A method for disconnecting a wireless time-division duplex communication link. The time-division duplex communication link being between a first node transmitting during time slots allocated to said first node, wherein a second node is transmitting during separate time slots allocated to said second node, said first node transmitting at a respective one of a plurality of frequency bands during each of said time slots allocated to said first node. The method may include sub-dividing a time slot allocated to said first node into consecutive time intervals; disrupting communication between said first node and said second node by transmitting, using a transmitter, respective interference signals during at least some of said time intervals while maintaining a frequency difference between any pair of consecutive interference signals below a frequency difference threshold, each of said interference signals being transmitted on one frequency band selected from a group of frequency bands, the group of frequency bands comprises the plurality of frequency bands, wherein for at least two of said time intervals said interference signals are transmitted on different frequency bands, wherein the frequency difference threshold does not exceed a portion of a frequency gap between (a) a lowest frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands and (b) a highest frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands.

A method for disconnecting a wireless time-division duplex communication link. The time-division duplex communication link being between a first node transmitting during time slots allocated to said first node, wherein a second node is transmitting during separate time slots allocated to said second node, said first node transmitting at a respective one of a plurality of frequency bands during each of said time slots allocated to said first node. The method may include sub-dividing a time slot allocated to said first node into consecutive time intervals; disrupting communication between said first node and said second node by transmitting, using a transmitter, respective interference signals during at least some of said time intervals while maintaining a frequency difference between any pair of consecutive interference signals below a frequency difference threshold, each of said interference signals being transmitted on one frequency band selected from a group of frequency bands, the group of frequency bands comprises the plurality of frequency bands, wherein for at least two of said time intervals said interference signals are transmitted on different frequency bands, wherein the frequency difference threshold does not exceed a portion of a frequency gap between (a) a lowest frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands and (b) a highest frequency band of the plurality of frequency bands.

The disclosure relates to a pre-5.sup.th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The disclosure pertains to selection of resources in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes acquiring configuration information of a plurality of sidelink resource pools and transmitting a sidelink signal to another UE using one resource pool among the plurality of sidelink resource pools. The plurality of sidelink resource pools may be configured within an equal Bandwidth Part (BWP).

The disclosure relates to a pre-5.sup.th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The disclosure pertains to selection of resources in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes acquiring configuration information of a plurality of sidelink resource pools and transmitting a sidelink signal to another UE using one resource pool among the plurality of sidelink resource pools. The plurality of sidelink resource pools may be configured within an equal Bandwidth Part (BWP).

Embodiments of a user equipment (UE) configured for NR V2X sidelink selection and reselection are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a selected set of candidate resources are scheduled using a single sidelink control information (SCI) within a scheduling window. In some embodiments, sidelink resources are excluded based on a HARQ round trip time. In some embodiments, sidelink control signalling supports the reservation and indication of multiple sidelink resources.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may select a sub-band differential channel quality indicator (CQI) value from a plurality of sub-band differential CQI values based at least in part on a sub-band CQI offset and a set of quantization points associated with the plurality of sub-band differential CQI values and a range of sub-band CQI offsets. In some aspects, a quantity of negative quantization points in the set of quantization points is different than a quantity of positive quantization points in the set of quantization points. The mobile station may transmit an indication of the selected sub-band differential CQI value. Numerous other aspects are described.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may select a sub-band differential channel quality indicator (CQI) value from a plurality of sub-band differential CQI values based at least in part on a sub-band CQI offset and a set of quantization points associated with the plurality of sub-band differential CQI values and a range of sub-band CQI offsets. In some aspects, a quantity of negative quantization points in the set of quantization points is different than a quantity of positive quantization points in the set of quantization points. The mobile station may transmit an indication of the selected sub-band differential CQI value. Numerous other aspects are described.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for channel state information (CSI) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device includes performing a channel estimate between the terminal device and a network device across a predetermined frequency range for a set of beams having different spatial directions; determining, based on the channel estimate, first indication information indicating at least one beam selected from the set of beams and second indication information indicating frequency-related information for the at least one selected beam at a plurality of frequency locations in the predetermined frequency range; and transmitting to the network device the first indication information in a first part of a channel state information (CSI) report and the second indication information in a second part of the CSI report.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for channel state information (CSI) transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device includes performing a channel estimate between the terminal device and a network device across a predetermined frequency range for a set of beams having different spatial directions; determining, based on the channel estimate, first indication information indicating at least one beam selected from the set of beams and second indication information indicating frequency-related information for the at least one selected beam at a plurality of frequency locations in the predetermined frequency range; and transmitting to the network device the first indication information in a first part of a channel state information (CSI) report and the second indication information in a second part of the CSI report.

A method and apparatus for handling a control channel for carrier aggregation in wireless communications. The method includes determining which component carrier to listen to, detecting the downlink control channel, processing mapping information related to downlink and uplink transmissions and operating discontinuous reception with respect to carrier aggregation. The method also includes detecting a component carrier, determining the component carrier type and locating the anchor component carrier, if necessary, where the anchor component carrier carries the carrier aggregation information.