Abstract: A method for channel sensing and signal transmission is provided. The method includes that a signal transmission mode of a communication node in a predefined time window is different from a signal transmission mode of the communication node outside the predefined time window, which includes at least one of a channel sensing mode and a data transmission mode. By performing the method, a frequency domain multiplexing coefficient among nodes adopting the same access technology can be improved, and the coexistence of the access technology and others can be ensured.

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. Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for CSI reporting at a UE and the corresponding UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for transmitting a reference signal and a method and an apparatus for receiving a reference signal. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, sequence information of a first sequence set corresponding to a first reference signal and information about a first resource used for transmitting the first reference signal, where the first sequence set includes at least one sequence, the information about the first resource includes time domain information of the first resource and/or frequency domain information of the first resource, and a first mapping relationship exists between the sequence information of the first sequence set and the information about the first resource; and transmitting, by the terminal device, the first reference signal based on the sequence information of the first sequence set and the information about the first resource.

Abstract: A method includes a first device and sends a network scanning request to a second device over a short-range wireless communication connection between the first device and the second device; the first device receives a scanning result that is of at least one first wireless signal and that is sent by the second device; and the first device sends a wireless connection request to at least one third device based on a wireless signal scanning result to establish a wireless connection to the at least one third device, where the wireless signal scanning result includes the scanning result of the at least one first wireless signal.

Abstract: Traffic data is divided into data streams corresponding to workloads, and the data streams are multiplexed onto slice segments based on a multiplexing requirement or rule. Each slice segment is a physical or virtual processing element in a wireless network supporting network slicing. In one example, the data streams are multiplexed onto the slice segments such that data streams having different utility definitions are assigned to different slice segments. In another example, the data streams are multiplexed onto the slice segments such that workloads in the same cluster partitioned in a T-dimensional vector space are assigned to different slice segments.

Abstract: A content distribution device sends control data or content data to a first content receiving device over a wireless communication channel in a first frequency band. The device also sends the content data to a second content receiving device via a wired communication channel or via a wireless communication channel in a second frequency band that is different from the first frequency band. The device detects a performance reduction of the wired communication channel or the wireless communication channel in the second frequency band. In response to the detection, the device starts to send the content data to the second content receiving device via the wireless communication channel in the first frequency band while sending of the control data or the content data to the first content receiving device.

Abstract: A method for communication connection processing includes generating a connection message by a first terminal in response to detecting a second terminal is placed in a loading region of the first terminal. The connection message includes at least one connection identifier each corresponding to one of at least one device carried by the first terminal, and a loading flag that is configured as being valid for instructing the second terminal to establish a communication connection. The method further includes broadcasting the connection message.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first port coupled to a first apparatus through a ring line, a second port coupled to a second apparatus through a second line, the second apparatus disposed external to the ring line, the second line configured redundantly with a first line between the first apparatus and the second apparatus, a third port coupled to the first apparatus through a control line for a control signal concerning the first line, and circuitry that detects a fault in the control line, wherein the circuitry detects a fault in the second line, switches the second line from an active line to a standby line in accordance with the detection of the fault in the second line, and while the fault in the control line is detected, shuts down the first port in accordance with the detection of the fault in the second line.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless communications system may support multi-connectivity for a user equipment (UE) with multiple distributed units (DUs) under one central unit (CU), the DUs and the CU belonging to a base station. The UE may establish radio resource control (RRC) connections with multiple cell groups corresponding to multiple DUs under the CU. The UE may transmit measurement reports that provide measurement information for cells in proximity to the UE. The UE may maintain a set of active cell groups and a set of inactive cell groups. In some cases, one or more cell groups may be identified as controlling cell groups used to transmit control information. In some examples, the UE may replicate an uplink packets and transmit the uplink packet and replicates on multiple cell groups. In some cases, the UE may aggregate an uplink transmission among multiple cell groups.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of determining a transport will lose a data network connection at a target time based on a route plan associated with the transport, determining an estimated amount of network down time until the transport regains the data network connection once the data network connection is lost, responsive to determining the data network connection will be lost and the estimated amount of network down time, invoking an off-network transport mode prior to the target time, responsive to invoking the off-network transport mode, recording one or more data segments of a data service currently used in the transport, and initiating the one or more data segments on a computing device at the target time.

Abstract: A wireless base station, includes: a wireless transceiver configured to transmit to a wireless terminal a downlink frame including a downlink control information, the wireless downlink control information includes information representing a specified offset, wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to receive an uplink frame from the wireless terminal; and a processor circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to determine uplink control information from the uplink frame, the uplink control information being offset by at least the specified offset from a location in the uplink frame that is the same as a location where the downlink control information was located in the downlink frame.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a system and method for providing flexible receiver configuration in wireless communication systems, such as 802.11 WLAN systems. In one embodiment, a wireless device may transmit a first data frame including first configuration information specifying a first configuration of the receiver to notify a remote device that the wireless device intends to configure its receiver according to the first configuration. After receiving an acknowledgement frame confirming the first configuration information, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration. In another embodiment, a wireless device may receive a first data frame including first configuration information and further including a request that the wireless device configure its receiver according to the first configuration. In response, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that, in a future radio communication system that accommodates multiple user terminals having different numerologies, these multiple user terminals can transmit UL reference signals properly. According to the present invention, a user terminal receives information related to an uplink (UL) reference signal, and controls transmission of the UL reference signal in a specific period based on the information related to the UL reference signal. In this specific period, UL reference signals of a plurality of user terminals where different numerologies are configured are multiplexed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described. A long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver receives discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information. The processor, in response to the received DRX information, controls the transceiver to monitor LTE-A physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) in subframes in a first frequency band during an active time. The processor further, in response to detecting a downlink assignment in an LTE-A PDCCH in the first frequency band during the active time, wherein the downlink assignment indicates a second frequency band and assigned subcarriers within the second frequency band, to receive an LTE-A physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) K subframes after a transmission of the downlink assignment. The second frequency band is different than the first frequency band.

Abstract: A method in which a plurality of process are configured to hold a block of data destined for other processes, with data repacking circuitry including receiving circuitry configured to receive at least one block of data from a source process of the plurality of processes, the repacking circuitry configured to repack received data in accordance with at least one destination process of the plurality of processes, and sending circuitry configured to send the repacked data to the at least one destination process of the plurality of processes, receiving a set of data for all-to-all data exchange, the set of data being configured as a matrix, the matrix being distributed among the plurality of processes, and transposing the data by each of the plurality of processes sending matrix data from the process to the repacking circuitry, and the repacking circuitry receiving, repacking, and sending the resulting matrix data to destination processes.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless node may receive, from a second wireless node, a first type of timing advance indicator, wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with a first type of connection associated with a first group of wireless nodes, of a network, that includes the first wireless node and the second wireless node and is different from a second type of timing advance indicator used for a second type of connection associated with a second group of wireless nodes of the network. In some aspects, the first wireless node may synchronize a timing configuration of the first wireless node based at least in part on the first type of timing advance indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus of broadcast gateway signaling for channel bonding. The apparatus for broadcast gateway signaling includes an input formatting unit configured to generate baseband packets corresponding to channel bonding; and a stream partitioner configured to allocate the baseband packets to two or more RF channels of the channel bonding for generating an outer tunnel data stream, the outer tunnel data stream generated in different ways according to a plurality of operation modes for the channel bonding.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving an indication of at least one receive capability of a network access device; transmitting a first message of a random access channel (RACH) procedure; receiving a random access response (RAR) message in response to transmitting the first message; and interpreting the RAR message according to a format based at least in part on the received indication. A method for wireless communication at a network access device includes transmitting an indication of at least one receive capability of the network access device; receiving, from a UE, a first message of a RACH procedure; and transmitting a RAR message to the UE in response to receiving the first message. The RAR message has a format based at least in part on the at least one receive capability of the network access device.

Abstract: Provided are a data sending method, comprising: a first terminal sends to a base station a resource allocation request, the resource allocation request containing device attribute information of a second terminal; the first terminal receives transmission resource allocation information transmitted by the base station, wherein the transmission resource is determined by the base station according to the device attribute information; and the first terminal employs the transmission resource to transmit to the second terminal D2D data. In this way, when a second terminal is a low-cost terminal, and a first terminal is requesting for a resource in a semi-static or dynamic manner, the method in the embodiments of the present invention can determine, by sufficiently utilizing device attribute information of the low-cost terminal, a transmission resource within a receiving capability range of the second terminal, thus ensuring successful D2D transmission between the two terminals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing node operation in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for adapting mobile access point coverage, for example adapting a mobile access point of a vehicle (e.g., an autonomous vehicle, a manually locally controlled vehicle, a remotely controlled vehicle, etc.).