Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus comprising: means for determining (1100), by a sidelink manager, a first resource allocation used by a first module for performing sidelink communications via a first radio access technology; means for determining (1102), by the sidelink manager, a second resource allocation used by a second module for performing sidelink communications via a second radio access technology; means for determining (1104), by the sidelink manager, a resource allocation conflict based on the first resource allocation and the second resource allocation; means for converting (1106), by the sidelink manager, the first resource allocation into a converted first resource allocation compatible with the second radio access technology or the second resource allocation into a converted second resource allocation compatible with the first radio access technology; and means for sending (1108), by the sidelink manager, the converted first resource allocation to the second module or the converted second

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment behavior with respect to hybrid automatic repeat request retransmission in new radio sidelink co-existence scenarios with another technology are provided. For example, a method can include enabling, for a receiving user equipment, hybrid automatic repeat request negative acknowledgement only feedback. The method can also include first determining whether to condition negative feedback on at least one first condition, or second determining whether negative feedback is conditioned on at least one second condition. The method can further include third determining whether to retransmit a message according to hybrid automatic repeat request according to results of the first determining or the second determining. The method can additionally include communicating with the receiving user equipment based on a result of the third determining.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for efficient signaling of sidelink radio resources. A first terminal device selects a subset of radio resources from a set of candidate radio resources. The first terminal device determines a set of resource indices for the subset of radio resources based at least partly on a pre-defined enumeration order of the set of candidate radio resources in time and frequency. The first terminal device determines a first resource indication value indicating at least the set of resource indices. The first terminal device transmits the first resource indication value to one or more second terminal devices.

Abstract: There is provided reduced power consumption in devices that use at least two identities for communications. A method comprises aligning (1302) a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device. The aligning is performed via requesting and receiving (1306) from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving a first transmission from a first terminal device, wherein the first transmission indicates one or more resources to be used at least for a second transmission, monitoring one or more physical feedback channel resources associated with the indicated one or more resources, detecting one or more feedback signals from the monitored one or more physical feedback channel resources, and extending a wake-up time based at least partly on the detected one or more feedback signals.

Abstract: There is provided receiving, by a wireless device connected to a wireless network over a wireless connection, one or more segments of at least one system information block message; determining, by the wireless device, at least one hash value based on at least one segment of the received one or more segments; transmitting, by the wireless device to the wireless network, a system information request comprising information identifying the at least one segment and the determined at least one hash value.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive a downlink signal; determine whether a TA stored at the apparatus is valid based, at least partially, on a reception timing of the received downlink signal and a delay spread value; and initiate small data transmission with a pre-configured uplink resource based, at least partially, on the determination that the TA is valid. An apparatus configured to: transmit, to a UE, a configuration comprising information related to TA validation for the UE, wherein the information comprises at least one of: an indication of a value configured to indicate a fraction of a cyclic prefix length of a symbol for reception of an uplink transmission from the UE, or a delay spread value; transmit a downlink signal; and receive a SDT based, at least partially, on the fraction of the length of the cyclic prefix, the transmitted downlink signal, and the delay spread value.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for multiple user subscriber identity module (MUSIM) user equipment (UE) switching connection between networks. The network may follow configured steps where no indication from the UE is used. The configuration may include different timers and/or other conditions to move between states on a radio resource control (RRC)-connected USIM.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling NR slot aggregation in radio SL co-channel coexistence. A method may include determining that one or more slots of a first radio access technology overlaps a subframe of a second radio access technology. The method may also include detecting whether the second radio access technology is using the subframe of the second radio access technology. The method may further include determining by an outcome of at least one evaluated condition whether to transmit in the one or more overlapping slots or refrain to transmit in the one or more overlapping slots. The method may further include performing transmission with a same transmit power in all the slots that overlap the subframe of the second radio access technology.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises means for: determining that one or more antenna elements of an antenna array are being disrupted; and updating one or more parameters associated with one or more antenna elements in response to determining that one or more antenna elements of said array are being disrupted.

Abstract: There is provided reduced power consumption in devices that use at least two identities for communications. A method comprises aligning (1302) a plurality of paging occasions across at least two identities of a communication device. The aligning is performed via requesting and receiving (1306) from a communication network a paging occasion for the communication device with at least two identities using at least one of the identities.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving a beam report information indicative of quality information about at least one of at least one beam of a first set of sidelink, SL beam management reference signals, -BMRS, or at least one beam of a second set of SL-BMRS; determining whether the beam report information is indicative of quality information of at least one beam of the first set of SL-BMRS or of at least one beam of the second set of SL-BMRS, or a combination of at least two beams of the first set of SL-BMRS and the second set of SL-BMRS; and attempting to establish or establishing communication based on the beam report information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving an indication from a transmitting terminal device indicative of a sidelink resource reserved for receiving a subsequent sidelink transmission from the transmitting terminal device, detecting that the subsequent sidelink transmission is not received from the transmitting terminal device over the reserved sidelink resource, determining a sidelink complementary resource set window, and monitoring the sidelink complementary resource set window for receiving the subsequent sidelink transmission from the transmitting terminal device.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus caused at least to determine a common automatic gain control symbol to be transmitted during a first symbol of a slot, wherein the first symbol of the slot is for a transmission of a first automatic gain control symbol by a transmitting sidelink user equipment and for a transmission of a second automatic gain control symbol by a receiving sidelink user equipment and the apparatus is the transmitting sidelink user equipment, wherein the common automatic gain control symbol comprises the first automatic gain control symbol and the second automatic gain control symbol and transmit the first automatic gain control symbol during the first symbol of the slot.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving measurement indications from a plurality of devices, wherein a respective measurement indication of the measurement indications is indicative of a respective measurement that has been performed by a respective device of the plurality of devices, and wherein the respective measurement indication is received via a pre-configured communication resource that is associated with a measurement value and/or measurement range to which the respective measurement corresponds. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.

Abstract: To take into account a possible collision during sidelink communications, a transmitter (transceiver) may request one or more other apparatuses (transceivers, receivers) to monitor and report transmissions on sidelink resources at least during a resource received and used by the transmitter for transmission of the data. When one or more monitoring reports are received it is determined whether to reschedule the transmission of the data.

Abstract: In some examples, a method of wireless communication by a user equipment, UE, comprises receiving configured grant, CG, configuration data at a first UE, the CG configuration data comprising bi-directional CG information for an aligned sidelink communication session between the first UE and a second UE, monitoring for receipt of a first transmission of the communication session at the first UE, and on the basis of the monitoring, acquiring the channel for the sidelink communication session at the first UE.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for optimizing small data transmission for a client device are disclosed. Configuration information for a small data transmission procedure is received at the client device from a network node device. The configuration information comprises set(s) of resources for a configured uplink scheduling grant for small data transmissions. The client device carries out one or more small data transmissions based on the received configuration information for the small data transmission procedure and/or subsequently received updated configuration information for the small data transmission procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by a first terminal device, a first transmission from a second terminal device. The first terminal device measures a channel busy ratio over a first time window. The first terminal device determines a channel occupancy ratio of the second terminal device based at least partly on the received first transmission. The first terminal device updates the channel busy ratio based at least partly on the determined channel occupancy ratio and the measured channel busy ratio. The first terminal device determines one or more sidelink transmission parameters based at least partly on the updated channel busy ratio.

Abstract: The invention inter alia relates to a user equipment comprising means configured to transmit, to the network, first data in a small data transmission procedure in a non-connected state; and during said small data transmission procedure in the non-connected state, transmit, to the network, an indication for transmission of second data, the second data becoming available for transmission after said first data having been transmitted.