Abstract: A first infrastructure equipment configured to communicate with a core network part of a wireless communications network via a first central unit node communicatively coupled to the core network part, wherein the first central unit node controls a first zone of the wireless communications network. The first infrastructure equipment configured to perform measurements on signals received from one or more of the first central unit node and the one or more of the plurality of other infrastructure equipment, to transmit, to the first central unit node, a measurement report comprising an indication of the measurements performed on the received signals, to receive, from the first central unit node, a command signal comprising an indication that the first infrastructure equipment should communicate with the core network part via a second central unit node communicatively coupled to the core network part instead of the first central unit node.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment comprising circuitry configured to transmit system information specific for aerial UEs, the system information specific for aerial UEs comprising assistance information for cell selection/reselection.

Abstract: A method for determining a route in an Integrated Access Backhaul “IAB” mesh zone. The method comprises transmitting, to each IAB node of a plurality of IAB nodes, one or more discovery parameters for each IAB node; determining one or more route selection parameters for each IAB node to select a route; a first IAB node of the plurality of IAB nodes determining, based on the one or more discovery parameters, that a second IAB node of the plurality of IAB nodes is discoverable; and upon receiving a packet, selecting a route from the first IAB node based on the one or more route selection parameters and on the first IAB node determining that the second IAB node is discoverable.

Abstract: A network entity for a mobile telecommunications system, including circuitry configured to perform transmission rate control of data transmissions according to a transmission control protocol, wherein the transmission rate control is performed based on an output of a machine learning algorithm including a prediction of a congestion of the data transmissions.

Abstract: A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network, which includes a base station and a non-terrestrial network part, the non-terrestrial network part transmitting a plurality of spot beams to provide a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to and receiving signals representing data from a communications device within a coverage region formed by a first of the spot beams. The method comprises receiving assistance information from the communications device, identifying, based on the received assistance information, that a backup configuration should be updated to indicate one or more others of the spot beams, the one or more others of the spot beams being backups to the first spot beam in case of beam failure of the first spot beam, and transmitting a backup beam reconfiguration message to the communications device, the backup beam configuration message comprising an indication of the updated backup configuration.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, at a first equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of the wireless network, from a second equipment, information relating to each of a plurality of different communications paths from the second equipment to the first equipment via one or more other equipment acting as relay nodes, determining, based on the received information, that either at least a part of a new communications path exists between the first of the equipment and the second of the equipment or at least a part of a previously known communications path no longer exists between the first of the equipment and the second of the equipment, and updating a communications path list by either adding the at least the part of the new communications path or deleting the at least the part of the previously known communications path that no longer exists.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by a communications device in a wireless telecommunications network comprising a base station and a non-terrestrial network part, the method comprising determining that data is to be transmitted by the communications device to the base station via the non-terrestrial part, in response to the determining, selecting a random access preamble from a group of random access preambles, each of the random access preambles of the group being associated with one or more resource pools of communications resources for transmitting data, and transmitting the selected random access preamble.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and a plurality of network access nodes, wherein the method comprises: establishing first wake-up signalling configuration information for a first network access node; establishing second wake-up signalling configuration information for a second network access node; and monitoring for signalling transmitted by the first network access node in accordance with the first wake-up signalling fomiat and monitoring for signalling transmitted by the second network access node in accordance with the second wake-up signalling format, and seeking to decode a subsequent paging message in response to detecting wake-up signalling in accordance with either the first wake-up signalling format or the second wake-up signalling format.

Abstract: A communications device for use in a wireless communications network providing a wireless access interface within a system bandwidth, the system bandwidth comprising a plurality of bandwidth parts, the communications device comprising a transmitter configured to transmit signals using a plurality of activated bandwidth parts, a receiver configured to receive signals using the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, the received signals being signals transmitted using a plurality of activated beams, and a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver so that the communications device is operable: to determine that an activated beam associated with a first bandwidth part satisfies beam failure criteria; to select from the plurality of activated bandwidth parts a second bandwidth part; and to transmit using communications resources associated with the selected second bandwidth part a beam failure indication indicating that the activated beam associated with the first bandwidth part satisfies

Abstract: A network entity for a mobile telecommunications system, including circuitry configured to perform an admission control of a received connection request to the mobile telecommunications system, wherein the admission control is performed based on a plurality of admission control layers.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by an infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network to a communications device, the method comprising transmitting by the infrastructure equipment a paging message; receiving by the infrastructure equipment a random access request, the random access request transmitted by the communications device in response to the paging message; in response to receiving the random access request, transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication of communications resources allocated for a transmission by the infrastructure equipment and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication that the transmission by the infrastructure equipment comprises data to be transmitted while no radio connection is established between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment: and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment the data using the allocated communications resources.

Abstract: A communication system is described in which user plane communication and control plane communication for a particular mobile communication device can be split between a base station that operates a small cell and a macro base station. Appropriate security for the user plane and control plane communications is safeguarded by ensuring that each base station is able to obtain or derive the correct security parameters for protecting the user plane or control plane communication for which it is responsible.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a transmitter to a receiver in a wireless communications network. The method comprises receiving data for transmission to the receiver via a communications channel, dividing the data into portions for transmission, receiving, for each of the portions of data, an indication of channel information from the receiver for use by the transmitter in determining values for one or more communications parameters with which the portion of data should be transmitted, determining the values for the one or more communications parameters based on the received channel information, dynamically generating, for each of the portions of data, a waveform representative of the portion of data, and transmitting each of the portions of data, using the generated waveform representations and in accordance with the values of the one or more communications parameters, to the receiver.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving a handover request message indicating a request for handover of a wireless communications device from a source infrastructure equipment to a target infrastructure equipment, receiving an indication from the source infrastructure equipment as to whether or not user plane data is being transmitted to or received from the wireless access network via the source infrastructure equipment using an integrity protection scheme, determining whether or not the integrity protection scheme for the user plane data is supported by the target infrastructure equipment, transmitting a handover command to the source infrastructure equipment to indicate to the source infrastructure equipment that the source infrastructure equipment should handover the wireless communications device to indicate to the source infrastructure equipment, and providing an indication as to whether or not the integrity protection scheme can be used for transmitting or receiving user plane data via the target infrastructure

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 comprising controlling a receiver of a communications device to reduce a power consumption in accordance with a discontinuous reception, DRX, off period in which no signals representing scheduling information are received via a physical downlink control channel when in a connected mode and in which the communications device can reduce a power to the receiver, controlling the receiver of the communications device to increase the power consumption so as to detect whether or not signals from a group control channel have been received by the receiver either during the DRX off period or during a first time slot of a DRX on period in which signals representing scheduling information may be transmitted by the wireless communications network via the physical downlink control channel and in which the communications device may increase the power to the receiver.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving, at a first of the infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of a wireless communications network, signals representing data from a second of the infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, receiving, at the first infrastructure equipment, assistance information from at least one of the second infrastructure equipment and the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes, and determining, by one of the first infrastructure equipment and the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes in the case that the assistance information satisfies a trigger condition, that the second infrastructure equipment should communicate with the first infrastructure equipment over a second communications path.

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 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: 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.