Abstract: Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) interworking are described herein. For example, a request may be received at a convergence layer of a node. Here, the request originates from an application on the node. A network protocol, from several available to the node, may be determined to transmit the request. The node then transmits the request via the selected network protocol.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives a first signal in a first cell and receives a second signal in a second cell; and then transmits a target information set on a first channel; a serving cell identity of the first cell is a first ID, while a serving cell identity of the second cell is a second ID, the first ID being smaller than the second ID; when the second cell is capable of scheduling a target cell, a measurement on the second signal is used for generating the target information set. By associating the CSI transmission corresponding to a cell with whether the cell is capable of scheduling a PCell, the transmission of CSI under Cross-Carrier Scheduling can be optimized, thus improving the entire system's performance.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a routing device in a network, the routing device including an ingress/egress linecard; another linecard; a fabric; a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of maintaining a forwarding information base (FIB) for routes through the routing device; moving low-volume routes of the FIB to the another linecard; and moving high-volume routes of the FIB to the ingress/egress linecard, wherein the ingress/egress linecard looks up a route of an incoming data packet, determines whether the incoming data packet bears a high-volume route prefix, forwards the incoming data packet bearing the high-volume route prefix through the fabric and out of the routing device, and sends the incoming data packet bearing a low-volume route prefix through the fabric to the another linecard, and wherein the another linecard forwards the incoming d

Abstract: A wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a first type system information (SI) block including scheduling information used for configuring SI window(s), the SI window(s) being periodic broadcast occasion(s) for corresponding one or more second type system information blocks (SIBs). The processor circuitry is configured to determine the SI window(s) based on the scheduling information. The receiver circuitry is further configured to perform a reception procedure to attempt to receive at least one of the second type SIBs within the SI window(s) of a current modification period. In a case that the at least one of the second type SIBs is not received within the SI window(s), the receiver circuitry is configured to continue the reception procedure in the current modification period.

Abstract: A network device includes a plurality of network interfaces configured to couple with a plurality of physical network links. A packet processor is configured to process packets received via the plurality of network interfaces. The packet processor includes a path selection engine that is configured to: for each of at least some packets processed by the packet processor, successively make path selection decisions that correspond to respective routing domains within a hierarchical communication network, the path selection decisions for forwarding the packet through the hierarchical communication network.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: determine a first resource application system and a second application system which interfere with each other in management ranges of spectrum management apparatuses and respectively use different wireless access technologies; and determine, according to the interference situation between the first resource application system and the second resource application system, the width of a guard band between spectrum resources allocated for the first resource application system and the second resource application system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication method. The wireless communication method includes a first apparatus communicating with at least one second apparatus in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. The wireless communication method generates an aggregated physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including a first null data packet (NDP) based on a first protocol standard and a second NDP based on a second protocol standard and transmits the aggregated PPDU to the at least one second apparatus, wherein the first NDP and the second NDP have a same duration in different frequency bands.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a network slice processing method, system, and device, and a storage medium. The method is applicable to a network management system, and includes: virtualizing functions of a mobile communication network to obtain a plurality of isolated logical subnetworks, and using each logical subnetwork as a network slice; generating a slice-level quality of service (QoS) parameter for each network slice, the slice-level QoS parameter being used by the network management system to instruct a slice processing device to control a first resource corresponding to the network slice; and transmitting the slice-level QoS parameter to the slice processing device.

Abstract: Techniques for determining a network health score for a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising obtaining network data associated with one or more user equipments (UEs) connected to a network, generating UE data for the one or more UEs using the network data, the generating comprising assigning each UE to a UE category from a set of UE categories, determining a set of UE category weights corresponding to the set of UE categories using the network data, determining at least one network health score for the one or more UEs using the network data, the generated UE data and the set of UE category weights and causing performance or at least one action in accordance with the determined at least one network health score.

Abstract: A multi-gateway multi-beam satellite communication system. The system has a satellite a plurality of gateways for providing broadband services to users and being in bilateral communication with the satellite by a like plurality of feeder links and a second plurality of clusters of coverage areas in bilateral communication with the satellite by a like plurality of service links. The system has a precoder for allocating power to either or both of the feeder links and service links. Precoding can be based on signal to noise plus interference ratio or interference temperature. Precoding can be based on discrete-time dynamical feedback system frameworks with real-time feedback signaling comprised of signal-to-noise plus interference ratio, signal-to-leakage-plus-noise ratio, interference temperatures and/or tracking errors.

Abstract: A method by which a terminal measures channel state information (CSI) in an unlicensed band is disclosed. Particularly, the method comprises: receiving at least one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) through at least one listen before talk (LBT) sub-band of a plurality of LBT sub-bands for transmitting a plurality of CSI-RSs within one transmit opportunity (TxOP) section; determining each measurement use for at least one CSI-RS; and measuring the CSI on the basis of each measurement use for the at least one determined CSI-RS, wherein the determination of each measurement use for the at least one CSI-RS is the determining of whether the CSI-RS is for an interference measurement or the CSI-RS is for a signal measurement.

Abstract: A method for determining a paging cycle is provided. For a terminal device in a radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, in response to that the terminal device does not use at least one of a paging time window (PTW) or a paging hyperframe (PH) for monitoring paging under a configuration of a first cycle parameter, the terminal device determines a cycle of monitoring paging according to the first cycle parameter. The first cycle parameter comprises at least one of a core network (CN) extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle, a radio access network (RAN) eDRX cycle, a CN discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an RAN DRX cycle or a cell default paging cycle (defaultPagingCycle) indicated by a system message.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunication system comprises a base station and a terminal device (UE). The UE is configured to determine its mobility status and an associated reliability. The UE is configured to convey an indication of the mobility status and the reliability to the base station. The base station may then configure the UE for operation within the wireless telecommunications system in a manner that takes account of both the mobility status and the reliability for the mobility status. This can help optimise configuration settings for the UE which depend on device mobility.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting an uplink message. When a first PUCCH message and a second PUCCH message are to be simultaneously transmitted over at least one first time unit, one of the PUCCH message and the second PUCCH message is transmitted and the other one is dropped. The first PUCCH message is a PUCCH message repeatedly transmitted over a plurality of second time units, the second PUCCH message is a PUCCH message transmitted over one second time unit or a PUCCH message transmitted over a plurality of second time units, and the second time unit includes a plurality of first time units.

Abstract: A Service Capability Exposure Function for a UE (U-SCEF) may be part of the UE's operating system (OS) and expose API's to applications that allow these applications to schedule data plane communications such as periodic sensor measurements or a firmware download. The U-SCEF communicates with an EPC Interworking Service that resides in the mobile network operator's (S)Gi-LAN. The EPC Interworking Service serves as an interface between the U-SCEF and the service capabilities that are exposed by the MNO via the SCEF. The U-SCEF may provide the EPC Interworking Service with information about the UE's anticipated communication schedule and mobility status. The EPC Interworking Service uses the services that are exposed by the SCEF to determine the optimal times for the UE to communicate, an optimal mobility management configuration, etc. The EPC Interworking Service negotiates a communication schedule with the EPC (SCEF) and policies on behalf of the U-SCEF.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices related to digital wireless communication are described. A method of wireless communication includes configuring, at a first communication node, a subset of a plurality of measurement timing occasions for a second communication node to perform deactivated secondary Component Carrier (SCC) measurement, and causing the second communication node to perform deactivated SCC measurement based, at least in part, on the subset of measurement timing occasions.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information about a channel state information (CSI) report associated with NRRH>1 remote radio heads (RRHs), wherein: NRRH=a number of RRHs, each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH comprises a group of CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) ports, and the configuration information includes, for each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH, information about at least one CSI-RS resource; and for each RRH r=1, . . . , NRRH: measuring the at least one CSI-RS resource, and determining, based on the measured at least one CSI-RS resource, whether a CSI-RS resource for RRH r is a channel measurement resource (CMR) or an interference measurement resource (IMR); generating the CSI report based on whether each CSI-RS resource among the measured at least one CSI-RS resource for each RRH is determined as a CMR or an IMR; and transmitting the CSI report.

Abstract: An overloaded period of a first service is forecast. A first transaction is predicted to arrive at the first service during the overloaded period. At a second service, a transaction sequence including the first transaction is delayed, the delaying resulting in a delayed transaction sequence, the delayed transaction sequence delaying arrival of the first transaction at the first service until after the overloaded period.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to performing contention credit-based listen-before-talk (LBT) for communications over a shared radio frequency band (e.g., in a shared spectrum or in an unlicensed spectrum) are provided. A wireless communication device performs a first clear channel assessment (CCA) including a first countdown. The wireless communication device transmits, after a gap period from the first countdown, a first communication signal. The wireless communication device performs a second CCA including a second countdown. The wireless communication device transmits, beginning before an end of the second countdown, a second communication signal based on at least a first contention credit associated with the gap period.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reporting CSI and selecting optimal beams using ML. The CSI report is sent to a gNB, which includes feedback parameters, computed and predicted using ML. The feedback parameters are computed using measurements performed using CSI-RS. Values of the feedback parameters likely at future, based on channel variation and the measurements, are pre-dieted using ML. The computed and predicted feedback parameters are included in the CSI report. Optimal CSI-RS resource allocation and optimal CSI reporting periodicity are determined using ML and sent to the gNB. The CSI report is encoded using the ML based model. The RSRP of the beams are predicted using ML for beam selection.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication at a user equipment. The UE receives an indication from a base station that a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE) activation of a pathloss reference signal is enabled. The UE receives a MAC-CE activating the pathloss reference signal. The UE determines the pathloss reference signal based on the MAC-CE and the indication that indicates that the MAC-CE activation of the pathloss reference signal is enabled. Then, the UE estimates a downlink pathloss based on the pathloss reference signal that is activated by the MAC-CE.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to apparatuses, systems, and methods for channel estimation, and in particular channel estimation for 5G New Radio systems. The channel estimation interpolates, prior to performing a de-spreading operation, a first combined channel estimation and a second combined channel estimation to provide from the first combined channel estimation one or more channel estimation values at indices associated with the second combined channel estimation and/or to provide from the second combined channel estimation one or more channel estimation values at indices associated with the first combined channel estimation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for opportunistic load balancing across one or more communication links supported by one or more base stations. As part of the opportunistic load balancing process, a load balancer may measure a performance metric and an idle capacity metric for the one or more communication links. In some embodiments, the load balancer may directionally measure the performance metric and the idle capacity metric. Based on the measured metrics, the load balancer may determine a candidate base station for a network socket. The load balancer may then establish the network socket with the candidate base station. As a result, the load balancer may help alleviate network congestion.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for sending information, and a method and device for receiving information. The method includes: a base station sends first information to a terminal over a downlink channel, wherein the first information include one of the following: information for triggering a random access procedure, and Msg4 in a random access process.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform client access point assignment of a network device in a wireless network. The wireless network is configured to communicatively interconnect the gateway device, one or more wireless extenders, and one or more client devices. The gateway device includes a network controller, a non-transitory memory storing a program, and a communication interface configured to establish communication connections with the one or more client devices and the one or more wireless extenders via the wireless network. The network steers for a first client device, transmits a distance query to each of the one or more wireless extenders regarding the first client, receives distance responses from each of the one or more wireless extenders regarding the first client, and prepares a candidate steering list for the first client.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, a configuration of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) resource, wherein the configuration indicates a pseudo-random sequence for muting an SRS associated with the at least one SRS resource. The UE may transmit the SRS using the at least one SRS resource based at least in part on the pseudo-random sequence. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a downlink control information (DCI) comprising a field indicating a slot format indication (SFI) for a slot. The SFI indicates at least one random access symbol. The wireless device determines radio resources of one or more random access channel (RACH) occasions (ROs) of the slot based on the at least one random access symbol. The wireless device transmits a preamble via the radio resources of the one or more ROs.

Abstract: A device (150) is arranged on a source side of a wireless link (50) and receives data traffic from one or more source devices (201, 202, 203). The device (150) forwards the data traffic via the wireless link (50) and via a further device (11), which is arranged on a destination side of the wireless link (50), towards one or more destination devices (21, 22, 23, 24). The device (150) receives redundancy information from the further device (11). The redundancy information indicates redundant payload which is common to multiple data frames in the data traffic forwarded by the device (150). Based on the redundancy information, the device (150) removes the indicated redundant payload from at least a part of the data traffic to be forwarded by the device (150).

Abstract: A network edge device may receive one or more images originating from one or more camera devices. The network edge device may further, for respective images of the one or more images, determine a respective image size of the respective image. The network edge device may compare the respective image size to a respective threshold range and generate an alert if the respective image size falls outside of the respective threshold range.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK information for data are disclosed. One method includes sending a data packet from a base station to a user equipment. A control signaling is transmitted from the base station to the user equipment and is used to indicate a subframe to be used by the user equipment to send ACK/NACK information corresponding to the data packet.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: configure a first measurement resource for channel measurements, configure a second measurement resource for interference measurements, cause transmission of a first signal with a first predefined power level in a transmission occasion of the first measurement resource, and cause transmission of a second signal with a second predefined power level in a transmission occasion of the second measurement resource where at least one of the first predefined power level and the second predefined power level is configured to at least in part mitigate channel quality indication, CQI, saturation.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for setting network policies based on electronic devices connected to a network. The electronic devices present on the network are detected and their behavior is captured using profiles. These profiles are then used to generate network policies based on the electronic devices connected to the network. Instead of reacting to behavior of the electronic devices (e.g., anomaly detection to detect malware), the method and system sets the network policies to prevent unauthorized communications (e.g., before malware is present in the system).

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically changing a channel state information (CSI) reporting protocol by adjusting CSI reporting frequency for a wireless device communicating with an access node within a wireless network. The methods and systems identify undesirable signal performance parameters at a particular wireless device and adjust the CSI reporting frequency when the undesirable signal performance parameters meet a predetermined threshold. The method changes the CSI reporting frequency for the wireless device to enable more frequent CSI reporting to the access node to facilitate reallocation of resources.

Abstract: A network device organizes packets into various queues, in which the packets await processing. Queue management logic tracks how long certain packet(s), such as a designated marker packet, remain in a queue. Based thereon, the logic produces a measure of delay for the queue, referred to herein as the “queue delay.” Based on a comparison of the current queue delay to one or more thresholds, various associated delay-based actions may be performed, such as tagging and/or dropping packets departing from the queue, or preventing addition enqueues to the queue. In an embodiment, a queue may be expired based on the queue delay, and all packets dropped. In other embodiments, when a packet is dropped prior to enqueue into an assigned queue, copies of some or all of the packets already within the queue at the time the packet was dropped may be forwarded to a visibility component for analysis.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, disclosed are a method for providing a V2X-related service by a device comprising a plurality of distributed antennas in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink, and a device therefor. Disclosed are a method for providing a V2X-related service by a device comprising a plurality of distributed antennas and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first signal by each of the plurality of distributed antennas; and determining whether to transmit a second signal for providing the V2X-related service, wherein transmission of the second signal is determined on the basis of a reception time at which the first signal is received between the plurality of distributed antennas and a threshold time.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of communications, and provides a transmission method and apparatus. The method includes a network side device determines a number of Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port groups N occupied by downlink transmission data sent to a terminal, N being greater than or equal to 1; the network side device determines, according to the number of the DMRS port groups occupied by the downlink transmission data, a code word transmission mode corresponding to the downlink transmission data; and the network side device performs data processing on the downlink transmission data according to the code word transmission mode, and transmits the processed downlink transmission data by means of transmission points corresponding to the N DMRS port groups.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In aspects of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may report metrics (e.g., received signal power, beam identifier) about synchronization signal (SS) beams using the same (e.g., or a similar) framework that is used for channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) reporting. Because SSs are intended to be broadcast across a wide coverage area in a beamformed manner, the SSs represent a promising complement to existing beam management techniques. Accordingly, beam management may be achieved at least in part based on reporting one or more metrics of beamformed SSs through a channel feedback framework.

Abstract: Differentiated service in a federation-based access network is provided by receiving, with a request for access to a wireless network offering at least a two different service levels based on user identities, a set of user credentials from a User Equipment (UE); forwarding, for authentication, the set of user credentials to an identity provider in an identity federation with the wireless network, wherein the identity provider is independent from the wireless network; in response to determining that the set of user credentials indicate a realm known to be associated with a given service level, providing network access to the UE according to the given service level; and in response to determining that the given service level is not a highest service level in the wireless network, transmitting a list of preferred realms to the UE that are associated with higher service levels than the given service level.

Abstract: A device comprising: a transceiver operable in a first or second mode and configured to receive packets from a remote device, each packet comprising an indication of whether or not the remote device has a further packet to transmit, wherein: in the first mode the transceiver: (i) sends a polling message in response to receiving the indication of a further packet for transmission; and (ii) listens for that further packet; and in the second mode the transceiver: (i) does not send a polling message in response to receiving the indication of a further packet for transmission; and (ii) listens for packets regardless of whether a received packet indicates that there is a further packet to transmit or not; and a controller configured to monitor an activity level for the transceiver and cause the transceiver to operate in the first or second mode in dependence on the activity level.

Abstract: This application describes resource unit indication methods, access points, and stations. In an example method, a resource unit allocation subfield in a trigger frame includes a frequency band range indication and a resource unit indication. The resource unit indication is used to indicate a multi-resource unit (MRU) allocated to a station. The frequency band range indication is used to indicate a frequency band range in which a resource unit (RU) in the MRU is located. For example, the frequency band range indication is used to indicate 80 MHz in which a smallest RU in the MRU is located.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (200) in a network node for coordination of Configured Scheduling, CS, among a plurality of backhaul links. The method (200) includes, for each of the plurality of backhaul links: determining (210) at least one CS-related parameter; and transmitting (220) to a scheduling IAB node of that backhaul link the at least one CS-related parameter.

Abstract: Described are examples for providing service level monitoring for a network hosting applications as a cloud service. A service level monitoring device may receive end-to-end measurements of service usage collected at user devices for a plurality of applications hosted as a cloud services. The service level monitoring device may determine degraded applications of the plurality of applications based on anomalies in the measurements. The service level monitoring device may determine a service level metric based on an aggregation of the degraded applications. In some examples, the service level monitoring device may detect a network outage affecting the service.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for a terminal to receive an aperiodic channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method is characterized by: receiving period information for a periodic CSI-RS resource and first offset information; receiving configuration information related to an aperiodic CSI-RS resource set including at least one aperiodic CSI-RS resource; and receiving the at least one aperiodic CSI-RS resource on the basis of the configuration information and the first offset information, wherein the period information is not used for the at least one aperiodic CSI-RS resource.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which control resources may be identified, and a data transmission may be rate-matched around the one or more control channels of multiple UEs or at multiple aggregation levels in the control resources. A user equipment (UE) may identify a search space for a first control channel, and the rate-matching of the data transmission may be performed based on a location of the search space in the control resources. In some cases, a base station may provide a mapping of resources (e.g., a bitmap) within the control resources that are occupied, which may be used for rate-matching.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: performing, by a user equipment, UE, of a wireless communication network, one or more early measurements on at least one carrier according to at least one determined measurement periodicity, wherein a measurement periodicity for a carrier of the at least one carrier is determined to be a first periodicity or a second different periodicity if a first condition regarding one or more serving cell thresholds is met and the first periodicity if a second condition regarding the one or more cell serving cell is met; and in response to a request from a network element of the wireless communication network, transmitting an early measurement report comprising one or more measurement results obtained by performing the one or more early measurements.

Abstract: A UE for a 5G system is to perform a measurement during a network controlled small gap (NCSG). The NCSG includes a first visible interruption length (VIL1), a measurement length (ML), a second visible interruption length (VIL2), and a visible interruption repetition period (VIRP). A UE capability indicates a length of one or both the VIL1 and the VIL2. NCSG pattern information provides the NCSG for the UE, in which the VIL1 and the VIL2 indicate when the UE is not expected to transmit and receive data on a serving carrier, the ML indicates when the UE is expected to transmit and receive data on the serving carrier, and the VIRP indicates a period in which to repeat the NCSG.

Abstract: A MAP-T system that shares an IPv4 address with one or more other MAP-T systems identifies low latency (LL) traffic for an upstream and a downstream perspective by enhancing NAT of ports using MAP-T rules. The MAP-T rules provide a range of transport ports with a transport slice providing for a subdivision of the transports into a subnet range so as to isolate certain ports for mapping LL traffic. An access point device and a cable modem of the MAP-T system are configured so as to appropriately transform any received traffic so as to properly direct the traffic.

Abstract: Aspects relate to establishing a signaling connection between a radio access network (RAN) node and a first scheduling entity. The RAN node may communicate in a dual connectivity (DC) mode of operation with the first scheduling entity (e.g., a secondary gNB) using a first radio access technology (RAT) and with a second scheduling entity (e.g., a master eNB) using a second RAT. The RAN node and the first scheduling entity may support sending information for a first signaling connection between the RAN node and the first scheduling entity over a second signaling connection through the second scheduling entity (e.g., when the second signaling connection is more reliable than the first signaling connection). To establish the second signaling connection, the RAN node and the first scheduling entity may signal support for the second signaling connection and exchange Internet Protocol information for the second signaling connection.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a control unit configured to measure a terminal-specific reference signal transmitted in a radio resource allocated for each terminal apparatus in units of the radio resource and transmits information indicating a measurement result.

Abstract: A method is provided for beam tracking in a user equipment (UE), the UE configured to communicate using mmWave in a 5G New Radio (NR) network, the method includes selecting a first beam among a plurality of beams based on a predicted reference signal, perform adaptive filtering on the first beam, and tracking statistical variations in the first beam based on the adaptive filtering.