Abstract: According to various examples, a processing system is described comprising a plurality of hardware circuit components, each hardware circuit component configured to provide a processing functionality, a data path leading through the plurality of hardware circuit components, at least one programmable circuit and a controller configured to select one of the hardware circuit components to be replaced by the at least one programmable circuit, program the programmable circuit to provide the processing functionality provided by the selected hardware circuit component and configure the data path to lead through the programmable circuit instead of the selected hardware circuit component.

Abstract: A sequence of downlink synchronization signals is transmitted to a device using a plurality of propagation channels. The plurality of propagation channels is selected according to an at least partly random pattern.

Abstract: A self-organizing backhaul radio (SOBR) and related arrangements are disclosed. A “primary” link between an first SOBR enabled radio and a second SOBR radio includes a secondary transmission link, referred to as a signature control channel (SCC), as a spread spectrum modulated signal embedded within and transmitted simultaneously with the primary link. The SCC transmissions from the first SOBR radio may be utilized by other SOBR enabled radios to determine an interference level to or from the first SOBR radio's primary link. The SCC transmission may be utilized to allow transmit beam forming between SOBR-enabled radios without damaging other friendly SOBR radios within the propagation distance of the transmitted signals based upon the detection of the SCC transmissions.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for V2X communication over multiple radio access types. One method includes transmitting, from a remote unit, information indicating a vehicle-to-everything capability of the remote unit. The method includes receiving a response to the information indicating the vehicle-to-everything capability of the remote unit. The response indicates whether the remote unit is authorized to use the vehicle-to-everything capability.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing multi-link aggregation and conditional inheritance in a first basic service set (BSS). In one aspect, an apparatus may establish a first communication link with a first station (STA) of the first BSS using a first frequency band. The apparatus may determine a first link profile for a second communication link by customizing one or more management elements of management information associated with the first communication link. The apparatus may configure a first non-inheritance element of the first link profile associated with the second communication link to indicate usage of at least one management element of the management information by the second communication link is disabled. The apparatus may generate a management frame that comprises at least the first link profile, and may output the management frame for transmission.

Abstract: A beam indication (BI) mechanism is proposed to provide user equipment (UE) information of network (NW) beam(s) for later transmission. UE can then select its UE beam(s) for the later transmission based on the BI. In one embodiment, NW provides beam management configuration to UE via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, and then provides beam indication index signaling to UE via MAC-CE or DCI. The beam management configuration comprises a mapping table between network beams and configured reference signal (RS) resources. The beam indication index signaling indicates one or more preferred beam pair links (BPLs). Upon triggering a beam management procedure by the network, UE is able to identify the beam management procedure and selects corresponding UE beam(s) based on the beam management configuration and the beam indication index signaling.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, and media for receiving and transmitting digital data over a plurality of channels. Disclosed embodiments may include receiving data from a plurality of sources through one or more networks. Disclosed embodiments may also include assigning a geographic area to the data from the plurality of sources, the geographic area corresponding to one or more locations associated with the data. Additionally, disclosed embodiments may include determining health effects for a predetermined location based on the data and its associated geographic locations. Further, disclosed embodiments may include generating, by querying a predetermined response database, instructions that address the determined health affects for the predetermined location, the instructions including an action and an associated device. And, disclosed embodiments may include transmitting, to the associated device, the action associated with the instructions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. After receiving a transmission, a user equipment (UE) may store status information for the transmission and send an acknowledgment message that includes a signature. When a base station receives an acknowledgment message with a signature, it may transmit a subsequent downlink grant that includes the same signature. The signature included in a downlink grant may enable the UE to retrieve a stored status and decode the next data transmission based on the retrieved status. That is, the base station may use the signature in the grant to indicate which acknowledgment the grant is based on.

Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving a signal, by a base station (BS), in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining whether each of at least one terminal connected to the BS supports nonlinear precoding (NLP) or a modulo operation, determining a plurality of signals that are overlapping-transmitted in a time-frequency resource region from among a control signal, a reference signal (RS), and a data signal transmitted from the BS, based on whether the at least one terminal supports the NLP or the modulo operation, and transmitting, to each of the at least one terminal, information about whether the NLP or the modulo operation is performed in a resource where the plurality of signals are transmitted.

Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT) includes intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. A method by a terminal for transmitting uplink data in a wireless communication system comprises receiving downlink control information for scheduling of uplink transmission in a cell from a base station and transmitting the uplink data to the base station on the supplementary uplink if the indicator indicates the scheduling of the uplink transmission is associated with the supplementary uplink in the cell. The downlink control information includes an indicator indicating whether the scheduling of the uplink transmission is associated with a supplementary uplink in the cell.

Abstract: A method for utilizing a block chain infrastructure to define a trusted circle including at least two nodes of a plurality of nodes, the method includes receiving, by a first node, notification information identifying a trusted user circle including the first node and a second node, wherein the first node and the second node are configured to define a private block chain; and maintaining private block chain data within the trusted user circle according to pre-defined settings, wherein the private block chain data is divided between nodes of the trusted user circle based on the pre-defined settings.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method of transmitting a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) signal at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method includes receiving at least one first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) related to the HARQ-ACK signal in a first bandwidth part (BWP), receiving downlink control information (DCI) for switching an active BWP related to a downlink signal from the first BWP to a second BWP, receiving at least one second PDSCH related to the HARQ-ACK signal in the second BWP, and transmitting the HARQ-ACK signal. The HARQ-ACK signal does not include HARQ-ACK information for the at least one first PDSCH.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a device-to-device (D2D) signal transmission method wherein a terminal acquires synchronization and transmits a D2D signal by applying an offset in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring synchronization from at least one of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and an eNB; and transmitting a D2D signal on the basis of the acquired synchronization, wherein, when the terminal a) is located within a time division duplex (TDD) cell and b) is an in-coverage UE, and c) the eNB configures a system frame number (SFN) boundary on the basis of GNSS timing, the terminal applies a predetermined offset when a D2D signal is transmitted, regardless of whether the GNSS is used as a synchronization reference.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to management of uplink (UL) transmissions in unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a wireless communication network comprises signaling, to a wireless device, an indication of one or more allocated sets of Resource Blocks (RBs) that are allocated to the wireless device by a UL grant for transmission on a UL carrier in an unlicensed frequency spectrum. The one or more allocated sets of RBs are one or more of a plurality of defined sets of RBs that correspond to a plurality of interlaces, respectively, that each spread out across an entire bandwidth of the UL carrier. In this manner, higher UL user and system performance can be obtained.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving, by a transport layer executed by a processor circuit in an apparatus, a flow of application data having been originated by an executable application; storing, by the transport layer, the application data as transport layer packets in a buffer circuit in the apparatus, each transport layer packet having a corresponding transport sequence identifier identifying a corresponding position of the transport layer packet relative to a transmit order of the transport layer packets; and causing, by the transport layer, a plurality of deterministic network interface circuits to deterministically retrieve the transport layer packets, in the transmit order, from the buffer circuit for deterministic transmission across respective deterministic links, the transport sequence identifiers enabling a destination transport layer to recover the transmit order of the transport layer following the deterministic transmission across the deterministic links, regardless of order of rece

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for improving transmission characteristics of a communication signal transmitted from a transmitter. According to an aspect, a method includes arranging, in a transmitter, information to be transmitted to a receiver, to a plurality of spatial layers where each spatial layer is associated with a unique precoding configuration amongst the plurality of spatial layers, wherein the information includes at least one signal that is identical in a plurality of the plurality of spatial layers; performing, in the transmitter, a decorrelation operation across the plurality of spatial layers such that the at least one signal in one of the plurality of spatial layers becomes decorrelated with the at least one signal in another one of the plurality of spatial layers; and causing, in the transmitter, transmission of a transmission signal including the information in the plurality of spatial layers to the receiver.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a frame structure for machine-type communications (MTC) with adjustable pulse bandwidth are described. In an embodiment, the frame structure is an uplink frame structure that illustrates a representation of a plurality of coverage levels. The coverage levels are associated with a coverage range of a base station. Each coverage level is associated with corresponding sub-frames, and each sub-frame within a coverage level has the same sub-frame length and bandwidth.

Abstract: A method for discovering an interface session within a wireless communication network is discussed herein. The method includes establishing an Internet Protocol (IP) packet-switched network registration between a first node of a plurality of nodes within the wireless communication network and a second node of the plurality of nodes. The method further includes, requesting, by a third node of the plurality of nodes from a fourth node of the plurality of nodes, service for a call of a mobile device within the wireless communication network. Based upon not having an appropriate interface session established between the first node and the fourth node, the method also includes performing, by the fourth node, an interface session discovery. Based at least in part on the interface session discovery, a dedicated bearer is established at the second node for the call.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an uplink scheduling method in an unlicensed frequency band based on a dynamic frame structure, an uplink scheduling device and a base station. Each frame structure includes uplink and downlink subframes, and same type of a subframe continuity settings, the method includes: determining whether a currently used frame structure in an unlicensed frequency band needs to be reconfigured; when reconfiguration is not required, determining an uplink subframe to be scheduled on each downlink subframe according to the currently used frame structure; when reconfiguration is required, determining an uplink subframe to be scheduled on each downlink subframe in a last radio frame before a reconfiguration time point according to a first frame structure used before the reconfiguration time point and a second frame structure to be used; transmitting a scheduling instruction for the uplink subframe to be scheduled on each downlink subframe.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a User Equipment (UE), including: a transmitter configured to transmit at least one Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session identifier (ID), each of which indicates a PDU session that the UE needs to use in a Non Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request message to a Mobility Management Function (MMF) via an access network (AN) node when the UE has user data to send.