Abstract: Systems and methods for adapting a timer(s) for a satellite-based radio access network are disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by a user equipment or a base station and corresponding embodiments of a user equipment or a base station are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a user equipment or a bases station comprises obtaining an amount of resources elements available and determining a transport block size based on the amount of resources elements available. In some embodiments, repetitions are used. In some embodiments, obtaining the available resource elements amount is based on at least one of: one or more explicit calculations and/or one or more signaled scaling factor(s). In some embodiments, the method further comprises determining (or selecting) a modulation and code rate (MCS) based on the amount of resources elements available.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, a network assistant information (NAI) message identifying a set of characteristics of a network connection. The UE may communicate with the network node using a communication configuration associated with the set of characteristics of the network connection. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A system may include a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) including a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to transmit communication data packets and transmit beacons. Each of the plurality of nodes has passive spatial awareness. A first node has information of own node velocity, own node orientation, and a destination. The first node may be configured to: calculate a direct line or an arc from the first node to the destination; utilize passive spatial awareness; assess possible relay routes beyond the communication range and within the beacon range of the first node; determine a next relay node that is on one of the possible relay routes wherein the one of the possible relay routes may be closest to the direct line or the arc without being determined to be part of a dead-end route; and transmit a communication data packet to the next relay node.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by an operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) controller for facilitating continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI-CD) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a network slice management service (NSMS) consumer, a request to trigger a test upgraded technique for a network function (NF), wherein the request to trigger the test upgraded technique comprises at least one parameter indicated as part of a test network slice information object class (IOC); receiving, from the NSMS consumer, a trigger test response based on the request to trigger the test upgraded technique; and configuring at least one user equipment (UE) with at least one test slice identifier based on the trigger test response.

Abstract: An apparatus and system of adjusting network slice subnet instance (NSSI) resources in an open-radio access network (O-RAN) are described. The non-real time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC) framework of a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO), receives measurements from E2 nodes of a NSSI. The measurements are forwarded to an rApp in the SMO, which uses the measurements to determine whether one or more actions are to be executed to update NSSI resources on the E2 nodes based on an NSSI optimization model. The Non-RT RIC framework sends a modify Managed Object Instance (MOI) operation to the E2 nodes to adjust the NSSI resources.

Abstract: A system and method for reference signaling design and configuration are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to receive, by a first wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, configuration information of a sidelink medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The system and method are also configured to transmit, by the first wireless communication device according to the configuration information, the sidelink MAC CE to a second wireless communication device.

Abstract: This application provides a radio broadcast beam coverage enhancement method and apparatus. In some embodiments, the method includes: a base station determines at least one target traffic beam, where in an area covered by the at least one target traffic beam, data channel quality of at least one terminal is higher than a first threshold, and broadcast channel quality is lower than a second threshold. The base station transmits N first SSB beams in at least one BWP, where the N first SSB beams cover the area covered by the at least one target traffic beam, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. According to the foregoing method in this application, the at least one BWP can be configured for the area covered by the target traffic beam, to enhance an SSB signal in the area, so that the terminal can access a cell.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method and apparatus for a sidelink remote user equipment (UE) to request and acquire a system information message from a base station through a sidelink relay UE in a wireless communication system are provided.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating reusing an air-to-ground communication system to support message-relaying for UEs in remote areas are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes establishing an access link with a terrestrial network. The example method also includes establishing a message layer of the access link for communicating with a payload deployed on-board an aerial device. The example method also includes communicating a communication with the aerial device using the message layer, the communication including a message to be provided to the terrestrial network or received from the terrestrial network.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a first UE determines information (e.g., from an external device, or via the first UE's own energy sensing) associated with scheduled uplink transmissions on a set of symbols by a second UE. The first UE performs measurements on at least some of the scheduled uplink transmissions during a first subset of the set of symbols where no DL signals are received by the first UE. The first UE receives at least one DL signal during a second subset of the set of symbols, and mitigates interference associated with the at least one DL signal based on the measurements.

Abstract: A method performed by a reduced capability user equipment (redcap UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes acquiring a system information block 1 (SIB1) including information on a first initial uplink bandwidth part (BWP) on a normal uplink (NUL) carrier, identifying whether the SIB1 includes first configuration information used for the redcap UE to request a system information (SI) message, identifying whether a second initial uplink BWP for the redcap UE is configured on the NUL carrier based on the SIB1, in a case that the SIB1 includes the first configuration information for the redcap UE, the second initial uplink BWP for the redcap UE is configured, and criteria to select the NUL carrier is met, starting a random access procedure for requesting the SI message in the second initial uplink BWP for the redcap UE on the NUL carrier, based on a preamble resource in the first configuration information, and acquiring the requested SI message.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to maintain phase coherence for repetitions of uplink channel transmissions across slot boundaries. One example method includes receiving, from a network entity, configuration information identifying a time domain duplexing (TDD) slot pattern and a phase coherence configuration to apply to repetitions of uplink channel transmissions that cross slot boundaries for consecutive uplink slots in the TDD slot pattern, receiving scheduling information scheduling a plurality of repetitions of an uplink channel transmission across one or more slot boundaries, and transmitting the plurality of repetitions of the uplink channel transmission based on the TDD slot pattern and phase coherence configuration identified in the configuration information.

Abstract: A first cellular network may connect user equipment (UE) with a data network using a first anchor point. The first cellular network may transition the UE from the first anchor point to a second anchor point. Following the transitioning, the first cellular network may connect the UE with the data network using the second anchor point. The UE may then be transitioned from the second anchor point to a converged anchor point of the first cellular network. The UE may be locked to the converged anchor point while the UE is communicating with a second cellular network.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for reporting channel state information (CSI), a method and device for processing channel state information, and a storage medium. The method for reporting channel state information includes: dividing M subbands to be reported into two sets; determining a relative value between CSI of each subband in a second set and CSI of a reference subband corresponding to the each subband in the second set; and reporting CSI of each subband in a first set and the relative value of the each subband in the second set to a base station.

Abstract: In a network comprising a plurality of macro base stations, a plurality of micro base stations and a plurality of user devices (UEs), a method of establishing a wireless communication network includes: assigning the micro base stations into a plurality of clusters and selecting a micro base station from each of the clusters as a cluster head; receiving, from cluster heads of the clusters by the network device, information about candidate sub-clusters determined by UEs, each of the candidate sub-clusters comprises micro base stations whose signal power received at a UE exceeds a pre-defined threshold; identifying at least two schemes of grouping the micro base stations into non-overlapping sub-clusters based on the candidate sub-clusters; for a scheme of the at least two schemes, making each of the UEs select to access a macro base station or to be associated with one of the non-overlapping sub-clusters of the scheme base on respective measurements of signals received from at least one of a macro base station

Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if an assignment packet is received by a new node from a parent node; setting, if the assignment packet is received, a new value of an identifier for determining if a first packet of a first layer protocol is intended for the new node; wherein the assignment packet comprises the new value of the identifier; the assignment packet is a packet of the first layer protocol; the assignment packet comprises a header of the first layer protocol.

Abstract: In a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, an STA MLD may include a first STA and a second STA, wherein the first STA operates on a first link, and the second STA operates on a second link. The STA MLD may transmit an association request frame to an access point (AP) MLD. The association request frame may include capability information of a requesting STA, which requests to be associated with the AP MLD, among STAs included in the STA MLD and information related to a request link, to with which a request to be associated is transmitted by the requesting STAs. The STA MLD may receive an association response frame from the AP MLD. The association response frame may include capability information of an AP that operates in a link, an association with which is accepted by the AP MLD, among the request links.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes providing, by a processing system including a processor, a controller function for a user plane function (UPF) of a communication network; the controller function facilitates automated procedures for authentication, deployment, configuration, testing, and/or controlling availability of the UPF, independent of a source of the UPF. The method also includes providing, by the processing system, an interface to facilitate communication between the controller function and the UPF; the controller function uses the interface to facilitate the procedures. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of operating a base station in a non-terrestrial network telecommunication system, comprising the steps of: the base station detecting a block fading condition in a communication channel; the base station determining an average spectral efficiency value and reporting this to a user equipment in communication with the base station; and the base station allocating a modulation and coding scheme and activating a pre-emptive HARQ operation wherein the pre-emptive HARQ operation comprises the steps of: the base station determining an average fade duration; and sending multiple copies of a given data packet separated by a time at least equal to the average fade duration, with an MCS level matching a signal level associated with a non-fading condition of the communication channel.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for performing communication by receiving a light reference signal (RS) on a carrier frequency where a synchronization signal block (SSB) is not detected; in response to receiving the light RS, obtaining a light RS measurement and transmitting a light RS measurement report based on the light RS measurement; and starting to receive at least one SSB on the carrier frequency based on the light RS measurement report.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a resilient (radio) access network ((R)AN) slicing framework encompassing a resource planning engine and distributed dynamic slice-aware scheduling modules at one or more network access nodes, edge compute nodes, or cloud computing service. The resilient (R)AN slicing framework includes resource planning and slice-aware scheduling, as well as signaling exchanges for provisioning resilient (R)AN slicing. The intelligent (R)AN slicing framework can realize resource isolation in a more efficient and agile manner than existing network slicing technologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of a transmitter configured to transmit a physical layer packet comprising a plurality of measurement signals for channel estimation. The method includes configuring the transmitter to use different precoding settings for at least two of the plurality of measurement signals for channel estimation, and transmitting the physical layer packet. In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of measurement signals for channel estimation occurs outside of a preamble of the physical layer packet (e.g., in a midamble). A method of a corresponding receiver is also disclosed. Corresponding apparatuses, wireless communication device, and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting/receiving sounding reference signals in a wireless communication system. A method for transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information related to N (N is a natural number) SRS resource sets from a base station; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) for triggering the transmission of SRSs on M (M?N, M is a natural number) SRS resource sets among the N SRS resource sets; and transmitting the SRSs on SRS resources of each of the M SRS resource sets to the base station. The M SRS resource sets may each be related to a different panel of the terminal.

Abstract: A connection configuration method includes: configuring a time parameter for a handover of a multi-card terminal from a first communication system to a second communication system; and sending the time parameter to a multi-card terminal so that the time parameter for the handover of the multi-card terminal from the first communication system to the second communication system is configured to enable a base station side to know the time of the handover of the multi-card terminal from the first communication system to the second communication system to perform operations. Therefore, a problem of connection conflict and resource waste due to the first communication system not knowing the situation of the handover of the multi-card terminal is reduced.

Abstract: A communication system and method for displaying text captions corresponding to voice communications between an assisted user's mobile wireless device and a separate hearing user's device includes at least one communication component configured to enable the appliance to communicate with a relay, a display, and a processor operably coupled to the at least one communication component and the display. The processor is configured to enable the assisted user to establish an association between the appliance and the mobile device, receive text originating at the relay, the text corresponding to a transcript of the hearing user's voice signal originating at the hearing user's device, and cause text captions corresponding to the received text to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data includes: transmitting data by using a first access point in response to determining that the first access point is in an on-line state; and transmitting data by using a second access point in response to determining that the first access point is in an off-line state. A maximum data transmission rate supported by the second access point is less than that supported by the first access point.

Abstract: A system may include a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) including a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to transmit communication data packets and transmit beacons. Each of the plurality of nodes has passive spatial awareness. A first node has information of own node velocity, own node orientation, and a destination. The first node may be configured to: calculate a direct line or an arc from the first node to the destination; utilize passive spatial awareness; assess possible relay routes beyond the communication range and within the beacon range of the first node; determine a next relay node that is on one of the possible relay routes wherein the one of the possible relay routes may be closest to the direct line or the arc without being determined to be part of a dead-end route; and transmit a communication data packet to the next relay node.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for sending data to and receiving data from a cellular network at a network device. Network device may establish a first cellular connection by using a first wireless communication module (WCM) and a first local Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). After a first data connection is established with the SIM bank via the first cellular connection, a first SIM profile is downloaded from the SIM bank. A second cellular connection is established by using a second WCM and the first SIM profile. After a second data connection is established with the SIM bank via the second cellular connection, disconnecting the first cellular connection. Finally, establishing a third cellular connection by using a third WCM and the first local SIM, and establishing a third data connection with the SIM bank.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, computer-readable media, and methods for switching user plane function nodes associated with connections in communication systems are described. Some embodiments include moving one or more existing traffic flows from a first connection with a data network to a second connection with the data network, wherein the first connection at least partially overlaps, in time, with the second connection.

Abstract: Methods and systems which involve edge computing systems with improved edge performance are disclosed herein. A disclosed method includes transmitting first and second edge requests for a webpage, analyzing first and second responses to the first and second requests, and identifying a collection of dynamic content document objects on the webpage. The webpage comprises the collection of dynamic content document objects and a collection of static content document objects. The method further includes caching the collection of static content document objects and in response to receiving a client request for the webpage: transmitting the collection of static content document objects from the cache; and transmitting a third edge request for the collection of dynamic content document objects. The method further includes receiving the collection of dynamic content document objects and transmitting the collection of dynamic content document objects to the client device.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one antenna and a processor configured to transmit and receive data to and from the a base station connected by communication, through the at least one antenna, perform a handover from the first base station to a second base station, receive first system information broadcast from the second base station, identify information related to a system information request based on the first system information, identify a time point for transmitting a system information request based on a data inactivity timer, and transmit a system information request to the second base station based on the information related to a system information request at the identified time point for transmitting a system information request.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing efficient connection control for MUSIM devices, which are communication elements or functions involving multiple universal subscriber identity modules. Such measures exemplarily include obtaining a connection rejection and a connection request inhibition time information in response to a connection request for a first universal subscriber identity module, and applying at least part of the connection request inhibition time information for a second universal subscriber identity module for inhibiting (issuance of) a connection request for the second universal subscriber identity module.

Abstract: A system and method for wireless communication are disclosed herein. Example implementations includes a wireless communication device determining one or more counters for a plurality of linked PDCCH (Physic Downlink Control Channel) candidates, wherein the plurality of linked PDCCH candidates are linked. The one or more counters are numbers of linked PDCCH candidates to be monitored, where each counter is an integer or a decimal. The counters may count individual candidates and/or combined candidates. The counters counting the PDCCH candidates may be the same number of different numbers. The wireless communication device may blindly determine downlink information using the counters and the linked PDCCH candidates.

Abstract: A device may receive real mobile radio data identifying measurements of radio transmissions of base stations and user devices of a mobile radio environment in a geographical area, and may receive network topology data associated with the geographical area. The device may utilize, based on the network topology data, a machine learning feature extraction approach to generate a representation of invariant aspects of spatiotemporal predictable components of the real mobile radio data, and may generate, based on the representation of invariant aspects, stochastic data that includes a probability that a radio signal will be obstructed. The device may utilize the stochastic data to identify a realistic discoverable spatiotemporal signature, and may train or evaluate a system to manage performance of a mobile radio network based on the realistic discoverable spatiotemporal signature.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided, and the communication apparatus includes a control unit that performs control to: generate channel information relating to transmittable frequency channels of data, and bandwidth information relating to a bandwidth of a frequency to be used to transmit the data; transmit a request signal to another communication apparatus, by using a frequency channel that has been selected from the transmittable frequency channels, the request signal including the channel information and the bandwidth information that have been generated; and transmit the data to the other communication apparatus, by using frequency channels that have been selected as receivable frequency channels by the other communication apparatus. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a wireless LAN system.

Abstract: A network controller comprising one or more processors and memories in order to make it possible to achieve both continuous operation of a route search system and energy consumption reduction or leveling used resources. The one or more memories store one or more programs. The one or more processors, by reading the one or more programs, realize a user terminal traffic information acquirer, a traffic demand predictor, a route information acquirer, a route determiner, an operating state information acquirer, and an activation request generator. A navigation route is determined from one or more route candidates based on traffic demand prediction information predicting future traffic demand based on user terminal traffic information. Each base station in an off state corresponding to each area on the determined navigation route is activated.

Abstract: A data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: a core network element receives a first message sent by a first terminal device. The first message is used to request to establish a first PDU session. The core network element determines, based on group information corresponding to the first terminal device, that the first terminal device needs to perform local routing. The group information includes a group identifier ID and a group member list. The core network element obtains binding information. The binding information includes the group ID and session information of the first PDU session, and the session information includes one or more of a session ID, a TEID, and a QFIs of the first PDU session. The core network element sends the binding information to a first access network node. This can implement IAB based local routing, and shorten a transmission latency.

Abstract: This invention presents a method and systems for beamforming in wireless communication comprising a base station with a plural of antennas and radio frequency transmitting and receiving chains, a plural of base band transmitting paths and base band receiving paths, and a processor that constructs a subspace for each user equipment using the principal angle information contained in partial channel state information obtained on channels associated with a part of the BS antennas, derives an analog beamforming matrix and/or an analog combining matrix from the subspaces of all the user equipment selected for communication with the base station to achieve analog beamforming, and further performs beamforming at the base band.

Abstract: Techniques associated with link establishment in a fronthaul network are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a proxy node, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) bit stream transmitted by a radio equipment controller, wherein the CPRI bit stream is transmitted within a transmit time interval of the radio equipment controller; and fast-sampling, by the proxy node, the CPRI bit stream to determine whether a hyper frame number synchronization with the radio equipment controller at a common matching link bit rate is achievable, wherein the fast-sampling comprises attempting to decode the received CPRI bit stream and achieve the hyper frame number synchronization for each of a plurality of link bit rates configured for a fast-sampling time period during at least one fast-sampling time interval configured for the proxy node.

Abstract: A congestion control method in an IP telephone system includes acquiring a number of simultaneous calls in one line shared by a plurality of IP telephones, acquiring a call time order corresponding to length of a call time for each call, and controlling a packet discard rate of each call on the basis of the number of simultaneous calls and the call time order. The packet discard rate of each call is set to a predetermined first upper limit value or less. In addition, the packet discard rate is set higher as the call time is longer, and the packet discard rate is set lower as the call time is shorter. Further, the packet discard rate of the latest call having the shortest call time is set to be equal to or less than a predetermined second upper limit value lower than the predetermined first upper limit value.

Abstract: Methods of operating a radio access network (RAN) node in a communication network. Methods include operations of receiving valid channel data from multiple user equipment (UE) devices. The channel data includes channel impulse response distribution data corresponding to the UE devices. Operations include generating a virtual UE based on a first delay spread of a first UE device of the UE devices in a multiple user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) scheduling configuration.

Abstract: A system can comprise a radio unit. The system can further comprise a group of antenna branches of the radio unit. The system can further comprise a group of digital front ends of the radio unit, wherein respective digital front ends of the group of digital front ends are configured to process data of respective antenna branches of the group of antenna branches. The system can further comprise a digital front end super path that is configured to select between the group of antenna branches, wherein the digital front end super path comprises a tap point at which data processed via the digital front end super path is able to be accessed.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a source base station, configuration information for a conditional handover, where the configuration information indicates an execution condition and one or more carrier aggregation configurations associated with one or more candidate base stations, and where the execution condition is based at least in part on at least one of a beam-based measurement or a cell-based measurement and at least one of special cells or secondary cells (SCells) associated with the one or more candidate base stations. The UE may transmit, to a candidate base station of the one or more candidate base stations, a message to initiate the conditional handover based at least in part on the execution condition having been satisfied. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Proposed are a method and device for acquiring information on links between MLDs in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a receiving MLD transmits a probe request frame to a transmitting MLD through a first link. The receiving MLD receives a probe response frame from the transmitting MLD through the first link. The transmitting MLD comprises: a first transmitting STA operating in the first link; a second transmitting STA operating in a second link; and a third transmitting STA operating in a third link. The receiving MLD comprises a first receiving STA operating in the first link. When the first receiving STA requests for information on the second and third links, the probe request frame includes link identifiers for the second and third links. When the first receiving STA requests for information on all the links, the probe request frame does not include link identifiers for all the links.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for beam related statistics aided resumed beamformed communication with a terminal device. A method is performed by a radio access network node. The method comprises providing network access to the terminal device by, in a first set of beams, performing beamformed communication with the terminal device until the terminal device leaves radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The method comprises storing beam related statistics of the beamformed communication. The method comprises providing resumed network access to the terminal device by, in a second set of beams, performing resumed beamformed communication with the terminal device upon the terminal entering RRC connected mode. How to perform the resumed beamformed communication is based on the beam related statistics.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a sensor node in communication with a communication network, an evacuation condition, retrieving by a decision node, occupancy information pertaining to an area, retrieving area data, and determining an evacuation route, at least in part using the evacuation condition, occupancy information, and area data, and communicating the determined evacuation route to area occupants.

Abstract: A technique for configuring a random access procedure to be performed by a user equipment, UE, (310) when handing over from a serving cell to a target cell in a cellular network is provided. A method implementation of the technique is performed by a base station (300) associated with the serving cell and comprises triggering sending, to the UE (310), a message related to the handover from the serving cell to the target cell, the message including an indication of a preferred type of random access procedure to be performed by the UE (310) with the target cell, wherein the preferred type of random access procedure corresponds to a two-step random access procedure.

Abstract: A disclosure of the present specification provides a user equipment (UE). The UE comprises: a transceiver unit for transmitting or receiving a signal; and a processor for controlling the transceiver unit, wherein: the transceiver unit may include two transmitters; the UE may have a maximum output of 29 dBm; the processor may determine transmission power on the basis of a configured maximum power reduction (MPR); the MPR may be configured on the basis of edge RB allocations, outer RB allocations, and inner RB allocations; the MPR may be configured on the basis of DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM, the MPR may be configured on the basis of Pi/2 BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, and 256 QAM; and the transceiver unit may transmit a signal to a base station by using the two transmitters on the basis of the determined transmission power.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which minimum system information associated with a cell of a radio access network (RAN) is transmitted by a base station. The minimum system information comprises parameters for accessing a cell of the base station, divided into an initial part and a remaining part of the minimum system information. The base station transmits the initial part of the system information via a broadcast channel using a first set of communication resources; transmits information identifying an allocation of at least one further communication resource in a shared channel; and transmits the remaining part of the minimum system information using the at least one further communication resource identified by the allocation.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of wireless communication are provided. The method by a user equipment (UE) includes being configured with one or more additional paging monitoring occasions from a base station and if the UE detects a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) addressed downlink channel in a downlink channel paging monitoring occasion from the base station, the UE determines whether to stop monitoring the one or more additional paging monitoring occasions. This can solve issues in the prior art, improve an issue of increasing in signaling or sub-optimal UE power savings, provide a good communication performance, and/or provide high reliability.