Abstract: A method may include measuring, by a user device in a wireless network, a plurality of downlink reference signals received from a network node, wherein the plurality of downlink reference signals are associated with a group of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states that may be used at least for uplink communication by the user device; determining, by the user device based at least on the measuring, a plurality of subsets of the downlink reference signals, wherein the TCI states associated with any one subset of the plurality of subsets of downlink reference signals may be activated at a time by the user device for uplink transmission; and sending, by the user device to the network node, a measurement report that indicates one or more downlink reference signals for each subset of the plurality of subsets.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beamforming control. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include providing, by a user equipment configured to include a plurality of antenna panels, capability information to a base station, the capability information including antenna panel information regarding the plurality of antenna panels; and providing, by the user equipment, antenna panel usage information to the base station, the antenna panel usage information indicative of which of the plurality of antenna panels are in at least one of an active transmit state or an active receive state. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for controlling measurements of a terminal device. According to an aspect, a method comprises: determining, on the basis of measurement data measured from a radio link, a distance between an access node and a terminal device and angular motion of the terminal device with respect to the access node; making a decision about a length of a time interval between consecutive radio measurements of the terminal device on the basis of the distance and the angular motion; and communicating the decision over the radio link.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a CORESET beam recovery procedure and a QCL association beam recovery procedure where a condition or rule based UE initiated change of active TCI state is used. The CORESET beam recovery procedure involves a downlink reference signal corresponding to a transmission configuration indication state activated for certain CORESET being determined as a beam failure detection resource. The QCL association beam recovery procedure concerns a UE transmitting a UL request signal to require switching an active TCI state of the CORESET to a currently deactivated TCI state of the same CORESET.

Abstract: According to one example embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include detecting, by the user equipment, that at least one first network entity satisfies at least one beam-failure condition. The method may further include selecting, by the user equipment, one or more of at least one resource and at least one parameter based on the at least one received network entity failure indication configuration. The method may further include transmitting, by the user equipment, the at least one indication of the at least one first network entity that satisfies the at least one beam-failure condition to at least one second network entity.

Abstract: An apparatus in a communications device includes circuitry configured for determining one or more parameters for one or more downlink signals received by a plurality of antenna arrangements of a set of antenna arrangements and for causing the communications device to transmit to an access point using a subset of said set of antenna arrangements, the subset of said set of antenna arrangements being selected on the determined one or more parameter.

Abstract: An apparatus including: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: maintain a measurement report pool including a plurality of measurement reports provided to a base station, each measurement report indicating one or more downlink reference signals; receive information indicating a selected measurement report within the measurement report pool and indicating a selected downlink reference signal within the selected measurement report from a base station; and determine a serving beam based on the selected downlink reference signal within the selected measurement report.

Abstract: A terminal node for a radio network comprising means for: receiving multiple positioning reference signals transmitted from respective transmission reception points of a network; determining time of arrival of the multiple positioning reference signals received from the respective transmission reception points; measuring at least a received signal quality metric for the multiple received positioning reference signals; processing, at least the multiple respective received signal quality metrics for the multiple received positioning reference signals, to trigger a received signal quality decision; and in response to the received signal quality decision, informing the network.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing higher-layer beam management, e.g. beam failure detection or beam candidate detection in a higher layer such as a MAC entity. Such measures exemplarily comprise that a beam management timer is started when a (first) beam management instance indication from a lower layer is obtained, beam management is executed, wherein a beam management instance counter is incremented whenever a beam management instance indication from the lower layer is obtained and a beam management event is detected when the beam management instance counter reaches a beam management instance threshold before expiry of the beam management timer, and the beam management instance counter is reset upon expiry of the beam management timer.

Abstract: Abstract: There is provided a method for a user equipment, UE, of a wireless communication network, the method comprising: obtaining a first measurement data associated with a determined position of the UE and second measurement data, the first and second measurement data obtained by performing measurements by the UE; obtaining a difference value indicative of a difference between at least one measurement value of the first measurement data and at least one measurement value of the second measurement data; comparing the difference value with at least one repositioning threshold value provided by the wireless communication network to the UE; and if the difference value exceeds the at least one repositioning threshold value, triggering a transmission of a repositioning request to a network node of the wireless communication network.

Abstract: An method includes determining to perform inter-cell multi-downlink control information (multi-DCI) based multi-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation for a user device based on the following: receiving, by the user device from a network node, transmission configuration index (TCI) states for a plurality of control resource sets (CORESETS), wherein the TCI states for the plurality of CORESETs are associated with a plurality of cells having different physical cell identities (PCIs) or associated with a plurality of cell groups; and determining, by the user device, that at least one of the following conditions is present: 1) a multi-DCI based multi-TRP-related high layer parameter has been configured to the user device; 2) a default mode of multi-TRP operation has been configured to the user device; or 3) the user device has received control information indicating physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) TCI state activations corresponding to two different CORESETPoolIndex values; and, performing in

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, determining at least one anchor control resource set among a plurality of control resource sets, wherein each of the at least one anchor control resource set defines a spatial source for multiple signal types, said multiple signal types comprising different downlink and uplink signals and channels, determining whether or not a given signal type is to inherit a spatial source of one of the at least one anchor control resource set and applying, in case of a positive determination, the spatial source of the at least one anchor control resource set for at least one signal of the given signal type.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for dynamic updating of PRSs. In an example implementation, the method may include a user equipment receiving continuous positioning configuration, wherein the continuous positioning configuration comprises a periodic reporting configuration and/or an event-based reporting configuration. The method may further include performing assistance measurements based at least on the continuous positioning configuration and transmitting a measurement report to a network entity, the measurement report based at least on the assistance measurements. In another example implementation, the method may include a gNB receiving one or more updated positioning reference signal resources from the location server and transmitting an updated positioning reference signal to a user equipment, the updated positioning reference signal transmitted using the one or more updated positioning reference signal resources.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method which includes detecting a failure. After detecting the failure, determining an association in response to identifying a new candidate beam for beam failure recovery, wherein the association is between a control resource set and at least one of a particular index and a beam failure recovery request. The method may also include transmitting a failure recovery request based on the association.

Abstract: There are provided measures for efficient provision of positioning reference signal transmissions. Such measures exemplarily comprise, at of a location service control entity in a mobile network providing positioning reference signals for location determination, deciding to suspend positioning reference signal transmission using a first positioning reference signal resource, and configuring, upon a result of said deciding to suspend said positioning reference signal transmission, an access node supplying at least one location determination target with said positioning reference signal transmission using said first positioning reference signal resource, to suspend said positioning reference signal transmission.

Abstract: There is provided a method for a user equipment for detecting a beam failure on at least one transmission/reception point, TRP, the UE being configured to communicate with a plurality of TRPs; based on the detecting, encoding a beam failure indication data to a beam failure recovery, BFR, media access control, MAC, control element, CE, wherein the beam failure indication data indicates the beam failure on the at least one TRP; and transmitting the BFR MAC CE to a network element of a wireless communication network.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing enabling/realizing beam failure detection with different indication intervals, e.g. beam failure detection in a higher layer such as a MAC entity of a user equipment element or base station element. Such measures exemplarily comprise that a beam failure detection procedure is performed on the basis of beam failure instance indications from a lower layer using abeam failure detection timer, and application of the beam failure detection timer in the beam failure detection procedure is controlled in view of indication intervals which are applicable for the beam failure instance indications from the lower layer in the beam failure detection procedure.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam group-based downlink transmit beam indication. Certain embodiments may provide enhancements related to physical layer design for multiple input multiple output and/or enhancements for a beam indication framework for scenarios with multiple transmission reception points and user equipment equipped with multiple antenna panels. A network node may transmit, and a user equipment may obtain, information indicating that one or more activated transmission configuration indictor states are associated with a set of beam groups.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to wireless communication devices, methods and systems for beam failure recovery (BFR) in a cell activation procedure. According to an embodiment, a method for cell activation includes receiving, at a terminal device (UE), a first indication from a network to activate a cell configured for the UE, and responsive to the first indication, triggering a beam information reporting for the cell.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least receive at least one random access preamble from user equipment. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, configure at least one backoff indicator. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least transmit the at least one backoff indicator and at least one backoff configuration indicator to the user equipment. The at least one backoff configuration indicator is used to indicate how the at least one backoff indicator is applied.