Abstract: In an aspect, a method for a network access node for broadcasting content includes receiving a message from a broadcast coordination entity, the message including information associated with content to be broadcasted to one or more user equipments (UEs), caching the content locally at the network access node, and sending the cached content to the one or more UEs.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for machine type communication (MTC), the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station (such as an Evolved Node-B (eNB)). The RRC signaling indicates activation of flexible starting physical resource block (PRB) for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource allocation. DCI received on an MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH) is decoded, the DCI indicating a narrowband (NB) index of a NB frequency resource and at least one PRB index for the PDSCH resource allocation. The NB frequency resource indicated by the NB index is shifted based on the activation of the flexible starting PRB for PDSCH resource allocation. PDSCH data received from the base station using the shifted NB frequency resource is decoded.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may map channel state information (CSI) to first resource elements that are distributed in frequency, wherein the first resource elements are in a set of resources allocated on an uplink shared channel; map hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback to second resource elements that are distributed in frequency, wherein the second resource elements are in the set of resources; wherein the second resource elements are reserved for the HARQ feedback and are different from the first resource elements; and transmit the CSI and the HARQ feedback on the uplink shared channel in accordance with the mappings. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method and device for reporting scheduling request are provided. The method includes the operations of acquiring a dedicated physical resource of a random access channel (RACH) configured to report a scheduling request, when the scheduling request is triggered, transmitting the RACH on the dedicated physical resource. The dedicated physical resource includes a plurality of periodic physical resources. Through this dedicated physical resource, the user equipment (UE) can report scheduling request in a contention-free random access way, and the capacity of a preamble sequence is improved and inter-cell interference is reduced.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions implementing the method executable by the device, including: establishing a communication group having a first attribute with a first external electronic device by establishing wireless communication with the first external electronic device via the at least one communication circuit, changing the attribute of the communication group from the first attribute to a second attribute while the communication group is maintained, and when wireless communication with a second external electronic device via the communication group is requested, establishing wireless communication with the second external electronic device by the communication group having the second attribute.

Abstract: Ethernet link extension methods and devices provide, in one illustrative embodiment, an Ethernet link extender with physical medium attachment (PMA) circuits each having a transmitter and receiver that communicate with a respective node in a sequence of communication phases. The sequence includes at least an auto-negotiation phase and a subsequent training phase, the phases occurring simultaneously for both PMA circuits. In the auto-negotiation phase, the PMA circuits operate in a pass-through mode, rendering the extender transparent to the two nodes. In the training phase, the PMA circuits operate independently, sending training frames to their respective nodes based in part on received back-channel information and locally-determined training status information. The training phases may be prolonged if needed to provide a simultaneous transition to a frame-forwarding phase of the sequence.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. A mobility management entity (MME) and a bearer management method of the MME during an X2 handover in a wireless communication system are provided.

Abstract: A method of controlling switching between dedicated radio resources of a mobile radio communications network includes providing, using a first radio bearer (RB), a first service to a mobile radio communications device within the network, receiving, from the mobile radio communications device, a message indicating a desired change of service and sending a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to the mobile radio communications device, the RRC message serving to initiate both release of the first radio bearer, and set-up of a second radio bearer to provide a second service to the mobile radio communications device, the second service being different from the first service.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a base station for mitigating self-interference in which, in a resource region for transmitting a plurality of downlink control channels, an overlap region is configured, the overlap region being a resource region from which the effects of self-interference due to an uplink communication of a terminal must be removed, and the information regarding the overlap region is transmitted to a terminal connected to a base station and communicating via FDR.

Abstract: A method for communication includes determining whether any of a plurality of communication control beams have failed, identifying at least one active communication control beam in the plurality of communication control beams, and communicating a partial beam pair link (BPL) loss communication on the at least one active communication control beam.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying service paths for satisfying a service demand in a data communication network are disclosed. Aspects include identifying a plurality of vertices in a communications route cycle, the communications route cycle alternating through the plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges in a sequence; identifying a plurality of internal paths in the communications route cycle, each of the plurality of internal paths is disjoint to the plurality of edges; identifying a first internal path and a second internal path among the plurality of internal paths as a crossing pair of internal paths; detecting a failure of at least two edges among the plurality of edges; and identifying, based on the communications route cycle and the identified crossing pair of internal paths, a service path that satisfies the service demand in response to detecting the failure of the at least two edges.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a quantity of resource elements in a communication process, comprising: determines a downlink control information format of downlink control information, obtains, based on the downlink control information format, a quantity of resource elements occupied by a demodulation reference signal (DMRS); and determines a size of transport block (TBS) based on the quantity of resource elements occupied by the DMRS.

Abstract: Methods and network interface modules for processing packet headers are provided. The method comprises: receiving a packet comprising a header and a payload; generating, using the header, an initial packet header vector (PHV); providing the initial PHV to a pipeline comprising a plurality of processing stages; and processing the initial PHV in the pipeline, wherein the processing comprises, for a current processing stage in the plurality of processing stages: receiving, by the current processing stage, an input PHV, wherein the input PHV (i) is the initial PHV or a modified version of the initial PHV and (ii) comprises one or more flits, and applying a feature to the input PHV to generate an output PHV, including increasing an initial length of the input PHV if the initial length is not sufficient to apply the feature.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling discontinuous reception on a mobile device and in particular to control a short discontinuous reception timer in response to receipt of a medium access control control element. The methods and apparatus include stopping, restarting or maintaining the short discontinuous reception timer. Methods and apparatus for limiting or stopping a retransmission timer by providing user equipment with a maximum retry value for transmissions, by providing a maximum redundant version value, or by providing a medium access control control element to stop or prevent the start of a retransmission timer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a base station for mitigating self-interference in which, in a resource region for transmitting a plurality of downlink control channels, an overlap region is configured, the overlap region being a resource region from which the effects of self-interference due to an uplink communication of a terminal must be removed, and the information regarding the overlap region is transmitted to a terminal connected to a base station and communicating via FDR.

Abstract: Provided is a beam transmission/reception method, which is executed in a wireless communication system in which a terminal and a base station use a beam to communicate to and from each other. The method includes a step of grouping, by the base station, when the base station is to receive a random access channel signal transmitted as a connection request from the terminal, a plurality of beam directions by combining a main beam direction, which is determined as suitable for reception of the random access channel signal, with one or more beam directions adjacent to the main beam direction, and of receiving the random access channel signal with use of the grouped plurality of beam directions.

Abstract: Methods are provided which indicate availability of the same service on a different access network. In these methods, the network controller generates an identifier for each of one or more services provided by a wireless local access network (WLAN). The identifier is associated with a particular service which is also provided by a private radio network. The network controller provides to an access point the identifier to be broadcast to one or more user devices of the WLAN to connect to the particular service via the private radio network. A mobility management entity receives a request from a user device to connect to the private network, where the request includes an identifier associated with a particular service provided to the user device in the WLAN and based on the identifier, the mobility management entity enables the particular service to be provided to the user device via the private radio network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media may be operable to facilitate client device band steering based upon deep packet inspection information. An access point may be configured to steer one or more client devices from a low frequency band to a high frequency band, and vice versa, based on the status of the low frequency band and/or high frequency band and the client devices associated with the bands. The access point may perform a deep packet inspection of data packet traffic associated with each associated client device, and may classify each client device as either a device associated with a media session or a device that is not associated with a media session based upon information retrieved from the deep packet inspection. The access point may choose one or more client devices to disassociate from a frequency band based upon the media session classification of the client devices.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for machine type communication (MTC), the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station (such as an Evolved Node-B (eNB)). The RRC signaling indicates activation of flexible starting physical resource block (PRB) for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource allocation. DCI received on an MTC physical downlink control channel (MPDCCH) is decoded, the DCI indicating a narrowband (NB) index of a NB frequency resource and at least one PRB index for the PDSCH resource allocation. The NB frequency resource indicated by the NB index is shifted based on the activation of the flexible starting PRB for PDSCH resource allocation. PDSCH data received from the base station using the shifted NB frequency resource is decoded.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for configuring a set of MFEs to implement a distributed multicast logical router and multiple logical switches to process the multicast data messages. The method sends, from a managed forwarding element (MFE) implementing the distributed multicast logical router, a multicast group query to a set of data compute nodes (DCNs) that are logically connected to one of several logical switches and that execute on the same host machine as the managed forwarding element. The method receives multicast group reports from a subset of the set of DCNs and at least one of the multicast group reports specifies a multicast group of interest. The method distributes, to a set of MFEs executing on other host machines, a summarized multicast group report specifying a set of multicast groups of interest to the first MFE (i.e., multicast groups that the first MFE participates in).