Abstract: A method for receiving device position determination includes receiving beamformed position reference signals (BF-PRSs) on a plurality of communications beams from at least two transmitting devices in accordance with a BF-PRS configuration, making at least one observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) measurement in accordance with the BF-PRSs on the plurality of communications beams, and transmitting OTDOA feedback including the at least one OTDOA measurement.

Abstract: A system and method of communicating sounding reference signals (SRSs) in a cellular time division duplex (TDD) mmWave system. A transmission point (TP) may transmit beamformed reference signals to a user equipment (UE), each of the beamformed reference signals having been transmitted according to a beam direction in a set of beam directions available to the TP. The TP may receive a feedback message from the UE that identifies one of the beamformed reference signals transmitted to the UE. The TP may select, from the set of beam directions available to the TP, a subset of beam directions for SRS reception based on the feedback message received from the UE, and receive uplink SRS signals according to beam directions in the subset of beam directions. The set of beam directions available to the TP includes at least one beam direction that is excluded from the subset of beam directions.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications controller adapted for full duplex (FD) operation includes receiving a measurement report from a user equipment served by the communications controller, the measurement report indicating a first power margin between a current transmit power and a transmit power break point and a second power margin between the current transmit power and a maximum transmit power capable of supporting FD operation, performing FD link adaptation (LA) in accordance with the first power margin and the second power margin to adjust one or more FD configuration parameters of a link between the communications controller and the user equipment, wherein the link includes a downlink and an uplink, and instructing the user equipment to communicate over the link in accordance with the one or more FD configuration parameters.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) is configured to perform power control for a sidelink (SL) feedback. The first UE is configured to select a communication resource for sending a feedback message over a SL to a second UE, and select a power level for sending the feedback message. The power level is selected based on the communication resource.

Abstract: A system and method of communicating sounding reference signals (SRSs) in a cellular time division duplex (TDD) mmWave system. A transmission point (TP) may transmit beamformed reference signals to a user equipment (UE), each of the beamformed reference signals having been transmitted according to a beam direction in a set of beam directions available to the TP. The TP may receive a feedback message from the UE that identifies one of the beamformed reference signals transmitted to the UE. The TP may select, from the set of beam directions available to the TP, a subset of beam directions for SRS reception based on the feedback message received from the UE, and receive uplink SRS signals according to beam directions in the subset of beam directions. The set of beam directions available to the TP includes at least one beam direction that is excluded from the subset of beam directions.

Abstract: A base station is configured to: configure a transmission group including at least two User Equipments (UEs), and transmit a signal to at least one of UEs in the transmission group. The signal includes information about a feedback to be received from at least one of the UEs in the transmission group. The feedback includes information about the UEs in the transmission group. A UE is configured to: receive a signal from a base station, in particular a gNB. The signal includes information about a feedback to be reported to the base station from at least one of the UE or another UE in a transmission group configured by the base station. The transmission group includes at least two UEs.

Abstract: A method for receiving device position determination includes receiving beamformed position reference signals (BF-PRSs) on a plurality of communications beams from at least two transmitting devices in accordance with a BF-PRS configuration, making at least one observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) measurement in accordance with the BF-PRSs on the plurality of communications beams, and transmitting OTDOA feedback including the at least one OTDOA measurement.

Abstract: A method includes measuring beam-formed reference signals transmitted by a plurality of mmWave transmission points (TPs), sending a cloud cell formation request including indicators associated with best mmWave TPs determined in accordance with the measured beam-formed reference signals, receiving a cloud cell formation request response including indicators associated with a subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by a central controller in accordance with selection information, where the subset of the best mmWave TPs includes a first mmWave transmission point (TP) serving as a master TP and a second mmWave TP serving as a slave TP, and establishing a cloud cell with mmWave TPs of the subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by the central controller, where a data connection is established with the slave TP and at least a control connection is established with the master TP.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications controller adapted for full duplex (FD) operation includes receiving a measurement report from a user equipment served by the communications controller, the measurement report indicating a first power margin between a current transmit power and a transmit power break point and a second power margin between the current transmit power and a maximum transmit power capable of supporting FD operation, performing FD link adaptation (LA) in accordance with the first power margin and the second power margin to adjust one or more FD configuration parameters of a link between the communications controller and the user equipment, wherein the link includes a downlink and an uplink, and instructing the user equipment to communicate over the link in accordance with the one or more FD configuration parameters.

Abstract: A power control method includes obtaining, by a first terminal, parameter information required for power control, where the parameter information includes at least one of a first parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter, and determining, by the first terminal based on the parameter information, uplink transmit power used when uplink transmission is performed on a target beam or a target beam pair; where the first parameter includes a beam reception gain of a network device and/or a beam sending gain of the first terminal, where the second parameter is used to indicate interference caused by a second terminal to the first terminal on the target beam, and where the third parameter includes beam-specific target power and/or terminal-specific target power.

Abstract: A network device and UEs are described, which support preemption of a transmission over a first link and provides to a first UE preemption information indicative of a first spatial filter that is to be preempted by the first UE for transmission over the first link. A second UE receives an indication from a network device to: perform a measurement of a reference signal on at least one second spatial filter, or transmit a reference signal on at least one second spatial filter; receive the reference signal from another UE and perform the measurement on the at least one second spatial filter, or transmit the reference signal to another UE on the at least one second spatial filter, according to the indication received from the network device; wherein the at least one second spatial filter is allocated by the UE for receiving over a second link.

Abstract: A device for transmitting synchronization information, where the device is configured to determine whether the device should operate as a synchronization reference, and, in response to determining that the device shall operate as a synchronization reference, transmit synchronization information using a spatial filter.

Abstract: A device is configured to communicate over the first link and over at least one second link. The device is further configured to determine, based on at least one communication over the at least one second link, retransmission information (RI), and/or resource request information (RRI), and/or buffer status information (BSI) regarding the at least one second link. The device is then configured to transmit a first message over the first link, wherein the first message includes the RI, and/or the RRI, and/or the BSI.

Abstract: A power control method includes: obtaining, by a first terminal, parameter information required for power control, where the parameter information includes at least one of a first parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter; and determining, by the first terminal based on the parameter information, uplink transmit power used when uplink transmission is performed on a target beam or a target beam pair; where the first parameter includes a beam reception gain of a network device and/or a beam sending gain of the first terminal; the second parameter is used to indicate interference caused by a second terminal to the first terminal on the target beam; and the third parameter includes beam-specific target power and/or terminal-specific target power.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for multihop transmission are described. One example method includes receiving a scheduling request by a network device from a User Equipment (UE) for a multihop transmission. The network device sends a first message to one or more UEs in response to the scheduling request, wherein the first message indicates one or more sidelink resources and/or sidelink resource allocation information for the one or more UEs to perform a multihop transmission.

Abstract: A method for transmitting feedback includes generating explicit channel feedback for a plurality of transmit beam-receive beam combinations (TRBCs) between the user device and a transmit-receive point (TRP), generating a modified resource in accordance with explicit feedback configuration information, the modified resource configured to convey the explicit channel feedback, wherein an explicit channel feedback associated with each TRBC is conveyed on a different data symbol of the modified resource, and transmitting the modified resource to the TRP using a single TRBC.

Abstract: A processing device in a transmit-receive point for interference-aware beam pair selection, a transmit-receive point and a method are disclosed. The processing device is configured to select a beam pair from a set of candidate beam pairs (i, j), for setting up a communication link from a serving transmit device to a receive device via the selected beam pair, wherein each of the candidate beam pairs comprises a transmit beam j of the serving transmit device and a receive beam i of the receive device, wherein the selection is based on statistics of a usage of one or more interfering transmit beams (m, k) of one or more interfering transmit devices m, and k represents one or more transmit beams.

Abstract: An interference coordination method includes: determining, by a first cell, first configuration information of the first cell. The first configuration information includes a parameter for transmitting uplink control information UCI by a terminal served by the first cell, the parameter included in the first configuration information is a parameter configured for the first cell and is a parameter orthogonal to a parameter configured for a second cell, and the second cell is a neighboring cell of the first cell; and notifying, by the first cell, the first configuration information to the served terminal.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, by the UE from a transmit-receive point (TRP), a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for a SRS resource, determining, by the UE, at least one transmit beam for transmitting a SRS, wherein the at least one transmit beam is determined in accordance with TRP receive beam information and the SRS configuration, and transmitting, by the UE, the SRS on the SRS resource using the at least one transmit beam in accordance with the SRS configuration.

Abstract: A base station is configured to: configure a transmission group including at least two User Equipments (UEs), and transmit a signal to at least one of UEs in the transmission group. The signal includes information about a feedback to be received from at least one of the UEs in the transmission group. The feedback includes information about the UEs in the transmission group. A UE is configured to: receive a signal from a base station, in particular a gNB. The signal includes information about a feedback to be reported to the base station from at least one of the UE or another UE in a transmission group configured by the base station. The transmission group includes at least two UEs.