Abstract: A device for adjusting a configuration of a user equipment includes a memory and processing circuitry configured to cause the device to receive, from a transmitter, a trigger to change a bandwidth configuration that is used as a reference for radio frequency transmission and reception requirements of the device, determine whether a target bandwidth indicated by the trigger involves a change of a reference channel, configure a radio frequency in response to determining that the target bandwidth involves the change of the reference channel, and reconfigure the bandwidth configuration based on the trigger.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for positioning support are provided. One method may include receiving, by a UE configured with power saving feature(s), positioning performance requirements for a positioning session. The method may also include estimating an impact of one or more power saving or reduced capability features on positioning measurements associated with the positioning session and, based on the accuracy and latency requirements and the estimated impact, determining the power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session. The method may then include signaling, to a network node, information on the determined power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the required accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a second resource set for a reduced capability user equipment or enhanced reduced capability user equipment as well as a mapping offset for frequency diversity are provided. For example, a method may include receiving from a network element in a radio access network, a first configuration for a first control resource set (CORESET) having a bandwidth that exceeds a bandwidth of the terminal device. The method may also include determining a second configuration for a second CORESET. The second CORESET may have multiple segments. Each of the segments may not exceed a bandwidth of the terminal device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interleaved control channel element to resource element group mapping within a portion of a control resource set. A method may include determining a first set of parameters having a first configuration for a first control resource set including a plurality of resource element groups. The method also includes determining an interleaver block size of each of a plurality of interleaver blocks. The plurality of interleaver blocks are formed by dividing the control resource set in time and numbering the interleaver blocks. The method further includes mapping the plurality of resource element groups to control channel elements, such that resource element groups of a first interleaver block, which are a subset of the plurality of resource element groups, are mapped to the control channel elements before mapping resource element groups of any subsequent interleaver block of the plurality of interleaver blocks to control channel elements.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method for operating a node of a communication system. The node is configured to support wireless backhauling in the communication system and support wireless access to user equipments of the communication system. The method comprises: using at least one test configuration for concurrently testing data transmission on a backhaul link and an access link of the node.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for positioning support are provided. One method may include receiving, by a UE configured with power saving feature(s), positioning performance requirements for a positioning session. The method may also include estimating an impact of one or more power saving or reduced capability features on positioning measurements associated with the positioning session and, based on the accuracy and latency requirements and the estimated impact, determining the power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session. The method may then include signaling, to a network node, information on the determined power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the required accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive from a network a configuration of two or more uplink grants; transmit uplink data to the network during operating in a given time with one of the two or more uplink grants; and operate with a first operation following receiving an indication of triggering the first operation for the apparatus, or following the apparatus autonomously triggering the first operation; wherein operating with the first operation corresponds to at least using the one of the two or more uplink grants for uplink transmission.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for an unmanned aerial vehicle, the apparatus comprising; means for coordinating flights of unmanned aerial vehicles in a flight group comprising the unmanned aerial vehicle; means for transmitting at least one request to at least one of the unmanned aerial vehicles for a new controller of the flight group, wherein the new controller is to take over coordinating said flights from the unmanned aerial vehicle; means for receiving at least one response to the at least one request; means for selecting one of the at least one of unmanned aerial vehicles to be the new controller of the flight group using the at least one response; and means for sending an identifier of the new controller to the unmanned aerial vehicles.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus including circuitry for: selecting at least one covered user equipment among a plurality of covered user equipment inside the coverage area of the apparatus; sending, to the at least one covered user equipment, a searching message, wherein the searching message includes an indication that the at least one covered user equipment is to send a searching result message to the apparatus, wherein the searching result message includes an indication of at least one non-covered user equipment located outside the coverage area of the apparatus and inside a coverage area of the at least one covered user equipment; and receiving, from the at least one covered user equipment, the searching result message.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include calculating at least one moving average window size in a frequency domain associated with a channel bandwidth and adjusting the at least one moving average window size in the frequency domain for at least one demodulation reference signal subcarrier in at least one resource block where at least one gap having a size of at least a predefined size is between the at least one resource block. The at least one resource block comprises a predetermined number of demodulation reference signal subcarriers.

Abstract: A BS generates a test configuration of wireless signals for testing the BS for compliance with one or more criteria. The BS supports NB-IoT signals and NR signals, and is configured to support multiple carriers and to support operation within an RF bandwidth. The test configuration includes: a NB-IoT test signal placed as an outermost carrier at one or both edges of the RF bandwidth but not within a new radio minimum guard band, wherein for NB-IoT operation in new radio in-band, the NB-IoT test signal is placed as an outermost resource block within a NR transmission bandwidth configuration plus 15 kHz at an edge but not within the NR minimum guard band; and further test signal(s), comprising NR signals, in the RF bandwidth. The BS transmits the test configuration of wireless signals.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, communication systems may benefit from an improved network support for a narrowband internet of things in a hosting long term evolution carrier. A method, in certain embodiments, includes shifting a frequency of a downlink long term evolution channel by a pre-determined amount. The shift causes a duplex distance between the downlink long term evolution channel and an uplink long term evolution channel to change. The method includes blanking at least one overlapping radio resource in at least one of the uplink long term evolution channel or an uplink narrowband internet of things channel. The uplink narrowband internet of things channel and the uplink long term evolution channel at least partially overlap. In addition, the method includes receiving data on the uplink narrowband internet of things channel and an additional uplink narrowband internet of things channel at a network entity from a user equipment.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for positioning support are provided. One method may include receiving, by a UE configured with power saving feature(s), positioning performance requirements for a positioning session. The method may also include estimating an impact of one or more power saving or reduced capability features on positioning measurements associated with the positioning session and, based on the accuracy and latency requirements and the estimated impact, determining the power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session. The method may then include signaling, to a network node, information on the determined power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the required accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive from a network a configuration of two or more uplink grants; transmit uplink data to the network during operating in a given time with one of the two or more uplink grants; and operate with a first operation following receiving an indication of triggering the first operation for the apparatus, or following the apparatus autonomously triggering the first operation; wherein operating with the first operation corresponds to at least using the one of the two or more uplink grants for uplink transmission.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform at least determining, by a user equipment of a communication network, information comprising a plurality of frequency ranges of a transmission; receiving, by the user equipment, the plurality of frequency ranges of the transmission distributed over different time slots monitored by the user equipment; and combining, by the user equipment, the received plurality of frequency ranges to derive content of the transmission. Further, to perform at least determining, by a network device of a communication network, information comprising a plurality of frequency ranges of a transmission; and sending, by the network device, to user equipment of the communication network the plurality of frequency ranges of the transmission distributed over different time slots monitored by the user equipment for causing combining at the user equipment to derive content of the transmission.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for signaling a message regarding UE receiver performance degradation between a user equipment and a network. Close UL/DL frequencies or harmonic relationships may cause MSD. A user equipment may indicate an actual or improved maximum sensitivity degradation value for a configuration, or that there is no maximum sensitivity degradation for a configuration, using capability transfer signaling, RRC reconfiguration signaling, and/or measurement reporting. The indicated maximum sensitivity degradation for a configuration may be found in a table. The user equipment may additionally signal information about configuration(s) it supports and/or measurements it has made related to cross band transmit-to-receive degradation and/or SINR. A UE may implicitly indicate a MSD value through selection of a bandwidth combination set. MSD may be used by the network to assist in making cheduling decisions.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, communication systems may benefit from an improved network support for a narrowband internet of things in a hosting long term evolution carrier. A method, in certain embodiments, includes shifting a frequency of a downlink long term evolution channel by a pre-determined amount. The shift causes a duplex distance between the downlink long term evolution channel and an uplink long term evolution channel to change. The method includes blanking at least one overlapping radio resource in at least one of the uplink long term evolution channel or an uplink narrowband internet of things channel. The uplink narrowband internet of things channel and the uplink long term evolution channel at least partially overlap. In addition, the method includes receiving data on the uplink narrowband internet of things channel and an additional uplink narrowband internet of things channel at a network entity from a user equipment.

Abstract: A BS generates a test configuration of wireless signals for testing the BS for compliance with one or more criteria. The BS supports NB-IoT signals and NR signals, and is configured to support multiple carriers and to support operation within an RF bandwidth. The test configuration includes: a NB-IoT test signal placed as an outermost carrier at one or both edges of the RF bandwidth but not within a new radio minimum guard band, wherein for NB-IoT operation in new radio in-band, the NB-IoT test signal is placed as an outermost resource block within a NR transmission bandwidth configuration plus 15 kHz at an edge but not within the NR minimum guard band; and further test signal(s), comprising NR signals, in the RF bandwidth. The BS transmits the test configuration of wireless signals.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, communication systems may benefit from an improved network support for a narrowband internet of things in a hosting long term evolution carrier. A method, in certain embodiments, includes shifting a frequency of a downlink long term evolution channel by a pre-determined amount. The shift causes a duplex distance between the downlink long term evolution channel and an uplink long term evolution channel to change. The method includes blanking at least one overlapping radio resource in at least one of the uplink long term evolution channel or an uplink narrowband internet of things channel. The uplink narrowband internet of things channel and the uplink long term evolution channel at least partially overlap. In addition, the method includes receiving data on the uplink narrowband internet of things channel and an additional uplink narrowband internet of things channel at a network entity from a user equipment.

Abstract: A method, device and computer program for generating wireless signals for testing a network node for transmitting Narrow Band Internet of Things signals, for compliance with predetermined criteria, the network node being configured to support multiple carriers and to support operation within at least one radio frequency bandwidth. The method comprises: controlling a wireless signal generator to generate one test signal in a frequency band towards one edge of one of the at least one radio frequency bandwidth and one further test signal in a frequency band towards the other edge of the same one of the at least one radio frequency bandwidth, the one test signal comprising a Narrowband Internet of Things test signal.