Abstract: A service data transmission method, user equipment, and a network device are provided. The method includes: determining, by a network device, a control message used to indicate at least two SPS configurations, and sending the control message to user equipment; and receiving, by the user equipment, the control message sent by the network device, and activating the at least two SPS configurations based on the control message, where each of the at least two activated SPS configurations is used to transmit corresponding service data. In embodiments of the present invention, at least two SPS configurations can be simultaneously performed, thereby improving service data transmission efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods, devices, and systems. One example method includes receiving, by a relay UE, data of a remote UE, where the data includes a first identifier of the remote UE, determining, by the relay UE, a second identifier of the remote UE based on the first identifier, and sending the data of the remote UE and the second identifier of the remote UE to a base station.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for wireless communication. In some embodiments, a first mobile device can receive a first indication of a first transmit activity pattern associated with a second mobile device that transmits data to the first mobile device via a radio interface without passing through a base station. The first mobile device can compute a first receive activity pattern that is inclusive of at least the first transmit activity pattern. The first mobile device monitors the radio interface according to the first receive activity pattern.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes detecting an occurrence of an overheating condition in the UE, and based thereon, determining a first set of operating capabilities of the UE from a second set of operating capabilities of the UE, where the first and second set of operating capabilities are associated with a connection between the UE and a network entity, and where the first set of operating capabilities is a reduction in operating capability of the UE when compared to the second set of operating capabilities, triggering a transfer of UE capability information associated with the first set of operating capabilities, and applying, by the UE, the first set of operating capabilities to the connection.

Abstract: A method for operating a device includes measuring a radio condition for channels between the device and each of a plurality of candidate serving nodes, thereby producing radio condition measurements, adjusting for each of the plurality of candidate serving nodes, an associated radio condition measurement in accordance with stratum information of the candidate serving node, and selecting a serving node from the plurality of candidate serving nodes in accordance with the adjusted radio condition measurements.

Abstract: Methods of positioning UEs based on a sidelink interface are proposed, in an environment where the locations of multiple UEs may not be known to one another. The positioning methods are facilitated by a distinguished server UE, which may store information about the locations and/or configurations of one or more peer UEs and function as a positioning server to provide assistance data, collect measurements, and in some cases compute a location estimate for one or more peer UEs.

Abstract: A data processing method, a terminal device, and a base station are disclosed. The method includes: determining to change a type of at least one radio bearer of the terminal device from a first type to a second type; discarding a radio link control protocol RLC protocol data unit and/or an RLC service data unit buffered by a transmit side of an RLC layer entity of the at least one radio bearer; and assembling an RLC protocol data unit received by a receive side of the RLC layer entity of the at least one radio bearer into an RLC service data unit, and delivering the RLC service data unit in sequence to an upper layer entity of the RLC layer entity, where the upper layer entity is an upper layer entity of the RLC layer entity before the type of the at least one radio bearer is changed.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a data receiving status reporting method and apparatus. The method includes: determining, by first user equipment, a status of receiving at least one packet data convergence protocol layer protocol data unit PDCP PDU by second user equipment, where the at least one PDCP PDU is forwarded by the first user equipment to the second user equipment after being received by the first user equipment through a communications link between the first user equipment and a network device; and sending, by the first user equipment, a first status report to the network device, where the first status report is used to indicate the status of receiving the at least one PDCP PDU by the second user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a network access method for a low power terminal. The method includes: finding, by a low power terminal, at least one high performance terminal in a first resource pool based on a synchronization signal and a broadcast channel of a virtual micro cell that are sent by a high performance terminal; determining, from all found high performance terminals, a first high performance terminal that needs to be used to access a network; obtaining configuration information through a broadcast channel of a virtual micro cell of the first high performance terminal, where the configuration information includes a second resource pool; and sending a random access request to the first high performance terminal by using a resource in the second resource pool.

Abstract: A method for accessing a network by UE, a network device, and first UE are disclosed. The first UE sends a first message, where the first message includes a message that second UE accesses a network by being associated with the first UE; and after an access response sent by the network device is received, the first UE and the second UE associated with the first UE access the network. After receiving the first message, the network device sends an access response to the first UE, to specifically allocate a transmission resource to a wearable device that needs to transmit data, so as to save network resources.

Abstract: A control signaling processing method, a device, and a system relate to the field of communications technologies, to perform integrity protection on control signaling exchanged between a DU and UE in a CU-DU separated access network architecture. The method includes: determining, by a DU, integrity protection parameters and an integrity protection algorithm, where the integrity protection parameters and the integrity protection algorithm are used to perform integrity protection on a signaling radio bearer between the DU and UE; determining, by the DU, a message authentication code MAC-I based on the integrity protection parameters and the integrity protection algorithm; and receiving, by the DU, control signaling sent by an RRC layer of the DU, and sending, to the UE, the control signaling carrying the MAC-I.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the communications field, and provide a route update method, the method, comprising: sending a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU), wherein the MAC PDU comprises a first buffer status report (BSR); and canceling, in response to the sending of the MAC PDU, a scheduling request triggered prior to the MAC PDU assembly, wherein the first BSR comprises a buffer status up to the last event that triggers a BSR prior to the MAC PDU assembly.

Abstract: A method for transmitting feedback includes generating explicit channel feedback for a plurality of transmit beam-receive beam combinations (TRBCs) between the user device and a transmit-receive point (TRP), generating a modified resource in accordance with explicit feedback configuration information, the modified resource configured to convey the explicit channel feedback, wherein an explicit channel feedback associated with each TRBC is conveyed on a different data symbol of the modified resource, and transmitting the modified resource to the TRP using a single TRBC.

Abstract: When cell system information changes, a first terminal device receives, during on duration of the first terminal device, system information sent by a second terminal device, so that the first terminal device can receive the system information through a sidelink between the first terminal device and the second terminal device without a need to maintain a cellular link, thereby reducing complexity and power consumption of system information transmission. Alternatively, when cell system information changes and a first terminal device has only one receive radio frequency chain, the first terminal device obtains system information within a gap period of communication between the second terminal device and the first terminal device through a link between the first terminal device and a network device, so that the first terminal device maintains a cellular link only within the gap period, thereby reducing complexity and power consumption of system information transmission to some extent.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for the RRC message segmentation. In one novel aspect, the UE obtains the size Z of the RRC message and the size limit L of the underlying transmission at layer S of the UE protocol stack, wherein the layer S either the RRC layer, the PDCP layer, or a sublayer between an RRC layer and a PDCP layer. The UE triggers RRC message segmentation upon detecting Z is greater than L. In another embodiment, the layer R of the protocol stack of the UE receives, in order, a sequence of chunks of an RRC message, reassembles of the RRC message, wherein the layer R is selected from a same layer as the layer S and a layer higher than the layer S. In one novel aspect, the size limitation L is either predefined or obtained through network notification or UE inquiry.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure provide techniques for detecting and recovering from beam-failure events. In some embodiments, motion sensor information generated by motion sensors on a UE is used to detect, predict, and/or recover from a beam failure event that results, or would otherwise result, from movement of the UE. The motion sensor information may be used to adjust a current beam direction used by the UE to transmit or receive a signal, or to determine a recommendation for adjusting a current beam direction of the base station. The motion sensor information may be generated by any sensor that detects a movement of the UE, such as a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) sensor, or any other device that detects a change in position/orientation of the UE.

Abstract: A method, device and system are provided for a user equipment positioning. In an embodiment, a central device of a radio access network (RAN) node, which comprises the central device and at least two distributed devices, receives positioning measurement request information from a location management function (LMF) device. The central device separately sends uplink signal configuration information to a first distributed device and a second distributed device of the at least two distributed devices in application protocol signaling The first and two distributed devices measure an uplink signal sent from a user equipment, and the two distributed devices separately sends a uplink signal measurement result in an application protocol signaling to the central device. The central device sends a positioning measurement result comprising the two uplink signal measurement results to the LMF device.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for wireless communication. In some embodiments, a first mobile device can receive a first indication of a first transmit activity pattern associated with a second mobile device that transmits data to the first mobile device via a radio interface without passing through a base station. The first mobile device can compute a first receive activity pattern that is inclusive of at least the first transmit activity pattern. The first mobile device monitors the radio interface according to the first receive activity pattern.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a scheduled user equipment (UE) and a scheduling UE for wireless communication. The scheduled UE is configured to receive a configuration message of a resource pool. The configuration message indicates available sidelink resources of the resource pool for sidelink communications. The scheduled UE is further configured to select one or more of the available sidelink resources from the resource pool, and transmit, to the scheduling UE, a sidelink buffer status report (BSR) using the selected one or more sidelink resources. The scheduling UE is configured to determine a resource pool for sidelink communications, and indicate the resource pool to one or more scheduled UEs. The scheduling UE is further configured to receive, from one of the one or more scheduled UEs, a sidelink BSR in one or more available sidelink resources of the resource pool.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes deriving security keys for a signaling radio bearer (SRB) in accordance with a first message received from an access node, initiating security for the SRB in accordance with the first message, receiving, from the access node, a second message including at least one security parameter for at least one data radio bearer (DRB), wherein the at least one security parameter is associated with a session that includes the at least one DRB, and wherein the second message is secured with the security keys for the SRB, and initiating security for the at least one DRB in accordance with the at least one security parameter.