Abstract: A communications device configured to receive data from an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network is provided. The communications device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to transmit signals and to receive signals via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to control the transceiver circuitry to receive an explicit uplink hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement indicator, e-HARQ indicator, from the infrastructure equipment, and to determine, in accordance with the received e-HARQ indicator, whether or not the communications device should monitor for a first HARQ acknowledgement, HARQ-ACK, in a specific time slot and in a specific frequency resource of the wireless access interface, the first HARQ-ACK being transmitted by the infrastructure equipment in response to an uplink transmission from the communications device to the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The communications network comprises a plurality of infrastructure equipment each being configured to communicate with one or more others of the infrastructure equipment via a backhaul communications link, one or more of the infrastructure equipment each being configured to communicate with one or more communications devices via a wireless access interface.

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 communications device for receiving user plane data from a wireless communications network when the communications device is not in an active radio resource connected mode is provided. The method comprises receiving a message from the wireless communications network, the message including an indication that the wireless communications network has user plane data for transmission to the communications device while the communications device is not in an active mode, determining from the message a set of radio resources on which the user plane data is to be transmitted, wherein the user plane data is to be received by the communications device from the wireless communications network as part of a random access procedure, and transmitting to the wireless communications network an indication of whether or not the communications device successfully received the user plane data using the determined set of radio 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 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 format 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 mobile communications system is described in which a mobile device is operable to communicate with base stations using a first radio technology and with other devices using a second radio technology. The mobile device maintains a control plane connection with a first base station and a user plane connection via a second base station. In case of an interference is detected due to concurrent use of the first and second radio technologies, the mobile device provides assistance information to the base stations, based on which the base stations alleviate the effects of the detected interference.

Abstract: A method performed by a communications device, the method comprising allocating a fraction of the data for transmitting to a first infrastructure equipment using a first carrier frequency, allocating a remainder of the data for transmitting to a second infrastructure equipment using a second carrier frequency, transmitting the fraction of data using the first carrier frequency and the remainder of data using the second carrier frequency, determining an attribute associated with communicating the data from the communications device to the first infrastructure equipment using the first carrier frequency based upon signals received from the first infrastructure equipment, modifying the fraction based on at least the determined attribute, and transmitting the data using at least one of the first and second carrier frequencies according to the modified fraction.

Abstract: A method of selecting a cell in a wireless communications network by a communications device, the method comprising receiving system information associated with a candidate cell, the system information comprising a logical portion indication indicating one or more logical portion identities corresponding to respective logical portions of the wireless communications network which can be accessed in the candidate cell, determining that the candidate cell is a non-public cell to which access is restricted, determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, and in response to determining that the communications device is not permitted to access any of the logical portions identified in the logical portion indication, selecting as a new serving cell a cell different from the candidate cell.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a communications device, the method comprising receiving a plurality of service data units including a first service data unit and a second service data unit at a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP), service access point (SAP) according to one or more quality of service (QoS) flows, each of the QoS flows defining a quality of service for the data received from the service data units, mapping the service data units received according to the one or more QoS flows on to one or more radio bearers, each of the one or more radio bearers being defined by a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity within a PDCP layer, forming the service data units into protocol data units for transmission via the radio bearer to which the corresponding QoS flow has been mapped, and transmitting the protocol data units via the corresponding radio bearer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R242NRB3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R242NRB3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R242NRB3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R242NRB3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R244B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R244B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R244B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R244B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R125B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R125B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R125B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R125B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R125B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R125B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R125B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R125B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R245B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R245B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R245B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R245B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R132B3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R132B3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R132B3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R132B3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.

Abstract: A method of configuring a communications device in a wireless communications network comprising a non-terrestrial network part, the method comprising: establishing a connection in a serving cell between the communications device and the wireless communications network for transmitting data to and receiving data from the communications device, identifying a candidate cell for a handover of the communications device, determining that one or both of the serving cell and the candidate cell is provided by a non-terrestrial network part of the wireless communications network, based on the determining that one or both of the serving cell and the candidate cell is provided by a non-terrestrial network part of the wireless communications network, determining as a measurement window a time period during which the communications device can receive measurement signals transmitted in the candidate cell, and configuring the communications device to measure the measurement signals received within the measurement window.

Abstract: A communication system is described in which machine-type communication devices having a reduced bandwidth can be allocated physical uplink control channel resources that fall within that reduced bandwidth whilst other, legacy, devices can continue to use physical uplink control channel resources that do not fall within that reduced bandwidth.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment comprising circuitry configured to transmit to a user equipment an RRC connection release message including assistance information for cell selection/reselection, the assistance information being based on location information.