Abstract: Technology for a user equipment (UE) operable for bandwidth part (BWP) configuration is disclosed. The UE can decode, at the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) signal including BWP configuration information for one or more of downlink (DL) or uplink (UL) BWP configurations, wherein the BWP configuration information comprises: subcarrier spacing for the BWP, and location and bandwidth of the BWP. The UE can encode one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, for transmission to a next generation node B (gNB). The UE can decode one or more of data or control information, using the BWP configuration information, received from the gNB.

Abstract: A method for allocating aggressive signal carriers in a target band of a wireless communication network is provided. The network includes at least one long term evolution (LTE) node and at least one non-LTE transmission source. The target band includes at least two adjacent pairs of contiguous radio frequency (RF) channels. The method includes steps of scanning each contiguous RF channel of the target band to measure a respective value of non-LTE RF energy therein, determining, from the measured non-LTE RF energy, that a first one of the contiguous RF channels is occupied by a non-LTE carrier, and allocating an LTE carrier to a second one of the contiguous RF channels, different than the first one of the contiguous RF channels, based on the determination.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method, a network device, and a user equipment. The method provided in this application includes: sending, by a network device, a broadcast frame that includes first duration information and second duration information that are of A-BFT (Association Beamforming Training); receiving a frame sent by a first user equipment in a timeslot randomly selected from a first time range; and receiving a frame sent by a second user equipment in a timeslot randomly selected from a second time range. According to the embodiments of this application, beamforming training efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices are adapted to utilize maximum permissible exposure requirements in determining uplink traffic grant allocations within wireless communication systems. According to one example, a wireless communication device can determine one or more candidate uplink duty cycles for a subsequent uplink transmission interval based at least in part on an MPE requirement, determine a maximum number of resource blocks per symbol and a maximum MSC index associated with each of the one or more candidate uplink duty cycles from a predefined MCS index table, and select a duty cycle, number of resource blocks per symbol, and MCS that facilitates a largest number of un-coded bits for the subsequent uplink transmission interval. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a user equipment (UE) for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system. The UE receives first time division duplex (TDD) uplink-downlink configuration information for a first cell and second TDD uplink-downlink configuration information for a second cell, determines whether a subframe in the first cell is a special subframe and the subframe in the second cell is a downlink subframe according to the first and second TDD uplink-downlink configuration information, and determine, if the subframe in the first cell is the special subframe and the subframe in the second cell is the downlink subframe, not to receive a signal on the second cell in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols that overlaps with at least one of a guard period (GP) or uplink pilot time slot in the first cell.

Abstract: A method for assigning a percentage of a CSAT time cycle to each radio node (RN) in a plurality of RNs that belong to a small cell radio access network (RAN) having a central controller includes: (i) for each time cycle period during which the RNs share a channel with one or more nodes that employ a different radio access technology (RAT), assigning a default occupancy percentage of the time cycles to each of the RNs; (ii) determining if the default occupancy percentage is able to be increased without violating one or more co-existence principles pre-established for the RAT employed by the RNs in the RAN and the different RAT; (iii) increasing the occupancy percentage of the first RN if it is determined that the default occupancy percentage is able to be increased without violating the co-existence principles; and (iv) sequentially repeating (ii)-(iii) for each remaining RN in the RAN.

Abstract: A data communication method for a V2X communication apparatus is disclosed. A data communication method for a V2X communication apparatus including a plurality of transceivers according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving service advertisement information over a control channel (CCH) by using a first transceiver; and receiving, on the basis of the service advertisement information, service data over a service channel (SCH) by using a second transceiver, wherein accessing the control channel is performed on the basis of a sync interval, and the sync interval includes a first time unit and a second time unit.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device of performing at least one intra-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f1 in a first set of time resources and at least one inter-frequency radio measurement on at least one carrier frequency f2 in a second set of time resources, wherein at least one of f1 and f2 is operating under a flexible frame structure, comprises: obtaining the first set of time resources associated with the intra-frequency radio measurement; obtaining the second set of time resources associated with the inter-frequency radio measurement; determining a priority of the inter-frequency measurement with respect to the intra-frequency measurement based on an amount of overlap between the first and the second sets of time resources; and performing at least one of the intra-frequency and the inter-frequency measurements using the determined priority.

Abstract: A base station receives RRC message(s) comprising configuration parameters for a LAA cell. The configuration parameters comprise one or more SRS parameters. Configuration parameters of cells are transmitted to a wireless device. The cells are grouped into timing groups. The cells are grouped into control channel groups comprising: a primary control channel group; and a secondary control channel group comprising a control secondary cell with a secondary control channel received from the wireless device. The control secondary cell is in a first timing group of the timing groups. In response to expiration of a time alignment timer of the first timing group: transmission of downlink shared channel transport blocks to the wireless device via a first secondary cell in the secondary control channel group are stopped; and transmission of downlink multicast channel transport blocks to the wireless device via the first secondary cell is continued.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes exchanging one or more signals between a first wireless node and a second wireless node, determining, at the first wireless node and based on the one or more signals, a range of correspondence between at least one of a transmit beam of the first wireless node and a receive beam of the first wireless node, determining a difference between indices of the transmit beam of the first wireless node and the receive beam of the first wireless node, and determining an uncertainty region for beam mapping based on the determined difference.

Abstract: A Motion Aware Scheduler (MAS) is configured to obtain, from a controller through an interface, Motion State Information (MSI) for a motion of at least one movable apparatus, also configured to obtain, from a physical layer of a radio node comprising the MAS, Channel State Information (CSI), also configured to associate the CSI and the MSI in order to obtain a mapping information, and also configured to store the mapping information in order to obtain a stored mapping information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method executed by user equipment, the method comprising: receiving downlink control information (DCI), the DCI comprising a repetition number; determining a number of subframes required to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) (N) according to the repetition number, a number of allocated resource units, and time occupied by each resource unit; and transmitting the PUSCH in the determined N subframes. The time occupied by each resource unit is expressed by: a number of uplink slots occupied by each resource unit, or a number of uplink subframes occupied by each resource unit. In addition, the present disclosure further provides corresponding user equipment and a base station.

Abstract: A method performed by a first communication device operating in a wireless communications network. The first communication device obtains a set of correspondences associating: i) each set (?i) of a plurality of sets of antenna weights (?1 . . . ?i) having been sent by a third communication device in response to having received a respective set (RSsi) of a plurality of sets of radio signals (RSs1 . . . RSsi) from a set of antenna ports in a second communication device, with ii) a respective direction of transmission (di) between the second communication device and the third communication device. The respective direction is relative to an orientation (?i) of the second communication device. The respective direction of transmission (di) is a selected direction of transmission (di,?i). The first communication device then initiates transmission of a new radio signal, based on the obtained set of correspondences.

Abstract: A method and corresponding terminal device that performs communication using at least one of a plurality, of network slices and includes a control circuitry that reports information used to determine a resource allocation to a network slice of the plurality of network slices used by the terminal device to a communication control device that controls the plurality of network slices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, specifically, to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a physical signal via one or more symbols; and performing a procedure for transmitting an SRS through each symbol over a plurality of symbols for beam alignment with a base station, wherein when the physical signal and the SRS overlap in a time domain and the physical signal has a higher priority than a priority of the SRS, an SRS transmission power of each symbol is equally reduced in all the plurality of symbols.

Abstract: A system for transporting data in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) includes at least one Digital Access Unit (DAU) and a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs) coupled to the at least one DAU. The plurality of DRUs are operable to transport signals between the plurality of DRUs and the at least one DAU. The at least one DAU includes: a data transport coder comprising: a framer, an encoder, a scrambler, and a serializer and a data transport decoder comprising: a deserializer, a decoder, a descrambler, a frame synchronizer, and a deframer.

Abstract: A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium for use with a user equipment in a radio communication system, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to control the user equipment to perform operations that include receiving control signalling that includes new data information and modulation and coding scheme information, and releasing a semi-persistent resource allocation when a predetermined combination of the new data information and the modulation and coding scheme information is received. The modulation and coding scheme information in the predetermined combination includes an index of 11111 in binary format that indicates no transport block size information.

Abstract: A wireless access node controls Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) layers for a User Equipment (UE). A radio wirelessly exchanges user data with other UEs and exchanges the user data with baseband circuitry. The baseband circuitry exchanges the user data with network elements over backhaul links. The baseband circuitry determines a status of the backhaul links. The baseband circuitry identifies the radio band status for the UE. The baseband circuitry receives user data for the UE from the network elements over the backhaul links. The baseband circuitry selects a number of MIMO layers for the UE based on the radio band status and the backhaul status. The baseband circuitry precodes the user data into precoded data for the selected number of MIMO layers and transfers the precoded data to the radio. The radio wirelessly transmits the precoded data to the UE over the selected number of MIMO layers.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a mechanism for rate-matching between overlapping resource block (RB) sets within a transmission time interval (TTI). A physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying downlink control information (DCI) including a downlink assignment for scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) may be received by a user equipment (UE) within the TTI. In some examples, the DCI may be included within control channel elements (CCEs) located within shared resource elements between two overlapping RB sets. If the CCEs forming a decoding candidate over which the DCI may be detected are entirely contained within the shared resource elements, the UE may perform rate-matching around the two overlapping RB sets.

Abstract: A first subscriber identification module (SIM) of a dual SIM device is connected to a network. A small cell is informed that the dual SIM device is a dual SIM-type device and a first radio frequency device of the dual SIM device is attached to the network. A second radio frequency device of the dual SIM device is attached to the network. The small cell is configured to treat a second SIM as a control SIM and to treat the first SIM a data SIM. User data is transferred to the first radio frequency device, a control channel switch command is sent to the dual SIM device, and control information is transferred to the second radio frequency device.

Abstract: Maintaining time alignment with multiple carriers is contemplated. A group of uplink carriers (UL CC sets) that operate with a single Timing Advance (TA) may be determined, and a TA value may be applied to a specific UL CC set. A wireless transmit/receive unit's (WTRU) capability of using multiple TAs may define a group index of a few bits for each UL CC set. A TA Command received in a Random Access Response message may be used to apply the TA value to each UL carrier of the UL CC set. The WTRU may determine which UL CC set the TA value applies to based on which DL carrier the command was transmitted from. The WTRU may determine which UL CC set the TA value applies to based on the Group Index being explicitly provided in the command. The WTRU may release multi-CC configurations upon Time Alignment Timer (TAT) expiry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for enhanced wireless communication security. The preambles used for the identification of an upcoming wireless communication may be periodically changed (e.g., dynamic), on a time basis, based on a secret key function shared between the communicating parties. In this way, only the intended parties are able to recognize the start of an ongoing communication, synchronize with the transmitters, and access the information contained therein. An attacker, being unaware of the specific preamble sequence used for the synchronization, will not recognize the pattern of the communication, and thus will be unable to recognize when communications are ongoing. Additional authentication measures may also be implemented with the transmissions.

Abstract: Example scheduling assignment information transmission methods, systems, and devices are described. One example method includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), a multiplexing manner used to indicate a relationship between a time-frequency resource for transmitting scheduling assignment information and a time-frequency resource for transmitting data information. The UE receives downlink control information comprising scheduling assignment resource indication information sent by a network device, and obtains, based on the scheduling assignment resource indication information and the multiplexing manner, resource location information occupied to transmit the scheduling assignment information. The UE can then transmit the scheduling assignment information based on the resource location information occupied by the scheduling assignment information.

Abstract: Provided are a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT), with a transmission and receipt processing method and device for time-frequency synchronization between V2X terminals. When a synchronization signal to be transmitted is identical to a synchronization signal of an existing D2D terminal, time-frequency resources configured for the D2D terminal in a cell are reused to transmit the synchronization signal. When synchronization signal to be transmitted is different from a synchronization signal of an existing D2D terminal, reconfigured time-frequency resources are used to transmit the synchronization signal. The synchronization signal transmitted by a V2X terminal indicates a corresponding synchronization source type by using a value of an SLSS sequence index and/or a value of a PSBCH specified field.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a UE transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of transmission time interval (TTI) lengths, wherein the signal transmission/reception method comprises the steps of: performing a measurement for each first-TTI resource unit; selecting a first-TTI resource that is the closest to first-TTI resources having measurement results that are greater than or equal to a preset value on the time axis; and transmitting a signal using the selected first-TTI resource. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network.

Abstract: An uplink transmission method and a terminal device, the method including setting, by a terminal device, a first transmit power for a first uplink channel based on a channel priority of the first uplink channel and a channel priority of a first physical random access channel PRACH, where the first uplink channel includes at least one of a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a first time domain resource on which the first uplink channel is located and a second time domain resource on which the first PRACH is located overlap, the channel priority of the first uplink channel is higher than or equal to the channel priority of the first PRACH, and the first transmit power is greater than 0, and sending, by the terminal device, the first uplink channel at the first transmit power.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for transmitting information and a computer storage medium. The method for transmitting information in the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a base station acquiring a configured self-contained structure, the self-contained structure comprising a time-frequency resource structure; and the base station sending data information or receiving data information according to the self-contained structure.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for increasing the reliability of low latency transmissions are described. For example, multiple control messages and/or multiple data messages may be transmitted for a single transport block. Explicit and/or implicit signaling may be used to support the repetition of control and data transmissions in a low latency environment. For example, explicit signaling may be used to indicate a correspondence between repeated control and/or data messages. Additionally or alternatively, particular configurations may be used to implicitly signal a correspondence between repeated control and/or data messages.

Abstract: Provided are a radio communication system and user device that enable smooth interworking in a radio resource control (RRC) layer in the case of implementing interworking between systems by LTE assisted 5G, 5G assisted LTE, or the like. The radio communication system includes an eNB 100 conforming to LTE and a 5G-BS 200 conforming to 5G. The eNB 100 includes an RRC function unit 110 that performs control based on LTE-RRC, which is an RRC protocol in LTE. The 5G-BS 200 includes an RRC function unit 210 that performs control based on 5G-RRC, which is the RRC protocol in 5G. The RRC function unit 210 has at least a function not specified in LTE-RRC.

Abstract: Provided are a method for performing a random access process in an unlicensed band, and a device using the same. The device receives a random access preamble (RAP) order instructing the transmission of a RAP. The device performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) in an unlicensed cell during an RAP window so as to transmit the RAP when the device succeeds in CCA.

Abstract: Disclosed are a user terminal device and a control method therefor. The control method for a user terminal device comprises the steps of: determining state information of a satellite device connected with a user terminal device when a call request message is received from another terminal device; determining communication configuration information with the another terminal device on the basis of the state information of the satellite device, and transmitting a call response message including the communication configuration information to the another terminal device; and receiving audio data from the another terminal device according to a communication scheme corresponding to the communication configuration information. Therefore, in comparison with the prior art, the present invention can reduce a call negotiation time between user terminal devices, and thus reduce a call cost.

Abstract: Facilitating a time-division multiplexing pattern-based solution for a dual-subscriber identity module with a single radio in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise obtaining, by a network device comprising a processor, multiple time-division multiplexing patterns applicable to a mobile device. The multiple time-division multiplexing patterns indicate respective repeating patterns of an on state and an off state of a defined identity of the mobile device. The method also can comprise facilitating, by the network device, a transmission, to the mobile device, of information indicative of the multiple time-division multiplexing patterns. In an example, the mobile device can be configured to operate with at least two subscriber identity modules.

Abstract: A multi-beam polling based transmission method and apparatus, and a communications device and an electronic device readable storage medium based on the method are disclosed. An access point AP broadcasts a beacon message, where the beacon message is used to indicate duration of a beacon period; and sends a data packet that includes channel use duration to a station STA, where the channel use duration is used to indicate a target slot at which the AP communicates with the STA within a duration range of the beacon period, so that the AP can communicate with the STA at the target slot.

Abstract: An example method may include configuring a pattern of a sounding packet of a first wireless node in a resource space. Configuring the pattern may include assigning first precoders to a first subset of the resource space for a first antenna sector of the first wireless node; and assigning second precoders to a second subset of the resource space for a second antenna sector of the first wireless node. The method may include wirelessly transmitting the sounding packet with the configured pattern to a second wireless node. The method may include transmitting data packets from the first wireless node to the second wireless node according to one or more transmission parameters that are at least one of received from the second wireless node or determined based on channel state information (CSI) feedback received from the second wireless node.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for multiplexing channel state information (CSI) reports in scenarios involving multiple transmit-receive points (TRPs). In one aspect, a user equipment (UE) may receive at least one configuration that identifies a resource for multiplexing CSI reports that have a potential to collide in a slot. The UE may receive the at least one configuration from either, or both, of a first TRP or a second TRP. The UE may transmit at least one of a first set of CSI reports to the first TRP or a second set of CSI reports to the second TRP, multiplexed in the resource, according to the at least one configuration.

Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method for obtaining numerology information by a user equipment (UE) includes detecting synchronization signals, obtaining first numerology information for the synchronization signals, decoding a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) based on the first numerology information, obtaining second numerology information for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) according to a result of the decoding, and receiving control information on the PDCCH based on the second numerology information.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for scheduling of an enhanced sector level sweep (SLS). A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) monitors beacon frames transmitted from one or more access points associated with the WTRU. The WTRU receive the beacon frames over multiple transmission sectors during a time interval. The WTRU then compiles the transmission sectors information in a list and ranks the sectors in the list, based on the sectors' characteristics. Then, the WTRU transmits the list over one sector of the list to the one or more access points.

Abstract: A technique of operating a wireless communication device includes receiving an assigned starting point index and an assigned reference signal bandwidth for a reference signal. The reference signal is then transmitted multiple times, beginning at an initial resource block that is associated with the assigned starting point index and in accordance with the assigned reference signal bandwidth, across a shared channel.

Abstract: This application provides a control information transmission method, and relates to the field of wireless communications. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, whether to monitor an uplink preemption indication (PI) based on whether a time-frequency resource used to transmit uplink data overlaps a reference uplink resource (RUR), to effectively avoid blind detection performed on the uplink PI by terminal devices that do not need to receive the uplink PI, and reduce overheads of blind detection performed on the uplink PI by the terminal devices.

Abstract: A data transmission, by a terminal device, is described that improves data transmission efficiency while ensuring a transmission latency. The data transmission method includes sending a first transport block to a radio access device for X times by using a shared resource that is configured by the radio access device for at least one terminal, where the terminal is one of the at least one terminal, and X>0. The method further includes determining a dedicated resource allocated by the radio access device to the terminal, and sending the first transport block to the radio access device for Y times by using a target resource. The target resource includes the dedicated resource, and Y?0.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data communication method and a device, to resolve a prior-art problem of a high latency for switching a terminal device from an idle mode to a connected mode. The method includes: prestoring, by a terminal device, a TA indication list of a group of cells; performing, by the terminal device, cell selection or reselection, and obtaining a cell identity of a cell obtained after the selection or reselection; querying, by the terminal device based on the cell identity, the TA indication list of the group of cells for a TA value corresponding to the cell identity; and if the terminal device successfully finds, in the TA indication list of the group of cells, the TA value corresponding to the cell identity, sending, by the terminal device, an uplink Radio Resource Control (RRC) message in a random access-free manner.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a narrowband Internet of thing (NB-IoT) user equipment (UE). Further, the apparatus may be configured to receive NB reference signals (NRS) on a NB channel during a gap between reception events, perform link quality measurements based on the NRS received during an evaluation time interval, the evaluation time interval being shorter than the gap between the reception events, determine whether a link quality is greater than or equal to a first threshold, during the evaluation time interval, based on the link quality measurements, and determine whether to enable an autonomous reception (RX) sleep mode for a remaining duration of the gap between the reception events based at least in part on determining whether the link quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for downlink control information (DCI) design for network coordination (coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP)) are provided. In addition, a method and apparatus for configuration of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and transmission and reception of DMRS, and a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink signal according to uplink transmission scheme are provided. The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: A method that carries out uplink multiple access while reducing complexity in processing accompanying exchange of control information. A terminal device that performs uplink multiple access communication includes a reception unit that receives a frame including first uplink multiple access information, and a transmission unit that transmits a frame including second uplink multiple access information based on the frame including the first uplink multiple access information, and further, after standby of a predetermined period, initiates the uplink multiple access communication.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may transmit parameters for a configured grant and a dynamic grant. The parameters may indicate numbers of transmissions of transport blocks within a bundle of a configured grant and within a bundle of a dynamic grant. A wireless device may transmit a first transport block, within a bundle of a configured grant, a first number of times. The wireless device may transmit a second transport block, within a bundle of a dynamic grant, a second number of times.

Abstract: A method includes determining a type of a first subframe, where the type of the first subframe is a first-type subframe, a second-type subframe, a third-type subframe, or a fourth-type subframe, where the second-type subframe includes an uplink control channel and a downlink channel, the uplink control channel is located after the downlink channel, and there is a guard period between the uplink control channel and the downlink channel. The fourth-type subframe includes an uplink channel and a downlink control channel, the uplink channel is located after the downlink control channel, and there is a guard period between the uplink channel and the downlink control channel. The method also includes transmitting data in the first subframe according to the type of the first subframe.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method whereby a terminal transmits hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK)/negative ACK (HACK) information corresponding to downlink data received from a corresponding base station is provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE receiving from a base station a first information indicating multiple sets of transmission occasions for a signal. The method also includes the UE receiving from the base station a second information indicating an association between a transmission occasion of the signal and a base station beam.

Abstract: An uplink transmission method and a base station are provided The method includes: determining, by the base station, a time length of a single transmission time interval t and a time delay correction value k corresponding to a service type; sending uplink grant signaling to a terminal, and indicating uplink transmission information of uplink data in the uplink grant signaling; informing the terminal of duration information of the single transmission time interval t, information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information; receiving the uplink data transmitted by the terminal according to the duration information of the single transmission time interval t, the information of the time delay correction value k and the uplink transmission information, to implement an uplink transmission. The technical solution is beneficial for the base station to adjust the uplink scheduling delay, to satisfy the diversified requirements in the future 5G services.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are described for communication node scanning and association in a wireless communication network. An illustrative method includes receiving, via a first channel, identifying information that identify a plurality of communication nodes that are configured to communicate via at least a second channel. The illustrative method further includes initiating communication, via at least the second channel, with a communication node based, at least in part, on the identifying information.