Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to quality-of-service (QoS) for fifth generation (5G) wireless communications. A device may identify a frame received from a second device, the frame indicative of fifth-generation (5G) quality-of-service (QoS) characteristics; determine an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Security Parameter Index (SPI) field, the IPSec SPI field; generate, using a wireless local area network station (WLAN STA) of the device, a request frame, the request frame including a requested 802.

Abstract: A device within an access point multi-link device (AP MLD) having a plurality of wireless links may include one or more processors configured to generate a first frame including a first subfield. The first subfield may include a plurality of bits corresponding to the plurality of wireless links. Each bit may indicate whether a plurality of traffic identifiers (TIDs) are mapped to a corresponding wireless link. The device may wirelessly transmit, through a transmitter in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the first frame.

Abstract: A first device may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to generate, during a service period of a target wake time (TWT) schedule, a first frame requesting a second device in a wireless local area network (WLAN) to extend the service period, and wirelessly transmit, via a transceiver, the generated first frame to the second device. One of the first device or the second device is an access point.

Abstract: A first device may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to generate, during a service period of a target wake time (TWT) schedule, a first frame indicating, to an access point in a wireless local area network (WLAN), that the first device is ready to terminate the service period. The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via a transceiver, the generated first frame to the access point.

Abstract: A device within an access point multi-link device (AP MLD) having a plurality of wireless links, may include one or more processors configured to generate a frame including a first subfield, the first subfield indicating whether there is an update on one or more basic service set (BSS) level parameters or one or more MLD level parameters different from the one or more BSS level parameters. The one or more processors may determine whether there is an update on the one or more MLD level parameters. Responsive to determining that there is an update on the one or more MLD level parameters, the one or more processors may set the first subfield to a first value. The one or more processors may wirelessly transmit, through a transmitter via a link of the plurality of wireless links corresponding to the device in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the frame.

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for mechanisms to converge the Wi-Fi access network with the 5G New Radio (NR) access network within the radio access network. Some embodiments are direct to a base station (BS) apparatus. The BS apparatus can include at least a cellular distributed unit (DU); a cellular central unit Communicating with a 5G core network (5GC) via a (CU), coupled to the cellular DU; a wireless local area network (WLAN) CU, coupled to a WLAN DU; and the WLAN CU, coupled to the cellular CU.

Abstract: An access point (AP) device may include a transmitter and one or more processors. The transmitter may be associated with a first basic service set identifier (BSSID). The one or more processors may be configured to generate a frame including information on a target wake time (TWT) schedule associated with a second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to set a first subfield of the frame to indicate whether the first BSSID is the same as the second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via the transmitter over a wireless local area network (WLAN), the generated frame.

Abstract: A first access point (AP) device may include a transmitter and one or more processors. The transmitter may be associated with a first AP corresponding to a first basic service set identifier (BSSID). The one or more processors may be configured to generate a frame including information on a target wake time (TWT) schedule scheduled by a second AP corresponding to a second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to set a first subfield of the frame to indicate whether the first BSSID is the same as the second BSSID. The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via the transmitter over a wireless local area network (WLAN), the generated frame.

Abstract: Some embodiments may relate to incorporating RAN measurements when determining traffic distribution for access traffic steering switching splitting (ATSSS) systems. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Present disclosure may relate to an apparatus comprising: memory to store ran access network (RAN) load indicator information or user equipment (UE)-specific RAN condition indicator information; and processing circuitry, coupled with the memory, to: retrieve the RAN load indicator information or UE-specific RAN condition indicator information from the memory; and encode a measurement report message for transmission that includes the RAN load indicator information or UE-specific RAN condition indicator information.

Abstract: A device may one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a first set of quality of service (QoS) parameters associated with a first traffic identifier (TID) relating to a restricted target wake time (R-TWT) schedule in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via a transceiver, a first frame including the first set of QoS parameters.

Abstract: A device may generate a frame relating to a target wake time (TWT) schedule. In response to determining that the device cannot accept a request for a new membership of the TWT schedule, the device may set a subfield of the frame to a first value, indicating, to a receiver device receiving the frame, to avoid sending a request for a new membership of the TWT schedule. In response to determining that there is at least one wireless device having a membership of the TWT schedule, the device may set the subfield of the frame to a second value. In response to determining that there exists another TWT schedule set up for an overlapping basic service set (OBSS), the device may set the subfield of the frame to a fourth value. The device may wirelessly transmit the generated frame to the receiver device.

Abstract: A device may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to determine a capabilities code indicating at least one of a plurality of defined capabilities of the device relating to restricted target wake time (rTWT) operations in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The one or more processors may be configured to wirelessly transmit, via a transmitter, a first frame including the capabilities code.

Abstract: A next generation NodeB (gNB) implements a radio access network (RAN) convergence functionality for new radio (NR) and wireless local area network (WLAN) access, the gNB further implementing a split architecture comprising a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU) for each of the NR access and WLAN access. The gNB receives a data packet for transmission to a user equipment (UE) implementing the RAN convergence functionality, the data packet comprising one of a control plane (CP) packet or a user plane (UP) packet. The gNB splits the data packet via a convergence layer residing on the NR CU or a convergence layer residing on the WLAN CU and transmits the split data packet over the NR access and the WLAN access.

Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for mechanisms to converge the Wi-Fi access network with the 5G New Radio (NR) access network within the radio access network. Some embodiments are direct to a base station (BS) apparatus. The BS apparatus can include at least a cellular distributed unit (DU); a cellular central unit Communicating with a 5G core network (5GC) via a (CU), coupled to the cellular DU; a wireless local area network (WLAN) CU, coupled to a WLAN DU; and the WLAN CU, coupled to the cellular CU.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to quality-of-service (QoS) for fifth generation (5G) wireless communications. A device may identify a frame received from a second device, the frame indicative of fifth-generation (5G) quality-of-service (QoS) characteristics; determine an Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Security Parameter Index (SPI) field, the IPSec SPI field; generate, using a wireless local area network station (WLAN STA) of the device, a request frame, the request frame including a requested 802.

Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods include an Internet of Things (IoT) SuperAgent/Gateway for controlling remote communication with an IoT proximal network comprising one or more IoT devices. The presence of an IoT user device in the IoT proximal network is detected. The remote communication is disabled if the IoT user device is present in the IoT proximal network and if the remote communication criteria for disabling the remote communication are met. The remote communication is enabled if the IoT user device is not present in the IoT proximal network and if the remote communication criteria for enabling the remote communication are met. The remote communication includes remote access of the one or more of the IoT devices by the IoT user device, as well as, remoting notifications from the one or more the IoT devices to the IoT user device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for optimizing performance using data from an Internet of Things (IoT) device with analytics engines. The method receives, from a requesting Internet of Things (IoT) device, a request for trend data of physical resource consumption based at least in part on a portion of received data from at least one of a plurality of IoT devices. The method retrieves, from memory of an analytics engine, at least the portion of the received data. The method calculates, in a calculator of the analytics engine, the trend data based on at least the portion of the received data. The method transmits, to the requesting IoT device, the calculated trend data, wherein the requesting IoT device adjusts parameters in an IoT device using the calculated trend data.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a recommendation engine that may monitor, aggregate, filter, and otherwise process relevant information associated with a user Internet of Things (IoT) environment to provide personal and context-aware recommendations based on relevant real-time knowledge about various IoT devices and other items in the IoT environment. For example, the recommendations may be generated based on ranked associations between the user and the various items in the IoT environment, which may be determined from profiles, states, usage patterns, proximities, and other contextually relevant information about the IoT environment. Furthermore, the recommendations may be uploaded to a recommendation data server, shared with friends, or otherwise used to provide similar recommendations to other users, and in a similar respect, the recommendations may be based on information stored on the recommendation data server and/or recommendations provided to friends or other users having similar profiles to the user.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to mechanisms that may be used to route notifications in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment according to user activity and/or proximity detection. More particularly, in various embodiments, an entity that manages the IoT environment may receive one or more messages, actions, or responses that indicate detected activity or detected proximity associated with one or more users from one or more IoT devices in the IoT environment. The management entity may then establish an activity and proximity trail from the one or more messages, actions, or responses that indicate the detected activity or the detected proximity, whereby in response to an IoT device reporting one or more notifications, an IoT device in proximity to at least one of the one or more users may be identified and the one or more notifications may be routed to the identified IoT device.