Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which uplink timelines may be reduced by initiating, at a user equipment (UE), uplink transmission processing prior to receipt of an uplink grant for an uplink communication. A UE may identify one or more uplink transmission parameters associated with a reduced uplink transmission timeline for an uplink communication, and use the uplink transmission parameters to initiate processing of the uplink communication prior to receiving an uplink grant from a base station. The uplink transmission parameters may allow for packet preparation at a higher layers (e.g., at a medium access control (MAC) layer or radio link control (RLC) layer) to be started or completed prior to receipt of the uplink grant.

Abstract: A system facilitating incremental downlink control information (DCI) design to support DCI scheduling in a wireless communication system is provided. In one embodiment, the an apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving first downlink control information associated with a first search space of a downlink control channel, wherein the first search space is of a first size; and receiving second downlink control information associated with a second search space of the downlink control channel, wherein the second search space is of a second size that is less than the first size, and wherein the second downlink control information comprises incremental downlink control information that is distinct from the first downlink control information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating multi-channel of a V2X communication device. The method for operating multi-channels of a V2X communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure comprises the steps of: obtaining channel busy ratio (CBR) information on a reference channel and at least one service channel; selecting a first service channel to be channel-switched on the basis of the CBR information; channel-switching to the first service channel and measuring the CBR information on the first service channel; and transmitting a first transmission packet including first multi-channel CBR information over the first service channel.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a codeblock segmentation configuration system. A base station can configure the segmentation rate or segment size, which can control the number of codeblock segments a transport block is segmented into, based on the transmission reliability and predicted interference to a mobile device. An increased number of segments can improve throughput and efficiency when interference is low and signal to noise ratios are high, but can increase latency when interference is high and signal to noise is low. The base station can determine or predict transmission reliability based on the speed of mobile devices, the location and/or distance to the mobile device, as well as the long term signal to noise ratios.

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). Methods and devices are provided for detecting a synchronized primary synchronization signal (PSS) sequence in a wireless network is provided. A device receives a synchronization signal including a PSS sequence. The device determines a plurality of peak correlation values by correlating a plurality of predefined PSS sequences with time-shifted variants of the received synchronization signal. The device detects the synchronized PSS sequence from the plurality of predefined PSS sequences by analyzing the plurality of peak correlation values using at least one of probability detection values, a sliding window method, weight assignments, and a rewarding-based method.

Abstract: Example embodiments describe a transmitter including data encapsulation circuitry configured to encapsulate data packets into Data Transport Units, DTUs, for further transmission over a communication medium. The data packets have respective Quality of Service, QoS, tolerances. The data encapsulation circuitry is configured to delay transmission of first data packets with a lower QoS tolerance and to group the first data packets in a subset of DTUs available for transportation of the first data packets.

Abstract: When beamforming (e.g., via a millimeter wave system (mmW)) is used for wireless communication, a base station may transmit beams that are directed to certain directions. Due to the directional nature of the beams in the mmW system, an approach to determine a beam that provides a desirable gain is studied. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus receives, from a base station, a plurality of signals through a plurality of beams of the base station, each of the plurality of beams corresponding to a respective antenna port of a plurality of antenna ports of the base station, where the plurality of signals include a plurality of beam reference signals, a plurality of beam refinement reference signals, a plurality of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs), or a combination thereof. The apparatus performs channel estimation for each beam of the plurality of beams from the plurality of antenna ports based on the plurality of signals.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate RS (Reference Signal) sequence generation and mapping, and/or precoder assignment, for NR (New Radio). One example embodiment employable at a NR wireless communication device comprises processing circuitry configured to: generate one or more PN (Pseudo Noise) sequences based at least in part on an initial state of a PN generator; extract, for each PRB (Physical Resource Block) of one or more PRBs, an associated portion of an associated PN sequence of the one or more PN sequences, based at least in part on a reference subcarrier index, independent of a bandwidth part configuration and of a maximum supported number of PRBs; and generate, for each PRB of the one or more PRBs, an associated set of RS(s) for that PRB based at least in part on the extracted associated portion of the associated PN sequence for that PRB.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a receiving device, such as a receiving user equipment (UE) or vehicle, may provide channel state information (CSI) in which two or more parameters associated with the CSI are provided in a single joint indication. A transmitting device may transmit one or more reference signals and the receiving device may perform one or more measurements on the received reference signal(s). Based on the one or more measurements, the receiving device may determine one or more CSI parameters, such as a rank indicator, channel quality indicator, precoding matrix indicator, or combinations thereof, that may be provided to the transmitting device in a joint indication.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for operating a transmitting node of a wireless communication network, the transmitting node being adapted for a plurality of beamforming states, wherein the method comprises transmitting reference signaling based on a beamforming state of the transmitting node. There are also disclosed related nodes and methods.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a method and communication system for user path (UP) reselection. The method includes sending, from a network entity, a request to influence UP path reselection, the request indicating an application function (AF) location to be included in the UP path reselection. The method further includes generating, by a policy control function (PCF), a policy associated with the request and providing, by the PCF, the policy to a session management function (SMF). The method additionally includes performing, by the SMF, the UP path reselection for a session according to the policy and acknowledging, by the PCF, the request to the network entity.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and for a base station of a mobile communication system. The method for the transportation vehicle includes transmitting a request to a base station of a mobile communication system, wherein the request relates to a service having a pre-defined Quality of Service (QoS) requirement; receiving a response to the request from the base station, wherein the response indicates that the service is unavailable from the base station at the pre-defined QoS requirement and wherein the response includes information related to one or more alternatives to the requested service; and transmitting an updated version of the request, wherein the updated version is based on the one or more alternatives.

Abstract: When beamforming (e.g., via a millimeter wave system (mmW)) is used for wireless communication, a base station may transmit beams that are directed to certain directions. Due to the directional nature of the beams in the mmW system, an approach to determine a beam that provides a desirable gain is studied. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus receives, from a base station, a plurality of signals through a plurality of beams of the base station, each of the plurality of beams corresponding to a respective antenna port of a plurality of antenna ports of the base station. The apparatus receives from the base station a number of beams whose information should be fed back to the base station. The apparatus performs channel estimation for each beam of the plurality of beams from the plurality of antenna ports based on the plurality of signals.

Abstract: A computer simulation controller includes both a Bluetooth transceiver and a Wi-Fi transceiver. Player input to the controller generates commands that are sent using both transceivers, such that a receiving apparatus such as a game console or a web server can use the first-arriving one of the two commands to reduce latency.

Abstract: A method for performing a wireless communication between a mobile station and a partner station including transmitting a radiation pattern of a first mobile station to the partner station, calculating in the partner station an Antenna radiation pattern Independent Channel Representation (AICR) for the communication between the first mobile station and the partner station thereby eliminating the influence of the received radiation pattern, transmitting the set of AICR representation to the second mobile station and performing the communication between the second mobile station and the partner station with a channel quality prediction based on the received AICR representation between the first mobile station and the partner station. A corresponding mobile station, a corresponding transportation vehicle and a base station.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a target network node for communicating with a user equipment (UE) that was previously in communication with a source network node, comprises an interface operably coupled to processing circuitry. The interface is configured to receive a connection resume request from the user equipment, wherein the connection resume request comprises a resume identification associated with the source network node. The processing circuitry is configured to determine that the UE was previously in communication with the source network node. The interface is further configured to transmit the connection resume request to the source network node, receive a radio resource control (RRC) response from the source network node, and forward the RRC response to the UE.

Abstract: Techniques for facilitating cellular or wireless fidelity access point selection are provided. In one example herein a method is provided comprising receiving, by a mobile device comprising a processor, first radio load data associated with a predicted radio load of a first channel of a first wireless device. Based on a first condition associated with the first radio load being determined to have been satisfied, the method can facilitate, by the mobile device, receiving second radio load data, indicative of a current radio load, from a second wireless device. Additionally, in response to a second condition associated with the current radio load being determined to have been satisfied, the method can utilize, by the mobile device, a second channel of the second wireless device for a communication.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, by the UE, a first transmission on a beam over a radio frequency spectrum during a first time interval. The first transmission includes an indication of a subsequent physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on the beam. The indication includes information about a PDCCH in a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The method also includes configuring a power saving state of the UE based at least in part on the indication. A method for wireless communication at a network access device includes transmitting the first transmission to at least one UE, and transmitting the PDCCH during the second time interval.

Abstract: A signal multiplexing apparatus and method using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. A signal multiplexing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame using the time-interleaved signal and L1 signaling information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and terminal device for data transmission. The method is applied to a vehicle-to-everything system, and comprises: a terminal device in a first protocol layer determining, according to service information of data to be sent, a transmission mechanism for transmitting the data to be sent. The method and terminal device in the embodiments of the present application enhance data transmission capabilities.