Abstract: A user equipment comprising means for: determining an evaluation period, wherein the determined evaluation period can be at least a first evaluation period, a second evaluation period or a third evaluation period; and performing downlink channel quality assessment comprising performing downlink measurements during the determined evaluation period, wherein the second evaluation period has a longer duration than the first evaluation period and the wherein the third evaluation period has a shorter duration than the second evaluation period.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive, from a serving network, an indication that multiple non-serving network gaps that overlap in time are able to be used substantially simultaneously; detect a gap collision between at least one serving network gap and at least one non-serving network gap; in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is required to fulfill at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform operations in the serving network using the at least one serving network gap; and in response to a determination that operation on the at least one serving network gap is not required to fulfill the at least one requirement associated with the at least one serving network gap, perform operations in a non-serving network using the at least one non-serving network gap.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: perform candidate target cell measurements based, at least partially, on a first configuration; receive, from a network node, an indication to perform activation of at least one transmission configuration indicator state associated with at least one candidate target cell; determine a configuration for performing candidate target cell measurements in response to the indication to perform activation of the at least one transmission configuration indicator state; and use the configuration to measure a reduced set of candidate target cells indicated with the first configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment based timing advance measurements. The method may include receiving a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility configuration for one or more candidate target cells, wherein UE-based TA measurement is enabled for a plurality of cells comprising the one or more candidate target cells and performing user equipment-based timing advance measurements for the plurality of cells according to a first user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior during a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility procedure. An indication to enable a second user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior may be received. User equipment-based timing advance measurements for the plurality of cells according to the second user equipment-based timing advance measurements behavior based on the indication may be performed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. In an aspect, a method for communication comprises receiving, at a terminal device, from a network device an indication for the terminal device to establish a connection with a target cell. The method also comprises determining a condition as to whether the target cell and a transmit beam of the target cell for the terminal device are known to the terminal device. The method also comprises determining, based on the condition, a delay for the terminal device to establish the connection. The method further comprises establishing the connection within the delay. The embodiments of the present disclosure can improve communication performance of a terminal device.

Abstract: An apparatus may receive, from a source network node, a configuration of a channel bandwidth and a first bandwidth part for receiving data from the source network node, for example during a handover from the source network node to a target network node, and a configuration of a second bandwidth part for receiving data from the target network node. The apparatus may communicate data with the source network node and the target network node with a bandwidth including the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part using same protocol stack.

Abstract: A first apparatus may be configured, over a serving cell, to indicate to a second apparatus controlling the operation of the serving cell, a suitability of a non-serving cell for one or more inter-cell purposes. For example, the first apparatus may receive from the second apparatus Layer 3, L3, measurement configuration information including a criterion for one or more first inter-cell purposes. When the first apparatus detects, based on performed L3 measurements of one or more reference signals in one or more non-serving cells that the criterion is met for L3 measurements of a first reference signal in a first non-serving cell, the first apparatus transmits a measurement report indicating that the first non-serving cell is a suitable cell for performing L1 measurements by the first apparatus for one or more second inter-cell purposes.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for receiving (600), on a source cell, a radio resource control configuration for at least one candidate cell including first configuration information and second configuration information; means for decoding (602) the first configuration information; means for performing (604) the at least one measurement based on the first configuration information; means for transmitting (606), on the source cell, a measurement report comprising at least one result of the at least one measurement; means for receiving (608), on the source cell, a message triggering the apparatus to decode the second configuration information; means for decoding (610) the second configuration information; means for receiving, on the source cell, a command to switch the apparatus to a target cell selected amongst the at least one candidate cell; and means for switching (612) to the target cell based on the second configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to supporting network controlled measurement interruption ratio. In an aspect, a terminal device determines, based on at least one measurement requirement, a first interruption ratio. The first interruption ratio is different from a second interruption ratio acceptable by the network device. The terminal device transmits, to a network device, a first message requesting the network device to grant the first interruption ratio. By implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure, network controlled measurement interruption ratio can be supported and the negative impact caused by the interruptions could be reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a reporting delay for cell activation. In an aspect, a terminal device receives from a network device, a cell activation command for activation of the cell. The terminal device determines a time period for reporting layer 3 (L3) measurement for the activation of the cell based on one of (i) transmitting of a report from the terminal device, (ii) receiving of a command from the network device, or (iii) information for determining the time period received from the network device. Then the terminal device transmits the L3 measurement to the network device within the time period. As such, the terminal device can determine a time period to be used for reporting L3 measurement upon cell activation command and transmits L3 report to the network device within the time period.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a configuration of one or more candidate cells for switching to from a serving cell. The UE may receive, from the network entity, an indication to deactivate all transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states associated with one or more indicated cells. The UE may deactivate the all TCI states associated with the one or more indicated cells based at least in part on receiving the indication to deactivate the all TCI states. One or more of the one or more candidate cells or the serving cell may include the one or more indicated cells.

Abstract: An apparatus for a terminal has means for storing a first configuration for measurement reporting on downlink reference signals, wherein one or more downlink reference signals correspond to one of a plurality of states for a first channel. The apparatus also has means for receiving an activation of a first state of the plurality of states for the first channel, and determining a second configuration for measurement reporting based on the first configuration for measurement reporting and the received activation of the first state, wherein the second configuration for measurement reporting configures the terminal to report measurements on a first downlink reference signal corresponding to the first state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for detecting cells in scenarios of carrier aggregations. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, if the terminal device receives information indicating to connect to a different cell from the currently connecting cell, the terminal device detects the different cell in a spatial direction of the beam on which the information is received. In this way, a significant reduction in terminal device search and measurement effort is achieve, which leads to significant reduction in the latency.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: while a user equipment, UE, is scheduled without uplink, UL, gap intervals for proximity sensing: performing a first measurement indicative of a first measured peak effective isotropic radiated power, EIRP, value of the UE, and obtaining a first UL transmit power report from the UE; while the UE is scheduled with one or more UL gap intervals for proximity sensing and is placed in a free-space environment: outside the one or more scheduled UL gap intervals, performing a second measurement indicative of a second measured peak EIRP value of the UE, and obtaining a second UL transmit power report from the UE; and determining whether the UE is eligible for UL gap configuration at least based on the first and second measured peak EIRP values and on the first and second UL transmit power reports. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and a testing arrangement.

Abstract: Method for measurement gap configuration comprising: sending a first message including a first measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) new measurement gap capability from a first network device(20) to the UE(10); detecting at the first network device(20) whether a legacy gap assisted measurement is required for the UE(10); responsive to the legacy gap assisted measurement being required, sending a second message including a second measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to the UE(10); sending a third message indicating fallback of the UE(10) the legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to a second network device(30) in communication with the UE(10).

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: transmit an indication of at least one measurement capability, wherein the at least one measurement capability comprises, at least, an indication that the apparatus is capable of measuring at least one carrier without at least one measurement gap; receive an indication of at least one measurement configuration, wherein the at least one measurement configuration comprises, at least, an indication to measure the at least one carrier within the at least one measurement gap; and measure the at least one carrier within the at least one measurement gap based, at least partially, on the at least one measurement configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for interworking of measurements gaps and measurement gaps for multiple universal subscriber identity module user equipment are provided. For example, a method can include preparing a gap request to request a gap from a first network for performing an operation with respect to a second network. The gap request can include an indication of criticality of the gap. The method can also include transmitting the gap request from a user equipment to the first network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising providing a primary cell capable of serving a terminal device; determining a candidate secondary cell group, comprising one or more cells that have coverage area within the coverage are of the primary cell; determining, from the candidate secondary cell group, a cell that, based on information obtained before or during a connection setup signalling, has the highest probability of being successfully configured as a secondary cell for an inter-site carrier aggregation for the terminal device; and configuring the cell as the secondary cell for the inter-site carrier aggregation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for TCI state activation, comprising: at a first apparatus, receiving, from a second apparatus, a layer 3 measurement for a cell for a layer 1/layer 2 triggered mobility operation; determining that at least one condition of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state activation for the cell is met; based on the determining that the at least one condition of TCI state activation for the cell is met, determining, based at least in part on the layer 3 measurement for the cell, that at least one TCI state for the cell is to be activated; and based on the determining that the at least one TCI state for the cell is to be activated, transmitting, to the second apparatus, an indication of activation of the at least one TCI state for the cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for measuring multiple secondary cells. An example apparatus for a terminal device may include at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory may store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the terminal device at least to: receive configurations for discontinuous transmission defining active periods and non-active periods of multiple secondary cells, respectively; determine overlapping status of the active periods of the multiple secondary cells; determine, based on the determined overlapping status of the active periods of the multiple secondary cells, a measurement delay for measuring the multiple secondary cells; and measure the multiple secondary cells within the measurement delay.