Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for Control State Information (CSI) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device is provided. According to the method, in response to receiving DCI from a network device, a configuration for transmitting CSI to the network device is determined at least based on the DCI. The DCI indicates a CSI-RS for determining the CSI and timing information associated with the CSI. The CSI is determined by measuring the CSI-RS in response to receiving the CSI-RS from the network device. The CSI is transmitted to the network device based on the configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for performing communication. The method comprises: determining a target transmission pattern from a set of candidate transmission patterns, wherein the target transmission pattern is indicated by a signal including one or more of: a reference signal, a signal for performing CRC, and a feedback signal; and performing communication between a network device and a terminal device by using the target transmission pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer readable mediun for communication. A method comprises in response to a physical resource block (PRB) being configured for communicating at least one Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) between a first device and a second device, determining, at the first device and from a plurality of resource elements (REs) comprised by the PRB, a first RE and a second RE for mapping at least one PTRS port; mapping the at least one PTRS port to at least one of the first and second REs; and communicating the at least one PTRS between the first device and the second device by using the at least one PTRS port. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide details on how to use two REs within one PRB for PTRS communication to improve phase noise estimation performance, especially in case of scheme 2a/2b.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable mediums for reducing channel state information (CSI) feedback overhead. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device includes receiving a codebook configuration and a reference signal from a network device the codebook configuration indicating at least one codebook subset restriction (CBSR); determining, based on reference signal at least one precoding matrix indicator (PMI) associated with a plurality of beams of a set of beams between the terminal device and the network device selected at least partially based on the at least one CBSR; and transmitting the at least one PMI to the network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for indication of a repetition number for a physical shared channel. A method comprises receiving, from a network device, DCI for scheduling communications over a physical shared channel; in response to receiving an indication of whether repetitions of the physical shared channel are enabled or disabled, selecting a DMRS table from a plurality of predefined DMRS tables; in response to the repetitions of the physical shared channel being disabled, determining, based on the DCI and the DMRS table, a first configuration for DMRS communication over the physical shared channel; and in response to the repetitions of the physical shared channel being enabled, determining, based on the DCI and the DMRS table, the number of the repetitions and a second configuration for DMRS communication over the repetitions of the physical shared channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer readable medium for communication based on a multi-TRP codebook. According to a method for communication, a terminal device measures downlink channel conditions related to a plurality of network devices in communication with the terminal device. The terminal device selects a precoding matrix from a codebook based on the downlink channel conditions, elements in a column of the codebook represent respective beam sets for the plurality of network devices, and the precoding matrix indicates respective beams for the plurality of network devices. The terminal device transmits an index of the precoding matrix to at least one of the plurality of network devices. The embodiments of the present disclosure enable multi-TRP PMI feedback based on the proposed multi-TRP codebook.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for data transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device is provided. According to the method, a target RS port group is determined from a plurality of RS ports for transmitting a RS. The RS ports are associated with at least one network device. Then, a configuration of the target RS port group is transmitted to the terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for configuring transmission pattern in a wireless system. The method comprises indicating a number of antenna ports to be used for the transmission pattern; and configuring transmission resource for the number of antenna ports by indicating K resource configurations, with each resource configuration indicating resource for one of K subsets of antenna ports which form a set of the number of antenna ports. A method for signal detection according to the transmission pattern is also provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide corresponding apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for communication. A method of communication comprises receiving, at a first device, control information from a second device; determining a transmission control indication (TCI) codepoint from the control information, the TCI codepoint indicating at least a first TCI state and a second TCI state to be used for communicating data with the second device over a physical shared channel; in response to a number of repetitions of the data being configured to be scheduled by the control information, determining a first configuration for communicating the repetitions of the data with the second device, the first configuration assigning the first and second TCI states to the repetitions of the data; and communicating, at least based on the first configuration, the repetitions of the data with the second device over the physical shared channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) configuration. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device is provided. According to the method, a first configuration for transmitting a PTRS is determined. The first configuration indicates at least one of the following: a first density of the PTRS in time domain, a second density of the PTRS in frequency domain, first resource allocation for the PTRS in time domain, and second resource allocation for the PTRS in frequency domain. Information on the first configuration is transmitted to a terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for transmission and reception of DCI in a single carrier based downlink control channel. A method of communication comprises receiving, at a terminal device, a reference signal for a downlink control channel associated with the terminal device via a first time-frequency resource allocated for transmission of the reference signal; determining, from a set of second time-frequency resources allocated for the downlink control channel, a subset of second time-frequency resources based on the reference signal; and receiving DCI via the subset of second time-frequency resources. The method further comprises determining, at a network device, the first and second time-frequency resources; determining the reference signal based on the second time-frequency resource; and transmitting the reference signal and DCI via the first and second time-frequency resources respectively.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable media for power saving. A method of communication comprises receiving, at a terminal device in a first scheduling mode, first control information from a network device; determining whether the first control information includes an indication to switch from the first scheduling mode to a second scheduling mode; and in response to the first control information including the indication, switching from the first scheduling mode to the second scheduling mode. Embodiments of the present disclosure enable dynamic switching between different scheduling modes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and apparatuses for downlink retransmission for multi-TPR/panel transmission. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a feedback for a downlink transmission is received from a terminal device, wherein in the downlink transmission, a data block is divided into at least a first data part and a second data part, the first data part is mapped to a first set of layers and a second data part is mapped to a second set of layers, and the first data part and the second data part are transmitted with different transmission configuration indication (TCI) states. A downlink retransmission of at least one of the first data part and the second data part is performed, in response to the feedback indicating a transmission failure, with the at least one of the first data part and the second data part being mapped to a different set of layers from one used in the downlink transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, network device, and apparatus for transmitting a preemption indication and a method, terminal device, and apparatus for receiving a preemption indication. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting a preemption indication may comprise transmitting a preemption indication to a terminal device, wherein the preemption indication indicates information on a portion of resources allocated to a first transmission which is preempted by a second transmission, and wherein the preemption indication is associated with information on structure of the current slot. In embodiments of the present disclosure, by means of information on structure of a subframe, the indication monitoring and overhead for the preemption indication can be reduced remarkably, thereby providing a much more efficient preemption indication solution.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for Control State Information (CSI) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device is provided. According to the method, in response to receiving DCI from a network device, a configuration for transmitting CSI to the network device is determined at least based on the DCI. The DCI indicates a CSI-RS for determining the CSI and timing information associated with the CSI. The CSI is determined by measuring the CSI-RS in response to receiving the CSI-RS from the network device. The CSI is transmitted to the network device based on the configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to reference signal transmission and receiving in a wireless communication system A common reference signal sequence is generated based on a frequency range configuration at network side, the common reference signal sequence being shared by at least some of terminal devices respectively allocated with their own reference signal transmission configurations. The common reference signal sequence and sequence configuration information is transmitted to a terminal device, the sequence configuration information indicating a parameter by which a reference signal sequence transmitted for the terminal device can be obtained.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the communication processes in a FDD wireless communication system based on short TTIs. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there provide a method for communication by a base station. The method comprise: transmitting, to a user equipment, downlink control information in a downlink TTI of a mth downlink subframe which supports two or more downlink TTIs; and receiving, from the user equipment, uplink data scheduled by the downlink control information carried in a mth or (m+1)th uplink subframe which supports two or more uplink TTIs. The downlink control information transmitted in at least one of downlink TTIs supported by downlink subframes is arranged to schedule uplink data transmission in at least two of uplink TTIs supported by uplink subframes. In the other aspects of the present disclosure, there also provides methods for communication by a user equipment and corresponding apparatuses.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer readable medium for communication based on a multi-TRP codebook. According to a method for communication, a terminal device measures downlink channel conditions related to a plurality of network devices in communication with the terminal device. The terminal device selects a precoding matrix from a codebook based on the downlink channel conditions, elements in a column of the codebook represent respective beam sets for the plurality of network devices, and the precoding matrix indicates respective beams for the plurality of network devices. The terminal device transmits an index of the precoding matrix to at least one of the plurality of network devices. The embodiments of the present disclosure enable multi-TRP PMI feedback based on the proposed multi-TRP codebook.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and an apparatuses for synchronization signal (SS) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device is provided. According to the method, information on a plurality of SS blocks to be transmitted by the network device is determined based on at least one of a frequency range and a value of subcarrier spacing. The information at least in part indicates timing for transmitting the plurality of SS blocks The plurality of SS blocks are transmitted to at least one terminal device based on the determined information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for data transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a network device is provided. According to the method, a target RS port group is determined from a plurality of RS ports for transmitting a RS. The RS ports are associated with at least one network device. Then, a configuration of the target RS port group is transmitted to the terminal device.