Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed. The method includes partitioning channel state information (CSI) into one or more discrete elements based on a predetermined dimension; categorizing the partitioned CSI into one or more bins having an equal length; and encoding the categorized partitioned CSI.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a data transmission method and a terminal device, which can realize continuous inactive-state small data transmission. The data transmission method includes: sending, by a terminal device, first information during running of a first timer, where the terminal device is in an inactive state, the first timer is used to represent a time window of RRC connection establishment resume and/or to represent a time window for monitoring information for scheduling uplink data and/or downlink data transmission, and the first information includes user data; and restarting, by the terminal device, the first timer in a case that the terminal device receives second information, where the second information is used to schedule the terminal device to transmit uplink data and/or receive downlink data in the inactive state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable storage media for discontinuous reception (DRX)-enabled multipath (MP) communications. In a method, a first device receives a DRX configuration for a direct path between the first device and a second device and an indirect path between the first and second devices via a third device. The DRX configuration comprises at least one of a first DRX configuration or a second DRX configuration. The first DRX configuration is used for a first communication between the first and second devices on the direct path, and the second DRX configuration is used for a second communication between the first and third devices on the indirect path. Based on the received DRX configuration, the first device communicates with the second device on the direct path and with the third device on the indirect path.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of direct communications. Disclosed are a sidelink resource selection method and apparatus, and a user equipment. The method is applied to the user equipment, and comprises: in a condition that a service packet is arrived or to be arrived, determining whether resource selection/reselection needs to be triggered.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless base station, wireless terminal, and channel signal formation method that can prevent the quality of downstream assignment control data from degrading, while preventing the number of blind determinations from increasing on the wireless terminal on the receiving side of the downstream control channel signal. In a base station (100), a control unit (101) and a data size regulation unit (103) control the data size of downstream assignment control data and upstream assignment control data contained in the PDCCH signal based on the communication format used between the base station (100) and a terminal (200), the number of antennas (M) (nonnegative number) on the base station (100), the number of antennas (N) (nonnegative number) on the terminal (200), the bandwidth of the downstream band, and the bandwidth of the upstream band.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to identify at least one of a plurality of user equipment based on a pre-determined channel quality. A determination is made that point-to-point efficiency is greater than point-to-multipoint efficiency. At least one identified UE with worse channel condition is switched from point-to-multipoint to point-to-point.

Abstract: A request for multi-domain network information may be transmitted, by a STA, to an ME app. In response to the request, multi-domain network information corresponding to a plurality of WLANs may be received, by the STA. The response to the request may be received from a MEC service, of the ME app which runs on an MEP. In an embodiment, the ME app may be configured to obtain the multi-domain network information from an RNIS. In an embodiment, the STA may be associated with an AP controlled by a WiFi controller which is configured to collect measurement information of the plurality of WLANs and provide the measurement information to the MEP. Any one or more of the MEP, ME app or ME service may be configured to order the request and response with other requests and responses of one or more other STAs or ME apps.

Abstract: A process for constructing a mesh network where nodes use time division multiplexing to define windows for directional communication between nodes in the network includes a discovery period during which node locations are established and the nodes define available windows of communication. Each node may then propose shared windows with other nodes for intermittent directional communication. Each node may include more than one antenna, or an electronically scanned array antenna with multiple apertures. Each window may define directional communication for multiple nodes during the window. Directional, time multiplexed communication enables spatially separated communication between multiple nodes during the same time window without interference.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of a set of reference signal resources, wherein the set of reference signal resources is associated with two or more subbands included in a band used for communication between the UE and the base station. The UE may receive, based at least in part on one or more resources of the set of reference signal resources, at least one reference signal over the band. The UE may derive one or more measurements, associated with one subband of the two or more subbands, based at least in part on the at least one reference signal received over the band. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A communication terminal is capable of simultaneously communicating through a plurality of carriers by carrier aggregation, and the communication terminal comprises: a quality measurement unit for measuring the reception quality of a radio wave transmitted through a plurality of carriers from a base station of a connected cell to obtain a measured value; a primary carrier storage unit storing information specifying a primary carrier chosen from the plurality of carriers; a comparator for comparing a measured value of the primary carrier measured by the quality measurement unit to a threshold value; and a cell search unit for searching for another cell when the measured value of the primary carrier is less than or equal to the threshold value. Consequently, a search threshold value for carrier aggregation can be appropriately determined to perform a cell search and a quality measurement.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to performing a cell change to a target cell that is subject to Clear Channel Assessment (CCA). In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device for cell change to a cell that is subject to CCA comprises obtaining one or more cell change configurations that are related to CCA failures when performing a cell change to a target cell subject to CCA and performing a cell change to a desired target cell subject to CCA. Performing the cell change comprises performing the cell change based on the one or more cell change configurations. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a network node and corresponding embodiments of a network node are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a method and a device for transmitting or receiving data when a terminal establishes dual connectivity with multiple base stations or multiple cells using different radio access technologies. The method may include receiving, from a master base station, an RRC message indicating establishment of dual connectivity by using the master base station and a secondary base station; establishing a split signaling radio bearer (SRB) connected with two cells or cell groups for dual connectivity establishment; and duplicately transmitting uplink data to each of the mater base station and the secondary base station through the split signaling radio bearer, wherein the master base station and the secondary base station are base stations using different radio access technologies.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus to reduce a waiting latency in a retransmission process. A terminal device receives a first PDSCH from a network device. In response to failing to decode data carried on the first PDSCH, the terminal device sends an SRS to the network device on a first time-frequency resource. In response to the network device not receiving feedback information of the first PDSCH, or receiving feedback information of the first PDSCH that is a NACK, the network device retransmits the first PDSCH based on a result of measuring the SRS. After determining that the first PDSCH fails to be decoded, the terminal device directly sends the SRS to the network device by using the first time-frequency resource.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for beam indication latency reduction via a symbol level beam sweeping configuration. A base station may receive, from a user equipment device (UE), a report associated with symbol level beam sweeping. The base station may determine a symbol level beam sweeping configuration. The symbol level beam sweeping configuration may be based, at least in part, on the report. The base station may transmit, to the UE, the symbol level beam sweeping configuration.

Abstract: A terminal comprising a control circuit for controlling communications in units of a second symbol, each unit being associated with a plurality of first symbols, and a communication circuit for performing communications.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus provide for a management node to send to a terminal node, a negotiation request used to update a receiving/sending switching interval to first switching time. The receiving/sending switching interval includes a first receiving/sending switching interval of the management node and a second receiving/sending switching interval of the terminal node. The terminal node receives the negotiation request, feeds back acknowledgment response information to the management node in response to the negotiation request, and updates the second receiving/sending switching interval to the first switching time. The management node receives the acknowledgment response information. The management node updates the first receiving/sending switching interval to the first switching time based on the acknowledgment response information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a Base Station (BS) in a communication network is provided. The method includes: obtaining channel quality information sent from a User Equipment (UE), and in response to determining that the UE is in poor coverage according to the channel quality information, configuring the UE to perform downlink measurements on at least one downlink RLM measurement source in accordance with measurement configurations. The corresponding devices, computer readable storage medium, carrier, etc. thereof are also provided.

Abstract: A method of avoiding survival time (ST) failure, a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) are provided. The method includes being configured with pre-allocated radio resource by a base station (BS); transmitting data on an uplink configured grant; and entering a survival state and activating Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) duplication on the pre-allocated radio resource to retransmit the data. By performing the PDCP duplication, the UE could recover the failed transmission within the requirement of ST and avoid the application shutdown.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support synchronization signal pairing. In a first aspect, a first network node includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive, from a second network node, an indication of a first quantity of beams, receive, from the second network node, bitmap information including a first bitmap for a first beam of the first quantity of beams and a second bitmap for a second beam of the first quantity of beams, and generate first measurement information based on the bitmap information. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Provided are a channel state information (CSI) feedback method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: measuring channel state information; and sending CSI feedback corresponding to a channel state information parameter set.