Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least apparatus for performing novel methods including receiving, by user device of a communication network, from a network node of the communication network at least one message including an access control indication, wherein the user device is in a radio resource control inactive state; and based on the user device meeting at least one requirement for use of the access control indication, performing operations comprising starting a random access procedure to enable at least one of an uplink or downlink data transmission between the user device and the communication network.

Abstract: A UE, as a part of a RACH communication procedure, may transmit a first sequence within a first set of resources having a first SCS and a second sequence within a second set of resources having a second SCS greater than the first SCS. The second sequence is transmitted with a cyclic prefix greater than inverse of the first SCS divided by a sequence length of the first sequence. The first sequence is a first PRACH preamble. The second sequence may be a second PRACH preamble, an SRS sequence, or DMRS. The UE may repeat the transmission of the first sequence for a first number of times and repeat the transmission of the second sequence for a second number of times independent of the first number.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a grant free uplink transmission method, the method is performed at a user equipment side, comprising: determining, according to configuration information for grant free uplink transmission received from a base station, a radio network temporary identifier GF-RNTI for grant free uplink transmission, and transmitting an uplink signal; and monitoring feedback from the base station in a downlink control channel by using the determined GF-RNTI. The present disclosure also provides a user equipment and a base station for grant free uplink transmission.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For example, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access preamble to a base station as part of a random access procedure between the UE and the base station. To generate the random access preamble, the UE may repeat each time domain sample of a base sequence on a per-sample basis to obtain a repeated sequence that includes multiple repetitions of each time domain sample of the base sequence, with repetitions of the same sample being consecutive within the repeated sequence. The UE may perform such sample-wise repetition before adding a cyclic prefix (CP) to the repeated sequence or after adding a base CP to the base sequence.

Abstract: A network device receives an attach request indicating that a user device is attempting a connection associated with a non-access stratum (NAS) and a particular interface, and generates a create session request that includes an indication that the connection for the user device is associated with the NAS and the particular interface. The network device provides, to a serving gateway (SGW) of the network, the create session request that includes the indication, and receives, from the SGW, a create session response that includes rules for handling the connection for the user device that is associated with the NAS and the particular interface, wherein the rules have been generated by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) of the network. The network device provides, to the user device, an attach accept, that includes the rules, to permit the user device is to connect with the network and to utilize the rules.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for an enhanced physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving a set of higher layer parameters over a downlink channel and determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a numerology for a PRACH preamble. The numerology includes an extended cyclic prefix (CP) length. The method further includes determining, from the set of higher layer parameters, a PRACH preamble format that is based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols with the extended CP length.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: determining that a random access procedure is to be applied in response to initiating a beam failure recovery, BFR, procedure; selecting a beam with which the random access procedure is to be attempted; determining whether or not the selected beam is allocated with a contention free preamble; and performing one of the following: 1) upon determining the positive, applying a contention free random access, CFRA, procedure based on a first limit for an access attempt counter; and 2) upon determining the negative, applying a contention based random access, CBRA, procedure based on a second limit for the access attempt counter, wherein the first and second limits are different.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect, while transmitting data using at least one first bandwidth on at least one sidelink channel to at least one other UE, one or more failures of a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure within an amount of time. The UE may transmit, to at least one of a base station or the at least one other UE, a report indicating the one or more failures. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a first message of a two-step random access procedure. An attribute or content of the first message may indicate a request for a second type of control signaling that including fewer bits than a first type of control signaling. The UE may receive a second message of the two-step random access procedure including the second type of control signaling based on the first message. The UE may communicate with the base station on resources scheduled by the second message on a downlink shared channel.

Abstract: A random access channel (RACH) procedure allows a user equipment (UE) to achieve synchronization with a network and obtain network resources and services from a scheduling entity. This disclosure provides various options for implementing a two-step RACH procedure that can support various UE behaviors in relation to using or not using a time symbol gap between a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource and a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource.

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. A method for managing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) process of a base station in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes confirming whether a first data corresponding to a first service and a second data corresponding to a second service collide with each other.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided that enable configuration of a selected set of electronic devices (EDs) that are allocated the same time-domain resources and either orthogonal or the same frequency interlaces on a same unlicensed channel. Configuring the selected set of EDs in order to align transmission starting points in the unlicensed channel and utilizing blocking symbols for at least some of the transmission starting points, may mitigate mutual blocking during LBT procedures.

Abstract: A method includes generating a payload container information element comprising two or more payload entries at user equipment in a communication system, and sending the payload container information element from the user equipment to at least one network element in the communication system. Another method includes receiving a payload container information element comprising two or more payload entries at a network function in a communication system from user equipment in the communication system, and decoding the two or more payload entries of the payload container information element into two or more individual payloads at the network function.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive a system information block (SIB) including configuration information associated with configuring operation of a plurality of repeaters, wherein repeaters in the plurality of repeaters are configured to receive signals from first wireless communication devices and forward the signals to second wireless communication devices. The wireless communication device may communicate in a set of resources based at least in part on the configuration information included in the SIB. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A network system that facilitates financial transactions. A software defined network may operate to provide a variety of trading related services to a variety of customers with a low latency. Core or processor affinity for routing processes may improve speeds of routing. Data capture through a shared memory space may allow for a variety of analytics without introducing unacceptable delay.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a random access processing method. A random access preamble and uplink data are sent in an initiation phase of a random access procedure, and the random access procedure is ended in time after feedback information for the uplink data is received. According to technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application, a terminal side device may send the uplink data when sending the random access preamble in the random access procedure. In addition, the random access procedure can be ended in advance after the feedback information for the uplink data is received.

Abstract: An initial access method of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node in a wireless communication system and an apparatus using the method are provided. The method includes: receiving, from a parent node, a synchronization signal block (SSB) and system information; and performing a random access procedure with the parent node on the basis of the SSB and the system information, wherein the SSB and the system information are received through a resource allocated to an access link of the parent node, and the random access step is performed through a resource allocated to the backhaul link of the parent node, and the random access step is performed using resources determined differently depending on whether the TAB node is a relay node or a terminal.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may schedule a mini-slot for transmission of unicast data to a particular user equipment. The mini-slot may be scheduled in a portion of a downlink common burst portion of a slot. The apparatus may transmit a signal, including the unicast data, within the mini-slot.

Abstract: A spectrum management system includes circuitry that obtains interference information from another spectrum management system, where the interference information indicates interference with communication of a communication system managed by the other spectrum management system. The interference is caused by at least one secondary communication system managed by the spectrum management system. The circuitry also modifies a communication characteristic of the at least one secondary communication system based on the interference information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes, but is not limited to, receiving a universal synchronization signal (USS) including a universal primary synchronization signal (UPSS) and a universal secondary synchronization signal (USSS), wherein the USS is coded using a mother code which is extended to m resource blocks (RBs) and n orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and a code cover of m RBs and n symbols is applied to the mother code, determining a cell identity based on the USS, determining a frame timing based on the USS, and connecting a user equipment to a network using the cell identity and the frame timing.