Abstract: A 5G network includes an access network (AN), a 5G Core (5GC), one or more campus network components each configured to run 5GC software associated to a campus network, and one or more public network components each configured to run 5GC software associated to a public network. The 5GC comprises a central cloud having functionally separated instances, including: a public 5GC instance configured to host the public network realized as a network slice; a private 5GC instance configured to host one or more campus networks, wherein the one or more campus networks are realized as Network Slices; and a data layer instance configured to host Unified Data Repository (UDR) functionality. Unified Data Management (UDM) functions of both 5GC instances are connected to the data layer instance. A Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) contains the information about network slices present in both 5GC instances.

Abstract: A method for enabling communication between a first network entity and a second network entity via at least two network flows includes: providing at least a first network flow and a second network flow of the first network entity; measuring, by a measuring unit associated with the first network entity, condition values of each of the at least two network flows; comparing the measured condition values of the at least two network flows to entries of a condition matrix; based on comparing the measured condition values to the entries of the condition matrix, selecting a mode for the first network entity out of an aggregation mode, a reliability mode, and a single-connectivity mode; and activating the selected mode.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing a distributed application includes: transmitting, by an application backend, application data packets to an application frontend; transmitting, by the application backend, a synchronization request packet to the application frontend; retrieving, by the application backend, a backend timestamp from a server clock; retrieving, by the application frontend, a frontend timestamp from a terminal device clock and transmitting the retrieved frontend timestamp to the application backend; calculating, by the application backend, a time offset of the frontend timestamp from the retrieved backend timestamp and using the calculated time offset for synchronization; detecting, by a scheduler, an actual state of a communication connection and transmitting control data to the application backend; and adapting, by the application backend, transmission of synchronization request packets based on the control data indicating jitter of the synchronization request packets preventing the distributed applic

Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle includes: controlling, by a stationary control unit connected to a radio access network, an autonomous vehicle via a wireless connection of the autonomous vehicle to the radio access network, wherein the autonomous vehicle moves in a predefined path network; allocating, by the radio access network, spectral resources to the wireless connection while the autonomous vehicle is moving; and determining, by the stationary control unit, a path of the autonomous vehicle in the predefined path network depending on the spectral resources used by the wireless connection of the autonomous vehicle while moving along the determined path.

Abstract: A method for operating a delivery instance for an access network of a telecommunications network is provided. The delivery instance is connected to a management entity, where the delivery instance and the management entity include a control functionality, a management functionality, a transport functionality, and an edge functionality. The delivery instance includes an access functionality realized by a plurality of access nodes that terminate physical subscriber lines serving end users of the telecommunications network. The delivery instance is operated using a hardware host. The management entity and the hardware host exchange configuration and setup information to bring the delivery instance into operation on the hardware host.

Abstract: A method for transmitting multiple data streams of different communication services over a multipath transmission system includes: providing data to be transmitted, wherein the data to be transmitted comprises first data and second data; detecting, out of a plurality of communication services, a first communication service the first data belongs to and a second communication service the second data belongs to; mapping the first data to a first data stream and the second data to a second data stream based on the first and second detected communication services; scheduling transfer of the first data stream and the second data stream based on the first classification parameter assigned to the first and second communication services; and scheduling transmission of the first data and the second data to the destination communication device based on the at least one second classification parameter assigned to the first and second communication services.

Abstract: A service discovery method for activating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) device includes: initiating a device comprising an eSIM; and connecting the device to at least one of an entry point of a mobile network operator and a designated entitlement configuration server, using an entitlement configuration for automatically activating the eSIM via the connection to the entitlement configuration server and connecting the eSIM with a data service or a data network of the mobile network operator based on an entitlement of designated use-cases. The device and the entitlement configuration server validate parameters and/or methodologies for the entitlement configuration. The device requests the entitlement configuration server to provide supported parameters for a designated use-case and compares the response returned by the entitlement configuration server with its own supported parameters for the designated use-case.

Abstract: A method for enhanced emergency call handling and/or continuation of an emergency call in a telecommunications network includes: in a first step, an emergency call is initiated by a mobile communication device and set up as an IP multimedia subsystem emergency call; in a second step, during or subsequent to the first step, the mobile communication device receives, from the telecommunications network, a temporary local profile information comprising a security credential information and comprising or corresponding to a public identity of the mobile communication device and provided by the telecommunications network; and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the mobile communication device triggers an IP multimedia subsystem registration at or to the telecommunications network, using the temporary local profile information.

Abstract: A method for operation of a central office point of delivery within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network and/or for flexibly providing, within the central office point of delivery, user-related traffic to at least one central functional entity providing at least one specific functionality within the central office point of delivery or for the central office point of delivery includes: in a first step, the user-related traffic is routed to a specific service edge node, wherein the specific service edge node is selected or determined, by at least one repository node, based on the at least one specific network termination node and/or the specific line termination node; and in a second step, the user-related traffic is provided to the at least one central functional entity.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of optimizing a usage distribution in a communications network uses a quantum concept processor. A set of traffic demands for a transfer of determined data volumes between origin nodes and destination nodes among the plurality of communication nodes is captured. The traffic demands are split into sub-demands. A set of optional communication paths for an individual routing of each sub-demand is specified. The edges within the set of optional communication paths are assigned a respective usage capacity limit. Fractional capacity usages of the edges are calculated based on the respective usage capacity limit. The calculated fractional capacity usages are formulated as terms of a quadratic stress function. An optimized routing is determined by using a quantum concept processor, thereby selecting for each sub-demand one communication path from the set of optional communication paths such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.

Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning, at a selected edge computing system, at least one latency critical application; b) determining, at a first base station, that an end user device is located proximate to an edge of the first cell and/or in an overlapping area of the first cell and a second cell of the wireless network; c) checking a degree of capacity utilization of the second cell; d) scheduling a handover of the end user device from the first cell to the second cell in case that the second cell has sufficient available capacity; e) transferring, before executing the handover, in real time a first note about the scheduled handover from a first scheduler associated with the first base station to the at least one latency critical application; and f) executing the handover.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method optimizes a routing of data traffic in a communications network by using a quantum concept processor. A set of potential short communication paths among possible communication paths between respective origin nodes and respective destination nodes of captured traffic demands is specified. The edges within the set of potential short communication paths are assigned a respective usage capacity limit. Fractional capacity usages of the edges are calculated based on respective usage capacity limits of the edges. The calculated fractional capacity usages are formulated as terms of a quadratic stress function. An optimized routing is determined by using a quantum concept processor, thereby selecting for each traffic demand one short communication path from the set of potential short communication paths such that the quadratic stress function is minimized.

Abstract: A method for cell selection and/or cell reselection handling includes: performing, by a user equipment, a cell selection and/or cell reselection procedure wherein both a first radio cell and a second radio cell fulfill a cell selection criterion with the first radio cell being prioritized relative to the second radio cell; attempting, by the user equipment, to connect to a public land mobile network using a random access channel of a first base station entity, and failing to connect to the public land mobile network using the random access channel of the first base station entity; and performing, by the user equipment, a modified cell selection and/or cell reselection procedure, under unchanged radio conditions, whereby the user equipment attempts to connect to the public land mobile network using a random access channel of the second base station entity.

Abstract: A multipath capable communication device includes: a first communication path and a second communication path configured to provide data traffic to be transmitted; at least one control unit; a multipath scheduler configured to distribute data traffic to the first communication path and/or to the second communication path based on a first path metric; a first traffic shaper configured to limit the total bandwidth allocated to the communication device to a first adjustable bandwidth limiting value; and a second traffic shaper configured to limit the bandwidth allocated to the first communication path to a second adjustable bandwidth limiting value and/or a third traffic shaper configured to limit the bandwidth allocated to the second communication path to a third adjustable bandwidth limiting value. The at least one control unit is configured to control the multipath scheduler, the first traffic shaper, and the second traffic shaper and/or third traffic shaper.

Abstract: A method for completing a transaction includes: a backend server connected to a communication network executes an application backend of a transaction application; a first terminal device connected to the communication network via a first connection executes a first application frontend of the transaction application; the first application frontend transmits a transaction request indicating the transaction to be started and a second application frontend and comprising transaction data associated with the indicated transaction to the application backend via the first connection; a second terminal device connected to the communication network via a second connection executes the second application frontend of the transaction application; the application backend transmits an authorization request to the second application frontend via the second connection; the second application frontend authorizes the requested transaction and transmits a transaction authorization to the application backend via the second conn

Abstract: A method includes: a) provisioning, at an end user device which is located in a cell of a wireless network, at least one latency critical application and a service layer radio application (SLRA) for communication with a scheduler associated with a base station of the wireless network, the base station serving the cell; b) transferring transmission specific data in real time between the at least one latency critical application and the scheduler via the SLRA, wherein the SLRA is implemented on both the end user device and the scheduler; and c) optimizing allocation of resources in the cell by taking into account current status and operation requirements of the at least one latency critical application and/or optimizing current use of the resources in the cell by using the transmission specific data for adapting the at least one latency critical application in real time to current conditions on the cell.

Abstract: A system for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) of an object in an area includes: at least one base station; at least one user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with the at least one base station; and at least one object to be localized. Each object of the at least one object comprises an identification (ID) tag. The at least one UE and/or the at least one base station is configured to localize a respective object via a respective ID tag. The at least one base station is configured to localize the at least one UE in the area based on 5G communication. The at least one UE is configured to localize the object based on the respective ID tag and configured to transmit a relative position of the respective object with respect to the at least one UE to the at least one base station.

Abstract: A detection unit for discovering cascaded multi-connectivity scenarios in a communication network includes: an interface configured to communicate with the communication network, wherein one or multiple multi-connectivity devices of the network are designed to send type-of-transmission signals to the interface; and an evaluation unit programmed with a cascaded multi-connectivity detection algorithm, wherein the evaluation unit is provided with the type-of-transmission signals and analyzes the occurrence and/or a possible occurrence of cascaded multi-connectivity usage within the communication network based on the type-of-transmission signals.

Abstract: Adapted positioning information is provided towards at least one consuming application regarding a plurality of objects. In a first step, the position of at least one specific object is detected using at least one sensor of a sensor layer or functionality, thereby generating at least one piece of preliminary positioning information. In a second step, subsequent to the first step, a positioning middleware functionality generates at least one piece of adapted positioning information, based on the at least one piece of preliminary positioning information, and based on a priori knowledge. In a third step, subsequent to the second step, the at least one piece of adapted positioning information is provided to the at least one consuming application.

Abstract: A method for transmitting digital subscriber connection signals to an interface of an end user via a coaxial cable includes: supplying, by a distribution point unit (DPU), first balanced subscriber connection signals to the coaxial cable by a first transformation; coupling unbalanced subscriber connection signals into the coaxial cable into a lower frequency range of an overall frequency range; attenuating, by means of a filtering device, a reflection of the unbalanced subscriber connection signals in the coaxial cable; a second transformation of the unbalanced subscriber connection signals into second balanced subscriber connection signals by means of a balun device assigned to the interface, wherein the input impedance of the filtering device is adjusted with respect to reflections from the direction of the customer terminal output; and separately making the second balanced subscriber connection signals available at the customer terminal output.