Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for low overhead CSI feedback for multi-trp transmissions. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless device includes receiving a configuration of a channel state information, CSI, report setting for at least K>1 non-zero power channel state information reference signal, NZP CSI-RS, resources for channel measurement and a report quantity configuration, K being an integer; receiving a CSI feedback report request for CSI measurement and feedback based at least in part on the CSI report setting; measuring channels based at least in part on the NZP CSI-RS resources; and sending a channel state information, CSI, feedback report based at least in part on: the channel measurements; and the report quantity configuration; and the CSI feedback report comprising at least one of a first CSI feedback and a second CSI feedback.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving signaling based on evaluating Phase Tracking Reference Signaling, PTRS, associated to the signaling, wherein evaluating is based on assuming a power level of PTRS relative to associated data signaling based on the number or PTRS ports and/or transmission sources for the signaling indicated to the receiving radio node. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for joint Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission over multiple TRPs are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for enabling transmission feedback includes: receiving a first Transport Block (TB) and a second TB; and determining the first TB and the second TB based on a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group identifier of a CORESET over which a corresponding Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling the TB is received. In this way, the New Radio (NR) Rel-15 procedure for type 1 HARQ codebook construction might be reused with the same or minimum increase of HARQ feedback overhead with semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for resource mapping. In one embodiment, a wireless device is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry (84) configured to: receive a plurality of physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, transmissions where the plurality of PDCCH transmissions includes a plurality of downlink control information, DCI, messages scheduling a plurality of physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, transmissions, and at least two of the plurality of PDSCH transmissions one of partially and fully overlap in a time domain; and perform PDSCH resource mapping for decoding the plurality of PDSCH transmissions based at least in part on the plurality of DCI messages.

Abstract: Systems and methods for early Channel State Information (CSI) feedback in New Radio (NR) are provided. In embodiments of the disclosure, CSI reporting is performed during a random access procedure to provide early CSI feedback and enable more efficient data transmission with higher spectral efficiency in earlier communications. In some examples, CSI reporting can be reported on Message 3 of the random access procedure after measuring channel and/or interference on a CSI Reference Signal (RS) (CSI-RS) during the random access procedure. The proposed solution allows early CSI to be triggered when a User Equipment (UE) performs initial access to a serving cell. With the early CSI acquired, the network can perform proper link adaptation including Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) precoding, and ensure efficient data transmission without having to wait until connection setup and configuration of the CSI framework is established.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for Type II precoder matrix indicator (PMI) for coherent joint transmission (CJT) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes receiving from the wireless device (WD) a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), for coherent joint data transmission over a plurality of transmission reception points (TRPs) and one or both of a time difference and a phase slope associated with each TRP of the plurality of TRPs relative to a reference timing. The method also includes applying a time pre-compensation to a physical downlink channel at each of the plurality of TRPs according to at least one of the time difference and the phase slope associated with the TRP. The method also includes applying a precoding matrix indicated by the PMI to the physical downlink channel at each of the plurality of TRPs.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for a framework and signaling for non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) channel state information (CSI) selection are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless device (WD) includes performing channel measurements on each of a plurality of channel measurement resources, CMR, associated with each of at least one transmission-and-reception point, TRP. The method also includes transmitting to the network node an indication of at least one of reporting single-TRP channel state information, CSI, and reporting joint-TRP CSI, the CSI reporting being based at least in part on channel measurements on the CMR associated with at least one TRP for which CSI is reported.

Abstract: A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is described. An indication indicating to the WD to perform one of a single-TRP operation and a multi-TRP operation for one or more physical channels is determined. The determined indication includes at least one of a first dedicated bit field in a downlink related downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a downlink physical channel; a second dedicated bit field in an uplink related DCI scheduling an uplink physical channel; a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) bit field in the downlink related DCI, at least one codepoint of the first TCI bit field indicating a single third unified TCI state; a second TCI bit field in the uplink related DCI, at least one other codepoint of the second TCI bit field indicating a single fourth unified TCI state. The determined indication is transmitted to the WD.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for spatial domain Channel State Information (CSI) compression for coherent joint transmission. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving information for a CSI report configuration that configures: (a) a plurality of Non-Zero Power (NZP) Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources for channel measurement, wherein each of the plurality of NZP CSI-RS resources is associated with a different Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state or unified TCI state; (b) a single NZP CSI-RS resource for channel measurement, wherein the single NZP CSI-RS resource comprising a plurality of sets of CSI-RS ports wherein each set of CSI-RS ports within the single NZP CSI-RS resource is associated with a different TCI state or unified TCI state; or (c) both (a) and (b).

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for transmitting or receiving a plurality of physical data channels in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from the wireless network, an indication of a Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state that includes one or more source reference signal (RS) pairs. Each source RS pair has a pair of quasi-colocation (QCL) relations with antenna ports, for demodulation reference signals (DM-RS), that are mapped to a plurality of code-division multiplexing (CDM) groups. Such methods include receiving/transmitting the physical data channels based on the QCL relations for the source RS pairs of the indicated TCI state. Each physical data channel corresponds to a CDM group and is received/transmitted in association with the DM-RS having antenna ports mapped to the corresponding CDM group. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a wireless network, and UEs and wireless networks configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Described herein is a system with a first network element and a second network element. The first network element contains a processor configured to synchronize with the second network element; and maintain synchronization with the second network element. The first network element is a small cell eNB and the second network element is one of the following: a macro cell enhanced node-B (eNB); or a small cell eNB.

Abstract: Systems and methods of reference resource determination are provided. A method performed by a wireless device for determining a reference resource includes: receiving an indication of at least one configurable offset value; receiving one or more configurations of resources for channel measurement and one or more configurations of measurement reporting; and determining a reference resource for a measurement report to be reported in slot n? using the at least one configurable offset received from the network node. In some embodiments, this includes configurations of Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS) resources for channel measurement and/or CSI reporting. In this way, CSI reporting with proper CSI reference resource determination is enabled. In some embodiments, this is suitable for Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) scenarios where the RTT can be in the order of 10s to 100s of milliseconds.

Abstract: Systems and methods for signaling for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) diversity are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for receiving a plurality of downlink transmissions includes determining an association between one or more Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) ports and one or more associated Redundancy Values (RVs). The method also includes receiving the plurality of downlink transmissions using the association. In some embodiments, this enables a single Downlink Control Information (DCI) to be used to schedule different redundancy versions of the same transport block from the different Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs) which helps improve reliability of decoding a transmission successfully within stringent latency requirements.

Abstract: Systems and methods for configured grant for multi-panel Uplink (UL) transmission are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for transmitting PUSCH configured grant to multiple-TRPs includes: receiving a configuration of at least one unified TCI state, indicating mTRP operation; receiving an indication of a configured grant, indicating either mTRP operation using repetition or Simultaneous Transmission Across Multiple Panels (STxMP); and transmitting a PUSCH according to the configuration o. In this way, the unified TCI state framework can be extended to mTRP and multi-panel transmission for configured grant. With the unified TCI state framework, separate spatial relations do not have to be configured for UL transmission. Hence, unified TCI state framework can provide some higher layer overhead savings. By extending unified TCI state framework for mTRP and multi-panel transmission for configured grant, configured grant based PUSCH can also leverage this advantage.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for communicating via a plurality of nodes in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving a plurality of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states, and receiving, via a single physical control channel, scheduling information for a plurality of physical data channels carrying a respective plurality of repetitions of a data block. The physical data channels can be respective layers of a PDSCH, or each physical data channel can be a subset of all layers of a PDSCH. Such methods include assigning one or more of the TCI states to the plurality of repetitions, and receiving the plurality of repetitions via the plurality of physical data channels based on the scheduling information and the assigned TCI states. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a wireless network, as well as UEs and wireless networks configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, an indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS; and transmitting CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of receiving CSI-RS comprises: receiving an indication of a subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS associated with an antenna port; and receiving CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. In some embodiments, the indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS comprises a density value and a comb offset.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for low overhead CSI feedback for multi-trp transmissions. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless device includes receiving a configuration of a channel state information, CSI, report setting for at least K>1 non-zero power channel state information reference signal, NZP CSI-RS, resources for channel measurement and a report quantity configuration, K being an integer; receiving a CSI feedback report request for CSI measurement and feedback based at least in part on the CSI report setting; measuring channels based at least in part on the NZP CSI-RS resources; and sending a channel state information, CSI, feedback report based at least in part on: the channel measurements; and the report quantity configuration; and the CSI feedback report comprising at least one of a first CSI feedback and a second CSI feedback.

Abstract: Systems and methods for signaling for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) diversity are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for receiving a plurality of downlink transmissions includes determining an association between one or more Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) ports and one or more associated Redundancy Values (RVs). The method also includes receiving the plurality of downlink transmissions using the association. In some embodiments, this enables a single Downlink Control Information (DCI) to be used to schedule different redundancy versions of the same transport block from the different Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs) which helps improve reliability of decoding a transmission successfully within stringent latency requirements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method in a wireless device (WD) includes receiving: a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, configuration of a first group of one or more first control resource sets, CORESETs, having a first group index and a second group of one or more CORESETs having a second group index; and a physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, configuration of a plurality number of PUCCH resource sets, each PUCCH resource set including a plurality number of PUCCH resources; monitoring a first PDCCH in the first group and a second PDCCH in the second group; receiving a first physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, scheduled by the first PDCCH and a seccond PDSCH scheduled by the second PDCCH; and transmitting a first Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement, A/N, associated with the first PDSCH and a second HARQ A/N associated with the second PDSCH.

Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a user equipment (UE). The method comprises: receiving a reference signal over multiple time instances; determining time domain properties of a channel, based on the received reference signal; and sending a report to a network node, the report comprising information about the determined time domain properties of the channel. A UE for implementing this method is also provided.