Abstract: A cross-scheduling resource allocation method for NOMA-based DSS is provided for a first wireless technology carrier and a different second wireless technology carrier co-existing on a same network communication channel. The method includes providing a resource subframe the first carrier within the channel at a specified bandwidth and duration, synchronizing the second wireless carrier to the specified duration within the specified bandwidth, allocating first PRBs within a first portion of the specified bandwidth for the first technology user traffic and second PRBs within a second non-overlapping portion of the specified bandwidth for the second technology user traffic, programming a frequency gap between the first PRBs and the second PRBs, obtaining channel information regarding the target communication channel, and dynamically adjusting the programmed frequency gap based on the obtained channel information.

Abstract: A method includes responsive to a device sensing a phone being adjacent to the device, triggering the device and the phone in a preliminary communication mode; periodically broadcasting by the device in the preliminary communication mode a broadcast message (P2) with a unique identification; detecting a strength of the broadcast message (P2) by the phone; responsive to detecting the strength of the broadcast message (P2) greater than a first threshold (T1), establishing a restricted wireless connection between the phone and the device; transmitting packages between the device and the phone via the restricted wireless connection; detecting strengths of the packages; and responsive to detecting strengths of the packages respectively greater than the first threshold (T1) and a second threshold (T2), establishing a complete wireless communication between the device and the phone so as to connect the device to the network via the phone.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to downlink (DL) transmissions using various powers and assigning frequency resources based on the powers. An example base station may transmit, to a first user equipment (UE), an indication of a first transmit (Tx) power for one or more first DL transmissions to a first group of a plurality of groups. The first group may include the first UE. The first Tx power may have a first power level different from a second power level of a second Tx power for one or more second DL transmissions to a second group of the plurality of groups. Then, the base station may transmit, to the first UE, a first DL transmission of the one or more first DL transmissions using the first Tx power. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may partially disable transmissions on a transmission port based on a temperature condition (e.g., chipset temperature or skin temperature exceeding threshold). In a further aspect, the UE may enable the partially disabled transmissions on the transmission port in response to cessation of the temperature condition. In a further aspect, the UE may transmit a capability indication to a base station that indicates that the UE is capable of supporting a transition from a multi-layer (rank-2) communication mode to a single-layer (rank-1) communication mode.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system detects user equipment (UE) in communication with a network via a serving cell of the network; the network is configured to facilitate communications by one or more terrestrial UEs and one or more aerial UEs. The system monitors messages from an aerial UE regarding detection of a cell other than the serving cell, and receives information from the aerial UE regarding the detected cell. The method further includes analyzing the information to estimate a first quantity associated with the detected cell location relative to the serving cell and a second quantity associated with a power received at the aerial UE from the detected cell. The method also includes determining, based on the analyzing, whether the aerial UE is an unauthorized aerial UE. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing application context aware cell selection in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may determine a current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. Application context based metric information may be determined for the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine a cell with which to associate from the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device based at least in part on the application context based metric information.

Abstract: A beam management method, an apparatus thereof and an intelligent beam management device. The method includes: querying a database according to position information (x0, y0, z0) of a terminal equipment, the database including multiple entries, each entry containing beam measurement related information of a point (xi, yi, zi), selecting entries corresponding to points in a predetermined range of the terminal equipment from the database; selecting no more than a first number of base station transmitter beam identifiers with the highest number of occurrences from all the selected entries; and determining a base station transmitter beam serving the terminal equipment according to whether beams corresponding to the no more than a first number of base station transmitter beam identifiers belong to a serving base station or another base station.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a differential beam pattern indication that indicates beam pattern information corresponding to a comparison between a first synchronization signal block (SSB) beam pattern associated with a first transmit receive point (TRP) and a second SSB beam pattern associated with a second TRP. The UE may receive an SSB associated with the second TRP based at least in part on the differential beam pattern indication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A Network-on-Chip (NoC) includes a packet transmission switch, and a corresponding method of operating the NoC includes storing packets received from an input terminal in a buffer, storing buffer locations in which each of the packets is stored in an ordering queue of an output terminal, and sequentially outputting the packets from the output terminal according to the buffer locations.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for handling acknowledgement and retransmission timers during sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) communication. An example method by a transmitter user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first repetition of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) to a receiver UE prior to entering an inactive state, while the transmitter UE is operating in a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) mode; returning to an active state to monitor for acknowledgment feedback from the receiver UE, wherein the return is based on a first timer relative to an end of the first repetition of the PSSCH; remaining in the active state for a duration defined by a second timer; and taking one or more actions depending on whether the transmitter UE receives acknowledgment feedback during the duration indicating failed reception of the first repetition of the PSSCH by the receiver UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first sidelink user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a second sidelink UE via sidelink control information (SCI), a receiving (Rx) beam schedule indicating Rx beams associated with the first sidelink UE in a set of slots, wherein the Rx beam schedule indicates that the first sidelink UE is configured to tune to the Rx beams in the set of slots for possible sidelink receptions. The first sidelink UE may receive, from the second sidelink UE, a sidelink transmission using an Rx beam indicated in the Rx beam schedule. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Blockchain validation is provided by receiving a first validation request of a blockchain. A hashing algorithm is applied to a first block of the blockchain to generate a first hash value. In response to the first validation request of the blockchain, a first image from a plurality of images is provided on a display device. The first image is selected to be provided for display on the display device based on the first hash value. The first image may be compared to a second image that was provided for display on the display device prior to the first validation request and that image was provided based on a second hash value to determine whether the first image and the second image are substantially similar, which indicates that no changes have been made to the data in the blockchain.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, control signaling for communications in a wireless communications system. The control signaling may indicate a first duration for an inactivity timer. The UE may initiate the inactivity timer and a second timer based on identifying a period of inactivity. The second timer may have a second duration that is shorter than the first duration for the inactivity timer. In some examples, the second duration may be based on one or more parameters, such as a display status, a battery status, a scaling factor, the first duration, an application state, or any combination thereof. The UE may release a connection for the communications in the wireless communications system based on an expiration of the second timer, an expiration of the inactivity timer, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Methods are provided for enabling network operators to play a key role in allowing Cellular Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to recharge batteries based on RF parameters and/or a class of service the UAVs provide to users/customers. For example, a particular mobile network operator (MNO) has a UAV charging station deployed in it leased towers where it has base stations (eNB/gNB) deployed. The MNO can provide charging as a service to the UAVs. When more than one drone is requesting a charge, the MNO can prioritize which UAV has the highest priority. In some aspects, the MNO can prioritize the UAVs for charging based on a Quality of Service identifier. Additionally or alternatively, the MNO can prioritize the UAVs for charging based on a Network Slice Selection Assistance Information indicator.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for sidelink wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE), such as a vehicle UE, that supports full-duplex communications may transmit a sidelink control channel during a set of time resources including scheduling information for a subsequent transmission by the UE via a first set of resources. The UE may receive a sidelink control channel during the set of time resources from a second UE that may support full-duplex communications or half-duplex communications. The sidelink control channel may include scheduling information for a subsequent transmission via a second set of time-frequency resources that at least partially overlaps with the first set of time-frequency resources. The first UE may determine that a collision will occur and may perform a resource selection procedure or may transmit a request for the second device to perform the resource selection procedure.

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment-to-User Equipment (UE-to-UE) Relay to forward sidelink UE capability information. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE-to-UE Relay receiving a first sidelink UE capability information from a first UE. The method further includes the UE-to-UE Relay transmitting the first sidelink UE capability information of the first UE and a second sidelink UE capability information of the UE-to-UE Relay to a second UE or transmits a combined sidelink UE capability information to the second UE, wherein the combined sidelink UE capability information is derived from the first sidelink UE capability information and the second sidelink UE capability information.

Abstract: An anomaly flow detection device and an anomaly flow detection method thereof are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a UE or base station may identify a first portion of a payload associated with a first priority and a second portion of the payload associated with a second priority less than the first priority. The UE or base station may select a first matrix associated with a first domain for the first portion of the payload and a second matrix associated with a second domain for the second portion of the payload based on a first maximum index interval for the first matrix being larger than a second maximum index interval for the second matrix. The UE may transmit or the base station may receive the first portion of the payload using one or more sequences associated with the first matrix and the second portion of the payload using one or more sequences associated with the second matrix.

Abstract: Programmable switches and routers are described herein for enabling their internal network fabric to be configured with a topology. In one implementation, a programmable switch is arranged in a network having a plurality of switches and an internal fabric. The programmable switch includes a plurality of programmable interfaces and a buffer memory component. Also, the programmable switch includes a processing component configured to establish each of the plurality of programmable interfaces to operate as one of a user-facing interface and a fabric-facing interface. Based on one or more programmable interfaces being established as one or more fabric-facing interfaces, the buffer memory component is configured to store packets received from a user-facing interface of an interconnected switch of the plurality of switches via one or more hops into the internal fabric.

Abstract: This application provides a data communications system and method. The system includes a first chassis and a second chassis. The first chassis includes a first high-performance switching module and a first low-performance switching module. The second chassis includes a second high-performance switching module and a second low-performance switching module. The first high-performance switching module is connected to the second low-performance switching module. The first low-performance switching module is connected to the second high-performance switching module. The first high-performance switching module is configured to connect to a third low-performance switching module in a third chassis that is to be added to the communications system. The second high-performance switching module is configured to connect to a fourth low-performance switching module in the third chassis that is to be added to the communications system. During capacity expansion, there is no need to change cables between deployed chassis.