Abstract: A method implemented by a user equipment to access a satellite network, at least one satellite of the satellite network being in movement relatively to Earth, the satellite network deploying radiofrequency satellite beams, wherein the user equipment: receives through at least a first satellite beam data of assistance information regarding at least current and future satellite beams of the network, interprets the data of assistance information to anticipate: connection conditions through the first satellite beam, and connection conditions through at least one second satellite beam, different from the first satellite beam, decides the access to the satellite network through a satellite beam among the first satellite beam and the second satellite beam, selected on the basis of at least the connection conditions through the first and second satellite beams, and implements a RACH procedure through the selected satellite beam.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from an application client, one or more supported cadences and one or more monitoring requirements. The UE may transmit, to the application client, one or more suggested cadences associated with the one or more monitoring requirements, the one or more suggested cadences being at least a subset of the one or more supported cadences. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A base station receives from a wireless device repetitions of a random access preamble across a plurality of system frames. The base station further transmits a downlink control information (DCI). The transmitted DCI comprises a system frame number field indicating a system frame number and a radio resource assignment. The base station also transmits a random access response via the radio resource assignment. The base station further determines, in response to the system frame number indicating a last system frame, among the plurality of system frames, on which the base station receives the repetitions, that the random access response corresponds to the random access preamble of the wireless device.

Abstract: Method, systems and devices for determining a transport block size (TBS) are disclosed. The method comprises determining the TBS based on a parameter or a signaling associated with an event of determining an intermediate value of a TBS determination procedure, wherein the parameter or a signaling is available for a wireless terminal supporting a release version, wherein the intermediate value is determined based on a plurality of resource parameters, wherein the plurality of resource parameters comprises at least one of the total number of resource elements allocated to the wireless terminal, a rate, a modulation order, and the number of layers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing requests in a computer network. A request for a resource from a first node is received by a second node. The request for a resource comprises a header with a timeout indication corresponding to an amount of time the first node will wait for a response to its request for the resource. The second node sends to the first node a response to the request for the resource prior to the end of the amount of time indicated in the timeout indication. The response to the request comprises either the resource or an error message.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G communication system or a 6G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A communication method performed by a user equipment (UE) during a network communication procedure is provided. The communication method includes transmitting a random access preamble, receiving a modified random access response (RAR) comprising a sounding reference signal (SRS) request field whose value indicates whether the UE should transmit the SRS, when the SRS request field value indicates that the UE should transmit the SRS, transmitting the SRS, and receiving one or multiple subsequent downlink (DL) transmissions with adaptive spatial signal processing performed on the basis of a channel state information (CSI) acquired on the basis of measurements of the SRS.

Abstract: A positioning reference unit (PRU) may transmit a first set of sounding reference signals (SRSs) for a first wireless device to measure the first set of SRSs for a first set of uplink (UL) positioning measurements. The PRU may receive a first set of positioning reference signals (PRSs) from the first wireless device. The PRU may measure the first set of PRSs for a first set of downlink (DL) positioning measurements. The PRU may transmit a second set of PRSs for a second wireless device to measure the second set of PRSs for a second set of DL positioning measurements. The PRU may receive a second set of SRSs from the second wireless device. The PRU may measure the second set of SRSs for a second set of UL positioning measurements after receiving the second set of SRSs from the second wireless device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for grouping client devices based on sensor data in an assisted wireless communication system are provided. Sensor data may include device mobility, device type, and device application data usage, among other characteristics. An assisted wireless communication system may include client devices sending data to an access point. The clients may send conventional protocol data over a channel and, concurrently, send sensor data over an alternative channel. In some cases, client devices may exchange their protocol data, modify their own protocol data based on the exchanged data, and send the modified protocol data to the access point. This may allow the clients to adjust their grouping.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for managing a C2 communication mode of operation. One apparatus includes a transceiver supporting a network interface that receives an application request to manage an operation mode of C2 communication for a first UAS. Here, the first UAS comprises a first UAV and a first UAV-C. The network interface receives a first report from an application of the first UAS, where the first application is located in one of the first UAV and the first UAV-C. The apparatus includes a processor that determines to switch the operation mode of C2 communication for the first UAS based on the received first report and transmits, via the network interface, a C2 communication switching instruction to the first UAS.

Abstract: A method for beamwidth management in a wireless communication system, includes: determining a first set of User Equipments (UEs) served by a beam in a transmission time interval (TTI); comparing a number of UEs in the first set of UEs with a threshold number of UEs that can be served by the beam in the TTI; adjusting a beamwidth of the beam, based on a result of the comparing, to create a second set of UEs served by the beam with the adjusted beamwidth in a subsequent TTI; and forming the beam with the adjusted beamwidth.

Abstract: An example network provisioning system is configured to obtain one or more network slice subnet templates (NSSTs), including a template for a satellite access network (SAN) and, optionally, a template for a terrestrial access network (TAN). The network provisioning system defines a network slice template (NST) based on the one or more NSSTs. The network provisioning system deploys a network slice in accordance with the NST to enable service management and orchestration of the network slice including the SAN. The network provisioning system is configured to execute a user interface configured to display a representation of the network slice comprising the SAN. The network provisioning system is configured to receive via the user interface an indication to add a base station provided by a satellite and modify the network slice based in part on the selection. In some examples, the network slice is a 5G communications network slice.

Abstract: An SHR generation method includes receiving, by a UE, SHR trigger information configured by a network-side device, where trigger information is used for enabling an SHR or setting an SHR trigger condition, and the trigger information contains a target time parameter for SHR generation; and configuring, by the UE, a target timer based on the target time parameter and generating a target SHR in a case that the target timer expires; where a timing start point of the target timer is trigger time of a target event corresponding to the target SHR.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for an integrated access backhaul (IAB) node serving a cell in a wireless network. The IAB node can include an IAB distributed unit (IAB-DU) and an IAB mobile terminal (IAB-MT). Such methods include sending, to an IAB donor centralized unit (CU) in the wireless network, an indication of one or more simultaneous operation capabilities of the IAB-DU and the IAB-MIT and receiving from the IAB donor CU a multiplexing configuration based on the simultaneous operation capabilities. Such methods also include configuring one or more of the following for operation in the cell according to the received multiplexing configuration: one or more child IAB nodes; and one or more user equipment (UEs). Other embodiments include complementary methods for an IAB donor CU and a parent IAB node of the IAB node, as well as IAB nodes and IAB donor CUs configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are disclosed to improve radio access network coverage area, increase throughput, and reduce power consumption in user equipment (UE). Downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) are disaggregated in one or more radio units (RUs). A UE receives DL data packets from a DL RU and uploads UL data packets to a UL RU disaggregated from the DL RU. The UL RU couples to a distributed unit (DU) directly or via the DL RU such that an acknowledgment or error message for successful or unsuccessful reception of the UL data packets may be sent back to the UE via the DL RU. The DU may track a UE motion trajectory and re-map UL traffic from one UL RU to another UL RU. Embodiments of DL/UL disaggregation may improve power efficiency and be advantageous for various applications such as internet of things, cyber physical systems, 5G communications, etc.

Abstract: A method for signal processing includes the following. A network device receives transmission configuration indication (TCI) state configuration information of a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network device, where the TCI state configuration information contains indication information of an SSB quasi co-located with the CSI-RS. The terminal device can determine transmit power of the CSI-RS according to a cell to which the SSB belongs.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for sidelink communication between communication terminals in a wireless communication network. In one implementation, the method may include receiving a discontinuous reception configuration information. The method may further include determining a discontinuous reception configuration scheme for a sidelink communication between the first user equipment and a second user equipment based on the discontinuous reception configuration information. The method may further include performing a sidelink discontinuous reception of the sidelink communication according to the discontinuous reception configuration scheme.

Abstract: Provided is a transmission control method for transmitting stations which are connected to a wireless communication partner receiving station by non-orthogonal multiple access, and each of which is capable of transmitting a same signal successively to the receiving station by repetition for a predetermined number of times at a predetermined cycle which is common to the transmitting stations. In this method, an information processing apparatus calculates an initial value of transmitting power to be assigned to each of the transmitting stations, so that the better a reception quality at the receiving station the higher the initial value, and that a power difference required between transmitting stations can be ensured, and calculates a number of times of repetition of a first transmitting station, to which the maximum initial value of the transmitting power is assigned, out of transmitting stations, based on an index value of the reception quality.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to channel occupancy time (COT) sharing for sidelink communications in unlicensed bands are provided. A method for wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE) may include measuring a first reference signal received power (RSRP) of a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission transmitted during a channel occupancy time (COT) initiated by a second UE and accessing a first slot of the COT based on the first RSRP.

Abstract: Techniques pertaining to performance enhancement of resource unit (RU) duplication with predefined interleaving patterns in wireless communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., station (STA)) generates at least one RU. The apparatus then performs a wireless communication with RU duplication in a frequency domain using either: (a) a same interleaving pattern applied across orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of each duplicated RU of the at least one RU; or (b) two or more interleaving patterns periodically or alternatively switched over OFDM symbols of two or more duplicated RUs of the at least one RU.

Abstract: A routing entry obtaining method and apparatus applied to a network device and includes obtaining an identifier of an application program, a computing capability of a first apparatus running the application program, and a computing capability of a second apparatus running the application program; and obtaining a routing entry based on the identifier of the application program, the computing capability of the first apparatus, and the computing capability of the second apparatus, wherein the routing entry comprises the identifier of the application program and an egress port, where the egress port is capable of communicating with a target apparatus determined according to the computing capability of the first apparatus and the computing capability of the second apparatus.