Abstract: A wireless communication terminal includes a memory, a processor, and a wireless communication module. The memory can store a plurality of transmission patterns different from each other and payload patterns respectively corresponding to the plurality of transmission patterns. The processor generates a payload according to the plurality of transmission patterns and payload patterns stored in the memory. The wireless communication module wirelessly transmits data including the payload.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal includes receiving, from a source cell, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including a list of a plurality of first objects in a measurement order, reordering the list of the plurality of first objects based on handover information to obtain a reordered list, the handover information corresponding to a connection history of the terminal, sequentially measuring the plurality of first objects based on the reordered list to obtain a measurement result; and transmitting a measurement report to the source cell based on the measurement result.

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. Disclosed is a method for managing the quality of service (QoS) of a session by using an NAS protocol in a next-generation 5G communication environment.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include transmitting first payload data to a first communication device via a first link, subsequent to the transmitting of the first payload data, obtaining a first indication that a handover is being negotiated between the first communication device and a second communication device, based on the first indication, placing, at a processing system, the first link in an inactive state, based on the first indication, storing second payload data in a buffer, and responsive to obtaining a second indication that the second communication device has accepted the handover: activating, at the processing system, a second link between the processing system and the second communication device, obtaining the second payload data from the buffer, and transmitting, based on the activating of the second link, the second payload data obtained from the buffer to the second communication device via the second link. Other aspects are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a telecommunication network comprising the steps of: a User Equipment, UE, collecting information related to a load that it imposes on a visited cell, wherein the load comprises a radio resource load and a virtual resource load; the UE reporting the information to a serving cell, in response to a request for the information.

Abstract: Provided are a method for early data transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) connection resume request message to a control plane (CP) of central unit (CU) of the network node, receiving information informing that downlink (DL) data exists from the CP, receiving DL data from a user plane (UP) of the CU, transmitting the DL data to a wireless device in response to the information, upon receiving the DL data, and releasing transmission resources after transmitting the DL data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to secondary cell activation. A method comprises transmitting, from a first apparatus and on a serving cell in an active status, a MAC layer command for activating at least one secondary cell to a second apparatus, the MAC layer command indicating a configuration on a procedure for activating the at least one secondary cell. The method further comprises receiving an acknowledgement for the MAC layer command from the second apparatus. The method further comprises causing the second apparatus to synchronize, based on at least the configuration and the acknowledgement, with the first apparatus on the at least one secondary cell. As such, the time for activating a Scell can be greatly shortened.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and a communications apparatus, to implement semi-static codebook feedback at a sub-slot granularity. The method includes: determining a candidate opportunity set, where a quantity of candidate opportunities included in the candidate opportunity set is a maximum quantity of non-overlapping data transmission opportunities included in a data transmission opportunity set, the data transmission opportunity set corresponds to a first set, the first set includes one or more downlink sub-time units, and the one or more downlink sub-time units correspond to a target uplink sub-time unit; and sending or receiving feedback information in the target uplink sub-time unit, where the feedback information includes a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the candidate opportunity set.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for a nested conditional mobility procedure. In some cases, a method for wireless communications by a UE generally includes receiving configuration information configuring the UE for conditional handover (CHO) from a source master node (S-MN) to a target master node (T-MN) and for conditional primary secondary cell (PSCell) addition or change (CPAC) and performing a nested procedure based on an evaluation of conditions for both CHO and CPAAC in accordance with the configuration information.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling data split of a dual-connected user equipment device (UE) when the UE has at least two co-existing air-interface connections including a first air-interface connection with a first access node and a second air-interface connection with a second access node. An example method includes (i) comparing an aggregate frequency bandwidth of the first air-interface connection with an aggregate frequency bandwidth of the second air-interface connection, (ii) based at least on the comparing, establishing a split ratio that defines a distribution of data flow of the UE between at least the first air-interface connection and the second air-interface connection, and (iii) based on the establishing, causing the established split ratio to be applied. Further the method could include using the comparison as a basis to set one of the UE's air-interface connections as the UE's primary uplink path.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connection reestablishment method, including: receiving a reestablishment message from a second node, the reestablishment message including information related to a configuration of the second node; performing a configuration based on the received reestablishment message; and transmitting a reestablishment complete message to the second node. The present disclosure also provides a context acquisition method, an interface management method, a UE context management method, a UE context acquisition method, a method for triggering UE to reestablish a connection, and various nodes and computer-readable medium that perform the above methods.

Abstract: An uplink dynamic grant-free transmission method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: a terminal receives downlink control information sent by a base station, where the downlink control information includes a plurality of pieces of indication information, each piece of indication information corresponds to one type 2 configured grant configuration, the indication information is used to indicate the terminal to perform an operation on the type 2 configured grant configuration corresponding to the indication information, and the operation includes: activating, deactivating, or maintaining a state; and then the terminal performs corresponding operations on the plurality of type 2 configured grant configurations based on the downlink control information.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmission beam indicating. One apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information using multiple transmission beams. The apparatus also includes a receiver that receives a feedback message indicating a transmission beam of the multiple transmission beams. The feedback message is received in response to transmitting the information. The transmitter transmits a message using the transmission beam in response to receiving the feedback message.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes input circuitry, an encapsulator, transmission circuitry and flow control circuitry. The input circuitry is to receive packets from a data source in accordance with a first communication protocol that employs credit-based flow control. The encapsulator is to buffer the packets in a memory buffer and to encapsulate the buffered packets in accordance with a second communication protocol. The transmission circuitry is to transmit the encapsulated packets over a communication link in accordance with the second communication protocol. The flow control circuitry is to receive from the encapsulator buffer status indications that are indicative of a fill level of the memory buffer, and to exchange credit messages with the data source, in accordance with the credit-based flow control of the first communication protocol, responsively to the buffer status indications.

Abstract: Provided is a method for a user equipment (UE), comprising performing, based on acquired information, in at least one of an idle mode and an inactive mode, at least one of an intra-frequency neighbor cell measurement and an inter-frequency neighbor cell measurement. The acquired information comprises at least one of a group of a periodicity of synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB)-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) and a periodicity of SMTC2-long periodicity (SMTC2-LP) and a physical cell identifier (PCI) list of SMTC2-LP.

Abstract: A system for facilitating sender-side granular congestion control is provided. During operation, the first and second processes of an application can run on sender and receiver nodes, respectively. A first buffer on the sender node can be allocated to the first process. For the first process, the system can then identify a second buffer at a last-hop switch of the receiver node. The system can determine, based on in-flight packets, the utilization of the second buffer. The system can also determine a fraction of available space in the second buffer for packets from the first buffer based on the utilization. Subsequently, the system can determine whether the fraction of the available space can accommodate the next packet from the first buffer. If the fraction of the available space can accommodate the next packet, the system can allow the first process to send the next packet to the second process.

Abstract: Within a regeneration device, regenerate a first input signal having a first timestamp and an inadequate signal-to-noise ratio and bypass a second input signal having a second timestamp and having an adequate signal-to-noise ratio. With a central processing server coupled to the device, obtain, from a delay tracking database, a first delay associated with a first signal path for the first input signal and a second delay associated with a second signal path for the second input signal. With the server, cause to be sent downstream the regenerated first input signal together with the first timestamp and the first delay, and the non-regenerated second input signal together with the second timestamp and the second delay.

Abstract: A credit-based flow control system can utilize speculative credit. If an agent has not received a credit return from a downstream agent for a given period of time, the agent can return speculative credit to an upstream agent. This way, even if the agent is not currently capable of performing operations represented by the speculative credit, the upstream agent can be enabled to proceed with operations.

Abstract: A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The method comprises: receiving LRRE information from an AP; determining whether a first condition is satisfied by the WTRU, wherein the first condition is satisfied by the WTRU, on a condition that the first condition is satisfied, sending a mode change request to the AP to change an operation mode to a LRRE HARQ mode; receiving a response regarding the mode change request from the AP; and communicating with the AP using a plurality of PPDUs, each of the PPDUs comprising at least one field enabling transmissions between the WTRU and the AP under the first condition and a LRRE HARQ mode indication.

Abstract: A method for transmitting information is applicable to a terminal and includes: buffering data information carried by an unlicensed spectrum resource; acquiring a target scheduling instruction issued by a base station, the target scheduling instruction being configured to indicate resource configuration information of a preceding downlink transmission resource, and the preceding downlink transmission resource referring to an unlicensed spectrum resource that has completed transmission for downlink data before the base station issues scheduling information on the resource; acquiring target information sent by the base station from the buffered data information according to the target scheduling instruction.