Abstract: A biobased fatty acid arginate may be synthesized according to the disclosed process by combining arginine and a fatty acid. The fatty acid arginate may have certain beneficial properties, such as surfactant properties or acting as an antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method performed by a wireless communication device. The method includes receiving, from a network node, information that configures the wireless communication device for a Configured Grant (CG) based Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission with PUSCH repetitions towards two or more transmissions/reception points (TRPs). The method includes performing the CG based PUSCH transmission with PUSCH repetitions towards the multiple TRPs in accordance with the received information.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed herein for providing Downlink Control Information (DCI)-based Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state update with flexible channel selection. In one embodiment, a method performed by a network node of a cellular communication system comprises transmitting, to a User Equipment (UE), a DCI having a DCI format comprising a TCI state update indication, and a TCI state update application indication indicating one or more channels or signals to which the TCI state update is to be applied by the UE. In another embodiment, a method performed by a UE comprises receiving a DCI having a DCI format comprising a TCI state update indication and a TCI state update application indication indicating one or more channels or signals to which the TCI state update is to be applied by the UE, and applying the TCI state update as indicated by the TCI state update application indication.

Abstract: An enhanced TL-TCAM lookup-table hardware search engine includes a plurality of enhanced TL-TCAM cell circuits. There are m enhanced TL-TCAM cells circuits connected in parallel to form a sub-segment circuit. The word line WL, match line ML and ML_x of each enhanced TL-TCAM cell circuit in the sub-segment circuit are respectively short-connected together, the match line ML is connected to the drain electrode of an N-type transistor N15, ML_x is connected to the gate electrode of the N-type transistor N15, and the source electrode of the N-type transistor N15 is connected to ground, ML_x is connected to the drain electrode of an N-type transistor N14, the source electrode of the N-type transistor N14 is connected to ground, and the gate electrode of the N-type transistor N14 is connected to the signal line OneX_in-Sement_b, a plurality of sub-segment circuits are connected in parallel to form a word circuit.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna module, a radio transceiver and a processor. The radio transceiver transmits or receives wireless radio frequency signals to or from an air interface via the one or more antennas of the antenna module. The processor is configured to determine an actual communication capability of the communication apparatus, determine a reduced communication capability of the communication apparatus according to the actual communication capability, and report the reduced communication capability instead of the actual communication capability as a communication capability of the communication apparatus to a network device. A corresponding value of the reduced communication capability is smaller than a corresponding value of the actual communication capability.

Abstract: A system and method for providing time domain allocations in a communication system. In an embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of a time domain allocation in downlink control information associated with a radio network temporary identifier (“RNTI”) identifying the apparatus, and employ the time domain allocation associated with the RNTI for transmissions associated with the apparatus. In another embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to associate a time domain allocation with a RNTI identifying a user equipment, and provide an indication of the time domain allocation in downlink control information to allow the user equipment to employ the time domain allocation associated with the RNTI for transmissions associated therewith.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving from a network node indication information of time domain resource allocation for a first type of message. The method further comprises determining a location of time domain resource for a first type of message based at least in part on the indication information and/or configuration information.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving indication information of time domain resource allocation from a network node by a terminal device. At least part of the indication information is allowed to at least partly indicate a communication configuration different from the time domain resource allocation. The method further comprises determining the communication configuration for the terminal device, based at least in part on the indication information.

Abstract: A UE for handling communication in a wireless communication network, wherein PUCCH overlaps one or more PUSCH, on one or multiple carriers with at least one symbol. The UE is configured to multiplex one or more UCI to a radio network node, with a PUSCH or with resources of a configured grant, CG, based on whether or not a condition has been fulfilled. The condition relates to: a priority of a CG transmission relative a dynamic PUSCH transmission; a priority of a CG transmission relative other CG transmissions; allowance to carry any UCI in CG resources; presence of media access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, for uplink, UL, transmission; if UCI is scheduled for transmission at a time as PUSCH, the UCI is multiplexed onto the PUSCH; CG size; failure rate of PDCCH; and/or whether dynamically scheduled uplink grant and CG are present.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to time domain resource allocation for PUSCH transmission. In one embodiment, there proposes a method in a wireless communication device for Random Access (RA), comprising: transmitting a preamble on Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH); receiving a Random Access Response (RAR) message; transmitting, on Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), a message for terminal identification (Msg3), wherein the time resource allocation of Msg3 is different than the time resource allocation of other message to be transmitted on the PUSCH (normal PUSCH). The embodiments herein can support flexible time resource allocation configuration for Msg3, and at the same time, the signaling overhead in RAR/DCI for indicating the time resource allocation of PUSCH carrying Msg3 can be reduced.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method performed by a wireless communication device. The method includes receiving a configuration of a plurality of TCI states via RRC signaling. The method includes receiving a MAC CE that activates a subset of the plurality of TCI states. The method includes receiving a DCI that indicates one or more of the subset of the plurality of TCI states to be used and explicitly or implicitly indicates one or more particular CORESETs for which the one or more of the subset of the plurality of TCI states are to be used. The method includes using one or more spatial QCL downlink reference signals contained in the one or more of the subset of the plurality of TCI states to receive a PDCCH corresponding to the one or more particular CORESETs.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises receiving a configuration of a first spatial relation or a first Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state and a second spatial relation or a second TCI state for an uplink channel and transmitting the uplink channel a number of times in a first set of resources according to the first spatial relation/TCI state and in a second set of resources according to the second spatial relation/TCI state. The method further comprises receiving a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) carrying a Media Access Control (MAC) control element (CE), transmitting a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) associated with the PDSCH in the uplink channel, and applying the MAC CE command according to a timing that is based on a slot or sub-slot over which a last transmission repetition of the uplink channel is transmitted.

Abstract: A method for performing measurement scheduling control by a user equipment (UE) and associated apparatus are provided. The method may include: establishing a connection with a base station on a cell of the base station, wherein the UE is configured to perform measurement on at least one reference signal of at least one cell comprising the cell; obtaining, by a modulator-demodulator (Modem) in the UE, sensor information from a sensor system within the UE through a communication interface between the sensor system and the Modem; and controlling periodicity of a measurement cycle of the measurement according to the sensor information in order to reduce power consumption of the UE.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device for determining a start symbol of a plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions using a relative reference symbol includes: receiving an indication that includes indications: that enable/disable the use of the relative reference symbol; the offset between the last symbol of a first PDSCH and the first symbol of a second PDSCH; that there are multiple PDSCH transmission occasions; and that a symbol of the first transmission occasion and length corresponding to all transmission occasions; and determining the symbol at which each of the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions end which will be used to determine the start symbol of the next PDSCH transmission occasion. In this way, the wireless device behavior is defined on how many PDSCH repetitions the wireless device can receive when the use of the new relative reference for the starting symbol of the first PDSCH repetition is enabled.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for Physical Uplink Control Channel enhancement. In one embodiment, a method performed by a user equipment in the wireless communication network that includes multiple Transmission and Receiving Points (TRPs), each associated with a spatial relation or a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state, includes receiving, from a base station, a configuration of a first and second spatial relations or a configuration of a first and second TCI states for an uplink channel resource, and an indication of N transmission repetitions of the uplink channel. Also, the method includes transmitting the uplink channel in N consecutive sub-slots, and applying the first spatial relation or the first TCI state to the uplink channel transmission repetitions in a first subset of the sub-slots and applying the second spatial relation or the second TCI state to the uplink channel transmission repetitions in a second subset of the sub-slots.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device, WD, providing signaling mechanisms for enabling repetitions of messages related to random access, RA, are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node transmits an indication of a number of zero or more repetitions of a message related to RA to be transmitted by the WD in response to a random access response, RAR, message transmitted to the WD. The network node further receives at least one message related to RA.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for indicating an uplink performance metric in a beam sweep report comprises determining a downlink channel quality associated with each beam of a plurality of downlink beams, determining uplink performance metric associated with each beam of the plurality of downlink beams, selecting a subset of the plurality of downlink beams for reporting in abeam sweep report; and transmitting a beam sweep report to a network node based on the selected subset of downlink beams. The beam sweep report includes the uplink performance metric associated with each downlink beam in the subset of downlink beams.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving indication information of time domain resource allocation from a network node by a terminal device. At least part of the indication information is allowed to at least partly indicate a communication configuration different from the time domain resource allocation. The method further comprises determining the communication configuration for the terminal device, based at least in part on the indication information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling power control of multiple Transmission Reception Points (TRPs) are provided. In some embodiments, the wireless device performs at least one of: receiving in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) a first Transmit Power Control (TPC) command and a second TPC command and an indication of a first transmission of the physical channel to a first TRP associated with a first closed-loop and a second transmission of the physical channel to a second TRP associated with a second closed-loop; determining a first and a second transmit power based on the first and the second TPC commands, respectively; and applying the first and the second transmit power to the first UL transmission and the second UL transmission, respectively. In this way, some embodiments herein enable more accurate per TRP power control with a simple signaling for multiple UL transmissions towards different TRPs scheduled by a single DCI.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly includes an end-effector assembly. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly. The instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument driven portion. The elongated body includes an instrument central axis. The instrument driven portion includes a first central axis. The instrument driven portion is secured to a proximal end of the instrument in such a way that, when the instrument driven portion is driven to rotate, the instrument rotates relative to the first central axis. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument drive assembly. The instrument drive assembly includes an instrument drive portion. The instrument drive portion includes a second central axis. The instrument drive portion is configured to drive the instrument driven portion to rotate the distal end of the instrument relative to the first central axis. The second central axis intersects with and orthogonal to the first central axis.