Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for uplink transmissions. One apparatus includes a processor that generates a preamble sequence for an uplink transmission. The preamble sequence of the apparatus includes indication information. The apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits the preamble sequence. The transmitter transmits uplink information based on the indication information.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for a RA. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, comprising: transmitting a first type of message in a first uplink bandwidth part (BWP) if at least one second uplink BWP is not configured or configured but deactivated, or transmitting the first type of message in the at least one second uplink BWP if the at least one second uplink BWP is configured and activated; and receiving a first type of response message, wherein the first uplink BWP is configured in system information block 1 (SIB1). Related apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a user equipment, a base station, and a method for frequency hopping. The base station transmits a first configuration of a first BWP and at least one parameter associated with at least one second BWP to the user equipment. The user equipment determines determining the at least one second BWP for frequency hopping according to the first configuration and the at least one parameter.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for downlink power allocation for NBIoT are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a first reference signal (NRS), a first data and a second data, wherein the first reference signal is associated with a first transmission power (E_NRS); the first data is in a symbol without the first reference signal, and the first data is associated with a second transmission power (E_A); and the second data is in a symbol in which the first reference signal is received; and the second data is associated with a third transmission power (E_B).

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for a RA. One embodiment of the subject application provides a method performed by a user equipment, comprising receiving configurations from a base station, and associating at least one first preamble for a first type of user equipments (UEs) with at least one first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource unit (PRU) configured for the first type of UEs or at least one unused second PRU configured for a second type of UEs according to at least one of a mapping indication, a mapping ratio, an ordering of the at least one first preamble, an ordering of the at least one unused second PRU or an ordering of the at least one first PRU. Related apparatuses are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for determining a timing advance value. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, from a second node at a third node, information related to a timing advance (TA) value for uplink transmissions, wherein the second node is a parent node of the third node; and determining a first TA value for uplink transmissions based on the information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for paging dedicated for devices with reduced capabilities. The method may include: receiving a DCI identified with a P-RNTI in a PO; and obtaining information dedicated for a device with reduced capabilities according to the DCI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for delay indication. The method may include: receiving at least one signaling indicating at least one of a timing advance (TA) and a time domain difference between reception on a downlink (DL) channel and transmission on an uplink (UL) channel; and determining the at least one of the TA and the time domain difference based on the at least one signaling.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for channel state measurement and reporting. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: transmitting, from a first node, a first signaling indicating a resource configuration of a kind of reference signal for a second node and a first identifier associated with the second node; and receiving a second signaling indicating a reporting metric associated with the reference signal and a second identifier associated with the reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for frequency hopping for control channels for devices with reduced capabilities. The method may include: receiving configurations of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs); receiving a configuration of control channel offset for a control channel; determining a corresponding control channel resource in a corresponding BWP for each set of a plurality of sets of repetitions by using at least the configuration of the control channel offset and the configurations of the BWPs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for conditional reestablishment and consecutive reestablishment. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a user equipment (UE), conditional reestablishment configuration information indicating a set of execution conditions for a set of candidate cells, wherein each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells is associated with at least one execution condition; and evaluating the set of execution conditions based on the conditional reestablishment configuration information. The UE may autonomously perform a reestablishment procedure in response to the condition is met. In addition, the UE can perform consecutive reestablishment based on the configuration.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting a control message are disclosed. A method comprising: transmitting a control message including an indicator for indicating at least one of termination of a control channel monitoring, termination of a data transmission and a feedback corresponding to the data transmission, wherein the indicator is determined based on at least one of a system bandwidth, a maximum bandwidth of the data transmission and a bit length of the indicator.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may include: receiving first configuration information indicating that at least two search space sets are associated; and detecting downlink control information (DCI) in the at least two search space sets based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining scheduling delay for eMTC are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal in a first time slot; receiving a data signal in a second time slot; and transmitting a feed-back of the data signal in a third time slot.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for determining quasi co-location (QCL) reference signal (RS). According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving first configuration information indicating association between bandwidth part (BWP) and QCL RS; determining a first QCL RS associated with a first BWP, which is indicated by second configuration information or predefined in specification (s); and determining a second QCL RS associated with the first BWP based on the first QCL RS and the association between BWP and QCL RS.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for determining timing advance value. According an embodiment of the present application, an exemplary method includes: receiving association information between timing advance (TA) value for uplink transmission and downlink reference signal (RS), wherein each TA value is associated with an index of at least one corresponding downlink RS; determining a downlink RS index for associating with a TA value for uplink transmission; and determining the TA value for uplink transmission based on the association information. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application can indicate and determine TA value with reduced signaling overhead.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for power control are disclosed. A method comprises: receiving a first signaling indicating one or multiple power values for a downlink reception from a node, each power value being associated with a spatial domain filter, and determining a power value for the downlink reception from the node.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for eMTC scheduling are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal in a search space; and transmitting an uplink data after a first time duration of receiving the control signal or of receiving a downlink signal scheduled by the control signal, wherein the first time duration is comprised of at least one of a second time duration and a time duration offset (Koffset).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for resource configuration. A method includes receiving a first resource (s) configuration and a second resource (s) configuration; and determining a resource (s) for RRC idle/inactive mode by the second resource (s) configuration; wherein the second resource (s) configuration is determined based on value (s) of parameter (s) in the first resource (s) configuration and/or value (s) of additional parameter (s).

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting or receiving data for NBIoT supporting 16QAM modulation are disclosed. A method comprises receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index and a resource assignment index; and receiving a control signal, wherein the control signal includes a MCS index and a resource assignment index, wherein the transport block size is determined by a combination of a transport block size index and the resource assignment index, and the transport block size index is determined by at least one of the MCS index and the resource assignment index.