Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for bandwidth part (“BWP”) and beam switching. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives a first configuration, where the first configuration contains a mapping between a set of beams and a set of BWPs in a cell. The processor jointly triggers beam and BWP switching based on a switching indication and according to the first configuration. The processor then communicates, via the transceiver, with a radio access network (“RAN”) using a new beam and a new BWP in response to the beam and BWP switching.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a UE that receives a first configuration associated with a set of positioning reference signals, where the first configuration indicates a time and frequency resource for a positioning reference signal of the set of positioning reference signals. The UE also receives a second configuration that associates a positioning measurement of the positioning reference signal on the time and frequency resource, and receives one or more types of polarization associated with the first configuration and/or the second configuration. The UE also transmits a report indicating the one or more types of polarization associated with the positioning measurement of the positioning reference signal on the time and frequency resource.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data-aided channel state information (CSI) measurement and reporting. One apparatus includes at least one processor and coupled with the at least one memory and configured to cause the apparatus to: decode a received signal to determine a decoded data sequence; perform at least one data-aided CSI measurement based on both the received signal and the decoded data sequence; and transmit a CSI report based on CSI reporting criteria and the at least one data-aided CSI measurement, where the CSI report comprises at least a portion of the at least one data-aided CSI measurement.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for location-aware beam selection. One method a communication device (i.e., a UE and/or gNB) includes mapping a set of beam signal characteristics to UE location information and storing said mapping to a Beam Fingerprint (“BFP”) database. The method includes identifying a UE location and selecting an optimal beam based using the UE location and the BFP database, said optimal beam being one of: a transmit beam and a receive beam.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reference signal reporting configuration. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a plurality of reference signals. The configuration for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals includes a time-frequency resource, a time-domain behavior, a quasi-co-location assumption, a polarization type, and a usage type corresponding to a reference signal transmission, a reference signal reception, or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving a reporting configuration from the network device. The reporting configuration corresponds to the plurality of reference signals, and the reporting configuration includes the time-frequency resource, the time-domain behavior, and reporting quantities including polarization measurements for each reference signal of the plurality of reference signals.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for associating default beams for multiple physical downlink shared channel and/or physical uplink shared channel (PDSCH/PUSCH). One apparatus includes a processor coupled to a transceiver, the processor and the transceiver configured to cause the apparatus to receive a control resource set (CORESET) configuration indicating a plurality of beams and a corresponding duration for each indicated beam for at least CORESET identifier (ID) and to monitor the at least one CORESET in different physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring occasions using different beams. Via the transceiver, the processor receives a first CORESET within a PDCCH transmission, the first CORESET scheduling multiple physical channel transmissions, and communicates with the RAN on the multiple scheduled physical channels using the plurality of beams associated with a lowest CORESET ID configured to the device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring information for location determination. One method includes transmitting, from a location server, a request including an indication to provide beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements of a target user equipment. The method includes receiving a response message including the beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements. The method includes determining the location of the target UE based on a mapping between the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a polarization type. One method includes receiving configuration information from a network device for employing a polarization multiplexing mode. The configuration information includes: information for applying at least two polarization types for downlink data reception; information for applying at least two polarization types for uplink data transmission; or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a polarization type. One method includes receiving first configuration information from a network device for a serving cell. The first configuration information indicates at least one polarization type for downlink reception, for uplink transmission, or a combination thereof. The method includes receiving second configuration information from the network device for a handover procedure to a target cell. The second configuration information indicates at least one polarization type for downlink reception, for uplink transmission, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radio-based sensing and joint communication. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that receives a first configuration from a Radio Access Network (“RAN”) node, where the first configuration includes a time-division duplex pattern with a set of symbols for radio-based sensing and a set of symbols for data/control channels. The processor receives a second configuration from the RAN node that includes one or more of: a waveform type indication, a sub carrier spacing (“SCS”) value, a carrier bandwidth for transmission and/or reception of radio-based sensing signals, and combinations thereof. Via the transceiver the processor transmits a radio-based sensing signal and a data/control channel according to the received configurations.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting a UE-selected parameter combination for reciprocity-based Type-II CSI codebook. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a CSI reporting configuration from a mobile communication network, the reporting configuration containing a codebook configuration. The processor identifies a set of antenna ports based on a received set of CSI reference signals and generates at least one coefficient amplitude indicator and one coefficient phase indicator for each antenna port in the identified set of antenna ports. The processor selects a subset of at least one parameter combination from a set of two or more parameter combinations corresponding to the codebook configuration and sends a CSI report to the mobile communication network, the CSI report indicating the selected parameter combination.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radar-sensing in a radio access network (“RAN”). One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor that configures time-frequency resources for radar-sensing in a RAN, the time-frequency resources comprising a radar-sensing slot. The processor receives sensing information and determines an obstacle in a cell based on the radar-sensing information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting JED model selection and training. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a configuration from a network device, said configuration indicating at least one of: a set of resources for model training, a type of intended model training, and combinations thereof. The processor selects a Joint Channel Equalization and Decoding (“JED”) model from a set of models based on the received configuration. The processor trains the selected JED model using the received configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adjusting retransmission timing for a configured grant. One apparatus includes a processor that determines an offset value for a retransmission timer associated with a configured grant for communications between the UE and a mobile wireless communication network. The processor starts the retransmission timer adjusted by the offset value in response to transmission of data corresponding to a transport block (“TB”) on a hybrid automatic repeat request (“HARQ”) process. The processor detects expiration of the retransmission timer associated with the configured grant. In response to detecting expiration of the retransmission timer, the processor determines a transmission resource from a plurality of configured transmission resources for retransmitting a TB.

Abstract: A transceiver (1070) can receive a configuration of multiple beams, a respective duration of validity of each of the beams for an apparatus (1000), and an indication of location related information, where the beams provide communication between the apparatus (1000) and a network entity. A controller (1020) can determine a set of the multiple beams to apply for communications based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam. The transceiver (1070) can communicate on different beams of the set of the beams at different time instances based on at least the location related information and the duration of validity of each beam.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a subcarrier spacing value. One method includes receiving a configuration from a network device for a report including an indication of at least one subcarrier spacing value for transmitting a physical channel, receiving the physical channel, or a combination thereof. The method includes, in response to receiving the configuration, estimating the at least one subcarrier spacing value by calculating a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a phase noise power, an inter carrier interference level, or some combination thereof. The method includes transmitting the report including the indication of the at least one subcarrier spacing value.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel Block (“SSB”) pattern enhancements. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a SSB structure comprising more than four time domain symbols. Here, the SSB structure includes at least one time domain symbol for each of a Primary Synchronization Signal (“PSS”) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (“SSS”). The SSB structure also includes multiple time domain symbols for a Physical Broadcast Channel (“PBCH”). The processor performs cell search based on the received SSB structure and accesses a first cell based on the received SSB structure.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring random access procedures. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network. The first configuration corresponds to performing a physical random access channel transmission on multiple random access channel occasions. The method includes receiving a second configuration from the network. The second configuration corresponds to performing Msg3 repetition, MsgA repetition, or a combination thereof. The method includes performing a random access procedure based on the first configuration and the second configuration.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a wakeup signal. One method includes receiving, at a user equipment, a discontinuous reception configuration including a slot offset, and/or an on-duration a periodicity. The method includes receiving a wakeup signal configuration including a wakeup signal offset and/or a monitoring occasion. The wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information signaling. The method includes receiving information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal during a discontinuous reception sleep period in a sounding reference signal resource using a transmit beam, and/or a transmit spatial filter. The method includes receiving a control signal using a corresponding receive beam and/or receive spatial filter. The method includes configuring, a spatial filter relationship between the sounding reference signal resource and wakeup signal reception using downlink control information signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for inserting beam switching gaps between beam transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor that that inserts a gap between contiguous transmissions from a mobile wireless communication network to a user equipment (“UE”) device, the contiguous transmissions scheduled on different beams. The apparatus includes a transceiver that indicates to the UE device a type of gap that is inserted between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams and indicates to the UE device a number of empty symbols that are used between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams.