Abstract: An unslotted CSMA/CA optimization device includes a variable initializing unit performing variable initialization used in an algorithm for unslotted CSMA/CA optimization; an exploration and exploitation selecting unit determining exploration/exploitation using an epsilon greedy algorithm; an action selecting unit selecting an action having the best Q-value, among actions, when exploitation is selected, and randomly selecting an action when exploration is selected; a channel information collecting unit executing backoff when an action (backoff time) is selected, repeatedly executing CCA during the backoff time, and counting the number of times a channel is idle and the number of times the channel is busy; a success rewarding unit transmitting a packet when the channel is idle and rewarding success when acknowledge (Ack) is received; and a Q-table updating unit checking the received reward and updating a Q-table based on an action, a state, and a reward.

Abstract: The invention provides a drainage network monitoring system. The system comprises a sensing module for detecting one or more conditions at a location in the drainage network; a processing module for processing data received from the sensing module; a wireless communications module for communicating the processed data substantially in real-time to one or more wireless devices including a wireless notification device configured to issue notification information to users, wherein the wireless communications module utilizes a narrow bandwidth, low power wireless communications protocol to communicate processed data to the wireless notification device, and wherein the sensing module has a standalone power supply.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to dynamic active time trigger in CFRA. A first device receives a random access request from a second device in a discontinuous reception mode. The first device transmits a random access response to the second device. The random access response comprises at least one of: an indicator of an offset between a reception of the random access response and a start of monitoring scheduling information from the first device, or a flag indicating whether the indicator is present in the random access response. The first device transmits the scheduling information to the second device based on the offset.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device including an antenna, a memory, an RF circuitry commutatively coupled to the antenna, and a processor configured to perform operations is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the operations include receiving the one or more pre-configured grant (pre-CG) configurations for an RRC_INACTIVE state from a network node. The one or more pre-CG configurations are for an initial data transmission when the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state. The operations also include performing, while the UE is in the RRC_INACTIVE state, the initial data transmission using a pre-CG resource based on the received one or more pre-CG configurations. Each of the one or more pre-CG configurations includes a configuration of the pre-CG resource and one or more conditions to use the pre-CG resource.

Abstract: A method implemented by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) includes receiving a DeModulation Interference Measurement (DM-IM) resource, determining an interference measurement based on the DM-IM resource, and demodulating a received signal based on the interference measurement. An interference is suppressed based on the interference measurement. At least one DM-IM resource is located in a Physical Resource Block (PRB). The DM-IM resource is located in a PRB allocated for the WTRU. The DM-IM resource is a plurality of DM-IM resources which form a DM-IM pattern, and the DM-IM pattern is located on a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and/or an enhanced Physical Downlink Shared Channel (E-PDSCH) of at least one Long Term Evolution (LTE) subframe. The DM-IM resources are different for different Physical Resource Blocks (PRB) in the LTE subframe. The DM-IM is located in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Resource Block (RB), and the DM-IM pattern is adjusted.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Base stations may reduce energy consumption by minimizing the use of periodic signals such as the system information block one (SIB1), which a user equipment (UE) may use to perform a random access channel (RACH) procedure with a base station. A UE may transmit a wake-up signal to the base station requesting an SIB1. The base station may transmit a synchronization signal block (SSB) that indicates that the base station is not transmitting an SIB1, and the UE may transmit the cell wake-up signal in response. A base station may refrain from periodically transmitting SSBs. A UE may determine that it is within range of a base station and that it has not received an SSB. The UE may transmit a wake-up signal to the base station, and the base station may transmit an SSB and an SIB1 to the UE.

Abstract: Technology related managing network ports in a virtualization environment is disclosed. In one example, a method includes, without using operating system control, bonding a plurality of physical ports into a link aggregation group accessible from a network interface. A device function can be assigned to a virtual machine. The device function can be used for communicating between the network interface and the virtual machine via an interconnect. The device function can be used to forward network traffic between the virtual machine and the network interface, and across the link aggregation group.

Abstract: A subscriber station for a serial bus system and a method for communication. The subscriber station has a communication control device controlling a communication of the subscriber station with at least one other subscriber station of the bus system and generating a transmit signal. The communication control device generates the transmit signal according to a frame and to insert a field having a rising edge and a subsequent falling edge into the frame for the transition from a first communication phase to a second communication phase. The field has a predetermined length between the rising edge and the subsequent falling edge such that a sampling time at which a communication control device of the at least one other subscriber station of the bus system will sample the first bit of the second communication phase is situated between the rising edge and the subsequent falling edge.

Abstract: An obstacle recognition method and apparatus, and a related device are provided. The method includes: obtaining an actual path loss value between a first AP and a second AP, path loss value pairs between a terminal and a plurality of AP pairs, and path loss values of the plurality of AP pairs; obtaining, based on the path loss value pairs between the terminal and the plurality of AP pairs, an AP pair similar to an AP pair formed by the first AP and the second AP; obtaining a second path loss value between the first AP and the second AP based on a path loss value of the similar AP pair; and comparing the second path loss value between the first AP and the second AP with the actual path loss value, to determine whether an obstacle exists between the first AP and the second AP.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect beam failure for a first beam group in a cell including the first beam group and a second beam group. The UE may selectively transmit a beam failure recovery request for the first beam group based at least in part on a determination of uplink resource availability in the second beam group. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A terminal device obtains first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes indication information of a UL MAC CE. Then, the terminal device preferentially sends a UL MAC PDU or an SL MAC PDU based on the indication information, where the UL MAC PDU can be used to transmit the UL MAC CE.

Abstract: Techniques, devices and systems are disclosed for generating a resource request poll comprising at least one response criteria, transmitting the resource request poll, receiving a resource request report from STAs that meet at least one response criteria. A trigger frame may be transmitted to the at least one STA based on the resource request report from the at least one STA. The response criteria may include at least one of a NFRP, a UL access type, a delay bound, an NDP feedback report AC, a number of indicated AID bits, an AID range, an information requested, a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble, number of LTFs to be included in the NDP feedback report or preamble, and a number of bits to be included in NDP feedback report or preamble per LTF or per N LTF symbol.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may generate a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) repetitions of different lengths using vectors of orthogonal cover code (OCC) matrices that differ in size across two or more of the plurality of PUCCH repetitions. The UE may transmit the plurality of PUCCH repetitions. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) determines a downlink/uplink (DL/UL) switching capability of the UE, and reports the DL/UL switching capability to a network. The DL/UL switching capability may indicate a quantity of DL/UL switch points, N, supported by the UE, and a time duration to which the quantity of DL/UL switch points is applied. The DL/UL switching capability may indicate a minimum link duration for which the UE should maintain a link direction after a previous DL/UL switch operation and before a next DL/UL switch operation. The DL/UL switching capability may include a DL/UL switching delay indicating a time specified for the UE to complete a DL/UL switching operation. The DL/UL switching capability may be based on a reference subcarrier spacing (SCS).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may encode an indication for demodulation reference signal bundling in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication based at least in part on whether uplink control information (UCI) other than the indication is to be included in the PUSCH communication. The UE may transmit the PUSCH communication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a scheduling device such as a base station, control signaling which indicates a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration scheduling a burst of multiple downlink shared channel transmission opportunities during an SPS interval. Based on receiving the SPS configuration, the UE may receive downlink signaling from the base station in a downlink shared channel transmission opportunity of the SPS interval. In some other aspects, a UE may receive control signaling which indicates a configured grant (CG) that schedules a burst of multiple uplink shared channel transmission opportunities during a CG timing interval. Based on receiving the CG, the UE may transmit uplink signaling to the base station in an uplink shared channel transmission opportunity indicated by the CG.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing measurements of one or more cells during an small data transmission (SDT) procedure between a user equipment (UE) and a network when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) INACTIVE state are described herein. Beam and/or cell measurements taken during an SDT measurement period of the SDT procedure may be used to determine one or more respective cell qualities, among other possibilities. Beginnings and endings of the SDT measurement period, and the manner (timing) for taking measurements within the SDT measurement period, are also described. The cell qualities so determined can then be used to monitor, during the SDT measurement period, for a measurement event, which causes the UE to send a measurement report to the network having data determined using those cell qualities, and/or to send messaging intended to induce the network to change the RRC state of the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit communications on a primary component carrier and a secondary component carrier (SCC). The UE may refrain from transmission on the SCC based at least in part on an error rate for transmission on the SCC and an amount of transmission power headroom for the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Capability of a user equipment to support machine learning adaptation by a base station of a reference signal pattern is signaled between the base station and the user equipment. Configuration information from the base station indicates one or more of enabling or disabling of machine learning adaptation of the reference signal pattern, a machine learning model used for machine learning adaptation of the reference signal pattern, updated model parameters for the machine learning model, or whether model parameters received from the user equipment will be used for machine learning adaptation of the reference signal pattern. Model training may be performed or model parameters received, and reference signals are received from the base station. Information on a reference signal pattern may be transmitted by the user equipment to the serving base station. Assistance information may be transmitted by the user equipment to the base station, which configures a reference signal pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication technique for merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security, and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to operations of a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system.