Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communications in a network are provided. A user equipment (UE) may generate during a first time period, an uplink (UL) communication signal based on a scheduled grant or a configured UL grant. The UE may detect a downlink (DL) communication from a base station (BS) during a second time period after the first time period. The DL communication is devoid of the scheduled grant and the configured UL grant. The UE may transmit to the BS, the UL communication signal based on the scheduled grant or the configured UL grant in response to detecting the DL communication.

Abstract: A sidelink information transmission method, a communications device, and a network device, the method including sending, by a network device, first indication information to a device, the first indication information indicating a first resource that is a resource set used to transmit sidelink information, where the first indication information is used to obtain a correspondence satisfied by a time-domain resource and a frequency-domain resource of a resource that is in the first resource and that is used to transmit the sidelink control information, and sending, to the device, control information indicating a second resource belonging to the first resource, and having a third resource used to send the sidelink control information to a second communications device and satisfying the correspondence, and having a fourth resource used by the device to send the sidelink data to a second device based on the sidelink control information.

Abstract: A method of managing access to a plurality of Packet Switched (PS) networks of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) includes obtaining first information indicating data service-related preferences for the plurality of SIMs, selecting at least one SIM necessary for accessing each of the plurality of PS networks from among the plurality of SIMs, based on the first information and second information indicating a wireless network capable of being provided by an operator corresponding to each of the plurality of SIMs, and accessing each of the plurality of PS networks by using the selected at least one SIM.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a maximum transmission power for an uplink transmission on a first cell of a first cell group (CG) based on a direction of communications (e.g., uplink, downlink, or flexible) with a separate cell of a second CG during a same duration of the uplink transmission and within a same first frequency range, where the direction of communications is either an actual direction or an assumed direction. The UE may receive an uplink grant scheduling the uplink transmission during a symbol and within the first frequency range, determine the maximum transmission power for the UE based on the direction of communications for the separate cell during the symbol and within the first frequency range, and subsequently transmit the uplink transmission in accordance with the maximum transmission power.

Abstract: An example apparatus to manage network resources includes a link aggregator to: aggregate a first plurality of physical network interface cards to create a first link aggregated group, the first link aggregated group corresponding to a first virtual network interface card; and aggregate a second plurality of physical network interface cards to create a second link aggregated group, the second link aggregated group corresponding to a second virtual network interface card; and a link manager to: connect the first link aggregated group between a first distributed virtual port and a first top-of-rack switch; connect the second link aggregated group between a second distributed virtual port and a second top-of-rack switch; and remove an invalid connection between the first plurality of physical network interface cards and the second top-of-rack switch.

Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device (such as an access point) may receive a setup request associated with the recipient electronic device. The setup request may specify a group address for which the recipient electronic device wants to receive associated frames and a proposed transmission interval. Based at least in part on the proposed transmission interval, the electronic device may determine a transmission schedule and/or may assign, based at least in part on the group address, the recipient electronic device to an aggregated group having a flexible multicast service identifier (FMSID). Then, the electronic device may provide a wake-up frame for the recipient electronic device, where the wake-up frame includes an identifier of the aggregated group for which a group-addressed frame will subsequently be transmitted by the electronic device. Moreover, the wake-up frame may be provided at a transmission time based at least in part on the transmission schedule.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing RAT co-existence and congestion control in V2V communications are generally described. A vUE detects specific non-LTE RAT transmissions in a listening period of a PSSCH or PSSCH, determines whether a metric has been met and reselects to a non-overloaded channel to communicate with other vUEs or the eNB. The manner of reselection is dependent on the RAT specific or V2X service priorities of the channels, as well as whether the channels are V2V service dependent.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining round-trip time (RTT) of a user equipment (UE). In an aspect, each gNodeB in a plurality of gNodeBs measure signaling data related to an uplink RTT reference signal received from the UE and the downlink RTT reference signal transmitted by each gNodeB. The signaling data comprises one of a processing delay between a time of arrival (TOA) of the uplink RTT reference signal and a time of transmission (TOT) of the downlink RTT reference signal or a total RTT between the TOT of the downlink RTT reference signal and the TOA of the uplink RTT reference signal. The signaling data is sent to a single entity, other than the UE, e.g., another gNodeB or a location server, where signaling data relevant to the UE is aggregated. The aggregated signaling data may be sent to the UE to determine the RTT for the UE or used by the location server to determine the RTT for the UE.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating a linkage between a first search space (SS), of a scheduled cell, and a second SS, of a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a scheduling cell, and that a third SS, of the scheduled cell, is not linked to any SSs of a second BWP of the scheduling cell. In response to the linkage and the first BWP being active, the second SS is monitored for receiving a scheduling indication for the scheduled cell. The wireless device switches from the first BWP to the second BWP as an active BWP of the scheduling cell. In response to the switching and the third SS not being linked to the any SSs of the second BWP, the third SS is monitored for receiving DCI for the scheduled cell. The DCI is received via the third SS and for transmission on the scheduled cell.

Abstract: A system and method determine a clock drift and a clock variance of each node in plural nodes of a time-sensitive Ethernet network. An accumulated clock offset along a time-sensitive network path in the time-sensitive network is determined based on the clock drifts and the clock variances. A guard band having a dynamic size is determined based on the accumulated clock offset. The times at which Ethernet frames are communicated through the nodes are restricted by communicating the guard band with the dynamic size to one or more of the nodes.

Abstract: A method for managing partly and/or incompletely loaded subscription data is provided for a mobile device and/or another device. A communication connection is established between the mobile device and the other device. Then, it is ascertained whether the partly and/or incompletely loaded subscription data is available on the other device, and a managing action is carried out on the partly and/or incompletely loaded subscription data.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide for the pairing of an inter-band carrier with a time division duplex (TDD) carrier. If the paired band is a frequency division duplex (FDD) band, then base stations and mobile devices may transmit and receive additional thin control channels on FDD carriers to enable full duplex operations. If the paired band is a TDD band, then a conjugate or inverse carrier may be used such that full duplex, or a close approximation thereto, is achieved. With the introduction of a paired channel and fast control channels, rapid uplink/downlink switching may be achieved for TDD carriers efficiently and effectively. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Aspects are provided which enhance Mode 2 multi-TRP operation by allowing a UE to recover and reconfigure a failed PDCCH beam of a first TRP in a serving cell by using a second TRP which still has a working PDCCH in the same serving cell. If the first TRP undergoes beam failure but the second TRP in the same cell has an operational beam, the UE may send a beam failure indication indicating a new beam for the PDCCH of the first TRP. The base station comprising the second TRP may then reconfigure the PDCCH serving beams of the first TRP based on the beam failure indication. The reliability of a serving cell may thus be increased.

Abstract: Wireless resource determination and use are described. A wireless device may determine to use a resource (e.g., PUCCH resource), indicated by control information (e.g., DCI), for sending an acknowledgement (e.g., HARQ-ACK feedback) of a reception of data (e.g., at least one transport block). The control information may be received in a message of a plurality of messages. The wireless device may select the control information (e.g., for determining the resource) from among other control information in the plurality of messages, based on one or more factors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing soft and blind combining for PUSCH acknowledgement (ACK) processing. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes soft-combining acknowledgement (ACK) bits received from a UE that are contained in a received sub-frame of symbols. The ACK bits are soft-combined using a plurality of scrambling sequences to generate a plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams. The method also includes receiving a parameter that identifies a selected scrambling sequence to be used. The method also includes decoding a selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream to generate a decoded ACK value, wherein the selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream is selected from the plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams based on the parameter.

Abstract: A vehicle relay device includes a plurality of communication ports. Each of the plurality of communication ports communicate with a communication device as a node in accordance with an Ethernet standard. A connection permission node that is a node to be connected is predefined for each of the plurality of communication ports. The vehicle relay device does not communicate with an unregistered node that is a node not registered as the connection permission node.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting a sidelink signal. The method comprises: determining a Physical Sidelink Control CHannel (PSCCH) transmission mode allowed in a PSCCH transmission resource pool and a Physical Sidelink Shared CHannel (PSSCH) transmission mode allowed in a PSSCH transmission resource pool, respectively; determining a resource for transmitting a PSCCH and a resource for transmitting a PSSCH from the PSCCH transmission resource pool and the PSSCH transmission resource pool respectively; and transmitting the PSCCH according to the determined PSCCH transmission mode and the resource for transmitting the PSCCH and transmitting the PSSCH according to the determined PSSCH transmission mode and the resource for transmitting the PSSCH.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing implicit radio resource control state transitions in a cellular communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a cellular base station. A data inactivity timer length and a target RRC state for implicit RRC transitions may be determined. A data inactivity timer having the determined data inactivity timer length may be initiated. It may be determined that the data inactivity timer has expired. The wireless device may transition to the target RRC state based at least in part on determining that the data inactivity timer has expired.

Abstract: A method for facilitating communications between client devices in geographically separated networks is described. First, message monitoring is conducted by each of a plurality of virtual appliances within a local network to detect a message of a first message type. Responsive to failing to locate a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a destination for the message within a prescribed table by a default gateway, one of the plurality of virtual appliances is selected for handling a forwarding of the message to a plurality of remote networks, and the message via the selected virtual appliance is forwarded to a plurality of gateways associated with a plurality of remote networks. Responsive to locating the MAC address of the destination within the table, the virtual appliance previously handling communications with the destination to forward the message to the destination.

Abstract: A method for generating a shared secret is disclosed. In an example embodiment, a sequence of data packets is transmitted from a first node to a second node. A packet error bitmap corresponding to packets in the sequence of packets that are received correctly in a first transmission attempt is generated at the second node. Further, the packet error bitmap is transmitted from the second node to the first node. Then, the first node and the second node separately mixes the packets received correctly in the first transmission attempt to generate the shared secret.