Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for sounding reference signal grouping and validity. The method may include receiving, from a network element, a request to perform a sounding reference signal sweep. The method may also include performing the sounding reference signal sweep of a plurality of sounding reference signals. The method may further include creating one or more groups including one or more sounding reference signals among the plurality of sounding reference signals, or receiving an indication of one or more groups including one or more sounding reference signals among the plurality of sounding reference signals. The method may also include transmitting another indication to the network element, or receiving the another indication from the network element.

Abstract: According to at least some example embodiments, a user equipment (UE), of a wireless communications system, for facilitating a dynamic association between reference signals (RSs) configured for beam management measurements and reporting, for downlink (DL) and/or uplink (UL) beam selection, and semi-statically configured capability indices of a capability set of at least one functionality, includes a plurality of antenna panels; memory storing computer-executable instructions which include generating at least a first capability set of a first functionality, the first capability set including a plurality of capability information items indexed, respectively, by a plurality of corresponding capability indices, each capability information item indicating, for a panel corresponding to the capability information item from among the plurality of antenna panels, capability information of the corresponding panel with respect to the first functionality, and transmitting the first capability set to a next generation nod

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for: receiving, at a user equipment comprising a first transmitter and a second transmitter, a plurality of power sharing configurations, wherein a power sharing configuration indicates a power allocation to be applied to the first and second transmitters when a maximum permissible exposure event is detected; detecting a maximum permissible exposure event associated with at least one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter; and adjusting the power allocated to the first transmitter and the second transmitter based on the power sharing configuration and the detected maximum permissible exposure event.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: determining channel condition for each of the plurality of beams; selecting, based on the channel conditions, a predetermined number of beams suitable for beam failure recovery; and determining the periodicity preference for each of the predetermined number of beams.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, for example a user equipment, configured to transmit, to a base station node, a request for at least one gap to be configured in an uplink transmission and/or downlink reception of the apparatus, during at least one configured gap of the apparatus, use at least one antenna array of the apparatus as a radar to determine a distance between the apparatus and a user or an object, and responsive to the determined distance being less than a preconfigured trigger distance, reduce a transmission power of the apparatus by a factor chosen in dependence of by how much the determined distance is less than the trigger distance.

Abstract: There are provided measures for handling of paging messages in communication endpoint to network relaying scenarios.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: changing an antenna configuration of the apparatus used to enable operation of the apparatus as a first node of a radio telecommunication network; creating an antenna configuration correction index (ACCI) of the first node; providing the antenna configuration correction index of the first node for use in a beam selection procedure for enabling data communication by the first node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices, methods and apparatuses for uplink transmission. A terminal device measures at least two reference signals from a network device. Moreover, the terminal device transmits, to the network device, a mode indication of uplink transmission for multiple transmission and reception points (m-TRP) based on the measured at least two reference signals. The mode indication indicates information on a preferred one of frequency division multiplexing (FDM) transmission modes. The FDM transmission modes comprise at least a first FDM transmission mode and a second FDM transmission mode.

Abstract: According to at least some example embodiments, a user equipment (UE), of a wireless communications system, for facilitating a dynamic association between reference signals (RSs) configured for beam management measurements and reporting, for downlink (DL) and/or uplink (UL) beam selection, and semi-statically configured capability indices of a capability set of at least one functionality, includes a plurality of antenna panels; memory storing computer-executable instructions which include generating at least a first capability set of a first functionality, the first capability set including a plurality of capability information items indexed, respectively, by a plurality of corresponding capability indices, each capability information item indicating, for a panel corresponding to the capability information item from among the plurality of antenna panels, capability information of the corresponding panel with respect to the first functionality, and transmitting the first capability set to a next generation nod

Abstract: Example embodiments may relate to an apparatus, method and/or computer program for managing timing advance loops. The method may comprise receiving, at a user equipment from a plurality of network nodes, respective downlink reference signals, wherein an antenna system of the user equipment receives the downlink reference signals using a wide beam configuration. The method may also comprise performing measurements on the received downlink reference signals to determine a parameter and for determining that the parameter does not meet a predetermined criteria. Based on the parameter not meeting the predetermined criteria, the method may comprise configuring the antenna system such that at least one of the downlink reference signals is received using a narrow beam configuration. The method may involve re-performing the measurements on downlink reference signals from the plurality of network nodes.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus comprising including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: obtain user equipment information indicating whether a user equipment served by the apparatus would need repetitions of a reference signal transmitted by a target base station to successfully select a receiving beam aligned with a transmitting beam in a beam management procedure with the target base station; and send, to the target base station, the user equipment information.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for measuring a downlink reference signal received from an access node (500); means for selecting an antenna panel of the user equipment receiving the best quality downlink reference signal from a primary angular direction to be used for a connection to the access node (502); means for detecting a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) event (504); means for measuring, under MPE power restrictions, the best downlink reference signal received from the access node (506); means for determining that under the MPE power restrictions the best quality downlink reference signal is received at least from a different secondary angular direction than the primary angular direction of the best quality downlink reference signal (508); means for measuring a propagation delay difference between the best quality downlink reference signal received from the primary angular direction and the best quality downlink reference signal received from the secondary angular direction (510); and means for sendin

Abstract: There is provided a method, apparatus, and computer program for causing a centralized unit of a second access point to perform: signalling, to a first distributed unit of a first access point configured to provide a serving cell to a user equipment, a plurality of power control parameters associated with a target cell and a reconfiguration instruction for configuring the user equipment to report uplink measurements with an indication of whether a maximum permissible exposure event has occurred.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes at least receiver circuitry, a processor, and memory. The apparatus also includes a plurality of directional antennas configured to simultaneously receive different downlink signals for each polarization. The apparatus further includes control circuitry for controlling processes for beam sweeping, beam refinement, and selecting a beam pair that maximizes signal strength while minimizing inter-layer-group interference. A portable electronic device and a stationary electronic device that include the apparatus are also provided. A method carried out by means, such as the apparatus, is also provided. A computer program product, such as a non-transitory computer readable medium, for causing an apparatus to carry out such a method is also provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio channel pattern matching. One method may include receiving, at an antenna panel, at least two configured transmission configuration indicator states for simultaneous multiple input multiple output reception; for each of the at least two configured transmission configuration indicator states for simultaneous reception from one or more transmission reception points, sweeping at least one narrow beam receiving one or more repeated reference signals received from the one or more transmission reception points; and, based upon at least one spatial radio multipath channel characteristic of the one or more repeated reference signals carrying each transmission configuration indicator state, selecting at least one antenna element of the antenna panel to form a group of antenna elements and control the group of antenna elements to direct at least one beam.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) configured to control lengths of one or more monitoring cycles of the UE based, at least in part on a range of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and one or more power conditions of the UE. The monitoring cycle is used to select a beam for transmission by the UE. The DRX cycle is used by the UE during RRC_INACTIVE state and the range of the DRX cycle determines one or more beam correspondence conditions.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) configured to determine one or more beam correspondence conditions for use during an inactive mode of the UE. The beam correspondence conditions are determined based, at least in part, on a range of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle used by the UE.

Abstract: A method comprises: determining, from an indication that an initial uplink beam between a user equipment and a network node is misaligned with respect to a downlink beam between the network node and the user equipment, at least one misalignment angle between the initial uplink beam and the downlink beam; and reconfiguring the uplink beam based on the misalignment angle to produce a reconfigured uplink beam.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for obtaining a measured power loss in at least a first channel; means for, in dependence upon the measured power loss, determining to increase, decrease, or maintain a number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel; and means for, in dependence upon the determination, changing the number of antenna elements used for beam-formed communication via the first channel.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: selecting (405), based on at least one first criterion, a set of antenna elements, determining (410) a radio beam codebook comprising a plurality of radio beam configurations for the set of antenna elements, determining (415) a radiation pattern obtainable based on the radio beam codebook, determining (420), based on the obtainable radiation pattern, a radio beam configuration that fulfills a second criterion, and applying (425) the radio beam configuration to a radio beam provided by the set of antenna elements.