Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least transmit a request for one or more cell global identities associated with one or more cells to a network entity. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least update one or more neighbor relation tables based upon the received automatic neighbor relation related information. The at least one memory and the computer program code can be further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least transmit information based upon the updated one or more neighbor relation tables.

Abstract: A method comprising: detecting at a device associated with a first public land mobile network, a cell; receiving, for each of a plurality of public land mobile networks supported by the cell, an indication as to whether or not the cell is available for standalone access for that public land mobile network; and determining, in dependence upon the indications and based on the first public land mobile network, whether to request standalone access of the cell.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that may receive, at an unmanned aerial vehicle, at least one coordinate from a base station, wherein the at least one coordinate comprises one or more reference altitude values associated with at least one of an altitude of an antenna associated with the base station or a ground altitude of the base station. The method may further determine that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within a first three-dimensional zone of a plurality of three-dimensional zones based on the one or more reference altitude values. The method may further adjust mobile network settings of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the determined first three-dimensional zone.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for joint use of Ethernet header compression and robust header compression. More particularly, a method, comprising performing, a first compression/decompression operation to an Ethernet header of an Ethernet packet data; determining that the Ethernet packet includes an Internet Protocol packet; identifying at least one Internet Protocol packet within the Ethernet packet data; and performing a second compression/decompression operation to an Internet Protocol header of the at least one Internet Protocol packet, wherein the second compression/decompression operation is based on an indicated at least one of a context or profile independent from that of the first compression/decompression operation, is disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided in a communications device. The apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs. The at least one memory and the computer code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to determine that at least one of a plurality of logical channels configured for packet duplication is to be deactivated; and determine an allocation of one or more cells associated with the at least one deactivated logical channel to one or more active logical channels of said plurality of logical channels configured for packet duplication.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to: in response to a determination of a failure of one or more communication beams between the apparatus and a second apparatus, initiate a beam recovery procedure by transmitting a message to a third apparatus, the message comprising information of the failure of one or more communication beams; start a timer in response to the transmitting a message to the third apparatus; and determine whether a beam failure acknowledgement is received from the third apparatus before the timer expires.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from efficient communication. For example, various wireless systems may benefit from appropriate handling of user equipment identifiers over a PC5 interface in a PCS-based user equipment to network relay. A method can include assigning to a user equipment an identifier. The identifier can be configured to avoid a layer one identifier collision between the user equipment and other nearby user equipment.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving measurement configuration information, the measurement configuration information comprising: an indication of a plurality of frequencies at which measurements are to be performed; and a first parameter; performing, in dependence upon the first parameter, one of: if the first parameter has a first value, measurements at the indicated plurality of frequencies; and if the first parameter has a second value, measurements at only one or more of the plurality of frequencies which fall within one or more predefined frequency ranges.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a source network entity, a trigger. The method may further include, in response to receiving a trigger, generating, by the source network entity, at least one adaptation layer status report indicating at least one adaptation layer protocol data unit. The method may further include transmitting, by the source network entity, the at least one adaptation layer status report to a target network entity.

Abstract: In a first method, a gNB-DU indicates, to a second node, a capability information element for generating information related to Other-System Information (OSI); receives an acknowledge indication from the second node; and generates system information broadcast information to at least one user equipment. In a second method, a gNB-CU receives, from a first node, a capability information element for generating information related to Other-System Information (OSI); and transmits an acknowledge indication to the first node.

Abstract: A method comprising: detecting at a device associated with a first public land mobile network, a cell; receiving, for each of a plurality of public land mobile networks supported by the cell, an indication as to whether or not the cell is available for standalone access for that public land mobile network; and determining, in dependence upon the indications and based on the first public land mobile network, whether to request standalone access of the cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding beam failure recovery for serving cell. The apparatus comprises means for composing, after abeam failure has been detected by a user equipment on a resource provided by a first serving cell of the user equipment, beam recovery signaling, the beam recovery signaling indicating at least one candidate beam to be used in beam failure recovery, means for transmitting, to a network entity, the beam recovery signaling on a resource provided by a second serving cell.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising: receiving, by a user equipment and from a network node, an indication of at least one subset and information comprising parameters for configuring a plurality of radio link control (RLC) entities for data duplication for a radio bearer and mapping at least one configured RLC entity of the plurality of RLC entities to the at least one subset; and based on the information and at least one criterion, determining an activation status of the at least one configured RLC entity in the at least one subset.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved signaling of control messages. For example, certain embodiments may benefit from an improved signaling of control messages in 5G or New Radio systems between a donor node and a plurality of integrated access and backhaul nodes. A method may include generating at a network node a control message for a plurality of other nodes. The method may also include transmitting the control message from the network node to the plurality of other nodes via a multicast radio bearer. The multicast radio bearer may connect the plurality of other nodes.

Abstract: A technique includes receiving, by a user device from a base station, information indicating that support for a receive limited user device is enabled based on a presence of a threshold number of receive limited user devices within a range of a cell of the base station, wherein a receive limited user device is unable to receive a transmission that was transmitted based on one or more communication capabilities of a full set of communication capabilities, selecting, by the user device in response to the receiving, one or more communication capabilities to support a receive limited user device, and transmitting, by the user device, information using the selected one or more communication capabilities.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the configuration of beam failure detection reference signals are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating transmission of uplink traffic, for example, that has been deprioritized due to resource collision with transmission of other data or control information are provided. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a configuration per logical channel (LCH) of triggering criteria relating to resource collision from a network node. The method may also include modifying a logical channel prioritization (LCP) setting for the logical channel (LCH) based on the configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus and method that may receive, at an unmanned aerial vehicle, at least one coordinate from a base station, wherein the at least one coordinate comprises one or more reference altitude values associated with at least one of an altitude of an antenna associated with the base station or a ground altitude of the base station. The method may further determine that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within a first three-dimensional zone of a plurality of three-dimensional zones based on the one or more reference altitude values. The method may further adjust mobile network settings of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the determined first three-dimensional zone.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an improved exchange of information pertaining to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For example, certain communication systems may benefit from the transmittal of information related to a planned route of the UAV to a cellular network. A method, in certain embodiments, may include receiving a connection establishment request at a network entity from a traffic management system of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method may include at least one of location information or timing information of a planned route for the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method may also include establishing a connection between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a cellular network via the network entity based on the connection establishment request.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system, are provided. The method comprises controlling (500) communication between a first user terminal and the apparatus and the communication between a second user terminal and the apparatus, wherein the first user terminal acts as a relay by relaying data packets between the apparatus and the second user terminal; determining (502) whether the first user terminal or the transmitting end of data packets in the connection between the apparatus and the second user terminal will buffer data packets addressed to but not successfully received by the receiving end and transmitting (504) an indication regarding the determination to the first user terminal.