Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for paging. The method which may be performed by a first user equipment comprises generating first frequency information. The first frequency information may indicate one or more frequencies of the first UE. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises transmitting the first frequency information to a second user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a wireless device configured to communicate via an uplink (UL) to a network and via a sidelink (SL) to one or more other wireless devices. Such methods include, based on availability of data to be sent via the SL, triggering a SL Scheduling Request (SR) to obtain a first UL grant to facilitate transmission of a Sidelink (SL) Buffer Status Report (BSR) indicating the data available to be sent via the SL. Such methods include, prior to transmitting the SL SR to obtain the first UL grant, transmitting an UL SR to obtain a second UL grant to facilitate transmission of an UL BSR indicating data available to be sent via the UL. Such methods include selectively transmitting the SL BSR using the second UL grant and cancelling the SL SR transmission in response to transmitting the SL BSR using the second UL grant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a piezoelectric resonator, including a bottom electrode, a piezoelectric layer formed on a side of the bottom electrode, a top electrode formed on a side of the piezoelectric layer away from the bottom electrode, an acoustic wave reflection structure formed on a side of bottom electrode away from piezoelectric layer, an insertion layer, and a mass load. The top electrode, piezoelectric layer, bottom electrode, and acoustic wave reflection structure form a resonant region. The insertion layer is formed on a side of top electrode away from piezoelectric layer and/or on the side of bottom electrode away from piezoelectric layer, and at least partially covers the resonant region. The mass load is formed on a side of the insertion layer away from piezoelectric layer, and is at least partially formed in the resonant region. The piezoelectric resonator has high performance, lower process difficulty, higher manufacturability and yield.

Abstract: Methods (100, 200), a UE (300, 400), a network node (500, 600), and computer readable storage media for SL transmission with a dedicated resource pool are disclosed. The method (100) at the UE includes: in a case where the UE has a first type of SL message available for transmission, obtaining an SL grant, wherein the SL grant indicates resources belonging to a dedicated resource pool that is dedicated for transmission of the first type of SL message; and performing (S103) actions related to the transmission of the first type of SL message on at least a part of the resources indicated in the SL grant, by taking into consideration priorities of SLCHs used to carry the first type of SL message.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatuses are provided. One example method includes obtaining, by a first communication apparatus, a first time-frequency resource and one or more first beam, where the one or more first beam is used for sensing. The first communication apparatus sends the one or more first beam on the first time-frequency resource. The first communication apparatus determines a target beam based on a reflected beam of the one or more first beam, where the target beam corresponds to the first beam on which the reflected beam is received, the first beam included in the one or more first beam. The first communication apparatus determines a second time-frequency resource based on the target beam.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in a second terminal device, the second terminal device serving as a relay for a first terminal device towards a first network node or being a candidate to serve as a relay for the first terminal device towards the first network node or a second network node, the method comprising: transmitting a measurement report to the first network node or the second network node; receiving, from the first network node or the second network node, a handover command; and transmitting a first indication to the first terminal device, the first indication indicating that the second terminal device is performing a handover procedure.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for handling report of channel state information for sidelink. A method performed by a base station comprises receiving, from a first terminal device, at least one report indicating channel state information of at least one sidelink connection associated with the first terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for discontinuous reception. A method performed by a first terminal device includes determining a time period during which at least one second terminal device is estimated in an active state as a deterministic active time period. The method further includes transmitting data to the at least one second terminal device during the deterministic active time period.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first node, a second node, and a third node, and one of these nodes acts as a coordinating node. The coordinating node obtains first information that includes information regarding a candidate beam for the first node and information regarding a candidate beam for the second node. The coordinating node determines beam information of the first node and beam information of the second node based on the first information, where the beam information of the first node indicates a transmit beam for the first node, and the beam information of the second node indicates a receive beam for the second node.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a communication system with group service. The method includes: creating an access stratum group including at least one terminal device. The at least one terminal device is included in a same application group for supporting an application relating to the at least one terminal device. It is an advantage that the terminal devices engaged in the same application group could be handled more consistently in an access stratum layer in the communication system. The group service quality may be further improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for communication technology selection. A method implemented at a first terminal device may comprise obtaining information about one or more candidate communication technologies for at least one service. The method may further comprise determining availability of the one or more candidate communication technologies of the first terminal device. The method may further comprise selecting at least one communication technology from the one or more candidate communication technologies for communication between the first terminal device and at least one second terminal device based on the availability of the one or more candidate communication technologies.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to User Equipments (UEs) and methods at the UEs for Transmitter (TX) profile based sidelink (SL) communication. A method at a UE for SL communication comprises: determining whether SL Discontinuous Reception (DRX) is to be applied for the SL communication or not at least based on multiple associated TX profiles, at least one of the multiple associated TX profiles being mapped to a feature or a feature group; and performing the SL communication with or without the SL DRX applied at least based on the determination of whether the SL DRX is to be used for the SL communication or not.

Abstract: The present invention provides a FBAR, which includes a substrate, an acoustic reflector, a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode, and an etch-stop layer. The acoustic reflector is arranged on the substrate, the first electrode is arranged on a side of the substrate and covers the acoustic reflector, and at least a part of the piezoelectric layer is arranged on a side of the first electrode away from the substrate. The second electrode is arranged on a side of the piezoelectric layer away from the first electrode, and the etch-stop layer is arranged on a side of the second electrode away from the piezoelectric layer. The FBAR further includes at least two stacked components. At least an edge of each of the at least two stacked components is misaligned. The quality factor of the FBAR in the present invention is relatively high.

Abstract: A piezoelectric film bulk acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a bottom electrode located on one side of the substrate, a piezoelectric layer covering one side of the bottom electrode away from the substrate, a top electrode located on one side of the piezoelectric layer away from the bottom electrode, an etching insertion layer located on one side of the top electrode away from the piezoelectric layer, and a protruding frame located on one side of the etching insertion layer away from the top electrode. At least one of the etching insertion layer and the protruding frame is provided with an extending portion. By setting the extending portion, a first extreme point, a second extreme point and a third extreme point of the quality factor of the piezoelectric film bulk acoustic resonator are obviously larger than those of the related art.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for SL DRX. A method performed by a terminal device comprises receiving system information block (SIB). The method further comprises determining whether an access network node is incapable of sidelink, SL, discontinuous reception (DRX). The method further comprises, when sidelink, SL, discontinuous reception, DRX, configuration used for groupcast/broadcast and/or configuration of a SL frequency is absent in the SIB, using preconfigured SL DRX configuration for groupcast/broadcast communication of the terminal device. The method further comprises, when a serving access network node of the terminal device is SL DRX incapable, informing a peer terminal device that the terminal device cannot adopt SL DRX for its transmission and/or forbidding transmitting groupcast/broadcast service when SL DRX is required to be configured.

Abstract: Methods, UEs, a network node, and computer readable storage media for path switching handling with multiple different types of candidate paths are disclosed. The method at a first UE includes: obtaining a type of a second UE; and transmitting, to a network node, measurement report(s) of at least one second UE, wherein a measurement report of each of the at least one second UE includes an indication of a type of the second UE.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a wireless device configured to communicate via an uplink (UL) to a network and via a sidelink (SL) to one or more other wireless devices. Such methods include, based on availability of data to be sent via the SL, triggering a SL Scheduling Request (SR) to obtain a first UL grant to facilitate transmission of a Sidelink (SL) Buffer Status Report (BSR) indicating the data available to be sent via the SL. Such methods include, prior to transmitting the SL SR to obtain the first UL grant, transmitting an UL SR to obtain a second UL grant to facilitate transmission of an UL BSR indicating data available to be sent via the UL. Such methods include selectively transmitting the SL BSR using the second UL grant and cancelling the SL SR transmission in response to transmitting the SL BSR using the second UL grant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for increasing the bulk density of a nicotinamide mononucleotide crystal and a crystal thereof. The method includes: dissolving nicotinamide mononucleotide in water to obtain an aqueous solution of nicotinamide mononucleotide; performing vacuum concentration or freeze drying on the aqueous solution of nicotinamide mononucleotide to obtain a semi-solid with a water content equal to or less than 15%; adding a solventing-out agent dropwise to the semi-solid under stirring, and meanwhile, performing cooling at a rate of 1-15° C./h to a crystallization end temperature of 5-18° C.; and after a crystal is completely precipitated, performing filtration and drying on the crystal to obtain a nicotinamide mononucleotide crystal with increased bulk density. An NMN crystal of a bulk structure can be prepared by the method, and compared with existing NMN crystals, the bulk density of the NMN crystal is doubled.

Abstract: A method for managing network traffic in a network is provided. The method is performed by a remote user equipment (UE). The method includes receiving a first message from a first network node via a relay UE. The first message includes identity information for use in identifying the remote UE to the first network node when the first network node is serving the remote UE. The relay UE is capable of relaying network traffic between the first network node and the remote UE when the first network node is serving the remote UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communications method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to reduce power consumption of a terminal. The method includes: receiving information about one or more cell groups, where one cell group includes one first cell and at least one second cell; and for the cell group, determining carrier bandwidth part BWP switching or a deactivated state of the at least one second cell in the cell group based on BWP switching or a deactivated state of the first cell in the cell group. The method provided in the embodiments of this application may be applied to a carrier aggregation scenario.