Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for, in aspects, receiving, at a User Equipment (UE), a configuration relating to a logical channel (LCH) from a Base Station (BS); receiving, at the UE, an uplink grant for an uplink data; identifying a subset of the LCH mappable to the uplink grant based on the at least a part of the configuration; determining, at the UE, a connected-mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) setting to be applied for an uplink transmission associated with the uplink grant based on the identified subset of the LCH; and controlling a quiescent state of the UE based on the C-DRX setting, wherein, in aspects, mappable may refer to allowed to be mapped or actually mapped. When LCHs of the subset are associated with different C-DRX settings, rule-based C-DRX selection can be used.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting of integrity-related information for positioning are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising a memory, and a processor to execute instructions from the memory, wherein the processor is configured to access a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Access Network (AN), establish a link with a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF) via the non-3GPP AN, request information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), receive information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN, and determine whether to register with the 3GPP RAN based upon the network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN. Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for sending information about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP RAN to a N3IWF, establishing a link between a WTRU operating on a non-3GPP AN and the N3IWF via the non-3GPP AN, and sending information from the N3IWF to the WTRU about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink synchronization for a user equipment with one or more uplink transmissions to be transmitted.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: receiving at least one configuration message; determining at least a first uplink resource associating to a first configured grant configuration and a second uplink resource associating to a second configured grant configuration based on the at least one configuration message; generating a transport block; transmitting the transport block on the first uplink resource associating to the first configured grant configuration via a first channel; transmitting the transport block on the second uplink resource associating to the second configured grant configuration via a second channel, wherein the first configured grant configuration is different to the second configured grant configuration, and wherein the first channel is different to the second channel.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a new radio (NR) unlicensed network can operate to communicate in a UE to UE (U2U) relay path through a first relay UE with another UE as a source or destination UE according to a direct communication request initiating from the source UE. The UE can further perform a U2U relay reselection to a second relay UE in response to a trigger condition, either as a source UE or a destination UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a baseband processor or other network device can operate in a new radio (NR) unlicensed network can operate to communicate in a UE to UE (U2U) relay path through a first relay UE with another UE as a source or destination UE according to a direct communication request initiating from the source UE. The UE, as a source UE, can also perform the U2U relay reselection based on a measurement report received from a destination UE.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to generation of coded transport blocks in connection with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process(es). A device may generate a plurality of protocol data units (PDU) for transmission. The PDUs may be stored in at least one HARQ buffer. The device may determine to transmit at least one coded transport based on identifying at least two of the PDUs for generating the coded transport block(s). Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: A measurement gap pattern configuration method of a network element (130) of a wireless communications system includes sending, by the network element (130), assistance data to a user equipment (UE) (110) of the wireless communications system; sending, by the network element (130), positioning performance target data and at least a portion of the assistance data to a serving next generation Node B (gNB) (120) of the UE (110); sending a positioning request to the UE (110); and notifying the gNB (120) that a positioning session has started with respect to the UE (110) by sending a positioning session start notification message to the gNB (120).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising a memory, and a processor to execute instructions from the memory, wherein the processor is configured to access a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Access Network (AN), establish a link with a Non-3GPP Interworking Function (N3IWF) via the non-3GPP AN, request information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP Radio Access Network (RAN), receive information from the N3IWF about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN, and determine whether to register with the 3GPP RAN based upon the network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN. Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described for sending information about network slicing capabilities of a 3GPP RAN to a N3IWF, establishing a link between a WTRU operating on a non-3GPP AN and the N3IWF via the non-3GPP AN, and sending information from the N3IWF to the WTRU about network slicing capabilities of the 3GPP RAN.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive, from a base station, a configuration establishing a radio bearer for sending at least one measurement report related to at least one application layer measurement, perform the at least one application layer measurement, determine a first channel access priority class (CAPC) for the radio bearer based on at least one rule, select a second CAPC for a transport block to be used to send the at least one measurement report based on the first CAPC for the radio bearer and send the at least one measurement report using the transport block based on the second CAPC for the transport block.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: determining at least one expected arrival sequence of one or more expected data units to be transmitted over at least one network system; determining if at least one of the one or more expected data units does not arrive for transmission over the at least one network system as expected; and if it is determined that at least one of the one or more expected data units does not arrive for transmission over the at least one network system as expected, increasing transmission reliability of one or more data units adjacent to at least one expected data unit that has not arrived for transmission over the at least one network system as expected.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus including circuitry for: selecting at least one covered user equipment among a plurality of covered user equipment inside the coverage area of the apparatus; sending, to the at least one covered user equipment, a searching message, wherein the searching message includes an indication that the at least one covered user equipment is to send a searching result message to the apparatus, wherein the searching result message includes an indication of at least one non-covered user equipment located outside the coverage area of the apparatus and inside a coverage area of the at least one covered user equipment; and receiving, from the at least one covered user equipment, the searching result message.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine that a packet data unit from a higher protocol layer entity is associated with a risk of survival time violation; and select between one or more first lower data protocol entities and one or more second lower protocol layer entities to process the protocol packet data unit.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for positioning are disclosed. In the arrangement a request for information associated with location of an apparatus is received by the apparatus, the request including an indication of a plurality of sets of radio accesses and information of positioning integrity. The apparatus determines based on the information of positioning integrity whether a position estimate based on a set of radio accesses of the indicated plurality of sets of radio accesses is to be reported in response to the request and responds the request according to the determining.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for positioning measurements are provided. One method may include receiving, from a user equipment, a number of supported receive and transmit panels that can be simultaneously activated and/or a panel switch time. The method may then include computing or otherwise determining a UE-based latency lag using the number of supported receiver and transmitter panels that can be simultaneously activated and the panel switch time.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media for priority adaptation of a positioning reference signal (PRS). In example embodiments, a first device receives, from a second device, an indication associated with a change of a priority level for transmitting a positioning reference signal. Based on the received indication, the first device changes the priority level for transmitting the positioning reference signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communications and, in particular, to techniques for issuing criteria-based retransmission grants for pending Media Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (PDUs) generated and buffered in a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network. In particular, the UE is configured with at least one criterion for determining which of the pending MAC PDUs stored in the UE (e.g., in the HARQ buffers) could be transmitted by using radio resources of a retransmission grant issued by a network node. In other words, the UE should determine whether at least one of the pending MAC PDUs meets the at least one criterion. The at least one criterion may be signalled to the UE either in the retransmission grant or independently from the retransmission grant.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may include determining, by a network entity, at least one interval of at least one scheduling resource during which the at least one scheduling resource is in at least one of a first status or a second status. The method may further include transmitting, by the network entity, information associated with the at least one interval of at least one scheduling resource to at least one user equipment. The at least one interval may occur periodically, and the at least one of scheduling resource may include at least one of configured grant for uplink or semi-persistent scheduling resource for downlink.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one buffer status report configuration from a network entity. The method may further include measuring, by the user equipment, at least one uplink packet arrival time according to the received at least one buffer status report configuration. The method may further include selecting, by the user equipment, at least one buffer status report format. The method may further include transmitting, by the user equipment, at least one uplink time-stamped buffer status report to the network entity according to the selected at least one buffer status report format.