Abstract: A communication system (1) includes a plurality of communication apparatuses (10) and a control apparatus (20), the control apparatus (20) including a control unit (21) including: a related information acquisition unit (22) that acquires related information related to the communication apparatuses; a connection request acquisition unit (23) that acquires a connection request from a new terminal; a determination unit (24) that determines a communication apparatus which is to be connected to the new terminal; and an instruction unit (25) that instructs the determined communication apparatus to carry out scanning with respect to the new terminal.

Abstract: A mobile network operator may deploy a distributed network stack including, deploying a first cloud native function in a first public cloud and deploying a second cloud native function in a second public cloud. A system may provide a connected virtual private cloud. A system may deploy one or more virtual routers within the connected virtual private cloud. A system may connect the first public cloud and the second public cloud to the connected virtual private cloud using the one or more virtual routers in the connected virtual private cloud to form the overlay network. A system may transmit data traffic between the first cloud native function and the second cloud native function using the overlay network.

Abstract: A method and at least one user equipment (UE) are disclosed. The method is performed by the at least one UE in a wireless communication system, and includes receiving, from a base station, group downlink control information (DCI) indicating a discontinuous reception (DRX) or discontinuous transmission (DTX) pattern. The at least one UE includes a memory device and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory device. The instructions cause the processor to receive, from a base station, group DCI indicating a DRX or DTX pattern.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems that relate to grouping the Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) ports are disclosed so as to enable efficient demodulation and/or channel interference estimation by the terminal device. In one example aspect, a method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a base station, a signaling message to a target terminal device indicating at least two groups of antenna ports associated with a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS). The at least two groups of antenna ports share no common antenna port. The method also includes performing, by the base station, a communication with a target terminal device based on the signaling message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for the establishment of an importance hierarchy for a quality of service (QOS) flow. A wireless device may associate various radio link control (RLC) entities and logical channels of the QoS flow with one or more importance levels of the QoS flow. In some cases, the wireless device may map each protocol data unit (PDU) set of the QoS flow to a respective importance level, which may influence transmission priority of the PDU sets. For example, a priority rule for scheduling PDUs may indicate that PDU sets are to be scheduled in order of importance, such that a PDU set associated with a highest importance level is scheduled first and a PDU set associated with a second-highest importance level is scheduled second.

Abstract: A method for data transmission, a network device, a terminal device, and a server device are disclosed. The method may include receiving application data sent by a terminal device; where the application data corresponds to a grouping feature identifier; determining a corresponding first grouping session in the network device according to the grouping feature identifier; and sending the application data to the first grouping session, and sending the application data in the first grouping session to a corresponding second grouping session in the server device, such that the server device processes the application data.

Abstract: Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a wireless communication node from a user plane function, downlink data directed to a wireless communication terminal during an unreachable time of the wireless communication terminal; and transmitting, by the wireless communication node to an access and mobility management function, a suspend request comprising a first indication to enable the downlink data to be buffered in the user plane function.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the present disclosure include a method including determining, by a first wireless communication device, a feature of an uplink (UL) element and transmitting, by the first wireless communication device, the UL element according to the feature of the UL element, where the feature of the UL element includes a relationship between a value of a first parameter of the UL element and a value of a second parameter of the UL grant, where the UL element is associated with one or more values of the first parameter.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a synchronization signal block beam sweep enabled smart meter. A method may include receiving information on an allocation of a plurality of synchronization signal blocks from a network element. One or more synchronization signal blocks may be received from the network element. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be configured with corresponding random access channel opportunities. The one or more synchronization signal blocks may be repeated in specific angular directions. A correct synchronization signal block beam may be configured at a correct time based on the random access channel opportunities. An indication may be received from the network element of which user equipment within a sector of a repeater element has connected on which random access channel opportunities.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive indication information indicating an uplink (UL) configuration and one or more triggering conditions for transmission of UL signals. Based on reception of a deactivation command or fulfillment of a condition for WTRU-triggered deactivation of a secondary cell group (SCG), the WTRU may deactivate the SCG. Based on the UL configuration and the fulfillment of the one or more triggering conditions, the WTRU may transmit the UL signals via the SCG. The WTRU may receive, via a master cell group (MCG), an in-synch or out-of-synch indication for the SCG. Based on the reception of the out-of-synch indication including a timing advance (TA) delta value, the WTRU may update a UL TA towards the SCG based on the TA delta value. Using the updated UL TA towards the SCG, the WTRU may transmit one or more subsequent UL signals via the SCG.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for discontinuous reception (DRX). According to an embodiment of the present application, a method may include: receiving configuration information for a plurality of search space sets (SSSs); in the case that one or more SSSs of the plurality of SSSs are associated with at least one SSS group (SSSG), determining at least one SSS from each SSSG; in the case that the plurality of SSSs include a set of SSSs outside any SSSG, determining at least one SSS from the set of SSSs; and detecting downlink control information (DCI) in a determined SSS, wherein the DCI includes a field indicating a power saving operation for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring. Embodiments of the present application can efficiently indicate a power saving operation for PDCCH monitoring during the DRX active time.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for determining slot formats of UL/DL transmission. The method includes: receiving a first UL/DL configuration and a second UL/DL configuration: and determining slot formats for a set of non-flexible slots and non-flexible symbols by at least one of the first UL/DL configuration and the second UL/DL configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed herein for establishing a connection between a network node and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). A network node (e.g., a user plane function (UPF)) may receive a connection request message from another network node (e.g., a session management function). The connection request may indicate a request to establish a connection between the network node (e.g., the UPF) and a WTRU. The connection request message may indicate a header compression configuration (HCC) supported by a proxy. The network node may receive a request message from the WTRU indicating an HCC supported by the WTRU. The network node may determine a supported HCC using the HCC supported by the proxy and the HCC supported by the WTRU. The network node may configure the proxy to use the supported HCC. The network node may establish a connection with the WTRU.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides a discovery message transmission method. A terminal device determines a target resource pool from among multiple available resource pools, wherein the multiple available resource pools are configured as resource pools capable of sending discovery messages; and the terminal device sends a discovery message on the basis of the target resource pool. The embodiments of the present application further provide a discovery message transmission apparatus, a device, and a storage medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing explicit MU-MIMO pairing indicator. Methods include maintaining a profile of one or more wireless devices in a wireless network using MU-MIMO. Methods further include receiving an indicator from one or more access nodes identifying MU-MIMO pairing for one or more wireless devices. Methods further include adjusting one or more of beamforming, layer assignment or throughput of the wireless network.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a data transmission apparatus, which can establish a radio bearer for a data plane based on a new wireless network architecture (i.e., a network architecture in which a control plane and a user plane are separated) to implement data transmission. The method includes: a terminal device sends selection information to a control plane access network device, where the selection information indicates a target user plane access network device, which is determined from at least one user plane access network device based on system information and a user plane access network device selection rule. The terminal device receives first timing advance information and first radio bearer configuration information from the control plane access network device, and performs data transmission with the target user plane access network device based on the first timing advance information and the first radio bearer configuration information.

Abstract: The devices, systems, and methods discussed herein facilitate the transition of a remote UE device and a relay UE device from either the RRCJDLE state or the RRCJNACTIVE state to the RRC_CONNECTED state in order to relay data. In some examples, in response to receiving a first Radio Resource Control (RRC) message from the remote UE device requesting connection to a base station, the relay UE device transmits an RRC connection request message to the base station. If the relay UE device receives a favorable RRC response message from the base station, the relay UE device transitions to the RRC_CONNECTED state with the base station and forwards the first RRC message to the base station. In some examples, the relay UE device transmits, to the remote UE device, a status update message to inform the remote UE device of the RRC response message received from the base station.

Abstract: Systems and methods can advantageously provide a protocol. A device using the protocol can include circuitry configured to provide at least one frame used after an access point to station association operation. The frame includes data indicating a data pause resume request or a data on indication. In some examples, the frame is provided according to an 802.11 protocol.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method for acquiring configuration information. The method includes: acquiring, by a relay device, first service information and/or first quality of service information of a first link from a first device, where the first link is a link between the first device and the relay device; sending, by the relay device, the first service information and/or second quality of service information to a network device, where the second quality of service information is a subset of the first quality of service information; and acquiring, by the relay device, configuration information of a second link from the network device, where the second link is a link between the relay device and a second device.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a resource monitoring method in sidelink communication are provided. The resource monitoring method in sidelink communication by the UE includes selecting a set of candidate slots within a resource selection window of a sidelink resource pool when partial sensing is configured in the UE by a higher layer and monitoring a slot ty?k×Preserve in the sidelink resource pool for a set of Preserve and a set of k no earlier than n?T0, wherein a slot ty is in the set of candidate slots, the set of Preserve comprises a subset of resource reservation periodicities, the set of k corresponds to one or more periodic sensing occasions, and T0 is a length of a sensing window.