Abstract: A beam selection method and a communication apparatus are provided, which relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: A terminal receives a downlink reference signal from a third beam of a network device on a first beam and a second beam; then, the terminal performs RSRP measurement and MPE measurement on the first beam and the second beam separately to obtain first RSRP, second RSRP, first back-off power, and second back-off power; and when a difference between the first RSRP and the first back-off power is greater than a difference between the second RSRP and the first back-off power, the terminal sends uplink data by using the first beam. In this technical solution, the terminal may select an uplink working beam with reference to the measured back-off power of the first beam and the measured back-off power of the second beam.

Abstract: A beam selection method includes determining, by a terminal, a first angular power spectrum of a low frequency channel transmitted between the terminal and an access network device, determining, by the terminal, a first high frequency beam scanning range based on the first angular power spectrum, and scanning, by the terminal, the first high frequency beam scanning range for a high frequency beam of the access network device.

Abstract: A low power consumption method for C-V2X, an electronic device, and a chip system are provided. The method is applied to a first electronic device, and the first electronic device supports a C-V2X function. The method includes, when it is determined that the first electronic device is at a target location, activating the C-V2X function of the first electronic device. The first electronic device performs data exchange with a second electronic device based on the C-V2X protocol. When it is determined that the first electronic device completes data exchange with the second electronic device, the C-V2X function of the first electronic device is deactivated.

Abstract: A cell selection method, related to the communications field, includes a terminal device sending a first request to a network device, where the first request is used to request to select a serving cell for the terminal device in an energy efficiency first manner. The terminal device sends first information to the network device, where the first information is used by the network device to select a cell in a first communications system or a cell in a second communications system for the terminal device. The terminal device receives configuration information of a serving cell from the network device, where the serving cell is selected by the network device from the cell in the first communications system or the cell in the second communications system in a manner that energy efficiency of the terminal device is first.

Abstract: A method for operating an access node includes receiving motion information from a user equipment (UE) in accordance with a communications beam, determining a predicted area of the UE in accordance with the motion information, configuring multiple tracking beams in accordance with the predicted area of the UE, and sending the multiple tracking beams.

Abstract: A beam selection method includes determining, by a terminal, a first angular power spectrum of a low frequency channel transmitted between the terminal and an access network device, determining, by the terminal, a first high frequency beam scanning range based on the first angular power spectrum, and scanning, by the terminal, the first high frequency beam scanning range for a high frequency beam of the access network device.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a terminal device. The method includes the following steps: A terminal device determines that a first connection meets a preset condition. The preset condition includes one or more of the following: Signal strength received by the terminal device on the first connection is less than a strength threshold; and transmit power of the terminal device on the first connection is greater than or equal to a power threshold. Then the terminal device increases an amount of data to be transmitted on a second connection while decreasing an amount of data to be transmitted on the first connection. The method can be applied to uplink data splitting in a dual-connectivity or multi-connectivity system based on an NSA architecture, can improve reliability and efficiency of an uplink service, and can reduce power consumption of the terminal device.

Abstract: A method for operating an access node includes receiving motion information from a user equipment (UE) in accordance with a communications beam, determining a predicted area of the UE in accordance with the motion information, configuring multiple tracking beams in accordance with the predicted area of the UE, and sending the multiple tracking beams.

Abstract: A beam management method includes: A terminal device determines a first UE posture of the terminal device in a process in which the terminal device receives, by using a first receive beam, information sent by a network device, where the terminal device includes a plurality of receive beams; when the terminal device is changed from the first UE posture to a second UE posture, the terminal device determines a second receive beam based on a direction relationship between the plurality of receive beams and a direction change status during a change from the first UE posture to the second UE posture; and the terminal device receives, by using the second receive beam, the information sent by the network device.

Abstract: A beam management method includes: A terminal device determines a first UE posture of the terminal device in a process in which the terminal device receives, by using a first receive beam, information sent by a network device, where the terminal device includes a plurality of receive beams; when the terminal device is changed from the first UE posture to a second UE posture, the terminal device determines a second receive beam based on a direction relationship between the plurality of receive beams and a direction change status during a change from the first UE posture to the second UE posture; and the terminal device receives, by using the second receive beam, the information sent by the network device.

Abstract: Described are techniques for limiting bandwidth requirements for user equipment UE data sent on a front haul link between a remote radio head RRH and a baseband unit BBU. For a given UE a subset of a plurality of beams is selected based on received energies of the plurality of beams, and for the given UE only data from the selected subset of beams transmitting on a front haul link. Multiple techniques are detailed for how the subset is selected, including (when UE allocation information is available) averaged received beam energy, total received beam energy, maximum received beam energy and also (when UE allocation information is not available). For further bandwidth reduction a special data compression technique uses the received energies of each beam to select a minimum gain offset value after dividing the data into I and Q components.

Abstract: Described are techniques for limiting bandwidth requirements for user equipment UE data sent on a front haul link between a remote radio head RRH and a baseband unit BBU. For a given UE a subset of a plurality of beams is selected based on received energies of the plurality of beams, and for the given UE only data from the selected subset of beams transmitting on a front haul link. Multiple techniques are detailed for how the subset is selected, including (when UE allocation information is available) averaged received beam energy, total received beam energy, maximum received beam energy and also (when UE allocation information is not available). For further bandwidth reduction a special data compression technique uses the received energies of each beam to select a minimum gain offset value after dividing the data into I and Q components.

Abstract: A method includes, for a selected user equipment for signals corresponding in part to the selected user equipment and received by antennas from a number of cells, wherein each cell has one or more antennas, and wherein each signal is from an individual one of the antennas, performing the following: estimating carrier frequency offset for each cell using one or more of the signals from the cell; performing frequency offset correction on each signal from each cell by using at least the estimated carrier frequency offset for an associated cell; estimating a channel for each frequency offset corrected signal; and combining, using the estimated channels, each of the frequency offset corrected signals to generate one or more estimates of one or more symbols transmitted from the selected user equipment. A second frequency offset correction may be performed subsequent to the combining. Apparatus, computer programs, and software are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes, for a selected user equipment for signals corresponding in part to the selected user equipment and received by antennas from a number of cells, wherein each cell has one or more antennas, and wherein each signal is from an individual one of the antennas, performing the following: estimating carrier frequency offset for each cell using one or more of the signals from the cell; performing frequency offset correction on each signal from each cell by using at least the estimated carrier frequency offset for an associated cell; estimating a channel for each frequency offset corrected signal; and combining, using the estimated channels, each of the frequency offset corrected signals to generate one or more estimates of one or more symbols transmitted from the selected user equipment. A second frequency offset correction may be performed subsequent to the combining. Apparatus, computer programs, and software are also disclosed.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for a timing offset/error estimate (TOE) method, e.g., for a LTE UL receiver. This may especially beneficial for the MU-MIMO and/or CoMP with MAAS applications, where the conventional methods do not work properly due to a strong interference among users (UEs) sharing the same radio resource. Two approaches (separately or in combination) may be used to improve TOE quality. First, the timing offset/error may be calculated using phase difference for pilot pairs with non-adjacent pilots/carriers having a larger separation between subcarriers than for pilot pairs with adjacent subcarriers. Second, a modified pilot sequence for timing offset estimate may be created using sliding an averaging window. This can effectively remove interference which is critical for the MU-MIMO and CoMP applications.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for a timing offset/error estimate (TOE) method, e.g., for a LTE UL receiver. This may especially beneficial for the MU-MIMO and/or CoMP with MAAS applications, where the conventional methods do not work properly due to a strong interference among users (UEs) sharing the same radio resource. Two approaches (separately or in combination) may be used to improve TOE quality. First, the timing offset/error may be calculated using phase difference for pilot pairs with non-adjacent pilots/carriers having a larger separation between subcarriers than for pilot pairs with adjacent subcarriers. Second, a modified pilot sequence for timing offset estimate may be created using sliding an averaging window. This can effectively remove interference which is critical for the MU-MIMO and CoMP applications.