Abstract: A UE receives configuration of early state handling assistance information and determines whether early state handling assistance should be reported in a request for a connection to a network. The UE requests the connection to the network, performing one of the following: reporting the early state handling assistance from the network using RRC message(s); or not reporting the early state handling assistance from the network, by the UE using RRC message(s) without an indication of early state handling assistance. A base station transmits the configuration, receives the RRC message(s), and determines whether the message(s) include reporting of the early state handling assistance.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are disclosed. User equipment transmits a connection request to a radio access node, indicating to the radio access node that the apparatus supports resume or setup to a radio access node of a different system or different frequency range. The user equipment receives instructions to switch to a radio access node of a different system or a radio access node utilising a different frequency range and performs random access procedure followed by a radio resource control complete message transmission to the instructed radio access node.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.

Abstract: An apparatus for use by a communication network control element or function configured to conduct a communication control for a communication with a communication element or function in a communication network, the apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to prepare the communication element or function to conduct measurements for establishing a secondary connection during a random access procedure conducted for establishing a primary connection, wherein the measurements for establishing the secondary connection are to be based on a reference signal to be transmitted by at least one secondary communication network control element or function enabling the establishment of the secondary connection, to receive and process a random access related signaling from th

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: detecting, by a user equipment, UE, of a wireless communication network, an arrival of data into a data buffer associated with a data bearer configured for a secondary cell group (SCG); determining whether or not the SCG is currently inactive; and if the SCG is determined to be currently inactive, 5 transmitting an indication to a network element of the wireless communication network about the arrival of data.

Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining measurement configuration information indicative of a measurement configuration for a measurement on at least one target secondary cell of a mobile communication network, executing a handover to a target cell, and, before and/or during executing the handover, starting a measurement on at least one target secondary cell based, at least in part, on the measurement configuration information. Further, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving, from a target node, target secondary cell information indicative of at least one target secondary cell, upon reception of the target secondary cell information, transmitting a measurement configuration information indicative of a measurement configuration for a measurement on at least one target secondary cell based, at least in part, on the target secondary cell information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, a computer program and a system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for the configuration of user device(s) for reception of point-to-multipoint transmission are provided. One method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a configuration for point-to-multipoint reception of a group-common transport channel. The configuration may include a group-common signaling configuration for a group of user equipment. The method may also include receiving, at the user equipment, a point-to-multipoint reconfiguration message using the group-common signaling configuration on the group-common transport channel from a device (e.g., a network node). The point-to-multipoint reconfiguration message may include an updated point-to-multipoint configuration. The method may then include receiving point-to-multipoint data, from the device on the group-common transport channel, based on the updated point-to-multipoint configuration.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for enhanced early measurement reporting procedures at a user equipment. In an example implementation, the method may include a user equipment determining that the user equipment is configured for enhanced early measurement reporting, determining whether to initiate early measurement reporting measurements based on an indication when the user equipment is configured for enhanced early measurement reporting, and initiating the early measurement reporting measurements in response to determining to initiate the early measurement reporting measurements. In an additional example implementation, the method may include a network node transmitting enhanced early measurement reporting configuration to a user equipment and receiving early measurement reporting measurements from the user equipment.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform at least identifying, by a user equipment of a communication network, a beam failure occurred over at least one dormant bandwidth part for communication with at least one secondary cell of the communication network; and based on the identifying, determining to report the beam failure to the communication network for beam failure recovery by the communication network.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus including circuitry configured for receiving an indication, at a user equipment from a network, to operate in an inactive state, receiving a criteria related to the inactive state, and in response to the criteria being met, performing one or more actions.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus including circuitry for receiving, at a user equipment from a network, an indication to perform radio resource management measurements at the user equipment in a first mode, wherein, in the first mode, measurement requirements are more relaxed than in a second mode and performing radio resource management measurements in the first mode.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising, at a user equipment operating in connection with a first radio access technology network and a second radio access technology network, determining that communication using the second radio access technology is to be suspended and in response to the determining, suspending communication using the second radio access technology and storing a configuration relating to the second radio access technology such that communication using the second radio access technology can be reactivated via at least one of the first radio access technology network and the second radio access technology network.

Abstract: In some example embodiments there is provided a method. The method may include determining, by a user equipment, whether at least one wireless local area network access point allows aggregation with cellular; and selecting, by the user equipment based on the determination, to couple to the at least one wireless local area network access point to enable the aggregation with cellular. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for allowing cell access. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include determining, by a user equipment whether a cell allows a communication type, wherein the determining is based on at least one of a scheduling information included in a first type of broadcast message received by the user equipment or a receipt of a second type of broadcast message by the user equipment; and initiating, by the user equipment based on at least the determining, a connection to cell, when at least one of the scheduling information or the second type of broadcast message indicates the communication type is allowed in the cell. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising, at a user equipment operating in connection with a first radio access technology network and a second radio access technology network, determining that communication using the second radio access technology is to be suspended and in response to the determining, suspending communication using the second radio access technology and storing a configuration relating to the second radio access technology such that communication using the second radio access technology can be reactivated via at least one of the first radio access technology network and the second radio access technology network.

Abstract: An apparatus for use by a communication network control element or function configured to conduct a communication control for a communication with a communication element or function in a communication network, the apparatus comprising at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to prepare the communication element or function to conduct measurements for establishing a secondary connection during a random access procedure conducted for establishing a primary connection, wherein the measurements for establishing the secondary connection are to be based on a reference signal to be transmitted by at least one secondary communication network control element or function enabling the establishment of the secondary connection, to receive and process a random access related signaling from th

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: receiving a first message, the first message comprising reference signal resource information for measuring channel state information; causing the apparatus, when operating the apparatus in a first radio resource control mode, to measure channel state information based on a reference signal of the channel state information.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus comprising at least one processing core, at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to receive, from a primary cell, a candidate secondary cell configuration which comprises at least one condition, determine that the at least one condition is fulfilled, and activate, as a response to the determining, the candidate secondary cell into a carrier aggregation or a dual connectivity session of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and non-transitory program storage device for handling of a resumption in connection is described. The method includes determining whether a periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has expired; when the periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has been determined to have expired: setting a variable to a first setting; the variable comprising a pendingPeriodicRNAUpdate variable; and determining whether an upper layer has requested resumption of a radio resource control connection, and either: initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set based on information received from the upper layers, or initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set to rna-Update.