Abstract: This terminal comprises: a reception circuit that receives a parameter relating to cell selection set on the basis of the function, type, and/or operation mode of the terminal; and a control circuit that performs a process for cell selection on the basis of the parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for selection and sensing windows for new radio (NR) sidelink user equipments (UEs) with partial sensing. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: circuitry which, in operation, determines a first plurality of time resources for resource selection, a second plurality of time resources for resource sensing, and a first subset of time resources from the first plurality of time resources, the first subset of time resources being a selection window for partial sensing, and selects a portion of the first subset of time resources; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits a sidelink (SL) signal in the selected portion of the first subset of time resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus and a communication method for enhancing uplink transmission with multiple beams. The communication apparatus comprises: a transceiver, which in operation, receives control information indicating two or more beams for uplink transmissions; and circuitry, which in operation, uses the two or more beams for a plurality of uplink transmission occasions in response to meeting at least one condition for beam switching based on the control information.

Abstract: According to the present invention, the received quality of a terminal is improved. The terminal comprises: a reception circuit (202) which receives information for providing a notification of the port of a reference signal for a downlink data signal; and a control circuit (208) which controls the reception of the downlink data signal and the reference signal, on the basis of a number of ranks less than the number of ports indicated by the received information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for V2X broadcast. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which in operation, determines a periodic transmission time interval to transmit a first signal; and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits the first signal at the periodic transmission time interval in response to the determination.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for geolocation-based broadcast message for vulnerable road users. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: circuitry which, in operation, identifies a geographical zone based on a location of the communication apparatus; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits a signal based on the geographical zone.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for optimising system information (SI) acquisition for new radio (NR) devices. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives control information relating to a first period and/or a second period; and circuitry, which in operation, acquires system information (SI) in the first period if a first condition is met, or acquires the SI in the second period if a second condition is met.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for implementation of Multi-TB Scheduling for Single DCI-Based Multi-TRP/Panel Transmission and Single DCI-based Single TRP/Panel Transmission. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives a single downlink control information (DCI) including scheduling information, the scheduling information indicating radio resources of a plurality of transport blocks (TBs); and circuitry, which in operation, obtains the radio resources of the plurality of TBs based on the scheduling information.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to improve the received quality of a synchronization signal in a terminal. The terminal is equipped with: a reception circuit that receives a first synchronization signal block and a second synchronization signal block that is different from the first synchronization signal block in at least one of the sequence and the signal position; and a control circuit that performs a cell search on the basis of the first synchronization signal block and the second synchronization signal block.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for implementation of Control Resource Set Zero (CORESET #0) for Reduced Capability (RedCap) New Radio Devices. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a control resource set zero (CORESET #0) of which time and frequency resources are defined based on a bandwidth configuration of reduced capacity user equipments (RedCap UEs), and receives a system information block type 1 (SIB1) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) which is scheduled based on the CORESET #0; and circuitry, which in operation, determines control information and parameters from the PDCCH on CORESET #0 to read SIB1 for initial access, handover, or beam failure recovery.

Abstract: A terminal comprising a control circuit for controlling communications in units of a second symbol, each unit being associated with a plurality of first symbols, and a communication circuit for performing communications.

Abstract: Apparatuses and systems for providing multiple structures to enable flexibility of a multiple multiple transmission and reception point ultra-reliable low-latency communication (M-TRP URLLC) operation and reduce measurement effort and power consumption from a transceiving apparatus such as a UE are provided. The techniques disclosed here feature a transceiving apparatus including a transceiver and circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives signals from multiple transmission and reception points (M-TRPs) in a network on at least physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs). The circuitry, in operation, performs beam failure recovery (BFR) by evaluating beam failure detection (BFD) and candidate new beam detection (CBD) for the signals from at least a first one of the M-TRPs.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiver and circuitry. The receiver receives configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) of a plurality of secondary cells (SCells) operating in a network. The circuitry performs beam failure detection (BFD) and reports based on the configuration information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for utilization of released resource. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: a receiver which, in operation, receives release information relating to a reserved resource from another communication apparatus, the reserved resource being reserved for a transmission from the another communication apparatus; and circuitry which, in operation, selects a resource from a plurality of resource candidates when the communication apparatus is to do a subsequent transmission, wherein the plurality of resource candidates includes the reserved resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for DCI for V2X communication apparatuses. The communication apparatuses include a base station which comprises circuitry, which, in operation, generates a message indicating whether or not a communication apparatus is on a receiving mode; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the message to the communication apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) and a scheduling node, as well as to the corresponding methods. In particular, a downlink control information (DCI) signaling carries a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) indicator specifying that two or more TCI states are configured and a frequency-domain resource assignment indicating frequency-domain resources allocated for the two or more TCI states. For each TCI state of the two or more TCI states, one or more regions in frequency domain is/are determined, each region having an integer multiple of a precoding resource block group (PRG), said integer being equal to or larger than 1, wherein regions of different TCI states do not overlap. The data are received or transmitted for each TCI state on the frequency-domain resources in the determined frequency-domain region.