Abstract: This application provides a method for repeatedly transmitting data and a device. The method includes: separately sending, by a terminal device, one piece of data in a PDCP entity to N logical channels, where a direct link transmission manner is used on at least one of the N logical channels, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2; obtaining, by the terminal device, a resource; and sending, by the terminal device, the data on the N logical channels by using the obtained resource.

Abstract: A method for controlling carrier load, a network device and a user equipment (UE) are provided. The method comprises: configuring an uplink bandwidth part set and a downlink bandwidth part set for a UE according to broadcast information, wherein the uplink bandwidth part set comprises at least two uplink bandwidth parts, and the at least two uplink bandwidth parts are a part of all uplink bandwidth parts that the network device can allocate; at least two uplink bandwidth parts comprises at least one first uplink bandwidth part comprising physical random access channel (PRACH) resource configuration information; the downlink bandwidth part set comprises at least two downlink bandwidth parts, and the at least two downlink bandwidth parts are a part of all downlink bandwidth parts that the network device can allocate.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to time division duplexing (TDD) support for in-band, guard band, and standalone operation modes of narrowband internet-of-things (NB-IoT) systems. At least one example is directed to an indication technique for transmission of a narrowband system information block type 1 (SIB1-NB) on a carrier.

Abstract: First and second egress nodes are each multi-homed to a customer edge (CE) that participates in virtual routing and forwarding (VRF). First forwarding information is configured on the first egress node. The first information includes VRF labels and defines forwarding of traffic based on the VRF labels and a status of a primary path to the CE. The VRF labels include a per-VRF label for the VRF and a per-CE label for the CE. Second forwarding information is configured on the second egress node. The second forwarding information includes the per-VRF label and the per-CE label, and defines traffic forwarding based on the VRF labels. Upon receiving traffic for the CE that carries the per-VRF label, the first egress node determines the status of the primary path, and forwards the traffic to either the CE over the primary path or to the second egress node, depending on the status.

Abstract: A network base station can select, for each of one or more attached terminals, a respective downlink transmission mode (DTM) based at least in part on respective channel condition information (CCI). The base station can determine a subframe allocation of DTMs to subframes of a radio frame, and transmit downlink data to terminals based the subframe allocation. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can receive load information from a second base station associated with a different access network and determine the subframe allocation based on the load information. The subframe allocation can associate a specific access network with each subframe. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can send the subframe allocation to the second base station. Additionally or alternatively, the base station can determine a proportion of GBR traffic of a particular DTM, determine a reference-signal transmission rate associated with that DTM, and transmit reference signals accordingly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for selecting a least-loaded route based on a naive Bayes classifier, so that the performance of a method for selecting a least-loaded route is improved. A network snapshot records historical network status information, and a naive Bayes classifier is used to predict the potential future network blocking probability if a service connection is established along a candidate route between each node pair. A network snapshot corresponds to each service request that arrives, and records the number of busy capacity units on each link.

Abstract: At least one network device receives a first network address of a first small cell wireless station that has been registered as an authorized wireless station for network access to a target network. The at least one network device adds the first network address of the first small cell wireless station to a small cell wireless station data structure that lists a plurality of network addresses associated with a plurality of authorized small cell wireless stations, and validates, upon power-up of the first small cell wireless station, the first small cell wireless station against the small cell wireless station data structure to selectively establish a first tunnel, between the first small cell wireless station and a gateway connected to the target network, to enable network access to the target network.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless transmitter comprises: obtaining a first set of bits (comprising a non-time-varying component) for wireless transmission; concatenating a second set of bits (comprising a time-varying component (e.g., beam identifier)) to the first set of bits; encoding the concatenated first and second set of bits using a channel code; and transmitting the encoded bits to a wireless receiver. In some embodiments, transmitting the encoded bits to the wireless receiver comprises transmitting a first beam. The method may further comprise: concatenating a third set of bits (comprising a time-varying component (e.g., beam identifier)) to the first set of wireless bits; encoding the concatenated first and third set of bits using a channel code; and transmitting the encoded bits to a wireless receiver using a second beam.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor configured to receive a set of gap patterns, and measurement activities associated therewith, wherein each of the gap patterns includes an identifier for the measurement activity to be performed, and measure a signal pursuant to at least one of the gap patterns to obtain a measurement.

Abstract: The systems, devices, and methods discussed herein are directed to continuously providing Internet connection for user equipment (UE) connected to a router by monitoring availability of a primary data, or Internet, connection provided by a primary Internet service provider (ISP) for the router, upon determining that the primary data connection has become unavailable, switching to a secondary data, or Internet, connection established using a mobile network of a secondary ISP, and upon determining that the primary data connection has become available, switching back to the primary data connection.

Abstract: An origination device (e.g., a base station) transmits a “received signal” to a signal forwarding device. The “received signal” comprises a first set of data, a first set of control information, and a second set of control information. The first and second sets of control information are both associated with the first set of data. The first set of control information contains instructions pertaining to the signal forwarding device processing the first set of data. The second set of control information contains instructions pertaining to a destination device (e.g. a user equipment (UE) device) processing the first set of data. The signal forwarding device transmits a “forwarded signal” to the destination device. The “forwarded signal” contains forwarded data, based on the first set of data, and forwarded control information, based on the second set of control information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for reporting channel state information (CSI) in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) can include physical layer circuitry to receive, in a first subframe, a first aperiodic CSI request from a first cell group, and a second aperiodic CSI request from a second cell group. The UE can include processing circuitry to determine a number of requested CSI processes corresponding to the first aperiodic CSI request and the second aperiodic CSI request. Additionally, the processing circuitry can select a subset of the requested CSI processes when the determined number of requested CSI processes is more than five. Furthermore, the processing circuitry can calculate CSI for the selected CSI processes.

Abstract: Uplink data is transmitted efficiently. A terminal device includes: a reception unit configured to receive a parameter included in an RRC message and receive downlink control information, by using a physical downlink control channel; and a higher layer processing unit configured to store an uplink grant as a configured uplink grant. The configured uplink grant is delivered to a HARQ entity in a case that the parameter is configured and a Semi-Persistent Scheduling release is indicated by using the downlink control information, and the configured uplink grant is cleared in a case that the parameter is not configured and the Semi-Persistent Scheduling release is indicated by using the downlink control information.

Abstract: Provided is a method for performing measurement by a user equipment (UE). The method may include receiving, by the UE, configuration information on a measurement gap. The UE may be configured with a dual connectivity (DC) to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and a new radio access technology (NR) cell. The configuration information on the measurement gap may include a measurement gap length (MGL). The MGL may include one of 3 ms, 4 ms and 6 ms. The method may include determining a total number of slots to be interrupted during the MGL, and performing the measurement during the MGL. The total number of slots to be interrupted may be determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the NR cell and the MGL.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes: a plurality of cells having different scrambling sequences, respectively, wherein at least two cells communicate with at lease two user terminals connected to different serving cells; and a controller which controls the plurality of cells and provides a single scrambling sequence to said at least two cells and said at least two user terminals for control signal transmission and reception.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a cloud hosted application able to manage virtual network (“VN”) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a process of managing VN using virtual machines (“VMs”) receives a message or request from a user requesting a new VN to be built. The request is sent from a dashboard to a network orchestrator via a communication network. The orchestrator is a VN manager able to facilitate building a VN based on users' input. In one aspect, the orchestrator provides a set of templates that represent VN devices or components to users for facilitating construction of VN. After configuring a VN, a cloud capable of hosting the network is selected. The network or VN is subsequently launched using at least a portion of computing resources allocated in the cloud.

Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a method for programming a network device to perform routing of data packets between and/or within networks. More specifically, the method provides a more efficient process for updating the forwarding equivalence class (FEC) table with minimal impacting of the mappings in the forward information base (FIB) of the network device.

Abstract: Techniques for providing a backup network path using a standby wide area network (WAN) link with reducing monitoring. Packet loss and latency metrics are monitored for network paths in an adaptive private network (APN) connecting a first user and a second user according to control traffic operating at a first control bandwidth for each network path. A determination is made that a first network path uses a standby WAN link, has packet loss and latency metrics indicative of a good quality state, and has at least one characteristic that identifies the first network path as a backup network path. The control traffic is then reduced for the backup network path to a second control bandwidth substantially less than the first control bandwidth. The backup network path is made active when the number of active network paths is less than or equal to a minimum number.

Abstract: Provided is a method for performing measurement by a user equipment (UE). The method may include receiving, by the UE, configuration information on a measurement gap. The UE may be configured with a dual connectivity (DC) to an evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) cell and a new radio access technology (NR) cell. The configuration information on the measurement gap may include a measurement gap length (MGL). The MGL may include one of 3 ms, 4 ms and 6 ms. The method may include determining a total number of slots to be interrupted during the MGL, and performing the measurement during the MGL. The total number of slots to be interrupted may be determined based on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of the NR cell and the MGL.

Abstract: Provided are a communications control method, etc., for multi-access PDN connection establishment requests from terminal devices. Provided is communication control accompanied with establishment of a multi-access PDN connection or with rejection of establishment of a multi-access PDN connection, based on a response to a PDN connectivity establishment request from a terminal device.