Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are a data transmission method and terminal, the data transmission method comprising: a first terminal selects from a time frequency resource set of scheduling allocation SA information the time frequency resources of a first type of SA information; the first terminal sends the first type of SA information on the time frequency resources of the first type of SA information according to a first physical layer format and, on the basis of an indication of the first type of SA information, sends data associated with the first type of SA information according to a second physical layer format; the first SA information comprises time frequency resource indication information of the data associated with the first type of SA information.

Abstract: A load balancing component may obtain, from a plurality of packet forwarding components of the network device, indications of load balancing metrics associated with a plurality of communication links that the plurality of packet forwarding components use to forward packet data. The load balancing component may determine, based on the load balancing metrics, aggregate load balancing metrics associated with respective communication links of the plurality of communication links. The load balancing component may identify an imbalance in load balancing metrics. The load balancing component may determine, based on the imbalance, a load balancing schedule that indicates traffic distributions for the plurality of packet forwarding components. The load balancing component may provide indications of the traffic distributions to the plurality of packet forwarding components to permit the plurality of packet forwarding components to forward packet data based on the indications of the traffic distributions.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for controlling a received packet includes a memory configured to store program instructions, and a processor configured to execute the program instructions to select, whether the received packet is controlled with one of the communication apparatus or an external control apparatus, based on an input port of the received packet, send a notice of detecting a new packet flow to the external control apparatus when the processor selects to control the received packet with the external control apparatus, and set a processing rule for processing the received packet to the communication apparatus when the processor selects to control the received packet with the communication apparatus.

Abstract: A method may include: dividing, by a sending device into k code blocks CBs, a TB into which a cyclic redundancy check bit is loaded; then separately performing channel coding on the k CBs, to obtain a bit sequence Sj, where j=1, 2, . . . , and k, and a set S={S1, S2, . . . , Sk}; and mapping, by the sending device, some or all bit sequences in all elements in S to transmission resources in N basic transmission time units, where some or all bit sequences in the Sj are mapped to transmission resources in Mj basic transmission time units, and a last bit in the Sj mapped to an mth basic transmission time unit in the Mj basic transmission time units and a first bit in the Sj mapped to an (m+1)th basic transmission time unit are contiguous in the Sj.

Abstract: A method for random access performed by a MAC entity of a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a first beam failure recovery configuration of a first UL BWP; receiving a second beam failure recovery configuration of a second UL BWP; initiating a first RA procedure on the first UL BWP by applying at least one first RA parameter configured in the first beam failure recovery configuration, when a number of beam failure instances that have been received from lower layers is larger than or equal to a threshold; switching an active UL BWP of the UE from the first UL BWP to a second UL BWP before completion of the first RA procedure; and initiating a second RA procedure on the second UL BWP by applying at least one second RA parameter configured in the second beam failure recovery configuration, after switching to the second UL BWP.

Abstract: A method performed by a first device is disclosed that includes sending a light of sight, LOS, determination request to a second device which communicates with the first device, wherein the LOS determination request includes an indication of a dual polarization procedure for Line of Sight (LOS), with the indication of the dual polarization procedure for LOS is used indicating that a same sequence of bits is sent at two polarizations to the same direction; a channel measurement for each of the two received sequences at the two polarizations is compared to determine whether a transmission between the first device and the second is LOS or NLOS.

Abstract: Test entity for verifying user equipment (UE) device layer 2 sustained downlink maximum data rate decoding performance may send a non-access stratum message to the UE device that requests activation of a downlink-only test mode, sending a first Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status request to the UE device, send downlink PDCP packets to the UE device during a measurement interval, receive a physical layer (PHY) hybrid acknowledge request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) or non-acknowledgement (NACK) from the UE device and determine expected missed layer 1 packets based on the received PHY HARQ ACK/NACK, send a second PDCP status request to the UE device after the measurement interval, receive a PDCP status report from the UE device, and determine missed layer 2 packets from a First Missing Count (FMC) value or bitmap included in the received PDCP status report.

Abstract: A method of timeslot-wise detection of at least one radio signal in a cellular radio network. A radio signal is received via at least one first radio antenna and at least one second radio antenna. The radio signal received by the respective radio antennas is forwarded to at least one first radio receiver assigned to the first radio antenna and to at least one second radio receiver assigned to the second radio antenna. The radio signal forwarded is evaluated. The radio receivers are synchronized with a preconfigured frame structure. At least one identical time slot is selected out of the frame structure Timing information of the selected time slot is provided from the first radio receiver to the second radio receiver, from the second radio receiver to the first radio receiver and/or from the respective radio receiver to a central unit for calculating a time difference of arrival. Further, a device for timeslot-wise detection is described.

Abstract: A data transmission method, a resource scheduling method, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided.

Abstract: A communication system according to one aspect of the present disclosure is a communication system in which a plurality of communication devices are connected to a network. The plurality of communication devices include a time master including a master clock that manages time of the communication system and a plurality of time slaves each of which includes a slave clock time-synchronized with the master clock. Each of the plurality of time slaves includes a synchronization unit that performs time synchronization with another communication device connected adjacent to a master side on the network and a communication unit that notifies the time master of time synchronization information indicating time synchronization accuracy of the own device obtained by the synchronization unit.

Abstract: An operation method of a transmitting apparatus in a wireless communication system includes transmitting, to a receiving apparatus, reverse mapping flag information indicating a direction of mapping data symbols to one or more subcarriers included in a resource block allocated to the receiving apparatus; mapping the data symbols to the one or more subcarriers of the resource block based on the reverse mapping flag information; and transmitting the resource block to the receiving apparatus. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the amount of subcarrier phase shift noises due to an SFO occurring in proportion to synchronization impairment and subcarrier index can be reduced in a multi-carrier communication system, thereby increasing data retransmission efficiency.

Abstract: A handover method performed by a terminal in a non-terrestrial network may comprise transmitting a measurement report including measurement results for neighbor cells to a serving satellite base station; receiving, from the serving satellite base station, connection configuration information for at least one target base station candidate and information on an activation time when the connection configuration information for the at least one target base station candidate is activated; and performing a handover to a first target base station candidate among the at least one target base station candidate based on information received from the at least one target base station candidate at the activation time.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a gateway. The gateway detects that a procedure for activating or deactivating a bearer has been initiated. The gateway receives a first modify bearer or modify access bearers request message for the same PDN connection and UE as the bearer activation or deactivation procedure is intended for. The gateway detects a bearer mismatch between a first set of bearers and a second set of bearers known by the gateway and associated with said same PDN connection and UE. The gateway accepts, during a time interval, the received modify bearer or modify access bearers request message even though the bearer mismatch has been detected.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for path computation includes generating, by a Path Computation Client (PCC), a path computation element communication protocol (PCEP) message, whereby the PCEP message comprises a characteristic associated with a level of protection of a Protection Label Switch path (LSP) with a Working LSP; and transmitting, by the PCC, the PCEP message to a Path Computation Element (PCE), for path computation.

Abstract: A method is provided for enabling a User Equipment to access services provided by a Radio Access Network by configuring the User Equipment (UE) with configuration information which comprises rules for selecting one or more of a plurality of access procedures to be used by the UE for accessing services provided by the Radio Access Network which may be a New Radio/5G network. Access procedures may include a grant-based procedure; a grant-free procedure and a fallback procedure to be used in cases of failure of an initial access attempt. The rules may be based on the type of service required by the UE such as; transmission and/or reception of data, transmission and/or reception of a voice call, a request for System Information.

Abstract: Various embodiments that pertain to a bridge between networks. There can be a desire for a first communication network to share messages with a second communication network. However, these networks can individually have their own security measures that make direct network-to-network communication difficult if not impossible. Therefore, a bridge can be created that allows for communication between the networks.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for selecting transmitting common content to user equipment via a multicast, broadcast. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting whether content is common content to be provided, via a multicast, broadcast transmission, to at least one user equipment; forwarding the common content to a multicast, broadcast gateway to enable delivery to the at least one user equipment via the multicast, broadcast transmission; and forwarding, as a unicast service flow, other content to the at least one user equipment to enable the at least one user equipment to selectively combine the unicast service flow with the common content carried by the multicast, broadcast transmission. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting node in a millimeter-wave communication network. The method includes transmitting millimeter-wave signaling in a transmission timing structure. The transmission timing structure includes N time interval elements sequentially ordered in time. The millimeter-wave signaling includes N separate signaling structures, each signaling structure being transmitted in a different one of the time interval elements; N being an integer multiple of 2. A first subset of the N separate signaling structures corresponds to control signaling, wherein the subset includes 2{circumflex over (?)}m signaling structures consecutive in time beginning with the signaling structure of the first time interval element; m being an integer such that 2{circumflex over (?)}m<=N. A second subset of the N separate signaling structures corresponds to data signaling. The second subset comprises 0 or an integer number of signaling structures.

Abstract: A data transmission method and device for a front-haul transport network include: determining a configuration parameter of a logical channel for transmitting data, the configuration parameter including: the type of the logical channel; different logical channels have different transmission latency and/or different physical transmission resource utilization rates; according to the configuration parameter, mapping the logical channel onto one or more unit frames of a superframe, each unit frame having a preset corresponding relationship with a physical transmission resource; and according to the type of the logical channel mapped by the unit frame, transmitting data carried by the unit frame.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a protected communications architecture in which a pool of limited availability channels are shared through the transmission of encoded symbols with time-varying path diversity by a pool of users. The communications architecture can be managed by a network controller that stores availability data describing the availability of multiple-access satellite communications channels. The network controller allocates a first user to a first time-varying subset of the plurality of multiple-access satellite or terrestrial communications channels based on the availability data. The network controller updates the availability data based on the allocation of the first user. The network controller allocates a second user to a second time-varying subset of the plurality of multiple-access satellite or terrestrial communications channels based on the updated availability data.