Abstract: A device is provided for operating in a communication system that comprises a plurality of individual networks. The device comprises one or more subscriber modules for assisting the device to attach to a network. The number of those one or more subscriber modules is fewer than the number of the plurality of networks. The device being configured to initiate a pre-attach procedure to attach itself to all of the plurality of networks before it establishes a connection with one of those networks. It is also configured to connect to one of the plurality of networks for communicating data with that network while remaining attached to the others of the plurality of networks. The advantage of a device that pre-attaches to more than one network is that it significantly reduces the time needed for the device to switch later from being connected to one network to another network.

Abstract: A method for estimating transmitted signals transmitted from a plurality of transmitters, the method comprising: simultaneously receiving at each of a plurality of receivers a respective received signal resulting from the transmitted signals; determining for each receiver a set of equation coefficients; forming for each received signal a characterisation of that received signal composed of elements weighted in accordance with the equation coefficients determined for the receiver at which that received signal was received; and processing the characterisations to estimate the transmitted signals; wherein the equation coefficients are determined such that the characterisations are substantially linearly independent.

Abstract: A transmitting device includes a plurality of antenna ports. Each antenna port is configured to transmit signals and is arranged at a different location, and each antenna port is assigned, depending on its location, a unique resource from a set of resources for signal transmission. Further, a receiving device, preferably on a vehicle, includes at least one antenna element configured to receive signals, and at least one processor configured to determine position and/or orientation information of the transmitting device of a received signal based on a resource from the set of resources for signal transmission.

Abstract: Controlling a vehicle-to-everything, V2X, service for one or more user equipments is described. An apparatus is, for example, configured to determine a requirement for the V2X service based on a network parameter of a network and/or an application requirement of a V2X application of the V2X service. The requirement includes at least one of the group consisting of: a quality of service (QoS), a mode of operation, and a resource requirement. The apparatus is configured to transmit an adaptation request message comprising the requirement for an adaptation to the requirement.

Abstract: The application relates to a frame structure for network communication, in particular for device-to-device (D2D) network communication, comprising a control channel, wherein the control channel comprises a first control channel portion associated with a network-assisted communication mode and a second control channel portion associated with an ad-hoc communication mode, and a data channel, wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate control data within the control channel over a first communication resource, the first communication resource being associated with the first control channel portion, wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate control data within the control channel over a second communication resource, the second communication resource being associated with the second control channel portion, and wherein the frame structure is configured to communicate payload data within the data channel over a further communication resource.

Abstract: The present application relates to a global communication management entity for managing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication parameters of a plurality of vehicular user equipments of a V2X communication network, the corresponding V2X communication network and vehicular user equipment.

Abstract: A set of functions, which comprises one or more access function and at least one network function, is provided in a telecommunication network. The telecommunication network is configured to provide compositions of functions based on the access function and the network function. Each composition of functions is uniquely identified by an identifier. The telecommunication network is further configured to provide to a terminal equipment one or more composition of functions based on the access function and the network function. The telecommunication network is further configured to make available the identifier of each composition of functions to the terminal equipment.

Abstract: A control device configured for determining a data format for data to be sent via a V2X communication link between a vehicle and at least one device, wherein the control device is configured for receiving information regarding communication capacity and computation capacity of the vehicle and/or of the at least one device, the control device is configured for analyzing the received information based on the communication capacities and the computation capacities, the control device is configured for selecting, based on the analysis, a data format from a set of data formats for the V2X communication link, wherein the data formats of the set are differentiated with regard to the data volume of the data to be sent, and the control device is configured for sending to the vehicle and/or the at least one device an indication of the data format to be used for the data to be sent.

Abstract: A context information processor for a communication network, comprising a determination unit configured to determine a context information of a user, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate whether the context information of the user complies with an active behavior profile of the user, and a transmitter configured to transmit the context information if the context information does not comply with the active behavior profile.

Abstract: A transmitting device includes a plurality of antenna ports. Each antenna port is configured to transmit signals and is arranged at a different location, and each antenna port is assigned, depending on its location, a unique resource from a set of resources for signal transmission. Further, a receiving device, preferably on a vehicle, includes at least one antenna element configured to receive signals, and at least one processor configured to determine position and/or orientation information of the transmitting device of a received signal based on a resource from the set of resources for signal transmission.

Abstract: A random access (RA) scheme exhibiting a non-isometric frame duration and a low latency. The RA and data messages have a duration with a different time unit and the time slot of the RA message is much shorter than the duration of one data frame. A specific signature, which is designed to be robust against the collisions, is transmitted during the RA request, the signature being either a unique sequence or a compressed signature. The user equipment device transmits the data message immediately after receiving its resource through a frame structure showing a time misalignment between adjacent data frames located in different or identical frequency sub-bands. A frequency guard band is inserted between its resource and an adjacent resource assigned to another user equipment device, the frequency guard band having an adaptive size according to the level of time misalignment and its impact on the distortion.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mobile device configured to receive from a network a notification of a predicted change of a Quality-of-Service, QoS related to a local end-to-end data communication path; and configured to provide a report to the network, the report comprising at least one of the following information: location information, application layer information, mobile device status information, experienced QoS at mobile device side, radio channel conditions. The disclosure further relates to a network device configured to transceive communication data via a communication path, in particular a local end-to-end data communication path between a mobile device and another mobile device, based on a Quality-of-Service, QoS, requirement for the communication path; and configured to notify the mobile device about a predicted change of the QoS related to the communication path.

Abstract: A gateway device configured to transform user plane information/packets/signaling related to the control of sidelink communication services and/or resources of a mobile communication network from a remote sidelink control server into control plane signaling and to provide the control plane signaling to a terminal device and/or one or more further network entities of the mobile communication network.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a wireless communication device for wireless communication in a wireless communication system which comprises a base station and a plurality of wireless communication devices arranged in clusters, wherein a unique cluster signature is assigned to each cluster and its wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication device is allocated to one of said clusters, and comprises receiving means adapted to receive a unique cluster signature assigned to said one cluster from the base station, storing means adapted to store said received unique cluster signature, and transmission means adapted to transmit said unique cluster signature when the wireless communication device switches into an active state, wherein wireless communication device is adapted to access resources on the basis of resource allocation information received in response to the transmission of said unique cluster signature.

Abstract: A configuration module allows for the establishment of a local end-to-end (E2E) path connecting at least one source node and at least one target node via at least one radio access network (RAN) node. The configuration module is configured to select data radio bearers (DRBs) per quality of service (QoS) flow based on inter-node information from the at least one source node, the at least one target node, the at least one RAN node and all other nodes involved in establishing the local E2E path, and is also configured to initiate, after selecting the DRBs per QoS flow, a radio resource communication connection configuration using an identification of the local E2E path to be established. Thereby, a localized traffic between the at least one source node and the at least one target node can be exchanged with QoS guarantees.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network entity (110), in particular a cloud server (110), comprising a processor (110a) being configured to control radio resources, in particular sidelink radio resources, on behalf of one or more, in particular two, mobile networks (PLMNs) (120, 130). Moreover, the invention relates to a base station (BS) (123, 133) of a PLMN (120, 130), comprising a processor (133a) configured to process control plane information related to control of radio resources, in particular sidelink radio resources, and a communication interface (133b) configured to transmit and/or receive to/from the network entity (110) said control plane information.

Abstract: The application relates to devices and methods for network-assisted D2D communication. A communication device is configured to select a data channel communication resource from a plurality of data channel communication resources which are reserved for D2D data channel communications. The communication device is configured to select an ad-hoc mode control channel resource from a plurality of ad-hoc mode control channel resources which are reserved for D2D ad-hoc mode control channel communications. The communication device is further configured to broadcast, using the selected ad-hoc mode control channel resource, a communication resource selection message including information about the selected data channel communication resource to the plurality of communication devices. The communication device is further configured to communicate with at least one of the plurality of communication devices using the selected data channel communication resource.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio resource management method 100 for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless network, and to a base station 200 for performing this method 100. The method 100 initially determines 101 angle information with respect to a base station 200 for at least one Cellular User Equipment, C-UE 302, and/or at least one D2D User Equipment, D-UE 302, within at least one cell 300 of the wireless network.

Abstract: A user equipment is configured to be connected to a first cellular communication network and a second cellular communication network. The user equipment comprises: a communication interface configured to transmit a first message to the second communication network, when the user equipment is connected to the first communication network and is triggered to connect additionally to the second communication network, wherein the first message comprises information about the first communication network.

Abstract: A Random Access (RA) method is provided, comprising receiving, by a base station, a resource request transmitted by at least one of a plurality of terminal devices during one RA time slot, with the resource request including one or more preambles; detecting, by the base station, a priority level of the resource request based on a number of preambles in the resource request; and assigning, by the base station, uplink resources according to the resource request and the priority level.