Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A method at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving signaling that indicates a carrier aggregation (CA) configuration (having carriers configured for UL and downlink (DL) data transmissions) and an auxiliary uplink (UL) configuration (having carriers configured for UL reference signal transmissions). The method also includes receiving a resource assignment on a DL carrier of the CA configuration, and transmitting an aperiodic sounding reference signal (A-SRS) using the one or more carriers of the auxiliary UL configuration based at least in part on the received resource assignment. Another method is performed by a UE having a CA configuration and an A-SRS configuration, including receiving a resource assignment on a DL carrier in the CA configuration, detecting a trigger for transmitting an A-SRS, determining UL resources of the A-SRS configuration for transmitting the A-SRS, and transmitting the A-SRS on the determined UL resources.

Abstract: Provided are a resource request method and device, and the method includes: transmitting low latency traffic information to a network control unit; and receiving resource allocation information formed from resource allocation performed by the network control unit based on the low latency traffic information. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer storage medium.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for resource configuration are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method at a remote unit comprises: receiving a preconfigured uplink resource (PUR) configuration; and transmitting uplink data in a frequency-time resource starting from a starting time, wherein the starting time is determined based on at least one of: (1) a connection release signaling reception time; (2) a first time offset for data processing; (3) an uplink data transmission time; (4) an uplink data retransmission timer; (5) a PUR configuration reception time; (6) a second time offset for scheduling flexibility; (7) a third time offset to a predetermined reference time; and (8) a length of time durations for PUR interval.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a channel state information reporting method, a channel state information receiving method, a terminal, and a network side device. The reporting method includes: receiving codebook parameter information sent by a network side device; determining an enhanced Type II codebook structure according to the codebook parameter information; determining non-zero coefficient indication information according to the enhanced Type II codebook structure, the non-zero coefficient indication information is used to indicate non-zero coefficient related information in a combined coefficient matrix in the enhanced Type II codebook structure; sending the non-zero coefficient indication information to the network side device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to a trigger-based null data packet (NDP) for channel sounding system. A device may send a trigger frame to a group of station devices, the group of station devices including a first station device, the trigger frame indicating a high efficiency (HE) long training field (HE-LTF) mode and a guard interval duration. The device may identify a HE trigger-based (TB) null data packet (NDP) received from the first station device, the HE TB NDP including a first packet extension field, wherein the HE TB NDP is associated with the HE-LTF mode and the guard interval duration indicated in the trigger frame. The device may send a downlink NDP including a second packet extension field, a second HE-LTF mode, and a second guard interval duration. The device may determine channel state information based on HE TB NDP received from the first station device.

Abstract: Techniques implemented by a network-access analysis system to analyze network access controls for networks, identify traffic flows that are unobserved and unrequired, and determine proposed changes to the network access controls that restrict access from unobserved traffic flows. The system may analyze the network access controls, and determine whether unrequired traffic flows are allowed to be communicated in the network. For instance, the system may analyze network flow logs and identify observed traffic flows that are required by applications in the network, and also identify unobserved traffic flows that are permitted access to, but are not observed in, the network. The system may propose changes to the network access controls to restrict network access by these unobserved traffic flows. A network administrator can receive recommendations from the system regarding the proposed changes, and determine whether they would like to implement the proposed changes to their network access controls.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a master node (MN) configured to provide a master cell group (MCG) in dual connectivity (DC) with a user equipment (UE) together with a secondary node (SN) configured to provide a secondary cell group (SCG). Such methods include determining one or more restriction parameters to control selection of the UE's SCG configuration by the SN, such that the UE's minimum required processing time, T_SCG, of SN messages scheduling UE uplink (UL) SCG transmissions is smaller than a maximum value derived from the one or more restriction parameters. Such methods include sending, to the SN, at least portion of the determined restriction parameters. Other embodiments include complementary methods for an SN, as well as network nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a physical location of access points in a wireless network that include a plurality of access points, the plurality of access points in the wireless network including anchor access points with respective known locations and unanchored access points without respective known locations, may include: a first plurality of unanchored access points neighboring the anchor access points receiving known-location information from the anchor access points, performing range measurements to the anchor access points to determine their respective locations in the wireless network, thereby becoming pseudo-anchor access points; a second plurality of unanchored access points in communicative contact with a plurality of the pseudo-anchor points receiving the determined-location information from the pseudo-anchor access points, performing range measurements to the pseudo-anchor access points to determine their respective locations in the wireless network, thereby becoming pseudo-anchor access p

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for allowing a user equipment (UE) to manage a session in a wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may transmit a first uplink (UL) non-access stratum (NAS) transport message including a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request to an access and mobility management function (AMF), receive a downlink (DL) NAS transport message from the AMF, and transmit a second UL NAS transport message including the PDU session establishment request based on a timer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a sidelink transmission resource configuration method and system, and a device and a storage medium. In the method, a terminal device can receive scheduling information from a network device, and determine a first available resource, which is not earlier than a target moment, in a resource pool to be a sidelink transmission moment, wherein the target moment is related to a time correlation parameter, and the time correlation parameter can be from the scheduling information or a terminal. According to the method, a sidelink transmission moment of a terminal can be determined, thereby making up for the defect in the prior art of there being a lack of solutions for determining a sidelink transmission moment, and improving the stability and flexibility of a sidelink transmission process.

Abstract: A method of operating an Integrated Access Backhaul, IAB, node in a wireless communication network is provided. The IAB node is arranged to communicate backhaul traffic wirelessly with a parent node and a child node. The method comprises: receiving a duplexing pattern configuration message from the parent node; transmitting a duplexing pattern configuration message to the child node; receiving a duplexing pattern configuration acknowledgment message from the child node; after receiving the duplexing pattern configuration acknowledgment message from the child node, applying a duplexing pattern contained within the duplexing pattern configuration message received from the parent node; and transmitting a duplexing pattern configuration acknowledgement message to the parent node.

Abstract: An apparatus including: 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: select reference neighbouring cells among a plurality of neighbouring cells of a serving cell, wherein the reference neighboring cells have a same numerology and synchronization signal block burst patterns overlapping in time and with a same periodicity; determine a measurement gap configuration allowing at least one terminal served by the serving cell to measure at least one synchronisation signal block from at least one of the reference neighbouring cells; and provide, to the at least one terminal, the measurement gap configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optimization method and system for minimizing network energy consumption based on traffic grooming. The method includes: generating a set of service requests in an elastic optical network, and calculating a reachable node set of shortest paths from source to destination nodes for each service request; establishing a virtual reachable path in the reachable node set of shortest paths; and establishing a target function of an integer linear programming model of the minimizing network energy consumption, and sequentially determining whether a bandwidth capacity constraint of a single spectrum slot, a path uniqueness constraint, a spectrum allocation constraint, and an optical regenerator quantity constraint are satisfied, where if all constraints are satisfied, the service request is successfully established, or if any of the constraints is not satisfied, the service request fails to be established. The present invention helps to improve the energy efficiency of service requests.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information of an initial active uplink bandwidth part (UL BWP) and corresponding random access resource; based on the configuration information of the initial active UL BWP and the corresponding random access resource, determining corresponding physical random access channel (PRACH) occasions; and performing random access procedure based on the determined PRACH occasion.

Abstract: Unlike smart devices, Internet of things (IoTs), such as meter readers, generate very low revenue per user. Traditional tunnel/bearer based connection-oriented architectures do not scale economically for billions of IoT devices due to the amount of signaling overhead associated with GTP tunnel setup/tear down and the states related to GTP tunnels maintained at various parts of the mobile network. However, the mobility network can efficiently support massive stationary and/or mobile IoTs by reducing the amount of signaling overhead, the state of the IoTs kept in network, and simplifying the data plane when possible.

Abstract: Techniques for supplementary sidelink resource configuration in full duplex mode may include a first user equipment (UE) transmitting to a base station an interference report indicating sidelink communication interference. The base station may select a resource pool according to the interference report, where the resource pool includes supplementary sidelink subchannels reserved for receiving sidelink communications and conditionally reserved for transmitting sidelink communications based on the interference report. The base station may transmit, to the first UE or a second UE causing the sidelink communication interference, configuration information indicating the resource pool. Based on the configuration information, the first UE and/or the second UE may perform sidelink communications (with each other or with other UEs) using the supplementary sidelink sub channels.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control circuit. The receiver is configured to receive, from an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network, downlink signals on a downlink via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, uplink signals on an uplink via the wireless access interface. The control circuit is configured to control the receiver to receive the downlink signals and control the transmitter to transmit the uplink signals. The control circuit is further configured to delay a reception period for the receiver to receive the downlink signals after a transmission period in which the transmitter transmits the uplink signals when a duration of the transmission period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to reporting preconfigured uplink transmission failure. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device logs failures associated with transmission on the preconfigured resources and failure causes. The terminal device transmits the logged information to the network device. In this way, the network device is aware of the failure occurrences and their reasons. The network device is able to use the information for configuring uplink resources more efficiently and the resources can be efficiently allocated for other purpose or other terminal devices.

Abstract: The Internet can be configured to provide communications to a large number of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. Devices can be designed to address the need for network layers, from central servers, through gateways, down to edge devices, to grow unhindered, to discover and make accessible connected resources, and to support the ability to hide and compartmentalize connected resources. Network protocols can be part of the fabric supporting human accessible services that operate regardless of location, time, or space. Innovations can include service delivery and associated infrastructure, such as hardware and software. Services may be provided in accordance with specified Quality of Service (QoS) terms. The use of IoT devices and networks can be included in a heterogeneous network of connectivity including wired and wireless technologies.

Abstract: A bearer creation system creates dedicated bearers for sessions requested by user equipment devices based on a policy associated with the user equipment device. The bearer creation system detects that a request to initiate a session has been sent by user equipment associated with a policy. The bearer creation system compares the request to initiate the session to information indicated by the policy, and determines whether to create a dedicated bearer for the session based on the comparison. The bearer creation system creates a dedicated bearer for the session based on a determination that a dedicated bearer should be created.