Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE). The various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for enabling device-to-device (D2D) discovery message transmission in a wireless communication network. The method comprises of identifying, by a D2D communication user equipment (UE), one or more carriers for transmission of one or more D2D discovery messages, determining, one or more discovery resources for transmission of one or more D2D discovery messages on the one or more identified carriers and transmitting the one or more D2D discovery messages on the one or more identified carriers.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may identify that a band is associated with a first numerology and a second numerology for synchronization, and/or perform a synchronization scan to identify a synchronization signal block using stored data, wherein the stored data includes data regarding a plurality of frequency locations of the band, and wherein the synchronization scan is performed with regard to a first set of frequency locations, of the plurality of frequency locations, associated with the first numerology, and wherein the synchronization scan is performed with regard to a second set of frequency locations, of the plurality of frequency locations, associated with the second numerology, wherein the second set of frequency locations includes a proper subset of frequency locations of the plurality of frequency locations. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Techniques and systems are provided for interfacing one or more event detectors coupled by a common interconnect with a network interface. Interconnect signals indicative of events detected by the one or more event detectors using sensor data are propagated on the common interconnect. A monitor device indirectly or directly couple to the common interconnect monitors the interconnect signals. Information about a first event detector of the one or more event detectors is inferred, in part, from the interconnect signals and transmitted via the network interface.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for data parsing for resource unit (RU) aggregation. A wireless communication device (such as an access point (AP) or a station (STA)) may allocate a set of RUs for a receiving device in a basic service set (BSS). The set of RUs may be associated with multiple bandwidth segments of a bandwidth allocation and may be non-contiguous or contiguous. The wireless communication device may determine a data parsing and encoding scheme for a set of information bits. The data parsing may be implemented at a medium access control (MAC) layer or physical (PHY) layer and the encoding may correspond to a joint encoding or a separate encoding for each RU of the allocation. The wireless communication device may then distribute the coded bits to the set of RUs for transmission.

Abstract: Systems, components, and methods for use in a commercial kitchen intelligence system. A network appliance and a plurality of kitchen components are coupled to a data communication network. The network appliance establishes a VPN connection with a portal remote to the commercial kitchen. The network appliance establishes communication with a point-of-sale (POS) system for receipt of POS data. The network appliance facilitates communication among the kitchen components on the data communications network independent of different protocols by which the kitchen components are configured to communicate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for configuring a front end to process multiple sectors with multiple radio frequency frames. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes decoding instructions included in a job description list, and configuring one or more processing functions of a transceiver to process a radio signal associated with a selected sector based on the decoded instructions. The configuration of the processing functions is synchronized according to time control instructions included in the job description list.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to system to monitor and control data flow in a network. At least one device in a core network may be responsible for charging functions related to the data requests. During certain high usage scenarios (e.g., emergencies, special events, etc.), it may be possible for the charging system to be overwhelmed. For example, a policing system may be implemented in the core network to at least manage the flow of requests to the charging system. The policing system may monitor and control request flow to the charging system based on at least one policy. When a request is determined to violate a policy, the policing system may take corrective action to prevent the charging system from being overwhelmed. For example, the policing system may block the request, divert the request to another charging system that may have available capacity, etc.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE detects one or more conditions are met for transmitting a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) providing assistance information to a network entity for scheduling. In response to the detection, the UE then takes one or more actions to obtain uplink (UL) resources for transmitting the MAC CE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify one or more spectral efficiency ranges that are to be used to select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for a sidelink communication. The UE may transmit the sidelink communication using the MCS selected based at least in part on the one or more spectral efficiency ranges. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A base station is disclosed, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a base station access radio coupled to the processor; a user equipment module, coupled to the processor, for providing a backhaul link for the base station; and a sniffing circuit coupled to the processor. The sniffing circuit further comprises: a radio receiver coupled to an amplifier and a filter, the amplifier and the filter both capable of being used across a plurality of frequencies; and a baseband processor coupled to the radio receiver, configured to convert a received signal from the radio receiver to a baseband frequency, to determine whether the received signal is one of a 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, or 5G signal, to measure a signal strength of the received signal, and to identify a synchronization signal within the received signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless communication are provided. In aspects, a method of wireless communication is provided, including scheduling ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) communication in a first set of one or more portions of a self-contained wireless communication structure having a plurality of portions, and adjusting one or more (e.g., remaining) portions of the self-contained wireless communication structure subsequent the first set of one or more portions based on the scheduling. In aspects, the method further includes transmitting an indicator of the adjusting to one or more user equipments. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to receive an indicator indicating that a Long-Term-Evolution (LTE)-Vehicle to Everything (V2X) sidelink (SL) communication is shared with New Radio (NR) SL communication on at least one of one or more carrier frequencies, and select one of the one or more carrier frequencies for the NR SL communication.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for soliciting trigger-based (TB) physical layer protocol convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data units (PPDUs). Some implementations more specifically relate to trigger frame and PPDU designs that support RU downsizing. For example, an access point (AP) may transmit a trigger frame soliciting a TB PPDU from a wireless station (STA). In some aspects, the trigger frame may carry RU allocation information indicating the allocated RU or MRU (associated with a wireless medium) and downsizing information indicating whether downsizing of the RU or MRU is permitted. If interference is detected in a portion of the wireless medium, and downsizing is permitted, the STA may transmit the TB PPDU on a downsized RU or MRU. The downsized RU or MRU includes a subset of the tones in the RU or MRU allocated by the trigger frame.

Abstract: Aspects relate to enhancing the provision of gaps at transitions between resources allocated for communication on access links and resources allocated for communication on backhaul links. In some examples, a child integrated access backhaul network (IAB) node may transmit a message to a parent IAB node requesting a number of guard symbols to provide a gap at transitions. In some examples, the parent IAB node may transmit the number of guard symbols provided at transitions to the child IAB node. The parent IAB node, child IAB node, and/or an IAB donor node central unit may further identify a subcarrier spacing associated with the number of guard symbols.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support hybrid systems sidelink (SL) operations. In a first aspect, an apparatus obtains a resource reservation for a subsequent transmission over an SL, the reservation of a resource in a resource pool, and the resource spanning at least one sub-channel of a plurality of sub-channels. The apparatus further transmits an indication of the resource reservation to at least one other UE, where the UE is of a first type and the at least one other UE is of a second type. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards adaptive spectrum as a service, in which spectrum can be dynamically allocated to adapt to demand for wireless capacity. The demand for wireless capacity can be based on monitoring system state, and/or proactively predicted based on other system state such as time of day. Reallocated spectrum can be monitored for performance, to converge spectrum allocation to a more optimal state. Allocated spectrum can be relocated, increased or decreased, including by the use of citizens band radio service spectrum or other spectrum. Currently allocated spectrum can be adapted into modified allocated spectrum by an application program (xApp) coupled to a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC), a citizens broadband radio service device, a domain proxy service, and/or a user device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive an uplink packet duplication configuration that indicates a set of configured carriers and a number of copies of an uplink packet to transmit. In some examples, the UE may receive the uplink packet duplication configuration from a base station. The UE may select a subset of the set of configured carriers based on a selection criterion and the number of copies of the uplink packet to transmit, and transmit an uplink packet transmission that includes the copy of the uplink packet on each carrier of the subset of the set of configured carriers based on the uplink packet duplication configuration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving a downlink channel in a wireless communication system are provided. A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) can be transmitted using one or more resource element groups (REGs) among a plurality of REGs in a transmission time interval (TTI). Each of the plurality of REGs occupies 12 consecutive resource elements (REs) belonging to a physical resource block (PRB) along a frequency domain within an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol with or without a reference signal (RS) in the TTI.

Abstract: A wireless mobile communication device can receive one or more network parameters from a network gateway and identify a network associated with the network parameters based on stored network information of networks with which the device is configured to join and/or network gateways with which the device is configured to communicate. The device can identify private network information associated with the identified network that will enable the device to access one or more private networks via the identified network. Once the device obtains access to the identified network, the device can set up one or more virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to join one or more private networks accessible via the identified network. When using two or more VPN tunnels, one VPN tunnel can be nested within another VPN tunnel.

Abstract: A logical channel data packet transmission method for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes a processor configured to perform the following instructions. A packet data control protocol (PDCP) packet data unit (PDU) is duplicated to generate a first PDCP PDU and a second PDCP PDU in a PDCP entity. The first PDCP PDU is transmitted to a first radio link control (RLC) bearer. The second PDCP PDU is transmitted to a second RLC bearer. A first RLC PDU is generated in response to the first PDCP PDU in the first RLC bearer. A second RLC PDU is generated in response to the PDCP PDU in the second RLC bearer. The first RLC PDU and the second RLC PDU are received in a medium access control (MAC) entity associated to the first and second RLC bearers.