Abstract: An energy harvesting transmitting wireless terminal for wirelessly communicating with a receiving wireless terminal is provided. The wireless terminal includes at least one processor that is configured to select a first Sidelink Position Reference Signal (SL-PRS) configuration from several SL-PRS configurations and determine whether the power required for transmitting the SL-PRS using the selected SL-PRS configuration satisfies a minimum receiving power threshold of the receiving wireless terminal. When the power does not satisfy the minimum receiving power threshold, the processor selects another SL-PRS configuration and repeats the determining and selecting until the power required for transmitting the SL-PRS using the selected SL-PRS configuration satisfies the minimum receiving power threshold or until the last SL-PRS configuration is not selected.

Abstract: A method includes controlling transmitting by a target user node to be positioned to one or more other user nodes, a request; controlling receiving, by the target user node from one or more of the other user nodes, sidelink positioning capability information of the user node indicating one or more sidelink positioning capabilities of the other user node; determining, by the target user node based on the sidelink positioning capability information received from the one or more other user nodes, a sidelink positioning configuration for a sidelink positioning session to determine a position estimate of the target user node; controlling transmitting, via a sidelink channel, by the target user node to at least the one or more other user nodes that provided their sidelink positioning capability information, information indicating the sidelink positioning configuration for the sidelink positioning session; and controlling receiving a position estimate of the target user node.

Abstract: A wireless terminal which communicates over a radio interface with a radio access network comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, over the radio interface from the radio access network, at least a first message which concerns implementation of an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality for the wireless terminal. The processor circuitry is configured to determine at least a potential delay associated with implementation of the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality at the wireless terminal. The processor circuitry is optionally further configured to generate at least a second message configured to notify the radio access network of the at least potential delay, in which case the wireless terminal further comprises transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the second message to the radio access network over the radio interface.

Abstract: A wireless terminal which communicates over a radio interface with a radio access network comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, over the radio interface from the radio access network, at least a first message which concerns implementation of an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality/feature for the wireless terminal. The processor circuitry is configured: to make a determination that the reception of the first message requires one of the following: an update of an existing model for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality/feature; a download of a new model for the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality/feature for a particular functionality or feature; and to make a determination that a pause maybe necessary to implement the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Functionality/feature.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for processing channel state information (CSI) and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to receive first information from a base station (BS) regarding a plurality of occasions to transmit a CSI report at each of the plurality of occasions; receive second information from the BS to identify one or more durations during which the UE determines whether to forgo processing the CSI for the CSI report; process the CSI for first occasions of the plurality of occasions that are not within the one or more durations; and forgo processing the CSI for second occasions of the plurality of occasions that are within the one or more durations.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for processing channel state information (CSI) and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to receive information from a base station (BS) regarding a plurality of occasions to transmit a CSI report at each of the plurality of occasions; transmit, to the BS, the CSI report at first occasions of the plurality of occasions; transmit a message to the BS regarding one or more durations to forgo processing the CSI for the CSI report; and forgo processing the CSI for second occasions of the plurality of occasions that are within the one or more durations.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of a proactive switch of vehicle-to-everything communication from a device-to-device connection to a connection routed by one or more network devices. In example embodiments, a first terminal device receives, from a second terminal device via a device-to-device connection, an indication of a decision to switch the device-to-device connection to a connection routed by at least one network device for communication with the second terminal device. Based on the received indication from the second terminal device, the first terminal device then determines proactive switching from the device-to-device connection to the routed connection to be performed. The first terminal device then sends a request to a first network device of the at least one network device to set up the routed connection, the request indicating a cause for the determined proactive switching.

Abstract: A method includes controlling transmitting by a target user node to be positioned to one or more other user nodes, a request: controlling receiving, by the target user node from one or more of the other user nodes, sidelink positioning capability information of the user node indicating one or more sidelink positioning capabilities of the other user node: determining, by the target user node based on the sidelink positioning capability information received from the one or more other user nodes, a sidelink positioning configuration for a sidelink positioning session to determine a position estimate of the target user node: controlling transmitting, via a sidelink channel, by the target user node to at least the one or more other user nodes that provided their sidelink positioning capability information, information indicating the sidelink positioning configuration for the sidelink positioning session; and controlling receiving a position estimate of the target user node.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing flexible and adaptive QoS monitoring for unicast/groupcast over sidelink communication, which may preferably be capable of enhancing support of unicast/groupcast services over sidelink communication. Such measures exemplarily comprise obtaining a request for QoS monitoring for unicast/groupcast over sidelink communication with a specified quality-of-service profile, which indicates at least one target QoS metric to be monitored, determining a QoS monitoring procedure, wherein a scheme for enforcing QoS monitoring over sidelink communication in collaboration with at least one unicast/groupcast receiving-side device is decided, and performing the QoS monitoring procedure, wherein QoS monitoring messages are exchanged with the at least one unicast/groupcast receiving-side device over the sidelink communication with the specified QoS profile in accordance with the decided scheme and the at least one target quality-of-service metric is derived based thereon.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, systems, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media for reducing overhead for Quality-of-service (QoS) monitoring of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) services. The method comprises receiving, at a user equipment, from a serving network, a request for a Quality-of-Service (QoS) monitoring session, making a first determination, at the user equipment, whether the user equipment is relevant for the request, based on the content of the request, making a second determination, at the user equipment, if it is determined in the first determination that the user equipment is relevant, whether the request is received in dedicated signaling or common signaling, deciding, at the user equipment, whether or not to initiate the requested QoS monitoring session based on the second determination.

Abstract: There are disclosed techniques for puncturing and/or overlaying transmission in case of necessity of on-demand (e.g., urgent) commutations. In particular, transceivers, user equipments, systems, methods and non-transitory storage units are disclosed. For example, there is disclosed a transceiver of a wireless communication network, wherein the transceiver is configured to operate in a puncturing mode by puncturing a downlink, DL, transmission of payload information in a channel originally allocated to the DL transmission of payload information, to obtain, within the originally allocated channel for the DL transmission of payload information, a DL free area for an uplink, UL, transmission of a user equipment, UE, of the wireless communication network.

Abstract: It is provided a method comprising: monitoring if a remote terminal receives a first system information block from a first cell via a first path and a second system information block from a second cell via a second path different from the first path; comparing a content of the first system information block with a content of the second system information block if the remote terminal receives the first system information block and the second system information block; selecting one of the first path and the second path based on a result of the comparing; causing the remote terminal to connect via the selected one of the first path and the second path.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for performing rerouting of a relayed connection.

Abstract: A wireless terminal comprising receiver circuitry, processor circuitry, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive from a radio access network at least one message which requests the wireless terminal to report Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Model (AI/ML) related information to the network. The processor circuitry is configured to generate at least one resource restriction response message from the wireless terminal. The resource restriction response message comprises an indication that the wireless terminal guards AI/ML model and/or AI/ML functions of the wireless terminal. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the at least one resource restriction response message to the network.

Abstract: A network includes one or more nodes which comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate at least one message which requests the wireless terminal to report Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Model (AI/ML) related information to the network. The interface circuitry configured to transmit the at least one message to the wireless terminal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for logical channel selection for non-discontinuous reception (non-DRX) enabled devices. A method may include determining a sidelink discontinuous reception state of at least one receiving user equipment. The method may also include examining one or more conditions associated with the at least one receiving user equipment. The method may further include selecting at least one sidelink destination related to a logical channel among the at least one receiving user equipment based on the determined sidelink discontinuous reception state and the examination.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving, at the apparatus, an indication indicating that a target base station of the apparatus for a handover does not support relaying, wherein the apparatus is in a radio resource control connected state and has a relay link with a serving base station via a relay user equipment and pausing the relay link based at least on the received indication.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided wherein, a relay user equipment receives from at least one user equipment, a request to establish a radio resource control connection with a base station over a relay, transmits to the base station, a radio resource control message based, at least partially, on the request, receives from the base station, a message including, at least, a temporary identifier for the at least one user equipment and transmits at least the temporary identifier to the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: It is provided a method comprising: indicating that a HARQ process is initiated for transmitting at least a first HARQ message comprising an inquiry as the first message of the HARQ process, wherein the inquiry inquires whether a relay terminal for relaying a communication of a transmitting terminal is available; transmitting the first HARQ message using the HARQ process; monitoring whether a HARQ feedback is received from at least one relay terminal in response to the first HARQ message according to the HARQ process; deciding that the at least one relay terminal is available if the HARQ feedback is received from the at least one relay terminal; deciding that the at least one relay terminal is not available if the HARQ feedback is not received from the at least one relay terminal.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for facilitating setting up of a network slice for service provision in a time division duplex system includes a receiver configured to receive a request for a network slice for at least one service. A processor is configured to specify, for the requested network slice, at least one of an uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a reconfiguration timescale. A transmitter is configured to notify at least one of a communication entity of a radio access network and a communication entity of a core network of the UL/DL configuration.