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: 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: 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: 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: 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: A user equipment that is configured to evaluate an expected handover delay to at least one of a plurality of candidate cells and to generate an indication of the handover delay and transmit it to a network node of a serving cell is disclosed. This allows the network to take into account handover delays when deciding on how and whether to perform a handover.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: determining whether a user equipment, UE, is in an active period; causing performance, by the UE, of L1/L2-Triggered Mobility, LTM, assistance measurements when the UE is in an active period; and stopping performance, by the UE, of LTM assistance measurements when the UE is not in an active period.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for synchronization signal block measurement. An example apparatus for a terminal device may include at least one processor and at least one memory.

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.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a first cell activation when the cell discontinuous transmission (DTX)/discontinuous reception (DRX) is applied. In particular, a network device transmits a configuration of cell DTX and/or a configuration of cell DRX for a first cell to a terminal device. The network device also transmits an activation indication for the first cell. The terminal device monitors a set of reference signals from the network device during an activation procedure of the first cell. The terminal device further transmits a report that is based on a measurement on the set of reference signals to a cell that is a special cell or a physical uplink control channel cell. In this way, it can reduce the latency of the activation of the first cell.

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: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to UE type switching. In an aspect, a terminal device transmits, to a network device, capability information indicating support of a plurality of types of the terminal device. Then, the network device transmits an indication for switching a type of the terminal device to the terminal device. Moreover, the terminal device performs type switching based on the indication and a requirement for an interruption caused by the type switching. In this way, it is allowed to avoid transmission failure due to the interruption caused by type switching, and thus improve resource utilization and transmission flexibility.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable storage medium of communication. The method implemented at a first device comprises receiving, from a second device, a message for bandwidth part switching for the first device, the message triggering the first device to activate a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps. The method further comprises delaying to apply at least one measurement gap of the one or more measurement gaps. In this way, the delay of the bandwidth part switching procedure is controllable and predictable for both the first and the second device, and further the required necessary interaction after the bandwidth part switching is ensured thereby, while the new measurement gap configuration may be activated as soon as possible.

Abstract: Disclosed in a mechanism for a user equipment connected to a base station via a first beam, to determine that a beam switch is to be performed from the first beam to a second beam, wherein the base station manages both the first and second beams and to perform the beam switch at least by a random-access procedure using the second beam to synchronize communications between the user equipment and the second beam.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a user equipment for cell measurements. The user equipment comprises means configured for: in response to determining that a signal quality of a serving cell of the user equipment fulfils a certain signal condition: performing intra-frequency measurements on a serving carrier of the serving cell if one or more one or more neighboring cells on the serving carrier are identified by the user equipment, otherwise performing at least inter-frequency measurements on a non-serving carrier.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one search threshold configuration. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, at least one carrier measurement to perform according to the at least one received search threshold configuration. The method may further performing, by the user equipment, perform the at least one determined carrier measurement.