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: 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 present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for switching period indication. The method comprising: at a first apparatus, determine a first switching period during which the first apparatus at least switches from a first frequency band to a second frequency band; determine that the first switching period is different from a second switching period indicated to a second apparatus for frequency band switching; based on determining that the first switching period is different from the second switching period, transmit, to the second apparatus, update information associated with the first switching period.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, devices, and computer readable storage medium for a transmission of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS). In a method, a first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus, a configuration of discontinuous transmission (DTX) of the second apparatus. The first apparatus transmits, to the second apparatus, a request for a transmission of a CSI-RS during at least one non-active period of the DTX.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure are related to state transition of a cell. An apparatus receives a monitoring occasion configuration for control information related to a discontinuous operation pattern of a cell, the monitoring occasion configuration indicating at least one monitoring occasion that is before activation of the discontinuous operation pattern or during a time when the discontinuous operation pattern is activated. The apparatus monitors the control information from the device at the at least one monitoring occasion, the control information at least indicating a state transition of the cell between an active state and a non-active state; and based on receiving the control information from the device, and determines, from the control information, the state transition of the cell between the active state and the non-active state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to activation or deactivation of cell discontinuous reception/discontinuous reception (DTX/DRX). In particular, a network device transmits configuration information associated with downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal device. The configuration information indicates when to monitor the DCI. The terminal device monitors the DCI based on the configuration information.

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: 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: 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: The present disclosure relates to activation or deactivation of cell discontinuous reception/discontinuous reception (DTX/DRX). In particular, a network device transmits configuration information associated with downlink control information (DCI) to a terminal device. The configuration information indicates when to monitor the DCI. The terminal device monitors the DCI based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of the enhancement on the UE report. The method comprises generating, a report including information related to a measurement relaxation performed by the first device based on a measurement relaxation configuration, the report being associated with at least one of a RLF report or a successful handover report; and transmitting the report to the second device. In this way, the network can be aware about whether a failure was experienced in conjunction with the measurements relaxation. With the enhanced report, the network may determine the future configuration of the measurement relaxation.

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: A charge pump comprises two bridge arms coupled in parallel, two capacitors, and a control circuit. Each bridge arm has two pairs of switches coupled in series, each pair of switches having two switches coupled in series through a common node. Each capacitor is connected between the two common nodes of the corresponding bridge arm. The control circuit provides a mode signal by comparing an output voltage of the charge pump with two threshold voltages via a hysteretic comparison, and provides two control signals with opposite logic states based on the mode signal to control each pair of the switches to work complementarily, wherein the logic states of the control signals flip in response to transiting from a first status to a second status of the mode signal, and maintain in response to transiting from the second status to the first status of the mode signal.

Abstract: A potentiometer device and a method for determining a number of closed DIP switches is provided, which belongs to the field of potentiometers. A DIP switch structure is connected in parallel with a potentiometer. The DIP switch structure at least includes a branch circuit formed by connecting one DIP switch and one resistor in series. Compared with a wire-wound potentiometer, a carbon film potentiometer, a straight slide potentiometer, and a rotary potentiometer, a design of a potentiometer controls whether a resistor is connected to a circuit by a DIP switch, can achieve a required voltage division ratio, high debugging speed, and high efficiency only by closing the switch, and there is no problem of slide wear, resistor body wear, or the like. In addition, the DIP switch has certain stability, a closing/opening state of the DIP switch will not be changed easily.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to random access to a secondary cell (SCell). A first device receives, from a second device, configuration information indicating first resources for the first device to perform a random access to a secondary cell of the first device. Radio network temporary identifiers corresponding to the first resources are different from radio network temporary identifiers corresponding to second resources configured for a random access to a primary cell of the first device. The first device selects a resource from the first resources and transmits, to the second device via the secondary cell, a random access request by using the selected resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of mitigation of performance degradation for improved system performance. The method comprises determining receive timing difference between a serving cell of the first device and a target cell, the serving cell being located on a first carrier, the target cell being located in a second carrier; and determining to report an indication associated with the receive timing difference to the second device. In this way, the network may be aware of experience performance degradation of the UE due to a large RTD without increasing the network complexity. Meanwhile, the TP performance of the UE may be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of user equipment (UE) architecture adaptation for intra-band scenarios. The method comprises determining, at a terminal device, an operating architecture type of the terminal device, wherein the terminal device is served by a first cell and at least one second cell in an intra-band operation; and applying at least one Radio Resource Management (RRM) requirement based on the determined operating architecture type of the terminal device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a grain boundary and surface-doped rare earth zirconium-based ceramic material and a preparation method and application thereof, and part of doped elements are positioned at the grain boundary and surface of the rare earth zirconium-based ceramic material by a step-by-step doping method. The sintering activity of the rare earth zirconium-based ceramic material can be changed by adjusting the type and content of doping elements at the grain boundary and the surface, thereby enabling the control of the grain size and the grain boundary number and characteristics of the rare earth zirconium-based ceramic material, and finally optimizing the properties, such as electrical and mechanical properties, of the material. The doping method has the advantages of simple process, low cost and high universality, and can meet the requirements of different rare earth zirconium-based ceramics on doping elements, and thus is suitable for large-scale application.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) mode configuration method is applied to a terminal, and includes: determining a triggering factor, the triggering factor including terminal information that triggers MIMO mode adjustment; sending a first instruction, the first instruction being used for requesting a network device to configure an MIMO mode matched with the triggering factor for the terminal; and obtaining a second instruction, the second instruction being used for representing the MIMO mode configured by the network device for the terminal.