Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a network node in a wireless network, for positioning a user equipment (UE) based on beams transmitted by the wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from the UE, first positioning measurements of first reference signals (RS) transmitted by the wireless network on a first plurality of beams. Such methods include, based on the first positioning measurements and transmission directions of the first plurality of beams, determining a second plurality of beams that differs from the first plurality of beams by at least one beam (e.g., subset, superset, partially overlapping, etc.). Various ways of obtaining the second plurality of beams are disclosed. Such methods also include obtaining second positioning measurements made by the UE on the second plurality of beams. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a UE, as well as network nodes and UEs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes obtaining delay characteristic information for a set of wireless devices, the delay characteristic information for each of the set of wireless devices pertaining to one or more signaling beams of a set of signaling beams, and communicating with subgroups of wireless devices of the set of wireless devices using signaling beams selected from the set of signaling beams based on the delay characteristic information. For each subgroup, a different selected signaling beam is used for communicating. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: Communication of Measurement Results in Coordinated Multipoint Methods (200, 400, 600) performed by a wireless device (1100), Radio Access node 5 (1300) and training agent (1500) are disclosed. The wireless device is operable to receive signals over a communication channel from a Transmission Point (TP) of a communication network, which TP is a member of a Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) set and may be managed by the Radio Access node. The method (200) performed by the wireless device comprises performing a measurement on communication channels to 0 each of a plurality of TPs in the CoMP set (210), and using an autoencoder to compress a vector of measurement results of the performed measurements (220). The method further comprises transmitting the compressed vector of measurement results to TPs in the CoMP set (230) and receiving a joint transmission from TPs in the CoMP set (240).

Abstract: A system and method for determining a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) power control parameter h(nCQI,nHARQ) for two Carrier Aggregated (CA) PUCCH formats—PUCCH format 3 and channel selection. The value of h(nCQI,nHARQ) may be based on only a linear function of nHARQ for both of the CA PUCCH formats. Based on the CA PUCCH format configured for the User Equipment (UE), the e-Node B (eNB) may instruct the UE to select or apply a specific linear function of nHARQ as a value for the power control parameter h(nCQI,nHARQ), so as to enable the UE to more accurately establish transmit power of its PUCCH signal. Values for another PUCCH power control parameter—?F_PUCCH(F)—are also provided for use with PUCCH format 3. A new offset parameter may be signaled for each PUCCH format that has transmit diversity configured.

Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering measurements before the completion of connection resumption are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for performing measurements where a current Radio Resource Control (RRC) status is: IDLE or INACTIVE. The method includes monitoring for a potential reception of a downlink message in a cell that the wireless device is camping on; detecting, based upon the reception of the downlink message, information regarding performing measurements; performing measurements based on the information regarding performing the measurements; and reporting the measurement results. In some embodiments, the message is a paging message or a message multiplexed with the paging message. In this way, latency might be reduced to start performing measurements.

Abstract: The application discloses methods and corresponding systems and network devices and/or nodes for enabling user equipment belonging to a home network to access data communication services in a visited network of a wireless communication system. By way of example, there is provided a method that comprises the step of obtaining at least one cryptographic token originating from a network node of the home network of the user equipment and cryptographically signed by a private key associated with the home network, wherein the at least one cryptographic token represents means for accessing data communication services via user data transport functions of the visited network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for tracking multiple beams between a first radio node and one or more other radio nodes. In this regard, embodiments of a method performed by a first radio node for mitigating interference between two or more three-dimensional (3D) beams between the first radio node and the one or more other radio nodes are provided. According to one embodiment, the method comprises determining that a particular 3D beam from among two or more 3D beams results in interference to at least one other 3D beam from among the two or more 3D beams, wherein both the particular 3D beam and the at least one other 3D beam are both operated on a first frequency. The method further comprises selecting a new frequency to which to switch the particular 3D beam, and switching the particular 3D beam from the first frequency to the new frequency.

Abstract: A method performed by a first radio network node for handling communication in a wireless communications network providing, is provided. The wireless communications network comprises the first radio network node (131) and a second radio network node (132) relaying data packets between a central network node (12) and a UE (10). The first radio network node is an intermediate network node between the second radio network node and the central network node. The first radio network node detects (701) congestion over a link towards the second radio network node. Upon detection of the congestion the first radio network node adds a marking in a header in a data packet and transmits (702) the data packet towards the second radio network node.

Abstract: A client computing device (115) determines a desired adjustment to a transmission rate of a media stream (245) received from the content server device (110), and encodes the desired adjustment to the transmission rate in an object ordering priority (255) field of a request (250) for a media portion (215). The client computing device (115) sends the request (250) to the content server device (110) to adjust the transmission rate of the media stream (245) with respect to the media portion (215). The content server device (110) receives the request (25) for the media portion (215) from the client computing device (115), and adjusts the transmission rate of the media stream (245) based on the object ordering priority (255). The content server device (110) transmits the media portion (215) to the client computing device (115) via the media stream (245) at the adjusted transmission rate.

Abstract: A method at a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and a UAV, adapted therefore, is adapted for enabling assisting in a rescue mission, where the method comprise: initiating a first localization of at least one body or object; initiating an analysis, for determining, at least partly based on the first localization of the at least one body or object, a need for activities, and initiating the determined activities, comprising applying floatable foam to an area on or in close proximity to the at least one body or object, while applying, to the floatable foam, a recognizable means capable of assisting in a second localization of the at least one body or object.

Abstract: A method for receive (RX) beam switching is provided. The method may be performed by a user equipment (UE) (420). The method includes using a current RX beam (412) to receive a transmission from a network node (422). The method further includes selecting (706) a new RX beam (414) to replace the current RX beam (412). The method further includes, after selecting (706) the new RX beam (414), transmitting (708-710) a channel state information (CSI) report to the network node (422). The method further includes, after selecting (706) the new RX beam (414) and before transmitting (708-710) the CSI report, continuing to use the current RX beam (412) to receive transmissions from the network node (422). The method further includes, after transmitting (708-710) the CSI report to the network node (422), replacing (714) the current RX beam (412) with the new RX beam (414) such that the new RX beam (414) instead of the current RX beam (412) is used to receive transmissions from the network node.

Abstract: A ceramic waveguide filter, a radio unit, an antenna unit and a base station are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a ceramic waveguide filter comprises a body (1) that is made of a ceramic material and that has a plurality of resonators each including a blind hole (101). The blind holes (101) of two of the resonators open at a first surface of the body (1) and extend toward an opposite second surface of the body (1). Capacitive coupling between the two resonators is achieved by a coupling structure (201) on/in a substrate (2), to which the body (1) is attached at the side of the second surface.

Abstract: A method and an integrated access backhaul (IAB) node are disclosed for resource scheduling. According to an embodiment, the IAB node determines a first range of scheduling delay such that the first range is different from a second range of scheduling delay determined by a neighboring IAB node having a hop to the IAB node. The IAB node schedules an uplink transmission or downlink reception to occur within the first range.

Abstract: A technique for determining an available delay budget for transmission of a packet by a base station to a user equipment, UE, in a cellular network is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique is performed by the base station and includes receiving a packet from a sending node, the packet including a timestamp set by the sending node when processing the packet, triggering determining a latency of the packet based on a difference between a time determined by the base station upon receipt of the packet and the timestamp set by the sending node in the packet, the base station and the sending node being synchronized in time, and triggering determining an available delay budget for transmission of the packet to the UE based on the latency of the packet.

Abstract: A method of operating a network node may be provided. A message may be sent from a first portion of the network node for configuring a time difference between an absolute time reference in the network node and a system frame offset for a served cell of the network node. An acknowledgement message from a second portion of the network node may acknowledge inclusion of the time difference in cell configuration data for the served cell. A further method of operating a network node may be provided. A message may be sent form the network node to a neighboring network node providing a time difference between a network time reference and a system frame offset for a cell in. An acknowledgement message may be received from the neighboring network node acknowledging inclusion of the time difference in cell configuration data for the served cell.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatuses provide for the advantageous use of “first” and “second” indicators for cell state control with respect to a wireless communication device. When sent singularly, the first indicator indicates activated/deactivated state transitions according to corresponding sequential state transition logic implemented in the device, and the second indicator indicates activated/dormant state transitions according to corresponding sequential state transition logic implemented in the device. When sent jointly for a given serving cell of the device, the first and second indicators operate as a combinational pair that indicates what the operational state of the cell shall be for the device, irrespective of the current cell state.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video bitstream comprising a sequence of pictures comprising a picture A and a picture B, wherein picture A starts a recovery point period and picture B ends the recovery point period. The method includes obtaining the video bitstream and decoding from the video bitstream a normative indication of the recovery point period. The normative indication of the recovery point period indicates that picture A starts the recovery point period and/or that picture B ends the recovery point period.

Abstract: A method in a node is disclosed. The method comprises generating a tag for an associated data packet at a first layer, the generated tag indicating one or more parameters related to transmission of the associated data packet. The method comprises signaling the tag from the first layer to another layer. The method comprises mapping, at the another layer, the associated data packet to a logical channel based on the one or more parameters indicated by the tag, and selecting one or more resources for transmission of the associated data packet based on the mapping of the associated data packet to the logical channel.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a wireless node selects a set of reference signal antenna ports for use in transmitting data to other wireless nodes in a given transmit time interval, from a plurality of sets of reference signal antenna ports that are available for use and that include reference signal antenna ports having different reference signal densities in the frequency and/or time dimension. The wireless node sends a message to a second wireless node indicating a reference signal assignment and including an indication of the selected set of reference signal antenna ports.

Abstract: A method of operating a user equipment, UE, that is operating in a network includes determining whether the UE and/or an application that is running on the UE is using or planning to use an early data transmission, EDT, to transmit sensor data via the network. Operations include responsive to determining that the UE and/or the application that is running on the UE is using or planning to use the EDT, informing the application of configuration parameters corresponding to the EDT and altering, by the application and based on the configuration parameters corresponding to the EDT, properties of the sensor data that is provided to the UE for transmission to the network to include revised sensor data.