Abstract: Certain examples of the present invention relate to a User Equipment, UE, comprising: means for sending, to a Radio Access Network, RAN, node, UE synchronization capability information indicative of time and/or frequency synchronization acquisition capability of the UE with a network; and means for receiving, from the RAN node, at least one Reference Signal, RS, prior to a paging occasion for the UE, that enables the UE to acquire time and/or frequency synchronization with the network, wherein the at least one RS is based in part on the UE synchronization capability information.

Abstract: An apparatus in a communications device includes circuitry configured for determining one or more parameters for one or more downlink signals received by a plurality of antenna arrangements of a set of antenna arrangements and for causing the communications device to transmit to an access point using a subset of said set of antenna arrangements, the subset of said set of antenna arrangements being selected on the determined one or more parameter.

Abstract: A method including, detecting, by a base station in a wireless communication system, within an RAR window, at least one of multiple first messages from a plurality of user equipments, wherein the plurality of user equipments is permitted to transmit multiple first messages within the RAR window, and wherein each first message includes a PRACH preamble; in response to receiving at least one PRACH preamble in the at least one of multiple first messages, transmitting at least one second message including an RAR downlink channel for each preamble received; receiving at least one third message, from at least one user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, including a beam connection request and transmitting at least one fourth message to the at least one user equipment on the requested beam.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from the appropriate monitoring of communication channels. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from downlink control channel monitoring optimized for discontinuous reception mode and/or narrowband operation. A method can include selecting a search space configuration from a plurality of search space configurations for a user equipment. The method can also include operating the user equipment in the selected search space configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus including: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: provide an indication of a preferred bandwidth part among a first bandwidth part and at least one second bandwidth part indicated by a base station or an indication of a bandwidth part capability of the apparatus to the base station.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from the appropriate monitoring of communication channels. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from downlink control channel monitoring optimized for discontinuous reception mode and/or narrowband operation. A method can include selecting a search space configuration from a plurality of search space configurations for a user equipment. The method can also include operating the user equipment in the selected search space configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising selecting, based on one or more criteria, at least one offset value from a set of at least two pre-defined offset values, wherein the selected at least one offset value indicates a time offset between a paging early indication and a paging occasion; and transmitting, to at least one terminal device, the paging early indication on at least one time occasion indicated by the selected at least one offset value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising selecting, based on one or more criteria, at least one offset value from a set of at least two pre-defined offset values, wherein the selected at least one offset value indicates a time offset between a paging early indication and a paging occasion; and transmitting, to at least one terminal device, the paging early indication on at least one time occasion indicated by the selected at least one offset value.

Abstract: The method includes receiving first configuration information from a network node, the first configuration information including information on a discontinue reception (DRX) cycle and a notification to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission carrying a wake-up indication, receiving second configuration information from the network node, the second configuration information including configuration information for secondary cells (SCells) that are associated with the network node, first determining an overlap occurrence using the DRX cycle, the overlap occurrence occurring due to one or more time occurrences overlapping with at least one first bandwidth part (BWP) active-time of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of the PDCCH, activating one more serving cells, following the determining of the overlap occurrence, and conducting an operation of data communications with the network node using the one or more serving cells that are activated. A network node is configured to perform the method.

Abstract: A UE is connected to a serving cell via an active BWP of a first BWP, and receives a message having criteria for switching from the first BWP to a second BWP. In response to at least one of the criteria being met, the UE waits until a first preconfigured time to switch from the first BWP to the second BWP, and switches the active BWP from the first BWP to the second BWP. The UE communicates with the serving cell and performs SSB measurements while using the second BWP as the active BWP. The UE switches from the second BWP to the first BWP after a second preconfigured time corresponding to a duration of time in the second BWP. The serving cell sends the message having the criteria, switches active BWPs accordingly, and communicates with the UE in the active BWPs.

Abstract: A technique includes receiving a plurality of synchronization signal blocks, including synchronization signals and beam specific reference signals, receiving a plurality of beam sweeping scheduling blocks, each beam sweeping scheduling block corresponding to one of the synchronization signal blocks and including scheduling information to schedule a dynamic size beam sweeping resource (e.g., mini-slot or other resource) for transmission of common control information (e.g., paging data and/or system information or SIB) via a set of one or more beams, and selecting, based on a measurement of signals of at least one of the synchronization signal blocks and the scheduling information, one of the dynamic size beam sweeping resources (e.g., one of the beam sweeping mini-slots or other resource) to receive the common control information (e.g., paging data and/or system information or SIB).

Abstract: A radio network element includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the radio network element to: configure a quasi-co-location-type information entry included in a transmission configuration indication state (S604) for a downlink transmission beam between the radio network element and a user equipment based on at least one beam report, the at least one beam report including at least one transmission parameter for the downlink transmission beam, and the quasi-colocation-type information entry being indicative of one or more sources of inter-beam-interference on the downlink transmission beam at the user equipment; and transmit the transmission configuration indication state including the quasi-co-location-type information entry to the user equipment (S606).

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for blind physical broadcast channel detection for narrowband new radio. The method may include detecting at least one synchronization signal. The method may also include determining, in response to detecting the synchronization signal, whether one or more predefined conditions of a user equipment have been met. At least one candidate pattern of a physical broadcast channel may be determined when the one or more predefined conditions have been met. The physical broadcast channel may be received with the at least one candidate pattern of the physical broadcast channel. Based on a determination of whether the physical broadcast channel was correctly received, a system information block physical downlink control channel may be received with the at least one candidate pattern of the physical broadcast channel, or the at least one candidate pattern of the physical broadcast channel may be modified.

Abstract: A method can include transmitting, by a user equipment to a base station, coherence information indicating, based on precoding to be performed in association with transmission, whether multiple transmission signals to be transmitted via multiple transmission ports will be coherent with each other, receiving, from the base station, a transmission indication message, the transmission indication message assigning uplink transmission resources and coherence information to the multiple transmission ports, and transmitting, to the base station via the assigned uplink transmission resources, the multiple transmission signals via the multiple transmission ports.

Abstract: The method includes performing at least one first monitoring of a power savings channel of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for control information, the PDCCH being associated with at least one base station, the control information including a power saving downlink control information (PS-DCI) format, the control information providing an indication to start a timer for an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle for a user equipment (UE) to monitor the PDCCH. The method further includes performing a random-access channel (RACH) procedure with the at least one base station based on the control information. The network node performs the method.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for selecting or prioritizing between a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and synchronization signal block (SSB) reception are provided. One method may include, when outside a SMTC window and when PDSCH resource allocation overlaps with an occupied SSB location, selecting between the PDSCH and SSB reception according to defined rules.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving a control message comprising power saving information, determining, based on the power saving information, adaptation of at least one operation parameter relating to radio resource management in the low-power mode and causing adapting the at least one operation parameter relating to radio resource management according to the determined adaptation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include determining, by a first base station associated with a first cell based on a synchronization signal block (SSB) configuration indicating one or more resources on which a synchronization signal block (SSB) may be transmitted by a second cell, one or more interference protected resources on which the first cell will reduce interference towards the second cell; and sending, by the first base station associated with the first cell to a second base station associated with the second cell, information identifying the one or more interference protected resources on which the first cell will reduce interference towards the second cell.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for MBSFN measurements. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, by a user equipment, measurement configuration information indicative of one or more first measurements to be performed on a first set of subframes and one or more second measurements to be performed on a second set of subframes, wherein the first set of subframes are associated with multicast broadcast mobile services and the second set of subframes are associated with non-multicast broadcast mobile services; and performing one or more measurements in accordance with the received measurement configuration information; and reporting one or more first measurement results for the one or more first measurements supplemented with one or more second measurement results for the one or more second measurements. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.