Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to handling of an SR triggered for a DSR. In one aspect, a UE receives, from a base station, at least one SR configuration. The UE triggers a DSR. The UE also triggers a first SR for the triggered DSR based on a first SR configuration among the at least one SR configuration. In turn, the UE transmits the first SR to the base station based on the first SR configuration.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for a positioning operation. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user equipment (UE), which includes: a transceiver; and a processor coupled with the transceiver and configured to: transmit, via the transceiver, to a positioning server, assistance information for a positioning operation before an end of the positioning operation, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of available time information for the positioning operation or ephemeris information of a transmission and reception point (TRP); and receive, via the transceiver, from a base station (BS), a configuration for the positioning operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses of supporting delay budget handling. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an exemplary method may include: receiving information associated with an AN PSDB of a PDU set in response to a handover of a UE from a source RAN node to the RAN node; and performing data transmission of the PDU set at least based on the information associated with the AN PSDB.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for indicating and applying information associated with one or more PLMNs forbidden to operate at a present location of the UE. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a user equipment (UE), comprising: an AS; and a NAS, wherein the NAS is configured to: determine whether at least one trigger condition of one or more trigger conditions for transmitting information associated with one or more public land mobile networks (PLMN) forbidden to operate at a present location of the UE is fulfilled; and transmit the information to the AS in response to fulfillment of at least one of the one or more trigger conditions.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for connection restoring in non-terrestrial networks are provided. The method may be performed by a UE. The method includes receiving, from a first serving base station (BS), a coverage restoring information when the UE is connected to a wireless network via the first serving BS, wherein the coverage restoring information is associated with a next serving BS, for reconnecting the UE to the wireless network via the next serving BS; and reconnecting to the wireless network via the next serving BS following an interruption in the coverage of the wireless network, based on the coverage restoring information as received before the interruption in the coverage of the wireless network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to reporting of a DSR. In one aspect, a UE triggers reporting of a DSR and transmits the DSR to a base station. The DSR indicates delay status for a first set of LCGs. The first set of LCGs comprises one or more LCGs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to IDC interference avoidance in a communication system. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a UE may: receive an IDC configuration from a BS, wherein the IDC configuration is associated with a first frequency to be detected by the UE, and the first frequency includes at least one serving frequency, at least one non-serving frequency, or both; detect IDC interference based on the configuration; and transmit an IDC report to the BS in response to detecting the IDC interference.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices and methods of communication. In one aspect, a terminal device receives, from a network device, a message indicating that a first direct path between the terminal device and the network device is to be added or a second direct path between the terminal device and the network device is to be switched to the first direct path. Based on the message, the terminal device performs the addition of the first direct path or the switching towards the first direct path. In this way, once a direct path addition or switching is successful, a reconfiguration complete message may be sent to a network. Once a direct path addition or switching fails, UE may report failure information to a network or perform a reestablishment procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) positioning. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first user equipment (UE) can include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: establish an SL positioning protocol (SLPP) session with multiple second UEs; and groupcast, with the transceiver, an SLPP message in the SLPP session to the multiple second UEs.

Abstract: The present application relates to a first UE and a method for performing session-less sidelink positioning. The method includes: receiving, by the first UE, a location request; receiving, by the first UE, at least one assistance data from the at least one second UE; and determining, by the first UE, a position information for the at least one second UE according to the at least one assistance data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sidelink (SL) positioning. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a second user equipment (UE) can include: a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to: establish a sidelink (SL) positioning protocol (SLPP) session with a first UE and one or more other second UEs; and groupcast or unicast, with the transceiver, a capability message to the first UE, wherein the capability message indicates SL positioning capability information of the second UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to methods and apparatuses for uplink (UL) positioning. An embodiment of the present application provides a user equipment (UE) including: a transceiver and a processor coupled to the transceiver, 2024/073962 wherein the processor is configured to: receive, with the transceiver, validity area information including at least one validity area each of which consists of at least one cell; and receive, with the transceiver, sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information including at least one SRS configuration for radio resource control (RRC) inactive or idle state, wherein the SRS configuration information is associated with the at least one validity area.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for monitoring a message in a time duration to receive the message in an energy saving network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a UE comprises a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein, the UE supports network energy saving (NES), and the processor is configured to receive, via the transceiver, from an anchor cell, first information to access non-anchor cell(s); and receive, via the transceiver, a message of paging to access a non-anchor cell and/or the anchor cell, system information (SI) change indication or changed SI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for conditional reestablishment and consecutive reestablishment. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), conditional reestablishment configuration information indicating a set of execution conditions for a set of candidate cells, wherein each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells is associated with at least one execution condition; and evaluating the set of execution conditions based on the conditional reestablishment configuration information. The UE may autonomously perform a reestablishment procedure in response to the condition is met. In addition, the UE can perform consecutive reestablishment based on the configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, apparatuses, and media for indicating Listen Before Talk (LBT) failure. A method performed by a terminal device comprises determining whether at least one consistent Listen Before Talk, LBT, failure is triggered on a set of resources associated with a data transmission between a network device and the terminal device in Radio Resource Control (RRC) non-connected state; in accordance with a determination that at least one consistent LBT failure is triggered, generating an indication of the at least one consistent LBT failure for the data transmission in the RRC non-connected state; and transmitting the indication to the network device. In this way, the format and signaling of consistent LBT failure indication for data transmission in the RRC non-connected state is designed and the transmission of the indication can be performed in various state of the terminal device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for support of UL SDT during MT SDT are disclosed. A method performed by a terminal device in a non Radio Resource Control (RRC)_CONNECTED state with a network device comprises receiving a paging for Mobile Terminating (MT) Small Data Transmission (SDT) from the network device; and determining whether to stop the MT SDT or not when uplink (UL) data expected to be transmitted by an Mobile Originating (MO) SDT arrives before the MT SDT completes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to methods and apparatuses for positioning in non-terrestrial network (NTN).

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for conditional handover (CHO) in network. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a serving cell, a CHO configuration and at least an associated CHO execution conditions for a candidate cell, wherein the associated CHO execution condition includes at least a time-based condition; evaluating the associated CHO execution condition; and determining whether to execute a CHO based on the evaluation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for hybrid positioning.