in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR) place some restrictions on the symbols transmitted in the frame, e.g. restrictions related to the duration of each symbol. Embodiments are disclosed in which multi-carrier symbols and/or single-carrier symbol blocks have configurable parameters, such as configurable length and/or configurable location.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in part, to non-terrestrial communication systems, and in some embodiments to the integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communication systems. Non-terrestrial communication systems can provide a more flexible communication system with extended wireless coverage range and enhanced service quality compared to conventional communication systems.

Abstract: In some wireless communication scenarios, a user equipment (UE) may perform sensing and feedback measurements or results, which a transmit-and-receive point (TRP) may then use to determine information about objects and/or conditions in the vicinity of the TRP. However, the UE might be in a power-saving state when the TRP requires the UE to perform the sensing. In some embodiments, the UE can be triggered to perform sensing as part of the paging information transmitted from the TRP, e.g. in the paging downlink control information (DCI) and/or in the paging message or in another message scheduled by the DCI.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to configure grant-free transmission resources are provided. At least two configuration options can co-exist for configuring the grant-free transmission resources. The base station may explicitly or implicitly notify a user equipment which option is selected for grant-free transmission by that user equipment.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that deliver unequal error protection for multiple payloads in a single forward error correction codeword at the air interface layer of wireless communication networks. To simultaneously solve the two problems of (i) providing differential treatment for high and low priority payloads (e.g. higher QoS for payload with higher priority), and (ii) enhancing the overall coding gain, a joint coding scheme is provided in which a high-priority payload is combined with a low priority payload, and a combined payload is jointly encoded to generate a single long codeword. For example, one or more small URLLC messages (e.g. from sensors) can be combined with a video payload or an eMBB payload.

Abstract: In a user equipment (UE) cooperation group in wireless communications, a radio access network (RAN) may schedule data transmission between the RAN and a primary UE (PUE) at least partially via at least one cooperative UE (CUE). The PUE and CUE may communicate with the RAN via Uu links and with each other via sidelinks therebetween based on schedule information generated during the scheduling. The RAN transmits a control signal for the PUE and the CUE. The control signal carries the scheduling information for scheduling the data transmission between the RAN, the CUE, and the PUE. The control signal may be carried by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal scrambled by at least a group-ID assigned to the PUE and the CUE.

Abstract: A method of configuring a pilot signal includes defining a first pilot signal arrangement and defining a second pilot signal arrangement. Also, the method includes determining, by a communications controller, a first determined pilot signal arrangement in accordance with the first defined pilot signal arrangement, the second defined pilot signal arrangement, and a set of characteristics and transmitting, by the communications controller, the pilot signal having the first determined pilot signal arrangement.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) is configured to receive from a base station a signaling comprising indication of one or more time-frequency resources and an indicator indicating a time gap, and transmit a transport block (TB) to a second UE using the one or more time-frequency resources. For each of the time-frequency resources, the first UE monitors a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback from the second UE, using a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource; and transmits to the base station a HARQ feedback report signal based on the HARQ feedback or absence thereof, in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), using a single PUCCH resource determined based on the time gap from a last one of the PSFCH resources.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure introduce dynamic capability extension and reduction for sensing-assisted mobility management. Capabilities of mobile communication devices may be dynamically extended and reduced to the benefit of sensing-assisted mobility management procedures carried out at a serving device. The mobile communication device may become associated with an object fitted with a plurality of sensors. The mobile communication device may report, to a serving device, an extended set of capabilities. The serving device may respond by providing, to the mobile communication device, configuration details for at least some of the sensors. Upon receipt, from the mobile communication device, of sensor measurement data, the serving device may be empowered to make sensor-data enhanced mobility management decisions.

Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure enable a network to account for impacts of digital transmit and receive precoding at the user equipment (UE) side in the presence of UE self-interference that may occur during full duplex (FD) operation. Some aspects of the present disclosure include joint downlink (DL) node selection or beam selection, or both, and UE self-interference emulation, so that the UE is enabled with FD operation that includes receiving from one node, but transmitting towards another node. When compared with the case where the UE receives from, and transmits, to a same node, because when two separate nodes are involved and the two nodes are more physically separated, the chance of achieving higher cross-link isolation, and hence FD transmission, is higher.

Abstract: A first access network device (AND) sends a first message to a second AND. The first message is usable to request to hand over a group of terminal devices under the first AND to the second AND. The group of terminal devices includes one or more terminal devices. In response to the first AND receiving a first response message from the second AND for the first message, the first AND sends a second message to the terminal devices. The first response message is usable to indicate that the terminal devices are allowed to be handed over to the second AND, and the second message is usable to indicate the terminal devices to be handed over to the second AND. After the terminal devices are handed over to the second AND, the first AND switches off one or more cells.

Abstract: Provisioning and communicating physical signals and channels in NR networks having a first subset of transmit and receive points that use a first cell ID and a second subset of transmit and receive points that use a second cell ID. Operations include transmitting from, and receiving from, a first transmit and receive point a first signal or channel wherein the first signal or channel is based on a first user equipment (UE) specific parameter assigned via the first subset of transmit and receive points and transmitting from, and receiving from, the first transmit and receive point the plurality of transmit and receive points a second signal or channel wherein the second signal or channel is based on a second UE specific parameter assigned via the second subset of transmit and receive points. A transmit and receive point and a UE for implementing the operations are also disclosed.

Abstract: In multi-domain modulation, also known as overlaid modulation, information is transmitted over more than one modulation domain. In such a transmission, different modulation domains are overlaid on top of each other. Signaling that is indicative of multiple modulation domains for overlaid modulation and is indicative of multiple modulation switching intervals is communicated in a wireless communication network, data modulated using the overlaid modulation is also communicated in the wireless communication network. The multiple modulation switching intervals include a respective modulation switching interval for each of the multiple modulation domains, and each respective modulation switching interval is different from other modulation switching intervals in the multiple modulation switching intervals.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, apparatus, and system, and relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: A first communication apparatus receives first control information from a network device, and sends data based on the first control information, where the first control information indicates the first communication apparatus to send the data, the first control information includes identification information of one or more communication groups and first indication information of the communication group, the communication group includes the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, the identification information of the communication group is used to determine the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus, and the first indication information of the communication group indicates a time-frequency resource for communication of the communication group.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for integrated communication and sensing. For example, an electronic device may transmit a radio frequency (RF) pulse signal in the active phase of a periodic sensing cycle, and sense in the passive phase of the sensing cycle, a reflection of the RF pulse signal reflected from an object. The RF pulse signal is defined by a waveform for carrying communication data between electronic devices. The sensed RF pulse signal is at least a portion of the transmitted or reflected RF pulse signal, wherein the portion is equal to or greater than a threshold value for the object being within a sensing range of the first electronic device. The electronic device may also receive a communication signal from another electronic device during the passive phase.

Abstract: In some wireless communication systems, user equipments (UEs) wirelessly communicate with a radio access network (RAN) via one or more transmit-and-receive points (TRPs). A user of a UE is provided with a mobile connection by a network operator. Different network operators may share the same RAN infrastructure. For example, two UEs may be in a same shared RAN and communicate with a same TRP. Sometimes a same UE may transmit/receive traffic associated with multiple different services, however, the traffic for each service is independently scheduled. Some embodiments herein are directed to reductions in overhead for scenarios in which a same UE transmits/receives traffic associated with multiple different services. Some embodiments relate to a new DCI format for scheduling traffic associated with one or multiple services. Some embodiments relate to implementing common paging resources for a UE to receive a paging message associated with one or multiple services.