Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus is provided for performing carrier aggregation (CA) radio resource management (RRM). The system, method, and apparatus can receive a configuration message having configuration information from an access node; determine a measurement period for a secondary cell (SCell) and a cell identification delay based upon the configuration information; identify a new detectable cell on a secondary component carrier (SCC) as the SCell within the cell identification delay; perform a measurement for a CA operation within the measurement period; and report the measurement to the access node. The configuration message can be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. The measurement for the CA operation can be a measurement of the SCell on the SCC.

Abstract: The 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). The disclosure provide a semi-persistent scheduling method, a base station device and a user equipment, wherein, the semi-persistent scheduling method comprises: transmitting a configuration information of semi-persistent scheduling parameters to a user equipment (UE), so that the UE performs a semi-persistent scheduling data transmission based on the configuration information; and performing the semi-persistent scheduling data transmission based on the configuration information of the semi-persistent scheduling parameters.

Abstract: A method performed by a user device having a multiple connectivity configuration with a plurality of radio links to a plurality of network nodes in a radio communication network is provided. The user device can determine a change occurred in an amount of uplink data available for transmission in a first uplink buffer of the user device on a first radio link of a plurality of radio link to first network node. Responsive to the change, the user device can trigger a buffer status report for transmission to a second network node of the plurality of network nodes on a second radio link of the plurality of radio links for which a change in an amount of uplink data available for transmission in a second uplink buffer was not determined. A method performed by the first network node is also provided.

Abstract: A traffic transfer system includes a switch (10) and a switch (20) and distributes and transfers traffic of communication on a network to a plurality of devices. The switch (10) determines a device of a transfer destination of input traffic among a plurality of devices by a hash function. The switch (10) transfers traffic to a first device when the first device determined to be a transfer destination is available and transfers traffic to the switch (20) when the first device is not available. The switch (20) determines a device to which the traffic transferred by the switch (10) is transferred, from available devices by a hash function. The switch (20) transfers the traffic to a second device determined to be a transfer destination.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting a suitable proxy to be used for adding a new node to an existing wireless mesh network and quickly finding the new node and bringing it into a wireless mesh network. More specifically, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, a neighbor of the target node can be automatically and quickly found and used as a proxy to update the network settings of the target node, enabling the target node to communicate on an existing network. In some embodiments, a proxy node can be selected based on relative locations of the new and existing nodes, as indicated by a site map.

Abstract: To make it possible to correctly understand a connection relationship of interfaces. A traffic addition device 50 adds to traffic volumes output from a plurality of interfaces of a plurality of network devices A to F in a to-be-estimated network N additional traffic volumes different at the interfaces. This forms a characteristic volume in the traffic volumes. The topology estimation device 10 can thus correctly understand a connection relationship of the interfaces from a correlation between the traffic volumes.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device according to the present application comprises a processing circuit which is configured to: receive information related to a timing advanced group (TAG) from a network side device serving for the electronic device; and start or end an HARQ process between the electronic device and all cells in the TAG according to the information related to the TAG. By using the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium according to the present application, the HARQ process can be reasonably started/ended in a unit of the TAG.

Abstract: A sidelink data transmission method and a device are provided. The method may be performed by a terminal device and includes: calculating a TBS based on a size of an allocated resource and a target resource overhead; and transmitting sidelink data based on the calculated TBS.

Abstract: Systems and methods for priority-dependent Uplink Control Information (UCI) resource determination are provided. In some embodiments, a wireless device determines that one or more UCIs are to be multiplexed onto a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); determines priorities of the PUSCH and/or each of the one or more UCIs; determines at least one beta offset value for one or more UCIs based on one or more of the priorities; set or adjust a UCI code rate based on the at least one beta offset value; and transmit a UCI according to the UCI code rate. This provides a simple and consistent method to deduce beta offset value for UCI based on priorities of UCI and PUSCH. The solution supports possible multiple different beta offset values determined without extra explicit signaling, i.e., it helps to reduce DCI bits needed to indicate potentially multiple beta offset values.

Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for performing collision resolution in a two-step random access channel (RACH) process. In such a process, an MsgA PUSCH signal and a grant based PUSCH signal may collide. When such a collision is detected, either the MsgA PUSCH signal or the grant based PUSCh signal are dropped. The other of the two signals is then transmitted. The determination regarding which signal to drop can be based on a set of rules stored in memory.

Abstract: The present application describes a data transmission method and device, which are used to better support non-orthogonal multiple access data transmission in an uplink grant-free scenario. The data transmission method includes determining a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) orthogonal port pattern of an uplink data channel, there being more than 12 DMRS orthogonal ports; and using the DMRS orthogonal port pattern to carry out data transmission.

Abstract: The forwarding node includes a first processor, a first memory, and a network adapter. The network adapter includes a second processor, a second memory, and a transceiver. The transceiver includes a first port and a second port. The transceiver is configured to receive a broadcast packet through the first port. The second processor is configured to store a first entry in the second memory. The transceiver is configured to send the broadcast packet through the second port. The transceiver is configured to receive a response packet of the broadcast packet through the second port. The second processor is configured to query the first entry based on first address information to determine the first port. The transceiver is configured to send the response packet through the first port. The second processor is configured to store a second entry in the second memory.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver and a processor for processing a radio signal received through the transceiver or a radio signal to be transmitted through the transceiver. The processor accesses a channel according to according to a priority of data to be transmitted to the base communication terminal by the wireless communication terminal.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for network slice support of respective transport protocols. In one example, a session management function obtains, from a user equipment, a request for a network slice identifier in a network that includes a plurality of network slices each configured to support a respective transport protocol. In response to the request, the session management function identifies a first transport protocol of the respective transport protocols by which the user equipment is to communicate. Based on the first transport protocol, the session management function identifies a first network slice of the plurality of network slices by which the user equipment is to communicate. The first network slice is configured to support the first transport protocol. The session management function provides the network slice identifier to the user equipment. The network slice identifier corresponds to the first network slice.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a scheduling request processing method and a terminal device. The scheduling request processing method includes: determining, by a terminal device, whether there is a regular BSR associated with a first logical channel that is triggered and has not been canceled; and if a regular BSR associated with the first logical channel is triggered and has not been canceled, and the terminal device has no uplink resource available to transmit data of the first logical channel, and a first timer of the terminal device is not running, triggering, by the terminal device, an SR, where the first timer is configured to delay transmission of the SR.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving at least one time sensitive communications (TSC) request from at least one application function (AF). The method may further include determining at least one hold and forward (HnF) parameter based on the at least one TSC request. The method may further include transmitting the at least one HnF parameter to at least one user equipment (UE).

Abstract: A method of configuring a user plane function node in, e.g., a fifth generation mobile core architecture to process user plane traffic without reliance on control messages over the Sx/N4 or Gx/N7 interfaces. The method includes detecting a type of user traffic at a user plane function node in, e.g., a fifth generation mobile core architecture, selecting, on the user plane function node and based on the type of user traffic, a rule to be applied to the user traffic, and activating the rule to be applied to the user traffic. The approach reduces or eliminates north-south control traffic in CUPS architecture or 5G mobile core architecture.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wirelessly transmitting a data flow based on a plurality of automatic repeat request (ARQ) processes are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transmitter module in a wireless communication system is configured for corresponding a data flow to a list of automatic repeat request (ARQ) processes that are associated with a same logical channel, and transmitting data of the data flow based on the list of ARQ processes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer readable storage medium of user selection for MU-MIMO communications. In example embodiments, a method is provided. The method comprises determining a set of candidate terminal devices; and iteratively performing the following at least once until an end condition is met: generating, based on respective channel estimations for the set of candidate terminal devices, a covariance matrix indicating interdependency among the set of candidate terminal devices; determining a minimum eigenvalue of the covariance matrix and an eigenvector corresponding to the minimum eigenvalue, the eigenvector indicating a set of measurements for interdependency among the set of candidate terminal devices; and updating the set of candidate terminal devices by removing, from the set of candidate terminal devices, a candidate terminal device associated with a maximum measurement in the set of measurements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for obtaining timing information and performing a time offset adjustment for target wake time (TWT) operations in a wireless network. The apparatuses include a first communication device comprising a transceiver and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to transmit, during a target wake time (TWT) setup phase, a TWT element including a request for information on a traffic delay of a second communication device and receive the information on the traffic delay. The processor is configured to determine a time offset to adjust a start time of a next TWT interval based on the information on the traffic delay.