Abstract: Provided is a terminal apparatus, wherein based on detection of a request, for a PDCP SDU received from an upper layer, the terminal apparatus performs header compression of the PDCP SDU by using second header compression processing, performing ciphering by using a second ciphering algorithm, a second ciphering key, and a COUNT value, performs integrity protection of the PDCP SDU by using a second integrity protection algorithm, a second integrity protection key, and the COUNT value, and submits a PDCP PDU created, to the second RLC entity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) that comprises a processing circuitry, for determining assistance information to be transmitted to a base station. A transmitter transmits an assistance report to the serving base station comprising the determined assistance information. The assistance information indicates one or more of the following assistance information types: a number of information bits, to be transmitted by the UE to the serving base station; transport block size of a transport block to be used by the UE to transmit the information bits to the serving base station; a power level, indicating a minimum power to be used by the UE to transmit the information bits to the serving base station; one or more Discontinued Reception, DRX, configuration parameters to be used by the UE to operate a DRX mechanism.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.

Abstract: A load control system may include multiple devices capable of communicating with one another to enable load control via a network. Devices communicating in the load control system may be powered by a lower power supply (e.g., a battery). These devices may be power-conservative control devices. A device may transmit an indication that it is a power-conservative control device. The device may be assigned a multicast slot. The multicast slot may occur periodically and may be associated with a multicast phase. An indication of the device's assigned multicast slot may be transmitted to other devices in the load control system. Messages may be transmitted to the device from one or more other devices during its configured multicast slot. The device may periodically transition its communication circuit on and off based on the multicast slot.

Abstract: A wake up signal scheme between a network and a user equipment (UE) operating in a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) state. The UE monitors a wake up signal (WUS) occasion to determine whether a WUS is received during the WUS occasion, when the WUS is received, determines whether the WUS identifies the UE, when the WUS is received and identifies the UE, monitors an OnDuration of a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle corresponding to the WUS and when the WUS is not received or the WUS does not identify the UE, remains in a sleep state during the OnDuration corresponding to the WUS.

Abstract: A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method comprises: generating, by a Station Management Entity (SME), a request primitive enabling a wake-up radio (WUR) scanning process for WUR discovery frames transmitted by one or more access points (APs), the request primitive comprising a plurality of first parameters; conducting the WUR scanning process using WUR based on the plurality of the first parameters; generating, at a MAC layer, at least one confirm primitive based on a result of the WUR scanning process and at least a part of the plurality of first parameters; and communicating, from the MAC layer to the SME, the at least one confirm primitive.

Abstract: A method performed by a WTRU may comprise generating a polar factor graph and pruning the polar factor graph to generate a pruned factor graph. The pruned factor graph may include input variable nodes, check nodes and output variable nodes. The method may further comprise the initializing input variable nodes. For each of a plurality of encoding levels of the pruned factor graph, values from the input variable nodes may be transferred to the check nodes. Operations, for example, XOR) additions, may be performed on the values of the check nodes. Check nodes having a single connection to another node not used in a previous transfer may be identified. Values from the identified check nodes may be transferred to the input variable nodes. Binary values from the input variable nodes may be transferred to the output variable nodes for transmission to a receiver.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for multiple zone configuration. One method includes configuring a first device with first information indicating a first zone configuration comprising a first plurality of zones. The method includes configuring the first device with second information indicating a second zone configuration comprising a second plurality of zones, wherein: a first area corresponding to zones of the first plurality of zones is smaller than a second area corresponding to zones of the second plurality of zones; and the first plurality of zones corresponds to a same geographical area as the second plurality of zones.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data transmission method and device. The method includes: sending a first signal and a demodulation reference signal DMRS corresponding to the first signal to a second device; wherein the first signal includes at least one data stream, and each data stream corresponds to one DMRS port, one DMRS port corresponds to one or more of the following in different subbands: different power amplifiers, different sounding reference signal ports, or different first signal ports.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to associate geographic locations with user devices. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to extract source identifying information from a beacon transmitted from a user device to an audience measurement entity, classify a network that connects the user device to the audience measurement entity based on the source identifying information, query a location service of a provider of a mobile network to retrieve a location associated with the user device, store the location in association with media identifying information, and generate a user profile associating the user device with the retrieved location.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for restricting SRS power control configurations. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless device, WD, is provided. The method includes obtaining at least a first sounding reference signal, SRS, resource set configuration for a first SRS resource set, the first SRS resource set configuration corresponding to a first SRS transmission power value; obtaining at least a second SRS resource set configuration for a second SRS resource set, the second SRS resource set configuration corresponding to a second SRS transmission power value; and determining a power level to transmit an SRS on at least one SRS resource associated with at least one of the first SRS resource set and the second SRS resource set.

Abstract: An environment estimation device 1 includes: an information storage unit 11 configured to store base station information in which a serving timing at which a mobile terminal 2 is served in a radio communication range of a base station 3 and environment information indicating an environment of the base station 3 are correlated; an information acquiring unit 10 configured to acquire position information including position data of the mobile terminal 2 acquired by positioning and a positioning timing; and an estimation unit 13 configured to estimate, based on the positioning timing included in the position information of the mobile terminal 2 acquired by the information acquiring unit 10 and the base station information stored in the information storage unit 11, an environment of the mobile terminal 2 at a position indicated by the position data included in the position information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using a relay user equipment (UE) to transport data of interest received from a first remote UE to a second remote UE on a UE to UE relay within a wireless communication system are discussed herein. These methods may be performed at Layer 2 of a protocol stack of the wireless communication system. Data packets sent on the UE to UE relay may include an adaptation header including routing information (e.g., Layer 2 addresses, a bearer-specific index, etc.) for the UE to UE relay. An adaptation layer may accordingly be provided within Layer 2 to decode these adaptation headers. In some cases, a per-bearer approach may be used to map between individual direct bearers of a hop by hop path configuration of the UE to UE relay. Embodiments eschewing the adaptation header and instead using logical channel identifiers (LCIDs) to make routing indications are also described.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for resource monitoring and power saving in a user equipment (UE) operating according to a discontinuous reception (DRX) in new radio (NR) wireless communication system. The UE, operating in the DRX mode, monitors for a wake up occasion in control signal prior to the DRX ON time. If the wake occasion is detected, then the EFE monitors for a channel state information (CSI) resource signal (RS) prior to the DRX ON time. If no wake up occasion is detected, then at least a portion of the UE remains in a sleep mode prior to DRX ON time.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that comprises a processing system including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations include obtaining timing advance data regarding a communication device served by the network; the timing advance data is collected by a network element coupled to the network device, and the network element communicates with the communication device using control-plane signaling. The timing advance data is processed using location data regarding the network element to determine a geolocation of the communication device. The geolocation is stored at a storage device; the network device and storage device are included in a secure portion of the network. The geolocation is provided to equipment of a network customer accessing the secure portion of the network via a secure interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a communication service transmission method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. The method is applicable to a terminal in which a first identity identification module and a second identity identification module are installed. The method includes: transmitting, through a data link corresponding to the second identity identification module, service data of a communication service performed by the first identity identification module.

Abstract: An information processing device judges whether or not it is possible to transmit or receive a data amount related to a data amount information by the direct communication based on a positional information where the moving object and another moving object travels in the future, a communication environment information of the direct communication in the future according to the positional information, and the data amount information that the moving object will transmit to or receive from another moving object in the future; generates a communication plan information between the moving object and another moving object for at least one of the direct communication and the indirect communication when it is judged the data amount cannot be transmitted or received by the direct communication, and transmits the communication plan information to another moving object.

Abstract: A method for emergency communication includes receiving, by a wireless device, a user instruction or an automatically triggered event for reporting an emergency to an emergency monitoring server; and in response to the user instruction or the automatically triggered event, transmitting, by the wireless device, a data-only report to the emergency monitoring server.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for performing beam sweeping by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink, and a device therefor. Disclosed are a method for performing beam sweeping and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first group for performing the beam sweeping; receiving group information related to the first group; and performing beam sweeping on the basis of the group information, wherein the group information includes area allocation information for a plurality of areas divided on the basis of the number of a plurality of beams that can be formed by UEs included in the first group, and the beam sweeping is performed only within a first area, which has been pre-configured in response to the UEs, from among the plurality of areas.

Abstract: Implementations of a sex trafficking prevention mobile application are provided. In some implementations, the sex trafficking prevention mobile application comprises a mobile application for a portable computing device, such as a smart phone or similar device, and a corresponding software application for a computing device, such as a desktop or laptop computer. In some implementations, the sex trafficking prevention mobile application is configured to guide users to nearby safe locations to avoid or escape attack by sex traffickers. In some implementations, the sex trafficking prevention mobile application is configured to allow users to request nearby help from the community to avoid or escape attack by sex traffickers.