Abstract: Radio network nodes, wireless devices, and related methods are provided in which a pseudo-random sequence initialization value, which is used during the generation of pseudo-random and/or scrambling sequences, is based, at least in part, on a first identifier, wherein the first identifier is equal to a first parameter if the first parameter has been configured and if a second identifier corresponds to a wireless-device-specific identifier.

Abstract: In New Radio, NR, when a SR PUCCH resource to which a triggered SR is mapped overlaps with a PUCCH carrying UCI, such as HARQ-ACK and/or CSI, an indication of the corresponding schedulingRequestID, which determines the logical channel ID with new data, is directly encoded in the UCI. That is, rather than directly transmit the relevant SR PUCCH resource(s), which indirectly identifies the SR ID, an indication of the SR ID is directly transmitted on the PUCCH transmission. The encoding of an indication of SR ID may comprise adding bits to UCI to be transmitted, for PUCCH formats 2, 3, or 4. For PUCCH format 0, encoding the indication of SR ID comprises adding an initial cyclic offset indicating the triggered SR.

Abstract: Methods and related radio network nodes and user equipment are described for the indication of waveform in wireless communication networks. The methods include, and related radio network nodes and user equipment adapted to, receiving a downlink transmission from a radio network node, where the downlink transmission having at least one characteristic; selecting one waveform from two or more waveforms for an upcoming uplink transmission to the radio network node, where the waveform being selected based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the downlink transmission; and transmitting the uplink transmission to the radio network node using the selected waveform.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting reference signalling, the reference signalling being based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, wherein at least one reference pilot sequence of the set is based on two or more complementary subsequences. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The wireless device is configured for communicating with a first transmission source, and for receiving synchronisation signaling from a second transmission source, wherein communicating with the first transmission source is based on a gap time interval between communication signaling and synchronisation signaling associated to the first transmission source. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the method including transmitting feedback signaling including feedback information, the feedback information being encoded with an error coding scheme, wherein an error coding size of the error coding scheme is dependent on a type of the feedback information. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) on grant-free resources comprises reserving a subset of time/frequency resources of a grant-free uplink channel for transmitting UCI, and upon determining the wireless device has UCI to transmit on the grant-free uplink channel, transmitting the UCI to a network node in the reserved subset of time/frequency resources.

Abstract: A method is disclosed which is performed in a transmitter device configured for transmission of measurement signals for beam selection. The method comprises determining a collection of linear combinations of transmission beams, wherein the transmission beams are of a set of available transmission beams. A cardinality, R, of the collection of linear combinations of transmission beams is lower than a cardinality, N, of the set of available transmission beams. Each transmission beam in the set of available transmission beams is comprised in at least one linear combination of transmission beams, and at least one of the linear combinations of transmission beams comprises less than all transmission beams of the set of available transmission beams. The method also comprises transmitting measurement signals to a receiver device, wherein each of the measurement signals corresponds to a linear combination of transmission beams from the collection of linear combinations of transmission beams.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting first control signaling covering one or more first allocation units in a control transmission time interval, and transmitting second control signaling covering one or more second allocation units in the control transmission time interval, wherein the second control signaling is shifted relative to the first control signaling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting first control signaling covering one or more first allocation units in a control transmission time interval, and transmitting second control signaling covering one or more second allocation units in the control transmission time interval, wherein the second control signaling is shifted relative to the first control signaling, and wherein the second control signaling is shifted relative to the first control signaling based on a complex conjugation operation. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being triggered for aggregated transmission of first control information associated to a control channel, the aggregated transmission indicating a number R of retransmissions of the first control information to be performed. The method includes transmitting the first control information on a data channel based on a scaling parameter, the scaling parameter being based on the number R of retransmissions. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Methods performed by a wireless device operating in a dormant mode comprise performing a measurement on each of a plurality of resources from a predetermined set of resources or demodulating and decoding information from each of a plurality of resources from a predetermined set of resources, such as a set of beams. The methods further include evaluating the measurement or the demodulated and decoded information for each of the plurality of resources against a predetermined criterion, and then discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements, or discontinuing the demodulating and decoding and evaluation of information, in response to determining that the predetermined criterion is met, such that one or more resources in the predetermined set of resources are neither measured nor demodulated and decoded. The methods further comprise deactivating receiver circuitry, further in response to determining that the predetermined criterion is met.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a computer program product for communication of information in a communication channel comprising at least one main band and an adjacent guard band. The method is performed by a transmitter node in a wireless communication network. The method comprises determining whether to transmit information in the guard band based one or more configured transmission parameters associated with the transmitter node. Upon determination to transmit information in the guard band, the method comprises determining transmission power for frequency resources allocated in the guard band based on a spectral mask defining a power density limit across an allocated frequency range. The method further comprises transmitting first information on the frequency resources allocated in the guard band and second information on frequency resources allocated in the main band to a receiver node according to the determined transmission power.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device for a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting a random access preamble on a frequency resource, the random access preamble and/or the frequency resource being based on a transmission power characteristic. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving from a network node indication information of time domain resource allocation for a first type of message. The method further comprises determining a location of time domain resource for a first type of message based at least in part on the indication information and/or configuration information.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device for a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting a random access preamble from a set of preambles, the set of preambles being from one of a first set of first preambles and a second set of second preambles, wherein the random access preamble and/or the set of the random access preamble is based on a reception characteristic of reference signaling received by the wireless device. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Methods for transmitting a first signal x1 and a second signal x2 using a first array of antenna elements of a polarization A and a second array of antenna elements of a substantially orthogonal polarization B. The methods include transmitting x1 in a first beam generated with array size invariant beamforming, using a sub-array A1 of antenna elements from the first array and applying a first precoding matrix, and using a sub-array B1 of antenna elements from the second array and applying a second precoding matrix. The methods also include transmitting x2 in a second beam generated with array size invariant beamforming, using a sub-array A2 of antenna elements from the first array and applying a third precoding matrix, and using a sub-array B2 of antenna elements from the second array and applying a fourth precoding matrix. The sub-arrays within a polarization are typically non-overlapping.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device for a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting a first random access preamble utilising a first antenna arrangement and transmitting a second random access preamble utilising a second antenna arrangement, wherein the first random access preamble and the second random access preamble are transmitted on different frequency resources. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A transmitter and a method therein for transmitting discovery signals to a receiver. The transmitter and the receiver are comprised in a radio communications system. The transmitter transmits two or more discovery signals over two or more directions. Each discovery signal is configured to span over a fraction of a carrier bandwidth.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a first downlink control channel message that schedules a first downlink shared channel transmission, receiving a second downlink control channel message that schedules a second downlink shared channel transmission, and determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node.