Abstract: Apparatus and methods for unified high-bandwidth, low-latency data services. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant infrastructure (e.g., a hybrid fiber coaxial infrastructure) is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR services) via a common service provider. In one variant, parallel MIMO data streams supported by 3GPP 5G NR are shifted in frequency before being injected into the single coaxial cable feeder, so that frequency diversity (instead of spatial diversity) is leveraged to achieve the maximum total carrier bandwidth that 3GPP 5G NR chipsets. Intermediate Frequencies (IF) are transmitted over the media in one implementation, (i.e., instead of higher frequencies), and block-conversion to RF carrier frequency is employed subsequently in the enhanced consumer premises equipment (CPEe) for 3GPP band-compliant interoperability with the 3GPP 5G NR chipset in the CPEe.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a paging method and a device. The method includes: first, determining, by a base station, a radio superframe identifier of a paging message that is of user equipment and that is in a physical layer frame, where the radio superframe identifier is used to indicate a radio superframe in which the paging message is located; then, determining a first location identifier of the paging message in the radio superframe.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus includes: a storage, which, in operation, stores an offset value of each of parameters of a quality of service (QoS) class identifier (QCI) in association with a property of each of base stations; offset determination circuitry, which, in operation, determines, based on base station identification information included in a request signal that is received, a property of a specific base station that has transmitted the request signal, and determines whether offset of each of the parameters is required for the specific base station based on the property; offset calculation circuitry, which, in operation, calculates an offset value of each of the parameters corresponding to the property of the specific base station when the offset is required; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits information indicating the offset value to the specific base station.

Abstract: Base stations of neighbor cells can coordinate with each other in allocating grant-free uplink (GUL) resources for a device-to-device (D2D) connection or channel between user equipments (UEs) across the neighbor cells. The base stations coordinate to determine a condition conducive to D2D communication between the UEs. If the condition exists, the base stations coordinate to allocate network resources for D2D communication between the UEs, and establish a D2D connection between the UEs using the allocated network resources for D2D communication.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for data routing in communications systems. A data packet is received and source of the data packet is determined. based on the source of the data packet, a forwarding route for transmission of the data packet is determined. The forwarding route includes at least one of the following: a known content route and a default content route. The data packet is transmitted based on the determined forwarding route.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cell measurement method, a cell resource sharing method, and a related device. The cell measurement method includes: a user equipment receives a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, wherein the measurement configuration message comprises at least one physical cell identity and CSI-RS configuration information corresponding to a measured cell, and wherein the physical cell identity is used to indicate the measured cell; measuring the CSI-RS corresponding to the measured cell according to the CSI-RS configuration information, and obtaining a measurement result of the measuring; sending the obtained measurement result of the measured cell and measurement object information of the measured cell to the base station via a measurement report. The technical solution provided by the present disclosure can effectively improve the accuracy of the measurement result, and enable the base station to distinguish different measurement results corresponding to different cells.

Abstract: Systems and methods of communicating between a plurality of hosts comprising one or more first hosts controlled by a first control plane and one or more second hosts controlled by a second control plane are disclosed herein. Each of the one or more first hosts runs at least one tunneling endpoint of one or more first tunneling endpoints, and each of the one or more second hosts runs at least one tunneling endpoint of one or more second tunneling endpoint. The method includes storing, at each of the one or more first hosts, a global list identifying at least the one or more second tunneling endpoints. The method further includes receiving a packet at one of the one or more first tunneling endpoints. The method further includes replicating, encapsulating, and transmitting the packet to each of the one or more second tunneling endpoints based on the global list.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for demodulation reference signal (DMRS) time domain bundling and multiple codeword transmission and processing in new radio (NR) systems. A method by a transmitting device includes transmitting multiple codewords to a receiving device in a first period, each of the multiple codewords transmitted using a different set of one or more DMRS ports. The transmitting device determines to retransmit one or more of the multiple codewords and, for each of the multiple codewords to be retransmitted, the set of DMRS ports for retransmission of the codeword. The determination is based, at least in part, on whether DMRS time domain bundling is configured. The transmitting device retransmits the one or more codewords in a second period based on the determination. The receiving device determines the DMRS ports used and processes the retransmitted codewords based on the determination.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose methods for selecting one or more paths for routing application traffic based on application performance metrics for hosted applications. In an embodiment, to select the best path, the available paths can be monitored to understand the performance of specific applications through those paths. Subsequently, the performance data is used to derive an application link score (ALS) for any given combination of application and path. The ALS is then be used to determine the best path for a given application.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A policy control function may determine a policy and charging control rule comprising one or more Ethernet source MAC addresses and a quality of service policy. The policy control function may send the policy and charging control rule to a session management function to provide an Ethernet PDU session for a wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, user equipment, and a base station for transmitting data. The method for transmitting data includes: receiving, by user equipment UE, multiple hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timings from a base station, where each of multiple data packets to be sent by the UE is corresponding to one of the multiple HARQ timings; receiving, by the UE, multiple HARQ offset parameters from the base station, where the HARQ offset parameters are in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple HARQ timings; obtaining, by the UE using calculation, multiple PHICH resource indexes respectively according to the multiple HARQ offset parameters, where the multiple PHICH resource indexes respectively point to different PHICH resources; and sending, by the UE, the multiple data packets to the base station, determining, and receiving the feedback response on the time domain resource by using the different PHICH resources.

Abstract: A noise mitigation device includes a signal processing unit positioned within a signal path. The signal processing unit is configured to determine a power level of the signal path at a first time and a second time. The signal processing unit is also configured to determine a dynamic noise threshold based on the power level at the first time and at the second time. The signal processing unit is also configured to store the dynamic noise threshold for a predetermined time period that is longer than a time between the first time and the second time. The signal processing unit is also configured to actuate a switch in the signal path into a first state when the power level exceeds the dynamic noise threshold. The signal processing unit is also configured to actuate a switch in the signal path into a second state when the power level does not exceed the dynamic noise threshold.

Abstract: A channel transmission/reception method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving channels between a base station and a mobile terminal efficiently in a mobile communication supporting massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission are provided. The method includes determining a resource to which a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) addressed to a terminal is mapped within a resource block, the DMRS resource being positioned in at least one of a first resource set capable of being allocated for DMRS and a second resource set symmetric with the first resource set on a time axis, and transmitting the DMRS and DMRS allocation information to the terminal.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive scheduling information for a transmission associated with a particular radio access technology (RAT) of a 4G RAT or a 5G RAT, wherein the scheduling information identifies a particular resource of one of a first set of resources for the 4G RAT or a second set of resources for the 5G RAT, wherein one or more resources of the first set of resources are guaranteed for the 4G RAT based at least in part on a reference 4G time division duplexing (TDD) configuration, and wherein the one or more resources of the first set of resources and the second set of resources do not overlap in a time domain; and transmit or receive the transmission using the particular resource. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Anomalies at nodes of a wireless network can be detected by receiving performance measurement (PM) data for a plurality of nodes in the wireless telecommunications network, accessing sets of binned data of the PM data for each node of the plurality of nodes, comparing at least one characteristic of the binned data for each node to at least one of a threshold value and the binned data for another node of the plurality of nodes, and determining whether an anomaly is present at each of the plurality of nodes based on a result of the comparison.

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: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating spatial relation indication for uplink control channels and SRS are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes determining, based on a rule, a default uplink transmit beam for transmitting an uplink transmission when an uplink transmit beam is not configured by a base station for the uplink transmission. The example method also includes transmitting, to the base station, the uplink transmission on the default uplink transmit beam.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a discovery signal transmitted from a connection point (CP) via a directional beam. The discovery signal may include first information (including beam sweep configuration information) related to the CP. The apparatus then transmits an association signal to the CP based on the beam sweep configuration information and monitors for a resource grant from the CP based on the transmitted association signal. Alternatively, the apparatus transmits a discovery signal via a directional beam to a user equipment (UE). The discovery signal may include first information (including beam sweep configuration information) related to the apparatus. The apparatus then receives an association signal from the UE based on the beam sweep configuration information and determines a resource grant for communicating with the UE based on the received association signal.

Abstract: A data frame transmission method and apparatus for a virtual elastic Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), where the method includes constructing a super frame of the virtual elastic CPRI, where the super frame of the virtual elastic CPRI is a data frame of a CPRI physical interface equivalent to N times of a reference rate, and N is a positive integer, dividing a frame structure of a physical interface into a plurality of timeslots, where bandwidth of the plurality of timeslots is not less than the reference rate, placing the super frame of the virtual elastic CPRI into at least one timeslot of the plurality of timeslots in the frame structure of the physical interface to obtain a new data frame, and sending the new data frame to a receive end using the physical interface. Hence, network bandwidth utilization can be improved.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to communication systems, and more particularly, to enhanced reporting by user equipment (UE). An example method generally includes receiving an information request from a network node and in response, sending a message to the network node, wherein the message comprises information that allows the network node to determine a starting coverage enhancement (CE) level of the UE.