Abstract: A distributed oracle agreement system and method thereof includes obtaining, by a first oracle node and a second oracle node of a consensus network, a first set and second set of data points from a data source that is external to the consensus network having a plurality of nodes. The method further includes computing a first median of the first set of data points and a second median of the second set of data points. The method includes forming, by an aggregator node, a cluster of data points from the sets of data points with the cluster contains data points within a predetermined distance. The method includes proposing the cluster to the plurality of nodes such that a vote on the cluster is performed. The method includes generating a quorum certificate message in response to the vote. The method includes committing the cluster to a block of the consensus network.

Abstract: A terminal device and network infrastructure equipment communicate in accordance with a first radio access technology on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device is also operable to use radio resources within the second frequency band for communicating in accordance with a second radio access technology, e.g. Wi-Fi. The network infrastructure equipment establishes a configuration of radio resources within the second frequency band for use by the terminal device for communications with the network infrastructure equipment in accordance with the first radio access technology and communicates an indication of this to the terminal device.

Abstract: A station (STA) receives an indication from a first access point (AP) on one of a plurality of links that is not a non-primary link among the plurality of links comprising at least a primary link and the non-primary link. Based on the indication, the STA determines that: (i) the first AP is affiliated with a non-simultaneous-transmit-and-receive (NSTR) AP multi-link device (MLD), and (ii) a second AP, as a neighbor AP of the first AP, is affiliated with the NSTR AP MLD and is operating on the non-primary link.

Abstract: This application discloses a feature engineering orchestration method and apparatus. In the method, a first network device receives first indication information from a second network device, where the first indication information includes first method indication information and first data type indication information; the first network device performs, by using a method indicated by the first method indication information, feature extraction on data indicated by the first data type indication information, to obtain feature data, and sends the obtained feature data to the second network device; and the second network device performs model training based on the received feature data.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an information reporting method and a terminal. The method includes: reporting assistance information for radio resource management RRM measurement to a network-side device, where the assistance information is used by the network-side device to determine an RRM measurement parameter for the terminal.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inter-cell interference mitigation. One example aspect is a user equipment (UE), configured to receive a network assistance indication associated with an interfering signal, where the interfering signal interferes with a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. A time resource allocation of the interfering signal is different than a time resource allocation of the PDSCH transmission. The UE is further configured to determine an interference and noise covariance estimation mechanism based on the network assistance indication then perform interference and noise covariance estimation based on the noise covariance estimation mechanism. The UE is further configured to perform mitigation of the interfering signal using a mitigation mechanism based on the interference and noise covariance estimation.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling from a network node indicating a reference signal (RS) configuration for RS measurements. The RS configuration may indicate a first set of beams, a first periodicity for measuring RSs on the first set of beams, a second set of beams, and a second periodicity for measuring RSs on the second set of beams. The UE may monitor a wireless channel for a first set of RSs communicated via the first set of beams according to the first periodicity and monitor the wireless channel for a second set of RSs communicated via the second set of beams according to the second periodicity. The UE and the network node may dynamically update one or more of the beam sets, periodicities, or both, to perform RS measurements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for coordinated beamforming. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method. The method includes sending, by a first access point (AP) of a plurality of collaborating APs, to one or more stations (STAs) associated with the plurality of collaborating APs, a request for channel state information (CSI) associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes receiving a response including the CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the first AP. The method further includes sending, to a second AP of the plurality of collaborating APs, a sounding request indicating the second AP to request, from the one or more STAs, CSI associated with the one or more STAs and the second AP. The method further includes sharing CSI information between the first and the second AP.

Abstract: A Gap configuration method, User Equipment (UE), and a network device are provided. The Gap configuration method includes: receiving first enabling information from a network device, where the first enabling information is used to indicate whether a first need configuration of a first Gap is enabled, the first Gap is a Gap including at least one of N Gap types, and N is a positive number; sending first request information to the network device in a case that the first enabling information indicates that the first need configuration is enabled, where the first request information is used to request a first target Gap, and a Gap type of the first target Gap is at least one of the N Gap types; and receiving first configuration information from the network device, where the first configuration information is used to configure the first target Gap.

Abstract: A method includes a communication apparatus receives first parameter information of an air interface scheduling resource allocated by an access network device accessed by a terminal device, where the first parameter information includes a length of a first periodicity and a first start moment. The communication apparatus determines, based on the first parameter information, second parameter information of a scheduling resource for processing first uplink data, where the second parameter information includes a length of a second periodicity and a second start moment. Based on the foregoing solution, the communication apparatus receives the first parameter information of the air interface scheduling resource, and adjusts, based on the first parameter information, a periodicity and/or a start moment for locally processing the uplink data, so that an end-to-end latency is reduced, thereby improving user experience.

Abstract: According to one disclosure of the present specification, provided is a method for performing communication with a second UE (user equipment) by a first UE. The method can comprise the steps of: receiving control information from a third UE; receiving a sidelink signal from the third UE; measuring reference signal received power (RSRP) of the sidelink signal on the basis of the control information; calculating effective RSRP on the basis of the control information and the measured RSRP; and allocating a resource for communication with the second UE on the basis of the effective RSRP, wherein the control information can comprise information relating to transmission power of the third UE.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for techniques for providing sidelink feedback. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving, from a second UE, one or more sidelink data messages and transmitting, to the second UE, via a first sidelink feedback channel resource, a first feedback message comprising one or more feedback bits associated with the one or more sidelink data messages, wherein: the first sidelink feedback channel resource comprises a first partial interlace group of a first interlace group of resource blocks, and the first partial interlace group comprises at least two first resource blocks.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to improved channel quality information feedback techniques. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus for a base station is provided that includes a radio interface and a processor coupled to the radio interface. The processor is configured to receive a channel quality indicator (CQI) index, wherein the CQI index is based on a channel state information (CSI) reference resource, further wherein a first three orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of the CSI reference resource are occupied by control signals, select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the CQI index, and cause transmission of the PDSCH based on the selected MCS via the radio interface. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a next generation wireless communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate and the like beyond the 4th generation (4G) wireless communication system. According to various embodiments, a device operating in a wireless communication system and an operation method therefor may be provided, and various other embodiments may also be provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for operating a control signal to communicate signals using a first antenna and a first frequency band in response to determining that intra-device operations are occurring or are expected to occur, that a first amount of energy received by the first antenna is less than a threshold amount of energy, and that the first antenna is unaffected by the intra-device operations. The control signal may also delay communication of the signals in response to determining that intra-device operations are occurring, and that first amount of energy is greater than or equal to the threshold amount of energy.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and computer products for base station antenna calibration. A method is implemented in a base station for a cellular communications system. The method includes selecting, from a plurality of User Equipments, UEs, assistant UEs to assist the base station with antenna calibration, wherein selecting the assistant UEs is based upon criteria that includes UE channel state information, CSI, from the UEs; one or more uplink channel characteristics of an uplink channel from the UEs to the base station; a UE capability of the UEs, UE traffic information related to the UEs; and any combination thereof. A further step is obtaining antenna calibration assistance information from the assistant UEs, the antenna calibration assistance information being information that is used by the base station for antenna calibration.

Abstract: Technology described herein can gather time domain power data for enabling real-time adjustment of one or more parameters of a radio system. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that is configured to control collection of power data from a radio system, a read circuit communicatively coupled to the processor and controlled by the processor to read, at the radio system, the power data in a time domain, across at least a portion of a downlink chain or an uplink chain of the radio system, along a selected time range that is defined by a specified upper limit of time and a specified lower limit of time, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and that receives and stores the power data as stored power data in the time domain from the read circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform intelligent upgrade to a debug load operation in an electronic device. A key is set in advance via a Management Information Base (MIB), which defines execution of a debug load operation for the electronic device. When a debug load operation is requested, the electronic device validates the key via the MIB, and sets a time period for execution of the debug load operation. The electronic device upgrades from an official release load operation to the debug load operation and executes the debug load operation. After the expiration of the time period, the electronic device automatically upgrades back to the official release from the debug load operation in the electronic device after expiration. The debug load operation collects information related to the electronic device and transmits the information to an external server for storage.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism capable of more appropriately ascertaining an interference condition of a data signal. [Solution] An apparatus includes: a processing unit that feeds back a channel quality indicator (CQI) of a serving base station, which is calculated on a basis of results of measuring reference signals received from the serving base station and a neighbor base station and information related to a power difference between the reference signal and a data signal of the neighbor base station, to the serving base station.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for duplicate message detection and removal. A method includes receiving a message tagged with a sequence number during one of a first timing window and a second timing window, wherein the first and second timing windows are consecutive recurring timing windows in a network. The method additionally includes sending a response to the message during one of the timing windows and marking the sequence number with the timing window of the response. The method further includes adding the marked sequence number to an exclusion list and after a next timing window expires, deleting the sequence number from the exclusion list.

Abstract: The invention provides a communication system and components thereof for controlling coordinated transmissions using a plurality of carriers operated by a plurality of transmission points. A transmission point configures a number of signal quality and interference measurements for a mobile telephone communicating over the plurality of carriers, each measurement being associated with multiple carriers and multiple measurement configurations. The mobile telephone performs the configured measurements with respect to each of the multiple carriers and reports the results of the relevant measurements to the transmission point.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) and a base station. The UE receives a configuration for a plurality of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) occasions each SPS occasion including multiple opportunities for a downlink transmission by a base station. The UE monitors for the downlink transmission during one or more opportunities of an SPS occasion. The base station transmits a packet to the UE in an opportunity of an SPS occasion based on an arrival time of the packet. In various configurations, a base station may transmit first information via a first communication opportunity and second information via a second communication opportunity of that same SPS occasion. A wireless communication device may monitor all communication opportunities of an SPS occasion to decode the information sent in two or more of the communication opportunities of the SPS occasion.

Abstract: System and methods for inter-network user equipment (UE) registration are described herein. A managed access system (MAS) network may receive a request for services from an unauthorized UE and may generate a registration request that it transmits to the UE's home network using a call session control function (CSCF) and the Cx interface. One or more diameter routing agents on the path between the MAS network and the destination network may determine whether the registration request was received on the Cx network and if not, may discard the message. Other criteria may also be used to determine whether to forward such requests.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by an aggressor user equipment (UE), generally including receiving configuration information configuring the aggressor UE with at least one resource for transmitting precoded reference signals (RS) for cross link interference (CLI) measurement by a victim UE and transmitting the precoded RS on the resource.

Abstract: The frequency domain basis may be fed back in a CSI report from a user equipment (UE), with extra overhead and computation cost. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive, from a base station, CSI reference signals (CSI-RS). The apparatus may be further configured to receive, from the base station, a configuration including a frequency domain basis restriction indicating a frequency domain basis subset, where the frequency domain basis subset is selected from a frequency domain basis set. The apparatus may be configured to prepare, upon receiving the frequency domain basis restriction, a CSI report based on the CSI-RS and the frequency domain basis subset. The apparatus may be further configured to transmit the CSI report to the base station.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically disabling beamforming for particular user devices. At a node that utilizes carrier aggregation, a node, such as an eNodeB or a gNodeB, communicates with a user device that is located at a cell edge, the communicating comprising transmitting data on at least two channels that utilize beamforming. Performance of the user device is determined to be below a predetermined threshold. When this occurs, beamforming capabilities are disabled for at least one of the at least two channels used to communicate with the user device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) channel access are provided herein. A method performed by a station (STA) may include receiving, from an initiating STA, a frame including information indicating a broadcast address and a control trailer. The control trailer may include information indicating that a multi-user multiple input-multiple output (MU-MIMO) frame is to be received from the initiating STA, and information indicative of a plurality of STAs, the plurality of STAs including the STA. The method may include transmitting a response frame to the indicated broadcast address based on the received frame and receiving the MU-MIMO frame from the initiating STA.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a measurement method and apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receives first instruction information sent by a network device, the first instruction information being used for instructing to activate a first measurement gap configuration; the terminal device determines frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration, and performs a measurement on the basis of a measurement configuration and the frequency domain information associated with the first measurement gap configuration.

Abstract: A system and method for generation of a hardware description for adding interface protection scheme to an electronic design. The electronic design and interface protection scheme are defined as parameters. An interface protection model includes interface protection implementation parameters that describe the implementation details of the interface protection. A hardware description module uses the electronic design parameters and the interface protection implementation parameters to create a hardware description. The interface protection scheme can be a built-in protection scheme, a user defined scheme, a scheme that includes place holders that the user may define later, and a combination of the preceding.

Abstract: System and method for establishing a virtual access point (vAP) is described. A wireless network includes a router to provide access to external networks, physical access points (pAPs) to provide radio communications access to a user device, and a controller to form a vPA by layer two link aggregating the pAPs using access point and configuration information and send a virtual service set identifier (vSSID) to the pAPs. The vAP having a layer two data plane and control plane. The vAP provides a wireless coverage area equivalent to the pAPs using the vSSID, enable a user device to connect to the data plane via a data link, connect to the control place via layer two control links, and radio frequency connect to the pAPs. The controller and the pAPs configured to manage user data traffic flow between the router and the user device via the control and the data planes.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information that includes a rule for transmitting model parameter information associated with a model for predicting a Layer 1 (L1) measurement or for transmitting a combination of the model parameter information and an L1 measurement report. The UE may transmit the model parameter information or the combination based at least in part on the rule. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: There is provided a communication apparatus comprising: one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to: generate capability information about a method of a plurality of primary channels (M-PCH) compliant with the IEEE 802.11 series; and transmit a frame including the capability information to a communication partner apparatus, wherein the capability information includes at least one of information representing whether the plurality of communication apparatus supports the M-PCH method, and information representing availability of each of the primary channels.

Abstract: A method implemented by a first device includes receiving a channel state information (CSI) reporting configuration associated with a set of measurement resources and a time-interval configuration, the set of measurement resources comprising at least interference measurement resources, and the time-interval configuration specifying a measurement duration and a reporting time configuration; deriving CSI reporting quantities in accordance with measurements of the set of measurement resources during at least a portion of the measurement duration, the CSI reporting quantities comprising statistical quantities associated with at least interference measurements of the set of measurement resources during the measurement duration; and reporting the CSI reporting quantities in accordance with the reporting time configuration.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for wireless communication between a scheduled entity and a scheduling entity in a wireless communication network. A scheduled entity receives a downlink (DL) reference signal (RS) from the scheduling entity on a channel between the scheduling entity and the scheduled entity. The scheduled entity obtains channel state information (CSI) for the channel between the scheduling entity and the scheduled entity using the received DL RS, selects an uplink resource associated with a random-access procedure, and multiplexes a CSI report including the CSI with a random-access message related to the random-access procedure to produce multiplexed information.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna, a communication module connected to the antenna, and a processor connected to the communication module, wherein the processor can confirm a frequency band supportable by the electronic device, receive, from a base station, system information including information about a peripheral cell, determine whether the peripheral cell is either an unlicensed cell or a non-terrestrial cell on the basis of the confirmed frequency band and/or the received system information, determine the priority of a frequency, which is the reference for cell selection, on the basis of at least one from among the confirmed frequency band, the received system information, and the type of determined cell, and select a cell according to the determined priority of the frequency.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a resource for measuring cross link interference (CLI). The UE may determine that the resource overlaps with (e.g., at least partially overlaps) one or more symbols or a transmission occasion. The UE may determine, according to what the resource overlaps with, whether to measure CLI over the resource. For example, if one or more of the symbols is uplink or if the resource verlaps a transmission occasion, the UE may not measure CLI. If one or more of the symbols are downlink, the UE may measure CLI. If one or more of the symbols is flexible or has an unknown type, the UE may determine whether to measure CLI based on a type of the control signaling.

Abstract: Systems and methods of sensor data fusion including sensor data capture, curation, linking, fusion, inference, and validation. The systems and methods described herein reduce computational demand and processing time by curating data and calculating conditional entropy. The system is operable to fuse data from a plurality of sensor types. A computer processor optionally stores fused sensor data that the system validates above a mathematical threshold.

Abstract: A first User Equipment (“UE”) may communicate with a second UE via a communication link to determine an operational status of the second UE. The second UE may be connected to a network via one or more communication sessions. The first UE may determine, based on the communication link, that the second UE is non-operational, and may output, based on determining that the second UE is non-operational, a request to communicate with the network via the one or more communication sessions associated with the second UE. The network may modify the one or more communication sessions to be associated with the first UE based on the request, and the first UE may communicate with the network via the one or more modified communication sessions.

Abstract: A method for providing customer service includes electronically receiving an inquiry from a user via a messaging engine; analyzing the inquiry to determine an inquiry parameter selected from the group consisting of a complexity of the inquiry, a number of outstanding inquiries, and an urgency of the inquiry; adjusting a reward amount based on the inquiry parameter, wherein the reward amount increases as the complexity, number of outstanding inquiries, or urgency increases; offering the adjusted reward amount to a pool of agents; and assigning the inquiry to a message queue of an agent from the pool of agents that accepts the offered adjusted reward amount.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to artificial intelligence (AI) enabled beam management. A base station may notify a user equipment (UE) of an availability of AI-enabled beam management and provide configuration parameters for an AI algorithm. The UE may utilize the configuration parameters to configure an AI algorithm. The UE may process a first set of beams utilizing the configured AI algorithm to identify a second set of beams. The UE may notify the base station (and/or other network entity) of the second set of beams, and one or more beams of the second set of beams can be utilized for wireless communication between the UE and the base station and/or other network entity or UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A node (e.g., a base station or network entity) may identify a signal that provides an indication of a location of a contention free random access channel (CFRA) resource within a time region and an indication of a timing pattern for the CFRA resource, the timing pattern associated with a pattern of subsequent instances of the time region in which the CFRA resource is repeated, wherein the CFRA resource is not a fully overlapping resource with respect to a contention based random access (CBRA) resource. The node may convey the signal to one or more user equipment (UE) to indicate the location and the timing pattern.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may transmit, and a user equipment (UE) may receive, a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration that indicates a reference group among multiple antenna groups of an antenna array associated with the UE. The UE may transmit an SRS using one or more antennas in the reference group. The UE may transmit, to the base station, a correlation report that indicates an inter-group correlation between the multiple antenna groups associated with the UE. The base station may estimate a channel matrix for the multiple antenna groups based at least in part on the inter-group correlation and measurements of the SRS that is transmitted using the one or more antennas in the reference group. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: There is disclosed systems, methods, and computer-readable media for local positioning. A system includes a plurality of anchors placed within a facility, three or more calibration tags, temporarily placed at respective predetermined positions within the facility, and a server. The server instructs the plurality of anchors and the plurality of calibration tags to use two-way-ranging communications to measure respective distances between each anchor of the plurality of anchors and at least three of the three or more calibration tags. The server uses the predetermined positions of the plurality of calibration tags and the measured distances to determine a respective location of each of the plurality of anchors.

Abstract: Wireless networks may have thousands of configurable parameters, so manual tuning is infeasible. A self-organizing network (SON) can provide automation. However, automated algorithms are not designed to interact with a wireless network, and network experimentation can jeopardize reliability. To address the former, a SON facilitator of a wireless network management node exposes an API that can translate network configuration information for consumption by a SON enhancer, which may implement an AI algorithm for network tuning. The SON facilitator can also transform output from the SON enhancer into directions for controlling a test scenario, including generating a DL SON message describing the test to a UE. To further increase reliability during the test scenario, the UE can be provisioned with two wireless connections. A first connection is unchanged by the test scenario for stability, and a second connection is used for testing.

Abstract: Apparatuses for non real-time (Non-RT) radio access network intelligence controller (RIC) and Near-RT RIC services for machine learning (ML) model management in an open radio access network (O-RAN) are disclosed. The services include ML model monitoring, getting and putting ML models from and to an AI-ML producer and an AI-ML consumer, and terminating the use of an ML mode. The ML model monitoring includes the AI-ML consumer sending monitoring data to the AI-ML producer and the AI-ML producer processing the monitoring data and taking actions based on the monitoring data. The services may be performed over the AI interface using HTTP.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a wireless device and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the wireless device receives an indication of a power adjustment between a set of resource allocations from the first time instance to the second time instance. The set of resource allocations is associated with wireless communication between a network node and a user equipment (UE) via the wireless device. Then, the wireless device adjusts a power backoff (BO) of the wireless device based on the indication of the power adjustment between the set of resource allocations. The method provides power adjustment signaling to the wireless device to enable dynamic adjustment of the power BO of the wireless device based on the resource allocation of incoming signals. Hence, it improves the energy efficiency of the wireless device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to multi-access traffic management in multi-access computing environments. A reliability enhancement engine (REE) operated by a multi-access multipath traffic manager identifies traffic flows that have high reliability requirements (“reliability flows”) and performs admission control for the reliability flows. The REE determines a coding rate (e.g., a redundancy factor) and traffic distribution strategies for the identified reliability flows. The REE applies cross-access network coding (NC) on the reliability flows, and handles multi-access acknowledgements and traffic pacing, which may involve multiplexing traffic of the reliability flows with non-high-reliability traffic. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating radio resources in a RAN deployment in an Enterprise Network. Radio resource parameter allocation decisions for all the Base Stations and Access Points (BS/APs) in the deployment are made responsive to network graphs formed using predicted path loss. In one embodiment the predicted path loss values are simulated for a particular enterprise network deployment, network graphs are formed using the path loss values, and radio resources parameters are allocated responsive to the network graphs. Advantageously, the network graphs provide the network with the ability to quickly and efficiently allocate radio resources, which can be automated. In the initial installation, this reduces cost and time. During operation, quick and efficient resource re-allocation provides quick adaptation to resource changes, an advantage that is useful particularly in the context of a CBRS system in which previously-available channels can be terminated.

Abstract: A remote switch including a first wireless interface for sending switch commands. The remote switch has a second wireless interface arranged separate from the first. The second wireless interface is configured for the wireless transmission of information between the remote switch and an external device. A method for communication between a remote switch and an external device is also disclosed. The method involves creating a communication link between a wireless interface of the remote switch and a wireless interface of the external device and transmitting information between the remote switch and the external device by the established communication link. This allows for simple configuration or maintenance of the remote switch by the external device according to the exchanged information.

Abstract: Uplink resources for semi-persistent channel state information (SP-CSI) reports and other uplink transport block transmissions may be managed. If resources allocated to the SP-CSI reports overlap, in time, with resources allocated to the uplink transport block transmissions, a determination of whether to drop an SP-CSI report may be made. Various selection criteria may be used to make this determination.