Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving a first reference signal transmission associated with a radio channel, predicting future conditions of the radio channel based at least partly on the first reference signal transmission, receiving one or more verification tones associated with the radio channel, and determining, based at least partly on the one or more verification tones, an estimation error associated with the predicted future conditions of the radio channel.

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: Disclosed are methods for paging. An example method may include evaluating a transmission power related to uplink data transmission, and determining whether to initiate a small data transmission procedure for the uplink data transmission based on at least one criterion related to a transmission power to be used for the uplink data transmission and the evaluated transmission power. Related apparatuses and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for control short control signal (SCS) in downlink. For example, certain embodiments may provide for a method examining whether a signal to be transmitted by a network element belongs to a first group or to another group based on a transmission time instance of the signal, a beam or beams of the signal, a beam index or beam indices of the signal and/or a type of the signal; determining an allowance of time or resources of a time period for one or more short control signals; determining whether to transmit the signal as one or more short control signals based on the group the signal belongs to and on the allowance; and transmitting the signal either as one or more short control signals, or as a signal subject to listen before talk procedure.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating robustness for synchronization signal block (SSB) are provided. A network node may attempt to transmit SSBs in first positions. For example, the network node may perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure prior to transmitting the SSBs, and transmissions of the SSBs may fail or succeed based on failure or success of the LBT procedure. If the transmissions fail, the network node may attempt to transmit the failed SSBs in second SSB positions. For example, the second SSB positions may be associated with the first positions, and may be reserved for retransmission of SSBs that fail in the corresponding first positions. If the network node transmits the SSBs, the UE may perform various operations described herein including, e.g., determining whether the SSBs were transmitted in the first positions or the second positions and/or an SSB index or timing.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method comprising, determining, by an apparatus, first information for reception of a synchronization signal block from a cell of a source wireless network node, determining, by the apparatus, second information for reception of at least one part of a system information block from the cell of the source wireless network node, wherein the second information is unchanged compared to at least one part of a previous system information block, receiving, by the apparatus, the synchronization signal block and the system information block and performing, by the apparatus, processing of the first information of the synchronization signal block and the second information of the at least one part of the system information block.

Abstract: A technique of accounting for the difference in required output power reduction or required duty cycle when selecting the RO in addition to the DL RS. Both output power reduction and duty cycle are independently determined by UE itself (i.e., UE needs to be able to determine itself required power backoff and/or duty cycle in order to meet RF exposure requirements). Advantageously, a RACH procedure in which the UE determines both output power reduction and duty cycle independently enables better choices of output power reduction and duty cycle, enhancing data activity and coverage.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising transmitting a first configuration of time domain behaviour for monitoring at least one first downlink control channel using at least one first downlink beam of a beamformed transmission, determining that there is a need for changing from the at least one first downlink beam to at least one second downlink beam and transmitting a first command to configure a receiver for monitoring the at least one first downlink control channel associated with the at least one second downlink beam according to a second configuration of time domain behaviour.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beam group reporting. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method that includes receiving, at the user equipment, configuration information to configure the user equipment to report information for beam grouping on measurements on at least one group of channel measurement resources; selecting, by the user equipment, at least one group from a plurality of groups of channel measurement resources, the selecting based on at least one rule provided by the configuration information; and reporting, to a network, information regarding the selected at least one group for the beam grouping. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: The example and non-limiting embodiments relate generally to synchronization and, more particularly, to a sidelink synchronization procedure. Exemplified embodiments are provided that may include determining a new synchronization source by a source user equipment, where the source user equipment is configured to provide synchronization to at least one receiving user equipment with use of a sidelink. The exemplified embodiments may further include transmitting by the source user equipment to the at least one receiving user equipment an indication that the source user equipment will update from a current synchronization source to the new synchronization source. The exemplified embodiments may further include transmitting synchronization signals and control signals from the source user equipment to the at least one receiving user equipment using an updated reference frequency corresponding to use of the new synchronization source by the source user equipment.

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: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to acquiring a Timing Advance (TA) value. A terminal device being connected with a serving cell or a primary cell of the terminal device transmits a signal to a network device supporting a non-serving cell or a secondary cell of the terminal device, wherein a physical cell identifier (PCI) of the non-serving cell is different from a PCI of the serving cell. The terminal device starts, based on the transmission of the signal, a timer at the terminal device. The terminal device acquires, while the timer is running, a timing advance (TA) value associated with the non-serving cell or the secondary cell.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising determining, by a network device of a communication network, a time period for monitoring a random access response; identifying that a wake-up signal occasion for a wakeup signal is overlapping a predetermined time period for the random access response, wherein the predetermined time period comprises the determined time period; and based on the identifying, controlling monitoring of the wake-up signal occasion for a wake-up signal, is disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining that a first resource is to be designated as being used in accordance with a first communications protocol; forming an indication for a second apparatus operating in accordance with a second communications protocol, the indication indicating that the first resource is to be blanked; and transmitting, using dedicated signaling, the formed indication to the second apparatus.

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: An apparatus configured to store a bandwidth part arrangement of the bandwidth part into plural physical resource blocks which are grouped into bundles forming a bundle grid, wherein the bandwidth part includes at least one guard band, to determine at least one of the bundles as partially overlapping with the at least one guard band, each partially overlapping bundle including overlapping and non-overlapping physical resource blocks, and to at least one of: 1) re-assign at least one of the non-overlapping physical resource blocks to a non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding or immediately following, in the bundle grid, the partially overlapping bundle, 2) re-align a first physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately following the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band end, and 3) re-align a last physical resource block of the non-overlapping bundle immediately preceding the partially overlapped bundle to coincide with a guard band start.

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: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating downlink control information (DCI) repetition on linked physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates of different search space sets. For example, certain embodiments may provide a procedure for a network node or a user equipment (UE) to determine a set of PDCCH candidates for determining starting time and ending time instances for the PDCCH transmission utilizing the repetition of the DCI.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer programs for adjusting a client device receiver parameter are disclosed. A client device (200) transmits to a network node device (210) a first capability indication indicating at least a low-resolution analog-to-digital converter capability of the client device (200), and a second capability indication indicating whether the client device (200) is capable of receiving signal information associated with low-resolution receiver processing. Based on these, the network node device (210) may determine that adjusting at least one receiver parameter of the client device (200) is needed, generate and transmit network assistance information and signal information to the client device (200) for use in adjusting at least one receiver parameter of the client device (200). The client device (200) may then perform power measurements of the received signal information and adjust receiver parameter(s) of the client device (200) accordingly.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam failure detection and/or beam failure recovery procedures, for instance, for multi-panel user equipment (UEs) are provided. One method may include transmitting, by a UE, a beam report to a network to indicate an association between at least two downlink reference signals and at least two antenna panels at the user equipment or to indicate a selection of at least two downlink reference signals that will be used for downlink reception at the user equipment simultaneously. The method may also include activating the antenna panels corresponding to one or more of the at least two downlink reference signals, based on transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states updated by the network or based on the selection of the at least two downlink reference signals, and detecting beam failure based on at least two sets of beam failure detection resources for the active antenna panels.