Abstract: A signal transmission/reception method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, configuration information for configuring the operation of a terminal according to a first communication system; obtaining transmission power information on a downlink signal of the first communication system on the basis of the configuration information; and receiving the downlink signal from the base station on the basis of the transmission power information, wherein the downlink signal is transmitted via a downlink carrier of the first communication system, and the downlink carrier is allocated in an FDD mode in a guard-band between an in-band and the guard-band configured for a second communication system.

Abstract: A data transmission method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method is performed by a local MBMS functional entity, and includes obtaining local MBMS bearer information by using an interface between the local MBMS functional entity and an MBMS functional entity in a core network, after receiving application layer data sent by a local application server, determining a local MBMS bearer information matching the application layer data, and sending the application layer data based on the local MBMS bearer information matching the application layer data.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application include at least one method or device for a wireless communication on an unlicensed spectrum, which can improve communication flexibility on the unlicensed spectrum. A network device can receive first indication information sent by a first terminal device in a first transmission burst. The first indication information indicates a channel occupancy time (COT) initiated by the first terminal. The network device can perform a downlink transmission within a second transmission burst in accordance with the first indication information. The first indication information is transmitted within the first transmission burst, where the first transmission burst and the second transmission burst are transmitted within the COT and channel(s) transmitted in the second transmission burst do not comprise a unicast physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a duration of the second transmission burst is less than or equal to a preset duration.

Abstract: Techniques for adapting Self-Optimizing Networking (SON) applications for Narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) deployments in wireless networks. A controller is provided for a wireless network that includes a plurality of base stations. At least one of the base stations serving wireless communication for both a first cell type of wireless user devices and a second cell type of NB-IoT devices. The controller applies SON applications to the wireless network, and monitors performance of wireless communication in the first cell type and the second cell type associated with one or more base stations affected by the SON applications. The controller modifies or reverts the actions taken by the SON applications on the wireless network based on the performance monitoring.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a network transmission interface can include, within an egress data path, a physical coding sublayer (PCS) operating in a constant bitrate domain for transmitting data frames on a network link; a timestamp unit configured to insert timestamps in payloads of the frames; a transmission media access control (MAC) unit located at a boundary between the constant bitrate domain and a variable bitrate domain, configured to receive the frames at a variable bitrate, encapsulate the frames, and provide the encapsulated frames at a constant bitrate; a MAC layer security unit located downstream from the timestamp unit, configured to sign and optionally encrypt the payloads and expand each frame with a security tag and an integrity check value (ICV). The timestamp unit and the MAC layer security unit (26b) can both operate in the constant bitrate domain.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide an ARP-offload service node for several managed hardware forwarding elements (MHFEs) in a datacenter in order to offload ARP query processing by the MHFEs. The MHFEs are managed elements because one or more network controllers (e.g., one or more management servers) send configuration data to the MHFEs to configure their operations. In some of these embodiments, the network controllers configure the MHFEs to create logical forwarding elements (e.g., logical switches, logical routers, etc.) each of which can span two or more managed forwarding elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for use in providing reverse time alignment in a wireless network. For example, the method may include obtaining a first timing value from a serving node and a second timing value from each of one or more non-serving nodes of the UE, computing one or more timing differences between the first timing value and each of one or more second timing values, and reporting the one or more timing differences to the serving node. Additionally, the disclosure describes a method, an apparatus and a computer-readable medium for use in providing time alignment in a coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission network by obtaining of a CoMP transmission network timing information from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) and storing the timing information for each of the plurality of UEs for communicating with the first node.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a gateway and a communication control method which make it possible to manage both a quasi-associated network and an associated network appropriately. A gateway and a communication control method of the present disclosure: interconnect a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and an Internet Protocol (IP) network; receive, via a certain link set, a signal including information indicating a transmission-source signal station; and determine the type of the network from which the signal has been transmitted, on the basis of a determination as to whether a signal station which is adjacent via the link set used for communicating the received signal corresponds to the transmission-source signal station indicated by the information included in the received signal.

Abstract: For a managed network including multiple host machines implementing multiple logical networks, some embodiments provide a method that reduces the memory and traffic load required to implement the multiple logical networks. The method generates configuration data for each of multiple host machines including (i) data to configure a host machine to implement a set of logical forwarding elements that belong to a set of routing domains and (ii) identifiers for each routing domain in the set of routing domains. The method then receives data regarding tunnels endpoints operating on each of the host machines and an association with the routing identifiers sent to the host machines. The method then generates a routing domain tunnel endpoint list for each routing domain based on the data received from each of the host machines including a list of the tunnel endpoints associated with the routing domain which the host machines can use to facilitate packet processing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method including receiving indication information related to a PUCCH resource set of a specific PUCCH format through system information, the PUCCH resource set comprising a first RB offset, receiving a PDCCH including a resource indicator RI through CCE, and transmitting the control information on the PUCCH, wherein an RB index of the PUCCH is determined based on the first RB offset and a second RB offset related to a first bit value of the RI, and wherein a CS index of the PUCCH is determined based on a combination of [a second bit value of the RI, a 1-bit value based on a starting CCE index of the PDCCH (hereinafter, a CCE-based 1-bit value)] in a CS index set, and an apparatus therefor.

Abstract: A non-access stratum (NAS) control protocol includes procedures for control plane cellular internet of things (CP-CIoT) service requests and attach request. UE in idle mode may transmit an NAS service request message including user data to a mobility management entity (MME) over the control plane. The MME extracts the user data from the NAS service request message and determines a type of the user data. The MME may forward non-IP data to a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) and forward IP data to a packet gateway.

Abstract: A communication device generates a first data unit that spans a first bandwidth, and transmits the first data unit during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) to at least one other communication device. The communication device subsequently determines, based on respective values of TXOP duration fields included in respective physical layer (PHY) preambles of one or more data units previously transmitted during the TXOP, whether a second bandwidth of a second data unit to be transmitted by the communication device during the TXOP can be greater than the first bandwidth of the first data unit. In response to determining that the second bandwidth of the second data unit can be greater than the first bandwidth of the first data unit, the communication device generates the second data unit to span the second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth, and transmits the second data unit during the TXOP.

Abstract: Example techniques relate to re-establishing connectivity of playback devices. In an example implementation, a first playback device determines that a first access point has been replaced with a second access point, wherein the first playback device previously established a valid network connection over the first WLAN using first network parameters. The first playback device connects to the second access point, the second access point providing a second WLAN. The first playback device requests, via the wireless network interface from the second access point, an IP address in a second subnet, the second subnet covering a different range of IP addresses than the first subnet and establishes a network connection over the second WLAN using second network parameters stored in the data storage of the first playback device.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a data receiving unit to receive data, a plurality of input queues that are associated one-to-one with transmission sources of data received by the data receiving unit and that each store data from the associated transmission source, and a data sorting unit to read data stored in each of the plurality of input queues from each of the input queues, and store the data in an output queue such that higher priority data is to be processed first.

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. The present disclosure further relates to a method by a session management function (SMF) in a network including a session that is established via a first user plane function (UPF). The method includes determining whether to change the first UPF to a second UPF, and transmitting, to a terminal via an access and mobility function (AMF), a first message including a maintain time of the session established via the first UPF, when the first UPF needs to be changed.

Abstract: In a first subframe, data is sent by a network node in a DL shared channel and a timing indicator is sent in a PDCCH to UE, the timing indicator indicating an offset relative to the first subframe the UE should use in order to determine a second subframe to use to send, in a PUCCH, acknowledgement information for the data received in the DL shared channel of the first subframe. The acknowledgement information is received by the network node from the UE in the PUCCH of the second subframe. The UE receives the data and timing indicator and determines the second subframe using at least the timing indicator. The UE transmits the acknowledgement information in the PUCCH of the second subframe. Apparatus, computer programs and products, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses described herein permit selective multiplexing of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), inside of or outside of an SSB measurement timing configuration (SMTC) window, and downlink channel communications depending on one or more factors, which may increase spectral efficiency due to multiplexing when permitted, and may prevent or reduce collisions and interference when not permitted (e.g., due to quasi co-location constraints, processing constraints, timeline constraints, and/or the like).

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communicating a PPDU including a training field. For example, an Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (DMG) (EDMG) wireless communication station may be configured to determine one or more Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Training (TRN) sequences in a frequency domain based on a count of one or more 2.16 Gigahertz (GHz) channels in a channel bandwidth for transmission of an EDMG PPDU including a TRN field; generate one or more OFDM TRN waveforms in a time domain based on the one or more OFDM TRN sequences, respectively, and based on an OFDM TRN mapping matrix, which is based on a count of the one or more transmit chains; and transmit an OFDM mode transmission of the EDMG PPDU over the channel bandwidth, the OFDM mode transmission comprising transmission of the TRN field based on the one or more OFDM TRN waveforms.

Abstract: A communication device comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise receiving a master information block (MIB) indicating that an access for enhanced coverage is supported from a cell; and starting acquiring at least one system information block (SIB) for enhanced coverage.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One method may include a wireless communications device determining an inter-modulation distortion value between simultaneous communications on a first configuration of a first radio access network and a second configuration of a second radio access network, and dynamically switching between a non-standalone mode and a standalone mode of operation, based on the inter-modulation distortion value and a quality of service requirement for the standalone mode. The wireless communications device may also provide for time division multiplexing communications on a first RAT and a second RAT wherein only the first or second RAT is active during a period of time, and wherein the first RAT is an anchor for the second RAT.