Abstract: Improved security management techniques between user equipment and a communication system are provided. For example, techniques are provided for preventing malicious attacks via a user equipment deregistration process. In one example, a method comprises sending a deregistration request message from the given user equipment to a communication system to which the given user equipment is registered, wherein the deregistration request message is security-protected and comprises a temporary identifier assigned to the given user equipment. By not sending the deregistration request message with a subscription concealed identifier, the given user equipment prevents a malicious actor from succeeding with a deregistration attack replaying the subscription concealed identifier.

Abstract: There is provided a method including determining that a first resource is to be designated as being used in accordance with a first communications protocol; forming an indication for a second apparatus operating in accordance with a second communications protocol, the indication indicating that the first resource is to be blanked; and transmitting, using dedicated signaling, the formed indication to the second apparatus.

Abstract: Information for an access and mobility management function is received at a network repository function. At least part of the information for the access and mobility management function is stored at a domain name server, caused by the network repository function.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable mediums for random access procedure. The method comprises transmitting, at a terminal device, a random access request in a random access procedure to a network device; in response to receiving, in the random access procedure, from the network device an uplink grant for the terminal device, determining whether a first size of a first data unit indicated by the uplink grant matches a second size of a second data unit stored in a buffer of the terminal device; in response to determining that the first size mismatches the second size, determining a first part of the second data unit for subsequent transmissions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatuses, methods and computer readable storage media for contention window size (CWS) adjustment feedback. The first device comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program codes; the at least one memory and the computer program codes are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to receive at least one transport block from a second device on a predetermined bandwidth part for a transmission from the second device to the first device, the at least one transport block transmitted in a set of subbands of the predetermined bandwidth part; generate a feedback based on a set of reception states of the at least one transport block in the set of subbands; and transmit the feedback to the second device so that the second device adjusts a contention window size (CWS) for a further transmission from the second device to the first device.

Abstract: An application specific interface (AA-NAPI) associated with an application for the purpose of controlling the networking aspects of the application session is provided by communication service provider (CSP). Cost model of network service types associated with a specific application type is learned by using the AA-NAPI. For each service-point joining the session, network properties are queried by using the AA-NAPI. During continuous service quality monitoring, upon detection of quality degradation leading to the decision to upgrade session quality, network service-type associated with a specific server-point is changed by using the AA-NAPI. Network specific actions are taken to reconfigure the network so that the requested service type is received by the specific service-point. New network capability is activated to improve network service level by using the AA-NAPI.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal may be configured to support safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch such that the port is no longer available for use on the virtual switch. Various example embodiments for supporting safe port removal for a port of a virtual switch may be configured to support safe removal of the port of the virtual switch by performing separate logical and physical shutdowns of the port and performing one or more functions for the port (e.g., rejecting link discovery packets, continuing to handle data packets, and so forth) between the logical and physical shutdowns of the port.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting wireless connectivity for automated materials handling (AMH) are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting wireless connectivity for AMH may be configured to support wireless connectivity for AMH devices in an AMH environment (e.g., factory floor, mining environment, or the like). Various example embodiments for supporting wireless connectivity for AMH devices in an AMH environment may be configured to ensure that the AMH devices can maintain reliable connectivity to and communication with a network of the AMH environment.

Abstract: A method for enabling enable use of multiple active paths for TDM traffic over a packet switched network, comprises: receiving at least two copies of a replicated packet including TDM information via at least two paths through the packet switched network, the at least two copies of the replicated packet including at least a first copy of the replicated packet received via a first of the at least two paths, and a second copy of the replicated packet received via a second of the at least two paths; selecting a copy of the replicated packet from among the at least two copies of the replicated packet; inputting the selected copy of the replicated packet to a jitter buffer; discarding unselected ones of the at least two copies of the replicated packet; and outputting the selected copy of the replicated packet from the jitter buffer to a TDM endpoint device.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising determining, by a network device of a communication network, a time period for monitoring a random access response; identifying that a wake-up signal occasion for a wakeup signal is overlapping a predetermined time period for the random access response, wherein the predetermined time period comprises the determined time period; and based on the identifying, controlling monitoring of the wake-up signal occasion for a wake-up signal, is disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to uplink control information for uplink information based on wake-up signals. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device determines based on transmission information at a first time point whether a predetermined number of the one or more occasions overlaps with active time of the terminal device. The terminal device determines the configuration for transmitting the uplink information based on the determination. In this way, ambiguity has been reduced and the flexibility of the network is improved.

Abstract: In dynamic spectrum sharing between a first radio access type and a second radio access type, information indicating indirectly whether a minimum resources are reserved for downlink reference transmissions of the first radio access type, is used to determine in devices rate matching scheme to be used, or to determine resources which can be used.

Abstract: There is disclosed inter alia an apparatus for spatial audio signal encoding comprising means for receiving for each time frequency block of a sub band of an audio frame a spatial audio parameter comprising an azimuth and an elevation; determining a first distortion measure for the audio frame by determining a first distance measure for each time frequency block and summing the first distance measure for each time frequency block; determining a second distortion measure for the audio frame by determining a second distance measure for each time frequency block and summing the second distance measure for each time frequency block, and selecting either the first quantization scheme or the second quantization scheme for quantising the elevation and the azimuth for all time frequency blocks of the sub band of the audio frame, wherein the selecting is dependent on the first and second distortion measures.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method may include logging, by a user equipment, random access procedure information for one or more random access procedures of the user equipment; controlling receiving, by the user equipment from a base station, an information request including an indication of one or more random access procedure trigger types for which random access procedure information is being requested; and controlling sending, by the user equipment to the base station, a random access procedure report including the random access procedure information for the one or more indicated random access procedure trigger types.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: collecting mobile communication fingerprint data for signals between a user device and a plurality of communication nodes of a mobile communication system; organising the collected data into a feature matrix, wherein the feature matrix includes a user device location associated with each set of fingerprint data; generating a binomial expression of the system based on the collected data; processing the binomial expression (e.g. using a factorisation machine) to generate a reduced dimension binomial expression model; and calculating gradients and updating parameters of the reduced dimensional binomial expression model based on said gradients.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling an earphone device is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise means for detecting a condition corresponding to an earphone device becoming disengaged from a user's ear and for operating said earphone device in an adjustment mode based on detecting the condition, wherein, in the adjustment mode, an operation associated with a touch sensor on said earphone device is changed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions and cause the apparatus to perform, obtaining, a first parameter indicating a contention situation of a first network including a plurality of virtual network operators, VNOs, as participants; obtaining, a second parameter indicating a historical bandwidth utilization of respective one of the VNOs; determining, based on the first parameter and the second parameter, a first scheduler parameter and/or a first shaper parameter, for being provided to an output of the apparatus, wherein the first scheduler parameter and/or the first shaper parameter is related to allocating bandwidth to the one of the VNOs; transmitting, to a controller of the one of the VNOs, the first scheduler parameter and/or the first shaper parameter.

Abstract: An assistance user equipment is disclosed that is able to generate assistance information indicative of a resource conflict detected in a direct transmission between user equipment. The assistance user equipment comprises determining means for determining whether or not to provide the assistance information.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus, method and computer program for radio link monitoring, for example performed in relation to a user equipment to user equipment (UE to UE) sidelink relay arrangement. The method may comprise, for example, generating a data block comprising data for transmission over an egress link to a destination device, the data being received from one or more of a plurality of input devices over respective ingress links or being provided by the apparatus. The method may also comprise transmitting the data block to the destination device and selecting one or more end-to-end links between a said input device and the destination device, or the apparatus and the destination device, based on one or more properties of the generated data block.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for reporting of integrity-related information for positioning are provided.