Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for transmitting and receiving a signal by means of a base station in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: transmitting, to a first terminal, a signal for allocating a resource for a sidelink signal; receiving, from the first terminal, information on the number of one or more Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) Non-ACKnowledgement (NACK) feedbacks for the sidelink signal; and transmitting, to the first terminal, information for allocating a resource for the next sidelink signal, wherein the number of resources for the next sidelink signal is determined on the basis of information on the number of one or more HARQ NACK feedbacks for the sidelink signal.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: Provided are feedback resource determination method and apparatus for a V2X service, a storage medium and a terminal. The method includes: acquiring a first resource set including a time domain position of at least one first resource which is a transmission resource for PSSCH; determining a candidate time domain position of a second resource corresponding to the first resource based on the time domain position of the first resource and associated feedback information, wherein the second resource is a transmission resource for PSFCH, and the associated feedback information indicates a time difference between PSSCH and PSFCH; determining whether symbols occupied by the candidate time domain position include an unavailable symbol which cannot be used to transmit the second resource; determining the candidate time domain position as a time domain position of the second resource based on the symbols occupied by the candidate time domain position not including the unavailable symbol.

Abstract: A method for performing wireless communication by an apparatus and an apparatus for supporting same are provided. The method may comprise: receiving information related to a plurality of resource pools from the base station; and monitoring a plurality of sidelink (SL) downlink control information (DCIs) related with each of the plurality of resource pools, wherein the plurality of SL DCIs include information for scheduling SL resources on the plurality of resource pools, wherein, before at least one zero bit is appended to the plurality of SL DCIs, a size of a first SL DCI is a largest among sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs, and wherein, based on that the plurality of resource pools are configured for the device, the sizes of the plurality of SL DCIs to which the at least one zero bit is appended are same as the size of the first SL DCI.

Abstract: Provided are a resource indication method, a resource indication apparatus, a data receiving method and a data receiving apparatus. The resource indication method includes transmitting first indication signaling to a terminal; where the first indication signaling includes reserved time domain resource information used for indicating that reserved time domain resource are not allowed to be used for transmission.

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: Devices and techniques for determining a transmission time interval (TTI) duration and/or varying the TTI duration are contemplated. The TTI duration may be varied based on one or more of: the timing of a transmission, the amount of data available for transmission, or the type of data to be transmitted. The TTI duration may be for one or more of: the Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH), the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), and/or the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH). One or more different TTI durations may be achieved by modifying OFDM symbols per TTI and/or symbol duration (e.g., subcarrier spacing). One or more variable time-slot boundaries are contemplated. TTI duration per set of subcarriers is contemplated. One or more timing rules to deal with different processing time(s) are contemplated.

Abstract: To configure proper time intervals to meet various communication requirements in radio communication systems, and perform various types of processing in the time interval, a user terminal is provided with a transmitting/receiving section that receives numerology information on numerology, and a control section that controls transmission of an uplink signal and/or reception of a downlink signal, according to a basic time unit determined based on configuration information including the numerology information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) using a first radio access technology (RAT) may transmit a channel reservation preamble of a second RAT (e.g., a Wi-Fi preamble) that provides an indication to devices of the second RAT that the UE has obtained a shared channel for a channel occupancy time (COT). The UE may determine a start time of the channel reservation preamble relative to a start time of a first symbol of a transmission slot based at least in part on a time duration of the first symbol. The channel reservation preamble may reserve multiple slots or a single slot. A UE transmitting on two or more sub-channels may transmit a preamble on one of the sub-channels or on each of the sub-channels.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for configuration of switching between a single-slot processing mode and a multi-slot processing mode. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a first configuration of a first processing mode that is associated with communications scheduled for a single slot (e.g., a single-slot processing mode). The UE may also receive a second configuration of a second processing mode that is associated with communications scheduled for a plurality of slots (e.g., a multi-slot processing mode). The UE may communicate according to one of the modes, determine to switch to the other different mode, and communicate according to the different mode.

Abstract: In an example, a User Equipment (UE) receives a message associated with Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) parameter configuration. The message includes a first parameter indicating a first list of entries associated with time resource allocation for multiple PDSCHs, a second parameter indicating reception of multiple repetitions for a single PDSCH, and a third parameter indicating a second list of entries associated with time resource allocation. Each entry in the second list indicates a single time resource allocation. If the UE receives a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicative of a first entry in the first list, the UE receives a plurality of PDSCHs based on a plurality of time resource allocations indicated by the first entry. A first repetition number for the plurality of PDSCHs is determined to be one.

Abstract: A method for use in a User Equipment configured to operate according to the New Radio (5G) standard, said method comprising: monitoring a control region for mini-slots for a transmission; detecting a start of the transmission; monitoring a control region of said transmission for regular slots; detecting that the transmission has ended; and in response thereto monitoring the control region for mini-slots again.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink (UL) data channel design. An example method is provided for operations which may be performed by a first apparatus. The example method generally comprises determining a number of pilot symbols to transmit for one or more slots of a first subframe based, at least in part, on a coverage enhancement (CE) level, and transmitting at least one uplink data channel having the determined number of pilot symbols in the one or more slots of the first subframe.

Abstract: The aspects described herein may enable an apparatus (e.g., a UE) allocated with a portion of a frequency band (e.g., a flexible bandwidth part) to transmit a number of repetitions of an uplink signal transmission when the amount of uplink resources in the portion of the frequency band are insufficient. The apparatus receives a resource allocation that allocates at least one portion of a frequency band to the apparatus, wherein a first slot format is associated with the frequency band and a second slot format is associated with the at least one portion of the frequency band. The apparatus transmits repetitions of an uplink signal transmission in the at least one portion of the frequency band based on the first slot format when the repetitions of the uplink signal transmission cannot be transmitted in the at least one portion of the frequency band based on the second slot format.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for determining an assignment of frequency channels to radios of a spectrum access system are provided and which result in at least one of: (a) an enhanced transmit power-bandwidth product or an enhanced probable transmit power-bandwidth product for all radios, (b) diminished interference between radios of different nodes, and (c) diminishing changes to frequency channels either requested by or previously assigned to radios.

Abstract: Provided is a communication system that can be normally and efficiently operated in the case where existing carriers and new carrier types coexist. A base station device and a communication terminal device are configured to perform communication in cells of legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 being existing carriers. When the base station device starts operating new carrier types NCT1 and NCT2, the NCT1 and NCT2 are associated with legacy carriers belonging to the same frequency band. For example, the NCT2 is associated with the LC2 or the LC3 and is not associated with the LC1. The legacy carriers LC1 to LC3 associated with the NCT1 and the NCT2 notify the communication terminal device of the information on the NCT1 and NCT2. This allows the communication terminal device to communicate with the NCT1 and the NCT2.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, one or more control messages that indicate a configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first operating mode of the UE, a second downlink BWP associated with a second operating mode of the UE, a first set of resources within the first downlink BWP, and a second set of resources within the second downlink BWP. At least a portion of the configuration may correspond to a capability of the UE. The UE may monitor the first set of resources while in the first operating mode, and may monitor the second set of resources while in the second operating mode. The UE may receive a system information update or a public warning system (PWS) notification from the network entity via the second set of resources.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for predictive beam management in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving configuration information for transmission configuration indication (TCI) states; receiving information indicating a number of TCI states and a number of corresponding TCI state application times; and determining, for one or more TCI states in the number of TCI states, at least one of downlink (DL) quasi-co-location (QCL) properties for DL communication and an uplink (UL) spatial domain filter for UL communication. The method further includes at least one of receiving, using the determined DL QCL properties, DL channels starting at the corresponding TCI state application times and transmitting, using the determined UL spatial filter, UL channels starting at the corresponding TCI state application times.

Abstract: Feedback messages are essential for controlling transmission beams between network devices in 5G and 6G. Disclosed are brief signals and procedures for a user device to provide feedback to a base station on beam direction, transmission power, beam width, and other transmission parameters. The resource cost is so low, the base station can provide alignment test signals with each downlink message, and the user device can provide feedback selecting a best-received test signal as part of each uplink message, such as an acknowledgement. With such near-real-time beam fine-tuning, base stations and user devices can maintain the tight directional communications required for next-generation communications, without burdening the network with cumbersome feedback messages of prior art. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Technology for an eNodeB operable to apply scrambling to coded bits transported via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) to a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The eNodeB can generate a code word that comprises coded bits for transmission to the UE. The UE can be a bandwidth-reduced low complexity (BL) UE or a coverage enhancement (CE) UE. The eNodeB can identify, for the BL UE or the CE UE, a scrambling sequence to be applied to the coded bits. The scrambling sequence can be initialized using a defined initialization value (cinit). The eNodeB can apply the scrambling sequence with the defined initialization value to the coded bits to obtain scrambled coded bits. The eNodeB can encode the scrambled coded bits for transmission to the UE via the PDSCH.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combining received uplink transmissions. In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a descrambled resource element associated with selected second channel state information (CSI2) and receiving a descrambling sequence used to generate the descrambled RE. The method also includes rescrambling the descrambled RE using the descrambling sequence to generate a rescrambled RE and modifying the descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambling sequence. The method also includes descrambling the rescrambled RE with the modified descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambled RE and accumulating the modified descrambled RE to form a combined CSI2 value.

Abstract: A Quality of Service (QOS) framework of mobile and wireless communication networks, particularly, the Fifth Generation (5G) QoS framework include a Radio Access Network (RAN) entity and User Equipment (UE) for enabling RAN awareness of a tolerance of an application to transmission failures of application data, and QoS treatment based on this resilience. The RAN entity is configured to receive information indicating at least one resilience parameter of the application, from a control entity, another RAN entity, and/or UE. The at least one resilience parameter is based on the tolerance of the application to transmission failures, in particular, consecutive transmission failures.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a communication medium are provided. A base station (BS) receives from a user equipment (UE), feedback information of the UE. The BS determines a schedule for the UE. The schedule includes a scheduling duty cycle based on the feedback information of the UE. The BS communicates with the UE, a communication signal based on the schedule.

Abstract: This application provides a method for determining a correspondence between a transport block and a codeword, a related device, and a system. The method includes: A terminal device receives first downlink control information (DCI), where the first DCI is used to indicate the terminal device to receive a first transport block on a first time-frequency resource; and the terminal device determines, based on first information, that the first transport block is mapped to a first codeword, where the first information includes at least one of the following: first search space in which the first DCI is located, a first DCI format corresponding to the first DCI, a first radio network identifier (RNTI) used for scrambling the first DCI, or a first bit field included in the first DCI.

Abstract: An information configuration method and apparatus, the method including receiving first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes configuration information of a time-frequency resource to which a positioning reference signal (PRS) is mapped and configuration information of a time-frequency resource to which a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block is mapped, determining, based on the first configuration information, the time-frequency resource to which the PRS is mapped and the time-frequency resource to which the SS/PBCH block is mapped, and skipping receiving, when the time-frequency resource to which the SS/PBCH block is mapped overlaps the time-frequency resource to which the PRS is mapped, the PRS on the overlapped time-frequency resource.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method performed in a wireless communication system supporting multiple transport block scheduling, and a device therefor, the method comprising: receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling of one or more transport blocks; on the basis of the number of the transport blocks to be scheduled, which is one, acquiring 2-bit information for a redundancy version of one transport block and 1-bit information for frequency hopping indication of the one transport block, from the DCI; and on the basis of the number of the transport blocks to be scheduled, which is two, acquiring 2-bit information for frequency hopping indication and a redundancy version of two transport blocks, from the DCI.

Abstract: Aspects are provided which allow a user equipment (UE) to identify a low-bandwidth (low-BW) CORESET-0 and associated CSS based on reception bandwidth of the UE. The base station may configure different frequency and time-domain resources of the low-BW CORESET in order to optimize resource utilization of the low-BW CORESET-0, and the low-tier UE may identify these resources of CORESET-0 and CSS from the system configuration information received in a master information block (MIB). As a result, low tier UEs may operate in a same cell as legacy UEs without the need for the base station to transmit additional signaling to either legacy UEs or lower tier UEs for the UEs to receive their respective CORESET-0's and identify a physical downlink channel (PDCCH).

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting data, a base station, a terminal, a system, and a computer-readable storage medium. In the method for transmitting data, a base station sends control information to a terminal over a PDCCH, starts to receive a feedback signal which is sent by the terminal after decoding the control information, and sends information to the terminal after receiving the feedback signal.

Abstract: This disclosure provides example wireless communication methods and communication apparatuses. One example method includes that a network device sends indication information of m first symbol groups used for repeated transmission of a first transport block (TB) to a terminal. The terminal and the network device determine, according to a same rule, a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption corresponding to each of second symbol groups actually used when the first TB is sent or received.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, includes: receiving configuration information related to a transmission of an uplink signal; receiving a message scheduling the transmission of the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink signal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE a higher layer processor configured to determine an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) uplink control information (UCI) multiplexing starting symbol on an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The higher layer processor is also configured to determine a resource element (RE) mapping for URLLC UCI multiplexing on the eMBB PUSCH from the UCI multiplexing starting symbol. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform multiplexing of the URLLC UCI on the eMBB PUSCH based on the RE mapping.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communications, and in particular to techniques for performing one-step data transmissions from a User Equipment (UE) to a Base Station (BS), without requiring the UE to transit from an idle state to a connected state in a wireless communication network. To make it possible to perform the one-step data transmission, the UE receives a confirmation from the BS that the BS supports the one-step data transmission (which means that the BS has allocated, in advance, the UL resources for performing the one-step data transmission), and to have a pre-stored database associating cell IDs of different cells with corresponding pre-allocated UL resources and transmission parameters. Said confirmation from the BS may be represented by a predefined signal sequence, the presence of which will inform the UE about the possibility of performing the one-step data transmission within a cell of interest.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method by a terminal transmits an uplink (UL) signal in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises: determining an energy detection (ED) threshold value on the basis of maximum effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) from among at least one of pieces of first EIRP for at least one first UL signal; acquiring channel occupancy on the basis of the ED threshold value; and, within the channel occupancy, (i) transmitting the at least one first UL signal on the basis of each of at least one of pieces of first EIRP for each of the at least one first UL signal, and (ii) transmitting a second UL signal on the basis of second EIRP, wherein the second EIRP is less than or equal to the maximum EIRP.

Abstract: Systems and techniques related to allocating resources for a user equipment (UE) via downlink control information (DCI) in a wireless communication system. Specifically, a UE receives, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including list information associated with a plurality of time-domain resource allocation (TDRA) tables, and receives, from the base station, a DCI in order to be allocated a resource on a time domain. Here, the resource in the time-domain is allocated according to one TDRA table among the plurality of TDRA tables, based on the DCI and the one TDRA table is selected among the plurality of TDRA tables, based on a configuration of the DCI or a field included in the DCI.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (UE) associated with a new radio (NR) communication system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors configured to process a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduling signal, received from a gNodeB associated therewith, wherein the PDSCH scheduling signal is configured to schedule a transmission of PDSCH. In some embodiments, the PDSCH scheduling signal comprises a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state indicative of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource that is triggered aperiodically. In some embodiments, the apparatus is further configured to determine a receive (Rx) beam to be utilized for the reception of the scheduled PDSCH transmission, that forms a PDSCH Rx beam, based on the indicated CSI-RS resource.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving downlink control channel in communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system includes receiving configuration information of a resource set for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring operation from a base station; performing the PDCCH monitoring operation in the resource set; receiving at least one downlink control information (DCI) including scheduling information of a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) by the PDCCH monitoring operation; and receiving the first PDSCH based on the scheduling information.

Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting uplink information, an apparatus, a base station and a terminal. The method is applied in a base station and includes: determining uplink transmission configuration information for target uplink information, where the uplink transmission configuration information being used for notifying a terminal of how to transmit the target uplink information by using unauthorized frequency band resources; and sending the uplink transmission configuration information to the terminal so that the terminal transmits the target uplink information by using the unauthorized frequency band resources according to the uplink transmission configuration information.

Abstract: Downlink data scheduling HARQ-ACK codebook feedback and generation methods and devices, and a medium are provided. The method comprises: determining whether a first HARQ-ACK codebook transmitted by a user terminal is detected; when the first HARQ-ACK codebook is not detected, delivering DCI for triggering retransmission of the first HARQ-ACK codebook to the user terminal, wherein the DCI for triggering retransmission of the first HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a first trigger group number field, the first trigger group number field is the same as a first scheduling group number field, the first trigger group number field is used for indicating a number of the first trigger group, and the first scheduling group number field is used for indicating a number of the first scheduling group; and receiving the first HARQ-ACK codebook retransmitted by the user terminal. The solution can indicate HARQ-ACK codebook feedback of a discontinuous downlink data scheduling group.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and relates to a downlink data receiving method and device, a downlink data sending method and device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal receives first DCI carried on a first PDCCH that is sent by a base station by means of n antenna panels, wherein the first DCI is used for scheduling m antenna panels of the base station to respectively send downlink data to the terminal, m is an integer greater than 1, and n is a positive integer; the terminal determines, according to the first DCI, a target receiving beam used for receiving the downlink data; and the terminal receives the downlink data by means of the target receiving beam. The method solves the problem of downlink scheduling when multiple antenna panels send downlink data.

Abstract: A downlink data receiving method and device, and a downlink data transmitting method and device are provided. The downlink data receiving method includes that a terminal determines control resource set (CORESET) configuration information, where the CORESET configuration information includes identification information of an antenna panel using a CORESET for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission. Further, the terminal receives a first DCI carried on a first PDCCH sent by a base station through a first antenna panel. Moreover, in response to determining that the terminal cannot determine a target receiving beam for receiving downlink data according to the first DCI, the terminal determines a default receiving beam, where the default receiving beam is the receiving beam used by the terminal for receiving a second PDCCH through the first antenna panel. Furthermore, the terminal receives the downlink data by using the default receiving beam.

Abstract: A communication device (200) includes a determination unit (241) and a selection unit (242). The determination unit (241) determines a plurality of time offset values for determining a combination of a receiving antenna panel and a receiving beam for user data scheduled by control information transmitted from a base station (100). The selection unit (242) selects a time offset value for determining the combination of the receiving antenna panel and the receiving beam for the user data from among the plurality of time offset values based on the control information received from the base station (100).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a client device enters an area having an overhead mesh of access points, each access point comprising one or more directional transmitters each configured to transmit a beam cone in a substantially downward direction towards a floor of the area. The client device obtains an area-dependent communication schedule for the overhead mesh that is exclusive or partially-exclusive to the client device for the area. The client device sends, during an arbitrary timeslot of the area-dependent communication schedule, a pull request. The client device receives, from a particular access point in the overhead mesh, a packet in response to the pull request.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment that transmits a radio network identifier to a communications device for identifying the communications device when allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for transmitting downlink data to the communications device. After the communications device has entered an inactive connected state, the infrastructure equipment transmits control signals including the radio network identifier for allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for the communications device to receive downlink data, determine whether the communications device is still within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, and if the communications device has left the coverage area, transmit an indication to the one or more other infrastructure equipment via the inter-connecting interface to trigger a process for transmitting downlink data to the communications device from the one or more other infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may be configured to transmit a first sidelink control information (SCI) message associated with a first sidelink transmission from the first UE, the first SCI including a first indication of a first set of resources reserved for retransmissions of the first sidelink transmission at one or more retransmission occasions. The UE may identify a second SCI message associated with the first SCI message, where the second SCI provides a release of at least a first subset of the first set of resources reserved for the retransmissions of the first sidelink transmission. The UE may then perform retransmissions of the first sidelink transmission in accordance with the release.

Abstract: The application discloses a signal transmission method and device. The signal transmission method comprises: a first communication node determining a mode for transmitting data in a time unit to a second communication node; and the first communication node transmitting data to the second communication mode in the time unit according to the determined mode for transmitting data. The data includes N data sets, where N is a positive integer. A data transmission method for M data sets in the data is known by the second communication node. Related information of a data transmission method for (N?M) data sets is notified to the second communication node by the first communication node by means of a control signal in the time unit, where M is less than or equal to N.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for amplitude shaping encoding, and specifically, for indicating boundaries in bitstreams encoded using amplitude shaping encoding. In some aspects, a transmitting device may insert, into an bitstream to indicate a boundary, a sequence of amplitude bits not associated with any patterns of bit values in a lookup table used for the encoding. In some other aspects, a transmitting device may monitor a length of the amplitude bits in a bitstream during the encoding and stop the encoding on information bits at an end of a current data unit responsive to the length reaching a threshold. In some other aspects, a transmitting device may monitor the length of the information bits and, for each data unit, determine whether a boundary is or would be reached.

Abstract: An example method for requesting message transmission for sidelink inter-UE coordination may include receiving, by a first wireless device from a second wireless device, sidelink control information (SCI) indicating a request for resource selection for one or more sidelink transmissions by the second wireless device, and receiving, from the second wireless device, a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) indicating a reservation interval for the resource selection for the one or more sidelink transmissions. The method includes transmitting, to the second wireless device, a message indicating a set of resources for the one or more sidelink transmissions, wherein the set of resources are selected by the first wireless device and based on the SCI and the MAC CE.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that uplink control information such as delivery acknowledgment signals can be transmitted properly, even when UL/DL configurations are changed, in a communication system that is configured to use listening. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives downlink control information and downlink data, a transmission section that transmits a delivery acknowledgment signal in response to the downlink data, and a control section that controls transmission of the delivery acknowledgment signal based on a result of UL listening which is executed before transmission of the delivery acknowledgment signal, and based on information that is contained in the downlink control information and/or timing that is configured in advance on a per DL burst basis.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment for requesting that a base station schedule the user equipment for an uplink data transmission to the base station is provided. The user equipment comprises a buffer. Directly or indirectly responsive to receiving data into the buffer to be transmitted to the base station, the user equipment generates a scheduling request trigger. The scheduling request trigger is configured to trigger the sending of a scheduling request to the base station if the trigger is pending at the next scheduling request opportunity, and to remain pending until it is cancelled. The user equipment cancels the pending scheduling request trigger when the data is accounted for in a buffer status report, which reports the size of the buffer to the base station, or when the data is included directly in a scheduled uplink data transmission whichever occurs first.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to determine a multiplexing location of an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) uplink control information (UCI) on an enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to perform multiplexing of the URLLC UCI on the eMBB PUSCH.