Abstract: A wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry which receives a message comprising network slice band association information, and processor circuitry. The processor circuitry selects at least one network slice of a serving PLMN and, based on the message, makes a determination of whether the slice is: (1) supported on the first radio band; (2) supported on a second radio band but not supported on the first radio band, or; (3) not supported on any radio band(s). The processor circuitry initiates a cell reselection procedure to select a second cell on the second radio band, in a case that the slice is supported on the second radio band but not supported on the first radio band, and; initiates a PLMN selection procedure to select a PLMN different from the serving PLMN, in a case that the slice is not supported in any radio band(s).

Abstract: Method and apparatus use a value tag in conjunction with transmission and/or processing of system information in a wireless communication network. The method includes a User Equipment (UE) receiving a first type system information block (SIB) from a base station (BS) apparatus. The first type SIB includes an identifier of a second type SIB and a first value tag indicating a version of the second type SIB. The method further includes the UE determining whether to request the second type SIB by comparing the first value tag with a prestored second value tag. The prestored second value tag is associated with a prestored second type SIB. The method further includes the UE transmitting to the BS apparatus a request message for the second type SIB when the prestored second value tag does not match the first value tag and receiving the second SIB from the BS apparatus.

Abstract: A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive cell mobility information for each of plural cells served by respective plural mobile base station relays. The processor circuitry is configured to perform a cell selection/reselection procedure using the cell mobility information.

Abstract: A wireless terminal communicates with a management entity of a core network through an access node of a radio access network (RAN). The core network supports one or more network slices, each of the network slices providing a designated service within a public land mobile network (PLMN). The wireless terminal 30(23) comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a message comprising one or more network slice coverage area configurations. Each of the one or more network slice coverage configurations indicates a coverage area of a corresponding network slice. The processor circuitry is configured to: select at least one network slice of a serving PLMN; camp on a serving cell of the RAN, and; determine, based the one or more network slice coverage area configurations, whether or not the at least one network slice is available in the serving cell.

Abstract: A wireless terminal communicates with a management entity of a core network to receive network slice band association information, NSBAI, including an area scope indication. Receiver circuitry of the wireless terminal is configured to receive, from a first cell of the RAN, a message comprising network slice band association information including the area scope indication. The processor circuitry is configured to select from the network slice band association information at least one network slice identifier of a serving PLMN; to store the network slice band association information; and, upon the wireless terminal camping on a second cell of the RAN, to initiate a reacquisition procedure to reacquire, from the second cell, the network slice band association information based on an area scope indication corresponding to a selected at least one network slice identifier, comprised in the stored network slice band association information.

Abstract: A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive, from a first cell served by a mobile base station relay: an indication indicating that the first cell will be deactivated, an instruction to reselect a second cell, and a cell identity of the second cell. The processor circuitry is configured to perform, based on the indication and the instruction, a cell selection/reselection procedure to reselect the second cell.

Abstract: A wireless terminal of a cellular telecommunication system communicates with a mobile base station relay via a serving cell. The wireless terminal comprises receiver circuitry and processor circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive vehicle information from the serving cell. The processor circuitry is configured to perform a cell selection/reselection procedure based on the vehicle information. The vehicle information comprises information of a vehicle on which the mobile base station relay is mounted.

Abstract: An X-ray module includes; a housing; an electron gun that emits an electron beam inside the housing; a target disposed inside the housing and fixed to the housing, to generate an X-ray when the electron beam is incident on the target; a permanent magnet that is disposed outside the housing and deflects the electron beam by means of a magnetic force; and a heat radiating unit having a higher thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the permanent magnet and thermally connected to the permanent magnet.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a position acquiring unit, and a control unit. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire an image. The position acquiring unit is configured to acquire a position of a display item which is displayed at a currently selected position in the image. The control unit, in a case where the image includes a plurality of feature regions, selects one of the plurality of feature regions based on a distance between each of the plurality of feature regions and the display item.

Abstract: A wireless terminal communicates with a management entity of a core network through an access node of a radio access network (RAN). The core network supports one or more network slices, each of the network slices providing a designated service within a public land mobile network (PLMN). The wireless terminal comprises processor circuitry is configured to select a serving PLMN; choose at least one network slice; and to initiate, based on network slice band association information, a cell selection/reselection procedure on one or more radio bands. The network slice band association information comprises a list of network slice identifiers, each of the network slice identifiers identifying a network slice, each of some of the network slice identifiers being associated with a corresponding radio band(s). The one or more radio bands are determined from a corresponding radio band(s) associated with the network slice identifier(s) of the at least one network slice.

Abstract: An access node of a radio access network (RAN) supports one or more network slices, each of the network slices providing a designated service within a public land mobile network (PLMN). The access node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to generate system information comprising a list of one or more PLMN identifiers and an association of each of the PLMN identifiers with corresponding network slice cell barring information. The network slice cell barring information comprises one or more network slice identifiers of network slices for which the cell is barred. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the system information to a cell.

Abstract: An X-ray module includes a housing in which an opening portion is formed; an electron gun that emits an electron beam; a target that transmits an X-ray generated when the electron beam is incident on the target and emits the X-ray from an X-ray-emitting surface; an X-ray-emitting window that seals the opening portion, and that transmits the X-ray and emits the X-ray to a first side in an axial direction; and a heat radiating unit disposed outside the housing. The housing includes a surface on which a protrusion protruding to the first side is formed, the opening portion is formed in the protrusion, and the target is disposed in the opening portion. The heat radiating unit includes a first portion extending along the surface and thermally connected to the surface, and a second portion extending from the first portion to a second side opposite the first side.

Abstract: An X-ray module includes a housing; an electron gun that emits an electron beam inside the housing; a target disposed inside the housing and fixed to the housing, to generate an X-ray when the electron beam is incident on the target; and a deflection unit including a permanent magnet and disposed outside the housing, to deflect the electron beam by means of a magnetic force of the permanent magnet. The deflection unit includes a heat insulating member disposed at least between the permanent magnet and the housing. A thermal conductivity of the heat insulating member is lower than a thermal conductivity of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: A repeater node of a telecommunications network wirelessly communicates with a parent node and another node. The repeater node comprises receiver circuitry, processor circuitry, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive a frame of information from the parent node. The processor circuitry is configured to include a customized control signal in the frame of information received from the parent node. The customized control signal is customized for the repeater node. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the frame of information which includes the customized control signal to the other node which may be a wireless terminal.

Abstract: A preferred aim of the invention is to provide technique for improving reliability of semiconductor devices when using a low-dielectric-constant film having a lower dielectric constant than a silicon oxide film to a part of an interlayer insulating film. More specifically, to achieve the preferred aim, an interlayer insulating film IL1 forming a first fine layer is formed of a middle-Young's-modulus film, and thus it is possible to separate an integrated high-Young's-modulus layer (a semiconductor substrate 1S and a contact interlayer insulating film CIL) and an interlayer insulating film (a low-Young's-modulus film; a low-dielectric-constant film) IL2 forming a second fine layer not to let them directly contact with each other, and stress can be diverged. As a result, film exfoliation of the interlayer insulating film IL2 formed of a low-Young's-modulus film can be prevented and thus reliability of semiconductor devices can be improved.

Abstract: An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) parent node comprises a first radio interface and a radio second interface. The first radio interface is configured to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a donor node; the second radio interface is configured to serve a cell to communicate with a wireless terminal. The wireless terminal may be a user equipment (UE) or a child IAB node. The IAB parent node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry.

Abstract: A method for performing a system information (SI) request is provided. The method includes initiating a random access (RA) procedure for the SI request; transmitting, to a base station (BS), an RA preamble on a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource during the RA procedure; receiving, from the BS, a Random Access Response (RAR) including a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) during the RA procedure, the MAC PDU including a first MAC subheader; and considering the RAR reception successful in a case that the first MAC subheader includes a random access preamble identifier (RAPID) corresponding to the RA preamble.

Abstract: An IAB node communicates over at least two radio interfaces including a first interface and a second interface, the first interface being configured to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a donor node, the second interface being configured to serve one or more cells to communicate with one or more child nodes. In an example embodiment and mode the IAB node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to establish an RRC connection with a first donor node, and perform an update of the RRC connection to be used for a second donor node. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, using the second interface, a re-establishment indication, upon performing the update of the RRC connection. The re-establishment indication is used to request that each of the one or more child nodes initiate an RRC re-establishment procedure. During the RRC re-establishment procedure, the one or more cells are considered as candidate cells.

Abstract: There is provided a rolling mill that includes a plurality of rolls, in which any one roll among respective rolls is adopted as a reference roll, including a load detection apparatus, detects a vertical roll load at a rolling support point position; a pressing apparatus pressing the roll chocks in the rolling direction; a driving apparatus moving the roll chocks in the rolling direction; and a position control unit which fixes a rolling direction position of roll chocks of the reference roll, and drives the driving apparatus to control positions in the rolling direction of the roll chocks of the rolls other than the reference roll.

Abstract: An IAB node communicates over at least two radio interfaces including a first interface and a second interface, the first interface being configured to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with a donor node, the second interface being configured to serve one or more cells to communicate with one or more child nodes. In an example embodiment and mode the IAB node comprises processor circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured to detect a radio link failure (RLF) on the first interface. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, using the second interface, to the one or more child nodes: node serving cell information configured to identify the one or more cells, and; a backhaul RLF indication upon a failure of recovery from the RLF. A method of operating such IAB node is also provided.