Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, initiating emergency QoS measures in a RAN cell responsive to detecting an emergency condition applicable to the RAN cell, identifying, among a plurality of wireless communication devices served by the RAN cell, a set of non-emergency devices, identifying, among the set of non-emergency devices, one or more carrier aggregation (CA)-prone devices, and applying an updated buffer threshold value for a CA-prone device among the one or more CA-prone devices, to reduce a likelihood of initiation of carrier aggregation for the CA-prone device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A digital multichannel interface for a first unit of a radio distribution system, the digital multichannel interface comprising a first uplink interface and a first downlink interface. The first uplink interface is configured to receive uplink transmit frames from a second unit of the radio distribution system, the uplink transmit frames including frame timing information, the radio distribution system including a plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to at least one of the first unit or the second unit. The first downlink interface is configured to: generate a plurality of reformatted wideband downlink I/Q data streams based on the frame timing information extracted from the uplink transmit frames received from the second unit; generate downlink transmit frames including the plurality of reformatted wideband downlink I/Q data streams; and provide the downlink transmit frames to the second unit.

Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising: a parameter indicating that uplink duplication is configured for a bearer corresponding to a first logical channel and a second logical channel; first mapping restrictions of the first logical channel to at least one first cell; and second mapping restrictions of the second logical channel to at least one second cell. A control element indicating activation or deactivation of duplication for the bearer is received. If the control element indicates activation of the duplication, the first mapping restrictions are applied to the first logical channel and the second mapping restrictions are applied to the second logical channel. If the control element indicates deactivation of the duplication, the first mapping restrictions are lifted from the first logical channel and the second mapping restrictions are lifted from the second logical channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit a first signal; listen, after transmitting the first signal and during a listening interval, for a second signal from a user equipment (UE) affected by the first signal, the second signal being indicative of interference at the first UE; receive the second signal during the listening interval; and initiate an interference management procedure based on receipt of the second signal.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and method for wireless communication, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit, configured to: construct an interference overlapping diagram based on an interference/coexistence relationship between resource application systems within a management range, wherein a connection point of the interference overlapping diagram represents one or more resource application systems, and an edge of the interference overlapping diagram represents the fact that interference exists between the resource application systems represented by two connection points linked with the edge; remove one or more edges in the interference overlapping diagram so as to enable the interference overlapping diagram to meet a pre-determined condition after the removal; and carry out channel/resource allocation based on the adjusted interference overlapping diagram.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe transmitting reference signals in wireless communications. An indication of resources over which to transmit an uplink reference signal can be received from an access point, where the resources are at least partially used by another device to transmit a downlink reference signal or a second uplink reference signal. The uplink reference signal can be transmitted over the resources.

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: In a communication system, a plurality of base stations includes an MeNB being a first base station, and a plurality of SeNBs to be connected to the MeNB. At least one of control plane data about control of communication and user plane data about a user is transmitted to and received from a user equipment (UE) via the first base station being the MeNB. The control plane data and the user plane data are contained in information provided by a core network about communication with the UE. The communication system can simplify processing of at least one of control plane data and user plane data when a communication terminal device communicates with a plurality of base station devices.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for reducing the decoding complexity for low cost devices (e.g., low cost UEs). One technique may include simplifying the PDCCH format. This may include generating a compact DCI format for transmitting DCI to a low cost device. The compact DCI format may correspond to at least one standard DCI format used by a regular UE and may comprise a reduced number of bits when compared to the standard DCI format. Another technique may include reducing the number of blind decodes. This technique may include selecting a set of resources for transmitting DCI from a limited set of decoding candidates, such that a receiving low cost device need only perform blind decodes for the limited set of decoding candidates.

Abstract: Various aspects include methods for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/Internet Protocol (IP) (TCP/IP) packet transmission and compression of headers for TCP/IP packet transmission. Various embodiments may include a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer of a processing device applying least significant bit (LSB) encoding to a TCP Timestamp (TS) option of a TCP/IP packet using an offset parameter of zero to generate a compressed header in response to determining that a TCP TS field of the TCP/IP packet and a TCP TS field of a last TCP/IP packet transmitted have a same value. In some embodiments, a Timestamp Value (TSVal) field or a Timestamp Echo Reply (TSEcho) field of the TCP TS option of the compressed header may have a size of one byte.

Abstract: In one aspect of the teachings herein, a transmitter transmits synchronization signals according to one or more defined transmission characteristics that enable a receiver to distinguish the type of transmitter and/or the type of carrier used to convey the synchronization signals. Different types of transmitters reuse at least some of the same synchronization signal sequences and generation algorithms, but use different transmission parameters to impart one or more recognizable characteristics to the transmitted synchronization signals. In turn, an appropriately configured receiver “knows” which characteristics are associated with which transmitter and/or carrier types. For example, wireless devices operating in a wireless communication network transmit device-generated synchronization signals that reuse at least some of the same sequences used by network base stations for the transmission of network synchronization signals.

Abstract: An example operation may include a system, comprising one or more of receiving a VNFCI status notification resumption with an active state, retrieving a timestamp of the VNFCI state change to active, retrieving a timestamp of a peer VNFCI state change to active, checking with a VIM to determine if the VNFCI network isolated while active, checking with the VIM to determine if the peer VNFCI network isolated while active, sending a first state change request message with standby to the peer VNFCI when one or more of: the peer VNFCI was network isolated, and the VNFCI was not network isolated, sending a second state change request message with standby to the peer VNFCI when one or more of: the VNFCI is not the preferred standby instance, and the peer VNFCI was not network isolated, and the VNFCI was not network isolated, starting a first retry timer for the peer VNFCI when one or more of: the first state change request message is sent, and the second state change request message is sent, sending a third state ch

Abstract: A bandwidth scheduling method. The method includes a bandwidth allocation apparatus receives a bandwidth request message sent by a message conversion apparatus, where the bandwidth request message includes a bandwidth requirement, and the bandwidth requirement is a bandwidth required by a user-side apparatus for completing transmission of a service. The bandwidth allocation apparatus calculates first bandwidth grant information and second bandwidth grant information based on the bandwidth requirement, where the first bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to the user-side device, and the second bandwidth grant information is information about a bandwidth that is allocated to a second access device. The bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the first bandwidth grant information to the user-side device, and the bandwidth allocation apparatus sends the second bandwidth grant information to the second access device by using a first access device.

Abstract: A processor instantiates a virtual network function (VNF) and a probe to monitor at least one metric associated with the VNF. The processor also allocates a pool of ports to the probe. A transceiver establishes one or more first interfaces between the probe and one or more applications using one or more first ports from the pool of ports. Information such as metrics generated by the ports is concurrently exchange between the probe and the applications using the first interfaces. In some cases, a second interface is established between the probe and a monitoring server. The probe reports mission critical events to the applications via the first interfaces and non-mission critical events to the monitoring server via the second interface concurrently with reporting the mission critical events.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a User Equipment, UE, circuitry, comprising: a Radio Frequency, RF, circuitry, configured to receive RF signals from a serving cell, the RF signals comprising reference signals and a burst of paging occasions, POs within a Discontinuous Reception, DRX, cycle; and a baseband circuitry, configured to: select a candidate set of POs from the burst of POs based on a priority metric with respect to the reference signals which are associated to the POs, and set a power switching pattern of the RF circuitry based on the selected candidate set of POs.

Abstract: During operation, a radio node may receive, from a computer, approval and authorization to use a first grant for a first portion of an SLA band of frequencies, and approval and authorization to use a second grant for a second portion of the SLA band of frequencies, where the first grant is a primary grant and the second grant is a secondary grant in a supplemental downlink carrier aggregation. Then, the interface circuit may receive, from the computer, a heartbeat response that includes a grant termination message for the first grant, where the grant termination message includes a warning that indicates that the use of the first portion of the SLA band of frequencies is revoked after a time interval. In response to the grant termination message, the interface circuit may define the second grant as the primary grant for the supplemental downlink carrier aggregation.

Abstract: Provided are a resource scheduling method, a resource determining method, an eNB, and a user equipment. The resource scheduling method for wireless communication is performed by the eNB. The wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier. The resource scheduling method includes: transmitting a DCI in the first carrier to a UE to schedule downlink resources for a PDSCH of the second carrier, wherein the eNB is able to start transmitting a burst in the second carrier at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundaries of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, and the DCI for a flexible PDSCH of the burst different from the normal PDSCH of the second carrier contains information on the time period scheduled for the flexible PDSCH. The flexible PDSCH and its corresponding RS can reuse the DwPTS subframe structure for minimal specification impact.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic acknowledgement repetition for a downlink medium access control packet data unit transmission ‘MAC PDU’ requiring multiple acknowledgements, the method having the steps of: receiving the downlink MAC PDU requiring multiple acknowledgements; and utilizing a differentiating factor and acknowledgement scheme, sending the multiple acknowledgements.

Abstract: A system and method for obtaining usage information for selected applications running on a mobile device. A VPN engine initiates a VPN connection for each selected application when the mobile device is operating in cellular connectivity mode. This results in all data transmitted and received by the mobile device to pass through the VPN connection. A VPN platform can thus identify usage information of the particular application for the particular mobile device.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a network device, first information, second information, and third information from a terminal using a first component carrier, where the first information includes a power headroom of the first component carrier, the second information indicates whether transmit power of the terminal is equal to maximum available transmit power of the terminal, the third information indicates a difference between the maximum available transmit power and transmit power of a second component carrier, and a subcarrier spacing of the first component carrier is greater than a subcarrier spacing of the second component carrier; and scheduling, by the network device, uplink transmission of the terminal based on the first information, the second information, and the third information, where uplink transmit power of the first component carrier does not exceed the difference.