Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus for privacy protection includes a peripheral interface connectable to a second device. In some embodiments, the second device is operably connectable to a personal communication device and the peripheral interface provides characteristics of communication signals associated with the personal communication device to the second device. The apparatus also includes a radio frequency (RF) detection device operable to detect energy carrying a communication signal to or from the personal communication device.

Abstract: A base station configures a user equipment (UE) to monitor a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The base station receives, from the UE, a reduced PDCCH monitoring capability for at least one group of search space sets (SSS) of a PDCCH, determines a reduced monitoring capability (MO) configuration for the UE based on the reported reduced PDCCH monitoring capability and transmits the reduced MO configuration to the UE.

Abstract: As part of an emergency response, a region in which communications may be affected by the emergency may be identified and used to prioritize communication by responders to the emergency. When an emergency is identified with a location, a priority communication region may be determined along with a set of identifiers corresponding to devices operated by emergency responders. Such responders may typically receive normal priority in the communications network. When the emergency is active, the location of responders' devices is monitored and when the devices are within the priority communication region the devices may be assigned a higher priority level of service in the communications network. When these devices leave the priority communication region or the emergency ends, the priority of the devices may be returned to a normal priority level for the devices.

Abstract: A communication method and device in a wireless communication system supporting edge computing is provided. A method of a UE including an EEC in a communication system supporting an edge computing service using an EDN exchanging application data traffic with the UE is provided, the method comprises identifying whether the UE supports a SMS over NAS, transmitting, to an ECS managing configuration information of the EDN, a first service provisioning request message including an indication of the SMS over the NAS supported in case that the UE supports the SMS over the NAS, and in case that the UE receives, through a network from the ECS, an SMS message including triggering information related to an update of the configuration information, transmitting, to the ECS, a second service provisioning request message based on the triggering information.

Abstract: A method for cellular network outage detection including monitoring error rates associated with a network node of a cellular network for a first predetermined time period. The method includes determining a first baseline error rate for the network node based on the plurality of first error rates for the first predetermined time period, and determining a first threshold error rate for the network node based on the first baseline error rate for the network node. The method includes monitoring a plurality of second error rates associated with the network node for a time period subsequent the first predetermined time period, and detecting an excessive error rate of the plurality of second error rates associated with the network node, where the excessive error rate exceeding the first threshold error rate. The method includes, in response to detecting the excessive error rate, automatically executing a predetermined override rule.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network is described. The method comprised; receiving a system information block containing a list of a plurality of different values of a parameter used in the wireless telecommunication network; determining one or more parameter values in the list which is supported within the terminal device; and receiving a system information block associated with the one or more supported parameter values from one or more other system information blocks associated with non-supported parameter values.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, proposed herein is an operating method of a first apparatus in a wireless communication system. The method may include the steps of determining a first region for selecting resources related to transmission of sidelink information, and adjusting the first region to a second region based on information related to sidelink HARQ feedback.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, said apparatus comprising means for receiving an indication from a base station, at a user equipment having at least one antenna panel, to provide beam reporting information according to one of a plurality of beam reporting formats and providing beam reporting information to the base station according to the indicated beam reporting format.

Abstract: A communication directed to a recipient is stored in a message box of the recipient. A forwardee is identified based on an analysis of the communication. A request is received to transmit the communication to the forwardee. The communication is forwarded to a message box of the forwardee.

Abstract: A network handover method and a terminal device, the method including obtaining, by a terminal device, a link quality parameter of a data link of the terminal device, determining that a 5G system accessed by the terminal device is unavailable in response to the link quality parameter meeting a specified condition, and handing over from the 5G system to a non-5G system in response to the 5G system being unavailable, where the link quality parameter includes quantities of uplink and downlink data packets received in a duration, and here the specified condition comprises the quantity of downlink data packets received in the duration by exceeding a first threshold and a quantity of sent uplink data packets being 0, or a quantity of uplink data packets sent in the duration exceeding a second threshold and the quantity of received downlink data packets being 0.

Abstract: Techniques are discussed herein for efficiently supporting broadcast of location assistance data (AD) in a wireless network to assist in locating a user equipment (UE). A location server (LS) may send some location AD, which may be optionally ciphered, to base stations for broadcast in cells supported by the base stations. Capability information provided by a UE to the LS indicating a level of support by the UE for receiving broadcast AD and supporting ciphering may enable the LS to determine whether, and what type of, additional AD needs to be sent to the UE by point to point means. An LS may use capability information received from a large number of UEs to assist in determining the types of location assistance data to be broadcast and usage of ciphering.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring PRS resources are provided. The method includes that UE receives configuration information for a PRS resource set from a network device. The configuration information includes a respective PRS muting configuration for each PRS resource in the PRS resource set, and different PRS muting configurations are configured for different PRS resources in the PRS resource set.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards facilitating intelligent mobility including session and handover management within communications networks. Handovers for user devices in a network are predicted, current and predicted status data of the network are obtained, and a tradeoff between a cost for pre-allocation of resources prior to predicted handovers and a gain in quality of service is analyzed based on the current and predicted status data to cause resource pre-allocation in the network.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a communication method and device. The method comprises: sending discontinuous reception (DRX)-related information of a second network device to a first network device; receiving a time interval configured by the first network device, wherein the time interval is obtained by the first network device according to the DRX-related information of the second network device; and carrying out an operation for the second network device according to the time interval, wherein the first network device serves a first type network of a first operator, and the second network device serves a first type network of a second operator.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allocating resources to users in a wireless network including a plurality of edge nodes that provide wireless network access and multi-access edge computing functions. Slice requests are received from the users for a type of resource, including one or more of networking resources, storage resources, and computation resources. A set of slice requests to be admitted is determined based on resource availability constraints among one or more of the networking resources, the storage resources, and the computation resources at each edge node.

Abstract: An emergency system for sending outbound messages to emergency callers receives data signals related to emergency calls that have been answered at a public safety answering point (PSAP) and data signals related to emergency calls that have not been answered. A user of the emergency system can select a geographic area, e.g., an area with a high volume of unanswered calls, and configure a message to be sent to the phone numbers associated with unanswered emergency calls within the geographic area.

Abstract: Abase station apparatus acquires, for a cell formed by the base station apparatus, a list of area identifiers belonging to a tracking area the same as that of the cell and information of an area identifier of a neighbor cell adjacent to the cell, determines whether or not the area identifier of the neighbor cell is included in the list, and notifies a terminal apparatus of information in which information of the neighbor cell and a result of the determining are associated together.

Abstract: A wireless user device selects wireless networks. The wireless user device determines signal strength for the wireless networks and identifies candidate ones of the wireless networks based on their signal strength. The wireless user device obtains performance information for the candidate wireless networks that comprises data throughput, error rate, band fading, and/or intermodulation. The wireless user device selects one of the candidate wireless networks based on the performance information. The wireless user device wirelessly exchanges data with the selected one of the candidate wireless networks.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for contention window size adjustment are described.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling updating of information stored on a device, the information including information of a first type and information of a second type. The techniques include determining, using at least one processor, when a first item of information of the first type and a second item of information of the second type are to be updated, wherein the second item of information is to be updated more frequently than the first item of information; and causing the device to update the first and second items of information in accordance with the determination at least in part by wirelessly communicating with at least one other device.