Abstract: A telecommunications system includes: a user equipment; one or more access networks (ANs); a core network (CN); and one or more data networks (DNs). The one or more ANs are configured to provide the UE access to the CN. The CN is configured to provide connectivity to the one or more DNs. The UE is configured to access the one or more DNs by using different protocol data unit (PDU) sessions, established between the UE and the CN via the one or more ANs, providing connectivity to the one or more DNs, each PDU session comprising a respective PDU session identifier (ID). The CN is configured to signal the UE, via the one or more ANs, an established PDU session, wherein the established PDU session is identified by a PDU session ID and at least one PDU session group ID. The same PDU session group ID is assigned to different PDU sessions and indicates that the different PDU sessions belong together.

Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for identifying highly utilized cells within a network based on one or more key performance indicators. The method can comprise receiving first key performance indicator (KPI) data with respect to a cell within the network, receiving a first criteria with respect to the first KPI data, and determining if the first KPI data meets the first criteria. The method can also comprise upon determining that the first KPI meets the first criteria, determining if the first KPI data is consistent over a defined period, and upon determining that the first KPI data is consistent, designating the cell as a cell that includes high network utilization or above average network utilization.

Abstract: In cellular or other wireless networks, relay communication devices can be introduced to support an indirect network connection for remote communication devices in out-of-coverage (OoC) areas to thereby extend access device coverage and increase available data capacity for communication devices that may not be in optimal coverage of an access device. For directly connected communication devices, mechanisms for bit rate recommendation, bit rate query and desired bit rate indication are defined. However, these existing mechanisms do not work for communication devices indirectly connected via a relay communication device. It is therefore proposed to determine a new data rate recommendation and/or limit for one or more downstream communication devices at least partly based on an identity of a logical channel indicated in a received recommendation and/or limit.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states configuration and activation or deactivation for multiple DCI (M-DCI) based multiple TRP (M-TRP) Downlink (DL) transmission are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a receiver that receives a capability report from a remote device, wherein the capability report indicates that the remote device supports 128 or more configurable TCI states; a processor that configures 128 or more TCI states according to the capability report; and a transmitter that transmits a Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) to activate a subset of the TCI states.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an information detection method, an information sending method, a terminal, and a network device. The information detection method includes: performing blind detection of information in a candidate Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) group set. The candidate PDCCH group set is determined according to a candidate PDCCH set of each of multiple pieces of sub-search-space.

Abstract: A communications device acting as a relay device is configured to communicate with communications devices operating with a mobile communications network and infrastructure equipment. The relay device comprises transmitter circuitry, receiver circuitry and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to determine whether predetermined conditions relating to the setting of an indication bit have been met, wherein the indication bit indicates whether the relay device is able to form new connections with one or more of the communications devices, to set the indication bit dependent on the determination of whether the predetermined conditions have been met. The relay device is not able to form new connections with one or more of the communications devices when the predetermined conditions are met, and to broadcast the indication bit.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for modifying a first data connection during the establishment of a second data connection. One apparatus includes a processor and a transceiver that receives a first request via a first data connection with a first mobile network, the first request containing a first set of parameters for establishing a second data connection with an interworking function in a second mobile network. Via the transceiver, the processor sends a second request to modify the first data connection, the second request containing a second set of parameters for modifying the first data connection to support the data traffic of the second data connection and transmits the data traffic of the second data connection through the modified first data connection.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio resource reservation for inter-UE coordination in NR sidelink mode 2. The method may include transmitting from a first user equipment to a second user equipment, a first coordination request to request a set of preferred or non-preferred radio resources for transmission by the first user equipment. The first coordination request may include at least a first resource indication value for indicating a first radio resource for transmission of a corresponding first coordination message by the second user equipment to the first user equipment. The method may also include receiving the corresponding first coordination message from the second user equipment transmitted on the first radio resource in response to the first coordination request.

Abstract: A system and method for a switching network is disclosed. A plurality of first switching assemblies, with each of the first switching assemblies having at least two input ports and two output ports is provided. A plurality of second switching assemblies are provided. Each of the first switching assembly is selectively coupled to at least two second switching assemblies. Each of the second switching assembly is selectively coupled to at least two first switching assemblies. Data received in the input port passes twice in a forward direction, through a selective first switching assembly and a selective second switching assembly. Received data also passes twice in a reverse direction, through a selective second switching assembly and a selective first switching assembly and comes out of a selective one of the first switching assembly as an output.

Abstract: When a communication apparatus transmits a frame by multicast communication or broadcast communication in a state in which connection with one or more other communication apparatuses has been established via a plurality of frequency channels, the communication apparatus determine a frequency channel for use in transmitting the frame based on whether the one or more other communication apparatuses is being operated in a power-saving state in the plurality of frequency channels, and transmits the frame via the determined frequency channel.

Abstract: A method implemented via a cloud-based system for network slicing in a 5G network includes connecting with a device that connects to the 5G network, wherein the cloud-based system includes a plurality of nodes interconnected to one another and including one or more nodes integrated in a user plane of the 5G network; inline monitoring traffic between the device and destinations including any of the Internet, cloud services, private applications, edge compute, Multiaccess Edge Compute (MEC), public/private data centers, and public/private clouds; and enforcing bandwidth control, in the 5G network, to a defined Quality of Service for a slice associated with the device.

Abstract: A transmission method, a terminal device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: transmitting multiple quality of service (QoS) flows to a first network device according to synchronization group information, or receiving the multiple QoS flows from the first network device according to the synchronization group information. The synchronization group information indicates synchronous transmission and/or reception of the multiple QoS flows.

Abstract: A channel sounding method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes a first access point device sending a sounding request frame to a second access point device, the sounding request frame requesting the second access point device perform channel sounding, the sounding request frame includes one or both of a sounding bandwidth field or a number of spatial streams field, the sounding bandwidth field indicating a bandwidth for performing the channel sounding, the number of spatial streams field indicating a quantity of spatial streams on which the channel sounding is performed.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, a communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device can comprise a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate association information for first data transmission of a first user equipment, wherein the association information indicates an association relationship between the first data transmission and second data transmission of the first user equipment or a second user equipment; and sending, to a base-station-side device, the association information together with a QoS parameter of a QoS flow that bears the first data transmission, so that the base-station-side device allocates a transmission resource for the first and/or second data transmission according to the association information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate.

Abstract: An example method for managing wake schedules of client devices is presented. A wireless networking device determines a value of a data traffic characteristic of a client device based on monitoring of data traffic associated with the client device. If it is determined that the client device is capable of implementing the TWT mechanism, the wireless networking device may set a wake schedule for the client device based on the value of the data traffic characteristic. Once the wake schedule is set, the wireless networking device communicates with the client device as per the wake schedule. In some examples, the wireless networking device may set custom wake schedules for different client devices when the client devices have different behaviors for the same data traffic characteristic. Further, in certain examples, the wireless networking device may even set custom wake schedules for different activity periods for the same client device.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communications, comprising receiving a polar encoded data sequence including a plurality of bits. The implementations further include dividing the polar encoded bit sequence into a number of bit groups each including a specific number of bits, each of the number of bit groups has a non-overlapping interleaving mapping from an initial bit address to an interleaved bit address; calculating the interleaved bit address for each bit based on the number of bit groups and the specific number of bits in each bit group; interleaving the number of bit groups according to the interleaved bit address for each bit of the plurality of bits in the polar encoded bit sequence to generate an interleaved bit sequence; adjusting the interleaved bit sequence to match a payload allocation in resource elements of a downlink control information; and transmitting a polar encoded codeword.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to buffer communications with a network node. A buffer size of a buffer used to buffer the communications may be specific to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) via which the UE communicates with the network node. For example, the UE may calculate the buffer size based on a maximum data rate of a connection with the network node via the NTN and a radio link control (RLC) round trip time (RTT). The RLC RTT may be specific to NTNs. The UE may use a buffer having the calculated buffer size to buffer the communications between the UE and the network node over the connection.

Abstract: Wireless network cells are classified into groups based on radio and network conditions in the cells. Quality of Service, QoS, policy optimization is then performed per each classified cell group, by selecting more or less stringent predetermined rules until a target Quality of Experience, QoE, is met, at least for the highest priority traffic. To classify the cells into groups, the radio and network parameters collected (110) are ranked (112) by their influence on QoE. Based on this ranking, only a few of the most impactful parameter are selected (114). The range of values of each parameter is then divided (116) into a plurality of ranges, for example by the ability of the parameter, when within each range, to impact service quality. Cells are then classified (118) into groups based on the same parameters within the cells falling into the same value ranges. QoE targets for at least high priority traffic classes are obtained (120).

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards prioritizing selection of a new radio primary secondary cell (PSCell) for use by user equipment in non-standalone scenarios. User equipment (a mobile device) obtains measurement reports for available new radio frequency bands. The mobile device can prioritize the reporting of the measurement data so as to indicate to the network which candidate PSCell that the user equipment prefers to have selected. The network can bias selection of one candidate PSCell over others by providing different time-to-trigger periods for different available frequency bands. A mobile device can prioritize PSCell selection based on current conditions, such as based on application program needs, so as to use a PSCell with bandwidth that is appropriate for a current application program in use. The mobile device and network can collaborate to select a PSCell based on other conditions such as remaining battery capacity of the device and/or thermal conditions.