Abstract: A control unit for a microwave radio link, RL, transceiver, wherein the control unit is arranged to: obtain information related to a current traffic capacity of the RL transceiver and a desired traffic capacity of the RL transceiver, and characterize at least one interference signal at least by determining, for each of the at least one interference signal, a respective frequency distance from a band edge of a communication frequency band of the RL transceiver to an interference frequency band of the interference signal, wherein, when the current traffic capacity is smaller than the desired traffic capacity, the control unit is arranged to increase a bandwidth of the communication frequency band by adjusting the communication frequency band of the RL transceiver in dependence of the determined frequency distance, and wherein, when the current traffic capacity is larger than the desired traffic capacity, the control unit is arranged to decrease the bandwidth of the communication frequency band by adjusting the

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing service authorization for a product-related service to a subscriber in a communication network. If the service authorization request for the subscriber is received prior to a beginning of a pre-execution time window, and if the service authorization request corresponds to a scheduled service recurrence, then a validity period for a granted service quota is adjusted to ensure that a subsequent service authorization request for the subscriber will be received within the pre-execution time window. Use of the service by the subscriber with respect to one or more products is then authorized, wherein any given product has a coverage limit which covers a defined amount of service usage within the validity period.

Abstract: A method for determining a vulnerability of a network node. The method includes a master security management node obtaining security patch information regarding one or more security patches installed on the network node. The method also includes the master security management node using the security patch information to determine a first vulnerability value for the network node. The method also includes the master security management node obtaining a set of other vulnerability values for the network node, wherein each other vulnerability value was determined by different security management node. The method also includes the master security management node determining, based on the set of other vulnerability values, whether a consensus regarding the vulnerability level of the network node has been reached. If the master security management node determines that a consensus regarding the vulnerability level of the network node has been reached, the first vulnerability value is assigning to the network node.

Abstract: Reducing network congestion using a load balancer is described. The load balancer receives network traffic for processing work for a delay-sensitive application. The load balancer is coupled with multiple application instances executing on compute nodes that are each capable of processing the work. The load balancer determines from the network traffic whether there is an indication of network congestion. If there is an indication of network congestion, the load balancer selects one of the application instances for processing the work based at least in part on reducing the network congestion. The load balancer causes the work to be processed at the selected application instance.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for 5MBS nation-wide services. According to an embodiment, a method implemented at a Multicast Broadcast Service Function, MBSF, comprises: receiving a first request to allocate a Multicast Broadcast Service, MBS, session identifier, ID, for an MBS session from an Application Function, AF; allocating the MBS session ID for the MBS session and selecting at least one Multicast Broadcast—Session Management Function, MB-SMF, based on the first request; providing the allocated MBS session ID to the at least one MB-SMF; and sending the allocated MBS session ID to the AF.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for communication between lightweight machine to machine (LwM2M) client and server are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a network exposure node performs configuration such that the network exposure node can transfer traffic between a LwM2M client and at least one LwM2M server over non-Internet protocol data delivery (NIDD) through reliable data service (RDS) protocol. The network exposure node transfers traffic between the LwM2M client and the at least one LwM2M server based on the configuration.

Abstract: A wireless system comprises a controlling node and multiple antenna processing nodes coupled to the controlling node but separated from each other. The controlling node receives (720) first soft bit information from a first antenna processing node, the first soft bit information corresponding to reception of a wireless transmission. Responsive to determining that it cannot decode transmitted bits using the first soft bit information, the controlling node requests (730) and receives (740) second soft bit information from a second antenna processing node, the second soft bit information also corresponding to the first wireless transmission from the wireless device and having been buffered by the second antenna processing node. The controlling node decodes (750) bits from the first wireless transmission using both the first and second soft bit information. The controlling node may then signal the antenna processing nodes that they can discard buffered information for the wireless transmission.

Abstract: A method performed by a second SCP node for handling control plane traffic of a service related to a UE is provided. At a relocation of the control plane traffic of the service from a first AMF passing a first SCP node towards a second AMF, the second SCP receives, from the first SCP node, a UE context including a URI of the original resource in a NF. The second SCP then changes the URI of the original resource in the NF to a second URI, in the UE context, which second URI is related to a NF service association. The second SCP node then sends, to the second AMF, the UE context including the second URI, enabling the control plane traffic of the service from the second AMF to pass the second SCP for control plane traffic related to the resource in the NF.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a communication node for handling packets in a communication network, which communication network is an ICN network. The communication node adds a time stamp to a packet, which packet is requesting content of a service or comprises at least a part of the content of the service and is of a format associated with the ICN network, and which time stamp is added into an ICN header of the packet. Furthermore, the communication node transmits the packet with the added time stamp towards another communication node.

Abstract: Methods are discussed to operate a wireless device in a wireless communication network. Shared channel occupancy time (COT) signaling is received from a Radio Access Network (RAN) node of the wireless communication network. An indication of a control resource is received from the RAN node. An indication of a shared COT switching point defining a switch from shared COT reception to shared COT transmission is received. Control signaling is transmitted to the RAN node using the control resource responsive to receiving the indication of the switching point and the indication of the control resource. Related methods are discussed to operate a Radio Access Network (RAN) node. Related wireless devices and RAN nodes are also discussed.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a transmitting device (120) for handling communication in a wireless communications network, wherein the transmitting device (120) comprises at least two radio link control, RLC, entities and is configured with a split bearer to a receiving device (100). The transmitting device (120) identifies that a last transmitted protocol data unit, PDU, of one of the at least two RLC entities, is lacking a poll indicator requesting a status of one or more transmitted PDUs. When identifying that the last transmitted PDU lacks the poll indicator, the transmitting device transmits to the receiving device (100), a PDU comprising a poll indicator.

Abstract: Coordinated multi-point transmission of user data from a first cell serving a wireless terminal and a neighboring second cell site is performed. The first cell site maps control signals and user data to time-frequency resources according to a first mapping pattern. The second cell site maps control data and traffic data to time-frequency resources according to a second mapping pattern. A wireless terminal extracts user data according to the first mapping pattern and detects a control element transmitted by the first cell site. The control element indicates that user data associated with the control element is mapped to the time-frequency resources according to the second mapping pattern. In response, the wireless device extracts user data according to the second mapping pattern from time-frequency resources of a second transmission for the wireless terminal transmitted from the second cell site.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node (10) for handling monitoring of applications and/or services in a communication network. The network node (10) obtains an indication associated with a monitoring session to monitor a metric of a service and/or application; and also obtains a location of deployment of the service and/or application. The network node identifies one or more ongoing monitoring sessions for monitoring one or more metrics based on the metric associated with the indication and the location of deployment of the application or service. The network node (10) then selects a monitoring process based on the identification; and triggers the selected monitoring process.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for controlling total average transmission power of a radio base station. A method is performed by a control device. The method comprises performing, for a current discrete time value t, control of total average transmission power {Ptot}(t) of the radio base station according to a back-off power control loop. The total average transmission power {Ptot}(t) is computed over an averaging time window T of the present value of momentary transmission power and the N?1 values of momentary transmission power preceding the present value of momentary transmission power. The method comprises evaluating, for a future discrete time value less than, or equal to, t+T, the total average transmission power, assuming that values of momentary transmission power for all discrete time values from t up to t+T, starting at the next discrete time value t+1, is limited to a minimum value of said momentary transmission power.

Abstract: The correlation of per-session network logs with trouble reports provided by the users/user devices via a trouble reporting app generates labeled training information used to train Machine Learning (ML) models that are subsequently used to infer, explain, and address service issues associated with an application service session. As such, the level of automation for Quality of Experience (QoE) management increases, while the accuracy of such QoE management increases and a subscriber's experience improves.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for rotational movement triggered candidate beam updating at a terminal device. A method is performed by the terminal device. The method comprises performing beamformed communication, in a first beam having a first pointing direction, with a transmission and reception point. The method comprises detecting that the terminal device is subjected to a rotational movement. The rotational movement causes the first beam to change its pointing direction. The method comprises updating, upon having detected that the terminal device is subjected to the rotational movement, a candidate set of second beams to be used for beam training. The candidate set of second beams, upon having been updated, comprises at least one second beam having a predefined pointing direction.

Abstract: There is presented a method for operating a user equipment, UE (300) in a wireless communication network (10). The method comprises receiving (302) a message indicating an uplink radio resource, the uplink resource having occurred before receiving the message. The method further comprises transmitting (304) a second representation of a data packet based on determining that the indicated uplink radio resource has been used by the UE for transmitting a first representation of the data packet, prior to receiving the message. Additionally, a method for operating a network node (200) in a wireless communication network (10) is disclosed, the method comprises detecting (202) a signal on an uplink resource configured for grant free access and transmitting (204) a non-UE specific message based on the signal not being successfully received and wherein the non-UE specific message comprises information indicating the uplink resource configured for grant free access.

Abstract: Methods, network device and terminal device are disclosed time advance adjustment. A method comprises receiving a time advance, TA, command from a network device; determining a TA granularity or range; and determining a TA value based at least partly on the TA command and the TA granularity or range, wherein different numerologies are configured for at least two carriers and/or at least two bandwidth parts (BWPs) in one carrier, wherein the at least two carriers and/or the at least two BWPs serve the terminal device and/or the terminal device supports at least one numerology.

Abstract: A method for link aggregation of a plurality of communication links, performed in a communication arrangement, the method comprising; obtaining a data segment to be transmitted, identifying a preferred communication link out of the plurality of communication links for transmission of the data segment, and, if the preferred communication link is not available for transmission of the data segment within a current time period, identifying an alternative communication link out of the plurality of communication links different from the preferred communication link, fragmenting the data segment into at least a first fragment and a second fragment, attaching a fragment header to each of the first and second fragments, each fragment header being configured to identify the respective fragment as a fragment belonging to a data segment, and transmitting the first fragment over the alternative communication link.