Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for establishing a communication link between a battery-powered device and a WAP to reduce the power consumption burden of the battery-powered device. In an embodiment, a communication context of the battery-powered device and the WAP is determined, for example, by determining whether there is at least one intermediate device having a wired power source via which the battery-powered device can communicate with the WAP. A communication scheme of a plurality of different communication schemes is selected, for example, by selecting the communication scheme of the plurality of different communication schemes that imposes the lowest power consumption burden on the battery-powered device and is also supported by the communication context.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a control device having a controller that obtains a first signal transmitted from a communication terminal connected to a first wireless relaying device. The controller also obtains a second signal transmitted from the communication terminal to a second wireless relaying device different from the first wireless relaying device. Based on a relationship between a signal strength of the second signal and a predetermined first threshold of a signal strength of the first signal, the controller changes the first threshold to a second threshold different from the first threshold. Based on a relationship between the second threshold and the signal strength of the first signal, the controller transmits, to the communication terminal, first information regarding connection switching.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device operating in a wireless network. The method includes generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes a preamble portion and a data portion, wherein the preamble portion includes a signal field, wherein the signal field includes a bit that is set to binary ‘0’ to indicate that the data portion of the PPDU includes a wake-up receiver preamble and wake-up receiver data. The method further includes wirelessly transmitting the PPDU.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method by which a terminal receives downlink control information (DCI) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized by: receiving first information related to discontinuous reception (DRX); a timer for a DRX active time running on the basis of the first information; receiving, on the basis of the DRX active time, second information related to physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring adaptation; performing, on the basis of the second information, the PDCCH monitoring adaptation during a certain duration; and on the basis of a PDCCH monitoring occasion for a wake-up signal (WUS) being included within a duration in which the DRX active time and the certain duration overlap each other, receiving DCI including the WUS on the PDCCH monitoring occasion.

Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying a call from a caller and destined for a callee, receiving a data message associated with the call, forwarding the data message to a call processing server, processing the data message to identify one or more call parameters, comparing the one or more call parameters to an active call scam model applied by the call processing server, determining a scam score for the call based on the comparing of the one or more call parameters to the active call scam model applied by the call processing server, and determining whether to notify the callee that the call is a scam based on the scam score.

Abstract: A method for communicating under multi links includes: determining a first message frame; and sending the first message frame under the first link in the multi links. The first message frame includes first information. The first information is configured to indicate listen interval information of a station corresponding to at least one link in multi links, and the listen interval information is configured to define a time interval for the station to awake for a communication operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a method for multi-access point AP coordination and a related apparatus. The method in the embodiments of this application includes: generating, by a first access point AP, a first radio frame, where the first radio frame includes indication information used to indicate transmission duration of a second radio frame sent by a second access point AP; sending, by the first access point AP, the first radio frame to the second access point AP; and in a sending period of the second radio frame, sending, by the first access point AP, a third radio frame to a first station STA associated with the first access point AP.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to an apparatus for a wireless communication system. The apparatus comprises means being configured for: receiving from one or more antennas of another apparatus, herein referred to as user apparatus, one or more antenna signals respectively; determining one or more frequency shifts of the one or more antenna signals respectively; determining an orientation of the user apparatus using the determined one or more frequency shifts.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a probe request and response technology between a station and a plurality of access point multi-link devices (AP MLDs). During implementation of this application, a station may obtain communication parameters of a plurality of APs of one or more AP MLDs by sending one probe request frame, to obtain communication parameters of the AP MLD on a plurality of links, thereby efficiently implementing association between the station and the AP MLD or establishing multi-link transmission between the station and the AP MLD.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to small data transmission. Although the present disclosure, the stored data is not taken into consideration when calculating data volume for small data transmission, and thus correct data volume value can be obtained thereby. Further, the terminal device may obtain information about volume of new data before calculating data volume for small data transmission. In addition, during small data transmission, the reported buffer status report may indicate an actual state of the remaining small data transmission data. Further, when the terminal device fails to transmit small data transmission data via 4-step random access procedure, the terminal device may fall back to 4-step random access small data transmission properly.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a mobile device, with a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, including: initializing a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) radio; checking whether a Wi-Fi connection with a Wi-Fi access point is available; establishing a secure session with a border gateway via the Wi-Fi connection responsive to the checking; and facilitating a user of the mobile device with a switch function for control of user sessions, wherein the switch function does not affect the secure session or the Wi-Fi radio. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: One example discloses a relay device, including: a controller configured to receive an original WLAN (wireless local area network) standards compliant message signal, that includes an embedded WLAN message, from a receiver; wherein the controller is configured to command a transmitter to transmit a copy of the original WLAN message signal, if the original message signal or the embedded WLAN message has a set of predetermined attributes; and wherein the controller is configured to command the transmitter without decoding select portions of the embedded WLAN message.

Abstract: An electronic device (such as an access point) that receives a modified response frame is described. During operation, an interface circuit in the electronic device may provide a trigger frame addressed to a second electronic device, where the trigger frame includes a trigger-frame variant that is compatible with an IEEE 802.11 standard (such as IEEE 802.11ax or a subsequent IEEE 802.11 standard). Then, the interface circuit may receive a modified response frame associated with the second electronic device, where the modified response frame is different from a response frame associated with the trigger frame specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard. When the second electronic device indicates support for the modified response frame during association with the electronic device, the interface circuit may define parameters associated with the modified response frame in an association response.

Abstract: A method for determining a radio configuration for a user equipment (UE) in multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) operation is provided. The method includes obtaining information relating to energy for one or both of (i) the UE in MR-DC operation and (ii) one or more nodes involved in the MR-DC operation of the UE. The method includes determining an optimal radio configuration for the UE in MR-DC operation based at least in part on the information relating to energy. The method includes determining a final radio configuration for the UE in MR-DC operation based on the optimal radio configuration.

Abstract: A method for a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (non-STR) device in a wireless local area network (LAN) is provided. The non-STR device may support a multi-link communication related to a first link and a second link. The non-STR device may determine whether to transmit a first physical protocol data unit (PPDU), PPDU, based on a channel access result on the first link and a channel access result on the second link. The non-STR device determines not to transmit the first PPDU through the first link and keeps the back-off counter of the first link at zero (0) when a back-off counter of the first link reaches zero (0) and a back-off counter of the second link does not reach zero (0).

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: Even when inter-cell mobility is performed using a plurality of transmission/reception points, communication is appropriately performed. A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives information related to activation of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a control section that controls monitoring of a downlink control channel related to paging, based on whether or not the TCI state corresponding to a serving cell is included in the TCI state to be activated.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a network node, the network node operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT. The method includes transmitting signaling having communication signaling and Demodulation Reference Signaling, DMRS, in a transmission resource pattern. The DMRS is arranged in the transmission resource pattern according to a DMRS pattern, in which the DMRS pattern is selected from a set of DMRS patterns based on a coexistence indication indicating the presence of cell-specific reference signals, CRS, associated to a second RAT.

Abstract: A method to facilitate analysis of wireless communication frames in multi-link operation. The method includes receiving, at a wireless sniffing device, a first frame over a first link, the first link being associated with a first Media Access Control (MAC) address of the a multi-link device (MLD), receiving, at the wireless sniffing device, a second frame over a second link, the second link being associated with a second MAC address of the MLD, generating a mapping between (a) the first MAC address and the second MAC address and (b) a MLD MAC address for the MLD, and supplying the MLD MAC address to a traffic analysis tool along with a copy of at least aspects of the first frame and a copy of at least aspects of the second frame.

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module; and a memory electrically connected to the processor and including instructions executable by the processor. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor may be configured to: receive at least one beacon signal including restricted target wake time (R-TWT) service period (SP) information of each link included in multiple links; determine at least one link from among the multiple links based on the beacon signal; and transmit and receive data based on the at least one link. Other embodiments, in addition to the foregoing embodiment, are also applicable.