Abstract: Techniques for allocating event offsets within a period of transmission are described. A mains-powered device (MPD) may act as a “parent” to one or more battery-powered devices (BPDs). The MPD may assign “event offsets” to each BPD. The event offset is a time by which the BPD's timeslot is “offset” from the start of a periodic cycle of transmissions by the MPD. Thus, each event offset indicates a time that the BPD must be “awake,” i.e., operating its radio receiver and/or performing other functionality. A BPD may spend a substantial fraction of its time in a “sleep” mode, wherein less power is used and fewer functions are performed than during a period of that BPD's event offset. Another BPD may have a different event offset. Communications by the MPD with each child BPD may be substantially uniformly distributed over the period. To increase efficiency, groups of BPDs may receive multicasts.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) determines at least one random access channel (RACH) preamble from a first set of RACH preambles, wherein the first set of RACH preambles is for positioning purposes and a second set of RACH preambles is for communication purposes, and wherein the first set of RACH preambles and the second set of RACH preambles are associated with at least one transmission-reception point (TRP), transmits, to the at least one TRP, the at least one RACH preamble to indicate that the UE is involved in a positioning session, receives, from the at least one TRP, in response to transmitting the at least one RACH preamble, an allocation of one or more resources for transmission of uplink positioning signals for the positioning session, and transmits the uplink positioning signals via the one or more resources.

Abstract: An improved cellular network communications scheme enables synchronization of end-to-end session parameters between a radio access network and user equipment. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, at an access point, a first notification from user equipment (UE), the first notification including data representing a capability of the UE; receiving, at the access point, a second notification from the UE, the second notification including data representing a negotiated session parameter; detecting, by the access point, a change in quality of a network link associated with the UE; and disabling, by the access point, a transmission of a recommendation to the UE based on the negotiated session parameter.

Abstract: The apparatus of wireless communication is a UE and a base station. The UE received a control information indicating a reference signal (RS) mode for a non-coherent transmission of an UCI to the base station. The UE in the RS mode may map an RS according to an RS pattern and the UCI into resource elements assigned for a PUCCH to transmit the UCI and transmit an uplink control signal including the RS and the UCI to the base station over the PUCCH. The UE may determine a RS pattern and puncture the resource elements mapped with the code point of the UCI that corresponds to the RS pattern and map the RS based on the RS pattern. The UE may map the RS based on the RS pattern and map the code point by rate matching around the resource into which the RS is mapped.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates in part to a transient wireless communications network that includes a first intelligent node having a processor, a memory communicatively coupled with the processor and storing a predetermined schedule of shipping data for at least one asset, and one or more network communications interfaces to communicate on the transient wireless communications network, the memory storing machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify, based on referencing the predetermined schedule, a second intelligent node of the transient wireless communication network that is available to communicate with the first intelligent node based on a time slot of the predetermined schedule defining communication between intelligent nodes within the network. The processor may further cause the network communication interface to transmit, during the time slot, data, from the first intelligent node to the second intelligent node.

Abstract: In an automation system, a protocol converter is provided between a first network and a second network for converting safety-related messages between the first and second networks that use different network protocols for message exchange. In the protocol converter, a single-channel filter connected to a single-channel interface determines messages having a first safety communication protocol from messages received from the interface over the first network and messages having a second safety communication protocol received over the second network. An at least dual-channel safety module connected to the single-channel filter then converts the messages with the first safety communication protocol determined by the single-channel filter into messages with the second safety communication protocol, or converts the messages with the second safety communication protocol determined by the single-channel filter into messages with the first safety communication protocol.

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a target wake time (TWT) scheme that includes traffic differentiation and service period extension. For example some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors receive an indication of traffic associated with an application. The one or more processors determine information associated with the traffic and configure the TWT scheme associated with the traffic based at least in part on the determined information. The one or more processors further communicate initial information associated with the TWT scheme to an access point of a wireless network. The initial information associated with the TWT scheme can include at least one of traffic direction information, traffic pattern information, a traffic identifier (TID), or an access category, indication (ACID).

Abstract: A communication method includes obtaining, by an Internet of things platform, historical load of a serving cell of a terminal, determining, by the Internet of things platform, a data reporting time of the terminal based on the historical load of the serving cell, and sending, by the Internet of things platform to the terminal, a time at which the terminal reports data. In this embodiment, the data reporting time of the terminal is determined based on the historical load of the serving cell and a time range in which the terminal can report data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for protection of multi-user (MU) transmission are described herein. An apparatus includes a receiver, a transmitter and a processor. The receiver and the processor detect a trigger frame for an uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmission. The processor and the transmitter generate and send a frame in response to the trigger frame and transmit channel availability information for a plurality of channels in response to the trigger frame. The receiver and the processor detect data in a resource unit (RU) of a downlink (DL) MU physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) on one of the plurality of channels. The one of the plurality of channels is based on the transmitted channel availability information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. For example, the described techniques provide for a base station to determine and indicate to a UE (e.g., via control signaling) a configuration for layer one (L1) reporting of non-serving cells including, for example, a number of beams or cells for which the UE is to report metrics. The UE may receive the control signaling and measure or otherwise obtain metrics for beams of a serving cell of the UE, at least one non-serving cell of the UE, or beams of a non-serving cell of the UE. The UE may also identify an index associated with at least the one non-serving cell or indices of beams of the non-serving cell which the UE may use to identify the metrics in a L1 report. Accordingly, the UE may generate and transmit an L1 report to the base station.

Abstract: A system and method of accessing a container environment having one or more containers is provided. The method of the disclosure includes receiving the container network namespace assigned to the container as established in a container runtime, switching from a host container network namespace to the container network namespace of the container, opening the container network interface of the container network namespace for allowing access to packets received or transmitted by the container network interface, and accessing the packets.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for obtaining data from multiple internal vehicle networks. An example method may include receiving, using a first internal communication network of a vehicle, a first query for data from one or more devices of the vehicle, wherein the first query is formatted for communication over the first internal communication network. The example method may also include generating, based on the first query, a second query associated with a supplemental communication network, wherein the supplemental communication network is also internal to the vehicle. The example method may also include sending, using the supplemental communication network, the second query to a first device, the first device being located on the supplemental communication network. The example method may also include receiving, from the first device, data relating to the second query.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of managing a listen-before-talk (LBT) contention window size comprises performing a first LBT procedure using a first contention window size and priority class for a first uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The first uplink transmission comprises an acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises transmitting a second uplink transmission. The second uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission. The method further comprises receiving an acknowledgement for the first uplink transmission, and modifying both the first contention window size and a second contention window based on the received acknowledgement. The method further comprises performing a second LBT procedure using the second contention window size and a second priority class for a third uplink transmission in unlicensed spectrum. The third uplink transmission comprises an un-acknowledged transmission.

Abstract: When cell system information changes, a first terminal device receives, during on duration of the first terminal device, system information sent by a second terminal device, so that the first terminal device can receive the system information through a sidelink between the first terminal device and the second terminal device without a need to maintain a cellular link, thereby reducing complexity and power consumption of system information transmission. Alternatively, when cell system information changes and a first terminal device has only one receive radio frequency chain, the first terminal device obtains system information within a gap period of communication between the second terminal device and the first terminal device through a link between the first terminal device and a network device, so that the first terminal device maintains a cellular link only within the gap period, thereby reducing complexity and power consumption of system information transmission to some extent.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a terminal (10) in a wireless communication network, the method comprising receiving and/or transmitting according to a transmission time interval, TTI, configuration, the TTI configuration indicating at least one short transmitting time interval having between one or two and seven symbols of duration in a subframe. There are also disclosed related methods and devices.

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) for an uplink (UL) transmission, comprising: receiving a configuration information including a full power mode and indicating an UL codebook, wherein: the UL codebook is one of a first codebook and a second codebook, when the full power mode is set to full power mode 1, and the UL codebook is one of the first codebook, the second codebook, and a third codebook, when the full power mode is either not provided or is set to a value other than the full power mode 1; identifying the UL codebook to use for the UL transmission based on the configuration information; and transmitting the UL transmission based on the UL codebook.

Abstract: A network controller may configure one or more channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configurations for transmitting RSs to user equipments (UEs) for tracking. A CSI-RS configuration may specify a set of CSI-RS resources for transmitting RSs in two consecutive slots. The set of CSI-RS resources may include a plurality of one-port CSI-RS resources configured according to the CSI-RS configuration. The CSI-RS configuration may specify a quasi co-location (QCL) configuration including a set of QCL parameters, where a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) has a QCL relationship with the RS with respect to the set of QCL parameters. The network controller may signal the one or more CSI-RS configurations to UEs.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating: a plurality of a channel occupancy time (COT) parameters of a COT of a cell; and a position parameter for the COT of the cell. A downlink control information (DCI) comprising a plurality of fields is received. The position parameter indicates a position of a field, of the plurality of fields. The field indicates a COT parameter, of the plurality of COT parameters. A transport block is transmitted via uplink resources of the COT with the COT parameter.

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) configurable event and action sequencing mechanisms for interconnecting various IoT events together to achieve an event and action sequencing process that may efficiently enable complex uses of the data available in IoT systems.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed of extracting information from real-time network packet data to analyze connectivity data for client devices in a network. The method includes: detecting when client devices initiate a connectivity event; after detecting a connectivity event, waiting a period of time for the client device to either reach or fail to reach a network connected state; after waiting a period of time, recording connectivity event information; and sending the recorded connectivity event information to an analytics system for network incident and/or network congestion analysis.