Abstract: An association establishment method and apparatus for carrying out the method are described. The association establishment method includes broadcasting, by an access point (AP), a trigger frame, wherein the trigger frame is used to trigger one or more unassociated stations STAs to perform uplink data transmission and indicate one or more available subchannels for random accessing of the unassociated STAs. The method further comprises receiving, by the AP, one or more association request messages sent on available subchannels acquired by the unassociated STAs. Thereafter, the AP broadcasts a multi-block acknowledgement M-BA frame, wherein the M-BA frame includes one or more pieces of association acknowledgement information and the association acknowledgement information is acknowledgement information of the association request message.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for channelization of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) networks in a wireless network are disclosed. An apparatus of an of a next generation vehicle to everything (V2X) (NGV) wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: encode a management frame, the management frame including an indication of resource units (RUs) for use by NGV stations during transmission opportunities (TXOPs) where the RUs part of a channel. The processing circuitry is further configured to configure the NGV wireless device to transmit the management frame on the channel and configure the NGV wireless device to transmit a short sequence frame (SF) at a start of each TXOP of the TXOPs. An apparatus for V2X networks is disclosed that is configured to transmit a packet in center tones of a channel and to simultaneously transmit parity or redundancy information for the packet on tones on either side of the center tones.

Abstract: An apparatus for interfacing with a circuit switched network may be configured to detect when a data carrier signal from a circuit switched network is offline. While the data carrier signal from the circuit switched network is offline, the apparatus may send, to a network element coupled with the circuit switched network via the apparatus, control packets indicating that the data carrier signal is offline. The apparatus may further maintain an active data carrier signal between the apparatus and the network device by sending, to the network element, protocol idle frames. The apparatus may buffer, at the apparatus, packets sent from the network element to the circuit switched network. Once the data carrier signal is restored, the apparatus may send, to the circuit switched network, control packets indicating that the data carrier signal is online and the packet buffered at the apparatus while the data carrier signal is offline.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a handover method, including: receiving, by a mobility management network element of a first network, a first handover request sent by an access network, and learning that a terminal device needs to be handed over to a second network; obtaining an identifier of the terminal device based on the first handover request; determining, by the mobility management network element of the first network, a target mobility management network element of the second network based on the identifier of the terminal device; and sending, by the mobility management network element of the first network, a second handover request to the target mobility management network element of the second network, and requesting to hand over the terminal device to the second network.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing quality of service for video streaming, in which a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) in a Policy Charging Control (PCC) architecture of a telecommunications system receives from a Policy Control Enforcement Function (PCEF) a notification indicating that a video service has started for streaming video content to a user equipment (UE). A first Quality of Service (QoS) setting for streaming the video service to the UE is determined. First QoS setting data identifying the first QoS setting is transmitted to the PCEF. The PCEF transmits a further notification to the PCRF indicating that a particular stage has been reached. The PCRF receives the notification from the PCEF. In response to the further notification, a second QoS setting specifying a lower QoS than the first QoS setting for streaming the video service after the particular stage is determined. The PCRF identifies the second QoS setting to the PCEF.

Abstract: In an aspect, the present disclosure includes a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for wireless communications at a UE, comprising receiving a RACH configuration from a network entity of a primary cell, the RACH configuration identifies at least two sets of RSs each corresponding to one of at least two different TRPs of a secondary cell; measuring one or more transmissions on each of the at least two sets of RSs for the at least two different TRPs; selecting at least a pair of RSs from the at least two different TRPs for a RACH procedure based on measuring the one or more transmissions; and transmitting a MSG1 of the RACH procedure with at least the pair of RSs on at least two allocated RACH occasions simultaneously to each TRP of the at least two different TRPs using at least one of FDM and SDM.

Abstract: A packet detecting method includes receiving the wireless signal, generating a local characteristic sequence, acquiring a first cross-correlation result between the wireless signal and the local characteristic sequence, determining if a packet format of the wireless signal is a target packet format according to the first correlation result, generating at least one interference characteristic sequence according to the local characteristic sequence, a signal sampling frequency, and at least one working frequency difference, acquiring a second cross-correlation result between the wireless signal and the at least one interference characteristic sequence, and detecting a center frequency of the wireless signal for determining if a packet of the wireless signal is transmitted through a target channel according to the first correlation result and the second correlation result. The at least one interference characteristic sequence corresponds to at least one interference frequency.

Abstract: Systems and methods that use historical data comprising capacity gain solutions and their associated gains at various locations to train a machine learning model. The trained machine learning model, upon receiving a new location (e.g., latitude and longitude coordinates), recommends the top n (e.g., the top 3) solutions that should be deployed at the new location to improve telecommunications network performance. The machine learning model uses clustering techniques to perform the recommendations.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to receive a higher layer signalling to configure the UE with a code block group (CBG). The instructions are also executable to receive one or more downlink (DL) transmissions. Hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) of the one or more DL transmissions are multiplexed and reported in a single uplink (UL) reporting. The instructions are also executable to generate a HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a first HARQ-ACK sub-codebook and a second HARQ-ACK sub-codebook.

Abstract: A concept for handovers in cellular networks, a concept for improved handling of tracking/paging areas for, for instance, user entities in inactive modes and a concept for enabling intelligent route selection in cellular networks are presented.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for performing sidelink (SL) communication based on physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) by a first apparatus. The method may include transmitting a first sidelink control information to a second apparatus through PSCCH, and transmitting a second sidelink control information to the second apparatus through physical sidelink shared channel(PSSCH) related to the PSCCH, wherein the first sidelink control information includes at least one reserved bit reserved for use.

Abstract: A HAQR feedback method includes: receiving data transmitted from a transmitting end in a unit of a transmission block (TB), which includes a plurality of resource units; generating HARQ feedback information based on the resource units according to a pre-configured HARQ feedback policy, and returning the HARQ feedback information to the transmitting end, wherein the amount of feedback information units of the HARQ feedback information is smaller than the amount of the resource units contained in the TB.

Abstract: A method for time-slotted scheduling of packets in timeslots between N nodes and K>1 access points in an industrial wireless network, performed by a network controller of the industrial wireless network. The method includes determining the time-slotted scheduling by allocating each timeslot to a respective one of the nodes, wherein each timeslot for each node is divided in K sub-slots, one for each access point, such that in sub-slot k of each timeslot, where 1?k?K, transmission or reception of a packet is made between access point k and the node to which that timeslot is allocated. The method includes providing information to the access points about the determined time-slotted scheduling.

Abstract: System, methods, and embodiments described herein relate to controlling a vehicular micro cloud, which may include a plurality of vehicle members each having respective positions in a formation and in which two or more of the vehicle members collaboratively execute at least one micro cloud operation. Control may be implemented to monitor performance of the at least one micro cloud operation, monitor operational capabilities of the vehicle members, determine, based at least in part on the operational capabilities of the vehicle members, a change in formation position for at least one of the vehicle members, wherein the change in formation position improves the performance of the at least one micro cloud operation and transmit one or more commands to cause the vehicle members to execute the change in formation position.

Abstract: A method for performing mobility-measurements in new radio (NR) based 3GPP mobile communication network is provided. The method includes receiving network information with respect to a geographical area from one or more user equipments (UEs) operating in geographical area for a predefined duration of time. The received network information is classified at various time-instants during the predefined duration of time as at least one of an NR spectrum availability and NR spectrum non-availability. An overall probability of availability of the NR spectrum within the area is calculated for a time-instant subsequent to the predefined duration of time based on the classified network information. The UE is enabled for scheduling NR measurements within the area based on the calculated probability.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to method and system for transmitting a data packet in downlink in frequency division duplex (FDD) communication mode employing adaptive asynchronous Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) mode. The method includes receiving a current Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from a user transceiver. The CQI is reported by the user transceiver at a periodic interval based on a radio frequency channel condition. The method further includes evaluating a degradation in the radio frequency channel condition based on a decrease in the current CQI with respect to a previously reported CQI. The method further includes retransmitting at least one of a set of transmitted data packets stored in a HARQ retransmission buffer to the user transceiver, based on the degradation in the radio frequency channel condition and without waiting for a corresponding HARQ negative acknowledgement (NACK) signal from the user transceiver.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing channel estimation using a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a wireless communication system. More specifically, the method, which is performed by a base station, comprises: when a collision between a DMRS symbol and a synchronization signal block (SSB) occurs, shifting a resource block (RB) of the DMRS symbol where the collision occurs, and all REs bundled with the RE of the DMRS symbol where the collision occurs; transmitting information on the shifted REs to a terminal; and transmitting the DMRS to the terminal on the shifted REs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for signaling a semi-static configuration for demodulation reference signal (DMRS) bundling across non-uniform bundles of transmission time intervals (TTIs). A base station may transmit control signaling to a user equipment (UE) that schedules resources for DMRSs and associated data channels across the TTIs. For example, the base station may transmit a bundling configuration to the UE that may configure a bundling sequence defining an order for the bundles and a number of TTIs for each bundle. Based on the control signaling, the UE may determine a reference signal bundling pattern for receiving the DMRSs and the associated data channels, where the reference signal bundling pattern may indicate the bundling sequence. The UE may accordingly receive the DMRSs and the associated data channels and perform channel estimation on the data channels.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided in which sidelink control information (SCI) including information on a resource occupied by a receiving terminal, is received at a transmitting terminal, from the receiving terminal. A retransmission scheme of the transmitting terminal is identified. Based on the identified transmission scheme, a threshold is determined for transmission resource selection for a resource identified based on the information on the resource. The transmission resource selection is performed according to a sidelink measurement for the identified resource. The sidelink measurement is performed based on the determined threshold.

Abstract: In aspects, a base station and a user equipment (UE) exchange synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) carrying a SFN identity, and a waveform of the SSBs has a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) symbol preceding a primary SS symbol. In aspects, a base station transmits a radio access network area code (RAN-AC) SS and RAN-AC page are quasi co-located (QCL). In aspects, a base station transmits a RAN-AC SS over a SFN while avoiding overlap of RAN-AC SS resources with channels employed for initial access of update area cells. In aspects, a base station provides a control resource set (CORESET) to a UE upon release from a connected state, and the UE receives a RAN-AC paging PDCCH based on the CORESET. In aspects, a base station transmits a SFN wake up signal (WUS) when there is a grant for paging, and the UE monitors for the WUS.