Abstract: The present disclosure includes receiving, by a server (1), experience information via a telecommunications network (3) from each of terminals (3) carried by respective users (A to E), the experience information being information regarding an experience desired by each of the users; extracting, in the server, two or more users to generate a single community for the experience information of the two or more users, the two or more users transmitting the experience information having a similarity level not less than a predetermined threshold; extracting, in the server, a destination (5) associated with the experience information having the similarity level not lower than the predetermined threshold using a database (17) configured to preliminarily store the experience information and the destination in association with each other; and transmitting the destination from the server via the telecommunications network to the terminals carried by the two or more users who constitute the single community.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves User Equipment (UEs) over wireless network slices that comprise Network Exposure Functions (NEFs). The egress AF receives a slice request from an external data system and transfers the slice request to the NEF in the wireless network slice. An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) selects the wireless network slice for the UE. The UPF in the wireless network slice receives user data from the UE and transfers the user data to the ingress AF in the wireless network slice. The ingress AF transfers the user data to the NEF in the wireless network slice. The NEF transfers the user data to the egress AF in response to the slice request. The egress AF transfers the user data to the external data system in response to the slice request.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a baseband controller for use with a plurality of radio points to provide wireless service to user equipment (UE) using a wireless interface. The baseband controller makes use of a hybrid virtualized architecture comprising special-purpose hardware configured to implement at least some of the LAYER-1 functions for the wireless interface and a virtual platform configured to implement some of the functions for the wireless interface. Such a baseband controller can be used in dual connectivity radio access networks.

Abstract: Solutions for validating a customized user equipment (UE), prior to permitting the UE to register on a cellular network, include: receiving a set of requirement queries into a validation tool, the set of requirement queries including at least one software application identification, at least one user interface (UI) configuration, and at least one network connectivity configuration; receiving a set of requirements into the validation tool, the set of requirements corresponding with the set of requirement queries; receiving, from a customization tool on the UE, UE configuration information corresponding with the set of requirement queries; determining whether the UE configuration information meets the set of requirements; based on at least the UE configuration information meeting the set of requirements, generating a validation report for the UE; and transmitting the validation report over a network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking movement of individuals through a building receive, by one or more RF nodes disposed near an entrance to the building, RF signals from RF-transmitting mobile devices carried by persons near the entrance, capture an image of the persons while they are near the entrance, determine an identity and relative distance of each RF-transmitting mobile device from each RF node based on information associated with the RF signals received by that RF node, detect humans in the image, determine a relative depth of each human in the image, and assign the identity of each RF-transmitting mobile device to one of the humans detected in the image based on the relative distance of each RF-transmitting mobile device from each RF node and the relative depth of each human in the image, thereby identifying each individual who to be tracked optically as that individual moves throughout the building.

Abstract: Various example embodiments describe a method comprising the steps of: obtaining, channel strengths between access points, APs, and areas covered by the APs; determining from the obtained channel strengths, propagation losses between the areas; identifying first pairs of areas with lower propagation losses and second pairs of areas with higher propagation losses; selecting, from the first pairs of areas, candidate areas for deploying mesh-operated APs; and determining, from the second pairs of areas, coverage by the respective mesh-operated APs when deployed in one or more of the candidate areas.

Abstract: A RAN node may determine an aggregate signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of each resource block of a plurality of resource blocks, where the aggregate SNR of a given resource block of the plurality of resource blocks is based on SNRs of subcarrier frequencies of the given resource block. The RAN node may determine, based on a type of network traffic on each network slice of a plurality of network slices, an index value of each network slice of the plurality of network slices. The RAN node may map, based on the aggregate SNR of each resource block, based on the index value of each network slice, and for each resource block of the plurality of resource blocks, a resource block of the plurality of resource blocks to a network slice of the plurality of network slices.

Abstract: A method for supporting multiple locations in a preferred-locality attribute NF discovery and selection includes receiving, from producer NFs, NF registration messages including NF profiles with locality attributes and registering the producer NFs by storing the NF profiles including the locality attributes in an NF registration database local to an NRF. The method further includes receiving, from a requesting NF, an NF discovery request having query parameters for discovering producer NFs, the query parameters including a preferred-locality attribute identifying a plurality of different preferred producer NF locations. The method further includes retrieving NF profiles from the NF registration database having locality attributes that match any of the preferred producer NF locations. The method further includes generating an NF discovery response including the NF profiles retrieved from the NF registration database. The method further includes forwarding the NF discovery response to the requesting NF.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for communicating with multiple subscriptions and dynamic spectrum sharing in a multi-subscriber identity module device are configured to scan for one or more first services corresponding to a first subscription and camp on a first service of the one or more first services corresponding to the first subscription on a first frequency band. The aspects are further configured to determine whether the first frequency band supports Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) and camp on a second service corresponding to a second subscription on the first frequency band in response to determining that the first frequency band supports the DSS. The aspects are further configured to scan for one or more second services corresponding to a second subscription in response to determining that the first frequency band does not support the DSS and camp on one of the one or more second services.

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are provided. In one example, a method comprises: receiving, by a mobile device, a radio beam, the radio beam being a directional beam that propagates along an angle of departure with respect to an antenna that transmits the radio beam; identifying, by the mobile device, at least one of: the radio beam or a base station that operates the antenna; determining, by the mobile device, a position of the mobile device based on identifying at least one of the radio beam or the antenna of the base station; and outputting, by the mobile device, the position of the mobile device.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a session management function (SMF), first information from an access and mobility management function (AMF), obtaining, by the SMF, protocol data unit (PDU) session management subscription information from a unified data management (UDM) module, and when dynamic policy and charging control (PCC) is not deployed, establishing, by the SMF based on the first information and at least one of the PDU session management subscription information and local PDU session policy information of the SMF, a default GBR QoS flow in the PDU session.

Abstract: The disclosure presents a system for remotely managing emergency equipment through wireless network and methods to use this system to monitor emergency equipment and deliver emergency information to subscribers. The system for remotely managing emergency equipment includes at least a node, also called as end user emergency equipment, a remote server, and a plurality of direct and indirect subscriber devices. The remote server receives data collected from each node, processes the node data, and sends the processed data to direct and indirect subscribers to manage emergency equipment. The system can improve the efficiency on collision avoidance, emergency warning, and emergency vehicle dispatch management.

Abstract: Provided is a method of performing network listening (NL) for a radio unit (RU) in a Cloud-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) structure base station in which a certain RU distinguishes and automatically detects signals of neighboring RUs through NL in a C-RAN structure base station to thereby enable optimization and automation of configuration setting of multiple cells and multiple RUs.

Abstract: A communication method comprises: starting, by a terminal device, a dual registration mode to register with both a first network and a second network; sending, by the terminal device, registration related information in the dual registration mode to a network device of at least one of the first network and the second network.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a network-assisted determination by one or more User Equipment (“UEs”) to connect to a licensed network (e.g., a Fifth Generation (“5G”) radio access network (“RAN”)) in situations where both the licensed network and one or more unlicensed networks (e.g., one or more WiFi networks) are in range of the UE. Such connection to a licensed network (e.g., in lieu of an unlicensed network) may provide for better performance and/or access to resources not otherwise accessible via an unlicensed network.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided an electronic device including: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive information of a network operator from at least one server; identify data location information based on the information of network operator; transmit the data location information to the other electronic device for activating a subscription profile at the other electronic device to use a network provided by the network operator; and manage the subscription profile of the other electronic device at the electronic device based on a user input.

Abstract: A method for adjusting parameter values for a virtual subset of a network called “network slice,” dedicated to a service, where the method includes driving a graphical interface in which polar coordinates are associated with each of the parameters for the network slice, with an angular coordinate assigned to one parameter and a radial coordinate assigned to the value of that parameter.

Abstract: A wireless device is configured to receive scheduling information at a predetermined time interval from a wireless node. The scheduling information includes a plurality of reception definitions. Each reception definition indicates a reception start time, a reception duration, and assigned frequency information. Each reception definition is derived from a wireless device identification associated with the reception definition. The wireless device is configured to receive data associated with at least one of the reception definitions.

Abstract: A communication method and a communications apparatus include sending, by a terminal device, a request message to a first core network element using a first access technology, where the request message requests to newly add or update a service flow, receiving, by the terminal device using the first access technology or a second access technology, a response message from the first core network element, and transmitting, by the terminal device, the service flow based on the response message using the second access technology or both the first access technology and the second access technology.

Abstract: Small cell identification using machine learning is provided. A method can include extracting, by a device comprising a processor, signal strength information for a cell in a cellular communication network from user equipment log data; estimating, by the device, path loss information associated with the cell at respective distances based on the signal strength information for the cell, resulting in estimated path loss information; and, based on the estimated path loss information, optionally along with other information such as antenna transmission power, antenna transmission frequency band, percentage of user equipments having a distance to a base station within a threshold, maximum user equipment distance to a base station, etc., classifying, by the device, the cell as a type from a group of types of cells, the group comprising a macro cell and a small cell.