Abstract: Systems and methods for qualifying external network facilities for a service location of a passive optical network (PON) of a PON service provider are presented. An exemplary method may include obtaining an indication of a service location of the PON and an indication of a set of required optical services at the service location; determining a group of candidate external network provider facilities for the service location of the PON based on geospatial coordinates of the service location and respective geospatial coordinates of the candidate external network provider facilities included in the group; selecting, from among the group of candidate external network provider facilities, an external network provider facility for providing the set of required optical services to the service location; and causing one or more optical services to be delivered to the service location via the selected external network provider facility.

Abstract: systems for simultaneous sharing of spectrum in wireless communications. Base Stations (BSs) of a plurality of mobile network operators in a cell may send downlink signals to their respective connected User Equipments (UEs) through a shared frequency spectrum. Further, the BSs may receive uplink signals from the UEs in the shared frequency spectrum.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method for improving the coverage of an uplink channel for uplink transmission is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information including resource allocation information for transport block (TB) processing over multiple slots (TBoMS), repetitive transmission configuration information, and frequency hopping information, identifying whether repetitive transmission of the TBoMS is configured, based on the configuration information, determining a frequency hopping pattern between TBoMS repetitive transmissions based on the frequency hopping information and a number of slots for frequency hopping in case that the repetitive transmission of the TBoMS is configured, and performing the repetitive transmission of the TBoMS based on the frequency hopping pattern.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for providing improved power efficiency during DRX wake-up are disclosed. An example method of wireless communication at a UE includes receiving a WUS from a base station while performing a DRX cycle, the WUS indicating data for transmission to the UE. The example method also includes at least one receiving a downlink reference signal or transmitting an uplink reference signal based on the WUS and prior to reception of the data, the uplink reference signal transmitted or the downlink reference signal received during an on-duration of the DRX cycle and in response to receiving the WUS. The example method also includes sending a CSI report to the base station based on the WUS and prior to the receiving of the data. The example method also includes receiving the data following the respective receiving or transmitting of the downlink reference signal or uplink reference signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to congestion monitoring in a mobile communications network; in particular, a congestion monitoring unit that sends congestion information to a policy control unit for a plurality of mobile entities, wherein each of the mobile entities is connected to a respective radio access network and associated with the policy control unit, the congestion information indicates congestion of the respective radio access network. The congestion monitoring unit sends a request message to a policy control unit for transmitting congestion information of a mobile entity, the message routed by a Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) and includes congestion information and an identity for a given mobile entity; in response, the policy control unit sends a response message including an identity of the policy control unit. The congestion monitoring unit can then send aggregated congestion information for a plurality of mobile entities associated with the policy control unit.

Abstract: To actualize proper UL communication in a communication system using a cell where application of listening is defined, a user terminal has a reception section that receives a DL signal including a UL transmission indication, and a control section that controls transmission of UL data based on the UL transmission indication and a channel access procedure before UL transmission, where the control section controls so as to perform a channel access procedure with random back-off.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications by a mobile repeater. The mobile repeater measures broadcast signals from one or more target cells as the mobile repeater moves through a network. The mobile repeater selects one of the target cells, based on the measuring and side information. The mobile repeater forwards signals between a user equipment (UE) and the selected target cell.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for air interface and sidelink discontinuous reception alignment for inactive/idle user equipment. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a second user equipment at a first user equipment over a sidelink interface, discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration assistance information and transmitting, from the first user equipment to a network via an air interface, the DRX configuration assistance information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may encode channel state feedback (CSF) information to compress the CSF information to a first encoding output associated with a first dimensional space, and apply entropy coding to the first encoding output of the channel state feedback information. The entropy coding may transform the first encoding output to a second encoding output associated with a second dimensional space that is smaller than the first dimensional space of the first encoding output. The UE may transmit a CSF message comprising the second encoding output. A network device may receive the CSF message and apply entropy decoding to the compressed CSF information to partially decompress the compressed CSF information to a first decoding output. The network device may decode the first decoding output to completely decompress the compressed CSF information to a second decoding output.

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a remote User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the remote UE establishing a layer-2 link with a relay UE. The method further includes the remote UE establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a network via the relay UE. The method also includes the remote UE initiating or performing a RRC connection re-establishment procedure, wherein the remote UE determines to keep the layer-2 link with the relay UE in the RRC connection re-establishment procedure. In addition, the method includes the remote UE starting a timer T301 in response to keeping the layer-2 link with the relay UE.

Abstract: A message transmission method and a terminal are disclosed. The method includes: transmitting a first discovery (discovery) message in a sidelink (SL), where the first discovery message is transparently transmitted between an upper layer and a MAC layer, and a priority of the first discovery message is determined based on whether the first discovery message is used for public safety; or the first discovery message is transmitted between an upper layer and a MAC layer through a logical channel, and a priority of the first discovery message is determined based on the logical channel and/or a corresponding bearer.

Abstract: A wireless device receives, from a base station, configuration parameters indicating a plurality of bandwidth parts of a cell. Power measurements that indicate a listen before talk (LBT) failure on each of the plurality of bandwidth parts are performed. a radio link failure of the cell is declared in response to the power measurements indicating the LBT failure on each of the plurality of bandwidth parts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides method and apparatus of determining preamble and RACH occasions for 2-step random access.

Abstract: Data may be communicated during a connected state of the wireless device using configured resources. The wireless device may transition to an inactive state and/or an idle state. A release message, for transitioning the wireless device from the connected state, may indicate resource information for the wireless device to use to be able to send and/or receive data in the inactive state and/or in the idle state.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for robust scheduling of beam switching patterns in satellite communications systems. Embodiments operate in context of a hub-spoke satellite communications architecture having a number of gateway terminals servicing large numbers of user terminals over a number of spot beams. The satellite includes switching subsystems that distribute capacity to the user beams from multiple of the gateway terminals in a shared manner according to a beam group switching pattern. The beam group switching pattern is robustly formulated to continue distributing capacity during gateway outages (e.g., when one or two gateway terminals are temporarily non-operational due to rain fade, equipment failure, etc.). For example, the beam group switching pattern can be formulated to minimize worst-case degradation of capacity across user beams, to prioritize certain beams or beam groups, etc.

Abstract: Example implementations include a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium of wireless communication over a sidelink between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE. The first UE may receive, from a base station, a sidelink resource configuration indicating physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH)/physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) occasions on which to monitor a PSCCH for a grant from a second UE. The first UE may determine an active time for monitoring the PSCCH based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode for a link with the base station, the DRX mode including an active state in which a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) is monitored and an inactive state in which the PDCCH is not monitored. The first UE may monitor the PSCCH during one or more of the PSCCH/PSSCH occasions that coincide with the active time.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques for wireless communications are described. A described technique includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE) from one or more Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs), a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission; determining, by the UE for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) carrying hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), a TRP index in accordance with a control resource set (CORESET) scheduling the PDSCH transmission; and transmitting, by the UE via the PUCCH, HARQ-ACK information based on the receiving of the PDSCH transmission in accordance with the TRP index.

Abstract: A system and method for transmission indications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to send, by a wireless communication node to a wireless communication device, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) parameter configuration, wherein the PRACH parameter configuration indicates mapping between a plurality of PRACH resources and a plurality of cell beams, and receive, by the wireless communication node from the wireless communication device, a preamble.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a base station includes configuring a tracking reference signal (TRS) with respect to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for an idle/inactive mode user equipment (UE). The method also transmits the tracking reference signal and the PDSCH during a paging cycle, in accordance with the configuration. A method of wireless communication by a UE includes expecting a TRS to be received when a PDSCH is received.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method and an apparatus for transmitting a DMRS, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method and the apparatus are applicable to an NR system. The method for transmitting a DMRS may include: determining a time-frequency resource used to carry a DMRS; and then sending the DMRS by using the time-frequency resource.