Abstract: The present disclosure provides a beam failure processing method and a related device. The method includes: determining, based on a beam failure detection reference signal BFD RS resource group, whether a beam failure occurs in a first cell group, where the BFD RS resource group is configured in a first cell group; and sending a beam failure recovery request message to a network side device in a case that a beam failure occurs in the first cell group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a configuration that enables an apparatus to determine beam pairs for full duplex communication based on a cross-link interference procedure. The apparatus determines a subset of receive beams based on a beam measurement process, where each receive beam is associated with a different antenna array panel. In some aspects, the apparatus performs a channel measurement process based on the subset of receive beams. The apparatus sweeps through transmitted sounding reference signals from a same transmit beam corresponding to each receive beam of an antenna array panel and receives the transmitted sounding reference signals incrementally through other receive beams associated with other antenna array panels. The apparatus measures a self-interference for at least one beam pair of the subset of receive beams based on a received sounding reference signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handover optimization using time sensitive communication assistance information. The method may include, receiving, from a network element, a handover request message or a context message. At least one of the handover request message or the context message may include time sensitive communication assistance information. The method may also include at least one of performing an admission control procedure based on the time sensitive communication assistance information, and scheduling data transmission with a user equipment based on the time sensitive communication assistance information.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment (UE) to perform handover in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a first message indicating at least one condition for starting handover, wherein the at least one condition includes a condition based on a distance between the UE and a satellite used for current access; identifying whether the condition is satisfied based on a distance between the UE and the satellite used for current access; and performing a procedure for handover based on the condition being satisfied.

Abstract: A method of signaling enhancement for an always-on PDU session is provided. A User Equipment (UE) transmits a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) request message to a mobile communication network. The NAS request message includes an Always-on PDU Session Requested (APSR) Information Element (IE). The UE receives a NAS response message including an Always-on PDU Session Indication (APSI) IE from the mobile communication network. The APSI IE includes a time length indicator. In response to the APSI IE indicating that the always-on PDU session is not allowed, the UE starts a timer based on the time length indicator and retransmits the NAS request message to the mobile communication network when the timer expires.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a handover of a coordinated multi-point connection. For example, certain embodiment may transfer a first coordinated multi-point connection (e.g., a further enhanced multiple input multiple output (FeMIMO) connection) to a second coordinated multi-point connection where the network may instruct the UE to not perform at least one random access procedure. The first coordinated multi-point connection may be controlled by a first cell (the serving cell) where the UE is ready to receive from and transmit to a first set of cells that comprises the serving cell and one or more non-serving cells. After handover, the second coordinated multi-point connection may be controlled by a previous non-serving cell, and the UE may be ready to receive from and transmit to a second set of cells that comprises the previous non-serving cell.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine to switch from a first cell of a first distributed unit (DU) to a second cell of a second DU, wherein the first DU and the second DU are included in a set of DUs of a central unit (CU). The UE may communicate, using layer 1 (L1) or layer 2 (L2) signaling to change an activation status of at least one cell of the first DU or the second DU. The UE may switch from the first cell to the second cell in connection with the change to the activation status of the at least one cell of the first DU or the second DU. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A technique for preparing User Equipment, UE, mobility from a 4G network to a 2G/3G network for a UE moving from a 5G network to the 2G/3G network via the 4G network is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique is performed by a network node after the UE has moved from the 5G network to the 4G network and includes triggering, for each of one or more bearers handed over from the 5G network to the 4G network for the UE, an update bearer procedure to provide one or more 2G/3G Quality of Service, QoS, parameters to the UE required to hand over the respective bearer to the 2G/3G network when the UE moves from the 4G network to the 2G/3G network.

Abstract: A master node (MN) that determines a manner of a protocol data unit (PDU) session to be served, wherein the manner of the PDU session includes a split PDU session between the MN and a secondary node (SN) or a whole PDU session served by the MN, generates a request message to be transmitted to the SN to setup PDU session resources on the SN based on the manner of the PDU session is to be served and indicates, to the SN, the manner of the PDU session to be served. A SN that receives, from a MN, a request message to setup PDU session resources, determines a manner of the PDU session to be served, and sets up the PDU session resources on the SN, based on at least the manner of the PDU session to be served.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a service processing method, an information transmission method and relevant devices. The service processing method includes: acquiring related information about service processing; and performing relevant processing on a target service at least in accordance with the acquired related information about the service processing.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for conveying performance parameters to client devices using BSS coloring. IEEE 802.11ax introduced BSS color to help with interference between BSSs operating in the same channel or partially overlapping channels in a frequency band. The BSS colors are typically assigned at random. However, in the embodiments herein, the BSS colors can still be relied to help with co-channel interference as intended by IEEE 802.11ax but also can convey performance parameters to the client devices. The AP can leverage the BSS color to convey (or encode) a performance parameter such as radio frequency (RF) conditions, quality of service (QoS) conditions, or a policy of the network in response to expected (or future) conditions to receiving client devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services. The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for operations of a terminal and a base station to transmit an uplink signal in a communication system, and more particularly, to a method by a base station for generating timing advance information for uplink transmission of a terminal and a reception method by the terminal.

Abstract: A method is provided for synchronizing timing in phase and frequency of clocks associated with a plurality of radio nodes (RNs) in a small cell radio access network (RAN) having an access controller operatively coupled to each of the RNs. In accordance with the method, a donor list is generated for each given RN in the RAN. The donor list represents an ordered list of potential wireless access points that are able to serve as a source of a wireless sync signal for the given RN. The donor lists are distributed to the respective RNs. An access point is selected by each of the RNs from their respective donor lists to use as a sync signal source. Each of the RNs synchronize their respective clocks in phase and frequency using wireless sync signals received from the respective selected access points.

Abstract: Some embodiments include assessing multimedia service in a particular environment, determining in real-time whether an extender device would improve the multimedia service in the particular environment, and communicating a recommendation via a graphical user interface (GUI). The assessing is based on physical layer and application layer measurements of the multimedia service in the particular environment. Some embodiments utilize an application on a mobile communications device that may be used in conjunction with a multimedia device to determine placement of an extender device among multimedia devices associated with a same multimedia service customer account for a desired performance and hence, a desired customer experience.

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). Embodiments herein provide a method, an MSGin5G server, and non-MSGin5G gateway for providing messaging service in 5th generation system. The provided method provides a TRF which can assist the MSGin5G server to determine a transport service(s), a GWSF which can assist the MSGin5G server to determine appropriate gateway for the determined transport service(s). Further, the provided method includes a TF to translate the MSGin5G message to a legacy 3GPP message format or a non-3GPP message format.

Abstract: A method for providing for network function (NF) fallback to a recovered network function NF repository function (NRF) includes, at an NF including at least one processor, generating an NF register message including an indication to notify the NF of recovery of a first NRF after a failure of the first NRF. The method further includes transmitting the NF register message to the first NRF. The method further includes communicating with the first NRF and detecting failure of the first NRF. The method further includes, in response to detecting failure of the first NRF, initiating communications with a second NRF that is a geo-redundant mate of the first NRF. The method further includes receiving notification of recovery of the first NRF and falling back to communicating with the first NRF.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring and changing information about quality of service (QoS) allowed to be supported to a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system, and an operating method of a target base station (BS) in the mobile communication system includes receiving, from a source BS, alternative quality of service (QoS) profile (AQP) information, determining whether information matching QoS information allowed to be supported for a UE to be served is included in the AQP information, and when the information matching the QoS information allowed to be supported for the UE to be served is included in the AQP information, transmitting the matching information to an access and mobility management function (AMF).

Abstract: A particular computing device providing service to a user device may become unavailable. If a computing device becomes unavailable, a backup computing device may be requested to provide services to user devices on a temporary basis to allow call completion. Messages to the backup computing device instance may indicate the basis for service issues and prompt further action by the computing device, such as registration with an alternative computing device or re-registration with a computing device that was determined to be unavailable.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network entity may receive, from a relay node via a radio access link, information indicating a link layer identifier of the relay node associated with a relay service, wherein the relay node is associated with a radio access identifier. The network entity may configure a relay service with the relay node and a remote node using a mapping between the radio access identifier and the link layer identifier. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example from the perspective of a base station operating with Semi-Persistent Scheduling (SPS) for unicast and multicast, the base station configures a User Equipment (UE) with a unicast SPS operation configuration using a first information element including a sps-Config information element or a sps-ConfigToAddModList information element. The base station determines, based upon whether the first information element includes the sps-Config information element or the sps-ConfigToAddModList information element, whether or not to configure the UE with a multicast SPS operation configuration using a sps-ConfigMulticastToAddModList information element.

Abstract: Devices, methods, user equipment (UE), base stations, storage media, and other embodiments are provided for managing associations in a communication network. In one example embodiment, a Next Generation (NG) core network device is configured for an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) with an NG-Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node. The network device may be configured to access a plurality of Transport Network Link (TNL) associations and generate an AMF configuration update using the TNL associations, the AMF configuration update comprising AMF transport layer address information for the plurality of TNL associations. The network device may then initiate transmission of the AMF configuration update comprising the AMF transport layer address information to the NG-RAN node. Additional embodiments may involve binding updates or setup response messaging for managing associations, along with additional operations.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to, e.g., a method performed by a source access node relating to handover of a UE. The source access node sends to a target access node, an initial handover preparation message with a first explicit indicator for the target access node to request an enhanced Make-Before-Break Handover. The source access node receives an handover preparation response message from the target access node, with a second explicit indicator accepting or rejecting the requested enhanced Make-Before-Break Handover. Further, the source access node selects a possible fallback mechanism, upon reception of the handover preparation response message from the target access node indicating rejection or no support of enhanced Make-Before-Break Handover.

Abstract: Handling of listen before talk (LBT) failures during radio resource control (RRC) procedures is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may be configured to monitor for consistent uplink and downlink LBT failures on a bandwidth part (BWP) configured for a target cell. When the UE determines that consistent LBT failures are occurring with respect to the BWP, the UE may determine an LBT failure state on the BWP. In response, the UE may execute a recovery procedure, which may include selecting a new BWP associated with the target cell and having configured uplink resources, performing a cell reselection procedure, or switching to idle in order to perform cell selection. The UE may then report the LBT failures according to cell identification and BWP.

Abstract: A first base station may transmit, to a second base station, a secondary node addition request message. The secondary node addition request message may indicate: a secondary node addition request to allocate resources for dual connectivity operation; and that the secondary node addition request is for a wireless device of a reduced capability type. The reduced capability type may be associated with reduced capabilities compared to a non-reduced capability type. The first base station may receive, from the second base station, a secondary node addition request acknowledge message based on wireless devices of the reduced capability type being admitted by the second base station. The first base station may transmit, to the wireless device, configuration parameters of one or more cells of the second base station.

Abstract: A configuration adjustment method includes: determining, among businesses run by the terminal, a target business for which a heat generating speed is greater than a first preset speed, when a temperature of the terminal is higher than a preset temperature; sending information of the target business to a base station; reducing a wireless transmission configuration for the target business according to a received first adjustment command of the base station for the target business.

Abstract: A pseudo base station identification method, device and mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: a mobile terminal acquiring a TAC value of a detected base station; obtaining a reference TAC value, the reference TAC value being a TAC value of a legitimate base station; comparing the TAC value of the detected base station to the reference TAC value; if a difference between the TAC value of the detected base station and the reference TAC value meets a target condition, determining that the detected base station is a pseudo base station.

Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for supporting early data transmission (EDT) by a base station. The method may comprise a step of receiving a first message from a mobility management entity (MME). A first NAS message may include downlink data. The method may further comprise a step of confirming that there is no additional data other than the downlink data, on the basis of reception of the first NAS message.

Abstract: A method including receiving, by an infrastructure device in communication with a first device in a mesh network, a binding request from a meshnet local port associated with the first device that is dedicated for communicating meshnet data associated with the first device, the binding request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a currently allocated public port associated with the first device; and transmitting, by the infrastructure device to the first device, a response indicating the currently allocated public port associated with the first device. Various other aspects are contemplated.

Abstract: Provided are a mobile communication system, method and device, which relate to the technical field of communications. The system comprises: an anchor node, a master node, a relay network and a terminal, wherein the anchor node is connected to the master node by means of a fixed connection, and the anchor node is an anchor point of a user plane and/or a control plane; the master node is connected to the relay network by means of a first wireless connection, and the relay network is connected to the terminal by means of a second wireless connection; and the relay network comprises at least one relay node, and in the at least one relay node, there is a first relay node directly connected to the master node, and there is a second relay node directly connected to the terminal.

Abstract: A method synchronizes frame counters for protecting data transmissions between a first end-device and a second end-device. The data, in particular data frames, are transferred between the first end-device and the second end-device. The data frames are provided with frame counters to protect the data transfer between the first end-device and the second end-device. The second end-device sends a first data frame to the first end-device. The first data frame contains a marker in its payload data. The first end-device sends back a second data frame as an answer to the second end-device. The second data frame contains a frame counter in the header data, and the second data frame contains the frame counter and the marker in its payload data.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive to a message requesting a connection setup (e.g., a paging message) via a first access technology (e.g., a 3GPP access technology) from a first wireless network. The wireless device may respond to the message by sending a response message via a second access technology (e.g., a non-3GPP access technology). The wireless device may send the response message to indicate that the wireless device does not accept the connection setup request.

Abstract: A broadcast signaling method performed by a network device having a protocol stack of with first and second protocol layers where the second protocol layer is below the first protocol layer, the method including generating, by the network device, first information at the first protocol layer, generating, by the network device, second information at the second protocol layer, where the second information is used to determine a time-frequency resource corresponding to one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), processing, by the network device, the first information and the second information at the second protocol layer, and sending, by the network device to a terminal device by using a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) in the one or more SSBs, data obtained after second protocol layer processing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications in a multiple bandwidth part environment are described. In response to a serving beam failure in an active bandwidth part, the UE may determine a level of support provided by the active bandwidth part for a random access procedure, and may determine a contingency (e.g. fallback) bandwidth part that supports the random access procedure. In some cases, the UE may identify the contingency bandwidth as an initial bandwidth part used by the UE for a prior random access procedure. In some cases, the base station may send to the UE, an explicit indication of the contingency bandwidth part. In some cases, the UE may identify the contingency bandwidth part based on a reference signal. Upon determining the contingency bandwidth part, the UE may perform the random access procedure using the contingency bandwidth part.

Abstract: A method of using HLS (or DASH) server emulation to implement dynamic server capacity using point-to-multipoint or point-to-point Internet communication protocols. In a wireless handover setting, this system utilizes network address translators running on distributed gateways or tower infrastructure. The system uses adaptive bit rate emulated servers to effectively update and resynthesize playlist files for dynamic adaptive-bit-rate HLS playback.

Abstract: A mechanism for controlling service of a user equipment device (UE), including (i) predicting that the UE will move sequentially through multiple zones of coverage of an access node that operates on a different respective set of one or more frequency bands in each zone of coverage and that has a respective radio-frequency (RF) circuitry quality as to each frequency band, (ii) based on the predicting, determining an RF-circuitry-quality score of the access node as an aggregate of the RF-circuitry-qualities of the access node as to the frequency bands on which the access node operates in the multiple zones of coverage through which the UE is predicted to move, and (iii) before the predicted movement of the UE through the multiple zones of coverage occurs, proactively using the determined RF-circuitry-quality score of the access node as a basis to control whether the UE is served by the access node.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for an integrated Wi-Fi Access Point and cellular network Radio Unit (RU) include a communication system interfacing with a wired network for communicating Wi-Fi traffic and cellular network traffic, the communication system integrating a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) with a cellular network Radio Unit (RU). The Wi-Fi traffic and cellular network traffic can be processed in the communication system. The communication system can interface with at least one programmable Radio Frequency (RF) front end configured for wireless communication over one or more frequency bands for Wi-Fi traffic and one or more frequency bands for cellular network traffic (e.g., 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi).

Abstract: A method implemented by a network node is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining registration state information associated with a user equipment (UE) from a first core network node, the registration state information indicating at least one of fourth-generation (4G) UE single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) capability or fifth-generation (5G) UE SRVCC capability for the UE, wherein the UE is registered with a first IMS network that includes the network node using a session initiation protocol (SIP) via an access network supported by a second core network; and providing, to a second IMS network node, an indication of a single UE SRVCC capability for the UE.

Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure can be directed to programmatically generating and rendering for display a context pane within a group-based communication interface. In some examples, the context pane comprises context pane content representative of channel membership associated with a communication channel identifier with which the group-based communication interface is associated. Group-based communication objects of a group-based communication data corpus can be utilized (e.g., by way of a trained machine learning model and/or work graph data structures) to inform the determination of context pane content.

Abstract: A method for communicating between base stations of two different wireless communication networks may include (1) transmitting a setup request message from a first base station of a first wireless communication network to a second base station of a second wireless communication network, the setup request message including a first user equipment (UE) device context format of the first wireless communication network and a second UE device context format of the second wireless communication network; (2) receiving, at the first base station, a setup response from the second base station, the setup response including a union of the first UE device context format and the second UE device context format; and (3) at the first base station, communicating with the second base station according to the union of the first UE device context format and the second UE device context format.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a master node associated with a primary cell, a configuration for a conditional procedure for adding or changing a primary secondary cell (PSCell) associated with a secondary node. The UE may also receive, from the master node, a configuration for a handover procedure for the primary cell. The UE may transmit a report that includes information related to the conditional PSCell procedure, information related to the primary secondary cell, or both, based on a triggering order between the conditional PSCell procedure and the handover procedure.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a transmitter configured to transmit first information to designate a first bandwidth narrower than a maximum available bandwidth extended based on a predetermined channel, and transmit second information to designate a plurality of channels including at least one channel different from a channel used in the first bandwidth among a plurality of channels in the maximum bandwidth: and controlling circuitry configured to control the transmitter.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamically selecting a dual connectivity anchor node for a user device. It is determined that the user device is located in an area having two or more nodes that are able to provide coverage to the user device in the area. From broadcast messages, it is determined whether each of the two or more nodes has a CDRX mode enabled or disabled. Then, a QCI is determined for the user device. Based on whether the each of the two or more nodes has the CDRX mode enabled and the QCI for the user device, one of the two or more nodes is selected as the dual connectivity anchor node for the user device.

Abstract: A target RAN node (3) is configured to: receive, directly from a core network (5), core network context information about a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to the second network; and control communication of the radio terminal (1) based on the core network context information. The target RAN node (3) is further configured to transfer a handover signaling message to a source RAN node on a direct interface (101) in response to receiving the core network context information. The core network context information includes at least one of flow information, slice information, and security-related information. It is thus possible, for example, to provide an inter-RAT handover procedure involving transfer of handover signaling messages on a direct inter-base-station interface.

Abstract: A telecommunication device configured to select one of a plurality of network connectivities of the telecommunication device to use for transmission of a network packet is described herein. The telecommunication device may select the network connectivity based on user routing criteria, connectivity metrics, or transmission times. The user routing criteria may be dynamically updated during a communication or connection, affecting selection of the network connectivity for further network packets. The network connectivities may be respectively associated with different network operators. Also, the telecommunication device may select a first network connectivity for transmitting a first network packet and a second network connectivity for transmitting a second network packet. Further, the telecommunication device may select a first network connectivity for uplink communications and a second network connectivity for downlink communications.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving handover requests with network information. One method (1000) includes transmitting (1002) a handover request to a target device. The handover request includes: first information indicating that a source communication network corresponding to a source device is unable to support a predetermined quality of service; and second information corresponding to capacity of the source communication network. The method (1000) includes receiving (1004) a response to the handover request.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive, from a base station, first configuration parameters and second configuration parameters. The first configuration parameters may indicate first physical layer uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources for reporting uplink feedback to the base station, and the second configuration parameters may indicate second PUCCH resources for reporting sidelink feedback to the base station. The wireless device may transmit, via a first PUCCH resource of the first PUCCH resources, an uplink feedback report of a downlink transport block. The wireless device may transmit, via a second PUCCH resource of the second PUCCH resources, a sidelink feedback report of a sidelink transport block.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present application discloses a method and device for information transmission, and a computer storage medium. The method may include: sending a first message to a network device, wherein the first message includes communication capability information of the terminal on a PC5 interface.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a first radio device comprising means for performing the following. The first radio device transmits, using a connectionless mode, an advertising message. Subsequently, the first radio device receives, from a second radio device at a second reception time instance measured by the first radio device using the connectionless mode, a scan request. The first radio device transmits, to the second radio device, the scan response using the connectionless mode. Finally, the first radio device performs an auxiliary activity involving wireless communication between the first and second radio devices. The performing of the auxiliary activity is initiated at a first starting time defined to occur at a pre-defined time interval following an anchor point corresponding to the second reception time instance or to a subsequent timestamp generated in response to the receiving of the scan request at the second reception time instance.

Abstract: Coordinated P-GW change for SIPTO may be provided. A WTRU may send and/or receive one or more flows via a first PDN connection and via a first P-GW. The WTRU may send an indication to the network that at least one flow of the first PDN connection is available for SIPTO. The indication may include one or more SIPTO preferences. The WTRU may receive a message from a MME. The message may trigger establishment of a second PDN connection via a second P-GW. The WTRU may move, while maintaining the first PDN connection, the at least one flow from the first PDN connection to the second PDN connection. The WTRU may deactivate the first PDN connection when the one or more flows have been moved to the second PDN connection and/or when no information has been received via the first PDN connection after a predetermined duration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a set of system information blocks (SIBs) common to a set of cells of a non-terrestrial network (NTN), the set of SIBs indicating one or more parameters common to the set of cells for communications with the set of cells. The UE may receive a first SIB associated with a first cell of the set of cells of the NTN, where the first SIB includes cell-specific information indicating a first set of cell-specific parameters for communications with the first cell. The UE may then communicate with the first cell using the first set of cell-specific parameters associated with the cell-specific information of the first cell and at least a first sub-set of parameters of the one or more parameters that are common to the set of cells.