Abstract: The application provide a packet sending method, a router, and a service switching entity. According to the application, a router determines a flow group identifier of a service packet and information about a next-hop service switching entity according to a user identifier and IP 5-tuple information; and forwards the packet to the next-hop service switching entity according to the information about the next-hop service switching entity, so that the next-hop service switching entity determines a corresponding destination service instance according to the user identifier, the flow group identifier, a router identifier, and a processing result, and forwards the packet to the destination service instance, to perform corresponding service processing, thereby implementing service packet forwarding among service instances. The router in the method provided in the embodiments has a flow steering function, and steers a flow to a specified path to perform node-by-node processing.

Abstract: A vehicle clustering method includes: acquiring vehicle dynamic information, the vehicle dynamic information including vehicle positions and vehicle speeds; clustering vehicles based on the vehicle dynamic information; calculating, based on the vehicle dynamic information, a link reliability and a link stability of the vehicles in a cluster; calculating, based on the link reliability and the link stability, a selection priority index for a cluster head; and selecting a vehicle with a largest selection priority index in the cluster as a cluster head.

Abstract: A BGP logical topology generation method includes obtaining, by a controller, node information of a first forwarder and BGP session information of the first forwarder, and obtaining node information of a second forwarder and BGP session information of the second forwarder; and generating, by the controller, a BGP logical topology between the first forwarder and the second forwarder according to the node information and the BGP session information of the first forwarder, and the node information and the BGP session information of the second forwarder that are obtained.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided which comprises: logic to privately compare one or more received Order Preserving Encrypted (OPE) signal strength (RSS) values, from a plurality of secondary users (SUs), with a OPE threshold value; a transmitter to send the comparison result to a fusion center (FC); and a receiver to receive the OPE threshold value from the FC.

Abstract: Implementations of this application provide communications methods, devices, and chips. In an implementation, a method comprises: sending, by a centralized unit user plane (CU-UP) of an access network to a centralized unit control plane (CU-CP) of the access network, an interface setup request message to request to setup an E1 interface, the interface setup request message comprises an identity of a public land mobile network (PLMN) served by the CU-UP and a network slice identifier corresponding to the public land mobile network, wherein the network slice identifier identifies single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) or an S-NSSAI list; and sending, by the CU-CP, an interface setup response message to the CU-UP after receiving the interface setup request message.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reporting a precoding matrix indicator (PMI). A user equipment (UE) includes a processor configured to generate a report for a PMI. The report includes (i) a wideband amplitude coefficient indicator that is common for a plurality of subbands configured for reporting and (ii) a subband amplitude coefficient indicator and a subband phase coefficient indicator for each of the subbands. The UE further includes a transceiver operably connected to the processor. The transceiver configured to transmit the generated report for the PMI to a base station.

Abstract: There is provided a method in a network element of a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving a service request from a service provider; initiating determination of a transmission scheme for the service request; obtaining multicast capability information on a plurality of terminal devices and network nodes; obtaining distribution information on the plurality of terminal devices; obtaining traffic load information on the network nodes; based on the multicast capability information, the distribution information, and the traffic load information, determining the transmission scheme for the service request, the transmission scheme including at least one unicast transmission and at least one multicast transmission; and indicating one or more unicast transmitting entities about the at least one unicast transmissions and indicating one or more multicast transmitting entities about the at least one multicast transmissions.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for on-demand application-driven network slicing. In one embodiment, it is determined that an application executed in a particular computing device has a quality-of-service requirement. The particular computing device is connected to a communications network. A request is sent that causes a network slice allocation service to reserve a network slice having the quality-of-service requirement in the communications network. Data to or from the application is transmitted using the network slice.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing a registrar component or functionality in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, the registrar functionality is handled at a Session Border Controller (SBC) or Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal Manager (NTM) device of the network to alleviate an application server of the network from performing the registration function.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a communications device, wherein the method includes: processing, by a transmit end device, a data flow, where the processing includes: adding a flow identifier indication to the data flow, where the flow identifier indication is used to indicate whether a flow identifier is included; and sending, by the transmit end device, the processed data flow. A flow identifier indication is added to a data flow, where the flow identifier indication is used to indicate whether a flow identifier is included; and the data flow is transmitted according to the flow identifier indication, so that processing on the data flow is completed.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters of one or more first search spaces of a primary cell and one or more second search spaces of a secondary cell. The secondary cell may be a scheduling cell for the primary cell. The wireless device may receive scheduling information associated with scheduling of the primary cell. In response to the secondary cell being deactivated, receiving the scheduling information may comprise monitoring the one or more first search spaces. In response to the secondary cell being activated, receiving the scheduling information may comprise monitoring the one or more second search spaces. The wireless device may transmit or receive a transport block, via the primary cell, based on the scheduling information.

Abstract: Example communication methods and an access network device are described. One example method includes sending a first message to a second access network device by a first access network device, where the first message carries a quality of service (QoS) flow identification (QFI) for a split bearer corresponding to the first access network device and a QoS parameter corresponding to the QFI. The second access network device receives the first message from the first access network device, where the first message carries the QFI for the split bearer corresponding to the first access network device and the QoS parameter corresponding to the QFI. The second access network device sends a second message to the first access network device, where the second message is a response to the first message. The embodiments of this application are used to implement QoS control.

Abstract: A service process control method and a network device, where the method includes selecting, according to an execution policy of at least one service deployed on a network device, M data processors for processing a packet received by the network device, determining a processing sequence for the selected M data processors to process the packet, and invoking the selected M data processors to sequentially process, according to the processing sequence, the packet. An execution sequence for a data processor to process the packet is dynamically generated according to a policy set corresponding to the service, thereby reducing an unnecessary processing process and redundant information collection in a service execution procedure, improving service processing flexibility, and enhancing overall performance of the device.

Abstract: Provided are a beam configuration method, a mobile station and a base station. The beam configuration method performed by a base station according to embodiments of the present invention includes: determining a beam transmission scheme for a mobile station according to performance of the mobile station; and transmitting information to the mobile station according to the beam transmission scheme.

Abstract: A MS transmits, to a BS, uplink data (UD) on a PUSCH, PUSCH being assigned by using a PDCCH. The MS receives on PDCCH, an indication instructing the MS to transmit reception quality information (RQI) without UD on PUSCH, and transmits on PUSCH, to the BS, RQI without UD based on the indication which is received on PDCCH. The indication is specified based on values to which a plurality of fields of information transmitted on PDCCH are set. One of the plurality of fields is a field used for instructing the MS to transmit RQI and another is a field used for indicating a redundancy version. For instructing the MS to transmit RQI without UD on PUSCH, the field used for instructing the MS to transmit RQI is set to a first single predetermined value (SPV) and the field used for indicating the redundancy version is set to a second SPV.

Abstract: Use of a mobile user device to identify the individual operating a vehicle, which, either alone or in conjunction with a vehicle control unit (VCU), may be used to establish vehicle priority in connection with traffic control systems. This provides for a system that provides priority for the individual based on their individual and current need for priority, as opposed to providing priority generally for a vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method for connection set-up and corresponding master base station and secondary base station. The method includes: transmitting a secondary base station setup request message to a secondary base station, and receiving a secondary base station setup response message which comprises mapping information from a quality of service (QoS) flow to a data radio bearer (DRB). The present disclosure further provides a method of requesting a secondary cell group (SCG) configuration and corresponding master base station and secondary base station.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a network evaluating apparatus including: an acquisition section acquiring a plurality of packets each of which includes an identification value indicating an order in accordance with which data is transmitted from a transmission source, the plurality of packets being received one by one; and an evaluation section, in a case where the identification value included in a first packet as any one of the plurality of received packets indicates that the first packet is transmitted before a second packet received before the first packet, increasing an evaluation value indicating instability of a transmission and reception path.

Abstract: A radio device configures a radio connection between the radio device and a cellular network. The radio connection is registered for a cell area comprising at least a first cell and a second cell of the cellular network. Before a decision of the radio device to perform a change from the first cell to the second cell, the radio device determines a configuration which enables performing allocation of radio resources to the radio device via a control channel of the second cell. After the change of the radio device from the first cell to the second cell, the radio device resumes transmission on the radio connection by requesting allocation of radio resources of second cell based on the determined configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme for convergence of an IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, a security and security related service, or the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT related technology. The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for efficiently transmitting or receiving system information by using a preamble in a next generation mobile communication system.