Abstract: A method (700) by a user equipment, UE, (112, 200) for facilitating long uplink transmission in an Internet of Things, IoT, Non-Terrestrial Network, NTN, includes transmitting (702), to a network node (110, 300), information for determining whether the UE is to insert at least one gap between adjacent transmission segments in at least one uplink transmission. The UE receives (704), from the network node, configuration information configuring the UE to insert the at least one gap when the information transmitted to the network node indicates that at least one symbol, slot, and/or subframe is to be dropped and/or punctured to implement segmented pre-compensation or not insert the at least one gap when the information transmitted to the network node indicates that at least one sample is to be dropped and/or punctured to implement segmented pre-compensation.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to use one or more neural networks to cause a prediction of a quality of one or more wireless signals to be transmitted, wherein the prediction is based, at least in part, on one or more reference signals. In at least one embodiment, a measurement report is to be generated by one or more neural networks.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node for communicating with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to receive measurement capability information of a wireless device where the measurement capability information indicates an ability to perform a global navigation satellite system, GNSS, measurement. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a GNSS measurement gap configuration during which the wireless device is to perform at least one GNSS measurement during at least one GNSS measurement gap where the GNSS measurement gap configuration is based at least in part on the received measurement capability information, and indicate the GNSS measurement gap configuration to the wireless device.

Abstract: A method (700) performed by a UE (112) includes receiving (702), from a first cell of a NTN, a set of one or more system information parameters. The UE receives, from a second cell of the NTN, an indication to use, for the second cell, the set of one or more system information parameters received from the first cell.

Abstract: There is provided a method performed by a wireless device for communicating with a network node in a wireless communication network. The method includes using a field in a Master Information Block (MIB) received by the wireless device, as an indication of a presence of an extended MIB (eMIB) and identifying which candidate resource of at least one candidate resource that contains the eMIB based on the indication of the presence of the eMIB. There is also provided a corresponding wireless device for communicating with a network node, a method perform by a network node, and a network node.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a network node for mobility management comprises obtaining data samples for modeling a wireless network environment that comprises a plurality of cells and building a machine learning model of the wireless network using the obtained data samples. The machine learning model is trained to determine a sequence of handovers for a wireless device among the plurality of cells for the wireless device to traverse from a source cell to a destination cell. The method further comprises receiving mobility information for a wireless device, determining one or more handover operations for the wireless device based on the mobility information, and transmitting the one or more handover operations to the wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for operating a network node in a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Such methods include transmitting, to one or more user equipment (UEs), a first indication of at least one polarization mode configured for use in a first cell of the NTN and a second indication of at least one polarization mode configured for use in a second cell of the NTN. The polarization mode(s) configured for use in the first cell includes right-hand circular polarization and the polarization mode(s) configured for use in the second cell includes left-hand circular polarization. Alternately, the polarization mode(s) configured for use in the first cell includes left-hand circular polarization and the polarization mode(s) configured for use in the second cell includes right-hand circular polarization. Other embodiments include complementary methods for UEs, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, processors, circuits, and techniques to use one or more neural networks to predict a quality of one or more wireless signals based, at least in part, on one or more reference signals. In at least one embodiment, apparatuses, systems, processors, circuits, and techniques are to use one or more neural networks to determine that a radio link will be unstable or stable for a period of time or a number of frames (e.g., 10 consecutive frames).

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for supporting coexistence in the presence of non-terrestrial networks are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node of a first radio network includes obtaining information of at least one measurement of a signal transmitted from a non-terrestrial network, NTN, node of a second radio network. The method also includes evaluating, based at least in part on the obtained information of the at least one measurement, whether criteria for coexistence of the first radio network with a second radio network are met.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for obtaining a frequency offset corresponding to a Doppler shift of transmission and/or reception frequencies between a wireless device and a network node.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for assist cell selection or reselection in a relay-assisted wireless network. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises providing, towards a user equipment that has an end-to-end wireless link composed of a wireless access link and at least one wireless backhaul link between itself and a donor node of the relay-assisted wireless network, backhaul link characteristics of the at least one wireless backhaul link. The backhaul link characteristics assist the user equipment to derive an end-to-end wireless link quality metric for the end-to-end wireless link when performing a cell selection or a reselection procedure.

Abstract: Systems and methods of reference resource determination are provided. A method performed by a wireless device for determining a reference resource includes: receiving an indication of at least one configurable offset value; receiving one or more configurations of resources for channel measurement and one or more configurations of measurement reporting; and determining a reference resource for a measurement report to be reported in slot n? using the at least one configurable offset received from the network node. In some embodiments, this includes configurations of Channel State Information Reference Signals (CSI-RS) resources for channel measurement and/or CSI reporting. In this way, CSI reporting with proper CSI reference resource determination is enabled. In some embodiments, this is suitable for Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) scenarios where the RTT can be in the order of 10s to 100s of milliseconds.

Abstract: Methods performed by base stations and wireless devices for reducing RSRP and/or RSRQ measurements are disclosed. A method performed by a base station comprises indicating to a wireless device whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria. A method performed by a wireless device comprises determining whether or not to perform cell selection and/or reselection measurements based on certain criteria. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods.

Abstract: A method and agent for reinforcement learning. The method may include evaluating a consequence of a previous action. Evaluating the consequence may include performing a comparison of one or more current monitored parameters (e.g., immediate reward, accumulated reward, average reward, and/or current key performance parameters) to one or more previous monitored parameters. The method may include, based on the evaluated consequence of the previous action, determining a subset of potential next actions. For a positive consequence, the determined subset of potential next actions may include only potential next actions that are likely to have the consequence as the previous action (e.g., based on a dot product of or angle between vectors of the previous action and the potential next action). The method may include selecting an action from the determined subset of potential next actions. The method may include performing the selected action.

Abstract: A method may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in communication with a network node. The method may include receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, order from the network node. The PDCCH order may include an identification for a Random Access CHannel RACH occasion to be used for a RACH message 1 preamble transmission. Moreover, the identification may include a first index that indicates a set of RACH occasions and a second index that indicates the RACH occasion associated with the set. The method may also include transmitting a Message 1 preamble to the network node using the RACH occasion responsive to the PDCCH order.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for operating a network node in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) that utilizes one or more polarization modes for serving one or more cells. Such methods include transmitting, to one or more user equipment (UEs), an indication of at least one polarization mode configured for use in a first cell of the first NTN. The at least one polarization mode can be indicated in various ways, both explicitly and implicitly. Such methods also include transmitting and/or receiving one or more signals or channels in the first cell according to one or more configured polarization modes including the at least one indicated polarization mode. Other embodiments include complementary methods for operating UEs, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A network node configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to transmit a synchronization block mapped to four OFDM symbols in the time domain and 144 contiguous subcarriers in the frequency domain is provided. Optionally, a first of the four OFDM symbol is used by a primary synchronization signal, PSS. Optionally, a third of the four OFDM symbols is used by a secondary synchronization signal, SSS. Optionally, a second and a fourth of the OFDM symbols are used by a Physical Broadcast Channel, PBCH, in 12 contiguous resource blocks, RBs. Optionally, within each of the resource block RB in an OFDM symbol used by PBCH, there are 12 resource elements, and, optionally, 3 of the 12 resource elements are used for a downlink modulation reference signal, DMRS.

Abstract: Systematic size matching procedures for downlink control information (DCI) provide exact instructions on how DCI size matching is to be performed in a NR wireless system, to meet predetermined limits for how many different DCI sizes may be monitored by a user equipment (UE). With these procedures, consistent and exact DCI size matching can be performed while keeping blind decoding procedures manageable, ensuring common understanding of DCI contents between the UE and the network.

Abstract: A system and method for providing time domain allocations in a communication system. In an embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of a time domain allocation in downlink control information associated with a radio network temporary identifier (“RNTI”) identifying the apparatus, and employ the time domain allocation associated with the RNTI for transmissions associated with the apparatus. In another embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to associate a time domain allocation with a RNTI identifying a user equipment, and provide an indication of the time domain allocation in downlink control information to allow the user equipment to employ the time domain allocation associated with the RNTI for transmissions associated therewith.

Abstract: A method may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in communication with a network node. The method may include receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, order from the network node. The PDCCH order may include an identification for a Random Access CHannel RACH occasion to be used for a RACH message 1 preamble transmission. Moreover, the identification may include a first index that indicates a set of RACH occasions and a second index that indicates the RACH occasion associated with the set. The method may also include transmitting a Message 1 preamble to the network node using the RACH occasion responsive to the PDCCH order.