Abstract: Various solutions for performing sensing operation under various Radio Resource Control (RRC) modes with respect to an apparatus in mobile communications are described. The apparatus may enter an RRC mode including an idle mode, an inactive mode or a connected mode. The apparatus may perform a sensing operation after entering the RRC mode.

Abstract: Various solutions for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) operations with respect to an apparatus in mobile communications are described. The apparatus may determine a sensing report including at least one sensing report unit. Each sensing report unit may correspond to at least part of a target. The apparatus may transmit the sensing report to a network node.

Abstract: Various solutions for sensing node maintenance with respect to an apparatus in mobile communications are described. The apparatus may establish a first sensing node set from a second sensing node set. The apparatus may perform at least one sensing operation with the first sensing node set. The apparatus may update the first sensing node set. The apparatus may configure the first sensing node set based on result of updating.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one novel aspect, a combination of SL resource selection procedure and a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure are used for resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one embodiment, the LBT procedure is performed after the SL resource selection procedure. In one embodiment, the candidate resource selected by the SL resource selection procedure has an overbooking resource size larger than or equal to a resource size required for the SL data transceiving. In another embodiment, the overbooking resource size is dynamically determined based on one or more preconfigured conditions comprising an LBT failure probability, channel loading status information, and channel congestion control information. In yet another embodiment, the candidate resources are multi-consecutive-slot (MCSt) resources with configured multiple consecutive resource blocks.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for COT sharing in sidelink unlicensed communication systems. In novel aspect, an COT initiating UE shares one or more SL resources within a COT to one or more responding UEs. In one embodiment, the responding UE is a target receiver of the COT initiating UE. In one embodiment the responding UE uses the shared resources for transmission that the COT initiating UE is one of the target receivers. In one embodiment, COT sharing information comprises COT time and frequency location information, shared COT starting offset information, remaining COT duration information, one or more resource block (RB) set(s) in the COT, channel access type, channel access priority type (CAPC) level, and ID information. In one embodiment, the COT sharing information is carried in a 1st-stage SCI, a 2nd-stage SCI, a combination of a 1st-stage SCI and 2nd-stage SCI, or a MAC-CE. In one embodiment, the responding UE performs an channel access before using the shared COT resource.

Abstract: Various solutions for Reference Signal (RS) transmission with respect to an apparatus in mobile communications are described. The apparatus may determine an RS pattern set. The RS pattern set may include at least one RS pattern. The at least one RS pattern may be configured using a symbol-based configuration or a slot-based configuration. The apparatus may transmit a plurality of RSs based on the RS pattern set.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) aggregation control method is provided. The UE aggregation control method may be applied to a UE. The UE aggregation control method may include the following steps. The UE may perform an application to initiate UE aggregation with a relay UE and to establish a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) connection between the UE and the relay UE to achieve UE aggregation. Then, the UE may transmit encapsulated data packets to the relay UE, which are transmitted to a network node after decapsulated. The encapsulated data packets comprise headers containing address information and port information of the UE and the relay UE.

Abstract: Various solutions for sensing operation in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) system are described. An apparatus, operating as a sensing node, may transmit a capability report to a sensing function (SF). The capability report indicates that the apparatus supports a sensing operation. The apparatus may receive a sensing task configuration from the SF. Then, the apparatus may perform the sensing operation based on the sensing task configuration. The sensing operation may involve receiving a downlink (DL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration, and/or transmitting an uplink (UL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one novel aspect, a combination of SL resource selection procedure and a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure are used for resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one embodiment, the LBT procedure is performed before the SL resource selection procedure. In one embodiment, a protection gap between the potential success of the LBT procedure and a starting position of candidate resources is dynamically configured. In another embodiment, a self-defer mechanism is performed in a protection gap between a success of the LBT procedure and the transceiving of the SL packets, including using a cyclic prefix (CP) extension and a timing advance (TA) to align the boundary of LBT success and transceiving, or performing a second LBT immediately before the transceiving of the SL packets. In yet another embodiment, one or more reserved candidate resources within the COT can be shared to other UE(s).

Abstract: Various solutions for wireless sensing in integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) system are described. An apparatus (e.g., a receiver node) may receive one or more first reference signals (RSs) based on a first sensing RS configuration, and perform a sensing of a target object based on the first RSs. Then, the apparatus may receive one or more second RSs based on a second sensing RS configuration. The second sensing RS configuration is determined by the apparatus or is received from another apparatus in an event that at least one of a sensing requirement and a channel condition is changed. The apparatus may further perform the sensing of the target object based on the second RSs.

Abstract: An iron core-annular array multi-ring magnetosensitive current sensor and a current measurement method, the method comprising: using a first loop structure (101) to acquire a feedback current signal generated according to a first magnetic field signal generated by a primary side current; using a second loop structure (102) to measure a second magnetic field signal generated by the current of a wire in a coil; and using a digital processing unit (103) to calculate, according to the feedback current signal and the second magnetic field signal, the feature quantity that characterizes the current of the wire, and determining the current on the wire according to the feature quantity that characterizes the current of the wire.

Abstract: A method of two-stage sidelink control information (SCI) can include receiving a transport block, and transmitting from a transmission user equipment (Tx UE) to a reception user equipment (Rx UE) the transport block with two-stage SCI including a 1st-stage SCI and a 2nd-stage SCI. The 1st-stage SCI can be transmitted over a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The 2nd-stage SCI and the transport block can share resources of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). The 2nd-stage SCI and the transport block can share a demodulation reference signal (DMRS).

Abstract: A system for load identification in collaboration with a cloud end includes: a smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, used for matching extracted feature quantity data with a first load feature library of the smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, and determining load feature data corresponding to unmatched feature quantity data in the feature quantity data as target load feature data; a use information front-end/acquisition module, used for calling the target load feature data and transmitting the target load feature data to a main station load identification module; and a main station load identification module, used for receiving the target load feature data, performing data direction processing on the target load feature data, determining an optimal matching strategy matching the feature data to be identified, and identifying an optimal matching solution corresponding to the feature quantity data to be identified in a second load feature library.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an antenna module, a radio transceiver and a processor. The radio transceiver transmits or receives wireless radio frequency signals to or from an air interface via the one or more antennas of the antenna module. The processor is configured to determine an actual communication capability of the communication apparatus, determine a reduced communication capability of the communication apparatus according to the actual communication capability, and report the reduced communication capability instead of the actual communication capability as a communication capability of the communication apparatus to a network device. A corresponding value of the reduced communication capability is smaller than a corresponding value of the actual communication capability.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one novel aspect, a combination of SL resource selection procedure and a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure are used for resource selection in unlicensed frequency bands. In one embodiment, the LBT procedure is performed after the SL resource selection procedure. In one embodiment, the candidate resource selected by the SL resource selection procedure has an overbooking resource size larger than or equal to a resource size required for the SL data transceiving. In another embodiment, the overbooking resource size is dynamically determined based on one or more preconfigured conditions comprising an LBT failure probability, channel loading status information, and channel congestion control information. In yet another embodiment, the candidate resources are multi-consecutive-slot (MCSt) resources with configured multiple consecutive resource blocks.

Abstract: A method of sidelink communications can include receiving at a user equipment (UE) a configuration for a first resource pool indicating a first size of a first first-stage sidelink control information (SCI) in terms of a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and a second size of the first first-stage SCI in terms of a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs). The first resource pool can be divided into slots in time domain and sub-channels each occupying a set of PRBs in frequency domain. The first first-stage SCI having the first size of the number of OFDM symbols and the second size of the number of PRBs indicated by the configuration for the first resource pool can be transmitted within a first slot and a first sub-channel of the first resource pool.

Abstract: A system for load identification in collaboration with a cloud end includes: a smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, used for matching extracted feature quantity data with a first load feature library of the smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, and determining load feature data corresponding to unmatched feature quantity data in the feature quantity data as target load feature data; a use information front-end/acquisition module, used for calling the target load feature data and transmitting the target load feature data to a main station load identification module; and a main station load identification module, used for receiving the target load feature data, performing data direction processing on the target load feature data, determining an optimal matching strategy matching the feature data to be identified, and identifying an optimal matching solution corresponding to the feature quantity data to be identified in a second load feature library.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus, which can include a receiving circuitry and a processing circuitry. The receiving circuitry can be configured to receive a configuration indicating that a preconfigured number of consecutive symbols within a slot are used for a sidelink transmission. The receiving circuitry can be further configured to receive the sidelink transmission over the preconfigured number of consecutive symbols within the slot. The processing circuitry can be configured to process a data transmission of the sidelink transmission received over the preconfigured number of consecutive symbols within the slot. Aspects of the disclosure also provide a method.