Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to monitor SSBs/PBCHs (synchronization signal blocks/physical broadcast channels) and obtain system information block type 1 (SIB1) information including PRACH configurations. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to evaluate a reference signal received power (RRSP) of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) for an optimal downlink (DL) beam to determine an uplink (UL) beam, a preamble format/sequence and a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource for a preamble transmission. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to monitor DL signals for a random access response (RAR) within a RAR window. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the determined preamble in the determined PRACH resource using the determined UL beam.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The processor is configured to receive, from a base station (BS), a set of one or more configurations. The processor is configured to transmit, to the BS, an applicability status of the set of one or more configurations. The applicability status indicates a cause for at least one inapplicable configuration in the set of one or more configurations.

Abstract: A network node of a telecommunications system comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to make a first determination that a poll retransmit timer has expired; to make a second determination regarding packet availability for transmission or retransmission; and to make a third determination to retransmit an outdated packet of a predetermined type in dependence upon the first determination and the second determination. The interface circuitry is configured to retransmit the outdated packet over a radio interface to another node in accordance with the third determination.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The UE configures a timer based on a configuration received from a base station (BS). The UE receives, from the BS, a set of one or more configurations. The UE starts the timer. The UE determines that at least one configuration in the set of one or more configurations is inapplicable. The UE transmits, to the BS, a set of one or more messages that includes an applicability status of the set of one or more configurations. The timing of the transmission of the set of one or more messages with respect to the expiration of the timer indicates a cause for the one inapplicable configuration.

Abstract: A node of a wireless communications system comprises a processor and interface circuitry. The processor is configured to make at least three determinations. The first determination concerns a time for a packet. The second determination is whether an initial transmission of the packet has been performed. The third determination is whether to autonomously retransmit the packet. The third determination is made dependent on the first determination and the second determination. The interface circuitry is configured, in accordance with the third determination, to autonomously retransmit the packet over a radio interface to another node of the communications system. Methods of operating such nodes are also provided.

Abstract: A network node of a telecommunications system comprises processor circuitry and interface circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate a delay status report (DSR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). In the DSR MAC CE, for a zone of a logical channel group (LCG) corresponding to an entity which has only data not associated with a remaining time, a remining time (RT) field for the zone is set to a predefined value. The interface circuitry is configured to transmit the delay status report with the MAC CE over a radio interface to another node.

Abstract: Terminal device receives a SS/PBCH block, a MIB, and a PDCCH. The MIB includes a first MIB payload bit and a second MIB payload bit. The first MIB payload bit is used for indication of a candidate SS/PBCH block index corresponding to the SS/PBCH block A Q? value is indicated only by the second MIB payload bit. The Q? value is used for quasi co-location assumption among SS/PBCH blocks.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter, a second RRC parameter, a third RRC parameter, and a fourth RRC parameter, and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots.

Abstract: A terminal device is described. The terminal device includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a downlink (DL) channel to convey a first one or more radio resource control (RRC) parameters to indicate a location of an uplink (UL) subband in a time domain and a second one or more RRC parameters to indicate a location of one or more synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) blocks. The terminal device also includes processing circuitry configured to configure the UL subband based on the first one or more RRC parameters, and configured to drop transmission of a physical uplink channel if the physical uplink channel is placed in a region including at least one SS/PBCH block from the one or more SS/PBCH blocks.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that communicates with a base station apparatus is described. The UE may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information used for indicating a first list of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) state(s) and to receive an RRC message comprising second information used for indicating a second list of TCI state(s). The receiving circuitry may also be configured to receive a first media access control (MAC) Control Element (CE) message comprising third information used for indicating a first set of TCI state(s) from the first list and to receive a second MAC CE message comprising fourth information used for indicating a set of TCI state(s) from the second list. The receiving circuitry may also receive downlink transmission according to the measurements and the third information. The UE may also include processing circuitry to measure beams according to the fourth information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more computer-executable instructions for determining the transport block size for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media is provided. The processor is configured to execute the one or more computer-executable instructions to cause the UE to determine whether an Orthogonal Cover Code (OCC) is applied to the PUSCH transmission; determine a spreading factor of the OCC in a case that the OCC is applied to the PUSCH transmission; determine whether a condition is satisfied for determining the transport block size; and determine the transport block size using a scaling factor in a case the condition is satisfied, the scaling factor being determined based on the spreading factor.

Abstract: A wireless terminal communicates across a radio interface with a radio access network. The wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a downlink signal from the radio access network. The processor circuitry is configured to determine a resource assignment (mapping) of the downlink signal to a resource grid of time/frequency radio resources in a SubBand Full Duplex, SBFD, region of the grid in a case that a SBFD uplink, UL, resource set overlaps with a synchronization signal/physical broadcast, SS/PBCH, block in a time domain of the SBFD region.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may include receiving circuitry configured to receive on a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a first downlink control information (DCI) format used for indicating a first Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) model with a first index. The UE may also include receiving circuitry configured to receive on a PDCCH a second DCI format used for indicating a second AI/ML model with a second index. The UE may also include processing circuitry configured to perform the first AI/ML model or the second AI/ML model based on the first index and the second index in a case that the first AI/ML model overlaps with the second AI/ML model on a predefined AI/ML model unit(s).

Abstract: A terminal device to request a change in a type of Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) for a Sidelink Positioning Group (SPG) in a New Radio (NR) system includes: one or more non-transitory computer-readable media; and at least one processor configured to execute a set of computer-executable instructions to cause the terminal device to perform operations including: receiving, as a target terminal device associated with the SPG, from an anchor terminal device of the SPG, a first type of SL-PRS for the SPG; transmitting, to the anchor terminal device, a first message including a request to change to a second type of SL-PRS for the SPG, the second type of SL-PRS being different from the first type of SL-PRS; and receiving, from the anchor terminal device, in response to the anchor terminal device determining that the second type of SL-PRS is supported in the SPG, the second type of SL-PRS for the SPG.

Abstract: An energy harvesting transmitting wireless terminal for wirelessly communicating with a receiving wireless terminal is provided. The wireless terminal includes at least one processor that is configured to select a first Sidelink Position Reference Signal (SL-PRS) configuration from several SL-PRS configurations and determine whether the power required for transmitting the SL-PRS using the selected SL-PRS configuration satisfies a minimum receiving power threshold of the receiving wireless terminal. When the power does not satisfy the minimum receiving power threshold, the processor selects another SL-PRS configuration and repeats the determining and selecting until the power required for transmitting the SL-PRS using the selected SL-PRS configuration satisfies the minimum receiving power threshold or until the last SL-PRS configuration is not selected.

Abstract: A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR may include receiving circuitry configured to receive a cell specific common time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a side information with an NCR dedicated TDD UL/DL configuration. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine DL and UL allocations for an access link of the NCR, wherein the access link is for communications between the NCR and associated UE(s).

Abstract: A controller configured to select, from a first method and a second method, one method for determination of a size of a transport block to be transmitted on a PUSCH, based on whether scaling is applied to the transport block, and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUSCH are included. In the first method, the size is determined based on NRE=min(X1, NaRE)·nPRB. In the second method, the size is determined based on NRE=min(X1, NaRE)·nPRB·?. The ? is provided by an RRC parameter. In a case that UCI is multiplexed on the PUSCH, the number of coded modulation symbols for the UCI is based on which method is selected as the one method from the first method and the second method.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise high-layer processing circuitry configured to acquire a first RRC parameter associated with an available slot-based counting, and transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PUSCH in multiple slots.

Abstract: A network controlled repeater (NCR) is described. The NCR includes receiving circuitry configured to receive a downlink control information (DCI) from a gNodeB (gNB) for an access link aperiodic downlink (DL) beam indication, including at least an access link DL beam index, an access link DL time resource index, and a configurable field on the backhaul time resource indication. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to determine an aperiodic DL time resource on a backhaul link corresponding to the aperiodic DL time resource on the access link. The receiving circuitry may also be configured to receive and buffer a DL signal on the determined aperiodic DL time resource on the backhaul link. The NCR may also include transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the buffered DL signal from the backhaul link on the aperiodic DL time resource with the indicated beam on the access link.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a determination circuitry that divides a certain duration having a length provided by a higher layer parameter into one or more sub-durations based at least on a downlink region; and a transmission circuitry that performs repeated transmissions for a PUSCH in a certain sub-duration among the one or more sub-durations. Phase continuity is maintained for the repeated transmissions for the PUSCH.