A method performed by an open radio access network (O-RAN) distributed unit (O-DU) in a wireless communication system, the method includes: generating a control plane message comprising User Equipment (UE) scheduling information; and transmitting the control plane message to an open radio access network (O-RAN) radio unit (O-RU). The control plane message further includes section extension information. The section extension information comprises bit masking information indicating antennas to be combined.

Described embodiments provide devices and methods for directing portions of signals to reduce power consumption. A wearable device may comprise N antennas configured to wirelessly receive and/or transmit incoming and/or outgoing signals. The N antennas may be spatially disposed on the device to enable at least one of the N antennas to be clear from blockage by a body part of a user when the device is maintained or worn against the body part, wherein N is an integer value greater than or equal to 2. The wearable device may comprise N receive chains coupled to the N antennas via transmit-receive couplers, the N receive chains configured to process the incoming signals. The wearable device may comprise a transmit chain configured to generate the outgoing signals. The wearable device may comprise a RF controller circuitry configured to direct portions of the generated outgoing signals via the transmit-receive couplers to the N antennas.

Various aspects to reduce interferences in presence of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) are provided. In an aspect, a first device perform a first transmission using a first set of beams of the first device in response to an activated RIS for serving a second device to facilitate communication between the first device and the second device not being present. The first device may further perform a second transmission using a second set of beams of the first device in response to the activated RIS being present, the second set of beams being a subset of the first set of beams that excludes one or more beams of the first set of beams.

A design for reference signals dedicated for positioning measurements in UL and DL directions and a mechanism for Tx/Rx beam pair selection for positioning is disclosed. The design can improve performance of positioning operation in NR communication systems, can improve resource efficiency of positioning operation in NR communication systems, and can reduce the amount of resources needed for PRS transmission, reduce latency and increase the positioning measurement quality.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to beam configuration for RF repeaters. An RF repeater is configured to measure received power of one or more signals in the repeater for each of a plurality of beam directions. Further, the repeater determines a beam forming configuration for a fronthaul link between the repeater and at least one base station based on the measured received power of each of plurality of beam directions. The repeater may also be configured to determine beam configurations for access links between the repeater and user equipment.

A method for pointing an antenna can include positioning, by a positioner, a beam of an antenna mounted on a vehicle to an initial angular position towards a target satellite based on an initial pointing direction for the antenna, the initial pointing direction being defined in a fixed reference plane and communicating, from the antenna, a signal with the target satellite, wherein the positioner controls an orientation of a pedestal of the antenna. The method also includes, executing, by an antenna control unit (ACU), an offset compensation operation of the antenna. The offset correction operation can include adjusting a pointing direction of the antenna to a plurality of angular positions and selecting a scan offset angle based on measured signal metrics for the plurality of angular positions. The method can include calculating a yaw compensation of the antenna based on the initial pointing direction and on a yaw pointing direction.

Disclosed are a communication technique which merges, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. A beam forming method for an array antenna, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, can comprise the steps of: setting a first area and a second area for beam formation; calculating a first directivity function corresponding to the first area and a second directivity function corresponding to the second area; setting an objective function on the basis of the first directivity function and the second directivity function; determining a feed coefficient of the array antenna on the basis of the objective function; and forming a beam on the basis of the determined feed coefficient.

A THz UM-MIMO channel estimation method based on the DCNN comprises the steps: the hybrid spherical and planar-wave modeling (HSPM), by taking a sub-array in the antenna array as a unit, employing the PWM within the sub-array, and employing the SWM among the sub-arrays; estimating the channel parameters between the reference sub-arrays at Tx and Rx through a DCNN, including the angles of departure and arrival, the propagation distance and the path gain; deducing the channel parameters between the reference sub-array and other sub-arrays by utilizing the obtained channel parameters and the geometrical relationships among sub-arrays, and recovering the channel matrix; wherein accurate three-dimensional channel modeling is achieved by the HSPM, which possesses high modeling accuracy and low complexity.

Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed herein for facilitating spatial misalignment tracking for OAM beams in millimeter wave and higher frequency bands. An example method for wireless communication at a first communication device includes receiving, from a second communication device, a first misalignment tracking RS and a second misalignment tracking RS for an OAM transmission. The example method also includes determining a misalignment based on the first misalignment tracking RS, the second misalignment tracking RS, and using a subset of antenna elements of an antenna array of the first communication device. Additionally, the example method includes adjusting reception of a subsequent OAM transmission from the second communication device at the antenna array of the first communication device.

A system for a radio access network (RAN) includes a radio unit (RU) configured to receive first in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data represented in a first domain from a distributed unit (DU). The system includes a beamformer associated with the RU. The beamformer is configured to receive the first I/Q data represented in the first domain. The beamformer is also configured to transmit second I/Q data represented in the first domain based on the first I/Q data in the first domain. The system also includes a transceiver associated with the RU. The transceiver is configured to receive the second I/Q data represented in the first domain. The transceiver is also configured to convert the second I/Q data represented in the first domain to second I/Q data represented in a second domain.