Abstract: A method is performed in a first infrastructure equipment for a handover of a wireless device from the first infrastructure equipment as a source to a second infrastructure equipment as a target. The method comprises maintaining a mapping between a plurality of packet bearers and a data radio bearer for the wireless device, each of the plurality of packet bearers being configured to provide a specified quality of service, determining that the wireless device should handover from the first infrastructure equipment to the second infrastructure equipment, determining that the second infrastructure equipment does not support the mapping of the plurality of packet bearers to the data radio bearer, and providing an indication of a mapping of the plurality of packet bearers for the second infrastructure equipment after handover to one of a core network equipment and the second infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device for communicating data via a wireless communications network comprises detecting one or more of a plurality of beams of radio signals transmitted by the wireless communications network. The method comprises determining whether a received signal strength of the radio signals of each of the one or more beams exceeds a first evaluation threshold, identifying a sub-set of the set of detected beams of radio signals which can be used to receive data carried by the radio signals of the beam for which the received signal strength exceeds the first evaluation threshold, and entering a relaxed radio measurement state in which the communications device reduces an amount of attempted measurements of the plurality of beams of radio signals compared with a normal state according to one or more relaxed measurement state criteria.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to variant alpha-amylases. The variant alpha-amylases are useful, for example, for starch liquefaction and saccharification, for cleaning starchy stains in laundry, dishwashing, and other applications, for textile processing (e.g., desizing), in animal feed for improving digestibility, and for baking and brewing.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data to a communications device from a wireless communications network comprising one or more infrastructure equipment, the method comprises configuring one or more of the infrastructure equipment for transmitting one or more candidate beams of signals which can be used to transmit the data to the communications device from each of one or more cells of the wireless communications device formed by the infrastructure equipment. Each of the candidate beams is configured with a different directional bias with respect to a location of the one or more cells from which the signals of the candidate beam can be received when transmitted.

Abstract: A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network is provided. The wireless communications network comprises a base station and a non-terrestrial network part, the non-terrestrial network part transmitting one or more 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 of a cell or one of the spot beams, the spot beam forming a cell. The method comprises transmitting, to the communications device, an indication of a first condition to be met before the communications device should transmit assistance information to the infrastructure equipment, receiving the assistance information from the communications device upon the first condition being met, determining, based on the assistance information, that a cell change of the communications device should be initiated, and initiating the cell change of the communications device.

Abstract: A communications device for communicating with an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network, the communications device comprising a transceiver configured to transmit signals and to receive signals on a wireless access interface of the wireless communications network using a plurality of activated bandwidth parts, each being formed from communications resources of a carrier within a carrier bandwidth, and a processor configured to control the transceiver to transmit the signals and to receive the signals, wherein the processor is configured in combination with the transceiver to transmit signals or to receive signals using a first of the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, to receive, via the first activated bandwidth part, an indication of one or more bandwidth parts to be activated, to select one or more bandwidth parts to be de-activated in accordance with a maximum number of activated bandwidth parts permitted for the communications device.

Abstract: A method of paging a terminal, by a base station and via a relay node, wherein the terminal is configured to communicate with the base station via the relay node. The method comprises notifying the relay node of a paging identifier for identifying the terminal at least in paging messages; and the base station transmitting a paging message for the terminal. The paging message comprises the paging identifier; the paging message is transmitted at a paging time for a destination identifier; and the method further comprises the relay node monitoring the paging time for the destination identifier for paging messages comprising the paging identifier.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new radio base station for a mobile telecommunications system. The new radio base station has a circuitry configured to communicate with at least one user equipment and at least one LTE base station and to establish a new radio cell. The circuitry is further configured to transmit a time division duplexing configuration of the new radio cell to the LTE base station for identifying, based on the received time division duplexing configuration, a coexistence and intermodulation influence on an LTE receiver of the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by a communications device, the method comprising determining that a plurality of communications resources overlap, the communications resources being configured for the transmission of data by the communications device, in response to determining that the plurality of communications resources overlap, selecting communications resources comprising at least a portion of one or more of the plurality of communications resources, selecting data to be transmitted using the selected communications resources, and transmitting the selected data using the selected communications resources.

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 apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a Random Access procedure that is based on one or more access control parameters that are specific for a predefined coverage level.

Abstract: A method for a communications device in a coverage region of a first cell generated by a non-terrestrial network part of a wireless communications network, the first cell being a serving cell for the communications device, the method comprising determining whether the coverage area of the first cell overlaps with a region associated with a coverage area of at least one non-serving cell, and in response to determining that the coverage area of the serving cell overlaps with a region associated with a coverage area of at least one non-serving cell, initiating measurements of signals transmitted on a frequency which is used for transmissions by infrastructure equipment associated with the at least one non-serving cell.

Abstract: A method of operating an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network, the method comprising transmitting control information via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network to a communications device to configure the communications device to receive paging messages as part of a group of one or more communications devices, the communications device being configured by the control information from a first state in which the communications device monitors a pattern of paging frames of the wireless access interface for receiving paging messages determined by the communications device to a second state in which the communications device is configured to monitor the same pattern of paging frames of the wireless access interface for receiving paging messages as the group of one or more communications devices.

Abstract: An implantable inflatable device includes a fluid reservoir defining a cavity, an inflatable member having an inflation cavity and a delivery cavity, and a pump assembly configured to transfer fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member.

Abstract: A method for reaching consensus on published data for a publisher-subscriber network, the publisher-subscriber network including a broker circuitry configured to provide a broker, a publisher device that is registered as a publisher for a data category at the broker, and a plurality of subscriber devices, wherein each of the plurality of subscriber devices is registered as a subscriber for the data category at the broker, wherein the publisher-subscriber network is configured to provide a blockchain, wherein the method includes: performing, by the publisher-subscriber network, a consensus reaching process on the published data for storing the published data in the blockchain.

Abstract: A method including receiving an indication of a first pattern for one of a plurality of time-divided portions of a wireless radio interface from a wireless communications network, the first pattern defining one or more uplink resource units for transmitting uplink data to the wireless communications network and/or one or more downlink resource units for receiving downlink data from the wireless communications network, receiving an overwrite indicator from the wireless communications network indicating that the communications device is able to use at least one of the downlink resource units for transmitting uplink data to the wireless communications network and/or at least one of the uplink resource units for receiving downlink data from the wireless communications network, and determining a second pattern for the time-divided portion of the wireless radio interface to replace the first pattern by overwriting at least a portion of the first pattern based on the overwrite indicator.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data in a telecommunications system comprising a terminal transmitting a first random access request message to the base station in accordance with the first random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the first random access request message comprising at least part of the data and a first preamble; and upon determination that the use of the first random access procedure has been unsuccessful, the terminal transmitting a second random access request message to the base station in accordance with the second random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the second random access request message comprising a second preamble.

Abstract: Communications devices for communicating via a wireless access interface are provided. In one embodiment, a communications device comprises transceiver circuitry and controller circuitry configured in combination to receive signals using at least two of a plurality of bandwidth parts of the wireless access interface, each of the bandwidth parts being smaller than and within a carrier bandwidth of the wireless access interface, wherein the at least two of the bandwidth parts at least partially overlap in frequency resources of the carrier bandwidth and time resources of the wireless access interface, to receive the signals via both of the at least two bandwidth parts, and to decode the signals received via each of the at least two bandwidth parts separately.

Abstract: An infrastructure equipment for providing a wireless interface to a communications node in a wireless communications network, the infrastructure equipment configured to support a wireless backhaul configuration for the communications node, wherein in the wireless backhaul configuration the communications node is configured to provide a wireless backhaul between one or more communications devices and the infrastructure equipment, the infrastructure equipment configured to: transmit one or more handover requests including first node configuration information for the communications node and first device configuration information for each of the one or more communications devices; receive one or more handover request acknowledgements; determine second device configuration information based on the one or more handover request acknowledgements; and transmit, to the first communications device, the second device configuration information for the first communications device.

Abstract: A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network has a circuitry which is configured to: receive a signal from an entity of a mobile telecommunications network, thereby determining identity information about the determined entity; and transmit the identity information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis.