Abstract: A scheduling method, performed by a terminal includes: determining a measurement object for which a mobility measurement is performed; and, scheduling, based on the measurement object, a measurement gap pattern corresponding to the measurement object among a plurality of measurement gap patterns for performing the mobility measurement.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, examples provide a method of operating a first communication node (CN), wherein the first CN is configurable for exchanging, with a second CN on a radio channel, signals via a first propagation path and a second propagation path, wherein exchanging the signals via the first propagation path comprises exchanging the signals via a coverage enhancing device (CED), wherein the method comprises providing, to the CED, a message indicative of an activity pattern for establishing the first propagation path. Further examples provide a method of operating a CED, a first CN, a CED and a second CN.

Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) may be configured to determine a plurality of beamformed sectors for communication with a plurality of wireless communication stations (STAs), wherein a beamformed sector for communication with a STA is based on a beamforming training between the AP and the STA; to determine a grouping sector for communication between the AP and a group of STAs including two or more grouped STAs of the plurality of STAs, wherein the grouping sector covers two or more beamformed sectors corresponding to the two or more grouped STAs; to listen over the grouping sector for a transmission from a grouped STA of the group of STAs; and, based on the transmission from the grouped STA, to communicate a beamformed transmission with the grouped STA via a beamformed sector corresponding to the grouped STA.

Abstract: A method (200) performed by a UE (102). The method includes receiving (s202) one or more messages for activating at least i) a first set of configured TCI states and ii) a second set of configured TCI states, wherein the first set of activated TCI states is associated with a first PCI and indicates a first set of reference signals, and the second set of activated TCI states is associated with a second PCI and indicates a second set of reference signals. The method also includes performing (s204) beam failure detection, BFD, monitoring. Performing the BFD monitoring comprises: determining (s206) whether a beam failure with respect to the first PCI has occurred based on the first set of reference signals; and determining (s208) whether a beam failure with respect to the second PCI has occurred based on the second set of reference signals.

Abstract: A base station for configuring bandwidth parts (BWPs) in a certain cell, for access by UEs, configures (1502) an initial BWP within a bandwidth of a cell, configures (1504) a multicast and broadcast services (MBS) BWP within the bandwidth of the cell, wherein the MBS BWP is dedicated to conveying MBS information, and transmits (1506), in the cell, an indication of the initial BWP and the MBS BWP, to provide a UE with access to the initial BWP and the MBS BWP.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Disclosed is a method of Quality of Experience, QoE, reporting, whereby a User Equipment, UE, transfers QoE data to a connected telecommunication network, wherein UE push mode, U Mode, is employed in all circumstances to transfer QoE information from the UE to the telecommunication network.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for user equipment (UE) registering, an electronic device and a storage medium. Under 5G core network slice isolation networking, when an AMF network element detects that a UE is unsuccessfully registered on the AMF network element, the AMF network element sends to the UE a registration reject message comprising at least a first cell and a second cell. In this way, when the UE sends registration information again, the UE can select target network slice information based on network slice information configured in the first cell. And a 5G base station, when receiving the registration information from the UE, determines a corresponding target AMF network element based on the target network slice information in the requested NSSAI, such that the UE can be successfully registered to the target AMF network element.

Abstract: For a random access procedure (e.g., 2-step RACH and/or 4-step RACH), a network node may configure different physical random access preamble configurations (e.g., different PRACH occasions, preamble indexes, or preamble formats) for different user equipment (UE)/service groups that are associated with different UE priorities, UE types, service priorities, service types, and/or network slices. A UE may select a configuration to use to transmit the random access preamble based on the priority of the UE, the type of the UE, the priority of the service, the type of the service, and/or the network slice. In 2-step RACH, a network node may also configure different msgA PUSCH resources for different UE priorities, UE types, service priorities, service types, and/or network slices. The UE may transmit the random access preamble in accordance with the selected PRACH configuration as part of a contention based random access procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to machine learning for channel estimation against diverse Doppler effects. In this solution, the first device receives user data in a slot from a second device via a channel between the first device and the second device, the user data includes a reference symbol. Then, the first device performs, with a NN, a first channel estimation for the channel based on information on velocity of a second device and a result of a second channel estimation for the channel. The second channel estimation is performed based on the received reference symbol. After that, the first device transmits, to the second device, an indication of a result of the first channel estimation. With this solution, channel estimation is able to be performed in diverse scenarios (e.g., diverse Doppler scenarios, high-velocity scenarios and the like) with low overheads in reference signals (e.g., 1 DMRS), thereby reducing network consumption.

Abstract: In some implementations, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: monitoring, by a processor, a network to extract data packets transferred over fixed time intervals; filtering, by the processor, the extracted data packets to identify data transfers exceeding a predefined size threshold; aggregating, by the processor, the identified data transfers; computing, by the processor, a network speed value based on the aggregated data transfers; and storing, by the processor, the computed network speed value in a data storage unit; and executing a network action based on a detected degradation in the computed network speed value.

Abstract: A spectrum resource sharing method includes determining, by a mobility management entity, that a first terminal device is configured to be allowed to occupy a spectrum resource of a first network, wherein the first terminal device is configured to subscribe to a second network, and the mobility management entity is in the second network. The spectrum resource sharing method further includes sending, by the mobility management entity, first indication information to an access network device, wherein the first indication information is useable to indicate that the first terminal device is configured to be allowed to occupy the spectrum resource of the first network, and the access network device is shared by the first network and the second network.

Abstract: An uplink acknowledgement information transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: a terminal device may obtain a plurality of first HARQ-ACK codebooks, wherein each of the plurality of first HARQ-ACK codebooks includes HARQ-ACK information of at least one downlink data channel, each first HARQ-ACK codebook corresponds to one first radio network temporary identifier RNTI, and first RNTIs corresponding to the first HARQ-ACK codebooks are different. Then, the terminal device may send a physical uplink channel to a network device, wherein the physical uplink channel carries a second HARQ-ACK codebook, the second HARQ-ACK codebook includes at least one of the plurality of first HARQ-ACK codebooks that are concatenated in a preset order, and the preset order is determined based on a plurality of first RNTIs corresponding to the plurality of first HARQ-ACK codebooks.

Abstract: A method for controlling connection switching in a communication network is executed by an access network device and includes sending first indication information to a terminal device, the first indication information being used for indicating a connection switching configuration to the terminal device, and the terminal device comprising at least two user identity recognition modules. Therefore, the terminal device may disconnect a connection with the access network device according to an instruction of a network device, so as to ensure that the communication transmission of a currently connected access network device is not affected, and also that the failure of another access network service is prevented, thereby improving the reliability of a multi-card terminal device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate, i.e., a connected mode DRX enhancement, and handling a timer for an SDT procedure in a wireless communication system.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and apparatus. The wireless communication method includes: receiving indication information of a first pattern, where the first pattern is one of a plurality of patterns, each of the plurality of patterns indicates distribution of at least one resource in frequency domain, and the at least one resource includes at least one of a first resource, a second resource, and a third resource, where the first resource is a definitely available resource, the second resource is an unavailable resource, and availability of the third resource depends on a further indication of an upper-level node; and communicating with a second network device and/or a terminal device based on the first pattern.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for backscatter communication (BC) are included. An example method may include transmitting an indication of a backscattering radio (BR) capability to a network entity. The example method may also include receiving a first message from the network entity, the first message indicating that the UE is to remain on a main radio (MR) state or transition to a BR state.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a capability message indicating a capability of the UE to estimate a frequency domain imbalance between an in-phase portion of a transmission chain of a network entity and a quadrature-phase portion of the transmission chain of the network entity. The UE may receive, based on the capability message, an indication of a coherence bandwidth associated with the frequency domain imbalance. The coherence bandwidth may indicate a quantity of subcarriers (SCs) over which a characteristic of the frequency domain imbalance (e.g., a change in amplitude of the frequency domain imbalance) satisfies a threshold. The UE may perform an estimation of the frequency domain imbalance based on the coherence bandwidth. In some examples, the UE may receive downlink signals from a network entity and may perform a correction of the downlink signals based on the estimation.

Abstract: A method for transmitting configuration information of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is performed by a network device, and includes: sending the configuration information of the PDCCH to a user equipment, wherein the configuration information of the PDCCH indicates a first time-frequency resource, and the first time-frequency resource is configured to send the PDCCH and is located in a plurality of consecutive time domain units of a group of multi-slot.

Abstract: A method and device for providing an exemption from a network slice bitrate limitation are provided. A method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system supporting bitrate limitation for a network slice is provided. The method includes receiving, via a radio access network (RAN) from a user equipment (UE), information a first message including cause information associated with allowable maximum bitrate (MBR) for the UE, and determining, based on the cause information, whether to transmit information related to an exemption of the bitrate limitation to the RAN.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and communication device for transmitting HARQ feedback information to improve utilization of a wireless network. The utilization is improved by: receiving a configuration indication message transmitted by a base station, where the configuration indication message indicates one or a plurality of uplink resources for the HARQ feedback information; selecting one or more target uplink resources from the one or the plurality of uplink resources according to the configuration indication message; and feeding the HARQ feedback information to the base station through the one or more target uplink resources.