Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a communication node for handling packets in a communication network, which communication network is an ICN network. The communication node adds a time stamp to a packet, which packet is requesting content of a service or comprises at least a part of the content of the service and is of a format associated with the ICN network, and which time stamp is added into an ICN header of the packet. Furthermore, the communication node transmits the packet with the added time stamp towards another communication node.

Abstract: A method for a handover procedure comprises establishing a connection with a source network node of a first core network; receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including an information element, wherein the information element indicates a second core network associated with a target network node; applying security parameters based on the second core network indicated in the information element; and performing a handover toward the target network node using the applied security parameters. The method provides an indication in RRC connection reconfiguration procedure to indicate the UE the core network of the target network node, so that the UE may recognize that this is an inter-system handover and apply corresponding security parameters for performing the handover without additional signaling.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device operating in a first network and a second network. The wireless device is in power saving mode in the second network. The method comprises: determining a first pattern for performing a set of power saving mode procedures in the second network; transmitting a first indication of the determined pattern to a first network node of the first network; receiving a mobility command to perform a mobility procedure from the first network node to a second network node of the first network; performing the mobility procedure to the second network node; and transmitting to the second network node a second indication of a second pattern for performing a set of power saving mode procedures in the second network.

Abstract: A method of operating a radio access network, RAN, node of a wireless communication system, includes preparing, at the RAN node, a handover request to handover a user equipment, UE, to a target node. The handover request includes a user plane integrity protection, UP IP, policy associated with the UE. The method further includes transmitting the handover request to the target node.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method performed by a wireless device for Cross-Link Interference (CLI) reporting. The method includes storing a CLI measurement. The method includes receiving a request to report the CLI measurement from a network node involved in a handover procedure for the wireless device. The method includes transmitting a CLI measurement report to the network node based on the CLI measurement.

Abstract: A method for a handover procedure comprises establishing a connection with a source network node of a first core network; receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message including an information element, wherein the information element indicates a second core network associated with a target network node; applying security parameters based on the second core network indicated in the information element; and performing a handover toward the target network node using the applied security parameters. The method provides an indication in RRC connection reconfiguration procedure to indicate the UE the core network of the target network node, so that the UE may recognize that this is an inter-system handover and apply corresponding security parameters for performing the handover without additional signaling.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device capable of operating in dual connectivity with a first network node in a first cell group and a second network node in a second cell group comprises: receiving a measurement configuration message that includes an indication to perform cross-link interference (CLI) measurements; detecting radio link failure (RLF) with the first cell group; determining that CLI measurements are available; including CLI measurement information in a first cell group failure report; and transmitting the first cell group failure report to the second network node.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device operating in both a first network and a second network wherein the wireless device is in an idle/inactive state in the second network. The method comprises: determining (1112) a periodic pattern for performing a set of idle/inactive mode procedures in the second network; transmitting (1114) a first indication of the determined periodic pattern to the first network; monitoring (1116) an occurrence of at least one idle/inactive event in the second network; and transmitting (1118) a second indication of the occurrence of the at least one idle/inactive event to the first network, thus allowing the first network to adapt the pattern for the wireless device to perform procedures in the second network, or to allow a different unavailability of the wireless device for f{circumflex over (?)} ? performing procedures in the second network.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include a method, in a user equipment, UE, operating in dual connectivity, DC, with a master node, MN, and a secondary node, SN, for suspending a secondary cell group, SCG. The method comprises receiving, from a first radio network node, RNN, a command to suspend the SCG, and, in response to receiving the command, suspending the SCG. This first RNN may be the MN or the SN, in various embodiments. In some embodiments the method may further comprise receiving a command to resume operation with the SCG and, in response to the command to resume operation, resuming operation with the SCG.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements on a secondary cell group (SCG) in a wireless network while the SCG is suspended. Such methods include receiving, from a network node in the wireless network, a message including an indication that the SCG should be suspended and/or a first SCG measurement configuration to be used while the SCG is suspended. Such methods include suspending the SCG in response to the message, and performing measurements on the suspended SCG according to: the first SCG measurement configuration, when the first SCG measurement configuration was included in the message; or a second SCG measurement configuration applicable before the SCG was suspended, when the first SCG measurement configuration was not included in the message. Embodiments also include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A method of operating a radio access network, RAN, node of a wireless communication system, includes preparing, at the RAN node, a handover request to handover a user equipment, UE, to a target node. The handover request includes a user plane integrity protection, UP IP, policy associated with the UE. The method further includes transmitting the handover request to the target node.

Abstract: A radio network equipment central unit (20, 1700) receives a message (15) that indicates an update to a transport layer address of a radio network equipment distributed unit (10, 1600) from an old transport layer address (12A) to a new transport layer address (12B). The message (15) indicates the old transport layer address (12A) and indicates the new transport layer address (12B). The message (15) may be received from the radio network equipment distributed unit (10, 1600), or from a distributed unit of an integrated access backhaul donor. Regardless, for each of multiple user plane bearers or transport layer tunnels that are associated with the old transport layer address (12A), the radio network equipment central unit (20, 1700) may update a transport layer address of that bearer or tunnel from the old transport layer address (12A) to the new transport layer address (12B).

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for handover of a UE from a source node connected to a first core network to a target node connected to a second core network. The UE receives, from the source node, a mobility command including an indication of the radio access technology (RAT) used by the target node and a message container containing configuration information for the target node. The UE further determines, based on the indication of the RAT used by the target node, whether to treat the handover as an inter-RAT handover or as an intra-RAT handover with a core network change, and performs a radio resource control procedure for one of an inter-RAT handover or an intra-RAT handover with a core network change based on the determination.

Abstract: A radio network equipment central unit (20, 1700) receives a message (15) that indicates an update to a transport layer address of a radio network equipment distributed unit (10, 1600) from an old transport layer address (12A) to a new transport layer address (12B). The message (15) indicates the old transport layer address (12A) and indicates the new transport layer address (12B). The message (15) may be received from the radio network equipment distributed unit (10, 1600), or from a distributed unit of an integrated access backhaul donor. Regardless, for each of multiple user plane bearers or transport layer tunnels that are associated with the old transport layer address (12A), the radio network equipment central unit (20, 1700) may update a transport layer address of that bearer or tunnel from the old transport layer address (12A) to the new transport layer address (12B).

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method performed by a base station. The method comprises, when the base station is acting as a source base station for handover of a wireless device to a target base station: preparing a handover message for transmission to the target base station, the handover message comprising an indication of an identity associated with a set of capabilities of the wireless device; and causing the handover message to be transmitted to the target base station. The step of preparing the handover message comprises selectively including the set of capabilities of the wireless device in the handover message based on one or more criteria.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for signalling band combinations allowed to be used by a second base station. A method performed by a first base station, wherein the first base station is acting as a Master Node in Dual Connectivity, wherein there exists a first band combination list and a second band combination list, and wherein the first band combination list and the second band combination list each contain supported band combinations, comprises: signalling to a second base station to indicate band combinations allowed to be used by the second base station, wherein the second base station is acting as a Secondary Node in Dual Connectivity, wherein the indicated band combinations comprise band combinations from the first band combination list and/or the second band combination list.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a master node (MN) in a radio access network, for establishing radio resources between a secondary node (SN) and a user equipment (UE). Such embodiments include sending, to the SN, a request identifying one or more QoS flows to be setup between the SN and the UE; and receiving, from the SN, a response including identification of one or more radio bearers that were admitted by the SN in association with the requested QoS flows. Such embodiments also include sending, to the SN, identifiers of one or more tunnels for forwarding downlink user-plane (DL UP) data over an interface between the SN and the MN. Each tunnel identifier is associated with a respective admitted radio bearer. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a SN, as well as network nodes configured to perform the various methods.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device for an overheating configuration in NG EN-DC are disclosed. According to one aspect, a wireless device configured to communicate with a master node configured to operate using a first radio access technology, RAT, and to communicate a secondary node configured to operate using a second RAT is provided. The wireless device is configured to determine an overheating configuration for the wireless device, and indicate the overheating configuration using at least: a first indication associated with both the first RAT operation and second RAT operation; and a second indication associated with only one of the first RAT operation and second RAT operation.

Abstract: A method is performed by a base station of a wireless communication network. The base station is configured as a secondary node for a wireless device having dual- or multi-connectivity to the wireless communication network via a master node and one or more secondary nodes comprising the base station. The method comprises: causing transmission of a message to the master node, the message comprising an indication that the base station is releasing resources associated with one or more layers of a radio connection between the base station and the wireless device.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods performed by a centralized unit, CU, in a radio access network (RAN) that includes a first node. Embodiments include determining that a control plane (CP) connection between the CU and the first node should be moved from a source path in the RAN to a target path, which includes at least one radio access node not in the source path. Embodiments also include, based on determining that the CP connection should be moved, sending to the first node a message including transport network layer (TNL) association(s) related to the CP connection. The message is sent before the first node relocates to the target path. Embodiments also include, after the first node has relocated to the target path, establishing a transport layer protocol connection with the first node over the target path based on the TNL association(s).