Abstract: Relaying data comprises assigning a first network address to a relay wireless device attached to an access node, wherein the relay wireless device is communicatively coupled to one or more wireless access points (WAPs); and instructing the relay wireless device to correspondingly assign one or more additional network addresses to the one or more WAPs, wherein the relay wireless device is configured to relay data between the access node and one or more end-user wireless devices attached to any of the one or more WAPs. Port NAT and DHCP are leveraged at the relay UE according to embodiments described herein.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive packets according to a protocol, such as Bluetooth, and may rapidly react to receive an interfering RF packet instead of dropping the first RF packet and the interfering RF packet, to decrease message delay due to collisions in high device density environments. When a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) difference between the interfering RF packet and the first RF packet exceeds a threshold, the device may detect the interfering packet and resync a portion of its circuitry to lock on to and receive the interfering packet. The wireless receiver may detect the interfering RF packet by detecting one or more of: a specific resync byte sequence, an increase in RSSI, or a phase shift. Additionally, a wireless device may add the specific resync byte sequence to an RF packet of a standard protocol.

Abstract: A radio transmitting device and method enables reduction of an increase of CQI memories for the control channel and an improvement of the throughput of the data channel. When multiplex transmission through the control channel and the data channel is carried out and when adaptive modulation is applied to both channels, an MCS selecting section (108) is provided with one CQI table for the data channel and CQI tables for the control channel, and a table selecting MCS determining section (201) selects one of the tables depending on the transmission bandwidth of the terminal and determines the MCS of the control channel while looking up the selected CQI table.

Abstract: Techniques for configuring and using measurement gap patterns for offloading purposes are disclosed. An example method, performed in a network node of a wireless communication network, includes selecting (410) a measurement gap pattern to be used by the mobile terminal, the measurement gap pattern having a series of measurement gap bursts such that the measurement gap bursts are separated by a repetition period and each measurement gap burst comprises two or more measurement gaps, and signaling (420) the measurement gap pattern to the mobile terminal. In some embodiments, the repetition period is chosen so that the measurement gap pattern repetition period and the long-DRX cycle length in some embodiments are related to each other by an integer power of N.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. In a method of a terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of PDU sessions is proposed, the communication method comprising: a step of transmitting, via a base station to a network entity responsible for mobility management, a first NAS message including first state information indicating whether to activate each of the plurality of PDU sessions; and a step of receiving, via the base station from the network entity, a second NAS message including second state information indicating whether to activate each of the plurality of PDU sessions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting an uplink signal, a terminal, and a network device. In one aspect, in embodiments of the present invention, by receiving configuration information of a zero-power uplink reference signal transmitted by a network device, and determining resources occupied by the zero-power uplink reference signal according to the configuration information, no uplink data is transmitted over the resources, and/or no non-zero-power uplink reference signal is transmitted over the resources. Since resources are pre-reserved on a terminal, the interference with uplink reference signals transmitted by other terminals over pre-reserved resources caused by uplink signals transmitted by the terminal over the pre-reserved resources is effectively avoided, and reliable transmission of the uplink reference signals of the terminal can be ensured, thereby improving the transmission performance of these uplink reference signals.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for interconnecting devices. One of the methods includes authenticating, by a security platform, a user. The method includes generating, by the security platform, an authentication token for the user. The method includes receiving a selection of an IoT application by the user, the IoT application configured to control an IoT device. The method includes providing, by the security platform, the authentication token to the IoT application to authenticate the user with the selected application. The method also includes providing, by the selected application, control of the IoT device to the user.

Abstract: A terminal includes a processor configured to: receive, from a network device, an indication indicating the maximum number of codeword(s); receive, from the network device, a Downlink Control Information (DCI) indicating only one set of Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS), New Data Indication (NDI), and Redundancy Version (RV) if the indication indicating the maximum number of codeword(s)is 1; determine a configuration of MCS, NDI, and RV for downlink transmission based on the DCI; and determine a bit number of the DCI for an index value associated with a configuration of DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) based a parameter related with a number of symbols for the DMRS.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method which are able to suppress a reduction in reception sensitivity. A reception signal is compressed so as to have a predetermined signal level or lower, and transmission data transmitted from a transmitter side and included in the reception signal compressed so as to have the signal level or lower is decoded. For example, an approximate replica signal reproducing large amplitude changes of the reception signal is generated, and the approximate replica signal is subtracted from the reception signal to compress the reception signal so as to have the signal level or lower. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, a signal processing apparatus, a reception apparatus, a transmission/reception apparatus, a communication apparatus, an information processing apparatus, an electronic device, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system, and so on.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for determining that synchronization for sidelink communication is based on a synchronization source type, and identifying a priority level for a sidelink transmission. The described techniques also include selecting a modified timing error requirement for the sidelink transmission based at least in part on determining that the synchronization source type is the synchronization source for sidelink communications, and the identified priority level, and sending the sidelink transmission using the modified timing error requirement. In some examples, a sidelink device may identify an MCS for sending the sidelink transmission, and may select the modified timing error requirement for the sidelink transmission based on the MCS.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for improving utilization of a communications system through various atom-based techniques for enhancing the viewing experience for Internet protocol content. Some embodiments exploit atom-based processing to determine which content atoms to broadcast (e.g., multicast) over which channels to which subscribers. Other embodiments make atom-based filtering, caching, and/or other determinations at the user terminal. For example, low-level (e.g., physical layer) filtering may be used to limit the amount of user-layer processing needed, and to facilitate delivery of content to those users most likely to desire that content. Still other embodiments allow users to create customized channels of cached content for viewing as a shared channel. Embodiments include techniques for addressing synchronization of channel content and viewing, and social networking, for subscribers to the shared channel.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for network slice support of respective transport protocols. In one example, a session management function obtains, from a user equipment, a request for a network slice identifier in a network that includes a plurality of network slices each configured to support a respective transport protocol. In response to the request, the session management function identifies a first transport protocol of the respective transport protocols by which the user equipment is to communicate. Based on the first transport protocol, the session management function identifies a first network slice of the plurality of network slices by which the user equipment is to communicate. The first network slice is configured to support the first transport protocol. The session management function provides the network slice identifier to the user equipment. The network slice identifier corresponds to the first network slice.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G communication system, such as LTE. An embodiment of the present invention may provide an operating method of a reception apparatus, the operating method comprising the steps of: receiving a signaling radio bearer (SRB) message; determining whether at least one SRB message has not been sequentially received; checking whether a reordering timer has expired, in case that the at least one SRB message has not been sequentially received; and determining a loss of the at least one SRB message in case that the reordering timer has expired.

Abstract: An automated hydraulic fracturing system, including a pump system, a blender configured to form the fracturing fluid, a proppant storage and delivery system, a hydration unit configured to mix an additive into a fluid to form the fluid mixture and provide the fluid mixture to the blender, a fluid storage and delivery system, and an additive storage and delivery system, and an automated control system including a plurality of sensing devices and a plurality of control devices integrated into the pump system, the blender system, the proppant storage and delivery system, the fluid storage and delivery system, and the additive storage and delivery system, the automated control system configured to monitor parameters of the automated hydraulic fracturing system via the plurality of sensing devices and transmit control instructions for one or more of the plurality of control devices to control an aspect of the automated hydraulic fracturing system.

Abstract: A session establishment method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining, by a first network device, whether an air interface resource of a default flow of a PDU session is successfully established; and if the air interface resource of the default flow of the PDU session fails to be established, the first network device, based on first information, establishes the PDU session in an inactive state or triggers to release the PDU session, where the first information is used to indicate whether establishment of the PDU session in the inactive state is allowed when the air interface resource of the default flow of the PDU session fails to be established.

Abstract: An encryption method is disclosed. The encryption method includes calculating a secret key from a ring as a set closed for addition and multiplication defined between elements, generating a plurality of partial secret keys using the calculated secret key and a random matrix, and distributing the plurality of generated partial secret keys.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (60), which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container (62); a drive unit (86) operably arranged to act on said medicament container (62) for expelling a dose of medicament; an activation unit (74) operably connected to said drive unit for activating said drive unit (86); said drive unit (86) comprising an actuation element (84) arranged movable inside the housing (60) from an initial position prior to activation, to a displaced position after activation; at least a first NFC-chip (170, 172) comprising specific information arranged on said actuation element; at least one shielding element (174) arranged to said housing, such as to shield said at least first NFC-chip (170, 172) from being read by an NFC-chip reader when said actuation element (84) is either in the initial position or in the displaced position.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. A transmitter node and a relay node transmit, to a base station, feedback related to complex channel estimates associated with beam pairs providing viable paths for a first link between the transmitter node and the base station, a second link between the relay node and the base station, and a third link between the transmitter node and the relay node. The transmitter node transmits a signal to the base station using a transmit beam associated with a first beam pair and to the relay node using a transmit beam associated with a second beam pair. The base station receives the signal from the transmitter node and an estimate of the signal from the relay node via a receive beam configured based at least in part on the complex channel estimates included in the feedback. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive information indicating whether measurement is permitted on a non-anchor carrier; and selectively perform a measurement on at least one of the non-anchor carrier or an anchor carrier, based at least in part on the information indicating whether the measurement is permitted on the non-anchor carrier. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: An electronic transceiver device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system. The cellular communication system has a network node arranged to transmit control information by repeating at least a part of the control information. The electronic transceiver device comprises a receiver arranged to receive signals from the network node including signals comprising the control information. The signals comprise a first signal and a second signal grouped at repeating time instances. Information from the decoded first signal enables identifying the second signals when the receiver is able to decode at least the first signal. The receiver is configured to receive the first signal and the second signal provided at a first time instance, and to receive the first signal and the second signal at a second time instance.

Abstract: A method for handling a service connection in a wireless communication system, including detecting, by a User Equipment (UE), a Mobility Management (MM) service state of the UE is set to ATTEMPTING TO UPDATE, receiving, by the UE, a valid Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI) in a TMSI reallocation procedure from a base station via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection, changing, by the UE, the MM service state to a NORMAL SERVICE state in response to the receiving a valid TMSI and the detecting a MM service state, and sending, by the UE, a paging response message to the base station in response to the changing the MM service state and a paging indication message received from the base station to establish the service connection, the paging indication message including the valid TMSI.

Abstract: A method for determining a number of symbols in a data field of a physical layer (PHY) protocol data unit (PPDU) is described. The method includes determining, by a wireless transmitting device, whether aggregation is to be applied to the PPDU; determining, by the wireless transmitting device, whether a PSDU length indication of the data field for the PPDU is greater than zero; selecting, by the wireless transmitting device, a first value in response to determining that (1) aggregation is not to be applied to the PPDU and (2) the PSDU length indication for the PPDU is greater than zero; and calculating, by the wireless transmitting device, the number of symbols in the data field of the PPDU based on the first value, wherein the first value is the PSDU length indication.

Abstract: A user equipment device (UE) reduces receive beam selection time. An antenna array forms receive beams to receive synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) transmitted by a base station (BS). Each SSB comprises OFDM symbols. Each SSB includes a BS-assigned index. The receive beams are switched in time such that, for each SSB, two or more of the receive beams are used to receive corresponding two or more mutually exclusive sets each having at least one but less than all of the OFDM symbols of the SSB. A processor is programmed to, for each receive beam/SSB index pair, measure a signal quality based on the at least one but less than all of the OFDM symbols of the indexed SSB received by the receive beam of the pair. The processor uses the measured signal qualities to select one of the receive beams to use to receive subsequent communications from the BS.

Abstract: Provided are method and device for generating STF signals which can be used in a wireless LAN system. STF signals are comprised in a field which is used for improving AGC estimation of MIMO transmission. Some of the STF signals are used for uplink transmission and can be used for an uplink MU PPDU transmitted from a plurality of STAs. The provided STF signals are, for example, used for an 80+80 MHz or 160 MHz band and can be generated on the basis of a sequence in which a preset M sequence is repeated. The preset M sequence can be a 15-bit length binary sequence.

Abstract: A wireless network connection method is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a user terminal, an access request to a wireless access point, the access request including a media access control MAC address of the user terminal; sending, by the wireless access point, a key query request to an authentication server, the key query request including the MAC address; and receiving a key query result corresponding to the MAC address of the user terminal if the wireless access point is a trusted wireless access point. The method further includes obtaining a first authentication key corresponding to the MAC address of the user terminal according to the key query result; and negotiating with the user terminal, according to the first authentication key and a second authentication key, to establish an encrypted wireless network connection. The second authentication key is generated by the user terminal corresponding to the MAC address.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a mobility management method, user equipment, and a base station. The mobility management method may include: receiving, by the user equipment (UE) in a connected state, a source identifier of the UE from a first base station, where the source identifier is used to uniquely identify the UE in the first base station; entering, by the UE, a low-overhead state after satisfying a low-overhead activation condition; storing, by the UE in the low-overhead state, a connection context of the UE in the connected state, and camping on a cell according to a cell reselection criterion in a moving process; and reporting, by the UE when satisfying a first preset condition, the source identifier to a second base station to which a second cell belongs, where the second cell is a serving cell on which the UE currently camps.

Abstract: A wireless backhaul resiliency system incorporating a mesh network is disclosed, comprising: a first base station utilizing a first mesh network node for a first wide area network (WAN)/backhaul connection and having a first wireless mesh functionality; and a second base station utilizing a second mesh network node for a second WAN/backhaul connection and having a second wireless mesh functionality, wherein the first base station is configured to detect when the first WAN/backhaul connection fails and fail over to a wireless mesh connection between the first wireless mesh functionality at the first base station and the second wireless mesh functionality at the second base station, thereby forwarding data from the first base station to a core network via the wireless mesh connection, the second mesh network node, and the second WAN/backhaul connection in the event of a failure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for sending information and channel monitoring processing. The method comprises: when a terminal receives a wake-up signal and is woken up, monitoring, within a time window, a paging channel and/or a control channel in a discontinuous reception or an extended discontinuous reception manner; if the terminal receives a paging message and/or control channel scheduling information within the time window, then processing the paging message and/or processing the control channel scheduling information; and if the terminal does not receive a paging message and/or control channel scheduling information within the time window, then not monitoring the paging channel and/or control channel any more, and continuing to receive a wake-up signal. A base station sends the wake-up signal to the terminal, and sends, within a time window, information over a paging channel and/or a control channel in a discontinuous reception or an extended discontinuous reception manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by user equipment (UE), comprising receiving a configuration message, from a base station, the configuration message comprising information of two or more cell groups configured for a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) packet duplication function. The method further comprises determining, according to a state of each cell in the two or more cell groups, whether conditions required for activation of the PDCP packet duplication function are satisfied. The method further comprises activation of the PDCP packet duplication function when the required conditions are satisfied. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a method performed by a base station and corresponding user equipment and a corresponding base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method of providing a prompt to a user for reviewing an app. The method includes monitoring, by a mobile device, environmental factors; monitoring, b a mobile device and a server, a user's activity; determining, by the mobile device, a utility of the user using the environmental factors; determining, by the mobile device and the server, an engagement score using the user's activity; when the utility of the user is determined to be high, providing the prompt to the user; and when the utility of the user is determined to be low, determining whether the engagement score is above a score threshold, and providing the prompt to the user when the engagement score is above the score threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for uplink multi-beam operation. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving from a base station (BS), configuration information on channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) and configuration information on beam reporting, measuring the CSI-RSs for calculating the beam reporting, and transmitting the beam reporting. The configuration information on the CSI-RSs includes at least one parameter for a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one parameter for an interference measurement resource (IMR). At least one of the CSI-RSs is configured as a CMR and at least one other of the CSI-RSs is configured as an IMR. The configuration information on the beam reporting includes a selection between RS received power (RSRP) and signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for enhancing wireless message throughput at high traffic density and high interference rates, by use of a managed message transmission protocol in which the base station instructs each node to transmit or retransmit a DAT message. For example, the base station may determine which node has experienced the most delays and may grant that node permission to transmit immediately, while instructing other nodes to wait their turn. Protocols can provide, under control of the base station, prompt mitigation and message completion after messages are corrupted by interference. The average delays, collision rate, and failure rate may be substantially reduced while the success rate and uniformity of access may be substantially improved. The managed transmission protocols can be incorporated in current and planned systems by software updates at low cost, while retaining the ability to receive and process messages from legacy nodes transparently, according to some embodiments.

Abstract: A method in a network node includes obtaining a first identifier associated with resuming an inactive connection between a wireless device and a network. The method further includes receiving a second identifier from the wireless device. The second identifier is either the same as the first identifier or is associated with the first identifier. The method further including determining a location indicator based on the second identifier. The location indicator indicates a location within the network from which to obtain information associated with the connection. The method further including obtaining the information associated with the connection from the location indicated by the location indicator. The method further including using the information associated with the connection to facilitate resuming the connection between the wireless device and the network.

Abstract: A policy control function (PCF) receives a first message from an application function (AF). The first message comprises: an always-on PDU session requested indication; an identity of a wireless device; and application service information. The PCF maps, based on the first message, the application service information to an always-on PDU Session for the wireless device. The PCF sends to a session management function (SMF), at least one policy and charging rule for the always-on PDU Session.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a voice-based television control method and an intelligent terminal, which include: when a television is in a standby state, an intelligent terminal receives a first voice signal, recognizes a target playback operation corresponding to the first voice signal, determines a playback type of the target playback operation, and controls the television to play content corresponding to the target playback operation according to the playback type of the target playback operation. When a television is in the standby state, the method can automatically turn on a screen of the television to play content required by a user according to different voice requirements input by the user, or automatically play content required by a user by voice in a state where the screen is off, which provides users more choices and improves the user experience.

Abstract: A method and system that generates a user interface with information from a decentralized data management system and information from a centralized data management system. The method including retrieving a layout for the user interface, determining metadata for the decentralized data management system, requesting the information from the centralized data management system identified by the layout via a query, accessing the information from the decentralized data management system by indexing, and generating and populating the user interface with the information from the centralized data management system and the decentralized data management system.

Abstract: A wireless device activates at least two downlink bandwidth parts (BWPs) of a cell. A random-access procedure for the cell is initiated. For the random-access procedure, an uplink carrier is selected among a plurality of uplink carriers of the cell based on: a measured quality of each downlink BWP of the at least two downlink BWPs, and a carrier threshold. A random-access preamble for the random-access procedure is transmitted via the selected uplink carrier.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for instantiating both a private network service (PrNS) gateway virtual network function (VNF) and a public network service (PuNS) gateway VNF for a user equipment (UE) device that is associated with a PrNS and communicatively attached a public WiFi network allow users to access the same set of feature-rich network services (including layer 2 services) when connected through a public hotspot WiFi network as when connected through a home or local area network WiFi network.

Abstract: A terminal includes a processor that arranges a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a first resource, and arranges a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) in an interval of a number of symbols in a second resource with a symbol of the DMRS as a starting point, and a transmitter that transmits, to a base station apparatus, the DMRS and the PTRS that are arranged in the first resource and the second resource, respectively.

Abstract: A present invention discloses a data transmission method, a base station, and a wireless communications device, which can ensure normal communication between a terminal and a base station in a multi-stream aggregation scenario. The method includes: receiving, by a primary base station, offloading information sent by a wireless communications device, where the wireless communications device is a secondary base station or a terminal; and adjusting, by the primary base station according to the offloading information, offloading data that is allocated to a multi-stream aggregation base station. The present invention is applicable to the communications field.

Abstract: A road-side network node for operation in an adhoc radio communications network is provided. The road-side network node includes a processor, a memory, a radio module, and an antenna. The road-side network node is configured to: determine data to be transmitted via an adhoc radio channel; determine or provide an adhoc time slice reserved for transmissions via the adhoc radio channel; and start a transmission of the data via the adhoc radio channel during the adhoc time slice.

Abstract: A method for communicating data between a base station and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system, for example an LTE-based system. The wireless communication system uses plural frequency sub-carriers spanning a system frequency band. Physical-layer control information for the terminal device is transmitted from the base station using sub-carriers selected from across the system frequency band, for example to provide frequency diversity. However, higher-layer data for the terminal device is transmitted using only sub-carriers selected from within a restricted frequency band which is smaller than and within the system frequency band. The terminal device is aware of the restricted frequency band, and as such need only buffer and process data within this restricted frequency band during periods where higher-layer data is being transmitted. The terminal device buffers and processes the full system frequency band during periods when physical-layer control information is transmitted.

Abstract: Examples herein include apparatus and methods for overriding a media access control module acknowledgment and non-acknowledgment scheme. In one example, a codec module determines if an error-corrected packet is acceptable in response to the detection by the media access module of an uncorrectable error in a received packet, and overrides the media access control module to prevent a non-acknowledgment response from being sent when the error-corrected packet is acceptable.

Abstract: A process for receiving a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) may include receiving a first portion of the PPDU. The first portion including a Legacy Signal (L-SIG) field and a second signal field that is received after the reception of the L-SIG field. The process further includes decoding, using first information in the L-SIG field, the second signal field, and determining, using second information included in the second signal field, that the PPDU includes midambles. In response to determining that the PPDU includes midambles, the process determines, using a midamble periodicity M, a number of midambles NMA in the PPDU, determines, using the number of midambles, a number of data symbols in a data field of the PPDU, and processes, using the number of midambles and the number of data symbols, the data field of the PPDU. The process may be performed by a wireless device.

Abstract: A stationary communication unit is adapted to be mounted to a headwall of a healthcare facility and enable wireless communication between a patient support apparatus and a nurse call system. The unit also performs one or more additional functions, such as, but not limited to: determining when a healthcare worker enters/exits the room; determining when the patient support apparatus exits/enters the room; storing/retrieving medical device data associated with a patient; directing medical device data to one or more displays in the room; auto-updating, auto-retrieving, and/or auto-displaying data upon healthcare worker entry into the room; auto-muting room sounds during nurse-patient communication; and auto-directing a healthcare workers electronic device to data associated with the patient in that room. In alternative embodiments, one or more of these additional functions are incorporated into a patient support apparatus.

Abstract: An interfabric link between two separate Fibre Channel fabrics so that devices in one fabric can communicate with devices in another fabric without requiring the merger of the two fabrics. The interfabric switch performs a conversion or a translation of device addresses in each fabric so that they are accessible to the other fabric. This translation is preferably done using a private to public loop address translation. In a first embodiment the external ports of the interfabric switch are configured as E_ports. A series of internal ports in each interfabric switch are joined together forming a series of virtual or logical switches. The virtual switches are then interconnected using private loops. The use of the private loop is enabled by the presence of translation logic which converts fabric addresses to loop addresses and back so that loop and fabric devices can communicate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for enhancing wireless message throughput at high traffic density and high interference rates, by use of a managed message transmission protocol in which the base station instructs each node to transmit or retransmit a DAT message. For example, the base station may determine which node has experienced the most delays and may grant that node permission to transmit immediately, while instructing other nodes to wait their turn. Protocols can provide, under control of the base station, prompt mitigation and message completion after messages are corrupted by interference. The average delays, collision rate, and failure rate may be substantially reduced while the success rate and uniformity of access may be substantially improved. The managed transmission protocols can be incorporated in current and planned systems by software updates at low cost, while retaining the ability to receive and process messages from legacy nodes transparently, according to some embodiments.

Abstract: A second RAN node (2) associated with a second RAT sends a radio resource configuration of the second RAT to a radio terminal (3) via a first RAN node (1) associated with a first RAT. The radio resource configuration explicitly or implicitly indicates at least one numerology that is included in multiple numerologies supported by the second RAT and is different from a reference numerology. It is thus, for example, possible to allow a radio terminal to be configured with a numerology of a cell served by a secondary gNB or a target gNB in Inter-RAT Dual Connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and in a handover from E-UTRA to NR.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for communication which may include a transmitting device and at least one receiving device. In one aspect, the transmitting device may determine a transmission configuration including one or more aggregated transmission intervals for communicating with the receiving device. The transmitting device may also indicate the transmission configuration to the receiving device. Additionally, the transmitting device can transmit at least one data packet to the receiving device based on the transmission configuration. Further, the transmission configuration can indicate a number of the one or more aggregated transmission intervals. In some aspects, the receiving device can determine a number of aggregated transmission intervals based on the indication. The receiving device can also decode the data packet based on the number of aggregated transmission intervals.

Abstract: In a network of mobile agents, data integrity can be improved by providing an agent server that can migrate between devices operating in the region of interest (ROI). The agent server distributes agent clients onto devices in the ROI and provides agent server services to the agent clients, including receiving and storing data from the agents. When the agent server device is to leave the ROI, the agent server can migrate to any device executing an agent client and continue to provide the agent server services, including data collection and aggregation, from the device to which the agent server has migrated.