Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices that may assist in remote UE connectivity. There may be use of an enhanced version of Backhaul Adaption Protocol (BAP) on the sidelink for multi-hop connection oriented sidelink communication or multi-hop connectionless sidelink communication, with additional enhancements to allow multiplexing and demultiplexing of bearers over Relay Link (RaL) RLC channels.

Abstract: The present application describes methods and systems for cell selection and reselection. The apparatus may include a processor that performs the instructions of determining one or more new public land mobile networks (PLMNs) have been selected. The processor is configured to perform scanning radio frequencies for one or more cells in one or more of the selected PLMNs. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions of determining the one or more cells to be an acceptable cell, a suitable cell, not an acceptable cell, or not a suitable cell. The processor is even further configured to execute the instructions of determining a state of the apparatus to be a multi-camped normally state, a reduced power any cell selection state, a reduced power camped on any cell, a camped normally state, an any cell selection state, or a camped on any cell state.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices may assist in performing group-based paging, such as downlink control information-based group paging, paging radio network temporary identifier-based group paging, wakeup signal-based group paging, or sweep-based group paging. Also, method, systems, and devices may assist in performing beam-based paging or configuring cross-slot scheduling for paging.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses may assist scheduling for broadcast and groupcast on new radio Uu interface. In an example, there may be broadcast and groupcast transmission scheduling mechanism with: group based scheduling, UE specific based scheduling, or sub-group based scheduling. In another example, there may be a serving cell configuration for broadcast and groupcast transmission with dedicated cell for broadcast and groupcast, or broadcast and groupcast cell which is shared with the cell for unicast. In another example, there may be downlink control related configuration for broadcast and groupcast transmission with details of the BWP configuration, the CORESET configuration, or the search space configuration.

Abstract: A method and corresponding device for a user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving, from a first base station (first gNB), a first communications configuration via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signalling; receiving, from the first gNB, a group common Physical Downlink Control Channel (GC-PDCCH) for a plurality of UEs, the plurality of UEs including the UE, where the GC-PDCCH comprises a time domain resource assignment (TDRA) field containing TDRA information and a frequency domain resource alignment (FDRA) field containing FDRA information, and where the first and second fields are scrambled with a specific radio-network temporary identifier (RNTI) configured by a higher layer parameter; based on a PDSCH-TimeDomainAllocationList having been provided to the UE, applying PDSCH-TimeDomainAllocationList for the TDRA; and communicating with the first gNB using the first communications configuration, the TDRA and the FDRA.

Abstract: An electronic device including a receiver configured to receive a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM); a receiver configured to receive a second SIM; and circuitry configured to receive data from the first SIM; and send a request, to a first public land mobile network (PLMN), to register the electronic device to the first PLMN, wherein the request indicates that the electronic device is a multi-SIM device and the request includes multi-SIM assistance information, and wherein the multi-SIM assistance information informs the first PLMN of the electronic device's preference for multi-SIM operations.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products implemented by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) comprises: receiving first information indicating a network coverage ensemble area; receiving second information indicating a set of candidate beams and a configuration associated with the set of candidate beams; performing first local sensor measurements; selecting a subset of candidate beams from the set of candidate beams based on the first local sensor measurements and the network coverage ensemble area, responsive to a detection of a beam failure; performing, for each candidate beams, second local sensor measurements and radio measurements; selecting a candidate beam based on criteria associated with the second local sensor measurements and with the radio measurements; determining at least one random access channel (RACH) parameter for the selected candidate beam; and sending RACH transmission on the selected candidate beam using the at least one RACH par

Abstract: A method, implemented in a WTRU is described herein. The method may include receiving configuration information associated with one or more network coding generations, determining that at least one condition to trigger a status report request may be satisfied for at least one network coding generation, sending the status report request based on the at least one condition being satisfied for the at least one network coding generation, receiving a status report including information associated with the at least one network coding generation and transmitting at least one network coded packet generated using the at least one network coding generation based on the status report and the configuration information. In various embodiments, the at least one network coded packet may include at least one additional network coded packet to be transmitted for the at least one network coding generation.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products using wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured for receiving configuration information indicating a minimum number of network coded packet required to recover a network coding generation; receiving a network coded packet, wherein the network coded packet comprises information indicating a network coding generation; determining that a trigger condition is met based on the configuration information; and sending a status report, based on the trigger condition being met, wherein the status report comprises information indicating a number of network coded packets received.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is configured to report to a network the WTRU capability for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) decoding including supported number of discrete fourier transform (DFT) modules and sizes and receive from the network a PDCCH configuration as a search space and control resource set (CORESET) configurations having a spreading factor or an orthogonal code length, a number of frequency resource groups (FRGs) and associated sizes, an indication of code domain multiplexing, and a CORESET format. The WTRU determines resource groups (RG) size and a number of RGs per control channel elements (CCE) based on configured spreading factor and FRG size, and determines an association between RGs and orthogonal cover codes (OCCs) per FRG and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol based on, among other things, the configured spreading factor.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit may request, from a core network, authorization for creating one or more personal networks of one or more devices. After being granted authorization, the UE may be enabled to create a personal network and to cause a PDU session for the personal network to be established with the core network. The UE may enable members of the personal network to send data associated with the personal network via the PDU session.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to channel access with channel occupancy time (COT) sharing are described herein. A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes transmitting, to a base station, first scheduling information associated with a SL transmission to be transmitted to another WTRU in unlicensed spectrum. The method includes receiving, from the base station, second scheduling information indicating a scheduling of the SL transmission and a shared COT, wherein the shared COT may be shared between any of uplink, downlink and sidelink transmissions. The method includes determining that the SL transmission is scheduled in the shared COT. The method includes transmitting the SL transmission to the other WTRU with no listen before talk (LBT) or with a shorter LBT than a full LBT based on the determining that the SL transmission may be scheduled in the shared channel occupancy time.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and instrumentalities associated with wireless communications using single carrier waveforms. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) as described herein may receive configuration information that may indicate a control channel element (CCE) and a plurality of resource groups associated with the CCE. Each resource group may include a respective time resource element (TRE) and a respective frequency resource group (FRG), wherein each respective TRE may include a non-integer number of time units, and each respective FRG may include multiple frequency units. The WTRU may determine that the CCE may be associated with a downlink control channel transmission, and further determine allocation pattern information associated with the resource groups in a search space.

Abstract: Wireless User Equipment, UE, and network apparatuses may be adapted to facilitate continuity of Multicast/Broadcast Service, MBS, across cells. A UE in idle/inactive mode, for example, may receive MBS assistance information comprising scheduling information defining MB S reception windows and perform a cell re selection evaluation process accordingly. An UE in connected mode may conduct and report MB S quality measurements and receive an RRC reconfiguration comprising an MB S configuration for a target cell, determine that MBS transmission progress differs between the source cell and the target cell, and recover lost MBS PDUs or delete duplicate MBS PDUs accordingly. A network apparatus, such as a gNB for example, may map a GPRS Tunneling Protocol Sequence Number of an MBS PDU, to a Packet Data Convergence Protocol Sequence Number in a target cell, and determine an MB S configuration for use by a UE requesting a handover accordingly.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, and/or methods may address signal design for ultra-low power receivers. Transmitter and receiver architectures capable of generating signals and waveforms supporting the operation of ultra-low-power receivers and compatible with OFDM-based signals are disclosed. In some cases, there may be procedures that address one or more of the following: device detection of an on-off keying (OOK) modulated sequence with redundant bits corresponding to OFDM symbols' cyclic prefix; device detection of an OOK modulated sequence with dynamic bit duration corresponding to long and short OFDM symbols; device reception of an OOK modulated DCI/message with redundant bits corresponding to OFDM symbols' cyclic prefix; and/or, device reception of an OOK modulated DCI/message with dynamic bit duration corresponding to long and short OFDM symbols.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may send assistance information to a network element. The assistance information may indicate that the WTRU can use sensor data for mobility. The WTRU may receive conditional PSCell change (CPC) configuration information, for example from the network element. The CPC configuration information may include one or more of a CPC candidate for device mobility, a CPC candidate for external mobility, and/or a trigger for performing CPC based on the assistance information. The WTRU may perform a CPC, for example based on a cell quality of a serving cell being below a threshold. The WTRU may determine whether to use the CPC candidate for device mobility and/or the CPC candidate for external mobility based on the sensor data and the trigger, for example to perform the CPC.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products using wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured for receiving one or more service data units (SDUs); generating one or more protocol data units (PDUs) from network encoding of the one or more SDUs; selecting one or more transmission paths from a set of transmission paths based on one or more first parameters associated with the one or more PDUs and based on one or more second parameters associated with the one or more transmission paths; and transmitting the one or more PDUs via the one or more transmission paths.

Abstract: A first apparatus receives, from a second apparatus via a sidelink (SL) transmission, first configuration parameters for a first SL DRX group and second configuration parameters for a second SL DRX group. The first configuration parameters for the first SL DRX group comprise: a common SL DRX parameter set that is shared with the second configuration parameters for the second SL DRX group, and a first dedicated SL DRX configuration parameter set. The first dedicated DRX parameter set comprises: a first on duration at the beginning of a SL DRX cycle of the first apparatus, and a first duration: after an occasion of a PSCCH carrying a first-stage SL control information (SCI) indicates a new SL transmission for a MAC entity of the first apparatus, or after an occasion of a PSSCH carrying a second-stage SCI indicates a new SL transmission for the MAC entity of the first apparatus.

Abstract: Beam management for the downlink can be based on user equipment (UE) measurement of downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) and UE reporting. An alternative approach that may reduce overall RS overhead and latency is BM for the downlink based on uplink (UL) RS. With this approach, the network measures UL RS transmissions on multiple beams and uses these measurements for managing beams for the DL. Disclosed herein are various problems and enhancements related to UL RS based DL BM, in particular beam failure detection and recovery.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless network may receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) that schedules Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) for non-codebook-based and/or codebook-based PUSCH operation. The UE may be configured with a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource set for each codebook-based operation and non-codebook-based operation. The UE may transmit using a codebook base operation in a first set of PUSCH occasions and transmit using a non-codebook-based operation in a second set of PUSCH occasions. The DCI may include multiple SRS Resource Indicator (SRI) fields pertaining to different sets of PUSCH occasions. Similarly, DCI may include information pertaining to a number of layers for precoding for a set of PUSCH occasions.