Abstract: According to an aspect, a wireless node selects a set of reference signal antenna ports for use in transmitting data to other wireless nodes in a given transmit time interval, from a plurality of sets of reference signal antenna ports that are available for use and that include reference signal antenna ports having different reference signal densities in the frequency and/or time dimension. The wireless node sends a message to a second wireless node indicating a reference signal assignment and including an indication of the selected set of reference signal antenna ports.

Abstract: A solution for providing differentiated positioning services in a wireless communication system is provided. For example, a method to be performed by a wireless device is provided, which includes requesting a high accuracy positioning information from the network, e.g. from a network node. The method further includes obtaining information from the network in response to the request, which is valid for a predefined period of time, and which enables the wireless device to obtain the high accuracy positioning information during the predefined period of time. The method further includes performing positioning or assisting performance of positioning based on the obtained high accuracy positioning information.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device for handling transmissions in a wireless communications network, wherein a first transmission is communicated to or from the wireless device in a first subframe (n) from or to a network node in the wireless communications network. The wireless device obtains information indicating that a re-transmission of the first transmission is expected in a second subframe (n+1) consecutive to the first subframe (n). Also, the wireless device determines a search space in the second subframe (n+1) based on the obtained information. Further, wireless device receives a transmission assignment for a retransmission of the first transmission in the second subframe (n+1) based on the determined search space. Embodiments herein also relate to a wireless device, and a network node and a method therein for handling transmissions in a wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method performed by a first radio node for determining one or more precoders for beamforming of reference signals is provided. The reference signals relate to Channel State Information, CSI, of a forward link channel from the first radio node to a second radio node. The first radio node receives (201) reverse link reference signals from the second radio node and estimates (202) a first quality value of the forward link channel based on the received reverse link reference signal. The first radio node then determines (203) one or more first precoders of respective one or more first ranks based on the reverse link reference signal and the estimated first quality value. When the one or more first precoders have been determined, the first radio node triggers (204) a first transmission of one or more first forward link reference signals to the second radio node. The one or more first forward link reference signals are beamformed according to the determined respective one or more first precoders.

Abstract: A method of operating a communication node according to some embodiments includes generating (400) a link adaptation for a downlink transmission to a plurality of UEs based on first channel state information, generating (402) estimated SINR values for the UEs based on the link adaptation, obtaining (404) new channel state information for the UEs, generating (406) updated estimated SINR value based on the new channel state information and the link adaptation, modifying (408) a power allocation for the UEs based on the updated estimated SINR, and transmitting (410) data to the UEs using the link adaptation and the modified power allocation.

Abstract: Methods performed by a wireless device operating in a dormant mode comprise performing a measurement on each of a plurality of resources from a predetermined set of resources or demodulating and decoding information from each of a plurality of resources from a predetermined set of resources, such as a set of beams. The methods further include evaluating the measurement or the demodulated and decoded information for each of the plurality of resources against a predetermined criterion, and then discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements, or discontinuing the demodulating and decoding and evaluation of information, in response to determining that the predetermined criterion is met, such that one or more resources in the predetermined set of resources are neither measured nor demodulated and decoded. The methods further comprise deactivating receiver circuitry, further in response to determining that the predetermined criterion is met.

Abstract: A first network node (200), a wireless device (202) and methods therein, for radio communication. The first network node determines first (2:1) and second (2:3) numerologies for communication of a reference signal and data, respectively, the first and second numerologies defining different combinations of subcarrier spacing and time between two successive OFDM symbols. The first network node then configures (2:4) the wireless device with the first and second numerologies and transmits (2:5) an assignment of data in the second numerology to the wireless device, the assignment comprising a trigger for the reference signal. Thereby, the first network node and the wireless device can communicate (2:6) the reference signal using the first numerology, and communicate (2:7) the data using the second numerology.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for for providing location information in a communications network. A method is performed by a first device. The first device supports positioning of other devices in the communications network. The method comprises acquiring positioning reference signal configuration from a radio network node in the communications network. The method comprises acquiring location information from a local positioning entity. The method comprises providing the location information to at least one of a radio network node and a second device in the communications network. The method comprises transmitting a positioning reference signal according to the positioning reference signal configuration.

Abstract: There is provided provision of timing information of a first timing information source using timing information of a second timing information source to a wireless device. A network node determines that second timing information from the second timing information source is available and that timing information from the first timing information source is derivable from the second timing information. The network node instructs the wireless device to use the second timing information as a source for deriving first timing information of the first timing information source.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless receiver of compensating common phase error in a received wireless signal comprises receiving a first symbol of a wireless signal. The first symbol comprises a code division multiplexed demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) multiplexed with a length M orthogonal cover code, and a first code division multiplexed common phase error reference signal (CPE-RS) multiplexed with a length N orthogonal cover code, wherein N is less than or equal to M. The method further comprises determining M code points in the first symbol associated with a DM-RS; estimating a channel corresponding to the received wireless signal using the M code points associated with the DM-RS; estimating a first CPE-RS corresponding to the estimated channel using the first N code points of the M code points associated with the DM-RS; and compensating the estimated channel for phase error using the estimated first CPE-RS.

Abstract: In one aspect of this disclosure, a transceiver obtains and transmits a CSI status indicator. In one example, the CSI status indicator indicates that previously reported CSI is outdated and/or that a new CSI report is available at the transceiver. In some embodiments, the transceiver generates or transmits the CSI status indicator according to a particular configuration, which may be set by a supporting wireless communication network. The configuration may include criteria on when to transmit the CSI status indicator, such as configuration criteria indicating that the transceiver should transmit the CSI status indicator responsive to completing its determination of a full-dimension beamforming matrix to be used for controlling beamforming towards the transceiver. The transceiver comprises, for example, a wireless device operating within a wireless communication network and the CSI status indicator corresponds to the status of downlink CSI.

Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.

Abstract: A receiver apparatus receives a terminal-specific demodulation reference signal having a rank k and estimates an effective multi-layer channel response, using the received terminal-specific demodulation reference signal. The receiver demodulates first data symbols from first time-frequency resource elements, using the estimate of the effective multi-layer channel response and using a first symbols-to-virtual-antenna mapping matrix M to obtain nc modulation symbols from each of the first time-frequency resource elements, wherein nc>1 and wherein the first symbol-to-transmit-layer mapping matrix M has dimensions k by nc. The first data symbols are decoded to obtain downlink control information assigning second time-frequency resource elements to the receiver.

Abstract: Methods, network nodes (300, 304) of a radio network and a wireless device (302), for controlling operation of the wireless device (302) accessing the radio network. A signalling network node (300) obtains (3:2) an access parameter configuration. The access parameter configuration is one out of a compressed set of prodefined access parameter configurations where different synchronization signals are associated with different access parameter configurations according to a predefined mapping such that a range of different synchronization signals are jointly mapped to an access parameter in the compressed set of predefined access parameter configurations. The signalling network node (300) further obtains (3:2) and signals (3:3) to the wireless device (302) a synchronization signal that is associated with the access parameter configuration according to said prodefined mapping.

Abstract: A cellular network supports radio communication based on a first configuration which organizes a time-frequency space in first resource elements and radio communication based on a second configuration which organizes the time-frequency space in second resource elements and assigns at least one of the second resource elements to a utilization which is in conflict with the radio communication based on the first configuration. A node of the cellular network sends an indication to a communication device. The indication comprises time domain and/or frequency domain information for defining a pattern comprising at least one of the first resource elements which is to be disregarded by the communication device when performing radio communication with the cellular network based on the first configuration and/or the second configuration.

Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.

Abstract: Method performed by a first communication device (201) for adapting a pre-coder used by a second communication device (202) to transmit radio signals using beamforming to a third communication device (203). The first communication device (201), the second communication device (202), and the third communication device (203) operate in a wireless communications network (200). The first communication device (201) adapts (301), over a single time period of transmission of the radio signals, the pre-coder used by the second communication device (202) to transmit the radio signals to the third communication device (203) using beamforming. The adapting (301) is based on a change, over the single time period, in a state of a channel used to transmit the radio signals. The state is measured by the second communication device (202).

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless device for managing communication of the wireless device in a wireless communications network. The wireless device determines at least two waveform parameters based on a metric of the wireless device, for communicating data between the wireless device and a radio network node in the wireless communications network. The wireless device further transmits an indication indicating the at least two determined waveform parameters to the radio network node.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and apparatus which relate to control channel decoding in a wireless communications network. In one aspect, there is provided a method in a wireless device for a wireless communications network. The method includes receiving a first set of coded control symbols on a physical control channel in a first time slot, receiving a second set of coded control symbols on the physical control channel in a second time slot subsequent to the first time slot, and attempting to decode a control message based on the first set of coded control symbols and the second set of coded control symbols using one or more soft-combining techniques.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods relating to a first radio device (UE) and a second radio device (base station) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method implemented in the second radio device for adaptation of transmission over a radio channel is described. The method comprises determining a condition of the radio channel in which the radio channel exhibits an invariance of statistics and transmitting a data symbol to the first radio device via the radio channel. The method further comprises receiving a quality report of the radio channel from the first radio device based on the data symbol when a statistical characterization of the radio channel exceeds a predetermined threshold. The transmission over the radio channel is adapted by the second radio device based on the received quality report.