The present disclosure relates to positioning request processing methods, devices, and systems In one example method, a mobility management network element receives a request message, and sends a first message to a location management network element based on the request message, where the first message is used to trigger the location management network element to obtain location information of a first terminal device through user plane positioning. After receiving the first message, the location management network element sends a second message to the first terminal device based on the first message by using a protocol data unit (PDU) session of the first terminal device, where the second message indicates the first terminal device to report positioning data.

The disclosed technology separates session management function signaling from the AMF. In particular, an SMF key is created for each SMF following the AMF generating an SM context request that contains gNB information and UE subscription information. Each PDU session creates a direct connection between the SMF and a local gNB. The gNB communicates with each SMF directly over a new interface (N3-C) for session management that is independent of the N2 interface used by the gNB to communicate with the AMF for mobility management. In this way, each SMF independently handles NAS signaling with the UE, using the SMF key and gNB related session-management signaling over an independent interface with the gNB. This removes the burden of relaying these communications through the AMF, which is then freed up to solely to handle mobility management signaling, resulting in an improved architecture.

The disclosed technology separates session management function signaling from the AMF. In particular, an SMF key is created for each SMF following the AMF generating an SM context request that contains gNB information and UE subscription information. Each PDU session creates a direct connection between the SMF and a local gNB. The gNB communicates with each SMF directly over a new interface (N3-C) for session management that is independent of the N2 interface used by the gNB to communicate with the AMF for mobility management. In this way, each SMF independently handles NAS signaling with the UE, using the SMF key and gNB related session-management signaling over an independent interface with the gNB. This removes the burden of relaying these communications through the AMF, which is then freed up to solely to handle mobility management signaling, resulting in an improved architecture.

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station and wireless device may communicate capability information associated with a wireless device. The capability information may include information indicating support for an Ethernet type packet data unit session or header parameter compression. An Ethernet type packet data unit session may be instantiated based on the capability information.

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a first trigger. The UE determines, based on the first trigger, whether it is possible that a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP are to transmit a first down link control channel and a second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on a carrier. The UE monitors the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel in a particular slot when it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on the carrier.

In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE receives a first trigger. The UE determines, based on the first trigger, whether it is possible that a first transmission and reception point (TRP) and a second TRP are to transmit a first down link control channel and a second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on a carrier. The UE monitors the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel in a particular slot when it is possible that the first TRP and the second TRP are to transmit the first down link control channel and the second down link control channel to the UE concurrently on the carrier.

A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method and apparatus comprise: receiving a set of higher layer parameters including configuration information for sidelink synchronization signals and physical sidelink broadcast channel (S-SS/PSBCH) block; determining, based on the configuration information for the S-SS/PSBCH block, a number of transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (N.sub.SSB), an offset for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (O.sub.SSB), and an interval for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (D.sub.SSB); and determining a set of slots containing the transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks within a period for a transmission of the S-SS/PSBCH block, wherein an index of a slot in the set of slots is determined based on O.sub.SSB+I.sub.SSB*D.sub.SSB, where I.sub.SSB is an index of the S-SS/PSBCH block with 0≤I.sub.SSB≤N.sub.SSB−1.

A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method and apparatus comprise: receiving a set of higher layer parameters including configuration information for sidelink synchronization signals and physical sidelink broadcast channel (S-SS/PSBCH) block; determining, based on the configuration information for the S-SS/PSBCH block, a number of transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (N.sub.SSB), an offset for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (O.sub.SSB), and an interval for transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks (D.sub.SSB); and determining a set of slots containing the transmitted S-SS/PSBCH blocks within a period for a transmission of the S-SS/PSBCH block, wherein an index of a slot in the set of slots is determined based on O.sub.SSB+I.sub.SSB*D.sub.SSB, where I.sub.SSB is an index of the S-SS/PSBCH block with 0≤I.sub.SSB≤N.sub.SSB−1.

In a transmission device, a signal processing circuit generates an aggregate physical layer convergence protocol data unit (A-PPDU) by adding a guard interval to each of a first part of a first physical layer convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) transmitted over each of a first through L′th channel of a predetermined channel bandwidth, where L is an integer of 2 or greater, a second part of the first PPDU transmitted over each of an (L+1)′th through P′th channel, which is a variable channel bandwidth that is N times the predetermined channel bandwidth, where N is an integer of 2 or greater and P is an integer of L+1 or greater, and a second PPDU transmitted over the (L+1)′th through P′th channel. A wireless circuit transmits the A-PPDU.

In a transmission device, a signal processing circuit generates an aggregate physical layer convergence protocol data unit (A-PPDU) by adding a guard interval to each of a first part of a first physical layer convergence protocol data unit (PPDU) transmitted over each of a first through L′th channel of a predetermined channel bandwidth, where L is an integer of 2 or greater, a second part of the first PPDU transmitted over each of an (L+1)′th through P′th channel, which is a variable channel bandwidth that is N times the predetermined channel bandwidth, where N is an integer of 2 or greater and P is an integer of L+1 or greater, and a second PPDU transmitted over the (L+1)′th through P′th channel. A wireless circuit transmits the A-PPDU.