Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform communicating in a network at least one packet over a transport protocol connection, identifying that latency reduction procedures for the transport protocol connection are to be performed, and preventing based on predetermined criteria specific ones of the latency reduction procedures from being performed. Further, in accordance with the example embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to perform identifying that latency reduction procedures for a transport protocol connection with a mobile device in a network are to be performed, determining that specific ones of the latency reduction procedures are not to be performed, and providing to the mobile device an indication of predetermined criteria to identify the specific ones of the latency reduction procedures that are not to be performed.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: preparing a data packet for transmission on a bearer, wherein at least one of the following is configured for transmission: a first network node and a second network node, checking whether at least one predetermined criterion is met, selecting, based at least partly on the said checking, whether to transmit the data packet via the first network node, via the second network node, or via both the first and the second network nodes, and transmitting the data packet according to the selecting.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from an enhanced radio link control status report. A method may include determining a negative acknowledgment sequence number range. The negative acknowledgment sequence number range may include a plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers. The method may also include determining at least one of a en negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the negative acknowledgment sequence number range. In addition, the method may include sending a radio link control status report comprising at least one of a negative acknowledgment sequence number, the negative acknowledgment sequence number range, or the negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the at least one negative acknowledgment sequence number range.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed, wherein a configuration of at least one channel monitoring related timer is defined such that the effective value of the channel monitoring related timer is mapped to a coverage enhancement CE level. The apparatus performs monitoring of downlink control channel sub-frames transmitted from a network element to a terminal device, according to said configuration of the channel monitoring related timer.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising: causing an attempt to transmit discovery signal by an access point in a first discovery window, said access point having a discovery window schedule for the transmission of a plurality of respective discovery signals; and in response to successfully transmitting the discovery signal, causing at least one subsequent discovery window in said schedule to be used for data transmission or to be unused, instead of attempting to transmit a discovery signal.

Abstract: Improved mechanisms for wireless cellular access using coverage extension techniques are described. A UE needing to use coverage extension to request access to a prospective serving cell detects cells (other than the prospective serving cell) on its frequency, and then investigates each such cell (for example, by attempting to read its system information block and, if the system information block can be read, determining if the cell supports access using coverage extension. If detected cells do not support coverage extension, the UE does not use coverage extension techniques to request access, but if all detected cells support coverage extension, the UE requests access using coverage extension techniques.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products relating to Long Term Evolution (LTE)-new radio access technology (NR) tight interworking are provided. One method may include maintaining, by a network node, user equipment (UE) measurement configuration information, deciding on actions for the UE to perform at secondary cell group (SCG) change or secondary radio link failure (S-RLF), and receiving an indication, from the UE, when there is a change in the UE measurement requirements.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed apparatus, method sand storage mediums with computer-readable instructions for transmitting aggregated packets, comprising dividing a plurality of data units into ordered groups and advantageously encoding sub-headers for the data units to be aggregated. In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed apparatus, method sand storage mediums with computer-readable instructions for receiving the aggregated packets with the advantageously encoding sub-headers.

Abstract: In accordance with the example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a device of a communication network, that at least one PDCP PDU of a PDCP sublayer is duplicated for transmission over at least one logical channel; signaling to an RLC sublayer an indication of the at least one PDCP PDU that is duplicated; and based on the signaling, controlling duplication of the at least one PDCP PDU for transmission over the at least one logical channel. Further, there is at least a method and apparatus to perform receiving, at a device of a communication network, an indication through a received signaling indicating that at least one PDCP PDU of a PDCP sublayer is to be duplicated; determining to duplicate the at least one PDCP PDU; duplicating the at least one PDCP PDU based on the determination; and transmitting the duplicated PDCP PDU over at least one logical channel.

Abstract: A method is provided where handover information about one or more target beams of a target cell is provided. The beam quality of those target beams is determined along with beam quality of one or more other beams of the target cell. Dedicated uplink resources associated with the target beams and shared uplink resources are associated with the other beams. It is determined based on the beam quality which of the target and other beams is to be used to initiate a connection to the target cell.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for buffer status reporting and efficient handling of new quality of service (QoS) flows on the default bearer in next generation (NG) radio access networks (RAN) are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products of physical random access channel (PRACH) selection and random access response (RAR) detection are provided. One method includes specifying, by a network node, a starting point for preamble repetition having a repetition level such that all user equipment (UEs) of the same repetition level start the preamble repetition on a same physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, determining when a series of the preamble repetition is over, and transmitting a random access response (RAR) when the repetition series is finished.

Abstract: A method including determining if there is in device co-existence interference during operation of the device; and causing information about in device co-existence interference and information about measurements performed by the device to be transmitted to a base station.

Abstract: A method including receiving information at an apparatus; and using said information for configuration of a radio resource control connection of said apparatus with a first node controlling a first cell and a second node controlling a second cell; and wherein said configuration of a radio resource control connection is made in dependence on a capability of said apparatus.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for reception of data units in a device by means of a first protocol and a second protocol are disclosed. A control function of the second protocol is informed of interruption in a control function of the first protocol. In response thereto a reordering timer of the second protocol is considered as having expired, and a state variable of the second protocol is updated to equal with a highest received state variable.

Abstract: A communication is executed between a user equipment and a communication network based on carrier aggregation using a first group of at least two PUCCH groups, the first group including a primary serving cell that carries a first PUCCH, and first serving cells which use the first PUCCH, and a second group of the at least two PUCCH groups, the second group including a secondary serving cell that carries a second PUCCH, and second serving cells which use the second PUCCH. In case a predetermined condition occurs, the communication is continued by exchanging the first group by the second group wherein the secondary serving cell that carries the second PUCCH becomes the primary serving cell and vice versa.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding real-time segmentation.

Abstract: The present invention addresses method, apparatus and computer program product for handling of secondary scheduling request in carrier aggregation. Thereby, a message comprising a request of radio resources for uplink transmission from the user equipment to a base station is composed, it is determined whether the user equipment is in a carrier aggregation mode in which two or more carriers are aggregated forming one primary cell and at least one secondary cell, the primary cell and at least one secondary cell supporting physical uplink control channel, the message is assigned to a physical uplink control channel, wherein assigning is permitted to the physical uplink control channel of the primary cell and a physical uplink control channel of any of the at least one secondary cell, and transmission of the message is caused using the assigned physical uplink control channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus management of dual connectivity in wireless communications. A master base station belonging to a wireless communication network including the master base station and a secondary cell group including at least one secondary base station, configures one or more secondary cell group bearers for a secondary base station. Configuring the secondary cell group bearer includes configuring an inactivity timer for the secondary cell group. The inactivity timer is configured to indicate that, if no activity has occurred on the secondary cell group bearer during pendency of the inactivity timer, the secondary cell group bearer is to be released. The master base station then signals the configuration to the secondary base station.

Abstract: A technique, including transmitting from an access node of an access network an instruction to transmit one or more decoding performance reports relating exclusively to a specific type of service, which decoding performance report includes information about the result of one or more attempts to decode at a communication device one or more transmissions via which said specific type of service is provided.