Abstract:
A method and apparatus may be used to enable reception of a downlink (DL) shared channel in a cooperative multipoint transmission (CoMP). The method and apparatus may determine whether CoMP is applied to a transmission. The method and apparatus may acquire other CoMP related information. The method and apparatus may apply to non-transparent CoMP scenarios.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for sending uplink control information by a multi-mode wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capable of operating on multiple component carriers of a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) for multi-RAT operation are disclosed. The WTRU may generate uplink control information (UCI) pertaining to a first RAT and a second RAT, wherein the UCI may include a first plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgements (HARQ-ACKs) pertaining to a plurality of downlink (DL) transmissions of the first RAT and a second plurality of HARQ-ACKs pertaining to a plurality of DL transmissions of the second RAT. The WTRU may multiplex at least part of the generated UCI pertaining to the first RAT and at least part of the generated UCI pertaining to the second RAT onto a physical channel on a component carrier of the second RAT.
Abstract:
The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus for supporting positioning service continuity. One representative method includes receiving, by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a configuration for supporting positioning service continuity during a handover. The method additionally includes supporting, by the WTRU, positioning service continuity according to the configuration at least in part by determining one or more transmissions to be performed. The method also includes assisting a radio access network with a data link handover by performing the one or more transmissions according to the configuration.
Abstract:
A method for acquiring and applying offload area information for offloading a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a small cell in a different frequency layer is disclosed. The WTRU may enter a region or a macro cell and receive offload area information of the region in which a small cell in the vicinity of the macro cell is located. The offload area information may include at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) coordinate, a radius over which the area extends with respect to the GPS coordinate, a list of position reference signals (PRS), a cell identity or a list of cell identities, a frequency on which the small cell is located, and a radio access technology (RAT) of the corresponding cell. The offload information may be received in a system information block (SIB), dedicated signaling, or any other radio signal. The WTRU may perform measurements to determine the location of the WTRU and to determine whether it has entered any offload areas. Upon a determination that the offload area information is no longer valid, the WTRU may delete the offload area information.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus may be used to enable reception of a downlink (DL) shared channel in a cooperative multipoint transmission (CoMP). The method and apparatus may determine whether CoMP is applied to a transmission. The method and apparatus may acquire other CoMP related information. The method and apparatus may apply to non-transparent CoMP scenarios.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may be implemented by a first Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU). The method may include receiving configuration information indicating a first set of RBs for performing a CSI-RS measurement, receiving an indication indicating a second set of RBs, and receiving an indication indicating that a first set of symbols or slots is not configured for a certain type of duplexing method and a second set of symbols or slots is configured for the certain type of duplexing method. The method may also include measuring a first CSI-RS in the first set of RBs in a symbol or slot in the first set of symbols or slots, measuring a second CSI-RS in a symbol or slot of the second set of symbols or slots in RBs that are in both the first set of RBs and the second set of RBs. determining a CSI based on the measurement of the first CSI-RS and the second CSI-RS, and reporting the CSI.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for recovering from a beam failure in a non¬terrestrial communication network are provided. A method may include receiving (610) configuration information indicating a first set of RSs including one or more first RSs associated with a first BWP of a cell, and second sets of RSs that each include one or more second RSs associated with a second BWP. The method may include determining (620) a candidate set of RSs from the plurality of second sets of RSs based on any of a location and a timing advance value associated with the WTRU, selecting (630) an RS from the candidate set of RSs that have measured signal characteristics that satisfy a threshold, and transmitting (640) a PRACH transmission associated with the selected RS in the one of the one or more second BWPs associated with the selected RS during a period in which current operation with the first BWP is suspended.
Abstract:
A method of managing carrier aggregation for a multi-radio access technology (RAT) wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method may include: receiving, by the WRTU over a primary channel associated with a RAT of a first type, provisioning information for provisioning a supplementary channel associated with a RAT of a second type; establishing the supplementary channel associated with the RAT of the second type based on the received provisioning information; and wirelessly exchanging, by the WRTU, first data associated with a communication over the primary channel via the RAT of the first type, while wireless exchanging second data associated with the communication over the supplementary channel via the RAT of the second type.
Abstract:
Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses for a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to perform device-to-device (D2D) communication directly with a second WTRU is disclosed. The embodiments may include determining a base pattern length to use for the D2D communication based on at least a transmission configuration. A base pattern may be selected from one or more base patterns having the determined base pattern length based on an indication from a network. The selected base pattern may have one or more transmission opportunities. One or more data packets may be transmitted to the second WTRU in at least one of the one or more transmission opportunities of the selected base pattern.
Abstract:
A method of managing one or more test measurements associated with a communication system using a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by the WTRU, a measurement configuration including at least a trigger indicating a condition or event for initiation of the one or more test measurements; determining, by the WTRU, whether the trigger has been satisfied, as a determination result; initiating the one or more test measurements in accordance with the determination result; and measuring, by the WTRU, the one or more test measurements.