Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing unicast sidelink access stratum level connection maintenance. A first wireless device and a second wireless device may establish a unicast sidelink wireless connection. One or both of the first wireless device and the second wireless device may perform access stratum level connection maintenance on the unicast sidelink wireless connection. This may include performing any or all of radio link monitoring, radio resource management, or physical layer based link quality detection. The access stratum and the non-access stratum of each device may also communicate with each other regarding either or both of link quality or link status of the unicast sidelink wireless connection.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method may include establishing a connection between the UE and a network node of a non-terrestrial network, identifying, based on a synchronization failure event and while the UE is in a connected mode in accordance with establishing the connection, that a location failure condition has occurred for the connection, and performing, at least in part in response to the location failure condition, one or more actions of a location failure recovery procedure to restore a synchronization associated with the connection.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for user plane path failure and recovery handling A method comprises detecting that a user plane path is failed; and monitoring the user plane path within a configurable period to determine whether the user plane path is recovered or not.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods performed by a central unit, CU, of a base station, for selecting a special cell, SpCell, to be used by a first distributed unit, DU, of the base station for serving a user equipment, UE. Such embodiments can include sending, to the first DU, a first request comprising an identity of a first cell, served by the first DU, as a preferred SpCell for the UE; and identities of one or more second cells served by the first DU. Such embodiments can also include receiving, from the first DU, a first response comprising a first indication that the first DU cannot configure the first cell as an SpCell for the UE, and a second indication that the first DU can configure zero or more third cells as an SpCell for the UE.

Abstract: Beam failure recovery with multiple cells is disclosed. A wireless receives configuration parameters indicating one or more first reference signals, on a first cell, as reference signals for a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure of a second cell. The wireless device triggers a beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure for the second cell. The wireless cancels the BFR procedure for the second cell based on a deactivation of the first cell.

Abstract: User equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a configuration of a reference signal for an RRC idle mode or an RRC inactive mode, determine the availability of the configured reference signal, and receive the reference signal in the RRC idle mode or the RRC inactive mode.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus that communicates with one or multiple base station apparatuses includes: a receiver configured to receive an RRC connection reconfiguration message including a DRB configuration from a base station apparatus of the one or multiple base station apparatuses; and a processing unit configured to associate an DRB that is established with an EPS bearer identity included in information of a DRB configuration in a case that information indicating that a full configuration is applied is included in the RRC connection reconfiguration message received by the receiver, a DRB identity included in the information of the DRB configuration is not present in a part of a current configuration of the terminal apparatus, and an LTE PDCP entity is established in the DRB that is established and has the DRB identity.

Abstract: A mobile wireless communication user equipment device (mobile device) logs an inactive duration indicative of a duration of time from receiving a release to inactive message to the transmission of a resume request. The release to inactive message placing the mobile device in an inactive state comprising connection to a network in a connection management connected (CM_Connected) state without a capability of transmitting or receiving user data between the mobile wireless communication device and the network. The resume request requesting transition to a connected state where the mobile device is capable of exchanging user data with the network.

Abstract: A wireless user device comprises at least one antenna, at least one processor, and memory storing instructions that cause the wireless user device to: receive first radio access network-based notification area (RNA) information, wherein the wireless user device is in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive mode; receive, from a base station, second RNA information different from the first RNA information, and an access barring threshold value, based on a difference between the first RNA information and the second RNA information and based on the access barring threshold value, determine that an RNA update indication is allowed, transmit, to the base station and based on determining that the RNA update indication is allowed, an RNA update indication message, receive an RNA update reject message responsive to the RNA update indication message, and after receiving the RNA update reject message and while a timer is running, start a cell reselection.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a channel detection indication method, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: obtaining at least two sets of configuration information, where the at least two sets of configuration information are related to monitoring a physical downlink control channel PDCCH; determining target configuration information from the at least two sets of configuration information; and monitoring the PDCCH based on the target configuration information.

Abstract: Provided are a terminal and a network node and method thereof for performing communication in a non-terrestrial network. The method includes receiving system information including reference round trip delay offset information of a non-terrestrial network cell, performing a random access procedure in the non-terrestrial network cell; receiving configuration information for performing communication using the non-terrestrial network cell, and controlling a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation on the basis of the configuration information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for connected discontinuous reception (CDRX), the configuration indicating a first condition associated with a first CDRX parameter and a second condition associated with a second CDRX parameter. The UE may transition to a CDRX cycle when the first condition and the second condition are satisfied prior to an expiration of a CDRX inactivity timer. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: An indication of a first energy detection threshold for a first clear channel assessment (CCA) can be received at a mobile device from a cell operating on an unlicensed carrier. The first energy detection threshold can be different than a second energy detection threshold for a second CCA at a network entity of the cell. A determination can be made as to whether the unlicensed carrier is occupied based upon the first CCA and the received first energy detection threshold. A data packet can be communicated between the mobile device and the cell when the unlicensed carrier is not otherwise occupied.

Abstract: A computer device generates a response to an emergency being reported by a plurality of sensor devices. The memory contains a sensor data engine and a determinant code calculator. The computer device determines the likelihood of an emergency based on received sensor data and, in some embodiments, answers received from an information provider. The sensor data engine receives external sensor data, determines data values associated with the external sensor data, and calculates an emergency likelihood based on the data values. The determinant code calculator generates a determinant code based on the calculated likelihood, and provides the code to an emergency responder system to generate an emergency dispatch response.

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for providing high priority access to one or more particular priority cells implemented by a base station of a radio access network (“RAN”) associated with a wireless telecommunications network. A first group of User Equipment (“UEs”) may be High Priority Access (“HPA”) UEs, and a second group of UEs may be non-HPA UEs. In response to triggering events, system broadcast messages and/or Radio Resource Control (“RRC”) release messages may be used to cause HPA UEs to connect to the priority cells, and may cause non-HPA UEs to connect to other (e.g., non-priority) cells implemented by the base station.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a processor and a memory configured to store a program for establishing a wireless connection with a terminal device. The processor establishes, in accordance with the program stored in the memory, the wireless connection with the terminal device upon request for the wireless connection from one of the wireless communication device and the terminal device. Upon establishment of the wireless connection with the terminal device, the processor queries the terminal device with which the wireless connection is established to check a state of an application program for causing the wireless communication device to execute a specific function. The processor maintains or cuts off the wireless connection with the terminal device based on a state of a response of the terminal device with respect to the query.

Abstract: In a multi-HSS domain, in which some HSSs support a custom route advance (RA) logic and others do not, a P-CSCF may receive a request for service from a UE associated with one of the HSSs, and send the request to an assigned S-CSCF (S-CSCF1) associated with the UE. Upon failing to receive a response from the S-CSCF1 within a preset time period, the P-CSCF may send the request to the I-CSCF. Based on information included in the request, the I-CSCF may discover an address of a second S-CSCF (S-CSCF2) from the associated HSS and sending the request to the S-CSCF2 based on the discovered address of the S-CSCF2, or send a message indicative of the requested service being unavailable to the P-CSCF.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable mediums may provide receiving, at a request to establish an access and mobility (AM) policy control association in relation to an establishment of a data session requested by a user associated with a user equipment (UE) device; generating a query to a network device via a network interface, for AM policy control data and for at least one of UE policy control data or session management (SM) policy control data; receiving the AM policy control data and the at least one of the UE policy control data or the SM policy control data from the network device, creating the AM policy control association based on the received AM policy control data; and storing the at least one of the UE policy control data or the SM policy control data.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, registering a mobile device with a mobile communication network as a roaming network, the roaming network communicating with a home network associated with the mobile device to complete the registering, initiating access to a service on the roaming network, retrieving information about access permission status of the service for the mobile device on the roaming network; responsive to the information about access permission status of the service having a value that corresponds to denial of the service on the roaming network because the service is not approved for operation on the roaming network, providing an indication to a user of the mobile device that the service is not available, and suspending further access to the service on the roaming network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A central server for communicating with a user equipment and a cellular network is provided. The server is configured to exchange with the cellular network information relating to at least one preconfigured qualifier assigned to the user equipment and assigned to the central server. The server receives a payload item from the cellular network transmitted by the user equipment to said cellular network by means of an authentication failure message for authenticating a user equipment at a cellular network during an attach comprising the payload item, instead of receiving a SMS or establishing an IP connection with the user equipment. The payload item can result from a latest measurement data of user equipment regularly transmitting data to said central server and/or a sensor connectively coupled to the user equipment when operating as an Internet of Things (IoT) smart-metering device.

Abstract: An example network information aggregator is disclosed. The network information aggregator includes a network interface, a memory, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to receive a machine learning model trained using initialization data from a model creation device. The processing circuitry is also to generate a device steering rule to steer a client device from a first radio to a second radio using the machine learning model. The processing circuitry is also to send a steer command to the first radio.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: operating in a Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) mode or a Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) mode in which a first subscriber identity module (SIM) is designated as a default data subscription (DDS); determining a recommendation to change the DDS from the first SIM to a second SIM at a modem, informing a user of the recommendation to change the DDS; changing the DDS in response to, at least in part, the recommendation an input from the user; updating a first state variable to indicate a state of the DDS; and routing internet data to the second SIM.

Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a network device, a registration request that comprises a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) associated with a particular user equipment (UE) device. The network device determines whether the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access; and retrieves a scheme authorization parameter for the UE device when it is determined that the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access. The scheme authorization parameter indicates whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme access to a service provider network. The network device determines whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access based on the retrieved scheme authorization parameter and performs processing associated with null-scheme network access when it is determined that the particular UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access.

Abstract: A method for provisioning a communication device with an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile. The method includes releasing a first eSIM profile by an eSIM management server hosting a plurality of unallocated eSIM profiles, and registering the release of the first eSIM profile by a discovery server. The method additionally includes requesting at least some of the information related to the release of the first eSIM profile from the discovery server, wherein the request includes an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) of the communication device, and retrieving an address of the eSIM management server by the discovery server based on the IMEI. The method further includes providing the address to a local provisioning assistant (LPA) of the communication device by the discovery server, and provisioning the communication device with the first eSIM profile from the eSIM management server by the LPA of the communication device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE), the UE provides information related to multiple Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIM) of the UE to a first network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may identify one or more parameters indicating a mobility of a served node relative to a serving node. The wireless node may classify the served node within a category, among a plurality of categories, based at least in part on the one or more parameters. In some aspects, the plurality of categories may include at least a first category for served nodes that have a low mobility relative to the serving node and a second category for served nodes that have a high mobility relative to the serving node. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and an electronic device for installing a subscriber profile. The method includes obtaining network operator-related information. The method also includes identifying whether download of an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile is allowed based on the network operator-related information. The method further includes downloading the eSIM profile when download of the eSIM profile is allowed.

Abstract: A mobility management method and apparatus are provided, to flexibly switch a forwarding path, and ensure service continuity in a movement process of a terminal device. The method includes: A control plane network element determines a changed media access control address MAC address of a first terminal device after the first terminal device moves. Then, the control plane network element determines at least one second terminal device that belongs to a same terminal device group as the first terminal device, where the first terminal device is a terminal device whose address changes after the movement, and the at least one second terminal device is a terminal device other than the first terminal device in the terminal device group. Finally, the control plane network element notifies the first terminal device and the at least one second terminal device to update to the changed MAC address of the first terminal device.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for performing operations in a distributed computing environment comprising a plurality of computing devices implementing a Kubernetes environment. An indication is received of one or more custom resources of the Kubernetes environment. The custom resources are grouped into a commit set. The commit set is defined as an atomic unit which either succeeds or fails atomically. It is determined that at least one of the custom resources has failed to complete. In response to the determination, the custom resources of the commit set are reverted to a previous consistent state.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, including receiving, from a base station, at least one parameter for a search space, monitoring, on the search space, downlink control information (DCI) related with power saving, the search space being identified based on the at least one parameter, and the DCI including a wake up signal indicating whether to monitor a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a bandwidth part (BWP) indication related with the wake up signal, and performing a PDCCH monitoring based on the wake up signal and the BWP indication included in the DCI.

Abstract: A method of enhancing IP packet forwarding feature support after interworking is proposed. When a PDU session in 5GS is transferred to a PDN connection in EPS, the UE shall assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from 5GS to EPS. When a PDN connection is established in EPS, the network indicated that the feature is not supported, and the network provided 5GSM parameters for ESM/5GSM interworking for this PDN connection, then UE shall assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from EPS to 5GS, the UE shall also assume the feature is supported after inter-system change from 5GS back to EPS. The IP packet forwarding features include PS data off and local IP address in TFT.

Abstract: A network switching method includes transmitting, by an electronic device, data using a wireless local area network, when a data transmission delay of the wireless local area network is greater than a first threshold, switching, by the electronic device, to transmitting data using both the wireless local area network and a mobile network, and when the electronic device transmits data using both the wireless local area network and the mobile network, if the data transmission delay of the wireless local area network is greater than a second threshold, switching, by the electronic device, to transmitting data using the mobile network, where the first threshold is less than the second threshold.

Abstract: A multi-member Bluetooth device for communicating data with a remote Bluetooth device is disclosed including: a main Bluetooth circuit and an auxiliary Bluetooth circuit. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at a relay mode, the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device and forwards the received packets to the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit; the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit does not sniff packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device, but will switch to a sniffing mode if a signal reception quality indicator of the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit is superior to a predetermined indicator value. In the period during which the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit operates at the sniffing mode, the auxiliary Bluetooth circuit sniffs packets issued from the remote Bluetooth device and the main Bluetooth circuit receives packets transmitted from the remote Bluetooth device.

Abstract: A first data plane is established between a user equipment device and a gateway device, wherein the user equipment device comprises a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) user equipment device, and wherein the first data plane comprises a 3GPP data plane. A second data plane is established between the gateway device and an anchor device, wherein the second data plane comprises a Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (PMIPv6) data plane. Mobility management is performed for the user equipment device via communications between the gateway device and the anchor device.

Abstract: A first data center includes a first virtual network that provides a communication service in cooperation with at least a part of a communication facility of a first communication operator and a first communication unit that is operable to communicate with a second data center. The second data center includes a second virtual network that provides a communication service in cooperation with at least a part of a communication facility of a second communication operator and a second communication unit that is operable to communicate with the first data center. The first communication unit is operable to transmit to the second communication unit, communication data to be transmitted from a first terminal connecting to the first virtual network via a communication facility of the first communication operator to a second terminal connecting via a communication facility of the second communication operator to the second virtual network.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a system for heating a bulk medium includes two or more electrodes spaced apart from one another and coupled to the bulk medium; and a power control system coupled to the electrodes, the power control system configured to heat the bulk medium by shaping a density of the current along a current path between the electrodes, thereby, producing an effective resistance along the current path in the bulk medium that is greater than the resistance of the bulk medium to a DC current, in which the power control system shapes the density of the current within a depth of the bulk medium by tuning a skin-depth of the current, and in which the power control system shapes the density of the current in a direction across the current path by the power control system by tuning a proximity effect of the current.

Abstract: A method for producing a high-temperature includes forming a dimensionally stable green body of the high-temperature component from a matrix material and pyrolizing the matrix material. A material mixture of the matrix material with a carbon material is used to form the high-temperature component, and a thermoplastic is used as the matrix material. The green body is formed by additive manufacturing.

Abstract: A conductive ink may comprise a high temperature thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and a plurality of conductive particles disposed in the high temperature TPU. The plurality of conductive particles may comprise between 60% and 95% of the conductive ink by weight. The high temperature TPU may include a melting point between 120° C. and 200° C. The conductive ink may be used for external heated composite structures, such as rotor blades, fixed wings, faring, engine lip electrothermal ice protection, or the like. The conductive ink may have enhanced mechanical fatigue resistance.

Abstract: An electrical tubular heating element is disclosed with a tubular metal sheath, in whose interior at least one electrical heating element, which is constructed as a resistive wire, arranged electrically insulated from the tubular metal sheath at least in sections, in which the electrical heating element has a base body, which consists of one or more sections of the electrical heating element each with essentially constant cross section, and two end sections and that at least one end section of at least one of the electrical heating elements is subjected to a shape-changing process, so that the cross section of the end section is reduced at least in sub-areas of the end section in comparison to the cross section in each section of the base body. A method for manufacturing such an electrical tubular heating element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method to retrofit a transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, such as a vehicle windshield, with a transparent window having an electric heating device. The method includes (i) removing from the vehicle the transparent window which does not comprise an electric heating device, (ii) installing a transparent window, provided with an electric heating device, such as a heating layer, and at least one temperature sensor, to obtain a retrofitted heating transparent window, (iii) connecting the electric heating device to a voltage supply device such that by applying a heating voltage to the transparent window, and (iv) connecting a remote control device with the at least one temperature sensor and the voltage supply device.

Abstract: A pane has an electrical connection element and connection cable including a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, wherein the connection cable has, on its lower face facing the substrate, a contact region, in which a conductor track of the connection cable is connected to the region of the electrically conductive structure, the connection element is rigid and has a first flat region for contacting the connection cable, the connection element with the conductor track of the connection cable on an upper face of the connection cable facing away from the substrate is electrically conductively connected to the connection cable via a weld region, the contact region of the connection cable and the first flat region of the connection element are arranged one above the other such that the flat region of the connection element is provided for transferring heat to the soldering compound.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first light source, a second light source and a driver. The first light source has multiple first LED modules. The second light source has multiple second LED modules. The driver controls the first light source and the second light source to generate an output light of a required mixed color temperature. The driver selects a first subset of the multiple first LED modules and a second subset of the multiple second LED modules to generate a first output light with a first color temperature. The driver selects a third subset of the multiple first LED modules and a fourth subset of the multiple second LED modules to generate a second output light with a second color temperature. The first subset is not equal to the third subset. The second subset is not equal to the fourth subset.

Abstract: A lighting device capable of generating warm or neutral white light using blue light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”), red LEDs, and/or luminescent material that responds to blue LED emission is disclosed. The lighting device includes multiple first solid-state light-emitting structures (“SLSs”), second SLSs, and balancing resistor element. The first SLS such as a string of blue LED dies connected in series is able to convert electrical energy to blue optical light, which is partially turned into longer wavelength emission by the luminescent material. The second SLS such as a red LED die is configured to convert electrical energy to red optical light, wherein the second SLSs are connected in series. While the first SLSs and second SLSs are coupled in parallel, the balancing resistor element provides load balance for current redistribution between the first and second SLSs in response to fluctuation of operating temperature.

Abstract: An LED driver for an LED lamp, which also comprises an LED load. The LED driver is adapted to connect to an input source at a first and second terminal. The LED driver comprises a switching arrangement configured to enable a controller to control at least a magnitude and phase of the voltage between the first and second terminals. The phase of the voltage between the first and second terminals may be defined to control an amount of power that flows from the input source to power the LED lamp.

Abstract: An LED power supply (100) configured to detect a characteristic of an input signal, includes a Buck power factor control circuit (D1, U1, Q1, D2, L1, C1) being configured to receive an input signal, the input signal (VAC) being referenced to a power ground, and to output an output signal, the output signal (Vout) being referenced to an output ground, wherein the output ground is level shifted with respect to the power ground; and a controller (106) configured to output an LED drive signal, the controller referenced to the output ground, wherein the controller is configured to determine the characteristic of the input signal according to a switching time of the Buck power factor control circuit, the switching time of the Buck power factor control circuit being determined by the controller according to a switching signal referenced to the output ground.

Abstract: There is provided a rear sign lamp capable of enhancing safety. An LED string (502) includes four LEDs (504_1 to 504_4) connected in series. An LED driver circuit (610) receives a battery voltage (VIN) and supplies a drive current (ILED) stabilized at a target current (IREF) to the LED string (502). A bypass circuit (620) is provided in parallel with a bypassed portion (503) including two adjacent LEDs (504_3 and 504_4) of the LED string (502), and sinks a bypass current (IBYPASS) according to a battery voltage (VIN).

Abstract: A device for reducing jitter of light source in low brightness by a vibration suppression module includes an LED light source, an inductor L, a current control module, a switch K1, a signal control module, a current acquisition module, and the vibration suppression module. The present invention can eliminate a current ripple in a rising process of a current in the LED light source, as well as suppressing current oscillations generated when the current changes suddenly, the current on the LED light source thus can rise steadily, the LED light source can be steadily brightened in a brightness adjusting process of a dark part, and a phenomenon of light flicker and jitter caused by the current oscillation and the current ripple is avoided.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses A lamp controller, comprising a DC power supply and a switch unit, wherein an output end of the DC power supply is electrically connected to the switch unit, the switch unit comprises a first switch set, a second switch set and a control module for controlling the first switch set and the second switch set to be turned on alternately, an output end of the control module is electrically connected to the first switch set, and the output end of the control module forms a second set of switch circuit after being electrically connected to the second switch set; and the lamp controller further comprises a control unit, which is electrically connected to the switch unit; the switch unit further comprises: a first toggle switch.

Abstract: Systems and methods for an interactive modular lighting system are described. The lighting systems enable users to dynamically build a luminaire through a modular joining of individual light-emitting units, however such that risk of electrical failure is automatically prevented through a dynamic computation of electrical circuit properties and dynamic configuration of components. Additionally, lighting systems with granular and configurable touch sensing are described, wherein a user's interaction with the lighting system can be coupled to actuation of properties of the lighting system or of properties of other devices in communication with the lighting system. Illustrative embodiments of applications of said lighting systems in smart home and gaming are provided.