Abstract: The embodiments of the present application relate to random access method and device, the method including: sending, by a terminal device, a first message to a network device, where the first message includes a random access preamble and UL message, and the UL message includes a first identifier; determining, by the terminal device, a first target radio network temporary identifier RNTI used for blindly detecting a first physical downlink control channel PDCCH according to the first identifier; blindly detecting, by the terminal device, the first PDCCH according to the first target RNTI; determining, by the terminal device, whether a contention conflict in a random access procedure is resolved according to a blind detection result of the first PDCCH or a first physical downlink shared channel PDSCH scheduled by the first PDCCH.

Abstract: A base station includes a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink control information to a user equipment, the downlink control information being generated based on one of (1) a first uplink allocation information indicating a first frequency block corresponding to a first plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and (2) a second uplink allocation information indicating a second frequency block corresponding to a second plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and a third frequency block corresponding to a third plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency, the second frequency block and the third frequency block being separated in frequency.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) performs a plurality of positioning measurements of a corresponding plurality of positioning reference signal (PRS) resources within a measurement window, wherein the measurement window spans at least one system frame number (SFN) rollover, and transmits, to a location server, at least one measurement report associated with the measurement window, the at least one measurement report including a plurality of timestamp information elements corresponding to the plurality of positioning measurements, wherein at least one timestamp information element of the plurality of timestamp information elements indicates the at least one SFN rollover.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for PDCCH monitoring capable of reducing power consumption of a terminal device while ensuring satisfaction of the latency requirement of data transmission. The method includes: a terminal device monitoring a PDCCH according to first configuration information, the first configuration information indicating a first PDCCH search space used to monitor the PDCCH; and if the terminal device monitors downlink control information (DCI) at a first monitoring time point in the first PDCCH search space, the terminal device performing additional monitoring of the PDCCH after the first monitoring time point.

Abstract: A first base station central unit (BS-CU) communicates, with one or more wireless devices, packets via a first cell operating in an unlicensed spectrum. The BS-CU receives, from a first base station distributed unit (BS-DU), a channel occupancy ratio (CR) of the first cell, wherein the CR is for a plurality of time intervals and indicates utilization of unlicensed channel resources that have been utilized for transmissions by the first cell. The BS-CU transmits, to a second base station, the CR.

Abstract: A first apparatus may be implemented as a user equipment (UE) or a component thereof. The first apparatus may be configured to receive a pre-grant message from a base station on a wireless channel. The first apparatus may be further configured to determine an interference level associated with the wireless channel. The first apparatus may then indicate the interference level to the base station in response to the pre-grant message. A second apparatus may be implemented as a base station or a component thereof. The second apparatus may be configured to transmit a pre-grant message to a UE on a wireless channel. The second apparatus may be further configured to detect for an acknowledgement (ACK) message responsive to the pre-grant message from the UE. The second apparatus may then determine an interference level associated with the wireless channel proximate to the UE based on detecting for the ACK message.

Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system include intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method, a terminal, and a base station for paging and SI update transmission and reception in a wireless communication system are provided.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for optimizing the allocation of physical resource blocks (PRBs) for user equipment (UE), such as a Narrow-Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) device, within a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) spectrum. More specifically, a resource allocation controller that is configured to select one of at least two resource allocation algorithms that allocate physical resources within an LTE spectrum, based on an identity of the UE and an analysis of real-time or near real-time physical resource utilization and control utilization within the LTE spectrum. In one example, the resource allocation controller may analyze the physical resource utilization and control utilization within a subframe of an LTE spectrum to determine whether to allocate an exact or near-exact number of PRBs for data communications of a UE (i.e. NB-IoT device), or whether to allocate a PRB group (at least four PRBs) for data communications of the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless forwarding node may determine a first timing reference configuration for communicating with a first wireless node. The wireless forwarding node may determine a second timing reference configuration for communicating with a second wireless node. The wireless forwarding node may forward communications between the first wireless node and the second wireless node based at least in part on the first timing reference configuration and the second timing reference configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A routing control device of the present invention includes: a storage unit that stores, for each IP address block, a next hop, information on a route to the IP address block, and quality information regarding the route; a quality requirement determination unit that receives communication data bound for a communication destination host and determines a quality requirement of the communication data; and a next hop selection unit that references the storage unit and selects a next hop for the communication data based on quality information regarding a route to an IP address block to which an IP address of the communication destination host belongs and the quality requirement.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for signaling between an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP MLD that support multi-link communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some implementations, a multi-link association may include a first link (referred to as an anchor link) and one or more other links (referred to as auxiliary links). The signaling may include control information to activate or deactivate auxiliary links dynamically based on communication load, throughput requirements, or quality of service (QoS). The signaling also may include requests, acknowledgments, or negotiation regarding multi-link connections. Furthermore, signaling and timing information may be used to coordinate when auxiliary links are used for communication or when to promote an auxiliary link to an anchor link.

Abstract: According to embodiments herein, a UE can be configured with a spatial relationship for an Uplink Position Reference Signal (UL-PRS) to transmit via the SL interface. This information can include various options related to a transparent mode in which an anchor UE connected with the UE via the SL interface generally acts like a base station. In an advanced mode, any of a variety of aspects of the SL interface used in communication between the UE and anchor UE may be used as a reference for UL-PRS.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may determine a signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) value associated with a communication channel between a user equipment and the device. The device may select, based on the SINR value, a channel quality indicator (CQI) value associated with the communication channel or a sounding reference signal (SRS) from the UE to determine a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) configuration for transmitting data to the UE. The device may determine the MIMO configuration according to the CQI value based on the SINR value being a first value. The device may determine the MIMO configuration according to the SRS based on the SINR value being a second value that is different than the first value. The device may transmit the data to the UE using the MIMO configuration.

Abstract: A method performed by a policy node for handling QoS for data traffic between a UE and an Application Server (AS) node associated with the UE. The policy node receives messages indicating available marking types which a user plane node is capable of detecting in the data traffic and information indicating a number of marking types supported by both the UE and the AS node, a UE identifier identifying the UE and a list of QoS profiles associated with the UE. The policy node determines the decided marking type and marking value for each of the QoS profiles associated with the UE identifier and transmits a message towards the control plane node having a session establishment response for the UE identifier including the marking type and marking value decided for each QoS profile associated with the UE identifier.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a method for interconnecting a plurality of networks, including a first network, with a second network via an interworking gateway (IWG). The method may comprise receiving a request from the first network for a user in the first network to access at least one service or application available in the second network, determining at least one criteria associated with the second network to enforce for the user in the first network, and enforcing the at least one criteria for communications associated with the user between the first and second networks. The IWG may be a cloud-based service that is configured to perform the aforementioned steps. The IWG may also be configured to be dynamically scalable to support multiple networks in the plurality of networks requesting interconnection with the second network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method, device and computer readable medium for multi-TRP transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method comprises, in response to a first bandwidth part (BWP) being configured for first and second Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs) in communication with the terminal device and different Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) being configured for the first and second TRPs, receiving, from the first TRP, a first PDCCH in a first slot. The method further comprises, in response to the first PDCCH indicating BWP switching from the first BWP to a second BWP on the first TRP, ensuring BWPs on the first and second TRPs to be aligned. In this way, BWPs for multiple TRPs can be aligned in multi-PDCCH based multi-TRP transmission.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for estimating characteristic differences between wireless signals transmitted from the same location in spaced apart frequency ranges. Also provided are a method and apparatus for estimating a combined time of arrival of the wireless signals, using the characteristic differences. A further method is provided, for identifying that two signals have been transmitted from the same location. Also disclosed is a method of maintaining a database of characteristic difference information.

Abstract: When a quantity of radio resources available for a terminal device is less than a quantity of required radio resources, the terminal device sends a request to another terminal device, to request the another terminal device to release at least one radio resource currently used by the another terminal device or reselect a radio resource. The another terminal device that receives the request may autonomously release or request a network to release the at least one radio resource currently used by the another terminal device, or autonomously reselect or request a network to reselect the radio resource, and send a response to the terminal that sends the request. Nonconsecutive fragmented radio resources may be integrated into consecutive and relatively large radio resources, so that radio resource fragments are reduced, and the terminal device can send control information and data in a timely manner, thereby improving radio resource utilization.

Abstract: This application relates to a network device transmission bandwidth reduction method and related device for reducing a transmission bandwidth of a network device, thereby reducing power consumption and battery life of terminal devices. In one embodiment, a terminal receives transmission bandwidth reduction configuration information sent by a network device, where the transmission bandwidth reduction configuration information includes a set of transmission bandwidth reduction parameters supported by the network device. In response, the terminal sends a target transmission bandwidth reduction coefficient to the network device, where the target transmission bandwidth reduction coefficient is a transmission bandwidth reduction coefficient of a serving cell expected by the terminal. A serving cell is one or more cells that currently provide services for the terminal.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for enhancing packet processing in a computing device of a network. The computing device is configured to in response to receiving ingress data of a flow from the first network device via the first network interface, execute, based on a hook point in kernel space of the device, a kernel program to transfer, via a first socket of a user module, the ingress data for packet processing; configure an code point for the second network interface, wherein the user module is configured to couple a second socket with the code point; and in response to determining the second network device as a next hop for the flow, transfer, based on the code point, egress data of the flow via the second socket to the second network interface, wherein the second network interface is operative to output the egress data to the second network device.