Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for sending beam recovery information, and a beam detection method and apparatus. The method for sending beam recovery information includes sending first beam recovery information, detecting downlink control information, and sending second beam recovery information according to a control information transmission configuration corresponding to the detected downlink control information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to perform multi-band link aggregation in a wireless network are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a buffer controller to store (A) a first set of data packets that have been received on a first interface and (B) a second set of data packets that have been received on a second interface into a buffer, the first and second sets of data packets being received from a wireless device during a same time frame; and a window determiner to control a first bitmap corresponding to the first set of data packets received on the first interface and a second bitmap corresponding to the second set of data packets received on the second interface, a first size of the first bitmap and a second size of the second bitmap being smaller than a third size of the buffer.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for allowing a Third-Party (TP) User Equipment (UE) to use a base station/access point (BS/AP), such as a 4G eNodeB (eNB) or a 5G gNodeB (gNB) of a private network, such as an enterprise network to access components of a network core, such as an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) in the TP network while also having access to features provided by or through components of an EPC within the private network.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for submitting feedback for an entity to a blockchain is disclosed. The method, which is implemented at one of a plurality of participating nodes, includes: obtaining a first key, the first key being one of a fixed set of keys distributed to participating nodes that are eligible to submit feedback for the entity; generating first feedback (rj) of the entity for submission to the blockchain; encrypting the first feedback (rj) using at least the first key; and submitting the encrypted first feedback to a mixing service, the mixing service being configured to generate a mixed transaction based on the encrypted first feedback and at least one other encrypted feedback submission from one or more eligible participating nodes.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a new short beacon frame format and its operation with full beacon frame transmissions for wireless communications devices. Many embodiments comprise a medium access control (MAC) sublayer logic to build frames comprising the short beacon frame for a first communications device. In some embodiments, the MAC sublayer may determine a frame control field comprising a type field indicative of an extension frame and a subtype indicative of a short beacon. In further embodiments, the frame control field may comprise a service set identifier (SSID) control field, and a reserved field. Some embodiments may store the short beacon frame or frame format in memory, in logic, or in another manner that facilitates transmission of the short beacon frames. Some embodiments may receive and detect communications with the short beacon frames. Further embodiments may generate and transmit a communication with the short beacon frames.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a base station (12) having a DECT communication module (13) for wirelessly communicating with one or more registered portable DECT devices 10). The base station also has a virtual assistant module connecting over an IP communication channel (28) to a virtual assistant providing responses to user instructions, and a telephony module connecting to and accessing a remote resource over a telephony communication channel (27). A device manager (15) identifies and stores communication parameters of the DECT devices, and can implement a user instruction communicated from a DECT device via the DECT communication module and can route virtual assistant responses to a user instruction. A broker module (19) establishes a communication link between the DECT devices and the virtual assistant, and between the DECT devices and the telephony communication channel.

Abstract: A method using ultra wide band (UWB) communication for determining a location of an object inside a plant growing environment, wherein the object is provided with an UWB transmitter; the plant growing environment is provided with multiple UWB receivers; and the receivers are connected to a processing unit. The method includes: broadcasting a message from the object over UWB using the transmitter; receiving the message at at least some of the receivers; and determining a location estimate for the object through lateration and/or angulation, by the processing unit. A UWB communication system for performing the method and a plant growing environment comprising such a system.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook enhancements for URLLC. A UE may receive a configuration for reporting HARQ-ACK feedback for a subset of HARQ process IDs included in a set of HARQ process IDs. The set of HARQ process IDs may be associated with a Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook. The subset of HARQ process IDs may be associated with a modified Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook that is smaller than the Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook. The UE may receive, based on the configuration, a trigger for the modified Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook and report, based on the trigger, the modified Type 3 HARQ-ACK codebook including the HARQ-ACK feedback for the subset of HARQ process IDs.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for Semantics Node functions which provide semantics support in machine-to-machine systems. In an example, a Semantic node may manage semantics resources capable of being discovered, retrieved, or validated by other devices. In another example, the Semantics Node may be discovered by other nodes, and semantics resources may be discovered with subscription mechanisms.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, capability signaling indicating one or more phase coherency capabilities of the UE for maintaining phase coherence across multiple uplink messages within a time interval, wherein each phase coherency capability is based on one or more channel usage characteristics associated with the time interval. The UE may receive, from the base station, a downlink message scheduling a set of uplink messages from the UE to the base station within the time interval. The UE may transmit the set of uplink messages within the time interval based on the downlink message and in accordance with at least one of the one or more phase coherency capabilities.

Abstract: A method for sending and receiving multi-carrier information in a communication system supporting a multi-carrier includes sending by a base station system information to the terminal via a broadcast message, the system information regarding multi-carriers that the base station is able to support; receiving a unicast message from the terminal, the unicast message including information related to carriers that the terminal is able to support or prefers in the multi-carrier list included in the system information; and sending multi-carrier allocation information including a primary carrier and a second carrier that the terminal will use, to the terminal via a unicast message.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured with one or multiple transmission and reception points (TRPs). The UE may support sidelink communications, which may be referred to as vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications systems, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications systems, and the like. The UE may provide improvements to resource determination for the sidelink communications by determining whether multiple peer UEs can be space-division multiplexed over time and frequency resources. To mitigate interference between the multiple peer UEs, the UE may transmit a power control request message to one or multiple peer UEs to adjust a transmit power level, and a receive a power control response message from the one or multiple peer UEs accepting or rejecting the transmit power level adjustment. As a result, the UE may experience efficient sidelink operations.

Abstract: A wireless communication method collects data generated from a plurality of moving entities. The wireless communication method includes performing first communication in which a control device controls a condition of data forwarding in the plurality of moving entities, via long-distance wireless communication; performing second communication that includes carrying out communication between one of the moving entities and a relay, or communication among the plurality of moving entities, via short-distance wireless communication, by using a DTN (Delay Tolerant Network), which employs a store-carry-and-forward process; and performing third communication that includes carrying out communication between the control device and the relay, or communication between the control device and one of the moving entities, via wired communication or the long-distance wireless communication.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for generating a personalized radio channel playlist by simultaneously buffering multiple received channels from one or more source streams, and then selecting songs or tracks to playback from the buffered channels. Users can specify favorite channels for building their personal playlists, or multiple default playlist channels can be provided by genre or channels related in some other way. Navigation tools permit users to skip ahead and backward in the playback stream. A personalized radio channel playlist can be implemented as (1) content selected from buffered channels based on user preferences for artists, songs and the like, or (2) as a Mix Channel in which content from selected buffered channels is automatically mixed for playback in response to selection of a preset button assigned to the Mix Channel.

Abstract: A broadband access system, comprising a broadband access hub device (hub device) and broadband access premise devices (premise devices) wirelessly coupled the hub device to provide broadband services to multiple user equipment (UEs), is described. The hub device may access broadband services on a fiber optic broadband network and wirelessly provide access to the broadband services to the premise devices. The premise device may wirelessly communicate with the hub device and communicate with user equipment (UEs) for providing access to the broadband services through the hub device. The premise device may be attached to an electric utility meter, and a power interface module of the premise device may supply electrical power to the premise device from the electric utility meter.

Abstract: A method for sending and receiving multi-carrier information in a communication system supporting a multi-carrier includes sending by a base station system information to the terminal via a broadcast message, the system information regarding multi-carriers that the base station is able to support; receiving a unicast message from the terminal, the unicast message including information related to carriers that the terminal is able to support or prefers in the multi-carrier list included in the system information; and sending multi-carrier allocation information including a primary carrier and a second carrier that the terminal will use, to the terminal via a unicast message.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution. Methods and systems for mitigating Denial of Service (DOS) attacks in wireless networks, by performing admission control by verifying a User Equipment's (UE's) registration request via a Closed Access Group (CAG) cell without performing a primary authentication are provided. Embodiments herein disclose methods and system for verifying permissions of the UE to access a CAG cell based on the UE's Subscription identifier, before performing the primary authentication. The method for mitigating DOS attacks in wireless networks includes requesting a public land mobile network for accessing a non-public network (NPN) through a CAG cell, verifying the permissions of a UE to access the requested NPN through the CAG cell, and performing a primary authentication.

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises receiving, from at least one transmission and reception point (TRP) of a group of (N) TRPs, channel status information (CSI) configuration information, determining a CSI report based on the CSI configuration information, identifying, based on the configuration information, one or more TRPs of the group of (N) TRPs to transmit the determined CSI report, and transmitting, to the one or more TRPs, the determined CSI report over an uplink channel. The determined CSI report includes a TRP indicator for selecting (M) TRPs of the group of (N) TRPs, and CSI for each of the selected (M) TRPs, wherein N is greater than one, and wherein M is greater or equal to 1, and less or equal to N.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data regarding interference detected in a received communication signal, and performing polarization adjusting for one or more orthogonally-polarized element pairs of an antenna system such that an impact of the interference on the antenna system is minimized. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed and described to facilitate resolution of Internet Protocol address conflicts. An example method includes periodically broadcasting, by the playback device over the network, a probe message, detecting, by the playback device, a change in status associated with the connection, based on the detection, obtaining, by the playback device, a new Internet Protocol (IP) address; and based on the detection, including, by the playback device in at least one probe message broadcast subsequent to the detection, an indication for other playback devices on the network to obtain a new IP address.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may explicitly or implicitly identify one or more parameters associated with a user equipment (UE), and may classify the UE into a cluster of UEs based on identifying the one or more parameters. The base station may determine a customized function block based on classifying the UE into the cluster of UEs. For example, the base station may determine the customized function block based on determining whether the cluster of UEs is associated with a pre-trained customized function block. The base station may then transmit the customized function block to the UE. The UE may receive the customized function block and may process one or more signals at the UE based on the received customized function block.

Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an approach for connecting an access point (AP) to a wireless multi-hop network. An electronic device obtains device information of the AP in a wireless manner, and the electronic device and the AP can establish a wireless trusted connection based on the device information. Then, the electronic device transmits a configuration to the AP over the wireless trusted connection, wherein the configuration at least indicates an identifier of a wireless multi-hop network and a network role of the AP in the wireless multi-hop network. The AP then connects to the wireless multi-hop network according to the configuration. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wireless trusted way to provision an AP, which requires little manual intervention and technical expertise, while ensuring the safety of the provisioning.

Abstract: Provided are a method for implementing an automatic retransmission function and a related station. The method includes that a first station sends a first message. The first message carries automatic retransmission enable information. The automatic retransmission enable information is used for instructing that the automatic retransmission function be enabled or disabled.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for flushing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives information on multiple resource pools from a network, selects a first resource pool among the multiple resource pools, and stores a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) in the HARQ buffer for transmission via the first resource pool. When the UE reselects a second resource pool among the multiple resource pools, the UE flushes the HARQ buffer.

Abstract: A multi-link device (MLD) includes a transmit (TX) circuit, a receive (RX) circuit, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the RX circuit to receive a first frame under an operation mode parameter with a first setting, control the TX circuit to transmit a second frame responsive to the first frame under the operation mode parameter with the first setting, and after the second frame is transmitted, controls the RX circuit to receive at least one physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) under the operation mode parameter with a second setting, wherein the second setting is different from the first setting.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to variable antenna patterns. A method comprises determining respective locations of a plurality of candidate client stations to be communicated with an access point (AP); assigning the plurality of candidate client stations to at least one of a plurality of predetermined station groups based on the determined respective locations, the plurality of station groups being associated with a plurality of antenna patterns supported by the AP, respectively, and the plurality of antenna patterns providing respective radiation coverage areas; in accordance with a determination that at least one target client station is selected from the plurality of candidate client stations for communication, determining a target antenna pattern associated with a target station group to which the at least one target client station is assigned; and causing the AP to communicate with the at least one target client station using the target antenna pattern.

Abstract: A method for updating communication parameters on a mobile device, the method including sending a communication from the mobile device to a server, the communication including a location of the mobile device; receiving at the mobile device, responsive to the communication, a new communication parameter; reconfiguring the mobile device with the new communication parameter; and sending a second communication from the mobile device to the server, the second communication using the new communication parameter.

Abstract: A communications device is configured to transmit and/or receive signals via a wireless access interface provided by a mobile communications network. The wireless access interface comprising a plurality of transmission units each comprising one or more communications resource elements formed by dividing a system bandwidth in time and frequency. One or more transmission units are configured to form combined transmission units, which can be allocated to communications devices for receiving or transmitting signals. The communications device is configured to receive an indication of a combined transmission unit providing one or more of the transmission units for the communications device, and receive an indication for each of the one or more transmission units of the combined transmission unit of whether the transmission unit is for transmitting signals, whether the transmission unit is for receiving signals or whether the transmission unit is not to be used for transmitting or receiving signals.

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

Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting a communication mode in a wireless network (10) include a communication mode selection procedure that may be carried out by the respective devices in an automated manner to identify a desired mode for communication between an electronic device (14) and a network node (12). Determining the desired mode for communication is based on the electronic device's (14) capabilities and/or the channel conditions of the communication channel between the electronic device (14) and the network node (12). The procedures described herein may allow for the high data rates associated with polarization based MIMO (P-MIMO) in capably equipped electronic devices (14) while preventing communication interruptions due to unfavorable channel conditions.

Abstract: Various types of communication may switch from an unlicensed spectrum to a licensed spectrum. MiCr communication may be synchronized based on transmission time intervals (TTIs), which may improve the duration required to switch between bands. A MiCr system may transmit a signal to temporarily suspend other traffic in a licensed band so that MiCr communication may occur. For example, an apparatus may be configured to determine synchronization between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT based on transmission time intervals associated with the first RAT and transmission time intervals associated with the second RAT, switch from the first RAT to the second RAT after the determined synchronization between the first RAT the second RAT; and transmit, during a TTI associated with the second RAT, a first packet using the second RAT based on the switch from the first RAT to the second RAT.

Abstract: While suppressing a power consumption of an aerial-floating type communication relay apparatus, an interference in a multi-feeder link of a same frequency between the communication relay apparatus and plural gateway (GW) stations is suppressed. A relay communication station of the communication relay apparatus performs a first interference suppression process and a second interference suppression process by switching therebetween. The first interference suppression process suppresses an interference signal that causes an interference by a transmission signal transmitted from a gateway station and received with a directional beam corresponding to another gateway station, by using a propagation path response estimated with one frequency in a transmission signal band as an estimation frequency based on a reception result of a pilot signal without dividing a transmission signal band of a feeder link.

Abstract: Provided herein are method and apparatus for channel coding in the fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR) system. An embodiment provides an apparatus for a Next Generation NodeB (gNB), including circuitry, which is configured to: generate Downlink Control Information (DCI) payload for a NR-Physical Downlink Control Channel (NR-PDCCH); attach Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) to the DCI payload; mask the CRC with an Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) using a bitwise modulus 2 addition operation, wherein the number of bits for the RNTI is different from the number of bits for the CRC; and perform polar encoding for the DCI payload with the masked CRC.

Abstract: A system for managing clouds of edge devices as an Infrastructure as a Service clouds includes an application server, a location based situational awareness subsystem and a cloud management subsystem. The cloud management subsystem includes a first API through which the application server makes request to the location based situational awareness subsystem and a conductor that searches for the optimal deployment of cloud resources that meet a set of constraints. A second API for managing and deploying applications on a selected set of the plurality of network connected devices. The system also includes a compute node that can interact with the selected set of the plurality of network connected devices to launch and manage containers on the selected set of the plurality of network connected devices.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be configured to determine a PSD based on a transmission power associated with transmission of an uplink signal. The apparatus may be configured to select one of a first beam or a second beam for the transmission of the uplink signal based on the PSD. The second beam may be wider than the first beam, and may be generated by a single antenna element of the apparatus. The apparatus may be configured to transmit the uplink signal using the selected one of the first beam or the second beam.

Abstract: A printing device has a print unit for printing on roll paper; a wireless communication unit for communicating wirelessly with a paired control device; and a controller for receiving print data by wireless communication from the control device, and controlling the print unit based on the received print data. When changing from a pairing-disabled mode to a pairing-enabled mode, the controller controls the print unit to print pairing-related information on roll paper, does not process pairing in the pairing-disabled mode, and processes pairing when a pairing request is received in the pairing-enabled mode.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for classifying content in one or more transactions. The apparatus includes a transaction boundary detector to detect boundaries of the one or more transactions associated with a first server or a first destination, wherein the one or more transactions include one or more requests from a client or a source and one or more corresponding responses from the first server or the first destination. A multimedia session generator generates a multimedia session object based on the detected boundaries of the one or more transactions. A multimedia classifier classifies the content associated with a first multimedia session. A traffic processing and policy enforcement unit applies traffic management to the first multimedia session based upon the classification.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first node of a wireless communications network may determine a service type of the first node. The first node may transmit, to a second node during a random access procedure, an indication of the service type of the first node. The first node may then establish a connection with a unit of the second node that is for serving nodes of the wireless network associated with the service type. The connection may be established based on transmitting the indication of the service type.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, method, and computer-readable media for operating a sensor network. The sensor network can include an array of sensor devices and gateways. The sensor devices can sense various conditions of an environment. The sensor devices can include temperature sensors, occupancy detectors, access sensors, motion sensors, tracking devices, etc. The sensor devices can also network and communicate with one another and the gateways in an ad hoc or mesh network. The environment can include different locations, such as warehouse, office building, a complex of buildings, cargo vehicles, containers or the like. The sensor network can be deployed for controlling power consumption, logistics, automated manufacturing, healthcare, intelligent buildings, and smart cities among many other implementations. The sensor devices can communicate sensed conditions and transmit data among each other without a predefined route.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a broadcast signal, includes processing one or more input packets to generate one or more link layer packets, a link layer packet including a header and a payload, the header including packet type information representing a type of an input packet in the payload and payload configuration information representing a configuration of the payload, the payload configuration information representing whether the link layer packet carries a single input packet or not, wherein the type of the input packet is either an Internet Protocol (IP) packet or a Movie Picture Exports Group (MPEG) Transport Stream (TS) packet, the payload configuration information is set to 0 (zero) in response to a layer packet including a single input packet, and 1 in response to a link layer packet including more than one input packet or a segmented part of one input packet, in response to the link layer packet including the single input packet, the header includes header mode information, the header mode information

Abstract: Provided are a delinking method implemented by a remote UE in a wireless communication system, and a device using said method. The method is characterized by: receiving a disconnect message for disconnecting a link between a relay UE and the remote UE; disconnecting the link on the basis of the disconnect message; and not attempting to establish a link between the remote UE and the relay UE in a UE-specified time section.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a radio station and a radio communication method capable of performing efficient control in Dual Connectivity. A radio station (10) includes: a classification unit (11) that classifies, when a data radio bearer is established with a communication terminal through a radio station (20), the data radio bearer into one of a plurality of groups based on a predetermined classification condition; and a transmission unit (12) that transmits, to the radio station (20), an establishment request message requesting establishment of the data radio bearer, and the group into which the data radio bearer is classified.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a first communication circuit configured to support a first communication protocol; a display; and at least one processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: configure a cluster with at least one external electronic based on the first communication protocol device through the first communication circuit, receive through the first communication circuit, from the at least one external electronic device, information identifying at least one short-range communication device connected to the at least one external electronic device via a second communication protocol, and control the display to display at least one indicator of the at least one short-range communication device based on the information received from the at least one external electronic device.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an electronic device includes a secure element configured to implement a plurality of operating systems; and a near field communication module coupled to the secure element by a single bus and by a routing circuit configured to route routing data between the plurality of operating systems and a receive circuit of the near field communication module.

Abstract: A data storage system including a data storage device located on a first network and configured to download data from a network site based on universal resource locator (“URL”) information of the network site, and an electronic device located on a second network different than the first network. The electronic device determines the URL information of the network site, receives user authentication data, receives a network address of the data storage device from a server using the user authentication data, and transmits the URL information to the data storage device using the network address of the data storage device. This causes the data storage device to download data from the network site contingent on correct user authentication being provided.

Abstract: A control link switch method is employed by a wireless fidelity (WI-FI) multi-link device (MLD). The control link switch method includes: sending a request frame to another WI-FI MLD for requesting a switch process of switching a current control link to a new control link, and receiving a response frame from another WI-FI MLD. After the response frame is received, the new control link is selectively enabled at the WI-FI MLD.

Abstract: Provided are a method of transmitting a dedicated reference signal (DRS), a method of receiving a DRS, and a feedback method of a terminal. The method of transmitting a DRS includes determining a DRS transmitting resource for at least one terminal which is a target of transmission, and transmitting the DRS using the determined transmission resource and notifying the terminal of information about layer used by the terminal. The method of receiving a DRS includes determining a DRS receiving resource, receiving information about layer used by a terminal from a serving cell base station, and receiving the DRS for the terminal using the determined reception resource and the information about layer. Accordingly, a terminal can find the position and sequence of its DRS. In particular, in the case of multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) or joint scheduling, it is possible to prevent or remove signal interference using the DRS of another terminal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmission and reception of common channel information in a mobile communication system using multi-antenna-based beamforming. A number of beams to be used for transmission to a terminal is determined at a base station. The common channel information is generated corresponding to the number of beams. The common channel information is transmitted from the base station to the terminal through one of the beams.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmission and reception of common channel information in a mobile communication system using multi-antenna-based beamforming. A number of beams to be used for transmission to a terminal is determined at a base station. The common channel information is generated corresponding to the number of beams. The common channel information is transmitted from the base station to the terminal through one of the beams.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmission and reception of common channel information in a mobile communication system using multi-antenna-based beam-forming. A number of beams to be used for transmission to a terminal is determined at a base station. The common channel information is generated corresponding to the number of beams. The common channel information is transmitted from the base station to the terminal through one of the beams.