Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a message transmission method and apparatus, a terminal, and a base station. In the method, a symbol or symbol group may be used as a granularity to select a plurality of symbols or symbol groups from one or more slots and then allocate the plurality of symbols or symbol groups to a same terminal for transmitting data. The plurality of symbols or symbol groups may be used for uplink data scheduling or may be used for downlink data scheduling. Therefore, a slot resource is allocated at a small granularity, so that a time domain resource is more flexibly allocated, and the slot resource is more fully utilized. This helps improve message transmission efficiency, thereby expanding a coverage area.

Abstract: Embodiment of the present application is directed to a method and apparatus for target IAB node selection. According to an embodiment of the present application, the method includes receiving hop number information and end-to-end link quality information associated with a plurality of IAB nodes, wherein the plurality of IAB nodes include serving IAB nodes of an IAB node and at least one neighbor IAB node of the IAB node, and each of the serving IAB nodes and the at least one neighbor IAB node is associated with at least one active route. The method may further include reporting end-to-end link quality information associated with each of the at least one neighbor IAB node.

Abstract: Lithium ion batteries are provided that include materials that provide advantageous endothermic functionalities contributing to the safety and stability of the batteries. If the temperature of the lithium ion battery rises above a predetermined level, the endothermic materials serve to provide one or more functions to prevent and/or minimize the potential for thermal runaway, e.g., thermal insulation (particularly at high temperatures); (ii) energy absorption; (iii) venting of gases produced, (iv) raising total pressure within the battery structure; (v) removal of absorbed heat from the battery system via venting of gases produced during the endothermic reaction(s) associated with the endothermic materials, and/or (vi) dilution of toxic gases (if present) and their safe expulsion from the battery system. Multi-core rechargeable electrochemical assemblies are also provided that include a plurality of jelly rolls, a negative current collector, a positive current collector, and a metal case.

Abstract: Provided is a slice resource deployment method and device, a slice manager and a computer storage medium. The method includes: an overall slice resource deployment request is acquired; a resource deployment position corresponding to each sub-slice is obtained according to the overall slice resource deployment request and pre-acquired end-to-end resource information, the end-to-end resource information including an end-to-end resource network Topology (TOPO) relationship and end-to-end resource running information; and slice resource deployment is performed according to the resource deployment position corresponding to each sub-slice.

Abstract: Battery systems are provided that include a plurality of modules positioned within an enclosed space (e.g., a room, data center or storage system), wherein at least one of the modules includes a plurality of lithium ion cells and thermal insulator(s) positioned between adjacent lithium ion cells, and wherein the battery systems offer a requisite level of safety by scaling the system such that the internally available volume of the enclosed space (measured in liters) is in the range of about 39±5 times and 80±5 times the amp-hour (Ah) capacity of lithium ion cell(s) positioned therewithin, and associated methods for safe deployment of battery systems in enclosed spaces. The relevant lithium ion cell(s) for determination of Ah capacity is/are the lithium ion cell(s) that is/are thermally insulated relative to adjacent lithium ion cell(s).

Abstract: A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof of the present disclosure provide a substrate including a non-display area, a display area disposed around the non-display area, a light-converging structure disposed on the substrate of the non-display area, and a functional layer disposed on the substrate and provided with a through-hole corresponding to the non-display area, wherein the through-hole penetrates the functional layer, thereby reducing the loss of light transmitted to the camera, greatly increasing an amount of light that enters the camera, and improving the image quality of the camera.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at an integrated access and backhaul node, configuration information from a base station, the configuration information comprising parameters for reporting of assistant information on a backhaul link; and transmitting a message indicating the assistant information on a backhaul link according to the configuration information.

Abstract: A transmit end obtains a frequency hopping parameter and resource allocation information of a to-be-transmitted message, where the frequency hopping parameter includes at least one of bandwidth part indication information, beam indication information, reference signal configuration information, subcarrier spacing indication information, transmission waveform indication information, slot type indication information, channel type indication information, and transmission carrier indication information. The transmit end determines, based on the resource allocation information and the frequency hopping parameter, a physical resource used to send the to-be-transmitted message, where the physical resource includes information about a frequency domain resource on which the to-be-transmitted message is mapped in at least one time unit. The transmit end sends the to-be-transmitted message by using the physical resource.

Abstract: The present application relates to NB-IoT system and a self-optimization network information transmission method thereof. The NB-IoT system includes a base station and a user equipment. The base station transmits a configuration to the user equipment. The user equipment transmits a self-optimization network information to the base station based on the configuration. The configuration is for the user equipment to transmit the self-optimization network information as one of: transmitting the self-optimization network information to the base station after receiving a self-optimization network parameter from another base station; and transmitting the self-optimization network information to the base station after a specific period.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for advantageous electrolyte filling systems/methods utilizing predetermined pressure/flow cycles. The disclosed electrolyte filling system enables filling of at least one jelly roll assembly under vacuum. The disclosed electrolyte filling system is capable of simultaneously filling at least two multi-core lithium ion batteries. The disclosed multi-core lithium ion batteries include a plurality of jelly roll assemblies positioned within cavities, which are further positioned within a sealed enclosure. The disclosed jelly roll assemblies are electrically connected to at least one bus bar. The disclosed bus bars include at least one flexible connective structure to electrically connect to a sealed enclosure.

Abstract: An identity authentication method is described. The method includes, when receiving a group joining request that is sent by a first terminal and that is used for joining a trusted group, generating, by a server, a first certificate for the first terminal based on a first version number, and sending them to the first terminal. The method further includes, when determining that a second terminal is removed from the trusted group, updating the first version number to a second version number; and separately generating, by the server based on the second version number, a corresponding second certificate for a terminal not removed from the trusted group; and separately sending the corresponding second certificate and the second version number to the terminal not removed from the trusted group. In this way, during authentication, a terminal may compare a version number of the other party to perform identity authentication, thereby improving authentication efficiency.

Abstract: When a transmission overlap between uplink carriers of at least two PUCCH groups exists in time domain, obtaining, by the terminal device, minimum reserved power of each PUCCH group based on transmission duration and/or transmission content; during transmission of uplink information, transmitting the uplink information after reducing power of an uplink carrier of each PUCCH group based on maximum transmit power and minimum reserved power of the uplink carrier of each PUCCH group, where transmit power of the uplink carrier after power reduction cannot be lower than the minimum reserved power; and if power on an overlapping part of an uplink carrier of a first PUCCH group is lower than minimum reserved power of the first PUCCH group, discarding information on the overlapping part of the uplink carrier of the first PUCCH group.

Abstract: This application discloses an identity authentication method, a device, and a system. The method includes: obtaining a first master public key and a first private key from a key generation center; sending a ClientHello message; obtaining a second identity from a ServerKeyExchange message; generating a pre-shared key of a selected PSK mode by using the second identity, the first private key, and the first master public key; and completing identity authentication with a second device by using the pre-shared key. According to the method, device, and system provided in embodiments of this application, an identity can be transmitted by using information in the TLS protocol, without extending the TLS protocol. This can avoid a compatibility problem caused by TLS protocol extension.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving first information, where the first information is used to instruct UE to send second information; obtaining a first parameter value, where the first parameter value indicates a location relationship between a first time domain resource and a second time domain resource, the first time domain resource is a time domain resource in which the first information is located, the second time domain resource is a time domain resource in which the second information is located, duration of the second time domain resource in time domain is not longer than one subframe, and an interval between the second time domain resource and the first time domain resource is shorter than four subframes; and determining the second time domain resource based on the first parameter value, and sending the second information on the second time domain resource.

Abstract: An uplink control channel resource mapping method performed by a terminal device, the method including obtaining, by a terminal device, resource configuration information of an uplink control channel, and determining, by the terminal device according to the resource configuration information, information about a time domain location in at least one of a slot in which the uplink control channel is located or a subframe in which the uplink control channel is located.

Abstract: A service processing method, apparatus, and storage medium of a blockchain system are provided. The service processing method includes obtaining authentication information of a service participant; determining whether data in the authentication information of the service participant is updated; generating, based on the data in the authentication information of the service participant being updated, a notification message according to the updated data; and transmitting the notification message to a service processing node subnetwork, the notification message instructing one or more service processing nodes in the service processing node subnetwork to process a service request according to updated authentication information of the service participant.

Abstract: A transmit end obtains a frequency hopping parameter and resource allocation information of a to-be-transmitted message, where the frequency hopping parameter includes at least one of bandwidth part indication information, beam indication information, reference signal configuration information, subcarrier spacing indication information, transmission waveform indication information, slot type indication information, channel type indication information, or transmission carrier indication information. The transmit end determines, based on the resource allocation information and the frequency hopping parameter, a physical resource used to send the to-be-transmitted message, where the physical resource includes information about a frequency domain resource on which the to-be-transmitted message is mapped in at least one time unit. The transmit end sends the to-be-transmitted message by using the physical resource.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a unified authentication method for a device to authenticate an operator provider network and a service provider network based on Identity-Based Cryptography where each of the device, operator provider network and service provider network has a different private key and a same Global Public Key (GPK) issued by a public key generator, the unified authentication method comprising: the device, generating and transmitting an authentication data package to the operator provider network, in response to receiving the authentication data package, determining a type of authentication based on the Authentication Type; the element of the operator provider network, in response to determining the first type of authentication, generating and transmitting a first Authentication Response Message to the device and transmitting the authentication data package to the element of the service provider network based on the SP_ID.

Abstract: This document describes a system and method for generating a common session key for encoding digital communications between devices. In particular, the system allows two devices to verify the veracity of each device before these authenticated devices proceed to generate a common session key that is then utilized to encode digital communications between these two devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the wireless communications field, and provides a scheduling method, a device, and a system, to resolve a problem that a scheduling resource is wasted when SPS transmission with a relatively short scheduling interval is applied to a V2X service. The scheduling method provided in the present invention includes: receiving, by a first device, semi-persistent scheduling SPS configuration information from a second device; receiving, by the first device, SPS activation information from the second device, where the SPS activation information is used to indicate an activated SPS resource; and sending, by the first device, the SPS instruction information to the second device, where the SPS instruction information is used to instruct to use or not to use a scheduling resource of the activated SPS resource. Embodiments of the present invention are applied to V2X communication.