Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums are configured to perform operations including detecting a plurality of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) that are transmitted for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), each of the SSBs having a SSB index comprising a set of bit values; detecting, from the plurality of SSBs, a first SSB received at a first time and a second SSB received at a second time that is different from the first time; decoding, for a first SSB of the plurality, first bit values of a first SSB index representing the first SSB and of a second SSB index representing the second SSB; determining, based on the first time and the second time, a receive time gap between the first SSB and the second SSB; and determining, based on the receive time gap and the first bit values of the first SSB index and the second SSB index, at least a second bit value of the first second SSB index representing the first SSB and the second SSB representing the second SSB.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for coordinated measurement scheme for wireless communication devices in a subnetwork. In one aspect, a management node collects cell strength measurement data from reference devices in the subnetwork and broadcasts the cell strength measurement data to the subnetwork for use by the wireless communication devices within the subnetwork in generating cell strength measurement results. In another aspect, wireless network devices in the subnetwork receive cell strength measurement data generated by reference devices in the subnetwork and use a the received cell strength measurement data to generate a cells strength measurement result.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate enhanced radio resource management measurements for wireless technology including New Radio (NR). One example aspect is a baseband processor of a user equipment (UE), including one or more processors configured to receive a measurement link information state link information. The one or more processors are further configured to determine, from the measurement link information, a number of synchronization signal block based measurement timing configurations (SMTCs) (Y) per Rx beam of a number of receive (Rx) beams (N); generate at least one of a subset number of Rx beams (NUE) of the number of Rx beams based on the measurement link information, or an increased number of SMTCs (YUE) of the number of SMTCs corresponding to the number of Rx beams; and perform radio resource management (RRM) measurements according to one or more of the subset number of Rx beams or the increased number of SMTCs.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive configuration information comprising multiple configuration sets, receive a paging message from a base station, the paging message configured to initiate a mobile terminating connection between the UE and the base station, identify a first configuration set assigned to the UE from the multiple configuration sets based on the paging message and exchange data with a network using the first configuration set, wherein exchanging data with network comprises at least one of receiving downlink data and transmitting uplink data.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive configuration information comprising multiple configuration sets, receive a paging message from a base station, the paging message configured to initiate a mobile terminating connection between the UE and the base station, identify a first configuration set assigned to the UE from the multiple configuration sets based on the paging message and exchange data with a network using the first configuration set, wherein exchanging data with network comprises at least one of receiving downlink data and transmitting uplink data.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing latency in a high-propagation-delay wireless communication system. A user equipment device (UE) may transmit to a base station a random access initiation message, having a characteristic that is configured to indicate to the base station a requested size of a subsequent uplink grant to be provided by the base station for transmission of uplink data by the UE. For example, the characteristic may include a predetermined preamble included in the random access initiation message, such that a requested grant size is indicated by which preamble the UE selects from a plurality of possible preambles. As another example, the characteristic may include which RACH occasion is selected by the UE to transmit the random access initiation message. In response, the base station may allocate resources for use by the UE based on the characteristic.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing latency in a high-propagation-delay wireless communication system. A base station may receive from user equipment device (UE) a random access initiation message, having a characteristic that is configured to indicate to the base station a requested size of a subsequent uplink grant to be provided by the base station for transmission of uplink data by the UE. For example, the characteristic may include a predetermined preamble included in the random access initiation message, such that a requested grant size is indicated by which preamble the UE selects from a plurality of possible preambles. As another example, the characteristic may include which RACH occasion is selected by the UE to transmit the random access initiation message. In response, the base station may allocate resources for use by the UE based on the characteristic.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for reducing latency in a high-propagation-delay wireless communication system. A base station (BS) may receive from a user equipment (UE) a first buffer status report (BSR) indicating an amount of uplink data buffered by the UE for transmission to the BS, and may subsequently receive a first BSR update message indicating that an additional amount of uplink data has been buffered by the UE subsequent to transmission of the first BSR. The first BSR update message may be received prior to expiration of a timer authorizing transmission of a second BSR following the first BSR. In response, the BS may allocate resources for transmission to the UE, based on the first BSR and the first BSR update message. The BS may provide an uplink grant identifying the allocated resources.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include: (1) a network (e.g., a 5G New Radio (NR) network) that is configured to use Early Measurement Report (EMR) results reported from a User Equipment (UE) device to configure or change a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) for the UE; (2) a network configured to use service-specific frequency layer configuration information to configure the EMR feature for a UE; (3) a UE configured to use crowdsourced frequency layer information to autonomously determine the UE's EMR feature; (4) a UE configured to autonomously report Idle mode measurements without waiting for network-initiated messaging; (5) a UE configured to receive a set of Primary Secondary Cells (PSCells) from a network including an active PSCell and one or more deactivated PSCells; and (6) a network configured to use service-specific frequency layer configuration information and a list of potential PSCells to configure the EMR feature for a UE and activate a PSCell.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for serving data traffic on an access stratum (AS) radio bearer (RB) using independently configured bearer flows. Having their own resource sets, bearer flows remove the dependency of processing and transmission, and retransmission among different traffic flows assigned to the same AS RB.

Abstract: Mobile devices, base stations, and/or relay stations may implement a method for an improved and reliable automatic repeat request feedback indication. A mobile device (UE) may establish communication within a wireless network, and indicate to the network that the UE is a special type device, e.g. a constrained device. The network (base station) may then not send an indication on a physical indicator channel to the UE when certain conditions are met, and instead, the mobile device may interpret control information received from the network on a physical control channel as a negative acknowledgment indication corresponding to an automatic repeat request from the network. The UE may then perform a retransmission according to the interpreted control information. A new control information format may be used to further define how the network and UE implement the automatic repeat request process, to reduce the total number of bits required in the control information.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and methods for uplink (UL) grant adjustment in wireless networks.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including generating a layer-2 (L2) header block for a medium access control (MAC) subprotocol data unit (subPDU), the MAC subPDU including a MAC service data unit (SDU) that includes an internet protocol (IP) packet; ciphering at least a portion of the L2 header block; and assembling a transport block that includes the ciphered portion of the L2 header block in the MAC subPDU.

Abstract: One or more processors are provided. The one or more processors include circuitry that executes instructions to cause a user equipment (UE) to perform operations. The operations include transmitting, to a network entity, a first message indicating a capability of the UE. The operations include determining, based on contextual information associated with the UE, an anticipated mobility event to occur during a time window. The operations include transmitting, to the network entity, a second message indicative of the mobility event. The operations include determining to make a connectivity change when the mobility event occurs. A network entity and a method are also provided.

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: Solutions for user equipment (UE) assisted privacy-aware data-driven network (NW) control. UEs, base stations, an aggregation and analysis system, and a data-driven NW control unit may coordinate and communicate with one another to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of a wireless communication network by implementing machine learning tools and exchanging information in a manner that enables the training, development, and use of models. Information of various levels of privacy may be exchanged, protected, anonymized, etc., to enable UE-assisted privacy-aware data-driven NW control while still protecting the privacy of individual users.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing system information for cell access to link budget limited devices. According to some embodiments, a base station may transmit an announcement information block (MB) in a downlink shared data channel (e.g., PDSCH), wherein the AIB contains information useable by a UE in determining the location of system information in the downlink shared data channel. The UE can thus determine the location of and decode system information without having to decode a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH). This may be important for certain classes of devices, such as link budget limited devices, which have issues in decoding the downlink control channel. Improved paging scheduling techniques are also disclosed which more efficiently use PDCCH paging resources.

Abstract: Systems and methods are for receiving, from a transmitter, a transport block comprising medium access control (MAC) subheader fields and data units, the transport block being divided into code block groups, a beginning of each code block group in the transport block comprising an alignment with a beginning of a respective MAC subheader field in the transport block; and based on the alignment, decoding the code block groups of the transport block.

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: A communications system may include a user equipment (UE) device that communicates with a network. The UE may gather first contextual information about usage of the UE device, may receive second contextual information about usage of the network, and may receive third contextual information about usage of additional UE devices. The UE may run an application that requests wireless data transfer. The UE may train a learning model based on the contextual information. The UE may make a network connectivity decision based on the contextual information, the learning model, and a data sensitivity of the application. Once the connectivity decision is made, signals may be conveyed to implement the decision. Performing the connectivity decision on the UE instead of the network may allow the UE and the network to take full advantage of contextual learning in different use cases to optimize performance of both the UE and the network.