Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, in which a method performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station, information configuring a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources that are related with one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, receiving an SRS resource indicator (SRI) indicating at least one SRS resource from among the plurality of SRS resources, obtaining, based on an implicit precoding being indicated for an uplink channel, precoding information for the uplink channel based on the CSI-RS resource related with a most recently transmitted SRS of the at least one SRS resource indicated by the SRI, and transmitting, to the base station, the uplink channel based on the precoding information.

Abstract: A data receiving device may include a dummy stage block. The dummy stage block may include m dummy stages, wherein m is a natural number greater than or equal to two. Each of the m dummy stages may be configured to remove inter-symbol interference (ISI) from a dummy input signal using dummy coefficient information to generate a dummy output signal free of the ISI. Each of the m dummy stages may be further configured to output the dummy output signal. A normal stage block may include n normal stages, wherein n is a natural number greater than or equal to two. Each of the n normal stages may be configured to remove ISI from an input signal using coefficient information to generate an output signal free of the ISI and may be further configured to output the output signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for joint channel state information (CSI) measurement are described herein. A method may include receiving channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) from first and second transmit/receive points (TRPs), determining CSI, and selecting one of the TRPs as a primary TRP and a remaining one of the first TRP or the second TRP as a secondary TRP. The method may include reporting information indicating a first CSI for the primary TRP and receiving second CSI-RSs from the TRPs. The method may include determining a second CSI and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for the primary TRP, and determining channel coding information for the primary TRP. The method may include determining a second CSI for the secondary TRP, determining, based on channel coding information and the second CSI for the secondary TRP and a PMI for the secondary TRP, and reporting information indicating the PMI for the second TRP.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, in which a method of transmitting an uplink reference signal or channel, according to an embodiment, includes receiving, from a base station, information about a direction of a beam to be used for transmission of the uplink reference signal or channel; performing beamforming on the uplink reference signal or channel based on the information about the direction of the beam; and transmitting the beamformed uplink reference signal or channel to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) of a user equipment in a wireless communication system, including identifying an SRS transmission count based on an SRS periodicity, a number of SRS symbols, an SRS repetition factor, a system frame number, a number of slots per a frame for a subcarrier spacing, and a slot number within the frame for the subcarrier spacing, and transmitting, to a base station, the SRS based on the SRS transmission count.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for seamless switching between frequency ranges are provided herein. A method may include: receiving information identifying channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resources in a first frequency range (FR), where each of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR is associated with CSI-RS resources in a second FR and the second FR is a lower FR than the first FR; and measuring a signal quality of at least one of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR. The method may further include selecting a subset of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR or the second FR, wherein, on a condition that the measured signal quality meets or exceeds a threshold, the selected subset is in the first FR, and the selection is based on the measured signal quality. The method may further include reporting the measured signal quality.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus and methods are described for dynamic demodulation signal resource allocation. PDSCH/PUSCH DMRS enhancement is provided. A dynamic indication of reference signal functionality may be provided in a slot for an additional DM-RS. A configured CSI-RS/SRS may be dynamically indicated to use as an additional DM-RS in a slot. Frequency shift/hopping of DM-RS as a function of OFDM symbol and/or the order of OFDM symbol containing DM-RS may increase frequency density within a slot. DM-RS antenna port aggregation may increase DM-RS frequency density. One or more DM-RS antenna ports may be used to demodulate the same layer. PDCCH DMRS enhancement is provided. Frequency shift/hopping of PDCCH DMRS may be provided as a function of a REG index within an REG bundle, OFDM symbol index, etc. Use of multiple types of REG (e.g., low and high DM-RS) and REG type may be determined based on subcarrier spacing, operating frequency band, etc.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to enhanced control channel and shared channel transmissions at high frequencies are provided. Among the methods is a method that may include any of receiving downlink control information indicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a time domain resource assignment, and a frequency domain resource assignment; obtaining a subcarrier spacing (SCS) and a cyclic prefix (CP) length based on the MCS; determining the time and frequency domain resource assignments based on the SCS and the CP length; and receiving a downlink transmission at time and frequency resources associated with the time and frequency domain resource assignments.

Abstract: A method and user equipment for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) of a user equipment in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes calculating an SRS transmission count based on at least one of a numerology, an SRS periodicity, a number of SRS symbols, and an SRS repetition factor, and transmitting the SRS based on the SRS transmission count.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products are disclosed that may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). In one representative method, the WTRU may determine a processing time value and/or type from among a plurality of processing time values and/or types and the method may include sending, by the WTRU to a network entity, a first message indicating the determined processing time value and/or type and receiving a second message indicating a confirmation of the determined processing time value and/or type. The method further may include applying, after receiving the confirmation of the determined processing time value type, the determined processing time value and/or type to processing of a target associated with the determined processing time value and/or type.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and systems for flexible aperiodic reference signal (RS) transmissions are provided. For example, a method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for wireless communications comprises receiving configuration information of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets, each SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets is associated with a slot offset and a set of slot offset deltas; receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating an SRS request, the SRS request indicates an SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; determining an SRS configuration from a set of SRS configurations for SRS transmissions; determining a slot for transmitting an SRS based on the determined SRS configuration; and transmitting, in the determined slot, the SRS using resources of the indicated SRS resource set.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for beam failure recovery (BFR) in wireless communications are provided. In an example, a method includes receiving configuration information of a set of reference signals (RSs) for monitoring and a set of candidate RSs for new beam selection, determining whether a number of the set of RSs is larger than a threshold, determining whether at least a subset of RSs of the set of RSs is failed, selecting at least a first RS and a second RS from the set of candidate RSs, based on the number of the set of RSs being larger than the threshold and at least the subset of RSs of the set of RSs being failed, transmitting a first uplink signal using a first uplink resource associated with the selected first RS, and/or transmitting a second uplink signal using a second uplink resource associated with the selected second RS.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive configuration information associated with a first transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state group and a second TCI state group. The WTRU may be configured to report first respective measured downlink received power values and first respective determined power reduction values. The WTRU may be configured to report second respective measured downlink received power values and second respective determined power reduction values. The WTRU may be configured to receive an indication of the first TCI state group via a downlink transmission. The WTRU may be configured to determine a first TCI state from the first TCI state group based on downlink received power information and power reduction information. The WTRU may be configured to send an uplink transmission based on the first determined TCI state.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein regarding enhancements of physical channels in Multi-TRP. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), including, for example, enhanced support for a control resource set (CORESET) combining. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), including, for example, activation/deactivation of repetition combining, resource selection, etc. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), including, for example, spatial relation determination and signaling, configured and dynamic grant enhancements, etc.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc. directed to beam management or, and/or for use in connection with, multiple cells and/or multiple transmission/reception points are provided. Among the methods is a method that may include any of determining first and second reference signals sets (RS sets) associated with first and second sets of beams; receiving information for first and second beam failure recovery (BFR) sets corresponding to the first and second RS sets, wherein the information indicates an RS set associated with candidate beams (CB-RS set) and an uplink resource set for each of the first and second BFR sets; determining beam failures based on the first and second RS sets; selecting the CB-RS set and UL resource set from the first or second BFR set; determining an RS of the selected CB-RS set; and transmitting information indicating the beam failures using uplink resources of the selected uplink resource set.

Abstract: A method, provided by the present disclosure, of transmitting a reference signal by a base station in a wireless communication system using a plurality of antenna ports including mapping wireless resources, for transmitting a reference signal, to a plurality of antenna ports for transmitting the reference signal; and using the wireless resources and transmitting the reference signal to a terminal through the mapped antenna ports. The mapping to the antenna ports is executed on the basis of a combination of a first mapping pattern between the wireless resources and the antenna ports and a second mapping pattern between the wireless resources and the antenna ports.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may comprise receiving zone configuration information pertaining to one or more zones having one or more zone-ids. For each zone-id of the zone-ids, the configuration information may indicate one or more of a BRS, a set of TCI states for receiving a PDSCH transmission, a search space, a CORESET configuration or uplink resources. The method may further comprise determining a zone-id of the one or more zones-ids, based on a measurement of one or more BRSs indicated via the configuration information. An indication of the determined zone-id may be transmitted to a base station using uplink resources associated with the zone-id.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for supporting beam-based cooperative communication for smoothly providing a service in a wireless communication system. The method, performed by a terminal, of supporting beam-based cooperative communication includes: receiving, from a base station, configuration information for measuring quality of a beam; receiving first reference signals regarding desired channels respectively corresponding to a plurality of transmission beams received from the base station, and second reference signals regarding interference channels respectively corresponding to a plurality of transmission beams that interfere with the plurality of transmission beams received from the base station; and measuring quality of a beam regarding the plurality of transmission beams received from the base station, based on the configuration information, the first reference signals, and the second reference signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a method and an apparatus for generating a reference signal (RS) sequence and a data scrambling sequence. A method for a base station transmitting a reference signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: generating a reference signal sequence; and transmitting a reference signal corresponding to the generated reference signal sequence. The reference signal sequence can be generated using an initial sequence that is determined using a slot number in a transmission frame, a symbol number in a slot, and a scrambling identifier (ID).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. To this end, a base station using a large-scale antenna transmits, to a terminal, reference signal resource configuration information including multiple pieces of reference signal configuration information and reference signal port information, for transmission of a reference signal, and transmits the reference signal to the terminal using some or all of channel measurement resources indicated by the multiple pieces of reference signal configuration information and the reference signal port information included in the reference signal resource configuration information. In this case, the channel measurement resources may correspond to antenna ports, the number of which is indicated by a combination of the multiple pieces of reference signal configuration information and the reference signal port information.