Abstract: A self-contained operation using a time-unit configuration taking into consideration HARQ processes is performed. In base station, transmission section transmits a downlink signal in a downlink transmission region in a time unit composed of the downlink transmission region, an uplink transmission region, and a gap interval that is a switching point from the downlink transmission region to the uplink transmission region; and reception section receives an uplink signal in the uplink transmission region in the time unit. Each time unit includes the downlink transmission region and the uplink transmission region for each of HARQ processes.

Abstract: A communication method and device are provided for communication in a point-to-multi-point communication network. A communication method includes receiving, by a node of a plurality of multi-point nodes, a transmission frame comprising a header including a repetition information and a data section comprising multiple modulation symbols, with at least two repeated modulation symbols that are repeated to represent a first modulation symbol; extracting, by the node, the repetition information of the header; recovering, by node, the amplitude of each modulation symbol of the at least two repeated modulation symbols; and combining, by the node, the amplitudes of the at least two repeated modulation symbols, based on the repetition information, to reconstruct the first modulation symbol represented by the at least two repeated modulation symbols.

Abstract: Certain aspects may be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes determining a counter downlink assignment index (cDAI) to be included in each of a plurality of downlink control information (DCI), each of a first subset of the plurality of DCI being on a control channel, and each of a second subset of the plurality of DCI being on a data channel, each of the first subset of the plurality of DCI scheduling one of the data channels, and wherein each of the control channels and the data channels is on a cell of a plurality of cells, the determination of the cDAIs being based on order of the cell, with respect to the plurality of cells, on which each of the cDAIs is to be transmitted; generating and outputting for transmission the control channels and data channels in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a processor that controls a transmission of an uplink control information using a cyclic shift that is based on the uplink control information, the uplink control information including a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), and a transmitter that transmits the uplink control information in an uplink control channel, wherein intervals between two cyclic shifts that are respectively based on two values of a 1-bit HARQ-ACK are each equal to ?, and intervals between four cyclic shifts that are respectively based on four values of a 2-bit HARQ-ACK are each equal to ?/2. In other aspects, a radio communication method for a user terminal is also disclosed.

Abstract: Transmission of information in a wireless network is performed by allocating a channel from a transmitter to a receiver. The channel has at least one time slot with each time slot having a plurality of symbols. Each slot contains at least one reference symbol (RS). As information becomes available for transmission, it is classified as prioritized information (PI) and other information. One or more priority symbols are generated using the digital samples of the priority information. Other symbols are generated using the other data. Priority symbols are transmitted on the channel in a manner that separation of priority symbol(s) and a reference symbol does not exceed a time duration of one symbol. For example, Rank Indicator (RI) is transmitted using symbol k, ACKNAK is transmitted using symbol k+1; and the reference signal (RS) is transmitted using symbol k+2, wherein symbols k, k+1, and k+2 are consecutive in time. The other symbols are transmitted in available locations.

Abstract: A data sending method is provided. The method includes: allocating, by a Media Access Control (MAC) entity of a first network node, data packets to at least one hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) unit of at least two cells, where the at least two cells use different radio access technologies RATs, the at least two cells share one HARQ unit or each of the at least two cells is corresponding to one HARQ unit, and the HARQ unit is a HARQ entity and/or a HARQ process; and sending, by the first network node, the data packets to a second network node by using the at least two cells. According to the foregoing solution, the data packets are allocated to the at least one HARQ unit of the at least two cells by using a shared MAC layer, so as to effectively reduce an end-to-end delay.

Abstract: In an example, a second UE receives a first SCI and a second SCI from a first UE in a first slot. A groupcast sidelink transmission is scheduled by the first SCI and the second SCI. The second SCI indicates a location indication, associated with a location of the first UE, and a communication range. A PSFCH resource is determined based upon the first SCI. The second UE doesn't transmit a NACK indication on the PSFCH resource if location information of the second UE is available, the groupcast sidelink transmission isn't successfully decoded, and the second UE is outside the communication range. The second UE transmits the NACK indication on the PSFCH resource if the location information isn't available and the groupcast sidelink transmission isn't successfully decoded, or if the location information is available, the groupcast sidelink transmission isn't successfully decoded, and the second UE is within the communication range.

Abstract: This invention discloses methods to enhance Physical Layer (PHY) processing in a radio access network between a Base Station (BS) and one or more User Equipment (UEs), including enhanced Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) management, transmitting path processing to reduce transfer bandwidth between an offload processor and a CPU, and offload processing to reduce HARQ latency.

Abstract: Apparatus that sends uplink control information (UCI) from user equipment (UE) to a network node, generates elements of the UCI including at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) feedback for one or more uplink (UL) resources, a scheduling request (SR), a channel state information (CSI) report and a beam related information report in response to a trigger set by the network node. The apparatus encodes the UCI elements for transmission via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) of the one or more UL resources. The one or more UL resources may be UL slots or UL portions of downlink-uplink (DL-UL) slots received from a network node.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, on a downlink control channel and a first beam, first downlink control information (DCI), wherein the first DCI identifies a second DCI that is carried on a downlink shared channel; and receive multiple repetitions of the second DCI on the downlink shared channel on a plurality of second beams.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may include configuring a split bearer. The split bearer is configured with a first data path between a user equipment and a first network node, and the split bearer is also configured with a second data path between the user equipment and a second network node. The split bearer is configured for a switching operation. The switching operation includes an operation where data transmission is restricted to be towards only one of the first data path and the second data path. The method also includes first transmitting on the split bearer towards the first data path. The method also includes performing the switching operation. The transmitting towards the first data path is switched to transmitting towards the second data path. The method also includes second transmitting on the split bearer towards the second data path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus of transmitting a reference signal and a method and apparatus of receiving a reference signal. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of transmitting a reference comprises receiving a reference signal configuration indication, wherein reference signal resources are divided into at least two reference signal groups, and the reference signal configuration indication indicates a reference signal configuration including a reference signal group configuration; and transmitting the reference signal using a reference signal sequence in a reference signal group as indicated by the reference signal group configuration, wherein the reference signal sequence can be multiplexed with another layer or another user in different reference signal groups.

Abstract: A wireless access node (e.g. a master eNB (MeNB)) is described for a wireless communication system that comprises a first wireless access network and a second wireless access network supporting a dual connectivity terminal device arranged to communicate with both the wireless access node (MeNB) on the first wireless access network and a second wireless access node (e.g. a secondary eNB (SeNB)) on the second wireless access network is provided. The wireless access node comprises a communication unit and a controller.

Abstract: In a distribution shaping method, information compression and distribution shaping are executed at the same time. A symbol sequence of a predetermined length is allocated to an input bit sequence of a predetermined length on a one-to-one basis. In the allocation, a bit sequence smaller in entropy is allocated a symbol sequence smaller in average power.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques related to wireless communication system in which a network node is allowed to puncture a reference signal (RS) to deliver high priority data (e.g., URLLC data) to a user equipment (UE) that is not currently being served by the network node. In an aspect, the RS comprises a puncturable subset and an unpuncturable subset. In an aspect, the puncturable subset comprises resources of the RS that are allowed to be punctured, and the unpuncturable subset comprises resources of the RS that are prohibited from being punctured. In an aspect, the network node transmits the RS such that unpuncturable subset indicates whether or not the puncturable subset of the RS has or has not been punctured.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting a positioning reference signal. In the method, a base station maps, according to configuration information of a PRS, a PRS sequence to a time-frequency resource for sending a PRS; and the base station sends the configuration information of the PRS to a terminal, and sends the mapped PRS on the time-frequency resource for sending a PRS.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal capable of efficiently transmitting data of different services. In this terminal (200), a controller (209) determines a transmission operation of a first transmission, corresponding to a first service, and a second transmission, corresponding to a second service, based on the first transmission and a setting of a reference signal included in the second transmission. A transmitter (216) transmits an uplink signal including at least a signal of the first transmission based on the determined transmission operation.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a network node for communicating with a first wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: assign a control resource set, CORESET, search area identifier, CS-ID, to a first wireless device, and cause signaling of a CORESET including data for a first wireless device where the data is searchable within the CORESET based at least on an offset derivable from the CS-ID.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration enhancements. A method generally receiving pre-configuration information for one or more reference signal transmissions, performing, at a first time during an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, measurements on one or more reference signals based, at least in part, on the pre-configuration information, determining if, at a second time during the ON duration after the first time, a trigger frame associated with the one or more reference signal transmissions has been received, and transmitting a measurement report corresponding to the measurements if a trigger frame has been received.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to implementations to support non-UE-specific (i.e. common) and UE-specific search spaces (SS) for M-PDCCH. One implementation relates to a UE comprising RF circuitry to receive, from an eNB, configuration information of one or a plurality of common Search Spaces (CSSs) for M-PDCCH; and baseband circuitry to monitor the one or more configured CSS for M-PDCCH transmissions; wherein the RF circuitry and/or baseband circuitry is adapted to support a reduced bandwidth (BW). Another implementation relates to an eNB comprising RF circuitry to transmit configuration information of a plurality of CSSs for M-PDCCH to one or more UEs supporting a reduced BW, wherein the plurality of CSSs for M-PDCCH are differentiated by “based on functionality”-differentiation that includes the type of use case and/or an EC level of the UE.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for DMRS design for DFT-s-OFDM with increased subcarrier spacing. A UE may receive an assignment to transmit on a set of RBs. The set of RBs may be contiguous within a carrier that includes greater than 110 RBs. The UE may transmit DMRS on each RE of one or more adjacent symbols of the set of RBs.

Abstract: Devices and systems of sensing, resource selection and control signaling for feedback-less and feedback-based NR-V2X sidelink communication are described. Resource reservation and selection for sidelink retransmissions based on HARQ feedback are described for unicast, groupcast, and broadcast blind retransmissions. After exchanging HARQ feedback capability information for different types of communications, a HARQ-dependent or HARQ-independent resource selection occurs. Look-ahead and/or chain-based resource selection and reservation signaling is used, in which a single resource or some or all of the resources selected are signaled as reserved. Further resource selection of a single additional resource may occur after an initial resource selection. The resource selection for retransmissions may be adapted using a RSRP or distance threshold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for multi-transmission time interval (TTI) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions. In particular, some embodiments relate to downlink control information (DCI) enhancements to support dynamic switching between single-TTI scheduling and multi-TTI scheduling. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating sidelink resource pool activation and deactivation for sidelink communication are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a first sidelink device includes identifying a configuration of a bandwidth part (BWP) for sidelink communication. In some examples, the BWP may comprise at least a first resource pool including a first subset of frequency resources and a second resource pool including a second subset of frequency resources. The example method also includes receiving an activation indication activating the second subset of frequency resources of the second resource pool. Additionally, the example method includes activating the second subset of frequency resources of the second resource pool based on the activation indication.

Abstract: A base station includes: a controller that performs control to transmit a plurality of signals that is common to each terminal to a terminal located in a coverage area of its own base station by transmitting the plurality of signals at the same timing while frequency multiplexing the plurality of signals on a frequency domain in an area where the signals can be transmitted simultaneously using a beam within the coverage area, and transmitting the plurality of signals a plurality of times while changing the area; and an antenna that transmits the plurality of signals area by area while changing a direction of the beam under the control of the controller.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe an integrated circuit with a digital front end (DFE) that includes multiple hardened mixers that can be configured to support multiple different radio paths. The DFE provides the ability to distribute the processing across the multiple mixers, which can be combined and synchronized to create a larger mixer or may be used in other combinations to create multiple discrete mixers.

Abstract: A method for controlling configuration of an air interface between an access node and at least one user equipment device (UE), where the air interface is divided over time into frames and the frames are further divided at least into subframes, where the air interface operates in accordance with a time-division-duplex (TDD) configuration that defines at least a number of uplink subframes per frame for communication over the air interface. An example method includes (i) detecting at least a threshold high rate of uplink voice muting on the air interface, and (ii) responsive to at least the detecting, changing the TDD configuration to increase the number of uplink subframes per frame over the air interface.

Abstract: A system for synchronizing a local audio processing clock rate of a digital signal processor (DSP) to an audio clock rate of a network to which the DSP is connected. The system includes an adjustable clock synthesizer that is configured to establish the local audio processing clock rate of the DSP. The DSP is configured to generate events that are associated with the local audio processing clock rate of the DSP. The DSP is further configured to monitor the generated events over time and based on the monitored events cause the adjustable clock synthesizer to adjust the local audio processing clock rate of the DSP to better match the network audio clock rate.

Abstract: A phase calibration method includes sweeping phase codes applicable to a serial clock signal, identifying a first, a second, a third, and a fourth phase code, wherein the first phase code causes zero plus a first threshold number of bits extracted from the serial data signal to be a particular value, wherein the second phase code causes all minus a second threshold number of bits extracted from the serial data signal to be the particular value, wherein the third phase code causes all minus a third threshold number of bits extracted from the serial data signal to be the particular value, wherein the fourth phase code causes zero plus a fourth threshold number of bits extracted from the serial data signal to be the particular value, determining an average phase code based on the identified phase codes.

Abstract: A physical layer transceiver and a network node including the transceiver. The transceiver includes a media independent interface, a converter circuit block comprising circuitry configured to convert digital signals to analog signals for transmission over a network communications medium and convert analog signals received over the medium to digital signals, and one or more processing blocks configured to process digital data communicated between the media independent interface and the converter circuit block according to a network protocol. Management and control circuitry including power management circuitry and reset circuitry are provided. The transceiver further includes at least one single event effect (SEE) monitor, such as an ambience monitor, a configuration register monitor, a state machine monitor, or a phase locked loop (PLL) lock monitor, configured to detect and respond to an SEE event in the transceiver.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a memory storing a composite function in which at least two polynomials are composed and a processor configured to, based on a comparison operation command being received for a plurality of homomorphic ciphertexts, perform operation by reflecting the plurality of homomorphic ciphertexts to the composite function, and obtain a comparison result of the plurality of homomorphic ciphertexts based on the operation result, each of the at least two polynomials may output a value in a preset range for a value in a preset domain, and a domain of one of the at least two polynomials may be determined based on a range of a previous polynomial.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one aspect includes creating an initialization vector, utilizing an instance of plaintext and a secret key; encrypting the instance of plaintext, utilizing the initialization vector, the secret key, and the instance of plaintext; combining the initialization vector and the encrypted instance of plaintext to create a ciphertext string; and sending the ciphertext string to a storage device performing deduplication.

Abstract: An integrated circuit features technology for generating a keystream. The integrated circuit comprises a cipher block with a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) and a finite state machine (FSM). The LFSR and the FSM are configured to generate a stream of keys, based on an initialization value and an initialization key. The FSM comprises an Sbox that is configured to use a multiplicative mask to mask data that is processed by the Sbox when the LFSR and the FSM are generating the stream of keys. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A blockchain network control system and method is disclosed. The system includes a processor coupled to a storage comprising a plurality of network entity definitions each defining a different network entity that make up a target network architecture for a permissioned blockchain network. The system also includes a control object communicatively coupled to an ordering service and a plurality of organizations. The plurality of organizations was established by the blockchain network control system by instantiating the organizational membership service provider, registering and enrolling each peer node within each organization, storing the cryptographic identity generated for the peer node, and then instantiating the plurality of peer nodes.

Abstract: A system and method for executing and recording transactions for a key in a blockchain. A method includes creating a smart contract on receiving a request to order a key on lease for a first period of time. The method further includes determining an availability of the key and determining an availability of digital tokens in an account of the user. The method also includes executing the smart contract for the first period of time by executing a first transaction using the digital tokens and recording the executed first transaction and the executed smart contract in a block of a block chain to provide the key on lease.

Abstract: A multi-scheme random selection of blockchain endorsers may preserve anonymity of nodes that participate in a blockchain network, and may assign each node an endorsement load that is proportionate to the utilization of the blockchain network by that node. Selection of one or more nodes to endorse data before recordation to the blockchain may include randomly selecting an active endorser selection scheme from a set of available endorser selection schemes, and randomly selecting one or more nodes as endorsers for the data based on the active endorser selection scheme. Each scheme may be derived based on the tracked utilization over different time scales. Exit criteria may determine when to switch the active endorser selection scheme. The exit criteria may be based on a number of times each node is selected as an endorser under the active endorser selection scheme, and utilization of the blockchain network by each node.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving a session identifier from a streaming system that identifies a user session with the streaming system. The method further includes receiving a first message from a streaming system that is based on a token that is generated based on a combination of the session identifier and a timestamp at which an insertable content item was presented to the user in a content stream by the streaming system. The first message is decrypted using a plurality of timestamps that are within a range of a current time. An identifier is determined for the insertable content item based on the decrypted message. A second message is transmitted to an enabling system, the message including instructions for execution by the enabling system to execute one or more operations with the identified insertable content item.

Abstract: A method and system of creating and managing encryption keys that facilitates sharing of encrypted content. The system may include an information management system with a key management server and a computing device having an encryption service module. The encryption service module detects operations at the computing device and encrypts a document with an encryption key created using user information and a secret.

Abstract: A computing system can associate a customer device of a customer with a financial transaction record and the merchant, the financial transaction record indicative of a first purchase from the merchant by the customer, transmit a first query to the customer device prompting the customer to input information regarding an aspect of the first purchase, the first query including a description of a predetermined product parameter of the financial transaction record indicative of the first purchase from the merchant by the customer, authenticating, by the computing system, the first request by determining that the customer-input response to the first query corresponds to the established aspect of the first purchase in accordance with a predetermined accuracy threshold, and authorizing, by the computing system, connection of the customer device to the network provided by the merchant based at least in part on the first request being authenticated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for attesting an enclave in a network. A method includes receiving, by a first device, proof information from an application provider entity that the enclave is secure, wherein the proof information includes a public part, Ga, of information used by the enclave to derive a Diffie-Hellman key in a key generation process with the application provider entity, processing, by the first device, the proof information to verify that the enclave is secure and ensuring that Ga is authentic and/or valid, deriving, by the first device, a new Diffie-Hellman key, based on Ga and x, wherein x is a private part of information used by the first device to derive the new Diffie-Hellman key, and sending, by the first device, a message including Ga and a public part, Gx, of the information used by the first device to derive the new Diffie-Hellman key to the enclave.

Abstract: A method of exchanging a combined cryptographic key between a first node and a second node, the first node and the second node being connected through a first communication and a second communication network, wherein the first communication network is a quantum communication network wherein information is encoded on weak light pulses; and the first node and the second node being configured to: exchange one or more first cryptographic keys on the first communication network; exchange one or more second cryptographic keys using the second communication network; and form the combined cryptographic key by combining the one or more first cryptographic keys and the one or more second cryptographic keys, such that the first node and the second node share knowledge of the combined cryptographic key.

Abstract: Methods of quantum key distribution include receiving a frequency bin photon at a location, selecting a frequency bin photon quantum key distribution measurement basis, with a quantum frequency processor, performing a measurement basis transformation on the received frequency bin photon so that the frequency bin photon is measurable in the selected frequency bin photon quantum key distribution measurement basis, and detecting the frequency bin photon in the selected quantum key distribution measurement basis and assigning a quantum key distribution key value based on the detection to a portion of a quantum key distribution key. Apparatus and methods for encoding, decoding, transmitting, and receiving frequency bin photons are disclosed.

Abstract: In an approach to improve the field of multi-cloud environments by detecting data corruption between storage systems. Embodiments perform information tunneling on data transferring between a source storage system and a target storage system. Further, embodiments determine a checksum data of a data payload does not match an Internet Protocol (IP) packet extracted checksum and a blockchain based checksum and compare the checksum data at the target storage system with the IP packet extracted checksum and the blockchain based checksum to identify one or more checksum mismatches. Additionally, embodiments identify a corruption in a data payload based on the comparison between the checksum data at the target storage system and the IP packet extracted checksum and the blockchain based checksum, validate the corruption in the data payload, and update respective entities of identified corruption in the data payload.

Abstract: A method of generating a hierarchical deterministic keys portfolio, in particular to sign transactions sent to a blockchain. The generation method includes an initialization phase by an administrator and a phase of setting parameters for at least one user. Private key usage contexts are created from the administrator account, each context specifying conditions for use of the private key in said context. User accounts are also created, each user account being associated with a private key in the tree structure, the private key of said user being obtained from a master private key of the administrator, the usage context to which the user account is attached, and the user's identifier.

Abstract: The present application relates to networking technologies, communication cube technologies, and, more particularly, to methods, apparatus, techniques, and means for communication security, encryption, and privacy in network communications.

Abstract: A system uses information submitted in connection with a request to determine if and how to process the request. The information may be electronically signed by a requestor using a key such that the system processing the request can verify that the requestor has the key and that the information is authentic. The information may include information that identifies a holder of a key needed for processing the request, where the holder of the key can be the system or another, possibly third party, system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for flight management to configure an aircraft configuration (config) file accessible by the avionic system wherein an avionic service is implemented by a flight management system (FMS) for corroborating allowance of access using one of a set of validation procedures for corroboration prior to execution of a request for content to the config file including validating that a user request for a session is authorized based on user identification data, that a client request by an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) application for a session is authorized based on client identification data, and in response to the client request, determining that an EFB application request is encrypted and performing a decrypt procedure of the EFB application request based on private key data of a private key; and encrypting an EFB application response based on public key data of a public key from the config file.

Abstract: A first component determines encrypted data representing an event and encrypted threshold data corresponding to an outlier of the event. The first system may process the data using, for example, one or more composite integers, and may send the result to a second system. This second system may subtract the data to determine of the encrypted data is greater than, less than, or equal to the encrypted threshold. If so, the second system may determine that the encrypted data corresponds to an outlier of the data. The second system may send an indication of this determination to a third system.

Abstract: A trust management system is provided for a network communication ecosystem having a plurality of participating entities. The trust management system includes a trust specification engine configured to define and manage trust relationships between a first entity and a second entity of the plurality of participating entities, a trust analysis engine configured to process the results of a trust query from the first entity to the second entity, a trust evaluation engine configured to evaluate the trust relationships managed by the trust specification engine, and a trust monitor configured to (i) monitor one or more trust triggers occurring relevant to at least one of the first and second entities, and (2) update a trust relationship between the first and second entities based on one or more monitored trust triggers.

Abstract: A multi-tenant computer system implements a platform for providing data protection scopes to shared infrastructure services according to a nested tenant model that permits a hierarchy having a plurality of levels. The multi-tenant computer system provisions data protection scopes for cloud products, service products, cloud product tenants, service products operating in the context of cloud products, service products operating in the context of cloud product tenants, and combinations of the foregoing.