Abstract: The present disclosure described systems and methods for providing OTT services to a UE. An exemplary OTT-providing host computer includes a transceiver, a processor, and memory collective configured to provide the OTT service by initiating transmission of user data to the UE. To transmit the user data from the host computer to the wireless device, a network node sends a first control message for assigning a PDSCH, the first control message comprising a first MCS indication as described. The network node sends to the wireless device a second control message for assigning a PDSCH, the second control message comprising a second MCS indication as described. The network node transmits the user data thereafter.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a wireless device is operating in communication with two or more serving cells wherein at least one serving cell of the two or more serving cells is configured for release 16 reporting of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capabilities. The wireless device performs a method comprising transmitting a first parameter representing a release 16 PDCCH monitoring capability of the wireless device to a network node and determining a maximum number of PDCCH candidates and a maximum number of non-overlapped control channel elements (CCEs) based on a maximum number of release 16 capable serving cells, which is determined based on the transmitted first parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in a wireless device, for handling spatial relations for Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources belonging to different PUCCH groups or PUCCH resource configuration groups. The method comprises: receiving, from a network node, a command to activate or deactivate a spatial relation for a PUCCH resource, wherein each PUCCH of the different PUCCH groups is uniquely identified in the command; and performing one of activating and deactivating a spatial relation for the PUCCH resource identified in the command. A wireless device for implementing this method is also provided.

Abstract: A method of producing a set of coded bits from a set of information bits for transmission between a first node and a second node in a wireless communications system, the method comprises generating a codeword vector by encoding the set of information bits with a low-density parity-check code, wherein the codeword vector is composed of systematic bits and parity bits. The method comprises performing circular buffer-based rate matching on the generated codeword vector to produce the coded bits for transmission, wherein the circular buffer-based rate matching comprises puncturing a first plurality of systematic bits.

Abstract: A transmitting node determines data for a first service will be transmitted during a time period when data for a second service will be transmitted. The data for the first service requires lower latency than the data for the second service and the data for the first service includes an original set of data for the first service and at least one repetition of the original set of data for the first service. The transmitting node adjusts resources consumed by the data for the first service based on available transmission resources. During the time period the transmitting node then transmits the data for the first service using the adjusted resources while data for the second service is transmitted during the time period.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining and using a Transport Block Size (TBS) when two or more Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) base graphs can be used for LPDC coding. In some embodiments, a method comprises determining an approximate TBS for a transport block communicated between a network node and a wireless device via a physical channel transmission, determining a TBS for the transport block based on a smallest entry in a table that is larger than or equal to the approximate TBS, and transmitting or receiving the transport block according to the determined TBS.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for decoding physical shared channels (PSCHs) comprises, for a plurality of PSCHs in a transmission time interval, determining a first PSCH of the plurality of PSCHs at least partially overlaps in time with a second PSCH of the plurality of PSCHs. Based on comparison of a common characteristic of the first PSCH and the second PSCH, the method comprises selecting one of the first PSCH and the second PSCH to decode and decoding the selected PSCH.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that allow information carrying bits of a transmission block to be placed at higher-reliability positions prior to transmission. An exemplary method includes generating a set of payload bits to be encoded for transmission, wherein the set of payload bits includes at least one known bit, interleaving the set of payload bits to generate an interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position in the interleaved set, providing the interleaved set to a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) encoder to generate CRC-interleaved set of payload bits, wherein the CRC-interleaved set includes the at least one known bit in a predetermined position within the CRC-interleaved set, and encoding the CRC-interleaved set for transmission to a wireless device. Associated network nodes and wireless devices are included.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless terminal may include transmitting a random access preamble of a random access procedure from the wireless terminal to a node of a radio access network. After transmitting the random access preamble, a random access response of the random access procedure may be received from the node of the radio access network, with the random access response including an Uplink grant for a Message 3 uplink communication of the random access procedure. The UL grant may include a time domain configuration associated with the Message 3 uplink communication. The time domain configuration may include a repetition factor that defines a number of repetitions across subframes for the Message 3 uplink communication, and/or Transmission Time Interval information for the Message 3 uplink communication. Related wireless terminals and base stations are also discussed.

Abstract: Methods, a terminal device and a base station for random access procedure are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the terminal device determines a frequency hopping configuration for transmission of one or more physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) in a request message for random access. The terminal device transmits the one or more PUSCHs in the request message based on the frequency hopping configuration. The request message at least comprises a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble and the one or more PUSCHs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for encoding code blocks for transmission in a wireless communication system. An example encoding method in a wireless communication system includes determining, for one or more code blocks of a transport block, that at least one of a plurality of criteria is met, wherein the plurality of criteria includes that a coding rate (R) is less than or equal to ¼ or that a transport block size (TBS) is less than or equal to 3824 bits and the R is less than or equal to ?. The one or more code blocks are encoded using low-density parity-check (LDPC) base graph 2, wherein a maximum code block size is 3840 bits. The one or more encoded code blocks are transmitted over the wireless network.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for priority indication. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive a priority indicator associated with a downlink control information, DCI, message, the DCI message being associated with one of an uplink-configured grant, UL-CG, configuration and a downlink-semipersistent assignment, DL-SPS, configuration; and determine a use of the priority indicator associated with the DCI message. In another embodiment, a network node is configured to determine a use of a priority indicator associated with a downlink control information, DCI, message; and send the priority indicator associated with the DCI message according to the determined use, the DCI message being associated with one of an uplink-configured grant, UL-CG, configuration and a downlink-semipersistent assignment, DL-SPS, configuration.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving (700) a first grant that allocates first radio resources for use by the wireless device and a second grant that allocates second radio resources for use by the wireless device, where the first radio resources partially overlap in time with the second radio resources. The method further comprises splitting (710) the first grant into a first non-overlapping grant and a first overlapping grant, where the first non-overlapping grant allocates a portion of the first radio resources which do not overlap in time with the second radio resources and the first overlapping grant allocates another portion of the first radio resources which overlap in time with the second radio resources.

Abstract: A method and network node for configuring a WD, to perform uplink transmissions using an uplink configured grant, UL-CG, or a dynamic grant is provided. The network node signals by radio resource control, RRC, signaling to the WD, a time domain resource assignment, TDRA, table for the uplink transmissions. The network node signals further signals to the WD, an indication of a particular repetition factor to be used by the WD to determine when to perform the uplink transmissions.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method use in a wireless transmitter of a wireless communication network comprises encoding information bits using a parity check matrix (PCM) and transmitting the encoded information bits to a wireless receiver. The parity check matrix (PCM) is optimized according to two or more approximate cycle extrinsic message degree (ACE) constraints. In some embodiments, a that portion of the PCM is optimized according to a first ACE constraint and a second portion of PCM is optimized according to a second ACE constraint.

Abstract: A method by a wireless device includes determining a value of a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) request field size. The wireless device receives downlink control information (DCI) from a network node. The DCI is received according to a format. The wireless device selects a SRS resource set based on the format of the DCI and the value of the SRS request field size.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting a number of cyclic redundancy check bits in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus operating in a communication system is configured to receive scheduling information from the communication system, and determine an information block length (K) and/or code rate (R) for a code block including a sequence of data bits from the scheduling information. The apparatus is further configured to determine a number of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits as a function of the information block length (K) and/or code rate (R) for the code block.

Abstract: The present disclosure described systems and methods for providing OTT services to a UE. An exemplary OTT-providing host computer includes a transceiver, a processor, and memory collective configured to provide the OTT service by initiating transmission of user data to the UE. To transmit the user data from the host computer to the wireless device, a network node sends a first control message for assigning a PDSCH, the first control message comprising a first MCS indication as described. The network node sends to the wireless device a second control message for assigning a PDSCH, the second control message comprising a second MCS indication as described. The network node transmits the user data thereafter.

Abstract: A method in a network node includes communicating, over a narrowband Internet of Things downlink, a first message to a first wireless device during repetition periods of at least a first time frame and a second time frame of a plurality of time frames of a transmission time of a narrowband physical downlink control channel (NB-PDCCH) or a narrowband physical downlink shared channel (NB-PDSCH). Each time frame of the plurality of time frames includes a repetition period and a gap. The method also includes communicating a second message to a second wireless device during a gap of the first time frame.

Abstract: Methods and systems described herein are directed to encoding information bits for transmission. The methods can include receiving a set of information bits (900) and determining a set of parity check bits (910). The set of information bits is concatenated with the set of parity check bits (920), and the information bits are polar encoded into a set of information bits and frozen bits (930). The encoded set of information bits is transmitted to a wireless receiver (940). In particular embodiments, each parity check bit in the set of parity check bits is the binary sum of the values of all bits in front of it. Other embodiments include generating a set of parity check bits based on a systematic block code on the least reliable bits of the set of information bits. The methods and systems described herein may be applied to 3GPP 5G mobile communication systems.