Abstract: A method and devices for determining a communication path from a source wireless device to a destination device in a wireless communication network are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes discovering, at the source wireless device, wireless devices within communication range of the source wireless device. The method also includes determining, at the source wireless device, for each discovered wireless device, one of whether the discovered wireless device is the destination device and whether the discovered wireless device has wireless connectivity to a wireless base station. The method further includes including each discovered wireless device in a discovered wireless device list, and prioritize the list of discovered wireless devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a user equipment (UE) capability for new radio access technology (NR) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) determines a UE category based on at least a transport block size (TBS) value and a transmission time interval (TTI), and transmits the UE capability including at least the TBS value and the TTI to a network.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure describe provide link aggregation and high availability services via a network virtualization layer. A method of the disclosure relates to receiving, by a processing device of a host computer system executing a hypervisor, a network packet from a virtual machine managed by the hypervisor, generating a metadata item associated with the network packet, the metadata item comprising an identifier of a transmission mode for the network packet, and determining, by the processing device executing the hypervisor, in view of the identifier of the transmission mode of the metadata item, whether the transmission mode is one of a link aggregation (LA) mode, a high availability (HA) mode, or a combined LA and HA mode.

Abstract: A wireless communication system and method. The system includes processing circuitry, and a transceiver coupled to the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry includes logic to generate a wake-up packet addressed to another wireless communication system and including a legacy preamble portion and a wake-up portion, the legacy preamble portion modulated according to a first modulation rate. The wake-up portion is modulated according to a second modulation rate lower than the first modulation rate and includes information to wake-up the other wireless communication system. The transceiver system is to transmit the legacy preamble using a first transmit power level, and to transmit the wake-up portion using a second transmit power level higher than the first transmit power level by a predetermined amount such that an average received power of the wake-up portion is equal to an average received power of the legacy portion at the third-party station.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a data processing method and device. A PCRF entity obtains subscription information of remote UE, and determines a QoS rule of relay UE according to the subscription information and service QoS of the remote UE, and the PCRF entity sends the QoS rule of the relay UE to a PGW, where the QoS rule is used by the PGW to modify or establish a bearer of the relay UE, and the bearer of the relay UE is used by the relay UE to forward data of the remote UE, thereby ensuring the service QoS of the remote UE.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reinforcement learning-based resource allocation method for a wireless backhaul network, which is performed by a resource allocation apparatus. The method includes estimating locations of a plurality of base stations on the basis of channel state information (CSI) measured by the plurality of base stations; and allocating resources of the wireless backhaul network to the plurality of base stations using a reinforcement learning neural network having the locations as an input.

Abstract: A network management apparatus includes: a determination part that determines, when a set of transmission rates set for a plurality of groups including one or more flows is gradually changed from a start state to an end state, a set(s) of transmission rates used in an intermediate state(s) in such a manner that a constraint(s) on a bandwidth(s) of a link(s) through which a flow(s) passes is satisfied; and a setting part that gradually changes the set of transmission rates set for the plurality of groups from the start state to the end state while using the determined set(s) of transmission rates in the intermediate state(s).

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to configuration of measurements gaps to be applied by a wireless device for a non-serving carrier on which the wireless device intended or is expected to perform Device-to-Device (D2D) operations. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node comprises determining whether a wireless device that is configured with a serving cell that operates on a first frequency is synchronized to a non-serving cell that operates on a second frequency, which is a non-serving frequency. The method further comprises determining whether to configure the wireless device to apply a first or second measurement gap configuration based upon whether the wireless device is synchronized to the non-serving cell and transmitting information to the wireless device that configures the wireless device to apply the determined measurement gap configuration.

Abstract: Provided are a device-to-device (D2D) operation method and device which are performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: receiving D2D configuration information indicating a plurality of resources which can be used for a D2D operation from a network; selecting a specific resource from among the plurality of resources; and performing the D2D operation with another terminal using the selected specific resource, wherein the specific resource is selected on the basis of a reference signal received power (RSRP) which the terminal has received from the network.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for communication between moving objects and land-based systems. A virtual multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) array may be established for communications between a transportation object and a communication network. The virtual MIMO array may include at least a network transceiver of the communication network that is in proximity to the transportation object or a path of the transportation object, and at least a first transceiver and a second transceiver from a plurality of transceivers in the transportation object. Communications may be setup with the network transceiver via the first transceiver, and the communications may be configured for use of the virtual MIMO array. The configuring may include determining when the second transceiver comes within communication range of the network transceiver due to movement of the transportation object, and based on the determination, communicating at least some signals via the second transceiver using the virtual MIMO array.

Abstract: A wireless access point transmits a protocol data unit (PDU) that includes data and signaling for a plurality of user devices. The PDU spans a channel in frequency and an interval in time, and includes a first signaling section, a second signaling section and a traffic action. For each of a plurality of subchannels of the channel: the first signaling section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding redundant copy of common signaling information for the user devices associated with the access point; the second signaling section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding set of user-specific signaling information for a corresponding group of one or more of the user devices; and the traffic section includes (within the subchannel) a corresponding set of traffic data for the corresponding group of one or more user devices. Subchannels sizes may be configurable. A signaling set CRC may be included per subchannel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication method, a device, and a system, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to resolve a problem that scheduling overheads of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) information are relatively large in existing V2V communication. The method may include receiving, by a first vehicle terminal, a first SPS configuration parameter that includes a first semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) period and that is sent by the base station. The method may also include receiving first scheduling control information that is used to instruct the first vehicle terminal to perform SPS activation and that is sent by the base station, and sending a V2V data packet to a second vehicle terminal.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for allocating time-frequency resources for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communications between base stations and mobile stations. Different forms of resource allocation messages including combinations of bitmaps and bitfields provide additional information about the resources and/or how they are assigned. In some implementations the resource allocation messages enable reduced overhead, which may ultimately improve transmission rates and/or the quality of transmissions.

Abstract: Spectral efficiency for a 5G network, or other next generation networks, can be increased via a resource scheduler of a network node. The resource scheduler can receive a first signal from a mobile device of a wireless network. The first signal can comprise resource request data representative of a first request for a resource of the wireless network. In response to receiving the first signal, the resource scheduler can transmit a second signal to the mobile device via a network device of the wireless network, wherein the second signal can comprise buffer status request data. The scheduler can receive a third signal from the mobile device, wherein the third signal can comprise buffer status data associated with the buffer, and based on comparing bandwidth data to the buffer status data, the scheduler can assign the resource channel to the mobile device.

Abstract: Disclosed are operation methods of communication node supporting direct communications in network. The operation method comprises obtaining scheduling information configured for the direct communications from a first base station; identifying modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information and radio resource information included in the scheduling information; and transmitting, to a second UE, a first message to which a MCS indicated by the MCS information is applied through radio resources indicated by the radio resource information. Therefore, performance of a communication system can be enhanced.

Abstract: A device includes an interface and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Medium Access Control (MAC) circuitry coupled to the interface. The TDMA MAC circuitry detects a beacon in a frame having a defined frame duration and determines a frame compensation value based on a start time of the frame, a reference start time of the frame, and a number of elapsed frames. A current frame duration value is determined based on the frame compensation value and the defined frame duration.

Abstract: A method of providing state synchronization between a controller and a switch in a communications network, wherein the controller provides flow data for routing flows through the switch and transmits, in flow modification messages, the flow data to the switch for storage in flow tables, the state synchronization comprising ensuring that flow data in the flow tables of the switch are consistent with the flow data provided by the controller. The method comprises, by the controller (19), providing (21) an identifier in each flow modification message.

Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) of a terminal in a wireless communication system and the UE using the method. The method includes determining a number of coded symbols for the UCI transmission and transmitting the UCI on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the number of coded symbols. The number of coded symbols is determined among a first value based on a payload size of the UCI and an offset value and a second value based on a radio resource control (RRC) signal.

Abstract: A network node and a user device are provided. The network node comprises: a processor configured to allocate a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) for a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) having a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs, wherein the allocated plurality of PRBs are associated with a user device; a transceiver configured to signal allocation information to the user device, wherein the allocation information comprises a frequency location and a number of allocated plurality of PRBs. The user device comprises: a processor configured to determine uplink control information for one or more network nodes; a transceiver configured to transmit the uplink control information in a PUCCH to the one or more network nodes, wherein a plurality of PRBs are allocated for the PUCCH and wherein the PUCCH has a PUCCH format defined for two or more PRBs.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a radio access network system for use with a core network. The system comprises a central base station unit and a plurality of remote access points communicatively coupled to the central base station unit via a wired local area network. The remote access points are configured to wirelessly communicate with user equipment using licensed frequency bands. The central base station unit communicatively couples the user equipment to the core network. The wired local area network can comprise an Ethernet network and/or a corporate local area network.