Abstract: A system for offloading traffic from a cellular network to a broadcast network is provided. The offloading mechanism caters to both unicast and broadcast traffic. The system includes a converged cellular core network, World Wide Web, a CDN, a Broadcast Offload Packet Core (BO-PC), a cellular base station, a Broadcast Radio Head, and a converged UE. The converged cellular core network includes an enhanced packet core, a policy rules engine and a packet inspection and steering unit. The BO-PC includes a Broadcast Proxy, a subscriber database, a Broadcast Offload Service Center, a Broadcast Offload Gateway and an analytics engine. For offloading the unicast traffic, the packet inspection and steering unit identifies sessions that are offloaded for supporting offload of the traffic from the converged cellular core network to the broadcast network.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards adaptive spectrum as a service, in which spectrum can be dynamically allocated to adapt to demand for wireless capacity. The demand for wireless capacity can be based on monitoring system state, and/or proactively predicted based on other system state such as time of day. Reallocated spectrum can be monitored for performance, to converge spectrum allocation to a more optimal state. Allocated spectrum can be relocated, increased or decreased, including by the use of citizens band radio service spectrum or other spectrum. Currently allocated spectrum can be adapted into modified allocated spectrum by an application program (xApp) coupled to a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC), a citizens broadband radio service device, a domain proxy service, and/or a user device.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for selecting, in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular telecommunication network, a User Plane Function (UPF) of a plurality of UPFs on which to anchor a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of a new user equipment (UE) newly appearing on the cellular telecommunication network. The selection is based on: a location of the new UE; a plurality of current loads for each UPF of the plurality of UPFs; a predicted UE load of the new UE based on network data analytics; and predicted UPF loads of the plurality of UPFs as a function of time considering the predicted UE load based on network data analytics from the Network Data Analytics Function. In the UPF selection, the Session Management Function (SMF) gives higher priority to shorter term predicted loads than longer term predicted loads. Also, in the UPF selection, the PDU session of the UE is preferred to attach on the UPF in the current serving area in which the UE is located.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for conditional handovers. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method including sending, by a first node serving a user equipment, a message to a second node, the message including an indication of whether a conditional cell change is prohibited at the second node; and receiving, by the first node, an acknowledgment in response to the message.

Abstract: A user apparatus includes a reception unit that receives, from a base station, information requesting a capability report of the user apparatus; a transmission unit that transmits, to the base station, the capability report of the user apparatus; and a control unit that receives a first signal transmitted from the base station, and a second signal transmitted from another base station or a third signal transmitted from the base station, within a maximum receive timing difference associated with a band combination included in the capability report of the user apparatus, wherein the band combination includes a combination of a band of the first signal and a band of the second signal or the third signal, a radio access technology for the first signal differs from that of the second signal, and the radio access technologies for the first signal and for the third signal are the same.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for user plane function (UPF) and network slice load balancing within a 5G network. Example embodiments include systems and methods for load balancing based on current UPF load and thresholds that depend on UPF capacity; UPF load balancing using predicted throughput of new UE on the network based on network data analytics; UPF load balancing based on special considerations for low latency traffic; UPF load balancing supporting multiple slices, maintaining several load-thresholds for each UPF and each slice depending on the UPF and network slice capacity; and UPF load balancing using predicted central processing unit (CPU) utilization and/or predicted memory utilization of new UE on the network based on network data analytics.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station used for paging. The UE first monitors a first signaling in X time intervals respectively, and then receives a first radio signal. The first signaling is used for determining scheduling information for the first radio signal. The scheduling information includes at least one of {occupied time-frequency resource, adopted MCS, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers in occupied frequency domain resource}. The first radio signal carries a paging message. The frequency domain resource is used for transmitting the first signaling belongs to a first subband. The first subband includes a positive integer number of consecutive subcarriers in frequency domain. At least one of {location of the first subband in frequency domain, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers included in the first subband} is used for determining the X time intervals.

Abstract: A beam reporting method and a communications apparatus is provided. The method includes that a terminal device receives first information, where the first information is used to configure at least two reference signal resource groups; and sending, by the terminal device, reporting information, where the reporting information includes related information of at least two beams, the at least two beams are used to send reference signals carried on at least two reference signal resources, and the reference signals sent by using the at least two beams can be simultaneously received by the terminal device, where the at least two reference signal resources are respectively from the at least two reference signal resource groups. In this application, related information of beams of at least two transmission points is reported through one time of beam scanning, to implement beam training in a CoMP system.

Abstract: A registration method applied in a terminal device includes sending a first request, where the first request is used to request to register in a first cell, receiving a first message, where the first message is used to indicate that the terminal device is successfully registered in the first cell, when the first message does not carry a first network slice identifier and the terminal device cannot establish a protocol data unit (PDU) session on a first network slice corresponding to the first network slice identifier, sending a second request, where the second request is used to request to register in a second cell, receiving a second message, where the second message carries a second network slice identifier, and establishing the PDU session on a second network slice corresponding to the second network slice identifier.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method performed by a UE in a communication system includes: receiving, from a base station associated with NR, a command message for inter-RAT handover from the NR to a target RAT, wherein the command message includes information on a type of the target RAT; performing a procedure associated with the inter-RAT handover based on the command message; in case that a failure condition for the inter-RAT handover is satisfied, identifying that the inter-RAT handover fails; and in case that the type of the target RAT is set to EUTRA and the UE supports a radio link failure report for inter-RAT MRO EUTRA, storing handover failure information in a variable for the radio link failure report based on an identification that the inter-RAT handover fails.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for supporting mobility of users with seamless connectivity in a network of moving things. A controller may be used to manage mobility of a plurality of end-user devices in a network of moving things. A request to establish a wireless connection with a network of moving things may be received from an end-user device, via a first access point of the network. A communication parameter for the end-user device may be determined, with the communication parameter configured for use in enabling wireless communication via the network. The determining includes assigning the communication parameter to the end-user device if the end-user device is not known to the controller, and retrieving the communication parameter if the end-user device is known to the controller. The communication parameter is then sent to the end-user device that transmitted the request.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing a bearer for a terminal device of a cellular communication system, receiving, from the terminal device over the bearer, an uplink data packet including an information element indicating a service associated with the uplink data packet, sending a query including the information element to a networking controller, receiving, from the networking controller as a response to the query, routing information for the uplink data packet and marking the uplink data packet with the routing information and forwarding the uplink data packet to a transport network, and selecting transmission parameters to the uplink data packet based on the routing information.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards embodiments are directed toward systems and methods for user plane function (UPF) and network slice load balancing within a 5G network. Example embodiments include systems and methods for load balancing based on current UPF load and thresholds that depend on UPF capacity; UPF load balancing using predicted throughput of new UE on the network based on network data analytics; UPF load balancing based on special considerations for low latency traffic; UPF load balancing supporting multiple slices, maintaining several load-thresholds for each UPF and each slice depending on the UPF and network slice capacity; and UPF load balancing using predicted central processing unit (CPU) utilization and/or predicted memory utilization of new UE on the network based on network data analytics.

Abstract: Mechanisms may be used for aggregating acknowledgement (ACK), block ACK (BA) and/or short packets transmissions for multi-user (MU) wireless communication systems. Aggregation mechanisms may be used for uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and/or UL/DL multiple-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) transmissions, for example. Multi-user short packets may be aggregated and/or simultaneously transmitted for DL, UL, or peer-to-peer (P2P) transmissions.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method performed by a Radio Access Network, RAN, node includes transmitting a data collection request to a network control entity. The data collection request indicates a request to start data collection within a Radio Access Network, RAN. The method includes receiving a data collection response from the network control entity. The data collection response indicates whether the RAN can start the data collection procedure. In response to the data collection response indicating that the RAN can start the data collection procedure, the method includes transmitting a data collection configuration message initializing data collection by at least one User Equipment, UE.

Abstract: A master RAN node (1) sends, to a control plane function (5) in a core network (4), a modification request for modification of a first PDU session already established between a radio terminal (3) and a user plane function (6) in the core network (4). The modification request implicitly or explicitly indicates that PDU session split is needed for the first PDU session. The modification request causes the control plane function (5) to control the user plane function (6) to move a specific one or more QoS flows of a plurality of QoS flows associated with the first PDU session from a first tunnel between the user plane function (6) and the master RAN node (1) to a second tunnel between the user plane function (6) and a secondary RAN node (2). This contributes, for example, to implementing PDU session split in a radio communication network.

Abstract: A wireless device includes first and second transceivers for wireless communication and is operable to switch between first and second states, with the second state at least partly prohibiting communication by the first transceiver. The wireless device is configured to perform a control method which involves sharing of state data among wireless devices. According to the method, the wireless device receives, by the second transceiver, a state indicator and confidence data from one or more other wireless devices. The state indicator indicates a current state of the respective other wireless device, and the confidence data is indicative of a confidence of the current state. The control method sets the wireless device in the first or second state based on the state indicator and the confidence data.

Abstract: Provided are a method in which a terminal determines whether or not information is successfully transmitted to a plurality of terminals in a group in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same. The method can comprise the steps of: transmitting the information to a plurality of terminals in the group; receiving zero or one or more feedback information items on a first resource in response to the transmitted information; and determining whether or not the information is successfully transmitted to the plurality of terminals in the group, on the basis of power measured in the first resource and power measured in a second resource.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to establish a network connection including a new radio (NR)-NR dual connectivity band combination wherein a primary cell (PCell) of a primary cell group (PCG) and a primary secondary cell (PSCell) of a secondary cell group (SCG) both operate on frequency range 1 (FR1) and wherein at least one cell of either the PCG or the SCG operates on frequency range 2 (FR2). The UE receives a measurement gap timing advance parameter, selects one subframe from multiple serving cell subframes and determines a starting point for a configured per-frequency range (FR) measurement gap based on the measurement gap timing advance parameter and the selected subframe.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring and changing information about quality of service (QoS) allowed to be supported to a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system, and an operating method of a target base station (BS) in the mobile communication system includes receiving, from a source BS, alternative quality of service (QoS) profile (AQP) information, determining whether information matching QoS information allowed to be supported for a UE to be served is included in the AQP information, and when the information matching the QoS information allowed to be supported for the UE to be served is included in the AQP information, transmitting the matching information to an access and mobility management function (AMF).