Abstract: A method of uplink control information (UCI) transmission over physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is proposed. The UCI may include different information and being transmitted using different PUCCH formats. Under certain scenarios, the coded UCI bitstream size may not be assigned to an integer number of modulated symbols. To eliminate unnecessary processing as well as to utilize every bit in a modulated resource element, it is proposed to adjust the UCI codeword size to be a multiple of PUCCH modulation order.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that up-link control information for channel state information (CSI) acquisition and up-link control information for beam management is to be transmitted on a same up-link channel. The UE includes the up-link control information for beam management in at least one CSI-acquisition report for reporting the up-link control information for CSI acquisition. The UE sends the at least one CSI-acquisition report to the base station on the up-link channel.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE obtains M1 modulated symbols to be transmitted on a selected section of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the UE, the M1 modulated symbols being for carrying a first category of uplink information. The UE maps J1 modulated symbols of the M1 modulated symbols to occupy each one of J1 resource elements (REs) that are available, in a consecutive (N1?1) symbol periods of the selected section of the PUSCH, for carrying modulated symbols that carries the first category of uplink information. The UE determines a number S1 based on K1 and a number T1. The UE maps K1 modulated symbols of the M1 modulated symbols to occupy K1 REs of the T1 REs such that two adjacent REs among the K1 REs being separated by at least (S1?1) REs.

Abstract: A wireless communication device including a controller and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium operatively coupled to the controller is provided. The controller executes program code stored in the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium to perform operations including: transmitting or receiving wireless signals by sweeping beams in a non-sequential order.

Abstract: A method of UE adaptation to traffic and UE power consumption characteristics based on power profile is proposed. A power profile comprises a set of restrictions on range of values of a subset of RRC parameters that are power consumption relevant. Each power profile targets for a particular traffic characteristic. Further, UE parameter adaptation can be triggered with the help of UE assistance information, e.g., the index of the power profile best fits the operation condition. In one preferred embodiment, hybrid of bandwidth part (BWP) and power profile is proposed. UE is configured with multiple BWPs and each BWP includes a set of power profiles. Within a BWP, only one of the power profiles is active at a time; the parameter configuration of each power profile corresponds to a specific traffic characteristic.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE attempts to detect a trigger event. The UE determines values of a first set of power configuration parameters when the trigger event is detected, wherein a change in a value of each power configuration parameter in the first set of power configuration parameters affects power consumption of the first UE. The UE transmits or receives signals in accordance with the values of the first set of power configuration parameters.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines that a first uplink control channel is scheduled to be transmitted in a first slot set including multiple consecutive slots and that a second uplink control channel is scheduled to be transmitted in a second slot set including one or more consecutive slots. The UE determines that the first uplink control channel and the second uplink control channel overlap in a first slot that is included in both the first slot set and the second slot set. The UE determines that a particular uplink control channel of the first uplink control channel and the second uplink control channel is to be transmitted in the first slot based on a predetermined rule. The UE transmits the particular uplink control channel in the first slot.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE attempts to detect a wake-up signal transmitted from a base station and directed to the UE prior to an ON duration in a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle in Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode. The UE refrains from monitoring a down link control channel during the ON duration when the wake-up signal does not trigger the UE to monitor a down link control channel in the ON duration.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives, from a base station, a configuration specifying one or more power profiles of the UE. Each of the power profile includes a predetermined value of at least one operational parameter that, while adopted by the UE when the configuration is applied, affects a power consumption of the UE. The UE operates in accordance with a first power profile of the one or more power profiles. The UE determines that a trigger event has occurred. The UE switches to operate in accordance with a second power profile of the one or more power profiles.

Abstract: A method of new radio physical broadcast channel (NR-PBCH) bit mapping is proposed to improve for NR-PBCH decoding performance under Polar codes. NR-PBCH carries 32 information bits and 24 CRC bits. Specifically, NR-PBCH uses 512-bit Polar codes to carry total 56 data bits. Different Polar code bit channels have different channel reliability. As a general rule, the most reliable Polar code bit channels are used for the 56 data bits. In accordance with a novel aspect, within the 32 NR-PBCH information bits, some of the information bits that can be known to the decoders under certain conditions and therefore are placed at the least reliable Polar code bit positions. As a result, by mapping the NR-PBCH data bits properly at the input bit positions of Polar codes, the NR-PBCH decoding performance is improved when the known bits a priori can be exploited.

Abstract: Various solutions for handling out-of-order scheduling with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a downlink control information (DCI) from a network node. The apparatus may detect whether an out-of-order scheduling is configured by the DCI. The apparatus may determine not to process the out-of-order scheduling in an event that the out-of-order scheduling is configured.

Abstract: Various solutions for power consumption reduction with respect to user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. A UE may receive first control information in a first transmission time interval (TTI). The UE may determine whether to turn on a radio frequency transceiver of the UE in a second TTI according to the first control information. The first control information indicates whether downlink data for the apparatus is scheduled in the second TTI. The UE may further monitor first control information in a first radio carrier. The UE may determine whether to turn on a radio frequency transceiver of the UE to receive downlink information in a second radio carrier according to the first control information. The first control information indicates whether downlink information for the apparatus is scheduled in the second radio carrier.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for narrow band power saving framework. In one novel aspect, the UE configured with multiple BWPs is configured with a plurality of UE states each associated with one or more configured BWP, and transitions to or from a power-saving state upon detecting one or more transitioning conditions. In one embodiment, the UE transitions to and from the power-saving state upon detecting a switching signal. In another novel aspect, the UE with multiple BWPs is further configured with a leader BWP set for a leader cell, and one or more sets of follower BWP sets for corresponding follower cells of the UE, bundles each leader cell UE state with corresponding follower UE state for each follower cell, and transitions from a corresponding follower cell power saving state automatically for the one or more follower cells upon the leader cell UE state transition.

Abstract: Various solutions for reporting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a first downlink control information (DCI) format indicating a first resource of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. The apparatus may receive a second DCI format indicating a second resource of PUCCH transmission. The apparatus may determine that the receiving of the second DCI format is not earlier than a timing threshold from the first resource. The apparatus may cancel multiplexing of hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information corresponding to the second DCI format in the PUCCH transmission.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication of a UE is provided. The UE determines a first value of one or more parameters indicating a reception condition of a channel from a base station. The UE determines to adjust channel state information (CSI) reporting based on the first value. The UE transmits UE-assisted information to the base station, and the UE-assisted information includes the one or more parameters or an indication of an adjusted reporting schedule of the CSI reporting. Alternatively, the UE refrains from transmitting a CSI report scheduled in accordance with an existing reporting schedule of the CSI reporting.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for configured PUSCH opportunities with activation. In one novel aspect, a plurality of PUSCH opportunities and one or more activation opportunities are configured. The UE triggers one or more PUSCH opportunities for UL data transmission using an activation signal transmitted at one of the configured activation opportunities and transmits UL data on one or more PUSCH resources configured by the PUSCH opportunities associated with the activation opportunity on which the activation signal is transmitted. In one embodiment, the activation signal is a L1 signal or a scheduling request. The dynamic scheduling may or may not be used for data transmission. In one embodiment, the configured PUSCH opportunities are available for data transmission by dynamic scheduling until detecting one or more disabling conditions. In another embodiment, the configured PUSCH opportunities are not available for data transmission until detecting one or more enabling conditions.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication of a UE is provided. The UE receives downlink control information (DCI) in a downlink control channel (DCCH), the DCI indicating a first uplink (UL) channel. The UE determines a second UL channel that has been scheduled prior to receiving the DCI. The UE determines that the first UL channel overlaps with the second UL channel in a time domain. The UE determines whether an earliest symbol period from the first UL channel and the second UL channel is within a predetermined time period from a last symbol period of the DCCH. The UE determines that an unexpected event has occurred or transmits one of the first UL channel and the second UL channel, when the earliest symbol period is within the predetermined time period.

Abstract: A method of providing a relaxed UE processing time for uplink transmission in NR is proposed. The UE processing time of uplink transmission is required for HARQ-ACK after the reception of downlink data over physical data shared channel (PDSCH). The UE processing time is also required for physical uplink share channel (PUSCH) transmission after the reception of an uplink grant. Under non-co-located carrier aggregation, the timing difference between the signals received at the UE in different cells could be up to 30.26 us, which increases the UE processing time for uplink transmission. In accordance with one novel aspect, the UE processing time requirement is relaxed according to the timing difference requirement for carrier aggregation, when CA is operated. In addition, the UE processing time requirement also depends on the applied subcarrier spacing (SCS) in NR systems.

Abstract: Various solutions for reducing uplink overhead with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may monitor a downlink channel. The apparatus may determining whether downlink control information (DCI) is received on the downlink channel. The apparatus may skip a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback transmission on an uplink channel in an event that no DCI is received on the downlink channel.

Abstract: A method of uplink control information (UCI) transmission over physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is proposed. The UCI may include different information and being transmitted using different PUCCH formats. Under certain scenarios, the coded UCI bitstream size may not be assigned to an integer number of modulated symbols. To eliminate unnecessary processing as well as to utilize every bit in a modulated resource element, it is proposed to adjust the UCI codeword size to be a multiple of PUCCH modulation order.