Abstract: A communication device can operate in a wireless communication network. The communication device can detect a measurement report triggering event based on a measurement of a first reference signal received by the communication device and based on a measurement of a second reference signal received by the communication device. The first and second reference signals can be different. The communication device can further transmit a measurement report to the wireless communication network responsive to detecting the measurement report triggering event. The measurement report includes at least one of the measurement of the first reference signal and/or the measurement of the second reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform radio-layer and application-layer measurements in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include receiving the following from a RAN node: a first configuration of radio-layer measurements to be performed by the UE, a second configuration of application-layer measurements to be performed by the UE, and an indication that the radio-layer measurements and the application-layer measurements should be linked. Such methods include performing application-layer measurements related to one or more applications based on the second configuration, and performing radio-layer measurements based on the first configuration. At least a portion of the radio-layer measurements are performed concurrently with at least a portion of the application-layer measurements. Other embodiments include complementary methods for RAN nodes and network nodes or functions outside the RAN. Other embodiments include corresponding apparatus configured to perform these methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a network node for handling of one or more beam measurements in a communications system. The network node obtains information associated with a report configuration for one or more beam measurements from another node. Based on the obtained information, the network node provides, to a UE, instructions on how to provide a report of the one or more beam measurements to the network node. The network node obtains, from the UE and according to the instructions, the report of the one or more beam measurement, wherein the report includes information associated with executed one or more beam measurements.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose, for example, a method performed by a first radio network node (12) for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The first radio network node transmits to a second radio network node (13), a request for retrieval of an update indication of measurement upon a potential resource aggregation of one or more cells controlled by the second radio network node (12).

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing resources in a RAN of a communication network is disclosed. The method, performed by a first node in the RAN, comprises obtaining a record of resource status information describing usage, during a historical time period and within a coverage area of the first node, of RAN resources controlled by the first node (2102), and using an ML process to predict, based on the obtained record, resource status information describing usage of RAN resources controlled by the first node within a coverage area of the first node and during a future time period (2104). The method further comprises sending, to a second node in the RAN, a representation of the predicted resource status information (2106). Also disclosed is a method performed by a second node in which the second node uses a received representation of predicted resource status information for RAN resources controlled by a first node in a process relating to management of RAN resources controlled by the second node (2304).

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: Systems and methods for activating intelligent wireless communication device reporting in a wireless network are disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless communication device for machine-learned optimization of wireless networks is proposed. In one embodiment, the method includes sending, to a network node, information that indicates one or more capabilities of the wireless communication device for reporting of predicted values that are predicted by the wireless communication device using one or more machine learning capabilities of the wireless communication device. The method further includes receiving, from the network node, a request. The request includes (a) a request to start reporting predicted values, (b) a request to start training a machine learning model for generating predicted values, or (c) both (a) and (b). The method further includes performing one or more actions in response to receiving the request.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for a user equipment, UE, to report radio link failure, RLF, in a wireless network, said methods include sending, to a radio network node, RNN, in the wireless network, a first message including: a first RLF report related to an RLF that occurred in a cell of the wireless network, and a second indication of availability of one or more further RLF reports stored by the UE. The methods further include receiving, from the RNN, a second request for at least a portion of the stored RLF reports indicated by the second indication and sending, to the RNN, a second response including a second RLF report of the stored RLF reports. The apparatuses are configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for handling communication in a wireless communication network comprising a first radio network node and a second radio network node providing dual connectivity to a UE (10). The network node calculates an average delay of a packet transmission, wherein weighting is applied to a number of packets respectively sent via the first radio network node and the second radio network node when no packet duplication is applied, and wherein weighting is further applied for a respective delay calculation for one or more periods or packets with duplication, and the periods or packets without duplication.

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: A method performed by a first network node operating in with a Radio Access Technology with split architecture. The first network node is a Distributed Unit. The first network node receives one or more second indications from a second network node, a Centralized Unit. The indications comprise: i) a positive or a negative acknowledgement of a configuration conflict between a first RACH configuration in a first cell being a served cell, and a second RACH configuration in a second cell, the second cell being a neighbour cell to the first cell, ii) CU RACH assistance information associated to the conflict, the information comprising the second RACH configuration, and/or iii) a first third RACH configuration for the first cell. The first network node then updates the first RACH configuration to a second third RACH configuration, based on the indications.

Abstract: Certain embodiments disclose systems, methods, and apparatus for establishing and using multiple Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) associations. An example method includes a network node establishing a first SCTP association and a second SCTP association for an application protocol connection with a core network node. The network node moves a user equipment (UE) associated signaling stream from the first SCTP association to the second SCTP association.

Abstract: A wireless device registers with a first PLMN having a first PLMN identity. A first plurality of RA procedures is performed while registered with the first PLMN. First information related to the first plurality of RA procedures is stored. The wireless device registers with a second PLMN having a second PLMN identity different than the first PLMN identity after registering with the first PLMN and after performing the first plurality of RA procedures. The first information is discarded responsive to registering with the second PLMN. A second plurality of RA procedures is performed while registered with the second PLMN. Second information related to the second plurality of RA procedures is stored. An information message is transmitted to the second PLMN. The information message includes a plurality of RACH reports corresponding to the second plurality of RA procedures based on the second information.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a first network node configured to operate in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include determining a radio access technology (RAT)/Frequency Selection Priority (RFSP) index associated with a user equipment (UE) served by the first network node. Such methods include sending, to a second network node, a request for the second network node to establish dual connectivity with the UE as a secondary node (SN). The request includes the RFSP index. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by the second network node, as well as network nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for Quality of Experience (QoE) measurements handling at overload in a Radio Access Network (RAN) of a cellular communications system. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first RAN node for handling QoE measurement configuration and/or reporting during RAN overload comprises performing one or more actions related to one or more aspects of QoE measurement configuration, QoE measurement reporting, or both QoE measurement configuration and QoE measurement reporting that mitigate an RAN overload condition. In one embodiment, performing the one or more actions comprises performing one or more actions related to transfer of one or more aspects of QoE measurement configuration from the first RAN node to a second RAN node, transfer of one or more aspects of QoE measurement reporting from the first RAN node to the second RAN node, or both.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a wireless terminal and base station, and corresponding methods therein, for providing a handover for a subset of bearers associated with the wireless terminal. The subset of bearers is less than a total number of bearers associated with the wireless terminal. Thus, upon the completion of the handover procedure, at least one bearer will stay connected with a source base station.

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.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, for a first RAN node in a first RAN, for inter-system mobility load balancing with a second RAN node in a second RAN. Such methods include sending, to the second RAN node, a resource status request message that includes a reporting configuration with one or more of the following: one or more metrics, related to load and/or capacity, to be measured by the second RAN node; one or more triggering events for initiating reporting of the metrics; and a reporting format that defines how the respective metrics should be reported upon corresponding triggering events. Such methods include receiving from the second RAN node in response to the resource status request message: a resource status response message indicating successful configuration of at least a portion of the reporting configuration; or a resource status failure message indicating unsuccessful configuration for all of the reporting configuration.

Abstract: A method, in a distributed unit (DU) of a base station comprising a central unit (CU) and one or more DUs, each DU serving one or more cells, comprises sending, to the CU, information indicative of capacity in the DU for sending segmented messages and/or indicative of a capability of the DU to send segmented messages. In some embodiments, the information is indicative of capacity in the DU for sending segmented Public Warning System (PWS) messages and/or indicative of a capability of the DU to send segmented PWS messages. In some embodiments, the method further comprises receiving, from the CU, a segmented PWS message in system information blocks (SIBs), each SIB carrying a segment of the PWS message, and broadcasting the SIBs.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to Quality of Experience (QoE) measurement reporting in a cellular communications system having a split, or distributed, Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture. In one embodiment, a method performed in a RAN having a distributed RAN architecture comprises, at a control plane part of a central unit (CU-CP) of a base station of the RAN, sending one or more first messages to a user plane part of the central unit (CU-UP) to setup or modify one or more bearers and sending one or more second message to a distributed unit (DU) of the base station to setup or modify the one or more bearers.