Disclosed are example embodiments of methods and apparatuses supporting a small data transmission (SDT) procedure to random access (RA) procedure fallback. A method may comprise initiating a small data transmission (SDT) procedure for transmission of uplink data to a network device, determining if a condition is satisfied, and transitioning from the SDT procedure to another procedure for transmission of the uplink data when the condition is satisfied. The another procedure may be a random access (RA) procedure different from the SDT procedure.

Provided is a method for a first device to perform sidelink communication with a second device. The method comprises: determining a first resource for a first sidelink transmission; receiving, from a third device, a SCI including information related to a second resource for a second sidelink transmission; determining to reselect the first resource, based on overlap of the first resource and the second resource and a relationship between a first priority value of the first sidelink transmission and a second priority value of the second sidelink transmission satisfying a pre-configured condition; and transmitting, to the second device, a first PSCCH related to the first sidelink transmission or a first PSSCH related to the first PSCCH, based on a third resource determined by reselecting the first resource, wherein the pre-configured condition includes a condition in which the first priority value is greater than the second priority value.

According to an embodiment, An electronic device comprises at least one communication circuit, a display and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform connection of second communication network in response to receiving an add configuration for the second communication network based on first communication network using the at least one communication circuit, with the first communication network connected, control the display to display a first indicator indicating that the second communication network is connected, based on the connection of the second communication network, measure a parameter of a signal corresponding to the second communication network, based on detection of a disconnection of the second communication network, and determine whether to display the first indicator based on the parameter of the signal. Other certain embodiments are possible as well.

In one embodiment, a method of providing automatic configuration of cells includes training a Cell Configuration Bot (CCBot); wherein the training includes providing, by the CCBot, coverage optimization and capacity optimization; wherein the coverage optimization includes measuring Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Signal to Inference and Noise Ratio (SINR) are measured as LTE coverage indicators; wherein the capacity optimization includes measuring a number of Radio Resource Control (RRC) connections and evolved Radio Access Bearer (eRAB) establishments per cell as a measure of the cell accessibility; and adjusting antenna tilt and reference power to impact the cell coverage and capacity.

Methods and apparatuses for seamless switching between frequency ranges are provided herein. A method may include: receiving information identifying channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) resources in a first frequency range (FR), where each of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR is associated with CSI-RS resources in a second FR and the second FR is a lower FR than the first FR; and measuring a signal quality of at least one of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR. The method may further include selecting a subset of the CSI-RS resources in the first FR or the second FR, wherein, on a condition that the measured signal quality meets or exceeds a threshold, the selected subset is in the first FR, and the selection is based on the measured signal quality. The method may further include reporting the measured signal quality.

The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure provides a method for performing dynamic cross-link interference (CLI) measurement and reporting in a mobile communication system. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, the method performed by a terminal comprises: receiving, from a base station, first information for a measurement object associated with a CLI and second information for a report configuration, the first information including at least one of configuration for sounding reference signal (SRS) resources and configuration for resources to measure a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with the CLI,; obtaining a reference signal received power (RSRP) of at least one SRS based on the SRS resources and at least one bandwidth part (BWP) identifier (ID) included in the configuration for the SRS resources,; and transmitting, to the base station, a measurement report including the RSRP based on the second information.

The method includes: receiving, by user equipment UE, supplementary uplink SUL configuration information, wherein the SUL configuration information comprises a plurality of SULs, a plurality of supplementary downlink SDLs respectively matching the plurality of SULs, and SDL measurement configuration information; measuring, by the UE, reference signal strength of the plurality of SDLs based on the SDL measurement configuration information; selecting, by the UE, at least one first SDL from the plurality of SDLs based on the reference signal strength of the plurality of SDLs, and selecting a second SDL from the at least one first SDL, wherein the second SDL has highest reference signal strength in the at least one first SDL; and initiating, by the UE, random access over an SUL corresponding to the second SDL.

A UE connected to a BS in a wireless network receives parameter(s) to be used to identify the UE for measurement modification and determines an estimate of a level of signal variation for signals received at the UE. The UE identifies, using at least the parameter(s) the UE for measurement modification based at least on the estimate of the level of signal variation. The UE modifies a time between measurements for RRM from a current time to a different time in response to the UE being identified for measurement modification. A BS determines the parameter(s) to be used by the UE in order to identify the UE for measurement modification and signals the parameter(s) to the UE. The parameter(s) may also be used for stationarity detection for the UE.

There is provided mechanisms for CSI reporting on protocol layer 2. A method is performed by a wireless device. The wireless device is served by an access network node on a serving beam. The wireless device is configured with event conditions as to when to provide the CSI reporting to the access network node and with reporting configuration as to how to provide the CSI reporting to the access network node. The method comprises obtaining CSI values by monitoring candidate beams in which reference signals are transmitted by the access network node. The method comprises determining, based on comparing the CSI values to the event conditions, that at least one of the event conditions for CSI reporting is fulfilled. The method comprises sending the CSI reporting to the access network node as a protocol layer 2 CSI report and in accordance with the reporting configuration.

This specification describes an apparatus comprising: means for receiving, at a target user equipment, UE, a signal including information indicative of supporting UE measurements of signals transmitted from the target UE to a supporting UE via a multipath communications channel, the supporting UE measurements including delay and angle measurements of the signals transmitted from the target UE to the supporting UE via the multipath communications channel; means for time-aligning the supporting UE measurements with target UE measurements of signals transmitted from the supporting UE to the target UE via the multipath communications channel, the target UE measurements including delay and angle measurements for the signals transmitted from the supporting UE to the target UE via the multipath communications channel; means for determining, based on the time-aligned measurements, an association between a component of the target UE measurements and at least one respective component of the supporting UE measurements, wherein the associated components are determined to correspond to a particular reflector in an environment of the target UE; and means for determining, based on the associated components, location information for the particular reflector.