Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (“UE”) and a plurality of evolved Node Bs (“eNBs”). A UE may be adapted to operate in a dual connected mode on respective wireless cells provided by first and second eNBs. The UE may be adapted to estimate respective power headroom (“PHR”) values associated with simultaneous operation on the first and second wireless cells. The UE may cause the first and second PHR estimates to be transmitted to both the first and second eNBs. The first and second eNBs may use these estimates to compute respective uplink transmission powers for the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture (e.g., computer readable media), and methods are disclosed to implement task-oriented communications for networked control systems. Examples disclosed herein are to determine a criticality of a data packet of a data flow, different packets of the data flow having different respective criticalities, the data flow associated with an application. Disclosed examples are also to perform a quality of service (QoS) operation associated with the data packet based on the criticality of the data packet. For example, the QoS operation is to be performed after generation of the data packet and before reception of the data packet by a device that is to implement the application.

Abstract: A 3GPP LTE protocol enhancement realizes the full benefit of discontinuous reception (DRX) in Long Term Evolution networks by coordinating and aligning DRX operations for conserving power and timing overhead. A dual connectivity enabled User Equipment (UE) comprising a processor and transceiver is configured to align DRX configuration between counterpart Evolved Node Bs (eNB)s, wherein counterpart eNBs are a Master eNB (MeNB) and a Secondary eNB (SeNB) simultaneously connected to the UE, communicate system frame timing and system frame number (SFN) information between the counterpart eNBs, align DRX start offset (drxStartOffset) values for the counterpart eNBs according to the communicated system frame timing and SFN information to compensate for offsets in system frame timing, and allow the start of a DRX ON duration at specific frame or sub-frame times determined by the drxStartOffset values, after the expiration of a DRX inactivity timer.

Abstract: Techniques for random access (RA) in a cellular internet-of-things (CIOT) are discussed. An example apparatus configured to be employed within a User Equipment (UE), comprises a receiver circuitry, a processor, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive RA resource allocation information via one of a system information message or a downlink control information (DCI) message. The processor is operably coupled to the receiver circuitry and configured to: select a RA preamble sequence; generate a payload; and spread the payload via a spreading sequence. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, based on the RA resource allocation information, a RA message comprising the RA preamble sequence and the payload, wherein the RA message is transmitted in a RA slot. The receiver circuitry is further configured to receive a response comprising a device identity of the UE and one of an uplink (UL) grant or a RA reject message.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to determine an expected interference-based value corresponding to an Uplink (UL) transmission from a wireless communication station (STA) in a Trigger-Based (TB) Multi-User (MU) UL transmission to be communicated from a plurality of STAs to the wireless communication device; to determine one or more transmit (Tx) configuration parameters for the STA based on the expected interference-based value corresponding to the UL transmission from the STA; and to transmit a trigger frame to trigger the TB MU UL transmission, the trigger frame including the one or more Tx configuration parameters to configure the UL transmission from the STA.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to traffic indication map (TIM) piggybacking. A device may determine a frame including one or more TIMs indicating that the device has data to send in a first frequency band of a plurality of supported frequency bands. The device may cause to send the frame in a second frequency band of the plurality of supported frequency bands, wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, wherein the frame indicates a request for a first station device to be awake in the first frequency band to receive the data. The device may cause to send the data using the first frequency band.

Abstract: Techniques for random access (RA) in a cellular internet-of-things (CIOT) are discussed. An example apparatus configured to be employed within a User Equipment (UE), comprises a receiver circuitry, a processor, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive RA resource allocation information via one of a system information message or a downlink control information (DCI) message. The processor is operably coupled to the receiver circuitry and configured to: select a RA preamble sequence; generate a payload; and spread the payload via a spreading sequence. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, based on the RA resource allocation information, a RA message comprising the RA preamble sequence and the payload, wherein the RA message is transmitted in a RA slot. The receiver circuitry is further configured to receive a response comprising a device identity of the UE and one of an uplink (UL) grant or a RA reject message.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to determine a Resource Unit (RU) allocation of a plurality of RUs to a plurality of wireless communication stations (STAs), respectively, the RU allocation to allocate to a STA of the plurality of STAs an RU of the plurality of RUs, wherein an RU size of the RU allocated to the STA is based at least on a traffic rate parameter, which is dependent on a traffic rate of Downlink (DL) traffic for the STA; and to transmit a Multi-User (MU) DL Orthogonal-Frequency-Division-Multiple-Access (OFDMA) Physical-layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) to the plurality of STAs according to the RU allocation.

Abstract: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to determine an expected interference-based value corresponding to an Uplink (UL) transmission from a wireless communication station (STA) in a Trigger-Based (TB) Multi-User (MU) UL transmission to be communicated from a plurality of STAs to the wireless communication device; to determine one or more transmit (Tx) configuration parameters for the STA based on the expected interference-based value corresponding to the UL transmission from the STA; and to transmit a trigger frame to trigger the TB MU UL transmission, the trigger frame including the one or more Tx configuration parameters to configure the UL transmission from the STA.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to obtain context information of a plurality of nodes that are configured to communicate according to a publish and subscribe pattern, wherein the context information represents attributes associated with services that each node is able to provide for a collaboration with a further node; determine, in response to a received collaboration request representative of one or more conditions of a collaboration sought by a requester node, one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes that meet the one or more conditions of the collaboration based on the context information of the plurality of nodes; and encode discovery information for a transmission to the requester node, wherein the discovery information is representative of an attribute required to communicate with the determined one or more nodes according to the publish and subscribe pattern.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus circuitry, and storage media are described for mobile-terminated packet transmissions. In one embodiment, an apparatus of a control plane device configured to operate within an evolved packet network core identifies a first service flow event trigger associated with a first packet data unit (PDU) session and processes a path reselection for a first PDU session in response to the first service flow event trigger, wherein the path reselection determines a new gateway for the first PDU session resulting from the path reselection. Transmission of a change notification to an application server controller associated with the first PDU session is initiated in response to the path reselection. Transmission of a routing update to the new gateway in response to the path reselection is also initiated. In various embodiments, the trigger may be a mobility event, a load balancing event, or operations in association with an application server controller.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus circuitry, and storage media are described for mobile-terminated packet transmissions. In one embodiment, an apparatus of a control plane device configured to operate within an evolved packet network core identifies a first service flow event trigger associated with a first packet data unit (PDU) session and processes a path reselection for a first PDU session in response to the first service flow event trigger, wherein the path reselection determines a new gateway for the first PDU session resulting from the path reselection. Transmission of a change notification to an application server controller associated with the first PDU session is initiated in response to the path reselection. Transmission of a routing update to the new gateway in response to the path reselection is also initiated. In various embodiments, the trigger may be a mobility event, a load balancing event, or operations in association with an application server controller.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for implementing random access channel security are described herein. An apparatus for a base station includes: receiver circuitry to receive at the base station, a signal from a user equipment (UE) transmitter to access resources of the base station; statistics circuitry to calculate high-order statistics on the signal to produce an identification indication; a memory device to store the high-order statistics and the identification indication; and processing circuitry to: associate the identification indication with the UE transmitter; use the identification indication to determine that multiple failures of a random access channel (RACH) process have occurred from the UE transmitter; and restrict later attempts by the UE transmitter to perform RACH processes with the base station.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-band opportunistic power saving. A device may determine a first traffic indication associated with a first frequency band and a second traffic indication associated with a second frequency band. The device may determine a first power save indication associated with a station device and the first frequency band. The device may determine a second power save indication associated with the station device and the second frequency band. The device may generate a frame including the first traffic indication, the second traffic indication, the first power save indication, and the second power save indication. The device may send the frame using the first frequency band.

Abstract: For example, a first non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) wireless communication station (STA) and/or an AP may be configured to communicate End to End (E2E) Quality of Service (QoS) information corresponding to an E2E traffic flow. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to set E2E QoS information in a Stream Classification Service (SCS) descriptor element. For example, the E2E QoS information may be configured to indicate an E2E QoS requirement for an E2E traffic flow to be communicated between the first non-AP STA and a second non-AP STA. For example, the non-AP STA may be configured to transmit an SCS request to the AP. For example, the SCS request may include the SCS descriptor element.

Abstract: A device may include a memory configured to store channel quality data comprising information indicating a quality of a communication channel between a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE). The device may further include a processor configured to provide an input comprising the channel quality data to a machine learning model configured to predict a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on the input and encode a channel quality information based on the predicted CQI for a transmission to the BS.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to extract semantic information from received data, generate one or more data elements based on the extracted semantic information for an instance of time, generate metadata associated with the generated one or more data elements, schedule a transmission of the one or more data elements and the metadata according to a scheduling configuration, and encode scheduling information indicating the scheduling configuration for the transmission.

Abstract: A device may include a processor. The processor may sample a portion of a workload to offload to compute resources and a portion of a current workload of the compute resources. The processor may simulate offloading of the workload to the compute resources using the sampled portion of the workload, the sampled portion of the current workload, and telemetry data corresponding to the compute resources. The compute resources may be configured to perform the workload according to a plurality of offloading configurations. The processor may determine a rank score for each offloading configuration of the plurality of offloading configurations based on the simulations. Responsive to a rank score corresponding to an offloading configuration of the plurality of offloading configurations exceeding a threshold value, the processor may offload the workload to the compute resource corresponding to the offloading configuration that corresponds to the rank score that exceeds the threshold value.

Abstract: A mobile device may include a processor. The processor may be configured to determine a plurality of channel measurements of a serving channel and a candidate channel. The serving channel may include a channel between the mobile device and a serving base station. The candidate channel may include a channel between the mobile device and a candidate base station. The processor may also determine a probability of a handover (HO) condition based on the plurality of channel measurements. Responsive to the probability of the HO condition exceeding a threshold value, the processor may provide a HO request message to the serving base station to initiate a HO process for the mobile device to connect to the candidate base station.

Abstract: Devices and methods power configurations of radio communication devices. A device may include a memory storing communication activity data comprising information indicating a plurality of attributes with respect to communication activities over a radio connection between a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS). The device may further include a processor that is configured to provide the communication activity data to a trained machine learning model configured to predict a communication activity for the radio connection between the UE and the BS and encode a power preference information for transmission to the BS based on the predicted communication activity.