Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a transmission reception point (TRP) related beam failure detection procedure and coexistence of a Layer1/Layer2 (L1/L2) mobility scenario and a Layer3 (L3) mobility scenario under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system or the like. The method can be performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes: receiving, from a serving cell, configuration information related to two or more transmission reception points (TRPs) of the serving cell (401); detecting a beam failure of a TRP within the two or more TRPs (402); transmitting a beam failure recovery (BFR) request, wherein the BFR request includes information related to the TRP (403); before receiving a response for the BFR request from the serving cell, detecting a further beam failure of a further TRP within the two or more TRPs (404); and monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) within a period (405).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE grouping are disclosed. A method at a remote unit comprises receiving parameters on service information and grouping rule information; and computing a group ID based on the parameters on service information and the grouping rule information.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for determining sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configurations. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method performed by a first user equipment (UE), including: transmitting, to a second UE, assistance information associated with an SL DRX configuration of the first UE, wherein the assistance information is comprised in an SL UE capability information message of the first UE that is also transmitted to the second UE, or comprised in a separate radio resource control (RRC) message that is also transmitted to the second UE; and receiving, from the second UE, an SL DRX configuration based on the assistance information that was sent to the second UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for data and signaling transmission. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method performed by a radio access network (RAN) node may include: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) resume request message associated with a small data transmission (SDT) from UE that is in a non RRC_CONNECTED state; and transmitting a RRC resume message to the UE, the RRC resume message for causing the UE to enter into RRC-CONNECTED state from the non RRC-CONNECTED state, in response to receiving at least one of the following: an indication associated with a downlink non-SDT transmission from another RAN node; downlink non-SDT data from a user plane function (UPF); and downlink non-SDT signaling from an access and mobility management function (AMF).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for small data transmission. An exemplary method for small data transmission (SDT) may include: transmitting an indication associated with SDT scheme selection for a user equipment (UE) from a central unit (CU) to a distributed unit (DU); receiving, by the CU from the DU, first configured granted (CG)-SDT resource configuration for the UE in the case that CG-SDT is configured; and transmitting, by the CU to the DU, a radio resource control (RRC) release message for causing the UE to enter into a non-connected state with the CG-SDT resource configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for paging. An exemplary method includes: receiving, in a user equipment (UE), UE grouping information from a network node, wherein the UE grouping information indicates UE group identity (ID) information or UE group set information; and in the case that a paging grouping mechanism is enabled for the UE, detecting group_ID indication information carried in at least one of paging physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and paging early indication (PEI); or in the case that the paging grouping mechanism is disabled for the UE, not detecting the group_ID indication information carried in the at least one of the paging PDCCH and the PEI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for uplink (UL) transmission. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: receiving configuration information from a base station (BS) for UL traffic from a user equipment (UE); transmitting assistance information related to the UL traffic that is transmitted from the UE to the BS; and in response to transmitting the assistance information from the UE to the BS, receiving updated configuration information from the BS for subsequent UL traffic from the UE. Embodiments of the present application can support extended reality (XR) service by considering the uplink traffic characteristics.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for supporting connectivity of multiple secondary nodes (SNs) (103) in a multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) scenario under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system or the like. A method can be performed by a network device, e.g., a master node (MN) in a MR-DC scenario and can include: determining whether to support a quality of service (QOS) flow terminated at one SN or whether to support a further QoS flow terminated at multiple SNs simultaneously (401A); in response to supporting the QoS flow, determining that the QoS flow is terminated at a SN and the QoS flow uses a radio resource of a secondary cell group (SCG) at a further SN (402A); and in response to supporting the further QoS flow, transmitting, to a core network (CN) node, information regarding a current serving SN of the futher QoS flow (403A).

Abstract: An area identifying apparatus and method and a communication system. The area identifying method includes: receiving, by a UE, area identification information used for identifying an area transmitted by a base station; comparing the received area identification information with area identification information currently stored in the UE; and determining whether an area where the UE is located is changed according to a result of comparison. Hence, whether the area where the UE is located is changed or which area the UE is located may be efficiently identified.

Abstract: The subject application is related to a method and apparatus for scheduling a sidelink resource. A method for transmitting data includes: transmitting sidelink control information (SCI), wherein the SCI is used to request a grant of transmitting data, wherein the SCI comprises a recommended resource which can be utilized to transmit the data; receiving another SCI from a UE for scheduling; and transmitting the data corresponding to the received another SCI.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of determining type of uplink (UL) transmission are disclosed. The method performed by a terminal device in a network (NW) includes: receiving, from the network (NW), an indication that simultaneous multi-panel transmission is supported by the network (NW); determining a type of uplink (UL) transmission to be deployed, based on at least a HARQ feedback or arrival traffic; configuring one or more panels for transmission with the type of UL transmission to be deployed; and transmitting, to the network, a same transport block (TB) or different TBs via the type of UL transmission to be deployed using the one or more panels.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to wireless communication in a wireless communication system. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) may include: accessing a base station (BS) via a Uu link; accessing the BS via a relay node in response to a channel quality of the Uu link being less than a threshold; stopping at least one of a physical layer timer and a timer associated with measurement report triggering when the at least one of the physical layer timer and a timer associated with measurement report triggering is running.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to wireless communication in an IAB network. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method performed by an IAB node may include: receiving, at a backhaul adaptation protocol (BAP) layer of the IAB node, a backhaul (BH) radio failure link (RLF) indication from a parent node of the IAB node, wherein the BH RLF indication indicates an RLF detection on a radio link between the parent node of the IAB node and a parent node of the parent node of the IAB node or the BH RLF recovery success on the same radio link.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for a transmission reception point (TRP) related beam failure detection and recovery procedures under a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G system or the like. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can be performed by a user equipment (UE) and include: receiving, from a serving cell, configuration information related to at least one transmission reception point (TRP) of the serving cell; detecting a beam failure of a TRP; and triggering a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure, wherein the BFR procedure includes transmitting a BFR request to the serving cell, and wherein the BFR request includes information per TRP associated with the at least one TRP of the serving cell. If the configuration information is related to at least two TRPs of the serving cell, before transmitting the BFR request, the UE may detect a further beam failure of a further TRP. The UE may trigger a further BFR procedure.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods and apparatuses for resource multiplexing.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving device information in a context setup request. One method (800) includes transmitting (802) a context setup request to a first device. The context setup request includes information corresponding to a second device. The method (800) includes receiving (804) a response to the context setup request.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving a buffer status report indicator. One method (800) includes determining (802), at a medium access control entity of a backhaul node, a buffer status report including an indicator indicating that the buffer status report corresponds to uplink data that is expected to arrive at the backhaul node. The method (800) includes transmitting (804) the buffer status report.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for resource pool assignment. One method (800) includes receiving (802) information indicating that multiple resource pools are assigned to a bandwidth part. Each resource pool of the multiple resource pools corresponds to a different numerology, a different maximum physical sidelink shared channel duration, or a combination thereof. The method (800) includes assigning (804) the multiple resource pools to the bandwidth part.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, one method includes: transmitting, at a communication device, a signaling message indicating a failure in a backhaul link.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for data transmission processing. In an embodiment, the method includes: determining a radio link failure (RLF) happens in a small data transmission (SDT) procedure; and performing a procedure in response to the happening of the RLF in an SDT procedure.