Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to: check at least one event requiring a change in user equipment (UE) capability of the electronic device, change the UE capability of the electronic device based on the at least one event and transmit a TAU request message indicating that UE capability information update is requested, enter an idle state, based on receiving a TAU acceptance message corresponding to the TAU request message in a state in which the UE capability enquiry message corresponding to the TAU request is not received, establish a new RRC connection with the network in the idle state, receive a UE capability enquiry message based on the new RRC connection, and transmit a UE capability information message including the changed UE capability, based on the reception of the UE capability enquiry message.

Abstract: A channel monitoring indication method, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The method includes: monitoring a first physical downlink control channel PDCCH; and if downlink control information (DCI) not used for scheduling is received on the first PDCCH, determining, based on the DCI not used for scheduling, whether to monitor a second PDCCH.

Abstract: A system includes a vehicle configured to detect a predefined vehicle incident and report the vehicle incident to at least one remote server, the report including a unique vehicle identifier and a unique wireless identifier associated with the vehicle. The system also includes the server, configured to determine a plurality of devices previously paired with the vehicle and send the unique wireless identifier to at least one of the plurality of devices. The system also includes the plurality of devices, configured to receive the unique wireless identifier. The plurality of devices are also configured to wirelessly search for a signal including the unique wireless identifier and, responsive to detecting the signal, present assistance instructions associated with the incident.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for estimating inter-terminal sidelink path loss for control information and data information transmission between terminals. A path loss estimation method of a transmission terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment may include transmitting a signal for path loss estimation to a reception terminal, receiving a path loss estimation result report from the reception terminal in response to the signal for path loss estimation, configuring a transmission power based on the path loss estimation result report, and performing a sidelink transmission with the reception terminal with the configured transmission power.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a network coding configuration for a set of transmit beams, each transmit beam in the set of transmit beams being spatial division multiplexed with respect to the other transmit beams of the set. The UE may identify based at least in part on the control signaling, a first set of one or more transmit beams of the set of transmit beams carrying parity information for a second set of one or more transmit beams in the set of transmit beams. The UE may perform beamformed communications over the set of transmit beams in accordance with the network coding configuration and the parity information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-tenant communication platform. A method includes receiving, through an application programming interface (API), an inbound communication request identifying a communication endpoint, analyzing the inbound communication request to identify a transport protocol, selecting a routing option of the transport protocol, transforming the communication content to a format that is compatible with the selected routing option of the transport protocol and a mode of communication associated with the selected routing option, and transmitting the transformed communication content to the destination endpoint on the selected routing option.

Abstract: A Bluetooth communication system includes: a Bluetooth host device; and a Bluetooth device set which including a first member device and a second member device. The first member device is arranged to operably transmit an auto-pair request, a first device information corresponding to the first member device, and a second device information corresponding to the second member device to the Bluetooth host device. The Bluetooth host device is arranged to operably receive the auto-pair request, the first device information, and the second device information transmitted from the first member device. The Bluetooth host device is further arranged to operably establish a Bluetooth connection with the first member device and conduct pairing procedure with the first member device according to the auto-pair request.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices seamlessly playback data files using one or more wireless connections. Methods include establishing a first wireless connection and a second wireless connection between a first device and a second device, the first wireless connection using a first communication protocol. Methods further include transmitting audio data via the first wireless connection and determining a switch should be initiated based on one or more signal quality metrics representing an estimate of a quality of the first wireless connection. Methods also include operating the second wireless connection in an active mode and switching to the second wireless connection using a second communication protocol, and the switching comprising beginning encapsulation of the audio data in Bluetooth packets for transmission in accordance with the second communication protocol, wherein the Bluetooth packets are encapsulated in one or more data packets of the second communication protocol.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state application time for at least one common multi-channel TCI state. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a TCI state indication from a network, wherein the TCI state indication comprises at least one common multi-channel TCI state, and configuring a TCI state application time for the at least one common multi-channel TCI state based on one or more factors.

Abstract: A first access point in a mesh network includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is coupled to the transceiver, and is used to determine whether a second access point transmitting a beacon belongs to the mesh network upon detecting the beacon. If so, the processor is used to determine whether the beacon includes first channel switch announcement information, and if so, configure the transceiver to transmit second channel switch announcement information, and configure the first access point to switch to a target channel. The first channel switch announcement information and the second channel switch announcement information include information of the target channel.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for determination of user presence and absence using WiFi connections. Reports may be received from WiFi access points in an environment. The reports may include an identifier of a WiFi device, an indication of a connection to or disconnection from a WiFi access point, a time of the connection or disconnection, and an identifier of the WiFi access point. A connection sequence for the WiFi device may be generated from the reports. Whether the WiFi device is present in or absent from the environment as of a specified time may be determined based on the connection sequence. An indication of presence for a user associated with the WiFi device may generated if the WiFi device is present in the environment. An indication of absence for the user associated with the WiFi device may be generated if the WiFi device is absent from the environment.

Abstract: Managing assistance to a communication network capable of routing traffic characteristic of a computer attack is disclosed. A method includes upon detecting a computer attack, identifying at least a first node of the network, requiring a mitigation intervention, and identifying a traffic routing policy in the network; controlling a movement of at least one mobile object comprising at least one communication interface, so as to connect the mobile object to at least a second node of the network determined relative to the first node according to the traffic routing policy; and controlling at least part of the traffic routed by the network, so as to redirect the part of the traffic to the mobile object via at least the second node of the network.

Abstract: A random access method and an apparatus. In the method, random access is completed in a manner in which an agent terminal performs access, so that an access requirement of a terminal can be satisfied under low energy consumption. The method and the apparatus may be applied to application scenarios such as an internet of things (IoT), machine type communication (MTC), massive machine type communication (mMTC), an internet of vehicles, and a connected vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a UE capability associated with reference signal reporting by the UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a data packet and an indication of a mode for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback reporting based on the UE capability. The UE may determine that a slot includes first resources for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) and second resources for transmitting HARQ feedback for the data packet. The UE may transmit, to the base station during the slot and based on the indication of the mode for HARQ feedback reporting, the HARQ feedback and one or more of the SRS or CSI associated with the HARQ feedback.

Abstract: As disclosed herein, there is one or more system, device, and/or method that addresses one or more of the following, but is not limited to: wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU)(s) configured to send sidelink radio link measurements to a base station (e.g., gNB); WTRU(s) configured to consider CBR/CR levels for starting performing measurements on neighbor links/cells; WTRU(s) configured to consider CBR/CR levels in conjunction with SL RSRP/RSRQ/RSNI thresholds for reporting measurements; WTRU(s) configured to report sidelink measurements in different ways depending on the measurements being performed using data or discovery signals; relay WTRU(s) configured to forward/report sidelink measurements to a gNB; handover commands in a relay scenario based on measurements at a remote WTRU.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus generally includes a processing system configured to generate a message comprising coordination information, wherein the apparatus is associated with a first AP, the message to be used for coordinated communications by the first AP and a second AP, wherein the first AP and the second AP are associated with different basic service sets (BSSs), and an interface configured to output the message for transmission during a networking coordination window of a networking cluster.

Abstract: A method and apparatus according to the present invention addresses and/or prevents lost protocol synchronization in HARQ systems caused by ACK/NACK errors. One embodiment detects lost synchronization errors for NDI-based retransmission protocols and restores synchronization by sending an explicit RESET message. In response to the RESET message, the transmitter aborts the transmission of a current PDU and transmits a new PDU and corresponding NDI. Another embodiment prevents protocol synchronization errors by sending scheduling grants on a packet by packet basis. The receiver sends a subsequent explicit scheduling grant to the transmitter based on an error evaluation of a received PDU. The transmitter will not send the next PDU unless it receives the subsequent explicit scheduling grant.

Abstract: A method for handling IMS registrations at a P-CSCF after PCRF database failure includes receiving a SIP REGISTER request message after a PCRF database failure and determining that the SIP REGISTER request message is for an existing user. The method further includes obtaining a list of user contacts having entries in a registration cache of the P-CSCF corresponding to an address of record in the SIP REGISTER request message, testing reachability of the user contacts in the list, and freeing resources of the P-CSCF for the user contacts determined to be unreachable.

Abstract: Techniques for configuring a network system including base stations that support wireless backhaul are discussed herein. To provide network coverage for a new rural area with low network capacity requirements, a service provider may initially deploy a limited network configured with wired base stations that uses fiber links as backhaul. The limited network may have large coverage gap due to the time and cost associated with deploying fiber cables. In such low traffic areas, the system may reserve a portion of available frequency bands to use as wireless backhaul and configure wireless nodes to use the backhaul provided by the reserved frequency bands. The system may configure the existing wired base stations to serve as donor nodes to provide network link for the wireless nodes. The system may deploy a network of these wireless nodes to rapidly fill in coverage gaps.

Abstract: A system includes a policy control function (PCF) that receives an indication from a mobile device in a wireless cellular network that indicates a secure connection between the mobile device and an endpoint in the wireless cellular network. The secure connection is associated with a security policy that includes a first set of parameters and operates at a first level of granularity and a routing policy that includes a second set of parameters and operates at a second level of granularity. The PCF then determines a mapping between the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters that aligns the first level of granularity with the second level of granularity. In an example, the alignment improves the utilization of network resources in the wireless cellular network. The mapping is then transmitted to the mobile device, which enables the mobile device to use the secure connection.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for multi-carrier network operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of performing channel scrambling in a multi-carrier network, wherein the multi-carrier network includes a first component carrier (“CC”) and a second CC between a base station and a user equipment (“UE”) comprises receiving a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“C-RNTI”) and a cell identification (“ID”) for at least one of the first CC and the second CC; and using the RNTI and the cell ID to perform scrambling of information transmitted on at least one of the first CC and the second CC.

Abstract: Configurations of a user equipment and an apparatus provided in a user equipment, and a method used in a user equipment, receive from a base station, for each bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts provided in a bandwidth of one carrier, information indicating a frequency location of the bandwidth part and information indicating a subcarrier spacing applied to the corresponding bandwidth part, receive from the base station, information indicating a use condition of a predetermined bandwidth part included in the plurality of bandwidth parts. In response to determining that the use condition is satisfied, the configurations and method use the predetermined bandwidth part.

Abstract: A Method and Apparatus for multi-SIM operation during handover is provided. The method includes receiving from a base station a first RRCReconfiguration, transmitting to the base station a UEAssistanceInformation, starting the first timer after initiating transmission of UEAssistanceInformation, receiving from the base station a second RRCReconfiguration and starting the second timer before initiating random access procedure. The first RRCReconfiguration includes a configuration information related to terminal state transition, the configuration information related to terminal state transition includes a information for a first timer, the first timer is a timer related to terminal state transition. The UEAssistanceInformation includes a information related to terminal's state. The second RRCReconfiguration includes a ReconfigurationWithSync, the ReconfigurationWithSync includes a information for a second timer related to handover.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus, and a communication device are provided. The method includes the following. A network device transmits first information to a terminal device, where the first information is used for indicating a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource configured in a first slot, the first slot includes multiple sub-slots, and the first information includes a starting offset of the PUCCH resource relative to a boundary of the sub-slot.

Abstract: Architectures and techniques are presented that can leverage network equipment (e.g., broadband provider equipment, cellular provider equipment) in order to provide enhanced guidance to a target location. This enhanced guidance can supplement existing mapping or navigation equipment. Such can be advantageous for public safety answering point entities and first responder entities as well as, potentially, for service technicians or delivery. When an entity (e.g., first responder) is dispatched to a particular location, an associated residential gateway (RG) or other device can be identified, and an associated SSID determined. This SSID can be provided to the entity seeking that particular location so that SSID scans can operate similar to a transponder or homing beacon. The SSID might also be configured specially for this purpose. Additionally, the state of a device attached to the RG can be altered to further aid in locating, such as blinking porch lights or audible indicia.

Abstract: Provided are a method for performing wireless communication by a first device, and an apparatus for supporting same. The method may comprise: obtaining a sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration including information related to a timer for an active time and information related to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round trip time (RTT) timer; starting the timer for the active time; receiving, from a second device through a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) based on a first SL resource, a first sidelink control information (SCI) for scheduling of a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and a second SCI; and receiving, from the second device through the PSSCH based on the first SL resource, the second SCI and data.

Abstract: An embodiment according to the present specification relates to a method for performing low latency communication. An STA can determine a first parameter set between the first parameter set and a second parameter set on the basis of the time delay value of uplink data. The STA can access a channel on the basis of the first parameter set and transmit the uplink data to an AP.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus obtain a signal from a remote wireless node. The apparatus may switch between a first mode and a second mode in response to the signal. The apparatus may sense the shared transmission medium and sense if an absence of traffic is detected. The apparatus may delay data transmission for a fixed time interval from detecting the absence of traffic. The apparatus may initiate the data transmission at the end of the fixed time interval if operating in the first mode or initiate the data transmission at the end of a random time interval following the fixed time interval if operation in the second mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: transmitting radio link information, wherein the radio link information is associated with a backhaul link.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a first report comprising first data, obtaining a second report comprising second data, analyzing at least the first data and the second data to identify characteristics of an environment where a communication device is located, based at least in part on the characteristics, determining whether dual connectivity is appropriate for providing a communication service to the communication device, resulting in a determination of dual connectivity, and selectively enabling or disabling dual connectivity in respect of the communication device based on the determination of dual connectivity. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data transmission method, a device, and a system, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to resolve a problem that a base station cannot well identify specific remote UE from which data sent by relay UE comes. The method may include: receiving, by relay UE, data of remote UE, where the data includes a first identifier of the remote UE; determining, by the relay UE, a second identifier of the remote UE based on the first identifier; and sending the data of the remote UE and the second identifier of the remote UE to a base station.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a transmitting device may add a first extension before modulated symbols of a communication, the first extension including data from an end portion of the modulated symbols. The transmitting device may add a second extension after the modulated symbols, the second extension including data from a beginning portion of the modulated symbols. The transmitting device may apply a first weighting function that overlaps the first extension and the beginning portion of the modulated symbols. The transmitting device may apply a second weighting function that overlaps the end portion of the modulated symbols and the second extension. The transmitting device may add one or more of a header before the first extension or a tail after the second extension. The transmitting device may transmit the communication. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may provide a feedback message to a base station that includes a feedback report that indicates successful or unsuccessful receipt of multiple downlink transmissions, and also includes an indication of a number of unsuccessful receipts that are due to unsuccessful receipt of data channel communications. The indication of the number of unsuccessful receipts of data channel transmissions may be provided as a binary representation of the total number, or may be provided as a quantized value in which each quantized point is associated with a certain number of unsuccessfully received data channel transmissions.

Abstract: Wireless communications are described. Reduced transmission power time intervals may be employed in communications via one or more cells. A wireless device may receive an indication of measurement resources for one or more cells. The wireless device may transmit channel state information for one or more of the cells. Cross carrier scheduling may be employed.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for transmitting Positioning Reference Signals (PRSs) in cells supporting two different Radio Access Technologies (RATs), where the two RATs (e.g. 4G LTE and 5G NR) employ dynamic spectrum sharing. To avoid interference between the PRSs and between the two RATs, the PRSs may be time aligned to the same set of PRS positioning occasions, and may be assigned orthogonal characteristics such as different muting patterns, orthogonal code sequences, different frequency shifts or different frequency hopping. UEs supporting both RATs may be enabled to measure PRSs for both RATs. UEs supporting only one RAT (e.g. 4G LTE) may be enabled to measure PRSs for just this RAT. A location server such as an LMF, E-SMLC or SLP may provide assistance data to UEs, and request measurements from UEs, for PRSs in one or both RATs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may group, into a common slot, a first plurality of consecutive uplink slots included in a first component carrier and a second plurality of consecutive uplink slots included in a second component carrier. The UE may determine whether an uplink transmission is scheduled in at least one of the first plurality of consecutive uplink slots or the second plurality of consecutive uplink slots. The UE may transmit on the first component carrier or on the second component carrier in the common slot or determine whether to switch a transmit chain based at least in part on whether an uplink transmission is scheduled in at least one of the first plurality of consecutive uplink slots or the second plurality of consecutive uplink slots. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and related product. In the method, a first indication of a plurality of frequency domain random access occasions (ROs) M_RO over which physical random access channel (PRACH preamble) is transmitted is obtained, a second indication about a set of PRACH sequence candidates to be selected for PRACH preamble transmission is obtained, an initial RO index is determined; and the RA-RNTI is determined based on the initial RO index and the PRACH sequence transmitted over the M_RO.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. It is possible to provide methods for enhancing security when a UE and a base station perform data communication in a next-generation mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, computing entities, and/or the like are provided. An example method may include retrieving a base image associated with at least one software application; generating a customized base image based at least in part on conducting at least one operational verification operation on the base image; generating a validated base image based at least in part on conducting at least one operational testing operation on the customized base image; generating a release note data object associated with the validated base image; and performing one or more image release operations by releasing the validated base image and the release note data object to at least one client system.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request for a communication session from a user device, identifying a first resource from a plurality of resources, wherein the first resource is associated with a first service control layer for a radio access network and wherein the plurality of resources includes at least one virtual network function (VNF), identifying a second resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the second resource is associated with a second service control layer for LTE core functions, identifying a third resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the third resource is associated with a third service control layer for content delivery, allocating a virtual machine to be used to instantiate the at least one VNF, instantiating the at least one VNF and establishing the communication session by facilitating communications between the first service control layer, the second service control layer and the third service control layer.

Abstract: User Equipments (UEs) may be assigned a set of aggregated component carriers for downlink carrier aggregation and/or carrier selection. Some UEs may be incapable of transmitting uplink signals over all component carriers in their assigned set of aggregated component carriers. In such scenarios, a UE may need to perform SRS switching in order to transmit SRS symbols over all of the component carriers. Embodiments of this disclosure provide various techniques for facilitating SRS switching. For example, a radio resource control (RRC) message may be used to signal a periodic SRS configuration parameter. As another example, a downlink control indication (DCI) message may be used to signal an aperiodic SRS configuration parameter. Many other examples are also provided.

Abstract: A terminal includes a reception unit that receives a synchronization signal block in an unlicensed band of a high frequency band higher than or equal to a frequency band of a frequency range 2 (FR2), the FR2 being in a range including a frequency range 1 (FR1) that is a low frequency band and the FR2 that is a high frequency band in a new radio (NR) system; and a control unit that identifies an index of a candidate position for transmitting the synchronization signal block based on a sequence of a demodulation reference signal of a broadcast channel included in the synchronization signal block and a payload of the broadcast channel.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity, a plurality of PDCP SDUs for transmission, discarding at least one PDCP SDU from the plurality of PDCP SDUs for transmission, and transmitting a discard notification, the discard notification indicating the discarding of the PDCP SDU is disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing soft and blind combining for PUSCH acknowledgement (ACK) processing. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes soft-combining acknowledgement (ACK) bits received from a UE that are contained in a received sub-frame of symbols. The ACK bits are soft-combined using a plurality of scrambling sequences to generate a plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams. The method also includes receiving a parameter that identifies a selected scrambling sequence to be used. The method also includes decoding a selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream to generate a decoded ACK value, wherein the selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream is selected from the plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams based on the parameter.

Abstract: Provided is a grant-free data communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method including receiving configuration information of a grant-free transmission resource, selecting a transmission resource for transmitting a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), based on the configuration information, transmitting uplink control information (UCI) including scheduling information of the selected transmission resource, and transmitting the PUSCH through the selected transmission resource.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for sending emergency alerts. In some embodiments, sensors and wearable devices may trigger and send the emergency alerts and/or warning signals via available communication devices. Multi-media emergency alerts are also disclosed that include situational awareness information for effective and efficient emergency response.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may support repetition of physical downlink control channels (PDCCH) and handling a combined PDCCH candidate associated with multiple search space sets. For example, a UE may combine a first PDCCH candidate corresponding to a first search space set and a second PDCCH candidate corresponding to a second search space set to form a combined PDCCH candidate. The UE may decode the combined PDCCH candidate based on one or more factors, for example, such as a blind decoding PDCCH candidate threshold. As a result, the UE may decode the combined PDCCH candidate in addition to decoding of individual PDCCH candidates, thereby providing increased flexibility for downlink control information (DCI) and improving the reliability of PDCCH.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method implemented in a WTRU is described. In an example, the method may include receiving configuration information indicating a remaining time threshold to be used for triggering transmission of a report related to a logical channel group (LCG). The method may include determining that a remaining time for a transmission of one or more PDUs associated with the LCG is below the remaining time threshold. The method may include transmitting the report related to the LCG in a MAC control element (MAC CE) based on at least the remaining time being below the remaining time threshold. In various embodiments, the report may include an indication of (i) the remaining time associated with the LCG and (ii) an amount of data associated with the LCG.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for data transfer in RRC_INACTIVE state is provided. Method for data transfer in RRC_INACTIVE state includes initiating the second resume procedure, starting a first timer, receiving a RRCResume and stopping the first timer. Buffer status reporting is performed based on a first BSR configuration and a first LCG if the first timer is running and performed based on a second BSR configuration and the first LCG if the first timer is not running.

Abstract: A method, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and a base station are disclosed. The WTRU comprises a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor. The WTRU receives at least one radio resource control (RRC) message indicating an uplink resource for the WTRU and receives grants over first channels associated with the indicated uplink resource. The WTRU transmits uplink data using the indicated uplink resource based on the received grants, and, based on a trigger, deactivates the indicated uplink resource and to stop the reception of grants over the first channels associated with the indicated uplink resource and flush hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffers associated with the indicated uplink resource. The base station is configured to communicate with the WTRU.