Abstract: Various embodiments described herein aim to ensure that user data transmissions (e.g., small data transmissions that are sent using control plane messages) do not become excessive and stay infrequent, thereby reducing the likelihood of a network overload situation. In one embodiment, an admission control function (ACF) for regulating the transmission of uplink user data is implemented in a wireless communication device (WCD) (e.g., a CIoT device). Such a WCD device may receive from a core serving node (CSN) admittance information (AI) (e.g., parameters, such as thresholds, used by the ACF to regulate the uplink traffic) that is used in performing the admittance control.

Abstract: Configuration parameters, of channel state information (CSI) resources for a first transmission reception point (TRP) and a second TRP of a cell, are received. One or more media access control control elements (MAC CEs) are received. The MAC CEs indicate a first semi persistent CSI report for the first TRP. The MAC CEs indicate a second semi persistent CSI report for the second TRP. First reference signal received power (RSRP) values, for the first semi persistent CSI report, are determined based on the plurality of CSI resources. Second RSRP values, for the second semi persistent CSI report, are determined based on the CSI resources. A codeword, comprising the first RSRP values and the second RSRP values, is created. The codeword is transmitted, based on the first semi persistent CSI report and the second semi persistent CSI report, via a physical uplink control channel resource.

Abstract: A vehicle and method for intra-vehicle communication within the vehicle involve a sending controller to transmit a message, and a receiving controller to receive the message. The vehicle includes one or more switches to relay the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller. The sending controller and each of the one or more switches include an egress port for transmission of the message. A processor performs bounded timing analysis to determine a total wait time during transmission of the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller as a sum of each egress port wait time at each egress port encountered by the message. Action is taken to avoid or mitigate the total wait time during transmission exceeding a deadline for the message, and the bounded timing analysis includes performing an iterative process and determining a lower bound (LB), an upper bound (UB), and a median value.

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: A method of wireless communication may include monitoring, by a first device, a medium for frames in response to preparing to transmit a first frame to a second device. The method may also include while monitoring the medium and before transmitting the first frame, obtaining a second frame transmitted by a third device in the medium and adjusting a transmission of the first frame to the second device in the medium based on obtaining the second frame.

Abstract: A method implemented on a UE includes determining an application class of an application, and permitting or barring access by the application to a communication network according to a comparison of the determined application with a rule to provide application class based access control. The application is classified into the determined application class. The application is classified into the determined application class by a home network. The application is classified into the determined application class by a 3GPP layer. The application is classified into the determined application class by a visited network. The visited network classifies the application into a further application class. The rule includes a list of applications for permitting or barring access by the applications according to the comparison of the determined application class with the rule.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for receiving a signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: establishing an RNTI associated with an MCS by a terminal; receiving a control channel for scheduling transmission of an uplink data channel or reception of a downlink data channel; and transmitting the uplink data channel or receiving the downlink data channel on the basis of one MCS table of a plurality of MCS tables, wherein the uplink data channel or the downlink data channel has been scheduled by the control channel and the one MCS table is determined on the basis of an RNTI associated with the MCS and an RNTI associated with the control channel.

Abstract: Inventive concepts relating to open access points are described wherein a first wireless service is provided to one or more devices associated with a first residence using a first band of frequencies and a second wireless service is provided to one or more other devices not associated with the first residence using a second band of frequencies. According to some embodiments, an access point is configured to provide the first wireless service to the one or more devices associated with the first residence responsive to an access code that has been provided to the one or more devices and is further configured to provide the second wireless service to the one or more other devices not associated with the first residence. The first wireless service differs from the second wireless service, and the second band of frequencies differs from the first band of frequencies and comprises 900 MHz.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of performing a beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system. The beam failure recovery method performed by a user equipment includes detecting a beam failure, identifying a new beam for the beam failure recovery, and transmitting a beam failure recovery request to a base station using a PRACH resource. The PRACH resource includes a first PRACH resource and a second PRACH resource. The first PRACH resource and the second PRACH resource are associated with a SS block (SSB). If the SSB is identified as the new beam, the beam failure recovery request is transmitted using the first PRACH resource. If a channel state information (CSI)-reference signal (RS) resource is identified as the new beam, the beam failure recovery request is transmitted using the second PRACH resource.

Abstract: A system for transmitting and receiving medical vital signs from a “smart” vital sign apparatus over multi-protocol communication channels to and from a remote electronic health record database that may include a plurality of vital sign sources that communicate over a plurality of standard communication channels including: Bluetooth, LoRa, WiFi, cellular, Ethernet or other direct IP paths. The system reduces the volume of data transferred and extends BLE security.

Abstract: A wireless node in a wireless multi-hop network may transmit, based at least in part on a change in multiplexing capability relating to communications on one or more radio link control (RLC) channels, information to at least one of a parent node or a child node that enables the at least one of the parent node or the child node to prioritize communications with the wireless node. The wireless node may transmit or receive communications prioritized according to the information with the at least one of the parent node or the child node.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment for attaching the user equipment to a mobile communications network comprises receiving a list of network slice identities, wherein a network slice identity identifies a portion of the mobile communications network that serves as a logical network to a set of user equipment (step 201). A network slice is selected based on one or more criteria (step 203). A network slice attachment request is sent to a network node (step 205), for requesting attachment of the user equipment to the selected network slice of the mobile communications network.

Abstract: Virtual application and desktop delivery may be optimized by supplying application metadata and user intent to the device between a client and a server hosting resources for the delivery. The data packets used to deliver the virtual application or desktop may be also tagged with references to the application. By supplying the metadata and tagging packets with the metadata, an intermediary network device may provide streams of data packets at the target QoS. In addition, the device may apply network resource allocation rules (e.g., firewalls and QoS configuration) for redirected content retrieved by the client out of band relative to a virtual channel such as the Internet. The network resource allocation rules may differ for different types of resources accessed. The device may also control a delivery agent on the server to modify communication sessions established through the virtual channels based on network conditions.

Abstract: A method for combining two radio access network (RAN) cells into a virtual cell is disclosed, comprising: at a coordinating node, assigning a virtual cell identifier for a virtual cell, assigning a plurality of base stations to the virtual cell, and scheduling resources for a user equipment (UE) at each base station in the virtual cell; and at a base station of the plurality of base stations, constructing a signal containing two cell identifiers, the two cell identifiers being the virtual cell identifier and a physical cell identifier of the base station, and sending the signal to the UE, thereby improving performance for the UE at a cell edge of the first base station and of the second base station.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for automated deployment of radio-based networks. In one embodiment, a request to provision a radio-based network for a customer by a provider according to a network plan is received via an application programming interface (API) of a cloud provider network. An arrangement of a plurality of cells for the customer is determined. Respective antennas and radio units for individual ones of the plurality of cells are preconfigured to implement the radio-based network before shipping the respective antennas and the radio units to the customer.

Abstract: An integrated system is described. This integrated system includes: a radio node that communicates using a cellular-telephone communication protocol; and an access point that communicates using an IEEE 802.11 communication protocol. Moreover, the integrated system includes a housing between the radio node and the access point, where the housing provides mechanical coupling and electrical coupling between the radio node and the access point, and the housing provides electrical power and data to the access point from the radio node. For example, the housing may provide the electrical power and the data using a PoE cable. In some embodiments, the radio node dynamically modifies the electrical power provided to the access point or receives, from a controller, an instruction specifying the electrical power to be provided to the access point.

Abstract: A terrestrial data communication gateway device for satellite communication comprising: at least one processor; memory accessible to the at least one processor; a LPWAN wireless communication subsystem for communication with multiple remote devices; a satellite communication subsystem for communication with at least one low earth orbit satellite. The memory stores program code executable by the processor to cause the processor to: perform server functions in relation to the multiple remote devices, and configure an edge computing module to perform data processing operations on signals received by the LPWAN communication subsystem. The data processing operations comprise compression of data received by the LPWAN communication subsystem to generate a compressed payload for transmission by the satellite communication subsystem. The memory comprises a backhaul scheduling module to schedule communication of a transmission by the satellite communication subsystem to the low earth orbit satellite.

Abstract: A method and a User Equipment (UE) for small data transmission are provided. The method includes receiving a Radio Resource Control (RRC) release message; measuring at least one Downlink (DL) Reference Signal (RS) to obtain a measurement result; selecting a particular Configure Grant (CG) resource for small data transmission according to the measurement result; determining whether a Timing Advance (TA) value for the particular CG resource is valid for small data transmission according to (i) an amount of Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) change of a DL RS associated with the particular CG resource and (ii) whether a TA-related timer is running; and performing small data transmission on the particular CG resource after determining that the TA value is valid.

Abstract: A method for use in a cellular communications system in which system traffic can be exchanged between transceivers comprises receiving traffic from a second transceiver at a first transceiver. The traffic includes data units that are each associated with an identifier. The data units are also divided into segments. The method additionally includes sending status information from the first transceiver to the second transceiver. The status information pertains to one or more data units transmitted by the second transceiver. Additionally, sending the status information includes, for non-received and partially received data units, sending information indicating the data units were non-received or partially received and, for partially received data units, sending information indicating which parts of the data units were not received.

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.