Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for indicating a packet data unit session as unavailable. One apparatus (300) includes a processor (302) that determines (802) that at least one packet data unit session is unavailable. The apparatus (300) includes a transmitter (310) that transmits (804) information indicating that the at least one packet data unit session is to be released.

Abstract: A system (900) and method (1100) instructing a vehicle (910) where and when to refuel is disclosed herein. The system (900) comprises a server (925) for receiving a workflow for a vehicle (910). The workflow comprises an origination location (901) of the vehicle, a destination (950) of the vehicle (910), a route (905) to the destination, a cargo, a time of departure and a time of arrival. The server (925) determines a plurality of fuel stops (930) along the route (905).

Abstract: A system and method for utilizing data and computational information from on-vehicle and off-vehicle sources. The system comprises an assigning authority engine, a remote profile manager toolset, a plurality of databases, a plurality of cloud sources, a vehicle and a CVD within the vehicle. The dynamic, temporal combinations access data from the plurality of cloud sources comprising third party data and vehicle, timing, event, and/or positioning (“VTEP”) data to inform a plurality of instruction sets delivered by the assigning authority. One or more elements of the VTEP data is used as the basis to synchronize timing between the data, or computational outputs of two or more sources of electronic information. A single coherent information picture is generated from fusing data and computational information from the on-vehicle sources and the off-vehicle sources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate with each other, and the terminal device performs a random access procedure. The base station device notifies the terminal device of random access common configuration information including the number of repetitions for each level, information indicating a relationship between group information of random access preambles and the level, and the number of attempts of preamble transmission for each level. A MAC layer in the terminal device performs processing of increasing the level in a case that a first counter exceeds the number of attempts of transmission corresponding to the level.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: selecting, by user equipment (UE), a synchronization reference from among a plurality of synchronization sources; and transmitting the SLSS on the basis of the selected synchronization reference, wherein the synchronization reference is selected from among synchronization sources in two or more component carriers (CCs).

Abstract: A communications system provides for accurate fingerprinting of devices across a communications channel. A transmitter device modifies a physical layer signal prior to transmission as a function of signal modification parameters. A receiver device classifies a received physical layer signal and to outputs a classification indicator and a score. The receiver further analyzes the classification indicator and the score to produce an updated set of signal modification parameters provides the parameters to the transmitter device. The transmitter device, in turn, updates its signal modification parameters accordingly, thereby generating subsequent communications that more clearly indicate a fingerprint of the transmitter device.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interworking method between networks of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including: performing a first interworking procedure for changing a network of the UE from a 5-generation core network (5GC) network to an evolved packet core (EPC) network, wherein, when an interface between the 5GC and the EPC networks does not exist, the performing of the first interworking procedure includes: receiving a first indication from an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the 5GC network; and performing a handover attach procedure in the EPC network based on the first indication.

Abstract: A method for an STA for receiving a WUR frame in a WLAN, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a WUR frame including a first portion of a TSF timer and an MIC value; calculating an MIC verification value on the basis of the first portion of the TSF timer and the TSF timer stored in the STA; and determining whether to discard the received WUR frame depending on whether the MIC value included in the WUR frame matches the calculated MIC verification value, wherein the first portion of the TSF timer included in the WUR frame is the 8-bits following the least significant N-bit in the TSF timer, and the STA may obtain a continuous 48-bit partial TSF timer value through the first portion of the TSF timer and a second portion of the TSF timer stored in the STA, and may calculate the MIC verification value on the basis of the obtained 48-bit partial TSF timer value.

Abstract: This application discloses a communications method and apparatus, the method including sending a synchronization/broadcast signal block of a serving cell or a camping cell, sending at least one piece of cell measurement configuration information to a terminal device, where the at least one piece of cell measurement configuration information comprises N pieces of information indicating actual sending of a synchronization/broadcast signal block, and the N pieces of information indicating actual sending of a synchronization/broadcast signal block are used to indicate information about actually sent synchronization/broadcast signal blocks of M cells, where 1?N?M, where M is a quantity of measurement cells of the terminal device, and where both N and M are positive integers, and sending synchronization/broadcast signal blocks of the M measurement cells.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for mapping data to OFDM symbols. One apparatus (200) includes a receiver (212) that receives (1402) data. In some embodiments, consecutive modulation symbols corresponding to the data are mapped to orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols in a time domain that are separated by one or more orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing symbols.

Abstract: A communication device determines whether simultaneous transmissions in a first frequency segment and a second frequency segment are to be synchronized in time. In response determining that simultaneous transmissions in the first frequency segment and the second frequency segment are to be synchronized in time, the communication device transmits a first packet in the first frequency segment beginning at a first time, and transmits a second packet in the second frequency segment beginning at the first time. In response to determining that simultaneous transmissions in the first frequency segment and the second frequency segment are to be unsynchronized in time, the communication device transmits a third packet in the first frequency segment beginning at a second time, and transmits a fourth packet in the second frequency segment beginning at a third time that is different than the second time.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to protect the communication of a legacy terminal while achieving favorable communication by rendering the CCA level of a CCA-variable terminal apparatus variable in an environment, premised on CSMA/CA, where the CCA-variable terminal apparatus and a legacy terminal apparatus coexist. A terminal apparatus for performing wireless communication with a base station apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives a radio signal transmitted from the base station apparatus; a CCA-variable channel information processing unit that acquires first CCA-variable channel instruction information contained in the radio signal and containing information regarding a range of a CCA level that is available on a certain channel and that is used for clear channel assessment; and a higher layer unit that selects, according to the first CCA-variable channel instruction information, a channel to be used.

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.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a cell. The controller receives a System Information Block type1 (SIB1) comprising first configuration of a bandwidth size of an initial Downlink (DL) Bandwidth Part (BWP) from the cell via the wireless transceiver, and applies the first configuration for communication with the cell via the wireless transceiver in response to the UE in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle or inactive state successfully completing a random access procedure.

Abstract: The preset disclosure provides a paging strategy determination method, a device, a RAN network element and a core network element, the paging policy determination method includes: receiving a PPI value sent by a core network element, wherein the PPI value is determined according to the DSCP value of the downlink packet; and determining the paging policy according to the PPI value when the UE in the RRC deactivated state receives the downlink packet.

Abstract: A method for operating a network infrastructure-side network unit of a cell-based wireless communication network is provided. The method includes: receiving a scheduling request message for a sidelink channel in an unlicensed frequency range on an uplink channel by a roadside network unit, the scheduling request message indicating a size of the data available for transmission on the sidelink channel at the roadside network unit; ascertaining a scheduling grant message as a function of the size, the scheduling grant message including an assignment of a number of sidelink resources of the sidelink channel to the roadside network unit, and the assigned number of sidelink resources being sufficient to transmit the available data and additional data of other roadside network units; and transmitting the scheduling grant message to the roadside network unit on a downlink channel.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications, and provided thereby are a report sending method, report receiving method, device and system, the method comprising: when radio link failure (RLF) occurs, a terminal generates an RLF report, the RLF report comprising relevant information about the wireless environment in which the terminal is located when the RLF occurs; the terminal receives a terminal information request sent by an access network device, the terminal information request being used for acquiring the RLF report generated by the terminal; and the terminal sends the RLF report to the access network device. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the access network device may identify the wireless environment where the terminal is located when RLF occurs according to an RLF report, so as to subsequently optimize and manage an accessed terminal on the basis of the wireless environment and to improve the access quality of the terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for performing combined grant-free and grant-based UL resource allocation. In a particular embodiment, a network entity sends a first type of UL transmission resource assignment selected from two types of UL transmission resource assignment mechanisms to a UE for grant-free transmission and a second type of UL transmission resource assignment from two types of UL transmission resource assignment mechanism to a UE for grant based transmission. The network entity then receives a first data transmission from the UE for grant free transmission using an assigned transmission resource and a second data transmission from the UE for grant based transmission using an assigned transmission resources. Other embodiments pertain to changing the resource allocation scheme from grant free to grant based for a UE, or vice versa. Examples reasons for doing so may include HARQ re-transmisisons.

Abstract: Provided is a high-speed communication system with high reliability and low latency, etc., under New Radio (NR). A communication system includes a communication terminal device, and a base station device configured to perform radio communication with the communication terminal device. The communication terminal device is configured to duplicate a packet and transmit the duplicated packets with carrier aggregation. The base station device is configured to transmit, to the communication terminal device, packet duplication control on packet duplication and secondary cell control on a secondary cell to be used for the carrier aggregation. The communication terminal device is configured to perform the packet duplication control and the secondary cell control based on priorities defined between the packet duplication control and the secondary cell control.

Abstract: High-speed processing of packets to, and from, a virtualization environment can be provided while utilizing hardware-based segmentation offload and other such functionality. A hardware vendor such as a network interface card (NIC) manufacturer can enable the hardware to support open and proprietary stateless tunneling in conjunction with a protocol such as single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) in order to implement a virtualized overlay network. The hardware can utilize various rules, for example, that can be used by the NIC to perform certain actions, such as to encapsulate egress packets and decapsulate packets.