Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to multi-level CPU (Central Processing Unit) high current protection are described. In one embodiment, different workloads may be assigned different license types and/or weights based on micro-architectural events (such as uop (micro-operation) types and sizes) and/or data types. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Techniques for using computer networking protocol extensions to route control-plane traffic and data-plane traffic associated with a common application are described herein. For instance, a traffic flow associated with an application may be established such that control-plane traffic is sent to a control-plane node associated with the application and data-plane traffic is sent to a data-plane node associated with the application. When a client device sends an authentication request to connect to the application, the control-plane node may send an indication of a hostname to be used by the client device to send data-plane traffic to the data-node. As such, when a packet including the hostname corresponding with the data-plane node is received, the packet may be forwarded to the data-plane node.

Abstract: A network node configures a frame structure for a new radio access technology (RAT). The network nodes configures a frame including a fixed number of subframes, each of subframe including at least one resource unit (RU) based on a numerology, and schedules a channel in the frame by using a reference timing corresponding to a subframe.

Abstract: Provided are a method for contention-based random access, a network device and a terminal device. The method comprises: a network device receiving, on a first uplink carrier or a second uplink carrier, a first preamble sent by a terminal device, a frequency point of the first uplink carrier being different from a frequency point of the second uplink carrier; and the network device sending to the terminal device a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU), wherein the MAC PDU comprises a first media access control (MAC) random access response (RAR) corresponding to the first preamble.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing a rate group, a method for charging for a data service, and a related device and system, so as to enable a charging system to accurately charge for the data service when the rate group changes. The method includes: determining, by a gateway device, whether a rate group of a service data stream changes; and if the rate group of the service data stream changes, reporting, by the gateway device, charging data to the charging system, so that the charging system performs charging according to the charging data, where the charging data includes service usage information and a reporting reason for reporting the charging data, and the reporting reason indicates a change of the rate group.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for a first UE to transmit a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in a wireless communication system, the PSSCH transmission method comprising: a step of excluding subframes, used by a second UE, from candidate subframes for PSSCH transmission; and a step of selecting a subframe for transmitting a PSSCH and transmitting the PSSCH, after excluding the subframes, used by the second UE, from the candidate subframes, wherein the subframes used by the second UE include subframes assumed to be repeatedly used by the second UE according to a reservation period of the second UE, wherein, if the reservation period of the second UE is smaller in value than a predetermined value, the shorter the reservation period of the second UE becomes, the greater the number of the subframes assumed to be repeatedly used becomes.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications system including first and second terminal devices operable to communicate with one another in a synchronized device-to-device manner. The second terminal device is operable to selectively achieve synchronization for receiving data transmissions from the first terminal device using direct synchronization signalling transmitted by the first terminal device or indirect synchronization signalling transmitted by another network entity, such as a base station.

Abstract: A method of transmitting demodulation reference signals (DMRS) over one, three or five resource blocks (RBs) with Interleaved Frequency Division Multiple Access (IFDMA) from a wireless device to a wireless network node in a wireless network wherein Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-OFDMA) is deployed in uplink, is provided. At least one of: a set of base sequences including thirty quadrature phase shifting keying, QPSK, sequences of length 6, 18 or 30 is determined, a demodulation reference signal sequence is derived from the determined set of base sequences, the demodulation reference signal sequence is multiplexed, and the multiplexed demodulation reference signal sequence is transmitted, by the wireless device, to the wireless network node.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for handling a communication session in a communication network using a session description protocol, SDP, for communication sessions is provided. The network node sends, on one or both established communication sessions, a request with an indication. The indication indicates a request of one or more mappings of a payload type number to a codec associated to the communication session. The network node receives a response including one or more response indications. A response indication indicates one or more mappings of a payload type number to a codec associated to the communication session. The network node further sends a request indication indicating a mapping of a payload type number to a codec suggested to use in an offer message generated by the at least one entity. The mapping is selected based on the one or more response indications in the received response.

Abstract: A signal transmission method, a communication device and a storage medium are provided. The signal transmission method includes operations as follows. A channel detection window and a signal transmission window are determined. The channel detection window is located before the signal transmission window, the channel detection window comprises N sub-detection windows, the signal transmission window comprises M sub-transmission resources, a first sub-detection window in the N sub-detection windows corresponds to a first sub-transmission resource in the M sub-transmission resources, N is greater than or equal to 2, and M is greater than or equal to 2. Channel detection is performed in the first sub-detection window. If a channel detection result in the first sub-detection window indicates that a channel is idle, a target signal is transmitted in the first sub-transmission resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described herein for multiple AP coordination in wireless local area networks (WLANs). For example, a station (STA) may receive, from a first access points (APs), a probe response frame that includes one or more indicators indicating multiple AP operation capabilities of the first AP and a second AP. The STA may transmit, to at least one of the first AP or the second AP, a multiple AP association request frame that enables the first AP to be associated with the second AP for a multiple AP operation. The STA may receive, from the first AP, a first multiple AP association response frame indicating acceptance or rejection of the multiple AP operation with the first AP. The STA may receive, from the second AP, a second multiple AP association response frame indicating acceptance or rejection of the multiple AP operation with the second AP.

Abstract: Techniques to facilitate verification of in-situ network telemetry data of data packet of data traffic of packet-switched networks are described herein. A technique described herein includes a network node obtaining a data packet of data traffic of a packet-switched network. The data packet includes an in-situ network telemetry block. The network node obtains telemetry data and cryptographic key. The cryptographic key confidentially identifies the network node. The node encrypts at least a portion of the telemetry data based on the cryptographic key to produce signed telemetry data and updates telemetry-data entry of the in-situ network telemetry block. The telemetry data and signed telemetry data is inserted into the telemetry-data entry. The node forwards the data packet with the updated telemetry-data entry to another network node of the packet-switched network.

Abstract: A method and a device for allowing a terminal to transmit a signal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, map first uplink control information (UCI) and second UCI to one specific uplink channel if a resource region for transmitting the first UCI and a resource region for transmitting the second UCI are overlapped in a time domain, and transmit the specific uplink channel. Particularly, the specific uplink channel comprises a first bit payload for the first UCI and a second bit payload for the second UCI, wherein the number of bits of the first bit payload and the number of bits of the second bit payload are determined on the basis of preset ratio information.

Abstract: Access, mobility management and regulatory services are supported for satellite access to a 5G core network. A coverage area, e.g., a country or region, is divided into fixed virtual cells and fixed tracking areas. The UE receives configuration information for fixed cells and fixed tracking areas associated with a serving PLMN. The fixed cells and the fixed tracking areas are defined, independently of each other, as fixed geographic areas. A position of the UE is used to determine a fixed serving cell and/or fixed tracking area for the UE. A service operation for the UE is enabled for the serving PLMN based on the fixed serving cell or the fixed tracking area. A fixed cell may be associated with an overlapping fixed tracking area by assigning a color code to the tracking area and appending the color code to an ID for the fixed cell.

Abstract: Techniques and structures to provide dynamic deployment of access controls in an on-demand environment. A host electronic device may comprise one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device, the one or more processors configurable to receive, via a user interface, request to access one or more resources managed by the electronic device in the multi-user, on demand computing environment, the request comprising one or more request elements, determine whether a virtual access rule logic comprises one or more virtual access check rules which are anchored to the one or more request elements, and in response to a determination that the virtual access rule logic comprises one or more virtual access check rules which are anchored to the one or more request elements, apply the one or more virtual access check rules to the request. Additional subject matter may be described and claimed.

Abstract: An improved emergency response method and system are shown and described. A content-specified text field—such as a caller name field—an ALI database record for a communication device is updated to include information about a person experiencing an emergency and the emergency. A PSAP receiving an emergency services call from the communication device receives the caller name field on a terminal display and is thus informed about the emergency via a alphanumeric character communication rather than orally. A particular emergency may be assigned a code that is put in the caller name field.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The UE may be configured to transmit a message indicating an identifier (ID) associated with an application to a first edge computing system; receive first information associated with the application in response to transmitting the message, the first information indicating whether at least one second edge computing system configured to provide the application is accessible through at least one cell; and determine a set of cells through which the at least one second edge computing system is accessible based on the first information.

Abstract: [Object] To reduce the frequency of the occurrence of the transmission collision of frames. [Solution] A communication device, including: a receiving unit configured to receive a frame transmitted by another terminal; a length information acquiring unit configured to acquire length information related to the frame from the received frame; and a transmission frame deciding unit configured to decide a length of a transmission frame on the basis of the acquired length information.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a method for a terminal transmitting a physical uplink control channel to a base station in a licensed assisted access (LAA) system in which the base station or the terminal performs a listen-before-talk (LBT)-based signal transmission, and a device supporting same.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a system for notification. The method includes; determining an event notification criterion; and determining whether participant information satisfies the event notification criterion, and if yes, sending a notification to a notified party: where the participant information includes at least one of a participant identifier, a participant identifier feature, a participant role or a participant role feature.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving signals, performed by a terminal, in a C-RAN environment, includes sequentially transmitting fixed beams; receiving, from at least one first TRP determined as TRP(s) performing signal transmission and reception with the terminal among the plurality of TRPs, control information including information on whether to transmit a reference signal for reception of downlink data and an index of a transmission beam selected for uplink transmission; and receiving the downlink data from the at least one first TRP, and demodulating the downlink data by using a reception beam weight derived from a weight used for transmission of the fixed beams or by using the reference signal.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, configuration information including multiple transmission configuration indication (TCI) states associated with a control resource set (CORESET). The UE may receive, from the base station, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a region associated with the CORESET, wherein the PDCCH includes at least one control channel element (CCE). The UE may perform blind decoding for multiple configured PDCCH candidates based at least in part on a resource element group (REG) bundle included in the at least one CCE, wherein the multiple configured PDCCH candidates are associated with one or more of the multiple TC states associated with the CORESET. Accordingly, the UE may identify the PDCCH transmitted by the base station based at least in part on the blind decoding.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a wireless device and core network node, as well as corresponding methods therein, for managing a data flow between a network access type 1 and a network access type 2. According to some examples, access type 1 may be a 3GPP access and access type 2 may be a non-3GPP access. The wireless device is connectable to both the networks of access types 1 and 2.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, in one or more downlink resources, a timing advance command in downlink control information; and implement the timing advance command after an action time period commencing from receipt of the timing advance command elapses. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: User equipment associated with a legacy network may utilize a bottom-to-top search technique to identify relevant control channel samples. Generating a control channel that is configured for the bottom-to-top search technique may lead to poor performance in a single-carrier waveform, which may be disadvantageous as networks move toward New Radio. In some aspects, described herein, a base station generates a control channel that is configured to minimize gaps in the control channel, and a user equipment performs a top-to-bottom search technique to identify relevant control channel samples. By using the top-to-bottom search technique, degradation of single-carrier waveforms is reduced and efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A communication method and a system that combines fifth generation (5G) communication systems with internet of things (IoT) technologies to support much higher data rates than fourth generation (4G) communication systems are provided. Based on 5G communication technologies and IoT technologies, the present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and security and safety measure. A method of communication for a user equipment includes receiving a random access channel (RACH) configuration from a base station (an evolved nodeB (eNB)), and transmitting to the eNB a random access preamble (RAP) message in an uplink subframe of an unlicensed band matching a subframe configured as a RACH resource according to the RACH configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention describe creating a mesh network of autonomous vehicles. Embodiments describe, for a set of autonomous vehicles configured to perform joint tasks, creating a plurality of subset networks of autonomous vehicles based on geographical proximity, wherein the plurality of subset networks of autonomous vehicles overlap to form a mesh network of autonomous vehicles, and wherein the mesh network of autonomous vehicles and the subset networks of autonomous vehicles support a non-centralized task assignment feature to assign tasks to autonomous vehicles in the mesh network. Additionally, embodiments describe sending a status signal to a first autonomous vehicle in the mesh network via a second autonomous vehicle in the mesh network, wherein the first autonomous vehicle is in a same subset network of autonomous vehicles as the second autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a centralized radio access network (C-RAN) system that is configured so that physical layer processing for the wireless interface is split so that some of the physical layer processing is performed in a controller and some of the physical layer processing is performed in a plurality of radio points. The system is configured so that scrambling of first downlink data to be communicated to a UE over the wireless interface is performed in the controller and so that scrambling of second downlink data to be communicated to said UE over the wireless interface is performed in one of the radio points. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described which perform bandwidth aggregation by simultaneously monitoring and processing a number of simultaneous, non-contiguous or contiguous component carriers in the downlink. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) can be configured by an evolved Node-B (eNodeB) to support additional component carriers. A pre-configured additional component carrier may be used. Various methods for activating and deactivating the additional component carrier are also described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, such as a user equipment (UE) may transmit a message to a base station (e.g., a NodeB, an eNodeB (eNB), a next-generation NodeB or a giga-NodeB (either of which may be referred to as a gNB)) in wireless communications with the UE. The message may include a UE capability to append a preamble waveform to an uplink transmission to the base station. In some examples, a preamble waveform may include a Wi-Fi preamble or a new radio unlicensed (NR-U) preamble. Based on the UE capability, the base station may determine and transmit a preamble configuration to the UE, which the UE may use to generate and append a preamble waveform to another message for an uplink transmission to the base station.

Abstract: Systems and methods for wake word detection configuration are disclosed. An electronic device may be configured to detect a wake word in a user utterance based on one or more wake word models. Upon detection, wake word APIs may be utilized to determine if a speech-processing application associated with a remote speech-processing system is installed on the device. If installed, secondary wake word detection may be performed on the audio data representing the user utterance, and if the wake word is detected, the audio data may be sent to the remote system for processing. If not installed, a display of the electronic device may present options for downloading the speech-processing application.

Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus including a communication unit that receives frames including first information from a plurality of other communication apparatuses and transmits first frames including information indicating a first transmission time period to the plurality of other communication apparatuses, a control unit that determines the first transmission time period on the basis of the plurality of pieces of first information, and a processing unit that generates the first frames.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for switching between non-orthogonal and orthogonal multiple access protocols dynamically. A base station device can determine whether a user equipment device on a communication link should use a non-orthogonal multiple access system or an orthogonal multiple access system based on one or more attributes of the communication link, and send an indication of the selection to the user equipment device. The base station device can indicate the selection using a spreading factor parameter that is either equal to one or greater than one. If the spreading factor parameter is equal to one, that can indicate to the user equipment device to use an orthogonal multiple access system, whereas if the spreading factor parameter is greater than one, that can indicate to the user equipment device to use a non-orthogonal multiple access system.

Abstract: The use of wireless backhaul poses special challenges for in-vehicle base stations. Users that are connected to an in-vehicle base station expect continuous service, even as the in-vehicle base station passes in and out of different wireless backhaul coverage zones, such as when a train passes from a train station with good coverage to a tunnel with poor coverage. The base station thus needs seamless backhaul handover. A system that enables an in-vehicle base station to receive continuous service across different backhaul coverage zones is needed. To solve this problem, a system enabling handover is described. The system involves double-tunneling mobile device data packets in an ESP-UDP IPsec tunnel encapsulated in a GTP-U tunnel. Traffic is transmitted from a mobile device to a specially configured base station that encapsulates mobile device data packets and sends them to the network via wireless backhaul using an LTE UE modem connection.

Abstract: Aspects for enhanced logical channel prioritization mapping procedures and restrictions are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a logical channel prioritization (LCP) restriction configuration for a logical channel indicating a set of SRS configurations associated with the logical channel; receiving, by the UE, an uplink grant indicating an uplink grant instance and an SRS configuration for the uplink grant instance; and selecting, by the UE, the logical channel to use resources of the uplink grant instance based in part on the set of SRS configurations and the SRS configuration for the uplink grant instance. Additional aspects are described.

Abstract: A plurality of different medium access control (MAC) addresses are assigned to a plurality of virtual access point (AP) multi-link devices (MLDs) that are implemented within a physical AP MLD such that each of the plurality of virtual AP MLDs is assigned a respective MAC address of the plurality of different MAC addresses. Wireless communications are then established with one or more stations (STAs) over a plurality of links.

Abstract: A radio transceiver that includes a multi-channel receiver, a multi-channel transmitter and a controller is disclosed. The multi-channel receiver can be configured to concurrently receive first data frames, each including: (a) first data slots that are received over a first frequency channel that is variable between the first data slots, and (b) an error correction code (ECC). Concurrently, the multi-channel transmitter can be configured to transmit second data frames, each including second data slots that are transmitted over a second frequency channel that is variable between the second data slots, the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel being within a common frequency band. The controller can be configured to use the ECC of a respective first data frame of the first data frames to correct self-interference-based errors in the respective first data frame resulting from the transmission of one or more of the second data frames.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, information indicating a capability of the UE to support a simultaneous beam update across multiple component carriers. The UE may receive, from the base station, a beam update command identifying a component carrier configured for the UE based at least in part on the capability of the UE to support the simultaneous beam update across multiple component carriers. The UE may apply the beam update command to one or more component carriers based at least in part on the component carrier identified in the beam update command. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to a device controlling a wireless communication link based on an average amount of radiation exposure and quality of service (QoS). In one aspect, the device includes a processor configured to determine the QoS indicating a target performance of a communication link of a communication interface. In one aspect, the processor is configured to determine radio resource information of the communication link. In one aspect, the processor is configured to predict an amount of radiation exposure for a time period according to the QoS, the radio resource information, and the detected proximity of the user. In one aspect, the processor is configured to compare the predicted amount of radiation exposure for the time period against a time averaged threshold amount of radiation exposure. In one aspect, the processor is configured to allocate radio resources to the communication interface, according to the comparison.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station (BS) may configure, before transmitting a physical downlink shared channel communication, a first resource and a second resource. The BS may transmit the physical downlink shared channel communication using the first resource. The BS may selectively use, after transmitting the physical downlink shared channel communication, the second resource for the reference signal transmission for subband selection and beam selection based at least in part on whether a retransmission event is detected. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The method of managing processing resources in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network having a plurality of network slices and a User Equipment (UE), wherein the UE is allocated to a first network slice to process a network communication from the UE, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring a suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication; identifying a second network slice that is suitable for processing the network communication; and in response to identifying a lack of suitability of the first network slice to process the network communication, reallocating processing resources from the second network slice to the first network slice whilst the UE remains allocated to the first network slice.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for determining a set of communication parameters for receiving data transmissions. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a first data transmission sent according to a first communication parameter scheme that includes at least one of a first modulation or a first coding. A second data transmission is received. A second communication parameter scheme of the second transmission is determined.

Abstract: A wireless device comprises one or more processors and memory storing instructions, When executed by the one or more processors, the instructions cause the wireless device to receive one or more messages comprising an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) round-trip-time (RTT) timer value expressed in units of symbols and an uplink discontinuous reception (DRX) retransmission timer value expressed in units of slot lengths, transmit a transport block via an uplink data channel, start an uplink HARQ RTT timer with the uplink HARQ RTT timer value in response to transmitting the transport block, start an uplink DRX retransmission timer with the uplink DRX retransmission timer value in response to the uplink HARQ RTT timer expiring, monitor a downlink control channel while the uplink DRX retransmission timer is running.

Abstract: Provided are a method for data transmission and apparatus. The method includes: receiving configuration information from a base station, the configuration information indicating whether a data packet deletion function is enabled at a PDCP entity corresponding to a preset data bearer. When the data packet deletion function is enabled, a duration for transmission of SDUs is recorded when the SDUs are transmitted from the PDCP entity corresponding to the preset data bearer to a RLC layer. A first SDU that has not yet been transmitted to the RLC layer is determined from the SDUs in a case that the duration for transmission of the SDUs is longer than a preset duration. The first SDU is deleted.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT), applicable to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may identify, for a user equipment (UE), a configuration for receiving a set of downlink control information (DCI) messages on one or more layers of a set of layers of a downlink shared channel. The base station may transmit, to the UE, a first DCI message in a downlink control channel, where the first DCI message may schedule resources of the downlink shared channel for the set of piggybacking DCI messages. The UE may receive the first DCI message and identify the configuration for receiving the set of DCI messages on the one or more layers of the downlink shared channel. The UE may receive, from the base station, the set of DCI messages on the one or more layers of the downlink shared channel based on the identified configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may partition a plurality of carriers into one or more groups. Each carrier within a group may share one or more antenna panels so as to each be directed by a transmit beam in a same direction. The base station may transmit to a user equipment a carrier group indication that identifies the partitioning of the plurality of carriers into the one or more groups and maps a group identifier for at least one of the one or more groups to a beam identifier that identifies the corresponding transmit beam.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a communication system where adaptive antenna systems with algorithm are used to provide improved channel selection management in Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and other multi-node communication systems. The adaptive antenna systems can be integrated into multiple nodes of a communication network, such as access points used in WLAN, and multiple radiation modes generated and tracked to determine optimal mode for access point to client communication links to assist in channel selection across the nodes in the network. Adaptive antenna system modes are selected and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) is measured across available frequency channels to determine channels to assign per access point along with radiation modes to be implemented that results in improved SNR for the communication links established in the network.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed including a processor that starts a timer based on a beam failure instance counter; a receiver that receives a reference signal for identifying a candidate beam; and a transmitter that, if the reference signal has layer 1 reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) exceeding a threshold value before the timer expires, and if there is at least one of contention-free random access (CFRA) resources corresponding to the reference signal, transmits a random access preamble using the at least one of CFRA resources. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a base station are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods are provided for a first proxy service obtaining a request originating from a source network function for a destination network function. These functions are each one of a cloud network function deployed in a cloud network and an edge network function deployed in an on-premises network. The methods further involve providing the request to the destination network function when the request is received from a second proxy service or to the second proxy service when the request is received from the source network function such that the second proxy service provides the request to the destination network function. The first proxy service and the second proxy service are each one of a cloud proxy service deployed in the cloud and configured to communicate with the cloud network function and an edge proxy service deployed at the edge and configured to communicate with the edge network function.