Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes transmitting circuitry configured to send a low-capability indication that indicates reduced capabilities of the UE to a 5G New Radio (NR) network. In some examples, multiple low-capability indications may be sent to indicate capabilities of the UE to the 5G NR network. In other examples, a single low-capability indication may be sent in an attach request. The 5G NR network may request the reduced capabilities of the UE in a capability request update. In yet other examples, a single low-capability indication may be sent in a radio resource control (RRC) establishment cause.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for indicating a repetition type from a set of repetition types for Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) transmission(s). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a number of PUCCH repetitions or a set of numbers of PUCCH repetitions. Further, the receiving circuitry is also configured to receive, based on a detection of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) carrying a downlink control information (DCI), third information (in the DCI) used for indicating a selection or adjustment of the number of PUCCH repetitions. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, to the base station, PUCCH transmission(s) according to the first information, the second information, and the third information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a first radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for configuring a Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) configuration, to receive a second RRC message comprising second information used for configuring that deferring of SPS hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) is supported, and to receive, based on a detection of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying a downlink control information (DCI) format with cyclic redundancy check (CRC)scrambled by a first radio network identifier (RNTI) for an activation of the SPS PDSCH, the SPS PDSCH transmission.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor configured to determine a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) pay load reduction for multiplexing HARQ-ACK with different priorities. The processor is also configured to multiplex the HARQ-ACK with different priorities based on the HARQ-ACK payload reduction. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE receives a configuration for a configured grant (CG) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The UE also receives first information indicating whether Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback is disabled for the CG PUSCH, and second information indicating a timing offset for the CG PUSCH. The UE transmits the CG PUSCH based on the configuration and the second information. The UE also flushes a data buffer of the CG PUSCH based on the first information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive signaling that includes a configuration for a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). The receiving circuitry is also configured to receive signaling that comprises first information to indicate whether HARQ feedback is disabled for the SPS PDSCH. The receiving circuitry is further configured to receive signaling that comprises second information to indicate a timing offset for the SPS PDSCH and/or corresponding HARQ feedback. The receiving circuitry is additionally configured to receive the SPS PDSCH based on the configuration and/or the second information. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the HARQ feedback based on the configuration and the first information and the second information. The UE further includes a processor configured to flush a data buffer of the SPS PDSCH based on the first information.

Abstract: A method for a wireless terminal of a New Radio (NR) system is provided. The method includes receiving, in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated with a first serving cell of a plurality of serving cells, downlink control information (DCI). The DCI includes configuration information for one or more physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs), each PUSCH of the one or more PUSCHs being associated with a corresponding one of one or more of the plurality of serving cells. The DCI also includes trigger information to trigger a generation of a channel state information (CSI) report at the wireless terminal. The method further includes generating, in response to receiving the trigger information, the CSI report, selecting the PUSCH associated with one serving cell of the one or more of the plurality of serving cells, and transmitting the CSI report on the PUSCH associated with the one serving cell.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes reception circuitry configured to receive a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a second PDCCH. The UE also includes transmission circuitry configured to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). Downlink control information (DCI) carried by the first PDCCH schedules the PUSCH. In a case that the second PDCCH is a group-common PDCCH, the transmission circuitry stops transmission of the PUSCH on resources indicated by the second PDCCH. In a case that the second PDCCH includes a rescheduling DCI, the transmission circuitry transmits the PUSCH on the resources indicated by the rescheduling DCI.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that communicates with a base station apparatus is described. The UE may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for indicating a first resource(s) for location reporting. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising second information used for activating/scheduling the location reporting. The UE may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a location report according to the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A network-controlled repeater (NCR) apparatus that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and a base station apparatus is described. The NCR apparatus may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for indicating a first list of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state(s) for beam(s) associated with backhaul-link and/or C-link, receive an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a second list of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state(s) for beam(s) associated with access link, receive a first media access control (MAC) Control Element (CE) message comprising third information, and receive a second media access control (MAC) Control Element (CE) message comprising fourth information. The apparatus may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a signal carried by the access-link in a time-frequency resource based on a TCI state from the second set.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor configured to determine whether scheduling request (SR) reporting with hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) with different priorities is supported. The processor is also configured to generate SR bits for multiplexing HARQ-ACK, wherein the HARQ-ACK having different priorities. The processor is further configured to multiplex the HARQ-ACK and the SR bits. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the multiplexed HARQ-ACK and SR bits on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

Abstract: A network-controlled repeater (NCR) apparatus that communicates with a user equipment (UE) and a base station apparatus is described. The NCR apparatus may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for indicating a first list of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state(s) for beam(s) associated with backhaul-link and/or C-link, receive an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a second list of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state(s) for beam(s) associated with access link, receive a first media access control (MAC) Control Element (CE) message comprising third information, and receive a second media access control (MAC) Control Element (CE) message comprising fourth information. The apparatus may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carried by the access-link according to the second TCI state.

Abstract: A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a cell specific common time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a side information with an NCR dedicated TDD UL/DL configuration. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine slots for a backhaul link and/or a control link downlink (DL), and receive DL transmissions from a gNodeB (gNB). The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine candidate slots for DL transmission on an access link, wherein the access link is for communications between the NCR and associated UE(s), and receive an indication from the gNB to transmit an access DL in a slot from the candidate slots for DL transmission on the access link. The NCR may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a previous buffered DL slot from the gNB in the slot on the access link.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for uplink transmission with uplink support of non-terrestrial network (NTN). The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE receives an RRC message comprising first information used for indicating a reduced UE processing capability from a set of multiple reduced UE processing capabilities; receives an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a numerology for a PDSCH transmission; receives an RRC message comprising third information used for indicating a scaling factor for reduced UE PDSCH decoding time; and receives an RRC message comprising fourth information used for indicating an offset for reduced UE PDSCH decoding time. The UE also transmits, to the base station, a valid HARQ-ACK message if the first uplink symbol of a PUCCH which carries the HARQ-ACK information starts no earlier than at symbol X, the symbol X being defined as the next uplink symbol with its CP starting after Tproc,1,relaxed after the end of the last symbol of the PDSCH carrying a TB being acknowledged.

Abstract: A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a cell specific common time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a side information with an NCR dedicated TDD UL/DL configuration, determine candidate slots for uplink (UL) reception on an access link, receive an indication from a gNodeB (gNB) to receive an access uplink in a slot in the candidate slots for UL reception on the access link, receive UL transmissions in the slot on the access link, and buffer the receive UL slot for later forwarding to the gNB, determine slots for a backhaul link and/or a control link UL transmissions, and receive an indication from the gNB to forward a buffered UL in the backhaul link and/or the control link UL slot. The NCR may also transmit a previously buffered access link UL slot from a UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE determines a joint coding for more than two bits of total payload for low priority hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) and high priority HARQ-ACK on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The UE also determines a PUCCH resource based on the total HARQ-ACK payload from sets of high priority PUCCH resources. The UE further determines a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for a PUCCH transmission based on the total HARQ-ACK payload and a maxCodeRate on the selected PUCCH resource. The UE also multiplexes the low priority HARQ-ACK and the high priority HARQ-ACK based on the determined joint coding. The UE further transmits the multiplexed HARQ-ACK on the PUCCH.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive downlink control information (DCI) for uplink transmission with reduced capability. The DCI includes a time domain resource assignment field The UE also includes a processor. The processor is configured to determine a resource allocation based on the DCI with the time domain resource assignment field.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry receives first information and second information. Monitoring circuitry monitors downlink control information (DCI) carried by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The first information indicates information to configure a first control resource set (CORESET) pool and a second CORESET pool. The second information indicates information on a first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for CORESETs associated with the first CORESET pool and a TCI state for CORESETs associated the second CORESET pool. The DCI carried by a first PDCCH is monitored by a CORESET associated with the first CORESET pool. The DCI carried by a second PDCCH is monitored by a CORESET associated with the second CORESET pool.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a downlink control information (DCI) format used for scheduling of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The DCI includes a priority indicator. The UE further includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform channel state information (CSI) reporting on a first physical uplink channel based on the priority indicator in a case that the first physical uplink channel overlaps with a second physical uplink channel.