Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of dynamically scaling a hub cluster in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) based on particular traffic statistics, the hub cluster being located in a datacenter of the SD-WAN and allowing branch sites of the SD-WAN to access resource of the datacenter by connecting to the hub cluster. A controller of the SD-WAN receives, from the hub cluster, traffic statistics centrally captured at the hub cluster. The controller then analyzes these statistics to identify traffic load fluctuations, and determines that a number of hubs in the hub cluster should be adjusted based on the identified fluctuations. The controller adjusts the number of hubs in the hub cluster based on the determination.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal transmission/reception method, user equipment, and network equipment, the method including: determining, by a user equipment, an available random access occasion and a timing advance (TA) value; performing listen before talk (LBT) before a TA of the first available random access occasion; transmitting, if the LBT is successful, the random access preamble on the random access occasion.

Abstract: An energy-efficient wireless sensor network (WSN) is disclosed. The WSN comprises one or more base stations, a plurality of branch nodes communicatively coupled to each of the one or more base stations, and a plurality of leaf nodes communicatively coupled to each of the branch nodes. The WSN is configured for optimising energy consumption associated with each of the following: transmitting sensor data from the leaf node to the branch node; encryption of data transmitted between the leaf node and the branch node; updating firmware of the branch node or of the leaf node, through over-the-air updates from a remote server; sending data packets through the WSN based on a plurality of predefined levels of a Quality-of-Service (QoS); and configuring radio duty cycle protocols at the base station or the branch node or both during transmission and reception of data packets from the leaf nodes.

Abstract: An edge device is disclosed and includes a processor, a memory, and a power management unit (PMU). The processor executes code instructions of an edge throughput services management system for managing a wireless network and one or more devices operatively coupled to the wireless network and the edge device. The processor detects a number of managed client information handling systems operatively coupled to the edge device; creates a persona associated with each of the managed client information handling systems; conducts an inventory of one or more applications requiring network access associated within each persona; prioritizes each persona for network access; and prioritizes each application associated with each persona for network access. The edge throughput services management system to provide a service for monitoring and recommending adjustments to the wireless network and managed client information handling systems for flexible data bandwidth access to the wireless network.

Abstract: Systems and method are disclosed herein that relate to support for virtual Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) bridge management, Quality of Service (QoS) mapping, and TSN related scheduling in a cellular communications system. In some embodiments, a method performed by one or more network nodes of a cellular communications system operating as a virtual TSN bridge of a TSN network comprises providing, to a controller associated with the TSN network, parameters that relate to capabilities of the virtual TSN bridge. The parameters that relate to the capabilities of the virtual TSN bridge comprise a first parameter that defines a clock accuracy of an entity in the cellular communications system that operates gating control for the virtual TSN bridge and a second parameter that informs the controller associated with the TSN network that the virtual TSN bridge or a particular egress port of the virtual TSN bridge is restricted to exclusive gating.

Abstract: Data is transmitted from a first wireless station comprising first and second transmitters to a second wireless station comprising first and second receivers. In the absence of radio link failure detection, first data is transmitted via a first radio link from the first transmitter to the first receiver using a first subset of first radio resource blocks and transmitting second data via a second radio link from the second transmitter to the second receiver using second subset of the first radio resource blocks. The first and second radio links are monitored for a failure. If first radio link failure is detected, the second radio link is operated using a combination of the first and second subsets of the first radio resource blocks. If second radio link failure is detected, the first radio link is operated using a combination of the first and second subsets of the first radio resource blocks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting a buffer size report (BSR) by a wireless node in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes the steps of: generating the BSR including a first bitmap; and transmitting the BSR to a network, wherein each bit of the first bitmap indicates whether a corresponding second bitmap is present or not in the BSR, wherein each bit of at least one second bitmap which is present in the BSR indicates whether buffer size information of a corresponding logical channel group (LCG) is present or not in the BSR.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to dynamically adding network resources based on an application function (AF) notification. The present technology can determine, by an AF of a service provider, a network congestion on a network, the network congestion indicating that network resources for servicing a user device using services of the service provider do not meet corresponding Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Further, the present technology can transmit a notification by the AF to a core network of a network provider to request additional network resources to be allocated for servicing the user device, the network provider providing network connectivity for the user device to receive the services provided by the service provider.

Abstract: A method of regulating transmission of data-packets from a wireless terminal device (WTD) and a WTD configured for the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the WTD operates in a first or second or third mode. Specific properties of each of the modes according to various embodiments, as well as mode-transitionings therebetween according to different embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing backup link establishment and operation for multi-link wireless communication networks such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). Some aspects relate to an electronic device including a transceiver configured to communicate over a wireless network and a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor receives a message including information associated with a backup link from a second electronic device. The processor further receives data associated with data traffic from the second electronic device on a primary link of the wireless network. In response to a quality of the primary link being below a threshold, the processor receives a notification frame from the second electronic device on the backup link and receives additional data associated with the data traffic from the second electronic device on the backup link or on an other link informed by the notification frame.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing latency-bounded packet delivery in a mobile communication system, particularly in a mobile communication system (or mobile networking) being integrated in a time-sensitive communication system (or time-sensitive networking).

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, information used to indicate a first condition; obtaining to-be-transmitted data; and when the first condition is met, sending, by the terminal over a sidelink, the to-be-transmitted data that is on a first logical channel by using a first carrier frequency and the to-be-transmitted data that is on a second logical channel by using a second carrier frequency. In this method, the same data is sent, over the sidelink, on different carrier frequencies by using two logical channels, and a receiving device can receive the same duplicate data, thereby improving data transmission reliability.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for transmitting and receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) are provided. A base station may perform a first scrambling process on PBCHs in a time period before a channel coding, and perform a second scrambling process after the channel coding. PHCH payloads and PBCH DMRS may provide information bits to be used in the scrambling processes. A wireless user device may receive one or more PBCHs transmitted from the base station.

Abstract: A method for communicating amongst a plurality of peripherals within a mesh network including a first subnet and a second subnet including: receiving an advertisement from one or more peripherals of the plurality of peripherals, the advertisement including a hop count, a subnet identifier, and a unique subnet device identifier, the subnet identifier indicating the first subnet or the second subnet and the unique subnet device identifier indicating a specific peripheral of the plurality of peripherals within the mesh network; triggering a message send event; determining a desired stream direction within the mesh network; determining a desired subnet of the mesh network; determining a destination peripheral of the one or more peripherals within the desired subnet and in the desired stream direction in response to the hop count, the subnet identifier, and the unique subnet device identifier; connecting to the destination peripheral; and sending the message to the destination peripheral.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle communicatin control device and method capale of distributing and allocating messages so as for the messages to be not concentrated on specific hardware resources in vehicle communication, and capable of preventing the omission of processing of messages allocated to hardware resources.

Abstract: A wireless communication device comprising a processor configured to obtain first information on network conditions and second information on packets delivered to another communication device during a current target wake time (TWT) session, and to update a TWT service period (SP) duration for a future TWT session based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: Provided by the implementations of the present application are a communication method and terminal, which may achieve reliability of system transmission by using a terminal-to-terminal mode to carry out communication. The method comprises: a first terminal device receiving a first sidelink transmission channel sent by a second terminal device, the first sidelink transmission channel being used to transmit a first message; in response to the first message, the first terminal device sending a second sidelink transmission channel to the second terminal device, the second sidelink transmission channel being used to transmit a second message, and the second message being a feedback message for the first message.

Abstract: A network device of a core network may maintain a mapping table that maps core network slices with quality of service (QoS) class identifiers (QCIs) based on service profile identifiers (SPIDs), and may receive, from a user device, a request for service with a particular QCI included in the QCIs of the mapping table. The network device may identify a particular SPID of the SPIDs in the mapping table based on the particular QCI of the service, and may generate a flow request based on the particular SPID. The network device may cause the flow request to be provided to a radio access network (RAN) associated with the user device, to cause the RAN to select a RAN slice for provision of the service to the user device.

Abstract: Provided is a method of creating a QoS flow for a time synchronization protocol in a wireless communication network. A method of creating a QoS flow for a time synchronization protocol in a wireless communication network includes: receiving, by a Session Management Function (SMF), the PTP profile information from the UE, together with at least one of a DNN, a S-NSSAI information and a session ID for a Time Sensitive Communication (TSC) service; setting, by the SMF, a PCCrule of the QoS flow for the time synchronization protocol; providing, by the SMF, the QoS flow and a SDF filter information for the QoS flow to a User Plane Function (UPF); and providing, by the SMF, the QoS flow and a QoS rule filter to an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. There is provided a method for data retransmission, comprising: receiving, by a second node, a first message that is transmitted by a first node and comprises information related to a data packet; determining, by the second node, a data packet to be retransmitted according to the first message; and retransmitting the packet to be retransmitted.