Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: estimate an importance of parameters of a neural network based on a graph diffusion process over at least one layer of the neural network; determine the parameters of the neural network that are suitable for pruning or sparsification; remove neurons of the neural network to prune or sparsify the neural network; and provide at least one syntax element for signaling the pruned or sparsified neural network over a communication channel, wherein the at least one syntax element comprises at least one neural network representation syntax element.

Abstract: There is inter alia disclosed an apparatus for spatial audio encoding comprising: means for determining a first spatial audio parameter of a frequency sub band of one or more audio signals and a second spatial audio parameter of the frequency sub band of the one or more audio signals; and means for combining the first spatial audio parameter and the second spatial audio parameter to provide a combined spatial audio parameter for the frequency sub band.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to device, method, device and computer readable storage media of beam-forming scheme in higher rank transmission for massive multiple input multiple output system. The method comprises determining a target beam for carrying a transmission of a reference signal from the base station to the user equipment; determining a target arrangement of the plurality of ports formed at an antenna array of the base station; and transmitting, to the user equipment, different portions of the target beam through a plurality of ports based on the target arrangement. In this way, a new beamforming method when Massive-MIMO choose higher rank transmission in multi ports communication system is proposed. The gNB would only select the best beam with different halves in the same polarization to keep the QCL principles.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for determining a propagation delay between each of a plurality of transmit-receive points of a network and a user device, determining, based on each determined propagation delay, at least one parameter associated with transmissions from each of the transmit-receive points and providing an indication to the user device of the determined at least one parameter.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include transmitting, to at least one integrated access backhaul (IAB) (e.g., relay) node within a wireless network, link capacity threshold information, wherein the at least one IAB node is requested to perform threshold-based reporting of updated link capacity based on the link capacity threshold information; and receiving, from a first IAB node of the at least one IAB node, an updated link capacity report that was triggered (e.g., caused to be generated and/or transmitted) at the IAB node based on a change of available link capacity of the IAB node with respect to the capacity threshold information, the updated link capacity report indicating updated available link capacity of at least one a child backhaul link or at least one access link of the first IAB node.

Abstract: Method for measurement gap configuration comprising: sending a first message including a first measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) new measurement gap capability from a first network device(20) to the UE(10); detecting at the first network device(20) whether a legacy gap assisted measurement is required for the UE(10); responsive to the legacy gap assisted measurement being required, sending a second message including a second measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to the UE(10); sending a third message indicating fallback of the UE(10) the legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to a second network device(30) in communication with the UE(10).

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a technique for data acquisition is provided, comprising: receiving, from an intermediate apparatus, a trusted aggregate data object comprising aggregate data object that comprises aggregate data comprising a respective trusted source data object for one or more data source apparatuses mapped to the intermediate apparatus and an intermediate apparatus quote that is descriptive of one or more aspects of a configuration of the intermediate apparatus upon production of the aggregate data, and an intermediate apparatus signature comprising a digital signature derived based on the aggregate data object using a first key assigned to the intermediate apparatus; and verifying, based at least in part on information received in the trusted aggregate data object, integrity of data included in the trusted aggregate data object and integrity of the intermediate apparatus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically adapting scheduling parameter(s) to achieve power savings. A user equipment may be configured with one or more offsets between scheduled PDCCH and PDSCH transmissions. The user equipment may receive from a network an indication to dynamically change these offsets. If the user equipment sleeps through a first transmission of this indication, upon next receiving the indication the user equipment may update, for example, the offset in a time domain resource allocation table. The indication to dynamically change an offset may be an indication of an offset including fewer slots. A change to the offset, with which downlink transmission is expected by the user equipment, may be disabled. A network node may be configured to transmit downlink traffic to the user equipment according to a configured offset and/or according to an offset the network node indicated to the user equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising transmitting one or more requests for charging or discharging batteries of a plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of base stations comprise at least a first group of base stations associated with a first communications service provider, and a second group of base stations associated with a second communications service provider different to the first communications service provider.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for user equipment (UE)-based positioning non-line of sight (NLOS) error mitigation. For example, some embodiments described herein may provide for use of a blind-learning-type algorithm for channel bias distribution estimation for UE-based positioning. The UE may perform a calculation of a positioning of the UE using NLOS bias distribution received from a network node, as described elsewhere herein.

Abstract: An apparatus, for example a target UE, may be configured to: request at least one single difference carrier phase measurement of at least one positioning reference signal, wherein the at least one single difference carrier phase measurement is performed with at least one positioning reference unit; transmit an indication of a set of time-stamps for measurement of the at least one positioning reference signal; receive first measurement data for the at least one positioning reference signal, wherein the first measurement data comprises, at least, the at least one single difference carrier phase measurement measured with reference to the set of time-stamps; and determine a location estimation of the apparatus, comprising performing a double differential operation based, at least partially, on the first measurement data and second measurement data.

Abstract: Circuitry comprising: a first radio path comprising a first filter configured for a first radio access technology (RAT) system; a second radio path comprising a second filter configured for a second radio access technology (RAT) system different to the first RAT system; means for obtaining a first indicator, dependent on the first RAT system, wherein the first indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; means for obtaining a second indicator, dependent on the second RAT system wherein the second indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; and means for using a combination of the states of the first indicator and the second indicator to control characteristics of at least the first filter.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for beamforming control. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include providing, by a user equipment configured to include a plurality of antenna panels, capability information to a base station, the capability information including antenna panel information regarding the plurality of antenna panels; and providing, by the user equipment, antenna panel usage information to the base station, the antenna panel usage information indicative of which of the plurality of antenna panels are in at least one of an active transmit state or an active receive state. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A device for reconstructing a channel state information (C) and a method of reconstructing a channel state information, wherein the device for reconstructing includes circuitry for reconstructing the channel state information depending (C) on a first encoding (Tm) of the channel state information (C) understandable by a first decoder, and determining the first encoding (Tm) depending on a second encoding (W1, . . . , WM) of the channel state information (C) understandable by a second decoder. A device for encoding a channel state information and a method of encoding a channel state information, wherein the device for encoding includes circuitry for determining a first encoding of the channel state information understandable by an encoder, determining a second encoding of the channel state information understandable by a decoder depending on the first encoding.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide for generating and providing a signaling indicator to manage quality of service notifications in a network. In the context of a method, the method receives a signaling indicator from a user device. The signaling indicator includes data associated with one or more preferences of the user device. The method further receives a quality of service notification associated with the user device. The method also determines, based on the signaling indicator, whether to provide the quality of service notification to the user device.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an example method may include estimating, by a receiver device in a wireless network, a set of one or more active beams for the receiver device based on an estimated receive power of each active beam to obtain an estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device; receiving, by the receiver device, verification information associated with the estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device; and, verifying, by the receiver device based on the verification information, the estimated set of one or more active beams for the receiver device.

Abstract: A method for use by a communication device, wherein the method includes the steps of: receiving a handover command from one of a plurality of network cells which provides a communication service for the communication device, creating measurement data upon receiving the handover command, logging the measurement data and the end of the measurement after an execution condition to perform handover to another one of the plurality of network cells is fulfilled, and transmitting the logged measurement data to the other one of the plurality of network cells.

Abstract: A network node in a wireless network sends a selected BWP toward a UE, the selected BWP to be used by the UE during a connection procedure used to connect the UE to the wireless network after the UE enters an idle or inactive state. The selected BWP is different from an initial BWP that would have been used by the UE during the connection procedure. The network node receives from the user equipment a message for connection to the wireless network using the selected BWP. The UE receives the selected BWP and uses the selected BWP to send, while in one of an idle state or an inactive state, a message for connection to the wireless network using the selected BWP (e.g., and not the initial BWP).

Abstract: An arrangement for determining a location of a base station by user equipment uses measurements of reference signals of a base station from different user equipment positions. The measurement results are preprocessed and then provided to a machine learning entity. The machine learning entity estimates the location of the base station and provides the estimated location for use in other functionality of the user equipment.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method comprising acquiring a master role by a processing unit of a multi-processor system, executing by the processing unit a master function part of a set of tasks: comprising searching an available processing unit of the multi-processor system; wherein in case an available processing unit is found, controlling the found processing unit to perform a slave function part of the set of tasks, and in case no available processing unit is found, executing by the processing unit the slave function part of the set of tasks, wherein the master function comprises a master to slave switching function for releasing the master role and the slave function composes a slave to master switching function for acquiring the master role.