Abstract: A method of operating a terminal includes receiving, from a source cell, a radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including a list of a plurality of first objects in a measurement order, reordering the list of the plurality of first objects based on handover information to obtain a reordered list, the handover information corresponding to a connection history of the terminal, sequentially measuring the plurality of first objects based on the reordered list to obtain a measurement result; and transmitting a measurement report to the source cell based on the measurement result.

Abstract: A method of decoding video data, the method including via a motion compensation predictor generating a prediction block of a current prediction unit using a reference index and a motion vector of the current prediction unit; via an entropy decoder, entropy decoding a bitstream to generate a quantized coefficient sequence; via an inverse quantizer/inverse transformer, generating a quantized block using the quantized coefficient sequence and inversely quantizing the quantized block to generate a transformed block using a quantization parameter, and inversely transforming the transformed block to generate a residual block, wherein the inverse quantizer/inverse transformer generates the quantization block by selecting two effective quantization parameters that are available and exist among left, upper, and previous quantization parameters according to an order of priority levels set for the left, upper, and previous quantization parameters and using an average of the two effective quantization parameters; and via

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for error probability feedback are provided. One method may include transmitting, to at least one user equipment, a configuration for protocol data unit error probability calculation and reporting. The method may also include receiving, from the at least one user equipment, feedback related to the protocol data unit error probability.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for enabling L1 (physical layer) and L2 (medium access control (MAC) layer) inter-cell mobility. An example method generally includes transmitting, to a network entity, a report indicating a capability of the UE to support one or more inter-cell mobility procedures based on at least one of physical (PHY) layer or medium access control (MAC) layer signaling, receiving PHY layer or MAC layer signaling related to an inter-cell mobility procedure, and initiating at least one of the inter-cell mobility procedures based on the received PHY layer or MAC layer signaling.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for managing a bidirectional measurement for an uplink/downlink pair of links between one or more first nodes and one or more second nodes in a wireless network. Methods include obtaining a transmit timing of a first signal on a first link of the pair during a first time resource, obtaining a receive timing of a second signal on a second link of the pair during a second time resource, and determining the bidirectional measurement based on the obtained transmit timing and obtained receive timing. In this arrangement, at least one of the following applies: the first and second links are between one first node and two respective second nodes; at least one of the first link and the second link are associated with a non-serving carrier frequency; and at least one of the first link and the second link are managed via one or more beams.

Abstract: A transmission method for data comprising a bitstream for an image, the method including obtaining the bitstream for the image; and transmitting the data comprising the bitstream, wherein the bitstream is decoded by a decoding device, wherein the image decoding device is configured to derive, by a motion compensation predictor, motion information using effective spatial and temporal merge candidates of a current prediction unit; generate, by the motion compensation predictor, a prediction block of the current prediction unit using the motion information; entropy decode, by an entropy decoder, a bit stream to generate a quantized coefficient sequence, inversely scan, by an inverse quantizer/inverse transformer, the quantized coefficient sequence to generate a quantized block, inversely quantize, by the inverse quantizer/inverse transformer, the quantized block to generate a transformed block using a quantization parameter, and inversely transform, by the inverse quantizer/inverse transformer, the transformed b

Abstract: A communication apparatus, which has a first communication function for executing communication in a first communication network and a second communication function for executing communication in a second communication network, controls, in a case where the apparatus is in connection with the first communication network, based on a characteristic of the first communication network, a connection to the second communication network in a state in which the connection with the first communication network is maintained.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a QoS flow processing method and device, and a communications system. A first access network device sends a message used for a service transfer request to a second access network device, and the message used for the service transfer request includes configuration information of a QoS flow in the first access network device, so that the second access network device can configure a mapping relationship from the QoS flow to a DRB of the second access network device for UE based on the configuration information, and accept the QoS flow of the UE. Therefore, in a service transfer process, a reliable QoS service can be provided for a user, and continuity of a user service can be ensured.

Abstract: A network interface device decodes a first set of encoded bits in a fixed-length frame according to a first error correction encoding scheme to generate a first set of bits among decoded bits. The network interface device decodes a second set of encoded bits in the fixed-length frame according to a second error correction encoding scheme to generate a second set of bits among the decoded bits. The network interface device generates a first set of bit blocks and a second set of bit blocks from the decoded bits at least by de-aggregating the decoded bits. A decoder of the network interface device decodes the first set of bit blocks and the second set of bit blocks to generate a plurality of uncoded bits.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cell reselection in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system comprises: performing a cell reselection to a cell; receiving information for a signal quality range, information for a scaling factor for the signal quality range and information for a time period for determining a number of cell reselections; based on a determination that a signal quality measured for the cell is within the signal quality range, applying the scaling factor for the signal quality range to the time period; and estimating a mobility state of the wireless device based on the time period to which the scaling factor is applied.

Abstract: Example reference signal notification methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes sending a reference signal notification message by a network device, where the reference signal notification message includes time resource information of a reference signal. According to the embodiments of the present specification, the reference signal notification message is used to notify user equipment (UE) of a reference signal configuration, especially information about a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

Abstract: A method and system for providing a fallback solution in a multi-tenant communication system is provided. A cloud-based call processing service receives a voice call initiation request from a first mobile device located at a first communication system. The voice call initiation request includes a request to complete a voice call with a second mobile device located at a second communication system. Resources are allocated at the first communication system and the second communication system. The cloud-based call processing service establishes a call between the first mobile device and the second mobile device. At some point the first communication system determines that it should fallback to single site operation. In fallback mode, call processing functionality is performed at the first communication system for the first mobile device.

Abstract: A vehicle remote instruction system 100 transmits a remote instruction request from an autonomous driving vehicle 2 to a remote instruction apparatus 1, and controls travel of the autonomous driving vehicle 2 based on a remote instruction transmitted from the remote instruction apparatus 1 in response to the remote instruction request. The vehicle remote instruction system 100 includes a delay determination unit 39 configured to determine whether or not a communication delay occurs between the remote instruction apparatus 1 and the autonomous driving vehicle 2, and a rejection unit 40 configured to reject the remote instruction transmitted in response to the remote instruction request if it is determined by the delay determination unit 39 that the communication delay occurs.

Abstract: A method of pairing a device and a single one of two or more potential pairing devices includes first setting the device in a seek mode and scanning for the potential pairing devices. A list is stored in the device that includes any potential pairing devices discovered while in the seek mode. The list is stored in a sequential order based on a signal strength between the device and each of the discovered potential pairing devices. Then the device determines whether any of the potential pairing devices in the list are set in a predetermined mode, and pairs with the one of the potential pairing devices in the predetermined mode that has the highest signal strength.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter relates to systems and methods for processing messages in a wireless communications environment. In an aspect, a communications method is provided. The method includes initiating a registration with a network domain node and generating sequence information with respect to the registration. The sequence information is then employed to facilitate further communications with the network domain node.

Abstract: A method for transfer between communications systems includes establishing at least one first data connection channel in a first communications system, selecting at least one second data connection channel from the at least one first data connection channel, where the second data connection channel is included in the first data connection channel and is certain to support transfer from the first communications system to a second communications system or is uncertain whether to support transfer from the first communications system to the second communications system, and transferring the second data connection channel to the second communications system when the terminal device has been transferred from the first communications system to the second communications system.

Abstract: The identification of a user device as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may cause the wireless communication network to implement certain operations. A determination may be made based on one or more behavior characteristics of a user device as to whether the user device is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) instead of an airborne user device carried in a manned aircraft as the user device communicates with a wireless communication network via one or more base stations. In response to determining that the user device is the UAV instead of the airborne user device carried in the manned aircraft, a base station handover threshold for the UAV may be modified to prolong a communication duration of the UAV with a base station when a decrease in signal strength or an increase in signal interference of a signal provided by the base station occurs.

Abstract: A method includes analyzing, via a first capturing agent, packets processed in a first environment associated with a first host to yield first data. The method includes analyzing, via a second capturing agent, packets processed by a second environment associated with a second host to yield second data, collecting the first data and the second data at a collector to yield aggregated data, transmitting the aggregated data to an analysis engine which analyzes the aggregated data to yield an analysis. Based on the analysis, the method includes identifying first packet loss at the first environment and second packet loss at the second environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting muting information in a wireless communication system, and to an apparatus and a method for acquiring channel state using same. In an exemplary embodiment, muting information includes: a first data field, having a serving cell for receiving from peripheral cells in a multi-cell environment, at least one of a CSI-RS pattern, the number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a CSI-RS duty cycle, and CSI-RS transmission subframe offset information, and using same for expressing the cycle and the offset of muting subframes, which pertain to information on a resource block that can generate interference between the peripheral cells and CSI-RS; and a second data field for expressing a specific muting pattern, which must be muted within the muting subframes, having either 12 bits or 28 bits that display muting application in a bitmap format.

Abstract: Time-division duplexing (TDD) detection in wireless distributed communications systems (DCSs) to synchronize TDD downlink and uplink communications. Remote units in the wireless DCS include an adaptive TDD communications synchronization circuit that includes a power detection circuit configured to detect TDD communications signals distinguished from noise. The power detection circuit is configured to adaptively set a noise threshold floor level for TDD downlink communications link by detecting the noise level on the TDD downlink communications link that includes a TDD uplink communication period. The adaptive TDD communications synchronization circuit can also include a symbol edge detection circuit configured to generate an edge trigger signal indicating the symbol edges of TDD downlink communication signals.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which two or more UEs of a wireless communications system may establish a sidelink connection. A first UE that is initiating sidelink communications may evaluate whether the sidelink connection can support a quality of service (QoS) for a data flow prior to admitting the data flow. The first UE may evaluate a link quality with one or more other UEs that are to use the data flow on the sidelink connection, evaluate system congestion of time/frequency resources that are available for the sidelink connection, or any combinations thereof, and admit the data flow based on the evaluation. A link quality of the sidelink connection may be determined based on a type of communication associated with the data flow, such as unicast communications with one other UE, multicast communications with multiple other UEs, or broadcast transmissions to multiple UEs.

Abstract: A method for allocating resources for a scheduling request indicator (SRI) is disclosed. An SRI cycle period for use by user equipment (UE) within a cell is transmitted from a NodeB in a cell to UE within the cell. The NodeB transmits a specific SRI subframe offset and an index value to the particular UE within the cell. The specific SRI subframe offset and the index value enable the UE to determine a unique combination of cyclic shift, RS orthogonal cover, data orthogonal cover, and resource block number for the UE to use as a unique physical resource for an SRI in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

Abstract: Various embodiments may provide systems and methods for managing transmit (TX) timing of data transmissions. The methods include applying a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channel factors related to data uplink transmissions by the wireless device to a TX timing model configured to provide as an output a TX timing for a data transmission to a base station and a number of carriers for sending the data transmission, and selecting a TX time and a number of carriers for sending a next data transmission to the base station based in part on the TX timing model output.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for a user equipment in a wireless communications system to receive configuration information that has one or more TCI-states. With this configuration information, the user equipment can then determine inactivity on TCI-states. Based on that determination, the user equipment enables either a discontinuous monitoring or a cessation of monitoring on those TCI-states. Each TCI-state corresponds to a radio beam and also corresponds to an antenna panel. By reducing such monitoring, the use equipment can deactivate antenna panels corresponding to the TCI-states. The determination can be done through the use of a timer with various time thresholds based on the TCI-state. The activity being transmitted on those beam can be scheduling received by the user equipment from a network element such as a base station. The TCI-states can also be grouped and the functionality of the invention dealt with on a group basis.

Abstract: To provide a control device that can prevent an increase in a processing load and that can effectively allocate a radio resource. A control device (30) according the present disclosure includes: a deciding unit (31) configured to decide whether or not an interval between generation of a first flow that is generated when performing radio communication between a communication terminal (10) and a base station (20) and generation of a second flow that is generated after the generation of the first flow exceeds a permissible delay time of the first flow; and a determination unit (32) configured to determine deletion of non-transmitted data related to the communication terminal (10) after lapse of the permissible delay time of the first flow when it is decided that the generation interval exceeds the permissible delay time of the first flow.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing telecommunication traffic for a wireless communication network associated with multiple coverage areas (“cells”) are disclosed. The system may detect congested cells of the wireless communication network, identify suitable neighboring cells for offloading traffic from the congested cells, and implementing handovers from congested cells to suitable neighbor cells to balance the wireless communication network traffic.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a point-to-multipoint communication system having a service provider system and one or more subscriber devices. The one or more subscriber devices include multiple physical layer (PHY) devices that can be used for upstream direction and/or downstream direction transfer of information to and/or from the service provider system. The one or more subscriber devices receive subscriber device configuration information from the service provider system indicating which of these multiple PHY devices are to be used for the upstream direction and/or the downstream direction transfer of the information to and/or from the service provider system. In some situations, the subscriber device configuration information identifies various types of information, such as video, audio, and/or data to provide some examples, to be transferred in the upstream direction and/or the downstream direction and/or one or more PHY devices to be used for transferring the various types of information.

Abstract: A communication apparatus acting as a baseband unit (BBU) or being applicable to a BBU, and having instructions for obtaining first coordination information to be sent to a second BBU, determining, based on preset link information, a transmission link corresponding to the second BBU, the transmission link including a first remote radio unit (RRU) and a second RRU, the first RRU belonging to the BBU, the second RRU belonging to the second BBU, and the first RRU and the second RRU being connected through a wired link, sending the first coordination information to the first RRU, sending indication information to the first RRU, the indication information indicating to the first RRU to send the first coordination information to the second RRU through the wired link, the indication information having an identifier of the second RRU.

Abstract: Processes and systems for identifying and removing non-functional Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices from a cellular network are discussed herein. In one example, a probability distribution function of a data profile transmitted by a type of IoT devices is generated. The probability distribution function may be chosen based on a known distribution such as a Gaussian, Bessel, or linear regressive model. The probability distribution function may be empirically generated by applying data received from IoT devices to a machine learning model using supervised or unsupervised learning. After generating the model representing the expected data profile of data received from a type or class IoT devices, data transmitted by the IoT devices may be applied to the model to determine whether the IoT devices are functional or non-functional. Non-functional IoT devices may be removed from the cellular network.

Abstract: A network switching method includes transmitting, by an electronic device, data using a wireless local area network, when a data transmission delay of the wireless local area network is greater than a first threshold, switching, by the electronic device, to transmitting data using both the wireless local area network and a mobile network, and when the electronic device transmits data using both the wireless local area network and the mobile network, if the data transmission delay of the wireless local area network is greater than a second threshold, switching, by the electronic device, to transmitting data using the mobile network, where the first threshold is less than the second threshold.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure relate to a cell selection method and device, user equipment (UE), and a storage medium. The cell selection method may include: a parameter value of a transmission link allocated to the UE by a network side is acquired; and responsive to determining, according to the parameter value, that the transmission link allocated to the UE does not support a transmission requirement of a present service scenario of the UE, cell selection of the UE is triggered.

Abstract: A method of managing access to a plurality of Packet Switched (PS) networks of a wireless communication apparatus including a plurality of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) includes obtaining first information indicating data service-related preferences for the plurality of SIMs, selecting at least one SIM necessary for accessing each of the plurality of PS networks from among the plurality of SIMs, based on the first information and second information indicating a wireless network capable of being provided by an operator corresponding to each of the plurality of SIMs, and accessing each of the plurality of PS networks by using the selected at least one SIM.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first data at a first rate via a first network connection and receiving second data at a second rate via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection based on the first rate being less than a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to, e.g., a method performed by a user equipment, UE, for handling signal measurements. The UE determines whether one or more conditions are fulfilled for indicating that a radio condition is below a certain level. In response to determining that one or more conditions are fulfilled and thereby indicating the radio condition is below a threshold, the UE transmits a report with restricted content.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may monitor a channel for wireless communication associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) during one or more of a first active duration or a first inactive duration. The UE may operate in a first power mode during the first inactive duration. The UE may monitor the channel for wireless communication associated with a second RAT during one or more of a second active duration or a second inactive duration. The UE may operate during the second inactive duration in one or more of the first power mode or a second power. The UE may operate according to the first mode or the second mode based on the monitoring of the channel associated with the first RAT and the second RAT.

Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products for managing quality of monitoring models for collection of performance and/or sensing data are disclosed. A communication network node device sets up a quality of monitoring function for managing a quality of monitoring, QoM, model that defines QoM classes for processing and compressing a performance and/or sensing data stream via selection of data to be included in the performance and/or sensing data stream. The communication network node device causes a first message notifying about the set up QMF to be transmitted towards at least one first target rendezvous point, RP, in the communication network, each RP being configured to aggregate at least one of performance and/or sensing data streams or QoM models.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building includes a plurality of actuation devices operable to affect one or more variables in the building, a plurality of sensors configured to measure the variables affected by the actuation devices, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the actuation devices to affect one or more of the measured variables by providing an actuation signal to the actuation devices and to receive sensor response signals from the sensors. The sensor response signals indicate an effect of the actuation signal on the measured variables. For each of the sensor response signals, the controller is configured to calculate a similarity metric indicating a similarity between the sensor response signal and the actuation signal. The controller is configured to automatically establish a device pairing including one of the actuation devices and one of the sensors based on the similarity metrics.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for managing computing capacity in radio-based networks and associated core networks. In one embodiment, it is determined that a set of computing hardware implementing a radio-based network for a customer has an excess capacity. At least one action is implemented to reallocate the excess capacity of the computing hardware.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for measurement information. The method, which may be implemented at a terminal device, comprises obtaining measurement information based at least in part on configurations of a master network node and a secondary network node. The terminal device is connected to the master network node and the secondary network node. The method further comprises transmitting a report including the measurement information that comprises frequency information to the master network node, in response to a failure related to the secondary network node.

Abstract: According to one aspect, there is provided a method of operating a mobile device that is configured for use in a first radio access network that uses a first radio access technology and a second radio access network that uses a second, different, radio access technology, the mobile device aggregating a plurality of carriers in the first radio access network, the method comprising obtaining information for, or pertaining to, one or more of the plurality of carriers in the first radio access network; and processing the obtained information for a single carrier to determine an action for the mobile device to take with respect to the second radio access network.

Abstract: Systems and methods include an access layer to perform handovers for a User Equipment (UE) using a mobility status of the UE. A source access node (e.g., a femto cell, small cell, or a macro cell) establishes a first network connection with the UE. Based on a mobility status of the UE, the source access node selects either a small cell access node or a macro cell access node as a target node for connecting to the UE with a handover (e.g., by establishing a second network connection with the UE). The UE may have a medium mobility status or a high mobility status and, in response, be connected to the macro cell access cell for continuous connectivity. Alternatively, the UE may have the low mobility status and, in response, a signal strength analysis of the access nodes may be performed to select the target node for the handover.

Abstract: The technology described herein relates to techniques for calibrating wireless power transmission systems for operation in multipath wireless power delivery environments. In an implementation, a method of calibrating a wireless power transmission system for operation in a multipath environment is disclosed. The method includes characterizing a receive path from a calibration antennae element to a first antennae element of a plurality of antennae elements of the wireless power transmission system, characterizing a transmit path from the first antennae element to the calibration antennae element, and comparing the transmit path to the receive path to determine a calibration value for the first antennae element in the multipath environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the mitigation of interference in the uplink of a small cell caused by macrocell user equipment in the case where the macrocell cannot identify the interfering macrocell user equipment because the user equipment cannot detect and report the small cell's downlink due to the small cell's uplink/downlink coverage imbalance. In an embodiment, the small cell provides the macrocell with a notification of the interference, the configuration information about its Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH), and a plurality of unique preambles and transmission times for non-contention-based transmissions on the small cell's PRACH. The macrocell orders each of one or a plurality of macrocell user equipment to transmit one of the unique preambles on the small cell's PRACH. The small cell reports to the macrocell the detected preamble transmissions, which allows the macrocell to identify interfering user equipment and perform corrective actions.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed including a receiver that receives at least a reference signal (RS) transmitted using a first beam from a transmission and reception point (TRP), using at least a second beam, and a processor that determines the first beam paired with the second beam based on reception quality of the RSs. The UE further includes a transmitter that transmits feedback information indicating the determined first beam. The second beam is an omni-directional beam. The receiver receives, from the TRP, reception (Rx) beam designation information indicating an Rx beam to receive the RSs, and the second beam is the Rx beam.

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). A handover method for a terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include: receiving, from a source cell, a message including information on one or more target cells for performing a fast handover; and performing a fast handover by reusing a radio bearer based on the received information.

Abstract: A major goal of 5G and especially 6G is reliable, low-latency communication. Unfortunately, higher density networks result in increasing interference, and higher frequency bands inevitably have signal fading problems, leading to frequency message faults. To restore high-speed, high-reliability messaging, methods are disclosed for evaluating the signal quality of each message element of a received message so that any faulting can be localized to the message elements with the lowest signal quality. Numerous contributions to signal quality are disclosed, including modulation, amplitude and phase stability, polarization and inter-symbol irregularities, expected message format and meaning, and common or unexpected bit sequences. Many further aspects are included.

Abstract: In response to a vehicle being switched from an IGN OFF state (non-operating state) to an IGN ON state (operating state) in a state in which a mobile terminal has been activated, the use of wireless communication (Wi-Fi communication) by the mobile terminal via a network using an in-vehicle device as a base station can be started. In response to the vehicle being switched from the IGN ON state (operating state) to the IGN OFF state (non-operating state) in the state in which the mobile terminal has been activated, the use of wireless communication (Wi-Fi communication) by the mobile terminal via the network using the in-vehicle device as the base station is stopped.

Abstract: A wireless communication method including receiving, through a wireless channel, table indication information indicating one of a first Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) table supporting up to 64 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and second and third MCS tables supporting up to 256 QAM, the third MCS table including a same number of MCS indices as the second MCS table and including less MCS indices corresponding to 256 QAM than the second MCS table, and identifying one of the first to third MCS tables according to the received table indication information to recognize a demodulation scheme for data to be received through the wireless channel may be provided.

Abstract: An objective problem of the invention is to provide a mechanism for improving the performance of a radio access network. According to a first aspect of the present invention, the object is achieved by a method in a first node for adapting a multi-antenna transmission to a second node over an effective channel. The first node and the second node are comprised in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of obtaining at least one symbol stream and determining a precoding matrix having a block diagonal structure. The method comprises the further steps of precoding the at least one symbol stream with the determined precoding matrix, and transmitting the at least one precoded symbol stream over the effective channel to the second node.

Abstract: An operating method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include: generating a source link for transmitting and receiving data to and from a source base station; receiving, from the source base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including configuration information for handover to a target base station; starting a timer, in response to the reception of the RRC message; transmitting, to the target base station, a message for handover to the target base station while the timer is running; and determining, in a case where the handover to the target base station fails up until the timer expires, whether to trigger RRC re-establishment, based on a state of the source link.