Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for selecting a frequency combination for a User Equipment (UE), is disclosed. The method includes determining, by the UE, at least one of a bandwidth or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) layer information associated with each of a plurality of cells upon detecting the plurality of cells present in a network. The method includes identifying, by the UE, at least one combination of cells amongst the plurality of cells providing a maximum throughput based on the determined bandwidth and the MIMO layer information associated with each of the plurality of cells. The method further includes latching, by the UE, onto the combination of cells with the maximum throughput.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining a configuration for packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) duplication. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes determining a PDCP duplication configuration corresponding to at least one of multi-connectivity (MC) or carrier-aggregation (CA) for communication of at least one bearer with a user-equipment (UE), wherein the determination is based on an indication corresponding to a link quality for the communication, and sending an indication of the determined configuration for the communication of the at least one bearer.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). a communication method, apparatus, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium, and relate to the field of wireless communication technology are provided. The method may be executed by the first node, and may include receiving a first message transmitted by a second node, wherein the first message is used by the first node to configure transmission and/or storage of a user data packet. Based on the solution provided by the embodiments of the disclosure, it may effectively improve one or more of the following problems: data packet loss, network resource waste, transmission failure and the like that may be caused by the migration of relay nodes in the network.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to receive a request to admit a network slice, associated with at least one requirement, in a wireless communication network. The processor may be further configured to determine a resources, associated with the wireless communication network, needed to implement the network slice; compute an estimated resource load for the network slice; compute a projected resource load for the determined resources; and determine that the resources have sufficient capacity to meet the at least one requirement associated with the network slice based on the computed estimated resource load and the projected resource load for the resources. The processor may admit the network slice to be deployed in the wireless communication network, in response to determining that the resources have sufficient capacity to meet the at least one requirement associated with the network slice.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for determining optimal routing paths for computing devices in a network, including selecting an optimal gateway among a number of available gateways. The techniques include gathering data regarding characteristics of a network, including gateways and network access nodes (NANs) in at least one access network. The characteristics can include, e.g., supported frequency bands, communication protocols, signal-to-noise ratio, power, signal noise and quality, slicing information, and whether a network vender is a standalone network vendor or a non-standalone network vendor. In one aspect, the characteristics are obtained using the Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM). The characteristics can be used by devices in determining routing paths based on requirements of individual flows and/or workflows of individual application instances.

Abstract: Methods for quality of service (QoS) parameter configuration and related apparatuses are provided. A method for QoS parameter configuration includes the following. A first device obtains a mapping between a first QoS parameter and a second QoS parameter. The first QoS parameter is applied to a first QoS flow, and the second QoS parameter is applied to a second QoS flow. The first QoS flow is a QoS flow between the first device and a network device, and the second QoS flow is a QoS flow between the first device and a second device.

Abstract: Methods for service transmission, a core network device, and an access network device are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a core network device, a QoS profile for transmitting the unicast service and/or the multicast service, and transmitting, by the core network device, the QoS profile to the access network device. The unicast service and the multicast service are transmitted through the same PDU session. The QoS profile is used for the access network device to transmit a target service.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for resolving a transmission conflict and relates to the field of wireless communication. The method comprises: when two transmissions experience a conflict, prioritizing the transmission of one transmission among the two transmissions according to quality of service (QoS) attributes respectively associated with the two transmissions. When two transmissions experience a conflict, the QoS attributes of the two transmissions are considered, and the priority of transmission is determined according to the QoS attributes respectively associated with the two transmissions to thereby determine an object that is prioritized for transmission, which may effectively allocate network bandwidth and use network resources more reasonably.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to perform sidelink logical channel (SL LCH) establishment. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE storing a list of sidelink configurations, wherein each entry in the list contains one sidelink configuration and at least one PC5 QoS identifier (PQI) associated with the one sidelink configuration. The method further includes the first UE selecting an entry in the list according to a PQI of a PC5 QoS flow from a sidelink service. The method also includes the first UE establishing a SL LCH for the PC5 QoS flow according to a sidelink configuration of the entry and assigning an identity for the SL LCH.

Abstract: Mechanisms and methods are provided for improving wireless audio transmission and synchronization for multi-channel Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) systems. In various embodiments, mechanisms and methods may include generating transmissions having a plurality of Protocol Data Units (PDUs) to BLE-compliant slave devices. The plurality of PDUs may be stored in a buffer. When an error is determined to have occurred in transmitting one of the PDUs, a re-transmission to the slave device may be generated, which may include the PDU in error and any subsequent PDUs of the plurality of PDUs.

Abstract: A method of processing data for transmission in a wireless communications system, the method comprising identifying within the data a data frame having a protocol header, the protocol header comprising a plurality of protocol header fields and associated with a medium access control (MAC) frame format for data transmission within a local area network (LAN), determining a selected profile for header compression, the profile being selected from a plurality of predetermined profiles, each of the plurality of predetermined profiles specifying a subset of the protocol header fields, and applying compression to a subset of the protocol header fields in accordance with the selected profile to form a compressed data frame for transmission on a wireless access interface of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for inter-gNB small data transmission (SDT) routing at a radio access network (RAN). A method may include transmitting an initial request message from a first element in a first network node, to a second element in the first network node to obtain context information. The method may also include receiving, at the first element, a context setup request message based on the context information containing a transport layer information of a third element of a second network node and context information of a user equipment in the second network node. The method may further include processing a data packet according to the received context information. In addition, the method may include forwarding the data packet to the third element of the second network node according to the received transport layer information.

Abstract: An uplink transmission drop method, an uplink transmission drop configuration method, and a related device are provided. The method includes receiving configuration information transmitted by a network device, where the configuration information is used for configuring target service information for uplink transmissions and uplink transmission drop parameters corresponding to the target service information; and dropping uplink transmissions based on the uplink transmission drop parameters.

Abstract: A network node includes a receiving unit that receives a message of a higher layer from a user equipment, a control unit that determines a higher network node to which the message of the higher layer is to be transmitted from a plurality of higher network nodes that terminate and split a higher layer, and a transmitting unit that transmits the message of the higher layer to the determined higher network node.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an architecture for an edge computing platform based on an underlying wireless mesh network. The architecture includes nodes installed with equipment for operating as part of a wireless mesh network, including (1) a first tier of one or more Point of Presence (PoP) node, (2) a second tier of one or more seed nodes that are each directly connected to at least one PoP node via a PoP-to-seed wireless link, and (3) a third tier of one or more anchor nodes that are each connected to at least one seed node either (i) directly via a seed-to-anchor wireless link or (ii) indirectly via one or more intermediate anchor nodes, one or more anchor-to-anchor wireless links, and one seed-to-anchor wireless link, where at least one node in each of these tiers is further installed with equipment for operating as part of an edge computing platform.

Abstract: A method for supporting port control and a device are provided. The method includes: receiving port related control information; and performing a port related operation on a port according to the port related control information; where the port related control information includes at least one of the following: a port identifier, traffic class information, first routing information, priority regeneration related information, port transmission rate related information, bandwidth availability parameter related information, and transmission selection algorithm related information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resilient (radio) access network ((R)AN) slicing framework encompassing a resource planning engine and distributed dynamic slice-aware scheduling modules at one or more network access nodes, edge compute nodes, or cloud computing service. The resilient (R)AN slicing framework includes resource planning and slice-aware scheduling, as well as signaling exchanges for provisioning resilient (R)AN slicing. The intelligent (R)AN slicing framework can realize resource isolation in a more efficient and agile manner than existing network slicing technologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhanced resource reservation for sidelink communication. A method that may be performed by a transmitter user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a transport block (TB) in a first slot of a current reservation period, wherein the transmission of the TB reserves a future resource in the current reservation period for retransmission of the TB, indicating, when transmitting the TB, a period to periodically reserve one or more resources, in one or more future reservation periods, for transmissions of one or more other TBs, and taking action to limit or release a number of the one or more resources periodically reserved in the one or more future reservation periods for the transmissions of the one or more other TBs.

Abstract: The subject application is related to method and apparatus for scheduling a sidelink resource. A method performed by a first user equipment (UE), comprising: determining a reserved resource; transmitting a signal indicating the reserved resource; and if a pre-emption indication is received, releasing the reserved resource to a second UE.

Abstract: A user equipment including a control unit that identifies a resource reserved by another user equipment in a selection window for selecting a resource, and that determines a resource other than the identified resource, as a transmission candidate; and a transmitting unit that transmits a reservation signal for reserving the resource determined as the transmission candidate by using a resource for transmitting the reservation signal, the resource for transmitting the reservation signal being associated with a resource set including the resource determined as the transmission candidate, wherein two or more resources that are usable for transmitting the reservation signal are allocated in a predetermined time domain interval, and the two or more resources are associated with different resource sets that are mutually orthogonal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a policy control method and system, a network element, and a storage medium. A control plane network element establishes, for UE, a first DN connection that uses a first forwarding plane network element as an anchor. The method includes: when the control plane network element receives a handover notification message for the UE and determines that a second forwarding plane network element serves the UE, or when the control plane network element establishes, for the UE, a second DN connection that uses a second forwarding plane network element as an anchor, the control plane network element updates a forwarding path of the first DN connection, so that an updated forwarding path of the first DN connection passes through the second forwarding plane network element, and the second forwarding plane network element performs policy control on a packet on the first DN connection.

Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, to perform handover from a source access node to a target access node is provided. The UE, the source access node and 5the target access node are operating in a wireless communications network. The UE receives (601) a handover command message from the source access node. The UE establishes (602) a target radio connection with the target access node, and determines (603) whether or not a source cell release criterion is fulfilled. When the source cell release criterion is determined to be fulfilled, the UE releases (604) a source radio 10connection with the source access node.

Abstract: A method performed in a User Equipment, UE, for handling handover from a source access node to a target access node is provided. The UE receives (501) a handover command message from the source access node. The handover command message includes parameters required for deriving a security context associated with the target access node. The UE establishes (502) a radio connection with the target access node. When detecting (503) that a security context switching criterion is fulfilled, the UE stops (504) to use a security context associated with the source access node.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a fast access considering service assistant information in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device selects a new cell. The wireless device performs a Random Access (RA) procedure to the new cell. The wireless device performs a cell reselection procedure based on a mobility information. The RA procedure includes (1) selecting a special RA preamble for service assistance information related to an intended slice, (2) transmitting, to the new cell, a RA message including the service assistance information; and (3) receiving, from the new cell, a response message including the mobility information.

Abstract: A UE communicating in DC with an MN and an SN detects a master cell group (MCG) failure associated with the MN. In response to detecting the MCG failure, the UE performs an MCG recovery procedure by transmitting an MCG failure information message to the SN, receiving an MCG failure recovery message from the SN, and transmitting an MCG failure recovery complete message to the MN.

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 performed by a first node is provided, comprising determining whether direct data forwarding between a third node and a second node is available, performing direct data forwarding if the direct data forwarding is available, otherwise, performing indirect data forwarding.

Abstract: A method for enabling migration of computing information between a first edge computing device associated with a first cell in a cellular network and at least a second edge computing device associated with a second cell in the cellular network, wherein the cellular network comprises a plurality of cells, the method comprising determining the trajectory of a wireless communication device located within a first cell of the cellular network, identifying a second cell of the cellular network towards which the trajectory leads, causing allocation of resources at the second edge computing device associated with the second cell to enable migration of computing information from the first edge computing device associated with the first cell to the second edge computing device associated with the second cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cell reselection in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may determine reselection information for a cell reselection based on validity information including a network slice identifier (ID), and perform the cell reselection based on the determined reselection information.

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Abstract: A method for recovering from Sidelink relay failure is provided. A relay User Equipment (UE) detects a Radio Link Failure (RLF) or a Handover (HO) failure associated with a first base station when providing a relay service for a remote UE to indirectly communicate with the first base station. The relay UE sends a first command to the remote UE to indicate suspension of the relay service. The relay UE performs a Radio Resource Control (RRC) re-establishment procedure with the first base station or a second base station based on a cell search result. The relay UE sends a second command to the remote UE to indicate that the relay service is associated with the first base station or the second base station with which the RRC re-establishment procedure is performed.

Abstract: Machine-learning based techniques are described herein for determining and modifying handover parameters within multilayer wireless networks. Various communication session data, such as key performance indicators, may be analyzed and compared at multiple frequency layers to determine sets of custom parameters associated with one or more wireless networks. The sets of custom parameters and network performance data may be used to train one or more machine-learned models to improve and/or optimize the handover parameters used by the network nodes. In some examples, different trained models may be associated with different network performance metrics, such as throughput optimization, network speed, and/or dropped call minimization, etc. A trained machine-learned model may be used to analyze the session data from a set of network nodes, and to determine or tune the handover parameters used by the network nodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and to a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.), based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A method for making a report, including beam measurement information, at the time of measurement reporting of a user equipment, and a device therefor; a method for performing measurement reporting by way of layer 1/layer 2 signaling, and a device therefor; and a method for changing between RRC modes including an RRC inactive mode, and a device therefor.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a network communication unit connected to a predetermined network to which at least one processing device that provides a function of an application process for a mobile body device via wireless communication is connected, and a handover processing unit that executes a process of a first handover for transferring the application process executed by a predetermined processing device connected to the predetermined network or by the information processing device itself to a different processing device connected to the predetermined network.

Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable media are presented for providing forked handover. In one embodiment a method includes building, by a HetNet Gateway (HNG), a cache of all neighbors of a source cell; organizing a list of cells, the list including an original target cell and at least one additional target cell; when a handover determination is to be made, determining the most probable additional cells where a User Equipment (UE) may land if it does not go to the original target cell; duplicating, by the HNG, indirect forwarding data packets coming in from the UE and sending the packets to all additional target cells; and canceling, by the HNG, handovers from all cells other than the target cell target which catches the UE.

Abstract: A network node includes: a control unit configured to configure an information element in a field included in a message between network nodes in a case where the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes, the message being used for performing communication configuration related to a user apparatus; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the message between the network nodes including the field in which the information element is configured, wherein the field is mandatory in the message between the network nodes in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A cell handover method, a cell handover device, a user processing method and a user processing device are disclosed. The cell handover method includes receiving a trigger message sent by a User Equipment (UE), and sending a UE context setup request, which is configured to instruct a target distributed network element to set up a UE context, to the target distributed network element in response to the trigger message.

Abstract: A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.

Abstract: Satellite cell reselection control methods and related devices are provided. One satellite cell reselection control method includes: determining a current location status of the user equipment; determining a satellite cell reselection control parameter set corresponding to the current location status; and the performing satellite cell reselection control of the user equipment based on the obtained satellite cell reselection control parameter set.

Abstract: A method for determining a core network type during a handover process, a terminal device, an access network device, and a core network device. In a process of cell handover, a target access network device may determine the core network type of a target cell according to preferred core network type information reported by a terminal device alternatively, the target access device may determine the core network type of the target cell by information exchange with a core network device. Therefore, smooth cell handover is ensured, and user experience is improved. The method comprises: during a process of handover of a terminal device from a source cell to a target cell, the terminal device sends preferred core network type information for the target cell to a source access network device, wherein the preferred core network type information is reference information for determining the core network type of the target cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for multicast transmission, wherein a method for multicast transmission performed by a first network device includes: receiving a first message for requesting handover from a second network device; transmitting a second message for responding to the first message to the second network device.

Abstract: This application provides a reflective QoS flow characteristic-based communications method and apparatus. In the method, an access-network network element sends first information to a core-network network element, where the first information is used to indicate whether a data packet has a reflective QoS flow characteristic; and the access-network network element determines, based on the first information, whether there is a need to send a QoS flow identifier to a terminal. In this way, signaling overheads are reduced.

Abstract: Data transmission methods and a communication device are provided. The method includes the following. A terminal device transmits an uplink message, where the uplink message includes a first message 3 (MSG3) for accessing a first cell, and the first MSG3 includes uplink early data stored in non-access stratum (NAS) information, or the uplink message includes the first MSG3 for accessing the first cell and the uplink early data. The first MSG3 carries indication information, and the indication information indicates whether the uplink early data is retransmission data.

Abstract: A Next Generation network device receives, from a user equipment device (UE), a Service Request for establishing a Multimedia Priority Services (MPS) session. The Next Generation network device determines whether the Service Request includes a MPS fallback request to request network fallback from a Next Generation network to a Fourth Generation (4G) network for the MPS session. The device causes, based on the Service Request including the MPS fallback request, establishment of the MPS session from the UE device via the 4G network by performing one of: a handover procedure from the Next Generation network to the 4G network, or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) redirection procedure from the Next Generation network to the 4G network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for source cell to provide a service/slice indication to the target cell in the handover preparation. The source cell provides to a target cell a list of one or more service/slice specific indications for individual ones of one or more network slices in a request for enhanced handover from the source cell to the target cell in a handover preparation phase. The source cell receives from the target cell, indications in a handover request acknowledgement of one or more selected network slices to be handed over from the source cell to the target cell using enhanced handovers. Performs make-before-break handovers to hand over these selected network slices from the source cell to the target cell and performs normal handovers for the one or more other network slices.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to multi-queue management techniques and packet reordering techniques for inter-radio access technology (RAT) and intra-RAT traffic steering. The multi-queue management and packet reordering techniques may be used in Multi-Access Management Services (MAMS) framework, which is a programmable framework that provides mechanisms for the flexible selection of network paths in a multi-access (MX) communication environment, based on an application's needs. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) communications link between a wireless access point of a non-cellular network and a cellular base station of a cellular network is implemented and used to support load management operations in a communications system including a cellular network and a non-cellular network. A service management system uses UE performance information and network statistics communicated over the NB-IoT communications link to evaluate network loading with regard to congestion in the non-cellular network. The session management system initiates a communications session for congestion control to offload a session from a congested network to a less congested network. The NB-IoT link is used to communicate session handoff related signaling.

Abstract: Methods performed by wireless devices and network nodes for conditional mobility procedures are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a conditional mobility configuration from a source network node containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and performing beam measurements for at least one beam of at least one cell, to obtain beam measurement information for the at least one beam. A method performed by a network node comprises defining a conditional mobility configuration containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and initiating the transmission of the conditional mobility configuration to at least one user equipment. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods.

Abstract: Circuitry comprising: a first radio path comprising a first filter configured for a first radio access technology (RAT) system; a second radio path comprising a second filter configured for a second radio access technology (RAT) system different to the first RAT system; means for obtaining a first indicator, dependent on the first RAT system, wherein the first indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; means for obtaining a second indicator, dependent on the second RAT system wherein the second indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; and means for using a combination of the states of the first indicator and the second indicator to control characteristics of at least the first filter.

Abstract: A user equipment includes a communication unit that performs communication to which dual connectivity configured by a master cell group and a secondary cell group is applied, a control unit that detects an occurrence of a failure in the master cell group, and a transmitting unit that transmits information related to the occurrence of the failure in the master cell group to a master node of the master cell group, in which, in a state in which the communication unit continues a connection with a secondary node of the secondary cell group, the control unit changes a primary cell to another cell by handover in the same radio access technology (RAT).

Abstract: A method for operating a replication control module is provided. The method comprises determining that a handover takes place by which a data session exchanged via a cellular network between a serving application instance and a user equipment is transferred from the serving application instance to a target application instance selected from a plurality of application instances located in a cloud environment. The method further includes determining a location of the target application instance in the cloud environment; determining target replica locations of replica of a session state data individually on a per session basis for said data session taking into account the location of the target application instance; and transmitting location information to a data handling module allowing the data handling module to distribute the replica to the determined locations of the target replica locations.