Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed a method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment in a wireless network, beam information from a serving cell and each neighboring cell; assessing a beam quality of the serving cell and each neighboring cell from the information; determining a subset of the serving cell and neighboring cells comprising the serving cell and each neighboring cell with a beam quality within a first offset of the serving cell and each neighboring cell with a highest quality beam; ranking each cell of the subset in descending order from highest to lowest quality.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam management reporting in connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) are provided. One method may include configuring, by a network node, a user equipment with a timer that may be started when user equipment active time starts. The method may also include, while the configured timer is running, preventing the user equipment from generating a beam management report autonomously.

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: A method and apparatus for providing multi-beam downlink channel control procedures. The invention allows for power savings at a user device by indicating what states are to be used and/or indicating deactivation of receiver panels. This is accomplished, at least partially, through the use of a transmission configuration indication table based, at least partially, on measurements made by a user device and panel tags indicating the panels used to make those measurements. Determining optimal downlink and uplink beam selection is accomplished with reference to user device measurements and reporting.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: determining, by a first network node of a cellular communication network, that a transfer of a data block to a second network node of the cellular communication network needs a retransmission; determining whether at least one criterion for a size and/or latency requirements of said data block is met; and as a response to determining that the at least one criterion is met, performing the retransmission according to a first set of rules, otherwise performing the retransmission according to a second set of rules.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable mediums for beam failure recovery. The method includes detecting a beam failure on a serving cell of the terminal device, the serving cell including at least one of a primary cell and a secondary cell serving the terminal device. The method further includes in response to detecting the beam failure on the serving cell, generating a medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, the MAC CE including a field associated with the serving cell, wherein the field is set to be a predefined value indicating the beam failure. The method further includes transmitting the MAC CE to a network device associated with the serving cell.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method comprising: determining, by an apparatus, that data is to be exchanged between the apparatus and another apparatus, wherein the other apparatus does not have a wired backhaul connection; obtaining, by the apparatus, a time domain resource partitioning, wherein the time domain resource partitioning comprises a plurality of portions grouped to a first group and to a second group such that a first portion of the first group is available to a first downlink transmission and a first portion of the second group is available to a second downlink transmission; detecting, by the apparatus, if a channel is available for transmission; and if the channel is available for transmission, transmitting, by the apparatus, to the other apparatus according to the time domain resource partitioning.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products where a user equipment in a wireless communications network determines a measure of signal quality for a restricted set of beam recovery candidates, compares the measure of signal quality of contention free random access candidates reference signal in the restricted set or a subset of contention free random access candidates to a signal quality based recovery threshold, and selects the at least one candidate signal with signal quality above that threshold from a candidate beam reference signal list; where the user equipment measures a reference signal received power for contention free random access candidate beam, selects candidates above a reference signal received power threshold, determines signal quality for the selected contention free random access candidates above that threshold, and selects one candidate in response to multiple contention free random access candidates being above that threshold or the one with highest measure of signal quality.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for multi-antenna panel transmission power control are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reporting beam failure. A terminal device detects a beam failure on one or more serving cells of the terminal device. If the beam failure is detected on the one or more serving cells, the terminal device obtains information concerning one or more candidate beams and the one or more serving cells. Each of the one or more candidate beams is associated with a respective one of the one or more serving cells. The terminal device then transmits at least a portion of the information to a network device associated with the one or more serving cells.

Abstract: A method including configuring a first radio beam pair and at least a second radio beam pair to a communication connection, wherein the first radio beam pair includes a first transmission radio beam having a first transmission direction and the second radio beam pair including a second transmission radio beam having a second transmission direction different from the first transmission direction; triggering channel contention to transmit at least one message from the apparatus and performing radio channel sensing for both the first transmission radio beam and the second transmission radio beam during the channel contention; acquiring a transmission opportunity in response to detecting that a radio channel is available for at least one of the first transmission radio beam and the second transmission radio beam; and causing transmission of the at least one message during the transmission opportunity.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one indication of at least one non-default measurement profile. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, that at least one predefined condition applies. The method may further include applying, by the user equipment, one or more of at least one adapted measurement, at least one non-adapted measurement, at least one default measurement profile, at least one non-default measurement profile, at least one adapted measurement profile, and at least one non-adapted measurement profile.

Abstract: A method comprising: determining a time domain resource partitioning that comprises at least a first pattern and a second pattern, wherein the first pattern comprises a first number of portions allocated to uplink transmission and/or downlink transmission and is associated with a first link category and the second pattern comprises a second number of portions allocated to uplink transmission and/or downlink transmission and is associated with a second link category; determining if link category for transmission is the first or the second link category; determining if the channel is available for the transmission according to a pattern associated with the determined link category, wherein the pattern associated with the determined link category corresponds to the first or the second pattern; and if the channel is available, acquiring the channel and transmit according to the pattern associated with the determined link category.

Abstract: Determination of characteristics of a communication environment may be beneficial in many communication systems. For example, certain wireless communication systems, such as fifth generation (5G) communication systems, may benefit from appropriate mobility measurements. A method can include performing, at a user equipment, beam-specific measurements of a plurality of beams of at least one cell. The method can also include calculating a cell quality based on the beam-specific measurements.

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 comprises: configuring multiple reporting modes for multi-level based transmitter (TX) beam index reporting for a particular beam/antenna panel group from a plurality of beam/antenna groups, wherein the multiple reporting modes includes at least one of a full reporting mode configuration for the particular beam/antenna panel group, a full reporting mode configuration common for the plurality of beam/antenna panel groups, a differential reporting mode, and a partial reporting mode, selecting a reporting mode from the multiple reporting modes, and sending a report based on the selected reporting mode.

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: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for applying beam diversity for multi-slot physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) are provided. One method may include receiving configuration of a multi-slot transmission mode for a multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include receiving, based on the configuration of the multi-slot transmission mode, transmission configuration indications of a plurality of transmit beams for slots in the multi-slot communication channel. A selected set of candidate transmit beams may be received among the plurality of transmit beams for the slots in the multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include determining, among the selected set of candidate transmit beams, which transmit beam is used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel, and applying a reception beam corresponding to each transmit beam used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform at least receiving from a communication network, by a user equipment, a measurement configuration; determining to adapt the measurement configuration, wherein the adapted measurement configuration identifies mobility measurements for use by the user equipment based on at least one condition; and performing the adapted measurement configuration instead of the measurement configuration received from the communication network.

Abstract: A method comprises: configuring multiple reporting modes for multi-level based transmitter (TX) beam index reporting for a particular beam/antenna panel group from a plurality of beam/antenna groups, wherein the multiple reporting modes includes at least one of a full reporting mode configuration for the particular beam/antenna panel group, a full reporting mode configuration common for the plurality of beam/antenna panel groups, a differential reporting mode, and a partial reporting mode, selecting a reporting mode from the multiple reporting modes, and sending a report based on the selected reporting mode.