Abstract: A device may receive a signal from a wireless station; and determine a network-permitted Time Division Duplex (TDD) uplink duty cycle based on the signal. If the determined network-permitted TDD uplink duty cycle is greater than a maximum allowable TDD uplink duty cycle for the device, when the device performs TDD uplink transmission after receiving a scheduling grant from the wireless station, the device may decrease the TDD uplink duty cycle of the device or may decrease a time-average transmission power of the device.

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. A method for performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining at least one subband for RLM by a UE restricted to use a subband corresponding to a part of a system transmission bandwidth, wherein the subband is a preconfigured part of the system transmission bandwidth, performing RLM in the determined at least one subband, and determining a radio link quality of the at least one subband based on the RLM.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a user equipment operating in a cellular-preferred mode are disclosed. A user equipment operating in a cellular-preferred mode includes a connection priority order that prefers to connect to a licensed cellular network, if available, before connecting to an unlicensed wireless network. Signal quality thresholds for a connection by a user device to licensed cellular networks and unlicensed wireless networks are selected allowing the user equipment to transfer its connection between a licensed cellular network and an unlicensed wireless network without dropping calls. A user interface provides information to alert a user from inadvertently roaming into a licensed cellular network and incurring additional unnecessary changes.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for distributed transactions in a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes, such as in a network of moving things, which may be a vehicle network, a network of or including autonomous vehicles, etc.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for implementing a logical network. Based on logical network configuration data, the method identifies a route for a set of network addresses to add to a routing table of the logical router, and also identifies a route type for the identified route. The method determines whether to include the identified route as a route for the logical router to advertise based on the route type of the identified route. The method distributes a routing table comprising the identified route to a computing device that implements the logical router, where the computing device advertises the identified route when the route type is specified for advertisement.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of this disclosure, a network controller in a data center network establishes a translation table for in-band traffic in a data center network, the translation table resolves ambiguous network addresses based on one or more of a virtual network identifier (VNID), a routable tenant address, or a unique loopback address. The network controller device receives packets originating from applications and/or an endpoints operating in a network segment associated with a VNID. The network controller device translates, using the translation table, unique loopback addresses and/or routable tenant addresses associated with the packets into routable tenant addresses and/or unique loopback addresses, respectively.

Abstract: The invention discloses an implementation method of unstructured data sharing mechanism for edge computing and a system thereof, wherein the method includes the following steps: receive a data index request from a user, collect the switch, port, link and host information through the control plane to obtain the network topology and status; determine the coordinates of the switch and the coordinates of the data index in the virtual space formed by the network topology; construct a switch connection diagram according to the coordinates of the switch; insert the coordinates of the switch and forwarding entries of the switch connection diagram in the forwarding table of the switch; the data plane greedily forwards the coordinates of the data index until being transmitted to the switch corresponding to the switch coordinates closest to the coordinates of the data index in the virtual space.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication are disclosed by the present disclosure. In an example, the present disclosure includes selecting, at a first device, a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble identifier (ID) from a set of RACH preamble IDs based on a discovery procedure associated with a second device, wherein each RACH preamble ID from the set of RACH preamble IDs corresponds to at least one RACH preamble and is associated with the second device; and transmitting, from the first device, a RACH preamble associated with the selected RACH preamble ID to the second device.

Abstract: A method for providing continuous wireless communication service includes (a) transmitting a first UniCast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a first user equipment (UE) station, (b) after transmitting the first UniCast beacon to the first UE station, handing off the first UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP, and (c) transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the second WTP to the first UE station, each of the first and second UniCast beacons including a common first basic service set identifier (BSSID).

Abstract: A method for managing communication with a building automation device, the method being performed in a gateway, includes the steps of: receiving a packet from the building automation device; determining that the gateway currently fails to support a communication protocol being compatible with the packet; transmitting the packet to a protocol server; receiving, from the protocol server, executable software instructions to be used for communication over the communication protocol being compatible with the packet; and installing the executable software instructions to provide a capability to communicate over the communication protocol being compatible with the packet.

Abstract: A method by a coordination node is provided for controlling communications between Li-Fi APs and UEs. The method includes receiving peer connectivity reports from Li-Fi APs which identify Li-Fi APs having at least partially overlapping coverage areas, and developing a handover pathway data structure, based on the peer connectivity reports, that identifies Li-Fi APs that can receive communication handover from other identified Li-Fi APs. The method further includes determining an identifier of a first Li-Fi AP providing Li-Fi communication service for a UE, and accessing the handover pathway data structure using the identifier of the first Li-Fi AP to determine an identifier of a second Li-Fi AP to which handover from the first Li-Fi AP can be performed. The method then initiates handover of the Li-Fi communication service for the UE from the first Li-Fi AP to the second Li-Fi AP.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising causing transmission of a first uplink transmission from a first user device, the first uplink transmission having a transmission time interval comprising a plurality of subframes, receiving information from a base station, the information comprising an indication to pause transmission of the first uplink transmission for N subframes, pausing transmission of the first uplink transmission for N subframes and causing, after N subframes, continued transmission of the first uplink transmission.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to implement a format for UL reference signals and/or the like that is suitable for future radio communication systems. The user terminal of the present application includes a transmission section that transmits an uplink (UL) reference signal, and a control section that controls transmission of the UL reference signal, and the control section maps the UL reference signal to at least one resource element based on a first grid, which defines each resource element composed of a subcarrier and a symbol, and a second grid, which defines the arrangement interval of the UL reference signal in the frequency direction and the arrangement interval of the UL reference signal in the time direction.

Abstract: This application provides a preamble sequence configuration method, user equipment, and an access network device. The method in embodiments of this application includes: determining, by an access network device, preamble sequence information, where the preamble sequence information includes a message indicating a quantity of preamble sequences; and sending, by the access network device, the preamble sequence information to user equipment, where the preamble sequence information is used by the user equipment for random access.

Abstract: A method for anticipatory bidirectional packet steering involves receiving, by a first packet steering module of a network, a first encapsulated packet traveling in a forward traffic direction. The first encapsulated packet includes a first encapsulating data structure. The network includes two or more packet steering modules and two or more network nodes. Each of the packet steering modules includes a packet classifier module, a return path learning module, a flow policy table, and a replicated data structure (RDS). The return path learning module of the first packet steering module generates return traffic path information associated with the first encapsulated packet and based on the first encapsulating data structure. The first packet steering module updates the RDS using the return traffic path information and transmits the return traffic path information to one or more other packet steering modules.

Abstract: A communication managing device includes a monitoring unit that monitors wireless communication between a plurality of communication devices performing the wireless communication in a vehicle on the basis of a common communication standard and a communication status improving unit that performs a countermeasure for improving a communication status of the wireless communication on the basis of a result of the monitoring. The communication managing device may further include transfer means that sends a message to an occupant in the vehicle, and the communication status improving unit may improve the communication status of the wireless communication by sending a message for requesting for avoiding wireless communication based on the communication standard in a portable device to the occupant via the transfer means.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to enhanced multiple access point (AP) coordination. A device may determine a first access point (AP) is an associated AP of a station device (STA). The device may identify a null data packet announce (NDPA) frame received from the first AP. The device may determine a propagation delay between the first AP and the device based on the NDPA frame. The device may identify a multi-AP trigger frame received from the first AP at a first time. The device may cause a data packet to be sent to the STA at a second time, wherein the second time is based on the propagation delay.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for selecting a low power measurement mode (LPM mode). A wireless device may enter an idle mode, determine that it is stationary, and enter an LPM mode. In the LPM mode, the wireless device may perform cell measurements at a reduced frequency.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. Receiving circuitry is configured to receive an activation command for semi-persistent channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) and channel state information-interference measurement (CSI-IM) resource(s) configuration, the semi-persistent CSI-RS and CSI-IM resource(s) configuration being associated with a DL BWP. The receiving circuitry is configured to receive a deactivation command for the semi-persistent CSI-RS and CSI-IM resource(s) configuration. Processing circuitry is configured to consider that the semi-persistent CSI-RS and CSI-IM resource(s) configuration is suspended when the associated DL BWP is being deactivated.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sending and/or receiving feedback for a system information request. One method includes transmitting information indicating a request for system information. The method includes monitoring, during a first predetermined time period, for a feedback response acknowledging that the request for the system information was received. The method includes indicating that a random access procedure is successfully completed in response to receiving the feedback response.