Abstract: A first network device is configured with a rule preventing network traffic from travelling from the first network device to one or more other network devices. The first network device is configured to receive and distribute network traffic to the one or more other network devices. A second network device receives and distributes network traffic to the one or more other network devices. The first network device determines that the second network device has failed. In response to determining that the second network device has failed, the first network device removes the rule so that the first network device receives and distributes network traffic to the one or more other network devices.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus are provided for selecting quality-reporting sub-carriers based on sub-carrier quantity information received from a base station. The method comprises: acquiring information indicating a number of sub-carriers; measuring channel quality of each of a plurality of sub-carriers within a communication band from a received signal; selecting sub-carriers satisfying a condition related to measured channel quality bands from the plurality of sub-carriers, wherein quantity of the selected sub-carriers corresponds to the quantity of sub-carriers indicated by the acquired information; and transmitting information indicating channel quality of the selected sub-carriers.

Abstract: A terminal device receives first scheduling information from an access network device, where the first scheduling information is used to schedule the terminal device to transmit a first transport block by using an unlicensed carrier; performs rate matching on the first transport block, to obtain uplink data; detects the unlicensed carrier, and determines a start time domain symbol, used to send the uplink data, in at least two time domain symbols included in a first subframe, where the at least two time domain symbols include a first time domain symbol and a second time domain symbol, the second time domain symbol is later than the first time domain symbol, and the start time domain symbol is the first time domain symbol or the second time domain symbol; and sends the uplink data to the access network device from the start time domain symbol.

Abstract: A method for discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter configuration and a device are provided, including: determining, by a terminal, a target DRX parameter of a target DRX mechanism of the terminal when the terminal detects data of multiple services. Thereby a solution is provided for determining a DRX parameter of a target DRX mechanism when multiple services of a terminal are concurrent in a future communication system.

Abstract: Indications of packet processing operations to be performed for packets of a resource group, as well as configuration settings of the group, are obtained. A packet that satisfies a requirement of the configuration settings and meets a fast path criterion is processed at a fast path node configured for the group. In response to determining that another packet does not satisfy a criterion for fast path processing, the other packet is transmitted to an exception path target.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information and a terminal device are disclosed by the embodiments of the present application, where the method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first information transmitted by a network device at an nth time unit, or transmitting, by the terminal device, the first information to the network device at the nth time unit, where the first information is used to indicate prolonging or stopping of an active Time of DRX; determining, by the terminal device, whether to report CSI and/or SRS to the network device at an (n+m+q)th time unit, where m is determined based on a scheduling timing sequence set and/or an ACK/NACK feedback timing sequence set, and the scheduling timing sequence set and the ACK/NACK feedback timing sequence set respectively comprise multiple values, where q is any integer greater than or equal to 0.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a first user device may synchronize a time associated with a second user device. The first user device may generate a neighbor awareness network (NAN) service discovery frame. The first user device may transmit the NAN service discovery frame to the second user device. The first user device may receive a request frame from the second user device based at least in part on transmitting the NAN service discovery frame, wherein the request frame comprises a request for ranging or location information from the first user device. The first user device may receive a NAN service discovery frame from the second user device, wherein the NAN service discovery frame comprises a request for ranging or location information from the first user device. The first user device may transmit a response frame comprising the ranging or location information in response to the received request frame.

Abstract: This application discloses an information transmission method, apparatus, and system, and belongs to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: generating, by a base station, amount indication information, where the amount indication information is used to indicate a maximum amount of downlink control information; sending, by the base station, the amount indication information to user equipment; receiving, by the user equipment, the amount indication information; and receiving, by the user equipment, downlink control information based on the amount indication information. In this application, the amount indication information is sent to the user equipment, so that the user equipment receives the downlink control information based on the amount indication information. This can resolve a problem that complexity of blind detection performed by the user equipment is relatively high, thereby reducing the complexity of the blind detection performed by the user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of a generation Node-B (gNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The gNB may receive, from the UE, a first measurement report that indicates a first signal quality measurement based on new radio synchronization signals (NR-SS). The gNB may determine, based on reception of the first measurement report, a transmission direction for transmission of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) for a second RRM measurement at the UE based on the CSI-RS. The gNB may receive, from the UE, a second measurement report that indicates a second signal quality measurement based on the CSI-RS. The gNB may determine, based at least partly on the first and second signal quality measurements, whether to initiate a handover of the UE from a serving cell to a neighbor cell.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein that facilitate mesh network communication by a millimeter wave base stations (mBs) or WTRUs as nodes of a directional mesh network with other nodes of the directional mesh network. The mB or WTRU may include a directional antenna configured to transmit and receive signals in specific directions during the mesh network communication to define a directional mesh network. The mBs or WTRUs may transmit transmission request messages to neighbor nodes, wherein the transmission request messages include transmission slot allocation bitmaps and channel quality indicator information (CQI). Then response messages from the neighbor nodes may be received, wherein the response messages include receive slot allocation bitmaps and resource allocation decisions. The mBs or WTRUs may then update their transmission slot allocation bitmaps based on the received response messages and transmit data packets in specific directions based on the updated transmission slot allocation bitmap.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer readable medium may be used to perform beamforming. The method may include a first communication device sending a first plurality of beamforming training frames to a second communication device using a first beamforming weight vector; the first communication device receiving from the second communication device a second beamforming weight vector; and the first communication device sending a second plurality of beamforming training frames to the second communication device using the second beamforming weight vector. The apparatus, method, system, and computer readable media may use spatial diversity with beam switching, spatial diversity with a single beam, weighted multipath beamforming training, single user spatial multiplexing, and beamforming training for beam division multiple access (BDMA).

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that receives data from a machine-type communication (MTC) device located at a premises, determines an identifier for the MTC device; compares the identifier with a list of identifiers; and, responsive to determining that the MTC device is a listed device, transmits the data to a first network element remote from the premises. The device and the first network element do not receive data from devices at the premises generating human traffic communications (HTC). The first network element transmits the data to a second network element for aggregation and subsequent transmission to a cloud data facility comprising cloud storage. A data path from the device to the first network element, from the first network element to the second network element, and from the second network element to the cloud data facility forms a secure data path. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes for performing carrier aggregation in a wireless network including obtaining, at a relay access node, a control channel load level of a first carrier deployed by a donor access node, determining, at the relay access node, that the control channel load level is within an acceptable load level, and aggregating the first carrier with a second carrier deployed by the relay access node to communicate with a wireless device attached to the relay access node.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for providing end-to-end beamforming. For example, end-to-end beamforming systems include end-to-end relays and ground networks to provide communications to user terminals located in user beam coverage areas. The ground segment can include geographically distributed access nodes and a central processing system. Return uplink signals, transmitted from the user terminals, have multipath induced by a plurality of receive/transmit signal paths in the end to end relay and are relayed to the ground network. The ground network, using beamformers, recovers user data streams transmitted by the user terminals from return downlink signals. The ground network, using beamformers generates forward uplink signals from appropriately weighted combinations of user data streams that, after relay by the end-end-end relay, produce forward downlink signals that combine to form user beams.

Abstract: There is provided a communication control apparatus including an information acquisition unit that acquires information about channels, among frequency channels assigned to a primary system, available to a secondary system, a generation unit that generates a list of channels, among the channels available, recommended for a secondary usage node operating the secondary system, and a notification unit that notifies the secondary usage node of the list generated by the generation unit to allow the secondary usage node to select a channel for secondary usage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus, a transmitting method, and a receiving apparatus that are to preferably transmit content composed of a file. A transmission stream is transmitted to a reception side through a predetermined transmission path. In the transmission stream, a first transmission packet including transmission media and a second transmission packet including information related to the transmission media are time-division multiplexed. When the transmission media included in the first transmission packet is divided data of a file that composes predetermined content, identification information for identifying divided data included in the first transmission packet is inserted into the first transmission packet and the second transmission packet.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for multiple timing advance offsets that may be used in communications between wireless devices on a wireless communications system. A first timing advance offset may be a fixed offset that has a predetermined value or is selected from a set of available predetermined values, and a second timing advance offset may be adjustable by a wireless device. The second timing advance offset may be used in cases where relatively large distances between wireless devices are present in a system, where certain fixed timing advances are used in addition to or irrespective of a receiving devices propagation delay, where one or more parent nodes have an associated timing reference, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A system for providing full-duplex communications comprises a first transceiver for simultaneously transmitting first signals having a first orthogonal function applied thereto on a first channel and simultaneously receiving second signals having a second orthogonal function applied thereto at a same time. A second transceiver simultaneously receives the first signals having the first orthogonal function applied thereto on the first channel and simultaneously transmits the second signals having the second orthogonal function applied thereto at the same time. Application of the first orthogonal function to the first signals and application of the second orthogonal function to the second signals prevents interference between the first signals and the second signals.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving downlink control information are provided. Downlink control information about a data channel may be transmitted through one of a plurality of decoding candidates. Depending on whether the data channel is based on a first sub-frame or a second sub-frame, the downlink control information is transmitted through one of the candidates for the first sub-frame or one of the candidates for the second sub-frame, from among the plurality of decoding candidates. The second sub-frame is shorter than the first sub-frame and can be set within the first sub-frame.

Abstract: A vehicular secured communication system includes a plurality of ECUs disposed at a vehicle and a receiver of the vehicle that is configured to wirelessly receive data from exterior of the vehicle. The receiver and the plurality of ECUs are interconnected by a communication network of the vehicle. A processor is operable to process data received by the receiver and communicated by the communication network. The processor filters the communicated data by utilizing a two-step filtering process including (i) receiving first and second communication messages with respective first and second parameters from respective first and second ECUs and determining correspondence of the first and second parameters with one another and determining correspondence of the first and second parameters with a behavior of a driver of the vehicle, and (ii) comparing the behavior indicated by the communicated data to a profile typical for the driver of the vehicle.