Abstract: Techniques of defining a transmission scheme for NB-IoT data include determining the TBS based on 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) analysis but use quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) for modulation. For example, a base station (eNB) may determine that a UE is configured to receive or transmit data with 16-QAM modulation via capability signalling from the UE. Upon performing this determination, the eNB transmits configuration data to the UE, e.g., via DCI, configuring the UE to receive data over a narrowband physical downlink shared channel (NPDSCH) using 16-QAM modulation. Part of the configuration data indicates whether the UE is to support 16-QAM modulation with or without repetition via radio resource control (RRC) parameter modulation-restriction-Repetitions. Depending upon this indication, the UE may use quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) rather than 16-QAM despite selecting or being assigned a TBS based on 16-QAM modulation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for downlink channel quality report for narrowband Internet of things user equipment. The method may include determining one or more of a physical random access channel repetition level or a reference signal received power. The method may also include selecting a channel quality table to use based on one or more of the physical random access channel repetition level or the reference signal received power. The method may further include determining a downlink channel quality report by using the selected channel quality table. In addition, the method may include transmitting the downlink channel quality report to the network element.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for controlling a terminal device. The apparatus monitors a current charge level of a rechargeable energy storage device of the terminal device and a current energy harvesting state of an energy harvesting device of the terminal device. When the current energy harvesting state corresponds to an energy harvesting state indicative of no energy being harvested, the apparatus causes the terminal device to operate in one of a first, second and third operating modes depending on a value of the current charge level relative to first and second thresholds. The first, second and third operating modes and the first and second thresholds are defined so that the uplink transmission functionality of the terminal device is disabled when the current charge level drops below the first threshold and the downlink transmission functionality of the terminal device is disabled when the current charge level drops below both thresholds.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for altitude-aware energy saving. The method may include receiving, from a network element, information including a coupling loss change or a reduced transmit power command. The method may also include controlling an uplink transmission based on the received information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving reliability of mobile-terminated (MT) early data transmission (EDT). The method can include receiving, from a primary transmit receive point (TRP), a message. The method may include transmitting, to the primary TRP, an indication of a capability to receive a multi-TRP transmission of a message 4 of a random access procedure. The indication may be a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for modulation coding scheme (MCS) table extension for narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT). The method may include receiving at a user equipment, downlink control information from a network node comprising a modulation and coding scheme field and a repetition number field. The method may also include reading the modulation and coding scheme field and the repetition number field. The method may further include determining a modulation and coding scheme value and a repetition number based on an indication in the modulation and coding scheme field. In addition, the method may include setting a transmission block size index value based on the determination.

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: A method comprising receiving, from a network node, a temporary terminal device identity that identifies a type of a terminal device; transitioning to a radio resource control inactive state or to a radio resource control idle state; and transmitting a radio resource control request message comprising the temporary terminal device identity that identifies a type of a terminal device, wherein the radio resource control request message comprises: a radio resource control connection resume request message, if the transition was to the radio resource control inactive state; or a radio resource control setup request message if the transition was to the radio resource control idle state.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product to support sub-PRB allocation on the Physical Uplink Shared Channel in a wireless communications system, a new resource allocation method is described, where available physical resource blocks (PRBs) in each subframe or narrowband are reorganized into a number of sub-PRBs, which would apply to user equipment in both in CE Mode A and CE Mode B while also supporting sub-PRB allocation in Msg3 as part of early data transmission during random access, so that a user equipment, which is previously configured for using physical uplink shared channel sub-PRB resources, upon receiving an indication, will then use or determine whether to use a sub-PRB resource allocation based on the received indication.

Abstract: A method including receiving, at a user equipment, one or more location related information, where the location related information comprises information based upon location related to one or more satellite; determining, by the user equipment, timing advance, where the determining is at least partially based upon the location related information; determining, by the user equipment, to perform a preconfigured uplink resource transmission; and performing, based at least partially upon the determined timing advance, the preconfigured uplink resource transmission.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing autonomous beam switching for user equipment (UE) within a cell coverage area of a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) network device, the HAPS network device may be caused the HAPS network device to, determine beam layer information corresponding to the plurality of beam layers; transmit the beam layer information to the at least one UE; receive an autonomous beam switch request from the at least one UE in response to the transmitted beam layer information, the request including beam switch parameters; determine a selected beam layer based on the beam switch parameters; and enable communication with the at least one UE using the selected beam layer.

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: A method includes receiving, at a terminal device, from at least one network device, positioning assistance information based on a predetermined resource configuration framework for positioning reference signals in a beamforming operation. The method also includes receiving a request for at least one measurement from the at least one network device, and determining the at least one measurement based on the predetermined resource configuration framework. The method further includes reporting, in response to the request, the at least one measurement based on the predetermined resource configuration framework.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment from a base station associated with a cell, control information assigning a subframe as a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe for the user equipment, the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe including an extended cyclic prefix, the control information indicating resources allocated to the user equipment for uplink transmission within the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe, wherein one or more other subframes for use by the user equipment include a normal cyclic prefix that is shorter in time than the extended cyclic prefix of the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe; and transmitting, by the user equipment, data via the resources allocated to the user equipment within the preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) subframe.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products for user equipment positioning solutions and related signalling. 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 are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least send (550), to a network node of a communication network, at least one signaling configuration with at least one set periodicity, wherein the at least one signaling configuration is for use at the network node in calculating at least position information for relaying to the communication network at least for positioning support of the apparatus, and receive (570) the positioning support from the communication network in response to the at least one signaling configuration.

Abstract: A network node links search spaces, used by a UE to monitor a control channel for control information for the UE, to an on-duration period of a DRX cycle. Resources of one or both of time-frequency resources or periodicity resources for the search spaces are modified via the linking over the on-duration period. The network node configures the UE so the user equipment implements the modified resources during the on-duration period as the user equipment searches the search spaces. A UE receives configuration, defined so the UE implements modification of resources during an on-duration period of a DRX cycle as the UE searches search spaces during the on-duration period. The resources are one or both of time-frequency resources or periodicity resources. The UE monitors the modified search spaces over the on-duration period, as the UE searches a control channel for control information.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining radio frequency (RF) conditions using sensing information. A network node may construct a map of RF conditions associated with location information within its coverage area. The network node may configure a radio resource control (RRC)-connected UE to operate in an RF sensing mode. The network node may obtain a positioning of the UE from a sensing node. The network node may determine the RF conditions of the UE based on its position using the map.

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: At a UE configured with an idle-mode configuration for using a PUR, determining that data not associated with the PUR is to be transmitted or received via an RRC connection. The UE performs an initial access to a network for the radio resource control connection. The UE transitions from RRC idle mode to RRC connected mode. The UE performs one of suspending the idle-mode configuration or maintaining the idle-mode configuration, for at least a duration of the RRC connected mode. A base station received the initial access, determines the UE is configured with the idle-mode configuration for using a PUR and transitions the UE from RRC idle mode to RRC connected mode. The base station performs communication between the base station and the UE to perform action(s) to modify one or both of the idle-mode configuration or an RRC connection corresponding to the transition into the RRC connected mode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to perform receiving at least one control signal in one of subframes or symbols of a sub-bandwidth part of signaling from a network node of a communication network; based on the at least one control signal of the sub-bandwidth part, performing timing and frequency synchronization for the communication network; and using the synchronized timing and frequency, maintain a connected state for communication operations with the communication network. Further, to perform configuring signaling including at least one control signal in one of subframes or symbols of a sub-bandwidth part of the signaling configured for a device, wherein the sub-bandwidth part of the signaling is configured for the device; and sending towards the device the signaling including the at least one control signal in the one of subframes or symbols of the sub-bandwidth part.