Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enhanced radio link monitoring (RLM) are provided. One method may include signaling, by a network node, information to at least one user equipment. The information may include an indication of a maximum number of physical downlink control channel repetition and aggregation level(s). The indication may be independent from the physical downlink control channel repetition and aggregation level that the at least one user equipment is configured to monitor for data transfer.

Abstract: A base station includes a receiver configured to receive, from a user equipment, a request to establish a service to the base station. The base station also includes a processor configured to determine, in response to receiving the request, whether the request is serviceable within a default time interval. The base station further includes a transmitter configured to transmit an acknowledgment comprising information indicating an extended time interval in response to the base station determining that the extended time interval is needed to successfully complete the request. The user equipment includes a receiver configured to receive the acknowledgment from the base station. The user equipment also includes a timer configured to start and run for a default time in response to transmission of the request. The timer is modified in response to receiving the information indicating the extended time interval.

Abstract: According to a first embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a user equipment, at least one indication that the user equipment is allowed to skip paging monitoring after a paging message is successfully decoded. The method may further include determining, by the user equipment, that the user equipment can end paging monitoring based upon received wake-up signaling configuration data. The method may further include entering, by the user equipment, an extended discontinuous reception sleep mode.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for multiple system information handling are provided. One method includes receiving, by a UE, one or more instances of system information from the network. For example, the system information may be received in one or more SIBs from an eNB. In one example, the instances of system information may include at least one of legacy system information or eMTC system information. The method may further include determining which of the received instances of system information the UE should use.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for a random access procedure. An example method may include transmitting a random access request to perform a random access procedure, starting a random access response window, and performing at least one of: being in an active time while the random access response window is running, and starting at least one discontinuous reception timer when receiving a PDCCH transmission addressed to a RNTI. Related apparatuses and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: The method at the user equipment (UE) includes first receiving authorization information, the authorization information including configuration data for reduced capability (REDCAP) devices in the communication network, second receiving system information from at least one first base station serving a first cell, the system information including information specific to a device category associated with the UE, determining access information for the first cell, based at least in part on the system information and the authorization information, and accessing the first cell, or identifying a second cell. The user equipment and the base station are configured to perform the method, thereof.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer software products for paging, the method comprises: dividing paging occasions within at least one discontinuous reception cycles or within a paging time window of an extended discontinuous reception cycle into multiple paging occasion subgroups based on user equipment characteristics, and broadcasting the multiple paging occasion subgroups in system information (S101); receiving a paging message from a network element, identifying a paging occasion subgroup corresponding to a user equipment to be paged from the multiple paging occasion subgroups and selecting a paging occasion corresponding to the user equipment from the paging occasion subgroup according to the paging message (S103); transmitting a group based wake up signal associated with the paging occasion prior to the paging occasion if the user equipment currently uses group based wake up signal (S104).

Abstract: Apparatus comprising means for performing: performing self-organizing network measurements to generate self-organizing network measurement information; and in response to determining that the apparatus has user data to transmit to a base station, determining whether the self-organizing network measurement information can be accommodated in a message together with the user data.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: transmit a request to reestablish a connection with a network node; receive an early contention resolution message in response to the request; and determine whether or not the request is rejected by the network based at least in part on the early contention resolution message.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to uplink control information for uplink information based on wake-up signals. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device determines based on transmission information at a first time point whether a predetermined number of the one or more occasions overlaps with active time of the terminal device. The terminal device determines the configuration for transmitting the uplink information based on the determination. In this way, ambiguity has been reduced and the flexibility of the network is improved.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and non-transitory program storage device for handling of a resumption in connection is described. The method includes determining whether a periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has expired; when the periodic radio access network based notification area update timer has been determined to have expired: setting a variable to a first setting; the variable comprising a pendingPeriodicRNAUpdate variable; and determining whether an upper layer has requested resumption of a radio resource control connection, and either: initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set based on information received from the upper layers, or initiating a radio resource control connection resume procedure with a cause value set to rna-Update.

Abstract: In some example embodiments there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, configuration information, wherein the configuration information at least configures the user equipment for wireless local area network aggregation with cellular; and dividing, based on the received configuration, packet transmission between a cellular transceiver and a wireless local area network transceiver. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: A method includes, in response to receiving an overload start indication from a network node, composing and sending first signaling to at least one user equipment to indicate that an overload condition exists for the network node and, in response to receiving an overload end indication from the network node, composing and sending second signaling to the at least one user equipment to indicate that the overload condition no longer exists. A further method includes receiving at a user equipment first signaling from a network access node that indicates that an overload condition exists for a network node and abstaining from making a network access attempt until receiving second signaling from the network access node that indicates that the overload condition no longer exists for the network node. Corresponding apparatus and computer programs are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises means for determining that there is data to be transmitted to a base station while the apparatus is configured such that a downlink channel which provides scheduling information is not being monitored for a period of time, and determining based on the data to be transmitted if the apparatus is to continue not monitoring the downlink channel for the period time or if the downlink channel is to be monitored before an end of the period of time.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for deleting and/or not utilizing a PCI/PSC split in instances in which the PCI/PSC split may no longer be valid in a current location. An example method may include determining whether a current physical cell id (PCI) split is configured to camp on a selected cell. The method 5 may further include causing the current PCI split to not be utilized in an instance in which the PCI split is not configured to camp on the selected cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer readable medium for early data transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method comprises obtaining Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to be transmitted to a network device and data to be transmitted with the RRC signaling. The method also comprises, in response to receiving a Random Access Response with uplink grant from the network device, determining, based on the uplink grant, whether the data is allowed to be transmitted with the RRC signaling. The method further comprises, in response to receiving a Random Access Response with uplink grant from the network device, determining, based on the uplink grant, whether the data is allowed to be transmitted with the RRC signaling. In addition, the method also comprises, in response to determining that the data is not allowed to be transmitted with the RRC signaling, transmitting the RRC signaling to the network device.

Abstract: There are provided measures for reduction of in-device co-existence interference. Such measures exemplarily comprise (in a mobile network scenario allowing co-operation of a first radio access technology with a second radio access technology) detecting a need to avoid an in-device co-existence interference in relation to said co-operation, and performing at least one action for avoiding the in-device co-existence interference.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to handling wake up signaling in discontinuous reception. A method comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active time during which the apparatus monitors transmissions from a further apparatus overlaps with at least one occasion for monitoring wake up signaling. The method further comprises in response to the active time overlapping with the at least one occasion, skipping monitoring wake up signaling on the at least one occasion. As such, power consumption for monitoring wake up signaling during the active time can be reduced.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a network node, information of at least one period of time that a user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and communicating signaling comprising the information towards the user equipment. In another exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving from a network node, by a user equipment, information of at least one period of time that the user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and using the information to perform the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining by a user equipment that the user equipment has missed, or will miss, at least one power saving signal monitoring occasion, where the user equipment is configured to monitor a power saving signal in a first bandwidth part; and based upon the determination that the user equipment has missed, or will miss, the at least one power saving signal monitoring occasion, causing the user equipment to monitor a physical downlink control channel on the first bandwidth part during an on-duration of discontinuous reception.