Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a communications device in a wireless communications network is disclosed. The method comprises determining an amount of uplink data to be transmitted by the communications device to the wireless communications network, and either transitioning to a connected state if the determined amount of the uplink data is greater than a first threshold (Y3) or, if the determined amount of the uplink data is less than the first threshold (Y3) selecting a random access preamble from one of a plurality of groups of random access preambles, selecting modulation and coding for transmitting the uplink data, and transmitting a random access message on a wireless access interface to the wireless communications network as part of a random access procedure.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a transmitting entity in a wireless communications network to a receiving entity, the method comprising receiving, at the transmitting entity, data for transmission via a wireless access interface of the wireless communications network, dividing the data into portions for transmission, forming from each portion of data for each of one or more protocol layers one or more protocol data units, the one or more protocol data units being formed for each layer according to a protocol applied by the layer for transmitting the protocol data unit and each of the protocol data units for each layer includes a header, and transmitting the data via the wireless access interface by processing each of the one or more protocol data units via each of the one or more protocol layers.

Abstract: A method of communicating using a communications device, the method comprises determining a plurality of time periods during which a paging message may be received in a first wireless network, entering a connected mode in a second wireless network, transmitting an assistance information indication in the second wireless network, entering an idle mode in the second wireless network, and while in the idle mode in the second wireless network, receiving in the second wireless network a paging message at a paging time, wherein the assistance information indication is for permitting the second wireless network to determine the paging time for transmitting the paging message such that the communications device is able to receive the paging message at the paging time and is not prevented from receiving a paging message transmitted in the first wireless network during any of the plurality of time periods.

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a communications device. The communications device detects an indication of a relay service which can be provided by a communications node acting as a relay. The communications device determines, based at least in part on the detected indication of the relay service which can be provided by the relay communications node, whether to select the relay communications node.

Abstract: A system comprising a repeater, a first radio node and a terminal wherein the first radio node is configured to provide a wireless access interface to communicate with the terminal. The first radio node is configured to make a determination that the radio node supports a network-controlled repeater functionality; based on the determination, transmit a first indicator indicating that the radio node supports the network-controlled repeater functionality; and based on the determination, transmit control information for the repeater to configure a network-controlled repeater mode. The repeater is configured to monitor for the first indicator; when the first indicator is detected: receive first control information from the first radio node; and configure the repeater to operate in a network-controlled repeater mode for the first radio node and based on the first control information; and when the first indicator is not detected, configure the repeater to operate in an autonomous repeater mode.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises communicating, with a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network, signals representing data by a second infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, the second infrastructure equipment being a child node and one of the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes or the donor node being a parent node, the parent node being connected to the child node via a backhaul communications link and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the child node.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network comprises transmitting a random access message on a wireless access interface, the random access message comprising a selected random access preamble. The method further comprises receiving a resource allocation message comprising an indication of downlink communications resources allocated for the transmission of a random access response message combined with a radio network terminal identifier which identifies the communications device which transmitted the random access message, determining that the resource allocation message identifies the communications device, and in response to determining that the resource allocation message identities the communications device, decoding the signals transmitted using the allocated downlink communications resources.

Abstract: A method of communicating data between a radio network infrastructure and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network. The method comprises establishing at a radio network infrastructure element there is data available for communication between the radio network infrastructure and the terminal device and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device from the radio network infrastructure element. The paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of a network allocated resource for use in subsequently communicating the data between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device. In response to receiving the paging message the terminal device transmits to the radio network infrastructure element a paging response indicating the terminal device received the paging message, after which the data is communicated between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device using the network allocated resource.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from a non-terrestrial network, NTN, while the communications device is in an inactive state is provided. The method comprises commencing a small data transmission, SDT, failure timer setting a time period during which the communications device can communicate one or more SDTs with the NTN when the communications device is located inside a coverage area provided by the NTN. The method comprises determining that the communications device is expected to enter a coverage gap before the SDT failure timer expires. The coverage gap is a time period during which the communications device is located outside the coverage area provided by the NTN. The method comprises adjusting the commenced SDT failure timer based on an estimate of the coverage gap.

Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink data by a communications device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising receiving an indication of first communications resources allocated for a transmission of data by the communications device and associated with encoding parameters, determining that first uplink data is available for transmission, selecting the first communications resources for the transmission of the first uplink data, selecting encoding parameters different from the encoding parameters associated with the first communications resources, forming a transport block comprising the first uplink data in accordance with the selected encoding parameters, and transmitting, using the first communications resources, the transport block and an indication of the selected encoding parameters.

Abstract: A method comprising determining that a communications device is to switch from a first path of communications with infrastructure equipment to a second path of communications with the infrastructure equipment, wherein the second path comprises a relay node for relaying signals between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment, receiving a signal comprising an indication of one or more of a plurality of wireless communications networks that are supported by the relay node of the second path, determining, based on the received indication, if a first wireless communications network is among the one or more wireless communications networks that are supported by the relay node of the second path, and switching, if the first wireless communications network is among the one or more wireless communications networks that are supported by the relay node of the second path, from the first path to the second path.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system anchor base station for a mobile telecommunications system is described. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one anchor cell and at least one slave cell which is associated with the anchor cell. The anchor base station has a circuitry which is configured to transmit system information based on beam information.

Abstract: A method of operating a system in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising at least a first radio node and a terminal wherein the first radio node is configured to provide a wireless access interface to communicate with the terminal. The method comprises determining that the first radio node has a movable position; determining a first indicator for the first radio node and for assisting a terminal mobility procedure, based on the determination that the first radio node has a movable position; identifying the first indicator to the radio node; receiving a registration request from the terminal; and communicating a response to the registration request to the terminal, wherein the response to the terminal identifies the first indicator as being allowed for the terminal.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications system anchor base station for a mobile telecommunications system has at least one anchor cell and at least one slave cell which is associated with the anchor cell. The anchor base station has circuitry which is configured to activate or deactivate the slave cell, based on a service requirement received from at least one user equipment.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications apparatus, forming a UE, for use in a wireless telecommunications network comprises communication circuitry configured to transmit wireless signals to or receive wireless signals from a first network node, the first network node being a mobile network node and control circuitry configured to determine whether one or more conditions are satisfied and when the one or more conditions are satisfied, to measure a characteristic of a wireless signal received by the communication circuitry from a second, different, network node.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system, which has a circuitry configured to communicate with a new radio base station and a LTE base station. The circuitry is further configured to: perform simultaneous uplink communication with the LTE base station and the new radio base station; detect an overheating situation; and transmit capability information in response to detecting the overheating situation.

Abstract: A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network is provided. The infrastructure equipment is a non-terrestrial network part of the wireless communications network configured to transmit one or more spot beams to provide a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to and receiving signals representing data from a communications device within a coverage region of a cell or one of the spot beams, the spot beam forming a cell. The method comprises broadcasting system information for receipt by the communications device, the system information including information relating to at least one of a cell or a spot beam of a neighbouring infrastructure equipment and a second spot beam of the infrastructure equipment, wherein the system information is broadcast in accordance with at least one predetermined condition.

Abstract: A communications device is provided. The communications device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to transmit signals and receive signals to and from a wireless communications network, and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured in combination with the transceiver circuitry to transmit to the wireless communications network, whilst operating in an inactive state, one or more signals comprising uplink data using a first of a plurality of beams each for transmission in a different one of a plurality of spatial directions, to detect, whilst operating in the inactive state, that the first beam satisfies a beam failure condition a specified number of consecutive times, and subsequently to determine, whilst operating in the inactive state, that the first beam has failed.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by a communications device to an infrastructure equipment in a cell of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving an indication of a plurality of configured grants, each of the configured grants allocating a set of communications resources for the transmission of the data by the communications device within one of a plurality of bandwidth parts defining a frequency range within a system bandwidth of the cell, determining that one or more of the plurality of configured grants should be activated and/or determining that one or more of the plurality of configured grants should be deactivated, and transmitting, to the infrastructure equipment, one or both of an activation signal if the communications device determines that one or more configured grants should be activated and a deactivation signal if the communications device determines that one or more configured grants should be deactivated.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by a communications device from a wireless communications network, one or more conditions for triggering a handover of the communications device to a target infrastructure equipment and one or more conditions for triggering a handover of the communications device to a target communications device configured to relay signals between the communications device and the wireless communications network. The method comprises evaluating the one or more conditions for triggering the handover to the target infrastructure equipment and the one or more conditions for triggering the handover to the target relay communications device. The method comprises initiating the handover to the target infrastructure equipment or the target relay communications device based on the evaluation of the one or more conditions for triggering the handover to the target infrastructure equipment and the one or more conditions for triggering the handover to the target relay communications device.