Abstract: Apparatus with I/O modules such as a networked security camera with a plurality of wireless connections to continue to use at least one network connection is presented. The apparatus, comprising a plurality of RF units, a plurality of SIM card interfaces, at least one processing unit, at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium and at least on input/output module, is able to continue sending and receiving data through one or more wireless networks using a plurality of RF units. Further, when more bandwidth and/or higher reliability is required, the apparatus aggregates data connections established with different wireless networks.

Abstract: There is provided a method in a wireless device for transmitting data on sidelink carriers. The method comprises: obtaining a threshold related to a data rate; determining one or more sidelink carriers based on the threshold; selecting one or more sidelink carriers from the determined one or more sidelinks carriers for data transmission; transmitting data using the one or more selected sidelink carriers. The data rate may correspond to a buffer status of the wireless device, a bit rate or a congestion measurement of the sidelink carriers. A wireless device for performing this method is also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed. In an example, a first device receives first information and second information from a base station. The first device is configured with a configured grant for sidelink communication via the first information. The configured grant is indicative of first resources for sidelink communication. The second information is indicative of one or more timing offsets and an identity for second resources. The first device transmits sidelink data to a second device via a first resource of the first resources. The first device receives and/or detects a first signal, from the second device, indicative of a reception result associated with the sidelink data. The first device determines a second time and a frequency location based on the second information. The first device transmits a second signal to the base station via a second resource associated with the second time and the frequency location.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish an access link with a base station using one or more of a first beam or a first set of beams. The UE may therefore receive, via the access link, control signaling indicating a first configuration for a sidelink channel. In some examples, the UE may switch from the first configuration to a second configuration for the sidelink channel based on detection of an event for one or more of the first beam or the first set of beams and communicate with a second UE via the sidelink channel using the second configuration.

Abstract: An application programming interface (API) gateway cluster control method includes determining, by an API gateway cluster, that a quantity of API requests received per unit of time exceeds a traffic control parameter, obtaining a load parameter of the API gateway cluster and a load parameter of a service cluster, determining, based on the load parameter of the API gateway cluster, that the API gateway cluster is congested, determining, based on the load parameter of the service cluster, that the service cluster is not congested, and scaling out the API gateway cluster.

Abstract: A communication method and a communications device are provided. The communication method includes: determining a modulation and coding scheme index; determining first information based on received DCI; determining, based on the first information, modulation and coding scheme information corresponding to the modulation and coding scheme index, wherein the first information comprises a search space in which the DCI is located, and the search space in which the DCI is located is a common search space or a user-specific search space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless battery management system which ensures stability when obtaining battery data through wireless communication. The battery management system includes a manager node operating a primary channel and a secondary channel based on wireless communication and obtaining battery data from a monitor node by using the primary channel or the secondary channel and a monitor node connected to a battery module to collect battery data including one or more of a current, a voltage, a temperature, and self-diagnosis data of the battery module, transmit the collected battery data to the manager node through the primary channel, and when the transmission of the battery data through the primary channel fails, transmit the battery data to the manager node through the secondary channel.

Abstract: The invention is a smart light bulb device with a control system that is screwed into an existing light bulb socket. The smart light bulb device is powered via a light switch from a building's electrical system and is controlled by the control system that adjusts light output. The smart light bulb device also includes a processor, non-transitory memory for data storage, at least one input device, a network device, a wireless transmitter and receiver, and an antenna. In some embodiments, the input device is a motion sensor that turns on the light based on motion. In another embodiment, toggling the light switch on or off sends a signal to the controller to turn on or off the light or may also select a lighting scene based on the number of toggles. Individual smart bulbs and a network of multiple smart light bulb devices may be controlled by a mobile device.

Abstract: A method performed in a wireless device for handling connectivity to two network nodes. The method comprises receiving, from a first network node, a radio resource configuration message, the radio resource configuration message indicating a change in configuration of a connection towards a second network node; applying the change in configuration towards the second network node in response to the radio resource configuration message; and initiating a random access procedure towards the second network node after applying the change in configuration. The disclosure relates to corresponding wireless device, and to methods in network nodes, network nodes, computer programs and computer program products.

Abstract: A Landline Texting Engine associates a proxy telephone number with a select landline telephone number for forwarding incoming calls intended for the select landline telephone number to the proxy telephone number. The Landline Texting Engine intercepts a forwarded incoming call. The Landline Texting Engine detects incoming voice data in the forwarded incoming call. In response to detecting the incoming voice data, the Landline Texting Engine sends text data on behalf of the select landline telephone number from the proxy telephone number, the text data identified as being sent from the select landline telephone number.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support monitoring for paging messages from a base station (e.g., a cellular network node) using a greater periodicity than a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle periodicity. A UE may monitor for and receive paging messages from a network node using a first subscription registered with a first radio access technology (RAT) while operating in DRX mode for a second RAT associated with the base station. The UE may identify a first periodicity for monitoring for paging messages from the base station that is greater than the DRX periodicity. The UE may have a second subscription that may be registered with a second base station. The UE may perform a tuneaway procedure from the second base station and monitor for paging messages from the base station according to the first periodicity.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for demand-based dynamic carrier scaling. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: determining, at a gateway supporting dynamically created cells in a wireless network, whether there is a requirement for additional capacity; when there is a requirement for additional capacity, then providing, by the gateway, dynamically created cells as needed to handle the requirement for additional capacity; determining, at the gateway, whether there is a requirement for less capacity; and when there is a requirement for less capacity, then turning off, by the gateway, dynamically created cells as needed to handle the requirement for less capacity.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for delivering wireless telecommunications services using the Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) protocol, the Video over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) protocol, and other such protocols that implement the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) to deliver packet flows to mobile devices. Metrics relating to the RTP packet flow may be generated, and may be collected from a mobile device periodically or on an as-needed basis. The RTP-based metrics may be utilized to determine that an LTE inter-frequency handover should be performed. Inter-frequency handover criteria may specify thresholds for RTP metrics within an individual reporting period, or may be used to determine that an inter-frequency handover will occur if a rolling or weighted average of RTP metrics satisfies a threshold.

Abstract: A tilt detection device uses externally generated electromagnetic signal sources to detect changes in relative orientational positioning of an object. A sensor (18) monitors intensity characteristics of electromagnetic stimuli received from remotely located sources, and a controller (16) utilises changes in those characteristics to inform detection and/or measurement of a state of tilting of an object to which the sensor is mounted.

Abstract: A terrestrial trunked radio gateway includes a conference server configured to perform switching of audio input from a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phone. The terrestrial trunked radio gateway further includes a pulse code modulation (PCM) driver that inserts an algebraic codebook excited linear prediction (ACELP) voice data for transmission to tetra network. A user agent server (UAS) or a user agent client (UAC) connects to the VoIP phone via a VoIP network. An access net gateway (AGW) functions as an access net common application programming interface (ACAPI) client communicating with an access net common application programming interface (ACAPI) server. The terrestrial trunked radio gateway works as a signaling gateway and allow communication between the VoIP phone and a mobile radio terminal. The VoIP phone uses a built-in algebraic codebook excited linear prediction (ACELP) codec to convert voice captured into the ACELP formulated data before transferring to tetra gateway.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a paging method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes when a second network device determines that downlink data of a terminal device arrives, a first network device sending a first paging message to the terminal device. The first paging message is used to page the terminal device for the second network device. The first network device is a network device in a first network, the second network device is a network device in a second network, and the first network and the second network are different networks among a plurality of networks registered by the terminal device.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinated satellite and terrestrial channel utilization, are disclosed. One wireless system includes a plurality of base stations, a plurality of hubs, and a controller. For an embodiment, the controller is operative to determine discrete communication delays for each base station based upon a maximum propagation delay between each base station and the one or more of the plurality of hubs, generate a channel sharing map that includes a timing of communication between each base station and the one or more of the plurality of hubs, communicate the channel sharing map to the plurality of base stations. Further, each of the plurality of base stations operates to time wireless communication with the plurality of hubs based on the channel sharing map, the discrete communication delays of the base station, and a communication delay of a preceding base station according to the channel sharing map.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for device discovery are disclosed. In the method a type of device discovery to be used by a device for proximity services involving at least one another device is determined, wherein the available types of discovery comprise at least a first type discovery where additional resource information is provided for the device and a second type discovery where no additional resource information is provided. The method further comprises signalling Information based on the determined type of device discovery.

Abstract: Systems and methods for registering a location tracking device affixed to an item or other merchandise with a cellular or mobile network provider associated with the purchaser are described herein. In some cases, user equipment in physical proximity to the location tracking device may establish a connection with the location tracking device to facilitate the registration process between the network provider and the location tracking device. Once the registration is complete, the location tracking device may establish a direct connection with the cellular or mobile network of the network provider such that the network provider is able to monitor the location of the location tracking device.

Abstract: A system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes a computing system having a context selector and a map. A method for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes receiving a set of inputs, determining a context associated with an autonomous agent based on the set of inputs, and optionally any or all of: labeling a map; selecting a learning module (context-specific learning module) based on the context; defining an action space based on the learning module; selecting an action from the action space; planning a trajectory based on the action S260; and/or any other suitable processes.

Abstract: A programmable power tool and method and systems of programming a power tool using wireless communication. An external device having a processor and a transceiver establishes a communication link with the power tool. The external device receives, with the transceiver, a first mode profile stored on the power tool. The first mode profile is defined by a profile type and a first value associated with a parameter for executing the profile type. The external device displays a control screen including the profile type and the parameter at the first value, and receives a user input. The external device generates, in response to the user input, a second mode profile by modifying the parameter to be at a second value. The external device transmits, with the transceiver, the second mode profile to the power tool.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for creating and managing cloud servers and services using a multi-tenant multi-session catalog with machine-level isolation are described herein. In one or more embodiments, a cloud service provider may receive requests from one or more tenants for predefined numbers of servers. The cloud service provider may initialize a plurality of servers, wherein the plurality of servers is less than a sum of the totality of server requests, and create a catalog of unassigned servers of the plurality of servers. Responsive to a logon request from a user of a tenant, the cloud service provider may assign a server from the catalog of unassigned servers to the tenant, remove the server from the catalog of unassigned servers, broker the user of the tenant to connect to the server, and limit access to the server to only users of the tenant.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for performing sidelink communication in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method performed by a terminal may comprise the steps of: receiving information on a resource pool related to narrowband sidelink communication from a base station, wherein the information includes information on at least one of a resource pool index and/or an initial allocation timing of the resource pool; and performing the narrowband sidelink communication through at least one resource pool determined on the basis of the information and a specific hopping pattern on a frequency domain, wherein the specific hopping pattern is determined on the basis of a hopping pattern set for another narrowband-based communication of the terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for routing path optimization in a network of moving things. A mobile access point (MAP) of a vehicle communication network may include one or more processors configured to determine a path score for each of a communication paths to a destination for a communication, based on at least one vehicle-dependent feature associated with at least one reachable mobile node, with the at least one vehicle-dependent feature including, for each reachable mobile node, one or more of expected travel route of the reachable mobile node, an expected down time of the reachable mobile node, an expected time of high utilization of the reachable mobile node, and a degree to which the reachable mobile node is presently in-range. The one or more processors may select a route for the communication based on the determined path scores for the communication paths.

Abstract: Methods and systems for power tool geofence tracking. One embodiment provides a method for power tool geofence tracking and dashboard display. The method includes determining, using an electronic processor with a transceiver, a location of one or more power tool devices and generating, using the electronic processor, a dashboard to simultaneously display a location-based inventory, indication of number of missing tool, and geofence setup of power tool devices within the inventory. The method also includes displaying, using the electronic processor, the dashboard on an electronic display.

Abstract: An embodiment of a communication system for communicating between a wired pipe string in a borehole and a surface location includes at least a first wired pipe downhole component and a second wired pipe downhole component in the wired pipe string, a coupler configured to transmit a transmission signal between the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component, and a wireless transmission assembly in at least one of the first wired pipe downhole component and the second wired pipe downhole component. The wireless transmission assembly is configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless transmission signal to a receiver antenna, and the receiver antenna is disposed at the surface location and configured to receive the wireless transmission signal.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for concurrent wireless communication and object sensing. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes one or more antennas and a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or more antennas. The wireless transceiver is configured to transmit, via the one or more antennas, a communication and sensing signal during a given uplink time slot. The communication and sensing signal comprises an uplink signal associated with the given uplink time slot and a radar signal. The radar signal temporally overlaps at least a portion of the uplink signal.

Abstract: A communication method is provided for communicating data between a tool and a controller. The method includes establishing communication between the tool and the controller using a first wireless communication protocol. Once wireless communication has been established, the tool and the controller switch to a new wireless communication protocol that is different from the first protocol. Operational settings are then wirelessly communicated by the controller to the tool using the second protocol.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: detecting, by a first network node from a user equipment, a connection request to a first radio access technology, RAT; determining, before the user equipment is switched to a connected state in the first RAT, whether a second RAT is more suitable to serve the user equipment than the first RAT; and upon deciding that the second RAT is more suitable, providing the user equipment with connection information of the second RAT, wherein the connection information causes the user equipment to directly connect with the second RAT instead of the first RAT.

Abstract: Technologies for attestation techniques, systems, and methods to that reduces handover delay between LTE/5G eNBs by leveraging Wi-Fi for determining UE location. The systems, methods and computer-readable storage media disclosed here in may operate in the following deployments: the User Equipment (UE) is connected to enterprise Wi-Fi system in addition to being connected to private LTE/5G; enterprise Wi-Fi system having indoor location enabled; and the location system provides an API to give indoor location of the UE; and wherein Wi-Fi AP and LTE eNBs can communicate with each other, which can be accomplished in one instance wherein the two are co-located.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus provided with a processor that executes acquiring user information which is information on each of a first users traveling in the same vehicle, calculating evaluation values indicating high interest for the first users about each of a plurality of topic candidate keyword included in user information of each of the first users, determining topic keywords based on the respective evaluation values of the plurality of topic candidate keywords, generating topic information from the topic keywords and providing the topic information to the first users riding in the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technique for sensor network, machine to machine (M2M), machine type communication (MTC) and Internet of Things (IoT). This disclosure comprises transitioning to a first mode when a condition is satisfied connecting to at least one peripheral device, requesting status information from the connected at least one peripheral device and obtaining the same checking a connection state with a base station, transmitting, to the base station, the status information on the obtained at least one peripheral device when the connection with the base station is maintained, and transmitting host indication information to a peripheral device indicated by the host indication information when receiving the host indication information indicating one of the at least one peripheral device from the base station.

Abstract: A method and system for processing signaling release indication cause between user equipment and a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring, at the user equipment, whether a signaling connection release indication should be sent to the wireless network; appending, at the user equipment, a cause for the signaling connection release indication to the signaling connection release indication; sending the appended signaling connection release indication to the wireless network; receiving the signaling connection release indication at the wireless network; and filtering said cause to determine whether to raise an alarm.

Abstract: An information indication method includes: receiving, by a terminal, service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) data, and determining, based on reflective quality of service (QoS) indication (RQI) information in a header of the SDAP data, a mapping relationship to be updated, the mapping relationship including: at least one of a first mapping relationship or a second mapping relationship; wherein the first mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between an Internet Protocol (IP) flow and a QoS flow corresponding to a first reflective QoS function; the second mapping relationship indicates a mapping relationship between the QoS flow and a data resource bearer (DRB) corresponding to a second reflective QoS function.

Abstract: A system and method for increasing capacity and throughput in a wireless network includes a plurality of wireless nodes configured to communicate wirelessly with one another on respective frequency channels according to a schedule. The schedule includes timeslots. For respective timeslots, first and second transmitting wireless nodes generate transmissions for a receiving wireless node. The receiving wireless node includes a receiver circuit configured to receive the transmissions from the first and the second transmitting wireless nodes simultaneously and on separate frequency channels, and a transmitter circuit configured to generate acknowledgment packets for the first and the second transmitting wireless nodes upon receipt of the transmissions by the receiving wireless node.

Abstract: Computing systems with off-load processing for networking related tasks are disclosed. A first electronic device includes first wireless interface circuitry to support cellular communication; and second wireless interface circuitry to support wireless communication. The first electronic device includes processor circuitry to: enable a wireless connection with a second electronic device via the second wireless interface circuitry of the first electronic device; cause connection of the second electronic device with a first one of a first cellular network or a second cellular network via the first wireless interface circuitry of the first electronic device and the second wireless interface circuitry of the first electronic device; and cause a switch to a second one of the first cellular network or the second cellular network based on a change in availability of the first and second cellular networks.

Abstract: Distributed communications systems (DCSs) supporting virtualization of remote units as citizens band radio service (CBRS) devices (CBSDs) are disclosed. In examples discussed herein, the DCS includes a routing circuit that is coupled to a number of remote units configured to communicate a downlink communications signal(s) and an uplink communications signal(s) in one or more CBRS channels. In this regard, a CBRS control circuit is provided to present each of the remote units as a uniquely identifiable virtual CBSD to a spectrum access system (SAS) and facilitate communications between the SAS and the remote units. As such, the SAS may be able spoofed to treat the uniquely identifiable virtual CBSD as real CBSDs to uniquely identify each of the remote units for CBRS channel assignment and/or transmission power control. As a result, it may be possible to support CBRS in the DCS in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements.

Abstract: A communication system is presented in which a base station operates a first cell using a first component carrier and a second cell using a second component carrier. A control channel and reference signals of a first type are provided using the first component carrier. The control channel and the reference signals of the first type are not provided, and reference signals of a second type are provided, using the second component carrier. The base station determines from results of measurements performed on reference signals of the second type whether or not the mobile communication device is within an area covered by said second cell and, if it is, transmits cell configuration information to the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A method and system for processing signaling release indication cause between user equipment and a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of: monitoring, at the user equipment, whether a signaling connection release indication should be sent to the wireless network; appending, at the user equipment, a cause for the signaling connection release indication to the signaling connection release indication; sending the appended signaling connection release indication to the wireless network; receiving the signaling connection release indication at the wireless network; and filtering said cause to determine whether to raise an alarm.

Abstract: A method includes generating metrics based on a first plurality of interactions with first content of a playlist. A first metric indicates approval of a first content item of the playlist and a second metric indicates a first duration of playback of a second content item of the playlist during playback of the playlist. The first duration of playback of the second content item is greater than a first default duration of playback. The method further includes reporting at least the first metric and the second metric and receiving a modified playlist. The modified playlist may be the playlist modified based on at least the first metric. The method further includes identifying, in captured data associated with access to the modified playlist, a second plurality of interactions with second content of the modified playlist. The second plurality of interactions corresponds to fewer deviations than the first plurality of interactions.

Abstract: A notification system that provides a notification to a mobile device over a pager network is described. In some embodiments, the system receives, at an interface device associated with the mobile device, a notification from a server over a radiofrequency communications network, and transmits the notification from the interface device to the mobile device over a short area communications channel, such as a Bluetooth channel.

Abstract: One or more embodiments may relate to an information processing device connectable to a network and including interfaces in which network identification numbers can be set. The information processing device may include: a network connection determination processor that determines whether or not first and second interfaces of the interfaces are connected on a same network; an identification number setting processor that sets, when the first and second interfaces are connected on the same network, a network identification number of one of the first and second interfaces in the other interface; and a stop-startup processor that stops the one of the first and second interfaces.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for acquisition of an address resolution protocol (ARP)/IPv6 Neighbour cache at a user plane function (UPF) entity without performing deep packet inspection for every packet that traverses a network. The ARP broadcast/ICMPv6 Neighbour Solicitation multicast from any Ethernet client (a user equipment (UE) or clients behind the UE or clients in a data network (DN)) is responded to by the UPF entity itself, by looking up the ARP/IPv6 Neighbour cache built in the UPF entity, irrespective of whether the UPF entity acts as the core Ethernet switch or whether the core Ethernet switch is in the DN. The solution is simplified to always intercept ARP at the UPF entity and respond to it based on a local ARP/IPv6 Neighbour cache.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an access node may synchronize a clock of the access node which is associated with communication on a local area network to a frame structure of a time-synchronized wireless network. The access node may receive configuration information relating to a quality of service profile and a first set of time intervals for the clock of the access node. The access node may map the first set of time intervals for the clock of the access node to a second set of time intervals of the frame structure of the time-synchronized wireless network. The access node may communicate on the time-synchronized wireless network during one or more of the second set of time intervals. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A communication method and a terminal device are provided, and whether two terminal devices are in a same network may be recognized. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal, indication information sent by a second terminal, wherein the indication information is used for indicating information of a network on which the second terminal currently resides; and determining, by the first terminal, whether the first terminal and the second terminal reside on a same network according to the indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) in RRC_CONNECTED to detect configuration failure. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE transmitting a first PC5 RRC (Radio Resource Control) message to a second UE, wherein the first PC5 RRC message includes an AS (Access Stratum)-layer configuration for a unicast link established with the second UE. The method also includes the first UE transmitting a fourth RRC message to a network node if a configuration failure of the AS-layer configuration is detected, wherein the fourth RRC message indicates the configuration failure occurs.

Abstract: According to one configuration, a mobile communication device receives first communications over a first wireless communication link from a first wireless network (which potentially supports data only communications). The first communications received over the first wireless network can include a message indicating a pending incoming call available over a second wireless network (which potentially supports voice/call communications). In response to receiving the message indicating the pending incoming call, the mobile communication device is operated to receive second communications (such as a paging signal) from over the second wireless network. For example, the mobile communication device listens for a paging signal from the second wireless network further indicating the pending incoming call. If desired, an operator of the mobile communication device can accept the incoming call via a second wireless communication link to the second wireless network.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a device-to-device (D2D) synchronization signal (SS) in a wireless communication system, includes transmitting to a first D2D user equipment (UE), by a second D2D UE, a primary D2D SS including ID information, the ID information informing whether the second D2D UE is an in-coverage UE or an out-of-coverage UE; and transmitting to the first D2D UE, by the second UE, a secondary D2D SS based on the primary D2D SS, wherein the primary D2D SS is transmitted on a same subframe as the secondary D2D SS and a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH), and wherein a transient period is included in a transmission region of the secondary D2D SS.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for wireless communication. In one embodiment, a first node performs first monitoring, determines, according to the first monitoring, that a first time-frequency resource pool is not available for a second-type transmission, and transmits first control information, the first control information being used for reserving the first time-frequency resource pool to a first-type transmission; wherein the first monitoring belongs to first-type monitoring; for the first-type transmission and the second-type transmission, second-type monitoring is only used for determining whether the first-type transmission can be performed; and the first-type monitoring is long-term while the second-type monitoring is short-term. The disclosure increases opportunities of transmission, thus improves efficiency of transmission and utilization of spectrum.