Abstract: Communication device for communicating within a group of communication devices. The communication device comprising circuitry configured to listen to a training and control period of a further communication device which is acting as a wireless network coordinator of a further group of communication devices and transmits frames with a succession of directive beams, each identified by a transmit sector and to generate reception quality information associating each transmit sector with a quality indicator indicative of a reception quality of the received frames.

Abstract: Hybrid ARQ is employed in a multi-carrier communication system for retransmission of erroneous packets by taking advantage of time/frequency/space diversity and by combining ARQ functions at physical layer and MAC layers, making the multi-carrier system more robust in a high packet-error environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of an Evolved Node-B (eNB), User Equipment (UE) and methods for directional communication are generally described herein. The eNB may transmit, during a downlink sub-frame, a first beam refinement training signal and an uplink scheduling block to a first UE according to a downlink transmission direction from the eNB to the first UE. The eNB 104 may further transmit, during the downlink sub-frame, a second beam refinement training signal and a downlink scheduling block to a second UE according to a downlink transmission direction from the eNB to the second UE. The uplink scheduling block may indicate scheduled uplink resources for a scheduled uplink transmission by the first UE and the downlink scheduling block may indicate scheduled downlink resources for a scheduled downlink transmission to the second UE.

Abstract: A transmission configuration method includes: determining a candidate transmission configuration information set, where the determined candidate transmission configuration information set includes K types of transmission configuration information, and each of the K types of transmission configuration information is used for implementing transmission configuration of at least one of a signal or a channel, where K is greater than or equal to 1; selecting at least one type of transmission configuration information from the determined candidate transmission configuration information set; and transmitting the selected transmission configuration information to a terminal by using a signaling.

Abstract: A method, a base station, and a system for sending radio resource control (RRC) signaling are provided. The method includes a pico base station and a macro base station participate in configuration and generation of an RRC reconfiguration message; the pico base station establishes only one RRC entity that is used to generate a configuration parameter or an RRC entity; the RRC reconfiguration message cooperatively generated by the pico base station and the macro base station is uniformly sent by the macro base station to a user equipment (UE). According to the application, the UE can support an RRC reconfiguration message sent by the pico base station, only by establishing a signaling radio bearer (SRB) corresponding to the macro base station. Accordingly, design complexity and costs are lowered.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. A network device configures N groups of scheduling information based on a requirement of a terminal device group, configures at least one piece of downlink data based on M groups of scheduling information in the N groups of scheduling information, and sends first downlink data to a first terminal device in a first transmission time unit. Correspondingly, the first terminal device determines the N groups of scheduling information, and detects the first downlink data in the first transmission time unit based on the N groups of scheduling information. In the process, the first downlink data can be successfully transmitted through a plurality of transmissions and one successful detection, thereby implementing highly reliable data transmission.

Abstract: A power control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: A communications device receives a first power value and a second power value that are configured by a network side. The first power value is a maximum allowed transmit power value that is for a first cell group and that is configured by the network side for the communications device, and the second power value is a maximum allowed transmit power value that is for a second cell group and that is configured by the network side for the communications device. The communications device determines, based on the first power value and the second power value, a total guaranteed power value that is of the communications device and that applies to a case in which a resource in the first cell group overlaps a resource in the second cell group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a spectrum management method, and a control method. According to one embodiment, an electronic device used for spectrum management comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to acquire the interference relationships between radio access nodes managed by a first level spectrum management device, said radio access nodes comprising radio access nodes managed respectively by different second level spectrum management devices. The processing circuit is further configured to allocate, based on the acquired interference relationships, multiplex spectrum resources to radio access nodes that do not interfere with each other, and orthogonal spectrum resources to radio access nodes that do interfere with each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for transmitting an uplink measurement reference signal. The method is applied to a network-side device and includes the following operations: first, receiving, by the network-side device, an uplink measurement reference signal sent by user equipment, where the uplink measurement reference signal carries downlink interference information of a downlink channel of the network-side device; and then, performing downlink interference estimation on the uplink measurement reference signal, to obtain the downlink interference information. Compared with the prior art in which a base station cannot obtain downlink interference information of a downlink channel used by user equipment, in the present disclosure, the network-side device can effectively schedule the user equipment based on the downlink interference information, thereby improving scheduling efficiency, and improving data transmission efficiency of the downlink channel.

Abstract: Features, methods, and functions for beam failure recovery and scheduling requests are provided, including methods for triggering, canceling, and transmitting beam recovery requests. The scheduling request may be designed to accommodate new criteria for transmission on a grant-free uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) and for putting the schedule request on hold.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a first IAB node determining an adjustment to at least one parameter corresponding to a cell coverage of the first IAB node based at least in part on a geographic proximity of a cell relative to the first IAB node. For example, the first IAB node may determine to adjust the parameters based reference signal measurements, signal quality measurements (e.g., received from child nodes or user equipments (UEs)), etc. In another example, the first IAB node may receive an instruction from a central unit (CU) of the IAB network to adjust the at least one parameter. The first access node may transmit an indication of the adjustment to the at least one parameter. For example, the first access node may signal the adjustments to the CU, child IAB nodes, UEs and/or, other IAB nodes.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink (DL) signal from a base station on DL beam(s). The UE may identify a selected DL beam of the DL beam(s) for communications from the base station to the UE. The UE may transmit a random access channel (RACH) message to the base station using at least one of a resource or a RACH waveform selected based at least in part on the selected DL beam.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to adjusting uplink coverage in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node to adjust uplink coverage for one or more cells in a cellular communications network comprises determining that there is a need to adjust uplink beam transformations for one or more cells of a plurality of cells in a cellular communications network. For each cell of the one or more cells, the uplink beam transformation for the cell is a transformation of received uplink signals for the cell from an antenna domain to a beam domain. The method further comprises, upon determining that there is a need to adjust the uplink beam transformations for the one or more cells, determining new uplink beam transformations for the one or more cells and applying the new uplink beam transformations for the one or more cells.

Abstract: Baseband circuitry receives and processes measurement reports from multiple User Equipment (UEs) at multiple locations and responsively determines radio metric variances at the multiple locations. The baseband circuitry receives attachment signaling from a new UE, determines the location for the new UE, and determines a measurement time period for the new UE based on the radio metric variance at the location of the new UE. The baseband circuitry transfers the measurement time period to the new UE. The baseband circuitry receives and processes a measurement report from the new UE and determines to add a secondary access node based on a radio metric for the secondary access node in the new measurement report. The baseband circuitry transfers network signaling to the secondary access node to serve the new UE and transfers additional user signaling to new UE to attach to the secondary access node.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses exemplified in this disclosure provide mechanisms for a wireless communication device to indicate its Radio Access Technology (RAT) preferences to a wireless communication network, and for a wireless communication network to consider the RAT preferences of a given device when deciding which RAT the device will use. As a non-limiting example of the advantages flowing from these mechanisms, devices operating within a network that includes or is associated with multiple RATs can indicate their preferences for which RAT they use, while still allowing the network to retain control of the RAT selection decisions. Such flexibility offers significant advantages in 5G networks that provide tight integration between multiple RATS—e.g., between LTE and NR air interfaces. However, the methods and apparatuses disclosed herein are not limited to 5G networks.

Abstract: The method for transmitting control information in a mobile communication system includes: determining a control channel resource for transmitting control information by means of the data channel region; and transmitting the control information using the determined control channel resource. A capacity for control information, which increases for multiple user multiple-input multiple-out (MIMOs) in a heterogeneous network environment, for heterogeneous network interference control using carrier aggregation, for frequent use of a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, and for a CoMP transmission control, may be satisfied. Further, an adaptive resource allocation based on a requested capacity for control information may be enabled, and the efficient utilization of resources may also be enabled.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, behaviors of User Equipment (UE) and base station (BS) pertinent to Scheduling Request (SR) and/or Buffer Status Report (BSR) as well as resource management in short Transmission Time Interval (sTTI) relevant scenarios are discussed. UE may firstly determine if the SR is triggered by a buffer status change of a delay-critical data which needs a sTTI. If so, UE will send the SR to BS on a first type of uplink control channel designed for sTTI. Otherwise, UE will send the SR to the base station on a second type of uplink control channel designed for legacy TTI.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of the 4G system. A method by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes receiving a first message comprising first information indicating a number of symbols in an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) region, identifying at least one symbol for transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) based on the first information, and transmitting the SRS.

Abstract: Base stations and wireless devices may use cross-slot scheduling for each of a plurality of cells. Base stations and wireless devices may communicate regarding the cross-slot scheduling, including for example, one or more indications associated with cross-slot scheduling for one or more cells. A wireless device may determine cross-slot scheduling for one or more transmissions associated with the one or more cells. The wireless device may save power by switching to a power saving mode for at least one cell during one or more slots, based on the cross-slot scheduling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting uplink data which is robust to collision on shared uplink resource in wireless communication system, the method comprising: checking whether uplink data is allowed to transmit on contention based resource or not, when the uplink data becomes available for transmission; and transmitting a buffer status reporting (BSR) on the contention based resource without any uplink data, if the uplink data is not allowed to transmit on the contention based resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to auto-configuration methods and apparatus, and base stations. One example method includes determining physical configuration information of a base station, where the base station includes a control node and at least one hardware node, the physical configuration information of the base station indicates topology information and hardware attribute information of each node that needs to be configured, and nodes that need to be configured include at least one of the at least one hardware node, determining logical mapping configuration information of the base station, where the logical mapping configuration information of the base station indicates a mapping relationship between a hardware resource included in the base station and a logical resource corresponding to the hardware resource.

Abstract: Mitigating interference caused by external networks includes identifying air interface resources within a wireless air interface that are subject to interference from the external network, scheduling resources for a first one or more wireless devices reporting channel conditions that meet a threshold or being a threshold distance from a serving access node to avoid using the identified air interface resources, and instructing a second one or more wireless devices reporting channel conditions that do not meet the threshold or within a threshold distance from the serving access node to use the identified air interface resources.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes determining a presence of a first type of reference signal having a first bandwidth configuration; obtaining a second bandwidth configuration associated with a second type of reference signal, the second bandwidth configuration being based on the presence of the first type of reference signal; and controlling a bandwidth of the second type of reference signal based on the obtained second bandwidth configuration.

Abstract: We disclose systems and methods of dynamically virtualizing a wireless communication network. The communication network is comprised of heterogeneous multi-RAT mesh nodes coupled to a computing cloud component. The computing cloud component virtualizes the true extent of the resources it manages and presents an interface to the core network that appears to be a single base station.

Abstract: A multi-chip system is configured as an antenna array. The multi-chip system includes at least two transmitting sets distributed over one or more transmitting chips, where the transmitting sets each include an integrated transmitting antenna and an integrated up-conversion circuit. The multi-chip system further includes at least two receiving chips, where the receiving chips each include at least one integrated receiving antenna and at least one integrated down-conversion circuit.

Abstract: An intelligent subsystem coupled with one or more radio transceivers, a voice processing module/a first set of computer implementable instructions (stored in a non-transitory storage media) to understand a voice command in a natural language and a second set of computer implementable instructions (stored in the non-transitory storage media) to provide learning or intelligence to the intelligent subsystem in response to a user's interest/preference, is disclosed. Furthermore, the intelligent subsystem is sensor-aware or context-aware.

Abstract: A method for apportioning uplink transmission power in a mobile communication device is disclosed including determining a maximum power limit for the mobile communication device, identifying a first wireless transmission scheduled to transmit at a first power and a first time according to a first radio access technology (RATI); identifying a second wireless transmission scheduled to transmit at a second power and a second time according to a second radio access technology (RAT2). An aggregate transmission power required for transmission is calculated and transmission is apportioned asymmetrically as to at least one of power and/or time between the first wireless transmission and the second wireless transmission where the required aggregate transmission power exceeds said maximum power limit. Transmitting at least one of said first and/or second wireless transmission according to said asymmetrical apportionment results in transmission within specified power limits.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a processor, programmed to utilize a modem to receive an update request as a short message service (SMS) message, identify a network quality metric for a data connection to a base station of a wide-area network, when the quality metric exceeds a predefined threshold value, download the software update from the wide-area network, and otherwise, send an update response as an SMS deliver report indicating rejection of the update request.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for radio frequency (RF) calibration in a multiple antenna system (MAS) with multi-user (MU) transmissions (“MU-MAS”) exploiting uplink/downlink channel reciprocity. The RF calibration is used to compute open-loop downlink precoder based on uplink channel estimates, thereby avoiding feedback overhead for channel state information as in closed-loop schemes. For example, a MU-MAS of one embodiment comprises a wireless cellular network with one or multiple beacon stations, multiple client devices and multiple distributed antennas operating cooperatively via precoding methods to eliminate inter-client interference and increase network capacity.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for facilitating setting up of a network slice for service provision in a time division duplex system includes a receiver configured to receive a request for a network slice for at least one service. A processor is configured to specify, for the requested network slice, at least one of an uplink/downlink (UL/DL) configuration and a reconfiguration timescale. A transmitter is configured to notify at least one of a communication entity of a radio access network and a communication entity of a core network of the UL/DL configuration.

Abstract: A user apparatus in a radio communication system that includes a base station and the user apparatus includes a reception unit that receives, from the base station, information that designates a signal waveform to be used by the user apparatus to transmit a random access preamble; and a transmission unit that transmits the random access preamble with the use of the signal waveform designated by the information received by the reception unit.

Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for reporting measurement results by a user equipment (UE). The method receives, at the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) release message to transition to an RRC Inactive state. The method of some of the present implementations performs measurements while in the RRC Inactive state. The method then receives an RRC resume message from a base station, the RRC resume message comprising a request for the measurement results. After receiving the RRC resume message, the method transmits the measurement results to the base station in an RRC resume complete message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test method implemented by an item of equipment (10) comprising at least two radio-communication devices (12, 13) for testing at least one transmitter and receiver of said radio-communication devices. According to the invention, it comprises the following steps implemented for testing a transmitter (120) to be tested of a transmitting radio-communication device (12) and/or a receiver (131) to be tested of a receiving radio-communication device (13) of the same item of equipment (10), a step (E100) of transmitting a test signal in a transmission channel of said transmitter (120) of said transmitting radio-communication device (12), and a step (E200) of detection, in a reception channel corresponding to said transmission channel of said transmitter (120), of the test signal transmitted.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a controller that detects a communication loss between a first vehicle and a second vehicle and/or a monitoring device in a vehicle system. The controller operationally restricts movement of the vehicle system based on the communication loss. The controller obtains or generates a transitional plan that designates operational settings for the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle based at least in part on a location of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle. The controller selectively changes movement of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle via the transitional plan to reduce a speed of the first vehicle and/or the second vehicle responsive to the communication loss being detected.

Abstract: A datacenter, a communication apparatus, a communication method, and a communication control method in a communication system are provided that can enhance the versatility of a datacenter and a virtual network constructed therein. A communication system includes: a plurality of wireless communication facilities owned by a plurality of network operators, respectively; and a datacenter in which a virtual core network is constructed, wherein the virtual core network implements mobile communication functions by using the plurality of wireless communication facilities.

Abstract: In a multi-carrier wireless system, potential problems from reconfiguring mobile station resources to accommodate changes in component-carrier configuration are mitigated by inserting a guard period each time the configuration of component carriers changes, so that transceiver reconfiguration can be carried out without interfering with ongoing transmission. A base station is configured to transmit data to a mobile station according to a first configuration of two or more component carriers, to determine that a change of configuration to a second component carrier configuration is required, and to signal the change of configuration to the mobile station, using the first configuration of component carriers. The base station then refrains from transmitting data to the mobile station during a pre-determined guard interval of at least one transmission-time interval subsequent to the signaling of the change of configuration.

Abstract: A first access node of a first wireless access network receives, via a first entry node of the first network, a service-request message from a terminal registered with the first network. The first access node requests first network-capacity information associated with the first wireless access network from the first entry node, and second network-capacity information associated with a second wireless access network from a second access node of the second network. The first access node selects a target access network based on the service-request message and the first and second network-capacity information. The first access node, in response to a selection of the first wireless access network, sends a service-reply message to the first entry node. The first access node, in response to a selection of the second wireless access network, triggers a handover of the terminal to the second wireless access network.

Abstract: A system for predictive adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) is disclosed. One or more receiving terminals detect changes in a transmission rate and automatically adapt demodulation to the changes. A transmitting terminal transmits data to the one or more receiving terminals using predictive ACM by selecting channel parameters for a lookup table without receiving channel parameters over a return link from the one or more receiving terminals.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.

Abstract: Provided is a procedure for receiving response information in response to a request message in an M2M system. Such a procedure may include transmitting a request message; determining a response type parameter corresponding to the request message; and receiving response information according to the response type parameter, wherein one of blocking, synchronous non-blocking (nonBlockingRequestSynch) and asynchronous non-blocking (nonBlockingRequestAsynch) is set as the response type parameter.

Abstract: A transmitter for transmitting data to a receiver in a wireless local area network communication system, including: a candidate channel determination unit configured to determine a candidate channel list including at least one channel being available for transmission at the transmitter; a transmitting unit for transmitting a request packet including the candidate channel list; and a receiving unit for receiving at least one response packet via at least one selected channel included in the candidate channel list from at least one receiver in response to the request packet, the at least one selected channel being available for reception at the at least one receiver; wherein the transmitting unit is configured to transmit a data packet to the receiver via the at least one selected channel after receiving the response packet.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system for real time provisioning and optimization of a user's resources based on both historical and real time data associated with the user. In particular, the system may comprise a data analytics engine which may continuously analyze user data from various data sources. The aggregated data may be processed through a predictive engine which may use artificial intelligence and/or machine learning to predict a user's actions within the system. Based on the prediction, the system may provide an optimized allocation of resources with respect to the predicted actions of the user.

Abstract: A method and system for acquiring mmWave carrier in a wireless communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an MS acquires a low frequency carrier and then acquires the high frequency carrier. Since the low frequency carrier and the high frequency carrier are transmitted by same BS, the BS provides assistance information on the acquired low frequency carrier to the MS to acquire a synchronization signal which is transmitted on a high frequency carrier using beamforming. The assistance information includes synchronization signal beam time slots, synchronization signal beams which the MS needs to search, beam ID and so on. Based on the assistance information, the MS monitors the high frequency carrier to search and acquire the synchronization beam signal transmitted on the high frequency carrier. The MS determines the beam ID of the received synchronization beam signal and reports to the BS on the low frequency carrier.

Abstract: An activity-information system is provided. The system comprises an activity-information server and a plurality of activity-information devices. Activity-information devices may be proprietor devices (e.g., for bar owners/staff), affiliate devices (e.g., for club promoters or taxi drivers), or end-user devices (e.g., for patrons). The activity-information devices provide activity information (such as, a user's location or presence at a venue or within a district) to the activity-information server, which stores the activity information in an activity-information repository. The activity-information server then determines activity levels for venues and districts, which may be transmitted to devices. The activity-information device then may display activity level in an activity-information interface. The activity-information interface may comprise a map with highlighting and icons indicative of activity levels for districts and venues, respectively.

Abstract: A server may receive a request from a remote device to wirelessly locate an object that includes a wireless identification device. The server may also instruct one or more wireless-search enabled devices, comprising a predefined requestor network of devices, to attempt to locate the object. The server may further receive responses from the one or more devices in the network reporting results of attempts to locate the object and notify the remote device of at least one result.

Abstract: In a method for receiving downlink control information, a terminal device sends first data to a network device in a first time unit, where the first data is uplink transmission without uplink grant signaling. The terminal device further receives downlink control information in a second time unit, where the downlink control information includes resource allocation information and a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI). The terminal device determines, based on the first RNTI, that the downlink control information is for the uplink transmission without uplink grant signaling; and retransmits a part or all of the first data on a resource corresponding to the resource allocation information, or sends second data on a resource corresponding to the resource allocation information, where the second data and the first data are data of a same HARQ process.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving an uplink in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefore. Specifically, a method for uplink transmission by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system may include: receiving, from a base station, Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) configuration information, wherein the SRS configuration information includes a parameter set for power control of SRS for each SRS resource set and the SRS resource set includes one or more SRS resources; determining a transmission power of the SRS, based on the parameter set for power control of the SRS; and transmitting the SRS to the base station.

Abstract: Example information transmission methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a first communications device sends indication information to a second communications device, where the indication information is used to indicate a concurrent subframe in which the first communications device and the second communications device perform information transmission. The first communications device sends first information to the second communications device on a first time-frequency resource in the concurrent subframe. The first communications device receives, on a second time-frequency resource in the concurrent subframe, second information sent by the second communications device.

Abstract: A method for registering a User Equipment, UE, with low access priority in an Internet Protocol based Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network said method comprising the steps of receiving, by a Proxy-Call Serving Control Function, P-CSCF node comprised by said IMS network, a Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, Register message for registering said UE in said IMS network, determining, by said P-CSCF node, that said SIP Register message comprises an indication that said UE is using a low access priority, wherein said low access priority indicates at least a reduced priority for said UE for accessing network resources, and establishing, by said P-CSCF node, said registration of said UE with said determined low access priority indication. Complementary methods and devices for performing a method according to the invention are also presented herein.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to a network node for a wireless communication network, the network node being adapted for transmitting reference signaling utilising an antenna array, the network node further being adapted for transmitting the reference signaling in a pattern, the pattern being determined based on a beamforming state for transmitting the reference signaling and/or based on a beam reception state. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.