Abstract: A communications device for use in a wireless communications network providing a wireless access interface within a system bandwidth, the system bandwidth comprising a plurality of bandwidth parts, the communications device comprising a transmitter configured to transmit signals using a plurality of activated bandwidth parts, a receiver configured to receive signals using the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, the received signals being signals transmitted using a plurality of activated beams, and a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver so that the communications device is operable: to determine that an activated beam associated with a first bandwidth part satisfies beam failure criteria; to select from the plurality of activated bandwidth parts a second bandwidth part; and to transmit using communications resources associated with the selected second bandwidth part a beam failure indication indicating that the activated beam associated with the first bandwidth part satisfies

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by an infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network to a communications device, the method comprising transmitting by the infrastructure equipment a paging message; receiving by the infrastructure equipment a random access request, the random access request transmitted by the communications device in response to the paging message; in response to receiving the random access request, transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication of communications resources allocated for a transmission by the infrastructure equipment and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication that the transmission by the infrastructure equipment comprises data to be transmitted while no radio connection is established between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment; and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment the data using the allocated communications resources.

Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focused spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).

Abstract: A method of communicating data by a terminal device in a wireless telecommunication system comprising a first radio access node and a second radio access node, the method comprising establishing an RRC connection with the first radio access node, entering a dual connectivity mode of operation for the terminal device in which the first radio access node acts as a master radio access node and the second radio access node acts as a secondary radio access node, communicating the same first data between the terminal device and the first radio access node and between the terminal device and the second radio access node, determining that radio link failure criteria are satisfied in respect of at least the first radio access node, and communicating second data between the terminal device and the second radio access node.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by a communications device in a cell of a wireless communications network, the method comprising receiving an indication of a plurality of configured grants, each of the configured grants allocating a sequence of communications resources for the transmission of the data in the cell by the communications device, receiving an indication of a mapping between each of a plurality of logical channels and one or more of the plurality of configured grants, and transmitting a first portion of the data associated with a first logical channel of the plurality of logical channels using communications resources allocated by one of the plurality of configured grants, in accordance with the mapping.

Abstract: A mobile station which communicates with a base station includes a transceiver configured to receive a downlink control channel, and a controller configured to determine whether C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The controller is further configured to determine that resource allocation in the downlink control channel overrides persistent downlink resource allocation for a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) if the C-RNTI is included in the downlink control channel. The transceiver is further configured to receive a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission by using persistent downlink resources.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a transmitting entity in a wireless communications network to a receiving entity, the method comprising receiving, at the transmitting entity, data for transmission via a wireless access interface of the wireless communications network, dividing the data into portions for transmission, forming from each portion of data for each of one or more protocol layers one or more protocol data units, the one or more protocol data units being formed for each layer according to a protocol applied by the layer for transmitting the protocol data unit and each of the protocol data units for each layer includes a header, and transmitting the data via the wireless access interface by processing each of the one or more protocol data units via each of the one or more protocol layers.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises communicating, with a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node, signals representing data by a second of the infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more others of infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, the second infrastructure equipment being a child node and one of the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes or the donor node being a parent node, the parent node being connected to the child node via a backhaul communications link and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the child node.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system comprising first infrastructure equipment and a terminal wherein the terminal is configured to communicate with the first infrastructure equipment via an air interface provided by the first infrastructure equipment, wherein the terminal is configured to: determine that the terminal can trigger an infrastructure equipment search; and transmit, based on determining that the terminal can trigger an infrastructure equipment search, a wake-up signal; and wherein the first infrastructure equipment is configured to: based on the wake-up signal from the terminal, transition to an active state where the first infrastructure equipment provides the air interface for the terminal to communicate with the first infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A base station for a mobile telecommunications system has circuitry configured to communicate with at least one user equipment, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: indicate use of a first set of uplink channel transmission parameters and a second set of uplink channel transmission parameter for use the at least one user equipment for a data transmission.

Abstract: A method for providing service continuity in a handover of a communications device from an untrusted access point to a trusted access point in a wireless communications network includes transmitting a request to receive a service from a core network of the wireless communications network via the untrusted access point, the communications device being in an inactive state; receiving from the untrusted access point the requested service using a current communications session; determining that a handover procedure should be performed from the untrusted access point to the trusted access point; arranging for the trusted access point to receive information regarding the current communications session in advance of the handover, the information including at least an indication that the communications device is currently receiving the requested service via the untrusted access point; receiving the requested service from the core network via the trusted access point after the handover.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a communication device and a base station initially communicate using a first bandwidth. The communication device monitors for control data transmitted, by the base station, using a first control resource set conveyed in the first bandwidth. The communication device and the base station switch to using a second bandwidth, wherein the second bandwidth is different to the first bandwidth, and the communication device monitors for control data transmitted, by the base station, using a second control resource set that is conveyed in the second bandwidth.

Abstract: A broker circuitry, wherein the broker circuitry is configured to communicate with one or more publisher devices and with a plurality of subscriber devices, wherein an internet-of-things network is based on a publisher-subscriber method for data distribution between the one or more publisher devices and the plurality of subscriber devices, wherein a publisher device of the one or more publisher devices is registered as a publisher for a data category at a broker in the internet-of-things network and at least one subscriber device of the plurality of subscriber devices is registered as a subscriber for the data category at the broker in the internet-of-things network, wherein the broker circuitry is further configured to: provide the broker, wherein a control plane and a user plane are handled separately.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device configured to transmit signals to and/or to receive signals from a wireless communications network via a wireless radio interface provided by the wireless 5 communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving, from the wireless communications network, signals on one or more downlink channels, each of the downlink channels being within one of a plurality of downlink transmission occasions, determining, for each of the downlink channels, whether or not the signals have been successfully received by the communications device, and transmitting, to the wireless communications network, an uplink control channel comprising an acknowledgement number indication, wherein the acknowledgement number indication indicates the number of the downlink transmission occasions within which the communications device determines that the signals were successfully received on one of the downlink channels.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a communications node allocates resources for potential use by any of a plurality of user communication devices, including first type (e.g. legacy) user communication devices and second type (e.g. machine-type) communication devices. Control data is sent, to the user communication devices, defining communication resources for potential use by any of the user communication devices. The control data includes information identifying a first PRACH resource configuration for a first type user communication device and a second PRACH resource configuration for a second type of device such that the user devices can be distinguished by the PRACH configuration used.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a base station communicates with user equipment via an associated cell having a system bandwidth. The system bandwidth comprises a bandwidth part having a set of contiguous physical resource blocks. The base station initiates a random access procedure with the user equipment; provides first information identifying a set of frequency resources for an uplink channel; and provides second information identifying at least one specific frequency resource, within said set of frequency resources, for said uplink communication. The first information is provided prior to completion of the random access procedure.

Abstract: A network entity for a mobile telecommunications system, including circuitry configured to perform transmission rate control of data transmissions according to a transmission control protocol, wherein the transmission rate control is performed based on an output of a machine learning algorithm including a prediction of a congestion of the data transmissions.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which an NR radio access network (RAN) node identifies resources, that the NR RAN node is to use for transmissions, for protection from interference from another RAN node. The NR RAN node sends, to the other RAN node, information indicating the identified resources for protection from interference. The information indicating the identified resources comprises a list of parameters, typically including resource bitmaps, based on which the other RAN node is able to determine the resources for protection from interference.

Abstract: A method of operating a first infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises transmitting radio signals to and/or receiving radio signals from a second of infrastructure equipment using frequency resources of a first of bandwidth parts, a first infrastructure equipment being connected to the second infrastructure equipment on a downlink of the first infrastructure equipment and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the second infrastructure equipment, and transmitting radio signals to and/or receiving radio signals from a third of the infrastructure equipment using frequency resources of a second of bandwidth parts, the first infrastructure equipment being connected to the third infrastructure equipment on an uplink of the first infrastructure equipment and configured to receive allocated uplink communications resources from the third infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s).