Abstract: A method includes measuring beam-formed reference signals transmitted by a plurality of mmWave transmission points (TPs), sending a cloud cell formation request including indicators associated with best mmWave TPs determined in accordance with the measured beam-formed reference signals, receiving a cloud cell formation request response including indicators associated with a subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by a central controller in accordance with selection information, where the subset of the best mmWave TPs includes a first mmWave transmission point (TP) serving as a master TP and a second mmWave TP serving as a slave TP, and establishing a cloud cell with mmWave TPs of the subset of the best mmWave TPs selected by the central controller, where a data connection is established with the slave TP and at least a control connection is established with the master TP.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications controller adapted for full duplex (FD) operation includes receiving a measurement report from a user equipment served by the communications controller, the measurement report indicating a first power margin between a current transmit power and a transmit power break point and a second power margin between the current transmit power and a maximum transmit power capable of supporting FD operation, performing FD link adaptation (LA) in accordance with the first power margin and the second power margin to adjust one or more FD configuration parameters of a link between the communications controller and the user equipment, wherein the link includes a downlink and an uplink, and instructing the user equipment to communicate over the link in accordance with the one or more FD configuration parameters.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a power control parameter for a sounding reference signal (SRS), where the power control parameter for the SRS includes at least one of a target power parameter value for the SRS, a path loss compensation factor, and a closed-loop power control parameter value for the SRS. The method further includes determining transmit power for the SRS on a first carrier based on the power control parameter for the SRS.

Abstract: A transmission control method includes sending, by a terminal, uplink control information (UCI) in a first format of the UCI to a radio access network device, where the UCI includes at least one of measurement result information of beam groups or information of the beam groups. The measurement result information of the beam groups includes a measurement result of a first beam group and an offset of a measurement result of a second beam group relative to the measurement result of the first beam group. The measurement result of the first beam group is a reference measurement result, and the information of the beam groups indicates a beam group corresponding to at least one of the measurement result of the first beam group or the measurement result of the second beam group.

Abstract: A method of link adaptation is described including establishing, using a first serving point, a multi-user full duplex mode wherein the multi-user full duplex mode enables a downlink to a first wireless device and an uplink from a second wireless device. The first serving point requests from the first wireless device a first channel quality indicator indicating channel quality between the serving point and the first wireless device in a full duplex time period and a second channel quality indicator indicating channel quality between the serving point and the first wireless device in non-full duplex time period. The full duplex mode is evaluated using the first and second channel quality indicators. At least one parameter of the full duplex mode is adjusted based on the evaluating.

Abstract: A stator assembly of an electric machine includes a stator core having a slot extending between a first end and a second end, where the slot includes a first slot exit at the first end and a second slot exit at the second end. Also, the stator assembly includes a plurality of windings, where one of the plurality of windings is disposed in the slot and extends from the first slot exit to the second slot exit, and where the plurality of windings includes at least one conductor and an insulation disposed around the at least one conductor. Further, the stator assembly includes a dielectric plate coupled to one of the first slot exit and the second slot exit and configured to suppress surface discharges on windings present at one of the first slot exit and the second slot exit to which the dielectric plate is coupled.

Abstract: A random access method and an apparatus include performing listen before talk (LBT) on a first carrier, detecting a first signal on the first carrier when the terminal determines, through the LBT, that the first carrier is in a busy state, where the first carrier includes an unlicensed carrier, the first signal includes a first preamble signal or indication information, and the indication information indicates that the first carrier sends the first preamble signal, and sending a second preamble signal on the first carrier to attempt to access a base station when the terminal detects the first preamble signal or the indication information.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting a buffer status report, to help enhance mobility management on a terminal. The method may include: receiving, by a terminal, an instruction message, where the instruction message is used to instruct the terminal to report a BSR, the BSR includes at least one of a first BSR and a second BSR, the first BSR is a BSR corresponding to a first beam link, and the second BSR is a BSR corresponding to a second beam link; and then, reporting, by the terminal, the BSR on the first beam link according to the instruction message.

Abstract: A communication method, including receiving, by user equipment (UE), information about one or more backhaul links that is broadcast by different micro base stations, selecting, by the UE, a micro base station corresponding to backhaul link information that meets a preset condition, and accessing, by the UE, the selected micro base station when the selected micro base station is in an active state, or when the selected micro base station is in an inactive state, sending, by the UE, an activation signal to the selected micro base station, and accessing, by the UE, the selected micro base station after the micro base station is activated. Hence, a backhaul link can be used appropriately.

Abstract: A client device displays a user interface, which includes a menu item associated with forced reminders. In response to a user selecting the menu item, the client device displays a forced-reminder user interface, which includes a content display area configured to display one or more forced-reminder messages.

Abstract: A method for measuring channel state information (CSI), a network-side device, and a user equipment (UE). The method includes determining, by a network-side device, configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure UE to perform CSI measurement on different subframe sets on a flexible frequency band or sub-bands of the flexible frequency band, the subframe sets are determined by the network-side device based on uplink-downlink configurations of subframes on the flexible frequency band or the sub-bands of the flexible frequency band in a target cell and at least one neighboring cell of the target cell, and the flexible frequency band is a frequency band on which a transmission direction is configurable, and sending, by the network-side device, the configuration information to the UE to perform the CSI measurement based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A method for assigning downlink transmit power levels to radio nodes (RNs) in a small cell radio access network (RAN) includes assigning initial power levels to the RNs. For each cell, first events are counted indicating that UEs receiving a signal from their serving cells with a signal strength below a specified value have entered a coverage hole. For each cell, second events are counted indicating that UEs have re-established a previous connection on one of the cells. For each pair of cells, a coverage hole is identified between them if the number of first events for one cell exceeds a threshold and a number of second events or re-establishment of a previous connection on the other cell exceeds another threshold. For each identified coverage hole, the downlink transmit power level is increased of at least one RN in the pair of cells between which the coverage hole is identified.

Abstract: This application provides a method for configuring a transmission direction of a time-frequency resource, and an apparatus. A terminal device receives first configuration information sent by a first access network device and/or second configuration information sent by a second access network device, and transmits data based on the first configuration information and/or the second configuration information. The first configuration information includes configuration information of a transmission direction of the first access network device in at least one resource unit, the second configuration information includes configuration information of a transmission direction of the second access device in at least one resource unit, and the at least one resource unit includes at least one of a frequency domain unit, a time domain unit, and a space domain unit.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by user equipment from a base station, first information and second information that are sent by the base station and about a micro base station, wherein the first information is used to indicate the micro base station, and the second information is used to indicate a random access resource allocated by the base station to the micro base station. The method also includes accessing, by the user equipment by using the random access resource indicated by the second information, the micro base station indicated by the first information, and obtaining measurement subframe information of a micro cell of the micro base station from the micro base station during a process of accessing the micro base station. The method also includes performing neighboring cell radio resource management measurement of the micro cell on a measurement subframe indicated by the measurement subframe information of the micro cell.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a power control parameter for a sounding reference signal (SRS), where the power control parameter for the SRS includes at least one of a target power parameter value for the SRS, a path loss compensation factor, and a closed-loop power control parameter value for the SRS. The method further includes determining transmit power for the SRS on a first carrier based on the power control parameter for the SRS.

Abstract: Described herein is a cell measurement reporting method and a related device and system. The method includes receiving, by a user equipment, measurement configuration information configured by a network side, and selecting a serving cell according to the measurement configuration information; and measuring, by the user equipment, the selected serving cell according to the measurement configuration information, and when determining that a measurement result of the serving cell meets the trigger event, sending, by the user equipment to the network side according to an indication of the measurement configuration information, a measurement report that carries the trigger event.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a data transmission method of a full-duplex system, a user equipment, and a base station. The UE is allowed to initiate full-duplex transmission, and it is unnecessary for the eNB to initiate full-duplex transmission. Before the initiation, the UE does not need to notify the eNB of buffer and preparation statuses of the UE. That is, the UE does not need to send related signaling to the eNB, thereby alleviating load of an entire LTE communications system, avoiding overload during data transmission, and reducing a transmission delay.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a base station, a small cell, and a control channel configuration method to resolve resource waste caused when an additional physical control channel is used on a backhaul link of a small cell to transmit control information. In a base station provided by an embodiment of the present invention, a transceiver module is configured to receive full-duplex capability support information transmitted by a small cell, where the full-duplex capability support information is used to indicate whether the small cell supports use of a same physical layer resource for simultaneous reception on a backhaul link and transmission on an access link; and a processing module is configured to determine a configuration mode of the backhaul link between the base station and the small cell and the access link of the small cell according to the full-duplex capability support information received by the transceiver module.

Abstract: An interference indication method and apparatus are presented. After detecting interference from a neighboring cell, a base station sends interference indication information to the neighboring cell, where the interference indication information includes at least indication information of a frequency resource that receives the interference from the neighboring cell and that is configured to be in a flexible half-duplex mode, so as to indicate that the interference from the neighboring cell is interference on the frequency resource configured to be in the flexible half-duplex mode. In this way, in an application scenario of a flexible half-duplex technology, a base station can learn of a status of interference from a neighboring cell, so as to use a corresponding interference suppression mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a paging method and apparatus, The method includes: obtaining, by a first access network device in a first time period, a first paging parameter group used for paging a terminal device, where the first time period is a time period before the terminal device switches from a connected mode to a light connected mode, and the first access network device is an access network device to which the terminal device is connected last time before the terminal device enters the light connected mode or an idle mode; and generating, by the first access network device, a paging message for the terminal device based on the first paging parameter group, and sending the paging message.