Abstract: An embodiment provides a Machine Type Communication (MTC) method, which includes that: a terminal receives a polling instruction from a base station; the terminal performs registration on a first access resource indicated by the polling instruction; and the terminal sends registration information to the base station. In the embodiment, the terminal completes registration according to the polling instruction sent by the base station. Such a process is simple and consistent, which can reduce complexity and power consumption of MTC, and can further reduce the deployment cost of an MTC system and prolong the service life of battery-powered equipment.

Abstract: A device is provided for operating in a communication system that comprises a plurality of individual networks. The device comprises one or more subscriber modules for assisting the device to attach to a network. The number of those one or more subscriber modules is fewer than the number of the plurality of networks. The device being configured to initiate a pre-attach procedure to attach itself to all of the plurality of networks before it establishes a connection with one of those networks. It is also configured to connect to one of the plurality of networks for communicating data with that network while remaining attached to the others of the plurality of networks. The advantage of a device that pre-attaches to more than one network is that it significantly reduces the time needed for the device to switch later from being connected to one network to another network.

Abstract: A method performed in an Interaction Gateway (IGW) located between a Packet Data Network (PDN) and a user plane gateway of a communication network used by a service client for service level communication with a service provider, in which communication network there is a first and a second communication bearer between a radio device, comprising the service client, and the user plane gateway via a Radio Access Network (RAN). The second communication bearer is associated with the service level communication. The method is for establishing an interaction session on the second communication bearer between the IGW and the service client for controlling the service level communication.

Abstract: A UE location area update method, an access network entity, a UE, and a core network entity are provided. The method includes: receiving, by an access network entity, a location-area updating request message transmitted by the UE; and transmitting a location-area updating message to the UE by the access network entity, wherein the location-area updating message at least includes target RNA information, the target RNA information is RNA information updated for the UE by the access network entity according to the location-area updating request message.

Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for supporting early data transmission (EDT) by a base station. The method may comprise a step of receiving a first message from a mobility management entity (MME). A first NAS message may include downlink data. The method may further comprise a step of confirming that there is no additional data other than the downlink data, on the basis of reception of the first NAS message.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for establishing a communication is described comprising performing, over a first mobile radio communication network, a call control protocol message exchange indicating that a communication session establishment between a first communication device and a second communication device is intended; initiating a fallback by the first communication device from the first mobile radio communication network to a second mobile radio communication network, in reaction to a specific call control message of the call control protocol message exchange; performing the fallback and establishing the communication session between the first communication device and the second communication device via the second mobile radio communication network.

Abstract: Disclosed are a data transmission method and device. The method comprises: a sending end sending at least one synchronization signal (SI), with the SI carrying a first identifier; and at a time-frequency location of system information corresponding to the SI, sending the system information, the system information carrying information for indicating a second identifier, and identification information about the sending end comprising the first identifier and the second identifier. According to a mapping relationship between an SI and a first identifier, a receiving end can obtain the first identifier after detecting the SI; and by means of carrying information for indicating a second identifier in system information, the receiving end can obtain the second identifier after detecting the system information, so that the receiving end can obtain all the identification information about the sending end according to the first identifier and the second identifier.

Abstract: A system includes a repeater and a data processor. The repeater is for relaying data between a base station and a handset. The repeater is configured to receive data from a plurality of cells in a network and relay at least a portion of the received data to a handset on a first channel. The data processor is coupled to the repeater. The data processor is configured to extract, from the received data, network criteria characterizing a priority of different channels in the network. The data processor is configured to determine, based on the extracted network criteria, a second channel based on the priority of different channels and cause the repeater to reconfigure to relay data signals between a second base station and the handset using the second channel. The second channel includes a frequency band. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for estimation of a count of mobile devices include receiving one or more probe data points including a location and a session identifier, constructing a trajectory including the one or more probe data points having a same session identifier, constructing a trajectory including the one or more probe data points having a same session identifier and generated by one mobile device of the plurality of the mobile devices, dividing the trajectory area by an area of the observation area, and estimating the count of mobile devices in the observation area from at least the normalized trajectory area. A path of the trajectory is based on the location of the one or more probe data points expanding the path of the trajectory by a radius where a result of the expanding is a trajectory area. A result of the dividing is a first normalized trajectory area.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting and receiving downlink pre-emption indication data in a next generation/5G wireless access network. The method for a terminal for receiving downlink pre-emption indication data may include: receiving monitoring configuration data for downlink pre-emption indication data from a base station; and, on the basis of the monitoring configuration data, monitoring the downlink pre-emption indication data, wherein the monitoring configuration data comprises data for whether to monitor the downlink pre-emption indication data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data management apparatus for managing a plurality of data items output by a plurality of communication devices that output data.

Abstract: User equipment provides, to a network device, reference paging information generated according to a moving speed of the user equipment. The reference paging information is used by the network device to determine a paging area for sending a paging message. The network device receives the reference paging information generated by the user equipment according to the moving speed of the user equipment. The network device determines, according to the reference paging information, a paging area for sending a paging message to the user equipment. The network device sends, in the paging area, the paging message to the user equipment. The network device can determine the paging area according to the reference paging information, so that a paging resource waste in a paging process is reduced, relatively accurate paging is implemented, overheads of inter-network interfaces and air interfaces are greatly reduced, and system efficiency and stability are improved.

Abstract: Dynamic power class re-registration of wireless devices is provided. A wireless device can exchange data with a communications network. While exchanging data, the device can monitor its usage and based on the usage, generate a power change request. The device can then send the power change request to the communications network, prior to or in conjunction with powering down the device. In this regard, the communications network can receive the power change request, generate instructions for the wireless device, and adjust network resources based on the power change request. The instructions can then be sent to the wireless device. Since the device re-registers its power class with the communications network, handoffs, internetwork thresholds, network resources and other network parameters can be adjusted to compensate for the changed power class resulting into improved service for a user of the wireless device.

Abstract: The disclosure of the present invention proposes a method for receiving signals. The method may be performed by a wireless device and comprise: receiving synchronization signals (SSs) from a serving cell and from a neighbor cell; and receiving radio resource management reference signals (RRM-RSs) from the serving cell and from the neighbor cell.

Abstract: In aspects of network association based on network performance capabilities, a device includes a first subscriber identity module (SIM) to enable a first subscription for data communication between the device and data communication networks, and includes a second SIM to enable a second subscription for additional data communication between the device and the data communication networks. The device implements a network manager to determine network data parameters that indicate performance capabilities of the data communication networks. The network manager can associate a first application of the device with a first network of the data communication networks that has a greater performance capability for a data streaming download based on the network data parameters. The network manager can also associate a second application of the device with a second network of the data communication networks for an interactive session of intermittent data communications based on the network data parameters.

Abstract: A wireless device receives message(s) comprising: configuration parameters for a periodic resource allocation indicating a first plurality of uplink resources of an uplink data channel of a cell; and offset parameter(s) for determining a number of UCI resources. A downlink control information is received comprising: an uplink grant indicating uplink radio resources of the uplink data channel of the cell; and an offset indicator value. A first transport block and first UCI(s) are transmitted via the uplink radio resources. The uplink radio resources comprise first resources of the first UCI(s). A first number of the first resources are determined based on the offset indicator value. A second transport block and second UCI(s) are transmitting via one of the first uplink resources. The one of the uplink resources comprise second resources of the second UCI(s). A second number of the second resources are determined based on the offset parameter(s).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an IP address assignment method and apparatus, and relate to the communications field, so that a terminal can more easily and conveniently select a proper IP address to initiate a service, thereby avoiding a problem that the terminal needs to adapt to different operators due to APN list maintenance. The IP address assignment method includes: sending, by an IP address assignment apparatus, an IP address and a mobility attribute of the IP address to UE; and selecting, by the UE, an IP address corresponding to a mobility requirement of the UE to initiate a service. The present invention is applied to IP address assignment.

Abstract: Coordinating access points (APs) used to facilitate network access is contemplated, such as but not necessary limited to facilitating coordination among a plurality of APs in a wireless local area network of a home or other location where the plurality of APs cooperate to facilitate interfacing signaling with another network.

Abstract: A system for controlling IoT devices in a premises includes at least one mobile universal remote controller (MURC) implemented on a mobile device to receive user instructions to at least one of the IoT devices, a gateway and an IoT device server. The gateway is implemented in a unit having a connection to a data network and having multiple communication units connected therein. The gateway has agents, one per type of communication protocol, to communicate with the IoT devices each according to its associated communication protocol. The IoT device server is connected to the data network and is in communication with the MURC and the gateway. The server passes commands related to the user instructions from the MURC to the gateway to the unit to communicate the commands to the at least one IoT device using associated communication protocols for the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: An emergency location server may receive push location messages from a handset as the handset initiates a call to a public safety answering point (PSAP). The PSAP may request the location information from the location server by identifying the MSISDN of the handset. If the push message does not contain an MSISDN, the location server may send a message, e.g. SRI-SM message, to the home network of the handset to retrieve the MSISDN and associate the MSISDN with the location information in the push location message. This enables the location server to provide location responses to the PSAP even when the handset is unaware of its MSISDN.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling measuring the frequency of a new cell within a forbidden registration area when a User Equipment (UE) enters into the new cell in a mobile communication system are provided. If the UE recognizes the new registration area as forbidden, the UE does not measure the frequency of the current cell for a predetermined reference time, and searches for a suitable cell for a normal service by measuring other frequencies. If no suitable cell in the other frequencies is found, the UE removes a measuring limitation and searches for an acceptable cell for a limited service by measuring frequencies including frequency of the current cell.

Abstract: A terminal device transmits an RI determined by the terminal device, the RI corresponding to PDSCH transmission and corresponding to the number of layers, transmits capability information including first information, second information, third information, and/or fourth information, and receives fifth information, wherein the first information indicates a UE category corresponding to a first maximum number of the layers, the second information indicates a first bandwidth class, the third information indicates a second maximum number of the layers, the fourth information indicates a third maximum number of the layers, the fifth information indicates a fourth maximum number of the layers, and a fifth maximum number of the layers assumed for determining a bit width for the RI is given by referring to any one of the first maximum number of the layers, the second maximum number of the layers, and the fourth maximum number of the layers.

Abstract: A link device with a large density routing is attached to a package in order to provide a high-density interconnect pathway to interconnect semiconductor devices. In an embodiment the package is an integrated fan out package. The link device may be bonded on either side of the package, and the package may optionally comprise through package vias. The link device may also be an integrated passive device that includes resistors, inductor, and capacitor components.

Abstract: Various examples and schemes pertaining to enhanced cell selection mechanisms in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) performs a cell selection or reselection procedure to select a cell of a wireless network and establishes a wireless connection with the selected cell. In performing the cell selection or reselection procedure, the UE determines a frequency band and a subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration by checking a profile, and the UE performs the cell selection or reselection procedure in the frequency band based on the SCS configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein provide a method and an apparatus for managing a non-integrity protected message. The method includes receiving a reject cause message from a first public land mobile network (PLMN) in response to a transmission of a registration request message to the first PLMN, re-attempting the transmission of the registration request message to one of the first PLMN and a second PLMN, receiving registration accept message from one of the first PLMN and the second PLMN in response to the re-attempting, and resetting a counter maintained for the first PLMN by the UE.

Abstract: A method for providing multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) feedback is described. Hypotheses corresponding to rank indicator (RI) and precoding matrix indicator (PMI) assumptions associated with a dominant interferer are selected. Multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values based on the selected hypotheses are generated. The multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values are encoded. The multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values are sent as feedback.

Abstract: Disclosed is a way to expand the range of Internet of Things devices in a home, office, or structure to the range of a local WiFi network. This is accomplished by generating a network bridge for the devices using machine-to-machine protocols to communicate using the WiFi network backhaul channel. Transmissions in machine-to-machine protocol are tunneled through WiFi communications and extracted by the closest access point. Access points include radios for both WiFi and machine-to-machine protocols.

Abstract: A system, device and methodology for releasing a connection between user equipment (UE) and a node in a communications network is disclosed. The method includes, at the UE, responsive to an application layer indication that no further data is expected by the UE, receiving a RRC connection release message from the node and transmitting, from the UE, a radio link control (RLC) status message using RLC acknowledged mode (AM) to the node. An early connection release timer at the UE and node based on RLC AM parameters for a signal radio bearer (SRB) is started and upon expiry of the early connection release timer, the node releases the RRC connection. This obviates the need to wait a full 10 s per the 3GPP standard to release the connection during periods of poor radio connectivity, and reduces power consumption at the UE.

Abstract: A method of initiating a voice call via a dialler user interface on a user device in a telecommunications network is provided. The user device comprises at least a first communication client adapted to communicate via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client adapted to communicate via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. The method includes, at the user device, receiving, via the dialler user interface of the user device, user input from a user of the device associated with initiating setup of a communication session, and selecting a given one of the first and second communication clients to pass the user input to for processing, whereby a communication session setup request is transmitted from the given communication client into the respective part of the telecommunications network.

Abstract: A technique of selecting a location area for paging of a mobile device in the wireless communication network is described herein. The technique includes registering the mobile device with a first cell within the wireless communication network, where the cell is included within a primary location area and one or more secondary location areas. The technique also includes determining a default location area index for the mobile device, where the default location area index identifies a default location area for the mobile device. The technique further includes receiving an indication from the mobile device to change from the default location area index to a secondary location area index. The secondary location area index identifies a secondary location that at least includes a sub-portion of the primary location area.

Abstract: Node identifiers can be assigned to packet core policy nodes and directly routed to a diameter routing agent (DRA) and application functions (AFs) within a call processing message that is employed to establish an application service. Such a policy node identity will be received by Application Functions, UEs and/or intermediate message routers during the initial establishment of a packet data session so that they can refer to the policy node entity directly in the sub-sequent call processing flows related the established session, instead of querying a relational database which can be complex to maintain with multi-million correlation records. As an example, the policy node identifiers can be configurable and can comprise a hostname of the policy nodes, address data associated with the policy nodes, or a defined numerical value that maps to the hostname of the policy nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods to predict and present availability and value of retail spaces in shopping malls. Robots are dispatched to temporary retail spaces to collect at least a portion of operation data stored in a database with leasing data of temporary retail spaces in a mall, tenant coordination data, and subscriber data. A web-based application predicts availability of the temporary retail spaces in the mall based on the leasing data, the tenant coordination data, and the operation data. The web-based application includes an interactive plan of the mall as a user interface for subscribers to access data related to the temporary retail spaces, and process applications for leasing the temporary retail spaces.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for estimation of a number of mobile devices include receiving one or more probe data points including a location, a session identifier, and a timestamp, constructing a trajectory including the one or more probe data points having a same session identifier, calculating a trajectory duration for the trajectory based on the timestamps of the one or more probe data points, calculating a normalized trajectory from the trajectory duration and a predetermined observation duration, and estimating the number of mobile devices from at least the normalized trajectory. A path of the trajectory is based on the location of the one or more probe data points.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for transmitting and processing reference signals, such as DMRS, that may account for mobility characteristics (e.g., that relate to a Doppler measurement) of a wireless node (e.g., a UE), such as Doppler measurements indicating how fast such a device is moving.

Abstract: A method of transmission scheduling for one or more process devices (P1, P2, P3, P4) in an industrial application (IA), such as a sensor, an actuator and/or a process controller, capable of wireless communication, implemented by a radio control unit (LRC, GRC), is proposed, the method comprising: determining with respect to the industrial application (IA) whether a licensed shared access spectrum (LSA) is available and assigning to the one or more process devices (P1, P2, P3, P4), based on a traffic type of the data to be transmitted by the one or more process devices (P1, P2, P3, P4), an access spectrum within the licensed shared access spectrum (LSA).

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for avoiding reselection of fake cell. The method includes transmitting a first request for network service of a wireless communication network in a first cell from user equipment, receiving a first reject message without integrity protection, adding the first cell to a set-aside cell list, and selecting a cell from other cells that are not included in the set-aside cell list to request network service.

Abstract: Provided is a method for a wireless device for transmitting an RRC message according to one disclosure of the present specification. The method may comprise a step for an NAS stratum of the wireless device transmitting an NAS signaling request message to an AS layer to transmit the former to a network node. The NAS signaling request message can comprise therein an indication of one or both preferred or required plans from among the plans for optimizing the EPS for CIoT using a control plane (CP) or a user plane (UP). The method may comprise a step for the NAS stratum of the wireless device receiving, from the AS stratum, an NAS signaling acceptance message or NAS signaling rejection message from the network node.

Abstract: A method of handover control, a relay apparatus, and a method for selecting a target cell are provided that make it possible to identify a target cell in a hand-in phase even in a network topology in which relay apparatuses are connected in multiple stages.

Abstract: Spatially Quasi Co-Located (QCL) reference signal resources are configured in a wireless communication device having a plurality of antenna panels. Information indicating a number of antenna panels in the wireless communication device is obtained, and a corresponding number of reference signal resource sets is selected that are to be used in a reference signal resource selection process, wherein each reference signal resource set includes identities of one or more reference signal resources to be used by the wireless communication device when transmitting a sounding reference signal. The wireless communication device is informed about which reference signal resource sets have been selected. From each of the antenna panels, the sounding reference signal is received on each one of a plurality of transmissions, each performed by the antenna panel using a different one of the reference signal resources of the reference signal resource set selected for the antenna panel.

Abstract: A communication device for handling a User Plane Evolved Packet System (EPS) Optimization procedure comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage unit. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions a RRC layer of the communication device receiving system information from a cell of a network; the RRC layer informing an EPS mobility management (EMM) layer of the communication device that a User Plane EPS Optimization functionality (e.g., a resume/suspend functionality) is allowed in the cell, when the system information indicates that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is allowed; and the RRC layer informing the EMM layer that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is not allowed in the cell, when the system information indicates that the User Plane EPS Optimization functionality is not allowed.

Abstract: A method for determining an operation to be performed for an object identified by a device, and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes generating representative identification information of the terminal, transmitting, to a server, user information including the representative identification information of the terminal, and advertising the representative identification information of the terminal. According to another embodiment, a service receiver and a service provider can use all available services even while minimizing requirements that must be fulfilled. The present disclosure may be directed to a technology for a sensor network, machine to machine communication, machine type communication and Internet of things.

Abstract: A method for updating a location of a User Equipment, UE, when said UE moves from a first type of telecommunication network to a second type of telecommunication network, wherein said method comprises the steps of: receiving, by a user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, an indication that said UE has requested registration to said second type of telecommunication network; determining, by said user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, that said UE is registered in said first type of telecommunication network; transmitting, by said user subscription node comprised by said second type of telecommunication network, a location removal message to a user subscription node comprised by said first type of telecommunication network for removing location information relating to said UE.

Abstract: In order for a terminal to efficiently find an optimal connection destination based on a state of the terminal, the terminal includes: a location information acquirer configured to acquire the terminal's location information; an information storage configured to accumulate historical information on past communication statuses at respective locations within a communication area of the base station apparatus; a moving state estimator configured to estimate a moving state of the terminal based on the location information; a destination predictor configured to predict a destination area of the terminal based on the moving state; a measurement target extractor configured to extract one or more measurement target candidates as targets for communication quality measurement based on the historical information associated with the destination area; and a communication quality measurer configured to measure one or more communication qualities associated with the one or more measurement target candidates extracted by the

Abstract: A wireless terminal initiates an inter-system change procedure to switch from a first core network to second when an access attempt to the first core network is barred. The processor circuitry configured to: register to a first core network; receive first access control information and second access control information from radio access node; upon an access attempt, determine if the access attempt is allowed for the first core network based on the first access control information; when the access attempt is barred for the first core network, determine if the access attempt is permitted by a second core network allows based on the second access control information; and, when the access attempt is allowed for the second core network, initiate an inter-system change procedure to designate the second core network as a registered network.

Abstract: A system can include at least one auxiliary device comprising a plurality of user interface components responsive to user inputs. A host device can include a link interface configured to communicate with each auxiliary device via a communication link. The host device also includes configuration logic to automatically configure each auxiliary device to implement at least one of a plurality of virtual interactive pages, which is assigned based on the number of auxiliary devices connected to the host device. Each of the virtual interactive pages is programmed to associate a discrete set of actions or events with specified user interface components of the respective auxiliary device to which the virtual interactive page is assigned. The host device can execute a selected one of the actions or events in response to activation of a corresponding one of the user interface components.

Abstract: A controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, receives an indication of an electronic communication request with a telephone number initiated by, or to, a resident of a controlled environment facility. The controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, accesses a line information database and determines, based on the contents of the line information database, whether the telephone number is an Internet Protocol (IP) telephone number. The controlled-environment facility communications management system, and/or the like, takes action with respect to the electronic communication in response to identification of the telephone number as an IP telephone number.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for handling E911 communications within IMS networks, such as Voice over LTE (VoLTE) networks. In some embodiments, the systems and methods, via various communication nodes, handle or otherwise govern emergency calls within the VoLTE network, by sending an INVITE message from a sender node of the VoLTE network to a recipient node of the VoLTE network, and starting a retry timer at the sender node that is specific to handling E911 calls by the VoLTE network.

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) device has a public device identifier and a private device identifier, where the public device identifier is publicly available and the private device identifier is secret but kept in a secure device database as a tuple. A registration request containing encrypted credentials comprising at least a private identifier and optionally a public identifier is sent from the IoT device to an association server in communication with a device database having an association between IoT public identifier and a corresponding IoT private identifier. The association server which receives the registration request and encrypted credentials responds with a registration acknowledgement when the decrypted credentials match the tuple in the device database, or forwards the request to a registration server when it does not. The requesting IoT device receives an acknowledgement and is thereafter able to join the wireless network.

Abstract: One example procedure of managing agents via a session client may include selecting multiple endpoint devices to manage, establishing a connection to a server, and identifying at least two agent identifiers identifying multiple agents corresponding to the multiple endpoint devices. The procedure may also include transmitting a session setup command to the server including the at least two agent identifiers and receiving a confirmation that a session has been established between the session client and the multiple agents of the multiple endpoint devices.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications controller includes selecting a search space configuration out of a set of candidate search space configurations for a user equipment served by the communications controller, wherein the search space configuration specifies one or more search spaces to be monitored out of a set of search spaces, and signaling the selected search space configuration to the user equipment.