Abstract: A scheduling method, a network device, and a terminal. The method includes: sending downlink control information DCI for scheduling N physical channels, where the DCI includes first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate a resource allocation set, the resource allocation set is used to determine transmission parameters of the N physical channels, configuration of the resource allocation set includes a dedicated transmission parameter group corresponding to a physical channel, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

Abstract: In one example method, an access network device sends a plurality of pieces of time division multiplexing mode information to a terminal, where each of the plurality of pieces of time division multiplexing mode information indicates one time division multiplexing mode, and in the time division multiplexing mode, time division multiplexing is performed on a first uplink time domain resource and a second uplink time domain resource, the first uplink time domain resource is an uplink time domain resource of a first carrier, and the second uplink time domain resource is an uplink time domain resource of a second carrier. The access network device sends first information to the terminal, where the first information activates one of the plurality of time division multiplexing modes indicated by the plurality of pieces of time division multiplexing mode information.

Abstract: Proposed is an operation method of a first device (100) in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving sidelink (SL) data related to a first SL service from a second device (200) at a first time point within an active time of a second SL discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration related to a second SL service; and starting a first timer of a first SL DRX configuration related to the first SL service on the basis of reception of the SL data.

Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus that can perform first communication in a network during a first period of a predetermined length having a predetermined cycle, and, in the network, can set a second period different from the first period based on the first communication and perform second communication during the second period while continuing the first communication. In a case where the second communication is to be ended, the communication apparatus notifies the partner apparatus of the second communication that the second communication is to be ended, and performs control so as to end the second communication with the partner apparatus according to transmission of the notification.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE, an indication of a first uplink timing advance for communications from the second UE to a base station. The UE may estimate, based at least in part on the first uplink timing advance received from the second UE, a second uplink timing advance for transmission of a random access message from the first UE to the base station. The UE may transmit, to the base station, the random access message using the second uplink timing advance.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide techniques for enabling cell synchronization and timing adjustment management in layer 1 and layer 2 (L1-L2) centric mobility applications. A user equipment (UE) communicates with a network entity using one or more cells of a plurality of cells that are configured for mobility operations using layer 1 and layer 2 (L1-L2) centric signaling. The plurality of cells are grouped into one or more timing adjustment groups (TAGs). The UE updates timing advance of the plurality of cells per group according to the one or more TAGs.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a terminal is provided. The method performed by a terminal includes receiving, from a base station, DCI scheduling a plurality of PDSCHs on a PDCCH, wherein the DCI includes information on a TDRA and information on a TCI state, identifying symbol offsets between the PDCCH and the plurality of PDSCHs based on the TDRA, in case that a first symbol offset between the PDCCH and a first PDSCH is less than a threshold, receiving, from the base station, the first PDSCH based on a default TCI state, and in case that a second symbol offset between the PDCCH and a second PDSCH is equal to or greater than the threshold, receiving, from the base station, the second PDSCH based on the TCI state.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for supporting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator (PRI). In some aspects, a PUCCH repetition factor is dynamically indicated that is applicable to multiple PUCCHs or multiple PUCCH types. For example, an apparatus receives downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a first PDSCH and includes a PRI indicating a repetition factor of a first PUCCH associated with the first PDSCH and at least one additional PUCCH. In some other aspects, the PRI includes a repetition indicator associated with a repetition factor, such as a PUCCH repetition factor. In one aspect, a repetition indicator associated with a repetition factor is included in DCI and the repetition indicator is associated with multiple PUCCH types.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for addressing relation round trip time (RTT) positioning and timing advance (TA) command with user equipment (UE) receive-transmit (Rx-Tx) measurement reporting in wireless network such as in new radio (NR).

Abstract: The method includes performing at least one first monitoring of a power savings channel of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for control information, the PDCCH being associated with at least one base station, the control information including a power saving downlink control information (PS-DCI) format, the control information providing an indication to start a timer for an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle for a user equipment (UE) to monitor the PDCCH. The method further includes performing a random-access channel (RACH) procedure with the at least one base station based on the control information. The network node performs the method.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for managing data traffic in restricted target wake time (TWT) service periods (SPs). In some aspects, an access point (AP) may transmit a packet, at the beginning of a restricted TWT SP, that signals all non-member wireless stations (STAs) to defer access to the wireless medium for at least a threshold duration. Upon receiving the packet, any non-member STAs that are associated with the AP may set their network allocation vectors (NAVs) according to the duration indicated by a duration field of the received packet. In some implementations, low-latency STAs that are members of the TWT SP may not set their NAVs according to the duration field of the received packet. Instead, the low-latency STAs may access the wireless medium before the NAVs associated with the non-member STAs expire.

Abstract: A responder user equipment (UE) in separate ranging sessions may determine whether there is a collision between the ranging signals assigned to broadcast in the separate ranging sessions. A collision in the ranging signals is detected when the ranging signals have the same frequencies and broadcast times, e.g., the broadcast time of one ranging signal is within a predetermined amount of time for the other ranging signal. When a collision in the ranging signals is detected, the responder UE sends a message to the initiator UE indicating the possibility of a collision. Available times for broadcasting the ranging signals may be determined, e.g., by the responder UE or the initiator UE. The initiator UE may initiate a new ranging session based on the available times for broadcasting the ranging signal or may proceed with the ranging session with the possibility that the responder UE will not participate.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for determining a propagation delay between each of a plurality of transmit-receive points of a network and a user device, determining, based on each determined propagation delay, at least one parameter associated with transmissions from each of the transmit-receive points and providing an indication to the user device of the determined at least one parameter.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a bandwidth part configuration that indicates one or more bandwidth parts associated with at least one beam and switch, based at least in part on the bandwidth part configuration, from a first bandwidth part of the one or more bandwidth parts as an active bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the one or more bandwidth parts as the active bandwidth part. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Method for measurement gap configuration comprising: sending a first message including a first measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) new measurement gap capability from a first network device(20) to the UE(10); detecting at the first network device(20) whether a legacy gap assisted measurement is required for the UE(10); responsive to the legacy gap assisted measurement being required, sending a second message including a second measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to the UE(10); sending a third message indicating fallback of the UE(10) the legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to a second network device(30) in communication with the UE(10).

Abstract: A method of allocating resources to at least one wireless node in a wireless communication network, comprising: continuously receiving, at a wireless node, assignment of a number of slots, wherein the slots have a fixed slot time; obtaining (S1) information regarding physical layer parameters together with said assignment of said number of slots and said slot time; extracting (S2) a packet from a packet transmission queue maintained by said wireless node; computing (S3), based on the obtained information regarding physical layer parameters, a duration of said packet; comparing (S4A, S4B, S4C) said packet duration with said slot time; performing in real time at least one of fragmentation (S5C), aggregation (S5A) and reconfiguration (S5B) of said physical layer parameters, depending on the results of said comparison step and/or an amount of packets in said packet transmission queue; and mapping (S6) said packet to a first one of the assigned slots.

Abstract: A user equipment that has performed a random access procedure with respect to a base station may determine a DCI size to be monitored based on DCI size alignment and the base station may determine a DCI size to be used based on the DCI size alignment. The DCI size alignment may include aligning the size of a legacy UL DCI format and the size of a legacy DL DCI format after aligning the size of a new UL DCI format and the size of a new DL UCI format. Each of the new UL DCI format and the legacy UL DCI format is a DCI format used to schedule a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and each of the new DL DCI format and the legacy DL DCI format is a DCI format used to schedule a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: Provided are a communication device and a communication method capable of further improving the quality between radio links in a communication system in which a base station device and the communication device communicate with each other. A communication device according to the present disclosure includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives a synchronization signal transmitted from a base station device. The transmitter transmits a physical random access channel including a feature capable of uniquely identifying the synchronization signal received by a receiver and/or a PRACH resource to the base station device.

Abstract: A repeater generates repetition signals by repeating uplink signals over a plurality of subframes; controller sets a timing for transmitting the repetition signals, based on information indicating a transmission candidate subframe for a sounding reference signal used for measuring an uplink reception quality; and a transmitter transmits the repetition signals at the set timing.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a processing method and device. The method includes: receiving a redundancy version RV sequence, where an RV identity for last N transmission opportunities in the RV sequence is 0 or 3, and N is a positive integer; and decoding a retransmission position according to an RV identity order indicated by the RV sequence.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine at least one of a granularity or range of a timing adjustment value based at least in part on at least one of a timing adjustment command indicating the granularity, configuration information indicating the granularity, information regarding a communication, carrier, or band associated with the user equipment, or a combination thereof; and/or perform timing adjustment based at least in part on at least one of the granularity or the range of the timing adjustment value. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A wireless network with network-level channel hopping. A wireless network includes a wireless device. The wireless device includes a receiver, a data channel selector, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a beacon signal comprising a beacon sequence value. The data channel selector is configured to select, as a pseudorandom function of the beacon sequence value, a data channel on which to transmit in an interval following reception of the beacon signal. The transmitter is configured to transmit on the data channel selected by the channel selector.

Abstract: A method for indicating a time difference between a PUCCH and a PDSCH, a base station, and a readable medium. The method for indicating a time difference between a PUCCH and a PDSCH comprises: determining whether a PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator field indicates a time difference between a PDSCH and a PUCCH which is used for feeding back HARQ-ACK; generating indication information according to the indication result; and indicating the indication information to the UE by means of downlink control information. By applying the solution, a UE is able to accurately acquire a time slot for feeding back HARQ-ACK while a time difference between a PDSCH and a PUCCH which is used for feeding back the HARQ-ACK is indicated by a PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator field.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for estimating first downlink (DL) channel information of first DL channels in accordance with reference signals received on first uplink (UL) channels, the first UL channels being a subset of available UL channels, and the first DL channels corresponding to the first UL channels. Channel feedback is received for a set of DL channels, and second DL channel information is estimated in accordance with the estimated first DL channel information and the received channel feedback.

Abstract: A first communication device generates a first packet and transmits the first packet via a first wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channel having a first radio frequency (RF) bandwidth. The first communication device generates a second packet and, after transmitting the first packet, transmits the second packet via the first WLAN communication channel. The first communication device receives a transmission from one or more second communication devices that overlaps in time with transmission of the second packet. The transmission from the one or more second communication devices is received via a second WLAN communication channel having a second RF bandwidth.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE includes a receiver and a processor that receive a radio resource control (RRC) signal including uplink (UL) sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information. The UE also receives a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) message to activate transmission of UL SRSs The UE may then transmit UL SRSs in a time and frequency pattern based on at least the UL SRS configuration information. A UE method and an eNode-B are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of communications. Disclosed are an information transmission method and apparatus, and a communication device. When a first PUCCH bearing a first UCI overlaps with, in a time domain, a plurality of second PUCCHs that do not overlap with each other in a time domain and bear HARQ-ACKs, or when the first PUCCH bearing the first UCI overlaps with the second PUCCHs bearing a first HARQ-ACK in a time domain, if it is determined that a third PUCCH simultaneously bearing the first HARQ-ACK and the first UCI overlaps with a fourth PUCCH bearing a second HARQ-ACK in a time domain, a terminal device discards the first UCI. By discarding the first UCI, it is possible to avoid multiplex transmission of HARQ-ACKs that do not overlap with each other in a time domain in a time slot due to the fact that the HARQ-ACKs overlap with other types of UCI to ensure effective and timely transmission of the HARQ-ACKs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resource allocation procedure, performed between a user equipment and radio base station. The UE is configured with at least one numerology scheme, each associated with parameters partitioning time-frequency radio resources into resource scheduling units differently. The UE is configured with logical channels each of which is associated with at least one numerology scheme. A receiver of the UE receives from the radio base station an uplink scheduling assignment, which indicates uplink radio resources usable by the UE. A processor of the UE determines for which numerology scheme the received uplink scheduling assignment is intended based on the received uplink scheduling assignment. The processor performs a logical channel prioritization procedure by allocating the assigned uplink radio resources to the configured logical channels and by prioritizing those logical channels that are associated with the numerology scheme for which the uplink scheduling assignment is intended.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided in a wireless communication system in which a radio resource control (RRC) message is received to change or release a secondary cell group (SCG). A re-establishment for a radio link control (RLC) entity of a terminal is performed based on the RRC message. A packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data recovery is performed based on the RRC message. Performing the PDCP data recovery includes selectively transmitting a PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) previously submitted to the re-established RLC entity, for which a successful delivery has not been confirmed by the re-established RLC entity.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for uplink beam management and power control in wireless communications systems. Disclosed embodiments include beam management and power control enhancements for Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), and Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUSCH) transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmitting downlink data to a terminal apparatus; receiving a plurality of transport blocks which are transmitted in a same time period using a same frequency band in a spatial multiplexing scheme, wherein a same acknowledgement information (ACK/NACK) relating to an error detection result of the downlink data is scrambled with different scrambling schemes respectively for the plurality of transport blocks and the respectively scrambled ACK/NACK is multiplexed with data on respective ones of the plurality of transport blocks, and channel quality information (CQI) of a downlink channel is multiplexed with the data on only one transport block of the plurality of transport blocks by the terminal apparatus; and extracting the ACK/NACK and the CQI from the received plurality of transport blocks.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for increasing the transmit power of wireless communication devices operating on power spectral density (PSD)-limited wireless channels. Some implementations more specifically relate to short training field (STF) designs and signaling that support distributed transmissions. A transmitting device that transmits data on a distributed resource unit (dRU) may transmit an STF sequence over a spreading bandwidth of the dRU according to an existing STF tone plan. Each STA allocated a dRU for transmission in a trigger-based (TB) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) maps its STF sequence to one or more spatial streams and may apply one or more global cyclic shift delays (CSDs) to the STF sequence mapped to the one or more spatial streams, respectively. As such, different global CSDs may be assigned to different STAs so that each STA transmits its STF sequence with different amounts of delay.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuration of resources to determine signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a base station (BS), an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR), if group based beam reporting is configured, receiving a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR to perform channel measurement based, at least in part, on the capability of the UE, receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR to perform interference measurement based, at least in part, on the capability of the UE, determining at least one signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement, and transmitting the SINR parameter to the BS.

Abstract: A method for time multiplexing subframes on a serving cell to a user equipment, wherein one set of subframes operate with the legacy LTE transmission format and one set of subframes operate with an evolved transmission format comprising reduced density CRS transmission without a PDCCH control region.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices and computer readable media for multi-TRP communication. In a method for communication, a terminal device receives control information from at least one of a first network device and a second network device. The terminal device determines, from the control information, a first parameter for communication of a first data between the first network device and the terminal device and a second parameter for communication of a second data between the second network device and the terminal device, and the first data and the second data are identical. The terminal device performs, based on the first and second parameters, the communication of the first data with the first network device and the communication of the second data with the second network device. The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a new design of control information for multi-TRP communication.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for applying beam diversity for multi-slot physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) are provided. One method may include receiving configuration of a multi-slot transmission mode for a multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include receiving, based on the configuration of the multi-slot transmission mode, transmission configuration indications of a plurality of transmit beams for slots in the multi-slot communication channel. A selected set of candidate transmit beams may be received among the plurality of transmit beams for the slots in the multi-slot communication channel. The method may also include determining, among the selected set of candidate transmit beams, which transmit beam is used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel, and applying a reception beam corresponding to each transmit beam used for each slot in the multi-slot communication channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT). The present 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. A method of operating a terminal for a slot aggregation signaling is provided. The method includes receiving control information including slot aggregation information from a base station, receiving data in aggregated slots based on the slot aggregation information from the base station, and transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK) corresponding to the data to the base station.

Abstract: A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency.

Abstract: One example discloses a wireless Access Point (AP) device, within a wireless local area network (WLAN), including: a controller configured to generate a reserve slot time trigger frame to a selected set of wireless devices; wherein the controller is configured to be coupled to an antenna; wherein the antenna is configured to transmit the reserve slot time trigger frame over a physical media to the selected set of user station devices (STAs) and exchange traffic with the selected set of STAs over the physical media; wherein the reserve slot time trigger frame is configured to reserve a slot time on the physical media; and wherein the controller is configured to transmit a burst of downlink (DL) traffic from the AP device during the slot time.

Abstract: In order to appropriately control uplink control information even in a case of controlling repetition transmission by use of a plurality of pieces of downlink control information, a user terminal according to the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives downlink shared channels repeatedly transmitted by use of a plurality of slots, and a control section that, in a case that transmissions of the downlink shared channels transmitted in the respective slots are controlled based on different pieces of downlink control information, controls transmissions of acknowledgment signals for the downlink shared channels repeatedly transmitted, using a resource specified by at least one piece of downlink control information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for beamforming based initial access, beam management, and beam based mobility designs for NR systems. Issues are identified and addressed related to one or more of initial access, control channel design, eMBB and URLLC mixing, and beam training. The methods, systems and apparatus may include a receiving scheduling information and a preemption indication via a DCI. In addition, there may be a detecting and decoding of the preemption indication, a determining of a HARQ feedback associated, and a sending, to a network node, of the HARQ feedback.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for scheduling transmission of control information in wireless communication systems. In one implementation, the method includes receiving, by a wireless network node, a first scheduling request for a radio channel to transmit a first set of information. The method may also include scheduling, by the wireless network node, a first radio channel during a first time slot as a first shared channel for transmitting the first set of information in response to the first scheduling request, the first shared channel being shared by control information and the first set of information. The method may further include detecting, by the wireless network node, a conflict related to the first shared channel, and resolving, by the wireless network node, the conflict related to the first shared channel.

Abstract: A distributed radio access network (RAN) includes a plurality of remote units (RUs) communicatively coupled to a centralized unit. During each of at least one measurement iteration: one of the plurality of RUs is selected as a transmit-mode RU and all other of the plurality of RUs are in receive-mode; the transmit mode-RU transmits a known pattern signal to the receive-mode RUs; and each receive-mode RU determines a frame or symbol boundary difference between when the transmit-mode RU transmitted the known pattern signal and when the respective receive-mode RU received the known pattern signal. Following the at least one measurement iteration: the centralized unit determines a respective timing offset based on each frame or symbol boundary difference; the centralized unit determines a common alignment point for the RUs based on the timing offsets; and each RU's timing is adjusted to align with the common alignment point.

Abstract: Wireless communications for optimizing transmission power levels are described. Uplink transmission power levels for a wireless device may be dynamically adjusted based on conditions in a source cell and one or more neighboring cells. Transmission power levels may be increased or decreased gradually, and optimized power levels may be achieved, based on conditions in a source cell and one or more neighboring cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a random access method and apparatus, a network device, a terminal, and a storage medium. The terminal transmits a random access request to a network device; and receives a random access response, which is returned by the network device based on the random access request. The random access response is used to indicate a value of an uplink Timing Advance (TA) adjustment amount, and the TA adjustment amount is a positive value, a negative value, or 0.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resource determination method and apparatus for flexible acquisition of a PUCCH resource by a terminal at each sub-slot or each TRP. At a terminal side, a resource determination method provided in the present disclosure includes receiving configuration signaling, and acquiring at least one physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource set on the basis of the configuration signaling, determining a target PUCCH resource set; and according to a PUCCH resource indication domain and the serial number of a target corresponding to the PUCCH, determining a PUCCH resource from the target PUCCH resource set, and the target includes a sub-slot where PUCCH transmission is located and/or a transmission receiving point (TRP) corresponding to the PUCCH.

Abstract: A session creation method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: sending, in a case that a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) session has been created among a first electronic device and N second electronic devices, a first REFER request to a third electronic device. The first REFER request is used for requesting to create a second SIP session with the third electronic device, and the third electronic device is at least one of the N second electronic devices. The method includes receiving a first response message fed back by the third electronic device in response to the first REFER request and creating the second SIP session in a case that the first response message indicates that the third electronic device agrees to create second SIP session. N is a positive integer.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reducing a size of semistatic codebooks for HARQ feedback. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining a number (M) of candidate downlink transmission occasions for a time period, determining a maximum number (k) of simultaneous downlink transmissions the UE can receive during the time period, receiving one or more downlink transmissions during the time period from a base station, and determining a type of encoding for the HARQ feedback based on: (i) a number of the one or more downlink transmissions received, (ii) the number (M) of candidate downlink transmission occasions for the time period, and/or (iii) the maximum number (k) of simultaneous downlink transmissions.

Abstract: A wireless communications network includes a base station configured for operating a wireless communications network cell of the wireless communications network so as to provide communication in a plurality of slots. Each slot includes a plurality of associated physical resources. The wireless communications network includes at least one transmitter configured for transmitting a signal in the wireless communications network cell by mapping the signal into a number of part signals and for transmitting the number of part signals with a corresponding number of associated slots using a corresponding number of sets of physical resources, each set containing at least a subset of the associated plurality of physical resources of the slot. Each set of physical resources is received at the base station shifted with a set-individual offset and with respect to a synchronized start of the slot.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a first Downlink (DL) assignment on a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), where the first DL assignment may determine a first time location of a first time slot including a first resource for transmitting first Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ)-Acknowledgement (ACK) feedback. The method further includes performing a first DL process in response to receiving the first DL assignment, receiving a second DL assignment on a second PDCCH in a time interval between an end of the first PDCCH and a beginning of the first resource, and interrupting the first DL process in response to receiving the second DL assignment, where the first DL process includes at least one operation for the UE to generate the first HARQ-ACK feedback.