Abstract: A processor has circuitry that executes instructions to cause a user equipment (UE) to perform operations. The operations include determining to offload a task to a network node. The operations include transmitting an offload request to the network node, wherein the offload request comprises a size of an expected response and a latest receipt time. The operations include determining a wakeup time that is earlier than the latest receipt time. The operations include entering a power-saving mode until the wakeup time. The operations include exiting the power-saving mode at the wakeup time. The operations include monitoring a communication channel for the expected response from the network node until the latest receipt time. Also disclosed are a UE and a method.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to an asymmetric radio link control (RLC) protocol. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method that includes: receiving control signaling that configures at least one uplink RLC transmission parameter and at least one downlink RLC reception parameter for the asymmetric RLC protocol; transmitting an uplink packet using the at least one uplink RLC transmission parameter configured for the asymmetric RLC protocol; and receiving a downlink packet using the at least one downlink RLC reception parameter configured for the asymmetric RLC protocol.

Abstract: An apparatus of a user equipment (UE) comprises one or more processors coupled to a memory and configured to generate, at the UE, a UE profile message for transmission to a network (NW) via a base station. The UE profile message indicates support of one or more select UE profiles from a list of pre-determined UE profiles, and indicates which of the one or more select UE profiles is an active UE profile at the UE. Each UE profile comprises a pre-determined subset of individual UE capability features grouped together to define a UE role in the NW. The processors are configured to receive, at the UE, a UE profile confirmation message from the NW via the base station indicating UE profiles supported by the NW and acknowledging active UE profiles.

Abstract: In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may be configured with a single protocol stack that supports access to multiple radio access technologies (RATs). Unlike conventional protocol stacks, the operations typically handled by the medium access control (MAC) and physical (PHY) layers may be separated into RAT-independent operations (which are common to all RATs) and RAT-dependent operations (which are specific to a particular RAT). The RAT-independent operations can then be handled by a single Medium Access Protocol (MAP) layer. The RAT-dependent operations can be handled by a dedicated Radio Access Protocol (RAP) layer. Hence, a UE that supports multiple RATs may have one MAP layer and multiple RAP layers (one for each RAT). The rest of the protocol stack may be agnostic to (e.g., shared by) the various RATs.

Abstract: A method for privacy-aware data aggregation is described. The method includes receiving a first request for privacy-preserving aggregation (PPA) capability information; transmitting the PPA capability information in accordance with the first request; receiving a second request for a PPA contextual data report; and transmitting the PPA contextual data report in accordance with the second request. The PPA capability information may indicate a capability of a user equipment (UE) to provide at least one of network context information or UE context information for the purpose of privacy-aware data aggregation.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for subnetwork selection. An example method can include processing, by a management node (MN) of a subnetwork, a connection establishment request for a user equipment (UE) to join the subnetwork. The process can further include processing, by the MN, cryptographic information based on the connection establishment request. The process can further include authenticating, by the MN, the UE based on the cryptographic information.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide uplink spatial relation switch delay for an uplink spatial relation switch based at least in part on a pathloss reference signal associated with uplink spatial relation switch.

Abstract: Described herein are solutions for fast primary cell (PCell) recovery using a supplementary cell (SuC) to configure a new PCell to restore a failed radio link between a user equipment (UE) and a PCell. The UE can detect a radio link failure (RLF) corresponding to the PCell and use a SuC to recover connectivity with another PCell. The UE can send PCell failure information to the SuC and, in response to the PCell failure information, the network can configure another cell to operate as a PCell for the UE. The new PCell can be a special cell (SpCell) configured with PCell configuration information, the SuC configured with PCell configuration information, or another type of cell. These and many other features and examples are described herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations for selective re-transmission of radio link channel (RLC) service data units (SDUs). In one aspect, the method can include actions of determining that transmission of an RLC SDU having a first sequence number was not successful, determining whether to re-transmit the RLC SDU, and based on a determination that the particular RLC SDU is not to be re-transmitted: moving a start location of an RLC transmission window to an RLC SDU that (i) has a sequence number that is greater than the first sequence number and (ii) has not been acknowledged, and transmitting a transmission to another device that indicates that the RLC SDU having the first sequence number is to be skipped.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to address interruption due to measurements radio gaps in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam management operations in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer programs for ciphering information in a physical layer of a wireless communications network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method can include obtaining, by a UE, a transport block for transmission using the physical layer, determining, by the UE, whether the size of the transport block satisfies a predetermined threshold, and based on a determination, by the UE, that the size of the transport block satisfies a predetermined threshold size: ciphering, by the UE, the entire transport block, and transmitting, by the UE and to an access node, the ciphered transport block using the physical layer.

Abstract: Described herein are solutions for level-based network service quality. A user equipment (UE) may determine multiple quality level profiles corresponding to an application, network service, or data flow. The quality level profiles may each include different set of attributes relating to a quality of service (QoS), such as a burst size, burst cadence, delay budget, etc. The UE may register the quality level profiles with a base station serving the UE, and the base station may provide service to the UE based on one of the quality level profiles. When network conditions change and the current quality level profile is unsuitable, the base station may select a more suitable quality level profile and notify the UE of the change in quality level profile. The UE may adjust UL transmissions in accordance with the new quality level profile. These and other features and examples are described herein.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide and/or implement user equipment-centric predictive mobility with subnetwork support in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more requests to register a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE in a device group. The method includes obtaining, from the one or more requests, information about a plurality of UEs in the device group and a plurality of data flows corresponding to the plurality of UEs. The information includes dependency information between a first data flow and a second data flow of the plurality of data flows. The method includes sending, to a base station, instructions to configure the device group. The instructions include scheduling information for the first UE and the second UE.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for beam management operations in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: Solutions for decentralized distributed computing within a wireless environment. A set of local wireless devices (e.g., user equipment (UE)) can form a subnetwork with each other. The UEs can support various functions to enable compute tasks to be offloaded from some subnetwork devices and performed by other subnetwork devices. The result produced by performing the task can be returned to the devices that offloaded the tasks. A management node of the subnetwork can connect to a base station and/or directly to a management of another subnetwork. Compute tasks can be offloaded from one subnetwork, performed by another subnetwork or a network device (such as the base station or a network server), and the results of the task performed can be returned to the subnetwork that offloaded the task.

Abstract: One or more processors are configured to execute instructions that cause a UE to perform operations. The operations include offloading a task to a first network node. The operations include determining a computation requirement forecast, wherein the computation requirement forecast indicates a computation requirement of the task at an upcoming time. The operations include transmitting the computation requirement forecast to the first network node. The operations include performing a handover procedure from the first network node to a second network node.

Abstract: Techniques described herein include solutions for wireless local area network (WLAN) cellular aggregation (WCA). A user equipment (UE) may be configured to communicate with one or more base stations using both a direct cellular link and a multi-hop WLAN link. The multi-hop WLAN link may utilize a WLAN terminal as a relay. The WLAN terminal may communicate with the UE via a WLAN connection, and communicate with a base station via a cellular connection. The WLAN terminal may utilize endpoint mapping information when forwarding packets from the base station to the UE in downlink (DL), or from the UE to the base station in uplink (UL). The endpoint mapping information may be configured before the WCA transmissions and stored in a memory of the WLAN terminal, or may be indicated dynamically in a packet header of each WCA transmission.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for split-bearer enhancements during dual-connectivity operation, e.g., in 5G NR systems and beyond (e.g., NextG, 6G, and so forth). A base station may set up a split-bearer for a UE operating in dual-connectivity and connected to the base station and one or more corresponding base stations, including setting up a ratio of a split of data to be delivered to the UE via the base station and the one or more corresponding base stations. The base station may transmit, based on the ratio of the split, a first portion of the data destined for the UE to the UE and a second portion of the data destined for the UE to the one or more corresponding base stations. The base station may adjust, based on one or more split-bearer quality reports received from the UE, the ratio of the split.