Abstract: A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and processor configured to execute the instructions to generate a Radio Access Network (RAN) slice in a Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) base station designated for a particular type of service; determine requirements associated with the generated RAN slice; and reserve resources of the 5G NR base station for the generated RAN slice, wherein reserving the resources includes specifying one or more antenna beams generated by the 5G NR base station. The processor may be further configured to obtain criteria for categorizing user equipment (UE) device sessions as belonging to the generated RAN slice; identify UE device sessions as belonging to the RAN slice based on the obtained criteria; and apply the determined requirements to the identified UE device session using the reserved resources.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for competition-based transmitting of uplink data in a wireless communication system to which a non-orthogonal multiple access scheme is applied. Particularly, a terminal receives, from a base station, information relating to a predefined modulation pattern for non-orthogonal multiple access. The information relating to the predefined modulation pattern includes a modulation pattern index. The modulation pattern index indicates designation of a terminal-specific modulation order for each resource element in a resource used overlappingly by multiple terminals. The terminal transmits data to the base station using the modulation order designated to each of the resource elements on the basis of the information relating to the predetermined modulation pattern.

Abstract: An example technique is provided for receiving, by a base station in a wireless network, a priority map that indicates a mapping of a first set of priority classes for one or more radio bearers provided between the base station and a relay user device and a second set of priority classes for one or more proximity services (ProSe) sidelink logical channels provided between the relay user device and a remote user device, and allocating (or scheduling), by the base station based on the priority map, wireless resources to the relay user device to transmit data to the remote user device for one or more of the ProSe sidelink logical channels.

Abstract: In an electronic device launching a communication service according to various embodiments and a method of operating the electronic device, the electronic device includes a memory configured to store device information corresponding to the electronic device; a first communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to establish a first communication connection corresponding to a first communication method with an external server; a second communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to establish a second communication connection corresponding to a second communication method with an external electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to establish the first communication connection with the external server using the first communication module, to transmit the device information to the external server through the first communication connection, to receive one or more service identifiers corresponding to one or more services available to the ext

Abstract: In a Long-Term Evolution Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) environment, Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements may be taken by a User Equipment (UE) outside of transmission bursts of cells in the LTE-LAA environment. For example, a serving cell may indicate transmission burst timing, of the serving cell, via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. Non-serving cells may align transmission burst timing with the outputting of a Discovery Reference Signal (DRS). The serving cell may provide DRS configuration information, which may indicate the timing of the DRS of the non-serving cells. The UE may use the DRS configuration information to measure the RSSI of the non-serving cells outside of their transmission bursts.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for procedures for establishing an aircraft-to-aircraft mesh network during flight using high-bandwidth directional communication beams. A first aircraft may be able to utilize flight data about a second aircraft to reduce a computational cost of a beam discovery procedure used to establish directional communication beams in the aircraft-to-aircraft mesh network. For example, the first aircraft may receive flight data (e.g., position information, heading, altitude, etc.) using an air traffic control system. The first aircraft may determine one or more predicted locations of the second aircraft based on the flight data. The first aircraft may use the predicted locations to transmit directional discovery beams to only those locations where the second aircraft is likely to be. Upon receiving at least one of the directional discovery beams, the second aircraft and the first aircraft may establish a communication link of the aircraft-to-aircraft mesh network.

Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments include receiving a packet at a network element of a packet-switched network; identifying a presence of a shared service destination address in a header of the packet; identifying a shared service destination address for the packet based, at least in part, on a destination internet protocol (IP) address stored in a forward information base; and forwarding the packet to the shared service destination address.

Abstract: A mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communications devices. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier. First and second sections of communications resources within respective first and second frequency ranges for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices form respective first and second virtual carriers. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range, wherein the communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first or second frequency range. The communications device is configured to receive the first signalling data from the control channel and the common system information from the one or more communications resources identified by the first signalling data.

Abstract: A first electronic device is provided. The first electronic device includes a communication module and a controller that is configured to request a data list from a second electronic device based on a detection of a charging state of a battery of the first electronic device, receive the data list corresponding to the request, and request at least some elements of data in the received data list from the second electronic device.

Abstract: A method that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving digital data via a plurality of fiber optic cables, wherein the digital data represents a plurality of radio frequency signals received at a plurality of remote radio units via a plurality of uplink paths, wherein the first virtual processing system is configured to mitigate interference detected in one or more of the plurality of uplink paths, performing a plurality of measurements of the digital data to identify an interference condition associated with at least a portion of the plurality of uplink paths associated with the plurality of remote radio units; and providing updated digital data, according to the interference condition that is identified, to a second virtual processing system including at least one second virtual processor, wherein the second virtual processing system is configured to operate as one or more baseband units for providing cellular communication services. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for on-demand system information (SI) delivery. In one novel aspect, an indicator in the minimum system information (MSI) indicates whether an SI or an SI group is delivered with broadcast or unicast. In one embodiment, the UE receives a MSI, obtains from the MSI the other SI (OSI) delivery mode indicator, and sends an on-demand SI request if the OSI delivery mode indicates the unicast delivery mode, otherwise acquires OSI information in a predefined or scheduled period if the OSI delivery mode indicates the broadcast delivery mode. In one embodiment, the delivery mode is unicast and the SI request is sent at a timing or resource explicitly configured in a SI change notification message. In another embodiment, the delivery mode is broadcast and updated SI is obtained based on the scheduling information included in the SI change notification message.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining a resource priority, a processing device, a processing system and a UE. The method for determining the resource priority can include: performing, on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), at least one of the following operations: performing energy detection to obtain a detection result and performing information decoding to obtain a decoding result; and weighting at least one of the detection result and the decoding result to determine a priority of a PSCCH resource, or determining the priority of the PSCCH resource according to at least one of the detection result and the decoding result.

Abstract: A base station central unit transmits a first message to a base station distributed unit. The first message comprises first configuration parameters of a wireless device. The base station central unit receives a second message from the base station distributed unit indicating acknowledgement of the first message. The second message comprises second configuration parameters based on the first configuration parameters. The base station central unit transmits to the wireless device via the base station distributed unit, a third message comprising the second configuration parameters. The base station central unit receives from the wireless device via the base station distributed unit, a fourth message confirming at least one of the second configuration parameters. The base station central unit transmits to the base station distributed unit, a fifth message indicating that the wireless device successfully performed a reconfiguration procedure based on the second configuration parameters.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating in a User Equipment (UE) for compacting HARQ feedback transmission in uplink in a wireless communication system. The UE receives, from a radio network node, an assisting information indicating arrangement of scheduled downlink transmissions. The UE determines, based on the assisting information, number and order of the HARQ feedback bits. The UE then transmits, to the radio network node, HARQ feedback in a compacted manner of reduced padding bits based on the number and order of the HARQ feedback bits.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system includes an active network element having circuitry for executing a primary application and a transmission control protocol (TCP) module, multiple standby network elements having circuitry for executing a secondary copy of the primary application and a secondary TCP module, and a network connection coupled to one or more of the active and standby network elements, wherein the active network element and standby network elements are coupled to transfer data and acknowledgments via their respective TCP modules, and wherein the standby network elements are reconfigurable to communicate via the network connection to a peer regardless of the failure of one or two of the network elements.

Abstract: A method for transmitting resource allocation information to a wireless node in a communications system includes selecting a search space from one of a first search space and a second search space, the first search space associated with a first set of control channel parameters and the second search space associated with a second set of control channel parameters. The method also includes modulating the first control information, and mapping the modulated first control information onto the selected search space in a first subframe, where at least one of modulating the first control information and mapping the modulated first control information is according to a selected set of control channel parameters associated with the selected search space. The method further includes transmitting the first subframe to the wireless node, and transmitting a first parameter indicator identifying the selected set of control channel parameters to the wireless node.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for use in a terminal device. The method comprises: obtaining signal quality measurements of plural beams; and selecting at least one serving beam from the plural beams depending upon the obtained signal quality measurements and scheduling constraint information of the plural beams. The embodiments of the present disclosure also relates to relevant radio access node device. When selecting or reselecting a serving beam for a terminal device, the scheduling constrains applied on the beams/links can be taken into consideration, which may allow an mmW network operating the link-specific coordination to control the probability that a terminal device is served by a coordinated beam on constrained radio resources at a lower level as possible.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for transmitting data and control information in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining a number of symbols for control information based on a number of data bits and scheduled resources; generating coded control information based on the number of symbols for the control information; generating coded data based on a modulation scheme; multiplexing the coded data and the coded control information; modulating the multiplexed coded control information and coded data by the modulation scheme; and transmitting the modulated coded control information and coded data on a channel based on the scheduled resources.

Abstract: An access point coupled to a node within a network is configured to combine channel maps provided by other access points to which the node is coupled, thereby reconciling any discrepancies between those channel maps. The access point may also combine channel maps associated with different regions that the node may occupy, thereby reducing the number of channel maps that must be transmitted to the node when the node travel between regions.

Abstract: A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first reduced bandwidth carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second reduced bandwidth carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range.