Abstract: A method for network access, a terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes that: the terminal acquires a first frequency band corresponding to a first cell where the terminal camps; determines whether the first frequency band belongs to a second frequency band predetermined by the terminal; and performs handover to a second cell which is different from the first cell in response to determining that the first frequency band does not belong to the second frequency band.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method and apparatus for performing a measurement wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a wireless device comprises: receiving measurement configurations from a network, each of the measurement configurations mapping to a corresponding signal quality range; measuring a first signal quality for a serving cell at a first time point and a second signal quality for the serving cell at a second time point after the first time point; identifying a signal quality range to which a difference between the first signal quality and the second signal quality belongs; and performing a measurement based on a measurement configuration mapped to the identified signal quality range.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine one or more candidate base stations for a handover procedure for the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of the one or more candidate base stations to a serving base station. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for UE-triggered handover and early preparation with coexistence of the network-triggered handover. In one novel aspect, the UE is configured early measurement report configuration, receives an early handover command from the serving base station with a handover candidate cell list, monitors handover triggering conditions for each candidate cell on the handover candidate cell list based on a UE-triggered handover configuration and performs the UE-triggered handover to a candidate cell when the corresponding triggering condition is met for the candidate cell. In one embodiment, the UE receives a network-triggered handover command to a target cell, suspends the UE-triggered handover configuration and performs the network-triggered handover to the target cell. The UE discards the UE-triggered handover configuration upon success of the network-triggered handover and resumes the UE-triggered handover configuration upon failure of the network-triggered handover.

Abstract: Aspects relate to wireless communication where a master node (MN) or a secondary node (SN) may initiate a conditional addition of a primary secondary cell (PSCell) or a conditional change from one PSCell to another PSCell. Each candidate target PSCell may provide information to be used by the MN to generate a conditional PSCell addition (CPA) configuration or a conditional PSCell change (CPC) configuration that is sent to a user equipment (UE). This information may indicate an execution condition for each candidate target PSCell and/or radio bearers that each candidate target PSCell supports or does not support. An MN may modify a master cell group (MCG) configuration for a PSCell based on information received from a target SN with an secondary cell group (SCG) configuration for the PSCell. The MN may transmit a CPA or CPC configuration including the modified MCG configuration and the SCG configuration to the UE.

Abstract: A method of handing over a remote user equipment (UE) and a relay UE in a UE-to-network relay system includes receiving, at the remote UE from a source base station via a relay UE, a first message including a first handover configuration of a first target base station in the UE-to-network relay system, receiving, at the remote UE from the relay UE, an indication for triggering a conditional handover at the remote UE, and applying, at the remote UE, the first handover configuration of the first target base station in response to the reception of the indication for triggering the conditional handover at the remote UE.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic client segregation in 802.11ax networks includes determining, for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, a ratio comprising a number of fully uplink multi-user capable client devices to a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and steering, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points.

Abstract: A method performed by a connectivity-related network entity is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway and a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Short Message Service (SMS) message to be sent in a downlink; determining to use a control plane only, out of the control plane and a user plane, for transferring the SMS message; transmitting a trigger message to a user equipment to initiate establishment of connectivity with the user equipment via the control plane only and not via the user plane, wherein the user equipment starts a timer when the establishment of the control plane connectivity is initiated; receiving a response message from the user equipment; encapsulating the SMS message in a security protected Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message; and transmitting the security protected NAS message to the user equipment, in receipt of which the user equipment stops the timer.

Abstract: A method for selecting a cell in a non-terrestrial network (NTN) The method includes user equipment queries whether there is first prestored information and determines a frequency for preferential searching based on the first prestored information. The user equipment then determines values of a first decision factor, a second decision factor, a first weighting coefficient, and a second weighting coefficient in a first decision criterion. The user equipment searches for a cell according to the determined first decision criterion and selects a cell with the largest value of the first decision criterion is largest to camp.

Abstract: An example technique is performed by a client on a device, and includes: detecting a mobility state of the device; making a determination, based on the mobility state, about how to manage one or more connections between the device and one or more wireless networks; and managing the one or more connections based, at least in part, on the determination.

Abstract: A mobility state estimation method and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: in an MSE process, performing MSE in a target manner if a cell used to calculate cell reselection times in a first estimation period includes M private network cells; and the target manner includes one of the following manners: excluding N private network cells in the M private network cells from the MSE process; performing the MSE based on a cell in a second estimation period; and determining first target cell reselection times as final cell reselection times used for the MSE, where the first target cell reselection times are greater than first initial cell reselection times, and the first initial cell reselection times are obtained through calculation based on the cell used to calculate the cell reselection times.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may receive an indication for establishing communications between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE based on a first subscriber identification module (SIM) pair. The base station may compare a first set of capabilities associated with SIMs of the first UE and a second set of capabilities associated with SIMs of the second UE based on the indication. The base station may determine a set of rankings associated with the SIMs of the second UE based on the comparison of the sets of capabilities. The base station may identify a second SIM pair for a connection for establishing the communications between the first UE and the second UE. The base station may establish the connection between the first UE and the second UE based on the second SIM pair.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for establishing a bearer for a terminal device of a cellular communication system, receiving, from the terminal device over the bearer, an uplink data packet including an information element indicating a service associated with the uplink data packet, sending a query including the information element to a networking controller, receiving, from the networking controller as a response to the query, routing information for the uplink data packet and marking the uplink data packet with the routing information and forwarding the uplink data packet to a transport network, and selecting transmission parameters to the uplink data packet based on the routing information.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems supporting carrier aggregation and selective distributed routing of secondary cell component carriers based on transmission power demand or signal quality are disclosed. The wireless communications system includes a signal router circuit communicatively coupled to a signal source. The signal router circuit is configured to distribute a primary cell component carrier, including control information, to each of multiple remote units to be distributed to any mobile device in a respective coverage area of any remote unit to avoid the need to support handovers. In addition, the signal router circuit is configured to selectively distribute one or more secondary cell component carriers to any subset of the remote units based on at least one of transmission power demand or signal quality associated with the remote units.

Abstract: A method for a relay terminal to transmit and receive signals in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step for transmitting and receiving signals to and from an upper layer node through a backhaul link in a first interval; and a step for transmitting and receiving signals to and from at least one lower layer node through an access link in a second interval, wherein the first interval includes an interval in which signals can be transmitted to and received from the upper layer node and only a first specific signal can be transmitted to and received from the at least one lower layer node, and the second interval includes an interval in which signals can be transmitted to and received from the at least one lower layer node and only a second specific signal can be transmitted to and received from the upper layer node.

Abstract: Reduced signaling overhead is provided in an apparatus and method for communications within a mesh network. The communications involve using two different beacon signals. A peer beacon contains time synchronization and resource management information to maintain existing links among one or more neighboring peer stations, while a separate network discovery beacon contains mesh network profile information that identifies the mesh network to aid network discovery for wireless communication stations wanting to join the mesh network. Embodiments describe coordination between peer stations to determine which stations are to send the network discovery beacons, so that at any given period of time not all stations need to be transmitting the discovery beacons.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may communicate via a first connection using one or more transmit parameters. The UE may determine to suspend subsequent attempts to communicate via a second connection, in a dual connection mode, based at least in part on satisfaction of a threshold number of failed attempts to communicate via the second connection. The UE may determine one or more parameters for suspension of the subsequent attempts to communicate via the second connection based at least in part on a determination that satisfaction of the threshold number of failed attempts is associated with one or more exposure conditions that are based at least in part on the one or more transmit parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Wireless devices (clients) connect to different access points (AP) in a wireless network. The wireless network may determine that based on, for example, congestion of certain APs that a client should be steered away from a current AP. Steering may be conducted utilizing BSS transition management (BTM) messages to provide the client with a list of network-preferred APs for a transition. Clients may also have one or more preferred APs and may reject the BTM steering message if it does not include at least one client-preferred AP. To prevent rejection of the BTM message, at least one client-preferred AP may be added to the BTM message. To ensure the client is steered to a network-preferred AP, the client is blacklisted from connecting to the client-preferred AP until the client has been steered to a network-preferred AP.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to inform a mobile packet core of the access network/radio access technology (AN/RAT) change with the use of in-band signaling along the user plane and hence reduce signaling between radio access network and mobile packet core network. A new extension header content is defined to signal the AN/RAT change information, Cell Group changes and acknowledging the same. Further still, a method is provided to handle AN change notification for split bearer scenarios by introducing a split bearer flag for the mobile packet core to be notified of the predominant access type serving the subscriber data session in 5G Non-Stand Alone (NSA) Option-3, Option-3A and Option-3X, so that static or dynamic configurations can be applied by the mobile core network accordingly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device. The network hotspot device creates a first hotspot and a second hotspot. The method can include: in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling, by the network hotspot device, a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes circuitry and a transmitter. The circuitry sets a number of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates per aggregation level in a search space of a signal, and indicates the set number of PDCCH candidates to a user equipment (UE) wherein the search space is monitored by the UE based on the set number of PDCCH candidates. The transmitter transmit the signal. A maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per slot depends on a subcarrier interval. A first subcarrier interval is one-quarter as wide as a second subcarrier interval, and a first maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per slot with the first subcarrier interval is not four times as high as a second maximum number of monitored PDCCH candidates per slot with the second subcarrier interval.

Abstract: A communication device and a communication method for allowing a communication terminal to be able to search for access points within a short time are provided. A communication device operating as an access point in a wireless network transmits a beacon signal at a predetermined beacon interval on an operation channel selected from available frequency channels. In addition, the communication device performs data transmission and data reception to/from a communication terminal subordinate thereto on the operation channel, and transmits a notification signal including information about the operation channel while switching channels at each predetermined cycle in available frequency channels other than the operation channel.

Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more messages including configuration parameters, for transmission configuration indicator (TCI) indication, of a first control resource set (coreset) and a second coreset. The wireless device receives, via the first coreset and based on a first TCI state, a first control command indicating a second TCI state. In response to the receiving the first control command: downlink transport blocks are received via a downlink shared channel and based on the second TCI state, a first downlink control channel is received via the first coreset and based on the first TCI state; and a second downlink control channel is received via the second coreset and based on the second TCI state.

Abstract: A network entity is proposed for controlling the use, by a user equipment, of network slices of a communication network comprising a plurality of slice support areas. Each slice support area comprises at least one cell, and all cells of a given slice support area support the same network slices. A registration area for the registration of the user equipment with the communication network comprises at least one slice support area. The network entity is adapted to transmit, to the user equipment, slice support information for at least one slice support area of the communication network. The slice support information for a given slice support area indicates at least one network slice supported by the given slice support area and/or at least one network slice not supported by the given slice support area.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes a communicator, and a controller configured to perform, in a case where search auxiliary information used to search for a base station used as a connection destination is stored, a first base station search based on the search auxiliary information. The controller is configured to perform a second base station search on all frequencies supported by the communicator in a case of failure in the first base station search or in a case where the search auxiliary information is not stored. The controller is configured to determine whether to store base station information related to the base station used as a connection destination, as the search auxiliary information, based on a movement state of the radio communication apparatus when location registration is performed via the base station used as the connection destination.

Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) Multi-Link Device (MLD) and/or a non-AP MLD may be configured to utilize a mechanism configured to support link disablement of an AP. For example, the AP MLD may be configured to transmit from an AP of the AP MLD a broadcast frame including a link disable advertisement, the link disable advertisement to advertise a link disablement of the AP for all non-AP MLDs associated with the AP, the link disablement of the AP to indicate that the AP is to be unavailable for communication with all the non-AP MLDs associated with the AP; and disable communication of beacon frames and response frames from the AP based on the link disable advertisement.

Abstract: A communications device provided in a vehicle having a plurality of functions involving communication includes: a communications portion configured to use a communications standard designated for each of the functions; and a controlling portion configured to determine whether the communications standard is to be restricted from being used by the communications portion or not, in accordance with a state of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for replacement of a DNN and/or S-NSSAI in a wireless communication system is provided.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications, and provides an information configuration method to configure an association relationship between an AMF group and network slice information for an NSSF, a default AMF, or an NRF, so that the NSSF, the default AMF, or the NRF can select an AMF group meeting a service requirement. The method includes: determining, by a first management unit, an association relationship between information about an AMF group and network slice information, where the association relationship is used to instruct to select the network slice information based on the information about the AMF group or select the information about the AMF group based on the network slice information; and sending, by the first management unit, the association relationship to a first network unit or a management unit of a first network unit; or storing, by the first management unit, the association relationship.

Abstract: A method, performed by a base station (BS), of supporting access to network slices in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a registration request message including requested network slice identification information of a user equipment (UE) and network slice group identification information corresponding to the requested network slice identification information; selecting an access and mobility management function (AMF) to which the registration request message is to be transmitted based on the registration request message and network slice group information and network slice information supported by at least one AMF stored in the BS; transmitting the registration request message to the AMF; receiving a registration accept message in response to the registration request message; and transmitting the registration accept message to the UE.

Abstract: A method for selection of a core network. The method which can be performed by a first network node comprises receiving a message for a terminal device from a second network node. The message can enable the first network node to determine a category of the terminal device. The method further comprises selecting a core network for the terminal device based at least in part on the category of the terminal device. The terminal device can be served by a dedicated core network selected for the terminal device adaptively, so that network configuration and resource efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: An electronic device for managing gateways comprises: a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium which contains executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to: determine whether the current time falls within the specified sleep time interval; in response to determining that the current time falls within the specified sleep time interval, determine whether the first extender node among one or a plurality of extender nodes is in an idle connection state, wherein the idle connection state includes: the first extender node being not connected to any client, or the first extender node being only connected to a sleeping client; and sending a sleep command to the first extender node based at least in part on the idle connection state of the first extender node, wherein the sleep command instructs the first extender node to power off a wireless network interface of the first extender node.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a configuration, wherein the configuration indicates whether the UE performs a beam management during a specific period of time. The method also includes determining whether to perform the beam management during the specific period of time based on at least the configuration.

Abstract: Logic to manage multiple link operations for more than one access point (AP) stations (STAs), wherein the more than one AP STAs include a control AP STA and a managed AP STA. Logic to associate, via the control AP STA, a first STA of a non-AP multi-link device (MLD) with the control AP STA to establish a control link and a second STA of the non-AP MLD with the managed AP to establish a managed link. Logic to cause transmission of a management frame, by the control AP STA, via the control link to establish a first TWT SP on the managed link during a first time interval. And logic to manage multiple link operations for more than one non-AP STAs, wherein the more than one non-AP STAs include a control STA and a managed STA.

Abstract: A delay adjustment method is applied to a first electronic device, and the first electronic device is any device in a distributed device network. The method includes: a starting delay of a wakeup engine of at least one second electronic device in the network is acquired; it is determined whether a starting delay of a wakeup engine of the first electronic device needs to be adjusted according to the starting delay of the wakeup engine of the first electronic device and the starting delay of the wakeup engine of the at least one second electronic device; and responsive to that the starting delay of the first electronic device needs to be adjusted, the starting delay of the wakeup engine is adjusted, and wakeup information interaction is performed with the at least one second electronic device based on the adjusted starting delay of the wakeup engine.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first wireless device may transmit, to a second wireless device, a first indication of a capability to selectively configure activation states for a set of antenna elements of an antenna array of the first wireless device, and of parameter values that indicate a structure of the antenna array. The first wireless device may then receive, from the second wireless device in response to the transmitted first indication, a second indication for the first wireless device to modify an activation state of one or more antenna elements of the set of antenna elements. The first wireless device may subsequently identify the activation state of the one or more antenna elements based on the received second indication, and communicate with the second wireless device using the antenna array according to the identified activation state of the one or more antenna elements.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to power saving media streaming. A device may determine a path trajectory. The device may utilize one or more inference models that predict one or more parameters associated with a media segment in a prefetch buffer on a wireless link. The device may send a request to a server, wherein the request indicates to the server to send the media segment using a predicted bit rate and a media segment prefetch size. The device may receive a playback buffer from the server at the predicted bit rate.

Abstract: Disclosed are an SCG state control method and apparatus, a UE, an MN, an SN, and a medium. The method comprises: a UE determining whether there is data transmission at an SCG; when it is determined that there is no data transmission at the SCG, controlling a PSCell in the SCG to enter a sleep state; and when it is determined that there is data transmission at the SCG, controlling the PSCell in the SCG to enter an activated state. In the embodiments of the present application, when it is determined that there is no data transmission at an SCG, a UE controls a PSCell in the SCG to enter a sleep state, thereby avoiding wasteful power consumption; moreover, there is no need to release the SCG, such that there is also no need to configure the SCG again when data transmission is initiated at an SCG side again, and data transmission is scheduled at the SCG in a timely manner according to a CSI measurement result reported when the PSCell is in the sleep state, thereby reducing the data transmission delay.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to perform different operations based on detection of wake-up signal (WUS) transmissions from a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include determining whether a WUS transmission, from the network node, is detected during a particular WUS monitoring occasion (WMO). Such methods also include, based on determining that the WUS is detected during the particular WMO, performing one or more first operations during a first time period associated with the particular WMO; and based on determining that the WUS is not detected during the particular WMO, performing one or more second operations during a second time period. Various first and second operations can be performed, with the first and second operations differing in some manner. The first and second time periods can be the same or different. Embodiments also include complementary methods performed by a network node.

Abstract: This application discloses a link management method, applied to a terminal device. The method includes: receiving transmission configuration indicator TCI information, where the TCI information is used to indicate M TCI states of a wake-up signal WUS, and M is a positive integer; and in the case that the terminal device is in an inactive-time of connected mode discontinuous reception DRX, performing a link management operation based on the M TCI states, where the link management operation includes at least one of a beam failure detection operation and a radio link failure detection operation.

Abstract: A power saving signal transmission method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal, a power saving signal transmitted by a network device; wherein the power saving signal is multiple stages of sequences, the multiple stages of sequences at least carry a power saving identifier, a power saving area identifier, and stage indication information of the multiple stages of sequences, the power saving identifier corresponds to a terminal to be woken up in a power saving area, and the power saving area is an area indicated by the power saving area identifier; or, the power saving signal includes a first-stage power saving signal and a second-stage power saving signal, wherein the first-stage power saving signal and the second-stage power saving signal carry different power saving information respectively.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mechanism for interactions for entering into the sleep mode. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network device transmits the information of go-to-sleep, GTS, to the terminal device on a lower layer (for example, the physical layer). The lower protocol layer informs the higher protocol layer (for example, the MAC layer) of the information of GTS. The terminal device determines how to monitor the physical downlink channel based on the information of GTS. Further, the terminal device may switch bandwidth part based on the information of GTS. In this way, the GTS is able to significantly save power.

Abstract: A device may include a communication interface and a processor configured to determine that a first transmission task is scheduled and attempt to execute the first transmission task. The processor may also evaluate a metric associated with an effectiveness of the first transmission task. The processor may further modify or set at least one of a transmission interval or power level associated with a second transmission task based on evaluating the metric.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: A method for controlling, by a user equipment (UE), a transmit power in a narrowband (NB) wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a preconfigured uplink (UL) resource (PUR) configuration, transmitting, to the base station, uplink data on the PUR, and receiving, from the base station, feedback information for the uplink data. A transmit power of the uplink data is controlled based on a number of receptions of the feedback information.

Abstract: A reference signal determination method includes: receiving, by UE, first configuration information. The first configuration information is used for determining configuration information of a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource set, the configuration information of the SRS resource set includes first indication information for indicating an index of a first reference signal source, and the first reference signal resource is used for estimating a pathloss of a first SRS resource of the SRS resource set.

Abstract: A method for uplink transmission by a UE includes obtaining information regarding a plurality of power control sets each having a plurality of power control parameters, wherein a value of at least one parameter in a first power control set is different from a value of the at least one parameter in a second power control set; obtaining information associating at least one of the power control sets with at least one operational property of the UE; and when at least one of the operational properties is in effect on the UE, transmitting a PUSCH using the parameters of the power control set associated with the at least one operational property in effect.

Abstract: A method of controlling power in a transmission system may include determining a first transmit power of a first transmit path, determining a second transmit power of a second transmit path, and controlling the first transmit path and the second transmit path based on a combination of the first transmit power and the second transmit power. The combination of the first transmit power and the second transmit power may include a sum of the first transmit power and the second transmit power. Controlling the first transmit path and the second transmit path may include determining a first effective power target for the first transmit path based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power, and determining a second effective power target for the second transmit path based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power.

Abstract: Various schemes pertaining to encoding and transmit power control for downsized trigger-based (TB) physical-layer protocol data unit (PPDU) transmissions in next-generation WLAN systems are described. A station (STA) receives a trigger frame indicating an allocated resource unit (RU) of a first size. The STA performs channel sensing responsive to receiving the trigger frame. In response to detecting at least one subchannel being busy from the channel sensing, the STA performs a downsized trigger-based (TB) transmission with a downsized RU or multi-RU (MRU) of a second size smaller than the first size by utilizing downsized RU or MRU allocation information while maintaining a value of each of one or more parameters unchanged in an encoding process to perform the downsized TB transmission.