Abstract: Devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of monitoring in beam management with CORESETs associated with CSS and USS. The method includes monitoring a first downlink control channel associated with a first type of CORESET based on a first TCI state; and in accordance with a determination that a first TCI is different from a second TCI state used for the first device to monitor a second downlink control channel associated with a second type of CORESET, determining a reception of a first downlink data channel associated with the first type of CORESET based at least partially on a scheduling offset.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses of coherent joint transmission. A terminal device may receive a QCL source configuration from a network device. The QCL source configuration may indicate at least two transmission configuration indication (TCI) states that indicate reference signals from valid QCL sources for a coherent joint transmission (CJT) of tracking reference signals (TRSs). The terminal device may perform a QCL property estimation on received TRSs based on the QCL source configuration.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus causes transmitting, by a terminal device, a first message comprising a capability value set index and a synchronization signal block resource index, SSBRI, or a channel state information reference signal resource index, CRI. The capability value set index is associated with a sounding reference signal, SRS, resource set. The apparatus causes the terminal device to receive a second message defining a transmission configuration indication, TCI, state comprising a quasi co-location, QCL, -TypeD reference signal corresponding to the SSBRI or CRI or being quasi co-located in terms of QCL-TypeD with a reference signal corresponding to the SSBRI or CRI. The apparatus causes the terminal device to active or indicate the TCI state. If the SRS resource set is different from an active SRS resource set, the apparatus applies a pre-defined latency time between application and expected triggering of the SRS resource set.

Abstract: There is provided an method, apparatus, and computer program that causes a first apparatus to: perform first positioning measurements using beamforming on transmissions made by a first user equipment to obtain first soft positioning information relating to the location of the first user equipment; and provide the first soft positioning information to at least one of a second apparatus and/or a location function located in a core network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for applying beam diversity for multi-slot physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) are provided. One method may include receiving configuration of a multi-slot transmission mode for a multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include receiving, based on the configuration of the multi-slot transmission mode, transmission configuration indications of a plurality of transmit beams for slots in the multi-slot communication channel. A selected set of candidate transmit beams may be received among the plurality of transmit beams for the slots in the multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include determining, among the selected set of candidate transmit beams, which transmit beam is used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel, and applying a reception beam corresponding to each transmit beam used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel.

Abstract: Method comprising: ?selecting a subset of one or more beam pairs among a set of beam pairs via which a terminal and a base station are associated, wherein for each of the beam pairs of the subset, a suitability of the respective beam pair is better than a suitability threshold; for each of the beam pairs of the subset: ??determining a respective set of at least two tones; ??performing a respective relative phase measurement based on the respective virtual wavelength to obtain a respective virtual phase difference; and at least one of ??reporting the respective set of at least two tones and the respective virtual phase difference to the base station; and ??estimating a respective distance between the terminal and a transmission reception point of the base station emitting the respective beam pair based on the respective virtual phase difference and the preliminary uncertainty region.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, for example a user equipment, comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to perform a phase measurement on a first signal received wirelessly in the apparatus from a network node at a frequency or frequencies to determine phase information of the first signal, transmit a second signal to the network node using a same panel entity as was used in receiving the first signal, and cause transmission of the phase information of the first signal to a network server.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state are provided. One method may include detecting, by a user equipment, one or more downlink control information (DCIs), and determining, by the user equipment, at least one of the one or more DCIs. Acknowledgement information for the determined at least one of the one or more DCIs is transmitted in a same symbol, in a same slot or in a same uplink channel. The method may also include determining, by the user equipment, a first TCI state indicated in a first DCI, where the first DCI is latest in time among the determined at least one of the one or more DCIs, and applying, by the user equipment, the first TCI state.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for receiving an indication from a base station, at a user equipment having at least one antenna panel, to provide beam reporting information according to one of a plurality of beam reporting formats and providing beam reporting information to the base station according to the indicated beam reporting format.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, including receiving, from a radio access network device, a beam sweeping configuration indicative of spatial limitation in relation to a reference, and performing beam sweeping configured spatially based on the received beam sweeping configuration for extending connectivity via the network device outside coverage of the network device.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, comprising means for: transmitting (210), to a network node, an indication that a plurality of timing advance loops are supported; receiving (220), from the network node, a configuration for measuring downlink reference signals; performing (230) measurements on the downlink reference signals according to the configuration; determining (240), based on the measurement, that at least one additional timing advance loop is needed for transmission of a plurality of candidate uplink beams; and transmitting (250), to the network node, an indication that at least one additional timing advance loop is needed for transmission of the plurality of candidate uplink beams.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for fast downlink beam switching assumptions related to quasi-colocation are provided. For example, a method can include determining whether a reported downlink reference signal corresponds to a reference signal, based on a spatial reception parameter corresponding to channel conditions and supporting beamforming, with a resource set that is configured to a user equipment with a tracking reference signal parameter. The method can also include interpreting a downlink reception parameter based on the determination regarding the reported downlink reference signal. The method can further include controlling at least a receive beam or a transmit beam of the user equipment based on the interpretation of the downlink transmission configuration indicator state.

Abstract: Disclosed is inter alia a user equipment, comprising means for: —receiving, from a network node, a first configuration for at least one uplink reference signal to be transmitted through at least one respective antenna port of the user equipment, wherein the first configuration comprises a first set of resource blocks over which the at least one uplink reference signal is to be transmitted; —determining whether sufficient power headroom is available at the user equipment to compensate for at least one first insertion loss to be incurred within the user equipment by the at least one respective uplink reference signal transmitted according to the first configuration; —if it is determined that sufficient power headroom to compensate for the at least one first insertion loss is not available, transmitting, to the network node, a re-configuration request for the at least one uplink reference signal; —receiving, from the network node in response to the re-configuration request, a second configuration for the at leas

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for improved transmission configurations for phase tracking reference signals (PTRS) associated with demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports multiplexed with one or more DMRS ports via time domain orthogonal cover codes (TD-OCC). The method includes receiving, from a network element, a first indication indicating whether transmission of a PTRS associated with a first DMRS port associated with a first DMRS is enabled in an apparatus, where the first DMRS port is multiplexed with one or more DMRS ports via TD-OCC. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the first indication, that the apparatus is enabled to transmit the PTRS. The method also includes, in response to determining that the apparatus is enabled to transmit the PTRS, causing transmission of the PTRS to the network element.

Abstract: User equipment comprising: means configured to: report, to a network, antenna-switching configurations for the user equipment: receive, from the network, a configuration of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources; and transmit, in parallel, a first SRS using a first SRS resource of the SRS resources to a first transmission-reception point (TRP) and a second SRS of the SRS resources using a second SRS resource to a second TRP.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for correspondence between downlink reference signals and uplink reference signals. A terminal device in a communication network may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to perform: transmitting, to a network device, information indicative of support of antenna port correspondence between antenna ports used for reception of downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) resources and antenna ports used for transmission of uplink (UL) reference signal resources at the terminal device: receiving, from the network device, a request for use of the antenna port correspondence at the terminal device: and transmitting, to the network device, a message indicating usage of the antenna port correspondence at the terminal device.

Abstract: A method including: determining, with a user equipment, an uplink transmission power control mode from at least two possible different uplink transmission power control modes for antenna ports of the user equipment, where the antenna ports comprise at least two antenna ports; and sending, to a network equipment, information regarding the determined uplink transmission power control mode.

Abstract: A method comprising transmitting beam cluster information to a user equipment, the beam cluster information defining a plurality of beam clusters and beam identification information for each of a plurality of beams in a respective beam cluster of the plurality of beam clusters; and transmitting, to the user equipment, at least one beam based on the beam cluster information.

Abstract: A mapping is selected, for DMRSs for one or more transmissions on a channel, using information for ranks higher than four that has ports assigned for the DRMSs mapped to different codewords and to different CDM groups. Layers are distributed over the CDM groups. The DMRSs are transmitted on the channel.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for facilitating simultaneous uplink sounding reference signal transmissions from user equipment. In relation to a base station, a method includes causing transmission of configuration indication state (TCI-state) information to be provided to at least one user equipment (UE). The TCI-state information includes information regarding a current TCI-state. In conjunction with the TCI-state information, the method includes causing one or more initialization parameters specific to the TCI-state to be provided for at least one uplink sounding reference signal (UL SRS) transmission with comb-offset hopping and/or cyclic-shift hopping. Corresponding methods, apparatus and computer program products are also provided for a base station and user equipment.