Abstract: A wireless communication scenario comprises a radio propagation environment providing for a propagation of a wireless signal via a path component, the wireless communication scenario comprising a plurality of devices configured for wirelessly communicating in the wireless communication scenario. A member of the wireless communication scenario is configured for identifying the path component of the wireless signal travelling through the radio propagation environment.

Abstract: A concept for handovers in cellular networks, a concept for improved handling of tracking/paging areas for, for instance, user entities in inactive modes and a concept for enabling intelligent route selection in cellular networks are presented.

Abstract: A wireless communications network includes a base station configured for operating a wireless communications network cell of the wireless communications network so as to provide communication in a plurality of slots. Each slot includes a plurality of associated physical resources. The wireless communications network includes at least one transmitter configured for transmitting a signal in the wireless communications network cell by mapping the signal into a number of part signals and for transmitting the number of part signals with a corresponding number of associated slots using a corresponding number of sets of physical resources, each set containing at least a subset of the associated plurality of physical resources of the slot. Each set of physical resources is received at the base station shifted with a set-individual offset and with respect to a synchronized start of the slot.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an antenna and a transceiver. The transceiver transmits a first signal via the antenna, the first signal including a unique identification of the apparatus and a request for receive information about the first signal at a receiver. The transceiver receives from the receiver a second signal via the antenna, the second signal including first information about a direction of arrival (DoA) of the first signal at the receiver and second information indicative of a location of the receiver.

Abstract: The application relates to a communication device [e.g., UE] for communicating with one or more other communication devices using multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, communication, wherein the communication device is configured to: select [e.g., from ?] one or more preferred beams [e.g., bi]; and find one or more other beams [e.g., those such that INRk(cl)>?1] which have a comparatively high spatial correlation with the one or more preferred beams or which have a comparatively high probability of interference with the one or more preferred beams [e.g., if INRk(cl)>?1], wherein the communication device is configured to provide, to a coordinating communication device [e.g., BS, gNB]: first information [e.g., Fk,1] identifying the one or more preferred beams [e.g., Fk,1 is made of columns identifying the preferred beams]; and second information [e.g., rk,i,1, rk,i,2] identifying the one or more found other beams or a region [e.g., shape] in a map of beams comprising the one or more found other beams.

Abstract: A user equipment is configured to operate in a wireless communications network being operated in a TDD scheme, the TDD scheme including a plurality of TDD-frames, each TDD-frame including a guard period arranged between a downlink symbol and an uplink symbol of the TDD-frame. The user equipment is configured to receive a first number of symbols during the guard period or is configured to transmit the uplink symbol and to transmit a second number of symbols previous to transmitting the uplink symbol.

Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of logical radio access networks, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a plurality of users to be served by the base station for accessing one or more of the logical radio access networks, and the base station is configured to selectively control the physical resources of the wireless communication network assigned to the logical radio access networks and/or to control access of the users or user groups to one or more of the logical radio access networks, wherein, during a first operation mode of the wireless communication network, the base station is configured to allow access of users or user groups of one or more of the logical radio access networks (e.g.

Abstract: A user device UE for a wireless communication with a plurality of wireless network elements includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas are configured to form a plurality of spatial or directional beams. The user device is configured to provide simultaneously a plurality of independent wireless communication links using the plurality of spatial or directional beams, wherein the user device is configured to provide a first wireless communication link with a first wireless network element using a first spatial or directional beam and to provide a second wireless communication link with a second wireless network element using a second antenna beam.

Abstract: A user device, UE, and a base station, BS, for a wireless communication system is described. Each is using a transmission scheme on a radio resource, and is to determine one or more parameters of a radio channel associated with the radio resource, and to adapt the transmission scheme by selecting an additional radio resource on the basis of the determined one or more parameters. Further a wireless communication system, comprising two or more of the above devices, corresponding methods and a computer program product are described.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a transceiver, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit or receive data in at least one transmission time interval on certain allocated resource elements of a wireless communication system, wherein the transceiver is configured to at least partially blank a transmission time interval for a data block to be transmitted or received by the transmitter, wherein the transceiver is configured (a) to signal to another transceiver a transmission grant in a blanked part of the at least partially blanked transmission time interval or (b) to at least partially blank the transmission time interval based on a blanking pattern received from another transceiver.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas. The apparatus comprises a communication interface for receiving a control signal. The apparatus is configured to form a first radio frequency beam in accordance with a predetermined test case independent from the control signal using the antenna array. The apparatus is configured to form a second radio frequency beam that is different from the predetermined test case responsive to instructions contained in the control signal.

Abstract: A user equipment, UE, for a wireless communication network including one or more base stations, performs a transmission to a base station using a grant-free, GF, transmission scheme. The transmission being performed in accordance with a GF transmission configuration. The UE receives from the base station a certain signaling. The certain signaling indicates that the base station failed to identify the UE from the transmission. Responsive to the certain signaling from the base station, the UE retransmits the transmission in accordance with a GF retransmission configuration. The GF retransmission configuration is different from the GF transmission configuration.

Abstract: The application relates to a communication device [e.g., UE] for communicating with one or more other communication devices using multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, communication, wherein the communication device is configured to: select [e.g., from ?] one or more preferred beams [e.g., bi]; and find one or more other beams [e.g., those such that INRk(cl)>?1] which have a comparatively high spatial correlation with the one or more preferred beams or which have a comparatively high probability of interference with the one or more preferred beams [e.g., if INRk(cl)>?1], wherein the communication device is configured to provide, to a coordinating communication device [e.g., BS, gNB]: first information [e.g., Fk,1] identifying the one or more preferred beams [e.g., Fk,1 is made of columns identifying the preferred beams]; and second information [e.g., rk,i,1, rk,i,2] identifying the one or more found other beams or a region [e.g.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first transmitter and a second transmitter. For a transmission or reception of data of a first user equipment and data of a second user equipment on resources shared by the first user equipment and the second user equipment, the first transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a first data signal of the first user equipment and a second data signal of the second user equipment, and the second transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a third data signal of the first user equipment and a fourth data signal of the second user equipment.

Abstract: In a communication system, a transmitter is configured to change a transmission characteristic used for the communication with a receiver, wherein a receiver is configured to determine a reception quality of a communication link between the transmitter and the receiver and to transmit a feedback information to the transmitter indicating whether a reception quality has changed or in which direction the reception quality has changed, or whether a transmission characteristic should be maintained, wherein the transmitter is configured to further change the transmission characteristic used for the communication with the receiver in dependence on the feedback information received from the receiver.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an antenna and a transceiver. The transceiver transmits a first signal via the antenna, the first signal including a unique identification of the apparatus and a request for receive information about the first signal at a receiver. The transceiver receives from the receiver a second signal via the antenna, the second signal including first information about a direction of arrival (DoA) of the first signal at the receiver and second information indicative of a location of the receiver.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication network is described that has an antenna unit. The antenna unit includes a plurality of antennas or one or more antenna arrays each having a plurality of antenna elements. The apparatus communicates with one or more network entities of the wireless communication network, like a base station or another UE. The apparatus transmits to or receives from the network entity a reference signal, like a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS, or a Synchronization Signal Block, SSB, using one or more beams beamformed by the apparatus using one or more input parameters. The apparatus transmits a feedback to the network entity, the feedback indicating the one or more input parameters the apparatus uses for beamforming the one or more beams, and/or the apparatus is configured or preconfigured, e.g., by the network entity, with the one or more input parameters.

Abstract: A user device UE for a wireless communication with a plurality of wireless network elements includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas are configured to form a plurality of spatial or directional beams. The user device is configured to provide simultaneously a plurality of independent wireless communication links using the plurality of spatial or directional beams, wherein the user device is configured to provide a first wireless communication link with a first wireless network element using a first spatial or directional beam and to provide a second wireless communication link with a second wireless network element using a second antenna beam.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas. The apparatus comprises a communication interface for receiving a control signal. The apparatus is configured to form a first radio frequency beam in accordance with a predetermined test case independent from the control signal using the antenna array. The apparatus is configured to form a second radio frequency beam that is different from the predetermined test case responsive to instructions contained in the control signal.

Abstract: A user equipment, UE, for a wireless communication network including one or more base stations, performs a transmission to a base station using a grant-free, GF, transmission scheme. The transmission being performed in accordance with a GF transmission configuration. The UE receives from the base station a certain signaling. The certain signaling indicates that the base station failed to identify the UE from the transmission. Responsive to the certain signaling from the base station, the UE retransmits the transmission in accordance with a GF retransmission configuration. The GF retransmission configuration is different from the GF transmission configuration.