Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: A terminal device determines a quantity of resource blocks (RBs), occupied by a first control resource set in frequency domain within a first bandwidth and a frequency domain start position of the first control resource set, and a quantity of RBs occupied by a second control resource set in frequency domain within a second bandwidth and a frequency domain start position of the second control resource set, and the quantity of RBs of the first control resource set in frequency domain is less than a minimum quantity of RBs of the second control resource set in frequency domain; and receives a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in the first control resource set, wherein the PDCCH is for scheduling a system information block 1, which can improve transmission performance of the PDCCH.

Abstract: A method includes receiving first information from a terminal device on a first carrier, and sending second information to the terminal device. The first information is useable for determining channel information on the first carrier. The channel information on the first carrier includes a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) on the first carrier or a spectrum efficiency on the first carrier. The second information is useable for scheduling a transmission resource on a second carrier. The second information is useable to indicate channel information on the second carrier. The channel information on the second carrier includes at least one of an MCS on the second carrier or a spectrum efficiency on the second carrier. The channel information on the second carrier is determined based on the channel information on the first carrier.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing a programming operation on a memory cell connected to a bit line and controlled by a word line. The method includes applying a first programming voltage signal to the word line to program the memory cell into a first state, applying a first voltage to the bit line, performing a verify operation when the memory cell is in a second state, determining a classification of the memory cell based on the verify operation, applying a second voltage to the bit line based on the determined classification, applying a second programming voltage signal to the word line to program the memory cell into the first state, applying a third voltage to the bit line, applying a third programming voltage signal to the word line to program the memory cell into the first state, and applying a fourth voltage to the bit line.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods and computer readable storage mediums for configuring resources for positioning reference signals. In one aspect, the apparatus determines a second set of resource configuration for positioning reference signal (PRS) mapping to resource elements in the second set, which is an extension of the first set of resource configuration for PRS mapping with additional resource elements. In another aspect, another apparatus determines configurations of at least one of the first set and the second set, to configure PRS transmission according to the first set or the second set.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for transmitting positioning measurement report are provided. The method includes a step of receiving a location information request from a serving base station or from a location server, a step of determining timing for transmitting a positioning measurement report, a step of generating a report assisted message based on the determined timing for transmitting the positioning measurement report, and a step of transmitting the report assisted message to the serving base station. The key idea of this disclosure is requesting UL resources for positioning measurement report in advance by transmitting a report assisted message. Consequently, the UE can transmit the positioning measurement report just after the measurement data being generated. The disclosure can minimize the delay from positioning measurement data generation to the positioning measurement report.

Abstract: Systems, methods and media of optimization of temporary read errors (TRE) in three-dimensional (3D) NAND memory devices are disclosed. A disclosed memory device can comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged as an array of NAND memory strings, a plurality of word lines couple to the memory cells, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a next read operation is a first read operation of the memory device after recovering from an idle state, and In response to a positive result of the determination, control the memory device to perform an extended pre-phase of the first read operation before a read-phase of the first read operation.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for assisting a UE to implement a UL channel access in a base station of an eLAA-based communication system. The method comprises determining a listen-before-talk (LBT) priority for the UE; and transmitting a first signaling indicating the determined LBT priority to the UE. An enhanced UL channel access mechanism is proposed by the dis-closure. In this mechanism, the eNB call provide some assistance to facilitate UL access. Chances of multiple user multiplexing and spectrum efficiency in LAA UL can be improved by this solution.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a synchronization signal block transmission method and a communication apparatus. In an example method, a first synchronization signal block SSB from a network device is received, where the first SSB is a first-type SSB for a first terminal device. If the first SSB is a second-type SSB for a second terminal device, a first control-resource set and/or first common search space is determined based on the first SSB. In the example method, different results may be obtained when the second terminal device and the first terminal device identify a type of the first SSB, and the second terminal device and the first terminal device may use the first SSB in different manners.

Abstract: The method implemented at a network device includes dividing a wireless system bandwidth into a plurality of non-overlapping bandwidth ranges each including a plurality of operating channels available for channel bonding. The method also includes allocating one of the plurality of bandwidth ranges for a wireless communication between the network device and a terminal device served by the network device. The method further includes determining, from the plurality of operating channels for the bandwidth range, one operating channel as a primary channel of the wireless communication. Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a corresponding network device, a method implemented at a terminal device and a corresponding terminal device, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium.

Abstract: In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method, device, and computer readable medium for determining a Timing Advance. A method includes, the network device determines an estimation of a timing advance and an error of the timing advance based on a random access preamble received from the terminal device, the network device determines different communication modes with different lengths of overheads for the terminal device based on the error, and the network device can update the estimation of the timing advance based on feedback information from the terminal device. In this way, accuracy of the estimation of the timing advancing is improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method. The method includes: generating a first reference signal, where the first reference signal is two-dimensional orthogonal to a second reference signal, the second reference signal is a reference signal obtained after delay ? transform and Doppler frequency shift ? transform are performed on the first reference signal in a communication process, 0????max, 0?|?|??max, ??0 or ??0,?max is a first threshold, ?max is a second threshold, and |x| represents an absolute value of x; and transmitting the first reference signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an access method and an apparatus. The method includes: a network device sends, in a first cell, information that indicates characteristic information of terminals allowed to access the first cell. A terminal determines, based on the indication of the information, whether to access the first cell. Alternatively, the terminal reports, in the first cell, characteristic information of the terminal to the network device, and the network device determines, based on the characteristic information reported by the terminal, whether to allow the terminal to access the first cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving first DCI from a network device in a common detection space, and receiving first downlink data based on the first DCI; and receiving second DCI in a second detection space indicated by the first downlink data, and receiving second downlink data based on the second DCI, where the second downlink data is data specific to a terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a configuration information obtaining method and an apparatus, which may be applied to a scenario in which a terminal device obtains an RNTI. The terminal device may be in RRC inactive mode. The method may include: obtaining a cell identifier, and obtaining first configuration information based on the cell identifier, where there is a correspondence between the cell identifier and the first configuration information, and the first configuration information is used to configure an RNTI; and performing one or more of the following operations based on the first configuration information: receiving downlink control information, receiving downlink data, sending uplink control information, or sending uplink data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for pulling a live stream, and electronic devices and storage mediums. The method includes: receiving a third-party business stream pull request for a target live stream from a third-party business client, determining a source business domain name and a live stream name of the target live stream based on the third-party business stream pull request, searching one or more local live streams for the target live stream according to the source business domain name and the live stream name, where the one or more local live streams are at a first node of the content delivery network, and forwarding, in response to a presence of the target live stream in the one or more local live streams, the target live stream to the third-party business client.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for transmission scheme. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device may transmit an initial message to a further communication device via an antenna in an omnidirectional mode if the transmitting power can be achieved by the antenna in the omnidirectional mode. The communication device may transmit the initial message to the further communication device via the antenna in a directional mode if the transmitting power cannot be achieved by the antenna in the omnidirectional mode. In this way, latency for initializing the connection may be reduced and the successful connections are guaranteed at the same time.

Abstract: A network device sends downlink control information to a first terminal device. The downlink control information includes: time domain resource information, where the time domain resource is a time domain resource on which a first data channel is located; and frequency domain resource information, where the frequency domain resources are a frequency domain resource on which the first data channel is located and a frequency domain resource on which a second data channel is located. The second data channel is located on a time domain resource different from the time domain resource on which the first data channel is located. The first terminal device receives, on the determined time domain resource and frequency domain resource, a signal that is located on the first data channel and that is from the network device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for pre-loading content data. The method includes: acquiring a download speed; determining target content data in response to the download speed being less than a first speed threshold and a trigger event occurring, wherein the trigger event is configured to trigger pre-loading of the target content data, and the first speed threshold is determined based on corresponding play data in different speed ranges, the play data including at least one of a play amount or a lag rate; and loading the target content data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for paging in new radio systems. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device transmits an indication to multiple terminal devices to indicate whether the paging overload occurs on the PO. The terminal device determines whether to continue monitoring the paging message based on the indication. In this way, the power consumption is reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods and computer readable storage mediums for configuring resources for positioning reference signals. A method comprises determining a second set of resource configuration for positioning reference signal (PRS) mapping to resource elements in the second set, wherein the second set is an extension of the first set of resource configuration for PRS mapping with additional resource elements. The method further comprises transmitting configurations of at least one of the first set and the second set, to configure PRS transmission according to the first set or the second set.