Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for facilitating optimized cell selection for airborne user devices, such as wirelessly connected unmanned aerial vehicles. One or more synchronization signals may be modified to include one or more parameters that would improve airborne cell selection, including radiation center height, vertical beamwidth, horizontal beamwidth and frequency band availability. By optimizing cell selection and therefore reducing unnecessary handovers, the airborne user device will spend less battery power and processing resources, improving overall performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamic beam sweeping a synchronization signal based on user device activity. An average synchronization signal transmission periodicity may be modified in response to determinations about the mobility of user devices, in response to determinations about the synchronization sensitivity of content being transmitted to user devices, or both. The modified beam sweeping protocol may responsively increase or decrease the average periodicity of a series of synchronization signals that are transmitted to a distinct portion of a sector using one or more distinct beamforms, increasing the synchronization efficiency of limited synchronization signals being transmitted to the cell.

Abstract: A method of selective pre-caching content fragments is disclosed. The method comprises receiving and analyzing, by an analytics engine, environment data pertaining to a wireless communication device and, based on the analyzing and based on a media presentation response, determining, by a pre-cache manager, an amount of fragments to provide to the wireless communication device for pre-caching to enable playback of the content at a certain quality. The method also comprises selecting, by the pre-cache manager, a subset of fragments of the content based on the determined amount of fragments and sending, by the computer system, the subset of fragments to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device pre-caches the subset of fragments and presents the content using the cached subset of fragments and remaining fragments received from a content delivery network. The method further comprises receiving, by the analytics engine, playback data from the content delivery network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically optimizing EN-DC networks and include a first node, a second node, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive data indicating that a first set of bands is present within a first sector and determine a high priority band from the first set of bands within the first sector. The system also identifies a first set of devices within a sector and defines a time frame for receiving data indicating a number of instances in which each device connected to the high priority band. A first status report comprising data indicating the number of instances each device connected to the high priority band is received and a performance rating is determined for the high priority band. The time frame for receiving data may be adjusted based on the performance rating and data from the first status report.

Abstract: An Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) Mobile Terminal (MT) identifies its geographic location and determines a New Radio Licensed (NR-L) frequency band and a New Radio Unlicensed (NR-U) frequency band based on the location. The IAB MT determines received signal strengths for the frequency bands. The IAB MT compares the received signal strengths to and select the NR-U frequency band. The IAB MT wirelessly exchanges network signaling over the NR-U frequency band and establishes an IAB link over the NR-U frequency band. A Radio Unit (RU) wirelessly exchanges user data with wireless User Equipment (UEs) and exchanges the user data with a Distributed Unit (DU). The DU exchanges the user data with the IAB MT. The IAB MT wirelessly exchanges the user data over the IAB link using the NR-U frequency band.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for managing uplink transmission power associated with one wireless link of a dual connectivity session. The location of one or more UEs within a sector or cell is determined and one or more uplink network parameters may be determined or observed at an access point. Upon exceeding a threshold location factor and/or exceeding one or more uplink network parameter thresholds, one or more UEs served by the access point may be instructed to reduce the maximum transmission power associated with a wireless link of a dual connectivity session.

Abstract: Network circuitry within a wireless User Equipment (UE) transmits a registration request to a first Wireless Access Node (WAN) over a wireless communication link. In response, the network circuitry receives a UE capability inquiry from the first WAN and transmits it to user circuitry within the wireless UE. The user circuitry calculates Key Performance Indicator (KPI) information based on the wireless communication link, accesses UE capability information of the UE based on chipset and enabled functionality in the UE, generates intelligent UE capability information by modifying the UE capability information based on the KPI information, and transmits the intelligent UE capability information to the network circuitry.

Abstract: Aspects herein provide systems, methods, and media for dynamically switching between multiple input multiple output algorithms to improve spectral efficiency and capacity. In aspects, based on data encoding traffic, user device mobility, and coverage, a base station automatically and intelligently selects and implements a particular downlink operating schema. Using various periodicity, the base station dynamically switches between various downlink operating schemas to reflect changing conditions in the date that encodes traffic, user device mobility, and coverage.

Abstract: A wireless communication system generates Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses to network data. Computer circuitry hosts network functions, distributed ledgers, ledger clients, and AI engines. The network functions serve User Equipment (UEs) over Radio Access Networks (RANs), and in response, transfer the network data to the distributed ledgers. The distributed ledgers receive and store the network data. The ledger clients select some of the network data from the distributed ledgers and transfer the selected network data to the AI engines. The AI engines receive the selected network data, and in response, generate the AI responses. The ledger clients and the AI engines may comprise wireless network slices.

Abstract: Systems and methods provided for controlling a downlink channel based on a time advance and a beam mode at a cell site. The cell site includes a link management system communicatively coupled to one or more user devices. The link management system is to replace a response identifier with a cell identifier responsive to a move from an idle mode to an active mode, store a time advance and the cell identifier based on a time advance group that corresponds to the one or more user devices, adapt a quality indication offset based on the time advance group, determine a downlink channel indication based on the quality indication offset and the time advance group, and activate a beam mode for communication with the one or more user devices of the time advance group based on the downlink channel indication.

Abstract: Identifying a worst interfering sector includes obtaining co-channel signal measurements within an area of interest, narrowing the signal measurements to a specific frequency band associated with at least one serving sector, determining, one or more ratios of a sum of interfering signal measurements to a sum of serving signal measurements, and identifying the worst interfering sector for the specific frequency band based on a highest ratio from among the one or more ratios.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media herein generate an E911 location report based on a vertical uncertainty and horizontal uncertainty associated with a device-based hybrid (DBH) location and an assisted global positioning system (A-GPS) location received from a UE device. The uncertainties may be compared determine which portions of the DBH location and the A-GPS location to include in a location report sent to a PSAP. A location report including the location information associated with the lower uncertainty can be sent to a PSAP, thus providing the most relevant and accurate information so that first responders can more effectively locate a distressed caller.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating the placement of a small cell, wherein at least one of a first set of parameters is determined at each of a first and a second location, at least one of a second set of parameters is determined at each of the first and the second location, and a recommended small cell placement location is generated based on at least one of the determined first set of parameters and the determined second set of parameters.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves a wireless User Equipment (UE) over wireless network slices using different handover types. The wireless communication network selects one of the wireless network slices for the wireless UE. The wireless communication network identifies one of the different handover types for the wireless UE based on the selected one of the wireless network slices. The wireless communication network serves the wireless UE over the selected one of the wireless network slices. The wireless communication network wirelessly hands-over the wireless UE from a source wireless access node to a target wireless access node using the identified one of the different handover types.

Abstract: A wireless communication network delivers a wireless data service from a source access node and a target access node. The network determines a source QoS for the wireless data service from the source access node and a target QoS for the wireless data service from the target access node. The network determines a QoS offset based on a QoS difference between the source QoS and the target QoS. To handover a User Equipment (UE), the network receives source signal strength for the source access node and target signal strength for the target access node from the UE. In response, the network selects the target access node for the handover based on the QoS offset and a signal strength difference between the source signal strength and the target signal strength. The network signals the UE and the target access node to handover the UE to the target access node.

Abstract: A container, a closure, and a product system. The system comprises the container; the closure; the product stored in the container and retained within the container by the closure; a first ambient electromagnetic power harvesting (AEPH) chip affixed between the container and the closure in such a way that removing the closure destroys an antenna of the first AEPH chip, wherein the first AEPH chip stores a first authentication code; and a second AEPH chip affixed to one of the container or the closure, wherein the second AEPH chip stores a second authentication code, a reader authorization code, and sourcing information in a static memory portion, wherein the sourcing information identifies the product, the place of manufacture of the product, the date of manufacture of the product, and an identity of the manufacturer of the product.

Abstract: A wireless communication device wirelessly receives scheduling data that changes based on wireless communication network status. The wireless communication device powers off a wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device powers on the wireless receiver based on the scheduling data. The wireless communication device wirelessly receives signaling data over the wireless receiver when the wireless receiver is powered on. The wireless network status may comprise wireless communication network backhaul throughput, wireless communication network channel size, wireless communication network channel occupancy, and/or some other wireless communication network status metric.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a wireless access node receives an encrypted slice certificate from a wireless user device and transfers the encrypted slice certificate to a network control-plane. The network control-plane decrypts the encrypted slice certificate and determines a correspondence between expected characteristics and the slice characteristics from the decrypted slice certificate. The network control-plane authorizes the wireless user device for the wireless network slice based on the correspondence. In response to the authorization, the network control-plane transfers user context for the wireless network slice to the wireless access node and a network user-plane. The wireless access node exchanges user data between the wireless user device and the network user-plane per the user context. The network user-plane exchanges the user data between the wireless access node and a data system per the user context.

Abstract: A wireless User Equipment (UE) delivers a priority communication service. In the UE, circuitry correlates a network Identifier (ID) for a wireless communication network with an instruction for the priority communication service. The circuitry identifies a user request for the priority communication service when the wireless UE is wirelessly attached to the wireless communication network. In response, the circuitry responsively identifies the instruction based on the correlation with the network ID. The circuitry exchanges network signaling with a radio based on the instruction and exchanges user data with the radio responsive to the exchange of the network signaling. The radio exchanges the network signaling and the user data with the UE circuitry and wirelessly exchanges the network signaling and the user data with the wireless communication network. The instruction may direct the circuitry to use an encoded public Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to identify the UE to the wireless communication network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhancing physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) capacity. To do so, a first PDCCH and a second PDCCH are communicated in single orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a subframe, freeing the remainder of the PDCCH code space for data. Initially, a transmission is communicated, by a node configured to wirelessly communicate with a user equipment (UE), to the UE. The transmission includes a first PDCCH in a first OFDM symbol of a subframe. The transmission also includes a second PDCCH in the first OFDM symbol of the subframe.