Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, one or more control signals indicating information associated with a set of occasions for a transmission time interval (TTI) corresponding to a low power operation mode of the UE. For example, the set of occasions may include one or more of a wake up signal (WUS) monitoring occasion, a synchronization signal block (SSB) occasion, a channel state information (CSI) reporting occasion, and a discontinuous reception (DRX) on duration occasion. The UE may determine whether to skip the WUS monitoring occasion based on a respective duration and a respective start time for each occasion of the set of occasions associated with the information indicated by the one or more control signals.

Abstract: An operation method of a first terminal comprises receiving, from a base station, DRX state information indicating a Uu DRX state in a Uu link between the base station and the first terminal and a first SL DRX state in a first SL between the first terminal and a second terminal, performing communication with the base station on the Uu link based on the Uu DRX state indicated by the DRX state information and performing communication with the second terminal on the first SL based on the first SL DRX state indicated by the DRX state information.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide methods and systems for performing paging operation in 5G communication networks. The 5G core network can transmit a NAS message to a UE through a N3GPP access network, if the UE is reachable through the N3GPP access network. The NAS message can be sent by the 5G core network to the N3IWF. The N3IWF can send the NAS message to the UE, through the N3GPP access network. The UE can send a service request over 3GPP access, in response to the NAS message, to the 5G core network, through a 5G RAN. If the UE is not having access to the 5G RAN, then the UE can transmit a notification response message to the 5G core network, indicating the inability to transmit a service request. The transmission of NAS message through the N3IWF can lead to a significant saving of radio resources.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. When the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the apparatus is caused to perform determining a first beam and a second beam for receiving at least one data packet from an access node of a network. The apparatus is further caused to perform receiving, from the access node, a re-transmission of the at least one data packet using the second beam when reception of the at least one data packet from the access node has failed using the first beam.

Abstract: Based on a configuration of a pre-allocated sequence of first SSBs of a first predetermined number, which comprise second SSBs of a second predetermined number and third SSBs of a third predetermined number, a network apparatus of an access network of a cellular communication system determines (S503) a usage for resources associated with the third SSBs. According to the configuration of the pre-allocated sequence of first SSBs, the second SSBs are to be utilized in a beam management procedure including an initial access procedure and the third SSBs are not necessarily to be utilized in the beam management procedure including the initial access procedure which enables UEs to gain initial access to the cellular communication system via the access network. The network apparatus broadcasts (S505) the usage in the beam management procedure.

Abstract: A new generation of network resource management architecture for coverage is provided, which constructs a structure of “signal coverage+capacity coverage” by incorporating satellite, space-based, and ground access points to achieve large-scale regional signal coverage and local area capacity coverage. In the core network, a global resource orchestrator is added, and in the access network, local resource orchestrator and virtual network management and maintenance unit are added for multiple functional units of resource management and control. In terms of coverage structure, it is divided into three-dimensional dense capacity coverage and three-dimensional global signal coverage. The former consists of ground dense network and aerial ad-hoc network, respectively realizing high traffic density coverage and large connection three-dimensional coverage.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for mitigating inter-region interference for multiple regions serviced by multiple RAN (Radio Access Network) base stations. The method is performed for each region serviced by each particular RAN base station. The method identifies a set of one or more sub-regions receiving interfering signals from other RAN base stations.

Abstract: A method and device for duplicate PDU discarding. In one embodiment, a User Equipment (UE) establishes a direct path and an indirect path to communicate with a network. The UE also establishes a radio bearer, wherein the radio bearer is mapped to a first Radio Link Control (RLC) entity and a second RLC entity and wherein the first RLC entity is used for communication with the network over the direct path and the second RLC entity is used for communication with the network over the indirect path. In addition, a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity, which is in the UE and which is associated with the radio bearer, prevents from indicating to the first RLC entity to discard a first PDCP PDU when successful delivery of the first PDCP PDU is confirmed by the second RLC entity.