Abstract: A UE may receive, from a base station, a message requesting BSI. The UE may determine a number N of BSI reports to send to the base station, and each BSI report may indicate a beam index corresponding to a beam and a received power associated with the beam. The UE may send, to the base station, N BSI reports based on the message requesting BSI. The UE may receive, from the base station, a set of signals through a set of beams, and determine the received power for each signal of the set of signals received through each beam of the set of beams, each received power may be associated with a beam of the set of beams.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for joint operation of two or more radio access technologies (RATs) is provided. One method includes determining, by a network node of a first radio access technology, that a user equipment is about to connect with a second radio access technology. The method may further include informing the second radio access technology that the connection with the user equipment is a dual-radio access technology connection. The second radio access technology is one of a master or slave radio access technology, and the slave radio access technology has restricted mobility management functionality compared to the master radio access technology.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-coil wireless charging method and a device and a system therefor, a wireless power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiver, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a power transmission unit which comprises at least two or more transmission coils; a control unit which controls so that a primary detection signal for detecting the existence of a wireless power receiver is simultaneously transmitted by using frequencies that are different from each other that were allocated to each of the transmission coils in advance; and a demodulation unit which, if a first signal strength indicator associated with the primary detection signal is received from the wireless power receiver, transmits, to the control unit, the received first signal strength indicator and a preset transmission coil identifier for identifying the transmission coil through which the first signal strength indicator was received, wherein the control u

Abstract: A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives session request data associated with a User Equipment (UE), which includes blockchain authentication data. The NF entity selects a Blockchain Authentication Function (BAF) entity based on the session request data, and exchanges at least a portion of the blockchain authentication data with the BAF entity over a blockchain network interface. The NF entity further receives authentication confirmation data from the BAF entity over the blockchain network interface, and establishes a data session associated with the UE based on the authentication confirmation data.

Abstract: Provided is a method of providing an automatic speech translation service. The method includes, by an automatic speech translation device of a user, searching for and finding a nearby automatic speech translation device based on strength of a signal for wireless communication, exchanging information for automatic speech translation with the found automatic speech translation device, generating a list of candidate devices for the automatic speech translation using the automatic speech translation information and the signal strength, and connecting to a candidate device having a greatest variation of the signal strength among devices in the generated list.

Abstract: In aspects of location correlation in a region, a mobile device implements a location module that determines a current location of the mobile device in a region within communication range of a radio system based on location data received in radio signals from the radio system. The location module determines region coordinates at the current location of the mobile device in the region. The location module can then associate the region coordinates at the current location of the mobile device in the region with pixel grid coordinates determined from a digital image view as captured by a camera system in the region, and generate a location mapping of the region based on the current location and subsequent locations of the mobile device in the region. The location mapping correlates the locations of the mobile device in the region based on the pixel grid coordinates at the respective locations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a paging message in a mobile communication system and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for determining a priority between paging messages at a wireless access point and paging a terminal. A method for paging a wireless access point in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of paging messages from a core network; determining a priority between the plurality of paging messages; and transmitting the paging message to a terminal on the basis of the determined priority, wherein information on a number of paging attempts included in the paging messages is used for determining the priorities. The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that will be provided to support higher data rates than a post-4G communication system such as LTE.

Abstract: There is provided user equipment for communicating with a base station in a radio communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the user equipment including a generator that generates band combination information indicating one or more band combinations capable of being used for the carrier aggregation in the user equipment; and a transmitter that transmits the generated band combination information to the base station, wherein the generator generates the band combination information including highest band combination information indicating a highest band combination having a largest number of CCs to be combined, among the one or more band combinations capable of being used for the carrier aggregation in the user equipment.

Abstract: The subject of the disclosure is a method for testing the radio communication characteristics of a means of transport, said method having the steps: shaping a portable casing, which is configured from an electrically conductive material, in such a manner that the shape of the casing models a shape of the means of transport, arranging an item of fixtures and fittings within the casing, transmitting a radio signal at a first location within the casing, and receiving the radio signal, which is influenced by the item of fixtures and fitting, at a second location that is remote form the first location within the casing.

Abstract: A method for communication includes obtaining a timing signal from a timing synchronization reference source, computing a system frame number (SFN)—direct frame number (DFN) offset, creating a timing fingerprint using the timing signal and the SFN-DFN offset, the timing fingerprint also comprising additional timing information, entering the timing fingerprint into a database, continually updating the timing fingerprint, determining whether the timing signal remains within a threshold, if the timing signal exceeds the threshold, iterating the timing fingerprint, verifying the timing fingerprint to determine whether there is a timing inconsistency between a most recent timing fingerprint and current time, if the timing fingerprint is verified, using the SFN-DFN offset to derive current DFN timing to decode a sidelink control information (SCI) communication, and if the SCI communication is decoded, using the timing signal for communicating over a sidelink communication channel.

Abstract: A system for network communication, preferably including: a plurality of nodes, a central routing server, a plurality of routers, a plurality of antennae, and/or one or more Internet sources. A method for configuring radio communication devices, preferably including: determining an installation region, determining candidate radio cluster locations, evaluating candidate radio cluster locations, and/or determining information associated with radio installation.

Abstract: Embodiments of wireless communication devices and method for discontinuous reception (DRX) mode in RRC_IDLE state of wireless communication are generally described herein. Some of these embodiments describe a wireless communication device having processing circuitry arranged to determine to use an extended paging discontinuous reception (DRX) value to increase a paging cycle length. The wireless communication device may transmit a non-access stratum (NAS) message to the network, indicating that the wireless communication device desires to use the extended paging DRX value. The wireless communication device may receive a message from the network that includes an information element (IE) indicating whether the network supports the extended paging DRX value. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.

Abstract: A method of controlling discovery signal communication of a user equipment (UE) and a UE using the same is disclosed. The method comprises steps of selecting a target operating radio resource associated with the discovery signal communication among a plurality of discovery radio resources to transmit at least one discovery signal of the UE, and updating the target operating radio resource by the UE based on a loading of the plurality of discovery radio resources calculated by the UE.

Abstract: The invention relates to a telecommunications system comprising at least a plurality of SA-cells. The invention provides a method for a terminal to facilitate establishment of a data connection between the terminal and at least one of the SA-cells. The method includes steps of, while the terminal is in an idle mode, the terminal transmitting an information request message (IRM) for the plurality of SA-cells and receiving, from each SA-cell of one or more SA-cells of the plurality of SA-cells, a message comprising at least information indicative of a strength with which the each SA-cell received the IRM. The method further includes the step of, at least partially based on the messages received from the one or more SA-cells, the terminal selecting an SA-cell of the plurality of SA-cells for establishing the data connection between the terminal and the selected SA-cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback method, user equipment, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by the user equipment, a secondary pilot receive signal of each single sector and that is obtained after a secondary pilot transmit signal of each single sector transmitted by a network device is transmitted by using a radio channel; estimating, by the user equipment, a channel matrix according to the secondary pilot receive signal of each single sector and the pre-known secondary pilot transmit signal of each single sector; estimating, by the user equipment, a CQI of each single sector according to the channel matrix and a first precoding matrix, and estimating a CQI of each joint sector according to the channel matrix and a second precoding matrix; and feeding back, by the user equipment, each CQI to the network device.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing a single-addressable virtual topology element (VTE) in a virtual topology. A VTE in a virtual topology may be distributed as multiple instantiated elements in a physical topology. However, the multiple instantiated elements are addressable as a single entity. Obtaining information associated with the VTE includes obtaining and aggregating information from each of the instantiated elements. Applying an overall configuration to the VTE includes determining a respective configuration for each instantiated element based on the overall configuration, and applying the respective configuration to each instantiated element.

Abstract: A user equipment receives first signaling from a base station through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and receives second signaling from the base station through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), where the first signaling includes a first time division duplexing TDD uplink-downlink configuration, and the second signaling includes a second TDD uplink-downlink configuration; the user equipment determines, according to the first TDD uplink-downlink configuration, an uplink subframe for sending a random access message; and the user equipment sends the random access message to the base station in the determined uplink subframe.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software described herein provide enhancements for a voice communication service to forward communications to a secondary service. In one implementation, a method of operating a group communication service that facilitates voice communications for a group of end user devices includes exchanging voice communications between the group of end user devices, wherein the group of end user devices comprises a first end user device and at least one secondary end user device. The method further provides identifying, in a voice communication from the first end user device, a use of a key phrase and, in response to identifying the key phrase, forwarding at least a portion of the voice communication to a second service.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a spatial flow determining method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes sending, by a base station, a feedback mode indication to user equipment, where the feedback mode indication is used to instruct the user equipment to feed back, based on a packet granularity, channel state report (CSR) information, and each packet granularity includes at least one spatial flow. The method also includes receiving, by the base station, CSR information of each packet granularity that is sent by the user equipment; and determining, by the base station according to the CSR information of each packet granularity, a spatial flow used to transmit data to the user equipment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting barring information in a wireless communication system is provided. A lower layer of a user equipment, i.e. a radio resource control (RRC) layer of the UE, receives system information including barring information for a plurality of public land mobile networks (PLMNs) from an evolved NodeB (eNB), and forwards barring information for a specific PLMN, among the barring information for the plurality of PLMNs, to an upper layer of the UE, i.e. an application layer of the UE.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may configure a cycle length of an extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle, and may determine whether the UE is in a condition, associated with triggering a tracking area update, during an on duration of the eDRX cycle. The UE may selectively increase or decrease the cycle length of the eDRX cycle based at least in part on determining whether the UE is in the condition. The cycle length may be decreased when the UE is in the condition or may be increased when the UE is not in the condition. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods and apparatuses for software-defined cellular systems that include baseband units coupled with distributed antennas through switches that may implement configurable connection topologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described that provide for the indication of communication information using a correlation between synchronization signals transmitted by a base station for cell acquisition. The communication information may include a physical channel timing parameter such as synchronization periodicity, a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) periodicity, a beam sweep periodicity, or a cyclic prefix (CP) type. Communication information may also indicate the presence of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) transmission or a mobility reference signal (MRS) transmission. The correlation may be a phase shift between multiple signals or may be based on precoding matrices used during transmission processing of the synchronization signals across subcarriers and antenna ports.

Abstract: Disclosed are system and method for managing self-organizing wireless networks by a cloud server. In an aspect, the cloud server is configured to collect from a plurality of radio nodes of the wireless networks statistical and predictive information about accessibility and performance of said nodes; collect from a plurality of mobile devices connected to the wireless networks at least statistical and predictive information about performance, location, mobility and services of said devices; analyze the collected information to assess the performance, loading and distribution of network resource among the radio nodes; determine, based on the analysis, optimization guidelines for performance, loading and distribution of network resources among the radio nodes; and send the optimization guidelines to the radio nodes in order to optimize performance, loading and distribution of network resources at the radio nodes and to make resource optimization decisions specific to the individual mobile devices.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to store cell reselection parameters; select a first set of at least one of candidate frequency bands or candidate frequencies based on a first parameter of the cell reselection parameters that indicates candidate frequency bands or candidate frequencies from which can be selected for cell reselection; perform inter-frequency measurement; count a number of inter-frequency measurements performed; determine whether a cell reselection criteria has been satisfied based on one or more signal threshold values; select a new cell in response to a determination that the cell reselection criteria has been met; and determine whether to select a second set of at least one of one or more candidate frequency bands or one or more candidate frequencies indicated by the first parameter in response to a determination that the cell reselection criteria has not been met.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the location of a wireless handset on a premises is described. The system comprises a plurality of beacons and a plurality of sensors associated with the premises. The sensors are configured to detect a radio frequency signal comprising a signal identifier from the beacons. A plurality of virtual reference point fingerprints are generated based on the beacon signal strengths detected by the sensors. The virtual reference points comprise signal strengths for each of the plurality of beacons estimated at intervals throughout the premises. The system further comprises a wireless handset configured to receive a handset fingerprint comprising a signal identifier and a signal strength from the beacons. The location of the wireless handset is determined based on a comparison between the handset fingerprint signal strengths and the signal strengths of a subset of the virtual reference point fingerprints.

Abstract: Methods and devices for using an unlicensed carrier resource are provided. In a method for using an unlicensed carrier resource, an eNode B (eNB) receives indication information reported by a User Equipment (UE), where the indication information is used for indicating that a local Secondary Cell (Scell) of the UE is idle; upon a trigger of the indication information, the eNB detects whether a local Scell of the eNB is idle or not; and the eNB judges, according to a detection result, whether or not to use an unlicensed carrier resource which has been occupied by the UE.

Abstract: A radio access network node of a telecommunication network and method, the node including: a system of radiating antennas radiating radio signals through a geographic territory, and a processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions to: obtain or generate a topographic map of the geographic territory; based on the topographic map, calculate a coverage map of radio coverage of the geographic territory by the radiated radio signals; based on the coverage map, shrink the topographic map to obtain a reduced-size topographic map; based on the calculated coverage map, create a first data structure including plural first data structure records, one for each point of the calculated coverage map, each first data structure records providing a description of a service delivery capability of the node in that point, and exploit the first data structure to decide how to serve user equipment located in the territory corresponding to the reduced-size topographic map.

Abstract: A wearable scribing system includes a camera and a microphone which communicate information to a remote system via a receiver/transmitter device. A scribe at the remote system inputs the information into an electronic health record. The wearable scribing system enables direct physician to physician communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power control method and a wireless device, in a cluster comprised of wireless devices including a first wireless device and a second wireless device, comprising: receiving power control information including a second data channel transmission power, from the second wireless device; determining a first data channel transmission power based on the second data channel transmission power; and controlling data channel transmission power of the first wireless device according to the first data channel transmission power; wherein, the first data channel transmission power is a power allowing the first wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster, and the second data channel transmission power is a power allowing the second wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing a single-addressable virtual topology element (VTE) in a virtual topology. A VTE in a virtual topology may be distributed as multiple instantiated elements in a physical topology. However, the multiple instantiated elements are addressable as a single entity. Obtaining information associated with the VTE includes obtaining and aggregating information from each of the instantiated elements. Applying an overall configuration to the VTE includes determining a respective configuration for each instantiated element based on the overall configuration, and applying the respective configuration to each instantiated element.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including detecting a signal degradation of electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium, and adjusting at least one phase of signal components of the electromagnetic waves to produce adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range to mitigate the signal degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus schedule uplink transmissions with reduced latency. A device can use a first Buffer Status Report (BSR) configuration when the device is configured for UL transmissions with a first TTI length and can use a second BSR configuration when the device is configured for UL transmissions with at least a second TTI length that is shorter than the first TTI length. A determination can be made as to whether the device has data to transmit with a particular characteristic. A BSR can be sent using the second BSR configuration when the device has data to transmit with the particular characteristic. A BSR can be sent using the first BSR configuration when the device has data to transmit without the particular characteristic.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for group communication in a communications system, the method including monitoring, in a user terminal, for broadcasted service data on a generic broadcast bearer associated with communication services. In response to receiving an indication of broadcasted service data appearing on the generic broadcast bearer, the user terminal may receive broadcasted service data on the generic broadcast bearer. In response to a separate service-specific broadcast bearer being established for a specific communication service, the user terminal may receive broadcasted service data related to the specific communication service on the service-specific broadcast bearer.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices are adapted to facilitate a random access procedure. According to one example, scheduled entity can transmit a first transmission that is received by a scheduling entity. The first transmission may include a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble sequence and a first message including information for determining a device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity. The scheduling entity may transmit a second transmission that is received by the scheduled entity. The second transmission may include information on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to the device-specific network identifier for the scheduled entity, and a second message on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: A cell control device achieves optimal interference control taking into account a different between the DL interference strength and the UL interference strength by an adjacent cell by way of controlling cells based on D-TDD in a network environment where a number of cells employing TDD coexist. A method of operating a cell control device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A network anomaly detector detects a network anomaly by monitoring a communication network and provides an indication of the detected network anomaly to a network anomaly analyzer. The network anomaly analyzer receives the indication of the detected network anomaly and, on the basis of data representing the detected network anomaly and additional data, e.g., from outside the communication network, performs classification of the detected network anomaly. Depending on the classification of the detected network anomaly, the network anomaly analyzer provides a report of the detected network anomaly to another node. If for example the detected network anomaly is classified as expected behavior, reporting of the detected network anomaly may be suppressed.

Abstract: Measurements and Channel State Information (CSI) feedback are configured using communications between a network and user equipment (UE). The communications includes a first signaling from a network component to the UE indicating one or more reference signal (RS) resource configurations, a second signaling indicating one or more interference measurement (IM) resource configurations, and a third signaling indicating a CSI report configuration, wherein the CSI report configuration indicates a subset of the one or more RS resource configurations and a subset of the one or more IM resource configurations. The UE establishes a RS based measurement according to the subset of the one or more RS resource configurations and an IM according to the subset of the one or more IM resource configurations. The UE then generates and sends to the network a CSI report in accordance with the CSI report configuration and using the RS based measurement and the IM.

Abstract: A method for managing the configuration of a wireless connection used to transmit sensor readings from a sensor to a data collection facility, the method comprising receiving a sensor reading from the sensor, comparing the value of the sensor reading with a forecast value for the sensor reading, determining the value of a normality parameter for the sensor, wherein the value of the normality parameter defines the extent to which the value of the sensor reading differs from the forecast value; and determining whether to retain a current configuration of the wireless connection between the sensor and data collection facility or to change the configuration, wherein the determination to retain the current configuration or change configuration is based at least in part on the value of the normality parameter.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products determine electromagnetic reflective characteristics of ambient environments. A wireless communications device sends a cellular impulse and receives reflections of the cellular impulse. The cellular impulse and the reflections of the cellular impulse may be compared to determine the electromagnetic reflective characteristics of an ambient environment.

Abstract: A content delivery network is configured to receive information about wireless network conditions from a wireless device. The wireless device is configured to provide information about the conditions of the wireless device and/or the conditions of the network the wireless device is being served by. These conditions can then be used to help optimize content delivery to the wireless device or similarly situated wireless devices.

Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide a method of configuring timing of uplink (UL) transmission, comprising, receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information on carrier aggregation (CA) of at least one frequency division duplex (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplex (TDD) cell; and adjusting, by the UE, starting timing of a UL subframe in a cell participating in the CA.

Abstract: Outage detection and recovery in heterogeneous networks may benefit from sub-cell level, multi-layer degradation detection, diagnosis, and recovery. For example, cell outage detection and cell outage compensation may benefit from appropriate use of sub-cell level and multi-layer diagnosis and recovery techniques applied to degradation and outage scenarios. A method can include self-healing at least one first cell in a network or at least one second cell in the network. The network includes the at least one first cell and the at least one second cell. The at least one first cell and the at least one second cell have at least partially overlapping coverage. The self-healing can include a network device, such as a network management device, applying at least one of multi-layer reasoning to integrate information of different cell layers or sub-cell level reasoning to consider fine-granular location information. The self-healing can be based on location information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method, system and apparatus for causing a communication client to join a media-over-packet communication session. The method comprises receiving from a communication client an indication indicative of a desire of the communication client to establish a communication session, the communication client being registered in association with a user account. The method further comprises determining if there exists at least one active communication session established with at least one other communication client registered in association with the user account. Responsive to determining that there does exist at least one active communication session, the method further comprises causing the communication client to join at least one of the at least one active communication session.

Abstract: Techniques may be used for interference measurement and management in directional mesh networks, including centralized and/or distributed approaches. A centralized node, such as an operations and maintenance (OAM) center, may use feedback from nodes in the mesh network to partition the nodes in the mesh network into clusters based on interference levels. Interference measurement reports may be used by the centralized node to update cluster membership. An initiating node in the mesh network may use topographical information to generate an initial interference cluster, and interference measurement frame (IMF) scheduling information may be used to schedule transmissions within the interference clusters. Techniques for opportunistic measurement campaigns, simultaneous measurement campaigns, link failure detection, and link re-acquisition in directional mesh networks may also be used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for a companion device to receive current service information from a primary device comprising: (a) said companion device receiving from said primary device an emergency alert message including at least one of: (i) an identifier of said emergency alert message that uniquely identifies said emergency alert message; (ii) a date when said emergency alert message was generated together with a time when said emergency alert message was generated; (iii) a content format defining a content type of an initial said emergency alert message; (iv) a content of said emergency alert message received given by initial content element; (v) a URL which provides initial emergency alert message content for accessibility; (vi) an additional URL which provides additional information about said emergency alert message; (vii) a phone number for obtaining additional information about said emergency alert message; (viii) an e-mail address for obtaining additional information about said emergen

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A base station may transmit a first message to a wireless device via a primary cell group. The first message may indicate information associated with content stored at one or more servers. The base station may also transmit the content to the wireless device via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a buffer status report (BSR) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: triggering, by a medium access control (MAC) entity, a buffer status report (BSR); and transmitting the buffer status report, wherein the buffer status report includes a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) buffer size for a radio bearer only if PDCP BSR condition is met.

Abstract: A wireless remote communication unit for communicating with a cellular network node and other wireless remote communication units is described.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining, by a first base station, that the first base station is overloaded with connections from mobile devices. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, a status update may be received, by the first base station, from each of a plurality of base stations, where each base station is configured to provide connections to a plurality of mobile devices. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, a second base station may be selected, by a computer processor of the first base station, from among the plurality of base stations. Responsive to the first base station being overloaded, the second base station may be instructed, by the first base station, to relocate from a first position to a new position closer to the first base station. The plurality of base stations automatically relocate to load-balance connections from the plurality of mobile devices.