Abstract: A method for kinematic state estimation of a user equipment connected to a wireless communication network includes obtaining range rate measurement data defining a change rate of a distance between the user equipment and a range rate measuring position and obtaining range measurement data defining a distance between the user equipment and a range measuring position. A kinematic state estimation of the user equipment is performed based on at least the range rate measurement data and the range measurement data. The kinematic state estimation includes interacting-multiple-model filtering using three interacting models. The interacting-multiple-model filtering includes a three-dimensional constant velocity movement Wiener process, a three-dimensional constant acceleration movement Wiener process, and a three-dimensional constant position Wiener process.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for early data transmission performed by a wireless device comprises: obtaining, from a non-access stratum (NAS) communication layer, an initial NAS protocol data unit (PDU) for early data transmission; determining, by a radio resource control (RRC) communication layer, to initiate early data transmission based at least in part on a size of the initial NAS PDU; and transmitting an early data transmission including the initial NAS PDU.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment (UE) (210, 1000, 1100) is disclosed. The method comprises determining (902) that a paging message has been received or that a radio resource control (RRC) state of the UE has changed. The method comprises using (904) a normal measurement mode (105) for a period of time after the paging message has been received or the RRC state of the UE has changed. The method comprises determining (906), based on one or more criteria being satisfied, to enter a relaxed measurement mode (110) after the period of time.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The user equipment is configured with a reference time resource available, in one or more slots, for transmission of a scheduling request by the user equipment, the reference time resource includes a reference symbol R, wherein each of the one or more slots has a slot duration that is based on a number N of symbols in the slot. The user equipment is further configured with a requesting periodicity P indicating a periodicity with a time period shorter than the slot duration. The method includes transmitting a scheduling request message at a request transmission symbol T which is based on the reference symbol R and the periodicity P. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device for determining a timing advance (TA) offset in a new radio (NR) network is described herein along with associated network devices and systems. An exemplary method includes obtaining an indication of whether a carrier frequency of the NR network coexists with a carrier frequency of a long term evolution (LTE) network, determining, based on whether the carrier frequency of the NR network coexists with carrier frequency of the LTE network, a TA offset for uplink transmission; and transmitting an uplink transmission using the determined TA offset.

Abstract: An aspect provides a method by user plane function (UPF) in a core network (CN) of a communication network for registering the UPF at a network repository function (NRF) of the CN. The UPF is to selectively route uplink data traffic in one or more data sessions from a user equipment (UE) to one of a plurality of session anchor network functions (NFs). The method by the UPF comprises sending (1701) a registration request to the NRF. The registration request comprises registration information comprising an indication of a type of filter supported by the UPF to selectively route uplink data traffic from a UE to a particular session anchor NF. The type of filter relates to an application identity; and an indication of a value for the indicated type of filter.

Abstract: A method for controlling allotment of power input between at least two PAs of a radio unit for data communication in a wireless communications network is provided. The radio unit has access to Direct Current (DC) power and Photovoltaic (PV) power. The amount of power to be transmitted out from each respective PA out of the at least two PAs established, and information related to the amount of PV power available is obtained. The allotment of power input of DC power and PV power between the at least two Pas is then controlled based on the established amount of power to be transmitted out from each respective PA out of the at least two PAs, and the obtained information related to the amount of PV power available.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program to encode and decode a channel coherence parameter applied on a frequency band basis, where the coherence parameters of each frequency band form a coherence vector. The coherence vector is encoded and decoded using a predictive scheme followed by a variable bit rate entropy coding.

Abstract: A method of enabling a publisher mesh node to update a number of hops that is to be used for communication between said publisher mesh node and a subscriber mesh node in a wireless mesh network, wherein said method comprises the steps of periodically receiving, by said subscriber mesh node, broadcasted messages from said publisher mesh node, wherein said broadcasted messages comprise a number of hops that said broadcasted messages may traverse in said mesh network, determining, by said subscriber mesh node, that one or more periodically broadcasted messages have not been received, transmitting, by said subscriber mesh node in reply to said determination that one or more periodically broadcasted messages have not been received, a probe message to said publisher mesh node, wherein said probe message comprises a number of hops corresponding to a periodically broadcasted message that was received by said subscriber mesh node.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and electronic device for determining a faulty state of a storage device. A first time length of a first access to a set of blocks of a storage device is determined. Then, the first time length of the access and a threshold time length are compared. If the first time length exceeds the threshold time length, it is determined that the blocks are in a potential faulty state.

Abstract: There is provided a method for handling a service request. The method is performed by a selection node. The method comprises initiating transmission of a first message towards at least a first Network Function (NF) node via a first Service Communication Proxy (SCP) node, wherein the first message is a status request. The method further comprises receiving, from the first SCP node, a second message indicating the status of the first NF node. The method also comprises determining whether or not to initiate transmission of a first request, for the provision of a first service, via the first SCP node to the first NF node, the determination of whether or not to initiate transmission of the first request to the first NF node being made based on the status of the first NF node indicated by the second message.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reliability enhancement for User Equipment (UE) with partial repetitions in Configured Grant (CG) are provided. According to one aspect, a method, performed by a UE in a Fifth Generation (5G) network, comprises: receiving data to be transmitted as uplink (UL) transmissions in CG resources K number of times within a CG period; determining that the number of Transmission Occasions (TOs) remaining within the CG resources and within the CG period for the UE is less than K; and either: transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources and also within TOs within shared resources such that the transmission is performed at least K number of times; waiting until the beginning of the next CG period to transmit K number of times within the CG resources; or transmitting the data within the remaining TOs within the CG resources with an increased power.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for granting network resources for maintaining a communication session for a subscriber in a network. A method is performed by a CTF node. The method includes obtaining, from a gateway in the network, a request for network resources for maintaining the communication session for the subscriber, and requesting, from an OCF node and in response thereto, credit units corresponding to the network resources. The method includes obtaining a grant of the credit units as well as an advance credit indication of additional credit units for the communication session from the OCF node. The method further includes storing the advance credit indication for the communication session and providing, to the gateway, a grant for the network resources for maintaining the communication session in accordance with the obtained grant.

Abstract: Methods, wireless device (200) and network node (202), for communication between the wireless device and the network node in a wireless network. The wireless device transmits (2:1, 2:3) a predetermined first pilot P1 associated with the wireless device, to indicate that the wireless device is in idle state. The wireless device further transmits (2:5) transmit a predetermined second pilot P2 associated with the wireless device, to indicate that the wireless device is in active state. Thereby, the network node is able to perform positioning (2:2) of the wireless device based on the first pilot P1, and to allow access (2:7) to the network when receiving the second pilot P2.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for local application server discovery in edge computing. A method at a network node comprises determining whether one or more domain name system (DNS) servers in an edge computing of a network are available for a user equipment (UE) based on at least one of local configuration information, the UE's current location, the UE's capability or the UE's user subscription. The edge computing is close to the UE. The method further comprises in response to a positive determination, sending, to the UE, a first message including respective address of the one or more DNS servers in the edge computing of the network.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for enabling discovery of a service-providing NF in a 3GPP communication network. A method is performed by a Network Repository Function. The method comprises registering locality information of service-providing NFs according to locality attribute of each service-providing NF. Each locality attribute comprises structured values of location information of its service-providing NF. The method comprises obtaining a request from a service-requesting NF for one of the service-providing NFs. The request specifies a preferred locality of the requested service-providing NF. The preferred locality indicates, in terms of structured values of location information, geographical location where the service-requesting NF is deployed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for a wireless transceiver comprising a plurality of transceiver antenna elements and configured to operate in a communication network. The method comprises dynamically assigning (from the plurality of transceiver antenna elements) a first set of transceiver antenna elements allocated for channel sensing and a second set of transceiver antenna elements allocated for communication, performing channel sensing using the first set of transceiver antenna elements, and operating the wireless transceiver based on a result of the performed channel sensing.

Abstract: Embodiments include exemplary methods and/or procedures for receiving a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a cell of a time-division-duplexed (TDD) radio access network (RAN). Embodiments include determining whether remote base station interference is present in uplink transmissions in the cell and, based on the determining result, configuring activation or deactivation of code block group (CBG) based retransmissions in the cell, sending control messages to one or more UEs in the cell, for applying the configuration, and decoding subsequent PUSCH transmissions received from the one or more UEs based on the configuration. Embodiments also include network nodes configured to perform the exemplary methods and/or procedures.

Abstract: A method of weight calibration in a DAC (25) is disclosed. The DAC (25) comprises an input port (100) for receiving a sequence of digital input words (x[n]), each representing a digital input sample, and a digital control circuit (110) configured to encode each digital input word (x[n]) into a control word (z[n]) representing the same digital input sample. Each bit (Zi) in the control word (z[n]) has a corresponding bit weight (wi) and is in the following considered to adopt values in {?1, 1}. Furthermore, the DAC (25) comprises a set (120) of analog weights, each associated with a unique one of the bits (Zi) in the control word (z[n]), and summation circuitry (130) configured to generate an analog sample corresponding to the digital input sample by summing the bits in the control word (Zi) weighted by the respective associated analog weights. The DAC (25) also has an output (140) for outputting the analog sample.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for extended physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a triggering signal, configured to trigger a search space expansion in the WD. The method also includes, when the triggering signal fulfills predetermined criteria, performing a search space expansion, the at least one predetermined criteria being based at least in part on at least one of physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, characteristics, physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, characteristics and physical downlink shared channel, PDSCH, characteristics.