Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive an indication of a plurality of frequency segments, wherein at least a first frequency segment of the plurality of frequency segments and a second frequency segment of the plurality of frequency segments are non-contiguous in frequency with one another. The wireless communication device may transmit a communication associated with the plurality of frequency segments. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: An energy-efficient wireless sensor network (WSN) is disclosed. The WSN comprises one or more base stations, a plurality of branch nodes communicatively coupled to each of the one or more base stations, and a plurality of leaf nodes communicatively coupled to each of the branch nodes. The WSN is configured for optimising energy consumption associated with each of the following: transmitting sensor data from the leaf node to the branch node; encryption of data transmitted between the leaf node and the branch node; updating firmware of the branch node or of the leaf node, through over-the-air updates from a remote server; sending data packets through the WSN based on a plurality of predefined levels of a Quality-of-Service (QoS); and configuring radio duty cycle protocols at the base station or the branch node or both during transmission and reception of data packets from the leaf nodes.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for quality of service flow selection for a multi-access data connection. One apparatus includes a first interface that communicates with a mobile communication network over a first access network. The apparatus includes a second interface that communicates with the mobile communication network over a second access network. The apparatus includes a processor that sends a request message containing a first capability indicating that the apparatus supports measurements per QoS flow. The processor receives a response message containing a first indicator, the first indicator provided in response to containing the first capability in the request message. The processor sends a performance measurement function message to measure a first performance parameter for a first service data flow.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information communication method, an apparatus and a communications device. The method of the present disclosure includes: obtaining target policy information; sending the target policy information to a second communications device, where the target policy information includes at least one of the following: a reliability index for indicating a success probability of data transmission; a bandwidth index for indicating a system bandwidth; or a spectral efficiency index for indicating a spectral efficiency.

Abstract: A SmarterFi gateway integrates a WiFi access point and smart repeater, and executes a method therefor. The method includes receiving, from a user equipment (UE) via a first wireless communication channel, wireless fidelity (WiFi) signals that include information indicating a location of the UE. The WiFi signals are received by a transceiver that includes a first antenna array for communication with the UE, and a second antenna array for communication with a gNB. The method includes transmitting, to the gNB via the second antenna array, uplink data and control information that includes the UE location information. The method includes receiving, from the gNB via the second antenna array, downlink information intended for the UE. The method includes forward-transmitting, to the UE via a second wireless communication channel, the downlink information via a beam formed at the first antenna array to serve the UE at the location of the UE.

Abstract: User equipment includes a processing circuit, which is configured to: generate characteristics information of a QoS flow for D2D communication between the user equipment and other user equipments, wherein the characteristics information comprises periodicity information and transmission time information of a data service carried by the QoS flow; and transmitting the characteristics information to a network-side device, such that the network-side device allocates, to the user equipment and according to the characteristics information, resources for the D2D communication. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium, a base station can allocate resources to a user equipment according to the characteristics of a QoS flow, thereby optimizing the process of a base station allocating resources to a user equipment.

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: 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: 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: 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.