Abstract: Embodiments provide a reference signal receiving and sending method. The solution is used in a plurality of cycles including a first cycle and a second cycle which each includes M first durations, and the first duration includes N paging occasions. The solution includes: determining a first target paging occasion that is in an mth first duration of the first cycle, where a relative location of the first target paging occasion in the first cycle is different from a relative location of a second target paging occasion in the second cycle, and the second target paging occasion is a target paging occasion in an mth first duration of the second cycle; determining, based on the first target paging occasion, a time domain resource that is in the mth first duration of the first cycle; and receiving or sending the reference signal on the time-frequency resource.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information that schedules a paging message, wherein the downlink control information indicates whether a UE group associated with the UE is paged in the paging message. The UE may determine whether to decode the paging message based at least in part on the downlink control information that indicates whether the UE group associated with the UE is paged in the paging message. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of a Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are disclosed herein. The gNB may be configured with a gNB-CU and a gNB-DU. A first paging message for paging of the UE may be received at the gNB-CU from an access management function (AMF) entity. The first paging message may include: a paging identity of the UE; and a paging origin information element (IE) that indicates whether the paging of the UE is originated due to a protocol data unit (PDU) session from non-3GPP access. A second paging message to page the UE may be transmitted from the gNB-DU to the UE. The second paging message may include: the paging identity of the UE; and an access type parameter that indicates whether the paging of the UE is originated due to the PDU session from the non-3GPP access.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sidelink operation. A method that may be performed by a first user equipment (UE) includes generating at least one first message indicating a request for resource allocation for sidelink communication between the first UE and a second UE, transmitting the at least one message indicating the request for the resource allocation, receiving at least one second message allocating one or more first component carriers for the sidelink communication, and communicating with the second UE using the one or more first component carriers.

Abstract: A user apparatus in a mobile communication system includes an allocation means that divides a message that includes control information and data into a plurality of partial messages, and allocates resources included in one or more resource pools to the plurality of partial messages; and a transmission means that transmits the plurality of partial messages using the resources allocated by the allocation means.

Abstract: In one aspect, resource selection may be performed where single frequency full-duplex (SFFD) UEs are present in a V2X system. Signaling and procedures may enable the coexistence of half-duplex (HD) and SFFD-capable UEs. Based on the resource reservation information obtained from other UEs, the SFFD UE may determine which among the reserved time-frequency resources is amenable for performing the SFFD operation. In one aspect, the time-frequency resources chosen for SFFD may partially or fully overlap with the reserved time-frequency resources, based on the self-interference cancellation capability of the SFFD UE, the RSRP, and/or the RSSI on the reserved time-frequency resources. Accordingly, the full-duplex capability of an SFFD-capable UE may be leveraged, and spectral efficiency improved.

Abstract: A network configures (e.g., allocates) reservation channel resources within a reservation channel resource pool, comprising at least one time-slot comprising a set of mini-slots, and transmits information regarding the reservation channel resource pool to at least one wireless communication device of a vehicle ad-hoc network. A wireless communication device interested in transmitting a reservation channel transmission selects, from the reservation channel resource pool, time-frequency resources for a reservation channel transmission. The wireless communication device also selects a number of mini-slots over which to repeatedly transmit the reservation channel transmission. The wireless communication device repeatedly transmits the reservation channel transmission over the selected number of mini-slots, using the selected time-frequency resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 5G (5th generation) or pre-5G communication systems to support the higher data rate after 4G (4th generation) communication systems such as LTE (Long Term Evolution). The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for effectively selecting a transmission carrier in a wireless communication system. The present disclosure relates to an operating method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, which including receiving configuration information from a base station and selecting a transmission carrier and a resource pool on the basis of the configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a resource allocation method and a terminal device. The method comprises: a first terminal device allocates a first resource to a second terminal device, the first resource being used for sending sidelink data to a third terminal device by the second terminal device; the first terminal device determines whether feedback information sent by a target terminal device is received, the target terminal device being the second terminal device and/or the third terminal device, and the feedback information being used for indicating whether the third terminal device successfully receives the sidelink data; and the first terminal device determines, according to whether the feedback information is received, whether to allocate a second resource to the second terminal device, the second resource being used for resending the sidelink data to the third terminal device by the second terminal device.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. The UE receives first information, and transmits a first radio signal using a first antenna port group; the first information is used for indicating a first offset set, and the first offset set includes K1 first-type offset(s); time domain resources occupied by the first radio signal start from a first time, a time interval between the first time and a second time is equal to a target offset; the UE selects the target offset from the K1 first-type offset(s) autonomously. The disclosure establishes a relationship between the first offset set and the first antenna port group, thus improving opportunities of beamforming based grant-free data transmission on unlicensed spectrum and reducing probability of collision, thereby improving spectrum efficiency and overall performances of the system.

Abstract: Provided is s a method for a base station to allocate a time interval resource to transceive a downlink data channel (PDSCH) or an uplink data channel (PUSCH). The method include allocating a time interval resource for each OFDM symbol on the basis of a slot or a mini-slot, transmitting, to a terminal, time interval resource configuration information including OFDM symbol allocation data for OFDM symbols used for data channel transception in the slot or the mini-slot, and transmitting, to the terminal, control information selecting one of the symbol allocation data included in the time interval resource configuration information.

Abstract: A multiple access method includes: obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), first source information; extracting a semantic feature of the first source information to obtain a first semantic feature sequence; performing a joint source-channel coding on the first semantic feature sequence to obtain a first semantic information sequence; mapping the first semantic information sequence into preset time-frequency resources of an uplink multiple access channel; and transmitting the first semantic information sequence through the uplink multiple access channel.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for identifying downlink transmissions. The method can be applied to a base station and can include configuring indication information used for identifying the downlink transmissions, and sending the indication information to a terminal to enable the terminal to identify the downlink transmission according to the indication information.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided in a UE and a base station for wireless communication. The UE receives a first signaling, and operates a first radio signal in K time domain resource(s). The first signaling is used for determining the K time domain resource(s), K is a positive integer; the first radio signal carries a first bit block, a first time-domain-resource size and a target parameter are used for determining the size of the first bit block, at least one of the K time domain resource(s) is used for determining the first time-domain-resource size; the target parameter is a first or a second parameter; whether the target parameter is the first parameter or the second parameter is related to the first time-domain-resource size, or, whether the target parameter is the first parameter or the second parameter is related to the K; the operating action is transmitting or receiving.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for supporting uplink Transmission Time Interval (TTI) bundling in Long Term Evolution (LTE) are provided. Methods, systems, and apparatus for signaling, activation/deactivation, and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) behavior are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods in a communication system including host computer, base station, and UE. The base station can send the UE an indication of an active bandwidth part (BWP) of a size NZBWP,1size frequency-domain resource blocks (RBs), and select frequency-domain RBs, within the active BWP, to be assigned for carrying the user data to the UE. The base station can encode an indication of the selected frequency-domain RB(s) represented by a starting virtual RB, RBstart, and a length of contiguously allocated RBs, LRBs, using a number of bits. The number is a plurality and related to a size NBWP,2size of another BWP than the active BWP. NBWP,2size is smaller than NBWP,1size. The starting virtual RB is encoded with a resolution of K RBs, with K determined based on a ratio of NBWP,1size and NBWP,2size. The base station can send the encoded indication to the UE via a downlink control channel.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to control resource set (CORESET) configuration for narrowband new radio (NR) are provided. A user equipment (UE) performs physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring in a first portion of a CORESET. The first portion is within a channel bandwidth, and the CORESET includes a second portion outside the channel bandwidth. The UE receives a system information block (SIB) based on the PDCCH monitoring.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing spectrum in a wireless communications system. In an exemplary method embodiment, a wireless base station: (i) receives user equipment capability information from a first user equipment device; (ii) determines whether to allocate licensed or unlicensed spectrum to the first user equipment device based on the received user equipment capability information; and (iii) communicates a first spectrum allocation grant to the first user equipment device identifying the allocated spectrum for use by the first user equipment device. In various embodiments, the licensed and unlicensed spectrum are divided into bandwidth parts that are scored or ranked based on the quality and/or quantity of the spectrum bandwidth part.

Abstract: There is provided determination of a beam configuration between a first radio transceiver device and a second radio transceiver device. The first radio transceiver device performs beam searching by transmitting a first sounding signal in all transmit beam configurations in a set of transmit beam configurations; and receiving, from the second radio transceiver device, a second sounding signal in all receive beam configurations in a set of receive beam configurations. The first radio transceiver device determines a beam configuration based on the receive beam configuration in the set of receive beam configurations in which the second sounding signal having best predetermined metric was received.

Abstract: A cell performs beam management operations for a user equipment (UE). The cell transmits a first group of multiple reference signals via a first transmission reception point (TRP) to a user equipment (UE), transmits a second group of multiple reference signals via a second different TRP to the UE, receives an indication that the UE has selected a first beam associated with one of the multiple reference signals of the first group and a second beam associated with one of the multiple reference signals of the second group and transmits downlink data to the UE using the first beam and the second beam.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, such as a user equipment may identify a size capability for a buffer associated with a protocol layer of the UE. The buffer may be a layer two buffer and the protocol layer may be a layer two protocol layer. The UE may transmit, to a base station serving the UE, an indication of the identified size capability for the buffer. In some cases, the UE may transmit the indication of the identified size capability in a UE capability report in radio resource control signaling. The UE may then communicate, with the base station 105, data that is scheduled based on the transmitted indication.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node may receive discontinuous reception (DRX) group information associated with a DRX grouping configuration that enables alignment of access link DRX configurations corresponding to a first set of network nodes and sidelink DRX configurations corresponding to the first set of network nodes, wherein the DRX group information indicates a first group identifier (ID) corresponding to a first DRX group of a plurality of DRX groups associated with the DRX grouping configuration, and wherein the first DRX group includes a first subset of the first set of network nodes. The first network node may communicate, based at least in part on the DRX group information, via at least one of a sidelink or an access link. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method of coordinating positioning signaling includes: sending, from a user equipment (UE), a request wirelessly for positioning service; receiving, at the UE, an indication of UE positioning signal times for sending UE positioning signals; and sending, from the UE, the UE positioning signals at the UE positioning signal times.

Abstract: A control device of the present invention is for provision in a gateway device that includes multiple communication units that perform wireless communication with terminal devices using different communication methods. Based on communication unit individual information that is acquired from the communication units and includes information indicating at least characteristics of the communication methods of the communication units, operations of the communication units are scheduled so as to prevent the overlapping of periods in which the communication units perform signal transmission/reception with the terminal devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are a radio communication method and equipment. The radio communication method comprises: a user equipment determines, on the basis of mapping relations, an uplink scheduling request format corresponding to sidelink data that needs to be transmitted, the mapping relations comprising mapping relations between different sidelink data and different uplink scheduling request formats; and the user equipment transmits an uplink scheduling request to a network device on the basis of the uplink scheduling request format.

Abstract: A method by which a terminal transmits uplink control information (UCI) in an unlicensed band and a device using the method are provided. The method generates data and first UCI including information necessary to decode the data, and transmits, to a base station, the data and the first UCI through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in an unlicensed band, wherein the first UCI further includes information necessary to decode the second UCI when second UCI is transmitted to the base station together with the data and the first UCI through the PUSCH.

Abstract: An information transmission method, a base station, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: acquiring a quantity of times of repeated transmissions of a terminal in a target configuration period; sending, to the terminal, Physical Downlink Control Channels for supplementary transmissions, if the quantity of times of repeated transmissions is less than a preset quantity of repeated-transmission times.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for user equipment and/or network nodes. An example method performed by a network node includes providing a shared resource to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) that are active on a bandwidth part (BWP). The network node receives a Scheduling Request (SR) on the shared resource of the BWP, and responsive to the SR, assigns one or more grants to one or more of the plurality of UEs that are provided with the shared resource. The network node monitors another resource, for a time window after the assigning of the one or more grants, and after receiving a transmission on the monitored resource from a UE, provides the UE with a dedicated resource on the BWP.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for mapping Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs) to transmit beam directions taking into account remote interference. In this regard, embodiments of a method performed by a base station in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a base station in a cellular communications network comprises determining a beam direction to SSB index mapping, taking into consideration remote interference. The method further comprises using the beam direction to SSB index mapping. Because the SSBs have corresponding Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) occasions, determining the beam direction to SSB index mapping taking into account remote interference improves PRACH preamble robustness.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments of the present application provides a method for hybrid automatic repeat-request HARQ-ACK feedback of semi-persistent scheduling data, applied to a user equipment UE, the method including: determining, according to first information, a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for the HARQ-ACK feedback, wherein the first information includes at least one of HARQ-ACK feedback timing, the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK of semi-persistent scheduling physical downlink shared channel (SPS PDSCH) to be reported, and the number of the SPS PDSCHs corresponding to the HARQ-ACK to be reported, a PUCCH resource set, and a PUCCH period; performing the HARQ-ACK feedback according to the PUCCH resource for the HARQ-ACK feedback and a HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: A method and a user equipment (UE) are provided for resource allocation. The UE receives repeated physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from a network. Each of the repeated PDCCHs includes downlink control information (DCI) that schedules reception of a same physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) at the UE. The UE determines resources for at least one of transmission and reception at the UE, from a PDCCH having a latest start symbol or a latest ending symbol among the repeated PDCCHs. The repeated PDCCHs are received in accordance with the UE and the network communicating using a multi-transmission reception point (TRP) repetition scheme or a multi-TRP multi-chance scheme.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and device for duplex coordination in a relay network. A second node device sends configuration information to a first node device, so that the first node device, according to the configuration information, receives on a first time domain resource a first message sent by the second node device and sends a second message to a third node device on a second time domain resource. The second node device is a parent node of the first node device, and the third node device is a child node of the first node device. The configuration information includes first and second configuration information which indicates the first and time domain resources, respectively. The first and the second time domain resources partially or completely overlap, and a priority of the first message is higher than a priority of the second message.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system. A method for receiving a PDCCH, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to a control resource set (CORESET); and receiving, from the base station, a PDCCH within the CORESET. The configuration information may include transmission control indicator (TCI) state information related to the CORESET, the TCI state information may include information about one or more reference signals which are in a quasi-co-location (QCL) relationship with one or more antenna ports of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) of the PDCCH, and a plurality of TCI states may be configured for the CORESET.

Abstract: Wireless communications for a sidelink are described. A wireless devices and/or a base station may determine at least one resource and/or time period for communications via a sidelink. The base station and/or the wireless device may schedule sidelink communication, based on the determined resource(s) and/or time period(s), which may increase the likelihood of successful sidelink communications between wireless devices.

Abstract: A wireless device, such as a user equipment (UE), may receive first scheduling information with first resources for periodic transmissions with a first beam based on a half-duplex mode. The wireless device may receive second scheduling information for second resources associated with a second beam that is incompatible with the first beam for full duplex communication including downlink reception and uplink transmission that overlaps in time. The wireless device may adjust communication in response to the first beam being incompatible with the second beam for the full duplex communication.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes receiving circuitry and transmitting circuitry. The receiving circuitry, in operation, controls reception of a downlink control information on one or more consecutive control channel elements (CCEs) in a search space, and controls reception of downlink data on a downlink resource that is indicated by the downlink control information, the search space being comprised of a plurality of CCEs that includes the one or more consecutive CCEs, and the plurality of CCEs starting on a CCE that is determined from both a number of the one or more consecutive CCEs, and a total number of CCEs configured in a subframe. The transmitting circuitry, in operation, controls transmission of uplink control information on an uplink resource, which is associated with a CCE index of a first CCE of the one or more consecutive CCEs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicating a pool of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states. The UE may receive an indication of a TCI state of the pool of TCI states for a communication in a frequency region that is not configured with a set of TCI states. The UE may transmit or receiving the communication using the TCI state. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to reverse link operations in sidelink communications are provided. A first user equipment (UE) receive, from a second UE, sidelink resource pool information. The first UE may select, based on the sidelink resource pool information, a first resource from a set of resources in a sidelink resource pool, and transmit, to the second UE based on the sidelink resource pool information, a first sidelink transmission using the first resource.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that, even when a sequence-based uplink control channel is used, uplink control information is reported appropriately. A user terminal according to one aspect of the present invention has a control section that determines to use one or both of a short uplink control channel, which is transmitted in a short period, and a long uplink control channel, which is transmitted in a longer period than the short uplink control channel, based on certain information, and a transmission section that transmits the uplink control information using the determined uplink control channel.

Abstract: A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section that transmits Uplink Control Information (UCI) including at least one of retransmission control information for a downlink data channel, a Scheduling Request (SR) and Channel State Information (CSI); and a control section that controls the transmission of the UCI when a first uplink control channel and a second uplink control channel having a longer duration than that of the first uplink control channel are subjected to time division multiplexing in one or more slots.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a wireless communication system and a device therefor are disclosed. Specifically, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information for performing transmission and reception on a per subslot basis, receiving, from the BS, multiple physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) based on the configuration information, and transmitting, to the BS, the PUCCH including hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgement (ACK) information for the multiple PDSCHs in a specific slot. The PUCCH includes a first PUCCH transmitted in a first subslot of the specific slot and a second PUCCH transmitted in a second subslot of the specific slot. The first PUCCH and the second PUCCH each are transmitted based on a separately constructed HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: A control instruction transmission method includes: after unsuccessfully occupying a first frequency-domain resource, occupying a second frequency-domain resource, wherein the first and second frequency-domain resource are different unlicensed frequency-domain resources; and starting timing from a pre-set detection moment, and when the timing duration reaches a pre-set duration, sending a control instruction by means of the second frequency-domain resource. A base station can configure different unlicensed frequency-domain resources for a terminal.

Abstract: A wireless communication method is described for receiving a reporting configuration associated with one or more reporting criteria. The received reporting configuration is also linked to one or more channel state information (CSI) resource settings that provide a configuration information. Each CSI resource setting identifies one or more resource sets, and each resource set includes one or more reference signal resources. Based on one or more reporting criteria, a user equipment can generate a report that can be transmitted to a base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program products for transmitting and receiving an uplink signal on physical control channel. A method comprises: determining that a terminal device has a capability of transmitting the uplink signal on physical control channel in at least a first time instant and a second time instant coherently; performing a first transmission of the uplink signal on physical control channel in the first time instant in a first set of subcarriers; and performing a second transmission of the uplink signal on physical control channel in the second time instant in a second set of subcarriers.

Abstract: Disclosed by this application is a method for determining the size of a resource block group. The method includes: according to a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used for scrambling Downlink Control Information (DCI) and a BandWidth Part (BWP) size, determining, by a terminal device, a resource block group size used for the DCI to schedule a resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) power control are described. A method includes receiving a time domain resource allocation (TDRA) list configuration including entries, each including a resource allocation that includes a slot offset value. L1 signaling is received indicating a minimum slot offset value. Downlink control information (DCI) is decoded on a physical downlink control channel in a slot. An index is obtained from the decoded DCI, identifying an entry in the TDRA list. A particular slot offset value identified by the index is retrieved from the TDRA list and compared with the minimum slot offset value. If the particular slot offset value is less than the minimum slot offset value, the entry is invalid. If the particular slot offset value is greater than or equal to the minimum slot offset value, a physical downlink shared channel is received.

Abstract: Methods, computer programs products, and apparatuses for RS availability indication are provided. An example method at a UE may include receiving, from a base station, a PEI comprising a first availability indication for a first set of RS resources in one or more RS occasions. The example method may further include receiving, from the base station, a paging PDCCH comprising a second availability indication for a second set of RS resources in the one or more RS occasions. The example method may further include receiving, from the base station, at least one of the first set of RS resources or the second set of RS resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a configuration message that indicates a radio resource allocation and a transmission scheme for one or more first configured grant-small data transfer (CG-SDT) occasions and one or more second CG-SDT occasions. The one or more second CG-SDT occasions are at least partially nested, in time, frequency, or a combination thereof, within the one or more first CG-SDT occasions. The UE may therefore transmit, to the base station, an uplink communication within the one or more first CG-SDT occasions or the one or more second CG-SDT occasions, using the radio resource allocation and the transmission scheme. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a grant for a communication with the base station. The UE may determine whether the communication is associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-based transmission mode or a HARQ-less transmission mode. The UE may communicate with the base station based at least in part on the grant and the determination of whether the communication is associated with the HARQ-based transmission mode or the HARQ-less transmission mode. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for enabling a wireless system implementing multicast transmissions to control feedback reports from multiple user equipments (UEs) and to address feedback codebook misalignment issues. In particular, aspects provide for multicast transmission grants including multiple feedback timing indicators (K1) in which the multicast transmission grants are configured to configure different UEs for multicast transmission feedback reporting in which feedback codebooks transmitted in various uplink control transmission occasions from the different UEs have a same size. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.