A wireless communication device, system and method. The device comprises a memory and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the memory storing instructions, the processing circuitry to execute the instructions to decode an access point (AP) trigger frame from a coordinator AP including information on respective resource allocations to a plurality of APs (AP resource allocations) for simultaneous downlink (DL) data transmissions to a plurality of wireless stations (scheduled STAs). The processing circuitry is to cause transmission of a wireless frame to a plurality of scheduled STAs associated with the corresponding AP (associated scheduled STAs). The wireless frame includes information on a resource allocation by the coordinator AP to the corresponding AP for the simultaneous DL transmissions, and information on respective resource allocations to the associated scheduled STAs for data transmission from the corresponding AP.

Systems and methods of scheduling grant-based traffic and mapping resources for grant-free traffic are provided. Grant-based traffic is scheduled in a first frequency partition, and grant-free traffic is mapped in a second frequency partition. In a first option, grant-based traffic is also scheduled in part of the first partition, but in a limited manner that ensures a given device's transmission and retransmissions do not all experience interference with the grant-based traffic. In another option, some grant-free traffic is mapped to part of the second partition and is spread in frequency across the second partition.

Systems and methods of scheduling grant-based traffic and mapping resources for grant-free traffic are provided. Grant-based traffic is scheduled in a first frequency partition, and grant-free traffic is mapped in a second frequency partition. In a first option, grant-based traffic is also scheduled in part of the first partition, but in a limited manner that ensures a given device's transmission and retransmissions do not all experience interference with the grant-based traffic. In another option, some grant-free traffic is mapped to part of the second partition and is spread in frequency across the second partition.

A low complexity user equipment (UE) may be in communication with another UE (e.g., with a premium UE or more capable UE) via a device-to-device communication link (e.g., via sidelink), and the low complexity UE may leverage the device-to-device link to improve (e.g., simplify, expedite, etc.) random access procedures performed by the low complexity UE. For example, a low complexity UE may request contention free random access (CFRA) resources via the device-to-device link with another UE. Another device (e.g., another UE in device-to-device communication with the low complexity UE) may receive the request from the low complexity UE and forward the request to the network (e.g., to a base station). The network may then configure CFRA resources for the low complexity UE. Upon receiving the CFRA configuration, the low complexity UE may perform a random access procedure (e.g., a CFRA procedure) with the network (e.g., with the base station) accordingly.

A low complexity user equipment (UE) may be in communication with another UE (e.g., with a premium UE or more capable UE) via a device-to-device communication link (e.g., via sidelink), and the low complexity UE may leverage the device-to-device link to improve (e.g., simplify, expedite, etc.) random access procedures performed by the low complexity UE. For example, a low complexity UE may request contention free random access (CFRA) resources via the device-to-device link with another UE. Another device (e.g., another UE in device-to-device communication with the low complexity UE) may receive the request from the low complexity UE and forward the request to the network (e.g., to a base station). The network may then configure CFRA resources for the low complexity UE. Upon receiving the CFRA configuration, the low complexity UE may perform a random access procedure (e.g., a CFRA procedure) with the network (e.g., with the base station) accordingly.

The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than that of a beyond-4th 4G communication system such as a LTE. The system transmits or receives data and control information in a wireless or communication system. An operation method of a terminal is provided. The operation method includes determining the number (N.sub.RE) of REs allocated to the terminal, determining an intermediate value based on the number of Res, when the intermediate value is smaller than a first reference value, determining the size of a transport block based on a predetermined first method and the intermediate value, or determining the size of the transport block based on the intermediate value and a plurality of predetermined values, and when the intermediate value is greater than the first reference value, determining the size of the transport block on the basis of the intermediate value.

The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than that of a beyond-4th 4G communication system such as a LTE. The system transmits or receives data and control information in a wireless or communication system. An operation method of a terminal is provided. The operation method includes determining the number (N.sub.RE) of REs allocated to the terminal, determining an intermediate value based on the number of Res, when the intermediate value is smaller than a first reference value, determining the size of a transport block based on a predetermined first method and the intermediate value, or determining the size of the transport block based on the intermediate value and a plurality of predetermined values, and when the intermediate value is greater than the first reference value, determining the size of the transport block on the basis of the intermediate value.

On-demand allocation of communication capacity in a Mobile ad hoc Network (MANET) involves initiating in a first node of the MANET, a request for network communication capacity. The request is initiated by wirelessly transmitting an access request in a first epoch, during an access request time slot of a TDMA waveform. The access request is directed to one-hop neighbor nodes with which the first node can communicate directly. The first node determines whether the access request has been granted based on one or more responses received from the one-hop neighbor nodes. These responses include an indication by each of the one-hop neighbor nodes regarding their availability to accommodate the access request. The first node subsequently uses network communication capacity granted to it for communicating data.

A wireless communications protocol for enabling legacy (non-EHT) stations (STAs) to operate on the conditional link of the Soft AP MLD. Legacy devices can connect and setup link connections on the conditional link, and the scheduler is configured to allow legacy STAs to use the conditional link if there is no IDC interference issue at the soft AP MLD. This enhanced protocol utilizes either a cooperative HCCA schedule created for simultaneous transmission and reception over the basic link and conditional link, or an adaptive polling-based scheduling performed for the conditional link in response to the link status of the basic link.

An access point station (AP) communicates with a plurality of non-AP stations (STAs) within a synchronized transmission opportunity (S-TXOP). The S-TXOP may comprise an S-TXOP trigger followed by a plurality of S-TXOP slots. The S-TXOP slots may be configured for communication of synchronous data. For communication of small time-critical (TC) packets within the S-TXOP with one or more of the STAs, the AP may configure the S-TXOP for asynchronous ultra-low latency (ULL) transmissions by providing a low-latency channel access opportunity within the S-TXOP.