Abstract: An operation method of a communication node in a millimeter-wave based communication system may comprise when a first communication path between the second base station and the terminal connected to the first base station is not established, transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) request message requesting establishment of the first communication path to the second base station via the first base station; receiving an RRC response message from the second base station via the first base station, the RRC response message being a response to the RRC request message; and establishing the first communication path based on the RRC response message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a base station may configure allocate resources for sidelink communication between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE as part of a sidelink communication mode 1 and, in some implementations, may configure the first UE (a sidelink receiver) with a set of periodic reception occasions, each reception occasion including multiple reception opportunities for receiving sidelink control information (SCI) from the second UE (a sidelink transmitter). In some examples, each reception opportunity may be associated with a different receive beam and, as such, the first UE may monitor for the SCI from the second UE over different reception opportunities and using different receive beams. Such configured beam-sweeping reception for SCI may increase sidelink reliability as a result of greater spatial diversity, which may increase the likelihood for successful communication between the first UE and the second UE.

Abstract: A method performed by a method performed by a network node for performing admission control in a wireless communications network is provided. The network node serves a first and one or more second UEs. The network node receives (201) from the first UE, an access request for a radio resource for communication between the first UE and the network node. The network node further estimates (203) a first prediction of a requirement of the radio resource related to the access request, based on a measured initial data traffic between the network node and the first UE. The network node determines (205) a first threshold related to the first prediction, as a function of a measured data traffic load between the network node and the one or more second UEs. The network node then performs (206) admission control by deciding whether or not to admit the radio resource to the first UE, based on whether or not the first prediction exceeds the first threshold.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to detecting collisions on a communication network. A method may include transmitting a first signal to a shared bus. The method may also include observing a second signal at the shared bus during the transmitting. Further, the method may include detecting a collision on the shared bus in response to an amplitude of the second signal being one of greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold.

Abstract: This application provides an RNA allocation method, a network device, and a terminal. The method includes receiving, by a first network device, a second message sent by a second network device, where the second message carries RPA information of the second network device, and the RPA information is used to identify an RPA. The method also includes sending, by the first network device, a third message to the second network device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that an availability condition is satisfied, wherein the availability condition relates to an availability of the UE for sidelink communication; identify future available information (FAI) that indicates at least one of a time domain availability of the UE for sidelink communication or a frequency domain availability of the UE for sidelink communication; and transmit the FAI based at least in part on determining that the availability condition is satisfied. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment, UE, for handling communication in a wireless communication network, providing dual connectivity, DC, communication through a master node using a master cell group, MCG, over a first radio interface between the UE and the master node and through a secondary node using a secondary cell group, SCG, over a second radio interface between the UE and the secondary node. The UE detects a failure associated with the SCG and suspends actions associated with the SCG. The UE further performs a reconfiguration of the SCG in case the UE has received a MCG radio resource control, RRC, message comprising SCG configuration, wherein performing the reconfiguration of SCG comprises applying the reconfiguration; and resuming or not resuming the actions associated with the suspended SCG.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for managing uplink access in a wireless local area network. A station (STA) may inform an access point (AP) of uplink quality of service (QoS) parameters for a traffic flow from the STA. The AP may control uplink resources to satisfy the QoS parameters. For example, the AP may select from among different access modes (including a single user (SU) access mode, an uplink multi-user (UL-MU) scheduled access mode, a multi-user enhanced distributed controlled access (MU EDCA) access mode, or a low latency (LL) access mode). The AP may cause the STA to use a SU access mode or the LL access mode if the UL-MU scheduled access mode and the MU EDCA access mode are not sufficient to satisfy the uplink QoS parameters for the traffic flow.

Abstract: A plurality of WiFi-enabled devices that are physically proximate to one another form an ad hoc mesh network, which is associated with an overlay network, such as a content delivery network. A typical WiFi device is a WiFi router that comprises addressable data storage, together with control software operative to configure the device seamlessly into the WiFi mesh network formed by the device and one or more physically-proximate devices. The addressable data storage across multiple such devices comprises a distributed or “mesh-assisted” cache that is managed by the overly network. The WiFi mesh network thus provides bandwidth that is leveraged by the overlay network to provide distribution of content, e.g., content that has been off-loaded for delivery (by content providers) to the CDN. Other devices that may be leveraged include set-top boxes and IPTV devices.

Abstract: A method of encapsulating data and a single frequency network configured to perform the method are disclosed. A content stream of data packets is received, and the data packets in the content stream are formatted in accordance with a first protocol. Information identifying a container size established for the content stream is received. The data packets formatted in accordance with the first protocol are fragmented and packed to form data units formatted in accordance with a second protocol, and the data units are sized based on the container size. The data units formatted in accordance with the second protocol are encapsulated to form second protocol data packets. The second protocol data packets are provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to one or more transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the single frequency network broadcasts a same signal that includes the second protocol data packets.

Abstract: A method of enhancing IP packet forwarding feature support after interworking is proposed. When a PDU session in 5GS is transferred to a PDN connection in EPS, the UE shall assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from 5GS to EPS. When a PDN connection is established in EPS, the network indicated that the feature is not supported, and the network provided 5GSM parameters for ESM/5GSM interworking for this PDN connection, then UE shall assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from EPS to 5GS, the UE shall also assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from 5GS back to EPS. The IP packet forwarding features include PS data off and local IP address in TFT.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods for operating a terminal device and a base station of a cellular wireless multiple-input and multiple-output, MIMO, system. An uplink precoding for transmitting uplink signals from a plurality of antenna elements of the terminal device to the base station is determined. An uplink pilot signal using the uplink precoding and a radio resource of a transmission frame of the MIMO system is transmitted from the plurality of antenna elements. At the base station, a downlink precoding and uplink receive parameters are adjusted based on a receive property of the precoded uplink pilot signal from the terminal device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a UAV are provided. The method is applied to a base station, and includes: receiving flight path information transmitted by a UAV controller, wherein the flight path information represents a flight path set by the UAV controller for a UAV controlled by the UAV controller; determining the flight path based on the flight path information; and determining a next base station to which the UAV is to move based on the flight path, and performing a handover preparation for the next base station. Therefore, the present disclosure improves the mobility of the UAV and can also reduce the latency of handover between base stations.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments as described herein there is at least an apparatus and method to perform determining that at least one packet data convergence protocol data unit of a packet data convergence protocol sublayer are duplicate packet data convergence protocol data units of the packet data convergence protocol sublayer having been submitted for transmission on two or more carriers in a communication network; signaling to a control sublayer an indication of each packet data convergence protocol data unit that is a duplicate packet data convergence protocol data unit; and based on the indication, preventing a trigger of a radio link failure when a number of retransmissions based on the duplicate packet data convergence protocol data units reaches a threshold number of retransmissions.

Abstract: A base station of a radio access network (RAN) can be configured to prioritize standalone (SA) 5G traffic over non-standalone (NSA) 5G traffic in certain situations, to improve user experiences associated with 5G-specific services implemented via SA 5G networks. The base station can generally instruct 5G user equipment (UE), such SA UEs and NSA UEs, to prioritize camping on an SA priority band. However, if a RAN load level is at or above a threshold, the base station can instruct NSA UEs to prioritize camping on a different priority band in order to relieve congestion on the SA priority band and/or preserve remaining capacity on the SA priority band for SA UEs. When the RAN load level is above a threshold, the base station can also, or alternately, at least briefly delay traffic associated with NSA UEs to prioritize transmission of traffic associated with SA UEs.

Abstract: A method to prioritize sidelink logical channel (SL LCH) during destination UE selection for sidelink Logical Channel Prioritization (LCP) procedure in NR sidelink communication is proposed to avoid resource starvation. A TX UE prioritizes an RX UE having at least one SL LCH that has not satisfied a required minimum bit rate during destination UE selection when allocating SL resource to a new MAC PDU for SL transmission. The TX UE maintains a value Bj for each SL LCH j, where Bj>0 indicates that the logical channel has not met the requirement of prioritized bit rate. If at least one destination UE has SL LCH with data available for transmission and with Bj>0, then the selected destination UE is the one has the highest-priority SL LCH with data available for transmission and with Bj>0.

Abstract: Resource Unit (RU) allocation in mesh networks is provided via identifying devices engaged in wireless communication over a shared channel in a mesh network, the devices including a first Access Point (AP), a second AP in wireless communication with the first AP via a first backhaul connection, and a third AP in wireless communication with the first AP via a second backhaul connection; determining a first demand for bandwidth in the shared channel over the first backhaul connection and a second demand for bandwidth over the second backhaul connection; and assigning RUs to the first backhaul connection based on the first demand relative to a total bandwidth demand within the shared channel and to the second backhaul connection based on the second demand relative to the total bandwidth demand the shared channel, wherein the total bandwidth demand includes the first demand and the second demand.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless terminal may include transmitting a random access preamble of a random access procedure from the wireless terminal to a node of a radio access network. After transmitting the random access preamble, a random access response of the random access procedure may be received from the node of the radio access network, with the random access response including an Uplink grant for a Message 3 uplink communication of the random access procedure. The UL grant may include a time domain configuration associated with the Message 3 uplink communication. The time domain configuration may include a repetition factor that defines a number of repetitions across subframes for the Message 3 uplink communication, and/or Transmission Time Interval information for the Message 3 uplink communication. Related wireless terminals and base stations are also discussed.