Abstract:
Methods for rate matching with soft buffer size setting at the transmitter and soft channel bits storage at the receiver for superposition coding are proposed. In the superposition coding scheme, a transport block intended to one UE needs to be decoded by another UE's receiver. However, the soft buffer sizes per code block of the two receivers may not be the same since the size depends on the UE category. The base station can signal the soft buffer size used at the transmitter for rate matching to the UEs for superposition decoding. A UE stores information bits associated with an interfering signal in its soft buffers in accordance with the soft buffer size used at the transmitter for rate matching. As a result, the UE can decode and subtract the interfering signal from the desired signal for superposition coding.
Abstract:
A method is proposed to enable a UE performing codeword level interference cancellation (CW-IC) to know whether an interfering transport block (TB) is a new transmission or retransmission. With this knowledge, the UE knows whether the soft channel bits stored in a soft buffer are to be discarded or combined with the soft channel bits newly obtained.
Abstract:
A method of modulating and demodulating superposed signals for MUST scheme is proposed. A transmitter takes bit sequences intended for multiple receivers under MUST scheme to go through a “bit sequence to constellation points” mapper before entering the modulators to satisfy the Gray coding rule and to achieve high demodulation performance for the receivers. In a first method, each bit sequence is assigned for each constellation point on the constellation map to satisfy one or more conditions under different power split factors. In a second method, the constellation map is divided into sub-regions according to the clustering of the constellation points for bit sequence assignment. A near-UE may use an ML receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal. A far-UE may use an ML receiver or an MMSE receiver for demodulation and decoding the superposed signal.
Abstract:
A communication apparatus includes a low power wakeup receiver (LP-WUR) and a processor. The processor is configured to receive signals from a network apparatus via the LP-WUR, and perform operations including: receiving at least one synchronization signal sent by the network apparatus, wherein the at least one synchronization signal comprises at least one of a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS); and using the at least one synchronization signal to detect timing of a low power wakeup signal (LP-WUS).
Abstract:
Various solutions for power saving enhancements with a wake-up signal for a dual-radio system are described. An apparatus may configure a main radio of the apparatus to enter a sleep mode and a secondary radio of the apparatus to be in an active mode. The apparatus may receive, via the secondary radio, a first signal from a network node. The apparatus may apply the first signal for at least one of: a time or frequency synchronization with the network node; an indication of whether to wake up the main radio from the sleep mode; and a signal quality measurement.
Abstract:
A UE determines N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one PDCCH in a slot. The UE determines N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot. The UE determines a total Q blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing. The UE determines a first predetermined scaling factor X. The UE allocates M1 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N1 component carriers and M2 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N2 component carriers such that (N1*M1+N2*M2) is a largest integer no greater than Q. M2 equals to X*M1. The UE performs blind detections in accordance with the allocations.
Abstract:
A method of dynamically adapt to a minimum applicable scheduling offset value for a UE operated with bandwidth part (BWP) and cross-slot scheduling in a mobile communication network is proposed. At higher layer (L2 RRC layer), the UE receives RRC configuration for a set of minimum applicable scheduling offset values (K0/K2) for downlink/uplink cross-slot scheduling. At lower layer (L1 physical layer), the UE dynamically determines an active minimum K0/K2 value for an active DL BWP or UL BWP based on 1) a one-bit DCI indicator over PDCCH; or based on 2) an active BWP change due to timeout.
Abstract:
A UE receives one or more modulation symbols on one or more resource elements prior to an ON duration in a particular DRX cycle in RRC connected mode. The one or more resource elements are allocated to carry a wake-up signal. The UE performs a blind detection of the wake-up signal on the one or more modulation symbols in accordance with a DCI format and a group identifier identifying a group of UEs including the UE. The wake-up signal includes an indication that indicates whether one or more UEs of the group of UEs should monitor a down link control channel in the ON duration. The UE determines whether to operate in a normal state and monitor a down link control channel in the ON duration based on the wake-up signal when the wake-up signal is detected.
Abstract:
A UE receives a configuration specifying that a particular DCI format include a field indicating adaptation of cross-slot scheduling or same-slot scheduling. The UE determines whether a first down link control channel received in a first downlink slot in an active time of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle is in the particular DCI format. The UE determines whether the field of the first down link control channel indicates adaptation of cross-slot scheduling when the first down link control channel is in the particular DCI format. The UE enters into a power saving state during a second downlink slot in the active time of the DRX cycle when the field indicates adaptation of cross-slot scheduling and no data are scheduled to be transmitted to the UE during the second downlink slot. The second downlink slot is the first downlink slot or a slot subsequent to the first downlink slot.
Abstract:
A new design for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is proposed for the next generation 5G new radio systems. A UE receives the configuration of a default control resource set (CORESET) in MIB/SIB from its serving base station. The default CORESET contains both common search space and UE-specific search space for candidate PDCCH transmission. A PDCCH in a default CORESET is mapped to physical resource in a distributed or localized manner. Specifically, various REG-to-CCE mapping rules are proposed to improve frequency diversity gain, or frequency selectivity gain, or to reduce latency of PDCCH processing. Further, to facilitate analog beamforming in mmWave systems, the default CORESET is transmitted in a synchronization signal (SS) block associated with a corresponding analog beam direction.