Abstract: According to one disclosure of the present specification, provided is a method for performing communication with a second UE (user equipment) by a first UE. The method can comprise the steps of: receiving control information from a third UE; receiving a sidelink signal from the third UE; measuring reference signal received power (RSRP) of the sidelink signal on the basis of the control information; calculating effective RSRP on the basis of the control information and the measured RSRP; and allocating a resource for communication with the second UE on the basis of the effective RSRP, wherein the control information can comprise information relating to transmission power of the third UE.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least a first subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with a first network, at least one processor and at least one memory, said at least one memory stored with computer pro-associated gram code thereon, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: detect that the first SIM experiences a radio link failure (RLF) or has moved to out-of-service (OOS) state due to an internal action of said apparatus; include in a report to be sent to the first network information about the detection of the RLF or the OOS state of the first SIM; and include in the report an indication that the detection of the RLF or the OOS state of the first SIM is due to the internal action of said apparatus.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes receiving, by a user plane function entity, a data packet from a first terminal through an uplink path corresponding to the first terminal, where the data packet carries addressing information of a second terminal; determining, by the user plane function entity based on information about the uplink path corresponding to the first terminal and the addressing information of the second terminal, a downlink path corresponding to the second terminal; and sending, by the user plane function entity, the data packet to the second terminal through the downlink path corresponding to the second terminal.

Abstract: A system includes a physical host, a host operating system, and a virtual machine having a virtual network-interface controller. The virtual network-interface controller comprises an uplink, a virtual function, and a physical function having a physical channel and a virtual channel. The hypervisor is configured to receive data that originates at the virtual function, which is forwarded to the physical function on the physical channel of the physical function. The data is further forwarded from the physical function to the uplink. Additionally, the hypervisor is configured to send data that does not originate at the virtual function. The hypervisor sends the data on the virtual channel of the physical function and the physical function forwards the data to the virtual function.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, via a first carrier, an indication of an offset for scheduling a reference signal on a second carrier, wherein the offset indicates a duration between downlink control information (DCI), that schedules the reference signal, and the reference signal; determine a first numerology of the first carrier and a second numerology of the second carrier; and determine a time offset for the reference signal based at least in part on the offset and at least one of the first numerology, the second numerology, or both the first numerology and the second numerology. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless communications device, such as a roadside unit (RSU) or a user equipment (UE), may transmit a network coding packet on a sidelink to perform an efficient retransmission for multiple packets. In some systems, a base station may coordinate sidelink communications between devices, such as by granting resources for the devices to communicate on the sidelink. The device which transmits the network coding packet may request resources from the base station, and the base station may grant resources for the device to transmit the network coding packet. These techniques may be implemented to prevent the base station from granting resources to the original source UEs for retransmission.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether a sidelink to another UE is inactive, and disable the sidelink based at least in part on determining that the sidelink is inactive. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network, a procedure rejection message for non-cellular access at a non-access stratum (NAS) layer, and provide a first congestion indication from the NAS layer to lower layers for non-cellular access based at least in part on the receiving the procedure rejection message. The UE may refrain, at the lower layers, from initiating establishment of a signaling connection based at least in part on the first congestion indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting a signal and a communication system. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to: receive a first synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SS/PBCH block, SSB), the first synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block being not located on a first synchronization raster; and receive physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) being used to schedule a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for carrying remaining minimum system information/system information block 1 (RMSI/SIB1).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are provided for a network control node for connecting a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to a network slice in a network. The network control node may receive service information associated with a service being requested by the WTRU, wherein the service information comprises one or more of a service class, a quality of service (QoS) requirement, or a mobility characteristic. The network control node may determine slice information associated with a plurality of network slices, wherein the slice information comprises one or more of an identifier of the network slice, priority of the network slice, a service class served by the network slice, a target device class, a QoS target, mobility support, security service, charging information, and/or performance information. The network control node may determine subscriber information for the WTRU.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a method for a terminal performing a random access procedure in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method for performing a random access procedure comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a base station, a plurality of random access signals corresponding to a plurality of different beams in a transmission interval corresponding to the corresponding random access signal; receiving a random access response signal corresponding to one random access signal of the plurality of random access signals; and transmitting and receiving a signal to and/or from the base station, using a beam corresponding to the one random access signal, wherein the plurality of random access signals comprise identifier information of the terminal.

Abstract: An LAA-based wireless transmission access method is disclosed including: acquiring, by a BBU, a signal format corresponding to an LBT startup indication, and delivering a corresponding LBT startup indication message; distributing, by a bridge unit, the startup indication message to an RRU; performing, by the RRU, spectrum scanning according to the signal format to obtain idle/busy state information of an unlicensed spectrum in the signal format, and reporting the same to the BBU via the bridge unit; determining, by the BBU, a preemptable unlicensed spectrum in the signal format according to the idle/busy state information, and delivering an occupancy message; delivering, by the bridge unit, the occupancy message to the RRU; determining, by the RRU, a signal source of the signal format in the occupancy message; if the signal source is a different manufacturer, switching to an intermediate radio frequency processing channel of a different manufacturer for transmission.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, information associated with simultaneous physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, identifying that a PUCCH with a first priority index and a PUSCH with a second priority index overlap in a time domain, and in case that the first priority index is different from the second priority index, transmitting, to the base station, uplink control information (UCI) via the PUCCH and uplink data via the PUSCH, based on the information associated with the simultaneous PUCCH and PUSCH transmission.

Abstract: A slice gateway connects one or more subslices in a network in which an E2E slice is made up of multiple subslices. The slice gateway receives an inspection packet, determines an output destination subslice of the inspection packet based on a distribution table, embeds an ID of the output destination subslice in a payload of the inspection packet, and outputs the packet that includes the embedded ID to the output destination subslice; and notifies a quality tabulation device of information regarding the inspection packet.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate beam failure recovery (BFR) for a Secondary Cell (SCell) or Primary SCell (PSCell). One example embodiment comprises an apparatus configured to be employed in a User Equipment (UE), comprising: one or more processors configured to: generate a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) associated with a beam failure recovery request (BFRQ); generate a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) message associated with the BFRQ, wherein the PUSCH message comprises at least one Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) that comprises one or more of an index associated with a cell for which beam failure was detected or an index associated with a new beam; and process a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) as a random access response (RAR) associated with the PRACH and the PUSCH message.

Abstract: A communication connection method includes acquiring, by an information processing device, a first image displayed by a first display device, the first image representing first connection information for connection via a first communication path, acquiring, by the information processing device, a second image displayed by a second display device, the second image representing second connection information for connection via a second communication path, and executing communication connection between the information processing device, the first display device, and the second display device based on the first image and the second image.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a communication session from a user device, identifying a first resource from a plurality of resources, wherein the first resource is associated with a first service control layer for a radio access network and wherein the plurality of resources includes at least one virtual network function (VNF), identifying a second resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the second resource is associated with a second service control layer for LTE core functions, identifying a third resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the third resource is associated with a third service control layer for content delivery, allocating a virtual machine to be used to instantiate the at least one VNF, instantiating the at least one VNF and establishing the communication session by facilitating communications between the first service control layer, the second service control layer and the third service control layer.

Abstract: In a wireless local area network system, a station (STA) may transmit, to an access point (AP), low-latency queue capability information including information related to whether the STA supports a low-latency queue. The STA may receive, from the AP, low-latency queue operation information including information related to a low-latency queue activation condition. The present invention may include a step of allowing the STA to transmit a low-latency queue activation signal to the AP on the basis of the low-latency queue activation condition.

Abstract: Various embodiments of symmetric transmit opportunity (TXOP) truncation (STT) systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises receiving a frame that truncates a TXOP around a first station, and responsive to receiving the frame, sending a second frame that truncates the TXOP around a second station. Others system and method embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, when operating in a multiple link communication system, one or more downlink control information (DCI) messages scheduling one or more downlink communications. The user equipment may determine, based at least in part on the one or more DCI messages, whether a communication constraint is satisfied for the one or more downlink communications. The user equipment may determine a communication configuration for the one or more downlink communications based at least in part on whether the communication constraint is satisfied. The user equipment may receive, in the multiple link communication system, the one or more downlink communications based at least in part on the communication configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.