Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Optis Cellular Technology, LLC

Unwired Planet, LLC

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Stephen J Grant

Mattias Frenne

Jung-Fu Cheng

Yi-Pin Eric Wang

Siva Dharshan Muruganathan

Robert Mark Harrison

Shiwei Gao

Sebastian Faxér

Karl James Molnar

Claes Tidestav

Leonid Krasny

Reem Karaki

Havish Koorapaty

Peter Alriksson

Tai Do

Andreas Nilsson

Gregory Edward Bottomley

Yuhang Liu

Andres Reial

Edgar Ramos

Mehrnaz Afshang

Gen Li

Michael Samuel Bebawy

Andreas Höglund

Niklas Johansson

Anders Wallén

Karl Werner

Douglas Allan Cairns

Ning He

Stefan Parkvall

Dennis Hui

Kambiz Casey Zangi

Håkan Björkegren

Jonas B Karlsson

Per Ernström

Daniel Chen Larsson

Ravikiran Nory

Sorour Falahati

Min Wang

Ali S Khayrallah

Bo Göransson

Niklas Wernersson

Emma Wittenmark

Hazhir Shokri Razaghi

Gustav Almquist

Iana Siomina

Johan Rune

Erik Bengt Dahlman

Rajaram Ramesh

Elias Jonsson

Florent Munier

Eleftherios Karipidis

Xinyu Gu

Joao Vieira

Tarmo Kuningas

Narendar Madhavan

Sebastian Faxer

Muhammad Ali Kazmi

Robert Baldemair

Bengt Lindoff

Jinhua Liu

George Jöngren

Martin Hessler

Johan Mikael Bergman

Torbjörn Wigren

Qingyu Miao

Konstantinos Dimou

Kumar Balachandran

Zhang Zhang

Lars Lindbom

Jan Christoffersson

Erik G Larsson

Helka-Liina Määttanen

Imadur Rahman

Mats Fredrik Sågfors

Christian Bergljung

Johan Axnäs

Guido Roland Hiertz

Anders Rosenqvist

David Sugirtharaj

Chester Park

Matthias Kamuf

Tracy Lawrence Fulghum

Cagatay Konuskan

Christer Edholm

Mathias Riback

Mikael Höök

Frederik Ovesjö

Leonld Krasny

Jung-Fu Thomas Cheng

Systems and methods related to partial interlace frequency domain resource allocations for uplink transmissions from a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a resource allocation for an uplink transmission that allocates resources in one or more partially allocated interlaces and performing an uplink transmission on the allocated resources in the one or more partially allocated interlaces in accordance with the resource allocation. In this manner, a low-complexity approach to support flexible frequency domain resource allocation is provided. In addition, using this approach, an interlace may be shared by two or more wireless devices, which may increase spectral efficiency and reduce latency.

Resource allocation for uplink transmissions in unlicensed spectrum

A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting feedback information when operating in unlicensed portions of the radio frequency spectrum. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to receive a configuration for a 5 plurality of channels, the configuration configuring each of the plurality of channels with at least one physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, resource; and transmit feedback on the at least one PUCCH resource that is configured in at least one channel of the plurality of channels. In another embodiment, a network node is configured to transmit a configuration for a plurality of channels, the configurationconfiguring each of the plurality of channels with at least one physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, resource; and receive feedback on the at least one PUCCH resource that is configured in at least one channel of the plurality of channels.

Transmit feedback for unlicensed networks

A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for enabling inter carrier interference compensation for interleaved mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to determine to configure the first signal to be located at a subcarrier except at an edge sub-carrier of a resource block, RB; transmit the configuration of the first signal to the WD; and receive a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, signaling and the first signal from the WD based at least in part on the determined configuration. In one embodiment, a WD is configured to perform a de-inter-carrier-interference (de-ICI) filter estimation on a first received signal and a second received signal; apply a de-ICI filter to a third received signal, the de-ICI filter being based on the de-ICI filter estimation; and after the application of the de-ICI filter, de-interleaved map and demodulate the third received signal.

Enabling inter carrier interface compensation for interleaved mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks

A method for accessing a cellular communications network in unlicensed spectrum is provided. More specifically, the method is related to performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure prior to transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble for accessing a New Radio-Unlicensed (NR-U) network. A User Equipment (UE) first performs the LBT procedure. If the LBT procedure is successful, the UE then generates a punctured PRACH preamble and transmits the punctured PRACH preamble. By puncturing the PRACH preamble, it is possible to create a gap(s) for performing the LBT procedure in a way that is backward compatible with existing NR-U specification and does not reduce a number of random access occasions in a slot or a mini-slot. As a result, it is possible to transmit PRACH preambles in consecutive random access occasions, thus helping to increase spectrum utilization and reduce latency in the cellular communications network.

Method for accessing a cellular communications network in unlicensed spectrum

According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a wireless signal Rover all subcarriers allocated to the wireless device. The signal Rcomprises a phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) on a subset of subcarriers allocated to the wireless device and the subset comprises at least one non-contiguous subcarrier. The method further comprises computing a de-inter-carrier interference (ICI) filter based on the PT-RS and a channel estimate using a convolutional matrix Cof the received signal Rand applying the de-ICI filter to the received signal Rto generate a de-ICI filtered signal.

De-ICI filter estimation for phase noise mitigation

Embodiments include methods implemented in a wireless device for reporting of a cell global identifier (CGI) in a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block from a network node; locating a control resource set (CORESET) configured by the network node through determining a frequency position of the CORESET based on a value received from the network node through radio resource control signaling; and determining and reporting the CGI to the network node based on the located CORESET. In another embodiment, the CORESET is located through testing a set of one or more reference frequency candidates from which a frequency position of the CORESET is determined.

Enhanced cell global identifier reporting

A user equipment (UE) being configured to receive a downlink (DL) information, determine a spatial association for an uplink (UL) transmission based on the DL information, and determine UL power control (PC) parameters based on the DL information.

Beam indication for uplink power control

There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving signaling based on evaluating Phase Tracking Reference Signaling, PTRS, associated to the signaling, wherein evaluating is based on assuming a power level of PTRS relative to associated data signaling based on the number or PTRS ports and/or transmission sources for the signaling indicated to the receiving radio node. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Phase tracking reference signaling for a wireless communication network

Synchronization signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block management. A network node determines whether a network condition is met, signals to a communication terminal to apply a first detection method for SS/PBCH block detection when the network condition is determined to be met, signals to the communication terminal to apply a second detection method for SS/PBCH block detection when the network condition is determined as not met, and transmits SS/PBCH blocks according to the first or the second SS/PBCH block detection method, based on whether the network condition is met. The communication terminal receives the signalling from the network node associated with the communication network, determines whether the indicated SS/PBCH block detection method is a first or a second SS/PBCH block detection method based on the received signalling, and applies, based on the determination, the first or the second SS/PBCH block detection method for SS/PBCH block detection.

Synchronization signal / physical broadcast channel block method detection and management

A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for switching control channel monitoring of search space set group. According to one or more embodiments, a network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: configure a wireless device with at least two search space set groups, SSSGs; configure the wireless device to switch control channel monitoring between the at least two SSSGs; and optionally cause transmission of signaling on the control channel in accordance with the configured switching of the control channel monitoring.

Method for switching control channel monitoring of search space set group

According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises determining a subset of a set of control channel elements (CCEs) to monitor within one or more frequency domain monitoring occasions. The subset of CCEs excludes any CCEs of the set of CCEs that partially or fully overlap one or more guard physical resource blocks (PRBs). The method comprises monitoring the determined subset of CCEs for one or more control channel candidates within the frequency domain monitoring occasion(s).

Control channel configuration for unlicensed wideband radio systems

Embodiments of systems and methods for operating wireless communication devices (e.g., User Equipments (UEs)) as initiating and responding devices in a Frame-Based Equipment (FBE) New Radio (NR) Unlicensed (NR-U) network are disclosed. The proposed methods allow operating the NR-U network as an FBE system in a flexible manner that supports a wide range of deployments not limited to the UE operating as a responding device. In some embodiments, methods to operate UEs as initiating and responding devices in a FBE-based NR-U network are disclosed.

Operation of wireless communication devices in unlicensed spectrum for frame-based equipment (FBE) networks

A method is implemented in a wireless transceiver device arranged to operate in a cellular wireless communication network and capable of operating in an unlicensed spectrum where listen-before-talk is employed. The method includes determining a first parameter, for the unlicensed operation, indicative on provision of synchronisation signal blocks, and determining quasi-co-location, QCL, relationship between one or more synchronisation signal and physical broadcast channel, SS/PBCH, blocks each having a first index, by determining a second index for the one or more SS/PBCH blocks by applying a modulo operation on the first index, respectively, based on the first parameter, where the QCL relationship is determined to occur if the second indices coincide. A computer program for implementing the method in a wireless transceiver and such a transceiver are also disclosed.

SSB transmissions in unlicensed spectrum

A method is performed by a wireless device for transmitting a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS. The method comprises receiving downlink control information triggering an aperiodic SRS transmission, and identifying a slot indicated by the downlink control information. If the slot indicated by the downlink control information is a downlink slot, the wireless device transmits the SRS in a slot that is not a downlink slot.

Implicit sounding reference signal aperiodic triggering offset

According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises monitoring a first search space set for a control channel candidate, receiving an indication to switch the search space set from a network node, and switching the search space set based on receiving the indication to switch the search space set. Switching the search space set comprises stopping the monitoring of the first search space set and starting monitoring a second search space set for the control channel candidate.

Switching a configuration of a search space set used for control channel monitoring

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