Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for receive (Rx) beam selection are described herein. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive, from a base station (BS), configuration information for joint communication and sensing (JCS) reference signals. The configuration information may include resources for reference signal transmission and resources for measurement reporting. The WTRU may be further configured to receive, from the BS, an indication to activate a subset of the resources for JCS reference signal transmission. The WTRU may be further configured to transmit, a plurality of JCS reference signals using the activated subset of resources for reference signal transmission. The WTRU may be further configured to measure, via a plurality of Rx beams, a backscatter power associated with each of the transmitted plurality of JCS reference signals. The WTRU may be further configured to calculate beam blockage statistics based on the measured backscatter power.

Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a method for operating a UE in a wireless communication system. Herein, the method may include: transmitting, by a first UE, information necessary for beam pattern determination to a base station; receiving, from a base station, candidate beam pattern information determined based on the information necessary for beam pattern determination; receiving, from the base station, beam pattern information that the base station determined based on a measurement result for candidate beams, which are sequentially transmitted according to the candidate beam pattern information; and performing uplink transmission based on the determined beam pattern information, wherein the measurement result may include residual self-interference (SI) information measured for each of the candidate beams, which the first UE transmits, and cross link interference (CLI) information that a second UE measures for the each of the candidate beams transmitted from the first UE.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of allocating a resource in a virtualized radio access network, wherein the virtualized radio access network includes a first virtual machine delivering a first service type and a second virtual machine delivering a second service type.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing both wireless communications and wireless sensing in combination are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the system includes a base station (BS) including each of at least one antenna device including a first antenna device and at least one control unit. The control unit includes an input port coupled at least indirectly to the first antenna device, an output port, and a controllable circuit including each of a spillover cancellation circuit and a bypass circuit. The BS is configured to operate in each of a communication mode and a sensing mode. When the BS operates in the sensing mode, the spillover cancellation circuit of the controllable circuit is enabled and performs spillover cancellation. When the BS operates in a communication mode, the bypass circuit operates so that the spillover cancellation circuit is bypassed or otherwise does not affect how the output signal is generated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing services are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving data having a first format and transmitting the data to a first device. The method may also comprise detecting a second device, automatically recognizing a supported second format of the detected second device, converting the data to the second format, and transmitting the converted data to the second device via wireless communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a signal transmission method and a signal transmission device. The signal transmission method includes: transmitting a first reference signal, the first reference signal indicating that the first network device is subjected to remote interference; and receiving a second reference signal, the second reference signal indicating that there is the remote interference and/or atmospheric ducting phenomenon.

Abstract: A method and device for performing beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may include: based on a beam failure being detected for at least one of two beam failure detection (BFD)-reference signal (RS) sets configured for at least one serving cell among a plurality of serving cells, triggering at least one beam failure recovery (BFR) procedure for the at least one of the two BFD-RS sets; based on the at least one BFR being triggered and not cancelled for a first secondary cell (SCell) among the at least one serving cell, generating an enhanced BFR media access control (MAC)-control element (CE) based on at least one available uplink-shared channel (UL-SCH) resource; and transmitting, to a base station, the enhanced BFR MAC-CE.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for congestion control in a wireless communications system. Some embodiments including receiving a plurality of zone configurations, receiving, for each of the plurality of zone configurations, a channel busy ration (CBR) threshold and a mapping of zone identities (IDs) to resource pools; and measuring a CBR of a resource pool with which the WTRU is currently configured. If the measured CBR meets a CBR threshold of a first zone configuration of the plurality, the WTRU is configured with the first zone configuration, with a zone ID based on the first zone configuration and apposition of the WTRU, and with a resource pool base on the mapping and configured zone ID.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive a processing request from a mobile terminal via any of plural wireless access points; accumulate and store an actual reception speed of a processing request from a mobile terminal via a wireless access point and identification information of the wireless access point via which the mobile terminal has transmitted the processing request, associatively in an actual reception speed database; on the basis of the actual reception speed database, calculate a representative actual reception speed which is a representative value of one or more actual reception speeds for each wireless access point; and report the representative actual reception speed of each wireless access point to a user who is about to use a mobile terminal to transmit a processing request to the information processing apparatus via a wireless access point.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device may monitor for a set of reference signals from a second device using a set of directional beams. The first device may perform measurements on the received reference signals and select a subset of directional beams from the set of directional beams based on the performed measurements. Each directional beam may be associated with a set of beamforming weights. The first device may communicate with the second device using a dynamic set of beamforming weights. The first device may form the dynamic set of beamforming weights using a combination of beamforming weights from each set of beamforming weights associated with the subset of directional beams. The dynamic set of beamforming weights may be different from each set of beamforming weights associated with the subset of directional beams.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application relate to a cell measurement method, a terminal device, and a network device, and can ensure the effective execution of cell measurement. The cell measurement method comprises: a terminal device acquires a target start time of a synchronisation block measurement timing configuration SMTC for a cell list and/or a target start time of the measurement interval; and, on the basis of the target start time of the SMTC and/or the target start time of the measurement interval, the terminal device measures at least one cell in the cell list.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) aggregation across monitoring occasions. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes determining a policy for monitoring one or more physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs), wherein the policy allows for mapping control channel elements (CCEs) of a single PDCCH candidate across multiple PDCCH monitoring occasions; and monitoring for signals from a network entity via the one or more PDCCHs according to the determined policy.

Abstract: In an example computer-implemented method, a management module receives measurement data from one or more first network modules of a wireless communications network. The measurement data pertains to at least one of establishing one or more communications sessions on the wireless communications network by the one or more first network modules, or modifying one or more communications sessions on the wireless communications network by the one or more first network modules. The management module generates one or more performance metrics based on the measurement data, and transmits the one or more performance metrics to one or more second network modules of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method for radio link monitoring, a terminal, a base station, and a storage medium are provided. The method for radio link monitoring includes: in sidelink communication, performing a radio link monitoring (RLM) measurement on a radio link between terminals to monitor radio link quality between the terminals. With the embodiments of this application, the radio link quality in the sidelink communication can be monitored.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for addressing relation round trip time (RTT) positioning and timing advance (TA) command with user equipment (UE) receive-transmit (Rx-Tx) measurement reporting in wireless network such as in new radio (NR).

Abstract: Methods performed by wireless device for filtering relevant early measurement results are provided. Operations of such methods include obtaining multiple idle/inactive measurement results while the wireless device is in an idle/inactive state and transitioning from the idle/inactive state to an active state. Operations may include, responsive to transitioning from the idle/inactive state to the active state, selecting a subset of the idle/inactive measurement results based on capabilities of frequencies associated with idle/inactive measurement results to be used by the wireless device. Operations may further include transmitting the subset of the idle/inactive measurement results to a network node in a wireless communication network.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus are provided to improve an immersive experience of a user. The method includes: a terminal apparatus receives information from a network device, where the information indicates an air interface status or indicates an amount of data stored by the network device, the terminal apparatus receives data from the network device and processes the data based on the air interface status or the amount of data stored by the network device.

Abstract: Wireless devices may receive channel state information (CSI) measurement resources for a plurality of cells, including cells of a first transmission point and cells of a second transmission point. The wireless device may measure CSI for each cell, and may quantize the measured CSI jointly across the cells. The wireless device may send the jointly quantized CSI to a base station, and the jointly quantized CSI may be used in communications via the first transmission point and the second transmission point.

Abstract: A network node in a Wireless Communication Network (WNC) bridge receives scheduling information from a Central Network Controller (CNC). The network node calculates the RAN assistance information based on the scheduling information. The network node forwards the RAN assistance information towards a RAN scheduler that schedules RAN traffic passing through the WCN bridge.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for communication in an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) system with buffer status report (BSR) are disclosed. The apparatus include a receiver that receives a BSR indicating that data is expected to be received; a processor that calculates a first type of buffer size based on the received BSR indicating that data is expected to be received and/or a second type of buffer size based on data presently stored in a buffer; and a transmitter that transmits a buffer status comprising the first type of buffer size and/or the second type of buffer size.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A station (STA) may receive a first signal including an indication of a set of frequency channels for a set of target wake time (TWT) sessions that recur according to a service interval. In some examples, the first signal may indicate a respective frequency channel of the set of frequency channels for each TWT session of the set of target wake time sessions. Each TWT session of the set of TWT sessions may have an associated service period that the STA may be in an awake state. The STA may switch, for the first TWT session, from the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel. In some examples, based on the switching, the STA may communicate a signal during a service period associated with the first TWT session over the second frequency channel.

Abstract: In a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, a transmission station (STA) may transmit a PPDU including a first data field and a second data field to a reception STA, and the second data field may be generated by duplicating the first data field. The PPDU may include information indicating that the first data and the second data are the same data.

Abstract: A method includes generating a first aggregated physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) including a first null data packet (NDP) based on an extremely high throughput (EHT) protocol standard and a second NDP based on an EHT+ protocol standard, which is a next generation of the EHT protocol standard, and transmitting the first aggregated PPDU to a second apparatus in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. Each of the first NDP and the second NDP has a same duration, and the first NDP is transmitted in a first band and the second NDP is transmitted in a second band that is different from the first band.

Abstract: This control device for performing channel allocation for terminals which support a first radio system and which belong to a first network is provided with: a receiving unit which acquires a classification result obtained by classifying interference detected in each of channels to first interference from a radio device which supports the first radio system and which belongs to the first network, and second interference different from the first interference; and a control unit which, on the basis of the sum of an unmanaged traffic amount of each of the channels, determined on the basis of the amount of interference of the second interference, and a managed traffic amount distributed to each terminal, determines the managed traffic amount for each channel, and which determines the number of terminals to be allocated to each of the channels on the basis of the managed traffic amount.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit first information to designate a first bandwidth narrower than a maximum available bandwidth extended based on a predetermined channel, and transmit second information to designate a plurality of channels including at least one channel different from a channel used in the first bandwidth among a plurality of channels in the maximum bandwidth: and controlling circuitry configured to control the transmitter.

Abstract: Logic to generate an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a medium access control (MAC) management frame. the MAC management frame comprising a QoS management field. the QoS management field comprising at least one bit value to indicate quality of service (QoS) management capability associated with links associated with more than one frequency bands. Logic to cause the transmission of the EHT PPDU. And logic to receive and decode the EHT PPDU.

Abstract: A disclosure of this specification provides a method for performance measurement of SDF (service data flow), performed by SMF (Session Management Function), the device comprising: receiving a QoS (Quality of Service) rule from a SMF (Session Management Function); performing measurement of performance of a target QoS flow for the SDF, with a UPF (User Plane Function), wherein based on a reflective QoS being not used for the SDF, the QoS rule includes downlink QoS information on the target QoS flow, wherein the target QoS flow is a QoS flow used by the UE to receive a downlink packet for the SDF.

Abstract: A history information recording method, including obtaining, by a current secondary node, information about a history cell that a terminal device visits, where the information about the history cell comprises at least one of stay time of the terminal device in the history or moving speed information of the terminal device in the history cell, and performing, by the current secondary node, handover preparation based on the information about the history cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for adding or changing a cell, and a device for performing same.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose UE based implementations to manage voice/video over new radio (VoNR)/EPSFB calls. In an embodiment, there can be a zero CQI reporting for indicating a signal deterioration during the VoNR call. In an embodiment, at least one of a Wi-Fi network or a dual SIM dual standby (DSDS) feature, a UE initiated fallback procedure and an internet bearer can be used for continuing the VoNR call. Various embodiments may reduce the call failures and manage calls on VoNR/5G which can be useful to the UE in volatile signal conditions.

Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to optimizing a non-3GPP untrusted Wi-Fi to 5G system handover followed by Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback, more specifically, to delaying removal of the Wi-Fi session resources and creating a voice flow as part of the EPS fallback.

Abstract: A method for supporting non-public network (NPN), by a first central unit (CU) of a first base station, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a first distributed unit (DU) of the first base station, an F1 setup request comprising at least one of a first closed access network (CAG) identifier list or a first network identifier (NID) list, transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), an NG setup request comprising at least one of the first CAG identifier list or the first NID list, receiving, from the AMF, an NG setup response, and transmitting, to the first DU, an F1 setup response.

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for security enhancement with respect to reselection of relay user equipment.

Abstract: One or more methods for enhancing inter-node handover (HO) signaling for conditional HO (CHO). At least one of the methods include: providing a message that comprises indications of a plurality of potential target cell identifiers that are applicable to a CHO operation; and performing a CHO operation based on the message.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method, device and computer readable medium for reporting the failure of the conditional handover (CHO) attempt. The method comprises obtaining configuration information about candidate cells for conditional handover of the terminal device. The method further comprises initiating at least one conditional handover attempt to the at least one candidate cell. The method also comprises in response to determining that in response to that at least one conditional handover attempt to the at least one candidate cell in a conditional handover procedure is failed, storing failure information of the at least one conditional handover attempt. In this way, a new mechanism of the failure reporting may be achieved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting failure information and a communications device. The method includes: in a case that failure has occurred on first connection(s) in a dual active protocol stack DAPS mobility procedure, transmitting failure information of at least one of the first connection(s), where the first connection(s) include at least one of the following: a source connection between a terminal and a source cell and a target connection between the terminal and a target cell.

Abstract: In a case where a frequency band in which a wireless network 101 is established by a communication device (102) is switched from a 6 GHz band to another frequency band, the communication device (102) generates a management frame complying with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 series standards including Robust Security Network Element (RSNE) including a value “1” in a Management Frame Protection Capable (MFPC) field and a value “0” in a Management Frame Protection Required (MFPR) field, and transmits the generated management frame.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for uplink switching for enhanced mobility. In some aspects, this disclosure provides techniques for potentially reducing or eliminating service interruptions experienced during a handover from a source cell to a target cell. Additionally, this disclosure provides techniques for potentially simplifying or improving uplink communications while a UE is connected to both the source cell and the target cell during the handover. This disclosure further provides techniques for potentially reducing UE power consumption or improving uplink resource utilization during a handover from a source cell to a target cell while a UE is connected to both the source cell and the target cell during the handover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems such as LTE systems. The present invention of the present disclosure pertains to a method for handing over a terminal in a wireless communication system, wherein the method is characterized by: receiving handover control reference information from a base station; determining whether to perform a handover on the basis of the handover control reference information and wireless signal information acquired through the measurement of a wireless signal; and transmitting a handover request message to the base station when it is determined that handover is to be performed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cell camping method, a related device, and a storage medium. The cell camping method includes: determining, by a network device, a cell where a terminal is camping and a corresponding camping state, the terminal being a terminal that supports a Non-Standalone networking (NSA) function; and transmitting a first indication to the terminal when the terminal is camping on a first cell and is in an idle state, the first indication indicating to the terminal that a reselection priority of the first cell is a first priority. The first priority is higher than or equal to a second priority, the second priority is a reselection priority of a second cell, and the first cell is an NSA anchor cell.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for signal offloading in an mmWave environment (e.g., in the event of high fading). The methods and systems include one or more mmWave nodes that are each configured to wirelessly communicate with a user device in a geographic service area and a Wi-Fi access point configured to wirelessly communicate with the user device. The methods and systems determine that fading or loading of an mmWave signal transmitted by one of the one or more mmWave nodes is above a threshold. In response to the fading or loading being above the threshold, the methods and systems redirect a control signal of the user device through the Wi-Fi access point to the one or more mmWave nodes, such that the user device maintains a dual connection with the Wi-Fi access point via the control signal and the mm Wave node.

Abstract: A communication device, which is capable of communicating through a first communication line and a second communication line different from one another, includes one or more processors configured to: communicate through the first communication line in a keeping state of data to be communicated; in a case where the second communication line is unavailable, limit a communication of the data through the first communication line corresponding to a movement of the communication device; and in response to the second communication line becoming available, communicate the data through the second communication line.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a user equipment, configuration information indicating zone area information, wherein the zone area information indicates at least one geographic zone; and determining, at the user equipment, that a Global Position System (GPS) function is denied.

Abstract: A location and product based task reminder is provided to p rompt a user's mobile handset a product based task reminder based upon proximity of the user's mobile handset relative to a task facilitation location. A task reminder system is provide in which reminders are based upon proximity of the user's mobile handset relative to a task facilitation location.

Abstract: Described is a method for guiding a user for positioning a first RFID-enabled device relative to a second RFID-enabled device for allowing a robust RFID communication between the two RFID-enabled devices.

Abstract: A method of determining a physical location for an address. The method includes receiving from a first global positioning system on a vehicle a first set of global positioning data indicative of a vehicle location. The method may also receive from a second global positioning system on a portable electronic device a second set of global positioning data indicative of a portable electronic device location. The method may also receive a set of location metadata associated with a picture. The method determines a residence location from the first set of global positioning data, the second set of global positioning data, or the set of location metadata. The method then associates the physical location to the address.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and device for wireless communications, comprising receiving a first signaling, the first signaling being used to indicate a first ID set of a first service, the first service being a non-unicast service, and the first ID set comprising a plurality of IDs; determining a target ID; and applying the target ID to receive the target data set; wherein the first service comprises K data sets, the target data set is one of the K data sets, K being a positive integer greater than 1; the first ID set comprises K IDs, and the target ID is one of the K IDs in the first ID set. The application receives a target data set by receiving a first signaling and determining a target ID, which helps to improve efficiency and save power.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for processing uplink broadcast or multicast (“broadcast/multicast”) packets from a user equipment (UE) and distributing the broadcast/multicast packets to other UEs in a network. In some aspects, a UE may receive, from a base station, a downlink packet comprising broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) Ethernet data for a protocol data unit (PDU) session of the UE with a data network (DN) associated with the base station, determining whether the downlink packet corresponds to an uplink packet previously transmitted to the base station by the UE, discarding the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE previously transmitted the corresponding uplink packet comprising the broadcast/multicast Ethernet data for the PDU session to the base station, and processing the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE did not previously transmit the corresponding uplink packet.

Abstract: A communications system and method for managing a transmission of a given communication by a given communication device to one or more group members of one or more groups over a communications network is provided. The communications system comprises processing circuitry configured to: obtain event information regarding one or more events that are captured at the given communication device, the events not including activation of the given communication device by the user of the given communication device to transmit the given communication; and perform one or more actions based on the event information, automatically and without involvement of the user of the given communication device, in response to the user activating the given communication device to transmit the given communication.

Abstract: A road side unit (RSU) device for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service can transmit, to a V2X server, a message for configuring an RSU subscription area for a V2X service; receive, from the V2X server, at least one first V2X message published by at least one first V2X device associated with the RSU subscription area; and transmit, to a second V2X device within an RSU management area managed by the RSU device, a second V2X message based on the at least one received first V2X message.