Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for cell access techniques in carrier aggregation configurations in which one or more carriers do not provide discovery signals such as synchronization signal block (SSB) transmissions. A UE may be configured with an anchor carrier on which SSBs are transmitted, and one or more non-anchor carriers on which SSBs are not transmitted. A single cell barring indication may be provided for the anchor carrier, in which case the UE may follow cell barring indications for associated non-anchor carriers. In other cases, separate cell barring indications may be provided for one or more anchor carriers and one or more non-anchor carriers.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to receive user plane data from a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network when the terminal device is not in an active radio resource connected mode, the method comprising: receiving paging message signalling from the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the paging message signalling comprises an indication the network infrastructure equipment has user plane data for transmission to the terminal device while the terminal device is not in an active radio resource connected mode; determining from the paging message signalling a set of radio resources on which the user plane data is to be transmitted by the network infrastructure equipment to the terminal device; and receiving the user plane data from the network infrastructure equipment using the determined set of radio resources while the terminal device is not in an active radio resource connected mode.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a scheduling configuration for scheduling communications on a first component carrier. The scheduling configuration may indicate at least a first downlink control channel candidate on a second component carrier that is linked for control message repetition to a second downlink control channel candidate on one of the first component carrier or a third component carrier. The UE may then receive, from the base station and based on the scheduling configuration, at least one repetition of a control message in the first downlink control channel candidate or the second downlink control channel candidate, the control message scheduling a communication between the base station and the UE over the first component carrier. The UE may then transmit or receive the communication with the base station over the first component carrier.

Abstract: The method of wireless communication may include a UE, a base station, and a core network including an AMF. The UE may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE by transmitting paging assistance information to the AMF. The paging assistance information may include an expected paging probability of the UE. The base station may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE based on the change of RRC connection between the UE and the base station. The core network including the AMF may transmit an updated paging subgroup ID to the UE. The core network including the AMF may configure a set of candidate subgroups associated with the UE, and the base station may update the paging subgroup ID of the UE based on releasing the RRC connection to the RRC inactive state.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE grouping are disclosed. A method at a remote unit comprises receiving parameters on service information and grouping rule information; and computing a group ID based on the parameters on service information and the grouping rule information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for managing communication between at least one NB-IoT device and an application server. The method comprises continuously receiving, at a mobility management unit, one or more data request from the application server for the at least one NB-IoT device. The mobility management unit transmits a paging request to the at least one NB-IoT device and dynamically monitors a response to the paging request from the at least one NB-IoT device. The mobility management unit continuously buffers the one or more data request based on the dynamic monitoring, and transmits, the one or more buffered data request based on one of an expiry of the paging request and the dynamic monitoring for managing communication between at least one NB-IoT device and the application server.

Abstract: A communication method includes communicating between a terminal device and a first network device via a first uplink capability. The terminal device includes a first communication card and a second communication card. The method also includes sending a first message to the first network device from the terminal device. The first message indicates a second uplink capability to communicate between the terminal device and the first network device. The method additionally includes communicating between the terminal device and a second network device via a third uplink capability.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and an apparatus for handling configured grant (CG) resource for small data transmission (SDT) are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to early measurement reporting are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device in a cellular communications system comprises transmitting measurements with a first message to a network node. The first message is a request to resume a connection of the wireless device with a target cell, and the measurements are measurements performed by the wireless device while in a dormant state. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method of operation of a wireless device for reception of a request for early measurements in association with a paging message and corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed. Embodiments of methods of operation of a network node and corresponding embodiments of a network node are also disclosed.

Abstract: The method of wireless communication may include a UE, a base station, and a core network including an AMF. The UE may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE by transmitting paging assistance information to the AMF. The paging assistance information may include an expected paging probability of the UE. The base station may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE based on the change of RRC connection between the UE and the base station. The core network including the AMF may transmit an updated paging subgroup ID to the UE. The core network including the AMF may configure a set of candidate subgroups associated with the UE, and the base station may update the paging subgroup ID of the UE based on releasing the RRC connection to the RRC inactive state.

Abstract: A mobile phone configured to operate in a normal notification mode and an emergency notification mode. The mobile phone includes a memory adapted to maintain profiles relating to user contacts, an output device operable to emit audible notifications responsive to incoming communications, at least one input device operable to receive a user selection of a silent notification mode of the device and a user selection of a silent mode disabled setting associated with the profiles and a processor coupled to the memory, the output device and the at least one input device. When the device is in the silent notification mode, audible notifications are not emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles without the silent mode disabled and audible notifications are emitted from the output device responsive to incoming communications from the user contacts having profiles with the silent mode disabled.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method performed by a wireless device for performing Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, entity re-establishment. The wireless device is acting as a Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, receiving entity. The method comprises receiving (101) a request to perform PDCP entity re-establishment; responsive to the request, resetting (103) a header compression protocol by discarding any contexts associated with the header compression protocol, and refraining (105) from transmitting feedback associated with the header compression protocol to a PDCP transmitting entity.

Abstract: The method of wireless communication may include a UE, a base station, and a core network including an AMF. The UE may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE by transmitting paging assistance information to the AMF. The paging assistance information may include an expected paging probability of the UE. The base station may initiate an update of the paging subgroup ID assigned to the UE based on the change of RRC connection between the UE and the base station. The core network including the AMF may transmit an updated paging subgroup ID to the UE. The core network including the AMF may configure a set of candidate subgroups associated with the UE, and the base station may update the paging subgroup ID of the UE based on releasing the RRC connection to the RRC inactive state.

Abstract: A communication method includes: a first device determines first control information, where the first control information carries first information, and the first information is used to indicate emergency information; and the first control information is format-3 control information, format-3A control information, format-6-0A control information, format-6-0B control information, format-6-1A control information, or format-6-1B control information; the first device sends the first control information to a second device; and the first device sends the emergency information to the second device. The method expands coverage of a network, and may be applied to an internet of things (IoT), for example, machine type communication (MTC), a long term evolution-machine (LTE-M), or machine-to-machine (M2M).

Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using trap cache segments to detect malicious processes. A trap cache segment to the cache for data in the storage and indicated as a trap cache segment. Cache segments are added to the cache having data from the storage that are not indicated as trap cache segments. A memory function call from a process executing in the computer system reads data from a region of a memory device to output the read data to a buffer of the memory device. A determination is made as to whether the region of the memory device includes the trap cache segment. The memory function call is blocked and the process is treated as a potentially malicious process in response to determining that the region includes the trap cache segment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses method for transmitting downlink packet in function-separated core network. It is an object of the embodiments of the present disclosure to provide a method for transmitting a downlink packet for a UE in an idle mode which is capable of reducing a data transmission latency for a user and efficiently using network resources in a mobile communication system in which the control plane and the user plane of a gateway node are separated.

Abstract: A method for use in wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) which assesses both a first network and a second network to receive radio frames from each of the first network and the second network is disclosed. The method comprise: obtaining a first paging occasion (PO) as the first network's current PO and a second PO as the second network's current PO; determining whether there is a PO collision between the first PO and the second PO, on condition that there is the PO collision, selecting a network from the first network and the second network, and sending a request to the selected network; receiving, from the selected network, a collision avoidance parameter corresponding to the request; calculating a third PO for the selected network using the collision avoidance parameter, and using the third PO as the selected network's current PO.

Abstract: A paging response method, a paging method, an electronic device and a storage medium. The response method, for terminal configured to couple at least two operator networks, includes: determining information on a first priority for communicating with a first operator network in the at least two operator networks in response to a coupling state with the first operator network; acquiring information on a second priority for communication between a second operator network in the at least two operator networks and the terminal from a paging message in response to receiving the paging message from the second operator network; and determining to maintain the coupling state with the first operator network, or to decouple from the first operator network and to respond to the paging message of the second operator network, based on the information on the first priority and the information on the second priority.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for paging occasion (PO) and paging early indication (PEI) configurations. In particular, the present disclosure provides techniques for configuring various paging parameters on different types of user equipments (UEs), including, such as, reduced capability (RedCap) UEs. For example, a network entity transmits signaling jointly configuring at least first and second types of UEs having different capabilities with a first set of paging parameters. The network entity transmits signaling that separately configures at least the first and second types of UEs with a second set of paging parameters. The network entity communicates with the first and the second types of UEs in accordance with the first and second set of paging parameters.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured to monitor paging occasions of a network. The UE operates in a paging discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, wherein the DRX cycle includes a paging occasion (PO). The UE determines a location in time for a wake-up signal (WUS) occasion associated with the PO and determines whether to utilize an active mode or a sleep mode during the PO based on an indication included in a WUS received during the WUS occasion.

Abstract: A Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) for 5G networks is disclosed. A higher granularity of the load level information from the NWDAF is proposed. Also proposed are new ways to utilise the services provided by the NWDAF for other Network Functions (NF) like Network Repository Function (NRF), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), Policy Control Function (PCF), and Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising evaluating a survival time status of a terminal device, determining a handover command transmission based at least partly on the survival time status, and transmitting the handover command to the terminal device based on the determining.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a relay user equipment device (UE) assisting one or more remote UEs in performing a radio access network notification area (RNA) update procedure in a cellular communication system. The relay UE establishes a first relay connection with a first remote device. The first relay connection relays communications between the first remote device and a network. The relay UE transmits a first message to the network to initiate the RNA update procedure for the first remote device, receives an acknowledgment message from the network including updated connection information for the first remote device, and transmits the updated connection information to the first remote device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining media content from a media content server over a mobile network, and providing the media content to a communication device over a first direct communication link. Embodiments include detecting a mobility event associated with the mobile network, and providing a notification message to a first network device associated with the mobile network. Further embodiments can include obtaining instructions from the first network device, wherein the instructions indicate to provide a mobility event notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for remote evaluation of content delivery service are described. A remote computing device may determine the existence and performance characteristics of devices and equipment at a premises by monitoring and analyzing data from a network associated with the premises to determine the presence or absence of equipment, compatibility issues, and performance quality.

Abstract: In an example method, a user equipment (UE) determines a first identifier assigned to the UE for use on a first wireless communications network and one or more first time slots for monitoring the first wireless communication networks. The UE determines a second identifier assigned to the UE for use on a second wireless communications network and one or more second time slots for monitoring the second wireless communication networks. The UE determines that the one or more first time slots at least partially overlap the one or more second time slots, and in response, transmits to the second wireless communications network, a request for a third identifier to be assigned to the UE for use on the second wireless communications network and/or a request that the one or more second time slots be offset by an interval of time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for a communication system with group service. The method includes: creating an access stratum group including at least one terminal device. The at least one terminal device is included in a same application group for supporting an application relating to the at least one terminal device. It is an advantage that the terminal devices engaged in the same application group could be handled more consistently in an access stratum layer in the communication system. The group service quality may be further improved.

Abstract: Techniques for power savings by a wireless device. The technique including receiving, by a first wireless device, a set of sidelink resources for communicating directly with a second wireless device from a wireless node, determining, by the first wireless device, to transmit sidelink data to the second wireless device, receiving sidelink coordination information, the sidelink coordination information including discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration information of the second wireless device, transmitting a sidelink resources request to the wireless node, the sidelink resources request including assistance information based on the received sidelink coordination information, receiving a sidelink resources grant from the wireless node, and transmitting the sidelink data based on the sidelink resources grant.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including a user equipment device (UE) exchanging communications with a base station to determine one or more scheduling profiles, such as one or more scheduling-power profiles, where a scheduling-power profile may specify one or more parameters associated with UE communication behavior, e.g., one or more constraints on UE communication behavior and/or slot scheduling of UE communications. In addition, the method may include the UE receiving a slot configuration schedule from the base station. The slot configuration schedule may be based on at least one scheduling-power profile of the one or more scheduling-power profiles. Further, the method may include the UE performing communications with the base station based on the at least one scheduling-power profile.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UE grouping are disclosed. A method at a remote unit comprises: receiving grouping rule information; and computing a group_ID based on at least the grouping rule information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an AMF may receive, from a user equipment (UE), a communication associated with a request for an identifier. The AMF may transmit, to the UE, the identifier, wherein the identifier is based at least in part on a synchronization signal block (SSB) periodicity and a number of paging frames per discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, and data transmission and reception methods to be performed by a user device and a base station in a communications system. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives paging occasion configuration from the base station, including at least one parameter for configuring a predefined time-domain pattern for receiving paging occasion within a paging cycle; and performs reception of paging signal in the paging occasions within the predefined time-domain pattern configured according to the received paging occasion configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for receive chain selection at a user equipment (UE) with efficient switching between a reduced number of receive chains and an increased number of receive chains for downlink communications based on conditions at the UE. A UE may adaptively adjust the number of active receive chains based on downlink grant activity, channel conditions, network parameters, or any combinations thereof. An estimator block at the UE may determine to adjust the number of receive chains based on a number of downlink grants within one or more time periods. In some cases, grants for an amount of data that exceeds a threshold may be qualified in order to be counted at the estimation block. Further, a transient state may be provided where the UE may maintain a higher number of active receive chains until UE feedback is provided.

Abstract: A method is provided for avoiding context transfers by a first Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) connected to a first gNB to a second AMF when a user equipment (UE) in idle mode moves from the first gNB to a second gNB. The method may include provisioning the first AMF and the second AMF with the same tracking area identity (TAI), the first AMF and the second AMF s being connected to a respective enterprise gNB. The method may also include configuring the 5G packet core network comprising a session management function (SMF) in communications with the first AMF and the second AMF, to avoid transferring a UE context from the first AMF to the second AMF when the user equipment (UE) in the idle mode moves from a first AMF to the second AMF. The UE context remains with the first AMF.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cell processing method, apparatus and system. The cell processing method includes: a first communication node sends multiple neighbor cell lists; where the neighbor cell lists includes: a neighbor cell list of neighbor cells connected to a first core network and at least one neighbor cell list of neighbor cells connected to only a second core network; or a neighbor cell list of neighbor cells connected to only the first core network, a neighbor cell list of neighbor cells connected to both the first core network and the second core network, and at least one neighbor cell list of neighbor cells connected to only the second core network.

Abstract: A network configures and transmits paging information. The network transmits configuration information to a user equipment (UE) operating in the network, wherein the configuration information comprises a value N based on a minimum gap between reception of a paging downlink control information (DCI) by the UE and fully processing the paging DCI by the UE, configures a paging DCI to be transmitted to the UE on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), wherein the paging DCI includes scheduling information for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and transmits the paging DCI to the UE on the PDCCH.

Abstract: In a system comprising a plurality of wireless multi-modal portable communication devices (MMPCDs) communicable with one another via a cloud-based communication platform server (CPS), techniques are disclosed for configuring a proxy scheme to permit a disconnected multi-modal portable communication device (MMPCD) to connect to a cloud-based communication platform server (CPS) via a proxy device having a connection to the CPS. Once connected, additional techniques for sending and receiving messages via the proxy scheme are disclosed.

Abstract: A radio mapping architecture for applying machine learning techniques to mobile wireless radio access networks, including a base station, a user equipment (UE), and a network is provided. The radio mapping architecture includes a spectrum monitoring unit and a server and utilizes the UE. The server includes a radio mapping database and a Machine Learning module. The UE or the spectrum monitoring unit captures Radio parameters to derive an input schema for the radio mapping database. The spectrum monitoring unit extracts the Radio parameters that correspond to the base station and the UE and updates them in the radio mapping database periodically. The input schema for the radio mapping database is updated with the Radio parameters sensed by the spectrum monitoring unit and the UE.

Abstract: A method may include sending, by a wireless device to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a first registration request message that includes a first geographical coordinate of a first geographical location. The method may also include receiving, from the AMF, a registration accept message comprising a radius value. The method may further include moving, by the wireless device, to a second geographical location. The method may additionally include sending, conditioned on a distance between the first geographical coordinate and a second geographical coordinate of the second geographical location being larger than the radius value, a second registration request message that includes the second geographical coordinate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a paging response in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wireless device may perform a UL transmission for informing that the wireless device does not respond to a paging from a first network to the first network, while communicating with the first network. The UL transmission is related to the ID of the wireless device among a list of IDs of the wireless devices in the paging.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, system, and devices for determining a location of paging early indication (PEI). One method includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information of a paging early indication occasion (PEI-O), wherein the configuration information comprises a frame-level offset list and a symbol-level offset list, the frame-level offset list comprises one or more frame-level offset, and the symbol-level offset list comprises one or more symbol-level offset; and detecting, by the UE, a paging early indication (PEI) in the PEI-O, wherein the PEI-O is determined by a frame-level offset from a start of a first paging frame (PF) of at least one PF associated with the PEI-O to a reference point and a symbol-level offset from the reference point to a start of a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitor occasion of the PEI-O.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: operating in a Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) mode in which a first subscriber identity module (SIM) is designated as a default data subscription (DDS); transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) from a communication port of the UE, wherein the SRS has a timing offset assigned by a network associated with the first SIM; receiving paging messages from a network associated with a second SIM; determining an offset adjustment to avoid a collision between the SRS and the paging messages; sending a request to the network associated with the first SIM to adjust the timing offset according to the offset adjustment; and receiving an offset change configuration from the network associated with the first SIM.

Abstract: A network node is arranged to operate in a cell of a cellular communication system. The network node comprises an interface towards the cellular communication system where the interface is arranged to receive paging information for an idle user equipment, UE, a paging handler arranged to determine a mode of power saving for the UE, and to determine timing for a wake-up signal based on the determined mode and the received paging information, and a transmitter arranged to transmit the wake-up signal at the determined timing. A method of the network node comprises receiving paging information for an idle user equipment, UE, from the cellular communication system, determining a mode of power saving for the UE, determining timing for a wake-up signal based on the determined mode and the received paging information, and transmitting the wake-up signal at the determined timing.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is grouped into a paging subgroup for the purposes of receiving pages from a network. The UE receives, from the network, a paging configuration for a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state or an RRC inactive state paging operation, the paging configuration comprising a paging subgroup identification for the UE and monitors paging occasions based on at least the paging subgroup identification.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a core network, a request for a preferred assignment of a paging occasion subgroup. The method also includes receiving, from the core network, a response indicating whether the request is granted. The method further includes monitoring a first paging occasion within a first paging frame associated with the paging occasion subgroup based on the response indicating the request is granted.

Abstract: A base station apparatus including: a transmission unit that transmits a first activation signal, which is an activation signal that becomes a trigger for monitoring a paging occasion, for each group of grouped user equipments and transmits a second activation signal, which is a activation signal common to multiple groups, wherein the transmission unit transmits, to the user equipment, information instructing whether to perform monitoring of the second activation signal or information indirectly instructing whether to perform monitoring of the second activation signal.

Abstract: A radio station (1) transmits, to a radio terminal (3) on a licensed frequency (Cell #1), control signaling (S102) associated with at least one of a measurement timing and a measurement period of terminal measurement on an unlicensed frequency (Cell #2) and receives, from the radio terminal (3) on the licensed frequency (Cell #1), a result of the terminal measurement that is executed in response to the control signaling (S102) and in accordance with at least one of the measurement timing and the measurement period (S105). This contributes, for example, to acquisition of information useful for the radio station to determine whether to allow the radio terminal to perform communication on the unlicensed frequency.

Abstract: A fake base station (FBS) redirection attack method using unicast message injection in a long term evolution (LTE) wireless section and a system thereof are provided. The FBS redirection attack method includes synchronizing with a signal of a commercial base station connected with a target device being an attack target, transmitting an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) paging message to the target device using an IMSI of the target deice, and injecting a unicast message including a frequency of an FBS into the target device, before a base station re-access process is completed in the target device which decodes the IMSI paging message.

Abstract: The present application provides a wireless communication method, a terminal, and a network device. One example method includes: receiving, by a terminal in a first terminal group, PEI sent by a network device, wherein terminal belongs to a terminal group, the PEI indicates whether at least one terminal in the terminal group is to receive paging indication information, and the terminal group corresponds to a paging occasion (PO) group.

Abstract: To support packet-based call, a first base station (102, 104) receives, by processing hardware, an indication of whether a user device supports packet-based video over a certain RAT (2302). When the processing hardware at the first base station determines (2304), based on the received indication, that the first base station supports packet-based video over the certain RAT, the base station configures radio resources for establishing a new packet-based video call with the user device over the certain RAT (2306), or hands over an existing packet-based video call, established between the first base station and the user device, to a second base station that operates according to the certain RAT (2308).