Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for information transmission, the method including: transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) over an uplink narrow band to a wireless communication node, wherein the uplink narrow band is selected from a set of narrow bands based on a coverage level of each narrow band in the set of narrow bands; and receiving a downlink control channel or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) over a downlink narrow band corresponding to the uplink narrow band or an anchor carrier, wherein the set of narrow bands is configured by the wireless communication node.

Abstract: A handover method includes: falling back, by a terminal to a handover process indicated by a handover command, or continuing, by the terminal, to perform a conditional handover in the case that the handover command sent by a source cell is received during a process of the conditional handover. The handover command does not carry a trigger condition for a conditional handover.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed wherein, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to a device, responsive to at least one other parameter and/or responsive to receiving instructions from the device, wirelessly transmitting to the device, over first, second, third and/or fourth non-overlapping intervals of time, respective first, second, third and/or fourth pluralities of subcarriers using respective first, second, third and/or fourth sets of frequencies; and further using respective first, second, third and/or fourth air interfaces that differ from one another in a physical layer aspect thereof. Systems/methods of wirelessly receiving from the device in ways analogous to said wirelessly transmitting to the device are also disclosed.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of operating a first terminal in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise: a step for transmitting a first PRS to a second terminal; a step for receiving a second PRS from the second terminal; a step for receiving a first time difference from the second terminal; and a step for determining a location of the first terminal on the basis of the first time difference and a second time difference.

Abstract: A method of mapping and characterizing a communication network is described. Segments are mapped by having each node of the network sending and receiving messages to discover its partner until the network is fully mapped. Each segment is characterized by sample messages sent along each segment, with received signal level at each end of the segment being measured and used to calculate cable segment parameters. Location tags may have their positions estimated by using signal levels at each end of a leaky cable segment receiving the tag signal to estimate the position of location tag.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods concerning call routing are disclosed. As an example, one apparatus includes a circuitry configured to route calls, as data communications (e.g., between a cellular network or PSTN and a plurality of user communication devices) on a broadband network. In response to receiving a first call notification from one of a plurality of mobile devices, a processing circuit of the apparatus caches the call notification in a first database. A first call notification indicates a source number and a destination number. In response to a first incoming call from the source number included in the cached call notification, the processing circuit redirects the call to the destination number indicated in the call notification via the broadband network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may involve a receiving device selecting a receive beam for receiving a signal from a transmitting device based on a relative direction of the transmit beam used to transmit the signal. A first wireless device may receive, from a second wireless device, an indication of a first angular range. The first angular range may be associated with a set of transmit beams for the second wireless device and correspond to at least two transmit beams of the set of transmit beams. The first wireless device may select a receive beam from a set of receive beams based on the first angular range and receive a reference signal, from the second wireless device, using the selected receive beam. The first device may also transmit channel information, to second wireless device, based on the reference signal.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. In some cases, a UE obtains payload bits to be conveyed in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission via an interlace of resource blocks (RBs), determines a group of the RBs available to the UE, and transmits the payload bits using the determined group of RBs, wherein the transmitting involves modulating different RBs of the group by at least one of different payload bits or sequences.

Abstract: A mobile phone configured to operate in a normal notification mode and an emergency notification mode. The mobile phone includes a memory adapted to maintain profiles relating to user contacts, an output device operable to emit audible notifications responsive to incoming communications, at least one input device operable to receive a user selection of a silent notification mode of the device and a user selection of a silent mode disabled setting associated with the profiles and a processor coupled to the memory, the output device and the at least one input device. When the device is in the silent notification mode, audible notifications are not emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles without the silent mode disabled and audible notifications are emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles with the silent mode disabled.

Abstract: Operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting first signaling on a first resource structure associated to a first transmission quality and being triggered for transmitting second signaling on a second resource structure associated to a second transmission quality, the first resource structure and the second resource structure overlapping at least partly in time and/or being in the same transmission timing structure; the first signaling being communication signaling and representing first information, and the second signaling being control signaling representing second information, which is control information. Signaling is transmitted on the first resource structure, the signaling including second information mapped to the first resource structure, depending on the size of the first resource structure and the size of the resources within the first resource structure required by the mapping of the second information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signaling beam indications in mobile communication technology are described. An example method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a network node to a wireless device, in a current timeslot, a beam reference information in a message comprising information related to transmission parameters for receiving control channel information by the wireless device in a dedicated timeslot that is subsequent to the current timeslot, the beam reference information comprising a quasi colocation configuration or spatial relation configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device in a node for wireless communications. A first node receives a first reference signal group; maintains a first counter; and transmits a target signal; a measurement performed on the first reference signal group is used to determine a first-type received quality group, and the first-type received quality group is used to maintain the first counter; in response to a value of the first counter being not less than a first threshold, the target signal is triggered; the target signal comprises a first signal; when a first condition is not satisfied, the target signal comprises a second signal; when the first condition is satisfied, the target signal does not comprise the second signal; the first signal is used to determine a first reference signal; the second signal is used to determine a second reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a related device. The method includes: receiving, by a radio access network device, first information sent by a terminal device, where the first information includes an identifier of a beam used by the terminal device for random access and random access information of the terminal device on the beam; and optimizing, by the radio access network device, a random access channel based on the first information.

Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed whereby a device is configured to provide a first wireless service by using one or more auxiliary devices that is/are proximate thereto and is/are associated with unique identities known to the device. Also, a second wireless service is provided by the device by using one or more other auxiliary devices that is/are proximate thereto but is/are not associated with any specific unique identities known to the device. According to some embodiments, the first wireless service is based upon a Bluetooth protocol and an Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Protocol, the second wireless service is based upon a Bluetooth Protocol and the device comprises a smartphone.

Abstract: A system/method is disclosed wherein, according to some embodiments, an access point provides a first wireless service to a first device and further provides a second wireless service to a second device; wherein the access point provides the first wireless service to the first device responsive to a special access code that has been provided to the first device; wherein the access point further provides the second wireless service to the second device absent the special access code having been provided to the second device; wherein the first wireless service is more bandwidth intensive than, and differs from, the second wireless service; and wherein the second wireless service is provided to the second device using a 900 MHz band of frequencies.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method by which a terminal receives a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises: receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for scheduling the PDSCH; acquiring, from the PDCCH, rate matching information for the PDSCH; and receiving the PDSCH at a plurality of transmission time intervals (TTIs) on the basis of the rate matching information, wherein the rate matching information is identically used for the plurality of TTIs.

Abstract: Provided are a configuration method and apparatus for a frame structure, and a storage medium. The configuration method for the frame structure includes: receiving, by a first node, frame structure parameters configured by a second node, wherein each frame structure parameter comprises: a period and a type of a frame structure, and the frame structure parameters comprise a common frame structure parameter, a first dedicated frame structure parameter and a second dedicated frame structure parameter; obtaining, by the first node, an uplink/downlink division of the frame structure according to the common frame structure parameter and/or the first dedicated frame structure parameter, and determining, according to the second dedicated frame structure parameter by the first node, the frame structure for uplink transmission of a backhaul link and the frame structure for downlink transmission of the backhaul link.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information scheduling transmission of periodic multimedia traffic bursts to the UE with a first periodic cadence. The UE may receive control signaling from the UE indicating that the UE is to periodically transmit sounding reference signals to the base station according to a second cadence, which may be a multiple of the first periodic cadence. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may receive control signaling indicating that the UE is to transmit a sounding reference signal at a time associated with a beginning of at least one of the periodic multimedia traffic bursts. The UE may transmit one or more sounding reference signals to the base station in accordance with the control signaling.

Abstract: Techniques for efficient reporting of a health status of a system resource are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computer system performs a method comprising: computing a connection failure rate value of a resource based on connection failure rate data indicating a rate at which requests to connect to the resource failed; computing an operation failure rate value of the resource based on operation failure rate data indicating a rate at which requests for the resource to execute a resource operation failed; determining that the connection failure rate value satisfies a connection failure condition or the operation failure rate value satisfies an operation failure condition; based on the determining that the connection failure rate value or the operation failure rate value satisfies its respective failure condition, attempting to establish a connection to the resource; and determining a status of the resource based on the attempting to establish the connection.