Abstract: A resource allocation assignment for a set of scheduled TTIs can be received from a network in a first TTI belonging to the set of scheduled TTIs. A first set of resources for receiving a first portion and a second set of resources for receiving a second portion of a first downlink user data in the first TTI can be determined based on the resource allocation assignment. The first downlink user data corresponding to at least a first transport block in the first and the second set of resources can be received. A third set of resources for receiving a first portion and a fourth set of resources for receiving a second portion of a second downlink user data in a second TTI belonging to the set of scheduled TTIs can be determined based on the resource allocation assignment. The second downlink user data corresponding to at least a second transport block in the third and the fourth set of resources can be received.

Abstract: A channel state information request requesting a device to feedback channel state information can be received. Whether the channel state information request corresponds to regular latency based operation or reduced latency based operation can be determined. Channel state information can be derived based on a first reference resource when the channel state information request corresponds to regular latency based operation. Channel state information can be derived based on a second reference resource when the channel state information request corresponds to reduced latency based operation. The reduced latency based operation can have a latency less than the regular latency based operation. The derived channel state information can be reported to a network.

Abstract: At least one sPDCCH monitoring set including sPDCCH DL control candidates to be monitored by a device in a sTTI of the subframe can be indicated to the device, where an sTTI can be shorter in length than a subframe length TTI. An sPDCCH belonging to one of the at least one sPDCCH monitoring set can be transmitted to the device. The sPDCCH can schedule DL data packet transmissions in a sPDSCH. The sPDCCH can also indicate a rate-matching indicator that indicates at least one OFDM symbol. A sPDSCH can be transmitted rate-matched at least around a set of frequency resources belonging to the at least one OFDM symbol indicated by the rate-matching indicator.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a user equipment, UE (10), for communicating in a wireless communication network. The UE (10) receives a wake-up signal with a multibit indication from a radio network node (12), wherein the multibit indication comprises a first bit indicating to start or not to start, for a first cell, an on-duration timer at one or more of the next occurrence of an on-duration, and a second bit indicating to apply dormancy or non-dormancy behavior on a second cell at the next occurrence of an on-duration for the second cell. The UE (10) further performs an action related to the wake-up signal taking the received multibit indication into account.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for operating a user equipment. The method comprises transmitting or receiving a transmission on at least one of the component carriers, wherein the at least one component carrier is associated with a slot duration that corresponds to a numerology of the component carrier. The transmitting or receiving on the at least one of the component carriers is based on a relation between a number of information bits on the at least one of the component carriers over one or more reference slot durations and a reference data rate.

Abstract: A resource assignment indication can be received at a device. The resource assignment indication indicates a set of resource blocks for a data transmission. A determination can be made as to whether the set of resource blocks includes a first set of resource blocks and a second set of resource blocks or the set of resource blocks includes only the first set of resource blocks. In response to determining the set of resource blocks include only the first set of resource blocks, the data transmission can be transmitted in only the first set of resource blocks. In response to determining the set of resource blocks include both the first set of resource blocks and the second set of resource blocks, the data transmission can be transmitted in at least one of the first set of resource blocks and the second set of resource blocks.

Abstract: A method and user equipment are provided, in which an indication that a cell in a carrier frequency supports a 2-step random access procedure is received. A physical random access channel preamble is transmitted on a first time-frequency resource. A physical uplink channel carrying data is transmitted, where the physical uplink channel carrying the data is associated with the transmitted physical random access channel preamble. In response to the transmitted physical random access channel preamble and the transmitted physical uplink channel carrying the data, a user equipment specific channel is received within a random access response window The data includes a user equipment identity.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a user equipment, UE, is operable for multiple sub-carrier spacing values. The UE comprises memory operable to store instructions and processing circuitry operable to execute the instructions, whereby the UE is operable to determine one of a plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables based on first information received from a network node. The first information comprises a Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI. The UE is operable to determine a time-domain resource allocated to the UE for transmission or reception of a wireless signal based on the determined one of the plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables and second information received from the network node. The second information comprises a time-domain resource allocation field value received in downlink control information, DCI. The UE is further operable to transmit or receive the wireless signal using the determined time-domain resource.

Abstract: A configuration that configures a set of SPDCCH candidates can be received. A first subset of the set of SPDCCH candidates associated with a first set of aggregation levels in a first TTI of a subframe can be monitored. A second subset of the set of SPDCCH candidates associated with a second set of aggregation levels in a second TTI of the subframe can be monitored. The first subset of the set of SPDCCH candidates and the second subset of the SPDCCH candidates can be different at least in one SPDCCH candidate. The first subset of the set of SPDCCH candidates can be based on a first index associated with the first TTI within the subframe. The second subset of the set of SPDCCH candidates can be based on a second index associated with the second TTI within the subframe.

Abstract: A first Synchronization Signal (SS) associated with a first identifier and a second SS associated with a second identifier can be stored. A first SS sequence can be defined by at least an element-wise multiplication of a first sequence with a second sequence. The first sequence can be a first base sequence cyclically shifted with a first cyclic shift value and the second sequence is a second base sequence cyclically shifted with a second cyclic shift value. A second SS sequence can be defined by at least an element-wise multiplication of a third sequence with a fourth sequence. The third sequence can be the first base sequence cyclically shifted with a third cyclic shift value and the fourth sequence is the second base sequence cyclically shifted with a fourth cyclic shift value. The first SS associated with the first identifier and the second SS associated with the second identifier can be output.

Abstract: Methods of operating a network device for a user equipment, UE, in a telecommunications network is provided. Methods include generating a transmission gap at an end of a first type of uplink, UL, transmission and scheduling a second type of UL transmission that corresponds to the transmission gap. Generating the transmission gap includes sending, to the UE, a radio resource control that configures a potential sounding reference signal, SRS, transmission that generates the transmission gap.

Abstract: A first set of control decoding candidates corresponding to a first transmit time interval length in a subframe can be monitored when a device is not configured to communicate using a second transmit time interval length in the subframe. The second transmit time interval length can be shorter than the first transmit time interval length. A second set of control decoding candidates corresponding to the first transmit time interval length in the subframe can be monitored when the device is configured to communicate using the second transmit time interval length in the subframe. The first and the second sets can be different. A number of candidates in the second set can be less than a number of candidates in the first set.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for communication resource configurations for dual connectivity. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive an indication of a first Uplink-Downlink, UL-DL, configuration; compare the first UL-DL configuration to a reference UL-DL configuration and determine whether a communication direction of at least one communication resource indicated in the first UL-DL configuration matches a communication direction of at least one corresponding communication resource indicated by the reference UL-DL configuration; and based on the comparison of the reference UL-DL configuration to the first UL-DL configuration, determine that the at least one communication resource is to be used for one of a Long Term Evolution, LTE, radio access network and a New Radio, NR, access network.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communication device including receiving (410) a composite control channel including at least two control channel elements, each control channel element only contains radio resource assignment information, for example, a codeword, exclusively addressed to a single wireless communication entity. The device combines (420) at least two of the control channel elements, and decodes (430) the combined control channel elements.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a location of a frequency-domain resource block using frequency spacing values. One apparatus includes a transceiver that communicates with a base station in a mobile communication network a processor that determines a first spacing value for frequency locations within a frequency range and determines a second spacing value for frequency locations within the frequency range. The processor receives (via the transceiver) information of a first scalar and a second scalar and determines a location of a set of frequency-domain resource blocks using a location of a reference resource block. Here, the location of the reference resource block is based on the sum of a product of the first scalar and the first spacing value and a product of the second scalar and the second spacing value. The apparatus receives data from the base station on the set of frequency-domain resource blocks.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide shortened PDCCH operation. At least one sPDCCH monitoring set including sPDCCH DL control candidates to be monitored by a device in a sTTI of the subframe can be determined. An sPDCCH belonging to one of the at least one sPDCCH monitoring set can be received. The sPDCCH can schedule DL data packet transmissions in a sPDSCH. The sPDCCH can also indicate a rate-matching indicator that indicates at least one OFDM symbol. A set of frequency resources can be determined. The sPDSCH can be decoded based on the sPDSCH being rate-matched at least around the set of frequency resources belonging to the at least one OFDM symbol indicated by the rate-matching indicator.

Abstract: First aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of a serving cell can be transmitted. Second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of the serving cell can be transmitted. Downlink control information can be transmitted on a physical control channel in a subframe of the serving cell. The downlink control information can include an aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal indicator bit field that indicates a selection of one of at least the first aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, the second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, and no aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal in the subframe.

Abstract: A method and user equipment in a carrier frequency to perform contention based random access. The method includes receiving an indication from a network entity whether a cell in the carrier frequency supports a 2-step random access procedure. When the 2-step random access procedure is supported in the cell, a random access procedure is selected between the 2-step random access procedure and a 4-step random access procedure, wherein each of the 2-step random access procedure and the 4-step random access procedure includes one or more preambles, which are configured in the cell to be associated with one of the 2-step random access procedure or the 4-step random access procedures.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device (110, 500, 791, 792) for determining whether the wireless device is power limited is disclosed. The method comprises receiving (1301), from a network node (160, 712), a transmit power control (TPC) command for one or more of a plurality of power control loops configured at the wireless device. The method comprises obtaining (1302) an indication of the one or more of the plurality of power control loops to which the received TPC command applies. The method comprises determining (1303), based on the obtained indication, whether one or more conditions related to power control at the wireless device are fulfilled. The method comprises determining (1304) whether the wireless device is power limited based on whether the one or more conditions are fulfilled.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for operating a user equipment. The method comprises transmitting or receiving a transmission on at least one of the component carriers, wherein the at least one component carrier is associated with a slot duration that corresponds to a numerology of the component carrier. The transmitting or receiving on the at least one of the component carriers is based on a relation between a number of information bits on the at least one of the component carriers over one or more reference slot durations and a reference data rate.