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.

Methods and apparatuses are described herein for full-duplex transmission opportunity discovery and transmission in a wireless 802.11 network. A station (STA) may receive a transmission opportunity (TxOP) setup frame from an access point (AP), the TxOP setup frame including information enabling the STA to transmit a first measurement frame and another STA to transmit a second measurement frame. The STA may transmit the first measurement frame to the other STA, receive the second measurement frame from the other STA, and transmit feedback to the AP based on the received second measurement frame. The STA may receive, based on the feedback, a trigger frame from the AP to communicate during a TxOP and receive, during the TxOP, downlink data from the AP.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus of a central or management entity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network may receive a report indicating one or more of a failure associated with a communication link associated with an IAB node included in the IAB network or a quality of service (QoS) associated with the communication link. The apparatus may modify a topography of the IAB network or routing within the IAB network when the report indicates the failure associated with the communication link. The apparatus may verify a QoS associated with the IAB network when the report indicates the QoS associated with the communication link. Numerous other aspects are described.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus of a central or management entity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network may receive a report indicating one or more of a failure associated with a communication link associated with an IAB node included in the IAB network or a quality of service (QoS) associated with the communication link. The apparatus may modify a topography of the IAB network or routing within the IAB network when the report indicates the failure associated with the communication link. The apparatus may verify a QoS associated with the IAB network when the report indicates the QoS associated with the communication link. Numerous other aspects are described.

A channel access selection method and apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium, are provided. The channel access selection method includes: the communication device obtains first information and selects a channel access mechanism for an unlicensed band according to the first information. The first information includes statistical information of a channel’s historic state, a transmission type, a transmission priority, or the like.

A channel access selection method and apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium, are provided. The channel access selection method includes: the communication device obtains first information and selects a channel access mechanism for an unlicensed band according to the first information. The first information includes statistical information of a channel’s historic state, a transmission type, a transmission priority, or the like.

A random access method includes determining, by a network device, configuration information and sending the configuration information to a terminal. The configuration information indicates at least a quantity of random access preambles transmitted on one random access resource, a quantity of contention-based random access preambles transmitted on the one random access resource, a quantity of contention-free random access preambles transmitted on the one random access resource, the quantity of random access preambles associated with one downlink signal, the quantity of contention-free random access preambles associated with the one downlink signal, the quantity of contention-based random access preambles associated with the one downlink signal, or a quantity of transmitted downlink signals associated with the one random access resource.

A random access method includes determining, by a network device, configuration information and sending the configuration information to a terminal. The configuration information indicates at least a quantity of random access preambles transmitted on one random access resource, a quantity of contention-based random access preambles transmitted on the one random access resource, a quantity of contention-free random access preambles transmitted on the one random access resource, the quantity of random access preambles associated with one downlink signal, the quantity of contention-free random access preambles associated with the one downlink signal, the quantity of contention-based random access preambles associated with the one downlink signal, or a quantity of transmitted downlink signals associated with the one random access resource.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, terminal devices, network nodes and apparatus for random access process in a wireless network. The method at the terminal device may comprise: receiving additional information related to a terminal device together with a random access preamble. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the additional information related to a terminal device can be transmitted to the network node together with a random access preamble; in such a case, further useful information is available for the eNB, which might substantially facilitate the random access process for either initial access or non-initial access.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, terminal devices, network nodes and apparatus for random access process in a wireless network. The method at the terminal device may comprise: receiving additional information related to a terminal device together with a random access preamble. With embodiments of the present disclosure, the additional information related to a terminal device can be transmitted to the network node together with a random access preamble; in such a case, further useful information is available for the eNB, which might substantially facilitate the random access process for either initial access or non-initial access.