Abstract: A system, method, and device for ensuring a number of Phase Tracking Reference Signal(s) (PT-RSs) are the same for multiple slots. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive control information including a number of scheduled resource blocks (RBs) then determine a PT-RS density based on the number of scheduled RBs. The WTRU may determine a RB offset value for the WTRU based on a WTRU-ID modulo the maximum RB offset value, where the maximum value for the RB offset value may be based on at least one of the number of the scheduled RBs and the PT-RS density. The WTRU may then transmit or receive a signal with PT-RS based on the RB offset value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a base station for transmitting information blocks is disclosed. A base station transmits a plurality of beams to a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU). Further, the base station transmits broadcast information, using a beam of the plurality of beams, the transmitted broadcast information including a first information block and a second information block. Responsive to information in the transmitted second information block, the base station may receive a random access preamble. After the reception of the random access preamble, the base station may transmit a random access response. Responsive to information in the transmitted random access response, the base station may receive a message including control information indicating additional information blocks that the WTRU is requesting to receive. After reception of the received message, the base station may transmit the additional information blocks.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions. A WTRU may transmit uplink control information (UCI), for example, by encoding the UCI, distributing the coded bits to at least one symbol set, and transmitting at least one sequence over resources of at least one symbol set. A sequence for a (e.g., each) symbol set may be selected from a set of candidate sequences. The number of symbol sets and/or candidate sequences may depend on the number of coded bits assigned to the symbol set. A WTRU may determine a parameter of a transmission (e.g., a number of symbol sets), for example, based on an estimation of Doppler. Transmission may be performed in multiple resource blocks (RBs). Hopping of base sequence and/or cyclic shift may be used, for example, for interference randomization. Unequal error protection may be used for different types of UCI.

Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) design in new radio (NR). A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) for sidelink communication may receive a resource pool identity (ID). Further, the WTRU may determine whether to include information related to demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) density for a sidelink transmission in sidelink control information (SCI) based on the resource pool ID. On a condition that the information related to DM-RS density is to be included in the SCI, the WTRU may transmit the SCI including the information related to DM-RS density. Also, the SCI may be associated with a PSSCH. Accordingly, the WTRU may transmit the sidelink transmission on the PSSCH with one or more DM-RSs at a first DM-RS density based on the information related to DM-RS density.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for narrowband (NB) LTE operation. A WTRU may receive a first downlink data transmission, for example, via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The WTRU may determine to send a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) in response to receipt of the first downlink data transmission. The WTRU may transmit a first uplink reference signal. The WTRU may indicate the HARQ-ACK using a first cyclic shift index that is applied to the first uplink reference signal. The WTRU may determine to send a HARQ negative ACK (HARQ-NACK), for example, on a condition that a second downlink data transmission is not correctly received. The WTRU may send a second uplink reference signal. The WTRU may indicate the HARQ-NACK using a second cyclic shift that is applied to the second uplink reference signal.

Abstract: A method performed by a WTRU may comprise receiving PRS configuration information and performing a first set of measurements based on the PRS configuration. The method may further comprise determining whether to trigger an on-demand PRS request based on the first set of measurements and on-demand PRS criteria. On a condition that the determining to trigger is affirmative, transmitting an on-demand PRS request. In embodiments, the on-demand PRS criteria may be based on an RSRP, TDoA, number of multipaths, accuracy and/or latency.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive, from a base station, a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block transmission. The WTRU may transmit using a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource. Further, the PRACH resource may be determined based on an SS/PBCH block index. Also, the SS/PBCH block index may be determined based on information associated with the SS/PBCH block transmission. In a further example, the information associated with the PBCH block may be derived from a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence. In another example, the DMRS sequence may be a PBCH DMRS sequence. Also, the information associated with the PBCH block may be derived from PBCH payload bits. Further, the SS/PBCH block index may be associated with a beam. In addition, SS/PBCH transmissions of different beams may be transmitted at different times. Further, the PRACH resource may include a preamble resource, a time resource and a frequency resource.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive first measurement indication information indicating an activation of measurement reporting. The WTRU may determine a first set of resource elements (REs) based on the first measurement indication information. Further, the first set of REs may be associated with measurement-related time and frequency resources. Also, the WTRU may receive one or more measurement-related signals in the indicated first set of REs. Additionally, the WTRU may perform a measurement of each measurement-related signal. The WTRU may transmit, based on the first measurement indication information, a measurement report based on the measurement of each measurement-related signal. Further, the WTRU may receive second measurement indication information indicating a deactivation of measurement reporting.

Abstract: A method performed by a base station may include transmitting a configuration message including at least information indicating a subset of a plurality of transmit beams to be used for transmitting a set of synchronization signals. The set of synchronization signals including a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal may be transmitted. A random access channel (RACH) transmission may be received using a receive beam associated with one of the subset of the plurality of transmit beams used by the base station to transmit the set of synchronization signals. The transmitted set of synchronization signals transmitted may have a signal quality above a signal quality threshold. A reference signal may be transmitted along with a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) transmission. The reference signal may have a sequence derived from a beam index associated with the one of the subset of the plurality of transmit beams.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for seamless switching between frequency ranges are provided herein. A method may include: receiving information identifying channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resources in a first frequency range (FR), where each of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR is associated with CSI-RS resources in a second FR and the second FR is a lower FR than the first FR; and measuring a signal quality of at least one of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR. The method may further include selecting a subset of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR or the second FR, wherein, on a condition that the measured signal quality meets or exceeds a threshold, the selected subset is in the first FR, and the selection is based on the measured signal quality. The method may further include reporting the measured signal quality.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are provided for performing a random access (RA) procedure. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive RA resource sets, where each of the RA resource sets is associated with a node-B directional beam, select an RA resource set from among the RA resource sets, and initiate an RA procedure based on the selected RA resource set. The RA procedure may include selecting multiple preambles which include a preamble for each resource of a plurality of resources corresponding to the selected RA resource set. The WTRU may be configured to sequentially transmit the selected multiple preambles in sequential RA transmissions, and may be configured to receive, from a node-B, in response to the RA transmissions, at least one RA response (RAR), where each of the received at least one RAR corresponds to one of the transmitted multiple preambles.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to phase-continuous frequency selective precoding are provided. Included among these classes are methods for use in connection with dynamic precoding resource block group (PRG) configuration and with codebook based transmission configuration. A representative of such methods may include any of receiving signaling indicating transmit precoding information; determining a candidate PRG size using any of the transmit precoding information, a rule for determining a PRG size and configured PRG sizes; and configuring or reconfiguring a wireless transmit/receive device in accordance with the candidate PRG size.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are described for dynamic demodulation signal resource allocation. PDSCH/PUSCH DMRS enhancement is provided. A dynamic indication of reference signal functionality may be provided in a slot for an additional DM-RS. A configured CSI-RS/SRS may be dynamically indicated to use as an additional DM-RS in a slot. Frequency shift/hopping of DM-RS as a function of OFDM symbol and/or the order of OFDM symbol containing DM-RS may increase frequency density within a slot. DM-RS antenna port aggregation may increase DM-RS frequency density. One or more DM-RS antenna ports may be used to demodulate the same layer. PDCCH DMRS enhancement is provided. Frequency shift/hopping of PDCCH DMRS may be provided as a function of a REG index within an REG bundle, OFDM symbol index, etc. Use of multiple types of REG (e.g., low and high DM-RS) and REG type may be determined based on subcarrier spacing, operating frequency band, etc.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing for full-duplex (FD) operation in time division duplex (TDD) communications are disclosed herein. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive an indication of a first, UL heavy, TDD uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) configuration and an indication of a second, DL heavy, TDD UL/DL configuration. The WTRU may also receive a grant in a common DL subframe. The WTRU may apply the hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process timing associated with one of the TDD UL/DL configurations for DL HARQ feedback. Also, the WTRU may monitor a set of subframes for a UL or a DL grant. Further, the WTRU may receive a grant in a subframe which may include an indication of a reference TDD UL/DL configuration. The WTRU may then apply the HARQ process timing associated with the reference TDD UL/DL configuration for DL HARQ feedback.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to enhanced control channel and shared channel transmissions at high frequencies are provided. Among the methods is a method that may include any of receiving downlink control information indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a time domain resource assignment, and a frequency domain resource assignment; obtaining a subcarrier spacing (SCS) and a cyclic prefix (CP) length based on the MCS; determining the time and frequency domain resource assignments based on the SCS and the CP length; and receiving a downlink transmission at time and frequency resources associated with the time and frequency domain resource assignments.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described. A method includes determining whether the apparatus is in a coverage enhancement (CE) mode or a non-CE mode. The method further includes receiving a CE-system information block (CE-SIB) on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on at least one of a known location or at least one known parameter for the CE-SIB, on a condition that the WTRU is determined to be in the CE mode.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed herein associated with positioning in wireless systems. Features may be implemented, for example, in the behavior of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for measurement reporting during a multi-beam channel scan, in WTRU behavior during a measurement report in the presence of a multipath, and/or in WTRU behavior during reporting to acquire correction information from the network. A WTRU may receive a PRS transmission via multiple paths, wherein the paths may be associated with the beams. The WTRU may report Rx?Tx time differences associated with the reception of the PRS transmission via multiple paths and transmission of respective SRSp's associated with the respective paths.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for bandwidth part (BWP) operation in 5G wireless systems. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on a first BWP associated with a first carrier. The PDCCH transmission may include scheduling information for receiving a physical shared downlink channel (PDSCH) transmission via a second BWP associated with a second carrier. The WTRU may be configured to determine one or more quasi co-located (QCL) parameters for the PDSCH transmission using a lowest transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with the second BWP associated with the second carrier based on a scheduling offset of the PDSCH transmission being less than a threshold and on the PDSCH transmission being received via the second BWP. The WTRU may be configured to receive the PDSCH transmission using the determined one or more QCL parameters.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and systems for determining and transmitting positioning information in a wireless communication network are provided. For example, a method for wireless communications comprises receiving configuration information related to a set of positioning configurations and a small data transmission (SDT), determining, based on the configuration information, that at least one positioning configuration of the set of positioning configurations satisfies a positioning requirement and is associated with a payload size being less than a data volume threshold (DVT) associated with the SDT, selecting, from the at least one positioning configuration, positioning configuration associated with a payload size being closest to the DVT, performing a positioning measurement based on the selected positioning configuration, and sending, using an uplink resource for the SDT, a measurement report based on the selected positioning configuration and the positioning measurement.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for paging procedures in wireless systems. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may monitor one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) for paging resources associated with a first subset of synchronization signal (SS) blocks that corresponds to a first beam tracking area (BTA). On a condition that at least one measurement of at least one beam associated with the first subset of SS blocks is less than a predetermined threshold, the WTRU may transmit, to a base station (BS), a signal indicating a second BTA that is associated with a second subset of SS blocks. The signal includes a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource associated with a second group of SS blocks that corresponds to the second BTA.