Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for delay indication. The method may include: receiving at least one signaling indicating at least one of a timing advance (TA) and a time domain difference between reception on a downlink (DL) channel and transmission on an uplink (UL) channel; and determining the at least one of the TA and the time domain difference based on the at least one signaling.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for paging dedicated for devices with reduced capabilities. The method may include: receiving a DCI identified with a P-RNTI in a PO; and obtaining information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities according to the DCI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for determining a timing advance value. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, from a second node at a third node, information related to a timing advance (TA) value for uplink transmissions, wherein the second node is a parent node of the third node; and determining a first TA value for uplink transmissions based on the information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for channel state measurement and reporting. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: transmitting, from a first node, a first signaling indicating a resource configuration of a kind of reference signal for a second node and a first identifier associated with the second node; and receiving a second signaling indicating a reporting metric associated with the reference signal and a second identifier associated with the reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for frequency hopping for control channels for devices with reduced capabilities. The method may include: receiving configurations of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs); receiving a configuration of control channel offset for a control channel; determining a corresponding control channel resource in a corresponding BWP for each set of a plurality of sets of repetitions by using at least the configuration of the control channel offset and the configurations of the BWPs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: receiving first configuration information indicating that at least two search space sets are associated; and detecting downlink control information (DCI) in the at least two search space sets based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining scheduling delay for eMTC are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal in a first time slot; receiving a data signal in a second time slot; and transmitting a feed-back of the data signal in a third time slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for determining quasi co-location (QCL) reference signal (RS). According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving first configuration information indicating association between bandwidth part (BWP) and QCL RS; determining a first QCL RS associated with a first BWP, which is indicated by second configuration information or predefined in specification (s); and determining a second QCL RS associated with the first BWP based on the first QCL RS and the association between BWP and QCL RS.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for determining timing advance value. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving association information between timing advance (TA) value for uplink transmission and downlink reference signal (RS), wherein each TA value is associated with an index of at least one corresponding downlink RS; determining a downlink RS index for associating with a TA value for uplink transmission; and determining the TA value for uplink transmission based on the association information. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can indicate and determine TA value with reduced signaling overhead.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for eMTC scheduling are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal in a search space; and transmitting an uplink data after a first time duration of receiving the control signal or of receiving a downlink signal scheduled by the control signal, wherein the first time duration is comprised of at least one of a second time duration and a time duration offset (Koffset).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for resource configuration. A method includes receiving a first resource (s) configuration and a second resource (s) configuration; and determining a resource (s) for RRC idle/inactive mode by the second resource (s) configuration; wherein the second resource (s) configuration is determined based on value (s) of parameter (s) in the first resource (s) configuration and/or value (s) of additional parameter (s).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting or receiving data for NBIoT supporting 16QAM modulation are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index and a resource assignment index; and receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index and a resource assignment index, wherein the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index, and the transport block size index is determined by at least one of the MCS index and the resource assignment index.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for monitoring NPDCCH in NBIoT are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a first control signal scheduling a data transmission; and monitoring a second control signal from a start time slot to an end time slot, wherein the start time slot is a gap period behind the last time slot for receiving the first control signal, and the end time slot is a time period ahead of the first time slot for the data transmission.

Abstract: The present application relates to a user equipment, a base station, and a method for PDCCH repetition. The base station transmits a MIB corresponding to a SSB to the user equipment. The MIB includes a configuration of search space zero. The user equipment receives the MIB corresponding to the SSB from the base station. The user equipment determines that the configuration of search space zero indicates a PDCCH repetition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for sequence determination in wireless transmission. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving configuration information indicating at least one offset value associated with a kind of sequence, wherein each offset value corresponds to a second time domain index offset relative to a first time domain index determined based on synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the kind of sequence; determining at least one second time domain index associated with the kind of sequence based on the at least one offset value correspondingly; and determining at least one sequence correspondingly based on the at least one second time domain index. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can allow interference randomization during sequence generation in spite of the unfavorable impact on time domain index.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting or receiving data for NB-IoT supporting 16QAM modulation are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index, a resource assignment index and a repetition number index; and transmitting or receiving a coded data on a set of subcarrier (s) with a transmission repetition number, wherein the coded data is associated with a modulation type and a transport block size, wherein the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index.

Abstract: The present application relates to method and apparatus for slot format indication in Non-terrestrial networks (NTN) system. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is disclosed, wherein the method comprises: receiving information indicating one or more slot formats, wherein each slot format comprises a plurality of symbols each indicated as a downlink symbol, a uplink symbol or a flexible symbol; and performing transmission or reception based on the one or more slot formats.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining HARQ process number are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal; and receiving a downlink data or transmitting an uplink data based on the control signal, the downlink data or the uplink data is associated with a HARQ process number.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for dynamic FDM between a parent link and a hild link in an IAB network. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving indication information from a parent node of an IAB node, wherein the indication information indicates at least one frequency domain resource of an operating band associated with one of a parent link between the IAB node and the parent node and a child link between the IAB node and a child node of the IAB node; and determining a set of frequency domain resources for the child link from the operating band at least based on the indication information.

Abstract: The present application relates to a user equipment, a base station, and a method for determining control resource set. The base station transmits a configuration of a first control resource set to the user equipment. The user equipment receives the configuration of the first control resource set from the base station. The user equipment and the base station determine a second control resource set according to the first control resource set.