Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transfer rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as LTE (long term evolution). An operating method of an electronic device according to various embodiments may include: receiving a reference signal from a base station via a plurality of antennas; acquiring path loss values respectively corresponding to the antennas, based on the reference signal; determining at least two antennas among the antennas, based on frequency band information received from the base station; acquiring a ratio for the path loss values corresponding to the determined at least two antennas; and transmitting a signal via the at least two antennas, based on the acquired ratio.

Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for using connectionless loops for monitoring data link health using connectionless loops over redundant Internet Protocol (IP) networks are described herein. One system includes an IP network device connected to a device used by a party to communicate with another party through an IP network, a first network device operating a first network and referring to the IP network device with a first identifier, a second network device operating a second network and referring to the IP network device with a second identifier, an intermediary device allowing communication between the first and second networks, and instructions to create a connectionless packet, send the packet through the first network addressed to the second identifier, such that the packet is routed from the first network to the intermediary device and into the second network based on the second identifier, and receive the packet.

Abstract: Wireless communications may be used for repetition of one or more transmissions. At least some wireless devices may use and/or require different quantities of repetitions of one or more transmissions based on one or more factors such as received signal strength and/or other channel condition(s). The quantity of repetitions may be less than or equal to a maximum quantity of repetitions that may be indicated by a base station.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for WLAN aggregation control, comprising: receiving, by a base station, WLAN information of a UE, said WLAN information of the UE comprises one or more of the following: user preference information, WLAN information of a WLAN node with which the UE is being associated, WLAN information of a WLAN node reselected by the UE, de-association information of the UE with a WLAN node, WLAN enabling information of the UE, and WLAN disabling information of the UE; and determining, by the base station, whether WLAN aggregation is to be established or deleted for the UE according to the received WLAN information of the UE. With the present application, WLAN aggregation can be reasonably controlled.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, user equipment, a node and a computer readable medium for controlling data duplication transmission function. The method can include: receiving first control information sent from a master node, and/or receiving second control information sent from a secondary node; and determining, based on an indication of a first quantity of data radio bearers (DRB) corresponding to the first control information, and/or based on an indication of a second quantity of DRBs corresponding to the second control information, to open or close a data duplication transmission function of at least one DRB.

Abstract: A method for radio link monitoring (RLM) performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a serving cell, an RLM configuration; monitoring an RLM reference signal (RS) (RLM-RS) resource indicated by the RLM configuration to determine a first downlink (DL) radio link quality; monitoring a backup RLM-RS resource that is associated with the RLM-RS resource to determine a second DL radio link quality after determining that the first DL radio link quality is lower than a threshold and the RLM configuration also indicates the backup RLM-RS resource; and sending, via a physical (PHY) layer of the UE, an RLM indication to a higher layer of the UE based on at least one of the first DL radio link quality and the second DL radio link quality.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may transmit, for a first type of user equipment with a first user equipment capability, a first synchronization signal block associated with a first set of configuration parameters. The base station may transmit, for a second type of user equipment with a second user equipment capability that is different from the first user equipment capability, a second synchronization signal block associated with a second set of configuration parameters that is different from the first set of configuration parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods and nodes (110; 115; 116; 117; 120; 121; 130; 140) for managing position information associated with a group of wireless devices (120-121) configured to be served in a wireless communication network (100). It is obtained (201; 301-303; 501; 501a-b) information indicating a first wireless device (120) as member and positioning representative of the group and at least one other, second, wireless device (121) as further member of the group. Said at least one second wireless device (121) being able to communicate wirelessly and directly with the first wireless device (120) over a direct communication link (125). A position of said at least one second wireless device (121) is estimated based on communication of positioning supporting information over said direct communication link (125).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for converging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, a security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, a method of a terminal, based on the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving information associated with the sharing of a scheduling resource and a sensing resource; receiving modified resource information based on the connection or disconnection of a terminal that does not support resource sharing; and transmitting/receiving data based on the modified resource information.

Abstract: A gateway-switching method includes: a control plane network element receives a switch request message; when determining, according to the switch request message, whether gateway switching is desired by user equipment (UE), the control plane network element allocates to the UE a UE Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to a target distributed gateway; the control plane network element sends to the target distributed gateway the UE IP address; and the control plane network element sends to a target base station the UE IP address, wherein the UE IP address is used by the target base station for sending data to the UE. Also provided in the embodiments of the present invention are a communication apparatus and non-transitory computer storage medium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for dynamically selecting network paths for data transmission in a virtual overlay network created and maintained across multiple communication networks managed by service providers. The simple creation and management of network overlays is accomplished via a network orchestrator manager, allowing for automation of configuration of connected network devices throughout an entire organization's network, regardless of the physical location of each device. Further, error correcting information can be transferred across a different network path than a plurality of data packets, in accordance with a designated bonding policy.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to system information communications and decoding are provided. In one embodiment, a wireless communication device receives one or more known bits. The wireless communication device receives a first encoded information block. The wireless communication device decodes the first encoded information block to generate a first information block based on the one or more known bits. In one embodiment, a wireless communication device receives a first encoded information block including a first bit pattern. The wireless communication device receives a second encoded information block including a second bit pattern. The wireless communication device jointly decodes the first encoded information block and the second encoded information block based on an assumption that a difference between the first bit pattern and the second bit pattern is within a subset of a plurality of bit-change patterns.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for receiving acknowledgement information by a base station in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting configuration information for transmission of the uplink control information, the configuration information including information for identifying a first resource block (RB) to be used for the transmission; and receiving the uplink control information on a physical uplink control channel based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication devices configured to generate polar codewords utilizing a single master sequence constructed using density evolution with a nested structure for identifying the frozen bit locations and information bit locations. This single master sequence may be used for any codeword length N up to a maximum codeword length Nmax, and may further be utilized for any code rate R. For example, from the master sequence of length Nmax, a bit location sequence S with codeword length N (where N<Nmax) may be obtained by selecting the bit locations (indexes) in the master sequence corresponding to each bit location in S in the order provided in the master sequence.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed that can help to select an enhancement mode for uplink coordinated multipoint (CoMP). An exemplary method involves: determining a measure of remaining battery power of a first user equipment (UE), wherein the first UE is capable of uplink coordinated multipoint (CoMP) communication; determining a particular UE type of the first UE, wherein the particular UE type is one of a plurality of possible UE types; based at least in part on (a) the particular UE type of the first UE, and (b) the measure of remaining battery power of the first UE, selecting either a battery-saving mode or a throughput-enhancement mode as an uplink CoMP enhancement mode for the first UE; and providing uplink CoMP service to the first UE according to the selected uplink CoMP enhancement mode.

Abstract: A first base station receives, from a wireless device, one or more temporary mobile group identities (TMGIs) of one or more multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) services that the wireless device is receiving or interested to receive. A message requesting resource configuration for the wireless device and comprising the one or more TMGIs is sent to a second base station. An acknowledge message comprising a group-radio network temporary identifier (G-RNTI) of at least one of the one or more MBMS services associated is received from the second base station. A radio resource control message comprising the G-RNTI is transmitted to the wireless device.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method of synchronization of data packet transmission (P1, P2, P3) in a network (N), including and/or initiating the acts of: Receiving (S1), e.g. from a terminal device (T1, T2, T3) of the network (N), one or more data packets (P1, P2, P3) after a threshold time interval (tt) of a periodic transmission window (RT, BE), wherein the threshold time interval (tt) is arranged at the beginning of said periodic transmission window (RT, BE), and Forwarding (S2) the data packet (P1, P2, P3) in a subsequent transmission window (RT, BE), preferably directly after the transmission window in which the data packet (P1, P2, P3) was received, within the threshold time interval (tt) of the transmission window (RT, BE).

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an access point in a wireless network so as to reduce congestion. The access point may have a transmitter capable of broadcasting a beacon indicating a channel over which the access point propagates wireless data. The channel broadcast by the access point may be optimized for future cooperative use of the channel with a second access point.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an access point executes a Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) protocol to determine whether to begin transmission within a DRS Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) window. The access point transmits, based on a result of the execution, a multi-subframe DRS within the DMTC window, the multi-subframe DRS including a plurality of DRS subframes that each includes a plurality of symbols.

Abstract: A method of identifying a failed egress path of a hardware forwarding element. The method detects an egress link failure in a data plane of the forwarding element. The method generates a link failure signal in the data plane identifying the failed egress link. The method generates a packet that includes the identification of the egress link based on the link failure signal. The method sets the status of the egress link to failed in the data plane based on the identification of the egress link in the generated packet.