Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable to receive system information change notifications from an eNodeB is disclosed. The UE can receive one or more system information (SI) change notifications that indicate a change has occurred in one or more system information blocks (SIBs). The UE can receive a SIB1 that is associated with a value tag, and the SIB1 can include a bit-map that indicates which of the one or more SIBs include a change. The UE can compare the value tag associated with the SIB1 with a value tag stored at the UE. The UE can obtain scheduling information for the one or more SIBs that include a change according to the bitmap when the value tag associated with the SIB1 does not equal to the value tag stored at the UE. The UE can retrieve the SIBs that include a change using the scheduling information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for managing state transitions of communication circuitries in wireless networks. Embodiments manage radio resource control (RRC) state transitions and/or discontinuous reception (DRX) state transitions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Technology described herein provides systems and technologies that help avoid waste of wireless network resources due to frequent losses of wireless connectivity with energy-harvesting devices (EHDs). An energy-harvesting-indicator communication can be sent from a wireless device to a cellular base station to inform the cellular base station that the wireless device is an EHD. The cellular base station can preserve context information and/or DL data pertaining to a wireless connection with the EHD when a wireless connection is lost due to a temporarily low level of available energy at the EHD. The context information and/or DL data can be preserved by the cellular base station until the period of time elapsed exceeds a threshold time value. Upon receiving a connection-resumption communication from the EHD, the cellular base station can use preserved context information to restore the wireless connection and proceed to send preserved DL data to the EHD.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to dynamic channel bonding and multi-band aggregation. A device may determine a plurality of aggregated medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (A-MPDU) subframes to send to a station device including a first A-MPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe. The device may determine a quiet period between the first A-MPDU subframe and the second A-MPDU subframe. The device may cause to send the plurality of A-MPDU subframes to the station device on a first channel. The device may determine a status of a second channel during the quiet period. The device may cause to send the second A-MPDU subframe to the station device using a multi-band transmission on the first channel and the second channel.

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: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for dynamic resource unit allocation for wireless local-area networks (WLANs) include an apparatus of an access point (AP) including processing circuitry configured to determine a group of stations (STAs) and first RUs for uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) orthogonal frequency division multiple-access (OFDMA) transmissions. The processing circuitry is further configured to transmit a trigger frame (TF) including indications of the determined first RUs for the group of STAs to transmit trigger-based (TB) physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDUs) (TB PPDUs) in response to the TF. The processing circuitry may be further configured to in response to a STA not responding to the TF, determine the STA as being inactive, and reallocate to active STAs RUs of inactive STAs, and transmit a second TF to the group of STAs that are active.

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: 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: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to probes with service set identifier (SSID). A device may determine one or more access points (APs) in an enterprise extended service set (ESS). The device may identify a probe request received from a first station device, wherein the probe request comprises a service set element, wherein the service set element comprises a variable number of service set fields based on a number of APs in the ESS. The device may determine that a service set that matches at least one of the service set fields in the service set element. The device may cause to send a probe response to the first station device in response to the probe request.

Abstract: Technology for a mobile station (MS) configured for cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) is disclosed. The MS can receive a ready state discontinuous reception (RS-DRX) configuration message from a base station, wherein the RS-DRX configuration message includes one or more RS-DRX parameters. The MS can initiate RS-DRX based on the one or more RS-DRX parameters included in the RS-DRX configuration message. The RS-DRX can enable the MS to be in a packet idle state of a ready state in between data communications by the MS with the base station. The MS can be configured to periodically switch from a defined sleep duration to a defined ON duration during the packet idle state of the ready state and check for downlink or uplink packet arrivals.

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: 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: A base station can obtain channel quality conditions for mobile devices in a scheduling interval and identify a channel quality, a target transmission scheme, and a transmission power level for each of the mobile devices. The base station can assign a unique orthogonal CDMA code and can force the mobile devices to transmit K repeated bursts of uplink data such that each of the mobile devices has a rotated phase shift based on the unique orthogonal CDMA code assigned to each of the mobile devices with each of the mobile devices multiplexed on a same physical channel using an overlaid CDMA operation. The base station can process K repeated bursts that are multiplexed on the same physical channel using the overlaid CDMA operation. The base station can separate the mobile devices according to the unique orthogonal CDMA code and use IQ accumulation according to combine the K repeated bursts.

Abstract: Embodiments of an evolved Node B (eNB) and User Equipment (UE) for dynamic frequency selection are generally described herein. An eNB may include a transceiver to: receive an indication from a User Equipment (UE) indicating that the UE is capable of detecting radar, send instructions to the UE to detect radar on a channel of an unlicensed band, the instructions including a scheduling information element and a measurement information element, and receive a notification of radar on the channel of the unlicensed band from the UE. The eNB may include a processor to: determine whether the radar was previously detected by the eNB on the channel of the unlicensed band, and in response to determining that the radar was previously undetected, detect radar on the channel of the unlicensed band.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for managing state transitions of communication circuitries in wireless networks. Embodiments manage radio resource control (RRC) state transitions and/or discontinuous reception (DRX) state transitions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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: For example, a wireless communication device may be configured to, based on a grouping criterion, select from a plurality of STAs a group of two or more STAs for a Trigger-Based (TB) Multi-User (MU) UL OFDMA control frame transmission to be communicated from the group of two or more STAs to the wireless communication device, the grouping criterion based on two or more RSSI values corresponding to the two or more STAs, respectively; to transmit a trigger frame to trigger the TB MU UL OFDMA control frame transmission, the trigger frame including two or more STA Identifiers to identify the two or more STAs, respectively; and to process the TB MU UL OFDMA control frame transmission from the group of two or more STAs, the TB MU UL OFDMA control frame transmission including two or more control frames from the two or more STAs, respectively.

Abstract: Embodiments of an intra-QCI scheduler and method for assisted intra-QCI scheduling are generally described herein for operating within a wireless access network in which data flows are mapped to bearers using quality-of-service (QoS) class identifiers (QCIs). In some embodiments, the intra-QCI scheduler may classify packets of one or more data flows having a same QCI with a sub-QCI based on intra-QCI classification information received from user equipment (UE). The sub-QCI may indicate a scheduling priority for packets of data flows having the same QCI. The intra-QCI scheduler may schedule packets for downlink transmission over a radio bearer between the eNodeB and the UE based on the sub-QCI. The use of sub-QCIs allows the eNodeB to provide QoS support for data flows of applications that have been mapped to a default bearer.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are systems, devices, and methods for managing content of an information centric network (ICN). A component of an ICN can include a memory including an extended content store that includes content from at least one other component of the ICN, and first attributes of the content, the first attributes including a content popularity value that indicates a number of requests for the content, and processing circuitry to increment the content popularity value in response to a transmission of a first content packet that includes the content, the first content packet transmitted in response to receiving an interest packet.

Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for monitoring channel quality of a radio link between a secondary evolved NodeB (SeNB) and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network configured for dual connectivity. In embodiments, the UE may generate one or more indications of a channel quality of the SeNB-UE radio link and forward the indication to the SeNB. Based on the indication, the UE may receive a radio resource control (RRC) message from a master eNB (MeNB) related to the SeNB-UE radio link. Other embodiments may be claimed.