Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for device capability indication. A terminal device obtains a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) comprising a MAC subheader. The MAC subheader comprises a reduced capability (RedCap) bit for indicating that the terminal device supports enhanced RedCap. The terminal device transmits the MAC PDU to a network device. In this way, an indication of the enhanced RedCap can be provided efficiently, for example, without consuming more values of the short logical channel ID (LCID) field in the MAC subheader.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer readable medium for small data transmission (SDT). A first device, in response to first data to be transmitted via a SDT corresponding to a first set of resources for a random access procedure and a second set of resources for a configured grant procedure, determine a target resource for at least a part of the first data based on a logical channel restriction on the SDT; and transmit, to a second device, at least the part of the first data on the target resource. In this way, the SDT procedure can be performed with logical channel restrictions, which allows a better isolation of services through specific resource selection. The communication efficiency and network performance can also be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for paging. An example method may include selecting, by a user equipment, a random access resource from a second group of random access resources, and performing a random access procedure on the selected random access resource, wherein the second group of random access resources may be different from a first group of random access resources, and the first group of random access resources may be associated with an event triggering the random access procedure and/or a type of the user equipment. Related apparatuses and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and non-transitory program storage device for handling of a resumption in connection is described. The method includes determining whether a periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has expired; when the periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has been determined to have expired: setting a variable to a first setting; the variable comprising a pendingPeriodicRNAUpdate variable; and determining whether an upper layer has requested resumption of a radio resource control connection, and either: initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set based on information received from the upper layers, or initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set to rna-Update.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses, and computer readable medium for small data transmission (SDT). The method comprises in accordance with a determination that a first condition related to Small Data Transmission (SDT) is met, determining a target identifier associated with an inactive state of the first device; and transmitting, to the second device, a first message for the SDT comprising the target identifier. By using an I-RNTI determined based on the SDT type, which may be the short I-RNTI or a new I-RNTI even shorter than the short I-RNTI, bits can be saved and used for UL data that can be transmitted while respecting a maximum SDT data threshold configured by the network device.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for paging. An example method may include evaluating a transmission power related to uplink data transmission, and determining whether to initiate a small data transmission procedure for the uplink data transmission based on at least one criterion related to a transmission power to be used for the uplink data transmission and the evaluated transmission power. Related apparatuses and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for access management for reduced capability (RedCap) devices. A method may include acquiring system information from a cell. In some example embodiments, the system information may provide a control resource set zero configuration. The method may also include monitoring a physical downlink control channel based on the control resource set zero configuration. The method may further include receiving, from the physical downlink control channel, downlink control information that indicates a resource allocation for a system information block. In addition, the method may include determining, from the resource allocation whether the cell is barred.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio resource management or radio link monitoring. The method may include receiving from a network element a signal including information for a measurement relaxation. The method may also include determining whether the measurement relaxation is allowed. The method may further include performing relaxed or non-relaxed measurements based on the determination.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a network node, information of at least one period of time that a user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and communicating signaling comprising the information towards the user equipment. In another exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving from a network node, by a user equipment, information of at least one period of time that the user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and using the information to perform the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of paging enhancement mechanism. The method comprises: in accordance with a determination that no early paging indication is received from a second device during a set of indication occasions, determining, at a first device, whether a paging-related condition is met, the early paging indication addressing a set of paging occasions, the second device serving the first device; in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is met, refraining from monitoring for paging message on the set of paging occasions; and in accordance with a determination that the paging-related condition is not met, monitoring for the paging message on the set of paging occasions. As such, the paging mechanism performed between the terminal device and the network device can be adapted to the network conditions, reliability, power consumption and so on.

Abstract: A base station includes a receiver configured to receive, from a user equipment, a request to establish a service to the base station. The base station also includes a processor configured to determine, in response to receiving the request, whether the request is serviceable within a default time interval. The base station further includes a transmitter configured to transmit an acknowledgment comprising information indicating an extended time interval in response to the base station determining that the extended time interval is needed to successfully complete the request. The user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive the acknowledgment from the base station. The user equipment also includes a timer configured to start and run for a default time in response to transmission of the request. The timer is modified in response to receiving the information indicating the extended time interval.

Abstract: Mechanism on configured grant transmissions is provided. If a small data transmission is needed, a first device determines whether a timing advance is valid in a subsequent CG occasion for the small data transmission. The first device also determines whether an evaluation of a validity condition is applicable in the subsequent CG occasion for the small data transmission. If the timing advance is valid and the evaluation is applicable, the first device performs the small data transmission in the subsequent CG occasion. In this way, the first device is able to perform the evaluation of the validity condition in advance, thereby reducing delays and avoiding failures.

Abstract: This disclosure presents apparatuses and methods to determine, assign, and communicate paging subgroups using assistance information. In some aspects, assistance information can include user equipment (UE) parameters, for example, UE capability parameters, UE type parameters, ID preference parameters, location parameters, or mobility parameters. In some aspects, assistance information can include network parameters, cell parameters, or information about a subset or all UEs registered on the network. The radio access network (RAN) or core network (CN) can utilize the assistance information to determine the number of paging subgroups and to assign one or more subsets of UEs to each paging subgroup. The RAN or CN can communicate the paging subgroups to one or more of the UEs within the network. In some aspects, the paging subgroup can be directly indicated to the UE. In some aspects, the paging subgroup can be derived by the UE using the received paging subgroup information.

Abstract: An apparatus determines, during a small data transmission procedure in an inactive state, whether amount of uplink data transmitted or to be transmitted exceeds a limit, which indicates amount of uplink data that the apparatus is at least allowed to transmit during the small data transmission procedure. Wireless network signals information indicating the limit.

Abstract: There are provided apparatuses, methods and computer program products. In accordance with an embodiment, there is disclosed a method comprising defining at least one message length related criterium comprising at least a minimum data volume threshold; determining whether transmission of a message using a small data transmission procedure in an inactive state of the user equipment is allowed; and providing the user equipment indication of the usage of the at least one message length related criterium.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one indication of at least one non-default measurement profile. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, that at least one predefined condition applies. The method may further include applying, by the user equipment, one or more of at least one adapted measurement, at least one non-adapted measurement, at least one default measurement profile, at least one non-default measurement profile, at least one adapted measurement profile, and at least one non-adapted measurement profile.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for configuration of small data transmission. In example embodiments, a metric of mobility is determined in an inactive state. Based on the metric of mobility, one of a small data transmission procedure and a connection establishment procedure is selected for data transmission. Further, the selected one of the small data transmission procedure and the connection establishment procedure is initiated for the data transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of state transition reporting. The method comprises: determining, at a first device, a DRX configuration for a second device in an inactive state, the second device located within an area served by one or more devices comprising the first device; determining configuration information based at least in part on the DRX configuration; and transmitting, to a third device of a core network, the configuration information to cause the third device to adjust downlink transmissions for the second device. The core network can determine when the UE is reachable and adjust transmissions associated with paging accordingly. As such, a longer eDRX cycle can be achieved without increasing buffering burden at the RAN.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to initiation of small data transmission (SDT). A first device determines whether SDT is allowed to be initiated at a first protocol layer of the first device. In accordance with a determination that the SDT is allowed to be initiated at the first protocol layer, the first device determines whether the SDT is allowed to be initiated at a second protocol layer of the first device. In accordance with a determination that the SDT is allowed to be initiated at the second protocol layer, the first device initiates, via the first protocol layer, a communication procedure for the SDT with a second device. Through this solution, it is possible to avoid unnecessary interactions between protocol layers as well as avoid false resume of the radio bearer when the SDT procedure cannot be performed.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising determining, by a network device of a communication network, a time period for monitoring a random access response; identifying that a wake-up signal occasion for a wakeup signal is overlapping a predetermined time period for the random access response, wherein the predetermined time period comprises the determined time period; and based on the identifying, controlling monitoring of the wake-up signal occasion for a wake-up signal, is disclosed.