Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying PIM sources for an antenna under test (AUT) are provided, where the AUT is installed in a desired operating environment. The system comprises: a PIM analyser, connected to the AUT for applying first and second RF stimulus signals to an input port of the AUT; and a portable RF emitter, configured to apply a third RF stimulus signal to suspected external PIM sources. The PIM analyser is configured to measuring one or more characteristics of PIM signals received by the AUT generated by the first, second and third RF stimulus signals.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods provide a better support experience and resolve user configuration issues for firm platforms more quickly. The systems and methods use automated tools that query a selected firm platform for real time data that allows anyone to obtain an up-to-date view of a user's data or configuration for the selected platform.

Abstract: A device may include a processor configured to obtain requirements for a wireless communication service to be deployed on a carrier on a sector of a base station and obtain key performance indicator (KPI) values for the carrier on the sector of the base station. The processor may be further configured to use a trained machine learning model to determine a required capacity and a predicted average latency for the wireless communication service based on the obtained requirements and the obtained KPI values; determine that the wireless communication service satisfies a deployment requirement to be deployed on the carrier on the sector of the base station based on the determined required capacity and the predicted average latency; and deploy the wireless communication service on the carrier on the sector of the base station, in response to determining that the wireless communication service satisfies the deployment requirement.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods, apparatus and machine-readable mediums for the detection of sleeping cells in a cellular network. A method of detecting a sleeping cell in a cellular communication network comprises: monitoring power consumption of a radio transmission point of the cellular communication network; providing the power consumption of the radio transmission point as an input to a classification model, developed using a machine-learning algorithm; and obtaining an output from the classification model, the output classifying the radio transmission point as serving one of a sleeping cell and a non-sleeping cell.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a real-time Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) fronthaul analyzer and graphical user interface (FHA/GUI) are provided. In one example, a method describes receiving an O-RAN fronthaul (OFH) packet traffic flow; parsing packet headers of the OFH packet traffic flow; identifying and tracking active flows in the OFH packet traffic flow using the parsing; and presenting a visual representation of the active flows using the tracking of active flows. In some examples, the real-time O-RAN FHA/GUI may be used for testing an OFH link for compliance with the O-RAN standards.

Abstract: A network measurement device includes a display control unit that displays location information stored in a location information table and a setting control unit that sets the location information selected from the displayed location information as positioning start location information of a moving destination, and has a configuration of, after setting the positioning start location information, executing positioning at the moving destination based on reception signal information from a GNSS and measuring a time synchronization error between reference time information acquired from the GNSS and reference time information under test used by an apparatus in a location of the moving destination by comparing the reference time information and the reference time information under test.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate autonomous user equipment beam failure recovery abort aspects. One example aspect is a baseband processor configured to, when executing instructions stored in a memory, perform operations comprising: detecting a beam failure of a downlink (DL) beam; determining that a beam recovery abort condition is satisfied after detecting the beam failure; aborting a random access channel (RACH) transmission when the beam recovery abort condition is satisfied; and maintaining a connection with the DL beam after aborting the RACH transmission.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes determining by a terminal that a first transmission resource conflicts with a second transmission resource. The first transmission resource is a resource used by the terminal to send first information to a first network side device. The first network side device corresponds to a first user identity supported by the terminal. The second transmission resource is a resource used by the terminal to send second information to a second network side device. The second network side device corresponds to a second user identity supported by the terminal. The terminal sends the first information on the first transmission resource. The terminal cancels sending the second information on the second transmission resource. Alternatively, the terminal sends the second information on a third transmission resource, where the third transmission resource is a resource before or after the second transmission resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for collecting operational data across a plurality of radio access network (RAN) components for determining and presenting a health profile for the RAN components. Systems described herein involve implementing event tracking agents on the RAN components, compiling instances of detected events via event streams from the respective RAN components, and determining a health profile that reflects a current or predicted health state for components that make up a RAN. The systems described herein may further generate and present a health profile presentation including interactive icons and features that enable an individual to view health profile data for specific RAN sites, RAN components, and even user devices associated with the tracked events. Systems described herein may perform various mitigation actions to overcome poor health conditions as they are observed or predicted over time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are described for radio link monitoring (RLM) for new radio (NR). Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for configuring system variables related to load control in an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, and a processor configured to identify a traffic pattern for each cell based on at least one of the plural statistical indicators, in case of determining to update a system variable of cell based on the traffic pattern, configure at least one of the plural statistical indicators as a controlling indicator, and update at least one system variable for at least one cell based on the required change amount of the at least one controlling indicator.

Abstract: A method for deploying and sharing aerial cells in a massive machine type communication (mMTC) network includes forecasting data traffic across a plurality of mMTC network operators for each of a plurality of geographical areas. The method includes generating a forecasted plan based on the forecasted data traffic, and a hovering time of each of a plurality of aerial cells. The method includes deploying and sharing at least one aerial cell from the plurality of aerial cells between the plurality of mMTC network operators to provide coverage to at least one mMTC node in at least one geographical area of the plurality of geographical areas, based on the forecasted plan.

Abstract: A method for a beam reporting for a communication apparatus, comprising: receiving a plurality of reference signals (RSs) from a wireless network; taking a measurement on the plurality of RSs, to generate a measurement result; performing a sorting on a plurality of beams according to the measurement result, to generate a plurality of sorted beams; detecting a risk of a ping-pong of beam to be reported according to the plurality of sorted beams to generate a risk result, when each measurement is done; and reporting at least one of the plurality of sorted beams to the wireless network according to the risk result.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a wireless communication system, and an operation method of a first terminal in a wireless communication system includes: receiving, from a second terminal, a PC5 radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message including configuration information for measurement of sidelink reference signal received power (SL-RSRP); measuring the SL-RSRP, based on the configuration information for measuring the SL-RSRP; and when a reporting type regarding the measurement of the SL-RSRP is periodic reporting and a measurement value of a Layer 3 filtered SL-RSRP is present, transmitting the measurement value of the Layer 3 filtered SL-RSRP to the second terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose cell handover measurement indication methods, a network device, and a terminal, to improve reliability and real-time performance of cell handover. A cell handover measurement indication method includes: A network device calculates a measurement moment of cell handover based on a measurement event and sends a measurement indication. The measurement event is a location relationship between a terminal and the network device, and the measurement indication is used to indicate the terminal to perform cell handover measurement. The measurement indication sent by the network device may be used to notify the measurement moment of cell handover to the terminal.

Abstract: A method of operating a radio access network (RAN) node includes determining whether packet duplication is activated for a split data radio bearer (DRB), associated to a user equipment (UE) and initiating transmission of an indication toward a trace collection entity of whether packet duplication is enabled for the DRB. A method of operating a management node of a core network of a wireless communication system according to some embodiments includes transmitting a minimization of drive testing (MDT) configuration associated to a UE towards a network node, receiving an indication of whether packet duplication is enabled for a split DRB associated to the UE, and adjusting how throughput is calculated for the UE based on the indication.

Abstract: A command center includes at least one network communications interface configured for two-way communications with a plurality of sites remote from the command center and at least one display screen and user interface. Each of the plurality of sites includes at least one forensic field test device configured to identify individuals using DNA samples from the individuals. The display screen and user interface are configured to depict aspects of forensic field test devices of the plurality of sites, wherein the aspects include a site identifier for each of the forensic field test devices and one or more additional aspects.

Abstract: A subscriber identity module (SIM). The SIM comprises a processor, a non-transitory memory storing a configuration file, a wireless identity, a wireless access key, and a remote update agent stored in the non-transitory memory. When executed by the processor, the remote update agent determines that the SIM is communicatively coupled to a wireless communication network via a radio transceiver of a communication device with which the SIM is associated, in response to determining that the SIM is communicatively coupled to the wireless communication network, sends a provide local information (PLI) command to the mobile communication device to acquire network measurement results (NMR) based on the configuration file, transmits NMR data via the radio transceiver using a bearer independent protocol (BIP), receives SIM update information via the radio transceiver, and stores the SIM update information in the configuration file in the non-transitory memory.

Abstract: Direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers is provided. A method for direct conflict mitigation in near real-time radio access network intelligent controllers may include determining a potential conflict between subsets of services that are requested for two or more applications among an available set of services of an intelligent controller. The apparatus may transmit conflict negotiation requests to each of the two or more applications requesting that the two or more applications perform conflict negotiation between each other to allocate the subsets of services among the available set of services, and process responses from each of the two or more applications indicating results of the conflict negotiation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an integrated circuit that includes a microprocessor and a microcontroller unit circuit (MCU) coupled to the microprocessor. The MCU includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a network processor that implements a wireless interface. The MCU is configured to execute a location application that facilitates a determination of a physical location of the apparatus. The MCU may also be configured to support one or more management functions. The microprocessor sends data to the MCU for wireless transmission by the MCU's wireless interface.

Abstract: Radio frequency architecture for reducing mutual interference between multiple wireless communication modalities. One embodiment provides a portable communications device including a housing and an RF antenna system including a first RF antenna, a second RF antenna, and a third RF antenna in the housing. The portable communications device includes an RF transceiver system including a first RF transceiver, a second RF transceiver, and a third RF transceiver operating in respective bands and an isolator circuit coupled to the RF antenna system and the RF transceiver system and configured to provide RF isolation between the first RF transceiver, the second RF transceiver, and the third RF transceiver. The isolator circuit includes an RF coupler featuring six RF coupler ports coupled to the first RF antenna, the second RF antenna, the third RF antenna, the first RF transceiver, the second RF transceiver, and the third RF transceiver through respective phasor shaping networks.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling allocation of mobile devices (12-23) to frequency bands in a radio site (10), and a device (11) performing the method. In an aspect, a method of a radio base station (11) of controlling allocation of mobile devices (12-23) to frequency bands in a radio site (10) is provided. The method comprises estimating (S101) power consumption of the radio base station (11) caused by radio traffic of the mobile devices (12-23) in each frequency band of the radio site (10), determining (S102) whether or not power consumption of the radio base station (11) is decreased by reallocating at least one of the mobile devices (12-23) from one frequency band to another frequency band, while not exceeding a power headroom limit of said another frequency band, and if so reallocating (S103) said at least one mobile device from said one frequency band to said another frequency band.

Abstract: A remote test infrastructure can enable a developer to use a local browser to run and test an application on a remote device. The remote device is coupled to a host machine and connected via a communication network to the browser. The infrastructure can stream a video feed of the display of the remote device to the browser, enabling the developer to examine the result of testing and development of the application running on the remote device. For applications that have features requiring audio input, the infrastructure can pair an external component, such as the host machine, as a virtual audio input device, mimicking an external microphone. The virtual audio input device can capture an audio file or an audio stream and provide the audio as input to the application running on the remote device thereby simulating the application receiving an input from an external microphone.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in order to enable communication over a plurality of cells in a mobile communication system, including acquiring a cell index for a cell, wherein the cell index is user equipment (UE)-specific and is informed based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling, monitoring a first PDCCH on a common search space that is for system information and is defined on a single cell for the plurality of cells, monitoring a second PDCCH on a dedicated search space defined for the cell, wherein the cell is one among the plurality of cells, and the dedicated search space is defined for each of the plurality of cells, respectively, and receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on the cell based on the second PDCCH, wherein the cell index is associated with one downlink frequency configured by the RRC signaling.

Abstract: This application provides a method, includes: a first network node sends an inactivity timer of a terminal device to a second network node, the first network node receives an inactive state indication of the terminal device from the second network node, wherein the inactive state indication of the terminal device is used by the first network node to determine whether the terminal device to enter an inactive state, the first network node notifies the second network node that the terminal device enters the inactive state.

Abstract: We generally describe an apparatus (200, 300) for user plane traffic quality analysis in a wireless communication network, the apparatus (200, 300) comprising: an interface configured to be coupled to a user plane probe (214) arranged on a bidirectional user plane traffic flow path of user plane traffic flowing through the wireless communication network between a first terminal (202) and a second terminal (204) of the wireless communication network, and an estimation unit (706) coupled to the interface, wherein the estimation unit (706) is configured to estimate, based on a probing, by the user plane probe (214), of the user plane traffic flowing in a first direction (304) in a first segment (301) of the user plane traffic flow path from the first terminal (202) to the user plane probe (214), a user plane traffic quality of the user plane traffic flowing in a second direction (310) in the first segment (301) from the user plane probe (214) to the first terminal (202), wherein the first direction (304) is oppo

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for determining “impact quantify measure-based” service chains cross interferences. The method includes quantifying the impact of one service chain on another service chain and to what extent so as facilitate making an informed decision whether to garner more resources and to fine tune the computational services for the service chain. There is further provided beforehand a certainty of required computational resources and the providing the impact or interferences details of one service chain on another helps in minimization of service quality degradation failures. The framework further runs a method step to apply a mutual convexity method on service chains to aid in forecasting cross interferences between chains and includes a step wherein, interferences between both dependent and independent service chain is calculated and provided.

Abstract: A method of optical signal adjustment may include obtaining a number of bits per second of data transmission in a frequency channel of an optical network. The method may also include directing a reduction in a number of bits per symbol transmitted in the frequency channel and directing an increase in a number of symbols transmitted per second in the frequency channel to maintain the number of bits per second of data transmission in the frequency channel.

Abstract: A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system wherein wireless stations transmit on a shared frequency band, each of the wireless station includes means for notifying a control device of environmental information that includes information on interference from outside, and for switching from an operational channel to an evacuation channel notified by the control device when interference from outside is detected on the operational channel, and the control device includes means for calculating an evacuation channel for each wireless station according to a predetermined control procedure based on the environmental information collected from the wireless station, and for notifying the wireless station of the evacuation channel.

Abstract: The TIC environmental event sensor is a nickel-sized, ultra-thin circuit assembly, containing an extremely compact array of both environmental sensors and physical sensors, along with local and wireless access to all the sensor data, including BTLE & LoRa, as well as an electronic ink display for limited field access to sensor events in real time. The TIC is designed to capture changes in the sensor data in real time, and then log it for future examination. The most recent change will remain on the device's display. The changes can then be transmitted to a smart phone or tablet via BTLE, networked as an asset via LoRa, or locally scrolled at the device. The TIC is Ideal for tracking any variations in the surrounding conditions of an asset's travel, storage, or use.

Abstract: A Method and Apparatus for application layer measurement reporting in RRC_INACTIVE is provided. The method includes receiving an RRC reconfiguration message from the first base station containing the first other configuration1 and the other configuration2, receiving from the first base station an RRC release message containing a suspend configuration and a first terminal identifier and a second terminal identifier, storing the application layer measurement configurations included in said first other configuration1, monitoring paging based on said suspend configuration, receiving a paging message containing said first terminal identifier, releasing said other configuration2, transmitting an RRC resume request message containing said second terminal identifier to the second base station, receiving an RRC resume message containing the second other configuration1 from the second base station, and releasing the application layer measurement configuration indicated in said second other configuration1.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for parameter setting. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first signaling from the management node at the second hierarchical level, the first signaling corresponding to a first predetermined model; obtaining at least one local measurement value, the at least one local measurement value indicative of a local state of the wireless communication network; processing the at least one local measurement value based on the received first predetermined model to identify at least one parameter value independent of the management node; and managing local state of the wireless communication network by performing at least one predetermined action associated with the identified at least one parameter value.

Abstract: An information security testing method and an information security testing system of an open radio access network (O-RAN) base station are provided. The information security testing method includes at least the following steps: configuring a processing device to execute a radio resource control (RRC) signaling integrity test process to determine whether or not an RRC signaling sent by a central unit (CU) is integrity protected; and in response to determining that the RRC signaling sent by the CU is integrity protected, configuring the processing device to execute an RRC signaling security test process.

Abstract: Scheduling communications using a plurality of wireless interfaces is provided. Signals are monitored that are received from a first antenna configured to send and/or receive first messages over a first message protocol. Using the signals, time slot information is updated that is indicative of which equally-sized consecutive future time slots the first antenna is predicted to transmit and/or receive the first messages. A transmission is scheduled of a second message over a second antenna configured to send and/or receive second messages over a second message protocol using the time slot information to avoid out-of-band emission (OOBE) interference.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for processing information. The method for processing information comprises: retrieving, by a first base station, user context information of a User Equipment (UE) from a second base station by initiating a procedure to the second base station for retrieving the user context information, wherein the user context information doesn't include user history information; updating, by the first base station, bearer path information and resuming the user context information by initiating a path switch request message to a device in a core network; and performing, by the first base station, one or more of the following operations after the UE resumes to a connected state: re-starting to collect user history information, and re-retrieving user history information from the UE through an air interface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a radio communication apparatus, an antenna testing method and a user equipment (UE). The radio communication apparatus may include a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a testing circuit and an analysis circuit. The RF circuit includes a plurality of antennas configured to receive or transmit RF signals. The testing circuit is connected to the plurality of antennas and configured to sequentially test the plurality of antennas and send testing signals of the plurality of antennas to an analysis circuit. The analysis circuit is connected to the testing circuit and configured to determine an antenna from the plurality of antennas for transmitting the RF signals according to the testing signals of the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) autonomously synchronizing. For example, a WTRU may be configured to receive a downlink timing synchronization. The WTRU may be configured to determine a synchronization signal. The WTRU may be configured to determine a synchronization mode. The synchronization mode may be RRC CONNECTED mode. The synchronization mode may be RRC IDLE mode. The WTRU may communicate data to the network while in an unsynchronized state in an RRC IDLE and/or an RRC CONNECTED mode. The communication of data while unsynchronized may reduce latency relative to one or more of a random access channel (RACH) procedure, a resource radio control (RRC) connection establishment procedure, or a data packet scheduling, for example.

Abstract: A communication system includes a substrate, a plurality of antennas disposed on the substrate, and a radio frequency (RF) tag. A distance between the RF tag and at least one antenna among the plurality of antennas is detected based on a signal emitted by the RF tag and received by the at least one antenna.

Abstract: A mobile network data analytics function node is described. The network data analytics function node obtains from a network function service consumer, a request for analytics of at least one load parameter for at least one network function service provider and obtains a load data from at least one network function service provider. The network data analytics function node performs filtering of the load data from the network function service provider to filter out load data responsive to said at least one load parameter, to determine the requested analytics of said at least one load parameter based on the filtered load data from the network function service provider, and provides, to the network function service consumer, the determined analytics of at least one load parameter for said at least one network function provider. The reporting message overhead and resource exhaustion can be reduced.

Abstract: A noise detection method includes: inputting a key audio signal with multiple frequencies to an audio device to be tested; measuring a first output audio signal emitted by the audio device to be tested; performing an audio analysis on the first output audio signal to generate a measurement signal; and comparing the measurement signal with a qualified signal to generate a comparison result, and determining whether the first output audio signal has noise based on the comparison result.

Abstract: A method for avoiding undesired message transmissions from a user device to a RAN is implemented in a user device. The method includes receiving (202 or 302), from the RAN, a first value of the barring factor, and determining (206 and 210 or 306 and 310), based on a first probability corresponding to the first value, that access barring applies to a message transmission. The method also includes suspending (214 or 314) the message transmission while running a first timer (216 or 316) and, after the first timer expires or stops, either (1) if the first value does not correspond to a maximum probability of the different probabilities, determining (222 or 322) that the access barring is alleviated, or (2) if the first value corresponds to the maximum probability, continuing to suspend (224 or 326) the message transmission.

Abstract: A procedure for the unified global registry and universal identification of products of biological origin for medicinal purposes is described. The method includes generation of a global and unique data storage vault for each product and related parties, one or more local data vaults associated with the global storage vault, one or more data profiles associated with the vaults, a unique and non-transferable public and private identifier associated with the global storage vault, one or more alphanumeric-hexadecimal translation maps associated with the public and private identifier, and a unique and non-transferable public identification code. The method further includes storing data in a database accessible by different parties depending on the data access rights. The method further includes identification of the data storage vault and the type of data stored through the unique and non-transferable identification code and automatically updating the information in the vaults and profiles stored in the database.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising receiving an uplink (UL) grant from a network entity, wherein the UL grant schedules the UE to transmit an UL channel transmission associated with a plurality of logical channels (LCs), and the UL grant indicates a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for transmitting the UL channel transmission associated with the plurality of LCs, receiving a plurality of MCS offsets, and transmitting the UL channel transmission associated with one or more LCs of the plurality of LCs based on the MCS indicated in the UL grant and the plurality of MCS offsets.

Abstract: A device may receive time domain PRB data associated with a plurality of base stations of a network, and may transform the time domain PRB data into frequency domain PRB data. The device may identify, based on the frequency domain PRB data, periodic interference patterns associated with the network, and may process periodic data associated with the periodic interference patterns, with a clustering model, to identify clusters of periodic interference patterns. The device may utilize a time offset analysis to link clusters and identify a transient periodic interferer, and may process cluster data associated with the clusters and the transient periodic interferer, and public transportation data, with a machine learning model, to predict a route associated with the transient periodic interferer. The device may perform one or more actions based on the route associated with the transient periodic interferer.

Abstract: Various arrangements for updating a radio unit (RU) of a cellular network are presented. A volume of cellular signals being handled by a first programmable processor of the RU and a second programmable processor of the RU may be analyzed. A determination can be made that one of the processors has sufficient available resources to handle the analyzed volume of cellular signals. The RU can cause cellular signals to be rerouted to one of the programmable processors while the other processor is taken offline for updating. The update process is performed such that UE in communication with the RU experience uninterrupted cellular network access.

Abstract: A special network device and method for using the same are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for combining IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than 4G systems; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for analytics-based policy generation. One apparatus (500) includes a processor (505) and a radio transceiver (525) that communicates over a mobile communication network. The processor (505) receives a request from the mobile communication network to report at least one type of usage data according to a reporting policy, the at least one type of usage data including battery usage data and/or network location data. The processor (505) transmits (710) a usage report (225) containing the usage data based on the reporting policy. The processor (505) further receives (715) and applies (720) a network policy (240) from the mobile communication network. The network policy (240) is dynamically generated by the mobile communication network based on at least one trend identified in the usage data.