Abstract: This document discloses a solution for using a search space configuration for detecting a paging identifier.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, including receiving, from a radio access network device, a beam sweeping configuration indicative of spatial limitation in relation to a reference, and performing beam sweeping configured spatially based on the received beam sweeping configuration for extending connectivity via the network device outside coverage of the network device.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, comprising means for: transmitting (210), to a network node, an indication that a plurality of timing advance loops are supported; receiving (220), from the network node, a configuration for measuring downlink reference signals; performing (230) measurements on the downlink reference signals according to the configuration; determining (240), based on the measurement, that at least one additional timing advance loop is needed for transmission of a plurality of candidate uplink beams; and transmitting (250), to the network node, an indication that at least one additional timing advance loop is needed for transmission of the plurality of candidate uplink beams.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining a configuration of one or more resource sets enabling a single frequency network, SFN, operation of the apparatus in a communication network; obtaining association information indicative of one or more downlink resources of a cell of the communication network that is valid for the SFN operation of the apparatus; detecting a beam failure for at least one of the resource sets of the configuration; and in response to the detecting of the beam failure, selecting at least one candidate beam based on the obtained association information enabling to continue the SFN operation of the apparatus. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of TRP beam failure recovery. The method comprises determining a set of failed cells associated with the first device based on a beam failure detection; and generating a beam failure report indicating respective one or more failure detection resource sets associated with at least a portion of the set of failed cells. In this way, the UE may determine the information included in the BFR MAC CE in a case where the UL grant is not enough to include all the information for the failed serving cells or the BFR MAC to be transmitted on the MSG3 or MSGA in a CBRA procedure on the SpCell.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive, from a source cell, a physical downlink control channel order, wherein the physical downlink control channel order comprises, at least, an indication of a target cell; transmit, to the target cell, a random access channel signaling; receive an indication of an uplink grant and an indication of a timer value associated with the uplink grant; and receive, from the source cell, an indication to perform cell change to the target cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for improved physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) ordered physical random-access channel (PRACH) transmission in lower-layer triggered mobility (LTM). The method includes receiving a PDCCH order to initiate a PRACH transmission to at least one cell. The method also includes decoding a PRACH transmission index value, where the PRACH transmission index value describes whether the PRACH transmission is an initial transmission or a retransmission, and where the PRACH transmission index value is associated with a target downlink (DL) reference signal (RS). The method also includes determining a random access (RA) preamble power ramping counter value. The method also includes transmitting, based in part on a PRACH transmission power level, the PRACH transmission to the at least one cell, where the PRACH transmission power level is determined based in part on the RA preamble power ramping counter value.

Abstract: A method is provided where handover information about one or more target beams of a target cell is provided. The beam quality of those target beams is determined along with beam quality of one or more other beams of the target cell. Dedicated uplink resources associated with the target beams and shared uplink resources are associated with the other beams. It is determined based on the beam quality which of the target and other beams is to be used to initiate a connection to the target cell.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for determining that the apparatus is configured or activated with at least two Transmission Configuration Indicator, TCI, states for at least one first control resource set and with at least one TCI state for at least one second control resource set and means for selecting at least one Reference Signal, RS, of the at least one first control resource set associated with the at least two TCI states to at least one failure detection resource set and at least one RS of the at least one second control resource set associated with the at least one TCI state to the at least one failure detection resource set.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive an indication to activate one or more transmission configuration indication states associated with at least one of: a source cell, or at least one target cell; and update a list of activated transmission configuration indication states based, at least partially, on the received indication. An apparatus configured to: transmit, to a user equipment, an indication to activate one or more transmission configuration indication states associated with at least one of: a source cell, or at least one target cell; and transmit, to the user equipment, an indication of a codepoint value of a list of activated transmission configuration indication states.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for facilitating simultaneous uplink sounding reference signal transmissions from user equipment. In relation to a base station, a method includes causing transmission of configuration indication state (TCI-state) information to be provided to at least one user equipment (UE). The TCI-state information includes information regarding a current TCI-state. In conjunction with the TCI-state information, the method includes causing one or more initialization parameters specific to the TCI-state to be provided for at least one uplink sounding reference signal (UL SRS) transmission with comb-offset hopping and/or cyclic-shift hopping. Corresponding methods, apparatus and computer program products are also provided for a base station and user equipment.

Abstract: A method including receiving a MAC control element with a user equipment, where the MAC control element includes information regarding a list of mobility candidate target cells; and based, at least partially, upon the receiving of the MAC control element, performing an operation with the information.

Abstract: A user equipment apparatus (UE) includes processor(s) and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor(s), cause the UE at least to, establish a connection with a control network node via a serving cell, where the serving cell is supported by a source network node; receive, from the control network node and/or the source network node, timing advance (TA) cell configurations for a set of timing advance (TA) cells, where the TA cell configurations include a TA-associated random access (RA) configuration, where the set of TA cells includes first TA cells that include candidate target cells with which the UE may connect and/or other TA cells which are requested by at candidate target cells and which the UE may connect with in case the UE connects with the one of the candidate target cells; and acquire TA for the TA cell based on the TA-associated RA configuration.

Abstract: A user equipment apparatus (UE) includes processor(s) and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor(s), cause the UE to: establish a connection with a first network node via a serving cell, where the first network node supports the serving cell and supports at least one of distributed unit functionality or a layer 2 protocol of a radio access network (RAN); receive, from a second network node supporting at least one of central unit control plane functionality or a layer 3 protocol of the RAN, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information relating to timing advance, where the configuration information prepares the UE for at least one candidate target cell with which the UE may connect, where the RRC message is received prior to the UE connecting with any of the at least one candidate target cell; and implement a configuration based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating triggered PDCCH-ordered PRACH transmissions in multi-TRP scenarios. One method may include a UE determining that a first TCI state is to be applied in a first slot and a second TCI state is to be applied in a second slot. The first TCI state is associated with a first TAG ID, a second TCI state is associated with a second TAG ID different than the first TAG ID, and the second slot is succeeding and adjacent to the first slot. The method may further include, based upon the determining, transmitting or dropping at least one of at least one uplink transmission in the first slot or at least one uplink transmission in a second slot.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating triggered PDCCH-ordered PRACH transmissions in multi-TRP scenarios. One method may include a UE determining that a first TCI state is to be applied in a first slot and a second TCI state is to be applied in a second slot. The first TCI state is associated with a first TAG ID, a second TCI state is associated with a second TAG ID different than the first TAG ID, and the second slot is succeeding and adjacent to the first slot. The method may further include, based upon the determining, determining a third slot. The second TCI state is firstly to be applied in the third slot. The method may further include applying the second TCI state from the third slot onward.

Abstract: A method performed by a user device, including performing the steps of: receiving, from a network entity, one or both of: at least one resource of at least one downlink reference signal, and an indication; triggering switching, from a first association to a second association between at least two CORESETPoolIndex values and at least two sounding reference signal resource sets, based on a determination of one or both of: a measured value of the at least one DL reference signal and the indication; and transmitting respectively, to the network entity, corresponding resources of one or more sounding reference signals that correspond to the second association after the switching.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention as disclosed herein there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining a mobility or measurement adaptation state of a user equipment, wherein the determining is based on one of (1310): a new transmission configuration indication state for physical downlink control channel for at least one control resource set is configured, user equipment rotational activity exceeds specific threshold limit of a threshold associated with a mobility parameter by X degrees after network indicates user equipment to be in low mobility or measurement adaptation state, user equipment activates new panel due to signal quality degradation, or a threshold condition of the mobility parameter is applied (1320); and in response to the determining, scaling or relaxing at least one of a radio resource management measurement period or a threshold condition of the mobility parameter (1330).

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a user device, a configuration for beam reporting, where the configuration comprises one of: an indication to provide separate reporting for downlink beam selection and uplink beam selection; or an indication to provide reporting for uplink beam selection.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus receiving an instruction to perform interchanging of an association of coreset pool indices with sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets. The apparatus interchanges an association of a first coreset pool index with a first SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets and an association of a second coreset pool index with a second SRS resource set of the SRS resource sets to an association of the first coreset pool index with the second SRS resource set and an association of the second coreset pool index with the first SRS resource set. The apparatus transmits one or more SRS transmissions associated with the first or second coreset pool index and/or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission based on an SRS resource indicator (SRI) associated with the first or second coreset pool index, in accordance with the interchanged association.