Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure includes a method for adjusting a multicast broadcast service area. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps. A cell list in a session update request message is obtained. An old broadcast target area for a multicast broadcast service is adjusted to a new broadcast target area for the multicast broadcast service according to the cell list. At least one base station is controlled to allocate or release radio spectrum resources for the multicast broadcast service.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a repeater node may transmit a capability report that includes an indication of one or more capabilities of the repeater node, wherein the capability report includes one or more of a duplexing mode report, an indication of one or more latency values associated with one or more processing modes of the repeater node, or an indication of a duplexing communication capability of the repeater node. The repeater node may receive, from a control node, a configuration, for a digital repeating operation, that is based at least in part on the capability report. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method of controlling performance of a wireless device is performed by a node that is in electronic communication with a cellular network. The node includes a processor, a non-transitory memory, and a network interface. The method includes receiving a performance value characterizing a performance of a communication channel between a wireless device and a wireless access point. In some implementations, the wireless device and the cellular network are associated with different radio access technologies (RATs). The method includes determining whether the performance value breaches a performance criterion for the wireless device. The method includes adjusting a first amount of data transmitted to the wireless device from a base station of the cellular network and a second amount of data transmitted to the wireless device from the wireless access point. In some implementations, the combined first and second amounts of data satisfy the performance criterion for the wireless device.

Abstract: When a base station is capable of using multiple different types of waveforms for a downlink communication to a UE, the UE may waste processing resources attempting to receive and/or process the downlink communication. For example, the UE may cycle through various possible types of waveforms in an attempt to process the downlink communication. Techniques described herein use waveform signaling for downlink communications to notify the UE of a type of waveform being used for a downlink communication, thereby conserving UE resources (e.g., processing resources, memory resources, RF resources, and/or the like) that would otherwise be wasted attempting to process the downlink communication using multiple types of waveforms.

Abstract: A base station of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The base station of the wireless communication includes a communication module; and a processor configured to control the communication module. The processor receives a radio resource control (RRC) signal from a base station of the wireless communication system through the communication module and determines a time-frequency resource corresponding to at least one resource-set indicated by the RRC signal. The processor receives a physical control channel from the base station through the communication module, determines a time-frequency resource domain in which physical data channel reception of the terminal is scheduled by the physical control channel, and receives a physical data channel based on a time-frequency resource in which the physical data channel reception of the terminal is scheduled and a time-frequency resource in which the at least one resource-set overlap. The resource-set is a set of time-frequency resources.

Abstract: The present technology aims to achieve flexible transition of a communication apparatus from a centralized communication mode to another mode. A communication apparatus includes: a transition information generation unit that generates a plurality of pieces of different transition information related to transition from a first mode in which centralized communication is performed by an access point to a second mode in which no centralized communication by an access point is performed; and a frame generation unit that generates a frame containing the transition information.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a base station receives, from at least one further base station, information identifying at least one respective tracking area associated with at least one cell of each further base station. The base station also receives, from a core network, information identifying a registration area for a user equipment (UE). The base station defines, based on the received information identifying at least one respective tracking area and the received information identifying a registration area, a radio access network (RAN) based notification area for the UE.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a communication feedback method including the following. A target subset is determined from a set of multicast receiving devices. A first control signaling is transmitted. The first control signaling is for instructing the target multicast receiver in the target subset to employ a first feedback mode. The first feedback mode is for feeding an ACK back when communication data transmitted by the multicast transmitter is received correctly and for feeding a NACK back when communication data transmitted by the multicast transmitter is not received correctly. The first control signaling is for instructing other multicast receivers outside the target subset to employ a second feedback mode. The second feedback mode is for not feeding back when communication data transmitted by the multicast transmitter is received correctly and for feeding the NACK back when communication data transmitted by the multicast transmitter is not received correctly.

Abstract: A wireless device receives radio resource control messages including configuration parameters, of a multicast and broadcast service (MBS), that include parameters of a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) indicating periodic radio resources, and at least one feedback indicator, for the SPS, indicating a feedback type from a plurality of feedback types. The feedback types include acknowledgement-negative acknowledgement feedback, negative acknowledgement only feedback, and disabled feedback. A downlink control information is received indicating an activation of the SPS. A transport block of the MBS is received via the periodic radio resources of the SPS. Based on the feedback indicator, feedback information for the transport block is transmitted.

Abstract: Aspects of the present application provide methods and device for use in User Equipment (UE) cooperation. UE cooperation may include the cooperating UEs (CUEs) forwarding traffic to or from one or more target UEs (TUEs) with redundant signal transmissions or receptions. Methods involve a base station transmitting configuration information to at least one cooperative user equipment (CUE) and to a target user equipment (TUE). The configuration information includes an indication of resources for a sidelink (SL) transmission and a redundancy parameter for the SL transmission. The SL transmission is a transmission for the at least one CUE to forward a packet intended for the TUE. The base station also transmits the packet intended for the TUE, to a plurality of UEs comprising the at least one CUE and the TUE.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for initiating transient sessions on a communal device. An example method includes a device detecting a user device within a threshold distance of the device. The device can transmit control instructions to the user device for a response from the user device based on the detection, the response comprising an indication as to whether to initiate a transient session of a streaming service. The device can transmit, to an application server, a request for a transient session token based on the response from the user device. The device can receive, from the application server, the transient session token, the transient session token including an expiration parameter. The device can initiate the transient session based on the transient session token, the transient session comprising presenting content provided by the application server on a presentation device. The device can terminate the transient session based on the expiration parameter.

Abstract: A mobility management processing method includes: receiving, by an SMF network element, a data notification message that includes a PDU session identifier and that is sent by a UPF network element, and determining, based on the PDU session identifier, a session and SSC mode corresponding to the PDU session identifier and/or a service area of the UPF network element, where the UPF network element is a network element that establishes a PDU session corresponding to the PDU session identifier; determining a paging area based on the SSC mode and/or the service area of the UPF network element; and sending a first message including the paging area to an AMF network element, where the first message is used to trigger the AMF network element to page, in the paging area, a terminal that establishes the PDU session by using the UPF network element.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a configuration from a base station for receiving multiple repetitions of a transmission in a slot aggregation. The UE receives an indication indicating one or more beams used for the multiple repetitions of the transmission. The UE receives a first repetition of the transmission in a first slot based on single frequency network (SFN) operation using at least one configuration that is different from a configuration used for receiving a second repetition in a second slot based on non-SFN operation. The UE optionally determines, based on the indication, whether repetitions within the multiple repetitions of the transmission are transmitted by the base station based on the SFN operation or the non-SFN operation.

Abstract: There are provided systems, methods, and interfaces for optimization of the fronthaul interface bandwidth for Radio Access Networks and Cloud Radio Access Networks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and a device for transmitting and receiving uplink data in a wireless communication system. According to the present disclosure, a UE may transmit to a base station information related to a capability of the UE and the information may include a subset including at least one transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) supported by the UE. The UE may receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) for transmitting the uplink data from the base station and the DCI may include a TPMI used for the UE to transmit the uplink data. Thereafter, the UE may transmit to the base station the uplink data by using transmission power determined based on the TPMI and the transmission power may be determined according to whether the TPMI is included in the at least one TPMI.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a notification of a change to multicast broadcast (MB) control information associated with at least one MB service to which the UE is subscribed, the MB control information being included in an MB control channel (MBCCH) scheduled by a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication addressed to an MB radio network temporary identifier (MB-RNTI); and monitor one or more resources of the MBCCH to receive updated MB control information based at least in part on receiving the notification of the change to the MB control information. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Networks comprising multiple non-overlapping communication topologies are presented. The networks can include a fabric of interconnected network nodes capable of providing multiple communication paths among edge devices. A topology manager constructs communication topologies according to restriction criteria based on required security levels (e.g., top secret, secret, unclassified, etc.). Established topologies do not have overlapping networking infrastructure to within the bounds of the restriction criteria as allowed by the security levels.

Abstract: A first base station receives a first request to notify a change of a closed access group (CAG) area of a wireless device. The first base station determines the change of the CAG area of the wireless device, and sends, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) and based on the determining, a location report message indicating the change of the CAG area of the wireless device.

Abstract: A user apparatus that uses a plurality of subcarrier spacings is disclosed. The user apparatus includes a receiver that receives a synchronization signal and system information. The user apparatus further includes a processor that determines, on a basis of the subcarrier spacings, positions of symbols to which periodic blocks including the synchronization signal and the system information are mapped. In other aspects, a base station apparatus and a communication method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for detecting a downlink control channel, a method for indicating a downlink control channel, a terminal and a network side device are provided. The method for detecting the downlink control channel includes: detecting, in a first downlink control channel, physical layer indication information sent by a network side device; determining, according to the physical layer indication information, resource location information of a second downlink control channel carrying control information; and detecting the control information in the second downlink control channel according to the resource location information.

Abstract: An operation method performed by a remote terminal in a communication system includes: receiving a discovery signal from each of one or more neighboring terminals; performing a measurement operation on the discovery signal; determining at least one candidate terminal from among the one or more neighboring terminals based on a result of the measurement operation; selecting a relay terminal within the at least one candidate terminal; and performing a sidelink setup procedure with the relay terminal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive one or more retransmissions of an initial group-common transmission. The UE may receive, in accordance with a first SPS configuration, a group-common transmission of a group-common downlink shared channel, the group-common transmission being associated with a first RNTI. The UE may transmit feedback information for the group-common transmission. The UE may then receive a downlink control information (DCI) message scheduling either a group-common retransmission of the group-common downlink shared channel or a unicast retransmission of the group-common downlink shared channel. The DCI may indicate that either the group-common retransmission is associated with the first RNTI or that the unicast retransmission is associated with a second RNTI that may be different from the first RNTI.

Abstract: In the various embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for determining the location of User Equipment (UE) in a network and for authorizing access to content based on said location. An aspect of the present disclosure is a method including receiving, by a Content Authorization Function (CAF), a request to provide a UE type of a UE and a physical location associated with the UE, the request including a UE Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the UE; querying, by the CAF, a Network Function (NF), to provide the UE type and associated physical location, the query including the UE IP address; receiving, by the CAF from the NF, the UE type and associated physical location; and transmitting the UE type and associated physical location.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a global communication network system based on a micro base station and edge computing, including at least one micro base station. Each micro base station includes an edge computing center, a business network element and a micro base station access network. The comprehensive carrying capability of a wireless network, the regional resource sharing capability, the computing capability of an access terminal, the flexible application capability of the access terminal and user experience of extremely low delay are improved.

Abstract: A wireless device receives an uplink grant indicating radio resources in m consecutive subframes 0 to m?1, where m is two or more. For each subframe of the m consecutive subframes store, a respective packet is stored. In response to a determination that the wireless device cannot access a channel for a transmission in subframe k, k?{0, . . . , m?2}: the respective packet stored for subframe k is not transmitted; and a listen-before-talk procedure indicating that the channel is clear in subframe k+1 is performed. The respective packet stored for each subframe of subframes k+1 to m?1 are transmitted via subframes k+1 to m?1.

Abstract: A method for interfacing one or more information technology (IT) devices with an application server includes (1) receiving, at a control system, first downlink data from the application server, and (2) steering the first downlink data from the control system to a first IT device via at least one of a first plurality of parallel data communication links between the first IT device and the control system, according to a first steering policy.

Abstract: Embodiments provide efficient multicast handover for content delivery to client devices in multi-carrier communications systems. For example, client devices in a transport craft can consume a media channel offering via a first carrier during transport through the communications system. Embodiments can establish respective multicast groups for the media channel offering in at least the first carrier and a subsequent second carrier, and can notify the craft of the multicast groups prior to the craft being serviced by the second carrier. Such pre-notification can permit multicast handover of the media channel offering from the first carrier to the second carrier in a manner that avoids typical handover-related. For example, embodiments can direct multicast delivery of the media channel offering to the craft in accordance with the first multicast group while being serviced by the first carrier and in accordance with the second multicast group while being serviced by the second.

Abstract: A random access method, a terminal and a computer-readable storage medium are provided, related to the field of communication technologies. The random access method applied to a terminal includes: sending, to a base station, a random access preamble on a second beam, subsequent to sending a random access preamble on a first beam; monitoring and receiving, within a preset RAR time window, at least one RAR message sent by the base station.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and/or additional optimization requirements. The UE device may communicate with a cellular base station according to a first mode of operation associated with the new device category, and may switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a second mode of operation associated with a second (pre-existing) device category in response to the link budget requirements exceeding a specified value and the quality of service requirements not being sensitive.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) is configured to manage a state variable (associated with a radio link control (RLC) entity or a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity) that enables the UE to maintain synchronization with a base station during a communication session. For example, a base station may transmit, to the UE, a control PDU or a synchronization PDU that includes a value of a state variable maintained by a base station to enable the UE to update its state variable to maintain synchronization with the base station. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A method for use in a User Equipment configured to operate according to the New Radio (5G) standard, said method comprising: monitoring a control region for mini-slots for a transmission; detecting a start of the transmission; monitoring a control region of said transmission for regular slots; detecting that the transmission has ended; and in response thereto monitoring the control region for mini-slots again.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses example communication methods and access network device. One example method includes sending, by an access network device, indication information to user equipment, where the indication information indicates a manner of receiving multicast service data, and the manner of receiving multicast service data includes a unicast manner. The multicast service data is sent by the access network device in the unicast manner.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and a network device are provided. The method includes operations as follows. The network device sends configuration information to a terminal device. The configuration information is used to configure a time-domain position of a first resource, the first resource is used to transmit a physical downlink control channel, the configuration information includes first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information indicates at least one first time-domain unit, each first time-domain unit includes the first resource, the second configuration information indicates at least one second time-domain unit in the first time-domain unit indicated by the first configuration information, and each second time-domain unit includes a part or all of the first resource. The network device transmits the physical downlink control channel to the terminal device on the first resource.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating semi-static TCI configurations are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes receiving, from a base station, a first downlink message including a TCI state indicator. The example method also includes initiating a timer after receiving the first downlink message including the TCI state indicator. Additionally, the example method includes receiving, after the timer expires, subsequent downlink messages using the indicated TCI state until a second downlink message including a TCI state change indication is received. An example method for wireless communication at a base station includes transmitting, to a UE, a first downlink message including a TCI state indicator. The example method also includes initiating a timer after transmitting the first downlink message including the TCI state indicator.

Abstract: Data is scrambled at a transmitter according to one of a number of predetermined scrambling sequences which are associated with a particular one of a number of predetermined transmit antenna diversity schemes (i.e., a specific number of transmit antenna ports). Received data is decoded using one or more of the known transmit antenna diversity schemes and the scrambled data is descrambled according to a corresponding descrambling sequence (related to the scrambling sequence). Based on the descrambled data, the receiver determines which transmit antenna diversity scheme (i.e., the number of antenna ports) is used by the transmitter. In one specific embodiment, CRC parity data is scrambled in the transmitter and the receiver descrambles the recovered CRC parity data according to a descrambling sequence, computes CRC parity data from the received data, and compares the descrambled CRC parity data to the newly computed CRC parity data.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitter may broadcast a first set of network coding encoded packets for reception by a plurality of receivers, and receive feedback information associated with the first set of network coding encoded packets, the feedback information indicating that one or more receivers of the plurality of receivers did not successfully receive a quantity of network coding encoded packets that satisfies a decoding threshold associated with recovering the plurality of source packets, and a first subset of network coding encoded packets of the first set of network coding encoded packets that were not successfully received by at least one receiver. The transmitter may broadcast a second set of network coding encoded packets. The second set of network coding encoded packets may include at least the first subset of network coding encoded packets. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method and node for processing messages within an Internet of Things (IoT) network and network packet thereof are provided. Multiple fields of a header of a network packet broadcasted over the IoT network are referred to in the method. When a node receives a network packet broadcasted over the IOT network, it checks if the node's ID is recorded in an ID field of the network packet. The node ID is added to the network packet if the network packet does not record the node ID, and the network packet is then broadcasted to the IOT network; otherwise, the network packet is not broadcasted if the node ID has been recorded in the ID field. The node also performs a function indicated in a function field of the network packet when the node ID is not recorded in the network packet.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises generating service layer signaling information for discovery and acquisition of a broadcast service and a content component of the broadcast service; generating service list information including for service list building and discovery of the service layer signaling information; and physical layer processing of the service list information, service layer signaling information, and content component.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to use resource filtering to provide multiple different device personalities and/or multiple different resources from a radio frequency (RF)-enabled wireless device or apparatus to one or more other connecting RF-enabled wireless devices across one or more wireless connections. In one example, each different given resource of a wireless device may be associated with at least one filter which may be used by the device to determine which connection/s the given resource may be provided, and a given resource may only be provided to a given connecting device only if the given resource passes the filter.

Abstract: A method for interfacing an information technology device with a gateway includes (1) receiving, at the gateway, first downlink data, and (2) steering the first downlink data from the gateway to a first information technology (IT) device via at least one of a first plurality of parallel data communication links between the first IT device and the gateway, according to a first steering policy.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to tracking reference signal (TRS)/channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) multiplexing with paging and/or broadcast messages for idle and/or inactive mode user equipment (UEs) in fifth generation new radio (5G NR). In an example, the aspects may include receiving, from a network entity, an indication to multiplex UE-RS with one or more broadcast messages; monitoring for the one or more broadcast messages during at least one of an idle or inactive mode of the UE; and decoding the one or more broadcast messages based at least on one or more UE-RS.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a system for transmitting a multicast packet are provided. The method includes: when a device that is in a source subnet and that is connected to a core network receives a multicast packet of a target multicast group, determining addresses of devices that are in a plurality of destination subnets corresponding to the target multicast group and that are connected to the core network, replicating the multicast packet, to obtain a plurality of multicast packets whose quantity is equal to a quantity of the plurality of destination subnets, separately adding outer encapsulation to each multicast packet, and forwarding the multicast packet to which the outer encapsulation is added, where a destination address in the outer encapsulation is an address of a device that is in each destination subnet and that is connected to the core network.

Abstract: Various aspects related to various apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to protect downlink (DL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform DL communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to communicate regarding uplink (UL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to an allocation vector. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to random access. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform UL communication(s). The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects.

Abstract: The present disclosure presents a transmitting device and receiving device for wireless communications, particularly for vehicle-to-everything V2X or cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) communications. The transmitting device is configured to determine more than one transmission for transmitting a packet, and transmit the packet to a receiving device and/or a group of receiving devices using the determined transmissions. The receiving device is configured to receive a packet in more than one transmission from a transmitting device, and combine the transmissions to obtain the packet. The disclosure also relates to corresponding transmitting and receiving methods.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide services by effectively switching, by a terminal, a macro cell and a small cell on the basis of time in a communication system in which the macro cell and the small cell coexist. A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a first base station and/or a second base station, information on a switching delay time required for the terminal to perform cell switching; and communicating through a resource of the first base station and a resource of the second base station which are allocated by considering the switching delay time.

Abstract: Light and/or Inactive state connectivity and/or autonomous mobility techniques are contemplated. A WTRU may, for example, have an inactive/idle mode, a light connected/loosely connected/Inactive mode and/or a connected/fully connected/Active mode. A WTRU in light connected mode may have a WTRU context stored in a RAN. A WTRU may perform an area monitoring procedure while in light connected state. A WTRU may engage in autonomous mobility during light connectivity. A WTRU may move within a logical area (e.g., a RAN paging area), perhaps without notifying the network. The WTRU may provide notice when it has moved outside a logical area (e.g., update RAN paging area). Mobility in light connected state may be network controlled (e.g., to enable handover when data transfer may be allowed and/or ongoing). A WTRU may be reachable during a light connectivity state. A WTRU may engage in autonomous mobility during light connectivity and/or an Inactive state.

Abstract: A method for transmitting user data from a lower-layer split central unit (LLS-CU) to a radio unit (RU) in a network node of a wireless communication system for transmission by the RU over a wireless interface includes mapping reference symbols to be transmitted by the RU to resource elements to provide mapped data. The mapped data including the references symbols is compressed using a bitmap representation of the mapped data to obtain compressed data. The compressed data is transmitted from the LLS-CU to the RU.

Abstract: A method for joint wireless transmission includes (a) at a master wireless communication device, generating a first coordination signal for coordinating joint transmission of a wireless communication signal by at least the master wireless communication device and a first slave wireless communication device, (b) transmitting the first coordination signal from the master wireless communication device to the first slave wireless communication device, and (c) transmitting a first portion of the wireless communication signal from the master wireless communication device to a wireless base station that is remote from each of the master wireless communication device and the first slave wireless communication device.

Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for multichannel communications. In one embodiment, a communication system includes a plurality of traffic channels operable to link to a UE via one or more communication networks. The communication system also includes a traffic processor operable to receive a request for data from the UE, to evaluate the traffic channels based on the requested data, to select a first and a second of the traffic channels based on the evaluation, and to convey the data over the first and second traffic channels to the UE.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device for mitigating inter-cell interference in a dynamic TDD environment, the electronic device including: at least one antenna array including antenna elements; and a processor configured to use the antenna array and form a plurality of reception beams having mutually different directions, wherein at least one processor may enable: a first beam pair link to be formed with a first transmission beam emitted from a first base station by using a first reception beam having a first direction; information about a first TDD pattern indicating a TDD sequence set in a serving cell formed by the first base station and information about a second TDD pattern indicating a TDD sequence set in an adjacent cell adjacent to a serving cell formed by a second base station to be acquired; a first portion of the first TDD pattern to be selected on the basis of the information about the first TDD pattern and the information about the second TDD pattern; the detection of whether inter