Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for shaping cells in a wireless communications network. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining spatial channel characteristics of a set of currently and/or previously served terminal devices in the wireless communications network, wherein the spatial channel characteristics are indicative of a current collective first network performance metric value for the set of currently and/or previously served terminal devices. The method comprises identifying, using the spatial channel characteristics, those terminal devices of the set of currently and/or previously served terminal devices that have an individual second network performance metric value below a threshold value by comparing the individual second network performance metric value for each of the currently and/or previously served terminal devices to the threshold value.

Abstract: The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.

Abstract: A relay communication method and a relay communications apparatus and system, for receiving, by a relay terminal, a first message sent by an access network device, where the first message includes configuration information of a first bearer; and configuring, by the relay terminal, an adaptation layer logical entity for the first bearer based on the first message, where the first bearer is a bearer between the relay terminal and the access network device, and the adaptation layer logical entity is used to distinguish between data of the relay terminal and data of a remote terminal or between data of different remote terminals.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for configuring a network slice. A master base station generates joint network slice information according to network slice information of the master base station and network slice information of a secondary base station, and sends the joint network slice information to a core network element.

Abstract: Device-free localization for smart indoor environments within an indoor area covered by wireless networks is detected using active off-the-shelf-devices would be beneficial in a wide range of applications. By exploiting existing wireless communication signals and machine learning techniques in order to automatically detect entrance into the area, and track the location of a moving subject within the sensing area a low cost robust long-term tracking system can be established. A machine learning component is established to minimize the need for user annotation and overcome temporal instabilities via a semi-supervised framework. After establishing a robust base learner mapping wireless signals to different physical locations from a small amount of labeled data; during its lifetime, the learner automatically re-trains when the uncertainty level rises significantly. Additionally, an automatic change-point detection process is employed setting a query for updating the outdated model and the decision boundaries.

Abstract: A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device (e.g., by establishing that the wearable device is present in the vicinity of the host device and is currently being worn). The existence of such a verified session can be used to control user access to sensitive information that may be stored in or otherwise accessible to a host device. For example, the host device and/or application programs executing thereon can be configured to restrict a user's ability to invoke program functionality that accesses sensitive information based on whether a verified session with a wearable device is currently in progress.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe association rules (e.g., affinity and anti-affinity rules) that a wireless device can use to optimize its performance in a Wi-Fi network. While BSS coloring is typically used to eliminate color collisions, the embodiments herein use BSS coloring to define what BSS colors should be on the same channel and which should not. For example, an affinity rule can indicate that a wireless device assigned a first BSS color (e.g., red) can share the same channel with wireless devices (or BSSs) assigned a second BSS color (e.g., green). In contrast, an anti-affinity rule can indicate that a wireless device in the red BSS color cannot share a channel with a wireless device assigned to a third BSS color (e.g., blue). The embodiments herein permit the wireless devices to be grouped with, or separated from, wireless devices having different BSS colors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with 5G communication systems for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems and to a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security- and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention proposes two methods, a method for resolving the congestion situation of a CN while keeping a terminal RRC-inactive and a method for resolving the congestion situation of a CN by switching a terminal to RRC-idle.

Abstract: A method for adjusting information transmission, includes: sending bandwidth part (BWP) switching information to user equipment (UE) through an upper layer message, the BWP switching information being configured to instruct the UE to switch from a first BWP for presently performing information transmission to a second BWP; monitoring preset uplink feedback information of the UE, the preset uplink feedback information being configured to indicate that the UE has received and parsed the BWP switching information; and upon receiving the preset uplink feedback information, stopping scheduling the UE on the first BWP.

Abstract: An method for a wireless station to select an access point among a plurality of access point possibilities using a combination of characteristics about each access point such as signal strength, access point load, protocol, maximum throughput, multi-user MIMO capability, and channel load.

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling user access to a wireless network are provided. According to an example of the method, during master/backup changeover between an master main board and a backup main board in a switch, an AP may start a timer in case of short-term communication interruption between the AP and an master AC due to the master/backup changeover. In this way, if the interruption is within an allowable time period, the AP may maintain connections between the AP and authenticated users instead of imposing offline on the authenticated users.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for acquiring system information (SI) in a wireless communication system is provided. When a user equipment (UE) moves to a (neighbor) cell and if the UE have stored system information with same system information area code (SAC), the UE reuses the stored system information (SI) and skip acquiring whole system information blocks (SIBs). If the UE does not have matched SAC, the UE checks existence of any delta SI scheduling configuration which means that a group of SI message is to be update based on the stored information. If a SI message supporting delta configuration is broadcast at a cell and if the SI message includes a parameter which UE has previously stored, the UE replaces the stored parameter by the parameter received from the SI message.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods use a first communication interface to connect with a local device via a first protocol and use a second communication interface to connect with a server via a second protocol. Embodiments relay secure communications between the local device and the server for authentication of the at least one local device by the server and responsive to authentication of the local device by the server, transmit information for storage in a secure memory of the authenticated local device.

Abstract: Various implementations monitor a parent geofence that geographically encompasses a plurality of child geofences, each respective child geofence of the child geofences associated with a respective physical location within the parent geofence. One or more implementations receive location data that indicates a current location of a mobile device. In turn, the current location can be used to determine that the mobile device has entered a particular child geofence of the plurality of child geofences. In response to determining that the mobile device has entered the particular child geofence, one or more implementations select an application configuration for a mobile application on the mobile device, where the application configuration corresponds to the particular child geofence. One or more implementations transmit the application configuration to the mobile device effective to alter a functionality of the mobile application at the mobile device based on the current location.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for selecting a System Information Area Identity, SI Area ID, for a first cell in a wireless communications network. The network node obtains (202) information about SI configurations of one or more respective cells in a set of cells relevant to the first cell. The network node determines (203) a set of candidate SI Area IDs for the first cell. The network node then calculates (204) a value of a utility function for each respective SI Area ID candidate in the set of candidate SI Area IDs based on the obtained information about the SI configurations of the one or more respective cells in the set of cells relevant to the first cell. The network node then selects (205) an SI Area ID for the first cell from the set of candidate SI Area IDs based on the calculated utility function values, which selected SI Area ID is for configuration of the first cell.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may receive resource status information. The base station may use the resource status information for serving one or more network slices for a wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a first communication node (110; 121) for determining the position (of a second communication node (122) in a wireless communications network (100). The first communication node (110; 121) transmits a timing measurement message to the second communication node (122) as a beamformed transmission based on channel sounding feedback information received from the second communication node (122). The first communication node (110; 121) also receives an acknowledgement message from the second communication node (122) for the timing measurement message in the beamformed transmission. Furthermore, the first communication node (110; 121) determines the position of the second communication node (122) at least partly based on a transmission time of the timing measurement message and a reception time of the acknowledgement message. Embodiments of the first communication node (110; 121) are also described. Embodiments herein also relate to a second communication.

Abstract: In a wireless communication core network, an Application Function (AF) make an analysis request for a mobility analytics report of a UE, which includes first UE mobility information of the UE. In the wireless communication core network, a Network Data Analysis Function (NWDAF) obtains an identity of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) serving the UE from a Unified Data Management (UDM), on its own or via a Network Exposure Function (NEF), based on the request. Then, the NWDAF obtains second UE mobility information of the UE from the AMF according to the identity of the AMF, and generates and transmits the mobility analytics report to the AF according to the first and second UE mobility information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an exchange of messages between an access point and a station, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier from the station. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier to be used by the access point for the station. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against a station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a marking unit of an object by means of at least one base unit, wherein during at least one predetermined transmission time, the marking unit emits a transmission telegram and operates a reception apparatus in order to receive a response telegram from one of the at least one base units as a response to the relevant transmission telegram. The invention provides for the marking unit to define the at least one transmission time in a synchronous mode by means of a predetermined transmission plan assigned to the at least one base unit.