Abstract: A technique using carrier aggregation, CA, is described. As to a method (300) aspect of the technique in a radio device (100) for communication with a network node (200), at least two downlink component carriers. CCs (902, 904), of the CA are received (302) from the network node (200) in a common receiver beam. RX beam (110), of the radio device (100). A control message is transmitted (304) from the radio device (100) to the network node (200), the control message relating to at least one temporal gap (1002; 1004), for each of the at least two CCs (1002, 1004), in at least one of a reception of the communication from the network node (200) at the radio device (100) and a transmission of the communication from the network node (200) to the radio device (100). The common RX beam (110) is switched (306) during the at least one temporal gap (1002; 1004).

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing positioning measurements are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a User Equipment, UE, for performing positioning measurements includes one or more of: being configured to perform a positioning measurement in a first Radio Resource Control, RRC, state (RRC1); being triggered to transition from RRC1 to a second RRC state (RRC2); in response to the trigger, adapting the ongoing positioning measurement procedure based on one or more rules; performing the positioning measurement based on the adapted measurement procedure; and informing a network node about the results of the measurement adaptation. In this way, the positioning measurement performance is enhanced in different RRC states; the UE can perform positioning measurements even when RRC state transition occurs; the UE behavior is predictable and well defined; improved UE power consumption; the UE does not always have to restart the measurement.

Abstract: A radio network node (14) is configured for use in a wireless communication network (10). The radio network node (14) transmits, to a location server, signaling (18) indicating one or more time occasions (22) reserved by the radio network node (14) for positioning reference signal, PRS, transmission (16). In some embodiments, the radio network node (14) performs PRS transmission (16) in the one or more time occasions (22) indicated. The radio network node (14) may correspondingly refrain from scheduling any transmission other than PRS transmission (16) in the one or more time occasions (22) indicated as reserved for PRS transmission (16), or drop any transmission other than PRS transmission (16) scheduled for transmission in the one or more time occasions (22) indicated as reserved for PRS transmission (16).

Abstract: A method for maintaining finer synchronicity requirement (e.g. less than 1 ?s synchronicity) between sync master clock and UE clock in NR IIOT is disclosed. The present disclosure introduces a method to apply the UE clock update depending on the UL timing advance reception time. The present disclosure also introduces a new signaling to indicate scheduling request ID for propagation delay change and based on which triggering timing advance to maintain the finer synchronicity requirement between sync master and UE clock. This disclosure also introduces a new method to compute the propagation delay change at UE, and thereby performing propagation delay compensation to maintain finer synchronicity requirement between sync master and UE clock.

Abstract: This present disclosure provides a mechanism to classify CSI report(s) into valid/partially valid/invalid CSI report(s) by defining a new CSI evaluation methodology. The present disclosure also introduces a new UE behaviour of sending different (valid/partially valid/invalid) type of CSI report to inform the gNB about the TCI state known status at the UE. The present disclosure also introduces an implicit or explicit signalling method to inform the type of CSI report to the gNB. The present disclosure also discloses new UE behaviour of skipping CSI reports between partially valid/invalid CSI report and valid CSI report during TCI state switching/SCell activation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus, and a method for optimizing user equipment (UE) power consumption on activated Secondary Cells during dormancy and non-dormancy behavior based on the first configuration and second configuration information as provided by radio station.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for a User Equipment (UE). The method comprises: establishing a communication session with a network node for transmission of data; receiving a configuration message indicating information for one or more of transmission slots for a plurality of logical channels; setting up for transmission of data based on the received configuration message to select one or more logical channels of the plurality of logical channels; and prioritizing the selection of plurality of logical channels when the UE is indicative of initiation of transmission of data.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network including a serving base station and a plurality of candidate base stations. The serving base station shares uplink transmission information associated with the UE with the candidate base stations. A candidate base station detects the presence of the UE located in radio coverage of the candidate base station by obtaining information from the uplink transmission of the UE. Further, the candidate base station computes a second parameter and sends to the serving base station. The serving base station determines to trigger handover procedure when the second parameter meets handover criteria. Further, the serving base station sends handover command to the UE after determining that the second parameter meets handover criteria.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a method and system to trigger UE handover in a radio communication network including a serving base station and a plurality of candidate base stations. The serving base station shares uplink transmission information associated with the UE with the candidate base stations. A candidate base station detects the presence of the UE located in radio coverage of the candidate base station by obtaining information from the uplink transmission of the UE. Further, the candidate base station computes a second parameter and sends to the serving base station. The serving base station determines to trigger handover procedure when the second parameter meets handover criteria. Further, the serving base station sends handover command to the UE after determining that the second parameter meets handover criteria.