Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus including means for monitoring a physical downlink control channel of a cell for downlink control information; and means for, in response to detecting the downlink control information, determining whether a field of the downlink control information indicates that a reduced capability user equipment is supported in the cell.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for initialization and operation of intelligent reflecting surface. The method may include transmitting a synchronization signal block burst to a reflection surface device. The method may also include receiving a first measurement report of the synchronization signal block burst received at the reflection surface device. The method may further include determining a transmit beam for a subsequent synchronization signal block burst based on a highest strength of signals in the synchronization signal block burst. In addition, the method may include receiving a second measurement report of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst. Further, the method may include determining an arrival angle of the subsequent synchronization signal block burst at the reflection surface device. The method may also include establishing a connection with the reflection surface device based on the transmit beam and the arrival angle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for using relative uplink transmission delay indexing are provided. For example, a user equipment (UE) and a network node may determine valid uplink transmission occasions for control information and the network node may communicate an indication of a position of a valid uplink transmission occasion to the UE relative to other valid uplink transmission occasions for the control information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting of feasibility of activated transmission configuration indicator/transmission coordination indication (TCI) states. For example, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether one or more measurements satisfy one or more thresholds for one or more TCI states, and may transmit an indication of whether the one or more measurements satisfy the one or more thresholds. The UE may then deactivate at least one of the one or more activated TCI states, or may activate one or more additional TCI states, based on the indication, and may use one or more of the activated TCI states for a downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) transmission.

Abstract: The example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to receive, by a user equipment of a communication network, from a network node information for measurement reporting by the user equipment for beam management in the communication network, and based on the at least one beam reporting configuration, determine beam reporting at least one pair of beams of the more than one beam of the at least one transmission reception point capable for simultaneous reception by the user equipment.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method an apparatus to perform reporting, by the apparatus, information comprises an indication of at least one aggregation level for a performance target of a physical downlink control channel; receiving, from a network node of the communication network, an assignment for a search space set comprising at least one physical downlink control channel candidate; and based on the assignment, performing blind detection of a physical downlink control channel on the at least one assigned physical downlink control channel candidate.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for system information acquisition for reduced capability NR devices may include a UE device which is caused to, determine a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates from a control resource set (CORESET), monitor a PDCCH from the plurality of PDCCH candidates, determine reduced capability (REDCAP) scheduling information from a downlink control information (DCI) received on the PDCCH, and receive REDCAP system information based on the determined REDCAP scheduling information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for transport block size (TBS) configuration. In example embodiments, a terminal device transmits a random access preamble to a network device. The terminal device receives a random access response from the network device. The random access response includes a resource allocated for a reference TBS. Based on the reference TBS, the terminal device determines a TBS for transmitting data to the network device. Then, the terminal device transmits the data to the network device by using the determined TBS and the allocated resource. This TBS configuration is more flexible.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include transmitting to at least one user equipment at least one configuration of channel quality indication comprising at least one indication of whether downlink transmissions associated with 16-quadrature amplitude modulation is supported. The method may further include receiving, based upon at least one condition being satisfied, from the at least one user equipment, at least one extended channel quality indication report.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for associating sensing information with a user (e.g., a cellular user) by, for example, determining information from both a sensing node and a communication node, then associating the a sensed object and the communication node based on the information. Additionally, or alternatively, some embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radar and sensing-based positioning.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least apparatus for performing novel methods including receiving, by user device of a communication network, from a network node of the communication network at least one message including an access control indication, wherein the user device is in a radio resource control inactive state; and based on the user device meeting at least one requirement for use of the access control indication, performing operations comprising starting a random access procedure to enable at least one of an uplink or downlink data transmission between the user device and the communication network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical broadcast channel extension are provided. For example, a method can include mapping, by the network element, symbols of a physical channel to a first set of resource elements. The method can also include identifying, by the network element, a portion of the symbols of the physical channel mapped outside a second set of resource elements. The second set of resource elements can be a subset of the first set of resource elements, The method can further include preparing, by the network element, replacement symbols corresponding to a first portion of the physical channel outside the second set of resource elements. The method can additionally include mapping, by the network element, the replacement symbols to the second set of resource elements in extension symbols. The method can also include transmitting, by the network element, the physical channel and the extension symbols.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for positioning support are provided. One method may include receiving, by a UE configured with power saving feature(s), positioning performance requirements for a positioning session. The method may also include estimating an impact of one or more power saving or reduced capability features on positioning measurements associated with the positioning session and, based on the accuracy and latency requirements and the estimated impact, determining the power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session. The method may then include signaling, to a network node, information on the determined power saving or reduced capability features that the UE can implement while still achieving the required accuracy and latency requirements for the positioning session.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform at least determining, by a user equipment of a communication network, information comprising a plurality of frequency ranges of a transmission; receiving, by the user equipment, the plurality of frequency ranges of the transmission distributed over different time slots monitored by the user equipment; and combining, by the user equipment, the received plurality of frequency ranges to derive content of the transmission. Further, to perform at least determining, by a network device of a communication network, information comprising a plurality of frequency ranges of a transmission; and sending, by the network device, to user equipment of the communication network the plurality of frequency ranges of the transmission distributed over different time slots monitored by the user equipment for causing combining at the user equipment to derive content of the transmission.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive from a network a configuration of two or more uplink grants; transmit uplink data to the network during operating in a given time with one of the two or more uplink grants; and operate with a first operation following receiving an indication of triggering the first operation for the apparatus, or following the apparatus autonomously triggering the first operation; wherein operating with the first operation corresponds to at least using the one of the two or more uplink grants for uplink transmission.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method an apparatus to perform reporting, by the apparatus, information comprises an indication of at least one aggregation level for a performance target of a physical downlink control channel; receiving, from a network node of the communication network, an assignment for a search space set comprising at least one physical downlink control channel candidate; and based on the assignment, performing blind detection of a physical downlink control channel on the at least one assigned physical downlink control channel candidate.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for power saving for reduced capability devices. The method may include receiving a higher layer configuration from a network element. The higher layer configuration may include a slot type configuration for at least one of a first bandwidth communication and a second bandwidth communication. The method may also include performing, based on the higher layer configuration, in a certain slot, data communication with the network element under one of the first bandwidth communication or the second bandwidth communication.

Abstract: A method may include monitoring, by a user equipment, a first wake up signal prior to a paging occasion during a discontinuous reception cycle. The method may also include decoding a physical down-link control channel based on the paging occasion in response to detecting the first wake up signal. The method may also include determining that the decoding failed. The method may further include switching to a common paging occasion to decode the physical downlink control channel after determining that the decoding failed.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of extended bandwidth allocation. In example embodiments, a first device receives, from a second device, an indication of a reference bandwidth. The first device receives, from the second device, an indication of a bandwidth extended from the reference bandwidth and receives, from the second device, an indication of at least one frequency offset of a first set of narrowbands with respect to a second set of narrowbands associated with the reference bandwidth. Then, the first device determines, based on the reference bandwidth, the extended bandwidth and the at least one frequency offset, the first set of narrowbands for communication with the second device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for deploying an unmanned vehicle base station (BS) are provided. One method may include receiving an indication from at least one device of its capability to switch to a temporary cell of an unmanned vehicle base station (BS), and determining, based on knowledge of locations on a planned path of the unmanned vehicle base station (BS), which of the at least one device is located within coverage of one of the locations on the planned path. The method may then include configuring discontinuous reception cycles or Power-Saving Mode (PSM) of the at least one device so that the at least one device is awake when the unmanned vehicle base station (BS) establishes the temporary cell.