Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to estimating downlink size for a multicast traffic. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a first device receives downlink control information (DCI) for a multicast traffic. The first device determines field size(s) in the DCI based on one or more parameters which are associated with the field size estimation for the multicast traffic. The first device decodes the DCI based on the determined field sizes(s). In this way, the DCI can be blindly decoded correctly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to receive from a plurality of network nodes, information of sleep mode plans; determine at least one pattern of the time periods that can be used to optimize the sleep modes to provide a highest power savings; and send information of the determined pattern of time periods to use to optimize the sleep modes. A method and apparatus to send towards a network device, information including sleep mode plans of at least one user equipment; negotiate with the aggregation node time periods for the sleep mode plans to determine at least one pattern of time periods that can be used to optimize the sleep mode plans of the at least one user equipment to provide a highest power savings to the at least one user equipment; and receive information of the at least one pattern of time periods to use to provide the highest power savings.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a first user device in a wireless network, an indication of availability of a pre-trained model that estimates a channel between a second user device and a network node; receiving, by the first user device, information relating to the pre-trained model; determining, by the first user device, channel estimation information based at least on the information relating to the pre-trained model; and performing at least one of the following: transmitting, by the first user device, a report to the network node including the channel estimation information; or receiving data, by the first user device from the network node, based on the channel estimation information.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product receive an application flow comprising a source flow and a supplementary flow from a core network. The method, apparatus and computer program product receive a flow payload indication from the core network. The method, apparatus and computer program product determine whether the application flow is to be transmitted via a unicast transmission or a multicast transmission. The method, apparatus and computer program product determine whether the supplementary flow is droppable based on the flow payload indication and whether the application flow is to be transmitted via a unicast transmission or a multicast transmission. The method, apparatus and computer program product cause only the source flow to be transmitted in a circumstance where the supplementary flow is droppable.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for altitude-aware energy saving. The method may include receiving, from a network element, information including a coupling loss change or a reduced transmit power command. The method may also include controlling an uplink transmission based on the received information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for polling and keep-alive signals for multimedia broadcast multicast service. The method may include receiving a physical downlink control channel order addressed to a group-radio network temporary identifier. The method may also include performing uplink transmission of a signal in response to the physical downlink control channel order.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing autonomous beam switching for user equipment (UE) within a cell coverage area of a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) network device, the HAPS network device may be caused the HAPS network device to, determine beam layer information corresponding to the plurality of beam layers; transmit the beam layer information to the at least one UE; receive an autonomous beam switch request from the at least one UE in response to the transmitted beam layer information, the request including beam switch parameters; determine a selected beam layer based on the beam switch parameters; and enable communication with the at least one UE using the selected beam layer.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the present disclosure there is at least a method and apparatus to perform communicating between a network node and a user equipment of a communication network, authorization for the user equipment to join a group of user equipment to enable the user equipment to receive multicast configurations for multicast signaling authorized for the group, wherein the authorization is based on configurations in common between the user equipment and the group of user equipment; and based on the joining, utilizing the configurations in common to produce signaling between the communication network and the user equipment to receive multicast configurations for the multicast signaling authorized for the group.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus including circuitry configured for performing: receiving radio transmission parameters for a set of base stations to transmit at least one data packet over same time-frequency physical resource blocks to the apparatus, the apparatus located in a first cell which is adjacent to a cell of at least one base station of the set of base stations; and receiving, in a data session, the at least one data packet at the apparatus; using the at least one data packet and the radio transmission parameters for interference cancellation for data signals received at the apparatus from user devices in the first cell.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for machine learning based channel state information (CSI) estimation and feedback configuration are provided. A method may include learning channel state information feedback from one or more user equipment as time series data. The method may also include building a predictive model for user equipment feedback based on the learned channel state information feedback. The method may further include configuring a channel state information trigger with the one or more user equipment based on the predictive model. In addition, the method may include signaling predicted channel state information to the one or more user equipment.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a first network entity, at least one user equipment context modification request from a second network entity. The method may further include configuring, by the first network entity, at least one of one or more unicast channels and one or more multicast channels. The method may further include receiving, by the first network entity, multicast data. The method may further include selecting, by the first network entity, at least one of one or more multicast channels and one or more unicast channels to transmit multicast data.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining radio frequency (RF) conditions using sensing information. A network node may construct a map of RF conditions associated with location information within its coverage area. The network node may configure a radio resource control (RRC)-connected UE to operate in an RF sensing mode. The network node may obtain a positioning of the UE from a sensing node. The network node may determine the RF conditions of the UE based on its position using the map.

Abstract: A system comprising: a plurality of base stations forming a multicast broadcast single frequency network operating using unlicensed frequency resources; and a network element configured to allocate a transmission period to each of the plurality of base stations, wherein each base station is configured to independently determine whether the unlicensed frequency resources are available for transmission, and transmit a data packet using the unlicensed frequency resources during the allocated transmission period only if the unlicensed frequency resources are determined to be available.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises: 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: use a first base station central unit coupled to a first base station distributed unit in dependence on a computational capacity of the first base station central unit.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for performing spectrum allocations.

Abstract: A technique includes transmitting a request for the delivery of multicast data; receiving the multicast data via a unicast data radio bearer or a multicast data radio bearer, wherein the user device is located in a first cell; receiving, by the user device from the base station, a connection suspend message, wherein the connection suspend message includes: information describing a radio access network (RAN) multicast area (RMA) for the delivery of the multicast data via a multicast data radio bearer, and a group identifier associated with the multicast data, wherein the RMA includes a list of one or more cells that has been updated by the base station to include the first cell where the user device is located; entering, by the user device, a low activity state in response to the connection suspend message; and, receiving, by the user device, the multicast data via the multicast data radio bearer.

Abstract: A method for operating a network entity (gNB) for a cellular radio access network (RCN) is proposed, the method comprising: determining at least one downlink radio condition of the cellular radio access network (RCN); determining user equipments subscribing to a content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2), wherein the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) is associated with at least one flow property; mapping the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) to at least one radio bearer in dependence on the at least one downlink radio condition and in dependence on the at least one flow property; receiving the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2); and transmitting the content flow (HPF-1; HPF-2; LPF-1; LPF-2) according to the determined at least one mapping to the subscribing user equipments.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product receive an application flow comprising a source flow and a supplementary flow from a core network. The method, apparatus and computer program product receive a flow payload indication from the core network. The method, apparatus and computer program product determine whether the application flow is to be transmitted via a unicast transmission or a multicast transmission. The method, apparatus and computer program product determine whether the supplementary flow is droppable based on the flow payload indication and whether the application flow is to be transmitted via a unicast transmission or a multicast transmission. The method, apparatus and computer program product cause only the source flow to be transmitted in a circumstance where the supplementary flow is droppable.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating coordinated content delivery in multicast/broadcast networks. One example method includes receiving content from a service provider during a content service period, identifying a content service break period, the content service break period characterized by a break in transmission of content from the service provider intended for user devices, fetching localized content, and causing delivery of the localized content during the content service break period, the delivery of the localized content being performed via Xcast to determine a most radio resource efficient delivery mechanism.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to receive from a plurality of network nodes, information of sleep mode plans; determine at least one pattern of the time periods that can be used to optimize the sleep modes to provide a highest power savings; and send information of the determined pattern of time periods to use to optimize the sleep modes. A method and apparatus to send towards a network device, information including sleep mode plans of at least one user equipment; negotiate with the aggregation node time periods for the sleep mode plans to determine at least one pattern of time periods that can be used to optimize the sleep mode plans of the at least one user equipment to provide a highest power savings to the at least one user equipment; and receive information of the at least one pattern of time periods to use to provide the highest power savings.