Abstract: In one example, a method and apparatus for initiating internet connection speed tests in residential gateways are disclosed. In one example, the method initiates, by a residential gateway of a subscriber premises, a test of an internet connection speed associated with the subscriber premises, such that the residential gateway and a test server are endpoints for an exchange of test data. A speed of the exchange of the test data is then measured.

Abstract: Cell acquisition is disclosed in frequency diversity configured for frame based equipment (FBE) access, such as using opportunistic frequency switching. A user equipment (UE) begins cell acquisition by synchronizing to an available communication channel of an available cell in response to detection of a synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with a network on which the UE communicates. The UE receives system information associated with the available cell from a serving base station, wherein the system information includes identification of at least: a link indicator identifying linked communication channels available for opportunistic switching, sensing occasion offsets for each of the linked channels, and access information associated with each of the linked channels. The UE measures a channel quality for each available channel. The base station transmits this system information on each of the linked channels and then monitors the allocated random access resources for signals from the UEs.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to a data processing method for monitoring at least one performance metric associated with a characteristic of a virtual network function; the method comprising instantiating the virtual network function, monitoring said at least one performance metric associated with the characteristic of the virtual network function; and adapting allocated resources supporting the virtual network function according to said monitoring.

Abstract: A method and system for performing link adaptation are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless communication system for performing link adaptation is provided. The method includes, when a first measure of channel quality is higher than a first predetermined amount, using a first outer loop adjustment process directed to determining link adaptation for a first data transmission transmitted to a wireless device. The method also includes, when the first measure of channel quality is lower than a second predetermined amount, using a second outer loop adjustment process different from the first outer loop adjustment process directed to determining link adaptation for a second data transmission transmitted to the wireless device.

Abstract: A full-duplex radio device is disclosed. The full-duplex radio device includes an analog transmission (TX) circuit that includes a power amplifier to output an analog TX signal. The full-duplex radio device also includes a feedback receiver circuit coupled to the analog TX circuit. The feedback receiver circuit provides a digital representation of the analog TX signal that is used to digitally cancel at least a transmitter noise component of a self-interference signal associated with a transmission of the analog TX signal in the full-duplex radio device.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling how many carriers to aggregate together for carrier-aggregation service of a UE. A base station could take into account how many MIMO layers a UE would support respectively for each of various candidate quantities of carriers, and the base station could select the candidate quantity of carriers that would result in use of a highest aggregate total number of MIMO layers. Further, the selection could involve mapping UE-reported rank to a quantity of carriers, with the rank being inversely proportional to the selected quantity of carriers. The base station could then configure carrier-aggregation service of the UE with the selected quantity of carriers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, user equipment and a base station adapted to handle channel state feed-back reports in a more flexible way. More specifically, a channel state feedback procedure is provided which utilizes the resources available for transmission of channel state feedback more efficiently. This is achieved by including uplink grant availability into the channel state feedback reporting triggers used for determining when and how to send channel state feedback from a UE, i.e. a channel state feedback reporting request may be sent by a base station in an uplink grant to a UE comprising an indication of an expected amount of information to be returned.

Abstract: A method for communication by an edge communication device with a network via a relay communication device includes synchronizing to a network using an initial synchronization signal, associating with a relay communication device, entering a power saving state, awakening from the power saving state, searching for a periodic secondary relay synchronization signal (SRSS) transmitted by the relay communication device using an SRSS search window having a duration longer than a duration of a network search window for searching for the initial synchronization signal, synchronizing to the relay communication device based on the SRSS signal, and transmitting data to the relay communication device based on the synchronizing to enable the relay communication device to relay the data to the network.

Abstract: A communications device comprising a transmitter for transmitting signals representing device-to-device communications to a second communications device across a wireless access interface, a receiver for receiving signals representing device-to-device communication from the second communications device across the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface including a control resource for communicating control data between communications devices and a data resource for communicating user data between communications devices, the control data providing scheduling assignments for the allocation of resources of the data resource, and a controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to perform interference detection in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, and to transmit in the control resources, in response to detecting interference in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, signals representing an indication of the detected interference to the se

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method in a wireless communication device that operates in an enhanced coverage mode, the enhanced coverage mode comprising sequential repetition of messages sent from the wireless communication device to a network node. An example method includes: receiving a Timing Advance Command TAC from the network node; and adapting a time at which the TAC is applied, wherein a time difference between the time at which the TAC is applied and a time at which the TAC is received shall be greater than or equal to a specified time depending on a type of the used Radio Access Technology, such that application of the TAC does not occur during a period after a first subframe of a repeated uplink transmission till the end of the repeated uplink transmission.

Abstract: Various solutions for reporting hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information for ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC) with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a downlink control information (DCI) format comprising a resource indication. The apparatus may choose a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource from a plurality of PUCCH resources according to the resource indication. The apparatus may transmit HARQ-ACK information in the PUCCH resource. The resource indication may indicate timing information of the PUCCH resource by a unit of symbol.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The PUCCH groups comprise a secondary PUCCH group. The secondary PUCCH group comprises a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. A deactivation timer of the PUCCH secondary cell is restarts in response to a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on any secondary cell, other than the PUCCH secondary cell, in the secondary PUCCH group indicating an uplink grant or a downlink assignment. The PUCCH secondary cell is deactivated in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

Abstract: A method is provided for when an allocation area of data indicated by control information overlaps a subsequent control information area occurring after a control information area is pre-configured by a higher layer signal or system information. A terminal may omit or partially perform a blind search for the subsequent control information area overlapping a data area. Additionally, a terminal may receive data based on an assumption that a data area has been mapped to the subsequent control information area, or a terminal may receive data based on an assumption that a data area has not been mapped to the subsequent control information area. Thus, the terminal may adaptively adjust a configuration area for a data area and prevent blind decoding to further reduce power consumption.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer program comprising a sequence of instructions for execution on a processing unit having instruction storage for holding the computer program, an execution unit for executing the computer program and data storage for holding data, the computer program comprising one or more computer executable instruction which, when executed, implements: a send function which causes a data packet destined for a recipient processing unit to be transmitted on a set of connection wires connected to the processing unit, the data packet having no destination identifier but being transmitted at a predetermined transmit time; and a switch control function which causes the processing unit to control switching circuitry to connect a set of connection wires of the processing unit to a switching fabric to receive a data packet at a predetermined receive time.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a mobile communications network, the method comprising transmitting first data to a first mobile unit wherein transmitting the first data comprises transmitting first control information in a first time period, the first control information identifying first allocated resources for transmitting the first data in a subsequent second time period.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for a bandwidth manager for packetized data designed to arbitrate access between multiple, high bandwidth, ingress channels (sources) to one, lower bandwidth, egress channel (sink). The system calculates which source to grant access to the sink on a word-to-word basis and intentionally corrupts/cuts packets if a source ever loses priority while sending. Each source is associated with a ranking that is recalculated every data word. When a source buffer sends enough words to have its absolute rank value increase above that of another source buffer waiting to send, the system “cuts” the current packet by forcing the sending buffer to stop mid-packet and selects a new, lower ranked, source buffer to send. When there are multiple requesting source buffers with the same rank, the system employs a weighted priority randomized scheduler for buffer selection.

Abstract: A smart home service which is capable of providing an environment in which calling a control command for a device is available via a user terminal protocol to control between the device and a user terminal based on different type of protocol and a control method for the same. The smart home service server connecting at least one device operated based on a first protocol to at least one user terminal operated based on a second protocol, includes an application programming interface (API) controller configured to allow a control command for the at least one device to be called via the second protocol of the at least one user terminal; a filter configured to convert the called control command according to the first protocol; and a control command transmitter configured to transmit the control command converted according to the first protocol, to the at least one device.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system is discussed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method in a base station for coordinating resources in a wireless communications system with carrier aggregation in which a first group of terminal devices is served by a primary cell and one or more secondary cells under control of the base station. The method comprises obtaining information indicating arrival of a second group of terminal devices at coverage of the base station. A speed of any terminal device of the second group is higher than a speed of any terminal device of the first group. The method also comprises releasing resources on at least one secondary cell of the one or more secondary cells and allocating the released resources to the second group of terminal devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a control signal (for example, PDCCH signal) in an asymmetric multicarrier environment. The method for transmitting a control signal for an asymmetric multicarrier in a wireless connection system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: determining the size of a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating a downlink component carrier (DL CC) by which downlink data is transmitted, on the basis of a maximum value of the number of DL CCs and of the number of uplink component carriers (UL CCs) being managed in a base station; transmitting the CIF on a 1st DL CC to a terminal through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and transmitting downlink data on a 2nd DL CC indicated by the CIF to the terminal through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).