Abstract: An architecture to dynamically create fifth generation technology based geofences around defined areas to ensure the safe operation of user equipment (UE). A method can comprise determining that first serving cell equipment is servicing an aerial user equipment determining that the first serving cell equipment has enabled beamforming, determining that a first beam of a group of beams is being used to service the aerial user equipment, determining a second beam of the group of beams that the first serving cell equipment will use to service to the aerial user equipment, determining that a handover event from the first serving cell equipment to a second serving cell equipment will occur, and causing the first serving cell equipment to adjust an emitted power level associated with the second beam.

Abstract: An enhanced automatic neighbor relation (“ANR”) function can estimate a plurality of terrestrial cells within a coverage area of an aerial cell. The enhanced ANR function can monitor an exchange of a serving cell unique identifier sent to a target cell and a target cell unique identifier sent to a serving cell. The enhanced ANR function can determine a serving cell type and a target cell type, wherein the serving cell type and the target cell type identify the serving cell and the target cell, respectively, as either a terrestrial cell type or an aerial cell type. The enhanced ANR function can then determine whether a serving cell neighbor relation table (“NRT”) associated with the serving cell, a target cell NRT associated with the target cell, or both would be compromised if a corresponding NR is added into the serving cell NRT and the target cell NRT.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of mobile devices implementing an application, and identifying a group of mobile devices from among the plurality of mobile devices according to a first movement pattern of the group of mobile devices. Further aspects can include identifying a first mobile edge compute (MEC) node at a first location according to a proximity threshold that does not include a MEC agent for the application, and identifying a second MEC node at a second location that includes the MEC agent for the application according to the proximity threshold. Additional aspects can include determining a first network relative performance (NRP) metric associated with a first communications between the group of mobile devices and the second MEC node. The first communications are associated with the application. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An architecture related to advanced networking equipment providing aerial coverage data to unmanned aerial vehicles. A method can comprise based on object data, determining a number value associated with a group of beams configured to be emitted by serving cell equipment, based on down tilt data, determining a beam of the group of beams, and based on the object data and the down tilt data, determining that the serving cell equipment is capable of servicing an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to providing, based on a paging message, radio resources to facilitate a transition to active mode by idle user equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method can include identifying an idle mode activation message. The method can further include, based on the activation message, predicting that the user device is going to request an active connection. Further, the method can include prioritizing allocation of antenna resources to the user device over different user devices in an idle state, based on a prediction that the user device will transition to an active state before the different user devices. Further, the method can include, based on the prioritizing, directing a base station to cause a beamformed signal to a predicted location of the user device to accept the active connection.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of cells that are located within a threshold distance from location(s) in a designated area, for each cell, defining a respective height threshold that is less than a determined minimum supported aerial UE altitude, based on detecting that an aerial UE has transmitted, to a serving cell, a height-based measurement report that includes information regarding neighboring cells, obtaining data regarding height thresholds associated with the neighboring cells, wherein one or more of the neighboring cells is included in the plurality of cells, determining that each of the one or more of the neighboring cells has a height threshold that is less than the determined minimum supported altitude, and performing an action to prevent each of the one or more of the neighboring cells from being a handover target cell for the aerial UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of cells that are located within a threshold distance from a planned flight trajectory of an aerial UE, determining, for each cell of the plurality of cells, a height threshold previously defined for that cell, resulting in a plurality of height thresholds, for each of one or more altitudes or one or more altitude time series, estimating a number of handovers or a frequency of handovers that might be triggered for the aerial UE due to height-based handover events along the planned flight trajectory, wherein the estimating is based on the plurality of height thresholds, based on the estimating, selecting a particular altitude or a particular altitude time series for the aerial UE, resulting in a selection, and causing the aerial UE to conduct a flight in accordance with the selection. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information regarding an aerial UE that is communicatively coupled with a network node, obtaining data associated with the network node that correlates altitude values with signal quality levels and/or probabilities of connectivity disruption, determining a conservative height threshold and an aggressive height threshold for the network node based on the data, wherein the conservative threshold is lower than the aggressive threshold, analyzing the information regarding the aerial UE, based on the analyzing, selecting either the conservative threshold or the aggressive threshold for the network node to use for the aerial UE, resulting in a selected height threshold, wherein the selected height threshold affects a frequency or likelihood of height-based trigger events for the aerial UE, and causing the network node to include the selected threshold in height-based measurement report settings for the aerial UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing instructions to an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), via a serving base station, to collect target height thresholds of target base stations. The UAV receives the target height thresholds from the target base stations, and transmits the target height thresholds to a network device, via the serving base station. Further embodiments can include determining a current height of the UAV exceeds a serving height threshold of the serving base station, selecting a first target base station from the target base stations based on the determination and a first target height threshold of the group of target height thresholds of the first target base station, and providing instructions to the serving base station to perform handover of the UAV from the serving base station to the first target base station based on the selection. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining measurements reports of a group of target base stations. Each measurement report includes a target height threshold of a target base station from the group of target base stations. Further embodiments can include receiving a notification that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communicatively coupled to a serving base station has exceeded a serving height threshold of the serving base station, selecting a first target base station from the group of target base stations based on a first target height threshold of the first target base station, and providing instructions to the serving base station to perform a handover of the UAV from the serving base station to the target base station based on the selection. The serving base station performs the handover of the UAV to the target base station based on the instructions. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An architecture for facilitating smart physical cell identity (PCI) configuration for aerial network equipment that can used in terrestrial 4G and/or 5G LTE wireless networking paradigms. A method can comprise: receiving, from core network equipment, an instruction to travel from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, wherein the second geographic location has been determined, by the core network equipment, as representing a hotspot location; traveling from the first geographic location to the hotspot location; based on crossing a boundary associated with the hotspot location, initiating execution of a user equipment relay process that transitions the aerial user equipment from being user equipment to being aerial network equipment; and transmitting to the core network equipment that the user equipment relay process has been successfully initiated.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a plurality of mobile devices implementing an application, and identifying a group of mobile devices from among the plurality of mobile devices according to a first movement pattern of the group of mobile devices. Further aspects can include identifying a first mobile edge compute (MEC) node at a first location according to a proximity threshold that does not include a MEC agent for the application, and identifying a second MEC node at a second location that includes the MEC agent for the application according to the proximity threshold. Additional aspects can include determining a first network relative performance (NRP) metric associated with a first communications between the group of mobile devices and the second MEC node. The first communications are associated with the application. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An enhanced automatic neighbor relation (“ANR”) function can estimate a plurality of terrestrial cells within a coverage area of an aerial cell. The enhanced ANR function can monitor an exchange of a serving cell unique identifier sent to a target cell and a target cell unique identifier sent to a serving cell. The enhanced ANR function can determine a serving cell type and a target cell type, wherein the serving cell type and the target cell type identify the serving cell and the target cell, respectively, as either a terrestrial cell type or an aerial cell type. The enhanced ANR function can then determine whether a serving cell neighbor relation table (“NRT”) associated with the serving cell, a target cell NRT associated with the target cell, or both would be compromised if a corresponding NR is added into the serving cell NRT and the target cell NRT.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to providing, based on a paging message, radio resources to facilitate a transition to active mode by idle user equipment in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. An example method can include identifying an idle mode activation message. The method can further include, based on the activation message, predicting that the user device is going to request an active connection. Further, the method can include prioritizing allocation of antenna resources to the user device over different user devices in an idle state, based on a prediction that the user device will transition to an active state before the different user devices. Further, the method can include, based on the prioritizing, directing a base station to cause a beamformed signal to a predicted location of the user device to accept the active connection.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, collecting performance information for a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices and a base station in a radio communication network, determining that one or more UE devices experience a synchronization failure attempting to connect to a base station, determining to temporarily boost transmit power of a synchronization signal block by the base station to facilitate synchronization, determining a boosted power level of the transmit power of the synchronization signal block to minimize disruption to UE devices in an overlapping area between a first cell coverage area of the base station and a second cell coverage area of an adjacent base station, transmitting the synchronization signal block by the base station at the boosted power level for reception by the UE devices, and connecting one or more UE devices to the base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system detects user equipment (UE) in communication with a network via a serving cell of the network; the network is configured to facilitate communications by one or more terrestrial UEs and one or more aerial UEs. The system monitors messages from an aerial UE regarding detection of a cell other than the serving cell, and receives information from the aerial UE regarding the detected cell. The method further includes analyzing the information to estimate a first quantity associated with the detected cell location relative to the serving cell and a second quantity associated with a power received at the aerial UE from the detected cell. The method also includes determining, based on the analyzing, whether the aerial UE is an unauthorized aerial UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to determining a response by a user equipment to a signal from a base station based on transmission signal strength relayed with the signal in a fifth generation (5G) network or other next generation networks. For example, a method described herein can include receiving initial signal from base station equipment, with the initial signal encoding a signal strength of the base station transmission, which can facilitate establishing a connection between the user equipment and the base station equipment. The method can further include, based on the signal strength value, estimating a likelihood that a response signal from the user equipment would be able to reach base station equipment. Further, the method can include, based on the estimated likelihood, determine a response to initial signal.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first E-UTRAN cell global identifier (ECGI) associated with an aerial base station (ABS), determining a location of the ABS, and determining that a terrestrial base station (TBS) is within a distance threshold of the location of the ABS. Further embodiments include providing the first ECGI of the ABS to the TBS, and providing instructions to the TBS to indicate to each terrestrial communication devices (TCDs) communicatively coupled to the TBS to add a cell individual offset (CIO) factor to a first signal strength associated with a first signal received from the ABS. The TBS provides instructions to each of the TCDs to add a CIO factor to the first signal strength associated with the first signal received from the ABS. The second instructions includes the first ECGI associated with the ABS. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first extended cell global identifier (ECGI) of an aerial base station (ABS), determining a location of the ABS, and determining that a terrestrial base station (TBS) is within a distance threshold of the location of the ABS. Further embodiments include providing the first ECGI of the ABS to the TBS, and providing instructions to the TBS to obtain an ECGI from each terrestrial communication device (TCD) communicatively coupled to the TBS. Each of the TCDs obtain the ECGI for each neighboring base station. The TCDs provide the ECGIs to the TBS. Additional embodiments include configuring a neighboring list with the ECGIs of the neighboring base stations, and providing instructions to the TBS to identify as high priority a second ECGI of the ABS within the neighboring list based on the first ECGI of the ABS. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a user end device comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on user end device information, determining the UAV supports carrier aggregation, and obtaining a list of the group of neighboring base stations from the UAV. Additional embodiments can include, based on the list, identifying a primary frequency channel of a primary base station and identifying a group of secondary frequency channels associated with a secondary base station, and providing first instructions to the UAV, via the first base station, to split transmission of data associated with the UAV among the primary frequency channel and the group of secondary frequency channels, wherein the UAV transmits a first portion of the data over the primary frequency channel and transmits a portion of the data over an associated secondary frequency channel. Other embodiments are disclosed.