Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes first and second subscriber identity modules (SIMs), possibly subscribed to different carriers. When the first SIM is in a connected state and the second SIM is in an idle state, the UE may need to periodically tune away a radio from a first frequency used for communication under the first SIM to a second frequency used for idle mode activity under the second SIM. The UE may provide to the network of the first SIM the second SIMs traffic activity pattern and/or serving frequency so that the network may provide coordinated configuration and/or scheduling for the UE device, e.g., in order to make the action of tuning away (and tuning back) the radio more efficient and/or to decrease the network impact of such radio tune aways (e.g., to decrease wasted uplink scheduling and wasted downlink transmissions for the first SIM).

Abstract: Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE performs communications with a first cellular network using the first SIM and a first radio resource control (RRC) connection, and receives a request to perform a higher priority communication using the second SIM. In response to the request to perform the higher priority communication, the UE transmits a request to the first network to suspend the first RRC connection. After transmission of the request to suspend the first RRC connection, the UE receives a message from the first network to place the first RRC connection in an inactive state, and initiates a timer, wherein the timer is used to determine whether the first RRC connection remains in the inactive state or transitions to an idle state.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to perform radio resource control procedures with improved security. The wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. A capability enquiry may be received from the cellular base station. The wireless device may determine how much capability information to provide in response to the capability enquiry based at least in part on whether access stratum security has been established, either in the current radio resource connection, or in a previous radio resource connection, between the wireless device and the cellular base station when the capability enquiry is received.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to establish a connection with a core network through a base station configured with mixed core network deployment, wherein the base station is communicatively coupled to each of a LTE core network (CN) such as an evolved packet core (EPC) and a 5G CN. The UE determines a preference for establishing a connection with one of the EPC or the 5G CN based on one or more of a device type of the UE, an active data flow running on the UE, an availability of network slices or packet data unit (PDU) sessions through each core network, or historical network performance of a particular CN. The UE transmits a message to the base station indicating the determined preference. The UE subsequently receives a response from the base station establishing a connection with the indicated preferred core network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform detection and mitigation of data stalls. The mitigation may occur during and/or at initiation of a data connection. The wireless device may establish a data connection(s) with a network over a Wi-Fi or cellular interface and monitor the data connection(s) for a data stall condition(s)/hint(s). The wireless device may perform a remedial action(s) responsive to detection of a data stall condition(s)/hint(s), including initiating a service recovery of the cellular interface, initiating a radio access technology (RAT) upgrade procedure, and/or initiating a handover procedure to a neighbor cell.

Abstract: A device wirelessly communicating over a wireless network may adjust a threshold from a network-configured value to a new value in response to a performance characteristic of an application executing on the device not meeting a specified metric, for example in response to the application experiencing a latency greater than a specified latency value. The threshold may be associated with a measurement event configured by the wireless network, and the device may use the new value for the threshold when performing measurements on wireless channel conditions of the wireless network. When adjusting the threshold, the device may adjust the threshold once per application session of the application, and/or once per current radio resource control (RRC) connection before the wireless network releases the current RRC connection. Furthermore, the device may adjust the threshold only if the network-configured value associated with the measurement event is greater than a specified threshold value.

Abstract: A device, system, and method reduce a power usage while an activity state is detected. The method is performed at a device that establish a network connection to a first network via first cells and to a second network via second cells. The device is connected to the first network via a first cell of the first cells. The method includes determining an activity state or a non-activity state associated with the device. The method includes measuring a quality of the network connection via the first cell. When the activity state is determined and when the quality is at least a predetermined threshold, the method includes setting a first priority and a first scanning pace for the first cell and a second priority and a second scanning pace for other ones of the first cells and the second cells.

Abstract: A method, device, computer readable storage medium and integrated circuit for providing user equipment (UE) capability information to a network. The method includes receiving a request from a network for radio access capabilities of the UE, determining a first plurality of band combinations that the UE is capable of utilizing for communications with the network, determining a number of band combinations that are to be included with a message generated in response to the request, ordering the plurality of band combinations into a prioritized order of band combinations based on at least one priority factor, generating the message that includes the radio access capabilities, wherein the message includes a second plurality of band combinations that are based on the prioritized order and the number of band combinations that are to be included with a message and transmitting the message to the network.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to initiate signal transmissions for possible opportunistic reception by a mobile device, and/or to initiate opportunistic reception of signal transmissions for use in mobile device position location estimation. For example, a mobile device may use assistance data to identify a first signal to be transmitted over a first frequency band and a second signal to be transmitted over a second frequency band during a specific period of time. At least a portion of the second frequency band may be outside of the first frequency band. The mobile device subsequently attempts to opportunistically receive at least the first signal and the second signal via a receiver tuned to a reception frequency band that encompasses at least the first frequency band and the second frequency band. The mobile device may then process the opportunistically received signals to obtain measurements corresponding to at least the first and second signals.

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to selectively perform neighbor base station measurement. The UE may receive a neighbor base station list from the serving base station. The UE may categorize the neighbor base stations of the neighbor base station list into one of a plurality of measurement categories. The UE may be configured to perform measurements of neighbor base stations in respective categories at different rates.

Abstract: A device and method for a user equipment (UE) to implement power savings mechanisms when operating within a significant location. The UE identifies that the UE is at a significant location. The significant location is a location relative to a currently camped cell of a network. At a first time and at the significant location, the UE performs a type of operation related to the network connection. The UE stores information corresponding to the performance of the type of operation at the first time in a profile associated with the significant location. At a second time and at the significant location, the UE performs the type of operation related to the network connection. The performance of the type of operation at the second time is modified based on the information stored in the profile associated with the significant location.

Abstract: A device and method for generating a user equipment (UE) capability information message. In a first embodiment, a UE receives a request for the radio access capabilities of the UE and a size limit indication for a message to be generated by the UE that includes the radio access capabilities. The UE generates the message that includes the radio access capabilities based on the size limit then transmits the message to the network. In a second embodiment, a UE receives a request for the radio access capabilities of the UE. The UE also receives a segment limit indication and a size limit indication for a message to be generated by the UE that includes the radio access capabilities. The UE generates the message where the message includes a plurality of segments based on the segment limit. Subsequently, the UE transmits the message to the network.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a dual subscriber identity module (SIM) dual standby (DSDS) capable user equipment (UE) devices to perform data operations with a first SIM that is not capable of or preferred for packet switched (PS) services and a second SIM that is capable of or preferred for PS services. A timer may be initiated upon radio frequency (RF) chain handover from the first SIM to the second SIM, whereupon a first connection associated with the first SIM is maintained in an idle state while the timer is running. Upon expiration of the timer, the UE may determine whether to send a scheduling request to maintain or release the first connection. The timer may be utilized when a call is dropped over the first connection, to increase the likelihood of successfully receiving a callback. The timer may be shortened in duration to reduce reception of spam messaging.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing signaling overhead associated with signaling the capability of a wireless device and/or other messages. Among various possibilities, tags and/or compression may be used. Additionally, techniques for enhanced security and signaling between network devices are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques to enable enhanced machine type communication (s) (eMTC) and/or narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) devices to transition to idle mode after releasing a connection, such as a radio resource control (RRC) connection, more quickly than with previously known techniques. An example method includes determining, based on an indication received in a narrowband signal on a narrowband region of a bandwidth comprising a plurality of narrowband regions, whether to wait for a delay period, determined based on a configuration received from a network entity, before releasing a radio resource control (RRC) connection and releasing the RRC connection at a time in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: A user equipment device (UE) may receive a schedule for a listen before talk (LBT) procedure for a secondary component carrier on a first subscription associated with the UE that includes a radio frequency resource of the UE. The UE may determine a requirement to perform at least one operation on a second subscription associated with the UE that also includes the radio frequency resource. The UE may determine that performance of the at least one operation (at least partially) interferes (time overlaps) with performance of the LBT procedure. In response, the UE may initiate at least one scheduling operation at the UE to avoid interference between performance of the at least one operation on the second subscription and performance of the LBT procedure on the first subscription.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing signaling overhead associated with signaling the capability of a wireless device and/or other messages. Among various possibilities, tags and/or compression may be used. Additionally, techniques for enhanced security and signaling between network devices are disclosed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. One technique includes identifying, by a user equipment (UE), a periodic time window for the UE to access a network, and transmitting an indication of the periodic time window to the network in a random access channel transmission. The technique also describes receiving, from the network based at least in part on the periodic time window, an indication of uplink resources allocated to the UE during the identified periodic time window. Another technique includes receiving, from a UE in a random access channel transmission, an indication of a periodic time window for the UE to access the network. The technique also includes determining, based at least in part on the periodic time window, uplink resources for the UE to access the network during instances of the identified periodic time window and transmit an indication of the uplink resources.

Abstract: Capability exchange enhancements include filtering and/or indexing. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) determines UE capabilities to be reported to a network based on one or more of: one or more enquiries from the network, received system information, a home operator policy, configuration associated with public land mobile network (PLMN) information of one or more networks, a user preference, or a service type. In other aspects, a UE may report a subset of UE capabilities for features used for the connection establishment. Following connection establishment, the UE may use an identifier to communicate a more complete set of modes of operation that the UE is currently capable of performing. Base stations of the network may share the reported subset so that the UE may avoid transmitting the subset to a target base station.