Abstract: There is disclosed a method, performed by a first network entity, for load distribution in a network comprising the first entity and a second network entity providing network analytics. The method includes: receiving, from the second entity, slice analytics; and determining, based on the slice analytics, to perform a network operation.

Abstract: A method of an User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method may include receiving a paging request from a second network when the UE is active on a first network; determining if the received paging request includes information indicating the UE to service the received paging request; and servicing received the paging request based on the information included in the paging request.

Abstract: A functionalized lithium anode for batteries, which is obtainable according to a specific process using diazonium salts. The embodiments also relate to the use of that lithium anode in cells, to a cell including that lithium anode, to the use of that cell in an electronic device, and to an electronic device including that cell.

Abstract: A system for attaching a heat exchanger to a vehicle includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket is secured to the heat exchanger and has a first plate. The first plate includes front and back surfaces. The first plate defines first and second notches on opposing peripheral edges of the first plate. The second bracket is secured to the vehicle. The second bracket has a second plate, a hook, and a clip. The second plate has an outer surface. The hook and the clip extend from opposing edges of the outer surface. The outer surface is configured to engage the front surface of the first plate. The hook and the clip are configured to extend through the first and second notches, respectively, and to engage the back surface of the first plate to secure the second bracket to the first bracket.

Abstract: A method of providing service experience analytics in a network is described. The method comprises: requesting or subscribing, by a service consumer from or to a network data analytics function (NWDAF) of the network, service experience analytics for one or more application(s) and/or service experience analytics for one or more network slice(s), via a request or a subscription; determining, by the NWDAF, whether to provide the service experience analytics for one or more application(s) and/or the service experience analytics for one or more network slice(s), based on the request or the subscription; providing, by the NWDAF to the service consumer, the service experience analytics for one or more application(s) and/or the service experience analytics for one or more network slice(s), according to a result of the determining. A network is also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of configuring a base station, gNB, in a telecommunication network, the base station comprising a central unit, CU, and a distributed unit, DU, wherein the CU is arranged to perform virtualised network functions, VNFs, wherein the CU comprises an artificial intelligence, AI, engine operable to learn from computational metrics and to adjust the configuration of various VNFs, and wherein an F1 interface is used to exchange computational metrics between the CU and the DU.

Abstract: A method for setting a value of an inactivity timer for transitioning between states of a data session in a network comprising a first entity and a second entity providing network analytics is provided. The method includes obtaining, by the second entity, input data comprising communication description information for at least one user equipment (UE), and providing, by the second entity to the first entity, output analytics generated based on the input data, the output analytics comprising UE communications analytics for each data session where the output analytics are used to determining whether to update a value of an inactivity timer for a data session.

Abstract: A receiver drier assembly for an automotive heat exchanger is provided with a single-piece cap. In embodiments described herein, a modulator has a tubular wall and one or more openings are formed therein. The cap is a single-piece cap and is configured to attach directly to the tubular wall via a snap fit. The cap may have a protrusion that is configured to snap into engagement with the opening in the modulator when properly assembled. The protrusion may be tapered such that as the cap is assembled to the modulator, the protrusion is forced radially inwardly via the tapered surface sliding along the tubular wall. Once the protrusion meets the opening, the protrusion is allowed to flex radially outward toward its natural unbiased position, snap fitting with the opening of the tubular wall.

Abstract: A method of controlling communication in a network 1 is provided. The network 1 comprises a first transmission/reception point (TRP) 10A associated with a first user equipment (UE) device 20A and a second TRP 10B associated with a second UE device 20B. The method comprises determining a beam pair link (BPL) 30 between the first TRP 10A and the first UE device 20A and a transmission path therebetween, based at least in part on cross-link interference (CLI) from the transmission between the second TRP 10B and the second UE device 20B.

Abstract: A method is performed by a first front-end node, for supporting data communication. The first front-end node operates in a communications network comprising a pool of front-end nodes for providing access to a database. The pool of front-end nodes includes the first front-end node. The first front-end node receives, from a load balancer node, a first request for data from the database, from a client node. The first front-end node provides, to the client node, a first response to the received first request, the first response including a first indication indicating that the first front-end node is a preferred node for providing a subsequent response to a subsequent request for data from the client node. The subsequent response is allowed to originate from another front-end node in the pool of front-end nodes, different than the preferred node.

Abstract: A system for attaching a heat exchanger to a vehicle includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket is secured to the heat exchanger and has a first plate. The first plate includes front and back surfaces. The first plate defines first and second notches on opposing peripheral edges of the first plate. The second bracket is secured to the vehicle. The second bracket has a second plate, a hook, and a clip. The second plate has an outer surface. The hook and the clip extend from opposing edges of the outer surface. The outer surface is configured to engage the front surface of the first plate. The hook and the clip are configured to extend through the first and second notches, respectively, and to engage the back surface of the first plate to secure the second bracket to the first bracket.

Abstract: A method for determining analytics for service experience for a Network Slice instance in a network comprising one or more network entities is provided. The method includes obtaining first information for determining a mapping between a set of one or more user equipment (UEs) and a set of one or more Network Slice instances, obtaining second information for determining the analytics of the set of one or more UEs, and determining the analytics for a Network Slice instance based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: A method of controlling communication in a network 1 is provided. The network 1 comprises a first transmission/reception point (TRP) 10A associated with a first user equipment (UE) device 20A and a second TRP 10B associated with a second UE device 20B. The method comprises determining a beam pair link (BPL) 30 between the first TRP 10A and the first UE device 20A and a transmission path therebetween, based at least in part on cross-link interference (CLI) from the transmission between the second TRP 10B and the second UE device 20B.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a base station in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a information on a time division duplex (TDD) configuration of another base station, determining a TDD configuration of the base station based on the TDD configuration of the another base station and transmission direction of reference signals, and transmitting a downlink signal and receiving an uplink signal according to the TDD configuration of the base station.

Abstract: A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The disclosure is applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, a connected car, health care, digital education, a smart retail, security and safety services. A method performed by a first entity performing a network data analytics function (NWDAF) is provided.

Abstract: A method is performed by a first front-end node, for supporting data communication. The first front-end node operates in a communications network comprising a pool of front-end nodes for providing access to a database. The pool of front-end nodes includes the first front-end node. The first front-end node receives, from a load balancer node, a first request for data from the database, from a client node. The first front-end node provides, to the client node, a first response to the received first request, the first response comprising including a first indication indicating that the first front-end node is a preferred node for providing a subsequent response to a subsequent request for data from the client node. The subsequent response is allowed to originate from another front-end node in the pool of front-end nodes, different than the preferred node.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for rendering an object by using a mipmap including N+1 textures having resolutions that are reduced from level 0 to level N are provided. The object may be rendered by obtaining a coordinate of a pixel to be rendered, obtaining an index value related to the obtained coordinate, determining availability of a cached texel with respect to a texel related to the obtained coordinate among texels in a texture of a level identified by the index value, and if the cached texel is available, rendering the pixel by using the cached texel. A method and an apparatus for generating a plurality of index values with respect to a mipmap including N+1 textures having resolutions that are reduced from level 0 to level N are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A transmitting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes a transmitter, and a processor configured to acquire at least one of information related to air pollution and information related to a noise through a sensor included in the transmitting apparatus or an external sensor, and to control the transmitter to transmit the at least one of the information related to the air pollution and the information related to the noise.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a base station in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a information on a time division duplex (TDD) configuration of another base station, determining a TDD configuration of the base station based on the TDD configuration of the another base station and transmission direction of reference signals, and transmitting a downlink signal and receiving an uplink signal according to the TDD configuration of the base station.

Abstract: A base station is configured to communicate with at least a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with the first UE using a first modulation scheme, and with the second UE using a second, different, modulation scheme, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are arranged to be substantially orthogonal to each other. A method of allocating resources in a communication network comprising a base station operable to communicate with a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, the method comprising using a first modulation scheme for communication with the first UE, and using a second, different, modulation scheme for communication with the second UE, wherein communications with the first and second UEs are configured to be substantially orthogonal to each other.