Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives an allocation of time-frequency resources from a base station for local communications between the UE and one or more repeaters, as well as a maximum transmission power for these local communications. Furthermore, the UE transmits data signals to the base station or receives data signals from the base station through the allocated time-frequency resources for local communications.

Abstract: A method for allocating sidelink resource is provided. The method is applied to a first UE in a sidelink communication to transmit signal to a second UE which is a peer receiving (peer-Rx) UE of the first UE. The method includes the steps of maintaining, a counter to record how many remaining periodic reservations of sidelink resource to be used for sidelink signal transmission, wherein the periodic reservations are associated with a reservation period; receiving, in the sidelink communication, assistance information from the second UE or from a third UE which is not the peer-Rx UE of the first UE; and determining, whether to reselect a new sidelink resource different from the sidelink resource comprising the remaining periodic reservations according to the receiving assistance information even if the counter is greater than 0, to transmit signal to the second UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in wireless communication receives a configuration of search space (SS) sets that include a first SS set in a first control resource set (CORESET) and a second SS set in a second CORESET. The first CORESET and the second CORESET have different transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. The UE repeatedly receives downlink control information (DCI) via a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a second PDCCH. The first PDCCH is allocated with a first set of time-and-frequency resources configured for first SS set and the second PDCCH is allocated with a second set of time-and-frequency resources configured for the second SS set. The UE then parses the DCI to obtain control information for the wireless communication. Alternatively, the configuration of SS sets received by the UE is in one CORESET that has at least a TCI state and a second TCI state activated.

Abstract: A method is provided, which includes conducting, at a first user equipment (UE), a listen-before-talk (LBT) process on an unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT) for a sidelink transmission; determining, at the first UE, based on channel sensing executed on the unlicensed band, a group of candidate sidelink resources on the unlicensed band, where each candidate side link resource is within a sidelink resource selection window, and does not have reservation that is associated with a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) higher than a predetermined resource exclusion RSRP threshold; selecting, at the first UE, a sidelink resource from the group of candidate sidelink resources; and performing, on the selected sidelink resource, the sidelink transmission from the first UE to a second UE, within the obtained COT. Multiple Sidelink Control Information (SCI) messages are decoded at the first UE on a single Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) resource.

Abstract: A group of M wireless devices receive a first time domain signal on a first frequency band through each receiving antenna of each wireless device. The first time domain signal includes K first OFDM symbols corresponding to a first subcarrier spacing. Each first OFDM symbol represents a set of N1 modulation symbols on N1 subcarriers using the first subcarrier spacing. Each wireless device generates a second time domain signal occupying a second interval and corresponding to the first time domain signal. A jth second OFDM symbol of K second OFDM symbols represents a set of N2 modulation symbols on N2 subcarriers using the second subcarrier spacing, derived from the set of N1 modulation symbols represented by a jth first OFDM symbol of the K first OFDM symbols. Each wireless device transmits each second time domain signal on the second frequency band through a transmitting antenna of the each wireless device.

Abstract: A UE receives second time domain signals, each carrying L layers of data, in S second intervals corresponding to a second subcarrier spacing. Each of the second intervals contains one or more OFDM symbols. The L layers of data are transmitted by a base station through sets of N1 modulation symbols carried on N1 subcarriers of a first subcarrier spacing. The UE obtains sets of N2 modulation symbols carried on N2 reception subcarriers of the second subcarrier spacing from each second time domain signal received through each receiving antenna in each second interval. Each set of the sets of N2 modulation symbols corresponds to one of the OFDM symbols in the S second intervals. The UE obtains a mapping rule that maps the sets of N2 modulation symbols received in two or more of the S second intervals to a resource set for decoding together.

Abstract: A method for performing sidelink transmission over an unlicensed band is provided. The method includes performing a first-type listen-before-talk (LBT) process on the unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT) for the sidelink transmission. The first-type LBT process includes a random backoff process. Duration of the random backoff process is determined by a randomly generated LBT counter. The method further includes determining, based on a result from a sensing operation performed on the unlicensed band within a sensing window, a plurality of candidate sidelink resources on the unlicensed band within a sidelink resource selection window. The method also includes selecting, based on a completion time point of the first-type LBT process, a sidelink resource from the plurality of candidate sidelink resources. The method also includes performing the sidelink transmission within the obtained COT on the selected sidelink resource.

Abstract: A method can include determining candidate sidelink resources by a user equipment (UE) for sidelink transmission on an unlicensed band from a sidelink resource selection window based on results of a sensing operation on the unlicensed band during a sidelink sensing window, selecting a sidelink resource from the candidate sidelink resources, performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) process on the unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT), and performing a sidelink transmission within the COT using the first sidelink resource. The selection of the sidelink resource can be based on an LBT time that is a predicted duration of a random backoff process of the first LBT process. Also, the first sidelink resource can be selected from the candidate sidelink resources without randomization.

Abstract: A method can include determining candidate sidelink resources by a user equipment (UE) for sidelink transmission on an unlicensed band from a sidelink resource selection window based on results of a sensing operation on the unlicensed band during a sidelink sensing window, selecting a sidelink resource from the candidate sidelink resources, performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) process on the unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT), and performing a sidelink transmission within the COT using the first sidelink resource. The selection of the sidelink resource can be based on an LBT time that is a predicted duration of a random backoff process of the first LBT process. Also, the first sidelink resource can be selected from the candidate sidelink resources without randomization.

Abstract: A UE determines N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one PDCCH in a slot. The UE determines N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot. The UE determines a total Q blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing. The UE determines a first predetermined scaling factor X. The UE allocates M1 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N1 component carriers and M2 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N2 component carriers such that (N1*M1+N2*M2) is a largest integer no greater than Q. M2 equals to X*M1. The UE performs blind detections in accordance with the allocations.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE monitors a respective down link control channel (DCCH) from each of a plurality of transmission and reception points (TRPs). The UE receives, from a first TRP of the plurality of TRPs, a first trigger for reporting N1 channel state information (CSI) reports within a time duration, N1 being an integer greater than 0. The UE commits to update the N1 CSI reports. The UE determines that P processing units are remaining available for calculation of CSI reports while the UE is calculating the N1 CSI reports. P is a number greater than or equal to zero. Each of the P processing units indicates a predetermined amount of computing power of the UE.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and a wireless system including a wireless device and a UE are provided. The UE transmits, on first RF time-frequency resources, first RF signals carrying user data to be sent to a base station. The wireless device receives the first RF signals on the first RF time-frequency resources. The wireless device transmits, to the base station, second RF signals on second RF time-frequency resources. The second RF signals carries the user data.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for assistance information transmission and CSI reporting are proposed. The network node may allocate channel state information (CSI) configuration for the UE and transmit the CSI configuration to the UE. The UE may perform CSI measurement based on the CSI configuration from the network node, determine the assistance information based on the CSI measurement result, and transmit the assistance information the network node to improve the downlink (DL) throughput and save the signaling overhead of CSI measurement or CSI reporting.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE transmits first RF signals at Nt1 antennas on first time-frequency resources. The first RF signals carries a first set of reference signals of L1 antenna ports. Nt1 and L1 are positive integers. L1 are not greater than Nt1. The UE transmits second RF signals at Nt2 antennas on second time-frequency resources. The second RF signals carries a second set of reference signals of L2 antenna ports. Nt2 and L2 are positive integers. L2 are not greater than Nt2. The UE transmits, at the Nt1 antennas and the Nt2 antennas, third RF signals on the first time-frequency resources and fourth RF signals on the second time-frequency resources. The third RF signals and the fourth RF signals carries L layers of data. L are not greater than a sum of L1 and L2.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that a base station is configured to communicate with the UE on reference frequency band. The UE transmits Nr1 RF signals at Nt1 antennas on first frequency band. Nt1 is a positive integer. The UE transmits Nr2 RF signals at Nt2 antennas on second frequency band. Nt2 is a positive integer. The Nr1 RF signals and the Nr2 RF signals carry L layers of data generated at the UE and to be received at the base station. L is a positive integer and greater than each of the Nt1 and the Nt2.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that reference signals are transmitted from L antenna ports of a base station on reference time-frequency resources. The UE receives first RF signals at Nr1 physical antennas on first time-frequency resources. The first RF signals carries the reference signals. Nr1 and L are positive integers. Nr1 is less than L. The UE receives second RF signals at Nr2 physical antennas on second time-frequency resources. The second RF signals carries the reference signals. Nr2 is a positive integer and less than L. The UE obtains channel state measurements corresponding to the reference signals based on baseband signals derived from the first RF signals and the second RF signals. The UE generates a CSI report based on the channel state measurements.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that the UE possesses T processing units for calculation of channel state information (CSI) reports. The UE transmits, to a base station, an indication indicating the T processing units. The UE receives, from the base station, a trigger for updating or providing M CSI reports. The UE determines that P processing units of the T processing units are available for calculation of CSI reports. The UE updates or provides N CSI reports. N is an integer smaller than or equal to M and allows processing units assigned for calculation of the N CSI reports to be smaller than or equal to the P processing units.

Abstract: A method includes: transmitting a plurality of data signals via a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a plurality of report signals via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) from a user equipment to a wireless network according to a plurality of transmission configurations for spatial settings; and receiving a control signal before the transmitting, by a user equipment, from the wireless network, wherein the control signal indicates the plurality of transmission configurations for the spatial settings; the plurality of transmission configurations for the spatial settings are associated with multiple reference signals.

Abstract: Examples pertaining to precoding-matched channel state information (CSI) feedback in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., UE) beamforms one or more of a plurality of ports used in reception of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) with one or more precoders that are applied on one or more of the plurality of ports used in reception of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The apparatus generates a CSI feedback comprising at least a plurality of channel quality indication (CQIs) with respect to a plurality of hypothesized ranks. The apparatus then transmits the CSI feedback to a network.

Abstract: A method for Downlink Control Information (DCI)-based Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring adaptation is proposed. A User Equipment (UE) performs a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation. The UE detects a UE-specific DCI format during the DRX operation, wherein the UE-specific DCI format includes a bit field that indicates an adaptation on PDCCH monitoring. The UE adjusts a PDCCH monitoring periodicity in a DRX active time of the DRX operation according to the bit field.