Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a terminal device comprising means for performing the following. The terminal device transmits a tethering request for setting up a tethering cell over at least one communications network to at least one tethering terminal device capable of setting up a tethering cell. Then, the terminal device performs tethering cell discovery for discovering tethering cells set up by any of said at least one tethering terminal device. In response to discovering a tethering cell provided by a tethering terminal device of said at least one tethering terminal device, the terminal device accesses the tethering cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may include receiving, by a user equipment from a first access point which supports a first radio access technology, a radio-resource-control (RRC) reconfiguration message including an RRC configuration information of a second access point, after an initiation of a slave RRC at the second access point has been determined. The second access point supports a second radio access technology, and performing, by the user equipment, a random access procedure with the second access point based on the RRC reconfiguration message. The user equipment is configured to have an RRC connection with the first access point and the first access point is a master node.

Abstract: There is provided a method at a first user equipment, the method comprising: deciding to set up a unicast sidelink, SL, connection with a second user equipment; determining whether or not a radio access network serving the first user equipment or a radio access network serving the second user equipment is able to assist in setting up the unicast SL connection; performing one of the following: upon determining the positive, applying a L1 unicast-based SL connection for setting up the unicast SL connection, upon determining the negative, applying a L1 broadcast-based SL connection for setting up the unicast SL connection; and communicating with the second user equipment over the unicast SL.

Abstract: Methods and systems am disclosed in which an optical diagnosis of an eye's optical image quality is performed using a simulated retinal image. An objective measurement of a total wave aberration is obtained, and residual aberrations are computed by subtracting a sphero-cylindrical correction from the total wave aberration. The simulated retinal image is computed by computing a point-spread function from the residual aberrations and convolving the computed point-spread function with an acuity chart. The optical diagnosis includes at least one of: determining excess aberrations, ranking optics of the eye into optical grades, selecting the eye for high-definition eyeglasses, identifying amblyopia or macular diseases, or choosing an objective refraction for vision correction.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for QoE/QoS management. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method. The method may include detecting, by an enforcement point, an initiation of a session of an application; determining, by the enforcement point, whether a new subservice flow needs to be established to enable, for the initiated session, a quality of service differentiation and/or a quality of experience differentiation; sending, by the enforcement point, an indication to a radio to enable the radio to establish a radio buffer to handle the new subservice flow, when the new subservice flow needs to be established; sending, by the enforcement point, parameter information to the radio to enable the radio to configure at least one service parameter of the radio buffer; and forwarding, by the enforcement point, user-plane data associated with the session to the radio including a subservice flow identifier.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods in a communication system, are provided. The method comprises controlling (500) communication between a first user terminal and the apparatus and the communication between a second user terminal and the apparatus, wherein the first user terminal acts as a relay by relaying data packets between the apparatus and the second user terminal; determining (502) whether the first user terminal or the transmitting end of data packets in the connection between the apparatus and the second user terminal will buffer data packets addressed to but not successfully received by the receiving end and transmitting (504) an indication regarding the determination to the first user terminal.

Abstract: A network apparatus, such as a road side unit, measures signalling transmitted from vehicle devices, to obtain the status of road traffic in the proximity of the road side unit. If a pre-defined triggering event is detected in the status of the road traffic in the proximity of the road side unit, the road side unit transmits to a serving network node, a status report in order to report the obtained road traffic status to the serving network node. The road side unit receives, from the serving network node, control signalling indicating at least one road side unit operation mode selected for communication, and sets the operation mode of the road side unit to correspond to the at least one selected road side unit operation mode for the communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a hemostatic clamp. Two clamping pieces are opened and closed through a ball head pull rod, and a clamping portion at a front end of the hemostatic clamp and a control portion at a rear end are separated through fit of the ball head pull rod with a plastic sleeve and a steel sleeve. Therefore, the hemostatic clamp has the advantages of simple structure, simple operation and high operation stability.

Abstract: To provide a limited access service to one or more applications, for example V2E applications, one or more preconfigured credentials in a user device a vehicle is equipped with are used by a base station to authenticate, from an application server, for example a V2E application server, the user device. If the authentication succeeds, a limited access service is granted.

Abstract: An apparatus for use by a packet duplication control element or function, the apparatus including processing circuitry, and memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the memory and the instructions are configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to receive assistance information indicating communication conditions of at least one communication link between a communication element and at least two communication network access points, to process the assistance information for preparing a packet duplication control, to generate transmission control information on the basis of the result of the processing of the assistance information, the transmission control information indicating settings for a packet duplication process in the established multi-connectivity communication, and to send the transmission control information to at least one transmission control element or function being involved in the packet duplication process in the estab

Abstract: A demand forecasting method and a demand forecasting apparatus are provided. A preliminary prediction amount corresponding to a part number is obtained based on historical demand data. A demand probability of the part number is calculated based on the preliminary prediction amount. A prediction demand amount corresponding to the part number is obtained based on the historical demand data, the preliminary prediction amount and the demand probability.

Abstract: There is disclosed methods, apparatuses and computer program products for configuring a discontinuous reception pattern for a receiver of a wireless communication device. In accordance with an embodiment, the method corn rises obtaining two or more discontinuous reception patterns for a wireless communication device to be used in sidelink communication with one or more user devices; selecting at least one discontinuous reception pattern from the two or more discontinuous reception patterns liar the wireless communication device; and receiving signals from the one or more other devices and/or transmitting signals to the one or more other devices for the sidelink communication according to the selected at least one discontinuous reception pattern.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may include receiving, by a user equipment from a first access point which supports a first radio access technology, a radio-resource-control (RRC) reconfiguration message including an RRC configuration information of a second access point, after an initiation of a slave RRC at the second access point has been determined. The second access point supports a second radio access technology, and performing, by the user equipment, a random access procedure with the second access point based on the RRC reconfiguration message. The user equipment is configured to have an RRC connection with the first access point and the first access point is a master node.

Abstract: There is provided a method at a first user equipment, the method comprising: deciding to set up a unicast sidelink, SL, connection with a second user equipment; determining whether or not a radio access network serving the first user equipment or a radio access network serving the second user equipment is able to assist in setting up the unicast SL connection; performing one of the following: upon determining the positive, applying a L1 unicast-based SL connection for setting up the unicast SL connection, upon determining the negative, applying a L1 broadcast-based SL connection for setting up the unicast SL connection; and communicating with the second user equipment over the unicast SL.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: configuring, by a network node controlling a macro cell of a cellular communication system, at least one handover trigger related signalling configuration for at least one terminal device of the cellular communication system; receiving, by the network node controlling the macro cell, as a result of said signalling configuration, an uplink message broadcasted by the at least one terminal device via a local area access node; recognizing the local area access node as an edge node located at an edge of a coverage area of the macro cell; and initiating a handover of the terminal device between the macro cell and a neighbouring macro cell.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a network node, context information of a group of more than one user equipment, wherein the context information is based on at least service related information associated with the more than one user equipment; sending information comprising the context information towards at least one base station of a communication network; and based on the context information, negotiating with the at least one base station timing synchronization requirements for distribution to each user equipment of the group.

Abstract: The use of PUCCH resources can be more efficient such as by sharing PUCCH resources between URLLC UEs and non-URLLC UEs in a controllable way enhanced with a smart deterministic downlink polling when needed. A method comprises receiving, by a user equipment from a network node of a communication network, information comprising a given physical uplink control channel resource instance allocated to the user equipment, wherein the physical uplink control channel resource instance is allocated to more than one user equipment including the user equipment; signaling the network node using an allocated physical uplink control channel resource instance in a given sub-frame; and, receiving polling form the network node, wherein the polling comprises an uplink grant.

Abstract: The present invention is a mung bean hull extract with antiviral effect, and the mung bean hull extract achieves antiviral effect by inhibiting ?-glucosidase and neuraminidase. The present invention also relates to a method for extracting the mung bean hull extract with antiviral effect and applications of the extract obtained by the method.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for supporting precision timing protocol (PTP) based time sensitive network (TSN) applications are provided. One method includes configuring, by a network node, a user equipment connection and user contexts for an industrial automation and control (IAC) system or configuring at least one time synchronized radio bearer for a user equipment. The method may also include determining synchronization configuration on the at least one time synchronized radio bearer for the industrial automation and control (IAC) system, and distributing the synchronization configuration periodically or on a need basis to one or more serving network nodes for the industrial automation and control (IAC) system.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for assisting transmissions in a wireless network. According to an aspect, a method comprises: monitoring, by a wireless device, a radio resource for a data packet transmitted by a source device to a sink device and capturing the data packet from the radio resource; decoding the data packet by the wireless device; determining, by the wireless device, that the sink device failed in decoding the data packet and that the wireless device is an assisting transmitter for retransmission of the data packet; and upon said determining, determining by the wireless device a radio resource for the retransmission and performing the retransmission of the data packet in the determined radio resource and together with the source device.