Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided, which include transmitting to a user equipment via an access stratum signaling an indication as to whether network slice selection assistance information is required as part of radio connection establishment or resumption signaling, and receiving the network slice selection assistance information. A determination is then made as to whether to accept or to reject a radio resource control connection establishment or resumption based on the received network slice selection assistance information.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for improving a scheduling request transmission between a UE and a base station. The transmission of the scheduling request is postponed, by implementing a threshold that the data in the transmission buffer has to reach, before a transmission of the scheduling request is triggered. In one variant, the data in the transmission buffer needs to reach a specific amount, to trigger a scheduling request. The invention refers to further improvements: the PDDCH monitoring time window is delayed after sending a scheduling request; the dedicated scheduling request resources of the PUCCH are prioritized differently such that low-priority scheduling requests are transmitted less often.

Abstract: For switching between packet duplication operating modes, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network via a radio bearer. The processor determines whether PDCP packet duplication associated with the PDCP protocol entity is to be activated and, if so, communicates with a mobile communication network according to a packet duplication mode of operation. Otherwise, the processor determines whether a split threshold value of the PDCP protocol entity is set to a predefined value, communicates with the mobile communication network according to a first split bearer mode of operation in response to determining that the split threshold value is set to the predefined value, and communicates with the mobile communication network according to a second split bearer mode of operation in response to determining that the split threshold value is not set to the predefined value.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UE power control for multiple uplink carriers. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that performs a random-access procedure, wherein performing the random-access procedure includes transmitting a PUSCH Msg3. The processor identifies a number of configured CL-PC process for an UL channel or signal and calculates a transmit power for the PUSCH Msg3 using a CL-PC process with index zero in response to the apparatus being in RRC_CONNECTED state and the number of configured CL-PC processes for the UL channel or signal being more than one.

Abstract: Provided are D2D wireless communication methods and UEs therefor. In one embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes continuing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation when switching from mode 1 operation to mode 2 operation. In another embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes performing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation, wherein the resource pool is indicated by a dedicated RRC signaling transmitted by an eNB, a SIB transmitted by an eNB, a PD2DSCH transmitted by other UE(s), and/or pre-configuration, and the dedicated RRC signaling, the SIB, the PD2DSCH and the pre-configuration are in descending order in priority when determining the resource pool.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting transmission for discontinuous reception. One method includes determining whether a symbol occurs within a discontinuous reception on duration time period. The method includes, in response to determining that the symbol occurs within the discontinuous reception on duration time period, determining whether to transmit a report. The method includes transmitting the report regardless of whether a discontinuous reception on duration timer is running.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for transmitting a periodic channel quality report (CSI) and/or a sounding reference symbol (SRS) from a UE to an eNodeB. To avoid double decoding at the eNodeB in transient phases, a deterministic behavior of the UE is defined by the invention, according to which the eNodeB can unambiguously determine whether the UE will transmit the CSI/SRS or not. According to one embodiment, the UL grants and/or DL assignments received until and including subframe N-4 only are considered; UL grants and/or DL assignments received by the UE after subframe N-4 are discarded for the determination. Additionally, DRX-related timers at subframe N-4 are considered for the determination. In a second embodiment, DRX MAC control elements from the eNodeB, instructing the UE to enter DRX, i.e., become Non-Active, are only considered for the determination if they are received before subframe N-4, i.e., until and including subframe N-(4+k).

Abstract: Provided are a wireless device and a wireless communication method in a wireless communication network comprising multiple wireless devices capable of communicating with each other directly, the wireless device comprising: a processing circuitry operative to multiplex data with a scheduling assignment message, into transmission information; and a transmitter operative to transmit the transmission information in a scheduling assignment period, to another wireless device in the wireless communication network, wherein the scheduling assignment message is used for indicating data transmission resource in the scheduling assignment period or in a previous scheduling assignment period.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining which transmission to prioritize between overlapping SL and UL transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver operable on an uplink channel and on a sidelink channel. The processor identifies a sidelink transmission and an uplink transmission planned for an overlapping time and determines a transmission type of the sidelink transmission and of the overlapping uplink transmission. The processor prioritizes the uplink transmission over the sidelink transmission in response to the transmission type of the uplink transmission being a random-access procedure message for a primary cell. The processor prioritizes the sidelink transmission over the uplink transmission in response to the transmission type of the uplink transmission being a reference signal transmission.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for power headroom report generation. One method includes aggregating multiple serving cells. The method includes determining that a power headroom report is triggered. The method includes determining that an uplink resource for a new transmission on a serving cell of the multiple serving cells is allocated at a first time after the power headroom report is triggered. The method includes determining a power headroom value for each serving cell of the multiple serving cells being activated based on information received prior to and including a predetermined time before the start of the uplink resource at the first time. The method includes generating a power headroom report medium access control control element including at least the power headroom value for each serving cell of the multiple serving cells being activated.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple resource allocation mode configurations. One method includes receiving information indicating a plurality of resource allocation mode configurations. Each resource allocation mode configuration corresponds to a logical channel of a plurality of logical channels. The method includes determining a plurality of data transmission scheduling modes for the plurality of logical channels. Each data transmission scheduling mode corresponds to a logical channel of the plurality of logical channels based a resource allocation mode configuration of the logical channel, and each data transmission scheduling mode comprises: a first scheduling mode; a second scheduling mode different from the first scheduling mode; or a third scheduling mode comprising the first scheduling mode and the second scheduling mode. The method includes transmitting a buffer status report based on the plurality of the data transmission scheduling modes.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for efficient RACH behavior. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a first PRACH preamble to a base unit to start a RACH procedure; a receiver that receives a RAR (Msg2) from the base unit during a random access response window; and a processor that controls the transmitter to transmit a second PRACH preamble in response to being unable to transmit a RACH Msg3 within an indicated transmission opportunity. The processor may obtain multiple transmission opportunities for transmitting a RACH message such as RACH Msg1 or RACH Msg3 or monitor for multiple RACH Msg2 where transmission opportunity data are conveyed via a RACH Order, an RAR, or DCI for the RACH message. A method or system may perform functions of the apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for dynamically indicating a TDD reconfiguration to the mobile station by encoding the dynamic TDD re-configuration indication into the DCI or CRC calculated for the DCI. In one embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is implicitly encoded as an RNTI into the CRC, when scrambling the CRC for the DCI with a TDD-RNTI. In another embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is part of the DCI payload, while the CRC for the DCI is scrambled with a cell identifier, identifying the target cell for which the dynamic TDD re-configuration is to be applied. In still another embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is part of the DCI payload, where the DCI payload further includes an invalid parameter indicating to the mobile station that the DCI carries the TDD configuration indication.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for handling autonomous retransmission. One apparatus includes a transceiver that operates on a first BWP. The apparatus includes a processor that generates a first MAC PDU for transmission on a first CG associated with a first HARQ process. The processor deprioritizes the first CG in response to detecting a higher priority UL transmission overlapping with the first CG. The processor switches an active BWP from the first BWP to a second BWP after deprioritizing the first CG. The processor prevents the first HARQ process from triggering a transmission of the first MAC PDU on a second CG associated with the first HARQ process on the second BWP.

Abstract: The invention relates to the allocation of radio resources by a transmitting user equipment to perform a plurality of direct SL transmissions to one or more receiving user equipments. The allocation of radio resources within a SC period is restricted, for the SC period, by a maximum number of SL processes with which a transmitting user equipment is configured. A plurality of SL grants is acquired. Among the acquired SL grants a number of those SL grants is selected that have most recently been acquired before the start of the subsequent SC period. A plurality of SL processes is associated such that each of the plurality of SL process is associated with a different one of the selected number of SL grants. For each of the plurality of the SL processes, the radio resources are allocated. Each of the plurality of SL transmissions comprises at least one SCI transmission and at least one data transmission over the SL interface.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink power control. One method includes receiving uplink power control parameters. The method includes determining a first transmit power for the first uplink transmission based on a corresponding first set of uplink power control parameters. The method includes determining a second transmit power for the second uplink transmission based on a corresponding second set of uplink power control parameters. The method includes performing the first uplink transmission using a first uplink transmission beam pattern or a first spatial domain transmission filter based on the first transmit power. The method includes performing the second uplink transmission using a second uplink transmission beam pattern or a second spatial domain transmission filter based on the second transmit power.

Abstract: In order that devices with reduced capabilities be explicitly identifiable by networks, to flexibly allow and/or restrict their access to the networks, a user equipment (UE) first determines (1102) at least one set of user equipment capabilities. The UE may determine whether an access attempt is authorized based on barring information broadcast by the network to be accessed (specifying e.g. whether a reduced capability UE is allowed to access a cell). The UE then transmits (1104) an access request message to a network device. The access request message includes information corresponding to the at least one set of user equipment capabilities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a D2D capable a communication method and to a transmitting user equipment, which transmits data to a receiving user equipment over a direct link data channel, uses the services of the eNodeB in order to have resources allocated for transmitting said data. To this end the UE sends to the eNB scheduling information using resources of a subframe dedicated for standard uplink communication through the eNodeB, rather than using resources on the subframe dedicated to D2D data transmission. In order to allow the eNB to distinguish whether the received scheduling request is for allocating resources for transmitting data over the direct link channel or over the eNB, UE may send along with the scheduling information also identification information associated to the scheduling information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selective retransmission of groupcast data. One apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits groupcast data via sidelink communication to a set of UEs and receives negative acknowledgement feedback via sidelink communication from at least one UE of the set. The apparatus includes a processor that determines a retransmission mode based on the received feedback and controls the transceiver to send selectively beamformed retransmission of the groupcast data according to the determined retransmission mode.

Abstract: An invention relates to methods for transmitting a buffer status report (BSR) in a mobile communication system, more particularly to the definition of rules for triggering, generating and transmitting BSRs. The invention also relates to a data transmission method utilizing new rules to decide data of which radio bearers is transmitted within a given transmission time interval. Moreover, the invention relates to scheduling method for radio resources that is taking into account additional scheduling-relevant information from the buffer status reporting and/or data transmission method. To avoid unnecessary grants from the network and to suggest an advanced handling of data transmissions the invention suggests a buffer status reporting and data transmission schemes that take into account the scheduling mode of data of radio bearers pending for transmission to decide whether to report on it in a buffer status report, respectively, whether to multiplex the data to a transport block for transmission.