Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device (18) comprises receiving (250), from a master node (12A) for multi-connectivity operation, a configuration message (20) which includes a master configuration (28) and one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22). The method also comprises transmitting (260) a first message (26) in response to the configuration message (20). The first message (26) indicates acknowledgement of receipt, applying of, and/or understanding of the master configuration (28). The method also comprises, after transmitting (260) the first message (26), when the condition for applying the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22) is fulfilled, transmitting (270), to the master node (12A), a second message (30) that includes an indication (24) indicating application by the wireless device (18) of the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more PSCell configurations (22).

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless device in a communication network includes determining that a criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met for a continuous time to trigger, TTT, duration, wherein the continuous TTT duration is greater than zero, and, in response to determining that the criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met for the continuous TTT duration, transmitting a radio measurement relaxation report to a radio access network, RAN, node indicating that the criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met.

Abstract: A wireless device (16) receives a control message (26) indicating a conditional configuration (28-1) that the wireless device (16) is to add, modify, or release for a link (20). The control message (26) includes configuration-specific information (30-1) that distinguishes the conditional configuration (28-1) from one or more other conditional configurations that are configurable for the link (20). The configuration-specific information (30-1) may for example includes a conditional configuration identifier that is unique at least among any conditional configurations configured for the link (20).

Abstract: Methods for communicating a Quality of Experience (QoE) measurement are provided. In embodiments disclosed herein, a wireless device communicates the QoE measurement to a base station based on Radio Resource Control (RRC) segmentation. In this regard, the wireless device receives an indication that indicates whether the base station can support the RRC segmentation. Accordingly, the wireless device transmits the QoE measurement to the base station based on the RRC segmentation if the indication indicates that the base station can support the RRC segmentation. By transmitting the QoE measurement based on the RRC segmentation, the wireless device can communicate more QoE information to the base station in a larger QoE measurement file (e.g., 8000 kilobytes).

Abstract: A user equipment receives multiple conditional reconfigurations associated with respective conditions. The user equipment is to execute a conditional configuration upon fulfillment of an associated condition. The user equipment accordingly executes one of the multiple conditional configurations upon fulfillment of an associated condition. The user equipment transmits, to a target radio network node, an indication that indicates which one of the multiple conditional reconfigurations the user equipment executed.

Abstract: A UE and a method of operating the UE is provided. The method includes receiving an indication for determining a set of channel access parameters from a base station node. The method includes responsive to receiving the indication in a DCI message, determining a first set of channel access parameters based on the request. The method includes responsive to receiving the indication in a RAR message, determining a second set of channel access parameters based on the request. A RAN node and method of operating the RAN node is also provided. The RAN node transmits an indication for determining a set of channel access parameters to a UE wherein when transmitted in a DCI message, the UE is requested to determine a first set of channel access parameters, and/or when transmitted in a RAR message, the UE is requested to determine a second set of channel access parameters.

Abstract: A technique for relaying a paging message from a network node (300; 1800; 1912; 2020) to a remote radio device (200; 1700; 1991; 1992; 2030) is described. As to a method (400) aspect of the technique performed by a relay radio device (100; 1600; 1991; 1992; 2030), the paging message is received (404) on a downlink, DL (722), from the network node (300; 1800; 1912; 2020) at the relay radio device (100; 1600; 1991; 1992; 2030). The received (404) paging message is relayed (408) on a sidelink, SL (730), from the relay radio device (100; 1600; 1991; 1992; 2030) to the remote radio device (200; 1700; 1991; 1992; 2030).

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device (130) first wireless device (131). The method is for handling transmission of data. The first wireless device (131) operates in a wireless communications network (100). The first wireless device (131) obtains (802) a first indication indicating a trigger to transmit data to a network node (110), in inactive state. A size of a buffer comprising the data is smaller than a threshold. The first wireless device (131) holds a first connection to the network node (110) via a second wireless device (132). The first wireless device (131) then refrains (805) from sending the data to the network node (110) in inactive state via the second wireless device (132). The refraining is based on the first wireless device (131) holding the first connection to the network node (110) via the second wireless device (132).

Abstract: A communication device of a communications network can determine a reception-transmission (“Rx-Tx”) time difference between a pair of signals communicated with a network node of the communications network. The communication device can transmit a message to the network node, the message including an indication of the Rx-Tx time difference.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device (18) comprises receiving (250), from a master node (12A) for multi-connectivity operation, a configuration message (20) which includes a master configuration (28) and one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22). The method also comprises transmitting (260) a first message (26) in response to the configuration message (20). The first message (26) indicates acknowledgement of receipt, applying of, and/or understanding of the master configuration (28). The method also comprises, after transmitting (260) the first message (26), when the condition for applying the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22) is fulfilled, transmitting (270), to the master node (12A), a second message (30) that includes an indication (24) indicating application by the wireless device (18) of the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more PSCell configurations (22).

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that enable a wireless communication device (WCD) and/or a network node to perform a recovery action(s) when a failure occurs during reception, at the WCD, of a segmented Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. Embodiments of a method performed by a WCD are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a WCD comprises receiving one or more segments of a segmented RRC message and determining that an error has occurred before a last segment of the segmented RRC message has been received. The method further comprises, upon determining that the error has occurred before the last segment of the segmented RRC message has been received, performing one or more recovery actions. In this manner, a situation where the WCD combines segments of a first RRC message with segments of a second RRC message is avoided and, hence, errors due to such combining are avoided.

Abstract: Embodiments herein may relate to a method performed by a UE (10) for determining a start position of a SI window to acquire a SI message in a wireless communication network (1). One or more SI messages are scheduled using a first or a second list of scheduling information. The UE (10) determines, if the SI message is scheduled using the first list of scheduling information, the start position of the SI window based on a location of the SI message in the first list of scheduling information. The UE (10) determines, if the SI message is scheduled using the second list of scheduling information, the start position of the SI window by taking a received input parameter into account, wherein the received input parameter is indicating the start position of the SI window used for acquiring the SI message.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method, performed by a User Equipment (UE), in a communications network. The method comprises receiving a broadcast from a base station. The broadcast comprises an indication indicating whether the UE is allowed to use a preconfigured resource configuration associated with the UE. The method further comprises determining, based on the indication in the broadcast, whether the UE is allowed to use the preconfigured resource configuration.

Abstract: A network node (12B) receives, from another network node (12A), an indication (14) of a type of, capability of, configuration of, and/or feature supported by a wireless communication device (16) to be paged. The indication (14) may for example indicate whether, or that, the wireless communication device (16) to be paged is a Reduced Capability, RedCap, User Equipment, UE. Regardless, the network node (12B) makes a paging decision (22) based on the received indication (14) and controls paging of the wireless communication device (16) according to the paging decision (22).

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a radio access network (RAN) via a plurality of serving cells. Such methods include determining a reference cell group (RCG) from the plurality of serving cells. The RCG includes one of the serving cells as a reference cell (RC) and one or more other of the serving cells as auxiliary cells. Such methods include receiving a first reference signal (RS) from the RC. The first RS is not received by the UE from the one or more auxiliary cells. Such methods include performing one or more operations in the one or more auxiliary cells based on the first RS received from the RC. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a RAN node, as well as UEs and RAN nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A communication device can indicate a random access (“RA”) resource that was used by the communication device during a RA procedure. The communication device can receive a RA configuration associated to at least one feature specific RA resource configuration from a first network node. The communication device can further perform the RA procedure towards the first network node using the RA resource based on the RA configuration. The communication device can further store information indicating the RA resource that was used by the communication device during the RA procedure. The communication device can further transmit the information to a second network node.

Abstract: A method (700) by a user equipment for preventing disaster roaming in a first cell reserved for operator use includes obtaining (702) information indicating that the first cell associated with a first network is reserved for operator use. Based on the information indicating that the first cell is reserved for operator use and based on the UE being assigned an access identity that is associated with disaster roaming, the user equipment determines (704) to treat the first cell as barred.

Abstract: A first network node is configured for handling communication in a wireless communications network. Based on logical channel information configured at the first network node, the first network node determines a version of a buffer status report to use. For example, the version of the buffer status report to use may be determined from among multiple buffer status report versions, where two or more of the multiple buffer status report versions each support multiple logical channel groups, LCGs, e.g., a first version that supports up to 8 LCGs and a second version that supports up to 256 LCGs. Regardless, the first network node transmits the buffer status report of this determined version to a second network node.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to enable efficient inter-frequency load balancing or dual connectivity setup or multi-connectivity setup or carrier aggregation setup. In an embodiment, a user equipment device (UE) can receive a measurement configuration from a network node, the measurement configuration comprising information that indicates two or more frequencies for which measurements are to be performed by the UE. In an embodiment, the UE can perform measurements in accordance with the measurement configuration to provide performed measurements. In an embodiment, the UE can transmit a measurement report to the network node, the measurement reporting comprising the performed measurements and information that indicates at least one of the two or more frequencies on which the UE has already performed measurements at a time at which the measurement report was generated.

Abstract: A user equipment receives multiple conditional reconfigurations associated with respective conditions. The user equipment is to execute a conditional configuration upon fulfillment of an associated condition. The user equipment accordingly executes one of the multiple conditional configurations upon fulfillment of an associated condition. The user equipment transmits, to a target radio network node, an indication that indicates which one of the multiple conditional reconfigurations the user equipment executed.