Abstract: The subject application is related to a method and apparatus for Device-to-Device communication. A method for Device-to-Device communication includes transmitting a signal toward a group of user equipments (UEs); detecting a HARQ feedback signal accumulated by signal (s) from one or more UEs within the group of UEs; and transmitting a signal toward the group of UEs, wherein the UE and the group of UEs are configured to perform groupcast transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for beam failure recovery for sidelink unicast communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication may include: in response to detecting a beam failure on sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, transmitting a beam failure recovery query (BFRQ) to the second UE on at least one candidate beam; and in response to receiving a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) from the second UE, selecting one or more new beams for sidelink transmission based on the BFRR.

Abstract: Methods for uplink transmission using a preconfigured uplink resource are provided. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, including receiving a first preconfigured uplink resource configuration and one or more preconfigured uplink resource indications, and initiating an uplink transmission according to the first PUR configuration and the one or more PUR indications. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for releasing configured grant (CG) resources. In an embodiment of the present application, the method includes determining whether CG resources in a first cell need to be released; and in response to determining that the CG resources need to be released, transmitting a CG resource releasing report or releasing the CG resources. The CG resource, in some cases, is for the data transmission of UE in idle mode or inactive mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for determining a timing advance value. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, from a second node at a third node, information related to a timing advance (TA) value for uplink transmissions, wherein the second node is a parent node of the third node; and determining a first TA value for uplink transmissions based on the information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for channel state measurement and reporting. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: transmitting, from a first node, a first signaling indicating a resource configuration of a kind of reference signal for a second node and a first identifier associated with the second node; and receiving a second signaling indicating a reporting metric associated with the reference signal and a second identifier associated with the reference signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for multicast and broadcast services. A method for a handover of a user equipment (UE) from a first NodeB to a second NodeB and performed by the first NodeB. The method comprise: transmitting at least one first data packet to the UE; receiving, from a core network, an alignment indication.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for aligning sidelink DRX. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a transmitting UE, which includes receiving a first signalling, which indicates a first SL DRX configuration, from a Base Station (BS); and transmitting, to a receiving UE, a second signalling which indicates a second SL DRX configuration, wherein the second SL DRX configuration is determined based on the first SL DRX configuration.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for multiplexing MAC CEs. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method including: receiving an uplink grant associated with a first retransmission scheme; selecting one or more first media access control (MAC) control elements (CEs) from a first number of MAC CEs according to the first retransmission scheme, wherein the one or more first MAC CEs are associated with the first retransmission scheme; and multiplexing the one or more first MAC CEs to a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) associated with an uplink grant.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for data transmission. In an embodiment of the present application, the method includes: receiving configuration information for data transmission, wherein the configuration information for data transmission indicates at least one of the following: first configuration information indicating pre-configured bundling resource(s) for one transport block (TB) or pre-configured at least one slot for at least one TB; and second configuration information indicating at least one resource for data transmission during at least one random access channel (RACH) procedure; and performing the data transmission based on the configuration information when a user equipment (UE) is in radio resource control (RRC)_IDLE state or RRC_INACTIVE state.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving handover requests with network information. One method (1000) includes transmitting (1002) a handover request to a target device. The handover request includes: first information indicating that a source communication network corresponding to a source device is unable to support a predetermined quality of service; and second information corresponding to capacity of the source communication network. The method (1000) includes receiving (1004) a response to the handover request.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for paging. An exemplary method of the present application includes: receiving paging grouping information associated with physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), receiving paging group identity (ID) information indicated in PDCCH, and determining whether to decode physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the paging grouping information and the paging group ID information. Embodiments of the present application can improve the legacy paging mechanism and efficiently reduce unnecessary paging receptions, and accordingly save power.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for a failure handling procedure in a sidelink relay system under 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G New Radio (NR). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: establishing a PC5 radio resource control (RRC) connection of a link between a user equipment (UE) and a relay UE, wherein a PC5 RRC connection of a link between the relay UE and another UE has been established; receiving a failure notification from the relay UE, wherein the failure notification indicates an occurrence of a failure on the link between the relay UE and the abovementioned another UE; monitoring a discovery resource pool upon receiving the failure notification from the relay UE, and reporting failure information associated with the relayed connection to a base station (BS).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for harmonizing uplink grants. The method may include: determining a priority of at least one uplink grant; and determining the prioritized uplink grant among the overlapped uplink grants. The priority of the at least one uplink grant is determined based on: priorities of logical channels; and/or whether a Medium Access Control (MAC) Packet Data Unit (PDU) is an initial transmission MAC PDU or a retransmission MAC PDU.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for processing a radio link failure (RLF) of a target master cell group (MCG) during a dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover procedure. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method includes: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes dual active protocol stack (DAPS) configuration information and a reconfiguration with synchronization information element; synchronizing to a target master node (MN); synchronizing to a target secondary node (SN) in response to a bearer associated with a secondary cell group (SCG) being configured; and upon detecting a radio link failure (RLF) of a target MCG, initiating a fast MCG link recovery procedure during a DAPS handover procedure. In addition, both SN and MN in a source connection are released in response to receiving an indication from a target connection indicating to release the source connection.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for multicast broadcast service. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a UE, comprising receiving data packets in a first cell in a first mode, sending a data receiving status report during or after a handover and/or during or after a data transmission mode switching, receiving missing data packets during the data transmission mode switching and/or during the handover, and receiving data packets in a second cell in a second mode. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for conditional reestablishment and consecutive reestablishment. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), conditional reestablishment configuration information indicating a set of execution conditions for a set of candidate cells, wherein each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells is associated with at least one execution condition; and evaluating the set of execution conditions based on the conditional reestablishment configuration information. The UE may autonomously perform a reestablishment procedure in response to the condition is met. In addition, the UE can perform consecutive reestablishment based on the configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for handling a conditional handover (CHO) condition in a non terrestrial network (NTN) environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for a measurement report in a non terrestrial network (NTN) environment. According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, wherein the RRC reconfiguration message includes measurement configuration information; performing a measurement procedure based on the measurement configuration information; determining whether one or more reporting events are satisfied, wherein the one or more reporting events trigger to transmit a measurement report; and in response to satisfying a reporting event, transmitting the measurement report, wherein the reporting event is included in the measurement configuration information, and the reporting event can be a location based event or a combination of a measurement based event and a location based event.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for user equipment (UE) scheduling-based resource allocation. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first UE for wireless communication includes: broadcasting a scheduling indication comprising a serving range; receiving a scheduling request from a second UE within the serving range; and providing resource information to the second UE for performing sidelink transmission.