Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes are configured to manage wireless devices in a wireless network, such as a network that employs MIMO techniques, by receiving a request from a new wireless device for access to a wireless network using a first communication protocol, the wireless network using at least two communication protocols simultaneously, determining that a number of wireless devices in the wireless network using the first communication protocol of the at least two communication protocols meets a threshold number of wireless device, and adjusting an operating parameter of a multi-element antenna for communicating signals between an access node and the wireless devices in the wireless network using the first communication protocol when it is determined that the number of wireless devices in the wireless network using the first communication protocol meets the threshold number of wireless devices.

Abstract: In an embodiment, at least one interface mechanism may be provided. The mechanism may permit, at least in part, at least one process allocate, at least in part, and/or configure, at least in part, at least one network-associated object. Such allocation and/or configuration, at least in part, may be in accordance with at least one parameter set that may correspond, at least in part, to at least one query issued by the at least one process via the mechanism. Many modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: A radio relay apparatus, which can monitor a status of a radio relay apparatus for realizing a three-dimensional network, without providing a dedicated line, is provided. The radio relay apparatus can fly and move in an upper airspace, and comprises a first antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio signal of a feeder link to and from a gateway station on a communication network side provided on the ground or on the sea, a second antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio signal of a service link to and from a terminal apparatus, a relay processing section for relaying the radio signal of the feeder link and the radio signal of the service link, which is provided between the first antenna and the second antenna, an information acquisition section for acquiring monitoring information on the status of the radio relay apparatus, and an information communication section for transmitting the monitoring information to the gateway station via the feeder link.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for communicating data between a user-equipment and network entity. For example, certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes receiving a message comprising a data packet from a user equipment (UE) during a communication session, and detecting whether the data packet is the last data packet for transmission or reception by the UE during the communication session. In certain aspects, the method also includes determining whether to process or discard the data packet based on the detection and whether a backoff timer is to be sent to the UE, and processing or discarding the data packet based on the determination.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for configuring a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS). The method comprises: a base station determines configuration information of a CSI-RS; the base station generates signaling comprising the configuration information of the CSI-RS; and the base station transmits the signaling comprising the configuration information of the CSI-RS. The configuration information comprises: a port quantity, pilot resource pattern information, and a multiplex mode between CSI-RS ports, when the port quantity is greater than 1, the CSI-RS has M candidate pilot resource patterns, where M is an integer greater than 1. The method and apparatus for configuring a CSI-RS disclosed in embodiments of the present invention can support transmission of a CSI-RS of which the port quantity is greater than 8.

Abstract: A user terminal, method used in a user terminal, and an apparatus for a user terminal include receiving from a base station measurement configuration information configuring measurement of a frequency channel in an unlicensed band, measuring signal strength of radio signals transmitted in the frequency channel, determining occupancy situation of the frequency channel based on the measured signal strength and a threshold, and transmitting to the base station a measurement report including information indicating the occupancy situation of the frequency channel.

Abstract: A Base Station (BS), a method, and device are provided for data transmission. The BS is deployed in a radio access network constructed on the basis of a first mobile communication technology standard. The BS includes: a user plane entity and an aggregation adaptation layer function entity. The user plane entity is configured to receive user plane data in a first format, and send the user plane data in the first format to the aggregation adaptation layer function entity. The aggregation adaptation layer function entity is configured to convert the user plane data in the first format into user plane data in a second format, and send the user plane data in the second format to a BS in a radio access network constructed on the basis of the second mobile communication technology standard.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. A wireless communication system may use access preferences to indicate a preferred access for communicating signaling for a control plane service. In some aspects, an AMF and a UE may establish access preferences for one or more control plane services and communicate signaling for the control plane service based on the established access preferences. In some cases, the UE may transmit modified access preferences for a control plane service to the AMF, and the UE and AMF may communicate signaling for the control plane service based on the modified access preferences. In some aspects, an AMF may also restrict the accesses used by a control plane service. A UE may also request that certain accesses are restricted for use by a control plane service.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and machine-readable storage media of a multi-access edge computing (MEC) component, of a first MEC system, for discovering platforms in MEC systems, are described. In an example, a list of MEC system identifiers is received from a dedicated reference point. The MEC system identifiers includes a system identifier of a second, different MEC system. A list of available MEC hosts in the second MEC system that fulfill a predefined requirement is received. A list of shareable services on the first MEC system is determined. Information is provided to the second MEC system regarding the list of shareable services on the first MEC system.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system being configured to comprise network slice instances and network subnet slice instances, a network entity performs identifier mapping in connection with services provided. In the identifier mapping operation, the network device receives a first identifier of a first network service. It then generates a second identifier of a second network service, and maps the second identifier to the first identifier. One of the first identifier and the second identifier is a network slice instance ID (NSI-ID).

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a transmission power is prioritized between an access channel and a second channel. Additionally, the access channel and the second channel are transmitted simultaneously. Each of the access channel and the second channel are transmitted at a transmission power determined based on the priority.

Abstract: A method of allocating resources in a first wireless system, wherein the first wireless system shares a frequency spectrum with a second wireless system, is described. The method comprises detecting a level of interference to the second wireless system caused by the first wireless system on a first frequency within the spectrum; determining if transmission on the first frequency should be restricted based on the level of interference; and restricting transmissions in the first system on the first frequency if it was determined that transmission on the first frequency should be restricted while allowing normal use of the remaining portions of the frequency spectrum to continue in the first system. A system for allocating resources in a first wireless system, wherein the first wireless system shares a frequency spectrum with a second wireless system, is also described.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for optimizing resource utilization in a communications network while also optimizing subscriber engagement with media content over the communications network. Requested content objects can be identified as delayable objects that can be queued for opportunistically delayed communication to both requesting and non-requesting subscribers. Queued delayed content objects are scored with an eye toward optimizing both subscriber engagement and utilization of opportunistically available communications link resources. For example, a storage manager calculates a likelihood that each subscriber will engage with the content if it is opportunistically delivered, and a scheduler calculates a priority order in which to queue each requested delayable content object.

Abstract: A wireless relay mitigates cross-relay interference when serving wireless user devices. A network transceiver detects wireless access points and determines signal strengths for the wireless access points. The network transceiver transmits test signals to the wireless access points and directs a user transceiver to detect interference levels during the test. The network transceiver uses the interference level reported by user transceiver to calculate the interference level it would receive from the transmitter of user transceiver with a certain algorithm. The network transceiver selects wireless access points based on their signal strength and calculated cross-relay interference levels. The network transceiver exchanges user data with the selected wireless access points. The user transceiver exchanges the user data with the wireless user devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a communication system supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method for receiving includes receiving information representative of presence of carrier indicator by higher layer signaling from a Node B; receiving information representative of at least one cell indicator by higher layer signaling from the Node B; defining an UE specific search space based on aggregation level, an UE ID, and at least one carrier indicator value, where the UE specific search space includes a set of Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) candidates based on the aggregation level; decoding at least one PDCCH including at least one DCI respectively by the UE ID; and acquiring the at least one DCI, wherein the at least one carrier indicator value is based on the at least one cell indicator.

Abstract: A method for handling a communication of blocks of physical channels or signals. A wireless device (130) operating in a wireless communications network (100) obtains (702) an indication for communication of a first number (N) of blocks of physical channels or signals, the blocks operating with different numerologies during at least partly overlapping time resources. The indication is a configuration or a scheduling. The wireless device (130) then determines (703) a second number (N, Nmax, Nmax_dl, Nmax_ul) of the blocks to communicate during a first set of at least partly overlapping time resources. The determining (703) is based on the obtained indication and a capability of the wireless device (130) to communicate a maximum number (Nmax, Nmax_dl, Nmax_ul) of blocks operating with different numerologies during at least partly overlapping time resources.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for power control for aerial wireless transmit receive units (WTRUs). Power control may be open loop and may be managed based on altitude. Open loop power control may be based partly on path loss estimation from neighboring cells and may be coordinated among interfering neighboring eNBs using path loss information. Dynamic power control may be driven by the WTRU. Reference signal transmissions by an eNB may use uplink resources for path loss estimation, and interference estimation may be based on uplink reference signals. Path loss estimation may be based on downlink reference signals. Dynamic blanking may be provided for Cell-specific Reference Signals (CRS), and random access (e.g. RACH) may be provided for aerial WTRUs.

Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying occupied areas of a radio frequency (RF) spectrum, identifying areas within that RF spectrum that are unusable for further transmissions, and identifying areas within that RF spectrum that are occupied but that may nonetheless be available for additional RF transmissions are provided. Implementation of the method then systems can include the use of multiple deep neural networks (DNNs), such as convolutional neural networks (CNN's), that are provided with inputs in the form of RF spectrograms. Embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to cognitive radios or other configurable communication devices, including but not limited to multiple inputs multiple output (MIMO) devices and 5G communication system devices.

Abstract: A first uplink channel and a first uplink reference signal for demodulating the first uplink channel may be transmitted within a first TTI having a predetermined time length. A second uplink channel and a second uplink reference signal for demodulating the second uplink channel may be transmitted within a second TTI having the predetermined time length. The first uplink reference signal may be transmitted in the last symbol among symbols in the first TTI, and the first uplink channel may be transmitted in the symbols remaining after excluding the last symbol of the first TTI from the symbols in the first TTI, and the second uplink reference signal may be transmitted in the first symbol among symbols in the second TTI symbols, and the second uplink channel may be transmitted in the symbols remaining after excluding the first symbol of the second TTI from the symbols in the second TTI. The last symbol of the first TTI and the first symbol of the second TTI may be the same symbol.

Abstract: Example information transmission methods are described. One example method includes that a first base station receives resource status information from a second base station. The resource status information includes a service classification identifier and a resource status corresponding to the service classification identifier. The service classification identifier is a service type identifier or slice identification information.