Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing system information message transmission in a distribution network (e.g., a wireless network such as one compliant with 3GPP 5G NR-U). In one embodiment, transmission of multiple SI (System Information) messages with overlapping SI-windows is enabled but with no soft-combining support. In another embodiment, transmission of multiple SI-messages with overlapping SI-windows is enabled with soft-combining support. In yet another embodiment, aperiodic OSI transmission is enabled. Moreover, the present disclosure provides mechanisms for notifying UE of an SI change.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may start a timer after a repetition of a communication, where calculation of a length of the timer includes an offset that corresponds to a propagation delay between the UE and a base station via a non-terrestrial network (NTN) entity. The UE may start a discontinuous reception (DRX) retransmission timer after expiration of the timer. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control channel signal for use in a mobile communication system providing at least two different scheduling modes. Further the invention relates to a scheduling unit for generating the control channel signal and a base station comprising the scheduling unit. The invention also relates to the operation of a mobile station and a base station for implementing a scheduling mode using the control channel signal. In order to facilitate the use of different scheduling schemes for user data transmission while avoiding an additional flag for indicating the scheduling mode in the control signaling, the invention proposes the use of code points in existing control channel signal fields. Further, the invention proposes a specific scheduling mode for use in combination with the proposed control channel signal. According to this scheduling mode control channel information is only provided for retransmissions, while initial transmissions are decoded using blind detection.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from a base station, a message that triggers aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting for sidelink communications between the UE and another UE, wherein the message indicates a first set of sidelink CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources to be used by the UE for CSI-RS transmission; transmit a first set of CSI-RSs in the first set of sidelink CSI-RS resources; receive an indication of one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for sidelink communications between the UE and the other UE based at least in part on transmitting the first set of CSI-RSs; and communicate with the other UE using an MCS of the one or more MCSs. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments related to gateway arrangements for wireless communication networks are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a network controller computing system may include serving gateway (SGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of an SGW, packet data network gateway (PGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of a PGW, first communication circuitry to establish a first secure communication link between the SGW control plane circuitry and an SGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of an SGW, and second communication circuitry to establish a second secure communication link between the PGW control plane circuitry and a PGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of a PGW. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method by which a network data analytics function (NWDAF) transmits and receives a signal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps in which an NWDAF receives, from operations and maintenance (OAM), a notification based on a change in a user plane congestion status and transmits, to a V2X application server, analytics for the user plane congestion notification on the basis of the notification through a network exposure function (NEF), wherein the change in the user plane congestion status is determined on the basis of one or more pieces of information including whether a QNC notification is transmitted, and whether the QNC notification is transmitted is determined on the basis of a counter value that increases when an NG-RAN transmits, to an SMF, “GFBR cannot be fulfilled/guaranteed,” and decreases when the NG-RAN transmits, to the SMF, “GFBR cannot be fulfilled/guaranteed.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes multiple first routing controllers and multiple first SD-WAN edge routers. The second region includes multiple second routing controllers and multiple second SD-WAN edge routers. Each first SD-WAN edge router of the first region is configured to establish Overlay Management Protocol (OMP) peering connections with the plurality of first routing controllers of the first region but to avoid establishing OMP peering connections with the plurality of second routing controllers of the second region. Each second SD-WAN edge router of the second region is configured to establish OMP peering connections with the plurality of second routing controllers of the second region but to avoid establishing OMP peering connections with the plurality of first routing controllers of the first region.

Abstract: To more efficient sidelink communications, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. An example method of a first wireless device operating includes transmitting a sidelink discovery probing message comprising at least a first identifier of the first sidelink device. The example method further includes monitoring for a probing response from a second sidelink device. The example method further includes transmitting a sidelink discovery message if the first sidelink device receives the probing response from the second sidelink device. The example method further includes skipping transmitting the sidelink discovery message if the first sidelink device does not receive the probing response from the second sidelink device.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods relate to selecting transmission parameters that optimize a dimension (e.g., time, frequency, and/or spatial) under a set of constraints. A UE may receive a resource allocation mode indication and a traffic parameter indication from a BS. The resource allocation mode indication informs the UE to optimize along a time dimension, a frequency dimension, and/or a spatial domain. The traffic parameter indication informs the UE what constraints to consider for the transmission parameters. The UE may use this information upon receipt of a reference signal in selecting transmission parameters based on the received reference signal, resource allocation mode indication, and traffic parameter indication. The resource allocation mode may correspond to optimization within a single slot or across multiple slots. Once selected, the UE may transmit the transmission parameters to the BS for use in sending the message to the UE.

Abstract: A user equipment, method used in a user equipment, and an apparatus for a user equipment include receiving from a first cell operated in a licensed band, configuration information configuring a second cell operated in an unlicensed band, performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure on the second cell, counting a number of failures of the LBT procedure on the second cell, and transmitting information based on the number of failures of the LBT procedure on the second cell, to the first cell operated in the licensed band, the information indicating the failure of the LBT procedure on the second cell.

Abstract: This disclosure describes various methods, systems, and devices related to identifying an issue in a network using a probe packet. An example method includes identifying an expired data packet transmitted in a network and addressed to a destination; generating a probe packet addressed to the destination; and forwarding the probe packet. When the probe packet is received, a report indicating a routing loop in the network can be transmitted to an administrator.

Abstract: A communication network system and related devices and method of monitoring in a mobile radio communications network environment direct communications between first and second mobile communication devices to provide to the network an indication of link-quality of the direct communication, wherein the network is arranged to configure at least one of the mobile radio communication devices with a link-quality parameter reference value, the said at least one mobile radio communications device can report to the network if it determines, relative to the said reference value, that the link-quality of the direct communication is insufficient, and if required the network can subsequently control communication between the said first and second mobile radio communication devices responsive to the reporting the received from the said at least one mobile radio communications device, or the network can employ the reporting from the said at least one mobile radio communications device for network planning/optimization purpo

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically disabling beamforming for particular user devices. At a node that utilizes carrier aggregation, a node, such as an eNodeB or a gNodeB, communicates with a user device that is located at a cell edge, the communicating comprising transmitting data on at least two channels that utilize beamforming. Performance of the user device is determined to be below a predetermined threshold. When this occurs, beamforming capabilities are disabled for at least one of the at least two channels used to communicate with the user device.

Abstract: A method for heuristics-based link prediction in multiplex networks may include a link prediction computer program: receiving a model for a multiplex network; defining a property matrix that specifies feature for cross-layer correlation; constructing a cross-correlation matrix from the property matrix; applying a count and weight correlation heuristic to the cross-correlation matrix, wherein the count and weight correlation heuristic counts a number of layers that contain a link between two nodes, and weights that count according to cross-layer correlations; applying a correlation weighted heuristic to the cross-correlation matrix; applying a count correlation-weighted heuristic to the cross-correlation matrix that counts the number of layers that contain a link between two nodes and weights that count according to both cross-layer correlations and values resulting from evaluating a monoplex heuristic applied to each layer in the multiplex network, resulting in output values; and identifying a missing link ba

Abstract: Methods include performing, by a terminal device, downlink control channel monitoring according to a first time pattern. The methods include determining that data has been transmitted on downlink on a number of symbols and based on the determination that the data is transmitted, suspending the performing of downlink control channel monitoring according to the first time pattern. The methods also include performing downlink control channel monitoring on at least one symbol after transmission of the data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some wireless communications systems, a base station may transmit a control channel such as a PDCCH using one or more control resource sets (CORESETs). A CORESET may be associated with a number of different transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states which may specify information that a UE may use to receive the PDCCH. In some cases, the UE may identify an association between resources of the CORESET and a number of TCI states assigned to a CORESET using various different multiplexing techniques, such as time division multiplexing (TDM). Some associations between the resources of the CORESET and the TCI states may include a mapping of the resources of the CORESET to the different TCI states. The UE may decode the PDCCH based on the different TDM techniques used to configure the CORESET.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention a user equipment (UE) may receive, in a first search space set, first downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a first physical downlink control channel (PDSCH) based on a first transmission configuration index (TCI) value and receive, in a second search space set of the plurality of search space sets, second DCI that schedules a second PDSCH based on a second TCI value. The UE may determine that a transport block (TB) in the second PDSCH is re-transmission of a TB in the first PDSCH, based on that the first DCI and the second DCI indicates a same hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier (ID), and the first DCI and the second DCI indicates a same new data indicator (NDI) value, even if the first TCI value associated with the first PDSCH is different from the second TCI value associated with the second PDSCH.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide an RRC connection management method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: sending, by UE when in an RRC idle mode, an uplink data request to an access network node by using a shared data sending resource, where the uplink data request includes uplink data and request information that is used for requesting to enter an RRC connected mode; and receiving, by the UE, an access network dedicated identifier of the UE from the access network node, where the access network dedicated identifier of the UE is determined by the access network node according to the request information, and the UE is in the RRC connected mode within a validity period of the access network dedicated identifier of the UE.

Abstract: A method for managing data includes obtaining, by a service function chain (SFC) orchestrator, a SFC request for a SFC, wherein the SFC comprises at least one virtual network function (VNF) and one service, in response to the SFC request: determining a set of candidate local data systems (LDSs) based on a resource availability mapping, performing a LDS analysis on the set of candidate LDSs, based on the LDS analysis: assigning the VNF to a candidate LDS of the set of candidate LDSs, assigning the service to a second LDS of the set of candidate LDSs, and based on the assigning of the VNF and the assigning of the service, initiating a deployment of the VNF and the service.

Abstract: Various arrangements of hybrid cloud cellular network systems are presented herein. A cellular radio access network (RAN) that includes multiple base stations (BSs) can be in communication with a cloud computing platform. Multiple cloud-implemented national data centers (NDCs) can be present and executed on the public cloud computing platform. Network functions (NFs) are executed within each cloud-implemented NDC on the public cloud computing platform. The system further includes a cellular network database function. An instance of the cellular network database function is executed within each cloud-implemented NDC on the public cloud computing platform and updates each other instance of the cellular network database function.