Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are presented herein for providing lower level physical-layer gateway functionalities and upper-level application functionalities; a system designed with flexible configurations in order to support a wide range of connected applications. The system can include a processor that executes machine instructions to perform operations. The operations can comprise: receiving, from a first device, a first packet representing first data formatted in a first protocol language; transforming the first data to second data formatted in a second protocol language; and transmitting a second packet representing the second data to a second device.

Abstract: Proposed are a method and a device for receiving a PPDU having been subjected to LDPC tone mapping in a broadband tone plan in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives a PPDU from a transmission STA through broadband and decodes the PPDU. A data tone included in a data field is subjected to LDPC tone mapping on the basis of a first parameter. A tone plan for the 240 MHz band is 3×996 tone RUs, and a tone plan for the 320 MHz band is 4×996 tone RUs. The first parameter is 20.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems to manage and limit, by the development of a flow equalization equation, the amount of total input flow capacity within a network among three or more identical consuming members connected on a common distribution network. An objective of this method, and systems implementing the method, is to minimize the maximum input flow volume, such that, any number of consumers devices may operate at full consumption while other consumers are operating at less than full consumption.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: determining a quality metric for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) signal; comparing the determined quality metric to a threshold; and evaluating a power delay profile (PDP) of a radio channel based on the result of the comparison.

Abstract: One or more methods of operating an access node. At least one of the methods includes: detecting a capability indication that indicates a capability of a user equipment (UE) to simultaneously receive and transmit (Rx/Tx) on a first component carrier (CC1) and a second component carrier (CC2); and scheduling, based at least on the capability, a first UE activity to occur over the CC1 and a second UE activity to occur over the CC2 to avoid a collision in a time-domain by prioritizing one of the first UE activity or the second UE activity relative to the other one of the first UE activity or the second UE activity.

Abstract: A method for determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback resource includes determining, by a transmit end, the HARQ feedback resource of a receive end based on processing capability information of the receive end of a priority of data transmitted between the transmit end and the receive end, where the HARQ feedback resource carries HARQ information corresponding to the data transmitted between the transmit end and the receive end, and sending, by transmit end to the receive end, indication information indicating the HARQ feedback resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a handover method performed by user equipment and user equipment. The handover method performed by user equipment (UE) comprises: receiving, by the UE, a handover command, the handover command instructing the UE to perform a handover from a source base station to a target base station with an enhanced handover mechanism; and applying, by the UE, to the target base station a Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration comprised in the handover command, and maintaining an RRC configuration for the source base station at the same time, so as to perform the handover. In this way, the UE can communicate with the source base station and the target base station during the handover procedure, thereby implementing an enhanced handover mechanism, and reducing a handover interruption delay and a packet loss rate.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for a node used for wireless communication are provided. The method includes: receiving a first SS/PBCH block, wherein an index of the first SS/PBCH block is one of a plurality of candidate SS/PBCH block indexes; and transmitting a first preamble group, wherein the first preamble group comprises a plurality of preambles; a first PRACH occasion group comprises a plurality of PRACH occasions, and the plurality of PRACH occasions in the first PRACH occasion group are configured for transmitting the plurality of preambles in the first preamble group; and any two PRACH occasions in the first PRACH occasion group are orthogonal in time domain.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transceiver device and scheduling device, and communication methods for transceiver device and scheduling device. The transceiver device comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives, over a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), a sub-band occupancy indicator indicating sub-bands determined to be available for a transmission, and a resource allocation indicator indicating resources included in the available sub-bands and assigned to the transceiver device for the transmission. The transceiver device further comprises circuitry which, in operation, determines the assigned resources according to the resource allocation indicator and the sub-band occupancy indicator.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, performed by a base station, of transmitting or receiving data, the method including: determining whether to respectively allocate a plurality of transport blocks to different resource regions, based on channel information; determining, based on a result of the determining, a resource region to which the plurality of transport blocks are allocated and a modulation and coding scheme of the plurality of transport blocks; and transmitting, to a terminal, first downlink control information including an indicator of a transmission mode which indicates whether the plurality of transport blocks are allocated to different resource regions and resource allocation information of a resource region to which the plurality of transport blocks are allocated.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication that a tune-away period is available. The UE may perform one or more neighbor cell measurements during the tune-away period based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses method for transmitting downlink packet in function-separated core network. It is an object of the embodiments of the present disclosure to provide a method for transmitting a downlink packet for a UE in an idle mode which is capable of reducing a data transmission latency for a user and efficiently using network resources in a mobile communication system in which the control plane and the user plane of a gateway node are separated.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for enhancing a multi-carrier cell, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: when broadcasting a common carrier list of a multi-carrier cell, simultaneously broadcasting, by a base station, at least one piece of following configuration information at the same time: a first common carrier list of a first-type user equipment (UE), or a second common carrier list of the first-type UE, where the first-type UE is a UE supporting a multi-carrier cell enhancement function; and if the broadcast configuration information includes the second common carrier list of the UE, simultaneously broadcasting indication information about whether the first-type UE can use a carrier in a common carrier list of a second-type UE, or a weight value of each carrier configured for the first-type UE is broadcast at the same time, where the second-type UE is a UE not supporting the multi-carrier cell enhancement function.

Abstract: A carrier aggregation capability reporting apparatus and method are disclosed, so as to prevent a user equipment (UE) from repeatedly reporting capability information corresponding to a carrier combination supported by the UE, and to reduce waste of signaling resources used for reporting. The method includes: determining, by the UE, information about a carrier combination supported by the UE and information about a sub-combination that is of the carrier combination and that is supported by the UE; and reporting, by the UE to a base station, the determined information about the carrier combination supported by the UE and the determined information about the sub-combination that is of the carrier combination and that is supported by the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for radio link monitoring (RLM) by a user equipment (UE) in a combined terrestrial and satellite wireless communication network. Such methods include, during a discontinuity in a connection between a UE and a terrestrial network node (TNN), performing RLM of the connection based on a second configuration. Such methods also include, before and/or after the discontinuity, performing RLM of the connection based on a first configuration. The connection includes a first link between the UE and a satellite and a second link between the satellite and the TNN. The discontinuity includes a link switch in at least one of the first link and the second link. The RLM before, during, and after the discontinuity can include various first, second, and third operations, respectively. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a TNN, as well as UEs and TNNs configured to perform operations corresponding to such methods.

Abstract: A method for determining analytics for service experience for a Network Slice instance in a network comprising one or more network entities is provided. The method includes obtaining first information for determining a mapping between a set of one or more user equipment (UEs) and a set of one or more Network Slice instances, obtaining second information for determining the analytics of the set of one or more UEs, and determining the analytics for a Network Slice instance based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for an incentive and measurement coordination function in a mobile communications network cooperating with a gaming server, advertisement server or similar node or function to attract smartphone users, or users of other devices, to geographical areas where there is a need for coverage measurements. In particular, user equipments may be directed or steered towards areas where network related measurements are necessary (e.g. RSRP) and which are relevant e.g. for network planning. In this manner, an operator may reduce the amount of, or completely eliminate, drive tests (minimization of drive tests, MDT). Users may get incentives (e.g. vouchers, prizes, etc.) in order to move to areas where such measurements are necessary.

Abstract: In a voice signal relay and transfer method for a voice call between a radio voice terminal and a remote device includes, a radio voice signal is received from the radio voice terminal and converting the radio voice signal into a digital voice signal. The digital voice signal is further converted into a group of voice packets in a streaming form. Then the group of voice packets is transmitted to a streaming server via a mobile communication network. The group of voice packets is further transferred from the streaming server to the remote device in a streaming form.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for reporting channel state information in a wireless communication system, and a device for same.

Abstract: Various aspects include methods for supporting handover of a Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) (VoIP) call, such as a Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) call, with a user equipment (UE). Various aspects may enable VoWi-Fi call handover from support via an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) to support via Long Term Evolution (LTE) when Voice over New Radio (NR) (VoNR) is not supported by a User Equipment (UE) computing device and/or a fifth generation (5G) standalone (SA) (5G SA) network in which the UE is located.