Patent Publication Number: US-11659426-B2

Title: Systems and methods for prioritizing channel state information reports

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a wireless device for prioritizing channel state information reports. The present disclosure further relates to a method performed by a base station, a wireless device and a base station. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The next generation mobile wireless communication system (5G) or new radio (NR), will support a diverse set of use cases and a diverse set of deployment scenarios. The later includes deployment at both low frequencies (100s of MHz), similar to LTE today, and very high frequencies (mm waves in the tens of GHz). 
     Similar to LTE, NR will use OFDM in the downlink (i.e. from a network node, gNB, eNB, or base station, to a user equipment or UE). In the uplink (i.e. from UE to gNB), both DFT-spread OFDM and OFDM will be supported. 
     The basic NR physical resource can thus be seen as a time-frequency grid as illustrated in  FIG.  1   , where each resource element corresponds to one OFDM subcarrier during one OFDM symbol interval. Resource allocation in a slot is described in terms of resource blocks (RBs) in the frequency domain and number of OFDM symbols in the time domain. A RB corresponds to 12 contiguous subcamers and a slot consists of 14 OFDM symbols. 
     Different subcarrier spacing values are supported in NR. The supported subcarrier spacing values (also referred to as numerologies) in NR are given by Δf=(15×2 a ) kHz where a is a non-negative integer. 
     In the time domain, downlink and uplink transmissions in NR is organized into equally-sized subframes similar to LTE as shown in  FIG.  2   . A subframe is further divided into slots and the number of slot per subframe is 2 a+1  for a numerology of (15×2 a ) kHz. 
     NR supports “slot based” transmission. In each slot, the gNB transmits downlink control information (DCI) about which UE data is to be transmitted to and what resources in the current downlink slot the data is transmitted on. The DCI is carried on the Physical Control Channel (PDCCH) and data is carried on Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). 
     This PDCCH is typically transmitted in control resource sets (CORSETs) in the first few OFDM symbols in each slot. A UE first decodes PDCCH and if a PDCCH is decoded successfully, it then decodes the corresponding PDSCH based on the decoded DCI in the PDCCH. 
     Uplink data transmissions are also dynamically scheduled using PDCCH. Similar to downlink, a UE first decodes a uplink grant in a DCI carried by PDCCH and then transmits data over the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) based the decoded control information in the uplink grant such as modulation order, coding rate, uplink resource allocation, and etc. 
     Each UE is assigned with a unique C-RNTI (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier) during network connection. The CRC (cyclic redundancy check) bits attached to a DCI for a UE is scrambled by the UE&#39;s C-RNTI, so a UE recognizes its own DCI by checking the CRC bits of the DCI against the assigned C-RNTI. 
     PUCCH 
     Operation of NR requires the transmission of various control information from the UE to the network. Examples of such uplink control information (UCI) are hybrid-ARQ (HARQ) acknowledgements, channel-state information (CSI), and scheduling request (SR). The UCI can be transmitted on
         a separate control channel, PUCCH, occurring either at the end of the slot interval or during the slot interval   multiplexed with data and transmitted on PUSCH (“UCI on PUSCH”)       

     There are multiple formats defined for PUCCH that can be used to transmit control information as shown in the table below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Possible PUCCH format definitions 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Number of 
                 Number of 
               
               
                 PUCCH format 
                 symbols in a slot 
                 UCI bits 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 
                 1-2  
                 ≤2 
               
               
                 1 
                 4-14 
                 ≤2 
               
               
                 2 
                 1-2  
                 &gt;2 
               
               
                 3 
                 4-14 
                 &gt;2 
               
               
                 4 
                 4-14 
                 &gt;2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     PUCCH formats 0 and 2 are referred to as short PUCCH formats since they are transmitted only over 1 or two OFDM symbols in a slot. PUCCH formats 1, 3 and 4 are referred to as long PUCCH formats since they can be transmitted in up to 14 OFDM symbols (without slot aggregation) and even across multiple slots if PUCCH slot aggregation is configured. As shown in the table, both long and short PUCCH formats are subdivided depending on the number of UCI bits they may contain. 
     A single slot may contain multiple transmissions of a single PUCCH format as well as multiple PUCCH formats which may or may not be transmitted by the same UE. For instance, a slot spanning 14 OFDM symbols may contain a long PUCCH spanning 12 OFDM symbols followed by a short PUCCH spanning two OFDM symbols. 
     The different PUCCH formats are used for different purposes. The PUCCH formats that contain 2 bits or less can generally multiplex multiple UEs in the same time and frequency resources with the long PUCCH being able to multiplex more users than the short PUCCH. PUCCH format 4 can multiplex multiple UEs with each UE having more than 2 bits. 
     PUCCH Resources 
     A PUCCH resource that is used by a UE to transmit UCI may be defined by the physical resource blocks (PRBs), the OFDM symbols, the sequences along with their cyclic shifts and orthogonal cover codes (OCCs) used. It should be noted that OCCs, sequences and cyclic shifts are applicable only for some PUCCH formats. 
     In any given slot, the UE may have to transmit one or more of the following.
         HARQ acknowledgements (HARQ-ACK)   Channel state information (CSI)   Scheduling Requests (SR)       

     CSI information may be scheduled to be transmitted periodically, e.g., once every N slots. SR is transmitted by the UE when the UE has some data to be sent. HARQ-ACK information is transmitted to acknowledge whether PDSCH transmissions in the downlink were successfully received or not. HARQ-ACK may consist of a single bit to acknowledge an entire transport block or multiple bits, each representing a code block group (CBG), i.e., a set of code blocks among the code blocks that comprise a transport block. 
     Determination of PUCCH Resources 
     The PUCCH resource to be used for each of the different types of UCI can generally be controlled by the gNB. This can be done via explicit resource assignments either through semi-static configuration (RRC signaling) or through dynamic signaling of downlink control information (DCI) messages. 
     In addition, the UE can also determine PUCCH resources implicitly. For example, the PUCCH resource can be determined based on the number of UCI bits to be transmitted in a slot. PUCCH resources for HARQ-ACK transmission for a scheduled PDSCH may also be determined implicitly by the control channel element (CCE) at which the received control channel message (PDCCH) scheduling the PDSCH begins. This approach is used in LTE. Such implicit resource determination can reduce the overhead incurred for dynamic signaling and help to avoid collisions between the PUCCH resources determined by different UEs for transmission of UCI. 
     Since the gNB is generally aware of the number of bits to be transmitted by the UE, or which resources to expect autonomous transmissions by the UE such as SR, the gNB is aware of the resources on which all the UCI information must be received. There are certain error cases where a mismatch can occur between the UE and the gNB on the resources to be used for PUCCH transmission, e.g., when certain downlink assignments for PDSCH are missed. However, such mismatches occur with a very small probability and can sometimes be handled either by the gNB performing decoding on multiple hypothesized PUCCH resources. 
     CSI Reporting 
     Channel state information (CSI) feedback is used by gNB to obtain DL CSI from a UE in order to determine how to transmit DL data to a UE over plurality of antenna ports. CSI typically includes a channel rank indicator (RI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and a channel quality indicator (CQI). RI is used to indicate the number of data layers that can be transmitted simultaneously to a UE, PMI is used to indicate the precoding matrix over the indicated data layers, and CQI is used to indicate the modulation and coding rate can be achieved by with the indicated rank and the precoding matrix. 
     In NR, in addition to periodic and aperiodic CSI reporting as in LTE, semi-persistent CSI reporting is also supported. Thus, three types of CSI reporting will be supported in NR as follows:
         Periodic CSI (P-CSI) Reporting on PUCCH: CSI is reported periodically by a UE. Parameters such as periodicity and slot offset are configured semi-statically by higher layer RRC signaling from the gNB to the UE   Aperiodic CSI (A-CSI) Reporting on PUSCH: This type of CSI reporting involves a single-shot (i.e., one time) CSI report by a UE which is dynamically triggered by the gNB using DCI. Some of the parameters related to the configuration of the aperiodic CSI report is semi-statically configured by RRC but the triggering is dynamic   Semi-Persistent CSI (SP-CSI) Reporting on PUCCH: similar to periodic CSI reporting, semi-persistent CSI reporting has a periodicity and slot offset which may be semi-statically configured. However, a dynamic L2 control message conveyed over MAC CE is needed to activate or deactivate the SP-CSI reporting
 
CSI Frame Work in NR:
       

     In NR, a UE can be configured with N≥1 CSI reporting settings (i.e. ReportConfigs), M≥1 resource settings (i.e. ResourceConfigs), and 1 CSI measurement setting, where the CSI measurement setting includes L≥1 Measurement Links (i.e. MeasLinkConfigs). At least the following configuration parameters are signaled via RRC for CSI acquisition. 
     1. N, M, and L are indicated either implicitly or explicitly 
     2. In each CSI reporting setting, at least the followings are included:
         reported CSI parameter(s) such as RI, PMI, COI   CSI Type if reported such Type I or Type II   Codebook configuration including codebook subset restriction   Time-domain behavior such as P-CSI, SP-CSI, or A-CSI   Frequency granularity for COI and PMI such as wideband, partial band, or subband   Measurement restriction configurations such as RBs in frequency domain and slots in time domain       

     3. In each CSI-RS resource setting:
         A configuration of  1 CSI-RS resource set(s)   A configuration of K s    1 CSI-RS resources for each resource set s, including at least: mapping to REs, the number of antenna ports, time-domain behavior, etc.   Time domain behavior: aperiodic, periodic or semi-persistent       

     4. In each of the L links in CSI measurement setting:
         CSI reporting setting indication. Resource setting indication, quantity to be measured (either channel or interference)   One CSI reporting setting can be linked with one or multiple Resource settings   Multiple CSI reporting settings can be linked to one resource setting       

                             CAI report ARC configuration       In Ts 38.331 v1,0,1, a CSI Report Setting is configured as below:                                        CSI-ReportConfig : :--   SEQUENCE {                             reportConfigId    CSI-PeportConfigId,                         -- Time domain behavior of reporting configuration.                             reportConfigType    CHOICE {                             periodic     SEQUENCE {                         -- Periodicity and slot offset . Corresponds to L1 parameter ′ReportPeriodicity′ and                 ′ReportSlotOffset′                         -- (see 38.214, section. section 5.2.1.4).                             reportSlotConfig       CHOICE {                             s15         INTEGER(0..4),           s110         INTEGER(0..9),           s120         INTEGER(0..19),           s140         INTEGER(0..39),           s180         INTEGER(0..79),           s1160         INTEGER(0..159),           s1320         INTEGER(0..319)                             },                             -- Indicates which PUCCH resource to use for reporting on PUCCH.                             pucch-CSI-Resource   PUCCH-CSI-Resource                             },               semiPersistentPUCCH   SEQUENCE {                         -- Periodicity and slot offset. Corresponds to L1 parameter ′ReportPeriodibity′ and                 ′ReportSlotOffset′                         -- (see 38.214, section section 5.2.1.4).                             reportSlotConfig   CHOICE {                             s15         INTEGER(0..4),           s110         INTEGER(0..9),           s120         INTEGER(0..19),           s140         INTEGER(0..39),           s180         INTEGER(0..79),           s1160         INTEGER(0..159),           s1320         INTEGER(0..319)                             },                             -- Indicates which PUCCH resource to use for reporting on PUCCH.                             pucch-CSI-Resource   PUCCH-CSI-Resource                             },               semiPersistentPUSCH   SEQUENCE {                         -- Periodicity. Corresponds to L1 parameter ′Reportperiodicity-spCSI′. (see 38.214,                 section FFS_Section)                             reportSlotConfig   ENUMERATED {s15, s110, s120, s140, s180,                     s1160, s1320},                             -- RNTI for SP CSI-RNTI, Corresponds to L1 parameter ′SPCSI-RNTI′ (see 38.214,                 section FFS_Section)                         -- FFS: RAN1 models different RNTIs as different Search Spaces with independent                 configurations. Align the configuration                         -- of this one (e.g. group with monitoring periodicity, PDCCH candidate           configuration, DCI-Payload size . . . )?                             csi-RNTI   RNTI-Value,                         -- Index of the p0-alpha set determining the power control for this CST report                 transmission.                         -- Corresponds to L1 parameter ′SPCSI-p0alpha′ (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)                             p0alpha   P0-PUSCH-AlphaSetId                             },               aperiodic   SEQUENCE {                         -- Timing offset Y for aperiodic reporting. This field lists the allowed offset                 values. A particular value is indicated in DCI.                         -- (see 38.214, section 5.2.1.1)           -- FFS_Value: Range wasn&#39;t final in RAN1 table.           -- FFS_FIXME: How are the DCI codepoints mapped to the allowed offsets?                             reportSlotOffset   SEQUENCE (SIZE (1..4)) OF INTEGER (0..8)                             }                                 },                             -- The CSI related euanitdes to report (see 38.214, section REF)                             reportQuantity    CHOICE {                             none     NULL,           cri-RI-PMI-CQI     NULL,           cri-RI-il     NULL,           cri-RI-ii-CQI     SEQUENCE {                         -- PRB bundling size to assume for CQI calcuation when reportQuantity is                 CRI/RI/il/CQI                         -- Corresponds to L1 parameter ′PDSCH-bundle-size-for-CSI′ (see 38.214, section                     FFS_Section)                                 pdsch-BundleSizeForCSI      ENUMERATED {n2, n4}   OPTIONAL                             },               crd-RI-CQI     NULL,           cri     NULL,           cri-RSRP     NULL,           cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI     NULL                             },                             -- Reporting configuration in the frequency domain (see 38.214, section 5.2.1)                             reportFreqConfiguration    SEQUENCE {                         -- Indicates whether the UE shall report a single (wideband) or multiple (subband) CQI.                 (see 38.214, section 5.2.1.4)                             cqi-FormatIndicator     ENUMERATED {widebandCQI, subbandCQI },                         -- Indicates whether the UE shall report a single (wideband) or multiple (subband) PMI.                 (see 38.214, section 5.2.1.4)                             pmi-FormatIndicator     ENUMERATED {widebandPMI, subbandPMI },                         -- Indicates a contiguous or non-contigous subset o                 CSI shall be reported                         -- for. FFS: Each bit in the bit-string represents                 bit string represents the                         -- lowest subband in the BWP. (see 38.214, section 5.2.1.4)           -- FFS: Size of the bitmap. Introduce a CHOICE with                 number of subbands in carrier/BWP?                             csi-ReportingBand     BIT STRING (SIZE (ffsValue))                             },                             -- Time domain measurement restriction for the channel (signal) measurements. (see 38.214,                     section 5.2.1.1)                                 measRestrictionTimeForChannel     ENUMERATED {fffsTypeAndValue},                         -- Time domain measurement restriction for interference measurements. (see 38.214, section                 5.2.1.1)                             measRestrictionTimeForInterference     ENUMERATED {ffsTypeAndValue},                         -- Codebook configuration for Type-1 or Type-II including codebook subset restriction                             codebookConfig     CodebookConfig,                         -- Maximum number of CQIs per CSI report (cf. 1 for 1-CW, 2 for 2-CW)                             nrofCQIsPerReport     ENUMERATED {n1, n2},                         -- Turning on/of group beam based reporting (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)                             groupBasedBeamReporting     CHOICE {                             enabled       SEQUENCE {                         -- Number of beams to report for group based beam r                             nrofBeamsToReport       ENUMERATED {ffsTypeAndValue}           disabled     SEQUENCE {                         -- The number (N) of measured RS resources to be reported per report setting in a                 non-group-based report.                         -- N &lt;= N_max, where N_max is either 2 or 4 depending on UE capability.           -- FES: The signaling mechanism for the gNB to select a subset of N beams for the UE                 to measure and report.                         -- FFS; Note: this parameter may not be needed for certain resource and/or report                 settings                         -- FFS_ASN1: Change groupBasedBeamReporting into a                 the “no” option?                         -- (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)           -- When the field is absent the UE applies the value 1                             nrofReportedRS       ENUMERATED {n1, n2, n3, n4}                         }                         },            -- Which CQI table to use for CQI calculation. Corresponds to L1 parameter ′CQI-Table′ (see                 38.214, section FFS_Section)                         -- FFS: Whether URLLC2 should be added as one option                             cqi-Table   ENUMERATED {qam64, qam256, urllc1, urllc2}                         -- Indicates one out of two possible BWP-dependent values for the subband size           -- Corresponds to L1 parameter ′SubbandSize′ (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)           -- FFS_Value: Clarify what valuel and value2 mean.                             subbandSize   ENUMERATED {value1, value2},                         -- BLEA target that the UE shall be assume in its CQI calculation.           -- Corresponds to L1 parameter ′BLER-Target′ (see 38.214, section FES_Section)                             -- FES _Values (now filled with spares)               bler-Target   ENUMERATED {zerodot1, spare3, space2, spare1}                         -- Port indication for RI/CQI calculation. For each CSI-RS resource in the linked                 ResourceConfig for channel measurement,                         -- a port indication fo each rank R, indicating which R ports to use. Applicable only for           non-PMI feedback.           -- Corresponds to L1 parameter ′Non-PM -Portindication′ (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)                     non-PMI-PortIndication   FFS_Value                         -- Which DL BWP the CSI-ReportConfig is associated with. (see 38.214, section FFS_Section)           -- FFS_CHECK: Should it be possible to link a report to several BWPs? If not, shouldn&#39;t the                 report configuration be in the BWP?                         -- FFS_CHECK: Should it be possible to link a repor                 that have?                             bandwidthPartId   BandwidthPartId                     }                        
CSI Reporting on PUCCH
 
     Multiple periodic and/or semi-persistent CSI reports on PUCCH may be active at the same time. Each such CSI report has an associated periodicity and slot offset as well as a PUCCH resource whereon the CSI report is intended to be transmitted. If the PUCCH carrying the CSI report collides (in the time-domain) with a dynamically scheduled PUSCH transmission, the periodic/semi-persistent CSI report is piggybacked on the PUSCH. 
     Similarly, if the PUCCH carrying a CSI report collides with another PUCCH carrying dynamically scheduled HARQ-ACK or SR, the CSI report is typically piggybacked on the PUCCH resource carrying the HARQ-ACK/SR. 
     SUMMARY 
     There currently exist certain challenge(s). 
     It is possible that several PUCCH-based CSI reports are configured to occur in the same slot so that more than one PUCCH transmission occurrence corresponding to different configuration of CSI reports would collide and overlap in time with a PUCCH transmission carrying HARQ-ACK or SR. In that case, the UE behavior is not clear. 
     Certain aspects of the present disclosure and their embodiments may provide solutions to these or other challenges. 
     According to the present invention, there is provided a method performed by a wireless device for prioritizing channel state information reports. The method comprises determining to transmit a portion of a plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission responsive to determining that the reports would be transmitted in a same slot with acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. The method further comprises transmitting, by the wireless device in that slot, that portion of the channel state information and the acknowledgement information. 
     According to the present invention, there is further provided a method performed by a network node. The method comprises receiving, by the network node in a same slot, from a wireless device, at least one prioritized channel state information report selected from a plurality of channel state information reports and acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device, wherein each of the plurality of channel state reports and the acknowledgement information is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot. 
     According to the present invention, there is further provided a wireless device comprising processing circuitry and memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the wireless device is configured to determine to transmit a portion of a plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission responsive to determining that the reports would be transmitted in a same slot with acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. The wireless device is further configured to transmit, by the wireless device in that slot, that portion of the channel state information and the acknowledgement information. 
     According to the present invention, there is further provided a base station comprising: processing circuitry and memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the base station is configured to receive, by the network node in a same slot, from a wireless device, at least one prioritized channel state information report selected from a plurality of channel state information reports and acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device, wherein each of the plurality of channel state reports and the acknowledgement Information is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot. 
     Advantageously, embodiments of the present invention enable acknowledgement information to be transmitted reliably whilst also conveying a prioritized channel state information report. 
     In some examples, a set of priority rules depending on the CSI parameters of the colliding CSI reports may be defined such that only one CSI report is piggybacked on the PUCCH resource for HARQ-ACK. 
     The CSI priority may be determined from parameters in the CSI report configuration for each CSI report. 
     Certain embodiments may provide one or more of the following technical advantage(s). 
     HARQ-ACK is transmitted reliably while also conveying the most prioritized CSI report according to a criterion without causing ambiguous UE behavior. 
    
    
     
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       Embodiments of the present will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG.  1    is an example of NR physical resources; 
         FIG.  2    shows NR time-domain structure with 15 kHz subcarrier spacing; 
         FIG.  3    illustrate a system for prioritizing channel state information reports according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  4    illustrates a wireless device according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  5    is a schematic block diagram of a wireless device according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  6    shows a method performed by a wireless device according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  7    illustrates a network node according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  8    is a schematic block diagram of a network node according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  9    shows a method performed by a network node according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  10    illustrates a wireless network; 
         FIG.  11    illustrates a UE; 
         FIG.  12    is a schematic block diagram illustrating a virtualisation environment in which functions implemented by some embodiments may be virtualized; 
         FIG.  13    illustrates a telecommunications network; 
         FIG.  14    illustrates a host computer communicating via a base station with a user equipment in accordance with some embodiments; 
         FIG.  15    shows a method implemented in a communication system according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  16    shows a method implemented in a communication system according to an embodiment; 
         FIG.  17    shows a method implemented in a communication system according to an embodiment; and 
         FIG.  18    shows a method implemented in a communication system according to an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In one embodiment,  FIG.  3    illustrates one embodiment of a system  300  for prioritizing channel state information reports in accordance with various aspects as described herein. In  FIG.  3   , the system  300  may include a network node  301  (e.g., base station, gNB) and a wireless device  311  (e.g., UE). In one embodiment, the network node  301  may be associated with a cell  303 . In one example, a cell is a carrier in a sector of a base station. The wireless device  311  determines that multiple channel state information reports  321 ,  323  (each report separately scheduled for transmission) are separately scheduled for transmission in a same slot  313  (or at least one symbol of the slot  313 ) with acknowledgement information  325  that indicates whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device  311 . In response, the wireless device  311  determines to transmit a portion  327  of these multiple channel state information reports  321 ,  323 . The wireless device  311  then transmits the portion  327  of these reports  321 ,  323  and the acknowledgement information  325  in the same slot  313 . 
     In another embodiment, the wireless device  311  selects the portion  327  of the reports  321 ,  323  according to a prioritization criterion. This prioritization criterion may be based on one or more of the following characteristics associated with a channel state information report: a payload size, a time domain behavior, a transmission periodicity, a frequency granularity, a type, a channel quality, a channel state information report parameter, a channel state information report identifier, and the like. 
     In one embodiment, the network node  301  receives, in the same slot  313 , from the wireless device  311 , at least one prioritized channel state information report  327  and acknowledgement information  325  indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device  311 . Further, each report  321 ,  323  and the acknowledgement information  325  is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot  313 . 
     In  FIG.  3   , the network node  301  may be configured to support one or more communication systems such as LTE, UMTS, GSM, NB-IoT, 5G New Radio (NR), the like, or any combination thereof. Further, the network node  301  may be a base station, an access point, or the like. Also, the network node  301  may serve wireless device  311 . The wireless device  311  may be configured to support one or more communication systems such as LTE, UMTS, GSM, NB-IoT, 5G NR, the like, or any combination thereof. 
     Note that the apparatuses described above may perform the methods herein and any other processing by implementing any functional means, modules, units, or circuitry. In one embodiment, for example, the apparatuses comprise respective circuits or circuitry configured to perform the steps shown in the method figures. The circuits or circuitry in this regard may comprise circuits dedicated to performing certain functional processing and/or one or more microprocessors in conjunction with memory. For instance, the circuitry may include one or more microprocessor or microcontrollers, as well as other digital hardware, which may include digital signal processors (DSPs), special-purpose digital logic, and the like. The processing circuitry may be configured to execute program code stored in memory, which may include one or several types of memory such as read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory, cache memory, flash memory devices, optical storage devices, etc. Program code stored in memory may include program instructions for executing one or more telecommunications and/or data communications protocols as well as instructions for carrying out one or more of the techniques described herein, in several embodiments. In embodiments that employ memory, the memory stores program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, carries out the techniques described herein. 
     For example,  FIG.  4    illustrates one embodiment of a wireless device  400  in accordance with various embodiments described herein. As shown, the wireless device  400  includes processing circuitry  410  and communication circuitry  420 . The communication circuitry  420  (e.g., radio circuitry) is configured to transmit and/or receive information to and/or from one or more other nodes, e.g., via any communication technology. Such communication may occur via one or more antennas that are either internal or external to the wireless device  400 . The processing circuitry  410  is configured to perform processing described above and or below, such as by executing instructions stored in memory  430 . The processing circuitry  410  in this regard may implement certain functional means, units, or modules. 
       FIG.  5    illustrates a schematic block diagram of one embodiment of a wireless device  600  in a wireless network in accordance various embodiments described herein (for example, the wireless network shown in  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  12   ). As shown, the wireless device  500  implements various functional means, units, or modules, e.g., via the processing circuitry  410  in  FIG.  4    and/or via software code. In one embodiment, these functional means, units, or modules, e.g., for implementing the method(s) herein, may include for instance: a CSI transmit determining unit  611  for determining to transmit a portion of a plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission responsive to determining that the reports would be transmitted in a same slot with acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device, a CSI selecting unit  513  for selecting the portion of the channel state information reports according to a prioritization criterion, and transmitting unit  515  for transmitting, by the wireless device in that slot, that portion of the channel state information and the acknowledgement information. 
       FIG.  6    illustrates one embodiment of a method  600  performed by a wireless device for in accordance with various embodiments described herein. In  FIG.  6   , the method  600  may start, for instance, at block  601  where it includes determining to transmit a portion of a plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission, responsive to determining that the reports would be transmitted in a same slot with acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. Further, at block  603 , the method  600  may include selecting the portion of the channel state information reports according to a prioritization criterion. Also, at block  606 , the method  600  includes transmitting, by the wireless device in that slot, that portion of the channel state information and the acknowledgement information. 
     Block  601  may comprise determining not to transmit at least one of the plurality of channel state information reports. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a parameter of a channel state information report. The parameter may be Report Signal Received Power, RSRP. The prioritization criterion may depend on whether a channel state information report reports RSRP. [VDK1] In addition or alternatively, the prioritization criterion may be associated with an identifier of a channel state information report. In addition or alternatively, the prioritization criterion may be associated with a time-domain behavior of a channel state information report. 
     Block  601  may comprise determining that each report would be transmitted on at least one same symbol of the slot, whereon the acknowledgment information would also be transmitted. 
     Each of the plurality of channel state information reports may be scheduled for transmission on a respective Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH. 
     Each of the plurality of channel state information reports may be a periodic and/or semi-persistent channel state information report. 
     The acknowledgement information may be a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement, HARQ-ACK. 
     Block  601  may comprise determining that at least two PUCCH resources each conveying a respective one or more of the channel state information reports overlap with a dynamically scheduled PUCCH conveying HARQ-ACK. 
       FIG.  7    illustrates a network node  700  as implemented in accordance various embodiments described herein. As shown, the network node  700  includes processing circuitry  710  and communication circuitry  720 . The communication circuitry  720  is configured to transmit and/or receive information to and/or from one or more other nodes, e.g., via any communication technology. The processing circuitry  710  is configured to perform processing described above, such as by executing instructions stored in memory  730 . The processing circuitry  710  in this regard may implement certain functional means, units, or modules. 
       FIG.  8    illustrates a schematic block diagram of one embodiment of a network node  800  in a wireless network in accordance various embodiments described herein (for example, the network node shown in  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  12   ). As shown, the network node  800  implements various functional means, units, or modules, e.g., via the processing circuitry  710  in  FIG.  7    and/or via software code. In one embodiment, these functional means, units, or modules, e.g., for implementing the method(s) herein, may include for instance: a receiving unit  811  for receiving, by the network node in a same slot, from a wireless device, at least one prioritized channel state information report selected from a plurality of channel state information reports and acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. Also, each of the plurality of channel state information reports report and the acknowledgement information is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot. 
       FIG.  9    illustrates one embodiment of a method  900  performed by a network node for prioritizing channel state information reports in accordance with various embodiments described herein. In  FIG.  9   , the method  900  includes at block  901  receiving, by the network node in a same slot, from a wireless device, at least one prioritized channel state information report and acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. Also, each of the plurality of channel state information reports report and the acknowledgement information is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot. 
     The method may further include at block  902  separately scheduling the plurality of channel state information reports for transmission by the wireless device. 
     The at least one prioritized channel state information report may be selected from a plurality of channel state information based on a prioritization criterion. 
     The at least one prioritized channel state information report may be received based on a prioritization criterion. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a time-domain behavior of a channel state information report. In addition or alternatively the prioritization criterion may be associated with a parameter of a channel state information report. The parameter may be Report Signal Received Power, RSRP. In addition or alternatively the prioritization criterion may be associated with an identifier of a channel state information report. 
     Block  901  may comprise the receiving on at least one symbol of the slot. 
     Each of the plurality of channel state information reports may be scheduled for transmission on a respective Physical Uplink Control Channel, PUCCH. 
     The acknowledgement information may be a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement, HARQ-ACK. 
     Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that embodiments herein further include corresponding computer programs. 
     A computer program comprises instructions which, when executed on at least one processor of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to carry out any of the respective processing described above. A computer program in this regard may comprise one or more code modules corresponding to the means or units described above. 
     Embodiments further include a carrier containing such a computer program. This carrier may comprise one of an electronic signal, optical signal, radio signal, or computer readable storage medium. 
     In this regard, embodiments herein also include a computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable (storage or recording) medium and comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform as described above. 
     Embodiments further include a computer program product comprising program code portions for performing the steps of any of the embodiments herein when the computer program product is executed by a computing device. This computer program product may be stored on a computer readable recording medium. 
     Additional embodiments will now be described. At least some of these embodiments may be described as applicable in certain contexts and/or wireless network types for illustrative purposes, but the embodiments are similarly applicable in other contexts and/or wireless network types not explicitly described. 
     A UE may be configured with multiple periodic and/or semi-persistent CSI reports on PUCCH such that they may occur in the same slot. In some cases, the PUCCH resources of the respective reports may collide, i.e. overlap in time. When such a case occur, transmissions may be dropped so that only one of the colliding CSI reports are transmitted, or alternatively, one transmission is piggybacked to the other transmission such that only a single physical channel is transmitted whereon multiple CSI reports are mapped. Which reports shall be dropped and which shall be transmitted may depend on priority order ranking the different configured reports from low to high priority. 
     A particularly interesting case is when two or more PUCCH resources each conveying one or more CSI reports overlap with a dynamically scheduled PUCCH conveying HARQ-ACK in a slot. In that case, the UE can transmit UCI on a PUCCH resource in that slot that includes in addition to HARQ-ACK information, the CSI reports and possibility the SR. In case of multiple CSI reports corresponding to different CSI reporting configuration, it may be desirable to only piggyback one of the CSI reports conveyed in the by the PUCCH resource for HARQ-ACK colliding PUCCH resources, as otherwise the reliability of the HARQ-ACK may be compromised. In embodiments herein, which CSI report is piggybacked is determined according to priority rules. The non-prioritized CSI reports may be dropped for that PUCCH transmission and the corresponding reporting can be postponed to the next respective transmission occasion. 
     In some embodiments, priority rules depend on CSI payload size such that a CSI report with a smaller CSI payload has priority over a CSI report with larger CSI payload such that the CSI report which can be received more reliably is prioritized. Alternatively, a CSI report with larger payload size has priority over a CSI report with a smaller payload size such that the CSI report with the most content has priority. 
     In other embodiments, the priority rules depend on time-domain behavior of the CSI report, for instance defined by the reportConfigType IE, such that a semi-persistent report has priority over a periodic report, such that the report which has required dynamic L2 activation signaling over MAC CE has priority over the report that only require RRC L3 activation. 
     In yet other embodiments, the priority rules depend on the periodicity of the CSI report such that a CSI report which is transmitted with longer periodicity as has priority over a CSI report which is transmitted with shorter periodicity such that the report which the gNB would have to wait longer if dropped is transmitted. Alternatively, the CSI report with shorter periodicity has priority such that the CSI content which may be more short-lived has priority and is transmitted. The periodicity may for instance be determined by the reportSlotConfig IE. 
     In other embodiments, the priority rules depend on the frequency-granularity of the report. For instance, if wideband CQI/PMI is used or not (as may be defined by cqi-FormatIndicator and pmi-FormatIndicator). In some such embodiments, the CSI report with wideband CQI and/or PMI has priority such that the more coarse CSI content which may be used more reliably in case of poor channel estimation quality at the UE has priority. Alternatively, the CSI report with subband PMI and or CQI has priority such that the more fine granular CSI relaying the most CSI content is prioritized. 
     In yet other embodiments, the priority rules depend on CSI Type, such as Type I or Type II which may be identified by the codebookConfig IE. In that case Type I CSI may have priority over Type II CSI as Type I CSI is typically used for fallback transmissions. 
     In further embodiments, the CSI report which is configured with the lowest BLER target (using for instance the bler-Target IE) for CQI calculation purpose has priority such that the CSI intended for the most reliable transmission is conveyed. 
     In further embodiments, the priority rule depends on the reported CSI parameters, as defined by the reportQuantity IE. For instance, reports comprising beam reports as given by reportQuantity=cri-RSRP or reportQuantity=cri has priority over other content, as beam reporting indicates which anlogue beamforming to use while other CSI content indicates digital preocding and/or link adaption which typically is dependent on which analogue beamforming is used. 
     In yet other embodiments, the priority rules depend on the unique repoRtConfigId such that a report with smaller or larger ID has priority. The benefit with this approach is that there never would be any ambiguity around which report has priority as two reports can never have the same reportConfigId. 
     Any of the rules as described by the above embodiments may be used in conjunction with each other in some embodiments. For instance, a list of rules {Rule #1, Rule #2, . . . } may be used. In a first step, the priority order of two CSI reports are determined by Rule #1. If Rule #1 does not assign different priorities for the two reports (for instance if the two reports have the same periodicity, the same CSI payload size, etc. . . . ) the priority is as a second step determined by Rule #2, and so forth. For instance, the priority may in one embodiment be determined first by which CSI report has longest periodicity, second by which CSI report has the lowest reportConfigId. As the reportConfigId is unique, this list of rules can always assign different priorities for any possible set of CSI reports without ambiguity, which is a desirable effect. 
     Although the subject matter described herein may be implemented in any appropriate type of system using any suitable components, the embodiments disclosed herein are described in relation to a wireless network, such as the example wireless network illustrated in  FIG.  10   . For simplicity, the wireless network of  FIG.  10    only depicts network  1006 , network nodes  1060  and  1060   b , and WDs  1010 ,  1010   b , and  1010   c . In practice, a wireless network may further include any additional elements suitable to support communication between wireless devices or between a wireless device and another communication device, such as a landline telephone, a service provider, or any other network node or end device. Of the illustrated components, network node  1060  and wireless device (WD)  1010  are depicted with additional detail. The wireless network may provide communication and other types of services to one or more wireless devices to facilitate the wireless devices&#39; access to and/or use of the services provided by, or via, the wireless network. 
     The wireless network may comprise and/or interface with any type of communication, telecommunication, data, cellular, and/or radio network or other similar type of system. In some embodiments, the wireless network may be configured to operate according to specific standards or other types of predefined rules or procedures. Thus, particular embodiments of the wireless network may implement communication standards, such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT), and/or other suitable 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G standards; wireless local area network (WLAN) standards, such as the IEEE 802.11 standards: and/or any other appropriate wireless communication standard, such as the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax), Bluetooth. Z-Wave and/or ZigBee standards. 
     Network  1006  may comprise one or more backhaul networks, core networks, IP networks, public switched telephone networks (PSTNs), packet data networks, optical networks, wide-area networks (WANs), local area networks (LANs), wireless local area networks (WLANs), wired networks, wireless networks, metropolitan area networks, and other networks to enable communication between devices. 
     Network node  1060  and WD  1010  comprise various components described in more detail below. These components work together in order to provide network node and/or wireless device functionality, such as providing wireless connections in a wireless network. In different embodiments, the wireless network may comprise any number of wired or wireless networks, network nodes, base stations, controllers, wireless devices, relay stations, and/or any other components or systems that may facilitate or participate in the communication of data and/or signals whether via wired or wireless connections. 
     As used herein, network node refers to equipment capable, configured, arranged and/or operable to communicate directly or indirectly with a wireless device and/or with other network nodes or equipment in the wireless network to enable and/or provide wireless access to the wireless device and/or to perform other functions (e.g., administration) in the wireless network. Examples of network nodes include, but are not limited to, access points (APs) (e.g., radio access points), base stations (BSs) (e.g., radio base stations, Node Bs, evolved Node Bs (eNBs) and NR NodeBs (gNBs)). Base stations may be categorized based on the amount of coverage they provide (or, stated differently, their transmit power level) and may then also be referred to as femto base stations, pico base stations, micro base stations, or macro base stations. A base station may be a relay node or a relay donor node controlling a relay. A network node may also include one or more (or all) parts of a distributed radio base station such as centralized digital units and/or remote radio units (RRUs), sometimes referred to as Remote Radio Heads (RRHs). Such remote radio units may or may not be integrated with an antenna as an antenna integrated radio. Parts of a distributed radio base station may also be referred to as nodes in a distributed antenna system (DAS). Yet further examples of network nodes include multi-standard radio (MSR) equipment such as MSR BSs, network controllers such as radio network controllers (RNCs) or base station controllers (BSCs), base transceiver stations (BTSs), transmission points, transmission nodes, multi-cell/multicast coordination entities (MCEs), core network nodes (e.g., MSCs, MMEs), O&amp;M nodes, OSS nodes, SON nodes, positioning nodes (e.g., E-SMLCs), and/or MDTs. As another example, a network node may be a virtual network node as described in more detail below. More generally, however, network nodes may represent any suitable device (or group of devices) capable, configured, arranged, and/or operable to enable and/or provide a wireless device with access to the wireless network or to provide some service to a wireless device that has accessed the wireless network. 
     In  FIG.  10   , network node  1060  includes processing circuitry  1070 , device readable medium  1060 , interface  1090 , auxiliary equipment  1084 , power source  1086 , power circuitry  1087 , and antenna  1062 . Although network node  1060  illustrated in the example wireless network of  FIG.  10    may represent a device that includes the illustrated combination of hardware components, other embodiments may comprise network nodes with different combinations of components. It is to be understood that a network node comprises any suitable combination of hardware and/or software needed to perform the tasks, features, functions and methods disclosed herein. Moreover, while the components of network node  1060  are depicted as single boxes located within a larger box, or nested within multiple boxes, in practice, a network node may comprise multiple different physical components that make up a single illustrated component (e.g., device readable medium  1080  may comprise multiple separate hard drives as well as multiple RAM modules). 
     Similarly, network node  1060  may be composed of multiple physically separate components (e.g., a NodeB component and a RNC component, or a BTS component and a BSC component, etc.), which may each have their own respective components. In certain scenarios in which network node  1060  comprises multiple separate components (e.g., BTS and BSC components), one or more of the separate components may be shared among several network nodes. For example, a single RNC may control multiple NodeB&#39;s. In such a scenario, each unique NodeB and RNC pair, may in some instances be considered a single separate network node. In some embodiments, network node  1060  may be configured to support multiple radio access technologies (RATs). In such embodiments, some components may be duplicated (e.g., separate device readable medium  1080  for the different RATs) and some components may be reused (e.g., the same antenna  1062  may be shared by the RATs). Network node  1060  may also include multiple sets of the various illustrated components for different wireless technologies integrated into network node  1060 , such as, for example, GSM, WCDMA, LTE, NR, WiFi, or Bluetooth wireless technologies. These wireless technologies may be integrated into the same or different chip or set of chips and other components within network node  1060 . 
     Processing circuitry  1070  is configured to perform any determining, calculating, or similar operations (e.g., certain obtaining operations) described herein as being provided by a network node. These operations performed by processing circuitry  1070  may include processing information obtained by processing circuitry  1070  by, for example, converting the obtained information into other information, comparing the obtained information or converted information to information stored in the network node, and/or performing one or more operations based on the obtained information or converted information, and as a result of said processing making a determination. 
     Processing circuitry  1070  may comprise a combination of one or more of a microprocessor, controller, microcontroller, central processing unit, digital signal processor, application-specific integrated circuit, field programmable gate array, or any other suitable computing device, resource, or combination of hardware, software and/or encoded logic operable to provide, either alone or in conjunction with other network node  1060  components, such as device readable medium  1080 , network node  1060  functionality. For example, processing circuitry  1070  may execute instructions stored in device readable medium  1080  or in memory within processing circuitry  1070 . Such functionality may include providing any of the various wireless features, functions, or benefits discussed herein. In some embodiments, processing circuitry  1070  may include a system on a chip (SOC). 
     In some embodiments, processing circuitry  1070  may include one or more of radio frequency (RF) transceiver circuitry  1072  and baseband processing circuitry  1074 . In some embodiments, radio frequency (RF) transceiver circuitry  1072  and baseband processing circuitry  1074  may be on separate chips (or sets of chips), boards, or units, such as radio units and digital units. In alternative embodiments, part or all of RF transceiver circuitry  1072  and baseband processing circuitry  1074  may be on the same chip or set of chips, boards, or units 
     In certain embodiments, some or all of the functionality described herein as being provided by a network node, base station, eNB or other such network device may be performed by processing circuitry  1070  executing instructions stored on device readable medium  1060  or memory within processing circuitry  1070 . In alternative embodiments, some or all of the functionality may be provided by processing circuitry  1070  without executing instructions stored on a separate or discrete device readable medium, such as in a hard-wired manner. In any of those embodiments, whether executing instructions stored on a device readable storage medium or not, processing circuitry  1070  can be configured to perform the described functionality. The benefits provided by such functionality are not limited to processing circuitry  1070  alone or to other components of network node  1060 , but are enjoyed by network node  1060  as a whole, and/or by end users and the wireless network generally. 
     Device readable medium  1060  may comprise any form of volatile or non-volatile computer readable memory including, without limitation, persistent storage, solid-state memory, remotely mounted memory, magnetic media, optical media, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), mass storage media (for example, a hard disk), removable storage media (for example, a flash drive, a Compact Disk (CD) or a Digital Video Disk (DVD)), and/or any other volatile or non-volatile, non-transitory device readable and/or computer-executable memory devices that store information, data, and/or instructions that may be used by processing circuitry  1070 . Device readable medium  1080  may store any suitable instructions, data or information, including a computer program, software, an application including one or more of logic, rules, code, tables, etc. and/or other instructions capable of being executed by processing circuitry  1070  and, utilized by network node  1060 . Device readable medium  1080  may be used to store any calculations made by processing circuitry  1070  and/or any data received via interface  1090 . In some embodiments, processing circuitry  1070  and device readable medium  1060  may be considered to be integrated. 
     Interface  1090  is used in the wired or wireless communication of signalling and/or data between network node  1060 , network  1006 , and/or WDs  1010 . As illustrated, interface  1090  comprises port(s)/terminal(s)  1094  to send and receive data, for example to and from network  1006  over a wired connection. Interface  1090  also includes radio front end circuitry  1092  that may be coupled to, or in certain embodiments a part of, antenna  1062 . Radio front end circuitry  1092  comprises filters  1098  and amplifiers  1096 . Radio front end circuitry  1092  may be connected to antenna  1062  and processing circuitry  1070 . Radio front end circuitry may be configured to condition signals communicated between antenna  1062  and processing circuitry  1070 . Radio front end circuitry  1092  may receive digital data that is to be sent out to other network nodes or WDs via a wireless connection. Radio front end circuitry  1092  may convert the digital data into a radio signal having the appropriate channel and bandwidth parameters using a combination of filters  1098  and/or amplifiers  1096 . The radio signal may then be transmitted via antenna  1062 . Similarly, when receiving data, antenna  1062  may collect radio signals which are then converted into digital data by radio front end circuitry  1092 . The digital data may be passed to processing circuitry  1070 . In other embodiments, the interface may comprise different components and/or different combinations of components. 
     In certain alternative embodiments, network node  1060  may not include separate radio front end circuitry  1092 , instead, processing circuitry  1070  may comprise radio front end circuitry and may be connected to antenna  1062  without separate radio front end circuitry  1092 . Similarly, in some embodiments, all or some of RF transceiver circuitry  1072  may be considered a part of interface  1090 . In still other embodiments, interface  1090  may include one or more ports or terminals  1094 , radio front end circuitry  1092 , and RF transceiver circuitry  1072 , as part of a radio unit (not shown), and interface  1090  may communicate with baseband processing circuitry  1074 , which is part of a digital unit (not shown). 
     Antenna  1062  may include one or more antennas, or antenna arrays, configured to send and/or receive wireless signals. Antenna  1062  may be coupled to radio front end circuitry  1090  and may be any type of antenna capable of transmitting and receiving data and/or signals wirelessly. In some embodiments, antenna  1062  may comprise one or more omni-directional, sector or panel antennas operable to transmit/receive radio signals between, for example, 2 GHz and 66 GHz. An omni-directional antenna may be used to transmit/receive radio signals in any direction, a sector antenna may be used to transmit/receive radio signals from devices within a particular area, and a panel antenna may be a line of sight antenna used to transmit/receive radio signals in a relatively straight line. In some instances, the use of more than one antenna may be referred to as MIMO. In certain embodiments, antenna  1062  may be separate from network node  1060  and may be connectable to network node  1060  through an interface or port. 
     Antenna  1062 , interface  1090 , and/or processing circuitry  1070  may be configured to perform any receiving operations and/or certain obtaining operations described herein as being performed by a network node. Any information, data and/or signals may be received from a wireless device, another network node and/or any other network equipment. Similarly, antenna  1062 , interface  1090 , and/or processing circuitry  1070  may be configured to perform any transmitting operations described herein as being performed by a network node. Any information, data and/or signals may be transmitted to a wireless device, another network node and/or any other network equipment. 
     Power circuitry  1087  may comprise, or be coupled to, power management circuitry and is configured to supply the components of network node  1060  with power for performing the functionality described herein. Power circuitry  1087  may receive power from power source  1086 . Power source  1086  and/or power circuitry  1087  may be configured to provide power to the various components of network node  1060  in a form suitable for the respective components (e.g., at a voltage and current level needed for each respective component). Power source  1086  may either be included in, or external to, power circuitry  1087  and/or network node  1060 . For example, network node  1060  may be connectable to an external power source (e.g., an electricity outlet) via an input circuitry or interface such as an electrical cable, whereby the external power source supplies power to power circuitry  1087 . As a further example, power source  1086  may comprise a source of power in the form of a battery or battery pack which is connected to, or integrated in, power circuitry  1087 . The battery may provide backup power should the external power source fail. Other types of power sources, such as photovoltaic devices, may also be used. 
     Alternative embodiments of network node  1060  may include additional components beyond those shown in  FIG.  10    that may be responsible for providing certain aspects of the network node&#39;s functionality, including any of the functionality described herein and/or any functionality necessary to support the subject matter described herein. For example, network node  1060  may include user interface equipment to allow input of information into network node  1060  and to allow output of information from network node  1060 . This may allow a user to perform diagnostic, maintenance, repair, and other administrative functions for network node  1060 . 
     As used herein, wireless device (WD) refers to a device capable, configured, arranged and/or operable to communicate wirelessly with network nodes and/or other wireless devices. Unless otherwise noted, the term WD may be used interchangeably herein with user equipment (UE). Communicating wirelessly may involve transmitting and/or receiving wireless signals using electromagnetic waves, radio waves, infrared waves, and/or other types of signals suitable for conveying information through air. In some embodiments, a WD may be configured to transmit and/or receive information without direct human interaction. For instance, a WD may be designed to transmit information to a network on a predetermined schedule, when triggered by an internal or external event, or in response to requests from the network. Examples of a WD include, but are not limited to, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a cell phone, a voice over IP (VoIP) phone, a wireless local loop phone, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless cameras, a gaming console or device, a music storage device, a playback appliance, a wearable terminal device, a wireless endpoint, a mobile station, a tablet, a laptop, a laptop-embedded equipment (LEE), a laptop-mounted equipment (LME), a smart device, a wireless customer-premise equipment (CPE), a vehicle-mounted wireless terminal device, etc. A WD may support device-to-device (D2D) communication, for example by implementing a 3GPP standard for sidelink communication, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and may in this case be referred to as a D2D communication device. As yet another specific example, in an Internet of Things (IoT) scenario, a WD may represent a machine or other device that performs monitoring and/or measurements, and transmits the results of such monitoring and/or measurements to another WD and/or a network node. The WD may in this case be a machine-to-machine (M2M) device, which may in a 3GPP context be referred to as an MTC device. As one particular example, the WD may be a UE implementing the 3GPP narrow band internet of things (NB-loT) standard. Particular examples of such machines or devices are sensors, metering devices such as power meters, industrial machinery, or home or personal appliances (e.g. refrigerators, televisions, etc.) personal wearables (e.g., watches, fitness trackers, etc.). In other scenarios, a WD may represent a vehicle or other equipment that is capable of monitoring and/or reporting on its operational status or other functions associated with its operation. A WD as described above may represent the endpoint of a wireless connection, in which case the device may be referred to as a wireless terminal. Furthermore, a WD as described above may be mobile, in which case it may also be referred to as a mobile device or a mobile terminal. 
     As illustrated, wireless device  1010  includes antenna  1011 , interface  1014 , processing circuitry  1020 , device readable medium  1030 , user interface equipment  1032 , auxiliary equipment  1034 , power source  1036  and power circuitry  1037 . WD  1010  may include multiple sets of one or more of the illustrated components for different wireless technologies supported by WD  1010 , such as, for example, GSM, WCDMA, LTE, NR, WiFi, WiMAX, NB-loT, or Bluetooth wireless technologies, just to mention a few. These wireless technologies may be integrated into the same or different chips or set of chips as other components within WD  1010 . 
     Antenna  1011  may include one or more antennas or antenna arrays, configured to send and/or receive wireless signals, and is connected to interface  1014 . In certain alternative embodiments, antenna  1011  may be separate from WD  1010  and be connectable to WD  1010  through an interface or port. Antenna  1011 , interface  1014 , and/or processing circuitry  1020  may be configured to perform any receiving or transmitting operations described herein as being performed by a WD. Any information, data and/or signals may be received from a network node and/or another WD. In some embodiments, radio front end circuitry and/or antenna  1011  may be considered an interface. 
     As illustrated, interface  1014  comprises radio front end circuitry  1012  and antenna  1011 . Radio front end circuitry  1012  comprise one or more filters  1018  and amplifiers  1016 . Radio front end circuitry  1014  is connected to antenna  1011  and processing circuitry  1020 , and is configured to condition signals communicated between antenna  1011  and processing circuitry  1020 . Radio front end circuitry  1012  may be coupled to or a part of antenna  1011 . In some embodiments, WD  1010  may not include separate radio front end circuitry  1012 ; rather, processing circuitry  1020  may comprise radio front end circuitry and may be connected to antenna  1011 . Similarly, in some embodiments, some or all of RF transceiver circuitry  1022  may be considered a part of interface  1014 . Radio front end circuitry  1012  may receive digital data that is to be sent out to other network nodes or WDs via a wireless connection. Radio front end circuitry  1012  may convert the digital data into a radio signal having the appropriate channel and bandwidth parameters using a combination of filters  1018  and/or amplifiers  1016 . The radio signal may then be transmitted via antenna  1011 . Similarly, when receiving data, antenna  1011  may collect radio signals which are then converted into digital data by radio front end circuitry  1012 . The digital data may be passed to processing circuitry  1020 . In other embodiments, the interface may comprise different components and/or different combinations of components. 
     Processing circuitry  1020  may comprise a combination of one or more of a microprocessor, controller, microcontroller, central processing unit, digital signal processor, application-specific integrated circuit, field programmable gate array, or any other suitable computing device, resource, or combination of hardware, software, and/or encoded logic operable to provide, either alone or in conjunction with other WD  1010  components, such as device readable medium  1030 , WD  1010  functionality. Such functionality may include providing any of the various wireless features or benefits discussed herein. For example, processing circuitry  1020  may execute instructions stored in device readable medium  1030  or in memory within processing circuitry  1020  to provide the functionality disclosed herein. 
     As illustrated, processing circuitry  1020  includes one or more of RF transceiver circuitry  1022 , baseband processing circuitry  1024 , and application processing circuitry  1026 . In other embodiments, the processing circuitry may comprise different components and/or different combinations of components. In certain embodiments processing circuitry  1020  of WD  1010  may comprise a SOC. In some embodiments, RF transceiver circuitry  1022 , baseband processing circuitry  1024 , and application processing circuitry  1026  may be on separate chips or sets of chips. In alternative embodiments, part or all of baseband processing circuitry  1024  and application processing circuitry  1026  may be combined into one chip or set of chips, and RF transceiver circuitry  1022  may be on a separate chip or set of chips. In still alternative embodiments, part or all of RF transceiver circuitry  1022  and baseband processing circuitry  1024  may be on the same chip or set of chips, and application processing circuitry  1026  may be on a separate chip or set of chips. In yet other alternative embodiments, part or all of RF transceiver circuitry  1022 , baseband processing circuitry  1024 , and application processing circuitry  1026  may be combined in the same chip or set of chips. In some embodiments, RF transceiver circuitry  1022  may be a part of interface  1014 . RF transceiver circuitry  1022  may condition RF signals for processing circuitry  1020 . 
     In certain embodiments, some or all of the functionality described herein as being performed by a WD may be provided by processing circuitry  1020  executing instructions stored on device readable medium  1030 , which in certain embodiments may be a computer-readable storage medium. In alternative embodiments, some or all of the functionality may be provided by processing circuitry  1020  without executing instructions stored on a separate or discrete device readable storage medium, such as in a hard-wired manner. In any of those particular embodiments, whether executing instructions stored on a device readable storage medium or not, processing circuitry  1020  can be configured to perform the described functionality. The benefits provided by such functionality are not limited to processing circuitry  1020  alone or to other components of WD  1010 , but are enjoyed by WD  1010  as a whole, and/or by end users and the wireless network generally. 
     Processing circuitry  1020  may be configured to perform any determining, calculating, or similar operations (e.g., certain obtaining operations) described herein as being performed by a WD. These operations, as performed by processing circuitry  1020 , may include processing information obtained by processing circuitry  1020  by, for example, converting the obtained information into other information, comparing the obtained information or converted information to information stored by WD  1010 , and/or performing one or more operations based on the obtained information or converted information, and as a result of said processing making a determination. 
     Device readable medium  1030  may be operable to store a computer program, software, an application including one or more of logic, rules, code, tables, etc. and/or other instructions capable of being executed by processing circuitry  1020 . Device readable medium  1030  may include computer memory (e.g., Random Access Memory (RAM) or Read Only Memory (ROM)), mass storage media (e.g., a hard disk), removable storage media (e.g., a Compact Disk (CD) or a Digital Video Disk (DVD)), and/or any other volatile or non-volatile, non-transitory device readable and/or computer executable memory devices that store information, data, and/or instructions that may be used by processing circuitry  1020 . In some embodiments, processing circuitry  1020  and device readable medium  1030  may be considered to be integrated. 
     User interface equipment  1032  may provide components that allow for a human user to interact with WD  1010 . Such interaction may be of many forms, such as visual, audial, tactile, etc. User interface equipment  1032  may be operable to produce output to the user and to allow the user to provide input to WD  1010 . The type of interaction may vary depending on the type of user interface equipment  1032  installed in WD  1010 . For example, if WD  1010  is a smart phone, the interaction may be via a touch screen; if WD  1010  is a smart meter, the interaction may be through a screen that provides usage (e.g., the number of gallons used) or a speaker that provides an audible alert (e.g., if smoke is detected). User interface equipment  1032  may include input interfaces, devices and circuits, and output interfaces, devices and circuits. User interface equipment  1032  is configured to allow input of information into WD  1010 , and is connected to processing circuitry  1020  to allow processing circuitry  1020  to process the input information. User interface equipment  1032  may include, for example, a microphone, a proximity or other sensor, keys/buttons, a touch display, one or more cameras, a USB port, or other input circuitry. User interface equipment  1032  is also configured to allow output of information from WD  1010 , and to allow processing circuitry  1020  to output information from WD  1010 . User interface equipment  1032  may include, for example, a speaker, a display, vibrating circuitry, a USB port, a headphone interface, or other output circuitry. Using one or more input and output interfaces, devices, and circuits, of user interface equipment  1032 . WD  1010  may communicate with end users and/or the wireless network, and allow them to benefit from the functionality described herein. 
     Auxiliary equipment  1034  is operable to provide more specific functionality which may not be generally performed by WDs. This may comprise specialized sensors for doing measurements for various purposes, interfaces for additional types of communication such as wired communications etc. The inclusion and type of components of auxiliary equipment  1034  may vary depending on the embodiment and/or scenario. 
     Power source  1036  may, in some embodiments, be in the form of a battery or battery pack. Other types of power sources, such as an external power source (e.g., an electncity outlet), photovoltaic devices or power cells, may also be used. WD  1010  may further comprise power circuitry  1037  for delivering power from power source  1036  to the various parts of WD  1010  which need power from power source  1036  to carry out any functionality described or indicated herein. Power circuitry  1037  may in certain embodiments comprise power management circuitry. Power circuitry  1037  may additionally or alternatively be operable to receive power from an external power source; in which case WD  1010  may be connectable to the external power source (such as an electricity outlet) via input circuitry or an interface such as an electrical power cable. Power circuitry  1037  may also in certain embodiments be operable to deliver power from an external power source to power source  1036 . This may be, for example, for the charging of power source  1036 . Power circuitry  1037  may perform any formatting, converting, or other modification to the power from power source  1036  to make the power suitable for the respective components of WD  1010  to which power is supplied. 
       FIG.  11    illustrates one embodiment of a UE in accordance with various aspects described herein. As used herein, a user equipment or UE may not necessarily have a user in the sense of a human user who owns and/or operates the relevant device. Instead, a UE may represent a device that is intended for sale to, or operation by, a human user but which may not, or which may not initially, be associated with a specific human user (e.g., a smart sprinkler controller). Alternatively, a UE may represent a device that is not intended for sale to, or operation by, an end user but which may be associated with or operated for the benefit of a user (e.g., a smart power meter). UE  1120  may be any UE identified by the 3 rd  Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), including a NB-IoT UE, a machine type communication (MTC) UE, and/or an enhanced MTC (eMTC) UE. UE  1100 , as illustrated in  FIG.  11   , is one example of a WD configured for communication in accordance with one or more communication standards promulgated by the 3 rd  Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), such as 3GPP&#39;s GSM, UMTS, LTE, and/or 5G standards. As mentioned previously, the term WD and UE may be used interchangeable. Accordingly, although  FIG.  11    is a UE, the components discussed herein are equally applicable to a WD, and vice-versa. 
     In  FIG.  11   , UE  1100  includes processing circuitry  1101  that is operatively coupled to input/output interface  1105 , radio frequency (RF) interface  1109 , network connection interface  1111 , memory  1115  including random access memory (RAM)  1117 , read-only memory (ROM)  1119 , and storage medium  1121  or the like, communication subsystem  1131 , power source  1133 , and/or any other component, or any combination thereof. Storage medium  1121  includes operating system  1123 , application program  1125 , and data  1127 . In other embodiments, storage medium  1121  may include other similar types of information. Certain UEs may utilize all of the components shown in  FIG.  11   , or only a subset of the components. The level of integration between the components may vary from one UE to another UE. Further, certain UEs may contain multiple instances of a component, such as multiple processors, memories, transceivers, transmitters, receivers, etc. 
     In  FIG.  11   , processing circuitry  1101  may be configured to process computer instructions and data. Processing circuitry  1101  may be configured to implement any sequential state machine operative to execute machine instructions stored as machine-readable computer programs in the memory, such as one or more hardware-implemented state machines (e.g., in discrete logic, FPGA, ASIC, etc.); programmable logic together with appropriate firmware; one or more stored program, general-purpose processors, such as a microprocessor or Digital Signal Processor (DSP), together with appropriate software; or any combination of the above. For example, the processing circuitry  1101  may include two central processing units (CPUs). Data may be information in a form suitable for use by a computer. 
     In the depicted embodiment, input/output interface  1106  may be configured to provide a communication interface to an input device, output device, or input and output device. UE  1100  may be configured to use an output device via input/output interface  1106 . An output device may use the same type of interface port as an input device. For example, a USB port may be used to provide input to and output from UE  1100 . The output device may be a speaker, a sound card, a video card, a display, a monitor, a printer, an actuator, an emitter, a smartcard, another output device, or any combination thereof. UE  1100  may be configured to use an input device via input/output interface  1106  to allow a user to capture information into UE  1100 . The input device may include a touch-sensitive or presence-sensitive display, a camera (e.g., a digital camera, a digital video camera, a web camera, etc.), a microphone, a sensor, a mouse, a trackball, a directional pad, a trackpad, a scroll wheel, a smartcard, and the like. The presence-sensitive display may include a capacitive or resistive touch sensor to sense input from a user. A sensor may be, for instance, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a tilt sensor, a force sensor, a magnetometer, an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, another like sensor, or any combination thereof. For example, the input device may be an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a digital camera, a microphone, and an optical sensor. 
     In  FIG.  11   , RF interface  1109  may be configured to provide a communication interface to RF components such as a transmitter, a receiver, and an antenna. Network connection interface  1111  may be configured to provide a communication interface to network  1143   a . Network  1143   a  may encompass wired and/or wireless networks such as a local-area network (LAN), a wide-area network (WAN), a computer network, a wireless network, a telecommunications network, another like network or any combination thereof. For example, network  1143   a  may comprise a Wi-Fi network. Network connection interface  1111  may be configured to include a receiver and a transmitter interface used to communicate with one or more other devices over a communication network according to one or more communication protocols, such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, SONET, ATM, or the like. Network connection interface  1111  may implement receiver and transmitter functionality appropriate to the communication network links (e.g., optical, electrical, and the like). The transmitter and receiver functions may share circuit components, software or firmware, or alternatively may be implemented separately. 
     RAM  1117  may be configured to interface via bus  1102  to processing circuitry  1101  to provide storage or caching of data or computer instructions during the execution of software programs such as the operating system, application programs, and device drivers. ROM  1119  may be configured to provide computer instructions or data to processing circuitry  1101 . For example, ROM  1119  may be configured to store invariant low-level system code or data for basic system functions such as basic input and output (I/O), startup, or reception of keystrokes from a keyboard that are stored in a non-volatile memory. 
     Storage medium  1121  may be configured to include memory such as RAM, ROM, programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic disks, optical disks, floppy disks, hard disks, removable cartridges, or flash drives. In one example, storage medium  1121  may be configured to include operating system  1123 , application program  1125  such as a web browser application, a widget or gadget engine or another application, and data file  1127 . Storage medium  1121  may store, for use by UE  1100 , any of a variety of various operating systems or combinations of operating systems. 
     Storage medium  1121  may be configured to include a number of physical drive units, such as redundant array of independent disks (RAID), floppy disk drive, flash memory, USB flash drive, external hard disk drive, thumb drive, pen drive, key drive, high-density digital versatile disc (HD-DVD) optical disc drive, internal hard disk drive, Blu-Ray optical disc drive, holographic digital data storage (HDDS) optical disc drive, external mini-dual in-line memory module (DIMM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), external micro-DIMM SDRAM, smartcard memory such as a subscriber identity module or a removable user identity (SIM/RUIM) module, other memory, or any combination thereof. Storage medium  1121  may allow UE  1100  to access computer-executable instructions, application programs or the like, stored on transitory or non-transitory memory media, to off-load data, or to upload data. An article of manufacture, such as one utilizing a communication system may be tangibly embodied in storage medium  1121 , which may comprise a device readable medium. 
     In  FIG.  11   , processing circuitry  1101  may be configured to communicate with network  1143   b  using communication subsystem  1131 . Network  1143   a  and network  1143   b  may be the same network or networks or different network or networks. Communication subsystem  1131  may be configured to include one or more transceivers used to communicate with network  1143   b . For example, communication subsystem  1131  may be configured to include one or more transceivers used to communicate with one or more remote transceivers of another device capable of wireless communication such as another WD, UE, or base station of a radio access network (RAN) according to one or more communication protocols, such as IEEE 802.12, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM, LTE, UTRAN, WiMax, or the like. Each transceiver may include transmitter  1133  and/or receiver  1135  to implement transmitter or receiver functionality, respectively, appropriate to the RAN links (e.g., frequency allocations and the like). Further, transmitter  1133  and receiver  1135  of each transceiver may share circuit components, software or firmware, or alternatively may be implemented separately. 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the communication functions of communication subsystem  1131  may include data communication, voice communication, multimedia communication, short-range communications such as Bluetooth, near-field communication, location-based communication such as the use of the global positioning system (GPS) to determine a location, another like communication function, or any combination thereof. For example, communication subsystem  1131  may include cellular communication, Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, and GPS communication. Network  1143   b  may encompass wired and/or wireless networks such as a local-area network (LAN), a wide-area network (WAN), a computer network, a wireless network, a telecommunications network, another like network or any combination thereof. For example, network  1143   b  may be a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, and/or a near-field network. Power source  1113  may be configured to provide alternating current (AC) or direct current (DC) power to components of UE  1100 . 
     The features, benefits and/or functions described herein may be implemented in one of the components of UE  1100  or partitioned across multiple components of UE  1100 . Further, the features, benefits, and/or functions described herein may be implemented in any combination of hardware, software or firmware. In one example, communication subsystem  1131  may be configured to include any of the components described herein. Further, processing circuitry  1101  may be configured to communicate with any of such components over bus  1102 . In another example, any of such components may be represented by program instructions stored in memory that when executed by processing circuitry  1101  perform the corresponding functions described herein. In another example, the functionality of any of such components may be partitioned between processing circuitry  1101  and communication subsystem  1131 . In another example, the non-computationally intensive functions of any of such components may be implemented in software or firmware and the computationally intensive functions may be implemented in hardware. 
       FIG.  12    is a schematic block diagram illustrating a virtualization environment  1200  in which functions implemented by some embodiments may be virtualized. In the present context, virtualizing means creating virtual versions of apparatuses or devices which may include virtualizing hardware platforms, storage devices and networking resources. As used herein, virtualization can be applied to a node (e.g., a virtualized base station or a virtualized radio access node) or to a device (e.g., a UE, a wireless device or any other type of communication device) or components thereof and relates to an implementation in which at least a portion of the functionality is implemented as one or more virtual components (e.g., via one or more applications, components, functions, virtual machines or containers executing on one or more physical processing nodes in one or more networks). 
     In some embodiments, some or all of the functions described herein may be implemented as virtual components executed by one or more virtual machines implemented in one or more virtual environments  1200  hosted by one or more of hardware nodes  1230 . Further, in embodiments in which the virtual node is not a radio access node or does not require radio connectivity (e.g., a core network node), then the network node may be entirely virtualized. 
     The functions may be implemented by one or more applications  1220  (which may alternatively be called software instances, virtual appliances, network functions, virtual nodes, virtual network functions, etc.) operative to implement some of the features, functions, and/or benefits of some of the embodiments disclosed herein. Applications  1220  are run in virtualization environment  1200  which provides hardware  1230  comprising processing circuitry  1260  and memory  1290 . Memory  1290  contains instructions  1295  executable by processing circuitry  1260  whereby application  1220  is operative to provide one or more of the features, benefits, and/or functions disclosed herein. 
     Virtualization environment  1200 , comprises general-purpose or special-purpose network hardware devices  1230  comprising a set of one or more processors or processing circuitry  1260 , which may be commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) processors, dedicated Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), or any other type of processing circuitry including digital or analog hardware components or special purpose processors. Each hardware device may comprise memory  1290 - 1  which may be non-persistent memory for temporarily storing instructions  1295  or software executed by processing circuitry  1260 . Each hardware device may comprise one or more network interface controllers (NICs)  1270 , also known as network interface cards, which include physical network interface  1280 . Each hardware device may also include non-transitory, persistent, machine-readable storage media  1290 - 2  having stored therein software  1295  and/or instructions executable by processing circuitry  1260 . Software  1295  may include any type of software including software for instantiating one or more virtualization layers  1250  (also referred to as hypervisors), software to execute virtual machines  1240  as well as software allowing it to execute functions, features and/or benefits described in relation with some embodiments described herein. 
     Virtual machines  1240 , comprise virtual processing, virtual memory, virtual networking or interface and virtual storage, and may be run by a corresponding virtualization layer  1250  or hypervisor. Different embodiments of the instance of virtual appliance  1220  may be implemented on one or more of virtual machines  1240 , and the implementations may be made in different ways. 
     During operation, processing circuitry  1260  executes software  1295  to instantiate the hypervisor or virtualization layer  1250 , which may sometimes be referred to as a virtual machine monitor (VMM). Virtualization layer  1250  may present a virtual operating platform that appears like networking hardware to virtual machine  1240 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  12   , hardware  1230  may be a standalone network node with generic or specific components. Hardware  1230  may comprise antenna  12225  and may implement some functions via virtualization. Alternatively, hardware  1230  may be part of a larger cluster of hardware (e.g. such as in a data center or customer premise equipment (CPE)) where many hardware nodes work together and are managed via management and orchestration (MANO)  1210 , which, among others, oversees lifecycle management of applications  1220 . 
     Virtualization of the hardware is in some contexts referred to as network function virtualization (NFV). NFV may be used to consolidate many network equipment types onto industry standard high volume server hardware, physical switches, and physical storage, which can be located in data centers, and customer premise equipment. 
     In the context of NFV, virtual machine  1240  may be a software implementation of a physical machine that runs programs as if they were executing on a physical, non-virtualized machine. Each of virtual machines  1240 , and that part of hardware  1230  that executes that virtual machine, be it hardware dedicated to that virtual machine and/or hardware shared by that virtual machine with others of the virtual machines  1240 , forms a separate virtual network elements (VNE). 
     Still in the context of NFV, Virtual Network Function (VNF) is responsible for handling specific network functions that run in one or more virtual machines  1240  on top of hardware networking infrastructure  1230  and corresponds to application  1220  in  FIG.  12   . 
     In some embodiments, one or more radio units  1220  that each include one or more transmitters  1222  and one or more receivers  1221  may be coupled to one or more antennas  1225 . Radio units  1220  may communicate directly with hardware nodes  1230  via one or more appropriate network interfaces and may be used in combination with the virtual components to provide a virtual node with radio capabilities, such as a radio access node or a base station. 
     In some embodiments, some signalling can be effected with the use of control system  1223  which may alternatively be used for communication between the hardware nodes  1230  and radio units  1220 . 
       FIG.  13    illustrates a telecommunication network connected via an intermediate network to a host computer in accordance with some embodiments. In particular, with reference to  FIG.  13   , in accordance with an embodiment, a communication system includes telecommunication network  1310 , such as a 3GPP-type cellular network, which comprises access network  1311 , such as a radio access network, and core network  1314 . Access network  1311  comprises a plurality of base stations  1312   a ,  1312   b ,  1312   c , such as NBs, eNBs, gNBs or other types of wireless access points, each defining a corresponding coverage area  1313   a ,  1313   b ,  1313   c . Each base station  1312   a ,  1312   b ,  1312   c  is connectable to core network  1314  over a wired or wireless connection  1315 . A first UE  1391  located in coverage area  1313   c  is configured to wirelessly connect to, or be paged by, the corresponding base station  1312   c . A second UE  1392  in coverage area  1313   a  is wirelessly connectable to the corresponding base station  1312   a . While a plurality of UEs  1391 ,  1392  are illustrated in this example, the disclosed embodiments are equally applicable to a situation where a sole UE is in the coverage area or where a sole UE is connecting to the corresponding base station  1312 . 
     Telecommunication network  1310  is itself connected to host computer  1330 , which may be embodied in the hardware and/or software of a standalone server, a cloud-implemented server, a distributed server or as processing resources in a server farm. Host computer  1330  may be under the ownership or control of a service provider, or may be operated by the service provider or on behalf of the service provider. Connections  1321  and  1322  between telecommunication network  1310  and host computer  1330  may extend directly from core network  1314  to host computer  1330  or may go via an optional intermediate network  1320 . Intermediate network  1320  may be one of, or a combination of more than one of, a public, private or hosted network; intermediate network  1320 , if any, may be a backbone network or the Internet; in particular, intermediate network  1320  may comprise two or more sub-networks (not shown). 
     The communication system of  FIG.  13    as a whole enables connectivity between the connected UEs  1391 ,  1392  and host computer  1330 . The connectivity may be described as an over-the-top (OTT) connection  1350 . Host computer  1330  and the connected UEs  1391 ,  1392  are configured to communicate data and/or signaling via OTT connection  1350 , using access network  1311 , core network  1314 , any intermediate network  1320  and possible further infrastructure (not shown) as intermediaries. OTT connection  1360  may be transparent in the sense that the participating communication devices through which OTT connection  1350  passes are unaware of routing of uplink and downlink communications. For example, base station  1312  may not or need not be informed about the past routing of an incoming downlink communication with data originating from host computer  1330  to be forwarded (e.g., handed over) to a connected UE  1391 . Similarly, base station  1312  need not be aware of the future routing of an outgoing uplink communication originating from the UE  1391  towards the host computer  1330 . 
     Example implementations, in accordance with an embodiment, of the UE, base station and host computer discussed in the preceding paragraphs will now be described with reference to  FIG.  14   .  FIG.  14    illustrates host computer communicating via a base station with a user equipment over a partially wireless connection in accordance with some embodiments In communication system  1400 , host computer  1410  comprises hardware  1416  including communication interface  1416  configured to set up and maintain a wired or wireless connection with an interface of a different communication device of communication system  1400 . Host computer  1410  further comprises processing circuitry  1418 , which may have storage and/or processing capabilities. In particular, processing circuitry  1418  may comprise one or more programmable processors, application-specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays or combinations of these (not shown) adapted to execute instructions. Host computer  1410  further comprises software  1411 , which is stored in or accessible by host computer  1410  and executable by processing circuitry  1418 . Software  1411  includes host application  1412 . Host application  1412  may be operable to provide a service to a remote user, such as UE  1430  connecting via OTT connection  1460  terminating at UE  1430  and host computer  1410 . In providing the service to the remote user, host application  1412  may provide user data which is transmitted using OTT connection  1450 . 
     Communication system  1400  further includes base station  1420  provided in a telecommunication system and comprising hardware  1425  enabling it to communicate with host computer  1410  and with UE  1430 . Hardware  1426  may include communication interface  1426  for setting up and maintaining a wired or wireless connection with an interface of a different communication device of communication system  1400 , as well as radio interface  1427  for setting up and maintaining at least wireless connection  1470  with UE  1430  located in a coverage area (not shown in  FIG.  14   ) served by base station  1420 . Communication interface  1426  may be configured to facilitate connection  1460  to host computer  1410 . Connection  1460  may be direct or it may pass through a core network (not shown in  FIG.  14   ) of the telecommunication system and/or through one or more intermediate networks outside the telecommunication system. In the embodiment shown, hardware  1425  of base station  1420  further includes processing circuitry  1426 , which may comprise one or more programmable processors, application-specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays or combinations of these (not shown) adapted to execute instructions. Base station  1420  further has software  1421  stored internally or accessible via an external connection. 
     Communication system  1400  further includes UE  1430  already referred to. Its hardware  1435  may include radio interface  1437  configured to set up and maintain wireless connection  1470  with a base station serving a coverage area in which UE  1430  is currently located. Hardware  1435  of UE  1430  further includes processing circuitry  1438 , which may comprise one or more programmable processors, application-specific integrated circuits, field programmable gate arrays or combinations of these (not shown) adapted to execute instructions. UE  1430  further comprises software  1431 , which is stored in or accessible by UE  1430  and executable by processing circuitry  1438 . Software  1431  includes client application  1432 . Client application  1432  may be operable to provide a service to a human or non-human user via UE  1430 , with the support of host computer  1410 . In host computer  1410 , an executing host application  1412  may communicate with the executing client application  1432  via OTT connection  1450  terminating at UE  1430  and host computer  1410 . In providing the service to the user, client application  1432  may receive request data from host application  1412  and provide user data in response to the request data. OTT connection  1460  may transfer both the request data and the user data. Client application  1432  may interact with the user to generate the user data that it provides. 
     It is noted that host computer  1410 , base station  1420  and UE  1430  illustrated in  FIG.  14    may be similar or identical to host computer  1430 , one of base stations  1412   a ,  1412   b ,  1412   c  and one of UEs  1491 ,  1492  of  FIG.  14   , respectively. This is to say, the inner workings of these entities may be as shown in  FIG.  14    and independently, the surrounding network topology may be that of  FIG.  14   . 
     In  FIG.  14   , OTT connection  1450  has been drawn abstractly to illustrate the communication between host computer  1410  and UE  1430  via base station  1420 , without explicit reference to any intermediary devices and the precise routing of messages via these devices. Network infrastructure may determine the routing, which it may be configured to hide from UE  1430  or from the service provider operating host computer  1410 , or both. While OTT connection  1450  is active, the network infrastructure may further take decisions by which it dynamically changes the routing (e.g., on the basis of load balancing consideration or reconfiguration of the network). 
     Wireless connection  1470  between UE  1430  and base station  1420  is in accordance with the teachings of the embodiments described throughout this disclosure. One or more of the various embodiments improve the performance of OTT services provided to UE  1430  using OTT connection  1450 , in which wireless connection  1470  forms the last segment. 
     A measurement procedure may be provided for the purpose of monitoring data rate, latency and other factors on which the one or more embodiments improve. There may further be an optional network functionality for reconfiguring OTT connection  1450  between host computer  1410  and UE  1430 , in response to variations in the measurement results. The measurement procedure and/or the network functionality for reconfiguring OTT connection  1450  may be implemented in software  1411  and hardware  1415  of host computer  1410  or in software  1431  and hardware  1435  of UE  1430 , or both. In embodiments, sensors (not shown) may be deployed in or in association with communication devices through which OTT connection  1450  passes; the sensors may participate in the measurement procedure by supplying values of the monitored quantities exemplified above, or supplying values of other physical quantities from which software  1411 ,  1431  may compute or estimate the monitored quantities. The reconfiguring of OTT connection  1450  may include message format, retransmission settings, preferred routing etc.; the reconfiguring need not affect base station  1420 , and it may be unknown or imperceptible to base station  1420 . Such procedures and functionalities may be known and practiced in the art. In certain embodiments, measurements may involve proprietary UE signaling facilitating host computer  1410 &#39;s measurements of throughput, propagation times, latency and the like. The measurements may be implemented in that software  1411  and  1431  causes messages to be transmitted, in particular empty or ‘dummy’ messages, using OTT connection  1450  while it monitors propagation times, errors etc. 
       FIG.  15    is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented in a communication system, in accordance with one embodiment. The communication system includes a host computer, a base station and a UE which may be those described with reference to  FIGS.  13  and  14   . For simplicity of the present disclosure, only drawing references to  FIG.  15    will be included in this section. In step  1510 , the host computer provides user data. In substep  1511  (which may be optional) of step  1510 , the host computer provides the user data by executing a host application. In step  1520 , the host computer initiates a transmission carrying the user data to the UE. In step  1530  (which may be optional), the base station transmits to the UE the user data which was carried in the transmission that the host computer initiated, in accordance with the teachings of the embodiments described throughout this disclosure. In step  1540  (which may also be optional), the UE executes a client application associated with the host application executed by the host computer. 
       FIG.  16    is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented in a communication system, in accordance with one embodiment. The communication system includes a host computer, a base station and a UE which may be those described with reference to  FIGS.  13  and  14   . For simplicity of the present disclosure, only drawing references to  FIG.  16    will be included in this section. In step  1610  of the method, the host computer provides user data. In an optional substep (not shown) the host computer provides the user data by executing a host application. In step  1620 , the host computer initiates a transmission carrying the user data to the UE. The transmission may pass via the base station, in accordance with the teachings of the embodiments described throughout this disclosure. In step  1630  (which may be optional), the UE receives the user data carried in the transmission. 
       FIG.  17    is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented in a communication system, in accordance with one embodiment. The communication system includes a host computer, a base station and a UE which may be those described with reference to  FIGS.  13  and  14   . For simplicity of the present disclosure, only drawing references to  FIG.  17    will be included in this section. In step  1710  (which may be optional), the UE receives input data provided by the host computer. Additionally or alternatively, in step  1720 , the UE provides user data. In substep  1721  (which may be optional) of step  1720 , the UE provides the user data by executing a client application. In substep  1711  (which may be optional) of step  1710 , the UE executes a client application which provides the user data in reaction to the received input data provided by the host computer. In providing the user data, the executed client application may further consider user input received from the user. Regardless of the specific manner in which the user data was provided, the UE initiates, in substep  1730  (which may be optional), transmission of the user data to the host computer. In step  1740  of the method, the host computer receives the user data transmitted from the UE, in accordance with the teachings of the embodiments described throughout this disclosure. 
       FIG.  18    is a flowchart illustrating a method implemented in a communication system, in accordance with one embodiment. The communication system includes a host computer, a base station and a UE which may be those described with reference to  FIGS.  13  and  14   . For simplicity of the present disclosure, only drawing references to  FIG.  18    will be included in this section. In step  1810  (which may be optional), in accordance with the teachings of the embodiments described throughout this disclosure, the base station receives user data from the UE. In step  1820  (which may be optional), the base station initiates transmission of the received user data to the host computer. In step  1830  (which may be optional), the host computer receives the user data carried in the transmission initiated by the base station. 
     Any appropriate steps, methods, features, functions, or benefits disclosed herein may be performed through one or more functional units or modules of one or more virtual apparatuses. Each virtual apparatus may comprise a number of these functional units. These functional units may be implemented via processing circuitry, which may include one or more microprocessor or microcontrollers, as well as other digital hardware, which may include digital signal processors (DSPs), special-purpose digital logic, and the like. The processing circuitry may be configured to execute program code stored in memory, which may include one or several types of memory such as read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), cache memory, flash memory devices, optical storage devices, etc. Program code stored in memory includes program instructions for executing one or more telecommunications and/or data communications protocols as well as instructions for carrying out one or more of the techniques described herein. In some implementations, the processing circuitry may be used to cause the respective functional unit to perform corresponding functions according one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Generally, all terms used herein are to be interpreted according to their ordinary meaning in the relevant technical field, unless a different meaning is dearly given and/or is implied from the context in which it is used. All references to a/an/the element, apparatus, component, means, step, etc. are to be interpreted openly as referring to at least one instance of the element, apparatus, component, means, step, etc., unless explicitly stated otherwise. The steps of any methods disclosed herein do not have to be performed in the exact order disclosed, unless a step is explicitly described as following or preceding another step and/or where it is implicit that a step must follow or precede another step. Any feature of any of the embodiments disclosed herein may be applied to any other embodiment, wherever appropriate. Likewise, any advantage of any of the embodiments may apply to any other embodiments, and vice versa. Other objectives, features and advantages of the enclosed embodiments will be apparent from the description. 
     The term unit may have conventional meaning in the field of electronics, electrical devices and/or electronic devices and may include, for example, electrical and/or electronic circuitry, devices, modules, processors, memories, logic solid state and/or discrete devices, computer programs or instructions for carrying out respective tasks, procedures, computations, outputs, and/or displaying functions, and so on, as such as those that are described herein. 
     Some of the embodiments contemplated herein are described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Other embodiments, however, are contained within the scope of the subject matter disclosed herein. The disclosed subject matter should not be construed as limited to only the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided by way of example to convey the scope of the subject matter to those skilled in the art. 
     According to an embodiment a method performed by a wireless device for prioritizing channel state information reports comprises determining to transmit a portion of a plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission responsive to determining that the reports would be transmitted in a same slot with acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device. The method further comprises transmitting, by the wireless device in that slot, that portion of the channel state information and the acknowledgement information. 
     Said determining to transmit the portion may include determining not to transmit at least one of the plurality of channel state information reports. 
     Said determining to transmit the portion may include selecting the portion of the channel state information reports according to a prioritization criterion. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a payload size of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a time-domain behavior of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a periodicity of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a frequency granularity of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a type of channel state information. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with channel quality information associated with or indicated by a channel state information report. 
     The channel quality may correspond to a block error rate. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a parameter of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with an identifier of a channel state information report. 
     Said determining that the reports would be transmitted in the same slot with acknowledgement information may be associated with a default transmission or reporting rule that does not limit transmissions of the plurality of channel state information reports that are each separately scheduled for transmission. 
     Said determining to transmit the portion may include determining that each report would be transmitted on at least one symbol of the slot as the acknowledgment information. 
     The method may further comprise providing user data; and forwarding the user data to a host computer via the transmission to a network node. 
     According to an embodiment a method performed by a network node for prioritizing channel state information reports comprises receiving, by the network node in a same slot, from a wireless device, at least one prioritized channel state information report and acknowledgement information indicating whether data was successfully or unsuccessfully received by the wireless device, wherein each report and the acknowledgement information is separately scheduled for transmission by the wireless device in the same slot. 
     The at least one prioritized channel state information report may be selected from a plurality of channel state information reports. 
     The at least one prioritized channel state information report may be selected from a plurality of channel state information based on a prioritization criterion. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a payload size of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a time-domain behavior of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a periodicity of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a frequency granularity of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a type of channel state information. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with channel quality information associated with or indicated by a channel state information report. 
     The channel quality information may include a block error rate. 
     The prioritization criterion may be associated with a parameter of a channel state information report. 
     The prioritization criterion is associated with an identifier of a channel state information report. 
     Said receiving may be on at least one symbol of the slot. 
     The method may further comprise obtaining user data and forwarding the user data to a host computer or a wireless device. 
     According to an embodiment a wireless device is configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     According to an embodiment a wireless device comprises: processing circuitry configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above; and power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device. 
     According to an embodiment a wireless device comprises: processing circuitry and memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the wireless device is configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     According to an embodiment a user equipment (UE) comprises: an antenna configured to send and receive wireless signals; radio front-end circuitry connected to the antenna and to processing circuitry, and configured to condition signals communicated between the antenna and the processing circuitry; the processing circuitry being configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above; an input interface connected to the processing circuitry and configured to allow input of information into the UE to be processed by the processing circuitry; an output interface connected to the processing circuitry and configured to output information from the UE that has been processed by the processing circuitry; 
     and a battery connected to the processing circuitry and configured to supply power to the UE. 
     According to an embodiment a computer program comprises instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a wireless device, causes the wireless device to carry out the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     According to an embodiment a carrier contains the computer program, wherein the carrier is one of an electronic signal, optical signal, radio signal, or computer readable storage medium. 
     According to an embodiment a base station is configured to perform any of the steps performed by base station described above. 
     According to an embodiment a base station comprises: processing circuitry configured to perform any of the steps performed by a base station described above; power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the wireless device. 
     According to an embodiment a base station comprises: processing circuitry and memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the base station is configured to perform any of the steps performed by a base station described above. 
     According to an embodiment a computer program comprises instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of a base station, causes the base station to carry out the steps performed by a base station described above. 
     According to an embodiment a carrier contains the computer program, wherein the carrier is one of an electronic signal, optical signal, radio signal, or computer readable storage medium. 
     According to an embodiment a communication system includes a host computer comprising: processing circuitry configured to provide user data; and a communication interface configured to forward the user data to a cellular network for transmission to a user equipment (UE), wherein the cellular network comprises a base station having a radio interface and processing circuitry, the base station&#39;s processing circuitry configured to perform any of the steps performed by a base station described above. 
     The communication system may further include the base station. 
     The communication system may further include the UE, wherein the UE is configured to communicate with the base station. 
     The processing circuitry of the host computer may be configured to execute a host application, thereby providing the user data; and the UE may comprise processing circuitry configured to execute a client application associated with the host application. 
     According to an embodiment there is a method implemented in a communication system including a host computer, a base station and a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: at the host computer, providing user data: and at the host computer, initiating a transmission carrying the user data to the UE via a cellular network comprising the base station, wherein the base station performs any of the steps performed by a base station described above. 
     The method may further comprise, at the base station, transmitting the user data. 
     The user data may be provided at the host computer by executing a host application, the method further comprising, at the UE, executing a client application associated with the host application. 
     According to an embodiment a user equipment (UE) is configured to communicate with a base station, the UE comprising a radio interface and processing circuitry configured to perform any of the above embodiments. 
     According to an embodiment a communication system including a host computer comprises: processing circuitry configured to provide user data; and a communication interface configured to forward user data to a cellular network for transmission to a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises a radio interface and processing circuitry, the UE&#39;s components configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     The cellular network may further include a base station configured to communicate with the UE. 
     The processing circuitry of the host computer may be configured to execute a host application, thereby providing the user data; and the UE&#39;s processing circuitry is configured to execute a client application associated with the host application. 
     According to an embodiment there is a method implemented in a communication system including a host computer, a base station and a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: at the host computer, providing user data; and at the host computer, initiating a transmission carrying the user data to the UE via a cellular network comprising the base station, wherein the UE performs any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     The method may further comprise at the UE, receiving the user data from the base station. 
     According to an embodiment a communication system including a host computer comprises: communication interface configured to receive user data originating from a transmission from a user equipment (UE) to a base station, wherein the UE comprises a radio interface and processing circuitry, the UE&#39;s processing circuitry configured to perform any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     The communication system may further include the UE. 
     The communication system may further including the base station, wherein the base station comprises a radio interface configured to communicate with the UE and a communication interface configured to forward to the host computer the user data carried by a transmission from the UE to the base station. 
     The processing circuitry of the host computer may be configured to execute a host application; and the UE&#39;s processing circuitry is configured to execute a client application associated with the host application, thereby providing the user data. 
     The processing circuitry of the host computer may be configured to execute a host application, thereby providing request data; and the UE&#39;s processing circuitry is configured to execute a client application associated with the host application, thereby providing the user data in response to the request data. 
     According to an embodiment there is a method implemented in a communication system including a host computer, a base station and a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: at the host computer, receiving user data transmitted to the base station from the UE, wherein the UE performs any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     The method may further comprising, at the UE, providing the user data to the base station. 
     The method may further comprising: at the UE, executing a client application, thereby providing the user data to be transmitted; and at the host computer, executing a host application associated with the client application. 
     The method may further comprising: at the UE, executing a client application; and at the UE, receiving input data to the client application, the input data being provided at the host computer by executing a host application associated with the client application, wherein the user data to be transmitted is provided by the client application in response to the input data. 
     According to an embodiment there is a communication system including a host computer comprising a communication interface configured to receive user data originating from a transmission from a user equipment (UE) to a base station, wherein the base station comprises a radio interface and processing circuitry, the base station&#39;s processing circuitry configured to perform any of the steps performed by a base station described above. 
     The communication system may further include the base station. 
     The communication system may further include the UE, wherein the UE is configured to communicate with the base station. 
     The processing circuitry of the host computer may be configured to execute a host application; the UE is configured to execute a client application associated with the host application, thereby providing the user data to be received by the host computer. 
     According to an embodiment there is a method implemented in a communication system including a host computer, a base station and a user equipment (UE), the method comprising: at the host computer, receiving, from the base station, user data originating from a transmission which the base station has received from the UE, wherein the UE performs any of the steps performed by a wireless device described above. 
     The method may further comprising at the base station, receiving the user data from the UE. 
     The method may further comprising at the base station, initiating a transmission of the received user data to the host computer. 
     ABBREVIATIONS 
     At least some of the following abbreviations may be used in this disclosure. If there is an inconsistency between abbreviations, preference should be given to how it is used above. If listed multiple times below, the first listing should be preferred over any subsequent listing(s). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Abbreviation 
                 Explanation 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 CBG 
                 Code Block Group 
               
               
                 CSI 
                 Channel Slate Information 
               
               
                 HARQ 
                 Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request 
               
               
                 MCS 
                 Modulation and Coding Scheme 
               
               
                 MIMO 
                 Multiple Input Multiple Output 
               
               
                 PDSCH 
                 Physical Shared Data Channel 
               
               
                 PUCCH 
                 Physical Uplink Control Channel 
               
               
                 PUSCH 
                 Physical Uplink Shared Channel 
               
               
                 SR 
                 Scheduling Request 
               
               
                 UCI 
                 Uplink Control Information 
               
               
                 1x RTT 
                 CDMA2000 1x Radio Transmission Technology 
               
               
                 3GPP 
                 3rd Generation Partnership Project 
               
               
                 5G 
                 5th Generation 
               
               
                 ABS 
                 Almost Blank Subframe 
               
               
                 ARQ 
                 Automatic Repeat Request 
               
               
                 AWGN 
                 Additive White Gaussian Noise 
               
               
                 BCCH 
                 Broadcast Control Channel 
               
               
                 BCH 
                 Broadcast Channel 
               
               
                 CA 
                 Carrier Aggregation 
               
               
                 CC 
                 Carrier Component 
               
               
                 CCCH SDU 
                 Common Control Channel SDU 
               
               
                 CDMA 
                 Code Division Multiplexing Access 
               
               
                 CGI 
                 Cell Global Identifier 
               
               
                 CIR 
                 Channel Impulse Response 
               
               
                 CP 
                 Cyclic Prefix 
               
               
                 CPICH 
                 Common Pilot Channel 
               
               
                 CPICH Ec/No 
                 CPICH Received energy per chip divided by the 
               
               
                   
                 power density in the band 
               
               
                 CQI 
                 Channel Quality information 
               
               
                 C-RNTI 
                 Cell RNTI 
               
               
                 CSI 
                 Channel State Information 
               
               
                 DCCH 
                 Dedicated Control Channel 
               
               
                 DL 
                 Downlink 
               
               
                 DM 
                 Demodulation 
               
               
                 DMRS 
                 Demodulation Reference Signal 
               
               
                 DRX 
                 Discontinuous Reception 
               
               
                 DTX 
                 Discontinuous Transmission 
               
               
                 DTCH 
                 Dedicated Traffic Channel 
               
               
                 DUT 
                 Device Under Test 
               
               
                 E-CID 
                 Enhanced Cell-ID (positioning method) 
               
               
                 E-SMLC 
                 Evolved-Serving Mobile Location Centre 
               
               
                 ECGI 
                 Evolved CGI 
               
               
                 eNB 
                 E-UTRAN NodeB 
               
               
                 ePDCCH 
                 enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel 
               
               
                 E-SMLC 
                 evolved Serving Mobile Location Center 
               
               
                 E-UTRA 
                 Evolved UTRA 
               
               
                 E-UTRAN 
                 Evolved UTRAN 
               
               
                 FDD 
                 Frequency Division Duplex 
               
               
                 FFS 
                 For Further Study 
               
               
                 GERAN 
                 GSM EDGE Radio Access Network 
               
               
                 gNB 
                 Base station in NR 
               
               
                 GNSS 
                 Global Navigation Satellite System 
               
               
                 GSM 
                 Global System for Mobile communication 
               
               
                 HARQ 
                 Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request 
               
               
                 HO 
                 Handover 
               
               
                 HSPA 
                 High Speed Packet Access 
               
               
                 HRPD 
                 High Rate Packet Data 
               
               
                 LOS 
                 Line of Sight 
               
               
                 LPP 
                 LTE Positioning Protocol 
               
               
                 LTE 
                 Long-Term Evolution 
               
               
                 MAC 
                 Medium Access Control 
               
               
                 MBMS 
                 Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services 
               
               
                 MBSFN 
                 Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single 
               
               
                   
                 Frequency Network 
               
               
                 MBSFN ABS 
                 MBSFN Almost Blank Subframe 
               
               
                 MDT 
                 Minimization of Drive Tests 
               
               
                 MIB 
                 Master Information Block 
               
               
                 MME 
                 Mobility Management Entity 
               
               
                 MSC 
                 Mobile Switching Center 
               
               
                 NPDCCH 
                 Narrowband Physical Downlink Control Channel 
               
               
                 NR 
                 New Radio 
               
               
                 OCNG 
                 OFDMA Channel Noise Generator 
               
               
                 OFDM 
                 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing 
               
               
                 OFDMA 
                 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multipie Access 
               
               
                 OSS 
                 Operations Support System 
               
               
                 OTDOA 
                 Observed Time Difference of Arrival 
               
               
                 O&amp;M 
                 Operation and Maintenance 
               
               
                 PBCH 
                 Physical Broadcast Channel 
               
               
                 P-CCPCH 
                 Primary Common Control Physical Channel 
               
               
                 PCell 
                 Primary Cell 
               
               
                 PCFICH 
                 Physical Control Format Indicator Channel 
               
               
                 PDCCH 
                 Physical Downlink Control Channel 
               
               
                 PDP 
                 Profile Delay Profile 
               
               
                 PDSCH 
                 Physical Downlink Shared Channel 
               
               
                 PGW 
                 Packet Gateway 
               
               
                 PHICH 
                 Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator Channel 
               
               
                 PLMN 
                 Public Land Mobile Network 
               
               
                 PMI 
                 Precoder Matrix Indicator 
               
               
                 PRACH 
                 Physical Random Access Channel 
               
               
                 PRS 
                 Positioning Reference Signal 
               
               
                 PSS 
                 Primary Synchronization Signal 
               
               
                 PUCCH 
                 Physical Uplink Control Channel 
               
               
                 PUSCH 
                 Physical Uplink Shared Channel 
               
               
                 RACH 
                 Random Access Channel 
               
               
                 QAM 
                 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 
               
               
                 RAN 
                 Radio Access Network 
               
               
                 RAT 
                 Radio Access Technology 
               
               
                 RLM 
                 Radio Link Management 
               
               
                 RNC 
                 Radio Network Controller 
               
               
                 RNTI 
                 Radio Network Temporary Identifier 
               
               
                 RRC 
                 Radio Resource Control 
               
               
                 RRM 
                 Radio Resource Management 
               
               
                 RS 
                 Reference Signal 
               
               
                 RSCP 
                 Received Signal Code Power 
               
               
                 RSRP 
                 Reference Symbol Received Power OR 
               
               
                   
                 Reference Signal Received Power 
               
               
                 RSRQ 
                 Reference Signal Received Quality OR 
               
               
                   
                 Reference Symbol Received Quality 
               
               
                 RSSI 
                 Received Signal Strength Indicator 
               
               
                 RSTD 
                 Reference Signal Time Difference 
               
               
                 SCH 
                 Synchronization Channel 
               
               
                 SCell 
                 Secondary Cell 
               
               
                 SDU 
                 Service Data Unit 
               
               
                 SFN 
                 System Frame Number 
               
               
                 SGW 
                 Serving Gateway 
               
               
                 SI 
                 System Information 
               
               
                 SIB 
                 System Information Block 
               
               
                 SNR 
                 Signal to Noise Ratio 
               
               
                 SON 
                 Self Optimized Network 
               
               
                 SS 
                 Synchronization Signal 
               
               
                 SSS 
                 Secondary Synchronization Signal 
               
               
                 TDD 
                 Time Division Duplex 
               
               
                 TDOA 
                 Time Difference of Arrival 
               
               
                 TOA 
                 Time of Arrival 
               
               
                 TSS 
                 Tertiary Synchronization Signal 
               
               
                 TTI 
                 Transmission Time Interval 
               
               
                 UE 
                 User Equipment 
               
               
                 UL 
                 Uplink 
               
               
                 UMTS 
                 Universal Mobile Telecommunication System 
               
               
                 USIM 
                 Universal Subscriber Identity Module 
               
               
                 UTDOA 
                 Uplink Time Difference of Arrival 
               
               
                 UTRA 
                 Universal Terrestrial Radio Access 
               
               
                 UTRAN 
                 Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network 
               
               
                 WCDMA 
                 Wide CDMA 
               
               
                 WLAN 
                 Wide Local Area Network