Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for reporting Channel State Information (CSI) is provided. The method receives, from a Base Station (BS), a CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resource set configuration. The method receives, from the BS, a CSI report configuration including a first resource configuration identifier (ID) corresponding to the CSI-RS resource set configuration, a report content configuration, and multiple port indicators, each of the port indicators corresponding to a CSI measurement result based on a subset of antenna ports. The method receives, from the BS, Downlink Control Information (DCI) for triggering an aperiodic CSI report associated with the CSI report configuration. In response to receiving the DCI, the method transmits, to the BS, a CSI report associated with the CSI report configuration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for handling measurement operations in a wireless communication system are provided. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) includes receiving a first measurement configuration from a first serving cell; performing, in a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) state which is an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, a first measurement operation based on the first measurement configuration; generating a first measurement result; receiving a first measurement report request from a second serving cell; retaining the first measurement result after the UE transitions from the first RRC state to a second RRC state which is an RRC connected state; and transmitting the first measurement result to the second serving cell, wherein the first serving cell and the first RRC state are associated with a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and the second serving cell and the second RRC state are associated with a second RAT.

Abstract: A UE and a method for handling UE onboarding are provided. The method includes receiving a first indication, a second indication, and a third indication from a cell via a SIB1, the cell operated by one or more SNPNs; reporting, by an AS layer of the UE, the first indication, the second indication, and the third indication to a NAS layer of the UE; receiving, by the AS layer of the UE, an indication for UE onboarding from the NAS layer of the UE; and transmitting a first RRC message to the cell, the first RRC message including an onboarding request associated with the indication for UE onboarding.

Abstract: Methods and devices for Network Energy Saving (NES) are provided. The method is performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a first configuration of a cell-discontinuous transmission (cell-DTX) mechanism; receiving, from the BS, a second configuration of a cell-discontinuous reception (cell-DRX) mechanism; monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the BS based on the first configuration; and performing an uplink transmission to the BS based on the second configuration.

Abstract: A method, UE, and BS in an NTN is provided. The method includes receiving, from the BS, a first parameter, a second parameter, and a Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) configuration, the first parameter indicating whether HARQ feedback is enabled for a first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) after an activation of the SPS configuration, and the second parameter indicating a HARQ reporting mode; receiving, from the BS, Downlink Control Information (DCI), the DCI triggering the activation of the SPS configuration; receiving, from the BS, the first PDSCH; determining to apply the first parameter, if both the first parameter and the second parameter are simultaneously configured, and the first parameter indicates that the HARQ feedback is enabled for the first PDSCH after the activation of the SPS configuration; and transmitting, to the BS, HARQ-ACK information for the first PDSCH, wherein the first PDSCH is associated with a Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS).

Abstract: A method for a system information (SI) request procedure performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes: receiving a system information block type 1 (SIB1) from a cell; transmitting, to the cell, a first message including a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) that includes a radio resource control (RRC) SI request message; receiving, from the cell, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including a UE contention resolution identity; and indicating, by a MAC entity of the UE, reception of an acknowledgment for the RRC SI request message to an RRC entity of the UE after determining that the UE contention resolution identity matches multiple consecutive bits, starting from the most significant bit (MSB), of the CCCH SDU. The SIB1 does not include information related to a Random Access (RA) resource specific to SI requested by the RRC SI request message.

Abstract: A UE and a method for handling SDT are provided. The method includes receiving, from a serving cell, an SDT configuration associated with both an SUL carrier and an NUL carrier; selecting one of the SUL carrier and the NUL carrier as a first operating UL carrier when the UE is triggered to start an SDT procedure and while the UE is in an RRC inactive state; selecting at least one CG resource or at least one RA resource associated with the first operating UL carrier for the SDT procedure as at least one operating UL resource; performing the SDT procedure with the serving cell on the first operating UL carrier by using the at least one UL operating resource associated with the first operating UL carrier; disabling a switching from the first operating UL carrier to the other one of the SUL carrier and the NUL carrier during the SDT procedure.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless communication device includes determining whether to transmit a first Sidelink Synchronization Signal (SLSS) according to a priority parameter when an occasion of the first SLSS collides with a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) that carries Sidelink Feedback Control Information (SFCI). The priority parameter is associated with a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) that corresponds to the PSFCH.

Abstract: An integrated circuit simulation method is performed by a processor and includes: obtaining a register transfer level (RTL) waveform set obtained by performing an RTL simulation based on a circuit, where the circuit is generated in an RTL design stage and includes a register having an internal net and a data output port, and the RTL waveform set includes a first waveform corresponding to the data output port of the register; obtaining a netlist and delay information obtained by performing a logic synthesis based on the circuit, where the netlist includes a first node and a second node, the first node corresponds to the internal net of the register, and the second node corresponds to the data output port of the register; applying the first waveform to the first node; and triggering the register according to the delay information to obtain a second waveform at the second node.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE for multi-connectivity are provided. The method includes receiving, from a Master Cell Group (MCG), a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message comprising at least one Secondary Cell Group (SCG) Data Radio Bearer (DRB) configuration; starting a first timer upon receiving the first RRC message; and stopping the first timer when one of a plurality of conditions is satisfied, wherein the plurality of conditions include: transmitting an RRC reestablishment request message to the MCG; transmitting an SCG Failure Information message to the MCG before the first timer expires; and successfully adding an SCG based on the at least one SCG DRB configuration.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is provided. The method includes performing a first Medium Access Control (MAC) procedure on a first radio access interface for a first Sidelink (SL) connection between the UE and a target UE of a first destination on a second radio access interface; and releasing or canceling the first MAC procedure in a case that the UE is indicated to perform an MAC reset operation associated with the first SL connection based on at least one triggering event associated with the target UE and the second radio access interface.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for paging monitoring are provided. The method is performed by a user equipment and includes receiving a first paging configuration associated with a first radio access network, receiving a second paging configuration associated with a second radio access network from the first radio access network, monitoring at least one first paging occasion for the first radio access network based on the first paging configuration received from the first radio access network, and monitoring at least one second paging occasion for the second radio access network based on the second paging configuration received from the first radio access network, when the UE switches from a first cell of the first radio access network to camp on a second cell of the second radio access network.

Abstract: A method for handling a Random Access (RA) procedure in a Bandwidth Part (BWP) switching operation is provided. The method includes: receiving a configuration of a first BWP through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling from a Base Station (BS); initiating an RA procedure on the first BWP; receiving, during the RA procedure on the first BWP, Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating a BWP switching from the first BWP to a second BWP; determining whether to switch to the second BWP in response to receiving the DCI; and in a case that the UE determines to switch to the second BWP: stopping the RA procedure that is ongoing on the first BWP; determining, after stopping the RA procedure, whether the second BWP is configured with an RA resource; and initiating, after determining that the second BWP is not configured with the RA resource, a new RA procedure on an initial BWP.

Abstract: A method performed by a UE connected to a first cell associated with a first satellite is provided. The method receives a measurement configuration includes a first SMTC and a second SMTC. The first and second SMTCs have at least a first parameter that is common to both first and second SMTCs and a second parameter that is different in each SMTC. The method receives a signal to perform a measurement procedure for a second cell associated with a second satellite. The method performs the measurement procedure based on the received measurement configuration, where the first parameter includes a duration of time that indicates an SMTC window within which at least one of an SSB or a CSI-RS is detectable by the UE to perform the measurement procedure, and the second parameter includes an offset value.

Abstract: A method for requesting a target system information block (SIB) associated with a target service is provided. The method initiates a dedicated SIB request procedure to send, to a serving cell, a request for the target SIB. The method initiates the dedicated SIB request procedure while the UE has stored at least one SIB segment of a plurality of SIB segments associated with the target SIB, and before the target SIB is successfully assembled based on the plurality of SIB segments. The method transmits, to the serving cell, the request for the target SIB to the serving cell and upon the transmission of the request starts a timer, where a second dedicated SIB request procedure is not allowed to be initiated while the timer is running.

Abstract: A method for monitoring paging is provided. The method is performed by a user equipment (UE) and includes actions of receiving a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) addressed to a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), and stopping monitoring a second PDCCH addressed to a second RNTI if the first PDCCH includes a paging stop indicator, where the second RNTI is the same as the first RNTI.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for maintaining multi-SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) configuration and user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving, by the UE, a first multi-SIM support information from a first cell, wherein the first multi-SIM support information is generated and transmitted from a second cell to the first cell via an inter-node signaling from the second cell to the first cell, and the first cell and the second cell belong to a first network; transmitting, by the UE, a multi-SIM assistance information message to the second cell, wherein the multi-SIM assistance information message is determined based on the first multi-SIM support information.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless communication device includes determining whether to transmit a first Sidelink Synchronization Signal (SLSS) according to a priority parameter when an occasion of the first SLSS collides with a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) that carries Sidelink Feedback Control Information (SFCI). The priority parameter is associated with a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) that corresponds to the PSFCH.

Abstract: A method for mobility enhancement in wireless communication systems is provided. The method is performed by a User Equipment (UE) configured with a first Small Data Transmission (SDT) configuration by a first cell. The method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message including a suspend configuration from the first cell; transitioning to an RRC INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message; receiving, in the RRC INACTIVE state, a System Information Block Type 1 (SIB1) including a second SDT configuration from a second cell; camping on the second cell in response to receiving the SIB1 from the second cell; and while the UE is camping on the second cell, refraining from using the first SDT configuration to initiate an SDT procedure associated with the second cell in a case that the UE does not support performing the SDT procedure associated with the second cell.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE are provided. The method includes transitioning from a radio resource control (RRC) inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state to an RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state upon determining that the UE has failed to find a suitable cell and camped on an acceptable cell; and discarding a radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) configuration that comprises at least one of a list of tracking area identities (IDs) or a list of RAN area IDs in response to the transitioning from the RRC_INACTIVE state to the RRC_IDLE state. The acceptable cell fulfills a minimum set of requirements to initiate an emergency call and to receive one or more Earthquake & Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) and Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) notifications. The suitable cell provides normal services. The acceptable cell provides limited services.