Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for enhanced UL repetition indication and repetition procedure provides one or more signaling mechanisms to support dynamic PUCCH repetition factor indication. A User Equipment apparatus 500 includes a transceiver 525 and a processor 505 that receives from a network 120, a Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) configuration for one or more physical uplink control channel (“PUCCH”) resources sets and corresponding one or more PUCCH resource configurations 402 for each of the configured PUCCH resource sets, where one or more of the corresponding PUCCH resource configurations 402 indicate a number of slots over which PUCCH can be repeated and receives from the network a downlink control information (“DCI”), where the DCI includes a PUCCH resource indicator (“PRI”) 404 to indicate one of a RRC configured PUCCH resources 402 within a PUCCH resource set and a corresponding number of slots 406 for PUCCH repetition.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating transmit beams and sensing beams for channel access. One apparatus (700) includes a transceiver (725) and a processor (705) that receives (905) a mapping configuration from a RAN, said the mapping configuration associating at least one transmit beam to at least one sensing beam. The processor (705) receives (910) an indication of a transmit beam to perform uplink transmission and determines (915) a sensing beam based on the indicated transmit beam and the mapping configuration. Via the transceiver (725), the processor (705) performs (920) an LBT procedure prior to transmission using the determined sensing beam, where the determined sensing beam has a beamwidth that covers the indicated transmit beam, and performs (925) uplink transmission during a COT using at least the indicated transmit beam in response to LBT success.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for assistance for performing listen-before-talk operations. One method includes exchanging, at a network device and with a UE in a second carrier without performing a listen-before-talk operation, assistance information for performing listen-before-talk for a first carrier. The method includes transmitting, to the UE on the second carrier without performing the listen-before-talk operation, an indication to perform interference measurement on the first carrier. The method includes receiving, from the UE on the second carrier, first assistance information including an indication of the results of interference measurement at the UE of the first carrier. The method includes transmitting, to the UE on the second carrier without performing the listen-before-talk operation, second assistance information including an indication of the results of interference measurement at the network device of the first carrier.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reference signal reporting configuration. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a plurality of reference signals. The configuration for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals includes a time-frequency resource, a time-domain behavior, a quasi-co-location assumption, a polarization type, and a usage type corresponding to a reference signal transmission, a reference signal reception, or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving a reporting configuration from the network device. The reporting configuration corresponds to the plurality of reference signals, and the reporting configuration includes the time-frequency resource, the time-domain behavior, and reporting quantities including polarization measurements for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating default beams for multiple physical downlink shared channel and/or physical uplink shared channel (PDSCH/PUSCH). One apparatus includes a processor coupled to a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver configured to cause the apparatus to receive a control resource set (CORESET) configuration indicating a plurality of beams and a corresponding duration for each indicated beam for at least CORESET identifier (ID) and to monitor the at least one CORESET in different physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions using different beams. Via the transceiver, the processor receives a first CORESET within a PDCCH transmission, the first CORESET scheduling multiple physical channel transmissions, and communicates with the RAN on the multiple scheduled physical channels using the plurality of beams associated with a lowest CORESET ID configured to the device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for optionally performing a listen-before-talk operation. One method includes configuring communications in an unlicensed spectrum to use a listen-before-talk mode of operation, a non-listen-before-talk mode of operation, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving information indicating whether to perform a specific data communication using the listen-before-talk mode of operation or the non-listen-before-talk mode of operation. The information indicating whether to perform the specific data communication is received using semi-static cell specific information, semi-static user equipment specific information, dynamic user equipment specific signaling, or dynamic group common signaling.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a polarization type. One method includes receiving configuration information from a network device for employing a polarization multiplexing mode. The configuration information includes: information for applying at least two polarization types for downlink data reception; information for applying at least two polarization types for uplink data transmission; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a polarization type. One method includes receiving first configuration information from a network device for a serving cell. The first configuration information indicates at least one polarization type for downlink reception, for uplink transmission, or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving second configuration information from the network device for a handover procedure to a target cell. The second configuration information indicates at least one polarization type for downlink reception, for uplink transmission, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for ultra-wideband measurements for radio access technology-independent positioning. One apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits a set of capabilities related to ultra-wideband positioning, receives UWB assistance data to perform UWB positioning, and transmits a UWB measurement and location information report for the UE device using the at least one UWB positioning method associated with at least one of a set of timing-based and a set of angular-based UWB measurements. The apparatus includes a processor that determines information for potential causes of error for one or more of a UWB configuration and a position estimate for the UE device. The transceiver transmits the determined information for the potential causes of error and receives UWB-specific error information associated with one or more of the UWB configuration and the position estimate information for correcting the determined potential causes of error.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radio-based sensing and joint communication. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives a first configuration from a Radio Access Network (“RAN”) node, where the first configuration includes a time-division duplex pattern with a set of symbols for radio-based sensing and a set of symbols for data/control channels. The processor receives a second configuration from the RAN node that includes one or more of: a waveform type indication, a sub carrier spacing (“SCS”) value, a carrier bandwidth for transmission and/or reception of radio-based sensing signals, and combinations thereof. Via the transceiver the processor transmits a radio-based sensing signal and a data/control channel according to the received configurations.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting a UE-selected parameter combination for reciprocity-based Type-II CSI codebook. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a CSI reporting configuration from a mobile communication network, the reporting configuration containing a codebook configuration. The processor identifies a set of antenna ports based on a received set of CSI reference signals and generates at least one coefficient amplitude indicator and one coefficient phase indicator for each antenna port in the identified set of antenna ports. The processor selects a subset of at least one parameter combination from a set of two or more parameter combinations corresponding to the codebook configuration and sends a CSI report to the mobile communication network, the CSI report indicating the selected parameter combination.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radar-sensing in a radio access network (“RAN”). One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that configures time-frequency resources for radar-sensing in a RAN, the time-frequency resources comprising a radar-sensing slot. The processor receives sensing information and determines an obstacle in a cell based on the radar-sensing information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for unified signaling for Downlink Preemption Indication (“DL PI”) and Uplink Cancellation Indication (“UL CI”). One apparatus in a mobile communication network includes a processor and a transceiver that receives first signaling information from a Radio Access Network (“RAN”) device to schedule first communication resources and receives second signaling information after receiving the first signaling information. Here, the processor determines unavailability of at least one set of uplink resources and unavailability of at least one set of downlink resources from the second signaling information on the scheduled first communication resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting JED model selection and training. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration from a network device, said configuration indicating at least one of: a set of resources for model training, a type of intended model training, and combinations thereof. The processor selects a Joint Channel Equalization and Decoding (“JED”) model from a set of models based on the received configuration. The processor trains the selected JED model using the received configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a precoder for wireless communications. An apparatus includes a processor that determines a precoder for a set of modulation symbols, the determined precoder comprising a plurality of codewords and configured to reduce an ensemble interference and a pairwise interference among the plurality of codewords. The processor precodes the set of modulation symbols based on the determined precoder. The processor maps the precoded set of modulation symbols to a set of physical transmission resources for a transmission layer, wherein a number of modulation symbols in the set of modulation symbols is greater than a number of physical transmission resources in the set of physical transmission resources. The apparatus includes a transceiver that transmits, to a receiver node, an indication of the determined precoder and the set of physical transmission resources.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adjusting retransmission timing for a configured grant. One apparatus includes a processor that determines an offset value for a retransmission timer associated with a configured grant for communications between the UE and a mobile wireless communication network. The processor starts the retransmission timer adjusted by the offset value in response to transmission of data corresponding to a transport block (“TB”) on a hybrid automatic repeat request (“HARQ”) process. The processor detects expiration of the retransmission timer associated with the configured grant. In response to detecting expiration of the retransmission timer, the processor determines a transmission resource from a plurality of configured transmission resources for retransmitting a TB.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing channel occupancy time sensing. One method includes receiving information configuring a single channel occupancy time for multi-beam transmission in an unlicensed channel. The method includes performing sensing for the single channel occupancy time. The sensing includes: omni-directional sensing at a beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on a plurality of beams at the beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on the plurality of beams in a time domain multiplexing manner before each transmission based on a time gap between transmissions; or some combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for non-LBT based fair coexistence. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a measurement configuration from a network node indicating a measurement resource and time window for performing interference measurement. The processor configures a ZP-CSI-RS for performing long-term interference measurement according to the measurement configuration and performs detection activity including A) performing an interference measurement on a plurality of beams within a configured time window using the configured measurement resource, and/or B) receiving acknowledgment feedback from the network node for intra-network transmission. The processor determines an interference amount based on the detection activity and adjusts a UE transmission power for an UL physical channel transmission based on the determined amount of interference.

Abstract: A transceiver (1070) can receive a configuration of multiple beams, a respective duration of validity of each of the beams for an apparatus (1000), and an indication of location related information, where the beams provide communication between the apparatus (1000) and a network entity. A controller (1020) can determine a set of the multiple beams to apply for communications based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam. The transceiver (1070) can communicate on different beams of the set of the beams at different time instances based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a subcarrier spacing value. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a report including an indication of at least one subcarrier spacing value for transmitting a physical channel, receiving the physical channel, or a combination thereof. The method includes, in response to receiving the configuration, estimating the at least one subcarrier spacing value by calculating a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a phase noise power, an inter carrier interference level, or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting the report including the indication of the at least one subcarrier spacing value.