Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a network node, context information of a group of more than one user equipment, wherein the context information is based on at least service related information associated with the more than one user equipment; sending information comprising the context information towards at least one base station of a communication network; and based on the context information, negotiating with the at least one base station timing synchronization requirements for distribution to each user equipment of the group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, from a radio access network node, a configuration indicating one or more rules for skipping a transmission of uplink control information, wherein the one or more rules comprise at least a condition that an indication indicating one or more unused configured grant physical uplink shared channel transmission occasions has been transmitted; and determining, based on the one or more rules, whether to skip at least one scheduled transmission of the uplink control information.

Abstract: A turnout structure includes at least one turnout. The at least one turnout includes: a fixed beam set including a first side beam and a second side beam, and at least two movable beam sets disposed between the first side beam and the second side beam to define at least three switchable traveling pathways. Top surfaces of the at least two movable beam sets are configured to be a first traveling surfaces for traveling wheels of a rail vehicle to travel. Each of the at least two movable beam sets includes a rotating beam and a moving beam. A rotating center is located on a first end of the rotating beam, the rotating beam is configured to rotate around the rotating center, and the moving beam is connected to a second end of the rotating beam and configured to move along a path.

Abstract: A turnout structure, which includes at least one turnout. The at least one turnout includes a fixed beam set. The fixed beam set includes a first side beam and a second side beam. The at least one turnout further includes a movable beam set. The movable beam set is disposed between the first side beam and the second side beam to define two switchable driving channels. A top surface of the movable beam set is configured as a first locomotion surface for locomotion wheels of a railway vehicle. The movable beam set includes a rotating beam and a moving beam. A first end of the rotating beam includes a rotating center. The rotating beam is configured to rotate around the rotating center, and the moving beam is connected to a second end of the rotating beam and configured to move along a path.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is provided comprising: determining a plurality of candidate data transmission slots, wherein each candidate data transmission slot has an index and said plurality of candidate data transmission slots are arranged in an order; setting an index of a current candidate data transmission slot of the plurality to be an incremental increase of an index of a preceding candidate data transmission slot of the plurality in the event that a timing gap between a start of said current candidate data transmission slot and a start of a subsequent candidate data transmission slot of the plurality is greater than a threshold; and setting the index of the current candidate data transmission slot to be equal to the index of the preceding candidate data transmission slot of the plurality in the event that the timing gap is not greater than said threshold.

Abstract: Described herein is a User Equipment, UE, comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the UE at least to: provide a radio protocol stack architecture comprising a first radio protocol stack, a second radio protocol stack parallel to the first radio protocol stack, and a first radio protocol layer configured to feed both the first radio protocol stack and the second radio protocol stack; obtain a radio bearer; configure the first radio protocol layer with the obtained radio bearer; and at the first radio protocol layer: when the obtained radio bearer is a Signaling Radio Bearer, SRB, map the obtained SRB to the first radio protocol stack for processing the obtained SRB; when the obtained radio bearer is a Data Radio Bearer, DRB, associated with a first data rate, map the obtained DRB to the configured second radio protocol stack for processing the obtained DRB; and when the obtained radio bearer is a DRB associated wit

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for scheduling optimization. A terminal device in a communication network may comprise at least one processor and at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon and configured, with the at least one processor, cause the terminal device to perform: receiving, from a network device, a first data packet; and receiving, from the network device, at least one subsequent data packet according to at least one time delay, wherein the at least one time delay is calculated for the at least one subsequent data packet based on parameters associated with a type of traffic shaper.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to configured grant (CG) enhancements. An apparatus determines whether at least one resource in a predetermined duration is to be used for CG data transmission, the at least one resource following a target resource in time domain. The apparatus transmits, based on a determination result and to a network device, an indication on the target resource, the indication indicating if the at least one resource is used or cancelled. In this way, UE is capable of indicating the usage of CG occasions per period with little increase in signaling overhead. In some cases, a scheduling priority of the UE can be dynamically updated by the network based on such indication.

Abstract: As an aspect, there is provided an apparatus configured to: obtain, by an access node from a network control entity, at least one service flow configuration for a plurality of terminal devices in an industrial automation system, the configuration indicating an association between downlink and uplink message transmissions and a cycle time requirement with regard to communication between the network control entity and the plurality of terminal devices; allocate resources as a group of shared resources for the uplink message transmission for each of the plurality of terminal devices based on the association and according to the cycle time requirement, and transmit information on the allocation to the plurality of terminal devices, the information comprising a terminal device-specific resource indicator for each of the plurality of terminal devices for avoiding collision in the uplink message transmission.

Abstract: A first apparatus including means for: sending, to a second apparatus, one or more transport blocks corresponding to a first packet of a sequence of packets, the sequence including the first packet and one or more subsequent packets, wherein decoding of the one of more subsequent packets is dependent on successfully decoding the first packet; determining that at least one of the one or more transport blocks corresponding to the first packet have not been successfully received by the second apparatus; and temporarily deactivating resources configured for sending the sequence of packets based on the determining.

Abstract: Techniques for enhancing multimodal service flow communications within communication networks are discussed. In an example embodiment, an apparatus is configured to receive one or more connection messages for one or more user devices. The apparatus is further configured to manage one or more data traffic flows associated with the one or more user devices based at least in part on a received service correlation identifier.

Abstract: Techniques of time-sensitive communications include receiving, by the gNB, an indication based on received transport blocks of a burst that the user equipment misinterpreted HARQ feedback and sends the user equipment a command to perform a transport block mitigation operation to change the scheduled delivery of subsequent transport blocks of the burst.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising: buffering a first radio link control, RLC, data unit of a radio bearer for transmission to a receiving device, starting a retransmission timer responsive to providing the first RLC data unit for transmission to the receiving device, and retransmitting the buffered first RLC data unit in response to a request for a second RLC data unit of the radio bearer before expiry of the retransmission timer, wherein the second RLC data unit is to be transmitted to the receiving device after the first RLC data unit.

Abstract: An apparatus in a base station and comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: cause scheduling information to be transmitted to a plurality of communication devices and control information to be transmitted to at least one communication device of the plurality of communication devices, said control information controlling in the respective communication device at least one of triggering an inter communication device interference reduction mechanism and parameters of the inter communication device interference reduction mechanism.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving, from a full-duplex network node, at least one message comprising at least primary scheduling information comprising at least a primary resource allocation for uplink data transmission, wherein a configuration related to the primary resource allocation indicates that the primary resource allocation is adjustable; sensing reservation signals on a physical resource block group basis, the sensing comprising determining one or more contiguous sets of physical resource block groups on which the apparatus is allowed to transmit; adjusting the primary resource allocation to correspond to at least a subset of the one or more contiguous sets of PRB groups to obtain an adjusted resource allocation; and transmitting, to the full-duplex network node, an adjustment indication on uplink control channel resource corresponding to the primary resource allocation, wherein the uplink control channel resource is received in the at least one message or is pre-configure

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for a network node comprising means for making a decision on a handover, HO, and means for determining a time raster indicating eligible time instants for HO messaging during a network communication. The eligible time instants are based on at least one of: a radio access network, RAN, traffic and a core network, CN. The apparatus further comprises means for sending a HO request message including the timer raster.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radio link capability exposure for ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) and time sensitive communications (TSC). A method may include receiving, from a core network element, configuration of a reliability threshold for sending a failure report and/or a radio link capability report. The method may also include, when the reliability threshold is reached, sending a failure report to the core network element indicating that a required reliability cannot be fulfilled. The method may further include receiving instructions, from the core network element, to perform an action to address the unfulfilled reliability.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer-readable medium are disclosed for adjusting frequency domain resource allocation. In an embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: transmitting an information element configuring a first channel status information, CSI, report of a user equipment, wherein the information element indicates a size and a starting point of resource blocks or resource block groups configured to a first subband; receiving, from the user equipment, the first CSI report for a set of the resource blocks or resource block groups of the first subband; determining based on the first CSI report, a second frequency domain resource to be used to configure a second transmission occasion, wherein the second frequency domain resource is different from a first frequency domain resource used to configure a first transmission occasion; and transmitting configuration information related to the first transmission occasion and the second transmission occasion.

Abstract: An apparatus includes means for enabling transmitting of M data transmissions, wherein M is an integer greater than 1; subsequent to enabling transmitting of the M data transmissions, determining whether forward error correction should be used in relation to the M data transmissions; based on determining that forward error correction should be used in relation to the M data transmissions determining at least one correction data transmission based, at least in part, on X of the M data transmissions, wherein X is an integer less than or equal to M; and enabling transmission of the at least one correction data transmission.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving configurations for a plurality of entry points for initial random access from an access point; determining random access resources for one or more entry points; and initiating, based on one or more criteria relating to properties of the apparatus or a network, at least one random access process with at least one of said entry points.