Abstract: Provided are an eNB, a UE and wireless communication methods. The eNB, in an embodiment, includes circuitry operative to fill a SPS activation/deactivation field in a DCI with a predetermined pattern of bits; and a transmitter operative to transmit the DCI to a first UE for the first UE to start periodically transmitting signals to a second UE or stop periodically transmitting signals to the second UE based on the SPS activation/deactivation field. The DCI is in a SPS format formed by adopting part or all bits of at least one field of DCI format 5 as the SPS activation/deactivation field, and information supposed to be transmitted in the at least one field is indicated with the assistance of or by RRC or MAC signaling.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to receive a unicast request message from a wireless device where the unicast request message includes information associated with a request for a unicast connection, and determine whether to permit establishment of the requested unicast connection based at least in part on the information in the unicast request message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support sidelink cancellation for out of coverage user equipment. Described techniques provide for signaling of cancellation indications to a user equipment (UE) or a group of UEs to refrain from performing sidelink communications on a set of resources. A base station may transmit a cancellation indication to one or more sidelink UEs via an access link that indicates that an allocation of one or more resources for sidelink communications has been canceled. A first UE may receive the cancellation indication from the base station via the access link and transmit a sidelink communication to one or more other UEs that indicates the canceled resource allocation. Based on the sidelink communication of the cancellation indication from the first UE, the one or more other UEs may refrain from transmitting using the canceled resources.

Abstract: Provided are a method by which a first apparatus performs wireless communication, and an apparatus supporting same.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for prediction-based non-terrestrial network beam configuration and switching are provided. A base station determines a bandwidth part configuration for a user equipment, which includes a plurality of bandwidth parts respectively corresponding to a plurality of geographic areas. The base station configures the user equipment with the bandwidth part configuration and determines a position or movement of the user equipment in a first geographic area corresponding to a first bandwidth part. The base station determines, based on the position or movement, whether a criterion for reconfiguring the bandwidth part configuration is met. In response to determining that the criterion is met, the base station reconfigures the bandwidth part configuration of the user equipment while the user equipment is positioned in the first geographic area. The reconfiguration includes modifying the plurality of bandwidth parts to include a second bandwidth part corresponding to a second geographic area.

Abstract: A method, computer program, computer system, and device is provided for determining media sink capabilities. The method may include obtaining, by a media source, a sink resource associated with a media sink, wherein the sink resource indicates a direct address at which a capability described in the sink resource can be directly accessed; and accessing the capability directly by the media source using the direct address.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods relate to selecting transmission parameters that optimize a dimension (e.g., time, frequency, and/or spatial) under a set of constraints. A UE may receive a resource allocation mode indication and a traffic parameter indication from a BS. The resource allocation mode indication informs the UE to optimize along a time dimension, a frequency dimension, and/or a spatial domain. The traffic parameter indication informs the UE what constraints to consider for the transmission parameters. The UE may use this information upon receipt of a reference signal in selecting transmission parameters based on the received reference signal, resource allocation mode indication, and traffic parameter indication. The resource allocation mode may correspond to optimization within a single slot or across multiple slots. Once selected, the UE may transmit the transmission parameters to the BS for use in sending the message to the UE.

Abstract: One embodiment is a method and includes receiving at a termination element of a first network a bandwidth report (“BWR”), in which the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data; scheduling a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using information derived from the received BWR; and receiving from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitting (Tx) user equipment (UE) may receive, from a plurality of receiving (Rx) UEs, indications of channel busy ratios (CBRs) associated with the plurality of Rx UEs, respectively. The Tx UE may combine the CBRs to obtain a combined CBR associated with the Tx UE. The Tx UE may adjust a resource utilization based at least in part on the combined CBR associated with the Tx UE. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DCI may include one or more of an indication of a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states related to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheme. The UE may decode the DCI and may determine a temporal period associated with the indication of the set of TCI states. The UE may receive, based on the temporal period, the PDSCH according to one or more of the set of TCI states, the one or more receive beams associated with the set of TCI states, the PDSCH scheme, or one or more default receive beams.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus of the present invention receives setting of an initial DL BWP by using an RRC message, the setting of the initial DL BWP comprises setting a first parameter and a second parameter of a CORESET #0, a value of an identifier of the CORESET #0 is 0, the first parameter represents the size of the CORESET #0, and the second parameter represents the size of the initial DL BWP. The terminal apparatus of the present invention receives a DCI format that schedules a PDSCH in an active DL BWP, and identifies, based on a field in the DCI format, a resource block set to which the PDSCH is allocated. A value of the field is determined based on the size of the DL BWP, the start resource block, and the number of consecutively allocated resource blocks. The size of the DCI format in a USS is determined based on the size of the CORESET #0, and when the field is applied to the active DL BWP, the size of the DL BWP is the size of the CORESET #0.

Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present invention, may comprise: a first communication circuit configured to provide first wireless communication using a first frequency band; a second communication circuit configured to provide second wireless communication using a second frequency band; a processor operatively connected with the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected with the processor, and configured to store information about the first frequency band and the second frequency band, wherein the memory can store instructions configured to, when executed, enable the processor to communicate with a first base station using the first communication circuit, to receive a first signal from the first base station, and to receive a second signal from a second base station using the second communication circuit on the basis of information on the frequency band while communicating with the first base station, and to select one

Abstract: Wireless communications may be used to support data processing. A plurality of resources may be indicated for a wireless device to use to communicate and/or process data. Data may be received and processed based on groups of the plurality of resources to be used. For example, the plurality of resources to be used may be associated with different resource groups.

Abstract: Wireless communications may be used to support data processing. Data processing may be performed based on a priority indication (or lack thereof) in a message for processing data. At least one parameter may be used to determine a priority associated with data processing if a message does not comprise a priority indication.

Abstract: A base station that controls carrier aggregation for a user equipment (UE) includes a memory configured to store weight factors for serving cells that are aggregated to provide wireless connectivity to the UE. The weight factors are determined based on characteristics of the serving cells. In some cases, the weight factors are determined based on frequencies of carriers used by the serving cells to provide the wireless connectivity to the UE. The base station also includes a processor configured to determine, based on the weight factors and a total weight assigned to the UE, weights for transmitting data to the UE via the serving cells. The base station further includes a transceiver configured to transmit data to the UE via the serving cells at priorities that are determined based on the weights for the serving cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for self-interference processing. The method being applied to a base station, and including: determining that a terminal has a self-interference processing capability, wherein the self-interference processing capability is achieved through an autonomous denial functionality; configuring a first autonomous denial parameter for achieving the self-interference processing capability for the terminal; and sending the first autonomous denial parameter to the terminal, so that the terminal performs a corresponding self-interference processing according to the first autonomous denial parameter.

Abstract: Methods and systems for distinguishing between radar signals and Wi-Fi signals are provided. When a set of electromagnetic signals are received, various tests are performed on the signals to determine if the signals are associated with radar pulses or if the signals are more likely to be associated with stray Wi-Fi signals or other non-radar interference. One such test relies on the relatively small variance of frequencies used by radar pulses when compared to the high variation of Wi-Fi signals. Another test relies on the relatively low peak to average power ratio of signals associated with radar pulses when compared to Wi-Fi signals. The tests described herein are an improvement on existing methods for distinguishing radar signals from Wi-Fi signals and result in less switching of Wi-Fi channels due to erroneously detected radar signals.

Abstract: A method of reducing interference in a mobile communication system is provided to reduce interference caused by a first user equipment, UE, device operating in a cell at a significantly higher altitude than other UE devices in the cell so as to cause interference. The method detects that the first UE device is operating at an altitude considered by the mobile communication system to be an extraordinary altitude and reduces interference caused by the first UE device operating at the extraordinary altitude by controlling the operation of the first UE device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which comprises a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a base station over a channel, wherein the signal is transmitted based on an initial channel quality information indicating a first channel quality of the channel. A receiver of the UE receives a transmission quality information indicating a second channel quality of the channel used for transmitting the signal. A processing circuitry of the UE estimates a transmission quality based on the initial channel quality information and the transmission quality information, wherein the transmission quality indicates whether the transmission of the signal over the channel was successful or not.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a first wireless device may transmit a first transmission of a transport block to a user equipment (UE). The UE may decode the received transport block and may receive control signaling indicating that a second wireless device is to transmit a second transmission of the transport block based on decoding the transport block. The UE may perform interference cancellation for the second transmission of the transport block from the second wireless device based on receiving the control signaling and may receive a third transmission based on performing the interference cancellation, where a first resource of the second transmission overlaps in time, frequency, or both with a second resource of the third transmission.

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to dynamically triggering aperiodic CSI reporting are disclosed. A UE may determine whether a condition is satisfied for triggering upon receipt of a signal from a BS. The condition may be based on a decoding status of the signal. In some examples, the UE may explicitly request a CSI resource signal (e.g., CSI-RS, CSI-IM, or both) from the BS when the condition is met. The explicit request may be included in a modified ACK/NACK field, regardless of whether an ACK or NACK is transmitted. The BS may respond with a CSI resource signal. In other examples, the BS may wait to respond with a CSI resource signal until a threshold number of requests are received from the UE. In other examples, the BS may track a number of NACKs from the UE instead of relying upon an explicit request.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for intra-frequency measurement of Layer 3 (L3)-based channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) are described. An example method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting an indication based on a UE capability to simultaneously receive downlink data from a serving cell on one or more first resources and measure one or more CSI-RSs from a target cell on one or more second resources. The one or more first resources at least partially overlap the one or more second resources in a time domain and a frequency domain. The method also includes performing a CSI-RS measurement procedure, based on the UE capability.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine that it has first feedback data for downlink communications and second feedback data for sidelink communications. The UE may receive from a base station an indication of resources for the feedback and transmit the first feedback data, the second feedback data, or both, in the resources. In some examples, the UE may transmit the first feedback data in a first set of the resources and transmit the second feedback data in a second set of the resources. In some examples, the UE may drop one of the first or second feedback data based on priorities associated with the feedback data. In some examples, the UE may multiplex the first and second feedback data for transmission in the resources.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify multiple channel state information (CSI) reports scheduled to be transmitted in a slot on respective physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources. For example, the multiple CSI reports may include one or more CSI reports associated with a first service type and one or more CSI reports associated with a second service type. The UE may select, from the multiple CSI reports, one or more CSI reports to be transmitted in the slot based at least in part on a first priority associated with the first service type and a second priority associated with the second service type. Accordingly, the UE may transmit, in the slot, one or more PUCCH transmissions that include the one or more selected CSI reports. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a transmission method and a related device. Said method comprises: when it is determined that N uplink channels to be sent cannot be sent simultaneously, sending at least part of the N uplink channels according to priority corresponding to each uplink channel among the N uplink channels, N being an integer greater than 1, the priorities corresponding to the uplink channels being determined on the basis of priority determination parameters corresponding to the uplink channels, and the priority determination parameters at least including service information corresponding to the uplink channels.

Abstract: A method for Scheduling Request (SR) resource prioritization for Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) includes a User Equipment (UE) receiving a first SR configuration from a Base Station (BS), receiving a second SR configuration from the BS, triggering a first SR procedure for a BFR procedure based on the first SR configuration, triggering a second SR procedure for a Buffer Status Report (BSR) procedure based on the second SR configuration, in a case that the first SR procedure and the second SR procedure are triggered and not cancelled and the first SR resource overlaps the second SR resource in the time domain, prioritizing the first SR resource over the second SR resource, and transmitting an SR on the first SR resource after prioritizing the first SR resource over the second SR resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to listen-before-talk (LBT) operations for multiple consecutive physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions scheduled by a single downlink control information (DCI) or multiple DCIs. In a fifth generation (5G)/new radio (NR) system operating in an unlicensed spectrum, when multiple physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmissions are scheduled (e.g., by one or more DCIs), and if LBT operation has failed before the start of a first PUSCH transmission of the multiple PUSCH transmissions, an LBT type and cyclic prefix (CP) extension for a subsequent PUSCH transmission of the multiple PUSCH transmissions is determined. In some examples, the multiple PUSCH transmissions are consecutive PUSCH transmission. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a configuration for performing channel sensing. The configuration may include one or more parameters corresponding to a processing time associated with the channel sensing. The UE may adjust the processing time associated with the channel sensing based on the one or more parameters and a full duplex capability of the first UE. The UE may transmit, using a first set of resources, a sidelink message based on the adjusted processing time. In some examples, the UE may transmit a first data message associated with a first priority level and perform channel sensing for a second data message associated with a second priority level that is higher than the first priority level. The UE may drop the first data message, skip an interference cancellation, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A procedure and frame structure for Wi-Fi sensing is described. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method of sensing. Such the method includes sending, by an initiating station (STA) to a plurality of responder STAs, a sensing request comprising a sensing announcement frame indicating identifiers (ID) of the plurality of responder STAs. Such a method further includes receiving, by the initiating STA from the plurality of responder STAs, one or more responses based on the sensing request. In some embodiments, the announcement frame further indicates resource unit assignments for receiving acknowledgements from the plurality of responder STAs. In some embodiments, the method further includes receiving, by the initiating STA from the plurality of responder STAs, the acknowledgements indicating a willingness to participate in the sensing procedure.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal, and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a trigger frame including information on a channel to be used, by a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the wireless communication terminal, in communication with a base wireless communication terminal that is any one wireless communication terminal different from the plurality of wireless communication terminals.

Abstract: Methods for managing transmission resource conflicts, particularly for cellular networks utilised unlicensed resources. Mobile devices may be configured using higher layer signalling to respond to RTS signals if the transmission resources are available.

Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication of a UE determines to transmit data in a set of RBs to at least one other UE in at least one subframe. The at least one subframe includes a first subset of symbols configured for use for transmission collision avoidance signaling and a second subset of symbols configured for transmitting the data. The apparatus determines a subset of symbols of the first set of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe for transmitting at least one concatenated sequence. The apparatus transmits the at least one concatenated sequence in each symbol of the determined subset of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe to indicate that the data will be transmitted in the second set of symbols within the set of RBs of the at least one subframe.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor detects a first RF signal of the RF signals received by the transceiver from a first access point (AP), and determines whether an energy level for the first RF signal is above a energy level threshold. If so, the processor determines whether basic service set (BSS) color of the first RF signal is the same as BSS color of a second RF signal from a second AP. If not, the RF signal is coming from a different network. The processor calculates distance to the second AP, determines and configures receive sensitivity energy level threshold based on the calculated distance. If the energy level of the first RF signal is less than the receive sensitivity energy level threshold, the processor continues to receive RF signals from the second AP, and continue to reject RF signals from the interfering network.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for communication, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a first target frequency based on historical sensed information of a destination node; transmitting an RTS frame to the destination node at the first target frequency, where the destination node obtains first sensed information of the source node from the RTS frame, and determines a first optimal receiving frequency of the source node based on the first sensed information; receiving a CTS frame transmitted by the destination node at the first optimal receiving frequency; obtaining second sensed information of the destination node from the CTS frame; determining a second optimal receiving frequency of the destination node based on the second sensed information; transmitting a data frame to the destination node at the second optimal receiving frequency; and receiving an ACK frame transmitted by the destination node at the first optimal receiving frequency.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for physical random access channel (PRACH) in unlicensed spectrum may be provided. For example, a configuration may be provided to a user equipment, where the configuration is related to using short control signaling exemption (SCSe) in connection with the management of uplink PRACH transmissions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a random access control method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The method includes that a user equipment (UE) determines whether the random access process is successfully completed in response to receiving a bandwidth part switch command for a cell associated with a random access process during the random access process. Additionally, the UE stops the random access process in response to determining that the random access process is unsuccessfully completed. Furthermore, the UE switches a bandwidth part according to the bandwidth part switch command without continuing the random access process in the switched bandwidth part.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to a PRACH detection method, and the method includes: sequentially detecting frequency domain data of each beam in at least two groups of beams; obtaining frequency domain data of a frequency corresponding to a PRACH from frequency domain data of a currently detected beam; determining a time domain correlation peak of the PRACH based on the frequency domain data of the frequency corresponding to the PRACH; determining a first peak value based on the time domain correlation peak of the PRACH; and when the first peak value is greater than or equal to a first threshold, sending a random access response message to user equipment.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses to enable a user equipment (UE) and a base station to improve reception of a random access response (RAR) by the UE in an unlicensed spectrum. A network may define a procedure for calculating a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) specific to unlicensed spectrum based on an extended RAR window. The calculation procedure may allow UEs transmitting in the window to calculate a unique RA-RNTI and identify a RAR addressed to the UE using the unique RA-RNTI. Additionally, or alternatively, a base station may transmit a RAR including timing information associated with a corresponding random access request. Accordingly, a UE may receive the RAR and compare the timing information with its own random access request in order to determine whether the RAR is addressed to the UE. Additionally, a UE may monitor a secondary cell or a sub-band for the RAR.

Abstract: A method and device of random access are provided. The method may be applied to a base station. The base station may transmit a broadcast message to a user equipment (UE). The broadcast message may include physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration information and supplementary resource indication information. The PRACH configuration information may include first indication information for characterizing first physical resource and second indication information for characterizing a random access preamble sequence. The base station may obtain a location of a first reference synchronization broadcast block (SSB) synchronization signal according to the first physical resource corresponding to the PRACH configuration information. The base station may monitor, when the sending of the first reference SSB synchronization signal fails, the random access preamble sequence on the second physical resource corresponding to the supplementary resource indication information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided to use a value tag in conjunction with transmission and/or processing of system information in a wireless communication network, specifically in conjunction with second type system information or non-essential type system information. An access node may initiate broadcasting second type system information when the second type information content is updated, in order to avoid multiple on-demand delivery requests from wireless terminals. The access node may compress second type system information to be delivered by broadcast.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to adjust a random access message that is transmitted to a base station in an asynchronous uplink transmission. The UE may use a constrained mapping of time and frequency resources for the random access message or transmit all portions of the message in a continuous transmission. The UE may also adjust the timing of the portions of the message. The base station may use a portion of the message, such as a preamble, to perform channel estimation for another portion of the message, such as a payload, to improve decoding of the transmitted message. Additionally, the UE may configure a waveform of the message to improve the continuous transmission of the message, for example by reducing interference between portions of the message.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for managing random access for devices seeking access to dual connectivity. Both master nodes and secondary nodes in dual connectivity have 64 available preambles that can be used for random access. By reserving preambles for devices that are requesting access to dual connectivity, a radio access network can assign random access preambles to said devices, enabling them to use contention free random access to gain access to both a master node and a secondary node. In some aspects random access preambles will only be assigned to devices requesting access to dual connectivity if they have a sufficiently high priority level.

Abstract: A method of operating a first infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises transmitting radio signals to and/or receiving radio signals from a second of infrastructure equipment using frequency resources of a first of bandwidth parts, a first infrastructure equipment being connected to the second infrastructure equipment on a downlink of the first infrastructure equipment and configured to allocate uplink communications resources to the second infrastructure equipment, and transmitting radio signals to and/or receiving radio signals from a third of the infrastructure equipment using frequency resources of a second of bandwidth parts, the first infrastructure equipment being connected to the third infrastructure equipment on an uplink of the first infrastructure equipment and configured to receive allocated uplink communications resources from the third infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more configuration parameters indicating a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource for transmission of a message A (MsgA) payload of a contention-free two-step random-access procedure. The wireless device receives, from a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the wireless device, a request to reset a medium access control (MAC) layer of the wireless device. In response to the request and based on the configuration parameter indicating the PUSCH resource, the PUSCH resource for the MsgA transmission of the contention-free two-step random-access procedure is cleared.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for identifying a user in a radio access network (RAN), and a first node in the wireless communication system are provided. The method includes identifying a unique identifier of a UE, identifying a radio access network (RAN) UE identifier of the UE, and transmitting information related to a mapping relation between the RAN UE identifier and the unique identifier of the UE to a second node, based on the unique identifier of the UE.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and client devices that automatically initiate a wireless network connection (e.g., a pairing) with an auxiliary computing device based on recurring detection of a wireless broadcast signal from the auxiliary computing device. Upon detecting a wireless broadcast signal for an auxiliary computing device satisfying a signal-strength threshold at multiple times or locations, for example, the disclosed client devices can automatically initiate a wireless network connection (e.g., a pairing) with the auxiliary computing device. By automatically initiating a wireless connection with such an auxiliary computing device, the disclosed client devices obviate inefficient user interactions conventional computing devices use to establish a pairing, facilitate pairings with auxiliary computing devices for unsavvy technology users, and avoid unsecure wireless connections that may compromise data on the disclosed provider client devices.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating creating a mesh connectivity between network nodes in a hierarchical network. According an embodiment, a method comprising receiving a first condition, wherein the first condition indicates whether to setup a mesh connection with a first distributed unit node of a first node device. The method further comprising, in response to determining that the first condition indicates establishment of the mesh connection, facilitating establishing a peer-to-peer connection directly with the first distributed unit node of the first node device and a second distributed unit node of a second node device, wherein the first distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies and the second distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies.

Abstract: A method for associating a new gathering node in a distributed wireless communication network, each gathering node includes at least one access-point radio-frequency interface and/or a user node of a so-called gathering wireless network associated with the communication network, the method being performed by a management node of the network and including the steps of receiving a message which include information that a new gathering node is to be associated, sending a command activating a so-called association radio-frequency interface, receiving a message indicating that a new gathering node is associated with an existing gathering node, determining a first validation of association of the new gathering node, and, if the association is validated, then sending, to the new gathering node, information on parameterisings includes information necessary for an association of the new node with the gathering wireless network of the network.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide sponsored data to a user equipment in a mobile network environment. For example, techniques provided herein may provide for the ability to enhance sponsored data connectivity by enabling a mobile network to facilitate sponsorship of a network slice as part of sponsored data connectivity in which the network slice can provide traffic flow specific Service Level Agreement (SLA) connectivity and treatment. In one example, a method is provided that includes determining, via a first session of a user equipment (UE), that the UE seeks to access content in which financial sponsorship for accessing the content by the UE is to be provided by a sponsoring entity in which the first session involves a first network slice and enabling the UE to establish a second session to access the content in which the second session involves a second network slice.

Abstract: A communication system and method for supporting a plurality of vehicle-to-everything radio access technologies (V2X RATs) is provided. The communication system configured to support multiple V2X RATs transmits, using a first V2X RAT, an indication of its availability to support an interworking function between the plurality of V2X RATs. The communication system receives an instruction to provide the interworking function between different V2X RATs. The interworking function may be incorporated in a vehicle that is joined to a platoon configured to use a first V2X RAT, and provide the interworking function between the first and a second V2X RAT. The interworking function may be used to add further vehicles to the platoon that communicate using only the second V2X RAT.