Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for device measurement based mobility handling in ambient internet of things. The method including at a first apparatus, the first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus, a polling signal at least indicating an identifier of the second apparatus and a period of a polling cycle of the polling signal, wherein the first apparatus enables a communication with the second apparatus by backscattering mechanism; the first apparatus determines a query occasion for a backscattering communication; and the first apparatus initiates, according to the identifier of the second apparatus, an attachment procedure to the second apparatus based on at least one of: a signal strength measurement on the polling signal, or the query occasion of the backscattering communication.

Abstract: A UE in a sleep state receives a WUS and monitors paging occasion(s). The monitoring includes: receiving a paging message; determining the received paging message is not addressed to the UE; and determining whether another paging occasion should be monitored based at least on paging records in the paging message. The UE reenters the sleep state in response to a determination it is not necessary to monitor another paging occasion. A network node receives, from a UE, indication of a capability to transition out of a sleep state via a WUS to return to a sleep state based on paging message monitoring. The network node determines, based on the capability and on a need to transmit a paging message to the user equipment, a sleep state of the user equipment, and transmits to the UE either a wake up signal or paging message based on the determined sleep state.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment (UE) secondary cell (SCell) activation indication are provided. One method may include transmitting a secondary cell (SCell) activation command to at least one user equipment (UE). The secondary cell (SCell) activation command may include an indication of at least one candidate secondary cell (SCell) targeted for activation. The method may also include receiving feedback from the at least one user equipment (UE), wherein the feedback comprises information on the secondary cells (SCells) being activated with reduced activation time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving a first set of fronthaul data associated with a first radio access technology; receiving a second set of fronthaul data associated with a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology; and determining based at least on the first set of fronthaul data and the second set of fronthaul data, whether to utilize one or more radio chains of at least two radio chains for spectrum sharing between at least the first radio access technology and the second radio access technology.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of energy harvesting information supported User Equipment (UE) scheduling. The method includes reporting, to a network device in the radio network, energy harvesting capability of the terminal device indicating a first energy value (?Et) collected during a first time interval (?t) and a second energy value (EAvg) averaged over a second time interval; and communicating with the network device to transmit data according to scheduling information received from the network device and determined based on the energy harvesting capability of the terminal device. In this way, the terminal device may be scheduled by the network based on its energy harvesting capability, to maintain a trade-off between harvested energy utilization and fairness in scheduling from Passive IoT UEs.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for receiving a proximity pathloss threshold from a network, wherein a pathloss between a passive device and a user equipment connected to the apparatus is less than the proximity pathloss threshold; means for receiving, from the user equipment, at least one measurement associated with the user equipment; means for determining a backscatter link beam direction, based at least on the at least one measurement associated with the user equipment; and means for determining an illumination power of an illumination transmission to the passive device, based at least on the proximity pathloss threshold.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform receiving or configuring a user equipment with a configuration for an uplink transmission on a plurality of carriers or cells, determining a subset of carriers or cells for uplink reception within the plurality of carriers or cells that scheduled the user equipment for uplink transmission, receiving or sending at least one uplink transmission with a communication network comprising an indication identifying the information transmitted in the selected subset of carriers or cells information for at least one uplink transmission by a user equipment comprising uplink transmission resources for two or more component carriers or cells for the at least one uplink transmission; and based on the information for determining component carriers or cells on which the user equipment transmitted, and identify the transmission for each component carrier where transmission resources where allocated.

Abstract: A method for higher layer half duplex operation is provided. The method for higher layer half duplex operation may include receiving, from a serving cell, a configuration for a maximum number of downlink and/or uplink hybrid automatic repeat request processes. The method may also include providing an indication to the serving cell that includes a desired maximum number of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request processes based on an energy level of an apparatus and performing downlink control information monitoring for downlink or uplink until the maximum number of hybrid automatic repeat request processes is reached. The downlink control information monitoring may be suspended when a corresponding maximum number of downlink or uplink hybrid automatic repeat request processes is exceeded.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving configurations for a plurality of entry points for initial random access from an access point; determining random access resources for one or more entry points; and initiating, based on one or more criteria relating to properties of the apparatus or a network, at least one random access process with at least one of said entry points.

Abstract: This disclosure presents processes for improving the quality of NR PDCCH reception at a UE when transmitted in a same orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a same frequency domain resource element as an LTE CRS. Using a capability parameter of the UE, a network node can transmit an LTE CRS and NR PDCCH in the same OFDM symbol and the same frequency domain resource elements using various encoding schemes. The encoding schemes can be one or more of puncture signalling, superposition signalling, relative power levels, UE type, adjusting the AL of the LTE CRS, or various combinations thereof. The UE can decode the PDDCH using the encoding scheme. Legacy UEs can be supported with this disclosure by the network node selecting supported UE capabilities for the encoding. The network node can balance transmission reliability with available resources.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for mutually exclusive configurations. The method may include operating on at least part of a first bandwidth part. The method may also include receiving, from a network node, an information of switching criterion for switching from the first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part. The method may further include determining, at a user equipment, whether to switch to operate on at least part of the second bandwidth part based on the received information of switching criterion. In addition, the method may include based on the determination, switching to operate on at least part of the second bandwidth part.

Abstract: There is provided a user equipment comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment at least to: receive, from a source cell entity, a physical downlink control channel command; and based on the physical downlink control channel command, initiate a random access procedure to one or more target cells.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reducing channel state information (CSI) reporting time for cell activation are provided. One method may include receiving, from a network node, one or more semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configurations to be employed during secondary cell (SCell) activation, and receiving an activation command for a secondary cell (SCell) and information on a semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configuration to be activated from among the one or more semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configurations. The method may also include measuring a CSI-reference signal (RS) using the semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) configuration indicated with the activation command and transmitting a semi-persistent (SP) channel state information (CSI) report for a subset of secondary cells (SCells) available for activation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling measurement gaps for frame based equipment (FBE) operation are provided. One method may include receiving at a user equipment, from a serving cell, assistance information that includes at least one of a fixed frame period (FFP) configuration of the serving cell, a reference signal timing configuration for at least one neighbor cell and system frame number (SFN) and frame timing difference reporting information for the at least one neighbor cell. The method may also include determining whether there is transmission from the serving cell during a period of time and, in accordance with a determination that there is no transmission from the serving cell during the period of time, based at least on the assistance information, performing measurement of the at least one neighbor cell during the period of time.

Abstract: A method may include receiving on a selected beam information related to decoding a required system information at least on one or more other beams. The method may also include determining that a required system information is not broadcast on the selected beam. The method may further include receiving the required system information on one or more other detectable beams according to the information related to decoding the required system information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for efficient registration for partially supported service areas are provided. One method may include providing, to at least one user equipment registered to a network within a registration area, information comprising one or more single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAIs) and one or more tracking area identities (TAIs). Each of the one or more single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAIs) is included in a list of rejected single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAIs) or in a list of extended rejected single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAIs), and is associated with a cause value indicating that the single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAIs) is not supported uniformly in the registration area and is not supported in a current tracking area.

Abstract: An improved NR-U framework allows a gNB to repeat RLM-RS with the same index over each sub-band of an unlicensed spectrum. For example, a RLM-RS with the same indices are repeated by the gNB over the sub-bands of a wideband channel in an unlicensed spectrum. By monitoring the different sub-bands, a UE may find one or more sub-bands in which the RLM-RS having a particular index is successfully transmitted at a subsequent time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for simultaneous registration to multiple networks are provided. A user equipment (UE) may perform dual registration to multiple networks, e.g., a 5G system (5GS) of equivalent public land mobile networks (PLMNs), equivalent stand-alone non-public networks (SNPNs), or a combination of PLMNs and SNPNs. When a UE is registered to the first network, the UE may select the second network for a second registration based on one or more criteria.

Abstract: In dynamic spectrum sharing between a first radio access type and a second radio access type, information indicating indirectly whether a minimum resources are reserved for downlink reference transmissions of the first radio access type, is used to determine in devices rate matching scheme to be used, or to determine resources which can be used.

Abstract: An apparatus that is in idle mode and registered to a first radio access technology network and to a second radio access technology network may camp on a cell which is one of cells linked for spectrum sharing. The cells linked comprise at least a cell of a first type and a cell of a second type. When the apparatus is camping on such linked cell and detects a need to transit from the idle state to a connected state, the apparatus selects one of the linked cells, and performs initial access to a cell selected to transit from the idle mode to the connected state. The cell selected may be different than the cell camped on.