Abstract: Method of performing a random access procedure between a User Equipment, UE, and a radio access network, wherein two access nodes comprise different sets of signature sequences, wherein said signature sequences are used, by said access nodes, to differentiate requests coming from different UEs, said method comprising the steps of receiving a random access request from said UE, wherein said random access request comprises a signature sequence, determining that said random access request is intended for said first radio access node based on said signature sequence comprised by said request, receiving, from a second access node, said random access request, thereby indicating that said second radio access node has also received said random access request from said UE, and sending a response based on said received random access request from said UE and based on said random access request received from said second radio access node.

Abstract: A first user equipment (UE) comprising a processor adapted to execute the following operations to assist a handover of a second UE from a source network apparatus to a target network apparatus: maintain a sidelink connection with the second UE, maintain and/or establish a cellular connection, in particular with the target network apparatus, report to the target network apparatus a link state information, based on the link state information received from the second UE through the sidelink connection, receive from the target network apparatus a first control information calculated based on the link state information and send to the second UE through the sidelink connection a second control information, based on the first control information, to assist the handover of the second UE to the target network apparatus.

Abstract: Configuration of measurement requirements on cells and beams in NR is made more efficient by, in a user equipment, UE, receiving, information from a network node, which information indicates: a first number K of beams to be measured by the UE, and a second number L of cells in which the UE is required to measure the first number K of beams. The UE then carries out measurements using the received information; and performs at least one operational task based on a result of the measurements.

Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide autonomous vehicle network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable network of autonomous vehicles comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes, including systems and methods for collaborative data learning among autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: Systems and methods for handling of an uplink transmission collision with an ACK/NACK signal are provided. An ACK/NACK may be configured for a repetition sequence. The ACK/NACK signal transmission on a particular subframe can be refrained due to the collision. The UL transmission can be performed on the subframe.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-usable medium are disclosed for, responsive to an attempted connection from a client to a server for establishing communications between the client and the server, redirecting the connection to a proxy and injecting protocol-independent header information into a datagram of the traffic between the client and the server, the protocol-independent header information including information based upon which the proxy enforces a security policy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that will be provided to support higher data transfer rate following a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present disclosure relates to a method of performing random access of a terminal, said method comprising: an operation of determining the number of received beams of a base station connected to transmitted beams of the terminal; an operation of determining an area of wireless transfer resource on the basis of the number of the received beams; and an operation of transmitting random access message in the random access resource defined by the beam resource corresponding to the determined number and the wireless transfer resource corresponding to the determined area.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling carrier use to help manage uplink noise. A base station detects threshold high uplink noise on a carrier, and the base station responsively configures itself to prevent the carrier from being added as a secondary carrier for carrier-aggregation service, though the base station still allows establishment of new radio-link-layer connectivity encompassing the carrier as a primary serving carrier.

Abstract: A method on a first mobile node for facilitating exchange of pertinent data between mobile nodes over a wireless communications network can be provided. The method can include establishing, by the first mobile node, a wireless network connection with at least one other mobile node inside a predefined geospatial area, wherein the wireless network connection is established over the wireless communications network. The method can further include determining that a future position of the first mobile node is outside the predefined geospatial area and transmitting pertinent data residing on the first mobile node over the wireless communications network exclusively to the at least one other mobile node inside the predefined geospatial area, wherein the pertinent data is associated with the predefined geospatial area.

Abstract: A wireless communication method includes receiving a broadcast signal from a wireless terminal, comparing a receiving intensity of the received broadcast signal with a set value, and transmitting to the wireless terminal a first signal indicating that the wireless terminal can start connection depending on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for scheduling traffic in a wireless communication system. A method for a base station operating in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving feedback information from a plurality of terminals; and scheduling the plurality of terminals based on the feedback information, wherein the step of scheduling the plurality of terminals includes a step of scheduling so as to reduce throughput of terminals in a first group of the plurality of terminals that are in an overload state, and to satisfy delay-based quality of service (QoS) of terminals in a second group of the plurality of terminals that are in under-load state. As a result, the total utility of all the terminals can be maximized, a delay-based QoS with respect to all the terminals can be achieved on average, and a minimum data rate-based QoS can be achieved on average.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first message to a first network node, wherein the first message identifies a total count of resources available to a processing system across a plurality of carriers, transmitting a second message to a second network node that causes the second network node to obtain the total count of resources from the first network node, connecting the processing system to the first network node to receive first services in accordance with a first portion of the total count of resources, and connecting the processing system to the second network node to receive second services in accordance with a second portion of the total count of resources. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Proposed are a method for reporting an RRC state of a terminal by a base station in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting the same. A method for reporting an RRC state according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a step of reporting an RRC state of a terminal to a mobility management (MM).

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods and/or procedures performed by a first network node (1460) in a radio access network, RAN, the first network node (1460) being in communication with a second network node (1460b) configured with a different radio access technology, RAT, than the first network node (1460). Such exemplary embodiments include determining (1210) one or more radio resource management (RRM) identifiers associated with at least one of the following: a user equipment, UE, served by the first network node; a subscriber associated with the UE; and a group of UEs served by the first network node. Exemplary embodiments also include esending (1220) a request for the second network node to establish dual connectivity, as a secondary node, SN, with the UE, wherein the request comprises information relating to the one or more RRM identifiers.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit and a communication unit. If there exist plural access points capable of conducting a communication using a predetermined transmission method among transmission methods by which the information processing apparatus is capable of conducting a wireless communication, the selection unit selects an access point having a high communication quality. The communication unit is configured to conduct a communication with the access point selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for adaptation of WLAN selection thresholds. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include receiving, at a user equipment, information including one or more thresholds for use when evaluating a selection of a wireless local area network access point for offloading; comparing, by the user equipment, a quality of an access provided by the wireless local area network access point selected in accordance with the one or more thresholds to another quality provided by a cellular access point; reporting, by the user equipment, a result of the comparing; and receiving, by the user equipment in response to the reporting, additional information including one or more adjusted thresholds for use when evaluating wireless local area network access point selection. Related systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses mobile terminal-based network access point storage processing method and mobile terminal. The mobile terminal-based network access point storage processing method may include actions: presetting periodic cleaning time for periodically cleaning network access points and screening time for filtering out long-term idle network access points; acquiring latest connection time when the mobile terminal is connected to one of the network access points, and storing the latest connection time and access point information for identifying the one of the network access points; traversing the latest connection time of every one of the network access points after the periodic cleaning time is reached, and filtering out the long-term idle network access points according to the screening time; cleaning the long-term idle network access points.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a signal measurement method, a network side device, and user equipment. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by user equipment, a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS); receiving, by the user equipment, a synchronization signal; and sending, by user equipment, a first measurement result and a second measurement result, wherein the first measurement result is obtained by measured the CSI-RS, and the second measurement result is obtained by measured the synchronization signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for a wireless communication system. Various embodiments regarding beam pair selection are described. In one embodiment, an electronic device for a wireless communication system can comprise a processing circuitry configured to determine K beam pairs in a communication link between a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus for a wireless communication system, where K is a natural number, and each beam pair comprises a transmitting beam and a receiving beam; and calculate a beam gain gradient for each beam pair, wherein the beam gain gradient indicates a spatial gain variation of a respective beam pair.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for information centric network (ICN) heterogeneous wireless switching are described herein. A handover event, that includes an indication for a device to switch from a first wireless link to a second wireless link, may be detected. A forwarding interest base (FIB) table may be modified to route interest packets to the second wireless link. Although the device has switched to route new out-going interest packet to the second wireless link, the device accepts data packets on both the first wireless link and the second wireless link.

Abstract: A method for establishing a local network connection, where the method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, broadcast information sent by a base station; if the broadcast information includes a first local data network (LDN) list, determining a target local network identifier based on the first LDN list, where the first LDN list includes at least one local network identifier; and establishing, by the terminal, a session connection using the target local network identifier.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a communication device for handling channel access procedures. The communication device knows how to perform channel access procedures after receiving radio resource control (RRC) messages with or without a maximum energy detection threshold.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a terminal device capable of efficiently performing communication in a communication system in which a base station device and the terminal device communicate with each other. [Solution] A terminal device that communicates with a base station device includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to set an STTI channel setting through signaling of a higher layer from the base station device; and a receiving unit configured to receive a first PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is not set and receive a second PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is set. The first PDCCH is mapped to one or more resource blocks, the second PDCCH is mapped to one or more sub resource blocks, and the second PDSCH is demodulated using a reference signal mapped to a symbol including the sub resource block or a resource element before the symbol.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system may include a video broadcasting service, implemented on a server, configured to enable a mobile computing device to broadcast a live feed media stream of an event, over a network, to a plurality of viewing devices. The video broadcasting service is configured to receive the live feed media stream, over the network, from the mobile computing device, where the live feed media stream originates from an external device having a camera configured as a video source for the live feed media stream. The external device may be communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device. The video broadcasting service is configured to provide the live feed media stream, over the network, to the plurality of viewing devices.

Abstract: A method performed by a first base station (111), is described. The first base station (111) determines (501) a change in one or more measurements to be performed by a UE (130). The measurements are associated with a first set of frequencies. The first base station (111) also transmits (502) a first message to a second base station (112) comprising information regarding which frequencies in the first set are to be changed. The first base station (111) and the second base station (112) serve the UE (130). A method performed by the second base station (112) is also described whereby the second base station (112) receives the first message. In a method performed by the UE (130), the UE (130) receives, from the first base station (111), a configuration message configured to specify the measurements to perform and a measurement gap configuration. The UE (130) then takes the measurements based on the configuration message.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system to be provided for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Examples of the present invention provide a beam selection and feedback device and method for minimizing complexity and overhead without performance deterioration in a beamforming MIMO wireless communication system. According to one example of the present invention, an apparatus of a receiving device in a wireless communication system comprises: a transceiver; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: select at least one beam pair from among a plurality of transmission/reception beam pairs, and control the transceiver to transmit feedback information including indication information indicating whether the at least one beam pair is identical to a beam pair selected in a previous beamforming procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a method by which a terminal determines a communication technique in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the communication technique determining method comprises the steps of: transmitting/receiving a signal through a first channel by using a first communication technique; confirming whether a second communication technique using a second channel is used in a monitoring gap; and transmitting/receiving a signal through the second channel by using the first communication technique, if it is confirmed that the second communication technique using the second channel is not used, wherein the use of the first communication technique through the second channel is prohibited in the monitoring gap.

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to perform measurement reporting suitable for an environment in which the on/off state of a cell is switched. [Solution] There is provided a device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicating that a serving cell is scheduled to be in an off state; and a control unit configured to perform measurement reporting before the serving cell is in the off state.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling handover of a wireless communication device from a first base station to a second base station. Upon detecting a trigger (such as load) for handing over at least one WCD from the first base station, the first base station or another entity selects at least one of the WCDs served by the first base station based on a determination that the WCD is not configured to support use of a particular communication scheme, such as a particular modulation scheme, that the first base station is configured to support using for air interface communication. Based at least in part on that determination, the first base station then selects the WCD. And the first base station processes handover of the selected WCD from being served by the first base station to being served by the second base station.

Abstract: Various embodiments of wireless ambient sensor unit are presented. The sensor unit may include a wireless transceiver configured to transmit sensor data and to receive instructions. The sensor unit may include a sensor configured to measure an ambient condition. The sensor unit may include a controller in communication with the wireless transceiver and the sensor. The controller may be configured to compare data measured about the ambient condition to a stored threshold while the wireless ambient sensor unit is functioning in a low-power mode. The controller may be configured to exit the low-power mode in response to the comparison of the data with the stored threshold. The controller may be configured to cause the data measured about the ambient condition to be transmitted by the wireless transceiver as one or more messages in response to the comparison to the stored threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for uplink measurement based mechanism and control using user equipment (UE) centric sounding signals. The mechanism provides an alternative to DL-measurement dominated system control. Based on UL-measurements at TPs, the network obtains knowledge of users' channel and timing information, traffic, and interference, and is thus able to perform better control, including TP and UE clustering and optimization, and power control and link adaptation. In an embodiment method, a TP receives one-to-one mapping information indicating a plurality of UE IDs and a plurality of sounding channels assigned to the corresponding UE IDs. When the TP detects a sounding reference signal (SRS) from a UE, the TP is able to identify the UE using the detected SRS and the one-to-one mapping information. The TP then obtains measurement information for the identified UE, enabling better control and communications for uplink and downlink transmissions between multiple TPs and the UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for updating a UE configuration in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for the same. Specifically, a method for updating a configuration of a user equipment (UE) by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: determining whether it is necessary to change a configuration of the UE without a request from the UE; and when it is necessary to change the configuration of the UE, transmitting a UE configuration update command message to the UE, wherein the UE configuration update command message comprises updated UE parameters.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to information sending methods, and first access network devices and systems. One example system includes a first access network device and a core network device, and a connection for a terminal exists between the first access network device and the core network device. One example method includes determining that context information of the terminal is to be obtained, obtaining the context information of the terminal from the core network device. When determining that the context information of the terminal is to be obtained, the first access network device requests the context information from the core network device without storing the context information in advance.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a relay reselection method and apparatus and a system; includes: relay equipment monitors a triggering condition for relay reselection; the relay equipment judges whether the triggering condition for relay reselection is met; and the relay equipment transmits relay reselection indication information to a remote terminal taking the relay equipment as a relay when the triggering condition for relay reselection is met, to indicate the remote terminal to perform relay reselection; wherein, the triggering condition for relay reselection is that an air interface channel of the relay equipment is out of synchronization or is about to be out of synchronization, or a notification of terminating a relay function is received, or power of the relay equipment is insufficient. With the embodiments of this disclosure, a time of interruption due to a poor relay link may be reduced, and occurrence of long-time traffic interruption may be avoided.

Abstract: A spread spectrum system is used for transmitting data to and from devices operable as sensors and actuators in a distributed system. Communication is made through a series of aggregation nodes in a branched hierarchical network. Each device and aggregation node has a respective spread spectrum code, and has a corresponding encoder/decoder in a central control system operating the same spread spectrum codes, the encoded data relating to the devices being aggregated over a shared channel. At each level in the hierarchy the aggregated signals to/from the next level are recoded. This allows the same codes to be re-used at different levels, and in different sub-branches in the same level, increasing the number of devices that can be served on one channel.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed of a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The hybrid automatic repeat request feedback method is applied to a receive end. After receiving data information sent by a transmit end, the receive end may determine, when target data in the data information is not checked, a measurement value of the target data, then generate feedback information based on the measurement value, and subsequently, send the feedback information to the transmit end, so that the transmit end can determine, based on the feedback information, whether the target data needs to be retransmitted.

Abstract: Certain aspects may help enhance mobility of a UE, for example, utilizing downlink and/or uplink reference signals to assist in locating and/or handing over a UE in a cell with multiple transmit reception points (TRPs).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for allowing a transmitting device to transmit/receive data to/from a receiving device in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, provided are a method and a device, the method: re-configuring specific data in a second layer of the first transmitting device on the basis of a resource allocation amount delivered from a first layer of the first transmitting device; generating at least one replicate data according to the number of a plurality of wireless bearers by using the re-configured specific data in the second layer; and transmitting, to the receiving device, the re-constructed specific data and the at least one replicate data from a plurality of cells related to the plurality of wireless bearers, wherein the plurality of wireless bearers are instructed by bearer identifiers to transmit the replicate data.

Abstract: Provided are n antennas and n power change units; a power control unit; a power change management unit managing a common power change amount and an individual power change amount; a common power notification unit notifying the power control unit of the common power change amount in accordance with a target terminal; an individual power notification unit notifying the power control unit in advance of the individual power change amount in accordance with the each terminal at a prescribed timing, in which the power control unit stores the individual power change amount in a storage unit, and performs control of power changing by adding up the common power change amount in accordance with the target terminal, which is notified from the common power notification unit, and the individual power change amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a streaming service and an apparatus therefor, the method and apparatus allowing streaming data to be provided by changing into service quality suitable for a busy cell in advance, before a terminal enters the busy cell, so as to prevent sudden changes in image quality when the terminal enters the busy cell, thereby enabling a deterioration, which is recognizable by a user, in the image quality to be minimized and a streaming service to be seamlessly used.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple output transmit and receive system includes a first antenna that transmits a first signal at a channel frequency that propagates in a first path and that simultaneously receives a pilot signal at the channel frequency with the transmitting the first signal at the channel frequency, where the pilot signal propagates in a second path. A single-channel duplex transmit-receive system is coupled to an output of the first antenna. A processor is coupled to an output of the single-channel duplex transmit-receive system and configured to determine channel state information of the first path at the channel frequency using the received pilot signal.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes circuitry, a transmitter and a receiver. The circuitry, in operation, generates a CQI for each subcarrier (SC) group of multiple subcarrier groups, a plurality of subcarriers consecutive in a frequency domain being grouped into the multiple subcarrier groups. The transmitter, in operation, reports first respective CQIs of the multiple SC groups in inconsecutive time resources based on a first period, and reports, based on a second period, second respective CQIs of the multiple SC groups in inconsecutive time resources based on the first period, the second period being longer than the first period. The receiver, in operation, receives information indicative of the first period.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing radio link monitoring and cell searching when moving at high speeds. A movement speed of a wireless device may be determined. When performing a cell search, the manner of the cell search may depend on the movement speed of the wireless device, potentially including cells that are associated with high movement speed being more highly prioritized when the wireless device is determined to be at a higher movement speed than when the wireless device is determined to be at a lower movement speed.

Abstract: Device, system, and method of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications, and particularly of Real Time Protocol (RTP) communication. In order to improve quality-of-service or quality-of-experience for a group of VoIP calls that are served by a VoIP router, each VoIP transmitter implements and adds a pseudo-random waiting-period prior to transmitting each outgoing RTP packet, or otherwise re-orders or mixes or shuffles the order of channels of RTP packets that are buffered or queued for transmission. Accordingly, no particular VoIP channel suffers from repeated drops of its RTP packets at the VoIP router. Additionally, VoIP network analyzers operate to measure the overall VoIP network overuse, or the average RTP packet loss rate of multiple VoIP channels, based on measuring RTP packet loss rate of a single VoIP channel which enforces a random pre-transmission waiting-period.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a measurement reporting enhancement for an aerial device in a wireless communication system is provided. A prohibit timer can be used in order to prohibit frequent measurement reporting, and the prohibit timer may be stopped when a leaving condition for the measurement reporting is satisfied and/or a handover procedure and/or a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment procedure is performed.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for receiving interference information from each of the plurality of communication devices detecting interference information in a plurality of segments of a radio frequency spectrum, correlating the interference information of the plurality of communication devices to generate correlated information, and identifying a plurality of interferers according to the correlated information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An access point is configured to derive signal strength levels from channel measurements, predict future signal strength levels based on the signal strength levels; and select a wireless channel based on the predicted future signal strength levels.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for adapting HARQ buffers in a wireless device (90), said device is adapted for HARQ communication, the method comprising determining (10) a size of a HARQ buffer, the HARQ buffer size being based on a TTI. There is also disclosed a wireless device (90) adapted for HARQ communication, the wireless device comprising a processing circuitry and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processing circuitry, whereby said wireless device is operative to determine a size of a HARQ buffer, the HARQ buffer size being based on a TTI.

Abstract: In some examples, a user equipment (UE) is registered with a fifth generation (5G) core network. In response to an emergency indication, the UE selects a first domain intended for a call responsive to the emergency indication. Subsequent to selecting the first domain, the UE attempts a combined registration with a second core network different from the 5G core network. In response to attempting the combined registration, the UE receives a further indication that the UE is registered for packet switched services but not circuit switched services. In response to the further indication, the UE selects an access network connected to a third core network to perform the call.

Abstract: A method for generating a prompt message for network connection conversion and a network system thereof are provided. The system can be a LAN with multiple access points (APs). The method is operated in a root AP. The root AP receives a connection conversion command from a user device, in which a target AP is designated. The root AP determines at least one AP that is available to be connected with the target AP based on an instant wireless signal strength there-between. After that, the target AP obtains at least one connection rates from the target AP to the root AP via the at least one available APs. The root AP generates a prompt message for connection conversion according to the connection rates. A topology map displayed on the user device can be used to indicate the available APs for the connection conversion.