Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices, apparatuses and computer readable storage medium for a low energy indication. The method comprises: transmitting, to a second apparatus, an energy harvesting capability indication of the first apparatus; receiving, from the second apparatus, a configuration of a low energy event report of the first apparatus at least indicating one or more energy level thresholds; and transmitting, to the second apparatus, the low energy event report to the second apparatus at least based on the configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving association information that comprises information regarding a plurality of passive radio devices and to which respective radio devices they are assigned, wherein the radio devices are configured to transmit an activation signal to the passive radio devices assigned to them, determining categories for the passive radio devices comprised in the plurality of passive radio devices based, at least partly, on response signals received from at least some of the passive radio devices comprised in the plurality of the passive radio devices, determining functionality regarding activating to be performed by the radio devices based on the category determined for passive radio devices assigned to them, and transmitting to the radio devices requests, wherein the requests indicate the functionality regarding activating to be performed by the radio devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising transmitting, by a first device, a first signal comprising at least an identifier of the first device, and information indicating an amount of data waiting to be transmitted at the first device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for TEG reporting with angular validity indication. One method may include a UE calculating an angular validity region around a reference direction for which at least one timing error group is valid, and transmitting at least one of the timing error groups comprising an indication about the angular validity region and a reference direction identifier associated with the reference direction to a location management node.

Abstract: This specification describes a tag device comprising: means for receiving a series of activation signals, each comprising a charging portion for charging the tag device, a backscatter portion for backscattering by the tag device and a security portion between the charging portion and the backscattering portion modulated to carry a respective code; means for detecting the codes carried by the activation signals; means for comparing the detected codes with codes of a predetermined sequence of codes that is stored at the tag device; means for refraining from backscattering information in response to the activation signals until a subsequence of n consecutive codes from the predetermined sequence of codes has been detected in the series of activation signals, wherein n is at least two; and means for, in response to a determination that a subsequence of n consecutive codes from the predetermined sequence of codes has been detected in the series of activation signals, backscattering information related to the tag d

Abstract: The invention inter alia pertains to a terminal device comprising means for transmitting, to a network node, rank structure information indicative of a particular configuration of one or more reference signal resources useable for channel state information, CSI, acquisition to enable a layered transmission between the network node and the terminal device having a rank value lower than or equal to a particular maximum rank value. The invention also pertains to a network node.

Abstract: There is provided a method that comprises; deciding (214, 224), based on at least one first parameter characterizing a signal power associated with at least one received downlink reference signal (DRS #1, DRS #2) and based on at least one second parameter characterizing a signal power associated with at least one received sidelink reference signal (SRS #1, SRS #2), whether to transmit at least one sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS); and transmitting (216) the at least one sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) if the decision indicates that the at least one sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) is to be transmitted.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for maximum permissible exposure (MPE) uplink (UL) budget prioritization for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) are provided. For example, with a restricted UL power budget under MPE event duration, the user equipment (UE) may prioritize the transmissions of control signals (e.g., PUCCH, medium access control control element (MAC CE), or PUSCH carrying measurement report only) over PUSCH carrying UL user plane traffic.

Abstract: An apparatus including an array of dual-polarized antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a pair of orthogonal polarization feeds, and a coupler configured to couple, in the near field, the orthogonal polarizations. The apparatus also including control circuitry configured to control, for each polarization, for each antenna element, a power adjustment and a phase adjustment applied to signals of the respective polarization feeds. The apparatus further includes measurement circuitry configured to measure, for each polarization, for each antenna element via its respective coupler, a power and/or a phase of a signal transmitted from the respective array.

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: An apparatus, method and comprising device is described, comprising: in response to receiving, at a user device, a positioning message from one or more of a plurality of network nodes, selecting a first network node from the plurality of network nodes, wherein the first network node is selected based on determining that highest transmission power is required for transmission of a channel preamble message to said first network node in comparison with transmission to other ones of the plurality of network nodes; determining a first group of network nodes from the plurality of network nodes, wherein the first group of network nodes are suitable for receiving a first group channel preamble message from the user device during a same random access channel occasion as that of the first network node; and transmitting the first group channel preamble message to the first group of network nodes at a first random access channel occasion.

Abstract: An apparatus of a non-terrestrial radio access network assigns a signature to one or more repeater devices after the one or more repeater devices had been connected to the apparatus, and broadcasts position information regarding a position of the one or more repeater devices and an indication of the signature of the one or more repeater devices. A user equipment detects at least one specific variation regarding bursts received by the user equipment, compares one or more predetermined signatures to the at least one specific variation and, in case a predetermined signature of the one or more predetermined signatures corresponds to the at least one specific variation, identifies a connection to a non-terrestrial radio access network via a repeater device that has been assigned the predetermined signature.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving a beam report information indicative of quality information about at least one of at least one beam of a first set of sidelink, SL beam management reference signals, -BMRS, or at least one beam of a second set of SL-BMRS; determining whether the beam report information is indicative of quality information of at least one beam of the first set of SL-BMRS or of at least one beam of the second set of SL-BMRS, or a combination of at least two beams of the first set of SL-BMRS and the second set of SL-BMRS; and attempting to establish or establishing communication based on the beam report information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a synchronization signal block beam sweep enabled smart meter. A method may include receiving information on an allocation of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks from a network element. One or more synchronization signal blocks may be received from the network element. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be configured with corresponding random access channel opportunities. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be repeated in specific angular directions. A correct synchronization signal block beam may be configured at a correct time based on the random access channel opportunities. An indication may be received from the network element of which user equipment within a sector of a repeater element has connected on which random access channel opportunities.

Abstract: An apparatus including: one or more antenna panels, each including a plurality of antenna elements; circuitry for receiving a reference signal burst including channel synchronization signal blocks and/or state information reference signals on a downlink channel, wherein the reference signal burst is periodically received for a predetermined number of repetition times within a sample; circuitry for estimating, based on values of consecutive repetitions of the reference signal burst, a dynamic state of the downlink channel; circuitry for distributing, at least partly based on the dynamic state of the downlink channel, repetitions of the channel state information reference signals across said antenna panels; and circuitry for determining settings of uplink and downlink channel configurations across said antenna panels according to determined distribution of said repetitions of the channel state information reference signals to be used according to changes at least in the dynamic state of the downlink channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by a repeater, a set of symbols; transmitting, by the repeater, a subset of the set of symbols via a beam with a plurality of polarization configurations; measuring, by the repeater, a power delay profile per symbol of the set of symbols; evaluating, by the repeater, based at least partly on the measuring of the power delay profile, inter-symbol interference caused by self-interference per symbol of the transmitted subset of the set of symbols; and configuring, by the repeater, the beam based at least partly on the evaluated inter-symbol interference.

Abstract: An apparatus, which comprises at least one antenna array comprising a plurality of array elements having cross-polarized coupled branches, is configured to adjust at least its uplink beam steering direction by measuring (301), while transmitting a combined uplink signal via the plurality of the an-ay elements as individual signals forming the combined uplink signal, per an array element, first signal on an unused branch of the array element, and using the first signal and reference information in the memory to adjust if needed, at least one beam steering setting.

Abstract: Based on a configuration of a pre-allocated sequence of first SSBs of a first predetermined number, which comprise second SSBs of a second predetermined number and third SSBs of a third predetermined number, a network apparatus of an access network of a cellular communication system determines (S503) a usage for resources associated with the third SSBs. According to the configuration of the pre-allocated sequence of first SSBs, the second SSBs are to be utilized in a beam management procedure including an initial access procedure and the third SSBs are not necessarily to be utilized in the beam management procedure including the initial access procedure which enables UEs to gain initial access to the cellular communication system via the access network. The network apparatus broadcasts (S505) the usage in the beam management procedure.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a switching arrangement configured to split an antenna array panel, comprising an array of antenna elements, to provide a first part for a first downlink beam from a first transmitter and a second part for a second downlink beam from a second transmitter, wherein the first downlink beam and the second downlink beam have independent directions; and the switching arrangement being configured to enable inter-band carrier aggregation at receiver circuitry using a first component carrier received at the first part of the antenna array panel via the first downlink beam and a second component carrier received at the second part of the antenna array panel via the second downlink beam.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes means for obtaining a total delay error that when added to a reference time equivalent to a reference distance between first and second antennas equals a difference between a transmission time of a signal sent via the first antenna and a reception time of the signal received via the second antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable first delay associated with reflection of a signal from a frequency-variable complex impedance of the first antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable second delay associated with reflection of a signal from a frequency-variable complex impedance of the second antenna; means for estimating a first portion of the total delay error associated with the first antenna in dependence upon at least the first delay; and means for estimating a second portion of the total delay error associated with the second antenna in dependence upon at least the second delay.