Abstract: Method carried out in an access node (121) of a wireless network (100) for managing configuration of discontinuous reception, DRX, for a user equipment, UE (10), said DRX configuration comprising ON durations repeated with a DRX cycle, wherein the method comprises: obtaining (520) adjusted timing for a next ON duration, based on traffic information of data for the UE; transmitting (540), to the UE, information (PAR) identifying the adjusted timing; and transmitting (550) the data to the UE in the next ON duration according to the adjusted timing.

Abstract: A method carried out in a User Equipment, UE, for controlling uplink transmission of data to a base station of a wireless network, includes: transmitting, to the base station, a buffer status report, BSR, indicative of a buffer data level value; transmitting, to the base station, information indicative of packet arrival rate of data entering the transmit buffer; receiving uplink resource information from the base station, in response to the BSR and said information; and transmitting data from the buffer using the received resource information.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed in a network node, for enabling a prediction of an energy level of an energy harvesting wireless device, WD. The method comprises receiving, from the WD, information assisting the network node to obtain an algorithm for predicting the energy level of the WD. The method comprises receiving, from the WD, parameters for use by the algorithm in predicting the energy level of the WD. the parameters comprise energy harvesting properties and parameters associated with current use of the WD, whereby prediction of the energy level of the WD is enabled.

Abstract: Examples provide a method of operating a mobile device (UE) in a power save mode comprising: obtaining (4010) a first power save mode configuration indicative of a time schedule for pre-defined main signal time intervals (3411, 3412, 3413) and a time schedule for pre-defined low power wake-up signal time intervals (3421, 3422, 3423), and a second power save mode configuration associated with an always on operation; operating (4030) the UE in a first power save mode (3400) upon obtaining (4020) a trigger for the UE to operate in the first power save mode (3400), wherein operating (4030) in the first power save mode (3400) comprises: monitoring (4031) for low power wake-up signals (3403) in accordance with the time schedule of the pre-defined low power wake-up signal time intervals (3421, 3422, 3423); and communicating (4032), in response to detecting a low power wake-up signal (3403) in one (3422) of the pre-defined low power wake-up signal time intervals (3421, 3422, 3423), a main signal in a main signal time

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: Method for network access carried out in a User Equipment, UE, the method comprising: acquiring at least one of a plurality of synchronization signals transmitted from a base station, each synchronization signal identifying a synchronization resource usable for identifying an associated access channel resource of a sequence of access channel resources; synchronizing to the base station based on the at least one synchronization signal; obtaining, from the base station, information identifying a first access channel resource and a second access channel resource; transmitting an access preamble in the first access channel resource, and transmitting, based on meeting a repetition criteria, said access preamble in the second access channel resource for enhanced coverage operation.

Abstract: A user equipment includes transceiver circuitry, control circuitry for controlling the transceiver circuitry and an energy storage device configured to provide energy to at least the transceiver circuitry for transmitting signals to or receiving signals from the wireless communications network. The energy storage device may receive energy from ambient sources and may therefore increase an amount of available energy by using energy harvesting. The user equipment is configured to determine, during an idle or inactive mode in which the user equipment has no active connection for transmitting data to or receiving data from the wireless communications network that an amount of energy which is available from the energy storage device will be insufficient for operating the transceiver circuitry during a blackout period, and to transmit to the infrastructure equipment a blackout message indicating that the user equipment cannot receive signals transmitted from the infrastructure equipment for the blackout period.

Abstract: Various examples of the disclosure generally relate to timing error groups and timing error group reports of transmission timing errors, specifically uplink transmission timing errors of uplink positioning reference signals. Thereby, high-accuracy positioning of a wireless communication device is enabled.

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: A method includes determining a coverage enhanced level to be used for transmitting a random access preamble, and transmitting the random access preamble. The method also includes receiving a random access response corresponding to the transmitted random access preamble. The random access response is allocated by Machine Type Communication (MTC) Physical Downlink Control Channel (MPDCCH), and a repetition level of the MPDCCH is based on the coverage enhanced level. The method further includes transmitting a Msg3 carrying a Radio Resource Control (RRC) CONNECTION REQUEST message. The Msg3 includes a quality report indicated by one or multiple bits. The quality report provides at least one of the repetition level of the MPDCCH or an aggregation level of the MPDCCH to satisfy a hypothetical MPDCCH block error rate of 1%.

Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a mobile first Edge Computing, EC, server (220) configured to provide compute resources to User Equipment, UE, (303), wherein the first EC server is connected to an EC management entity (300) configured to manage a plurality of EC servers (220, 220-2), the method being carried out in the first EC server and comprising receiving (501) status information associated with the first EC server from an external entity; receiving (500,503) control information from the EC management entity, said control information identifying a power state control instruction; determining (504) a power state triggering event in accordance with the power state control instruction, based on the received status information; controlling (506) the power state of the first EC server responsive to the determined power state triggering event.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a first wireless node for enabling estimation of a position of a wireless terminal. The method comprises receiving, from a positioning node, a message indicative of a trained prediction model for determining a line-of-sight, LoS, path associated with the first wireless node during positioning of the first wireless node. The method comprises receiving, from the second wireless node, a reference signal. The method comprises determining, based on the reference signal and the trained prediction model, a line-of-sight, LoS, path between the first wireless node and the second wireless node. The wireless terminal is one of the first wireless node and the second wireless node.

Abstract: A method of operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network for transmitting data to or receiving data from a communications device. The method comprises providing a wireless access interface to form a first cell of the wireless communications network, the infrastructure equipment forming part of a radio access network of the wireless communications network, broadcasting a re-synchronisation signal, RSS, of the first cell, the RSS being configured to carry information which is detectable by the communications device for acquiring synchronisation with the infrastructure equipment, and broadcasting an indication of a position in time and frequency of an RSS of each of one or more neighbouring cells to the first, the RSSs of each of the one or more neighbouring cells being configured to carry information which is detectable by the communications device for performing measurements on the each of the one or more neighbouring cells.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed in a network node, for handling energy conditions of an energy harvesting wireless device, WD. The method comprises receiving, from the WD, a message indicative of a present energy storage level and a present energy harvesting efficiency of the WD. The method comprises communicating, with the WD, based on the received message.

Abstract: For uplink-based positioning, a transmission of an uplink reference signal via a transmit beam at a user equipment (UE) is coordinated with a respective receive beams at one or more receivers. A positioning computation node sends configuration information to the UE and to the one or more receivers. The configuration information enables the receivers to configure receive beams to receive the uplink reference signal transmission from the UE. The receivers perform various measurements of the uplink reference signal and report the measurements as well as beam information to the positioning computation node, which generates a position estimate.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a relay wireless device (WD), for establishing communication between a remote WD and a network node. The relay WD has an established sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises communicating, between the relay WD and the network node, at least one relay paging response configuration message configuring the remote WD with a plurality of alternative response paths that can be used when responding to paging. The alternative response paths comprise responding directly to the network node or responding via the relay WD. The method comprises monitoring a paging occasion for a paging message of the remote WD from the network node. The method comprises, upon detecting the paging message from the network node, activating the sidelink connection with the remote WD. The method comprises, upon receiving the paging message, relaying the paging response received from the remote WD to the network node.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises, during a positioning measurement period for performing a positioning measurement, monitoring for positioning signals transmitted by a cellular network and in response to an interruption event halting said monitoring for the positioning signals. The method further comprises, in response to said halting of the monitoring, taking one or more actions associated with the interruption event.

Abstract: A communications device for transmitting data to or receiving data from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network. The communications device comprises circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, determine that the communications device is to send an indication of quality information to the infrastructure equipment, the quality information indicating a relative quality of signals received by the communications device, perform measurements on one or more signals received by the communications device from the infrastructure equipment, encode the indication of quality information, based on the performed measurements, using at least one bit of a first signal in combination with a parameter of a second signal, and transmit the first signal to the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods of operating a UE (201-204) and operating access nodes (101-103) of a cellular network (100). A method comprises receiving control information from a cellular network (100). The cellular network (100) comprises a dynamic cell. The control information is indicative of one or more availability parameters of the dynamic cell. The method furthermore comprises configuring the communication between the UE (201-204) and the cellular network (100) based on the control information.