Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for determining sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configurations. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method performed by a first user equipment (UE), including: transmitting, to a second UE, assistance information associated with an SL DRX configuration of the first UE, wherein the assistance information is comprised in an SL UE capability information message of the first UE that is also transmitted to the second UE, or comprised in a separate radio resource control (RRC) message that is also transmitted to the second UE; and receiving, from the second UE, an SL DRX configuration based on the assistance information that was sent to the second UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for data transmission in non-connected state. The method may include: calculating a data volume for a small data transmission (SDT) transmission in a layer higher than an access stratum (AS) layer or in an AS layer; and determining to initiate an SDT procedure based on the calculated data volume being less than a data volume threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for small data transmission. An exemplary method for small data transmission (SDT) may include: transmitting an indication associated with SDT scheme selection for a user equipment (UE) from a central unit (CU) to a distributed unit (DU); receiving, by the CU from the DU, first configured granted (CG)-SDT resource configuration for the UE in the case that CG-SDT is configured; and transmitting, by the CU to the DU, a radio resource control (RRC) release message for causing the UE to enter into a non-connected state with the CG-SDT resource configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for paging. An exemplary method includes: receiving, in a user equipment (UE), UE grouping information from a network node, wherein the UE grouping information indicates UE group identity (ID) information or UE group set information; and in the case that a paging grouping mechanism is enabled for the UE, detecting group_ID indication information carried in at least one of paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and paging early indication (PEI); or in the case that the paging grouping mechanism is disabled for the UE, not detecting the group_ID indication information carried in the at least one of the paging PDCCH and the PEI.

Abstract: Methods, a remote unit and a base unit are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method at a base nit, comprising: generating a wake up signal which indicates that a remote unit shall attempt to receive a paging message in a paging occasion, wherein the wake up signal is generated by L base sequences, each of the L base sequences is mapped to a base resource unit, where L is an integer, wherein the base resource unit includes M continuous Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) in frequency domain and N continuous Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols within a slot in time domain, where M and N are integers; mapping the wake up signal to a frequency-time resource; and transmitting, to the remote unit, the mapped wake up signal in the frequency-time resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for random access procedure. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), including: receiving, from a base station (BS), multiple random access (RA) channel (RACH) configurations including a non-feature-related RACH configuration indicating a first subset of preambles in each RA occasion (RO) of a set of ROs configured for a contention-based (CB) RA procedure, and at least one feature-related RACH configuration associated with a first number of features, wherein each feature-related RACH configuration indicates a subset of preambles in each RO of the set of ROs for a feature; and determining a set of preambles for the UE to perform an RA procedure in an RO based on the first subset of preambles and a second subset of preambles that are determined from the at least one feature-related RACH configuration for the first number of features.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for data transmission processing. In an embodiment, the method includes: determining a radio link failure (RLF) happens in a small data transmission (SDT) procedure; and performing a procedure in response to the happening of the RLF in an SDT procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE grouping are disclosed. A method at a remote unit comprises: receiving grouping rule information; and computing a group_ID based on at least the grouping rule information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at an integrated access and backhaul node, configuration information from a base station, the configuration information comprising parameters for reporting of assistant information on a backhaul link; and transmitting a message indicating the assistant information on a backhaul link according to the configuration information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for handling collisions. A method includes receiving at a first communication equipment first scheduling information; determining whether there is a transmission resource collision of a first TB and a second TB; and storing the first TB or the second TB for transmission if the collision is determined.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for handling radio link failure. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving a report of radio link failure (RLF) of a first sidelink communication between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE; and releasing sidelink radio resource configuration, or transmitting information indicating release of radio resource configuration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling of small data transmission are disclosed. A method at a user equipment (UE) that is in a non Radio Resource Control (RRC)_CONNECTED state with a network device comprising: determining whether to perform UL carrier selection for non-first SDT data; and transmitting the non-first SDT data to the network device in response to a determining result to perform the UL carrier selection for the non-first SDT data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide network live-broadcasting methods and devices. The method can include: obtaining live-broadcasting data from a server side; obtaining service data from the server side; determining whether the obtained live-broadcasting data contains key information, wherein the key information is inserted by a live-broadcasting side in the live-broadcasting data when predetermined content corresponding to the service data is included in the live-broadcasting data; and outputting, in response to receiving the key information, the service data on a playing interface of the live-broadcasting data, so that the service data is output synchronously with the predetermined content.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for saving power of a user equipment (UE) in a discontinuous service link coverage scenario in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method which may be performed by a UE includes: determining a time; and entering a power saving mode (PSM) of the UE at the time, wherein the time is associated with at least one of: a timer relating to the PSM of the UE; and a coverage interruption of a network.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) transmission using Small Data Transmission (SDT) are disclosed. The method includes: a base station receiving, from UE in RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE state, a small data packet, wherein the small data packet includes an SRB (Signaling Radio Bearer); sending a retrieve UE context request to a last serving base station of the UE; and receiving, from the last serving base station, UE context for anchor relocation, or SRB data forwarding information and/or a SRB configuration, for transmission of the small data packet.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for handling a conditional handover (CHO) execution condition in a non terrestrial network (NTN) environment and a related mobility robustness optimization (MRO) mechanism in the NTN environment. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method which may be performed by a UE can include: receiving, from a network device (e.g., a base station), configuration information for a CHO candidate target cell and an execution condition for the CHO candidate target cell, the execution condition at least includes a location-based condition associated with a location of the UE: evaluating the location-based condition included in the execution condition: and performing a CHO procedure to the CHO candidate target cell, in response to the execution condition being fulfilled.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) communication with discontinuous reception (DRX). One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for resource selection, which includes: determining time information of a sidelink (SL) Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration for SL data transmission; determining a resource set based on the time information and resources indicated by a physical layer, and selecting one or more resources from the resource set for SL data transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for a radio link failure (RLF) processing procedure and a power headroom report (PHR) procedure in a deactivated secondary node (SN) case in a multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) scenario under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system or the like. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving configuration information from a network, wherein the configuration information relates to a master node (MN) and a SN; receiving a deactivation indication from the network, wherein the deactivation indication is associated with the SN; and in response to receiving the deactivation indication, stopping a timer associated with a RLF if the timer associated with a RLF is running, and reporting a PHR.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications methods and technologies, and in particular, to a transmission method and apparatus. The transmission method includes: generating, by a first device, a sequence based on one or more transmission parameters, where the one or more transmission parameters include at least one of the following: a time domain resource type, transmission waveform indication information, subcarrier spacing indication information, device type information, service type indication information, multiple-input multiple-output MIMO parameter information, duplex mode indication information, control channel format indication information, and transmission carrier indication information; generating to-be-transmitted information by using the sequence; and sending the to-be-transmitted information. According to the transmission method and apparatus in the embodiments of the present invention, a new transmission error check mechanism is provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for handover and reestablishment in a wireless communication system. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including a path switch indication and a list of candidate relays; selecting a target relay from the list of candidate relays; and establishing a PC5 RRC connection with the target relay. Furthermore, the UE may select another target relay for path switch if a path switch failure associated with the first selected target relay happens.