Abstract: A wireless telecommunications apparatus for use in a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The wireless telecommunications apparatus comprises communication circuitry configured to transmit or receive a wireless signal over a sidelink interface using one or more unlicensed resources; and control circuitry configured to determine whether there is a preference not to use the one or more unlicensed resources, and if there is a preference not to use the one or more unlicensed resources, control the communication circuitry to transmit a signal to the wireless telecommunications network indicating the preference not to use the one or more unlicensed resources.

Abstract: A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a non-terrestrial network, NTN, of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises transmitting a plurality of spot beams, each of the spot beams providing a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from communications devices within a coverage region formed by the each of the spot beams, determining, for one or more of the spot beams, that the coverage region formed by the one or more of the spot beams is at least partially located within a geographical region in which NTN services are not permitted, and changing a utilisation state of each of the one or more of the spot beams from a first utilisation state to a second utilisation state.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises communicating, with a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node, signals representing data by a second of the infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more others of infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, the second infrastructure equipment being a child node and one of the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes or the donor node being a parent node, the parent node being connected to the child node via a backhaul communications link and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the child node.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications device in a wireless network involves determining when the device has uplink data to send. The device independently decides whether to use a device-based scheduling mode. If this mode is chosen, the device switches from a first bandwidth part (BWP) to a second BWP, which has greater bandwidth and includes both control and data resources. The device then sends scheduling information within the control resource, indicating its intent to transmit uplink data, and subsequently sends the uplink data within the data resource according to the scheduling information.

Abstract: The present technique provides a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising a receiver, a transmitter and a controller, wherein the controller is configured: to conduct a first measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver; to determine whether the measured parameter meets a predetermined criteria; and when the measured parameter is determined to meet the predetermined criteria, to conduct a second measurement of a parameter associated with a radio signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network and received by the receiver. The present technique also provides an associated method and circuitry.

Abstract: A method of selecting a cell by a communications device in a wireless communications network comprises receiving from the wireless communications network an indication of a range of physical cell identifiers associated with one or more cells belonging to one or more non-public networks which form part of the wireless communications network which also includes public network cells, detecting signals received from a serving cell and signals received from one or more candidate cells in order to determine whether to remain attached to a currently serving cell or to reselect one of the candidate cells according to a cell reselection procedure when in an idle mode in which the communications device is not transmitting data to or receiving data from the wireless communications network.

Abstract: The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid SVTM9039, tomato line PSQ-9Z20-6891V, and tomato line PSQ-9Z21-1036. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9039, tomato line PSQ-9Z20-6891V, and tomato line PSQ-9Z21-1036 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid SVTM9039, tomato line PSQ-9Z20-6891V, and tomato line PSQ-9Z21-1036 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a transmitting entity in a wireless communications network to a receiving entity, the method comprising receiving, at the transmitting entity, data for transmission via a wireless access interface of the wireless communications network, dividing the data into portions for transmission, forming from each portion of data for each of one or more protocol layers one or more protocol data units, the one or more protocol data units being formed for each layer according to a protocol applied by the layer for transmitting the protocol data unit and each of the protocol data units for each layer includes a header, and transmitting the data via the wireless access interface by processing each of the one or more protocol data units via each of the one or more protocol layers.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a communications device in a wireless communications network is disclosed. The method comprises determining an amount of uplink data to be transmitted by the communications device to the wireless communications network, and either transitioning to a connected state if the determined amount of the uplink data is greater than a first threshold (Y3) or, if the determined amount of the uplink data is less than the first threshold (Y3) selecting a random access preamble from one of a plurality of groups of random access preambles, selecting modulation and coding for transmitting the uplink data, and transmitting a random access message on a wireless access interface to the wireless communications network as part of a random access procedure.

Abstract: A method of communicating using a communications device, the method comprises determining a plurality of time periods during which a paging message may be received in a first wireless network, entering a connected mode in a second wireless network, transmitting an assistance information indication in the second wireless network, entering an idle mode in the second wireless network, and while in the idle mode in the second wireless network, receiving in the second wireless network a paging message at a paging time, wherein the assistance information indication is for permitting the second wireless network to determine the paging time for transmitting the paging message such that the communications device is able to receive the paging message at the paging time and is not prevented from receiving a paging message transmitted in the first wireless network during any of the plurality of time periods.

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a communications device. The communications device detects an indication of a relay service which can be provided by a communications node acting as a relay. The communications device determines, based at least in part on the detected indication of the relay service which can be provided by the relay communications node, whether to select the relay communications node.

Abstract: A communication system is described in which a communication apparatus configured provides a first communication path to a user communication device to using a first radio resource and another communication apparatus provides a second communication path to the user communication device to using a second radio resource, different from the first radio resource. The communication apparatus controls flow of user data via the first and second communication paths based on information which is received from the other communication apparatus and which indicates availability of the second radio resource for transmission of the user data.

Abstract: A gateway is described which facilitates a change of communication cell for a mobile device in a communication system, which includes a core network. The gateway receives messages from a base station operating a cell and forwards the messages received from the base station to the core network. The gateway intercepts a message relating to a change of communication cell, from a source cell in which the mobile communication device is located to a target cell, to determine if the core network needs to be notified of the change of cell. When it is determined that the core network needs to be notified, the gateway generates a message for providing information relating to the change of cell to the core network and transmits the message to the core network.

Abstract: A system comprising a repeater, a first radio node and a terminal wherein the first radio node is configured to provide a wireless access interface to communicate with the terminal. The first radio node is configured to make a determination that the radio node supports a network-controlled repeater functionality; based on the determination, transmit a first indicator indicating that the radio node supports the network-controlled repeater functionality; and based on the determination, transmit control information for the repeater to configure a network-controlled repeater mode. The repeater is configured to monitor for the first indicator; when the first indicator is detected: receive first control information from the first radio node; and configure the repeater to operate in a network-controlled repeater mode for the first radio node and based on the first control information; and when the first indicator is not detected, configure the repeater to operate in an autonomous repeater mode.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises communicating, with a first infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network, signals representing data by a second infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, the second infrastructure equipment being a child node and one of the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes or the donor node being a parent node, the parent node being connected to the child node via a backhaul communications link and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the child node.

Abstract: A method of performing cell reselection by a wireless communications device comprises measuring a signal strength of radio signals received from a serving cell, determining whether the signal strength of the signals received from the serving cell is lower than a first predetermined signal strength threshold, if the signal strength is lower than the first predetermined signal strength threshold measuring a signal strength of a neighbor cell operating on the same frequency as the serving cell to generate signal strength measurements at a first rate, and in accordance with the signal strength measurements of the neighbor cell generated at the first rate determining whether to reselect to the neighbor cell.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network comprises transmitting a random access message on a wireless access interface, the random access message comprising a selected random access preamble. The method further comprises receiving a resource allocation message comprising an indication of downlink communications resources allocated for the transmission of a random access response message combined with a radio network terminal identifier which identifies the communications device which transmitted the random access message, determining that the resource allocation message identifies the communications device, and in response to determining that the resource allocation message identities the communications device, decoding the signals transmitted using the allocated downlink communications resources.

Abstract: Solid purified plant protein compositions and methods of making and using thereof are described. In some embodiments, the plant protein compositions exhibit one or more desired physical and/or functional properties, e.g., viscosity, gelation capability, gel quality, protein stability, and/or one or more desired organoleptic properties (e.g., aroma, taste, etc.). The solid plant protein composition can contain one or more plant proteins; one or more phosphate salts; one or more Group I and/or Group II metal halide salts; and optionally, one or more citrate salts. The method for producing a solid plant protein composition can include: suspending a purified plant protein in a solvent; adding a phosphate salt, a Group I and/or Group II metal halide salt, and optionally a citrate salt, to form a plant protein composition; and drying the plant protein composition.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from a non-terrestrial network, NTN, while the communications device is in an inactive state is provided. The method comprises commencing a small data transmission, SDT, failure timer setting a time period during which the communications device can communicate one or more SDTs with the NTN when the communications device is located inside a coverage area provided by the NTN. The method comprises determining that the communications device is expected to enter a coverage gap before the SDT failure timer expires. The coverage gap is a time period during which the communications device is located outside the coverage area provided by the NTN. The method comprises adjusting the commenced SDT failure timer based on an estimate of the coverage gap.

Abstract: A method of communicating data between a radio network infrastructure and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network. The method comprises establishing at a radio network infrastructure element there is data available for communication between the radio network infrastructure and the terminal device and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device from the radio network infrastructure element. The paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of a network allocated resource for use in subsequently communicating the data between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device. In response to receiving the paging message the terminal device transmits to the radio network infrastructure element a paging response indicating the terminal device received the paging message, after which the data is communicated between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device using the network allocated resource.