A system includes: a server; and a terminal. The server manages a first connection state indicating a state of connection with the terminal based on whether the connection with the terminal is determined as established, and performs deallocation or reuse of a server-side resource allocated by the server, based on whether the first connection state is synchronized with a second connection state managed in the terminal. The terminal repeatedly checks a connection with the server using the connection path including the at least part in which the wireless communication is performed, and manages the second connection state indicating a state of the connection with the server, based on whether the connection with the server is determined as established. The terminal performs deallocation or reuse of a terminal-side resource allocated by the terminal, based on whether the second connection state is synchronized with the first connection state.

Aspects described herein relate to switching waveforms in a waveform switching gap. In an aspect, using a transceiver, a first signal of a first waveform can be communicated in a first time period. In a waveform switching gap, the transceiver can be switched to use a second waveform. Using the transceiver, a second signal of a second waveform can be communicated in a second time period. The waveform switching gap may occur between the first time period and the second time period.

Aspects described herein relate to switching waveforms in a waveform switching gap. In an aspect, using a transceiver, a first signal of a first waveform can be communicated in a first time period. In a waveform switching gap, the transceiver can be switched to use a second waveform. Using the transceiver, a second signal of a second waveform can be communicated in a second time period. The waveform switching gap may occur between the first time period and the second time period.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may indicate, to a base station, a capability of the UE to use a channel measurement resource for both a joint transmission hypothesis and a single transmission hypothesis. The UE may receive, based on indicating the capability of the UE, a configuration message indicating a first channel measurement resource that is associated with a first transmission configuration indicator state and that is configured for a first joint transmission hypothesis. The UE may obtain a channel measurement for both the first joint transmission hypothesis and a first single transmission hypothesis using the first channel measurement resource based on the configuration message.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may indicate, to a base station, a capability of the UE to use a channel measurement resource for both a joint transmission hypothesis and a single transmission hypothesis. The UE may receive, based on indicating the capability of the UE, a configuration message indicating a first channel measurement resource that is associated with a first transmission configuration indicator state and that is configured for a first joint transmission hypothesis. The UE may obtain a channel measurement for both the first joint transmission hypothesis and a first single transmission hypothesis using the first channel measurement resource based on the configuration message.

A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) is configured to receive a first notification from a base station (13) and to transmit a second notification to the base station (13) when establishing a radio connection with the base station (13) after reception of the first notification or while performing a procedure for establishing a bearer between the M2M terminal (11) and a core network (14) after reception of the first notification. The first notification indicates whether specific coverage enhancement processing is supported in a cell (130) of the base station (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) is located. The second notification indicates that the specific coverage enhancement processing is required or being executed by the M2M terminal (11). It is thus possible to provide an improvement to allow the M2M terminal to determine necessity of special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing fast beam switching in a high-frequency wireless communication environment. Higher frequencies reduce transmission wavelength, which allows for an increased number of antennas and an increased number of beams. Therefore, beams become narrower and are more prone to failure. The UE must be capable of quickly identifying the beam failure and switching to a new beam. Therefore, the UE is capable of receiving multiple beams from the base station and configures both for testing and immediate use. In some cases, the UE can receive multiple beams for testing and assumes a default beam while feeding back to the base station a preferred beam. To support the larger number of available beams, MAC-CE and DCI are modified to identify this increased number of states. Alternatively, two MAC-CEs are sent, each containing a different group of states, and the DCI identifies both the group and the selected state.

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing fast beam switching in a high-frequency wireless communication environment. Higher frequencies reduce transmission wavelength, which allows for an increased number of antennas and an increased number of beams. Therefore, beams become narrower and are more prone to failure. The UE must be capable of quickly identifying the beam failure and switching to a new beam. Therefore, the UE is capable of receiving multiple beams from the base station and configures both for testing and immediate use. In some cases, the UE can receive multiple beams for testing and assumes a default beam while feeding back to the base station a preferred beam. To support the larger number of available beams, MAC-CE and DCI are modified to identify this increased number of states. Alternatively, two MAC-CEs are sent, each containing a different group of states, and the DCI identifies both the group and the selected state.

A wireless communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: according to a first reference signal measurement quantity threshold, a terminal device determining a target reference signal measurement quantity threshold used by the terminal device, wherein the first reference signal measurement quantity threshold is a reference signal measurement quantity threshold corresponding to a first-type terminal, the terminal device belongs to the first-type terminal, and the first-type terminal comprises a reduced capability terminal; or, according to a reference signal measurement quantity threshold corresponding to a second-type terminal and a capability of the first-type terminal, the terminal device determining a target reference signal measurement quantity threshold used by the terminal device, wherein the terminal device belongs to the first-type terminal, the first-type terminal comprises the reduced capability terminal, and the second-type terminal does not comprise the reduced capability terminal.

A communication method and apparatus, applicable to positioning. The method includes a terminal device sends capability information to a location management function (LMF) device, where the capability information indicates that the terminal device supports sending of a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a non-connected state; and the terminal device receives information about an SRS configuration from an access network device, where the information about the SRS configuration indicates the terminal device to send the SRS based on the SRS configuration.