Abstract: A method performed by a network node for a telecommunications network for handling interference variations for a communication device is provided. The method includes configuring the communication device to measure on a set of resources and to build a machine learning, ML, model to predict a future interference measurement from the set of resources. The method further includes signaling a request to the communication device to provide a prediction of the future interference measurement on the set of resources. The method further includes receiving, from the communication device, at least one prediction of future interference on the set of resources. The method further includes changing a network configuration for the communication device based on the received at least one prediction of future interference.

Abstract: It is provided a method for enabling an SCTP packet to be encapsulated in a UDP packet the method being performed by a source network node. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining a source number based on an identifier of the source network node; obtaining a destination number based on an identifier of a destination network node; generating an SCTP packet, which comprises setting a source port of the SCTP packet to a predefined port number and setting a destination port of the SCTP packet to the destination number; generating a UDP packet, which comprises setting a source port of the UDP packet to the source number and setting a destination port of the UDP packet to the destination number; encapsulating the SCTP packet in the UDP packet; and sending the UDP packet for transport to the destination network node.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a method performed by a second network node to provide feedback information to a network node of a wireless network, comprising receiving a request to monitor one or more performance metrics of a group of one or more wireless communication devices, wherein the group of one or more wireless communications devices are in a coverage area associated with the second network node and are affected by a modification of a power state of a first network node from a first power state to a second power state different than the first power state. Responsive to receiving the request, the method can include monitoring the one or more performance metrics of the group of one or more wireless communication devices, to determine performance feedback information and providing the performance feedback information to the network node.

Abstract: A method of operating a UE in a wireless communication network, includes obtaining time sharing configuration for quality of experience (QoE) measurements. The method further includes performing QoE measurements time divided between multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, wherein the QoE measurements are time divided based on the time sharing configuration. Another related method of operating a network node in a wireless communication network, includes generating a time sharing configuration defining time divided QoE measurements to be performed by a UE for multiple applications and/or multiple application data flows processed by the UE, and providing the time sharing configuration to the UE.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network node. The method comprising transmitting towards a second network node a request message for requesting first user equipment, UE, related information. Wherein the request message includes a first group UE identifier, ID, identifying a first group of one or more UEs for which the first UE related information is requested. The method further comprises, after transmitting the request message, receiving a reporting message which includes first UE related information for one or more UEs included in the first group of UEs. Wherein the reporting message includes one or more performance measurement results and one or more series IDs each of which identifies a UE associated with each of the one or more measurement results, and the reporting message was transmitted by the second network node.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network node operating in a communications network. The first network node determines that a re-binding between one or more signalling connections from one or more wireless devices and a Transport Network Layer Association (TNLA) is to be performed. The first network node then sends, to a second network node operating in the communications network, a first message indicating that the re-binding is to be performed. The first message further indicates how the re-binding is to be performed. The first message is a dedicated message. One of the following apply: a) the first message indicates to which TNLA the one or more wireless devices are to be rebound, and b) the first message is sent over the TNLA to which the one or more wireless devices are to be rebound.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method performed by a UE for handling communication in a communication network. The UE provides to a network node, a RA report of a RA procedure over a first RAT for the UE, and assistance information indicating how to route the RA report between a second radio network node of a second RAT collecting the RA report and a first radio network node of the first RAT controlling a cell where the RA procedure that is logged in the RA report was performed.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network is provided. The method includes the first network node generating a first message, the first message comprising a request relating to an energy or power consumption status of a second network node. The method includes transmitting the first message towards the second network node. The method includes receiving a second message transmitted by the second network node, the second message comprising a response to the first message. A method performed by a second network node is also provided. The method includes the second network node receiving a first message transmitted by a first network node, the first message comprising a request relating to an energy or power consumption status of the second network node. The method includes the second network node transmitting a second message towards the first network node, the second message comprising a response to the first message.

Abstract: A method for providing one or more indications related to a random access procedure by a first node (101) to a second cell (122, 124), when served by a first cell (121). The second cell (122, 124) is a secondary cell. The first node (111) registers (1401) a first identifier of the second cell (122, 124) and one or more first indications indicating at least one of: i) a second identifier of the first cell (121), ii) a third identifier of a primary secondary cell (123), iii) a fourth identifier of a first network node (111) owning the first cell (121), iv) a fifth identifier of a second network node (112) owning the primary secondary cell (123), and v) an indicator of a cell group the second cell (122, 124) belongs to. The first node (111) also provides (1402) one or more second indications based on the registered identifier and indications.

Abstract: Techniques for managing quality-of-experience (QoE) measurements by a user equipment (UE). An example method, in a first node in a radio access network (RAN), comprises transmitting (1010), to a second node in the RAN, status information for measurements associated to one or more QoE measurements configured for the UE by the first node. The second node may be associated with the first node with respect to at least one of the following: changing a configuration for the UE for dual connectivity; mobility of the UE; RRC resume or RRC reestablishment of the UE; and switching the transfer of data for the service from a path going to the UE via the first RAN node to a path going to the UE via the second RAN node.

Abstract: A network node (16) obtains, for each of one or more wireless devices, radio performance information (18) indicating measured radio performances that multiple cells respectively provided to the wireless device (20A) while the wireless device (20A) was simultaneously connected to the multiple cells in multi-connectivity operation under certain conditions. Based on the obtained radio performance information (18), the network node (16) builds a prediction model (24) which models radio performance that a cell will provide under one or more conditions. The network node (16) then makes or configures another network node to make decisions on mobility, scheduling and/or radio configuration of wireless devices based on the prediction model (24).

Abstract: A method performed by a first BS in a network, for discovering an address of a second BS in the network via a network node in the network, the method comprising: sending, to the network node, an address request message which includes a first list with one or more pairs of an address of the first BS and a corresponding sharing identifier; and receiving, from the network node, an address response message which includes a second list with one or more pairs of an address of the second BS and a corresponding sharing identifier. In the case of network sharing, by using the addresses and the corresponding sharing identifiers obtained through the method, the connectivity between the two BSs and ACL functionality at the two BSs specific to a particular upper network and/or operator may be achieved.

Abstract: A first network node and method therein for handling one or more services in a wireless communication network are disclosed. The first network node is configured to receive from a second network node an indication relating to application layer measurement configurations for one or more services for one or more wireless communication devices, determine a set of application layer measurement configurations for one or more wireless communication devices based on the received indication relating to application layer measurement configurations, and send the determined set of application layer measurement configurations or an indication of the determined set of application layer measurement configurations to the one or more wireless communication devices.

Abstract: An example of this disclosure provides a method (500) performed by a base station control unit (CU). The method comprises receiving (502) a request from a base station distributed unit (DU) to store information for a first plurality of cells to be served by the base station DU. The method also comprises sending (504) a response to the base station DU, wherein the response indicates that storing information for the first plurality of cells would exceed a maximum number of cells that can be stored by the base station CU.

Abstract: A RAN node distributes information about UE trajectory predications to other network nodes, such as other RAN nodes, core network nodes, or external systems The UE trajectory prediction can be used, for example, to optimize handovers of the UE from the RAN node signaling the UE trajectory prediction to another RAN node.

Abstract: A method for determining a radio configuration for a user equipment (UE) in multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) operation is provided. The method includes obtaining information relating to energy for one or both of (i) the UE in MR-DC operation and (ii) one or more nodes involved in the MR-DC operation of the UE. The method includes determining an optimal radio configuration for the UE in MR-DC operation based at least in part on the information relating to energy. The method includes determining a final radio configuration for the UE in MR-DC operation based on the optimal radio configuration.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for reporting information relating to out-of-coverage, OoC, situations related to changes in access mode An example method performed by a user equipment, UE, comprises receiving (310) an instruction or detecting a trigger to change the UE's access mode, where the change in the UE's access mode includes a change in one or more radio resources available to the UE for accessing a network. The method further comprises determining (320) that the UE has experienced an OoC situation with respect to the change in the UE's access mode and logging (330), for subsequent reporting, an indication of the OoC situation and/or information and/or measurements pertaining to the OoC situation.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a network node. The method comprises deriving a mobility prediction report for a wireless device and transmitting the mobility prediction report to another network node. In some embodiments, the mobility prediction report comprises an indication of one or more cells or synchronization signal block (SSB) beams that the wireless device is predicted to traverse.

Abstract: The disclosure refers to a method performed by a first network node, the method comprising: obtaining (1101) a user equipment, UE, trajectory prediction, transmitting (1102) the UE trajectory prediction to a second network node along with an indication requesting feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction, and receiving (1103) feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction from a third network node, and to a method performed by a second network node, the method comprising: receiving (1201) a UE trajectory prediction along with an indication requesting feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction, and transmitting (1202) feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction to a first network node.

Abstract: A first network node can operate in a communications network that includes a second network node. The first network node receives a message from the second network node. The message can include information associated with an event detected by a neighbor network node that is different than the first network node. The event can be related to channel measurements associated with the neighbor network node operating in the communications network. The first network node can determine a network issue associated with the communications network based on the information.