Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless receiver comprises determining a transport block size, TBS, for a transport block to be communicated between the wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver via a physical channel transmission. The TBS determination uses a formula accounting for cyclic redundancy check, CRC, bits. The method further comprises transmitting the transport block according to the determined TBS. In particular embodiments the formula is based on an approximate transport block size, a number of code blocks, at least one of a number of CRC bits attached to the transport block, and a number of CRC bits added to each of the C code blocks.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a wireless node selects a set of reference signal antenna ports for use in transmitting data to other wireless nodes in a given transmit time interval, from a plurality of sets of reference signal antenna ports that are available for use and that include reference signal antenna ports having different reference signal densities in the frequency and/or time dimension. The wireless node sends a message to a second wireless node indicating a reference signal assignment and including an indication of the selected set of reference signal antenna ports.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One method may include receiving, by a user equipment (UE) in a downlink shared data channel, a beam switch command instructing the UE to switch from a first uplink control beam to a second uplink control beam. The UE may select an uplink control beam to transmit acknowledgment feedback based on whether decoding the beam switch command is successful, and transmit, in an uplink control channel via the selected uplink control beam, the acknowledgment feedback indicating whether decoding the beam switch command was successful.

Abstract: This application provides a transmission method and a data transmission apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a source access network device, data packets of a QoS flow and a first end marker packet to a first core network user plane device over a first data tunnel, wherein the first end marker packet indicates an end of sending data packets of the QoS flow to the first core network user plane device, and the first data tunnel is corresponding to a first PDU session; sending, by the first core network user plane device, the data packets received from the source access network device and a second end marker packet to a second core network user plane device over a second data tunnel; and sending, by the second core network user plane device, the data packets received from the first core network user plane device to a target access network device.

Abstract: One embodiment includes a network device including multiple interfaces to serve as ingress ports for receiving network packets from nodes in remote customer-site network(s) via a tunnel in a provider network, and from nodes in a local customer-site network, and egress ports for forwarding at least some of the network packets, and control circuitry to make a decision to drop a network packet to reduce packet duplication in at least one of the nodes, responsively to the network packet being identified as a packet of broadcast, unknown unicast, or multicast traffic, the network packet being subject to decapsulation of an encapsulation header, being assigned to one of the egress ports, and having a header including one of a plurality of virtual local area network identifications, or one of a plurality of source identifications.

Abstract: Provided is a method in which a secondary node (SN) transmits a measurement configuration by multi radio access technology (RAT) dual connectivity. The SN receives, from a master node (MN), measurement configuration information related to a measurement configuration of the SN, transmits, to user equipment (UE), the measurement configuration on the basis of the measurement configuration information, and receives a measurement report on the basis of the measurement configuration from the UE.

Abstract: A method for exchanging a clock synchronization packet performed by a network apparatus, including: exchanging a clock synchronization packet with a first clock source, where the network apparatus includes a boundary clock; determining a first time deviation of the boundary clock relative to the first clock source according to the clock synchronization packet exchanged with the first clock source, where the boundary clock avoids performing an operation of calibrating a time of a local clock of the boundary clock according to the first time deviation; and sending a clock synchronization packet to a first slave clock of the boundary clock, where the clock synchronization packet includes a first timestamp, a value of the first timestamp is equal to a first corrected value, and the first corrected value is a value obtained by the boundary clock by correcting the time of the local clock by using the first time deviation.

Abstract: The 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). A method of a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information on a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP to a terminal, generating first downlink control information (DCI) for the second BWP such that a size of first DCI for the second BWP corresponds to a size of second DCI for the first BWP, and transmitting the first DCI for the second BWP on a control region of the first BWP.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for cell reselection in a wireless communication system in which various radio access technologies (RATs) coexist with each other. In a wireless communication system in which heterogeneous networks coexist with each other, the method of cell reselection between heterogeneous networks for a user equipment may include: receiving a system information block (SIB) containing cell reselection parameters from a corresponding base station; checking whether cell reselection parameters based on a cell selection quality value (Squal) are configured in the received SIB; and performing, when cell reselection parameter based on Squal are not configured, cell reselection based on a cell selection receive level value (Srxlev). The present disclosure may prevent the user equipment from performing unnecessary cell reselection.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio access control method. The method includes that a terminal device receives access control information sent by an access network device, wherein the access control information indicates a barred service type and a barred data transmission attribute to the terminal device; and the terminal device determines whether to send a radio resource control (RRC) connection request to the access network device based on the barred service type and the barred data transmission attribute; wherein the data transmission attribute comprises a transmission scheme type, the transmission scheme type is used to indicate a transmission scheme used by the terminal device for transmitting service data used by the terminal device. Thereby improving network resource utilization.

Abstract: The 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). A method of a user equipment is provided. The method includes identifying a first bandwidth part for a cell and a second bandwidth part for the cell through a radio resource control signaling, wherein each of the first bandwidth part and the second bandwidth part is defined with a corresponding subcarrier spacing and frequency domain location; identifying a first control resource set on the first bandwidth part and a second control resource set on the second bandwidth part through the radio resource control signaling; and acquiring second downlink control information for the second bandwidth part based on the first control resource set on the first bandwidth part being activated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a management method, and a management device and a system that are based on the method. The method includes: sending, by a second management device, an update request to a first management device, where the update request is used to request the first management device to update requirement information of a subnet managed by the first management device; and then, determining, by the first management device, that the subnet can satisfy the update request, or determining that the subnet cannot satisfy the update request. In the solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the second management device can request the first management device to update the requirement information of the subnet managed by the first management device, thereby preventing a management fault of an entire network slice when a subnet managed by the second management device cannot satisfy a preset requirement.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting uplink control information by a terminal in a wireless communication system. System information associated with an uplink transmission of a reference signal is received from a base station. Uplink control information to which a length-3 orthogonal sequence or a length-4 orthogonal sequence is applied is transmitted in a slot of a sub-frame. The reference signal is transmitted based on the received system information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method is provided which may be performed by a wireless device such as a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes: performing connection reestablishment in response to a triggering condition, the connection reestablishment comprising: suspending operation of at least one data radio bearer (DRB) for carrying user data, transmitting a connection reestablishment request to a base station (BS), receiving from the BS a connection reestablishment message, and transmitting a connection reestablishment complete message to the BS; and transmitting at least a portion of the user data over non-access stratum (NAS) signaling, before the operation of the at least one suspended DRB is resumed.

Abstract: The 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). A method of a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information on a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP to a terminal, generating first downlink control information (DCI) for the second BWP such that a size of first DCI for the second BWP corresponds to a size of second DCI for the first BWP, and transmitting the first DCI for the second BWP on a control region of the first BWP.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a hardware forwarding element. Based on a set of characteristics of a packet, the method determines to copy a packet to a particular temporary storage of a set of temporary storages of the hardware forwarding element. Based on a property of the particular temporary storage, the method stores only a particular portion of the packet in the particular temporary storage. A same size portion of each packet copied to the particular temporary storage is stored in the particular temporary storage.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for cell reselection in a wireless communication system in which various radio access technologies (RATs) coexist with each other. In a wireless communication system in which heterogeneous networks coexist with each other, the method of cell reselection between heterogeneous networks for a user equipment may include: receiving a system information block (SIB) containing cell reselection parameters from a corresponding base station; checking whether cell reselection parameters based on a cell selection quality value (Squal) are configured in the received SIB; and performing, when cell reselection parameter based on Squal are not configured, cell reselection based on a cell selection receive level value (Srxlev). The present disclosure may prevent the user equipment from performing unnecessary cell reselection.

Abstract: A method and device for transmitting downlink control information. The method includes: transmitting downlink control information comprising one or more fields indicating the number of scheduled time intervals to a terminal device. Therefore, the number of scheduled time intervals could be indicated for a terminal device in case that multiple time interval scheduling is adopted.

Abstract: A system comprising nodes coupled to a network including virtual links in an overlay network provisioned over an underlay network. The system includes a virtual machine (VM) provisioned at a node and coupled to the network. The VM is configured to receive feedback data of link conditions, and use the feedback data to dynamically determine and adapt an optimal route through the network. The VM is configured to control routing of traffic flows using the optimal route. The routing includes split routing of a traffic flow from the node via two or more of the virtual links.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for handling an SR configuration in a wireless communications network is provided. The UE is configured with at least one SR configuration associated with any of: a respective logical channel and a respective radio bearer. When an event where the UE has reached its given maximum transmission attempts for one or more of the at least one SR configurations occurs, the UE is configured (202) with an action to be performed. The action relates to how to handle the at least one SR configuration associated with any of: the respective logical channel and the respective radio bearer.