Abstract: Systems, devices and processes are provided to improve the design and implementation of radio frequency (RF) communication networks. Specifically, these various embodiments improve the likelihood of a successful RF network design by identifying and preferentially utilizing RF transmission sites having a relatively high probability of being successfully incorporated into the RF network. These various embodiments provide a site qualification database that includes site data for a plurality of RF transmission sites. When so implemented, the site qualification database is utilized to analyze the site data and generate a plurality of site scores for the corresponding RF transmission site, which can then be utilized in an RF analysis.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may support direct communications with other communications devices (e.g., direct communications between multiple UEs). Direct communications may include, but are not limited to, device-to-device (D2D) communications, vehicle-based communications, which may also be referred to as vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, and the like. In an example of V2X communications, V2V communications, and the like, a UE may identify sidelink information for sidelink communications, encode the sidelink information for the sidelink communications based on a transport block size (TBS), determine the TBS for the sidelink information based on an overhead size of a second physical sidelink channel for communicating the sidelink information, and transmit the sidelink information on a physical sidelink channel.

Abstract: In a vehicular communication network, a communication device generates a physical layer (PHY) preamble of a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) for transmission in the vehicular communication network. The communication device generates a plurality of PHY data segments of the PPDU, and one or more PHY midambles, each PHY midamble to be transmitted between a respective pair of adjacent PHY data segments, and each PHY midamble including one or more training signal fields. Generating the one or more PHY midambles includes, when the PPDU is to be transmitted according to an extended range (ER) mode, generating each training signal field to include i) a first portion based on a very high throughput long training field (VHT-LTF) defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard and ii) a second portion based on the VHT-LTF defined by the IEEE 802.11ac Standard; and transmitting, by the communication device, the PPDU in the vehicular communication network.

Abstract: Devices and methods to correct for a mismatch in network port capabilities of a network component and the desired active network cable or pluggable transceiver capabilities, whether that mismatch relates to the power envelope, the thermal envelope, the bandwidth, or the signal constellation. For example, a pluggable patch panel is provided that may take the form of a modular rack unit component that can be connected between the desired active cable connectors or optical transceivers and the overmatched network ports of an existing router or other network component to meet the requirements for the desired connectors/transceivers while ensuring full utilization of the existing component's capabilities. In at least some cases, the pluggable patch panel minimizes cost and complexity by connecting associated ports with direct-connect traces that comply with the relevant chip-to-module attachment unit interface (AUI C2M) loss specifications of the IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) Standard.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Techniques described herein provide for formulating single carrier waveforms into an orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) framework. To fit into the cyclic prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM) grid, a frequency domain fast Fourier transform (FFT) may be applied to the single carrier waveform, a bandwidth expansion and spectrum shaping may be applied to the output of the FFT and inverse FFT (IFFT) processing may be applied to the output of the bandwidth expansion and spectrum shaping. The output of the IFFT may then be represented in an OFDM compatible manner.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: generate (606) a synchronization signal for transmission over one or more symbols, wherein the number of symbols is dependent on a subcarrier spacing.

Abstract: Provided is a method to monitor the management of network slices by a communication device (ME) having a secure element (USIM), said communication device being compliant with at least a technology implementing network slicing using a route selection policy, said communication device further supporting a USIM application toolkit framework implementing event download envelops, said secure element having a memory to store rules for the route selection policies, said method comprising the steps of, for the communication device active in a network of the technology implementing network slicing. It receives a slice status and slice information from the network, and pushes the slice status and slice information to the secure element using an event download envelop as defined in the USIM application toolkit framework supported by the communication device.

Abstract: An evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) core may map sensor data or telemetry data from a central repository server (e.g., tag it with an area code from where the data is being generated) to a service area. The eMBMS core may inform the radio access network to create a service area for the specific area code, which may be part of or an entire city, county, or the like. Then the radio access network may broadcast the data to the vehicles or devices in the specific area code.

Abstract: To monitor physical downlink control channel, a wireless device is configured at least with one configuration for physical downlink control channel monitoring, a configuration defining a minimum monitoring period, which comprises a plurality of slots, a control resource set occupying one or more symbols in one or more slots at the beginning of the minimum monitoring period, and one or more search spaces associated with the control resource set.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication. The apparatus multiplexes uplink control information (UCI) in a segment of a multiple slot physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, the UCI multiplexing being based on at least one of a slot within a multiple slot transmission occasion, a segment of the multiple slot transmission occasion, or the multiple slot transmission occasion. The apparatus transmits the multiple slot PUSCH transmission with multiplexed UCI.

Abstract: A communication method includes receiving, by a policy control network element executed by a processor, first information. The first information is service information or a traffic steering requirement. The traffic steering requirement includes at least one service function. The communication method also includes obtaining, by the policy control network element, first traffic steering policy information from a first network element based on the first information. The first traffic steering policy information indicates network elements corresponding to the at least one service function and a sequence in which service data passes through the network elements corresponding to the at least one service function.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE transmits an indication of a capability of the UE to support downlink and uplink bandwidth part (BWP) pairs that have non-aligned center frequencies. The UE receives signaling configuring the UE with a downlink BWP and an uplink BWP with the non-aligned center frequencies for full-duplex operation, in accordance with the indicated UE capability.

Abstract: Machine learning (ML) adaptation of any one of reference signal (RS) temporal density, RS frequency density, RS spatial density, or number of transmission/reception points (TRPs) that transmit RS provides configuration of lower RS densities or fewer TRPs that transmit RS without significant loss of throughput in appropriate circumstances. Determinations to switch from high density transmission to low density transmission, to reduce the number of antenna ports or TRPs that transmit RS, or to fallback to high density transmission may be made by the ML model, optionally with UE assistance information.

Abstract: A network switch and a transceiver restart method thereof are provided. The network switch is configured to connect to a transceiver to transmit and receive data packets through the transceiver. The network switch includes a power control circuit and a processor. The power control circuit is controlled to provide electrical power to the transceiver. The processor determines whether the transceiver is in an abnormal state. In response to determining that the transceiver is in the abnormal state, the processor first controls the power control circuit to stop providing the electrical power to the transceiver, and then controls the power control circuit to re-provide the electrical power to the transceiver.

Abstract: A verification signal transmission unit transmits a verification signal including time information indicating a current time to a server apparatus via a relay apparatus. The verification signal relay unit receives the verification signal from the medical device and transmits the verification signal to the server apparatus. The verification signal reception unit receives the verification signal, and the offset determination unit compares the time information included in the verification signal with a current time on the server apparatus in UTC time and determines whether the medical device includes a UTC offset in the time information. A determination result transmission unit transmits a result of determination related to a UTC offset to the relay apparatus or the medical device. A determination result reception unit receives the result of determination.

Abstract: Systems and methods for relocating network nodes are provided herein. A network node can determine that relocation of at least one access node in the access network is required. An access node, such an IAB node with mobile capabilities, can be selected to be relocated from a first position to a second position. Relocation messages and parameters can be signaled between the network and the access node.

Abstract: Provided is a method for a base station executing a multi-beam-based random access procedure in wireless communication, and a device therefor. The method may include: transmitting information associated with a RACH resource to a terminal; receiving a multi-RACH preamble from the terminal by a multi-beam; and transmitting a random access response to the terminal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for timing configuration in mobile communication technology are described. An example method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a wireless device from a network node, a message comprising a medium access control (MAC) layer timing control, and selectively starting, based on a rule and subsequent to the receiving, a time alignment timer, wherein the rule specifies the time alignment timer is not started when the MAC layer is performing a resource configuration transmission and the time alignment timer is started when the MAC layer is not performing the resource configuration transmission.

Abstract: Disclosed is networking apparatus comprising: a plurality of communications ports that interface with external computing systems to channel physical layer signals; a dynamic routing module that interconnects communication ports with discrete reconfigurable data conduits, each of the data conduits defining a transmission pathway between the communications ports for physical layer signals. Each of the plurality of communication ports is paired with a receiver module which is adapted to process incoming data received at the communication port.

Abstract: A method by a user equipment (UE) is described.