Abstract: A method for timing and frequency tracking and paging monitoring is described. The method can include performing a timing and frequency tracking based on a timing/frequency tracking reference signal (RS) at a user equipment (UE) in a beam formed wireless communication system, and performing a paging monitoring at a first paging occasion (PO) that is quasi-co-located (QCLed) with the first timing/frequency tracking RS. The first timing/frequency tracking RS is one of a sequence of timing/frequency tracking RSs each transmitted on a beam and is associated with a beam index. The first PO is within a PO window that includes a sequence of POs each transmitted on a beam. The first PO is associated with the same beam index as the first timing/frequency tracking RS.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system. In a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a radio unit (RU) is configured to obtain channel information about a plurality of reception paths of the RU, through which signals of at least one user equipment (UE) are received, with respect to each UE, determine a combined weight based on the channel information by using preset mapping information according to the number of the plurality of reception paths and the number of combined paths that are combined from the plurality of reception paths, and transmit a combined signal to a digital unit (DU) through the combined paths, the combined signal being generated as a result of combining the signals received through the plurality of reception paths according to the determined combined weight.

Abstract: A self-calibrating RF network and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the self-calibrating RF network includes multiple hospitality properties, wherein RF network includes a property server located in communication with a terminal device providing data services through distribution elements to end point devices, such as set-top boxes. Each of the property servers collects RF performance data relative to the terminal device, the distribution elements, and the end point devices. The RF performance data is analyzed by a remote central server that provides RF adjustment data, which is indicative of power and equalization adjustments to the terminal device, power and equalization adjustments to the plurality of distribution elements, and power and ranging adjustments to the plurality of end point devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for automatically changing a network system. A method includes receiving a set of first intents that describe a state of a first switch fabric; receiving a set of second intents that describe a state of a second switch fabric; computing a set of network operations to perform on the first switch fabric to achieve the second switch fabric, the set of operations also defining an order in which the operations are to be executed, and the set of operations determined based on the set of first intents, the set of second intents, and migration logic that defines a ruleset for selecting the operations based on the set of first intents and the second intents; and executing the set of network operations according to the order, to apply changes to elements within the first switch fabric to achieve the state of the second switch fabric.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A power control method, and a terminal for performing power control. The power control method includes: acquiring parameter configuration information for sidelink open loop power control; transmitting a sidelink physical channel or a sidelink physical signal to a second UE, so that the second UE measures a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) based on the received sidelink physical channel or the sidelink physical signal, and feeds back the measured RSRP to a first UE; receiving the RSRP fed back by the second UE; calculating an open loop transmitting power based on the received RSRP and the acquired parameter configuration information for sidelink open loop power control.

Abstract: A first relay node in a wireless communication system receives, from a second relay node via a backhaul link, coordination information including an index indicating a density pattern of a second phase tracking reference signal (PTRS). The first relay node transmits, to a terminal, configuration information including information on a first subcarrier offset for a first PTRS. The first relay node transmits to the terminal the first PTRS based on the coordination information and the information on the first subcarrier offset. The first subcarrier offset for the first PTRS is different from a second subcarrier offset for the second PTRS.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may identify an uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration that defines subframe configuration options for each subframe of a frame. For example, the UL/DL configuration may establish parameters for time division duplexing (TDD) operation between a base station and a user equipment (UE). The wireless device (e.g., the UE or base station) may determine a constraint for a subframe of the frame based on the UL/DL configuration and then determine an adaptive subframe configuration based on the constraint. The adaptive subframe configuration may include one or several downlink symbol periods and one or several uplink symbol periods.

Abstract: In order to provide a transmission device and transmission method with which a response signal for random access preamble transmitted from a preamble transmission device is efficiently transmitted, setting unit in base station sets a first resource candidate group, which enables terminal capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by demodulation reference signal (DMRS) transmission to be selected, and a second resource candidate group, which enables terminal incapable of receiving a latch response transmitted by DMRS transmission but capable of receiving a latch response transmitted by cell-specific reference signal (CRS) transmission to be selected. Control unit selects DMRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when a resource in which latch preamble has been received is included in the first candidate group, but selects CRS transmission as the latch response transmission method when the resource is included in the second resource candidate group.

Abstract: A method in a wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device receives an uplink grant from a network node, the uplink grant scheduling one or more uplink transmissions by the wireless device. The wireless device selects an ON/OFF time mask to use for transmitting the one or more uplink transmissions. The wireless device determines, based on the received uplink grant, an allowed placement of a transient period of the selected ON/OFF time mask and a duration of the transient period to use for the one or more uplink transmissions.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for wireless communication system, and a storage medium. In the method, reference signal are carried merely on a part of communication sources for channel estimation, channel states on the communication resources carrying the reference signal are estimated, and conditions of channel paths from a transmitter to a receiver are estimated by using the estimated channel states of the communication resources. Thereby, channel states on other communication resources from the transmitter to the receiver can be obtained from the estimated channel path conditions.

Abstract: Enhanced transmission opportunities are disclosed for sounding reference signals (SRS). The enhancements may provide more flexibility in scheduling SRS transmission and more SRS transmission opportunities. An additional offset may be defined and dynamically communicated to a user equipment (UE) to use either to override or in additional to a semi-statically communicated standard offset when scheduling the SRS transmission opportunity based on an SRS trigger slot or another granted slot. The UE may further treat each combination of timing information as a separate SRS opportunity or may define a window between two signaled timing offsets within which the UE may attempt SRS transmissions.

Abstract: An information transmission method and device, capable of transmitting reference signal and data by using different sub-carrier intervals, are provided. The method includes: a first transmitting end transmits, on a first symbol in a first time-frequency region, a first signal by using a first sub-carrier interval, the first signal being a reference signal; the first transmitting end transmits, on a second symbol in the first time-frequency region, a second signal by using a second sub-carrier interval, the second signal being a data signal or control signal, wherein the first sub-carrier interval is different from the second sub-carrier interval, and the size of the first time-frequency region is the size of the minimum time-frequency scheduling unit of the data signal.

Abstract: A communication device for handling a cell selection procedure comprises the at least one storage device storing instructions of receiving system information from a first cell of a network, wherein the system information indicates at least one core network (CN) type supported by the first cell; performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure with the first cell, after receiving the system information; indicating a CN type of the at least one CN type to the network during the RRC connection establishment procedure; selecting a second cell of the network in a cell selection procedure, after performing the RRC connection establishment procedure; performing a RRC connection reestablishment procedure with the second cell, if the second cell supports the CN type; and entering an idle mode or transmitting a RRC connection request message to the network, if the second cell does not support the CN type.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for multi-antenna transmission. A first node operates first downlink information. The first field of the first downlink information is used for determining a first radio resource, and the second field of the first downlink information is used for determining a second radio resource. The first radio resource is reserved for a first-type reference signal, and the second radio resource is reserved for a second-type reference signal. A target receiver of the first-type reference signal comprises the first node, a transmitter of the second-type reference signal is the first node. A measurement on the first-type reference signal is used for generating the second-type reference signal. The first node is a UE and the operating action is receiving; or the first node is a base station and the operating action is transmitting.

Abstract: Disclosed is a scheme of transmitting various types of radio signals for which interference between adjacent cells is considered in a radio communication system (for example, dynamic TDD) in which uplink communication and downlink communication can be dynamically switched. A feature of the present invention relates to user equipment including a transceiver that performs transmission and reception of a radio signal with a base station in accordance with a communication scheme in which uplink communication and downlink communication are dynamically switched and a signal processor that processes the radio signal, wherein the transceiver transmits a connection request signal generated by the signal processor in fixed uplink radio resources of the communication scheme.

Abstract: New sequences have been proposed and/or adopted for short Physical Uplink Control Channel communications between base stations and UEs. In an exemplary embodiment, a UE communicates with a base station based on sequence groups that include the new sequences, where the new sequences are allocated to different sequence groups based, at least in part, on correlations with other existing sequences included in individual sequence groups.

Abstract: This application provides a networking method, a networking apparatus, a network access method, and user equipment. The networking method includes: determining a network association relationship between each remote radio unit (RRU) and each user equipment (UE) for all RRUs and all UEs managed by a baseband processing unit (BBU) resource pool, where the network association relationship includes whether the RRU is capable of providing a service for the UE, or a relationship between the UE and the RRU represented by a reference signal received power that corresponds to each RRU and that is reported by the UE; and configuring all the RRUs to M subnets based on the network association relationship between each RRU and each UE, where M?1, and M is not greater than a quantity of all the RRUs.

Abstract: This user terminal is equipped with a receiving unit which receives, from a base station device, a downlink signal which includes a demodulation reference signal for a plurality of ports multiplexed in the time direction; a control unit which separates, from the downlink signal, the demodulation reference signal for the port assigned to the host device; and a channel estimation unit which calculates a channel estimation value using the separated demodulation reference signal. The control unit specifies the multiplexing method for the plurality of ports selected on the basis of at least one of carrier frequency, propagation environment, user terminal performance and base station performance, and separates the demodulation reference signal according to the specified multiplexing method.

Abstract: A communication device (100) includes a plurality of communication units (103-1, 103-2) that transmit data in different transmission schemes from one another, a route selector (101) that searches for a most appropriate communication route and gives an instruction to transmit data from the communication unit corresponding to the most appropriate communication route, and a converter/sorter (102) that converts data into a format compatible with a transmission scheme of the most appropriate communication route and outputs the converted data to the communication unit indicated by the route selector (101), wherein the communication unit corresponding to the most appropriate communication route transmits the converted data. It is thereby possible to perform communications using the most appropriate communication route among a plurality of transmission schemes even in the case where an application is not compatible with the data format or protocol of the most appropriate communication route.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for sidelink failure detection and recovery. One method includes receiving information indicating a sidelink failure detection resource set corresponding to at least one configured sidelink bandwidth part. The method includes determining a radio link quality of the at least one configured sidelink bandwidth part based on the sidelink failure detection resource set. The method includes detecting a sidelink failure based on the radio link quality. The method includes initiating a sidelink failure recovery procedure based on the sidelink failure.