Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for supporting cross carrier scheduling in LTE and NR dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS). A cellular base station may generate control information in accordance with a set of criteria, wherein the set of criteria supports a special Secondary Cell (sSCell) which is a Secondary Cell (SCell) in scheduling a special Primary Cell (SpCell) which is either a Primary Cell (PCell) or a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell). The cellular base station sends the control information to a wireless device. The control information may be associated with Type3-PDCCH CSS configuration including DCI Format 2_5 and 2_6, SCell dormancy behavior, scheduling restrictions, USS configuration including non-fallback and fallback DCI Formats, and interaction with Multi-DCI Multi-TRP operation. After receiving the control information, the wireless device may conduct corresponding performance.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing downlink control for multi-TRP transmission. A wireless device, comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio and configured to cause the wireless device to: determine a gap period is to be applied between a first uplink transmission to a cellular base station via a first transmission reception point (TRP) and a second uplink transmission to the cellular base station via a second TRP; and perform the first and second uplink transmissions consecutively with the gap period applied between them.

Abstract: A technique for wireless communications in a wireless system including: receiving, by a wireless device, a request to perform a pathloss reference signal (PLRS) measurement procedure in an unlicensed band, wherein the wireless device is configured to accumulate a first number of PLRS measurements within a PLRS switching period to perform the PLRS measurement procedure, wherein the first number of PLRS measurements is more than one, measuring, by the wireless device, a second number of PLRS signals during the PLRS switching period, wherein the second number is less than the first number of PLRS measurements within the PLRS switching period, determining, by the wireless device, to extend the PLRS switching period, and listening, by the wireless device, for a PLRS signal during the extended PLRS switching period.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for determining time-domain PRACH resources in wireless communication. A New Radio (NR) Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration comprising an indication of a time-domain PRACH resource type to determine when the UE is allowed to transmit a PRACH preamble and a type of preamble format may be received. Additionally, a PRACH resource based on the received PRACH configuration to transmit the PRACH preamble, wherein the PRACH resource includes RACH resource occasions (ROs) with gaps in between may be determined. Thereafter, a PRACH procedure may be initiated by transmitting the PRACH preamble on a RO based on the determined PRACH resource to a base station (BS).

Abstract: A method for a network element is provided. The method comprises: determining multiple concurrent measurement gap (MG) patterns; encoding a message for transmission to a user equipment (UE) including MG configuration information that includes an indication of the multiple concurrent MG patterns, wherein the indication of the multiple concurrent MG patterns includes at least time offsets for respective MG patterns; and transmitting the message to the UE.

Abstract: Methods and systems to activate beams for beam switching based on measurements of a downlink reference signal that is QCL Type-D with a downlink pathloss reference signal are disclosed. A UE may measure and report to a base station the RSRP of the reference signal that is QCL Type-D with a target downlink pathloss reference signal. Based on the reported RSRP measurements, the base station may activate the target pathloss reference signal to command the UE to update the pathloss measurements of the target pathloss reference signal for uplink power control of a beam corresponding to the target pathloss reference signal. The UE may determine whether the target pathloss reference signal is considered known for uplink power control based on the timing relationship among the reception of the reference signal from the base station, the transmission of the RSRP measurement of the reference signal, and reception of the activation command.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for hybrid measurement gap operation. A network-side device may provide a hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration to a wireless device, the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration scheduling measurement operation of the wireless device in accordance with hybrid measurement gap patterns. The wireless device may receive the hybrid measurement gap (MG) configuration, and thus perform measurement operation based on the hybrid measurement gap patterns as scheduled.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enhanced Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK in a fifth generation (5G) wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive, during a HARQ-ACK window, a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission corresponding to a SPS PDSCH release. The UE can generate a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ)-ACK information bit corresponding to the reception. The UE can be configured with an offset value, k, and a length, l, of the HARQ-ACK window associated with an uplink transmission slot n, of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) transmission, and determine a starting slot of the HARQ-ACK window as n?k. When a corresponding valid uplink transmission slot is not available, the UE can transmit the HARQ-ACK information bit in the uplink transmission slot n of the PUCCH transmission.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatus, methods, computer-readable storage medium and computer program product for CSI-RS enhancement for Port Selection Codebook with Channel Reciprocity. A cellular base station, comprising: at least one antenna; at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna; and a processor coupled to the at least one radio; wherein the cellular base station is configured to: provide a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to a wireless device; and provide a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) to the wireless device via one or more ports based on the RRC message, wherein, the RRC message at least indicates one or more of: information on a density of the CSI-RS, information on time domain locations of the CSI-RS, information on a subset of ports for the wireless device to measure the CSI-RS, and information on a subset of Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) groups for the wireless device to measure the CSI-RS.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide solutions for delay and interruption requirements for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) sidelink carrier aggregation (CA). For example, when any number of component carriers is added for V2X CA, a user equipment (UE) capable of V2X sidelink communication is allowed an interruption of up to two subframes to the cellular network. The interruption may be for both uplink and downlink of a serving cell or primary cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to uplink multi-panel transmission. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a processor of a user equipment (UE) is configured to determine whether a total transmission power of a plurality of uplink transmissions to be performed on a plurality of panels of the UE exceeds a maximum transmission power of the UE, each of the plurality of uplink transmissions being associated with a respective one of the plurality of panels and the plurality of uplink transmissions overlapping in a time domain. The operations further comprise performing power control for the uplink multi-panel transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to uplink simultaneous transmission on multiple panels. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) comprises a transceiver configured to communicate with a network; and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and configured to perform operations. The operations comprise determining a UE assistance information for uplink (UL) Simultaneous Transmission on Multiple Panels (STxMP). The operations further comprise reporting the UE assistance information to the network device. The operations further comprise receiving a UL STxMP enabling indication from the network device. The operations further comprise performing UL STxMP with the network device when the received UL STxMP enabling indication indicates that UL STxMP is enabled.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to determine a default beam for a dedicated PUCCH/SRS in a CC. The UE may determine a pathloss RS has been configured in the CC, e.g., responsive to the UE determining that spatial relationship information for a default transmission beam has not been configured and determine the default beam for transmissions based, at least in part, on the (configured) pathloss RS. Additionally, responsive to determining that the pathloss RS has not been configured in the CC, the UE may determine that no CORESETs/TCI states for a PDSCH in the CC have been configured and determine the default beam for transmissions based, at least in part, on a default transmission beam in another CC, a CC index, a PRACH procedure; a PUSCH transmission; an SRS transmission, and/or a PUCCH transmission.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for simultaneous multiple secondary cell (SCell) fast activation in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments include a user equipment (UE) that can simultaneously activate multiple SCells. In some embodiments, after receiving an activation command, the UE can receive two or more temporary reference signals (T-RSs) which are user equipment (UE) specific reference signals. The UE can use the T-RSs for fine time/frequency (T/F) tracking and Automatic Gain Control (AGC) adjustment of corresponding SCells resulting in reduced SCell activation latency compared to utilizing a Synchronization Signal (SS)/Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) Block Measurement Timing Configuration (SMTC).

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), that includes: obtaining, from a source cell, a handover command for handover from the source cell to a target cell, the handover command including activation indication for an activation of a secondary cell (SCell) of the target cell; generating a first message for transmission to the target cell, wherein the first message is used for initiating a random access procedure; obtaining a second message from the target cell in response to the first message, wherein the second message comprises a timing advance (TA) command.

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising: generating a message that includes an indication of a capability of the UE indicating whether the UE supports simultaneous measurement for at least two downlink (DL) beams; and transmitting the message to a base station.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for sharing Layer 1 measurement opportunities in wireless networks.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises: processor circuitry configured to cause a user equipment (UE) to: encode a message for transmission to a network (NW) including a UE capability information that includes an indication of whether concurrent measurement gap (MG) patterns are supported by the UE; and transmit the message to the NW.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for a user equipment (UE) to receive physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions of a transport block (TB) over multiple slots. The UE can receive a configuration for a PDSCH transmission of a TB over multiple slots (TBoMS), such as a first number of slots, through a downlink from a base station. The configuration can include an indication of the first number of slots. The UE can further determine a transport block size (TBS) for the PDSCH transmission, and allocate a second number of slots used by the UE to support the PDSCH transmission. Based on the TBS for the PDSCH transmission satisfying a condition, the processor can be configured to receive the PDSCH transmission of the TB over the second number of slots, and decode the PDSCH transmission received.

Abstract: Aspects herein relate to wireless devices, circuits, and methods for indicating, by a wireless device, to a wireless station, an ability to support semi-persistent (SP) measurement gap (MG) configuration; receiving, from the wireless station, a SP MG configuration; receiving, from the wireless station, a message to activate the SP MG configuration; performing, in response to receiving the message to activate the SP MG configuration, a target carrier frequency measurement, wherein the target carrier frequency measurement is performed in accordance with the activated SP MG configuration; receiving from the wireless station, a message to deactivate the SP MG configuration; and discontinuing, in response to receiving the message to deactivate the SP MG configuration, the performance of the target carrier frequency measurement.