Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to configure a wireless device with a wake-up indication, the wake-up indication configured to cause the wireless device to transition out of at least one of a low power mode or connected Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode based on the wake-up indication. The network node is configured to signal the wake-up indication in a search space in a physical downlink control channel.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods for transmitting uplink (UL) data, by a user equipment (UE), using preconfigured uplink resources (PUR) in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include receiving, from a network node in the RAN, a first PUR configuration, and transmitting, based on the first PUR configuration, a first UL data message to the network node Such methods also include receiving, from the network node, a first acknowledgement (PUR ACK) of the first UL data message. The first PUR ACK indicates whether the first UL data message was correctly or incorrectly received by the network node, and includes information related to subsequent UL transmissions using PUR (e.g., a second PUR configuration, a fallback indication, etc.). Some embodiments also include transmitting a second UL data message. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a network node, as well as UEs network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to, and/or comprises a radio interface and/or comprises processing circuitry configured to signal switching information for Bandwidth Part (BWP) switching in a search space that is absent scheduling information for data transmission to the wireless device.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for optimizing transmission repetitions comprises: obtaining an initial number of transmission repetitions for coverage enhanced operation; receiving a wireless transmission comprising one or more repetitions; determining a number of received repetitions required for the wireless device to successfully decode the wireless transmission; determining the number of repetitions required to successfully decode the wireless transmission is different than the initial number of transmission repetitions; determining a desired number of repetitions based on the number of repetitions required to successfully decode the wireless transmission; and transmitting an indication of the desired number of repetitions to a network node.

Abstract: A method, network nodes and wireless devices for scheduling transmissions over preconfigured uplink resources (PUR) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method is performed by a network node for scheduling a plurality of wireless devices with periodic preconfigured uplink shared channel resources. The method includes configuring a wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices with preconfigured uplink resources, PURs, the PURs having a transmission length and a periodicity, the PURs being configured based at least in part on one or more multiplexing criteria for multiplexing the plurality of wireless devices for PUR transmission.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node and a wireless device configured to communicate in a communication system are provided. The communication system having narrowband multi-carrier operation. The network node including processing circuitry configured to receive in an uplink control information field an indication of a downlink channel quality for at least one of a plurality of carriers used by the wireless device in a radio resource control, RRC, connected mode. The wireless device including processing circuitry configured to trigger an indication of a downlink channel quality in an uplink control information field and cause transmission of the indication to a network node.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing Early Data Transmission (EDT) information and Coverage Enhancement (CE) information to a base station and obtaining and using this information at a base station. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for reporting radio conditions during random access comprises transmitting a message or report to a base station, the message or report comprising CE information, EDT information, or both the CE information and the EDT information. In this manner, the base station is provided information that can be used by the base station to optimize performance of the random access procedure. Embodiments of a method performed by a base station and corresponding embodiments of a base station are also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques for performing random access in a wireless communication system are presented. For instance, the present disclosure includes an example method that includes determining a transmission power with which the UE (102) is to transmit a random access preamble while operating within a certain coverage enhancement level. In some examples, the transmission power is determined as a function of a target receive power with which the random access preamble transmission is targeted to be received by a network node (106), and a path loss between the UE (102) and a network node (106). In addition, the method includes transmitting the random access preamble using the determined transmission power while operating within the certain coverage enhancement level.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node, for planning radio resources for transmissions is provided. The network node establishes (301) that a wireless device is fixed, wherein fixed comprises always being served by the same one or more access points. The network node obtains (302) a configuration comprising an identity of the wireless device and associated parameters to be used for transmissions between the network node and the wireless device. The parameters comprise an identity of the one or more access points serving the wireless device. The parameters further comprise any one or more out of: Time and periodicity, for transmissions between the network node and the wireless device. Based on the configuration, the network node plans (303) radio resources available in the network node for upcoming transmissions between the network node and any wireless device.

Abstract: A method of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node is performed by a wireless device. The method includes determining provided coverage enhancement level with respect to the network node, determining an activity level of the wireless device, determining a required wake-up signal reception effort, in which the wake-up signal reception effort includes an amount of the redundancy of the wake-up signal being exploited at reception, based at least the coverage enhancement level and the activity level, and receiving a wake-up signal based on the determined reception effort. A wireless device including a wake-up receiver capable of receiving a wake-up signal from a network node and a computer program for implementing the method in the wireless device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A user equipment may receive a configuration that configures the user equipment with a resource that is to repeat in time according to an interval. The user equipment may further receive control signalling indicating a parameter N. This parameter N indicates a number of repetitions of the resource that are to occur before the configuration is to be deactivated. The user equipment may also transmit or receive data on one or more repetitions of the resource according to the configuration. The user equipment may then deactivate the configuration upon occurrence of the number of repetitions of the resource indicated by the parameter N.

Abstract: A wireless device (12) is configured for use in a wireless communication system (10). The wireless device (12) is configured to receive signaling (16) from a network node (14). The signaling (16) in some embodiments indicates that a reference signal (20) is configured to be transmitted before and/or during every L occurrence of a physical downlink control channel search space (18), wherein L?2. In other embodiments, the signaling (16) indicates that a reference signal (20) is configured to be transmitted before and/or during every K discontinuous reception, DRX, cycle (22), wherein K?2.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node comprises broadcasting system information to wireless devices. The system information indicates a set of configured random access carriers. The method further comprises selecting, from the set of configured random access carriers, a random access carrier to be used by a wireless device when performing random access transmissions, and indicating the selected random access carrier to the wireless device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for maintaining validity of a timing advance value in a wireless device operable in a wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, validity of a previously configured a TA value in a wireless device is determined by comparing the previously configured TA value to a threshold. The threshold may be based on an amount of time required for a radio signal to traverse a distance corresponding to the intended radius of a cell serving the wireless device. Alternatively, the TA validity may be determined based on a history of TA updates. Optionally, a previously configured TA value may be gradually ramped up or down until the wireless device receives an acknowledgment of successful receipt of an UL data transmission by the base station.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) is provided. The network node is configured to, and/or includes a radio interface and/or includes processing circuitry configured to transmit a downlink control information (DCI) to the wireless device where the DCI is configured to schedule a plurality of transport blocks (TBs) where the DCI including at least one parameter that is configured to be applied to the plurality of TBs, and perform communications based on the transmitted DCI.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to provide downlink (DL) channel-quality reports during a random-access (RA) procedure in a cell provided by a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such embodiments include receiving, from the network node, a first indicator indicating that the UE may have to report DL channel quality in a particular message of the RA procedure; and initiating the RA procedure. The UE may be configured to operate in a coverage-enhancement (CE) mode. Such embodiments can also include initiating DL channel quality measurements based on the first indicator, wherein the DL channel quality measurements can be initiated before receiving a RA response from the network node. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform the respective methods.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network node operating in a wireless communications network is described herein. The first network node initiates sending a first indication to a first wireless device operating in the wireless communications network using NB-IoT. The first indication indicates that a first carrier, the first carrier being a standalone Narrow Band-Internet of Things, NB-IoT, carrier operating within a New Radio, NR, carrier, is: a) deployed in one of: a guardband mode and an inband mode, and b) shifted away by a frequency offset from a frequency channel raster grid used by the first wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to provide downlink (DL) channel-quality reports during a random-access (RA) procedure in a cell provided by a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such embodiments include receiving, from the network node, a first indicator indicating that the UE may have to report DL channel quality in a particular message of the RA procedure; and initiating the RA procedure. The UE may be configured to operate in a coverage-enhancement (CE) mode. Such embodiments can also include initiating DL channel quality measurements based on the first indicator, wherein the DL channel quality measurements can be initiated before receiving a RA response from the network node. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform the respective methods.

Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless device for early data transmission. The method comprises receiving a broadcast from a network node. The broadcast indicates a maximum transport block size for early data transmission and a number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises selecting a transport block size for early data transmission. The transport block size is selected based on a table entry that corresponds to the maximum transport block size and the number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises transmitting uplink data in one or more transport blocks. Each transport block has the selected transport block size.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for associating carriers in a wireless communication network. One embodiments provides a method in a wireless terminal device. The wireless terminal device is configurable with a plurality of carriers for communication with one or more network nodes of a wireless network. The plurality of carriers comprise a first carrier operated by a first network node of the wireless network located at a first cell site. The method comprises: responsive to a determination that a second carrier of the plurality of carriers is operated by the first network node or a second network node of the wireless network that is located at the first cell site: obtaining one or more measured values for one or more radio characteristics for the first carrier; and utilizing the one or more measured values to transmit a wireless radio message over the second carrier.