Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may use easily detectable transmission parameters to infer difficult-to-detect parameters for communications with a base station. For example, the base station may provide the UE with multiple sets of transmission parameters, and the UE 115 may choose from among these sets of transmission parameters for the communications. In some cases, the UE may be configured with a reference set of transmission parameters, receive one or more transmission parameters that are different relative to the reference set of transmission parameters, and then determine to use the different transmission parameters for the communications. Additionally or alternatively, the multiple sets of transmission parameters may be specified for a certain uplink message (e.g., random access channel messages), where the UE selects the transmission parameter set based on one or more characteristics of the uplink message.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of beamforming. For example, a responder station may process a received Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) request including a beam tracking request from an initiator station; and select whether or not to transmit a BRP response including beam tracking feedback, in response to the BRP request, based on a comparison between a time period and a BRP tracking time limit, the time period being based on a timing of the BRP request and a timing of the BRP response.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a determination method and device for the size of a downlink control information format. The method includes: determining, according to a length of information bits carried by a downlink control information (DCI) format, a size of the DCI format that needs to be detected by a terminal; and sending the size of the DCI format to the terminal. According to the technical solution, the size of the DCI format is determined by means of the length of the information bits actually to be carried by the DCI format, and the size of the DCI format is related to the length of the information bits actually to be carried by the DCI format, which can prevent the problem of resource waste caused by a DCI format with fixed length in the related art and increase resource utilization.

Abstract: Provided is a method, network device and system for implementing data processing. The method includes: transmitting, by a first network device, a request message to a second network device; feeding, by the second network device, a response message back to the first network device according to the request message received from the first network device; receiving, by the first network device, the response message fed back by the second network device, and transmitting an indication message to a third network device; and receiving, by the third network device, the indication message transmitted by the first network device, and processing data according to the indication message. The embodiments of the present application implement data splitting and handover processing for a next-generation mobile communication technology.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to be connected to a 5G New Radio (NR) network that shares one or more frequency bands using dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that is transmitting LTE positioning reference signal (PRS). The UE may receive LTE PRS rate matching information from the NR network, such as the LTE PRS configuration data or an LTE PRS rate matching pattern. The UE may decode and process NR data signals and control signals transmitted by the NR network while LTE PRS is transmitted by rate matching around the LTE PRS in accordance with the LTE PRS rate matching information. The LTE PRS muting pattern may be adjusted based on NR data or control signals, and the UE may receive and process NR data and control signals transmitted while the LTE PRS is muted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting control information utilizing a control information format, the control information format being selected from a plurality of different control information formats based on a format indication. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Network devices, such as load balancers may be configured to forward client metadata to back-end nodes using defined fields of a security protocol. For example, client metadata may be inserted into an extension field or certificate defined by a security protocol that is used for a secure connection between the load balancer and the back-end node. In some instances, a source IP address based on a received request may be inserted into the extension field or certificate defined by the security protocol before the request is forwarded to the back-end node. The back-end node may extract the client metadata and use the client metadata for any of a number of processes (e.g., billing, tracking, security, logging, etc.).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication between MAC layer entity and PHY layer entity for parallel random access procedures of dual connectivity. In this scheme, a first PHY entity of a user equipment informs a failure of a random access preamble transmission to a first MAC entity of the UE. Then, the first MAC entity continues or stops a random access procedure without performing procedures for a random access failure.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described to support entering a fast-negative acknowledgement (NACK) mode. A user equipment (UE) may enter a fast-NACK mode and may decrease a value of a respective timer for one or more wireless connections (e.g., may override the timer independently for each connection). The timer may be referred to as a retransmission request time duration. If configured with two or more component carriers (CCs), the UE may determine a value of the timer based on a location of a data hole within the two or more CCs. Based on entering the fast-NACK mode, the UE may override a configured timer for the respective wireless connection with a new, shorter timer. Based on expiration of the new timer, the UE may transmit an RLC NACK to a base station via the corresponding wireless connection.

Abstract: Some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a user equipment (UE) to signal a capability corresponding to a number of active beams (e.g., active uplink beams) to a base station so that the UE may be appropriately configured, and so that the UE may communicate with the base station accordingly. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a UE and/or a base station to apply one or more rules and/or conditions to assist with ensuring that a UE capability, corresponding to a number of active beams (e.g., active uplink beams), is not violated, or to prevent the UE from communicating on a beam that is invalid due to a violated UE capability. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a UE and a base station to perform a beam management procedure upon beam activation to ensure that a beam is of sufficient quality for communications.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Aspects may include a base station coordinating a first UE and a second UE establishing relay link for directly communicating with one and other. In some cases, the relay link may be a beamformed relay link and the base station and one of the UEs may use to the relay link to communicate if a direct communication link between the base station and the UE fails. The base station may transmit reference signal information to the first and second UE for establishing a relay link. The first and second UE may perform one or more relay link beam sweeping procedures based on the reference signal information and establish the relay link based on the beam sweep procedures. In some cases, coordinating the relay link may be based on one of the UEs transmitting a triggering message to the base station.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for uplink timing and frequency synchronization in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), information indicating satellite ephemeris information of a communication satellite associated with the BS, a common timing advance (TA), and a compensated frequency offset (FO). The method further includes transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) based on the common TA and the compensated FO and receiving a random access response (RAR) indicating a UE-specific TA and FO. The method further includes, for transmission of an uplink (UL) channel, adjusting a TA and pre-compensating a FO based on the UE-specific TA and FO, respectively.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of beamforming. For example, a responder station may process a received Beam Refinement Protocol (BRP) request including a beam tracking request from an initiator station; and select whether or not to transmit a BRP response including beam tracking feedback, in response to the BRP request, based on a comparison between a time period and a BRP tracking time limit, the time period being based on a timing of the BRP request and a timing of the BRP response.

Abstract: Methods and a wireless communication device for carrying out beam failure recovery include, according to various implementations, using a beam failure recovery request media access control-control element (BFRR MAC CE) to transfer beam failure recovery information (e.g., from one node of a wireless network to another—such as from a mobile wireless communication device to a base station (BS)). The BFRR MAC CE may include one or more of: the reference signal (RS) type (i.e., the type of RS resource), the identity of the RS resource, the identity of a frequency location (e.g., the identity of a bandwidth part in cases where bandwidth part (BWP) is used), and the identity of the serving cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for transmitting, by a terminal, a sounding reference signal (SRS) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a mobile communication system.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station (BS), information identifying a quantity of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequences supported per antenna panel of the BS. The UE may transmit a DMRS communication having one or more DMRS sequences configured based at least in part on the quantity of DMRS sequences supported per antenna panel and scrambled using an extended DMRS scrambling identifier that is based at least in part on a physical random access channel preamble. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a processor that assumes a position of an additional demodulation reference signal (DMRS) based on a value corresponding to whether frequency hopping is enabled or disabled; and a transmitter that transmits the additional DMRS according to an allocation duration of an uplink shared channel (PUSCH). In other aspects, a radio communication method and a base station are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for multi-level classification of data traffic flows based on information in a first data packet for a data traffic flow. In exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a key can be generated to track data traffic flows by application names and data packet information or properties. Based on these keys, patterns can be discerned to infer data traffic information based on only the information in a first data packet. The determined patterns can be used to predict classifications of future traffic flows with similar key information. In this way, data traffic flows can be classified and steered in a network based on limited information available in a first data packet.

Abstract: This application discloses a communication method and a communications device. The communication method includes: receiving configuration information sent by a base station, where the configuration information includes information about a first signal and quasi-co-location relationship information, and the quasi-co-location relationship information indicates that there is a quasi-co-location relationship between a port for sending the first signal and a port for sending a second signal; and obtaining a measurement quantity of the first signal based on a measurement quantity of the second signal and the quasi-co-location relationship information. According to the method, a quasi-co-location relationship is obtained and a measurement quantity is obtained based on the quasi-co-location relationship.

Abstract: A method and system may provide virtual port communications. A data frame, containing a destination identifier in a destination field and payload, may be modified by inserting a first virtual machine tag therein.