Abstract: Using a message bus controller to protect 5G core elements can include accessing, by a computing device that executes a message bus controller, a message in a message bus of a packet core of a cellular network. The message can be generated by a first network function and transmitted to a second network function via the message bus, wherein the second network function can subscribe to messages from the first network function. The computing device can determine if delivery of the message to the second network function should be restricted. If so, the computing device can drop the message, and if not, the computing device can allow a message flow associated with the message to resume.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, an apparatus and a device for indicating a position of a resource set and performing rate matching, the method including: a base station indicating a position of at least one resource set to a terminal via explicit signaling, and the position of the at least one resource set is a position where rate matching is required when the terminal transmits data on an uplink channel; and the terminal receiving the position of the at least one resource set indicated by the base station to the terminal via the explicit signaling, and performing rate matching of uplink data according to the position in the indication.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying a spanning tree loop in a network environment. Spanning tree loop indicators occurring in a network environment that utilizes a spanning tree protocol are identified. The spanning tree loop indicators are correlated to identify correlated spanning tree loop indicators within the network environment. A potential spanning tree loop is recognized from a plurality of the correlated spanning tree loop indicators based on indicator types of the correlated spanning tree loop indicators. The potential spanning tree loop is remedied in the network environment in response to recognizing the potential spanning tree loop in the network environment.

Abstract: In a mmW network, a UE and a base station may establish a link using a RACH procedure. A base station may transmit, in a beamformed signal, a message to a UE during a RACH procedure. The message to the UE may include a value indicating a request for beam information. The base station may receive a message from the UE during the RACH procedure that includes a beam information report comprising the beam information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises determining which functional splits between processing performed in a baseband controller and processing performed in a remote unit are supported by each remote unit served by the baseband controller. The method further comprises determining at least one functional split in the processing performed in the baseband controller and the processing performed in the remote units to use. The method further comprises, for each said at least one functional split and each remote unit associated with that functional split, configuring the processing performed in the baseband controller and the processing performed in that remote unit are configured to use that functional split and configuring a respective interface between the baseband controller and that remote unit are configured for communicating front-haul data therebetween using that functional split.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive transmission configuration indicator (TCI) information relating to a common beam TCI indication, the TCI information relating to a plurality of channels or reference signals. The UE may selectively transmit or receive one or more channels or reference signals of the plurality of channels or reference signals in accordance with the TCI information, based at least in part on whether the TCI information relating to the common beam TCI indication is usable for the one or more channels or reference signals of the plurality of channels or reference signals, wherein the one or more channels or reference signals are a proper subset of the plurality of channels or reference signals. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a communication device scheduling method, a scheduling server, a method for reporting data, and a communication device. The communication device scheduling method includes: assigning a first transmission time, a second transmission time, and a first scheduling channel to the communication device to control the communication device to respectively transmit first data and second data at the first transmission time and the second transmission time by using the first scheduling channel; in response to receiving the first data at a first receiving time, calculating a first time offset according to the first receiving time; and adjusting the second transmission time based on the first time offset to control the first communication device to transmit the second data by using the first scheduling channel at the adjusted second transmission time.

Abstract: A method for discovering and diagnosing network anomalies. The method includes receiving key performance indicator (KPI) data and alarm data. The method includes extracting features based on samples obtained by discretizing the KPI data and the alarm data. The method includes generating a set of rules based on the features. The method includes identifying a sample as a normal sample or an anomaly sample. In response to identifying the sample as the anomaly sample, the method includes identifying a first rule that corresponds to the sample, wherein the first rule indicates symptoms and root causes of an anomaly included in the sample. The method further includes applying the root causes to derive a root cause explanation of the anomaly and performing a corrective action to resolve the anomaly based on the first rule.

Abstract: A method for providing a translating virtual network function by a network element. The method comprises receiving by the network element a first Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) message of a plurality of PFCP messages at a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of a plurality of IP addresses of the network element, the first IP address corresponding to a first Session Management Function (SMF) of one or more SMFs, selecting by the network element a translation method based on the first IP address on which the first PFCP message was received, translating by the network element the first PFCP message using the selected translation method into a function-based model representation of the first PFCP message, and configuring by the network element a network interface controller to implement, based on the representation of the first PFCP message, a protocol data unit (PDU) session.

Abstract: Devices, methods, user equipment (UE), network core devices, gateway devices, evolved node B (eNB), and storage media for UE provisioning are described. In one embodiment, a UE is configured for codec bitrate adaptation via an interface configured to receive a bandwidth indication and a codec awareness indication from an eNB. The UE process the bandwidth indication and identifies, based on the codec awareness indication, a first codec from a plurality of codecs supported by the UE. The UE then configures with the eNB using data encoded with the first codec. This data may, for example, be Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) data or other such media data. Selection of the codec or associated codec information may be further based on the codec awareness indication.

Abstract: Provided are a device synchronization method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The device synchronization method includes: in response to determining that a second device does not receive a first data packet, determining a target time cycle for sending data packets by the second device based on a preset cycle adjustment parameter and a preset time slice length; determining whether the second device receives a second data packet sent by the first device based on the time slice length and the target time cycle of the second device; and in response to determining that the second device receives the second data packet sent by the first device, determining a time point for sending a data packet next time by the second device according to data packet information of the first device, achieving cycle synchronization of the second device in a preset synchronization cycle time period.

Abstract: A system coordinates with remote hardware to execute customer workloads. The system uses an architecture for ensuring trust to ensure that debugging is not performed at the remote hardware while the customer workload is being executed on the remote hardware without customer consent. For example, debugging at the remote hardware may enable an entity performing the debugging to view certain aspects of the customer's workload. The architecture for ensuring trusts uses a shared secret to ensure customer consent is given before debugging can be performed while the customer's workload is being executed on the remote hardware.

Abstract: A representative system, apparatus, method and protocol are disclosed for data communication between chiplets or SOCs on a common interposer. A representative system comprises: an interposer; a first integrated circuit arranged on the interposer, the first integrated circuit comprising a first common protocol interface circuit; a communication link coupled to the first common protocol interface circuit; and a second integrated circuit arranged on the interposer, the second integrated circuit comprising a second common protocol interface circuit coupled to the communication link to form a serial protocol interface between the first common protocol interface circuit and the second common protocol interface circuit. Serial data and control packets and parallel data and control packets having specified, ordered fields are also disclosed.

Abstract: A communication technique for combining a fifth generation (5G) communication system with Internet of Things (IoT) technology for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a fourth generation (4G) system, and a system thereof, are provided. A method for identifying a transmission characteristic of a radio signal in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: identifying a signal transmission position; identifying a signal reception position; identifying an area in which a movable object is located between the signal transmission position and the signal reception position; identifying a characteristic of the movable object in the area; and identifying a transmission characteristic of a radio signal transmitted from the signal transmission position to the signal reception position based on the characteristic of the movable object.

Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide a method for transmitting a preamble in accordance with a wireless local area network communication protocol. In some embodiments, a data frame may be obtained for transmission including a preamble compliant with the wireless local area network communication protocol. It may be determined that the preamble includes a first preamble portion that spans multiple symbol durations and a second preamble portion that spans a single symbol duration. The first preamble portion via beamforming may be transmitted based on a first beamforming matrix. When a transmission mode of the second preamble portion is beamforming, a second beamforming matrix may be generated based on the first beamforming matrix, each tone for the second preamble portion may be calculated based on the second beamforming matrix. Each calculated tone may be transmitted in accordance with the wireless local area network communication protocol.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of replicating messages for a logical network. At a particular tunnel endpoint in a particular datacenter, the method receives a message to be replicated to members of a replication group. The method replicates the message to a set of tunnel endpoints of the replication group located in a same segment of the particular datacenter as the particular tunnel endpoint. The method replicates the message to a first set of proxy endpoints of the replication group, each of which is located in a different segment of the particular datacenter and for replicating the message to tunnel endpoints located in its respective segment of the particular datacenter. The method replicates the message to a second set of proxy endpoints of the replication group, each of which is located in a different datacenter and for replicating the message to tunnel endpoints located in its respective datacenter.

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing a root cause of issues in a network, such as an optical communication network, are provided. A method, according to one implementation, includes the steps of deriving symptoms indicative of issues in a network by utilizing performance data obtained from network elements in the network and storing the derived symptoms in a database. The method also includes the step of obtaining diagnostics from the network elements. Also, the method may include utilizing the database to compute distances between the derived symptoms and each of the diagnostics, whereby the computed distances may be configured to correspond to dissimilarities between the derived symptoms and the diagnostics. The distances are computed based on machine learning models, user feedback, and analytical functions. Also, the method includes analyzing a root cause of the derived symptoms based on a lowest distance selected from the computed distances.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for handling delayed sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. A user equipment may be configured to receive, from a network, at least one SRS parameter and a first downlink control information (DCI), wherein the first DCI includes a first request for transmission of a first SRS; identify a first slot for transmission of the first SRS based on said at least one SRS parameter and the first DCI; determine that the first slot is not available for transmission of the first SRS; identify a second slot for transmission of the first SRS in response to the determining that the first slot is not available for transmission of the first SRS; determine a maximum SRS delay associated with the first SRS; and determine whether to transmit the first SRS in the second slot based on the maximum SRS delay.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing input and output ports to connect to channels are provided. Input and output ports are the basic building blocks to create more complex data routing IP blocks. By aggregating these modular ports in different ways, different implementations of crossbar or Network on Chip (NoC) can be implemented, allowing flexible routing structure while maintaining all the benefits of channels such as robustness against delay variation, data compression and simplified timing assumptions.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for time division multiplexing of uplink communications using a first wireless link with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second wireless link with a second RAT.