Abstract: In order to facilitate sending of different kinds of channel feedback information, a periodic information transmission in a shared uplink channel is configured, PUSCH, and required resources are allocated for the transmission.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: configuring a common resource space having a plurality of time-frequency resources and code resources, where the common resource space includes a first portion for a first type of signaling and a second portion for a second type of signaling, where the first type of signaling includes at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling, where the second type of signaling includes dynamic acknowledgement signaling; and allocating, based on the configured common resource space, resources of the common resource space for the at least one of persistent acknowledgement signaling and scheduling request signaling.

Abstract: A method includes receiving initial acknowledgement resource information at a user device from a base station. The initial acknowledgement resource information is associated with a subset of acknowledgement resources. The method includes determining in dependence on the initial acknowledgement resource information which of the subset of acknowledgement resources is to be used. The user device transmits an acknowledgement on the determined resource.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for cell-edge scheduling arrangement for high subcarrier spacing. In an example implementation, the method may include configuring, by a gNB, a first numerology parameter that enables at least symbol repetition and a modified cyclic prefix, and transmitting, by the gNB, a downlink signal/channel that is configured based at least on the symbol repetition and modified cyclic prefix. In another example implementation, the method may include configuring, by a user equipment (UE), a first numerology parameter that enables at least symbol repetition and modified cyclic prefix based at least on information received from a gNB, aligning, by the UE, fast Fourier transform (FFT) windows with boundaries of the repeated symbols, and processing, by the UE, a downlink signal/channel received from the gNB based at least on the aligning.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising controlling receiving, at a node, subframe type configuration information, said subframe type configuration information defining at least one subframe type of a group of subframes to be used in a secondary cell, said secondary cell configured to provide at least one of licensed-assisted access, licensed shared access and co-primary sharing access and using said subframe type configuration information to cause the node to operate in accordance with that configuration in the secondary cell.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining, at a user device capable of transmitting at least one subframe, the subframe having a subframe structure including at least one first symbol associated with one of physical layer signals and a first channel, and at least one second symbol associated with a second channel, if the respective one of physical layer signals and the first channel is scheduled to be transmitted in the at least one first symbol and, if the respective one of physical layer signals and the first channel is not scheduled to be transmitted in the at least one first symbol, causing transmission of a signal indicating channel occupancy during the at least one first symbol and transmission of the second channel during the at least one second symbol.

Abstract: A method may include determining a slot for hybrid automatic repeat request feedback based on one or more downlink assignments. The method may also include determining one or more sets of communication channels with associated start and length indicators for which hybrid automatic repeat requests will be bundled based on a resource assignment table and a hybrid automatic repeat request bundling configuration parameter. The method may further include determining one or more sets of candidate communication channel slots based on K1 values and the resource assignment table. Further, the method may include selecting a start and length indicator for each communication channel set from a corresponding resource assignment row. The method may also include removing unselected start and length indicators and candidate communication channel slots without a selected start and length indicator.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling a listen before talk (LBT) failure are provided. One method may include performing, by a user equipment, listen before talk (LBT). When the listen before talk (LBT) is successful, the method may include transmitting an intended transmission subsequent to the listen before talk (LBT). When the listen before talk (LBT) is not successful, the method may include transmitting an indication of listen before talk (LBT) failure by transmitting a portion of the intended transmission subsequent to the listen before talk (LBT).

Abstract: In a system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for implementing time domain resource allocation (TDRA) enhancements for use in a 60 GHz frequency range scenario, a user equipment (UE) device may be caused to, receive a time domain resource allocation (TDRA) table from a radio access network (RAN) node, the TDRA table including TDRA configuration information for at least one multi-slot TDRA, receive an indication regarding at least one multi-slot TDRA from the RAN node, receive at least one masking signal indication from the RAN node, the at least one masking signal indication including information corresponding to at least one scheduled transmission slot for at least one masking signal, determine whether to modify the multi-slot TDRA based on the received at least one masking signal indication, and perform multi-slot communication with the RAN node based on results of the determining whether to modify the multi-slot TDRA.

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 UE performs first control channel monitoring according to a first CORESET and first search space set configuration(s), the first control channel monitoring performed on n subbands, n>1, able to be transmitted by a base station in an unlicensed band carrier. The UE determines, in response to a detection of a control channel in the monitoring and from the control channel, transmission bandwidth configuration to be used by the base station in the unlicensed band carrier for control channels. The UE performs second control channel monitoring according to a second CORESET and at least one second search space set configuration. The second control channel monitoring is performed on m subbands, m?n, in the unlicensed band carrier, the m subbands being a subset of the n of subbands. A base station determines which subbands are available for use and transmits the transmission bandwidth configuration to the UE based thereon.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved signaling. For example, it may be helpful to improve the management of the uplink timing alignment where multiple numerologies are used. A method may include receiving at a user equipment an indication from a network node. The timing adjustment granularity may be determined implicitly based on one or more multiple numerology assigned to a timing advance group. The method may also include applying at the user equipment the indicated timing adjustment granularity associated with one of the multiple numerologies.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a terminal device configured to perform the following. Initially, the terminal device monitors physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, transmissions according to a first set of rules. The first set of rules comprises rules for performing monitoring over at least two beam pair links, each beam pair link corresponding to a control resource set, CORESET, with a different active transmission configuration indication, TCI, state. The terminal device receives, using a first CORESET with a first active TCI state from an access node, an indication for limiting monitoring and consequently limits monitoring of PDCCH transmissions associated with CORESETs having a TCI state other than the first active TCI state for a period of time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for channel access for semi-static uplink (UL) resources are provided. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, an indication of at least one of time portions of channel occupancy time (COT) where the user equipment can use a first type of channel access for configured uplink (CUL) transmission or time portions where a second type of channel access is required prior to the configured uplink (CUL) transmission. The method may then include, based on the received indication, determining a channel access mechanism to use when transmitting on a configured uplink (CUL) resource.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) comprising: at least one processor (12); and at least one memory (13) including computer program instructions (14); the at least one memory (13) and the computer program instructions (14) configured to, with the at least one processor (12), cause the apparatus (10) at least to perform: receiving (201) configuration information for enabling the apparatus (10) to measure a first set of Downlink (DL) Reference Signals (RSs) (302) and/or a second set of DLRSs (304), wherein DLRSs (302 #0-302 #4) of the first set of DLRSs (302) are respectively associated with a first set of DL beams (303), wherein one or more DLRSs (302 #1-302 #3) of the first set of DLRSs (302) are configured to be Quasi-Co-Located (QCLed) with at least one DLRS (304 #m) of the second set of DLRSs (304), and wherein DLRSs (304 #a-304 #z) of the second set of DLRSs (304) are respectively associated with a second set of DL beams (305); receiving (202) information for enabling the apparatus (10) to determine a Quasi-Co-Location (Q

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved signaling. For example, it may be helpful to improve the management of the uplink timing alignment where multiple numerologies are used. A method may include receiving at a user equipment an indication from a network node. The timing adjustment granularity may be determined implicitly based on one or more multiple numerology assigned to a timing advance group. The method may also include applying at the user equipment the indicated timing adjustment granularity associated with one of the multiple numerologies.

Abstract: To monitor physical downlink control channel, a wireless device is configured at least with one configuration for physical downlink control channel monitoring, a configuration defining a minimum monitoring period, which comprises a plurality of slots, a control resource set occupying one or more symbols in one or more slots at the beginning of the minimum monitoring period, and one or more search spaces associated with the control resource set.

Abstract: In a system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for implementing time domain resource allocation (TDRA) enhancements for use in a 60 GHz frequency range scenario, a user equipment (UE) device may be caused to, receive a time domain resource allocation (TDRA) table from a radio access network (RAN) node, the TDRA table including TDRA configuration information for at least one multi-slot TDRA, receive an indication regarding at least one multi-slot TDRA from the RAN node, receive at least one masking signal indication from the RAN node, the at least one masking signal indication including information corresponding to at least one scheduled transmission slot for at least one masking signal, determine whether to modify the multi-slot TDRA based on the received at least one masking signal indication, and perform multi-slot communication with the RAN node based on results of the determining whether to modify the multi-slot TDRA.

Abstract: It is provided a method, including checking if an overlapping transmission is restricted to an overlapping transmission of a transmission of a first type and a transmission of a second type; splitting, if the overlapping transmission is restricted, an overall symbol allocation table into a first type symbol allocation table including the symbol allocations related to the transmission of the first type and into a second type symbol allocation table including the symbol allocations related to the transmission of the second type; separately pruning the first type symbol allocation table and the second type symbol allocation table in order to obtain one or more second type occasions for the transmission of the respective type; monitoring, for each of a first resource and a second resource different from the first resource and for each of the first type occasions and for each of the second type occasions, if a respective transmission is successfully received; acknowledging in a codebook the respective transmission