Abstract: A system and a method for controlling communication between a network and a terminal device, the method including: selecting a plurality of network access nodes based on each network access node being associated with a distinguishing transmission feature transmission feature; allocating a digital bit pattern to each distinguishing transmission feature; modifying a transmission to the terminal device based on the digital bit pattern; transmitting the transmission to the terminal device; receiving the transmission at the terminal device; identifying the distinguishing transmission feature from the transmission; and processing the transmission based on the digital bit pattern allocated to the distinguishing transmission feature.

Abstract: A method for radio communication is described comprising receiving a millimeter wave signal via a radio communication from a transmit antenna by means of a receive antenna, wherein at least one of the transmit antenna and the receive antenna is a directional antenna with adjustable directivity, determining a reception quality of the millimeter wave signal as received by the receive antenna for a first directivity of the directional antenna, reducing the directivity of the directional antenna to a second directivity based on whether the reception quality is above a required reception quality and continuing the radio communication with the second directivity.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for offloading computationally intensive tasks from one computer device to another computer device taking into account, inter alia, energy consumption and latency budgets for both computation and communication. Embodiments may also exploit multiple radio access technologies (RATs) in order to find opportunities to offload computational tasks by taking into account, for example, network/RAT functionalities, processing, offloading coding/encoding mechanisms, and/or differentiating traffic between different RATs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Coordination of RRC configurations between an LTE NB and an NR NB in dual connectivity with a UE are performed using an RRC container that includes shared or coordinated parameters. For example, an NR NB determines to alter a configuration of a UE. The NR NB transmits a coordinated RRC container with coordinated UE parameters to an LTE NB and transmits a UE parameter RRC container to the LTE NB. The LTE NB evaluates the coordinated container for compliance with the UE capability. If satisfied, the LTE NB can send both containers (in a single RRC message or multiple RRC messages) to the UE.

Abstract: Methods and devices for estimating an angle between a transmitter and a receiver for beamforming are provided. A method includes, with an antenna element in a first device, transmitting an omnidirectional pulse and detecting an echo of the pulse reflected from a second device. An angle between the first device and the second device is estimated based at least on a characteristic of the echo. The method includes transmitting the angle to the second device for use in beamforming between the first device and the second device.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling communication between a network and a terminal device, the method including: selecting a plurality of network access nodes based on each network access node being associated with a distinguishing transmission feature transmission feature; allocating a digital bit pattern to each distinguishing transmission feature; modifying a transmission to the terminal device based on the digital bit pattern; transmitting the transmission to the terminal device; receiving the transmission at the terminal device; identifying the distinguishing transmission feature from the transmission; and processing the transmission based on the digital bit pattern allocated to the distinguishing transmission feature.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chip-enhanced battery for a machine type communication (MTC) device, the chip-enhanced battery comprising: a battery; and a microchip integrated with the battery, wherein the microchip comprises a subscriber identification module (SIM) with stored instructions to establish communication with a mobile network operator (MNO) upon an insertion of the chip-enhanced battery into the MTC device.

Abstract: Methods and devices for allocating power among a plurality of circuits in a communication device, including determining a power budget for allocating to the plurality of circuits from a power supply information; receiving an activity status from a first circuit of the plurality of circuits; determining a first power value based on the activity status; deriving a second power value based on the first power value and the power budget; and allocating power to one or more remaining circuits of the plurality of circuits based on the second power value.

Abstract: Various techniques for collective perception messaging are disclosed herein. In an example, a machine receives, from a source device, a signal value for provision to a sink device, the signal value corresponding to a measurement of an environmental value. The machine accesses, from a storage device, an error term for the signal value. The machine accesses, from the storage device, a source reliability term for the source device. The machine accesses, from the storage device, a source-sink relation term based on the source device and the sink device. The machine determines a distribution for the environmental value based on the error term, the source reliability term, and the source-sink relation term. The machine determines, based on the distribution for the environmental value, whether the signal value is reliable.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle control system is described comprising a receiver configured to receive traffic environment information, a processor configured to determine a reliability for the traffic environment information and a controller configured to generate a command signal for a vehicle based on the traffic environment information and the reliability.

Abstract: According to various examples, a processing system is described comprising a plurality of hardware circuit components, each hardware circuit component configured to provide a processing functionality, a data path leading through the plurality of hardware circuit components, at least one programmable circuit and a controller configured to select one of the hardware circuit components to be replaced by the at least one programmable circuit, program the programmable circuit to provide the processing functionality provided by the selected hardware circuit component and configure the data path to lead through the programmable circuit instead of the selected hardware circuit component.

Abstract: Technology for downlink signaling between an enhanced Node B (eNB) and user equipment (UE) with a selected cyclic prefix (CP) for the UE is disclosed. In an example, a user equipment (UE) can include circuitry configured to: estimate a delay spread for a corresponding channel between the eNB and the UE; communicate the estimated delay spread from the UE to the eNB to enable the eNB to determine a selected cyclic prefix (CP) length for downlink signaling; receive the selected CP length from the eNB for a transmission time interval (TTI); and process received downlink data for the TTI using the selected CP length.

Abstract: A control node for operating in a network with shared channels includes one or more processors configured to execute program code to determine a rejection strategy for managing contention-based access to a shared channel by one or more transmitters, transmit or trigger transmission of a transmission request rejection in response to a transmission request by a first transmitter of the one or more transmitters according to the rejection strategy.

Abstract: A method for radio communication is described comprising receiving a millimeter wave signal via a radio communication from a transmit antenna by means of a receive antenna, wherein at least one of the transmit antenna and the receive antenna is a directional antenna with adjustable directivity, determining a reception quality of the millimeter wave signal as received by the receive antenna for a first directivity of the directional antenna, reducing the directivity of the directional antenna to a second directivity based on whether the reception quality is above a required reception quality and continuing the radio communication with the second directivity.

Abstract: An apparatus of a wireless device has a storage element to store data from a first data stream and a second data stream and a processing component operatively coupled to the storage element. The processing component selects a first set of data from the first data stream to be transmitted and determines one or more subcarriers of a plurality of available subcarriers to transmit at a first power level to represent the first set of data. The processing component also selects a second set of data from the second data stream and encodes the second set of data at a second power level on a set of remaining subcarriers that are not to be transmitted at the first power level. The processing component may then generate a symbol to be transmitted comprising the plurality of subcarriers.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling communication between a network and a terminal device, the method including: selecting a plurality of network access nodes based on each network access node being associated with a distinguishing transmission feature transmission feature; allocating a digital bit pattern to each distinguishing transmission feature; modifying a transmission to the terminal device based on the digital bit pattern; transmitting the transmission to the terminal device; receiving the transmission at the terminal device; identifying the distinguishing transmission feature from the transmission; and processing the transmission based on the digital bit pattern allocated to the distinguishing transmission feature.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for offloading computationally intensive tasks from one computer device to another computer device taking into account, inter alia, energy consumption and latency budgets for both computation and communication. Embodiments may also exploit multiple radio access technologies (RATs) in order to find opportunities to offload computational tasks by taking into account, for example, network/RAT functionalities, processing, offloading coding/encoding mechanisms, and/or differentiating traffic between different RATs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus of a wireless device has a storage element to store data from a first data stream and a second data stream and a processing component operatively coupled to the storage element. The processing component selects a first set of data from the first data stream to be transmitted and determines one or more subcarriers of a plurality of available subcarriers to transmit at a first power level to represent the first set of data. The processing component also selects a second set of data from the second data stream and encodes the second set of data at a second power level on a set of remaining subcarriers that are not to be transmitted at the first power level. The processing component may then generate a symbol to be transmitted comprising the plurality of subcarriers.

Abstract: Methods and devices for estimating an angle between a transmitter and a receiver for beamforming are provided. A method includes, with an antenna element in a first device, transmitting an omnidirectional pulse and detecting an echo of the pulse reflected from a second device. An angle between the first device and the second device is estimated based at least on a characteristic of the echo. The method includes transmitting the angle to the second device for use in beamforming between the first device and the second device.