Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing information via an open-access network such as a wireless local area network (WLAN). In one embodiment, the information provided is contextually relevant to one or locations, more users or devices receiving the information. In one implementation, the information is provisioned by a network entity (for example, from a service provider network operator) and provided to one or more access points (APs) of the service provider network. The information is bit-stuffed into Wi-Fi beacon frames or other data structures that are broadcast by the APs to nearby client devices. A receiving client device extracts the information using a protocol embodied in application software on the client, and may also initiate a dedicated wireless connection with the AP for e.g., transmission of content related to the context and/or the bit-stuffed information, access of related Internet addresses, etc.

Abstract: Various aspects pertaining to apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects pertain to wireless communication between various apparatuses, such as an access point (AP) and a station (STA). The AP may have a radio, and the STA may have a first radio and a second radio. The radios may have various power states. Some aspects pertain to negotiation of various communication parameters. Some aspects pertain to communication of a packet and execution of various related operations. Some aspects pertain to certain uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) communications. Some aspects pertain to termination or teardown of the negotiated parameters. The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed herein for ascertaining reliability aspects for Device-to-Device (D2D) links prior to actual data transmission. In some embodiments, a method performed by a second Wireless Communication Device (WCD) comprises attempting to receive synthetic packet transmissions, each comprising R replicas of a respective synthetic packet, from a first WCD over a direct or indirect D2D link using a current resource allocation. The method further comprises determining that the D2D link violates a requirement based on results of the attempting to receive the synthetic packet transmissions and sending a violation notification to a Centralized Scheduler (CS). Corresponding embodiments of a second WCD are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method of operation of a first WCD and corresponding embodiments of the first WCD as well as embodiments of a method of operation of a CS and corresponding embodiments of the CS are also described herein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio communication system wherein radio terminals can communicate using a plurality of component carriers having different frequencies. The communication system has a reception start timing control means for commonly controlling the cycle of reception start timing for predetermined channels in at least some of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminals; and a reception control means for controlling the reception interval of said predetermined channels, said reception intervals being started at the reception start times in at least some of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminals.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a method for service registration in a communications network. The method comprises receiving a service registration request, the request identifying a network function to provide a service, a type of the service, and data administered by the service provided by the network function; and storing information in a repository, the information identifying the network function, the type of the service and the data administered by the service provided by the network function.

Abstract: Techniques for beam-based relay node switch. An example method of wireless communication by a first wireless node generally includes relaying wireless communications between a user equipment (UE) (120, 120a-y) and a network entity; transmitting, to one or more second wireless nodes, relay request signals via a plurality of beams (402a-d, 602a-d, 604a-b, 706a-b) at relay request signal occasions (1, 2, 3), wherein each of the relay request signals indicates a request to switch relay services of the UE (120, 120a-y) from the first wireless node to the one or more second wireless nodes; and switching the relay services of the UE (120, 120a-y) to at least one of the one or more second wireless nodes.

Abstract: What is describes is a participant of a communication system, the participant being configured to transmit data using a first radio network and a second radio network in a frequency band, the participant being configured to transmit data in the first radio network according to a first time and/or frequency hopping pattern in a first frequency range of the frequency band, the participant being configured to transmit data in the second radio network according to a second time and/or frequency hopping pattern in a second frequency range of the frequency band, wherein the first time and/or frequency hopping pattern and the second time and/or frequency hopping pattern are different, wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range overlap at least partially.

Abstract: A method of user equipment (UE) implemented network slice security protection is disclosed. The method comprises the UE receiving a request to initialize an application, querying a UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) stored on the UE, and receiving traffic descriptors and security descriptors in response to the querying. The traffic descriptors identify a network slice for the application. The security descriptors comprise a security flag and a virtualization container ID. The method also comprises the UE initiating the application within a virtualization container corresponding to the virtualization container ID based on the security flag indicating that the network slice is secure and binding traffic for the application in the virtualization container to a PDU session based on the traffic descriptors. The method further comprises communicating, by the application executing within the virtualization container, with a core network over the PDU session via the network slice bound to the virtualization container.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, an indication of whether the UE is capable of using a virtual port to transmit uplink communications using a maximum transmit power according to a power class of the UE. The virtual port may be a combination of one or more antenna ports. The indication may be based at least in part on an operating mode of the UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a sounding reference signal configuration based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses. According to some embodiments of the disclosure, a method includes: receiving, at a first communication device from a second communication device, first registration information of a last serving cell, the first registration information at least including a first tracking area code and the identity of the second communication device; and determining whether to perform a registration procedure for the second communication device based on the first registration information.

Abstract: A method for predicting a value representative of a quality of connection of a vehicle to a cellular network from a target location on a road network including: training a prediction model on the basis of a determined characteristic of propagation between an access point and the position of a training vehicle and on the basis of a value representative of a quality of the connection of the vehicle to said access point; and predicting a second value representative of a quality of connection to a cellular network at the target location on a road network on the basis of a second characteristic of propagation of a radio signal between the target location and an identified target access point by applying the trained model.

Abstract: A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things is disclosed. The method includes deciding that the UE requires at least one SIB from a plurality of SIBs indicated in a SI scheduling information broadcasted by a network. The method includes determining, from the plurality of SIBs, that the UE does not have a stored SIB as required or a stored version of a required SIB exists but the stored version of the required SIB is not valid. The method includes checking that the UE is allowed to send a SI request based on a network configuration. The method includes sending the SI request for the required SIB in response to checking that the UE is allowed to send the SI request based on the network configuration.

Abstract: A cross reality system enables any of multiple devices to efficiently and accurately access previously stored maps and render virtual content specified in relation to those maps. Both stored maps and tracking maps used by portable devices may have wireless fingerprints associated with them. The portable devices may maintain wireless fingerprints based on wireless scans performed repetitively, based on one or more trigger conditions, as the devices move around the physical world. The wireless information obtained from these scans may be used to create or update wireless fingerprints associated with locations in a tracking map on the devices. One or more of these wireless fingerprints may be used when a previously stored map is to be selected based on its coverage of an area in which the portable device is operating. Maintaining wireless fingerprints in this way provides a reliable and low latency mechanism for performing map-related operations.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) enhancements in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and determining a set of configurations for a control resource set (CORESET #0) for a Type0-PDCCH. The set of configurations include a subcarrier spacing (SCS) for the CORESET #0 that is same as the SS/PBCH block; a multiplexing pattern between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block; a time domain offset (O) to determine slots including monitor occasions for the Type0-PDCCH; and an index of a starting symbol within at least one of the slots. For a first multiplexing pattern between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block, the time domain offset (O) is configurable based on the SCS of the CORSET #0. The method further includes receiving the Type0-PDCCH based on the set of configurations for CORESET #0.

Abstract: A method includes generating, by a computing device, SSID aliases; propagating, by the computing device, the SSID aliases to access points; receiving, by the computing device, data from an access point, the data including a selected SSID alias and a media access control (MAC) address of a user device; creating, by the computing device, a record containing the selected SSID alias and the MAC address of the user device; propagating, by the computing device, the selected SSID alias to remaining access points; and sending, by the computing device, a message to the access points to delete the selected SSID alias after a time period.

Abstract: A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system comprises a transceiver to perform wireless communication with a base station and to obtain system information defining communication parameters from system information data received from that base station; system information storage; and a controller to detect whether the system information storage already holds at least some of the system information applicable to a newly communicating base station and to control the transceiver to obtain any portions of the system information not already held by the terminal device, in which: the system information comprises a plurality of system information blocks; and the controller is configured to detect parts of a system information block stored by the system information storage which are applicable to the newly communicating base station and to obtain other parts of that system information block as a partial system information block from the newly communicating base station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cell measurement method based on frequency point optimization. The method includes: when a cell measurement condition is satisfied, if a current serving cell of a terminal device matches a serving cell in a stored measurement record, measuring cell information of a frequency point corresponding to the highest measurement priority in the measurement record. When the cell measurement condition is satisfied and the current serving cell of the terminal device does not match a serving cell in the measurement record, if the current serving cell is a cell corresponding to the frequency point corresponding to the highest measurement priority in the measurement record, measuring cell information of the frequency point corresponding to the highest measurement priority in the measurement record.

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves a wireless user device using N1 signaling. The wireless communication network establishes active N1 signaling links with the wireless user device and exchanges active N1 signaling with the wireless user device over the active N1 signaling links. The wireless communication network converts one of the active N1 signaling links for the wireless user device into an inactive N1 signaling link and exchanges inactive N1 signaling with the wireless user device to maintain the inactive N1 signaling link. The wireless communication network converts the inactive N1 signaling link for the wireless user device back into the one of the active N1 signaling links without performing a new registration for the wireless user device. The wireless communication network exchanges additional active N1 signaling with the wireless user device over the active N1 signaling links.

Abstract: A method and device for triggering cell reselection, a storage medium, and a user terminal are provided. The method comprises: when a request to establish or resume an RRC connection is initiated, determining whether the number of consecutive LBT failures exceeds a preset threshold; and if the number of consecutive LBT failures exceeds the preset threshold, performing cell reselection in response.

Abstract: A method may include receiving an attach request that includes an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) and an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and determining whether the IMEI is associated with a user device that is not allowed to attach to the network. The method may also include determining whether the IMSI included in the attach request is stored in a database, and determining whether an IMEI associated with the IMSI is stored in the database. The method may further include determining whether the IMEI stored in the database matches the IMEI included in the attach request and denying the attach request in response to determining that the IMEI stored in the database does not match the IMEI included in the attach request.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an interference source detection method, apparatus, device, and system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining data detected by a plurality of access points (Aps), where data detected by any AP of the plurality of APs includes load information and radio frequency information of the any AP, received signal strength indicator RSSI information between the any AP and a neighbor of the any AP, and load information and radio frequency information of the neighbor of the any AP; determining a global neighbor topology based on the data detected by the plurality of APs; and determining an interference source based on the global neighbor topology.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cell handover processing method and device and an apparatus. The method includes: obtaining configuration information of a target handover cell and at least one of the following information: valid time of cell configuration information or a quantity of valid access times; performing cell handover according to the configuration information of the target handover cell within the valid time of cell configuration information and/or the quantity of valid access times.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for configuring and providing physical downlink control channel transmissions with improved reliability in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station may establish a wireless link with a wireless device. The cellular base station may provide downlink control channel configuration information to the wireless device. The downlink control channel configuration information may configure control resources associated with multiple transmission reception points in a search space for the wireless device. The cellular base station may provide downlink control information to the wireless device using control resources included in the search space.

Abstract: An application function (AF) in a first network and a method for providing a service by the AF via a second network including: requesting quality of service (QoS) related information to a network exposure function (NEF) of a second network different from the first network in which the AF is located, wherein the QoS related information is used to guarantee the QoS of a service to be provided to a terminal; and receiving the QoS related information from the NEF of the second network are provided.

Abstract: A method for decoding PLMN information comprises receiving a message comprising PLMN information for a plurality of cells and determining PLMN information from the message for a first group of cells that comprises at least one cell, each cell of the first group of cells associated with a first core network type. The method further comprises determining PLMN information from the message for a second group of cells that comprises at least one cell, each cell of the second group of cells associated with a second core network type. At least one cell is a part of the first group of cells and the second group of cells. The PLMN information for the at least one cell in the first group of cells and the second group of cells is provided only once.

Abstract: There is provided a method of transmitting and receiving user equipment management information and electronic device for performing the same. The electronic device includes a communication interface including a plurality of phase array antennas, a storage configured to store user equipment (UE) management information including information about at least one frequency band covered by each of the phase array antennas, and a controller configured to control to transmit the UE management information to a base station.

Abstract: The invention provides a notification apparatus 1 including an alarm sound generating unit 2 for generating alarm sounds, a location information obtaining unit 3 for obtaining location information, an activating unit 4 for activating the alarm sound generating unit 2 and the location information obtaining unit 3, a communication unit 5 for performing low-power wide-area wireless communication, and a control unit 6 for transmitting notification information via the communication unit 5 if the control unit 6 fails to obtain the location information from the location information obtaining unit 3 after the activating unit 4 activated the alarm sound generating unit 2, the notification information including notification apparatus identifying information identifying the notification apparatus a and notification occurrence information indicative of occurrence of notification.

Abstract: A machine, such as a router (or other network appliance capable of filtering incoming packets), determines whether a packet is from a location that is likely to be capable of establishing an acceptable connection quality. If it is determined that an acceptable connection quality is unlikely to be obtained, the machine blocks the packet so that the connection is not established. If it is determined that the acceptable connection quality is likely to be obtained, the packet is received, and the connection is allowed. As a consequence of blocking packets from locations that are expected to have a poor connection, connections are not established with servers that will provide poor service and a poor user experience.

Abstract: A method of random access, a terminal device, and a non-transitory computer-storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. In response to a terminal device failing to achieve access when a value of a counter for recording a number of transmissions of a random access message containing a preamble reaches N during a first random access procedure, the terminal device switches from the first random access procedure to a second random access procedure, where the counter is further configured to count a number of transmissions of a random access message containing a preamble during the second random access procedure, and N is a positive integer.

Abstract: Techniques are described to select, by a user equipment, a monitoring mode for a control channel based on an information received by the user equipment. The UE may select the monitoring mode from a plurality of monitoring modes for one or more control channels. Furthermore, the UE monitors the control channel according to the monitoring mode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and systems for communicating at a cellular router between a first wireless communication module and a first subscriber identity module (SIM). The cellular router receives a first request from a first wireless communication module and encapsulates the first request in a first modified request. The cellular router then sends the first modified request to a first SIM card in a first communication apparatus and waits for a first modified reply. While waiting for the first modified reply the cellular router sends at least one halt message to the first wireless communication module after a first time threshold. After receiving the first modified reply, the cellular router decapsulates the first modified reply to retrieve a first reply and sends the first reply to the first wireless communication module where the first modified reply is a reply to the first modified request.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed wherein an auxiliary device is attached to a person and is configured to function in cooperation with a smartphone that is used by the person. According to some embodiments, the auxiliary device is configured to perform monitoring or measurements and to convey information to the smartphone comprising results of the monitoring or measurements responsive to a proximity condition between the auxiliary device and the smartphone being satisfied, responsive to having received a signal at the auxiliary device from the smartphone and/or responsive to an identity of the smartphone having been recognized by the auxiliary device. The auxiliary device is further configured to cause the smartphone to augment/append the information that is conveyed thereto with additional data, in accordance with a predetermined arrangement, and to cause said information and said additional data to appear in a predetermined order.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising: receiving, at a network node of a registration area (RA), a list of cells and their associated tracking area identities (TAIs) from at least one other network node of the RA; determining which of the received TAIs are neighbouring TAIs of one of the TAIs of the network node; building a list of neighbouring TAIs corresponding to the at least one other network node; transmitting, to a network management entity, a list of closed access group identifiers (CAG IDs) supported by the network node's TAIs and the list of neighbouring TAIs corresponding to the at least one other network node; and receiving, from the network management entity, a list of user equipment (UE) allowed CAG IDs.

Abstract: A cell selection method includes: when a terminal contains at least two subscriber identification modules, using one of the at least two subscriber identification modules to select a cell in which each of the at least two subscriber identification modules resides.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises allocating a control channel resource in a wireless relay transmission frame on a wireless relay link; generating a control signaling based on at least one of a resource allocation scheme, a status of the wireless relay link and a traffic condition of the wireless relay link; mapping the control signaling to the allocated control channel resource via at least one of a time-first mapping, a frequency-first mapping, and a multiplexing mapping; and transmitting the control signaling in the allocated control channel resource on the wireless relay link to at least one associated relay node.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and apparatus. The method includes: determining reference information, where the reference information includes information about first duration and/or information about a first cell, the first duration includes duration in which a terminal device is in an inactive state, and the first cell includes a cell in which the terminal device performs an RNAU; and sending the reference information.

Abstract: An electronic device and operation method are provided that include a communication circuit, a memory to store mapping data in which identification information of a cellular communication network and information indicating whether the cellular communication network supports a standalone (SA) mode of a first cellular communication supported thereby are mapped, and a communication processor to, while searching for a node through the first cellular communication and/or second cellular communication, receive system information broadcast by the node, determine, based on identification information of a cellular communication network included in the system information and the mapping data, whether a cellular communication network corresponding to the node supports the SA mode of the first cellular communication, and, when it is determined that the cellular communication network does not support the SA mode, stop searching for the node through the first cellular communication and search for the node through the secon

Abstract: A method of controlling layer one, L1, execution for a communication node associated with two or more L1 execution instances is disclosed. The communication node is configured to communicate with one or more communication devices and to operate according to a communication scheme defining radio resource units representing indivisible communication units of a radio access interface of the communication node. The method includes allocating respective L1 execution of at least two non-overlapping parts of a single radio resource unit to different ones of the two or more L1 execution instances. The method also includes sending a respective control signal to the different ones of the two or more L1 execution instances, wherein each respective control signal is indicative of the corresponding part of the single radio resource unit. Corresponding apparatus, arrangement, communication node and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: This application provides a network selection method, a network device, and a terminal device. The network selection method mainly includes: A first network device sends a first message to a terminal device. The first message includes a message that indicates the terminal device to measure a cell of a first-type network, the first-type network is a high-priority network selectable for the terminal device, and a network provided by the first network device does not belong to the first-type network.

Abstract: The present application relates to wireless devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for two-stage cell reselection in New Radio (NR) systems operating on unlicensed spectrum. In some embodiments, a user equipment may be perform a pre-check of a public land mobile network associated with a target cell prior to cell reselection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system, which includes circuitry configured to communicate with a new radio base station. The circuitry is further configured to transmit an on-demand system information request to the new radio base station, wherein the on-demand system information request is transmitted based on a backup resource.

Abstract: To provide a communication apparatus capable of dynamically changing a discontinuous reception cycle with use of sensor data. Provided is a communication apparatus including a wireless communication section configured to execute wireless communication with an outside and a control section configured to acquire environmental information including sensing data output from a sensor group and to dynamically control, on the basis of the environmental information, an interval of the wireless communication performed by the wireless communication section with the outside.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The UE reports, to a base station, a reduced PDCCH monitoring capability for at least one group of search space sets (SSS) of a PDCCH, receives, from the base station, a reduced monitoring capability (MO) configuration, wherein the base station determines the reduced MO configuration based on the reported reduced PDCCH monitoring capability and monitors the PDCCH based on the reduced MO configuration.

Abstract: Presented herein is a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system that supports higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication systems. In particular, methods and systems for performing cell search in a millimeter wave (mmWave) based communication network are presented. A method disclosed herein includes selecting a subset of receive (Rx) beams from a plurality of Rx beams and scheduling a scan order for the selected subset of Rx beams, upon receiving a plurality of signals from a Base Station. The method also includes performing a cell search using the selected subset of Rx beams individually in the determined scan order. The method further includes combining two or more of the selected Rx beams, upon failing the cell search using the selected subset of Rx beams individually. The method further includes performing the cell search using the combined Rx beams.

Abstract: An operating method of a terminal configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of cells includes generating first cell search training data for the plurality of cells, determining at least one training candidate cell based on the first cell search training data, updating a classification based on second cell search training data among the first cell search training data and network information about the terminal to obtain an updated classification, the second cell search training data corresponding to the at least one training candidate cell, and determining a valid cell among the plurality of cells based on the updated classification.

Abstract: A system receives, from a user equipment, a request for access to a wireless communication network and identifies, based on the request, baseline radio frequency (RF) response information associated with the user equipment. The system obtains dynamic RF response information associated with the user equipment and authenticates, based on the dynamic RF response information and the baseline RF response information, the user equipment. The system thereby grants the user equipment access to the wireless communication network and determines context information associated with the user equipment. The system generates, based on the baseline RF response information and the context information, user equipment profile information and sends, to a base station associated with the wireless communication network, the user equipment profile information to facilitate access to the wireless communication network by the user equipment.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments describe devices, systems and methods for implementing various exemplary techniques related to fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) cell search. A user equipment (UE) selects a frequency band to scan during a cell search procedure and identifies a frequency within the frequency band that is associated with a synchronization signal block (SSB) based on an indication of the frequency stored locally at the UE prior to the cell search procedure. The UE then scans the frequency for the SSB and determines that the SSB has been broadcast by a cell over the frequency.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for public land mobile network (PLMN) selection for disaster roaming in a 5G wireless communications system. A user equipment (UE) can receive two or more messages that disaster roaming service is offered by two or more forbidden public land mobile networks (PLMNs) of a forbidden PLMN list of the UE. The UE can select a first forbidden PLMN of the two or more forbidden PLMNs, where the first forbidden PLMN corresponds to a highest priority PLMN of a preferred PLMN list of the UE, and establish communications, via the transceiver, with the first forbidden PLMN. Some embodiments include designating a forbidden PLMN as offering a disaster roaming PLMN for manual selection. Some embodiments include enabling a Closed Access Group (CAG)-capable UE to access disaster roaming services from a forbidden PLMN of a CAG-only cell or a 5G cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to cell selection in a multiple frequencies communication network. A network device receives, from terminal devices, signal reception quality measurements for a set of cells at serving frequencies of the network device. The network device updates, based on the measurements, serving cells in the set for the terminal devices in such a way that a total throughput of the network device is maximized and a cell edge throughput of the network device exceeds a threshold throughput. The network device transmits information about the updated serving cells to the terminal devices for access by the terminal devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems/methods are disclosed wherein an auxiliary device, that is attached to a person, is configured to function in cooperation with a smartphone that is used by the person. According to some embodiments, over a first interval of time, the auxiliary device comprises a first auxiliary device that is configured to perform first monitoring or measurements and is further configured to wirelessly transmit information to the smartphone comprising results of said first monitoring or measurements. Further, over a second interval of time, the auxiliary device comprises a second auxiliary device, that is physically distinct from the first auxiliary device, is configured to perform second monitoring or measurements and is further configured to wirelessly transmit information to the smartphone comprising results of said second monitoring or measurements.