Abstract: A network node of a wireless communication network provides information to a User Equipment (UE) that allows the UE to adapt it radio measurements with respect to the network, to account for “link changes.” Link changes are service-link and/or feeder-link changes arising from motion by the satellite(s) included in the Radio Access Network (RAN) portion of the network. The UE uses the provided information to adapt its radio measurements in conjunction with the link changes. Among the several advantages of accounting for satellite link changes in the manner contemplated are any one or more of reduced signaling going between the UE and the network, reduced battery consumption at the UE, mitigation of the effects of the link changes on the radio measurements, avoidance of spurious measurements, and an effective “automation” of the timed changeover by the UE to new measurement configurations, coincident with the occurrence of link changes.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to wireless communication methods and wireless communication networks, more particularly to for example wireless communication networks comprising fully end-to-end Machine Learning based air-interfaces.

Abstract: Providing user device assisted link adaptation in communication networks is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a network node of a telecommunications network for optimizing selection of radio resources and transmission format for a communication session with a user device comprises receiving, by the network node, a link adaptation report message from the user device, wherein the link adaptation report message comprises a link adaptation report. The method further comprises determining a scheduling grant comprising an allocation of radio resources for the user device based on the link adaptation report. The method also comprises transmitting the scheduling grant to the user device.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing radio resources used by UEs in a cellular communication network. The communication network includes a plurality of radio resources, each radio resource defining a dimension of a multidimensional radio space over which the communication network extends. The method is performed by a management node and includes determining that a UE fulfils a location condition with respect to a region of the communication network, and providing to the UE a distributed resource management model for the region of the communication network, the distributed resource management model having a radio coverage model including defining radio characteristics of radio zones in the region. The distributed resource management model is operable for use, by the UE, to identify a radio resource action for execution by the UE. Also disclosed are a method performed by a UE, a management node, a UE and a computer readable storage medium.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a wireless device that is operable to connect to a communication network. The communication network comprises a Radio Access Network (RAN), and the method is performed by a RAN node of the communication network. The method comprises determining, on the basis of information about an operating environment of the wireless device, configuration information for a Machine Learning (ML) model to be executed by the wireless device, and sending, to the wireless device, the determined configuration information. The ML model is operable to provide an output on the basis of which at least one RAN operation performed by the wireless device may be configured.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a computer implemented method performed by a Wireless Communication Device (WCD). The method includes receiving information from a network node. The information includes an Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) model that outputs a set of output parameters that represent whether a Random Access (RA) procedure to be performed by the WCD will be successful based on a set of input parameters. Or the information includes information about or that characterizes the AI/ML model that enables the WCD to build the AI/ML model that outputs the set of output parameters that represent whether the RA procedure to be performed by the WCD will be successful based on the set of input parameters. The method includes adapting one or more RA parameters for the RA procedure based on the AI/ML model.

Abstract: A computer implemented method in a transmitter for transmitting information carried by a signal over a channel to a receiver, wherein signal processing by the transmitter and by the receiver is degraded by one or more hardware impairments, the method comprising receiving feedback data indicating contextual information of the hardware impairments, selecting a signal format for use in generating the signal based on a mapping between the contextual information of the hardware impairments and a pre-determined set of signal formats, generating the signal based on the information and on the selected signal format, and transmitting the signal to the receiver.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node (160) includes serving a cell area by a first physical network node for a first time duration. The first physical network node uses an identifier of a logical network node. For a second time duration, the cell area is served by a second physical network node. The second physical network node uses the identifier of the logical network node. The first physical network node serves the cell area with a first frequency band and the second physical network node serves the cell area with a second frequency band.

Abstract: There is provided a method for providing Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA) Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurements from a wireless device to a location server. The method includes sending, from the wireless node to the location server, a capability to support OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD, receiving, at the wireless node, a request for OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD, from the location server. The method includes receiving, at the wireless node, assistance data providing details of required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD from the location server, receiving, at the wireless node, a signal from an RSTD reference cell and a neighbor cell. The method includes observing, at the wireless node, a time difference between the received signals thereby obtaining the required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD and sending the required OTDOA location measurements using multipath RSTD from the wireless node to the location server.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for wireless energy transfer to a user equipment. A method is performed by a network node. The method includes configuring energy transfer to the user equipment as a function of a prediction of energy properties of the user equipment served by the network node and of properties for wireless communication with the user equipment. The method includes wirelessly transferring energy to the user equipment in accordance with the configured energy transfer.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing resources in a RAN of a communication network is disclosed. The method, performed by a first node in the RAN, comprises obtaining a record of resource status information describing usage, during a historical time period and within a coverage area of the first node, of RAN resources controlled by the first node (2102), and using an ML process to predict, based on the obtained record, resource status information describing usage of RAN resources controlled by the first node within a coverage area of the first node and during a future time period (2104). The method further comprises sending, to a second node in the RAN, a representation of the predicted resource status information (2106). Also disclosed is a method performed by a second node in which the second node uses a received representation of predicted resource status information for RAN resources controlled by a first node in a process relating to management of RAN resources controlled by the second node (2304).

Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a Radio Access Network (RAN) operation performed by a first node in a communication network that comprises a RAN. The method is performed by the first node and comprises receiving a representation of a state of a second node with respect to the RAN operation, wherein the state of the second node comprises a compressed representation of parameter values that describe at least one of a physical state, a radio environment or a physical environment experienced by the second node or experienced by at least one node that is connected to the communication network via the second node. The method further comprises using the received state representation to generate a configuration action for the RAN operation and initiating configuration of the RAN operation in accordance with the generated configuration action.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for acquiring new data samples and for maintaining a set of data samples in a database, wherein the set of data samples are configured to form input to a function associated with a predictive performance, the method including obtaining at least one relevance metric (M), where the relevance metric is indicative of an increase in the predictive performance of the function when using a data sample as input together with the set of data samples compared to when not using the data sample, obtaining a relevance criterion (C), where the relevance criterion identifies relevant data samples in a set of data samples based on the at least one relevance metric, signaling the at least one relevance metric (M) and the relevance criterion (C) to a data collecting network node.

Abstract: Systems and methods for activating intelligent wireless communication device reporting in a wireless network are disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless communication device for machine-learned optimization of wireless networks is proposed. In one embodiment, the method includes sending, to a network node, information that indicates one or more capabilities of the wireless communication device for reporting of predicted values that are predicted by the wireless communication device using one or more machine learning capabilities of the wireless communication device. The method further includes receiving, from the network node, a request. The request includes (a) a request to start reporting predicted values, (b) a request to start training a machine learning model for generating predicted values, or (c) both (a) and (b). The method further includes performing one or more actions in response to receiving the request.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for a telecommunications network for handling interference variations for a communication device is provided. The method includes configuring the communication device to measure on a set of resources and to build a machine learning, ML, model to predict a future interference measurement from the set of resources. The method further includes signaling a request to the communication device to provide a prediction of the future interference measurement on the set of resources. The method further includes receiving, from the communication device, at least one prediction of future interference on the set of resources. The method further includes changing a network configuration for the communication device based on the received at least one prediction of future interference.

Abstract: Some embodiments advantageously provide methods, wireless devices and network nodes for adapting PRS transmission to hide the local clock information of base stations. According to one aspect, an exemplary process includes a network node for transmitting PRS. The process includes delaying or advancing the transmission of at least one positioning reference signal in accordance with received offset information wherein delaying or advancing the transmission according to the offset information shifts the transmission of the at least one positioning reference signal away from a scheduled transmission time for the at least one positioning reference signal transmission.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for facilitating positioning based on signal correlation function characteristic feedback. In an embodiment, the method may involve steps performed by a network node in communication with a wireless communication device (WCD) and a plurality of base stations. The network node receives, from the WCD, location information including position reference signal (PRS) correlation function characteristics of a cross-correlation between a received downlink signal and a transmitted PRS for each base station from the plurality of base stations. The network node determines a position of the WCD using the PRS correlation function characteristics. The WCD may initiate the transmission of the PRS correlation function characteristics on its own, or in response to a request to do so from the network node.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods performed by a network node of a radio access network (RAN). Such embodiments can include establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE) in a cell served by the network node, and determining that the UE is engaged in unauthorized aerial operation. Unauthorized operation can include various UE operational conditions. Such embodiments can also include, based on determining the unauthorized aerial operation, performing at least one of the following operations: restricting the performance of the connection; and sending the UE a message comprising an indication that the connection will be released, and one or more conditions that the UE must meet before attempting to reestablish the connection. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by one or more core network nodes and/or functions, as well as various network nodes and/or functions that are configured to perform various disclosed methods.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a wireless device that is operable to connect to a communication network. The communication network comprises a RAN, and the wireless device has available for execution multiple ML models each operable to provide an output, on the basis of which at least one RAN operation performed by the wireless device may be configured. The method, performed by the wireless device, comprises determining which of said available ML models should be stored in the wireless device. The method further comprises, in response to determining that at least one of said available ML models should be stored in the wireless device, storing said at least one of said available ML models, and, in response to determining that at least one of said available ML models should not be stored in the wireless device, deleting said at least one of said available ML models.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for managing a wireless device that is operable to connect to a communication network. The communication network comprises a Radio Access Network (RAN), and the method is performed by a first RAN node of the communication network.