Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to, and/or comprises a radio interface and/or comprises processing circuitry configured to signal switching information for Bandwidth Part (BWP) switching in a search space that is absent scheduling information for data transmission to the wireless device.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device for receiving and/or mapping a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, to resource elements of a time-frequency grid are provided in which the PDCCH is mapped to resource elements of the time-frequency grid by configuring resource element groups, REGs, each REG spanning one orthogonal frequency division multiplex, OFDM, symbol, and the PDCCH being at least two OFDM symbols. In accordance with one embodiment, the method includes receiving the PDCCH from the network node on one of a plurality of sets of physical resource blocks, PRBs.

Abstract: A method (1200) by a wireless device (110) includes receiving (1202), from a network node (160), a paging early indicator, PEI, configuration that includes an indication of a mapping of a PEI to a plurality of paging occasions, POs. The wireless device receives (1204) the PEI from the network node. Based on the mapping of the PEI to the plurality of POs, the wireless device monitors (1206) a shared channel during the plurality of POs.

Abstract: A method in a network node for supporting a predetermined set of aggregation levels for configuration of a downlink control channel for one of a slot Transmission Time Interval (TTI) and a subslot TTI. The method includes determining an aggregation level to be monitored by a wireless device (WD) in a communication network; and determining a number of downlink control channel candidates for the WD to monitor within each of the one of the slot TTI and the subslot TTI, the number of downlink control channel candidates based upon the aggregation level. A wireless device and corresponding method for supporting a predetermined set of aggregation levels and for implementing at least one aggregation level and at least one downlink control channel candidate for configuration of a downlink control channel for one of a slot TTI and a subslot TTI are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided determination of a beam configuration between a first radio transceiver device and a second radio transceiver device. The first radio transceiver device performs beam searching by transmitting a first sounding signal in all transmit beam configurations in a set of transmit beam configurations; and receiving, from the second radio transceiver device, a second sounding signal in all receive beam configurations in a set of receive beam configurations. The first radio transceiver device determines a beam configuration based on the receive beam configuration in the set of receive beam configurations in which the second sounding signal having best predetermined metric was received.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is provided. The network node is configured to configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation, and cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices, where the WUS is configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node that is configured to communicate with a WD is provided. The method comprises determining (202) a data radio bearer (DRB) status of the WD; determining (204) one or more bandwidth parts (BWPs) and/or one or more search space (SS) configurations of one or more BWPs for the WD based on the DRB status; when the DRB status is inactive, enabling (206) a power saving mode for the WD by configuring the WD with an SS configuration from the determined one or more SS configurations of the one or more BWPs for the WD based at least on the DRB status; and when the DRB status is active, disabling (208) the power saving mode or not enabling the power saving mode.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device operating in a wireless communications network. The wireless device determines information to apply in the wireless device. The information is to receive one or more reference signals (RSs) while the wireless device is in inactive or idle state. The RSs are to be used to perform one or more tasks. The determining is based on one or more criteria. The criteria include a criterion of power consumption, and a target level of accuracy to be achieved in a performance of the tasks. The information includes: a pattern of reception of the RSs, and a configuration of a receiver. The information includes a bandwidth of reception of the RSs. The wireless device receives the RSs based on the determined information. The receiving of the RSs is performed while the wireless device is in inactive or idle state.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for efficient wake up signal provisioning for WDs in discontinuous reception are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes at a first paging occasion (PO) in which the network node transmits paging-related downlink control information to a first group of WDs, multiplexing paging indicators related to one or more POs to be monitored by a WD belonging to a second group of WDs.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a terminal (10) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising receiving and/or transmitting according to a transmission time interval, TTI, configuration, the TTI configuration indicating at least one short transmitting time interval having between one or two and seven symbols of duration in a subframe. There are also disclosed related methods and devices.

Abstract: A method for adjusting peak-to-average power ratio in a network node when transmitting multiple signals at respective multiple frequency locations is disclosed. The method comprises determining (101) a first signal at a first frequency location being intended for transmission simultaneously as a second signal at a second frequency location, manipulating the first and/or second signals by performing (103) an operation on the first and/or second signals, wherein the operation comprises one or more of: a time shift in a time domain or a frequency domain, and Determining a phase shift in the time domain or the frequency domain, and transmitting (104) the first and signals second signals, as manipulated or non-manipulated, at the first and second frequency locations, respectively. Corresponding computer program product, network node, and wireless communication network are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is provided. The network node is configured to configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation, and cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices, where the WUS is configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling repeated transmissions. In one embodiment, a method for communicating with a wireless device includes determining a configuration for a number of repetitions of a transmission, the configuration corresponding to a Downlink Control Information, DCI, field; and communicating the configuration to the wireless device. In another embodiment, a method includes receiving a configuration for a number of repetitions of a transmission, the configuration corresponding to a Downlink Control Information, DCI, field.

Abstract: A method, in a network node configured to communicate wirelessly with wireless devices, includes transmitting a synchronization signal block, SSB, having one or more synchronization signals and transmitting a wake-up signal, WUS, the WUS indicating whether a wireless device or group of wireless devices should monitor a physical channel during at least one paging opportunity associated with the WUS transmission. Transmitting the WUS includes transmitting the WUS in conjunction with the SSB. The WUS may be a tracking reference signal, TRS, for example.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a terminal (10) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising receiving and/or transmitting according to a transmission time interval, TTI, configuration, the TTI configuration indicating at least one short transmitting time interval having between one or two and seven symbols of duration in a subframe. There are also disclosed related methods and devices.

Abstract: A method of operating a user equipment, UE, according to some embodiments includes performing (202) a channel measurement on a measurement resource for channel measurement, performing (204) two or more interference measurements on two or more measurement resources for interference measurement, for each interference measurement, determining (206) quality values associated with the interference measurement and the channel measurement, determining (208) a statistical measure based on the quality values, and transmitting (210) the statistical measure to a network node in a channel state information, CSI, report.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, behaviors of a Base Station (BS) and a User Equipment (UE) pertinent to Reference Signal (RS) transmissions are discussed. BS may configure RS corresponding to a set of antenna ports in two or more groups of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols on a short Physical Downlink Sharing CHannel (sPDSCH), where subcarrier indices used for RS transmission are different between at least two groups of OFDM symbols. Then, BS may transmit the RS to UE. UE will receive RS and perform channel estimation based on the received RS.

Abstract: A method performed by a communication device comprises identifying a long transmission time interval (TTI) transport block size from a set of long TTI transport block sizes used for transport block transmission within a long TTI. The method further comprises determining a short TTI transport block size, used for transport block transmission within a short TTI, by downscaling the long TTI transport block size based on a relation between a number of symbols in the short TTI and a number of symbols in the long TTI that is greater than the number of symbols in the short TTI.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to configure a wireless device with a wake-up indication, the wake-up indication configured to cause the wireless device to transition out of at least one of a low power mode or connected Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode based on the wake-up indication. The network node is configured to signal the wake-up indication in a search space in a physical downlink control channel.

Abstract: Short Control Channel Elements (SCCE) to Short Resource Element Groups (SREG) mapping for Short Physical Downlink Control Channel (SPDCCH) is provided. A User Equipment (UE) receives a communication from a base station; determines a mapping between one or more SCCE and corresponding SREG; and processes the communication based on the mapping. A base station determines a mapping between one or more SCCE and corresponding SREG for a communication to a UE and transmits a communication to the UE based on the mapping. In this way, the localized and distributed SCCE to SREG mapping for CRS-based SPDCCH is defined. Also, the SCCE to SREG mapping for 2 and 3 OFDM symbols DMRS-based SPDCCH is defined. For DMRS-based SPDCCH, a distributed configuration at SCCE level is defined. This may improve latency and can improve the average throughput of a communications system. Radio resource efficiency could be positively impacted by latency reductions.