Abstract: Embodiments of the present technique can provide a mobile device and a method of establishing a connection via a core network by a mobile terminal. The method comprises receiving by the mobile terminal in a first cell an identifier assigned by a node in a first core network of a first type, the identifier comprising an identifier of the node or a group of nodes in the first core network, selecting a second cell in which service via a core network of a second type is available, and determining whether service via a core network of the first type is available from the second cell.

Abstract: A method of operating a source edge computing server (201) of an edge-computing system (200), comprising: based on a first user context (861) of a first user, a second user context (862) of a second user, and a group context (865) of the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server (201): executing a multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user; and relocating the first user context (861) from the source edge computing server (201) to a target edge computing server (202); and providing the group context (865) from the source edge computing server (201) to the target edge computing server (202).

Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment, UE (10), for enabling transfer of application context from a first edge data network (140) to a second edge data network (150), comprising: storing (702), in the UE, a data object (60), said data object comprising: routing information to the first edge data network, and a context identifier (62), based on which the first edge data network uniquely can identify the application context of the UE on an application server in the first edge data network; uploading (708), upon connecting (706) to the second edge data network, the data object to the second edge data network to enable the second edge data network to obtain the application context in response to supplying the context identifier to the first data network.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal (130), comprising: transmitting, to a master control node (290) of an edge computing architecture (299), a configuration request message (7001), the configuration request message (7001) being indicative of at least one of a connectivity status of the terminal (130) indicative of an access network and a location of the terminal (130), receiving, from the master control node (290), a configuration response message (7002) indicative of an edge computing system (260-267), and executing an edge computing application (4001, 4002) using the edge computing system (260-267).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present technique can provide a mobile device and a method of establishing a connection via a core network by a mobile terminal. The method comprises receiving by the mobile terminal in a first cell an identifier assigned by a node in a first core network of a first type, the identifier comprising an identifier of the node or a group of nodes in the first core network, selecting a second cell in which service via a core network of a second type is available, and determining whether service via a core network of the first type is available from the second cell.

Abstract: A method for managing services in an Edge Computing (EC) system that includes at least a first EC host and an EC management entity configured to control the first EC host to instantiate EC applications using one or more services. The method includes the EC management entity: obtaining service information associated with at least a first service for use by an EC platform or an EC application in an EC host; storing the service information in a central service registry of the EC system; and storing availability information associated with said first service in the central service registry.

Abstract: A terminal device is operative to receive a broadcast message (91) from a cellular network, the broadcast message (91) including at least one bit associated with coverage enhancement, CE, operation of the terminal device. The terminal device is operative to control, when the terminal device is in CE operation, a radio interface to selectively delay, based on the at least one bit included in the broadcast message (91), a CE level dependent repetition of a random access preamble transmission (93, 94).

Abstract: A method for managing resource allocation in an Edge Computing, EC, system (30), carried out in an EC management entity (300) connected to at least one EC host (220). The method comprises detecting (501) a request from a user equipment, UE, (303), which request is associated with an EC application; providing (502) at least one application instance of said EC application in a host of the EC system; receiving (503) user assignment information from the EC application; and determining (504) a mapping between the UE and a specific application instance based on the received user assignment information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed by a core network node, for network assistance with a media service session for a wireless device. The core network node is configured to communicate with a radio access network, RAN, node. The method comprises receiving, from the RAN node, control signalling indicative of RAN information over a dedicated interface between the core network node and the RAN node; and controlling the network assistance for the media service session, based on the control signalling received.

Abstract: A method for operating a database manager entity (130) in a wireless network (10) for handling capability information of a User Equipment, UE, the method comprising: receiving (510), from a network node (110), a first capability ID (51) identifying supported UE capabilities; a set (52) of UE capabilities supported by the UE and the wireless network, which set forms a subset of a full (42,43) set of UE capabilities (41) supported by the UE: and a second capability ID (53) associated with said set (52) of UE capabilities, based on the first capability ID, wherein the second capability ID (53) is assigned (PLMN_ID) by an operator of the wireless network; transmitting (520) the second capability ID and the set (52) of UE capabilities to the network node.

Abstract: A method of operating a node of a communications network is provided. The node is configured to support at least one data link. The at least one data link is between the communications network and a UE. The method includes providing registration data to an exposure node of the communications network. The registration data is for a reporting service on DSI of the at least one data link. The method also includes, upon receiving a subscription request for a subscription to the reporting service, establishing the subscription to the reporting service between the node and an external application node. The external application node is associated with the subscription request. The method furthermore includes providing the DSI in accordance with the subscription to the external application node.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) comprising a wireless interface (1015) having a capability to use a first identity (451) and a second identity (452), the method comprising: determining a timing offset between a first timing of first paging occasions (396, 396-1) of a first network (100, 100-1) associated with the first identity (451) and a second timing of second paging occasions (396, 396-2) of a second network (100, 100-2) associated with the second identity (452); and based on the timing offset (780, 780-1), transmitting at least one request control message (3002) to at least one of the first network (100, 100-1) or the second network (100, 100-2), to request a timing coordination of paging from the first network (100, 100-2) and paging from the second network (100, 100-2).

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.

Abstract: Determining whether service via a core network of the first type is available from the second cell. The method further comprises establishing a connection via the second cell by transmitting a message including a first indication, the first indication based on at least a portion of the identifier, and when service via a core network of the first type is not available from the second cell, transmitting in the message a second indication, the second indication indicating that the identifier was received from a core network different from the second type, without identifying the first type of core network.

Abstract: An application server may access a wireless communications device via an exposure function of a wireless communications network. The wireless communications network may generate suitable information to identify, access, and/or utilize the exposure function to manage the wireless communications device. The information may include a device identifier that identifies the wireless communications device, a node identifier that identifies a network node associated with the exposure function, and/or security information utilized to authenticate access to the exposure function. The wireless communications device may provide some or all of the information to an application server. The application server, in turn, may utilize the information received from the wireless community cations device to access the exposure function and manage the wireless communications device.

Abstract: A method for use in a network node (110A), such as an AMF, of a wireless network (10), for handling capability information of a UE which is communicating with an access node (121) of the wireless network, the method comprising obtaining (612) a first capability ID (CapID1, CapIDM) identifying a first set of UE capabilities associated with said UE; transmitting (614), to a central database (116), a request message based on the first capability ID and filter information (FIL) associated with supported capabilities of the said access node (121), to obtain UE capabilities for the UE; receiving (616), from the central database, a filtered set of capabilities based on the first capability ID and the filter information (FIL); transmitting (618) the filtered set of capabilities to the access node.

Abstract: A method for managing resource allocation in an Edge Computing, EC, system (30), carried out in an EC management entity (300) connected to at least one EC host (220). The method comprises detecting (501) a request from a user equipment, UE, (303), which request is associated with an EC application; providing (502) at least one application instance of said EC application in a host of the EC system; receiving (503) user assignment information from the EC application; and determining (504) a mapping between the UE and a specific application instance based on the received user assignment information.

Abstract: A method for use in an access network (200) of a wireless communication system (60), for handling capability information of a User Equipment UE (1), comprising transmitting (403), from a first access node (20) of the access network to the UE, a capability enquiry message (43) identifying a first parameter filter (41); receiving (407), in the first access node from the UE, a capability information message (44) identifying capability information associated with the first parameter filter; storing (408) the capability information (45) in the first access node; transmitting (411), from the first access node to a second access node (30), a message (47) identifying the capability information and the first parameter filter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed in a wireless device, for multiple communications between the wireless device and a plurality of network nodes of a plurality of networks, the plurality of network nodes comprising a first network node of a first network and a second network node of a second network. The wireless device comprises a wireless interface with a single radio transceiver configured to communicate with the first network node and the second network node. The method comprises determining a first time pattern parameter indicative of a first communication with the first network node, and a second time pattern parameter indicative of a second communication with the second network node. The method comprises requesting via the single radio transceiver, to the first network node that the first communication is scheduled based on the first time pattern parameter.