Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Digital Identifier-based authentication for network access. One apparatus (600) includes a network interface (640) that receives (805) a first authentication request message from a network function and receives (810) subscription information from a service provider, the message containing a UE identifier that is based on a Digital Identifier ("DIG-ID"), said DIG-ID comprising a verifiably secure identity, said service provider identified using the DIG-ID. The apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that stores (815) the subscription information and UE security context in response to successful authentication of the UE using the DIG-ID. Here, the UE security context contains at least one security key derived using the DIG-ID. The network interface (610) transmits (820) the at least one security key to the network function, where the at least one security key is used to protect traffic of the UE.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Digital Identifier-based subscription onboarding. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that acquires (805) a Digital Identifier ("DIG-ID"), the DIG-ID comprising a verifiably secure identity, and generates (810) a digital signature of the DIG-ID and a timestamp using a private key. The apparatus (600) includes a transceiver (625) that sends (815) a first request to a mobile communication network and receives (820) a response containing an onboarding authentication success indication and a verified DIG-ID, said first request including the DIG-ID, the timestamp and the generated digital signature. The processor (605) establishes (825) a provisioning connection to the mobile communication network and receives (830) a subscription credential and/or a user subscription profile via the provisioning connection.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for entity access for an application. One method (700) includes receiving (702), by a first entity, an application registry request for at least one application. The method (700) includes determining (704) whether the at least one application is enabled to access at least one management entity or at least one managed entity.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for CSI report configuration. One method (1000) includes receiving (1002) a CSI reporting setting. The CSI reporting setting includes a CSI RS resource setting, and the CSI reporting setting includes an indication of CSI feedback reporting for multiple transmission points. The method (1000) includes identifying (1004) transmission hypotheses based on the CSI reporting setting. The hypotheses include a combination of single-point transmission from a TRP, or multi-point joint transmission from two TRPs. The method (1000) includes receiving (1006) a CSI RS resource based on the CSI RS resource setting. The method (1000) includes generating (1008) a set of a CSI report based on the CSI reporting setting. The CSI report includes two parts. The method (1000) includes feeding (1010) back the set of the CSI report.
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for CSI report configuration. One method (1000) includes receiving (1002) at least one CSI reporting setting. The at least one CSI reporting setting includes at least one CSI RS resource setting, and the CSI reporting setting includes an indication of CSI feedback reporting for multiple transmission points in a mobile communication network. The method (1000) includes identifying (1004) a set of transmission hypotheses based on the CSI reporting setting. The hypotheses include a combination of single-point transmission from at least one TRP, or multi-point joint transmission from two TRPs. The method (1000) includes receiving (1006) at least one CSI reference signal resource transmitted from the mobile communication network based on the CSI reference signal resource setting. The method (1000) includes generating (1008) a set of at least one CSI report based on the CSI reporting setting.
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adapting a managed entity for an application. One method (600) includes obtaining (602) an association of a management service to an application. The method (600) includes receiving (604) a trigger event report for adapting service requirements for the application. The method (600) includes, in response to the trigger event report, determining (606) an adaptation of a managed entity for the application. The method (600) includes transmitting (608) the adaptation of the managed entity to a management service producer of the management service.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for remapping traffic between network slices during handover. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a transceiver (625) that receives (805) a first message indicating that a first connection is not supported in a target RAN. Here, the first connection is established with a first network slice and the first message indicates that buffering-and-forwarding of data traffic of the first connection is supported. The transceiver (625) transmits (810) a request to establish a second connection with a second network slice over the Target RAN and receives (815) a second message from the Target RAN for establishing the second connection, where the second message includes an identifier of the first connection. The processor (605) communicates (820) at least one buffered data packet of the first connection over the second connection.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for tracking reference signal configuration. One method (700) includes receiving (702) a tracking reference signal configuration. The method (700) includes receiving (704) a tracking reference signal on a tracking reference signal occasion of a plurality of tracking reference signal occasions. The plurality of tracking reference signal occasions is based on the tracking reference signal configuration. The method (700) includes monitoring (706) a paging physical downlink control channel on at least one paging physical downlink control channel monitoring occasion based on the tracking reference signal. The at least one paging physical downlink control channel monitoring occasion is associated with the tracking reference signal occasion.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for dynamically adapting a measurement behavior. One apparatus (800) includes a processor (805) and a transceiver (825) that receives (1005) a measurement-and-reporting configuration from a mobile communication network, where the configuration maps a plurality of CSI measurements and reporting periodicities to at least one of: location parameters and signal strength threshold values. The processor (805) maps (1010) the received measurement-and-reporting configuration to at least one of: a current location and a signal measurement value and dynamically adjusts (1015) a measurement behavior in response to the received measurement-and-reporting configuration. Here, the measurement behavior is adjusted based on at least one of: the current location and the signal measurement value, where adjusting the measurement behavior includes at least one of: adjusting a measurement periodicity and a adjusting a reporting periodicity.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. An apparatus (700) includes a transceiver (725) that receives, using an unbiased linear minimum mean square error ("MMSE") equalizer, a transmission signal transmitted via a propagation channel, the signal generated and transmitted using an antenna port at a transmitter, the antenna port comprising a plurality of antennas (N) and an antenna connector for each of the plurality of antennas. The apparatus (700) includes a processor (725) that determines an EVM for the antenna port of the transmitter based on an output of the unbiased linear MMSE equalizer
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for resource-specific CSI reporting. One apparatus (800) includes a transceiver (825) for communicating over a sidelink interface and a processor (805) and that transmits (1005) a CSI-RS within a sidelink data region and transmits (1010) a CSI request indicator in SCI, where the CSI request is associated with a first resource pool. The processor (805) transmits (1015) an aperiodic CSI trigger corresponding to a second resource pool separate from the first resource pool. Via the transceiver (825), the processor (805) receives (1020) a first CSI report (e.g., using a MAC CE) in response to the CSI request and receives (1025) an aperiodic CSI report (e.g., using a MAC CE) in response to the aperiodic CSI trigger, where the aperiodic CSI trigger corresponding to the second resource pool is sent prior to receipt of the first CSI report.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a TCI state. One method (500) includes receiving (502) an indication of a HST SFN transmission from at least one TRP in a network. The indication of the HST SFN transmission is based on at least one TCI state indicating QCL relationships for one or more TRSs with a DMRS for a PDSCH, and the QCL relationships do not include Doppler shift, and/or Doppler spread. The method (500) includes configuring (504) the UE with at least two TRSs. The method (500) includes receiving (506) a downlink scheduling grant including a TCI codepoint indicating at least TCI states with QCL sources configured as a first TRS and a second TRS. The method (500) includes receiving (508) at least one DMRS ports corresponding to each layer of a PDSCH.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmissions to not cause interference. One method (3500) includes receiving (3502) a first configuration including information of a first reference signal. The method (3500) includes transmitting (3504) the first reference signal while applying a first spatial filter. The method (3500) includes determining (3506) whether the first spatial filter is to be used for transmitting a signal to a second wireless node. The method (3500) includes receiving (3508) a first control message from a third wireless node. The method (3500) includes determining (3510), based on the first control message, whether the first spatial filter causes an interference on the third wireless node. The method (3500) includes, based on determining that the first spatial filter does not cause the interference on the third wireless node, transmitting (3512) the signal to the second wireless node.
H04B 17/382 - Monitoring; Testing of propagation channels for resource allocation, admission control or handover
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
EVMreqEVMreqreq is the error vector magnitude requirement for the antenna port for a modulation; and α is based on a function of a number of transmit antennas of the antenna port. The method (600) includes performing (604) a transmission based on the error vector magnitude requirement.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UCI repetitions multiplexing on PUSCH. An apparatus (300) includes a transceiver (325) that receives an indication comprising at least a beta-offset value and multiplexing of a plurality of repetitions of uplink control information ("UCI") on a single transmission occasion of physical uplink shared channel ("PUSCH"). The transceiver (325) receives a configuration to determine a starting symbol index and a maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions of UCI on PUSCH. The apparatus (300) includes a processor (305) that multiplexes UCI on PUSCH for transmitting UCI to a node of a mobile wireless communication network based on the starting symbol index and the maximum number of symbols for each of the plurality of repetitions according to an indicated beta-offset value.
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Jung, Hyejung
Nangia, Vijay
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for dual scheduling configuring. One method (1000) includes operating (1002) in a dual scheduling configuration in which a primary cell is configured to be scheduled by the primary cell or a secondary cell. The method (1000) includes determining (1004) whether the secondary cell is not available. The method (1000) includes, in response to the secondary cell not being available, switching (1006) from the dual scheduling configuration to a single scheduling configuration in which the primary cell is configured to be scheduled only by the primary cell.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Ali, Ali Ramadan
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for performing channel occupancy time sensing. One method (900) includes receiving (902) information configuring a single channel occupancy time for multi-beam transmission in an unlicensed channel. The method (900) includes performing (904) sensing for the single channel occupancy time. The sensing includes: omni-directional sensing at a beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on a plurality of beams at the beginning of the single channel occupancy time; directional sensing on the plurality of beams in a time domain multiplexing manner before each transmission based on a time gap between transmissions; or some combination thereof.
H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
H04W 74/00 - Wireless channel access, e.g. scheduled or random access
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RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for random access procedure in a non-terrestrial network. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) that determines one or more transmission timings associated with a random access procedure, each transmission timing determined based on each transmission slot and a timing advance value for transmitting messages between the UE and a mobile wireless communication network, the mobile wireless communication network comprising a non-terrestrial network ("NTN"), each transmission slot determined by applying a configured slot offset, the configured slot offset applied to adjust for a round trip time within the NTN. An apparatus (500) includes a transceiver (525) that transmits one or more messages during the random access procedure based on the determined one or more transmission timings.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Synchronization Signal / Physical Broadcast Channel Block ("SSB") pattern enhancements. One apparatus (1100) includes a processor (1105) and a transceiver (1125) that receives (1305) a SSB structure comprising more than four time domain symbols. Here, the SSB structure includes at least one time domain symbol for each of a PSS and an SSS. The SSB structure also includes multiple time domain symbols for a PBCH. The processor (1105) performs (1310) cell search based on the received SSB structure and accesses (1315) a first cell based on the received SSB structure.
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for non-LBT based fair coexistence. A User Equipment ("UE") apparatus comprises: a transceiver that receives a measurement configuration from a network node indicating a measurement resource and time window for performing interference measurement; and a processor that: configures a zero-power channel state information reference signal ("ZP-CSI-RS") for performing long-term interference measurement according to the measurement configuration; performs detection activity, the detection activity comprising at least one of: performing an interference measurement on a plurality of beams within a configured time window using the configured measurement resource; and receiving acknowledgment feedback from the network node for intra¬ network transmission; determines an interference amount based on the detection activity; and adjusts a UE transmission power for an uplink ("UL") physical channel transmission based on the determined amount of interference.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting a UE-selected parameter combination for reciprocity-based Type-II CSI codebook. One apparatus (800) includes a processor (805) and a transceiver (825) that receives (1005) a CSI reporting configuration from a mobile communication network, the reporting configuration containing a codebook configuration. The processor (805) identifies (1015) a set of antenna ports based on a received set of CSI reference signals and generates (1025) at least one coefficient amplitude indicator and one coefficient phase indicator for each antenna port in the identified set of antenna ports. The processor (805) selects (1020) a subset of at least one parameter combination from a set of two or more parameter combinations corresponding to the codebook configuration and sends (1030) a CSI report to the mobile communication network, the CSI report indicating the selected parameter combination.
H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
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ADJUSTING RETRANSMISSION TIMING FOR A CONFIGURED GRANT
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Loehr, Joachim
Bhamri, Ankit
Ganesan, Karthikeyan
Ali, Ali Ramadan
Cheema, Sher Ali
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for adjusting retransmission timing for a configured grant. One apparatus (400) includes a processor (405) that determines an offset value for a retransmission timer associated with a configured grant for communications between the UE and a mobile wireless communication network. The processor (405) starts the retransmission timer adjusted by the offset value in response to transmission of data corresponding to a transport block ("TB") on a hybrid automatic repeat request ("HARQ") process. The processor (405) detects expiration of the retransmission timer associated with the configured grant. In response to detecting expiration of the retransmission timer, the processor (405) determines a transmission resource from a plurality of configured transmission resources for retransmitting a TB.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing Analytics feedback for a network function. One apparatus (400) includes a network interface (440) that receives (505) a first request for a trained ML model from a network function ("NF") that supports analytics generation. Here, the first request contains first information including an Analytic ID. The apparatus (400) includes processor (405) that determines (510) a first trained ML model based on the first information and provides (515) the first trained ML model to the NF. The processor (405) determines (520) that the first trained ML model is invalid and notifies (525) the NF that the validity of the first trained ML model has changed.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for disabling a pending NSSAI. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a transceiver (625) that receives (805) a REF trigger from a lower layer, where the REF trigger occurs during an authentication procedure for a network slice. The processor (605) disables (810) a Pending NSSAI corresponding to the network slice associated with the authentication procedure and receives (815) an indication from the lower layer that radio coverage is available. The transceiver (625) sends (820) a Registration Request in response to the indication that radio coverage is available, where the Registration Request includes an identifier of the first network slice in a requested NSSAI.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for supporting power saving for V2X communications. One apparatus (500) includes a transceiver (525) and a processor (505) that receives (705) a first request from a first application to send data over a PC5 interface. The processor (505) determines (710) a first PC5 DRX configuration for the first application based on at least one first QoS requirement and determines (715) to establish a first PC5 QoS Flow to transmit the data. The processor (505) associates (720) the first PC5 DRX configuration with the first PC5 QoS Flow and sends (725) a second request to an AS layer to establish a first QoS Flow, where the second request indicates a first QoS parameter and the first PC5 DRX configuration.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting CSI based on a transmission hypothesis. One method (600) includes receiving (602) a CSI reporting configuration corresponding to TRPs. The method (600) includes receiving (604) at least one CSI reference signal resource based on the CSI reporting configuration. The method (600) includes generating (606) at least one CSI report corresponding to a transmission hypothesis. The at least one CSI report includes at least one CQI value; each hypothesis corresponds to a single TRP or multiple TRPs jointly transmitted from two TRPs, and a transmission configuration including two TCI states corresponds to the TRPs; the at least one CSI report is transmitted based on a CSI reporting trigger; and a number of CSI reports of the at least one CSI report is generated based on a UE capability of the UE.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple USIM operation. One method (1000) of a UE includes performing (1005) communication activity in a first communication network and receiving (1010) a paging message from a non-active second communication network, where the UE is unable to transmit in the first communication network and the second communication network simultaneously. The method (1000) includes determining (1015) to leave the first communication network for a stipulated time to respond to the paging message and transitioning (1020) to an inactive state in the first communication network in response to not transmitting a return notification to the first communication network prior to expiry of the stipulated time.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting channel state information for high speed devices. One method (700) includes receiving (702) an indication of a high-speed channel state information framework. The method (700) includes receiving (704) a channel state information reporting configuration corresponding to high-speed devices. A channel state information reporting behavior corresponding to the channel state information reporting configuration has a first specific time pattern. The method (700) includes receiving (706) channel state information reference signal resources based on a channel state information reference signal resource configuration. The method (700) includes generating (708) at least one channel state information report based on at least one measurement, at least one configuration, and/or at least one indication. The method (700) includes reporting (710) the at least one channel state information report to a network.
H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
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REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FOR HIGH SPEED DEVICES
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting channel state information for high speed devices. One method (800) includes receiving (802) an indication of a high-speed channel state information framework. The method (800) includes receiving (804) a channel state information reporting configuration corresponding to high-speed devices. The method (800) includes receiving (806) channel state information reference signal resources based on a channel state information reference signal resource configuration. The method (800) includes generating (808) at least one channel state information report based on at least one measurement, at least one configuration, and/or at least one indication according to the channel state information reporting configuration. The at least one channel state information report includes a first part and a second part, and the second part includes at least one group. The method (800) includes reporting (810) the at least one channel state information report to a network.
H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring resources based on a criterion. One method (1600) includes receiving (1602), at a wireless device, a first configuration including information indicating a first set of resources. The method (1600) includes receiving (1604) a second configuration including information indicating an association with the first configuration and a set of at least one criterion parameter. The method (1600) includes performing (1606) a measurement corresponding to the first set of resources. The method (1600) includes determining (1608) whether a criterion of the measurement is satisfied. The criterion is determined according to the set of at least one criterion parameter. The method (1600) includes, in response to determining that the criterion of the measurement is satisfied, transmitting (1610) a control message according to the second configuration. The control message includes a field based on the measurement.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel state information reporting for multiple transmit/receive points. One apparatus (900) includes a transceiver (925) that receives, at a UE, one or more channel state information ("CSI") reporting configurations associated with multiple transmission/reception points ("TRPs") reporting for a mobile wireless communication network. The transceiver (925) receives, at the UE, one or more CSI reference signals ("RSs") from the mobile wireless communication network, the one or more CSI-RSs configured for at least one of channel measurement and interference measurement. In one embodiment, the transceiver (925) transmits, from the UE, one or more CSI reports corresponding to one or more transmission hypotheses based on the at least one of channel measurements and interference measurements, each CSI report comprising one or more precoding matrix indicators ("PMIs") and one or more rank indicators.
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring random access procedures. One method (1000) includes receiving (1002), at a user equipment, a first configuration from a network. The first configuration corresponds to performing a physical random access channel transmission on multiple random access channel occasions. The method (1000) includes receiving (1004) a second configuration from the network. The second configuration corresponds to performing Msg3 repetition, MsgA repetition, or a combination thereof. The method (1000) includes performing (1006) a random access procedure based on the first configuration and the second configuration.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for timing and frequency adjustments in non-terrestrial networks. One apparatus (1200) includes a processor (1205) that determines (1405) a first frequency from one of a first reference signal received from a mobile wireless communication network and a configuration message received from the mobile wireless communication network. The processor (1205) determines (1410) a second frequency from a second reference signal received from the mobile wireless communication network. The processor (1205) computes (1415) a second timing advance value based on a first timing advance value, the first determined frequency, and the second determined frequency, the first timing advance value received as part of a control message. The apparatus (1200) includes a transceiver (1225) that transmits (1420), to the mobile wireless communication network, an uplink signal using the second timing advance value.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a network system issue. One method (900) includes a first network device determining (902) a system issue corresponding to at least one second network device. The first network device is an analytics entity in a cellular network and the at least one second network device is a managed entity in the cellular network, and the system issue comprises a software issue, a hardware issue, a compatibility issue, an issue with an interaction between a plurality of second network devices comprising the at least one second network device, an issue with an interaction between the at least one second network device and another device, or some combination thereof. The analytics entity comprises an entity that analyzes one or more devices to determine descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and/or prescriptive analytics. The method (900) includes providing (904) a notification indicating the system issue.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting a prioritized transport block. One method (500) includes determining (502), at a user equipment, a first priority corresponding to a first transport block associated with a first hybrid automatic repeat request process pending for retransmission on a configured uplink grant resource. The method (500) includes determining (504) a second priority corresponding to an initial transmission on the configured uplink grant resource of a second transport block associated with a second hybrid automatic repeat request process. The method (500) includes selecting (506) the second hybrid automatic repeat request process and transmitting the initial transmission of the second transport block on the configured uplink grant resource before retransmitting the first transport block.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Nangia, Vijay
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for monitoring periodic reference signals. One method (1000) includes detecting (1002), at a device, for reception of a periodic downlink reference signal from at least a first beam, a number of consecutive occurrences of: an interference level being greater than an interference level threshold; a listen-before-talk failure; or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the method (1000) includes determining (1004) whether the number of consecutive occurrences is greater than a predetermined threshold. In certain embodiments, the method (1000) includes, in response to the number of consecutive occurrences being greater than the predetermined threshold: monitoring (1006) to receive the periodic downlink reference signal from a second beam; terminating the monitoring for the reception of the downlink reference signal from at least the first beam for a time period; or a combination thereof.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04B 7/0404 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity
37.
CHANNEL-SENSING MEASUREMENT AND CHANNEL ACCESS REPORT
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Ali, Ali Ramadan
Nangia, Vijay
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for measuring and reporting channel access statistics. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a transceiver (525) that receives (705) a configuration message from a network, said configuration message indicating a measurement resource for channel sensing and a spatial beam for the measurement resource. Here, the apparatus (500) does not transmit on the measurement resource and the network also does not transmit on the measurement resource. The processor (505) performs (710) channel-sensing measurement using the indicated measurement resource and spatial beam and generates (715) a channel access report using a plurality of channel-sensing measurements. The transceiver (525) sends (720) the channel access report to the network.
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring positioning measurements and reports. One apparatus (1000) in a mobile communication network includes a transceiver (1025) that receives (1205), from a mobile wireless communication network, a positioning configuration defining a positioning configuration timeline and a measurement and processing time window for the UE The apparatus (1000) includes a processor (1005) that performs (1210) at least one positioning measurement for the UE according to the positioning processing timeline in response to receiving the positioning configuration. The transceiver (1005) sends (1215) a positioning measurement report comprising the at least one positioning measurement and measurement timeline performed of the at least one positioning measurement within the configured time window from the UE to the mobile wireless communication network.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Bhamri, Ankit
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring positioning measurements and reports. One apparatus (1000) includes a transceiver (1025) that receives (1405) an uplink ("UL") configured grant configuration based on criteria associated with at least one of a measurement priority order, a positioning latency budget, and a positioning processing timeline for the UE. The apparatus (1000) includes a processor (1005) that performs (1410) at least one positioning measurement for the UE according to at least one of the measurement priority order and the positioning processing timeline and generates (1415) a positioning measurement report comprising the at least one positioning measurement. The transceiver (1005) sends (1420) the positioning measurement report to the mobile wireless communication network using the UL configured grant configuration based on an availability of positioning-related reference signal measurements based on at least one of the measurement priority order and the positioning processing timeline.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for edge enabled AI/ML-assisted QoS profile configuration. One method (700) includes receiving (705) at least one of actual and expected characteristics of a user equipment ("UE") that describes a context of the UE, obtaining (710) a data analytics model describing at least one expected network condition of a radio access network ("RAN") node based on the characteristics of the UE, determining (715) an expected QoS adaptation pattern, based on the obtained data analytics model, at a mobile edge computing entity within a service area of the UE, the QoS adaptation pattern comprising a sequence of QoS profiles to be associated with a QoS flow for the UE over a time interval, and communicating (720) the expected QoS adaptation pattern for the QoS flow of the UE to the UE and/or at least one network node associated with the QoS flow.
In order that devices with reduced capabilities be explicitly identifiable by networks, to flexibly allow and/or restrict their access to the networks, a user equipment (UE) first determines (1102) at least one set of user equipment capabilities. The UE may determine whether an access attempt is authorized based on barring information broadcast by the network to be accessed (specifying e.g. whether a reduced capability UE is allowed to access a cell). The UE then transmits (1104) an access request message to a network device. The access request message includes information corresponding to the at least one set of user equipment capabilities.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for a split TNGF. One apparatus 700 includes a processor 705 that receives 805 a request from the AMF. Here, the request is sent during registration of the remote unit with the mobile communication network via the apparatus 700, where the request contains a first security key. The processor 705 selects 810 a TNGF-SG and sends 815 a first message to the selected TNGF-SG that contains the first security key, an identity of the remote unit and a destination address and port indicating where the remote unit is to send signaling messages for the mobile communication network. The processor 705 receives 820 a second message from the selected TNGF-SG and establishes 825 a first connection with the remote unit via the selected TNGF-SG. The processor 705 completes 830 the registration of the remote unit with the mobile communication network.
H04W 76/16 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
43.
PREDICTIVELY ADAPTING A RADIO BEARER CONFIGURATION
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for predictively adapting a radio bearer configuration. One method (700) includes receiving (702) an expected quality of service profile pattern for at least one quality of service flow for at least one user equipment. The method (700) includes determining (704) a predictive adaption to a radio bearer configuration based on the expected quality of service profile pattern, wherein the predictive adaption comprises at least one radio bearer remapping to the at least one quality of service flow. The method (700) includes configuring (706), based on the predictive adaption, a predictive quality of service flow to radio bearer mapping pattern for an expected time window. The method (700) includes transmitting (708) the predictive quality of service flow to radio bearer mapping pattern to the at least one user equipment.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a predictive QoS adaptation pattern. One apparatus (600) includes an interface (640) that receives (705) a QoS parameter for at least one QoS flow, the at least QoS flow corresponding to at least one UE. The apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that obtains (710) a data analytics model and (determines 715) an expected QoS profile adaptation pattern comprising at least one QoS profile to be associated with the at least one QoS flow during a first time interval. Here, the data analytics model describes at least one expected condition for the at least one UE and/or at least one serving RAN node. Via the interface (640), the processor (605) transmits (720) the expected QoS profile adaptation pattern to at least one network node associated with the QoS flow.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for retrieving collected data from a group of devices. One apparatus (900) includes a processor (905) and a transceiver (925) that receives (1005) a first request message indicating a group communication mode of a first UE. The processor (905) identifies (1010) a group of second UEs associated with the first request message and the transceiver (925) sends (1015) a paging message to the identified group to transfer collected data. The transceiver (925) further receives (1020) at least one second request message from at least one second UE of the identified group and the processor (905) establishes (1025) a data connection with each of the at least one second UE to receive the collected data.
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuration based on two tracking reference signals. One method (1100) includes receiving (1102), at a user equipment, DCI that schedules a downlink transmission. The DCI includes a TCI codepoint that corresponds to two TCI states associated with at least two network nodes; the DCI includes information corresponding to at least one DMRS port; and the at least one DMRS port corresponds to at least one layer of a PDSCH transmission. The method (1100) includes receiving (1104) at least two TRS. A first TCI state of the two TCI states corresponds to a first TRS; the first TRS is a first source reference signal; a second TCI state of the two TCI states corresponds to a second TRS; and the second TRS is a second source reference signal.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for end-to-end QoS fulfillment. One apparatus (700) includes an application interface (745) that receives (805) a request to manage the QoS of an end-to-end application session. Here, the end-to-end application session comprises a first session of a first UE connected to a first network and a second session of a second UE connected to a second network. The processor (705) configures (810) a first QoS parameter for the first session of the first UE and a second QoS parameter for the second session of the second UE and receives (815) a trigger event related to the QoS change of the second QoS parameter. The processor (705) determines (820) a third QoS parameter for the first session of the first UE based on the QoS change of the second QoS parameter and communicates (825) the third QoS parameter to the first network.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for disabling analytics information of a network analytics function. One method (900) includes transmitting (902), from an operation and management system, information indicating to disable analytics information of a network analytics function from use by at least one network function that is subscribed to the analytics information. The information indicating to disable the analytics information of the network analytics function includes: instructions corresponding to the network data analytics function; instructions corresponding to the at least one network function; a data identifier based on the analytics information; an analytics information type corresponding to the analytics information; an identifier or a type of the analytics information; a time interval or time window corresponding to the analytics information; instructions corresponding to a network slice instance; instructions corresponding to a single network slice selection assistance information; and/or instructions corresponding to a network slice subnet instance.
An user equipment UE receives a configuration from a network device gNB for a CSI report, followed by CSI-RS reference signals. Thereafter, the UE performs channel measurements including one or more of a Doppler spread, an average delay, a delay spread, a phase noise power, and/or an inter-carrier interference level; based on these measurements, the UE determines at least one recommended sub- carrier spacing SCS value, and sends back the recommended SCS in the CSI report, either explicitly or implicitly. The gNB receives the CSI report, checks the target requirements, updates the previous SCS to a new SCS, and transmits a PDCCH to schedule a new PDSCH, wherein the PDCCH informs the UE about the new SCS.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for deactivation behavior for semi-persistent CSI reporting. One apparatus (700) includes a processor (705) and a transceiver (725) that receives (905) a reporting configuration for semi-persistent CSI reporting from a RAN node (210), said reporting configuration including a deactivation behavior. The processor (705) performs and reports (910) CSI measurements to the RAN node (210) according to an activated semi-persistent CSI reporting configuration. The processor (705) further receives (915) a deactivation command for the semi-persistent CSI reporting from the RAN node (210) and performs (920) the configured deactivation behavior until transmission of an acknowledgement for the deactivation command.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a wakeup signal. One method (600) includes receiving (602), at a user equipment, a discontinuous reception configuration including a slot offset, and/or an on-duration a periodicity. The method (600) includes receiving (604) a wakeup signal configuration including a wakeup signal offset and/or a monitoring occasion. The wakeup signal configuration is received using scrambled downlink control information signaling. The method (600) includes receiving (606) information indicating to transmit a sounding reference signal during a discontinuous reception sleep period in a sounding reference signal resource using a transmit beam, and/or a transmit spatial filter. The method (600) includes receiving (608) a control signal using a corresponding receive beam and/or receive spatial filter. The method (600) includes configuring (610) a spatial filter relationship between the sounding reference signal resource and wakeup signal reception using downlink control information signal.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for inserting beam switching gaps between beam transmissions. One apparatus (900) includes a processor (905) that that inserts a gap between contiguous transmissions from a mobile wireless communication network to a user equipment ("UE") device, the contiguous transmissions scheduled on different beams. The apparatus (900) includes a transceiver (925) that indicates to the UE device a type of gap that is inserted between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams and indicates to the UE device a number of empty symbols that are used between the contiguous transmissions that are scheduled on different beams.
H04B 7/0408 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for autonomous sidelink resource selection. One method (400) includes receiving (402), at a sidelink communication device and from a location management function, a request including a plurality of parameters for performing autonomous resource selection for transmission of a sidelink positioning reference signal. The method (400) includes performing (404) the autonomous resource selection for determining a sidelink resource for the transmission of the sidelink positioning reference signal. The method (400) includes determining (406) the sidelink resource based on the autonomous resource selection and based on a priority, a packet delay budget, a reference signal received power, a positioning reference signal offset, a positioning reference signal comb pattern, or a combination thereof.
One instance of a UE apparatus 1100 includes a target UE (705) configured to receive SL positioning reference signals ("SL-PRS") (740) from a reference node (720) and two or more additional UEs (610, 615), measure SL reference signal timing differences ("RSTDs") between the two or more additional UEs with respect to the reference node, and determine an estimated location of the target UE based on a time-difference-of-arrival ("TDOA") positioning technique using the SL RSTDs. Another instance of UE apparatus 1100 includes a target UE 805 configured to transmit SL positioning reference signals ("PRS") 850 to one or more additional UEs (810, 815), receive SL positioning reference signals from a one or more additional UEs (810, 815), and determine an estimated location of the target UE based on a SL round-trip time (RTT) positioning technique using the SL positioning reference signals ("PRS") transmitted and received between the target UE and additional UEs.
G01S 5/00 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G01S 5/10 - Position of receiver fixed by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements
55.
SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING
An apparatus 1100 for localizing a target UE (605,805) sidelink ("SL") positioning includes a processor 1105 configured to cause the target UE (605,805) to receive from a sidelink configuration source (610 or 635) SL PRS assistance data associated with SL reference signal transmissions e.g., beam transmissions (620a-620b), transmitted from one or more SL signal transmitting devices (e.g., 610, 615, 630). The target UE (605,805) receives transmitted SL signal information from the one or more SL signal transmitting devices (610, 615, 630) and performs SL signal angle of arrival ("AoA") measurements or reference signal received power ("RSRP") measurements for deriving angle of departure (AoD) mapped to the received SL RSRP measurements or performs SL radio resource management measurements ("SL-RMM") for determining an estimated location of the target UE (605,805) using SL-AoD, SL-AoA, SL-RMM positioning techniques or combinations thereof.
G01S 5/00 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
H04W 72/02 - Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Bagheri, Hossein
Loehr, Joachim
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel occupancy based on a priority. One method (600) includes determining (602), at a user equipment, a transmission priority for a transmission on a shared channel resource. The method (600) includes comparing (604) the transmission priority to a threshold priority. The method (600) includes, in response to the transmission priority exceeding the threshold priority, initiating (606) a channel occupancy for the transmission. The method (600) includes, in response to the transmission priority not exceeding the threshold priority, not initiating (608) the channel occupancy for the transmission.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Kuchibhotla, Ravi
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for increasing the transmission reliability for transmissions of a duplication bearer in a shared or unlicensed spectrum. A UE apparatus (105, 500, 605) for a mobile network 150 ("NW") includes a transceiver (525_ that initiates (615) a listen before talk procedure ("LBT") on shared spectrum, for transmission of a medium access control ("MAC") protocol data unit ("PDU") containing an original packet data convergence protocol ("PDCP") PDU (415) of a data radio bearer ("DRB") configured for PDCP duplication, wherein PDCP duplication is deactivated for the DRB. The apparatus includes a processor (505) that determines whether the LBT failed (625) or succeeded (620) and selectively enables (625) PDCP duplication for the DRB in response to determining that the PDCP PDU was not transmitted due to failure of the LBT.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for improved communications using relay over sidelink radio interface. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a transceiver (625) that transmits a data packet via a sidelink interface, where the data packet is transmitted to a first UE device and a second UE device. The transceiver (625) receives (810) a first HARQ feedback from the first UE device and receives (815) a second HARQ feedback from the second UE device. Here, the first HARQ feedback indicating a decoding status of the data packet at the first UE device and the second HARQ feedback indicating a decoding status of the data packet at the second UE device. The processor (605) determines (820) to stop transmission of the data packet in response to at least one of the first and second HARQ feedback being a positive acknowledgement.
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
H04L 1/08 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system
59.
SECURING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT DEVICES
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for securing communications between user equipment devices. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that derives, at a first user equipment ("UE") device in communication with a mobile wireless communication network, a security key for securing communications between the first UE and a second UE via the mobile wireless communication network, the security key derived based on at least one parameter associated with the first UE and the second UE. The processor (605) establishes a secure communication between the first UE and the second UE via a first network function of the mobile wireless communication network using the derived security key.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiplexing HARQ-ACK information. One method (700) includes receiving (702), at a user equipment, first scheduling information for a PUSCH transmission in a slot. The method (700) includes receiving (704) second scheduling information for a PUCCH transmission in a sub-slot of the slot. The PUCCH transmission includes HARQ-ACK information and the PUSCH transmission at least partially overlaps in time with the PUCCH transmission in the sub-slot. The method (700) includes determining (706) an earliest available symbol of a part of the PUSCH transmission. The part of the PUSCH transmission includes a subset of symbols of the PUSCH transmission. The method (700) includes multiplexing (708) the HARQ-ACK information scheduled to be transmitted in the PUCCH transmission in the sub-slot into the PUSCH transmission based on the earliest available symbol of the part of the PUSCH transmission.
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for extended paging messages. One User Equipment ("UE") apparatus (900) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (905) and a transceiver (925) that sends (1105) a message to a network node (1000), with the message indicating that the UE apparatus (900) supports paging extensions. The transceiver (925) receives (1110) a confirmation message from the network node (1000), with the confirmation message notifying the UE apparatus (900) to expect paging extensions. The transceiver (925) receives (1115) paging Downlink Control Information ("DCI") with a cyclic redundancy check ("CRC") scrambled by a Paging Radio Network Temporary Identifier ("P-RNTI"), where the paging DCI schedules a Physical Downlink Shared Channel ("PDSCH") transmission. The transceiver (925) receives (1120) a paging message in the PDSCH transmission. The processor (905) identifies (1125) a paging extension for the UE in the paging DCI and/or the paging message.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a receiver (635) that receives (905) a signal (210) via a propagation channel from an antenna port (207) at a transmitter (205), the antenna port (207) comprising multiple antennas and with an antenna connector for each antenna. The processor (605) measures (910) the received signal (210) using an unbiased linear MMSE equalizer (230) and calculates (915) an EVM of the antenna port, where the EVM is calculated as 100 times the square root of the mean square error of the symbol estimate at the output of the unbiased linear MMSE equalizer (230).
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for power-efficient paging reception. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a receiver (635) that receives (805) a PDCCH configuration of a first DCI format, where the PDCCH configuration includes a search space configuration of the first DCI format. The processor (605) detects (810) the first DCI format by monitoring the first DCI format according to the search space configuration, where the first DCI format indicates whether the apparatus (600) is to monitor for paging DCI of a second DCI format. The processor (605) monitors (815) for paging DCI of the second DCI format in a paging period (e.g., paging cycle, DRX cycle used for determining a Paging Frame and a Paging Occasion, or SI modification period) based on the detected first DCI format.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for authorizing and configuring pairing of unmanned aerial system. An apparatus includes a transceiver (625) that receives, at a first network function of a mobile wireless communication network, a first authorization of unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") operations and a second authorization for associating a UAV-controller with the UAV, the first and second authorizations associated with a first identifier. An apparatus includes a processor (605) that creates a 5G local area network ("LAN") group within the mobile wireless communication for facilitating communications between the UAV and the UAV-controller and associating a second identifier with the 5G LAN group, configures the 5G LAN group based on at least at least one parameter associated with the UAV and updates a third network function with information for the 5G LAN group for establishing a protocol data unit ("PDU") session between the UAV and the UAV controller.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging management. An apparatus includes a transceiver (325) that receives, at a user equipment ("UE") device, a paging message from a mobile wireless communication network, the paging message comprising at least one condition to be met by the UE device, and a processor (305) that checks that the at least one condition to be met is fulfilled, wherein the transceiver sends a paging message response comprising an indication of the check if the at least one condition to be met is fulfilled.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating source and destination devices. One method (600) includes generating (602), at a first user equipment, mapping information. The mapping information comprises mapping between a pair of a source identities, an index, and at least one destination identity. The method (600) includes providing (604) the mapping information to a second user equipment. The method (600) includes generating (606) a first data packet including sidelink data for a third user equipment. The method (600) includes transmitting (608) the first data packet from the first user equipment to the second user equipment. The second user equipment generates a second data packet at least based on the mapping information, the second data packet includes sidelink data for the third user equipment, and the second user equipment transmits the second data packet to the third user equipment.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for data and feedback relaying. One method (600) includes receiving (602), by a second sidelink user equipment, a first data packet from a first sidelink user equipment. The method (600) includes receiving (604) a feedback request with the first data packet. The method (600) includes transmitting (606), by the second sidelink user equipment, the first data packet to at least one third sidelink user equipment. The method (600) includes receiving (608) feedback about a decoding status of the first data packet from the at least one third sidelink user equipment. The method (600) includes determining (610) a result of the feedback request at the second sidelink user equipment based on the feedback. The method (600) includes transmitting (612) the result of the feedback request to the first sidelink user equipment.
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
68.
CONFIGURING A SIDELINK HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request. One method (800) includes communicating (802), via a first sidelink device, with a second sidelink device using a first sidelink communication interface. The second sidelink device communicates with a third sidelink device using a second sidelink communication interface. The method (800) includes transmitting (804) a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request configuration to the second sidelink device via the first sidelink communication interface. The sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request configuration includes (806) a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request feedback enable indicator, a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request feedback disable indicator, sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request feedback options, a minimum communication range value, a cast type, a group size, a reflective indicator, a non-reflective indicator, or some combination thereof.
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for relay advertisement for sidelink operation. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a transceiver (525) that receives (705) a relay advertisement from a SL Relay UE supporting sidelink operation, where the relay advertisement contains at least one relay attribute. The processor (505) determines (710) that relay via the SL Relay UE is needed using the at least one relay attribute. The transceiver (525) sends (715) a relay connection request to the SL Relay UE and receives (720) a relay connection confirmation from the SL Relay UE. Via the transceiver, the processor (505) performs (725) sidelink communication with a remote receiver device via the SL Relay UE.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for frequency correlation based on a frequency offset. One method (500) includes receiving (502), at a user equipment, a higher-layer configuration that indicates operation in a high-speed transmission mode, operation in a single-frequency network, or a combination thereof. The method (500) includes receiving (504) at least one downlink reference signal from at least one network node. The method (500) includes transmitting (506) an uplink reference signal based on a first subset of the at least one downlink reference signal. A reception frequency of a second subset of the at least one downlink reference signal is based (508) on a frequency offset of the uplink reference signal.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for a factor for multiple device registrations. One method (1200) includes receiving (1202), at a network device from a first device, a first session initiation protocol message including an identity for establishing a data session. The method (1200) includes determining (1204) a factor based on a first registration performed by a second device and a second registration performed by a third device. The method (1200) includes transmitting (1206) a second session initiation protocol message including the identity and the factor to the second device. The method (1200) includes establishing (1208) the data session between the first device and the second device. The identity is (1210): registered for the first registration; registered for the second registration; not registered for the first registration; not registered for the second registration; or some combination thereof.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for UAS authentication and security establishment. One apparatus (1200) includes a transceiver (1225) that sends, from a first network function of a mobile wireless communication network, an authentication request message from a user equipment ("UE") to a UAS Service Supplier ("USS")/UAS Traffic Management ("UTM"), the UE comprising at least one of an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") and a UAV controller ("UAV-C"). The transceiver (1225 receives, at the first network function from the USS/UTM, an authentication response message comprising a UAS identifier and a UAS security context, the UAS security context comprising a UAS root key and a UAS root key identifier.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink device discovery. One method (900) includes transmitting (902), at a first sidelink device and over a sidelink interface, a periodic discovery message for performing discovery of at least one second sidelink device. The method (900) includes discovering (904) the at least one second sidelink device over the sidelink interface. The method (900) includes transmitting (906) at least one source layer 2 identifier of the at least one second sidelink device discovered by the first sidelink device to a third wireless device.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) and a receiver (635) that receives (805) a multiple-layer MIMO signal (210) from a transmitter (205) via a propagation channel (215). The processor (605) measures (810) the received multiple-layer MIMO signal (210) using an unbiased linear MMSE MIMO equalizer (230) and calculates (815) an EVM of the transmitter, where the EVM for each transmission layer is calculated as 100 times the square root of the mean square error of the layer estimate at the output of the linear unbiased MMSE MIMO equalizer (230).
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Nangia, Vijay
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for early termination of an uplink transmission. One method (1400) includes starting (1402) to transmit a first uplink transmission with a first duration in a beginning of a CO period. The method (1400) includes determining (1404) to terminate the first uplink transmission earlier than an end of the first duration based on: repetitions associated with the first uplink transmission; or a duration of overlapping CG resources. The first uplink transmission can be sent in any of the overlapping CG resources, and each of the overlapping CG resources is associated with a different CG configuration than a CG configuration associated with another overlapping CG resource. The method (1400) includes terminating (1406) the first uplink transmission earlier than the end of the first duration.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Nangia, Vijay
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for selecting a fixed frame period operation for uplink transmission. One apparatus (1200) includes a processor (1205) and a receiver (1235) that receives (1505) a first configuration from a RAN node for a first FFP duration and receives (1510) a second configuration from the RAN node for a second FFP duration, where the first FFP duration is different than the second FFP duration. The processor (1205) selects (1515) a FFP duration for an UL transmission to be transmitted based on an entity acquiring a channel occupancy and controls a transmitter (1230) to transmit (1520) the UL transmission in the channel occupancy with the selected FFP duration, where the selected FFP duration is one of: the first FFP duration and the second FFP duration.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for dynamic user equipment identifier assignment. One apparatus (600) includes a transceiver (625) that receives, at a user equipment ("UE") device, an initial identifier for the UE device from a mobile wireless communication network and a processor (605) that generates a plurality of identifiers for the UE device based on the initial identifier where each of the plurality of identifiers is generated based on a previous identifier to form a chain of identifiers, assigns an identifier that was generated last in the chain of identifiers to the UE device, and periodically assigns a different identifier to the UE device from the chain of identifiers, the different identifier comprising an identifier in the chain of identifiers that is used to generate the identifier that is currently assigned to the UE.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating the IMS capability for EPS fallback. One apparatus (500) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (505) and a transceiver (525) that transmits (705) to an IMS network entity a first SIP message comprising a request for establishing a data session, where the first SIP message contains a first contact header field. The transceiver (525) receives (710) a second SIP message (i.e., indicating successful registration) from the IMS network entity for establishing the data session, where the second SIP message contains an indicator. The processor (505) determines (715) an IMS network capability from a combination of the first contact header field and the indicator.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radio resource control inactive state sidelink communications. One method (500) includes entering (502), at a first user equipment, a radio resource control inactive state in response to receiving a radio resource control release message from a radio network node in a serving cell. The method (500) includes receiving (504) mode one resources for sidelink transmissions. The method (500) includes transmitting (506), from the first user equipment to a second user equipment, sidelink communications based on the mode one resources while the first user equipment is in the radio resource control inactive state.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for channel state information reporting for multiple transmit/receive points. One apparatus (800) includes a transceiver (825) that receives an indication from a mobile wireless communication network that channel state information ("CSI") corresponding to multiple transmit/receives points ("TRPs") is to be reported and a processor (805) that generates at least one CSI report according to the CSI reporting configuration, the at least one CSI report comprising a CSI-reference signal ("CSI-RS") resource indicator ("CRI"), wherein the transceiver reports the at least one CSI report comprising the CRI to the mobile wireless communication network.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Ali, Ali Ramadan
Bhamri, Ankit
Bagheri, Hossein
Ganesan, Karthikeyan
Jung, Hyejung
Abstract
Apparatuses, method, and systems are disclosed for supporting acknowledgements for DL data transmitted on UL resources. One apparatus (1000) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (1005) and a transceiver (1025) that receives (1205) signaling information (125) from a RAN node (210) to schedule a first set of PDSCH resources and a first set of corresponding PUSCH resources, where the information to schedule the first set of PDSCH resources and the first set of PUSCH resources is transmitted in a same slot. The processor (1005) determines (1210) feedback information for a PDSCH transmission received from the RAN node (210) using the first set of PDSCH resources and controls the transceiver (1025) to send (1215) feedback information (127) for the PDSCH transmission to the RAN node (210) using the first set of PUSCH resources.
H04L 1/16 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
H04L 1/18 - Automatic repetition systems, e.g. van Duuren system
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple sidelink RSs. One method (1000) includes transmitting (1002), from a transmitter user equipment to a receiver user equipment, information indicating RSs. The information further indicates beams and/or panels transmitting first layer control signaling indicating target user information, resource configuration of a RS for receiver decoding or transmitting using a default reference signal configuration, and a time slot offset and time frequency resource. Transmitting the information indicating the RSs includes determining (1004) to transmit: the RSs as part of the initial beam acquisition together with a higher layer discovery request message and/or prior to higher layer signaling. The receiver user equipment determines (1006) the target user information, and generates and transmits: a beam measurement feedback using a beam correspondence; or a RS indicating the beams and/or the panels in the time slot offset if not supporting beam correspondence.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
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RELEASING USER PLANE RESOURCES OF A DATA CONNECTION
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for improved suspension of a data connection. One apparatus (600) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (605) and a network interface (640) that receives (805) a notification message from a RNF (e.g., gNB, eNB), said message comprising an indication of an unavailability of radio resources corresponding to a first data connection that uses a first network slice. The processor (605) determines (810) that UP resources of the first data connection are to be suspended and controls the network interface (640) to send (815) a first request message to the RNF, said message comprising an indication to release UP resources corresponding to the first data connection and further comprising an indication to monitor and report an availability of the unavailable radio resources.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for acquiring on-demand system information. One apparatus (500) of a first user equipment ("UE") device includes a transceiver (525) that receives a system information block ("SIB") from a second UE device and a processor (505) that determines, based on the received SIB, at least one on-demand SIB from the mobile wireless communication network, wherein the transceiver (525) sends a request for the at least one on-demand SIB to the second UE device.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink control information based sensing. One method (700) includes receiving (702), at a first user equipment, a first discontinuous reception configuration. The first discontinuous reception configuration includes a first slot offset, a first on-duration, a first periodicity, or some combination thereof. The method (700) includes receiving (704) an indication to perform sensing in a sensing window. The sensing window includes an active time of the first discontinuous reception configuration. The method (700) includes performing (706) the sensing based on sidelink control information decoding and a reference signal received power measurement of a demodulation reference signal of a second user equipment.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indication of a request for sidelink resources. One method (500) includes receiving (502) a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback message over a first radio interface. The method (500) includes, in response to determining that the hybrid automatic repeat request feedback message indicates an unsuccessful decoding of a corresponding transport block, transmitting (504) a negative acknowledgment on a physical uplink control channel of a second radio interface. The negative acknowledgment indicates a request for sidelink resources on the first radio interface. The method (500) includes starting (506) a timer in response to transmitting the negative acknowledgment.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for discontinuous reception configuration parameters for communication. One method (1000) includes receiving (1002), at a first user equipment and over a first radio interface, discontinuous reception configuration parameters for communication over a second radio interface. The method (1000) includes receiving (1004) quality of service requirements for transmission over the second radio interface. The method (1000) includes determining (1006) discontinuous reception communication parameters based on the discontinuous reception configuration parameters and based on the quality of service requirements. The method (1000) includes transmitting (1008) and receiving communications over the second radio interface based on the discontinuous reception communication parameters.
Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart, Alexander Johann Maria
Ali, Ali Ramadan
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for unified signaling for DL PI and UL CI. One apparatus (1300) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (1305) and a transceiver (1325) that receives (1505) first signaling information from a Radio Access Network ("RAN") device to schedule first communication resources and receives (1510) second signaling 5 information after receiving the first signaling information. Here, the processor (1305) determines unavailability of at least one set of uplink resources and unavailability of at least one set of downlink resources from the second signaling information on the scheduled first communication resources.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for user equipment radio capabilities. One method (500) includes transmitting (502), from a core network function, a request for radio capabilities of a user equipment. The method (500) includes receiving (504) a response to the request for the radio capabilities of the user equipment. The method (500) includes determining (506) at least one allowed network slice, at least one rejected network slice, or a combination thereof based on the radio capabilities of the user equipment. The method (500) includes transmitting (508) a configuration message to the user equipment, wherein the configuration message indicates the at least one allowed network slice, the at least one rejected network slice, or the combination thereof.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for network profile re-mapping for an application supporting one or more UEs. One apparatus (700) includes a processor (705) that configures (805) a first mapping of a first application to a first network profile based on at least one application requirement of the first application. The processor (705) receives (810) a trigger event report from the first application for adapting the at least one application requirement for at least one UE of the first application. The processor (705) determines (815), based on the trigger event report, a second mapping of the first application to a second network profile. The apparatus (700) includes a transceiver (725) that transmits (820) the second mapping of the first application to the at least one UE of the first application.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink discontinuous reception configuration. One method (1000) includes accessing (1002) a sidelink discontinuous reception configuration. The sidelink discontinuous reception configuration corresponds to: a quality of service class; an identifier of the quality of service class; at least one attribute of the quality of service class; a range corresponding to the at least one attribute of the quality of service class; or some combination thereof. The method (1000) includes performing (1004) sidelink communication based on the sidelink discontinuous reception configuration.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radio resource configuration for power saving. One method (800) includes monitoring (804), via a first receiver including a wake-up receiver, a sidelink control channel for a WUS. The method (800) includes monitoring (810), via a second receiver, a physical sidelink control channel and a data channel. The second receiver includes a baseband processing unit separate from the first receiver. The method (800) includes receiving (802) a radio resource configuration for WUS reception. The method (800) includes receiving (806), outside an active period, the WUS in a resource indicated by the radio resource configuration. The method (800) includes determining (808) to wake-up the second receiver based on the WUS. The WUS includes a wake-up indicator bit, a destination identifier, or a combination thereof.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for Beam Failure Recovery for multiple active Bandwidth Parts ("BWPs"). One apparatus (600) in a mobile communication network includes a processor (605) and a transceiver (625) that receives (805) a configuration for serving cell in a radio access network ("RAN"), where the serving cell is configured with multiple BWPs and where a plurality of said multiple BWPs are activated. The processor detects (810) beam failure for at least one of the multiple active BWPs. In response to detecting the beam failure, the processor controls the transceiver to transmit (815) a signaling message to an entity in the RAN, said message identifying a serving cell identifier and each active BWP experiencing beam failure.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
A method for disabling/enabling control loop actions and/or configurations is disclosed includes, in various examples, receiving (1005) a request (625) from a consumer (605) to disable or enable actions and/or configurable attribute changes for managed entities from being implemented by control loops (335) or entities therein; determining (627) whether the request is performable by the control loops or entities therein; and disabling or enabling (628) an ability to execute the actions and/or configurable attribute changes on the managed entities by the control loops (335) or entities therein in response to determining that the request is currently applicable and performable. A system may perform the method. In some examples, the method disables one or more second control loops/entities from performing actions/configurations that conflict with actions/configurations of a first control loop (335).
A method for disabling/enabling control loop decisions is disclosed includes, in various examples, receiving (1005) a request (625) from a consumer (605) to disable or enable control loop decisions for managed entities from being selected by control loops (335) or entities therein; determining (627) whether the request is performable by the control loops or entities therein; and disabling or enabling (628) an ability to select the control loop decisions on the managed entities by the control loops (335) or entities therein in response to determining that the request is currently applicable and performable. A system may perform the method. In some examples, the method disables one or more second control loops/entities from selecting decisions that conflict with decisions selected by a first control loop (335).
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for paging management for multiple universal subscriber identity modules. One apparatus (600) includes a plurality of universal subscriber identity modules ("USIMs"), a transceiver (625) that, in response to notifying a mobile wireless communication network of paging collisions between paging opportunities for the plurality of USIMs, receives an offset value for monitoring paging opportunities for at least one of the plurality ofUSIMs associated with the paging collisions, and a processor (605) that monitors paging opportunities for the at least one of the plurality of USIMs associated with the paging collisions using the received offset.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for trigger-based control loop state transition. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that enables at least one trigger for a control loop of a control system of a mobile wireless communication network in response to a request from an assurance control loop consumer ("ACLC") and associates the at least one trigger with at least one control loop state transition such that the at least one control loop state transition is activated in response to the at least one trigger being triggered.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for policy modification in a TSN system. One apparatus (700) includes an application interface (745) that receives (805) a trigger event, the trigger event indicating a change to at least one of: a wireless radio parameter, a UE QoS parameter, and UE context information. A processor (705) determines (810) a first policy parameter for at least one UE and requests (815) a policy modification from a TSN system, said request including the first policy parameter. Here, the first policy parameter comprising at least one of: a first service parameter, a first QoS parameter and a first port management parameter. The application interface (745) receives (820) a second policy parameter based on the first policy parameter from the TSN system and transmits (825) the second policy parameter to at least one network entity and/or the at least one UE.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining and enforcing service specific network slice security. One apparatus (900) in a mobile communication network includes processor (905) that performs (1305) primary authentication with a mobile communication network and a transceiver (925) that receives (1310) a SMC message comprising SSI. The processor (905) applies (1315) slice security for control plane and user plane traffic related to a network slice according to a Security Requirement Type indicated in the SSI.
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for positioning reference signal resource configuration. One method (700) includes receiving (702), at a location server, a discontinuous reception configuration of at least one user equipment. The method (700) includes transmitting (704) a positioning reference signal resource configuration to the at least one user equipment based on the discontinuous reception configuration. The at least one user equipment uses the positioning reference signal resource configuration and the discontinuous reception configuration to perform positioning reference signal measurements.
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