Abstract: A scheduling method for use in a radio access network to allocate frequency resources to a user device for the transmission of data units organized in a set of data units is disclosed. The sets of data units are assigned an initial transmission delay budget which decreases over time. The scheduling method includes, at a given transmission time, prioritizing scheduling the user device with the largest portion of data units already successfully transmitted within the set of data units, and prioritizing scheduling the user device which set of data units has the smallest remaining transmission delay budget.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program for causing a receiver to perform: receiving, at a lower protocol layer of the receiver from a lower protocol layer of a transmitter, an indication of when a first retransmission mechanism between the transmitter and receiver at the lower protocol layer will terminate; causing retransmission of a data packet according to the first retransmission mechanism; determining, at the lower protocol layer of the receiver using the received indication, that the first retransmission mechanism has been completed in respect of the data packet; and signaling, from the lower protocol layer of the receiver to a radio link control, RLC, protocol layer of the receiver, an indication that the data packet has not been received.

Abstract: A machine-learning (ML) orchestrator entity provides distributed, flexible, and efficient parameter initialization and updating for ML agents can be installed on network nodes operating under similar radio conditions. The ML orchestrator entity instructs each of such network nodes to iteratively run the ML agent in a training mode. Each run yields a local set of parameters for the ML agent. After each run, the ML orchestrator entity collects and uses the local sets of parameters from two or more network nodes to derive a common set of parameters for the network nodes. The ML orchestrator further instructs each of the network nodes to update its own local set of parameters based on the common set of parameters and use the updated local set of parameters in a subsequent run. The ML orchestrator entity repeats these steps until a termination criterion for the training mode is met.

Abstract: Disclosed in a mechanism for optimizing channel quality indicator feedback for code block group based transmissions, wherein a user equipment of a communication network receives an enhanced channel quality indicator configuration.

Abstract: Slave units of a mobile communication system each determine (S907), out of a predefined sliding codebook of Q unique radio frame configurations, a radio frame configuration for communicating with user equipments, and transmit (S907), to a master unit of a cluster which the slave units belong to, a request to use the determined radio frame configuration. The predefined sliding codebook comprises sub-codebooks each grouping together radio frame configurations of the Q unique radio frame configurations, that share the same downlink-to-uplink subframe ratio but with a phase offset of the radio frame configurations.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: generating a local outage time database for a first cell of a mobile communication system, wherein the local outage time database stores first latency data for each of a plurality of devices served by the first cell, wherein each first latency data comprises time left to outage data for the respective device; sending selected parts of the local outage time database to one or more other cells of the mobile communication network; receiving second latency data from at least one of the one or more other cells of the mobile communication system, wherein said second latency data includes time left to outage data for one or more devices served by said other cells; and generating a multi-cell outage time database including some or all of the shared selected parts of the local outage time database and some or all of the received second latency data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a machine-learning (ML) orchestrator entity that provides distributed, flexible, and efficient parameter initialization for ML agents installed on network nodes operating under similar radio conditions. For this end, the ML orchestrator entity instructs two or more of the network nodes to run two or more ML agents in a training mode, which results in generating two or more sets of parameters. Then, the ML orchestrator entity uses the sets of parameters to derive a common set of parameters for the network nodes. The common set of parameters is to be used in an inference mode of the ML agent at each of the network nodes. The transmission of the common set of parameters to the network nodes may be subsequently initiated by the ML orchestrator entity itself or by each of the network nodes independently.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for adaptive signal quality and/or transmission error reporting in a communication network are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention introduces a method and a system for base station cross-channel measurement control and configuration. A centralized unit (CU) (301, 601) of a base station configures (304, 305) at least two distributed units (DU) (302, 303, 602, 604) with DU sounding signaling transmission objects and DU cross-link measurement objects. The first DU (302) transmits (306) a sounding signal through an air interface (308) which the second DU (303) measures (307). The second DU (303) reports (309) this to the CU (301). Then the second DU (303) transmits (311) a sounding signal through an air interface (312) which the first DU (302) measures (310). The first DU (302) reports (313) this to the CU (301). Beam-forming can be applied as well. Also neighboring operators can be found by inter-frequency measurements of the sounding signals or Synchronization Signals. The CU (301, 601) can control the DUs (302, 303, 602, 604) with appropriate TDD switching patterns based on the found cross-link interference levels.

Abstract: A first apparatus including means for: sending, to a second apparatus, one or more transport blocks corresponding to a first packet of a sequence of packets, the sequence including the first packet and one or more subsequent packets, wherein decoding of the one of more subsequent packets is dependent on successfully decoding the first packet; determining that at least one of the one or more transport blocks corresponding to the first packet have not been successfully received by the second apparatus; and temporarily deactivating resources configured for sending the sequence of packets based on the determining.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising: buffering a first radio link control, RLC, data unit of a radio bearer for transmission to a receiving device, starting a retransmission timer responsive to providing the first RLC data unit for transmission to the receiving device, and retransmitting the buffered first RLC data unit in response to a request for a second RLC data unit of the radio bearer before expiry of the retransmission timer, wherein the second RLC data unit is to be transmitted to the receiving device after the first RLC data unit.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for a network node comprising means for making a decision on a handover, HO, and means for determining a time raster indicating eligible time instants for HO messaging during a network communication. The eligible time instants are based on at least one of: a radio access network, RAN, traffic and a core network, CN. The apparatus further comprises means for sending a HO request message including the timer raster.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for signaling buffer sizes in a communication network are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus includes means for enabling transmitting of M data transmissions, wherein M is an integer greater than 1; subsequent to enabling transmitting of the M data transmissions, determining whether forward error correction should be used in relation to the M data transmissions; based on determining that forward error correction should be used in relation to the M data transmissions determining at least one correction data transmission based, at least in part, on X of the M data transmissions, wherein X is an integer less than or equal to M; and enabling transmission of the at least one correction data transmission.

Abstract: According to a first example embodiment, a method may include transmitting, by a network entity, at least one radio resource control (RRC)-based cross link interference (CLI) measurement framework object configured for at least one user equipment (UE) CLI measurement. The method may further include receiving, by the network entity, at least one reporting message. The method may further include resolving at least one inter-UE CLI problem on a semi-dynamic time scale based upon reporting rates associated with RRC measurements and/or pre-defined behavior.

Abstract: A method, including obtaining, in a sidelink communication, an information about a resource on which a terminal transmits a reference signal; measuring a received power on the resource; providing an information on the received power; and using the information to mitigate cross link interference.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: receiving antenna panel switching rate configuration parameters; determining an antenna panel switching rate at a user device of a communication system, wherein the antenna panel switching rate is based on a number of antenna panel switching events within a moving averaging window, wherein the window has a size defined by said configuration parameters; and providing a panel switching rate report to a network node of the communication system, wherein the panel switching rate report includes the determined antenna panel switching rate.

Abstract: Enhanced uplink configured grant for extended reality applications is provided. A method for enhanced uplink configured grant for extended reality applications may include configuring at least one first transmission of a plurality of transmissions by a user equipment with a transmission parameter having a first value. The method may also include configuring the user equipment with at least one rule configured to change the first value of the transmission parameter to a second value of the transmission parameter that is applied to at least one second transmission of the plurality of transmissions, which is used for a new data transmission.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving an indication indicating one or more time windows, during which a handover is allowed to be initiated; evaluating whether one or more conditions for the handover are fulfilled within the one or more time windows; and initiating the handover during one of the one or more time windows, if the one or more conditions are fulfilled.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a network node device is configured to generate at least one client cluster comprising at least one client device served by the network node device according to at least one clustering criterion; assign the at least one control algorithm instance to the at least one client cluster; control at least one transmission power control parameter of the at least one client device in the at least one client cluster using the at least one control algorithm instance.