Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for efficient cross-carrier scheduling of multiple slots. One apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor coupled with the transceiver, the processor configured to cause the apparatus to transmit a first control signal to a remote unit, the first control signal indicating a maximum number of HARQ processes, and to transmit a second control signal to the remote unit, where the second control signal is transmitted on a first carrier and where the second control signal schedules a first number of slots on a second carrier. The processor aggregates every two or more of the scheduled first number of slots to a single HARQ process in response to the first number being larger than the maximum number of HARQ processes.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sidelink communication are disclosed. One method of a Tx/Rx UE comprises reserving resources for one or more sidelink (SL) data transmissions and resources for decoding result feedbacks corresponding to the one or more SL data transmissions; transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) to a second apparatus, which indicates the resources for the SL data transmissions; and receiving at least one of the decoding result feedback and a pre-emption indicator. Another method of a Tx/Rx UE comprises receiving SCI, which indicates resources for the SL data transmissions, from a first apparatus; and transmitting at least one of the decoding result feedback and a pre-emption indicator.

Abstract: A downhole throttling device based on wireless control includes an inlet nozzle, a throttling assembly, an electrical sealing cylinder, a gas guide cylinder, a lower adapter sleeve, an end socket, a female sleeve, and electrical components. The inlet nozzle is connected to the throttling assembly, the throttling assembly is connected to the electrical sealing cylinder and the gas guide cylinder, the electrical sealing cylinder and the gas guide cylinder are both connected to the lower adapter sleeve, the lower adapter sleeve is respectively connected to the end socket and the female sleeve, and the electrical components are arranged in the electrical sealing cylinder. A throttling effect is achieved by detecting the temperature and pressure in a tube by a temperature/pressure sensor in the electrical components and controlling a motor to rotate a movable valve in the throttling assembly by a circuit control assembly, thereby achieving wireless control over downhole throttling.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for a sidelink positioning mechanism in 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G and/or new radio (NR) networks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving at least one of positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration information and downlink control information (DCI); generating sidelink control information (SCI) based on the at least one of the PRS configuration information and the DCI, wherein the SCI indicates a resource in time and frequency domains for a sidelink-positioning reference signal (SL-PRS); and transmitting the SCI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for a pre-emption check procedure for a sidelink transmission in 3 GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G networks. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving, from another UE, information associated with a pre-emption check procedure on another reserved resource of the abovementioned UE; and making an adjustment relating to a transmission on a reserved resource of the UE according to the information.

Abstract: Provided are use of a rare earth amino acid complex, a polylactic acid composition and a preparation method thereof. The rare earth amino acid complex is formed by complexing a rare earth metal ion with an amino acid; a rare earth element corresponding to the rare earth metal ion is one or more selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium and samarium; and the amino acid is at least one selected from the group consisting of proline, L-phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and an apparatus for resource alignment on sidelink (SL). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method can include: receiving resource partition information associated with at least one resource partition of a resource pool; selecting at least one resource pattern from a set of resource patterns associated with one resource partition of the at least one resource partition according to the received resource partition information; and transmitting an indication to indicate the selected at least one resource pattern. Embodiments of the present application can save power for UEs which perform SL communication in a power saving mode as well as decrease resource collision between different SL communications.

Abstract: Synchronization reference source selection may be used to support advanced services of NR V2X. One method may be performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless network. The method includes: broadcasting group information for identifying a wireless communication group including the UE; and broadcasting a special synchronization signal identification for identifying the UE as a synchronization reference source in the wireless communication group.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for CBG-based retransmission are disclosed. An apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives a first number of TBs, wherein each TB includes a second number of code block groups (CBGs); a processor that decodes the first number of TBs; and a transmitter that transmits a signaling comprising a first field corresponding to the first number of TBs and a second field corresponding to the CBGs included in a third number of TBs, wherein the third number of TB s are the incorrectly decoded TBs in the first number of TBs.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for performing sidelink control information reception for sidelink on a user equipment configured with discontinuous reception functionality. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, including configuring, for a first user equipment configured with Mode 2 resource selection for sidelink and configured with discontinuous reception functionality, a period during which the first user equipment performs sidelink control information reception or during which at least one resource sensing result obtained by at least one other user equipment is requested by the first user equipment, and performing sidelink control information reception at least during the period or receiving the at least one resource sensing result from the at least one other user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to DCI format transmissions. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include: receiving a first DCI format scheduling a first data channel of a plurality of data channels on a first carrier of a plurality of carriers, wherein the first DCI format includes common scheduling information for all of the plurality of carriers and information for decoding a second DCI format; receiving the first data channel on the first carrier based on the first DCI format; decoding the second DCI format on the first data channel; and receiving a second data channel of the plurality of data channels on a second carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the second DCI format.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for indicating a set of resources on a new radio (NR) sidelink under 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving coordination information from another UE; determining a time boundary in time domain based on the coordination information; and in response to successfully determining a set of resources in at least one domain of time and frequency domains and in response to successfully determining a resource in the time and frequency domains, transmitting, to the abovementioned another UE, signaling on the resource before the time boundary, wherein the signaling indicates the set of resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for sidelink communication. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication may include: receiving a sidelink transmission including a first indication to indicate whether a second UE has an ability of providing assistant information for resource selection; and in response to the first indication indicating that the second UE has the ability of providing the assistant information, transmitting a request for the assistant information on one or more feedback resources associated with the sidelink transmission.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, devices, and the like for generating an adversarially resistant model. In one embodiment, a novel architecture is presented that enables the identification of an image that has been adversarially attacked. The system and method used in the identification introduce the use of a denoising module used to reconstruct the original image from the modified image received. Then, further to the reconstruction, an adversarially trained model is used to make a prediction using at least a determination of a loss that may exist between the original image and the denoised image.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving sidelink control information (SCI) on a first interlace of a first set of interlaces on a carrier, wherein the SCI may schedule a second set of interlaces on the carrier for transmitting data; and receiving, based on the SCI, the data on the second set of interlaces, wherein each interlace of the first set of interlaces and the second set of interlaces may include evenly-spaced resource blocks (RBs) in frequency domain.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for fallback operation for a semi static HARQ-ACK codebook determination. One embodiment of the present disclosure provides an apparatus including a receiver that receives at least one downlink (DL) transmission within a DL association set. The apparatus also includes a processor that determines whether to use a fallback hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) transmission and a transmitter that transmits a first HARQ-ACK codebook on a first resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission being used or a second HARQ-ACK codebook on a second resource for the DL association set in response to the fallback HARQ-ACK transmission being used.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for sharing channel occupancy time for sidelink transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication may include: determining an energy detection threshold for performing a Type-1 channel access procedure; performing the Type-1 channel access procedure based on the energy detection threshold; initiating a channel occupancy time (COT) in response to the Type-1 channel access procedure being successful; and transmitting an indicator for indicating the energy detection threshold within the COT.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor that generates a preamble sequence for an uplink transmission. The preamble sequence of the apparatus includes indication information. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits the preamble sequence. The transmitter transmits uplink information based on the indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for beam failure detection and recovery in sidelink. An exemplary method includes: obtaining configuration information for a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure on sidelink, wherein the configuration information indicates a periodic window; performing a reception of at least one transmission of a beam failure detection reference signal (BFD-RS) on the sidelink within the periodic window according to the configuration information. Embodiments of the present application can efficiently reduce delay as well as signalling overhead for BFR in sidelink.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for sidelink burst transmission. The method includes: performing a channel access procedure for initiating a channel occupancy for sidelink transmission; transmitting sidelink control information (SCI) to another apparatus within the channel occupancy; wherein the SCI includes an indicator indicating a remaining duration of the channel occupancy; and transmitting sidelink data associated with the SCI to the another apparatus without exceeding the remaining duration of the channel occupancy.