Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Idtp Holdings, Inc.

Optis Cellular Technology, LLC

Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

Lenovo (beijing) Limited

Unwired Planet, LLC

Iana Siomina

Muhammad Ali Kazmi

Torbjörn Wigren

Christopher Peter Callender

Icaro L J Da Silva

Fredrik Gunnarsson

Bengt Lindoff

Santhan Thangarasa

Shuhui Chen

Helka-Liina Määttanen

Walter Müller

Imadur Rahman

Daniel Chen Larsson

Stefano Sorrentino

Dirk Gerstenberger

Robert Baldemair

Min Wang

Joakim Axmon

Qianxi Lu

Mattias Bergström

Shaohua Li

Lars Lindbom

Ali Behravan

Christian Bergljung

Qingyu Miao

Gabor Fodor

Stefan Wänstedt

Havish Koorapaty

Marco Belleschi

Yutao Sui

Johan Rune

Jung-Fu Cheng

Yufei W Blankenship

Gary Boudreau

Stephen J Grant

Xingqin Lin

Rui Fan

Sorour Falahati

Olof Liberg

Jan Christoffersson

Torgny Palenius

Peter Alriksson

Reem Karaki

Johan Mikael Bergman

Henning Wiemann

Siva Dharshan Muruganathan

Bo Hagerman

Riikka Susitaival

Ritesh Shreevastav

Sara Modarres Razavi

Ari Kangas

Florent Munier

Badawi Yamine

Per Ernström

Deep Shrestha

Kazuyoshi Uesaka

Åke Busin

Henrik Rydén

Elena Myhre

Tao Cui

Gino Masini

Erik Stare

Zhenshan Zhao

Satyam Dwivedi

Yngve Selén

Helka-Liina Määttänen

Helka-Liina Maattanen

Alireza Nejatian

Sholeh Yasini

Elena Voltolina

Jose Luis Pradas

Mats Folke

Chunhui Zhang

Henrik Enbuske

Gerardo Agni Medina Acosta

Magnus Sandgren

Kai-Erik Sunell

Thomas Chapman

Martin Israelsson

David Sugirtharaj

Antonino Orsino

Håkan Persson

Stefania Sesia

Yuhang Liu

Walter Muller

Robert Karlsson

Magnus Larsson

Yunxi Li

Tai Do

Hazhir Shokri Razaghi

Karl Torbjörn Wigren

Christopher Richards

Ali Zaidi

Youping Su

Olav Queseth

Martin Van Der Zee

Katrina Lau

Richard Middleton

Yngve Selen

Patrizia Testa

Systems and methods for collection and reporting of Channel Occupancy (CO) statistics for network tuning are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for tuning one or more parameters of a network comprises obtaining a configuration for CO measurement and reporting. The method also includes obtaining a plurality of CO measurements based on the obtained configuration for CO measurement and reporting. One or more of the plurality of CO measurements are obtained when a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state of the wireless device is RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE. One or more of the plurality of CO measurements are obtained when the RRC state is RRC_CONNECTED. The method also includes reporting a result of one or more of the plurality of CO measurements to a network node. This might allow improved tuning of networks such as tuning of mechanisms that are used to compensate for potential CCA/LBT failures.

Collection and reporting of channel occupancy statistics for network tuning

Systems and methods for User Equipment (UE) operation in presence of Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for cell selection accounting for requirements includes: determining a measurement period in a serving cell for the cell selection or cell re-selection (T1), wherein the measurement period is determined based on a number of consecutive Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycles; determining a number of measurement occasions configured with a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS) in the serving cell during T1; determining availability of the DRS at the measurement occasions; and performing measurement based on availability of the DRS at the measurement occasions during T1. In this way, a wireless device may operate in NR RRC_IDLE/RRC_INACTIVE in the presence of CCA, e.g., Listen-Before-Talk (LBT).

Systems and methods for UE operation in presence of CCA

According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a first node comprises receiving a first resolution factor (k) from a second node, adapting the first resolution factor (k) to obtain a second resolution factor (k'), and reporting a measurement to the second node according to the second resolution factor (k′).

Methods for efficient RSTD measurement reporting in NR

A method performed by a radio network node for handling a radio degradation in a wireless communication network. The radio network node detects the radio degradation in a radio coverage area served by the radio network node. The radio network node further identifies at least one target wireless device to inform about the radio degradation. The radio network node then transmits a notification of the detected radio degradation to the at least one identified target wireless device.

Radio network node and method performed therein for communication in a wireless communication network

Methods and apparatuses provide a mechanism to account for timing errors of a wireless device () in positioning measurements. In one example, a wireless device () performs reference-signal transmissions or measurements and sends information to a network node () that is involved in positioning of the wireless device (). The information indicates associations of the reference-signal transmissions or measurements with respective timing groups of the wireless device (). Each timing group represents a related set of transmission or reception timing errors within the wireless device (). Based on the information, the network node () accounts for the different timing-group associations when performing positioning calculations that are based on the reference-signal transmissions or measurements performed by the wireless device ().

Methods and apparatuses to account for timing errors of a user equipment in positioning measurements

A method and system are disclosed for a network node or wireless device (WD) to communicate with another WD or network node. The node or WD is configured to perform at least one timing measurement over a measurement period (T) on signals transmitted between the node or WD and another node or WD and, during T, determine if there is any change in a fixed time offset (FTO) used by the nodes for transmitting a reference signal. If there is a change in the FTO over T, the network nodes or WDs are configured to perform an operational task and, if not, continue performing the timing measurement over T. The operational tasks may include discarding the timing measurement, restarting the timing measurement, extending the measurement time, informing another node about a change in the FTO or informing another node about an action taken by the network node or WD.

Positioning timing measurement procedure under timing offset change

A method performed by abase station for handling network degradation in a wireless communications network is provided. The base station receives (, IS) from a first UE experiencing a network degradation, a determined type of the network degradation together with an estimated first Timing Advance, TA, value. Based on the received TAvalue, the base station calculates () a location, location X, associated with the network degradation. When a first location, location L, of a second UE is at a distance from the location X that is below a second threshold, the base station decides () a first decision to perform an action to restrain degrading influence from the location X. The first decision is based on the determined type of the network degradation. The base station sends () to the second UE, the first decision to perform an action to restrain degrading influence from the location X.

Base station, first user equipment, second user equipment and methods in a wireless communications network

A method performed by a wireless device in an Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT) environment includes determining an availability level of a network and/or an integrity level of a positioning service and/or system at the wireless device. Based on the availability level of the network and/or the integrity level of the positioning service and/or system at the wireless device, the wireless device performs at least one action associated with the positioning service and/or system.

Methods and systems to define integrity for industrial internet of things

Methods performed by a wireless device and a base station for adapting maximum allowed Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) based on operational occasion periodicity are provided. In examples disclosed herein, a wireless device is configured to determine an operational occasion periodicity of a signal that is subject to CCA. Accordingly, the wireless device can determine an association at least between the determined operational occasion periodicity and a maximum number of allowed CCA failures for communicating the signal. The wireless device can then perform one or more operational tasks based on the determined maximum number of allowed CCA failures. By determining the maximum number of allowed CCA failures, the wireless device can obtain information about downlink CCA failures and use the obtained information for adapting measurements procedures in serving cell operational tasks.

Adapting maximum allowed CCA failures based on single occasion periodicity

A wireless device is configured for use in a wireless communication network. The wireless device obtains a configuration that governs how the wireless device is to monitor for and/or attempt to recover from consistent uplink listen-before-talk (LBT) failure that occurs during a mobility procedure triggered by the wireless device. According to the obtained configuration, the wireless device monitors for and/or attempts to recover from consistent uplink LBT failure occurring during the mobility procedure.

Listen-before-talk failure in a wireless communication network

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus in networks, and particularly methods, Location Management Functions, base stations and wireless devices for configuring and sending uplink sounding reference signals (UL SRS). An example method performed by a Location Management Function (LMF) comprises receiving radio resource information relating to radio resources that can be applied for UL SRS by a wireless device; and providing a notification relating to triggering aperiodic uplink SRS to a base station serving the wireless device.

Signalling support for NR positioning with aperiodic SRS configurations

A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for determining an integrity level of an estimated position of the UE in a radio communications network. The UE obtains information from a network node operating in the radio communications network. The information is about service levels of positioning assistance information provided in the radio communications network. The service levels are related to any one or more out of Integrity (I), Availability (A), and Continuity (C). The UE further obtains positioning assistance information from the network node. The positioning assistance information relates to the established service levels. The UE then determines a positioning strategy based on the information about the service levels. The UE estimating the position of the UE according to the determined positioning strategy, and based on the obtained positioning assistance information, and determines an integrity level of the estimated position of the UE.

User equipment, network node and methods in a radio communications network

Systems and methods for controlling Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) carrier-based switching impact are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for controlling SRS switching impact comprises determining that there is a SRS carrier-based switching from a first carrier on which a first serving cell of the wireless device operates to a second carrier on which a second serving cell of the wireless device operates. The method further comprises determining an amount of impact that the SRS carrier-based switching has on one or more serving cells of the wireless device and utilizing the amount of impact that the SRS carrier-based switching has on the one or more serving cells of the wireless device. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by abase station and corresponding embodiments of a base station are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for SRS switching impact control

According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device includes receiving, from a network node, a first indication of a system information data and broadcast status associated with on-demand delivery of the system information data. The wireless device transmits a request for the system information data to the network node while the wireless device is in Radio Resource Control, RRC, Connected Mode. Based on the broadcast status, the wireless device receives the on-demand delivery of the system information data from the network node.

Methods and procedures for enhanced on-demand delivery of positioning assistance data

In an example arrangement, a base station () serving a wireless device () controls the activation time for transmission by the wireless device () of aperiodic or semipersistent Sounding Reference Signals (SRS), but accounts for an activation-time recommendation made by a location server () with which the serving base station () provides its timing information. The arrangement allows the location server (), which has a view of the overall timeline, to recommend an activation time while still leaving the serving base station () in control of the activation time, which the serving base station () shares with the location server (). In turn, the location server () uses the activation time to configure neighboring base stations (), for example, for coordinated reception of the SRS, for positioning the device () via Uplink Observed Time Difference of Arrival (UTDOA) determinations. Activation of the SRS provides, for example, increased SRS density as compared to any ongoing periodic SRS transmissions performed by the wireless device ().

Methods and apparatus for controlling uplink reference signal transmissions in a wireless communication network

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