Abstract: A wireless device receives access network information indicating an access network type. Based on the access network type, a non-access stratum (NAS) period is selected among: a first value associated with a geostationary earth orbit (GEO) non-terrestrial network (NTN) access network type; and a second value associated with a low earth orbit (LEO) NTN access network type. A NAS procedure is initiated by sending a NAS request message. A start of the NAS period is based on the sending. The NAS procedure is aborted based on an expiry of the NAS period.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for operation retry. The system may determine whether a retry is allowed for a target operation based on a retry strategy included in a retry proxy component. In response to determining that the retry is allowed for the target operation, the system may execute the target operation. The system may detect whether there is an exception associated with the execution of the target operation. In response to determining that there is the exception associated with the execution of the target operation, the system may determine whether a retry is needed for the target operation based on the retry strategy. In response to determining that the retry is unneeded for the target operation, the system may stop the target operation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink (UL) data in a wireless communication system. A method includes identifying information on a number of repetitive transmissions K, redundancy version information, and period information for a grant-free uplink (UL) transmission; identifying a resource among resources for the number of repetitive transmissions as an initial transmission; and performing the initial transmission of IX data on the identified resource.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may decode a downlink communication on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The downlink communication may have punctured resources. The UE may transmit, in association with the downlink communication, a first uplink communication on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and measure self-interference in the punctured resources of the downlink communication on the PDSCH that are within a threshold distance of resources of the first uplink communication on the PUSCH. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for traffic optimization in virtual private networks (VPNs). A client device establishes a first VPN connection with a first server based on first VPN credentials. Traffic is transmitted and received through the first VPN connection to and from the first server. A second server is identified based on traffic optimization criteria that need to be satisfied by the VPN connection. Upon receipt of the identification of the second server the client device is to use the second server as a destination of a second VPN connection. The second VPN connection satisfies a set of traffic optimization goals for at least one flow from the flows forwarded through the first VPN connection. Based on the identification of the second server, the client device establishes the second VPN connection for the flow between the client device and the second server.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for group scheduling for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) overhead reduction. A method of operating a UE includes receiving first configuration information for reception of first PDCCHs. A PDCCH from the first PDCCHs provides a first downlink control information (DCI) format that includes a first number of information bits. The method further includes receiving second configuration information for a location of a second number of information bits, smaller than the first number of information bits, in the first DCI format; receiving at least one of the first PDCCHs; and determining, from the second number of information bits, values of one or more fields associated with reception of a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or with transmission of a first physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to receiving, from a base station, a downlink communication indicating resources scheduled for one or more repetitions of a downlink control channel, receiving, from the base station, the one or more repetitions of the downlink control channel, and combining the one or more repetitions of the downlink control channel to decode the downlink control channel. In another aspect, the network can transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a downlink communication indicating resources scheduled for one or more repetitions of a downlink control channel, and transmitting, to the UE, the one or more repetitions of the downlink control channel over the resources.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method in a wireless device (110) includes transmitting a protocol data unit (PDU) or segment of a PDU on a first link and transmitting the PDU or the segment of the PDU on a second link. One or more retransmissions of the PDU or the segment of the PDU are scheduled on the second link. A positive acknowledgment is received from a receiver. The positive acknowledgement indicates a successful receipt of the PDU or the segment of the PDU on the first link. In response to receiving the positive acknowledgement, the one or more retransmissions of the PDU or the segment of the PDU on the second link are cancelled.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a PDCCH resource configuration method, a PDCCH resource determining method, a network device and a user equipment. The PDCCH resource configuration method is applied to a network device and includes: determining resource configuration information of PDCCH, where the resource configuration information at least includes: REG bundle size, CCE-REG mapping manner, and REG mapping manner; and configuring PDCCH resources according to the resource configuration information, and transmitting the resource configuration information to a user equipment.

Abstract: A system and method for allocating network resources are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to perform: determining a resource indication value based on at least a first parameter and a second parameter, the resource indication value indicative of a number of resource blocks to be allocated to a communication node, wherein a number of possible different values of the resource indication value is limited by a predefined relationship between the first parameter and the second parameter; and transmitting the resource indication value to the communication node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system.

Abstract: System, method, and apparatus for Internet Protocol (IP) based radio communications. One or more browser-based dispatch consoles connect to one or more Radio over IP (RoIP) gateway device over an untrusted network (e.g., the public Internet) using a Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) connection secured with SSL/TLS. Each RoIP gateway device provides an analog interface to the radio domain so as to communicate with one or more radio. This architecture avoids any ongoing connection to a centralized cloud-based server and maintains secure radio communications over the untrusted network. Each browser-based dispatch console accesses each RoIP gateway device from a standard web browser thus enabling portability across any platform that supports a browser.

Abstract: A method for controlling operation of an appliance by a user through voice control includes at least the steps of: detecting, by the appliance, a control action performed by the user on the appliance; activating a voice control system by the appliance; capturing, by the voice control system, a voice input from the user as a captured voice input; recognizing, by the voice control system, a piece of information and/or an instruction in the captured voice input from the user as a recognized information and/or instruction; and executing, by the voice control system, a user control action on the appliance in accordance with the recognized information and/or instruction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), a Slot Format Indication (SFI) is received within a first Channel Occupancy Time (COT) of a serving cell. The SFI is indicative of one or more slot formats of one or more slots of the serving cell. A first signal indicative of an ending position of the first COT is received. A beginning of at least one slot of the one or more slots is after the ending position. The UE determines whether to apply a slot format, of a slot of the one or more slots, to the slot based upon whether the slot is within the first COT, wherein the slot format of the slot is indicated by the SFI.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for wireless operations are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless operations involves announcing, by a first wireless device to a second wireless device, capability parameters, wherein the first wireless device operates according to a first communication protocol and has a first bandwidth capability, and wherein the first wireless device operates according to a second communication protocol and has a second bandwidth capability that is narrower than the first bandwidth capability, receiving, at the second wireless device, the capability parameters announced by the first wireless device, and operating the second wireless device according to the capability parameters announced by the first wireless device.

Abstract: Apparatus and method in a communication system for reconfiguring resources for transmission are disclosed. More than one sidelink transmissions are transmitted to a second apparatus. It is determined that reception status feedbacks are not received regarding a given number of sidelink transmissions. Transmission resource used for sidelink transmission is reconfigured based on the determination.

Abstract: A communication system, a data transmission method and a base station thereof are provided. The communication system includes a first base station and a second base station. The first base station includes a physical layer unit, a MAC layer unit and a PDCP layer unit. The physical layer unit is configured to transmit with a user equipment through a transmission channel. The MAC layer unit is configured to determine whether a retransmission ratio of the transmission channel is higher than a first threshold and to determine whether a transmission speed of the transmission channel is lower than a second threshold. If the retransmission ratio is higher than the first threshold and/or the transmission speed is lower than the second threshold, the first base station copy a packet and then transmits the copied packet to the second base station which accordingly transmits the copied packet to the user equipment.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a novel method for adjusting a path for a packet flow from a source machine to a destination machine in a network. The method of some embodiments identifies a condition at a first forwarding element along a first path traversed by the packet flow through the network. The first path traverses through a hardware, second forwarding element before the first forwarding element. In some embodiments, the second forwarding element includes a programmable data plane circuit. The method, in some embodiments, uses an application programming interface (API) of the programmable data plane circuit to provide a set of parameters to the data plane circuit that cause the data plane circuit to forego selecting the first path to forward the packets of the packet flow to the destination machine and instead to select a second path, not traversing the first forwarding element, to the destination machine.

Abstract: User equipment (UE)-initiated accesses within a cellular network are optimized to account for cell size and to reduce signaling overhead. A fixed set of preamble parameter configurations for use across a complete range of cell sizes within the cellular network is established and stored within each UE. A UE located in a given cell receives a configuration number transmitted from a nodeB serving the cell, the configuration number being indicative of a size of the cell. The UE selects a preamble parameter configuration from the fixed set of preamble parameter configurations in response to the received configuration number and then transmits a preamble from the UE to the nodeB using the preamble parameter configuration indicated by the configuration number.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device, operating in an access network that can provide a plurality of QoS levels for user data flowing to and from the device, establishes a packet data session via the access network and receives, from the access network, cost information associated with each of one or more QoS levels. The device selects, for user data for at least a first application or service, a QoS level from among the plurality of QoS levels based on the cost information. The device transmits packets carrying user data for the first application or service to the access network. The transmission includes applying a QoS treatment to the user data according to the selected QoS level.