Abstract: A service enabler architecture layer (SEAL) system for a wireless communication network and a method therefor are provided. The SEAL system includes: a SEAL function entity including SEAL service servers corresponding to functionalities associated with service applications, where the SEAL function entity is an intermediate layer between a 3GPP network core and a service application system, and interfaces provided by the SEAL service servers. The SEAL system also provisions inter-services communication in a SEAL system of wireless communication network by receiving a request from a service application system for accessing at least one functionality of a plurality of functionalities, determines at least one functionality of the plurality of functionalities requested by the service application system based on the request, and provides at least one functionality to the service application system based on the inter-services communication in the SEAL system.

Abstract: Various embodiments may include methods and systems for avoiding connecting an illegitimate call within a telecommunications network. Various embodiments may include receiving, from a telecommunications network, an incoming call initiating message notifying the first wireless device of an incoming call, in which the incoming call initiating message includes caller information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing efficient discovery of edge computing servers. A wireless device may provide an edge compute request to an edge discovery service, which may indicate one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may select one or more edge application servers for the edge compute request based on edge compute resource availability profile information that it stores for multiple edge application servers and the one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may provide a response to the edge compute request to the wireless device, which may include an indication of the selected edge application server or servers.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide compression schemes for relaying prior to decoding. A method that may be performed by a wireless relay node includes receiving, from a transmitter node, a first packet intended for a receiver node, compressing pre-decoded samples of the first packet according to a compression scheme, and transmitting, to the receiver node, a second packet including the compressed pre-decoded samples.

Abstract: An application, executed by a User Equipment (“UE”), may receive an identifier, which may be used to monitor Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) associated with the UE. Such KPIs may be monitored in conjunction with execution of the application, such as at times that the application sends and/or receives traffic. The KPIs may be associated with sensor data, resources, and/or other features or functionality of the UE. The UE may obtain an identifier associated with the application and/or the UE from a KPI monitoring system of some embodiments, may obtain user consent to monitor and/or report KPIs associated with the application, and may provide such KPIs to the KPI monitoring system in conjunction with the identifier. The KPI monitoring system may generate aggregated KPI information, associated with the application, based on the KPIs received from the UE and/or KPIs received from one or more other sources.

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. The disclosure discloses a terminal including a transmission and reception unit and at least one processor.

Abstract: Methods and systems include managing bandwidth in Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) communication channels. A method includes monitoring traffic demand at an FCIP communication channel and, in response to an anticipated period of throughput demand on the FCIP communication channel, reallocating physical throughput bandwidth of the FCIP communication channel by configuring bandwidth of one or more tunnels of the FCIP communication channel.

Abstract: Providing a data traffic session over a wireless network using service-aware traffic session timers includes: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), at a wireless network node, a session message for the data traffic session; based on at least content within the session message, determining a data traffic session type; based on at least the data traffic session type and a stage of the data traffic session, selecting a timer value from a set of timer values, the set of timer values each specific to a type of data traffic session; and based on a timer at the wireless network node reaching the selected timer value, performing a predetermined timer expiration action for the data traffic session. In some examples, the data traffic session type may be a non-emergency voice call, an emergency call, a video call, a wireless customer service call, or a messaging session.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for offloading traffic by means of wireless LAN in a mobile communications system and apparatus therefor, and more particularly to a method for a terminal to offload traffic at a bearer level, and to a base station communicating with the terminal. The method for a terminal to offload traffic according to the present invention includes the steps of: while performing a data communication with a base station through a bearer of a first communications network, receiving from the base station an offloading command for offloading a part of traffic to a second communications network; transmitting a report of the offloading to the base station in response to the offloading command; and performing a data communication of the partial traffic with an accessible AP through a bearer of the second communications network without releasing the bearer of the first communications network.

Abstract: Described is a system for preventing unauthorized access to an upgrade implementation module while an authentication-authorization service is offline. Various embodiments of the upgrade implementation module record an upgrade token generated by a system manager. The upgrade implementation module sets an authentication-authorization service to an offline mode. The upgrade implementation module determines a match between a received upgrade token and the recorded upgrade token in order to prevent unauthorized access of the upgrade implementation module. In response to determining the match, the upgrade implementation module authorizes implementation of an upgrade package associated with the upgrade token while the authentication-authorization service is in the offline mode.

Abstract: A base station sends, to a wireless device, one or more RRC messages comprising configuration parameters for a LAA cell, the configuration parameters comprising one or more CSI parameters. The base station sends, to the wireless device, a DCI indicating uplink resources in a number of one or more consecutive uplink subframes of the LAA cell, the DCI comprising a first field, a second field, and one or more third fields. The base station determines a position of a first subframe in the one or more consecutive uplink subframes employing the first field, and receives, in the first subframe, one or more CSI fields of the LAA cell, when the second field is set to trigger a CSI report, and the wireless device is allowed to transmit in the first subframe according to a LBT procedure based, at least, on the one or more third fields.

Abstract: Logic may receive an initial communication from a user device, the initial communication comprising capabilities. Logic may determine, based on an indication of a capability to support new radio frequency layers from the capabilities for the user device, a measurement gap configuration for the new radio frequency layers and a measurement gap configuration for a channel state information reference signal. Logic may send a frame with a preamble to a physical layer comprising the measurement gap configuration. Logic may send an initial communication to a physical layer, wherein the initial communication comprises capabilities for a user device. Logic may decode downlink data with a measurement gap configuration. And logic may parse the measurement gap configuration to determine at least one measurement gap identification and at least one offset for the new radio frequency layers and a channel state information reference signal.

Abstract: An example network device includes a memory configured to store a plurality of counts of packets of a data flow. The network device also includes one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine the plurality of counts of packets of the data flow, wherein each count of the plurality of counts includes a number of packets occurring in a predetermined time period. The one or more processors are configured to assign a corresponding range to each count of the plurality of counts, so as to assign a plurality of corresponding ranges. The one or more processors are also configured to determine a pattern in the plurality of corresponding ranges and send a number of active probe packets based on the determined pattern.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to managing a second ring link failure in a multi-ring Ethernet network. In an example, an inter-connection network node in a multi-ring Ethernet network comprising a major ring and a sub-ring may propagate a signal failure (SF) event, received in response to a second ring link failure in the major ring, to one or more nodes in the sub-ring. In response to receiving the SF event, a Ring Protection Link (RPL) on the sub-ring may be unlocked to allow network traffic through the RPL and avoid loop formation on the multi-ring Ethernet network. The sub-ring may be moved to the ring protection switching state, including performing a filtering database (FDB) flush at every node on the multi-ring Ethernet network whereby all MAC addresses and related port associations for traffic forwarding are cleared from the FDB.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes obtaining, from a radio link control (RLC) entity associated with a cell group of the terminal, information about a number of retransmissions of a packet, identifying whether packet duplication is activated, based on information indicating that the number of retransmissions of the packet reaches a maximum number of retransmissions of the packet, and transmitting, to a base station, a message indicating a failure of retransmission of the packet, based on a result of the identifying.

Abstract: Cells of a network can be clustered based on signaling behavior, and abnormal signaling conditions against cells can be detected and mitigated. A security management component (SMC) can determine a neural network (NN) of NNs that can be representative of the cell network based on analysis of first signal measurement data associated with the cells. The NN can cluster respective cells into respective clusters based on analysis of second signal measurement data associated with the cells. The NN can determine whether an abnormal signaling condition associated with a cell is occurring based on analysis of third signal measurement data associated with the cells, information relating to the cluster to which the cell is assigned, and a defined network security criterion. SMC can perform feature reforming on the first, second, and/or third signal measurement data to reduce dimensionality of such data to facilitate processing by the NN.

Abstract: A data transmission method, device, and system are provided. The method includes: receiving a first data packet sent by an external network device; verifying an authentication header (AH) packet header of the first data packet by using a first security association (SA); and sending the first data packet to an internet of things (IoT) device if the verification succeeds. According to the embodiments of this application, storage overheads and computational overheads of the IoT device in internet of things can be reduced, to implement end-to-end secure communication between the IoT device and the external network device, and improve security of a communications system.

Abstract: A method to operate an apparatus comprises: receiving and/or determining (102) a plurality of condition information characterizing communication paths for communicating with at least one endpoint, wherein the communication paths differ at least in a respective radio channel; receiving and/or determining (104) an application information characterizing at least one communication property of an application; determining (106) a replication decision in dependence on the plurality of condition information and in dependence on the application information; and transmitting (110) a data packet associated with the application on one or a set of the different communication paths in dependence on the replication decision.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for determining a priority ranking for channel state information (CSI) reports based at least in part on a reliability parameter, a latency parameter, or both of resources allocated to a user equipment (UE). In some wireless communications systems, ultra reliable low latency communication (URLLC) services may be interspersed with enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) services. The UE may perform a CSI report prioritization procedure to account for reliability parameters, latency parameters or both. In some cases, CSI reporting for resources associated URLLC services may receive higher priority than CSI reporting for eMBB services. The UE may be configured to determine reliability parameters and/or latency parameters based on signaling received from the network or from determining changes to one or more configurations of the UE. In some cases, the priority ranking of the CSI report may be based at least in part on a slot set identifier.

Abstract: Techniques are described for communications in an L2 virtual network. In an example, the L2 virtual network includes a plurality of L2 compute instances hosted on a set of host machines and a plurality of L2 virtual network interfaces and L2 virtual switches hosted on a set of network virtualization devices. An L2 virtual network interface emulates an L2 port of the L2 virtual network. IGMP configuration is distributed to the L2 virtual switches.