Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system which, during a mode transition state, supports a first mode of operation in which the terminal device does not communicate with the wireless telecommunications system and a second mode of operation in which the terminal device does communicate with the wireless telecommunications system, the method including: transitioning from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation at the expiration of a time period whereby the time period is defined by the data traffic pattern to the terminal device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is method of performing power control for transmission signals in a telecommunication system employing Integrated Access and Backhaul, IAB, comprising the steps of: determining whether Frequency, Time or Spatial Division Multiplexing, FDM, TDM, SDM is used on a particular pair of links; and applying a power control scheme accordingly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of Base Stations, BS, and a User Equipment, UE, wherein the plurality of BSs and the UE are operable in a particular transmission mode wherein signals are transmitted between the BSs and the UE, and the transmission mode is indicated to the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Described is a method for providing a Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) in a wireless communication system comprising at least a first base station and a second base station, and a mobile device. The first and second base stations cooperate to jointly support the mobile device. The method comprises identifying at least two mutually exclusive sets of frequency resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Described is a method for providing a Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) in a wireless communication system. The method comprises transmitting, by a base station to a plurality of mobile devices, the PTRS in a wide beam transmission at a first power level. The first power level is set such that at least some of the mobile devices receive the PTRS with a sufficiently high signal strength to enable the PTRS to be correctly received and such that at least some of the mobile devices receive the PTRS with a sufficiently low signal strength to enable the PTRS to be processed as manageable interference. A first mobile device may estimate the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) of the received PTRS, and transmit, to the base station, feedback information based on the estimated SINR.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of configuring a reference signal to manage backhaul (BH) links in an integrated access and BH (IAB) is provided. The method includes providing channel measurement and reporting information, and using the channel measurement and reporting information to discover and maintain backup BH links.

Abstract: A method of user equipment (UE) for channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information for the CSI reporting, configuring a plurality of combinations of resources out of a pool of resources, wherein the pool of resources includes two channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RSs) and one channel state information-interference measurement (CSI-IM) based on the configuration information, wherein the two CSI-RSs include CSI-RS1 and CSI-RS2, deriving CSI values from the plurality of combinations of resources, respectively, to generate a CSI report message; and transmitting, to the BS, the CSI report message including the CSI values.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes determining power of at least one phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS), and transmitting the at least one PT-RS according to non-codebook based transmission. Herein, the power is determined based on a number of at least one port for the at least one PT-RS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of boosting power of a phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, in a telecommunication system, wherein PTRS is used in an uplink transmission and two PTRS ports are configured and whereby the power boosting is defined based on relationship of the power to a number of PUSCH layers.

Abstract: A communications device includes a transmitter to transmit signals representing data to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network via a first wireless access interface and to transmit signals via a second wireless access interface to one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes, a receiver to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the first wireless access interface and to receive signals via the second wireless access interface from the one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes, and a controller. The controller can form a relay assist request message and with the transmitter and receiver to transmit the relay assist request message on the second wireless access interface for reception by the one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes to assist in communicating signals representing data to the infrastructure equipment via the first wireless access interface.

Abstract: A method of providing a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) amongst a set of resource blocks (RBs) and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method includes selecting a particular RB amongst the set of RBs (operation S41) and arranging the PTRS in the particular RB (operation S42). The PTRS is locatable by a user equipment (UE) device from amongst the set of RBs. Also provided are a set of resource blocks (RBs), a transmission/reception point (TRP), a UE device, a system including a TRP and a UE device, a method therefor and a computer-readable storage medium. The method and apparatus relate to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE).

Abstract: A base station is configured to communicate with at least a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with the first UE using a first modulation scheme, and with the second UE using a second, different, modulation scheme, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are arranged to be substantially orthogonal to each other. A method of allocating resources in a communication network comprising a base station operable to communicate with a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, the method comprising using a first modulation scheme for communication with the first UE, and using a second, different, modulation scheme for communication with the second UE, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are configured to be substantially orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for allocating a PTRS in a next-generation communication system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method is provided for operating a wireless communication system including a user equipment (UE), a first base station, and a second base station. The method includes receiving an indication of resources currently allocated for transmitting data from another base station to the UE; determining, based on the received indication, resource management parameters for transmitting data from the base station to the UE; and transmitting data to the UE based on the determined resource management parameters. The determination of the resource management parameters at the base station is offset in time from a corresponding determination of resource management parameters for transmitting the data from the another base station to the UE.

Abstract: A method of operating a relay device to receive data from one or more terminal devices and relay the data to a base station in a wireless telecommunications system. The method includes receiving plural blocks of data from one or more terminal devices at different times. Each block of data is received in association with an indication of a time by which the block of data should be transmitted to the base station. The block of data are buffered at the relay node that determines earliest time by which one of the received blocks of data should be transmitted to the base station and transmits the plurality of blocks of data to the base station together in advance of this earliest time. The method reduces signalling overhead associated with transmissions from the relay device to the base station while helping to ensure data is not delayed at the relay node for longer than is acceptable for the data.

Abstract: A method of user equipment (UE) for channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information for the CSI reporting, configuring a plurality of combinations of resources out of a pool of resources, wherein the pool of resources includes two channel state information-reference signals (CSI-RSs) and one channel state information-interference measurement (CSI-IM) based on the configuration information, wherein the two CSI-RSs include CSI-RS1 and CSI-RS2, deriving CSI values from the plurality of combinations of resources, respectively, to generate a CSI report message; and transmitting, to the BS, the CSI report message including the CSI values.

Abstract: A base station is configured to communicate with at least a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with the first UE using a first modulation scheme, and with the second UE using a second, different, modulation scheme, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are arranged to be substantially orthogonal to each other. A method of allocating resources in a communication network comprising a base station operable to communicate with a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, the method comprising using a first modulation scheme for communication with the first UE, and using a second, different, modulation scheme for communication with the second UE, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are configured to be substantially orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: A method of operating a relay device to receive data from one or more terminal devices and relay the data to a base station in a wireless telecommunications system. The method includes receiving plural blocks of data from one or more terminal devices at different times. Each block of data is received in association with an indication of a time by which the block of data should be transmitted to the base station. The block of data are buffered at the relay node that determines earliest time by which one of the received blocks of data should be transmitted to the base station and transmits the plurality of blocks of data to the base station together in advance of this earliest time. The method reduces signalling overhead associated with transmissions from the relay device to the base station while helping to ensure data is not delayed at the relay node for longer than is acceptable for the data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method of operating a base station in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a terminal, a first random access signal transmitted by a plurality of transmit beams of the terminal, determining a receive beam based on a signal strength of the first random access signal, receiving, from the terminal, a second random access signal transmitted by the plurality of transmit beams of the terminal using the receive beam, and establishing a connection between the terminal and the base station based on a signal strength of the second random access signal.

Abstract: A communications device includes a transmitter to transmit signals representing data to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network via a first wireless access interface and to transmit signals via a second wireless access interface to one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes, a receiver to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the first wireless access interface and to receive signals via the second wireless access interface from the one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes, and a controller. The controller can form a relay assist request message and with the transmitter and receiver to transmit the relay assist request message on the second wireless access interface for reception by the one or more communications apparatus which can act as relay nodes to assist in communicating signals representing data to the infrastructure equipment via the first wireless access interface.