Abstract: A terminal device includes: a receiver configured to receive a signal including configuration information related to a scheduling request configuration associated with a logical channel; and a controller configured to control a counter associated with the scheduling request configuration. The controller controls, when the receiver receives a signal including configuration information related to a reconfiguration of the scheduling request configuration, the counter in accordance with at least one of the scheduling request configuration after the reconfiguration and a state of the scheduling request.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a first network, a first message comprising a first measurement gap configuration, a measurement gap reconfiguration, a selection from a measurement gap pool, or a measurement gap release. The method also includes receiving a second message, from the first network. The second message may configure a measurement gap, reconfigure a measurement gap, or release a measurement gap. The second message may also suspend data communication from the UE during a configured measurement gap. The method additionally includes suspending communication with the first network during the configured measurement gap. The communication may be suspended to save power, tune away for a multiple subscriber identity module (MSIM) of the UE, or measure a neighbor cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. Provided is a resource management device, comprising one or a plurality of processors, said processor or processors being configured to: obtain interference information from another resource management device, said interference information comprising mutual interference between a plurality of managed systems managed by the resource management device, and interference of a plurality of managed systems by one or a plurality of non-managed systems not managed by the resource management device; determine a communication resource for each managed system on the basis of the obtained interference information; and notify a corresponding managed system of the determined communication resource.

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to apparatuses and methods for implementing techniques for generating a report result based on a set of measurements performed at measurement gaps during a reporting period. The set of measurements are performed on a reference signal at a first bandwidth part (BWP) or a second BWP when BWP switching is performed. The first BWP has a first measurement gap configuration, the second BWP has a second measurement gap configuration. The measurement gaps of the reporting period are configured according to a third measurement gap configuration that is determined based on the first measurement gap configuration and the second measurement gap configuration.

Abstract: Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide an indication of a result of decoding a two-step random access channel (RACH) message and an action to be performed by a user equipment (UE). For example, some techniques and apparatuses described herein may provide the indication using a UE contention resolution identity-based approach, wherein the contention resolution identity of the UE may be provided in a random access response. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use a fallback indicator that indicates the result of decoding and/or the action to be performed. Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may use a random access response (RAR) subheader that selectively omits a random access preamble identifier based at least in part on the result of decoding and/or the action to be performed.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for the management of different operation modes in wireless systems. For example, wireless device(s) may operate in a high pathloss operation mode or a normal pathloss operation mode based on the pathloss experienced between the transmitting and receiving devices. In some cases, a first wireless device may transmit a message to a second wireless device to configure a bandwidth part (BWP) for high pathloss mode communications. The message may be transmitted via control signaling and after receipt of the message, the second wireless device may enter a high pathloss mode for communications with the first wireless device (e.g., after a given time duration). Some parameters may be configurable (e.g., transmission duration, coding scheme) between high pathloss mode and normal pathloss mode, while other parameters may remain the same (e.g., processing time, switching time).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may initiate a first service associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE and a first priority. The UE may initiate a second service associated with a second SIM of the UE and a second priority. The UE may switch the first priority and the second priority during at least part of the first service or the second service. The UE may perform a communication in accordance with at least one of the first priority or the second priority. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Method, apparatus and systems are disclosed that may be implemented in wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and/or a UAV-controller (UAV-C). In one representative method, the UAV may switch from a first Command and Control (C2) communication link between a UAV and a first UAV-C to a second C2 communication link for C2 communications. The method may include determining, by the WTRU, to switch C2 communications from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link based on a C2 switching condition; sending, by the WTRU to a C2 control entity, a notification indicating link information used to determine switching from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link; receiving, by the WTRU from the C2 control entity, information indicating a switch; and switching, by the WTRU, C2 communications from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link.

Abstract: A method and device for optimal power flow calculation in power systems based on generalized Nash equilibrium are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating with an Internet Of Things (IoT) device via a satellite link. The method includes assigning a transmission mode to a physical channel, where the physical channel supports multiple timeslot durations and the transmission mode is selected from a single user (SU) or a multi-user (MU); selecting a timeslot duration from the multiple durations for a payload; obtaining, when the transmission mode is SU, a timeslot grant for use of the physical channel for the timeslot duration; and transmitting a burst including the payload, where the burst is transmitted synchronized with the timeslot grant when the transmission mode is SU and the burst is transmitted without synchronization when the transmission mode is MU.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiment of the present application is an information transmission method and device. The method comprises: a network equipment sends scheduling information of system information; and the network equipment sends the system information according to the scheduling information. The method and the device can save signaling overheads and increase the utilization rate of resources.

Abstract: A method and system to dynamically reassign RF spectrum from a first access node to a second access node, where the first access node provides service on a first carrier having a carrier bandwidth. An example method includes (i) selecting a frequency portion of the carrier bandwidth to reassign, the selecting being based on the frequency portion having higher determined noise than one or more other frequency portions of the carrier bandwidth, and (ii) based on the selecting, reassigning the selected frequency portion from the first access node to the second access node to be used by the second access node as at least part of a second carrier on which to provide service. Upon reassigning of the selected frequency portion, the second access node could then provide service on the reassigned portion and the first access node could continue to provide service on a remainder of the first carrier.

Abstract: Light and/or Inactive state connectivity and/or autonomous mobility techniques are contemplated. A WTRU may, for example, have an inactive/idle mode, a light connected/loosely connected/Inactive mode and/or a connected/fully connected/Active mode. A WTRU in light connected mode may have a WTRU context stored in a RAN. A WTRU may perform an area monitoring procedure while in light connected state. A WTRU may engage in autonomous mobility during light connectivity. A WTRU may move within a logical area (e.g., a RAN paging area), perhaps without notifying the network. The WTRU may provide notice when it has moved outside a logical area (e.g., update RAN paging area). Mobility in light connected state may be network controlled (e.g., to enable handover when data transfer may be allowed and/or ongoing). A WTRU may be reachable during a light connectivity state. A WTRU may engage in autonomous mobility during light connectivity and/or an Inactive state.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station associated with a cell of a time division duplex communication system may determine a guard interval that is less than a maximum time delay, based at least in part on a radius of the cell, for air-to-ground communications; and transmit a scheduling configuration to a user equipment that identifies the guard interval. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method performed by one or more computing devices implementing a data readiness manager to proactively migrate and replicate user session data in a distributed edge cloud. The method includes receiving, from a local data management agent of a source data node, an indication to perform data readiness operations for a user session, wherein the source data node is associated with a service instance being accessed by a user associated with the user session, determining a predicted mobility of the user, determining one or more target data nodes based on the predicted mobility of the user, wherein each of the one or more target data nodes is associated with a service instance that is determined to have a sufficiently high probability of being accessed by the user at a future time, and causing data associated with the user session to be migrated and replicated from the source data node to each of the one or more target data nodes.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a transceiver and processing circuitry and a method for scheduling restriction. The transceiver can receive from a network configuration information to configure a measurement resource for a signal quality measurement. The signal quality measurement can determine a signal quality of a reference signal from the network to the electronic device. The processing circuitry can determine whether to apply the scheduling restriction based on the configuration information. In response to applying the scheduling restriction, the processing circuitry can determine when to apply the scheduling restriction based at least on a resource type of the measurement resource, the resource type being one of periodic, semi-persistent, and aperiodic. In an example, the signal quality of the reference signal includes a layer 1 (L1) reference signal received power (L1-RSRP) for the reference signal and the signal quality measurement includes an L1-RSRP measurement.

Abstract: A first apparatus including a processor; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the first apparatus to: receive, from a second apparatus, information including Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configurations, wherein one of the DRX configurations is a first active DRX configuration and other DRX configurations are candidate DRX configurations; perform Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) monitoring in accordance with the first active DRX configuration; monitor signaling from the second apparatus for an indication that is used for adapting the first active DRX configuration; receive from the second apparatus an indication for adapting the first active DRX configuration into a second active DRX configuration; based on the indication for adapting the first active DRX configuration into the second active DRX configuration, adapt the first active DRX configuration into the second active DRX configuration; and perform PDCCH monitoring in accordance with the

Abstract: The present disclosure provide various methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing communication paths, which may include at least one direct communication path between UEs, such as a sidelink communication path. Illustratively, an apparatus of the present disclosure may be a UE or component thereof that is configured to establish a direct wireless communication link and an indirect wireless communication link with another UE to carry data associated with one traffic stream. Further, the apparatus may be configured to communicate with the other UE over at least one of the direct communication link or the indirect communication link after the direct communication link and the indirect communication link are established with the other UE.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. that support preconfigured uplink resources (PUR) in wireless communications. A base station may communicate that support for PUR is available, and may allocate PUR resources to a user equipment (UE) based on requests from the UE. The UE may receive an indication that the base station supports PUR, such as via a system information block (SIB), determine to request PUR, and transmit a PUR request message to the base station. A PUR response from the base station may indicate a PUR allocation for the UE that may be used for uplink transmissions. Uplink transmissions that use PUR may be acknowledged by the base station based on a QOS associated with the uplink transmissions.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for on demand assistance for sidelink communication. The apparatus receives, from a base station, an AN configuration for one or more ANs associated with the base station. The apparatus transmits, to the base station, an AR to request assistance with communication with a second UE from at least one AN associated with the base station. The apparatus receives, from the base station, a grant to schedule sidelink transmission with the second UE. The sidelink transmission with the second UE is assisted by at least one AN of the one or more ANs associated with the base station. The apparatus communicates via sidelink communication with the second UE, via the at least one AN, using allocated resources of the grant from the base station.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network entity may generate cell information about a first cell provided at least in part by the first network entity, the cell information associated with one or more potential sources of interference at a second cell provided at least in part by a second network entity, the one or more potential sources of interference being associated with the first cell. The first network entity may communicate the cell information to the second network entity. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Provided are a method for a first device carrying out wireless communication, and a device supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: determining the number of resource elements (REs) for determining a Transport Block Size (TBS) on the basis of the number of REs in a single slot and the number of REs on a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) resource in the single slot; acquiring an intermediate number associated with the TBS by multiplying the number of REs for determining the TBS, a code rate, a modulation order and the number of layers; quantizing the intermediate number; determining the TBS on the basis of the quantized intermediate number; and transmitting a sidelink (SL) to a second device on the basis of the determined TBS. Here, the number of REs for determining the TBS may be determined by excluding the number of REs on the PSCCH resource.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of improving the convenience of the communication connection to an external apparatus. [Solution] An information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to detect an external apparatus in a wireless communication scheme, and perform control such that power ON request data is transmitted to the external apparatus in accordance with a detection result within a certain time from a detection processing start for the external apparatus, the power ON request data requesting the external apparatus to be powered on.

Abstract: In response to a vehicle being switched from an IGN OFF state (non-operating state) to an IGN ON state (operating state) in a state in which a mobile terminal has been activated, the use of wireless communication (Wi-Fi communication) by the mobile terminal via a network using an in-vehicle device as a base station can be started. In response to the vehicle being switched from the IGN ON state (operating state) to the IGN OFF state (non-operating state) in the state in which the mobile terminal has been activated, the use of wireless communication (Wi-Fi communication) by the mobile terminal via the network using the in-vehicle device as the base station is stopped.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of an alternative configuration associated with demodulation reference signals (DMRSs) for one or more repetitions of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) communication associated with a random access response message. The UE may receive at least one repetition of the PDCCH communication that includes a DMRS that uses the alternative configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: As part of an emergency response, a region in which communications may be affected by the emergency may be identified and used to prioritize communication by responders to the emergency. When an emergency is identified with a location, a priority communication region may be determined along with a set of identifiers corresponding to devices operated by emergency responders. Such responders may typically receive normal priority in the communications network. When the emergency is active, the location of responders' devices is monitored and when the devices are within the priority communication region the devices may be assigned a higher priority level of service in the communications network. When these devices leave the priority communication region or the emergency ends, the priority of the devices may be returned to a normal priority level for the devices.

Abstract: A user device (UE) for managing radio bearers communicates, with a first base station over a first radio bearer associated with a dedicated control channel and configured to carry at least application-layer measurement reporting information, the radio bearer associated with a logical channel identity (2502); receives, from a radio access network (RAN) including the first base station and a second base station, a message related to (i) the first radio bearer or (ii) a second radio bearer having the logical channel identity and terminated at the second base station (2504); and release or reconfigure the first radio bearer in response to the message (2506).

Abstract: Methods and/or systems for power management by a user equipment (UE) in an uplink transmission. The method may include determining, whether feedback related to transmit power of the UE, from a network entity is available and determining a first transmit power of the UE based on the determination and at least one of a plurality of transmitting parameters associated with the UE, evaluating a first spectral efficiency of the UE upon transmitting data at the first transmit power in a predefined time duration, determining a plurality of second transmit power. The method may include evaluating a plurality of second spectral efficiencies and determining a maximum spectral efficiency among the first and the plurality of second spectral efficiencies and transmitting the data at final transmit power among the first and the second plurality of second spectral efficiencies, the final transmit power corresponds to the maximum spectral efficiency.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for automated identification of open space in a wireless communications spectrum, by identifying sources of signal emission in the spectrum by automatically detecting signals, analyzing signals, comparing signal data to historical and reference data, creating corresponding signal profiles, and determining information about the open space based upon the measured and analyzed data in near real-time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique that combines a 5G communication system for supporting a data rate that is higher than that of a beyond 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services. Disclosed is a method for causing a cellular network itself to receive provisioning of a SIM profile to make it possible to use a normal cellular network service.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining a number of user equipment in an area. An example method for determining a number of mobile devices in a counting area includes determining the counting area, determining counting configuration information based on the counting area, transmitting the counting configuration information to one or more mobile devices, receiving counting responses from the one or more mobile devices, and determining the number of mobile devices in the counting area based on the counting responses.

Abstract: Radio resource management is simplified when a cell is spatially separated by a plurality of radio beams. A cell configured by a base station device is spatially separated by a plurality of radio beams being served by the base station device. The base station device shares, between two or more of the plurality of radio beams, a radio resource control (RRC) parameter to be applied to a communication terminal device.

Abstract: A wireless communication device configures a first spatial subchannel in a shared frequency channel for communication with a first node in a first wireless network, and a second spatial subchannel in the shared frequency channel for communication with a second node in a second wireless network, the second wireless network different than the first wireless network. The wireless communication device employs the first spatial subchannel and the second spatial subchannel for communicating concurrently in the first wireless network and the second wireless network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration of a set of resources for sidelink coordination information reports. The UE may transmit a sidelink coordination information report message in at least one resource selected from the set of resources for sidelink coordination information reports. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a carrier configuration method and a related apparatus, so that a terminal device can fully use a spectrum resource when the spectrum resource is greater than a maximum carrier bandwidth at a subcarrier spacing. Specifically, the method includes: A radio access network device obtains an available spectrum resource bandwidth and a maximum carrier bandwidth at a subcarrier spacing. If the available spectrum resource bandwidth is greater than the maximum carrier bandwidth, the radio access network device configures a first carrier and a second carrier, where a sum of a first carrier bandwidth of the first carrier and a second carrier bandwidth of the second carrier is greater than the available spectrum resource bandwidth, and the sum of the first carrier bandwidth and the second carrier bandwidth minus an overlapping bandwidth between the first carrier and the second carrier equals the available spectrum resource bandwidth.

Abstract: A data transmission method and device, and a resource determination method and device, the method including user equipment (UE) transmitting a signal on one or more first uplink channel resources, where the signal includes one of the following: a single subcarrier signal, a multi-subcarrier signal, or a random access signal.

Abstract: Reconfigurable patch antenna systems are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a mobile device includes a patch antenna configured to handle a radio frequency signal at a signal feed. The patch antenna includes a plurality of antenna segments. The front-end system further includes a plurality of switches each configured to control connection of a respective one of the first plurality of antenna segments to the first signal feed, and a control circuit configured to control the plurality of switches to provide a frequency adjustment to the patch antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for tracking and dynamically allocating wireless capacity within a wireless telecommunications network. The system has a plurality of processor levels: a layer of baseband-level capacity processors that are deployed within each baseband processor; a layer of client-level capacity processors that are deployed within each wireless base station; a layer of server-level capacity processors, each of which orchestrate allocation of wireless capacity over a unique domain of wireless base stations; and a master level capacity processor. Wireless capacity is allocated in terms of active connections to wireless devices, and the active connections are quantized and allocated as logical connections, or connection tokens. The system dynamically allocates wireless capacity so that resources are devoted to venues and environments where demand is greatest at any given time.

Abstract: A method performed by a UE (102) that is being served by at least a first cell. The method includes the UE performing a multi round-trip-time, multi-RTT, positioning measurement (e.g., a UE Rx-Tx measurement), wherein the UE is configured with SRS for the measurement with respect to a second cell. The method also includes the UE detecting a need to change a serving cell. The method further includes, as a result of detecting the need to change a serving cell, the UE deciding whether to restart or continue performing the multi-RTT measurement. The UE is configured such that the UE continues the multi-RTT measurement if the serving cell change is for a cell different than the second cell in which the UE is configured with the SRS for the measurement).

Abstract: A wireless device consecutively transmits a plurality of preambles at different times. After transmitting a first preamble in the plurality of preambles and at least until a transmission of a last preamble in the plurality of preambles, a control channel is monitored for a plurality of random access responses (RARs) identified by random access radio network temporary identifiers (RA-RNTIs). Each of the RA-RNTIs corresponds to one of the transmitted preambles. A packet based on receiving a first RAR of the RARs is transmitted.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, proposed herein is an operating method of a first apparatus in a wireless communication system. The method may include the steps of determining a first region for selecting resources related to transmission of sidelink information, and adjusting the first region to a second region based on information related to sidelink HARQ feedback.

Abstract: A wireless microphone system includes: an input device; and a receiver including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the receive to perform operations. The operations include: wirelessly communicating with at least one of wireless microphones capable of collecting voices of respective speaking persons and wirelessly transmitting voice signals of the respective voices; receiving a voice signal of a speaking person transmitted from a corresponding one of the wireless microphones; holding voice channel management data generated based on input from the input device and defining a use relationship between voice channels and the wireless microphones, respectively; and audibly outputting the voice signal of the speaking person sent from the corresponding one of the wireless microphones by using, based on the voice channel management data, any one of the voice channels.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for updating stored User Equipment (UE) context information upon re-suspend of the UE in response to a resume request from the UE. In some embodiments, a method in a UE comprises transmitting a Radio Resource Control (RRC) resume request message and, in response to the RRC resume request message, receiving an RRC connection release message with an indication for suspend. The method further comprises, in response to receiving the RRC connection release message with an indication for suspend, replacing information in a stored Access Stratum (AS) context of the UE with new information.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for method for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving a group-common downlink control information (GC-DCI) of a format that has multiple blocks that allow for triggering sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions on one or more component carriers (CCs) with transmit power control (TPC) independent of TPC commands for SRS, determining, based on one of the blocks, one or more SRS parameters for transmitting SRS on at least a first CC, and transmitting SRS on at least the first CC in accordance with SRS parameters.

Abstract: A method for controlling radio transmission, carried out in a wireless terminal (10), comprising obtaining (435), from a wireless network (100,120), a transmission grant (430) which gives the wireless terminal permission to transmit a radio signal, wherein said transmission grant is indicative of a spatial limitation associated with the permission to transmit; and transmitting (440) the radio signal in accordance with said spatial limitation.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a session management function (SMF), first information from an access and mobility management function (AMF); obtaining, by the SMF, protocol data unit (PDU) session management subscription information from a unified data management (UDM) module; and when dynamic policy and charging control (PCC) is not deployed, establishing, by the SMF based on the first information and at least one of the PDU session management subscription information or local PDU session policy information of the SMF, a default guaranteed bit rate (GBR) quality of service (QoS) flow in the PDU session.

Abstract: Methods and systems for sending and receiving an enhanced downlink control channel are disclosed. The method may include receiving control channel information via an enhanced control channel. The method may also include using the control channel information to receive a shared channel. The method may include detecting the presence of the enhanced control channel in a given subframe. The enhanced control channel may be transmitted over multiple antenna ports. For example, code divisional multiplexing and de-multiplexing and the use of common and UE-specific reference signals may be utilized. New control channel elements may be defined, and enhanced control channel state information (CSI) feedback may be utilized. The presence or absence of legacy control channels may affect the demodulation and or decoding methods. The method may be implemented at a WTRU.

Abstract: The system allows real time collection and processing of massive data from many network elements. It has an elastic architecture that scales horizontally to support different network sizes. The system in a uniform data format for downstream consumption. It employs a pub/sub data distribution mechanism that supports multiple concurrent downstream subscribers efficiently in real-time.

Abstract: The 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). The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for configuring a relay node. A first node transmits to a second node a message that carries information on a radio bearer for a user accessing the second node. Configuration of the radio bearer for data transmission in a multi-hop network is realized through the above method and apparatus.