Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a wakeup region update method and device for updating a wakeup region of a terminal. The method includes a terminal receiving a wakeup signal, the wakeup signal carrying a wakeup region indicator; and the terminal updating the wakeup region indicator of the terminal according to the wakeup region indicator carried by the wakeup signal received. The present application is adopted to achieve updating and maintenance of the wakeup region of the terminal.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system: receives discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information for each of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs), wherein the DRX configuration information includes a first on duration associated with a DRX operation; and on the basis of the DRX configuration information, transmits a discovery signal during the first on duration on an activated BWP from among the plurality of BWPs, wherein the DRX configuration information is configured for each of the plurality of BWPs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may group multiple carriers with transmission time intervals (TTIs) having different durations into different physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The UE may reserve power per each PUCCH group. Alternatively, the UE may reserve power per each TTI duration across the one or more PUCCH groups.

Abstract: According to embodiments described herein there is provided a wireless terminal device and a network node in a communications network. The wireless terminal device being operable in a plurality of modes comprising a first mode, in which the wireless terminal device is able to receive paging messages from the wireless communications network, and a second mode in which the wireless terminal device is unable to receive paging messages from the wireless communications network. The method in the wireless device comprising receiving a signal from a network node operable in the wireless communications network, wherein the signal comprises information related to the paging occasions; and responsive to a determination to that signal, operating in at least the second mode.

Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption of a terminal that communicates with a base station in a mobile communication system using a multi-carrier structure composed of a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier comprises: receiving a discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter group for multi carriers from the base station; and setting the multi carriers to the same parameter value, by using the received parameter group. The method for reducing power consumption of the terminal further comprises: performing a downlink control channel receive operation on each carrier according to a DRX cycle. As the base station in the mobile communication system using the multi-carrier structure simplifies the DRX process for reducing power consumption of a terminal by reducing signaling load for the multi-carrier control of the terminal, it becomes possible to reduce power consumption of the terminal.

Abstract: An alarm system having a portable body carried controller that wireless communicates with multiple remote base units each having a wireless communications system configured for ultralow power mode operation where the communications system is put in sleep mode greater than one half packet transmission time but no greater than preamble transmission time to conserve battery life. Controller has multiple LED-equipped buttons assigned to corresponding base units during pairing which are respectively activated when the corresponding base unit assigned thereto alarms upon occurrence of a sensor detection event. Pressing the button can turn off the LED alarm, can poll the assigned base unit, and can task the assigned base unit including to operate in flashlight mode where base unit is lit up. A preferred base unit has an enclosure with legs that form reversible pedestals upon which base unit can be placed.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to an access point (AP) that can via up from power save mode via a including Bluetooth low energy (BLE) system-on-chip (SoC) within the AP. The AP can include a power source, a power reset logic component in communication with the power source, a BLE SoC, a processor, and a non-transitory memory resource instructions executable by the processor that signals the AP is in a power save mode, receives an indication, via the BLE SoC, to wake up the AP, and wake up, via the BLE SoC, the AP in response to receiving the indication.

Abstract: Techniques for improved wake-up signal (WUS) operation in a wireless communication system are described. In accordance with one embodiment, a wireless communications device may receive, from a gNB, information indicating parameters associated with a wake-up signal time window and may power down its first receiver and second receiver based on a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The wireless communications device may wake up the second receiver to receive, from the gNB, a wake-up signal during a configured WUS time window and determine whether a wake-up or a non-wake-up condition is indicated. If a wake-up condition is indicated, then the wireless communications device may wake up the first receiver before an on duration of the DRX cycle to synchronize timing with the gNB, detect a new radio physical downlink control channel (NR-PDCCH) during the on duration of the DRX cycle, and reset a size of the wake-up signal time window.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (“UE”) and a plurality of evolved Node Bs (“eNBs”). A UE may be adapted to operate in a dual connected mode on respective wireless cells provided by first and second eNBs. The UE may be adapted to estimate respective power headroom (“PHR”) values associated with simultaneous operation on the first and second wireless cells. The UE may cause the first and second PHR estimates to be transmitted to both the first and second eNBs. The first and second eNBs may use these estimates to compute respective uplink transmission powers for the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An electronic device including: a positioning module that performs positioning by receiving radio waves from navigation satellites; a movement distance detection sensor that detects movement distance; and a processor that activates the positioning module and, if positioning with the positioning module has not succeeded after a first prescribed period of time has elapsed, suspends the positioning module, wherein if the processor detects that the movement distance detected by the movement distance detection sensor starting from when the positioning module was suspended is greater than or equal to a prescribed distance, the processor reactivates the positioning module.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a sidelink power control method and a terminal device. The method is applied to the terminal device, and includes: sending information to a first terminal device in sidelink communication, so that the first terminal device generates power control indication information based on a receiving status of the information; receiving the power control indication information from the first terminal device; and determining an information transmit power of the terminal device in the sidelink communication according to the power control indication information.

Abstract: In systems and methods for communicating an anomaly notification message to a wireless communication network, a wireless device may generate an anomaly notification message comprising an anomaly notification object in response to determining that the received information satisfies one or more threshold criteria indicative of the anomaly condition, configure the anomaly notification message with a transport layer anomaly code, and send sending the configured anomaly notification message via an anomaly-specific network communication link to a wireless communication network. A communication network device may receive the anomaly notification message, and in response to determining that the anomaly notification message was received via the anomaly-specific network communication link may associate the anomaly notification message with an anomaly priority that is higher than a normal traffic priority.

Abstract: A client device is configured to communicate with an access point over a wireless network, exchanging data with the access point over a selected communication channel. The client device stores an identifier of the selected communication channel. After the wireless connection to the access point has ended, the client device initiates a process to reconnect to the access point over the selected communication channel using the stored identifier.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to wake-up frame indication. A device may determine a wake up receiver (WUR) wake-up frame to be sent to a first station device of one or more station devices. The device may determine one or more indications associated with the first station device, wherein the one or more indications indicate to the first station device, one or more actions to be taken by the first station device after waking up a primary connectivity radio (PCR) of the first station device. The device may cause a medium access control (MAC) layer to encode the WUR wake-up frame with the one or more indications associated with the first station device. The device may cause to send the WUR wake-up frame to the first station device using a physical layer (PHY).

Abstract: Network devices include a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine a connection state of one or more first client devices, and in response to the determination that none of the one or more first client devices are connected to the wireless network for a predetermined time period, cause one or more second client devices currently connected to network devices other than a predetermined network device in the wireless network to connect to the predetermined network device. The network devices other than the predetermined network device turn off their wireless access function such that the wireless access function of only the predetermined network device is kept on.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment, a method for a network equipment, a user equipment and a network equipment is disclosed. The network equipment transmits a signal pertaining to if control information is present in a first time period while the user equipment determines if a signal pertaining to control information is present in a first time period. The network equipment transmits control information to a UE in accordance with the transmitted signal while the user equipment decides whether to attempt to decode the control information depending on the determination.

Abstract: Based on the receipt of a demodulation reference signal from a user equipment, a determination can be made by the network node that a demodulation reference signal configuration is not suitable for the condition of a transmission link between the network node and the user equipment. In response to this determination, the demodulation reference signal configuration can be modified.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication. The UE wakes to monitor for a wakeup signal (WUS) having a maximum WUS duration and configured to indicate an upcoming transmission of a paging signal corresponding to the WUS. The UE detects a reference signal tone energy from tones carrying reference signals, detects a WUS tone energy from tones designated for carrying the WUS, and determines whether the WUS is present or absent based on the WUS tone energy and the reference signal tone energy. The UE then transitions to a sleep state prior to an end of the maximum WUS duration when the WUS is determined to be absent. Alternatively, the UE remains awake when the WUS is determined to be present and receives the paging signal corresponding to the WUS. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A user equipment power-saving method includes: determining a second signaling on the basis of a first signaling, wherein the second signaling is a radio resource control (RRC) connection request signaling and carries a signaling element that characterizes a cause value for requesting to establish an RRC connection as a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle update; and sending the second signaling.

Abstract: In 802.11ax networks with access points, a trigger frame offers scheduled and random resource units to nodes for data uplink communication to the access points. To make more effective the usage of the network, the access point may design the trigger frame to force the nodes to send some categories of data. Resource units may be defined in trigger frames to be dedicated to small packets or to some access category data. Adjusting the time length of the resource units helps restricting the type of data that can be conveyed by the resource units. Also, using various frequency widths for resource units in the same trigger frame helps reducing padding in the resource units when various traffic types coexist.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for a wireless communication apparatus, and such an apparatus, configured to use a wake-up signal (WUS), transmitted for waking up a main receiver of a wireless communication device responsive to detection of the WUS by a wake-up receiver (WUR) of the wireless communication device. The method comprises controlling a bandwidth associated with the WUS based on a reception condition metric for the WUR. Embodiments may comprise determining the reception condition metric for the WUR by correlating a received signal comprising the WUS with a WUS reference signal to provide an extreme correlation value, and determining the reception condition metric for the WUR based on the extreme correlation value. In some embodiments, controlling the bandwidth associated with the WUS based on the reception condition metric may comprise controlling a WUS bandwidth based on the reception condition metric.

Abstract: A method for communicating data between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in a network (100) including multiple nodes (200, 202). The method includes starting a scan mode at a first node (200) having data to send; and determining whether data to send has been transmitted to the first node from an upstream node or a downstream node. If the data to send was received from a downstream node, the first node begins a scan mode. If the data to send was received from an upstream node, the first node begins an ADV event.

Abstract: Each of the plurality of stations connected to the access point can be profiled to determine device type, and determine a listen interval for each of the plurality of stations based on the device prioritization model based on DTIM periods of the plurality of stations. Delivery of multicast packets is prioritized from the enterprise network destined for a low power device multicast group on the Wi-Fi network and to prioritize delivery of unicast packets for low power device multicast group. The messages are transmitted to the stations over the Wi-Fi network according to the assigned listen interval.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for signaling for semi-static configuration in grant free uplink transmissions. Radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to provide information from a base station to a user equipment (UE) that configure the grant free transmission resource to be used by the UE. In some implementations, the RRC signaling may be used in conjunction with system information that is transmitted to all UEs and/or Downlink Control Information (DCI) that the UE needs to access subsequent to the RRC signaling. In some implementations, the DCI includes an activation or deactivation indicator that the UE monitors to determine when the UE is allowed to transmit to the BS or should stop transmitting. Implementations allow for grant free transmission resources to be configured on an individual user based and a group basis.

Abstract: A method for discontinuous reception and a device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device determines at least one target discontinuous reception (DRX) indication signal among multiple DRX indication signals and/or a time-frequency resource position occupied by the at least one target DRX indication signal, wherein the at least one target DRX indication signal is used for instructing the terminal device to perform a target behavior in one DRX cycle after receiving the at least one target DRX indication signal; and the terminal device detects a DRX indication signal sent by a network device according to the at least one target DRX indication signal and/or the time-frequency resource position occupied by the at least one target DRX indication signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A station may be communicating with an access point during a first active communication period. The communication may be performed in a first power mode. The station may switch to a second power mode to transition to a sleep period. The station may determine, based on traffic indicator metric(s), whether to perform a speculative wakeup and switch to the first power mode at the end of the sleep period.

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device including a transceiver; and a controller configured to control the transceiver to exchange data with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a first communications service and a second communications service, the first communications service being associated with a first quality of service for exchanging data and the second communications service being associated with a second quality of service for exchanging data. The controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a first set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network and one of a second set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network, and control the transceiver to establish the radio connection state of the first communications service independently of the radio connection state of the second communications service.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to handling wake-up behavior for power saving, including during discontinuous reception (DRX) operation are provided. For example, a method of wireless communication can include receiving a default wake-up configuration associated with a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation; monitoring, during a wake-up signal (WUS) occasion, for a WUS; determining whether the WUS was received during the WUS occasion; and performing physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring based on the default wake-up configuration and whether the WUS was received during the WUS occasion.

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device including a transceiver, and a controller configured to control the transceiver to begin receiving, during one of a plurality of periodic paging occasions associated with the terminal device, a scheduling signal scheduling a paging message for paging one or more terminal devices of the wireless telecommunications network, and determine whether a value of a characteristic of the received scheduling signal matches a value of a characteristic of a scheduling signal associated with the one of the plurality of periodic paging occasions associated with the terminal device.

Abstract: A wireless device receives, before a scheduled sidelink transmission via a resource of one or more resources of a sidelink resource pool of a cell, a downlink control information (DCI). The DCI indicates switching from a first bandwidth part of the cell to a second bandwidth part of the cell as an active bandwidth part. In response to the DCI: the second bandwidth part is activated after a delay from the reception of the DCI; the scheduled sidelink transmission via the resource of the one or more resources is dropped; and monitoring physical sidelink control channels for sidelink control information is skipped during the delay.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for scheduling use of heterogeneous frequency schemes for radio-based networks. In one embodiment, a plurality of frequency schemes that are available to be used in a geographic area by a radio-based network are determined. It is determined whether respective quality-of-service requirements associated with a plurality of wireless devices used in the geographic area, or applications executed in those devices, are capable of being met by individual ones of the plurality of frequency schemes. A schedule is generated for use of one or more of the plurality of frequency schemes in the geographic area by the radio-based network based at least in part on whether the respective quality-of-service requirements are capable of being met by the individual ones of the plurality of frequency schemes.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments may include apparatus, system and method of scheduling Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) wireless communications. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless communication Access Point (AP) to allocate at least one Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) enabled (TSN-enabled) Target Wakeup Time (TWT) Service Period (SP) based on one or more timing requirements of a TSN schedule of at least one TSN stream for at least one wireless communication station (STA); to transmit a TWT scheduling message to schedule the TSN-enabled TWT SP, the TWT scheduling message including an indication that the TSN-enabled TWT SP is restricted to only TSN communications; and, during the TSN-enabled TWT SP, to communicate one or more frames of the at least one TSN stream with the at least one STA.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for an access point to schedule wireless communication devices. Such methods include performing link adaptation by assigning respective modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for the wireless communication devices. Each assigned MCS is associated with a corresponding power back-off. Such methods include scheduling the wireless communication devices on transmission resources based on assignment of the wireless communications devices into two or more groups. Each group is scheduled on different transmission resources than used to schedule other groups. First wireless communication devices assigned a first MCS and a first power back-off are assigned to a first group. Second wireless communications devices assigned a second MCS and a second power back-off, and that meet a grouping criterion associated with the first power back-off, are assigned to the first group until a maximum size for the first group is reached.

Abstract: Provided are a resource allocation method, a measurement method, a frequency domain resource determination method, a transmission method, and corresponding apparatuses and devices and a storage medium. The resource allocation method includes: sending by a first communication node, resource request information to a second communication node, where the resource request information includes first information; and/or receiving, by the first communication node, first resource allocation information sent by the second communication node, where the first resource allocation information includes second information, the first information and/or the second information includes information of a resource occupiable by a channel or signal between the first communication node and the second communication node and/or includes information of a resource occupiable by a channel or signal between the first communication node and one or more third communication nodes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. According to one or more aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration message from a base station. The configuration message may configure the UE based on one or more identifiers associated with a group of UEs. The UE may determine at least one identifier based on receiving the configuration message, and may monitor a signal based on the at least one identifier. In some cases, the signal may indicate whether the UE should skip an upcoming duration associated with a discontinuous reception. The UE may then communicate with the base station, based on monitoring the signal.

Abstract: Provided is a sensor data processing system including: a plurality of sensor terminals, each including a sensor that outputs measurement data; a synchronization signal generation apparatus that simultaneously transmits a synchronization signal in a wireless manner to the plurality of sensor terminals through an access point; and a data processing apparatus that performs processing on the measurement data, in which, after synchronization that is based on the synchronization signal is established, each of the plurality of sensor terminals transmits the measurement data in a wireless manner to the data processing apparatus through the access point during a communication duration that is allocated in a mutually exclusive manner.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for signaling for semi-static configuration in grant free uplink transmissions. Radio resource control (RRC) signaling is used to provide information from a base station to a user equipment (UE) that configure the grant free transmission resource to be used by the UE. In some implementations, the RRC signaling may be used in conjunction with system information that is transmitted to all UEs and/or Downlink Control Information (DCI) that the UE needs to access subsequent to the RRC signaling. In some implementations, the DCI includes an activation or deactivation indicator that the UE monitors to determine when the UE is allowed to transmit to the BS or should stop transmitting. Implementations allow for grant free transmission resources to be configured on an individual user based and a group basis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a communication method in a wireless communication network comprising at least one network cell (BSS), each cell comprising at least one station (non-AP) managed by an access point (AP), the method comprising, at the access point: transmitting a Wake-Up radio (WUR) frame to at least one station of the network cell of the access point; transmitting a primary channel radio (PCR) frame including update information, the PCR frame being transmitted to said at least one station of the network cell of the access point.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, performed by an electronic device, for an uplink data transmission. The electronic device is configured to communicate with a wireless communication network node. The method comprises transmitting a scheduling request for the uplink data transmission to the wireless communication network node. The method comprises receiving a signalling message from the wireless communication network node. The signalling message is indicative of a first time period during which the electronic device is not required to monitor a downlink control.

Abstract: Provided are an information transmission method and device. The method comprises: an IAB node sends an F1 message to a base station, and forwards the F1 message to an IAB donor via the base station. In the present disclosure, the problem of lacking an IAB control plane information transmission scheme applicable to the NR is solved, and the forwarding of control plane information between an IAB node and an IAB donor is realized timely and accurately.

Abstract: To appropriately communicate a control channel even when communication is performed by applying a different control channel configuration from those of legacy LTE systems, one aspect of the terminal includes: a receiving section that receives a downlink control channel; and a processor that determines a number of downlink control channel candidates to be monitored within a slot based on a rule that uses a maximum number of downlink control channel candidates.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for proactive wake-up beam management for connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) operation. For example, a user equipment (UE) monitor one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) or reference signals received associated with a set of wake-up beams from a network entity. The UE may further determine that the set of wake-up beams satisfies a distress condition. The UE may additionally transmit a distress indication to the network entity based on determining that the set of wake-up beams satisfies the distress condition. Aspects described herein also provide a network entity that receives a distress indication from the UE in response to transmitting a set of wake-up beams and transmits a subsequent set of wake-up beams having at least one wake-up beam different not included in the set of wake-up beams to the UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) establishes a connected discontinuous reception cycle including one or more onDurations with a currently camped base station. When the one or more onDurations is scheduled, the UE utilizes an active mode of processing and when the one or more onDurations are not scheduled the UE utilizes a sleep mode of inactivity. The UE receives an indication of a plurality of reference signals that are to be transmitted during a first onDuration, each reference signal is (i) to be included in a transmitter beam and (ii) associated with an uplink resource, receives a plurality of reference signals, each reference signal being associated with one of the transmitter beams, selects one of the plurality of transmitter beams based on measuring the included reference signal and transmits an indication of the selected one of the plurality of transmitter beams on the uplink resource associated with the included reference signal.

Abstract: An access point establishes a first communication channel as a primary channel of the access point, and transmits wakeup radio (WUR) beacon frames via a second communication channel, different than the first communication channel, that corresponds to a WUR primary channel. The access point negotiates, with a client station, a third communication channel, different than the first and second communication channels, via which the access point is to transmit wakeup frames for the client station. The access point generates a wakeup frame for transmission to the client station via the third communication channel, generates a wakeup packet to include at least the wakeup frame, and transmits the wakeup packet, including transmitting the wakeup frame to the client station via the third communication channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including: a communication circuitry; a power supply; a first processor configured to have a first mode which receives first power from the power supply and connects with a server through the communication circuitry to transmit and receive information, and a second mode which receives no power or second power lower than the first power from the power supply; and a second processor configured to repetitively output a mode switching signal within a preset range of time interval based on the second mode of the first processor, wherein the first processor is switched over to the first mode based on the mode switching signal, is configured to transmit connectivity keeping information to the server through the communication circuitry and is switched over to the second mode.

Abstract: This application provides a method for transmitting a paging message, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a target paging resource, where the target paging resource includes at least one of the following types of information: position information of a target paging occasion, position information of a target paging frame, and position information of a target monitoring window; and receiving, by the terminal device, a target paging message on the target paging resource, where the target paging message is a paging message sent by a network device to the terminal device. The terminal device and the network device can be used in a communications system applying a beamforming technology, so that the terminal device can receive a paging message sent by the network device to the terminal device.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine predicted mobility information associated with the UE that indicates a predicted route of the UE and one or more cells associated with the predicted route. The UE may transmit the predicted mobility information to a source base station. The UE may perform a handover of the UE from the source base station to a target base station based at least in part on the predicted mobility information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method for detecting scheduling signaling includes: sending target information to a terminal, the target information being used for determining, when scheduling signaling detection is performed on each downlink time domain unit by the terminal, whether a condition under which scheduling signaling detection on the current downlink time domain unit is stopped is satisfied In the process in which a base station performs dynamic scheduling on a terminal, the detection complexity of the terminal can be reduced, the power consumption of the terminal can also be lowered, and the power of the terminal can be saved.

Abstract: A communication apparatus operable to communicate with a plurality of terminal stations capable of operating in a Doze state and in an Awake state in an IEEE 802.11ba standard, obtains, from each of the plurality of terminal stations, a value of a Transition delay indicating a time period required to switch from the Doze state to the Awake state, groups the plurality of terminal stations into a plurality of groups based on the value of each of the plurality of terminal stations, sets an order for transmitting the Wake-up frame for causing a transition from the Doze state to the Awake state for each of the plurality of groups, and transmits, according to the set order, the Wake-up frame to one or more terminal stations belonging to each of the plurality of groups.

Abstract: A cellular wakeup receiver (C-WuRx) for reducing power consumption of a wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio of a user equipment (UE) includes receiver circuitry to receive a wakeup signal from a base station in response to the UE performing link aggregation by which downlink communications from the base station are offloaded to a wireless local area network (WLAN). The C-WuRx also includes processing circuitry to configure the receiver circuitry to periodically monitor at least a portion of a WWAN band for the wakeup signal and process the wakeup signal to cause the WWAN radio to resume receiving the downlink communications from the base station.