Abstract: An image is accepted by one or more processing circuits from a user depicting the user's facial skin. Machine learning models stored in one or more memory circuits are applied to the image to classify facial skin characteristics. A regimen recommendation is provided to the user based on the classified facial skin characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for facilitating optimizing of a network connection established between the device and one or more servers through at least one network. Further, the device comprises at least one network connection interface configured for establishing the network connection with the one or more servers. Further, the device comprises at least one monitor configured for collecting at least one network information associated with the at least one network connection interface. Further, the device comprises at least one optimizer communicatively coupled with the at least one monitor. Further, the at least one optimizer is configured for profiling each frequency channel of a plurality of frequency channels associated with the at least one network connection interface, determining at least one optimal frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels based on the profiling and determining at least one optimal communication layer parameter of at least one communication layer based on the profiling.

Abstract: A signal scrambling method and apparatus, and a signal descrambling method and apparatus are disclosed. In the signal scrambling method, a communications apparatus scrambles a signal by using a scrambling sequence, and sends the scrambled signal. In the signal descrambling method, a communications apparatus receives a signal, and descrambles the signal by using a scrambling sequence. An initial value of the scrambling sequence is determined based on a time unit number corresponding to a frame structure parameter used for transmitting the signal, so that different scrambling sequences can be used to scramble signals that are transmitted by using different frame structure parameters. Therefore, interference randomization can be implemented for signal scrambling, and this can be applicable to various application scenarios in 5G NR to improve performance.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus are provided. A terminal device obtains an antenna port allocation result indicating a first antenna port set and a second antenna port set. An antenna port in the first antenna port set is quasi co-located (QCL) with another antenna port in the first antenna port set, an antenna port in the second antenna port is QCL with another antenna port in the second antenna port set, and an antenna port in the first antenna port set is not QCL with an antenna port in the second antenna port set. The terminal device receives first data transmitted on an antenna port in the first antenna port set, and receives second data transmitted on an antenna port in the second antenna port set.

Abstract: One example method includes receiving first indication information through a higher layer signaling, the first indication information indicating an available codebook subset, receiving downlink control information, determining a precoding matrix corresponding to a transmission precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) and a transmission rank obtained from the downlink control information, where the precoding matrix belongs to the available codebook subset indicated by the first indication information, precoding a signal based on the determined precoding matrix, and sending the precoded signal to a network device.

Abstract: The present application relates to an indication method for transmitting a physical control channel. The method includes: determining, by a radio node, one of space frequency block coding SFBC transmission and single frequency transmission, as a receiving mode used by user equipment to receive a downlink physical control channel; and sending, by the radio node, an indication message to the user equipment, where the indication message is used to instruct the user equipment to receive, in the receiving mode, the downlink physical control channel sent by the radio node. The user equipment receives the downlink physical control channel according to the receiving mode, thereby improving system performance.

Abstract: The present application discloses a measurement method and an apparatus, so that a measurement result meets a CoMP requirement while feedback overheads are reduced. The measurement method includes: sending, by a first network device, a restricted channel state information CSI measurement instruction to a second network device, where the restricted CSI measurement instruction is used to instruct the second network device to perform restricted CSI measurement; and receiving, by the first network device, CSI sent by the second network device, where the CSI is generated after the CSI measurement is completed based on the CSI measurement instruction.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method, to indicate resource configuration statuses of at least two groups of CRSs to a terminal device, so that the terminal device can correctly receive data, and improve data receiving performance. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, indication information sent by a network device, where the indication information is used to determine resources occupied by N groups of cell-specific reference signals CRSs, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; and determining, by the terminal device based on the indication information, the resources that are occupied by the N groups of CRSs, and receiving data based on the resources that are occupied by the N groups of CRSs.

Abstract: An image is accepted by one or more processing circuits from a user depicting the user's facial skin. Machine learning models stored in one or more memory circuits are applied to the image to classify facial skin characteristics. A regimen recommendation is provided to the user based on the classified facial skin characteristics.

Abstract: A CSI measurement method and apparatus are described. The CSI measuring includes obtaining CSI configuration information that includes first frequency-domain indication information and that is sent by a second network device, where the CSI configuration information instructs the first network device to perform a CSI measurement, and the first frequency-domain indication information indicates a frequency-domain location in which the first network device performs CSI measurement. The CSI measuring includes measuring, based on the CSI configuration information, a reference signal in the frequency-domain location indicated by the first frequency-domain indication information. The CSI measurement is sent to a network device, so that a reference signal in a specific frequency-domain location in channel bandwidth is measured.

Abstract: A power configuration method and a device, the power configuration method including sending, by a first network device, M power configuration parameters to a second network device, where the M power configuration parameters are corresponding to M antenna port sets, wherein at least one of the M antenna port sets belongs to the first network device, where each power configuration parameter is used to calculate power of a downlink data channel between a corresponding antenna port set and the second network device, and where M is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

Abstract: A precoding matrix indication method relating to the field of wireless communications technologies, an apparatus, and a system that are in a wireless communications system are provided. A combination of a plurality of stages of codebooks and a corresponding PMI feedback method are further provided. User equipment receives indication information sent by a network device, where the indication information includes information about codebooks used to report precoding matrix indicators (PMI), the information about the codebooks indicates that the used codebooks are at least two of a first codebook to an Nth codebook, the PMIs include at least two of a first PMI to an Nth PMI, and the first PMI to the Nth PMI are respectively used to indicate a precoding matrix in the first codebook to a precoding matrix in the Nth codebook; and sends the PMIs based on the indication information.

Abstract: This application relates to the mobile communications field, and in particular, to a channel state information (CSI) feedback technology in a wireless communications system. In a CSI feedback method, a network device allocates, for a feedback of one piece of CSI of user equipment, a physical uplink control channel resource including two physical resource block (PRB) pairs, and the user equipment uses a low bit-rate modulation and coding scheme for a CSI bit, and sends CSI on the physical uplink control channel resource.

Abstract: A method for reporting a channel status and a device, where the method includes: a terminal receiving configuration signaling for semi-persistent channel state information (CSI) reporting, wherein the configuration signaling comprises one or more reporting periods of CSI of N cells, wherein the N cells are used for data communication of the terminal, and wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; the terminal receiving channel status request signaling, wherein the channel status request signaling indicates to the terminal to report the CSI of the N cells; and the terminal transmitting, according to the one or more reporting periods, the CSI of the N cells.

Abstract: An uplink transmission power determining method and a user equipment are provided. A user equipment determines a transmission situation of at least one of: a PUCCH, a PUSCH, and an SRS on another cell except a secondary cell in a subframe corresponding to a preamble to be transmitted on the secondary cell, so that the user equipment can determine an uplink transmission power of the user equipment according to the determined transmission situation, thereby solving a problem that it is not provided in the prior art that how a user equipment determines an uplink transmission power of the user equipment when random access is executed through a secondary cell.

Abstract: A signal scrambling method and apparatus, and a signal descrambling method and apparatus are disclosed. In the signal scrambling method, a communications apparatus scrambles a signal by using a scrambling sequence, and sends the scrambled signal. In the signal descrambling method, a communications apparatus receives a signal, and descrambles the signal by using a scrambling sequence. An initial value of the scrambling sequence is determined based on a time unit number corresponding to a frame structure parameter used for transmitting the signal, so that different scrambling sequences can be used to scramble signals that are transmitted by using different frame structure parameters. Therefore, interference randomization can be implemented for signal scrambling, and this can be applicable to various application scenarios in 5G NR to improve performance.

Abstract: This application relates to a downlink control information indication method during coordinated multipoint transmission/reception in a wireless communications system. For a plurality of network side devices that send downlink data to user equipment on a same carrier and in a same subframe, downlink data transmission information used when the network side devices separately send the downlink data is indicated by using a plurality of pieces of downlink control information. Therefore, diversity transmission and/or multi-stream transmission in a multipoint coordination scenario are/is supported, and when the user equipment cannot normally receive downlink data sent by some network side devices because some downlink control information encounters an error, the user equipment may still receive, based on an indication of remaining downlink control information that encounters no error, downlink data sent by a network side device corresponding to the remaining downlink control information that encounters no error.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for receiving a service from a wireless network device. A terminal device receives frequency band information of N frequency ranges of a cell, and receives characteristic information of radio interface technologies respectively supported in each of the N frequency ranges. N is greater than or equal to 2, and a first radio interface technology is supported in a first frequency range of the N frequency ranges. The terminal device also receives information of a correspondence between a data radio bearer (DRB) and the first radio interface technology. The terminal device receives the service on the DRB within the first frequency range using the first radio interface technology. The characteristic information of radio interface technologies respectively supported in each of the N frequency ranges includes frame structure information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for antenna selection are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI) from a network device, obtaining antenna selection indication information corresponding to the DCI, the antenna selection indication information indicating one or more first antennas that are in at least three antennas of a terminal device and are used for uplink transmission, and sending information to the network device by using the one or more first antennas.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: generating, by a terminal device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a precoding matrix, the precoding matrix is applied to at least one antenna panel and includes at least one precoding vector, each precoding vector includes a plurality of subvectors, each subvector corresponds to an antenna port on the antenna panel and includes two polarization vectors, and each polarization vector is generated by performing weighted combination on a plurality of basis vectors; and sending the first indication information. In embodiments of this application, accuracy of a codebook can be improved.