Abstract: An address competition method of a multi-connection type control system, intended to solve the problem of how to increase the efficiency of indoor air-conditioner unit address configuration where, according to the order in which a first slave control device initiates an address request, a relay device allocates, in sequence, temporary addresses to all first slave control devices, and according to the temporary addresses, initiates address requests in sequence to a master control device; according to the order in which a second slave control device initiates an address request, the master control device allocates, in sequence, official addresses to all second slave control devices; according to the temporary addresses, the relay device allocates the official addresses to the corresponding first slave control devices. The method can efficiently allocate an address to an indoor air-conditioner unit, and ensures that the address of each indoor air-conditioner unit is unique.

Abstract: A mobile communications network, method, and base station arranged to request and analyze measurement information from one or more infrastructure units including one or more relay nodes and one or more mobile communication terminals. The base station then sets forwarding rules in a relay node according to the measurement information reported so that the relay mode may forward any data received as soon as possible, or aggregate data over a period of time and only forward it once predetermined conditions have been met.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to notifying a terminal of subcarrier spacing(s) used in a random access procedure. A master information block (MIB) includes information associated with a first subcarrier spacing used for a system information block (SIB) and a random access response. The SIB includes information associated with a second subcarrier spacing used for a physical random access channel (PRACH) on which a random access preamble is transmitted. A terminal transmits the random access preamble to a base station based on the second subcarrier spacing and receives, from the base station, a random access response to the random access preamble based on the first subcarrier spacing.

Abstract: A method of an access and mobility function (AMF) for state management in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises determining a state of at least one state machine, receiving, from a target access network (AN), an N2 path switch request message based on the state of the at least one state machine, transmitting, to a session management function (SMF), an N11 message, and transmitting, to the target AN, an N2 path switch request acknowledgement (Ack) message when receiving an N11 Ack message, from the SMF, corresponding to the N11 message, wherein the target AN transmits a release resource message to a source AN when the target AN receives the N2 path switch request Ack message.

Abstract: Techniques and devices for service-specific tagging of data by an application processor (AP) of a user equipment device (UE). A first indication may be sent from the UE to a baseband processor (BB) of the UE of one or more quality of service preferences for an upcoming data session, and the BB may configure one or more layers of the BB according to the quality of service preferences. The BB may further communicate with a network to establish protocols for the quality of service preferences. The BB may determine one or more network conditions, and may transmit feedback from the BB to the AP related to the determined network conditions. In response, the AP may send a second indication of one or more updated quality of service preferences to the BB based at least in part on the feedback received from the BB.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pilot mapping method, a pilot signal transmission method and apparatus, a base station and a terminal. In each PRB of one PRB group, the positions at which a pilot of each antenna port is mapped to resource elements (RE) in the PRB is determined according to an antenna port index and an index of the PRB in the PRB group or the whole system bandwidth, so that support is provided for implementation of power borrowing, so as to make full use of transmit power of a base station end, improve the coverage range of the pilot signal and channel estimation quality of a reception end.

Abstract: A UE in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE comprises a transceiver configured to receive, from a BS, a SS/PBCH block including the PBCH using a first frequency location (GSCN-Current) over downlink channels, GSCN-Current being based on a set of predefined synchronization rasters that is determined by a global synchronization channel number (GSCN). The UE further comprises a processor operably connected to the transceiver, the processor configured to determine the SS/PBCH block, identify content of a PBCH included in the determined SS/PBCH block, determine a configuration for at least one of the SS/PBCH block that is associated with a PDCCH including scheduling information for RMSI on the GSCN-Current or the SS/PBCH block that is not associated with the PDCCH including the scheduling information for the RMSI on the GSCN-Current.

Abstract: A master information block (MIB) received by a terminal from a base station includes information associated with a first subcarrier spacing for at least one system information block (SIBx) (x=1, 2, 3, . . . ) and a random access response. The SIBx, received based on the first subcarrier spacing, includes information associated with a second subcarrier spacing for a physical random access channel (PRACH). A random access preamble is transmitted to the base station based on the second subcarrier spacing, and the random access response is received from the base station based on the first subcarrier spacing.

Abstract: A communication device for handling a code block group (CBG)-based communication operation comprises at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one storage device stores, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute instructions of receiving an indication configuring at least one CBG-based communication operation to the communication device from a network; receiving a maximum number of CBGs in a transport block (TB) for the at least one CBG-based communication operation from the network; and performing the at least one CBG-based communication operation with the network according to the maximum number of CBGs.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for optimizing a mesh network by cloud computing. A cloud network controller may receive from multiple access points (APs) in a mesh network information related to channel quality based on measurements taken by the APs. Based on this information, the cloud network controller may forecast one or more optimal channels based on the information related to channel quality. The cloud network controller may then send to the multiple APs a message including a recommendation to switch to the one or more optimal channels based on the forecasting. The AP may then make a decision to carry out the recommended channel switch.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may determine to block puncture or to block shorten a set of transmitted bits of an adjusted fractally enhanced kernel polar code for a communication of an incremental redundancy (IR)-hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process based at least in part on a code rate associated with the communication of the IR-HARQ process. The wireless communication device may generate the adjusted fractally enhanced kernel polar code for the communication based at least in part on determining to block puncture or to block shorten the set of transmitted bits. The wireless communication device may transmit the communication using the adjusted fractally enhanced kernel polar code. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe a fallback silencing mechanism for wireless communications. A wireless device that operates primarily on unlicensed frequency bands, such as a factory automation device, may occasionally have a need to make Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) transmissions. If the unlicensed band becomes unsuitable for URLLC transmissions, the wireless device may fallback to licensed band transmissions. A silencing signal may be sent on downlink resources to silence uplink Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) transmissions for one or more mini-slots. The wireless device may then send a URLLC transmission on the one or more min-slots.

Abstract: An information handling system of a first gateway access point in a wireless network includes at least one wireless adapter for receiving a plurality of reply messages including information that can be used to calculate a plurality of traffic factor values describing traffic flow between one of a plurality of gateways in the wireless network and a cloud computing resource, and a processor executing code instructions of a wireless network gateway sink nomination system. The wireless network gateway sink nomination system may calculate a traffic factor value for each of the plurality of gateways, based on the reply messages, received from with each gateway identify a most desirable sink gateway from the plurality of gateways, and transmit the identity of the most desirable sink gateway to the plurality of gateways for transmitting data bound for the cloud computing resource via the most desirable sink gateway.

Abstract: A communication system is described where multiple communication networks are simultaneously accessible from a plurality of fixed and/or mobile communication devices. A Master and Slave hierarchy is implemented among the communication devices to improve communication properties on one or multiple networks. A network system controller is implemented to select the network with optimal communication characteristics for subsets of communication devices as well as assigning Master status to a communication device within these subsets.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a V2X message in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method by which a first user equipment (UE) transmits a V2X message in a wireless communication system that supports V2X communication comprises the steps of: receiving, from a plurality of second UEs, a plurality of V2X messages; generating a specific V2X message based on the plurality of received V2X messages; and transmitting, to at least one third UE, the generated specific V2X message, wherein each of the plurality of received V2X messages can include a common information element related to the plurality of second UEs, and a dedicated information element configured for each terminal; and the specific V2X message can include a plurality of dedicated information elements that have been received from the plurality of second UEs and that correspond to the plurality of second UEs, and the common information element.

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a discovery reference signal occasion configuration. In one embodiment, a time period for transmission of a discovery reference signal may be obtained, which comprises a plurality of consecutive subframes. Furthermore, at least one first subframe of the time period may be configured for transmission of discovery reference signals from activated small cells, and at least one second subframe of the time period may be configured for transmission of discovery reference signals from deactivated small cells, wherein the at least one second subframe is different from the at least one first subframe. In this way, the activated small cells and the deactivated small cells may transmit discovery reference signals in different subframes within the discovery reference signal occasion such that the interferences of transmission of discovery reference signals may be significantly reduced.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that, even when the number of component carriers (CC) that can be configured per user terminal is expanded more than in existing systems, UCI including at least HARQ-ACK and CSI can be transmitted with appropriate quality. The user terminal of the present invention separately encodes at least one CC's HARQ-ACK and at least one CC's CSI. The user terminal maps the encoded bit sequence of the HARQ-ACK and the encoded bit sequence of the CSI to radio resources constituting the same PUCCH and transmits the PUCCH.

Abstract: While a transmission time interval (TTI) length of other than 1 ms is in effect for communication between mobile and network nodes, at least one timer related to discontinuous reception (DRX) is implemented according to a rule that defines a time duration of the timer different from a time duration of the same timer implemented when the TTI length is defined as 1 ms. There are a plurality of such DRX-related timers, and in certain embodiments each is associated with one rule of a set of rules for implementing the respective timer when the TTI length is other than 1 ms; and in particular examples the timers are associated with groups for this purpose and all the timers of at least one of the groups is implemented according to the same rule of the set. Thus new DRX parameters need not be sent anytime the TTI length changes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a radio communications system, the device including: a processing unit; a memory unit; and a transceiver including a transmitter provided with a power amplifier; wherein said device is configurable to: send a request to a base station of said communications system for permission of transmission of one or more data symbols, the one or more data symbols being amplified with the power amplifier in an overdrive regime; receive a grant for such transmission; amplify the one or more data symbols with the power amplifier of the transmitter in the overdrive regime; and transmit the one or more data symbols to the base station.

Abstract: A gateway device for a fire control system is described herein. The gateway device can comprise a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect that a network interface of the gateway device is connected to a network, receive data associated with the fire control system, and determine a data management scheme for the gateway device based on the type of detected network interface and the received data.