Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. A wireless device may transmit an uplink signal via a cell of a cell group. Transmission timing of the uplink signal may be based on a cell of the cell group and a timing adjustment associated with a different cell group.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems for indicating resources for uplink transmissions related to various services in a wireless communication. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication node includes: transmitting indication information to a first wireless communication device, wherein the indication information indicates to the first wireless communication device a resource set of resources configured for uplink transmissions related to at least one type of service by at least one second wireless communication device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an access control method in user equipment and user equipment that can efficiently and reliably establish a radio bearer for data transmission. The access control method comprises: determining a layer-2 destination ID according to information acquired from an upper layer; and establishing a radio bearer (RB) associated with the determined layer-2 destination ID.

Abstract: A communication device shortening a scanning time of a communication terminal is provided. A communication device functioning as an access point includes: a first signal processing unit generating a first signal of which a subordinate communication terminal is notified; a second signal processing unit generating a second signal which includes information regarding the first signal and of which a communication terminal before connection is notified; and a communication unit simultaneously transmitting the first and second signals. The second signal includes information regarding a channel to be used to transmit the first signal and further includes at least one piece of information among a transmission length of the second signal, a transmission length of the first signal, and the number of times the second signal is repeated.

Abstract: System and methods for smart cell selection and reselection are described. A mobile device may attempt to camp on a cell in a tracking area that has advertised a particular frequency band. If the mobile device is unable to recognize an information element identifying a different subset of the advertised frequency band than that supported by the mobile device, the mobile device will store a record of the tracking area and the advertised frequency band and compare future cell information broadcasts to the entry, avoiding attempts to operate within cells in the same tracking area advertising the same frequency. In this way the mobile device conserves resources by avoiding actions in incompatible cells and avoids storing information about many cells by only storing the tracking area information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to mobility techniques that allow for mobility of a user equipment (UE) between a set of cells. A method that may be performed by a UE includes receiving signaling configuring the UE with a set of cells that support physical (PHY) layer or medium access control (MAC) layer mobility signaling and with a measurement configuration for the set of cells, reporting, to a network entity, measurements for at least some of the set of cells in accordance with the measurement configuration, and receiving, from the network entity, PHY layer or MAC layer mobility signaling to move the UE to one of the cells in the set, wherein the mobility signaling is based, at least in part, on the reported measurements.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for dynamically updating a duration of link training time for a first stage of link training implemented to set up a first characteristic of a link connection between a physical layer transceiver (PHY) and a link partner. A first stage of link training preconfigured to last for a first duration of time is initiated and a metric of link quality that measures a link connection quality is initiated. Based on the determined metric of link quality, updating the first duration of time for the first stage of link training.

Abstract: A wireless network controller selects a network slice for a User Equipment (UE). The wireless network controller selects a functionality split for the UE based on the selected network slice and indicates the selected functionality split to a Centralized Unit (CU). The CU indicates the selected functionality split to a Distributed Unit (DU). The DU exchanges user communications with the UE. The DU processes the user communications with the network applications allocated to the DU in the selected functionality split for the UE. The DU exchanges the user communications with the CU. The CU processes the user communications with the network applications allocated to the CU in the selected functionality split for the UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication from a satellite that an offset between an uplink radio frame timing and a corresponding downlink radio frame timing at the UE is to be used. The UE may communicate with the satellite using the offset based at least in part on receiving the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a downlink control information message scheduling a downlink transmission that comprises a zero-power reference signal for the UE to use for rate matching during the downlink transmission. The UE may receive a signal triggering transmission of an aperiodic reference signal during the downlink transmission. The UE may determine whether the UE supports search space sharing. The UE may perform, upon determining that the UE supports search space sharing, rate matching around the aperiodic reference signal.

Abstract: A communication method for at least one mobile terminal of a user, suitable for setting up data connections or call connections via at least one mobile communication network to a data terminal or to a voice terminal and suitable for the wireless communication with a host server. Thereby a) a wireless communication link is established between the host server and the mobile terminal; b) a voucher is created by the host server; c) the voucher is transmitted to the operator of the mobile communication network or to a service provider; and d) the operator of the mobile communication network or the service provider, on the basis of the voucher, debits communication costs for data connections or call connections of the mobile terminal that were registered during the time period indicated in the voucher, at least in part to an account assigned to the identifier of the host server.

Abstract: A mobile robot is configured to navigate on a sidewalk and deliver a delivery to a predetermined location. The robot has a body and an enclosed space within the body for storing the delivery during transit. At least two cameras are mounted on the robot body and are adapted to take visual images of an operating area. A processing component is adapted to extract straight lines from the visual images taken by the cameras and generate map data based at least partially on the images. A communication component is adapted to send and receive image and/or map data. A mapping system includes at least two such mobile robots, with the communication component of each robot adapted to send and receive image data and/or map data to the other robot. A method involves operating such a mobile robot in an area of interest in which deliveries are to be made.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the communication processes in a wireless communication system based on short TTIs. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there provide a method for communication by a base station. The method comprise: receiving, from a user equipment, an uplink demodulation reference signal, DMRS, in an uplink transmission time interval, TTI, of an uplink subframe, which supports two or more uplink TTIs. At least one uplink TTI supported by the uplink subframe is configured to only transmit uplink control information and/or uplink data without any uplink DMRS. In the other aspects of the present disclosure, there also provides methods for communication by a user equipment and corresponding apparatuses.

Abstract: A method in a user device that supports an air interface for connecting to core networks (CNs) of different types includes receiving system information from a first base station or a second base station (1102), determining, based on the received system information, at least two CN types of respective CNs to which the first base station is connected (1104), choosing a CN type from among the at least two CN types (1106), and performing a mobility management procedure with a CN of the chosen CN type via the first base station (1108).

Abstract: An information transmission method, comprising: receiving, by a network device, Acknowledgement (ACK)/Non-Acknowledgement (NACK) information sent by a first terminal device; wherein the ACK/NACK information is obtained by the first terminal device according to information of a second sidelink channel sent by a second terminal device and received by the first terminal device, the ACK/NACK information is used for indicating whether sidelink data sent by the first terminal device to the second terminal device is correctly received by the second terminal device, the second sidelink channel comprises a sidelink feedback channel; sending downlink control information to the first terminal device, wherein the downlink control information carries second indication information, and the second indication information is used for determining a transmission resource for the ACK/NACK information.

Abstract: A method for updating communication parameters on a mobile device, the method including sending a communication from the mobile device to a server, the communication including a location of the mobile device; receiving at the mobile device, responsive to the communication, a new communication parameter; reconfiguring the mobile device with the new communication parameter; and sending a second communication from the mobile device to the server, the second communication using the new communication parameter.

Abstract: This application discloses: collecting statistics about a target parameter of a first data flow, where a target queue of a switching device is used to buffer a data packet in at least one data flow, the first data flow is one of the at least one data flow, and the target parameter is used to reflect an amount of data in the first data flow; when a length of the target queue meets a first length condition, determining, based on at least one of the target parameter and an auxiliary parameter of the first data flow, a marking probability corresponding to the first data flow; and performing congestion marking on a data packet in the first data flow based on the marking probability corresponding to the first data flow.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data transmissions are disclosed. An example method can comprise determining a plurality of time allocations for a time cycle. The plurality of time allocations can comprise a first time allocation which can be determined based on an information rate, a committed information rate, an excess information rate, an effective bandwidth rate, other factors, or a combination thereof. Data can be received from multiple sources into a buffer, for example, and can be processed within a time cycle if processing the data will not exceed the time allocation.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for determining a transport block size in a wireless communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving control information from a wireless communication node, wherein the control information includes a plurality of transmission parameters related to transport blocks to be transmitted between the wireless communication device and the wireless communication node; calculating an intermediate transport block size (TBS) for the transport blocks based on the plurality of transmission parameters; modifying the intermediate TBS to generate a modified TBS in response to an event that the intermediate TBS is smaller than a threshold; and determining a final. TBS for the transport blocks based on a TBS that is closest to the modified TBS, among TBSs that are in a quantized set and not smaller than the modified TBS.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration including a plurality of codebook subset restrictions. The UE may identify a codebook subset restriction, of the plurality of codebook subset restrictions, to be applied to precoding matrix indicator (PMI) selection associated with a slot. The UE may transmit a channel state information (CSI) report including an indication of a PMI selected based at least in part on the identified codebook subset restriction. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate in a wireless communications system. The UE may receive first control signaling indicating a first radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) and a first feedback process identifier, where the first RNTI indicates scheduling of a unicast downlink transmission. The UE may also receive second control signaling indicating a second RNTI and a second feedback process identifier, where the second RNTI indicates scheduling of a multicast downlink transmission. The UE may manage a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARM) process at the UE associated with the unicast downlink transmission and the multicast downlink transmission based on the first RNTI, the first feedback process identifier, the second RNTI, and the second feedback process identifier. The UE may also simultaneously process multicast downlink transmission and broadcast signaling.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices related to wireless communication are described. A method of wireless communication includes determining, by a communication device, one or more silent subcarriers among a plurality of subcarriers in a physical resource block (PRB) associated with a communication system; and determining to mute the one or more silent subcarriers in a resource mapping process based on a signaling instruction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and an apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, first indication information of an uplink resource used for sending uplink data or uplink control information. The first indication information of the uplink resource includes information used to indicate whether the uplink resource is a type 1 uplink resource or a type 2 uplink resource. The type 1 uplink resource includes at least one subcarrier in a frequency domain, where when a subcarrier quantity of subcarriers is greater than or equal to 2, the subcarriers are orthogonal to each other, and a subcarrier spacing is 3.75 kHz; or the type 1 uplink resource includes at least one sub-channel in a frequency domain, where a bandwidth of each sub-channel is approximately 3.75 kHz.

Abstract: A method and system for LBT or CCA threshold setting for directional reception and transmission are provided. In an embodiment, a method in a wireless device for determining if a channel is clear in an unlicensed band channel in a wireless network includes detecting, with the wireless device, an energy along a first beamforming direction. The method also includes determining, with the wireless device, an energy detection threshold. The method also includes determining, with the wireless device, whether the unlicensed band channel is clear in at least the first receiving direction according to the energy and the energy detection threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for scheduling multiple downlink transmissions. A method for operating a user equipment to provide hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information includes receiving information for a first HARQ-ACK codebook type and a second HARQ-ACK codebook type and information for a first set of cells and a second set of cells. The method further includes generating a first HARQ-ACK codebook, according to the first HARQ-ACK codebook type, that includes first HARQ-ACK information associated with first receptions on cells from the first set of cells; a second HARQ-ACK codebook, according to the second HARQ-ACK codebook type, that includes second HARQ-ACK information associated with second receptions on cells from the second set of cells; and a HARQ-ACK codebook by appending the second HARQ-ACK codebook to the first HARQ-ACK codebook. The method further includes transmitting a channel that provides the HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: A controller groups a plurality of service application types into a plurality of application type groups based on link quality requirements of the plurality of service application types in a network. Sending priorities are determined based on the plurality of application type groups. The controller separately determines at least one link for the plurality of application type groups based on link quality requirements of the plurality of application type groups and link quality information of a plurality of links in the network. The controller separately determines network configurations for the plurality of application type groups based on the at least one link separately determined for the plurality of application type groups, the sending priorities of the plurality of application type groups, the link quality requirements of the plurality of application type groups, and a policy recommendation engine. The network configurations are delivered to a policy execution point device.

Abstract: A communication apparatus of the present disclosure includes a receiver which, in operation, receives a signal that includes a non-legacy preamble and a data field, the non-legacy preamble comprising a first field for indicating a number of spatial streams (Nss) in the data field and a second field for indicating one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCSs), wherein two or more frequency diversity transmission schemes are supported and one of the two or more frequency diversity transmission schemes is applied based on a value of the Nss; and circuitry which, in operation, decodes the signal.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for creating a hybrid mesh of unlicensed wireless frequency bands between two or more vehicles communicating using an unlicensed wireless frequency band, and a massive MIMO base station communicating with the two or more vehicles using a licensed wireless frequency band. The hybrid mesh can be used to upload and download data from a vehicle in motion. The hybrid mesh can be formed via V2V connections between the vehicle and nearby vehicles. In other words, if a vehicle moves into a region outside the operating boundary of a 5G-NR massive MIMO base-station node, the vehicle can interact with other vehicles to generate a data pipeline using the unlicensed wireless frequency band from the vehicle the nearby vehicle, and using the licensed wireless frequency band from the nearby vehicle to the nearest, massive MIMO base station.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted sensor apparatus for determining the state of at least one mechanical vehicle component is described that has at least one sensor element capturing a mechanical variable, wherein sensor data captured by the at least one sensor element are continuously capturable in any operating state of the vehicle, a communication element by means of which captured sensor data are transmittable to an external computer for further processing, and a computing unit for reducing the volume of data of the sensor data to be transmitted to the external computer.

Abstract: A method of non-coherent wireless communication performed by a wireless communication device includes generating information bits for transmission to another wireless communication device. The method also includes identifying a configuration for a polar code encoder for encoding the information bits. The method further includes encoding a set of the information bits with a polar code encoding operation based on the configuration to generate a codeword, the configuration rendering the polar code encoding operation incapable of generating a codeword that is a bit-flipped counterpart of another codeword that the polar code encoding operation is capable of generating based on the configuration. The method still further includes transmitting the codeword via a wireless channel without a reference signal.

Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a wireless network controller authenticates a wireless receiver and transfers receiver instructions and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for wireless network slices to the wireless receiver. An item wirelessly transmits a network identifier (ID) and a product ID. The wireless receiver wirelessly detects the network ID and the product ID from the item at a geographic location. The receiver selects an API for a wireless network slice based on the receiver instructions and the network ID. The receiver transfers an API call to the wireless network slice. The wireless network slice selects a distributed Application (dAPP) based on the network ID, the product ID, and/or the geographic location for the item. The wireless network slice transfers the network ID, the product ID, and the geographic location for the item to selected dAPP.

Abstract: Systems and methods for registering and selecting a Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) are described herein. The systems and methods described herein use a Network Repository Function (NRF) to receive status updates of P-CSCFs available to be selected. The status updates include information such as, but not limited to, whether or not the P-CSCF is active or above or below a predetermined loading threshold. The NRF provides the information to a Session Management Function (SMF) that selects which P-CSCF is to be utilized for a Session Initiation Protocol. The SMF can also use loading levels of the P-CSCFs to perform load balancing.

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to determine beacon altitudes that may then be used in 3D positioning of UE. Some techniques may crowd source beacon altitudes based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position fixes obtained by UE. Other techniques may crowd source beacon altitudes based on uncalibrated pressure measurements obtained by UE. Still other techniques may combine beacon altitude crowd-sourcing and pressure sensor calibration on UE. Such techniques may make inferences based on line of sight (LOS) between UE and beacons, determined using signal strength, connection status, and/or timing measurement. The techniques may be implemented separately, or as part of a combined system that determines beacon altitudes in diverse manners. Once beacon altitudes are known, that may be used to determine 3D positions of the UE (e.g., by trilateration, multilateration or other positioning techniques).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, information indicating a beam switching pattern that indicates beams that are to be used by the UE on a per communication basis in a time domain. The UE may communicate with the base station based at least in part on receiving the information indicating the beam switching pattern. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A multipoint relay (MPR) wireless network may include spaced apart nodes, with each node including wireless transceiver circuitry, beacon circuitry, and a controller coupled to the wireless transceiver circuitry and beacon circuitry. The controllers may be configured to operate the beacon circuitry to determine a respective link strength metric for each potential link between nodes, assign a set of nodes from among the plurality of nodes to function as gateway nodes and assign other individual nodes to communicate via respective gateway nodes based upon the respective link strength metrics to define the MPR network so that one-hop links have a strongest link strength metric, and operate the wireless transceiver circuitry for communications over the MPR network.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods, by a user equipment (UE), for receiving physical data channel transmissions from a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from the wireless network, configuration information including: a first indication of one or more frequency-domain resource allocations for respective corresponding one or more physical data channel transmissions by respective corresponding one or more sources configured by the wireless network, and one or more second indications of further characteristics of the physical data channel transmissions. Such methods also include, based on the second indications, determining the number of frequency-domain resource allocations indicated by the first indication. Such methods also include receiving, from the wireless network, the determined number of physical data channel transmissions based on the respective indicated frequency-domain resource allocations.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data by an infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network to a communications device, the method comprising transmitting by the infrastructure equipment a paging message; receiving by the infrastructure equipment a random access request, the random access request transmitted by the communications device in response to the paging message; in response to receiving the random access request, transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication of communications resources allocated for a transmission by the infrastructure equipment and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment an indication that the transmission by the infrastructure equipment comprises data to be transmitted while no radio connection is established between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment; and transmitting by the infrastructure equipment the data using the allocated communications resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for local application server discovery in edge computing. A method at a network node comprises determining whether one or more domain name system (DNS) servers in an edge computing of a network are available for a user equipment (UE) based on at least one of local configuration information, the UE's current location, the UE's capability or the UE's user subscription. The edge computing is close to the UE. The method further comprises in response to a positive determination, sending, to the UE, a first message including respective address of the one or more DNS servers in the edge computing of the network.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a data signal comprises a processing circuit configured to generate the data signal, the data signal comprising a sequence of a first signal edge of a first type, a second signal edge of a second type, and a third signal edge of the first type, the first signal edge and the second signal edge being separated by a first time period corresponding to first data to be transmitted, and the second signal edge and the third signal edge being separated by a second time period corresponding to second data to be transmitted. An output interface circuit is configured to output the data signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described. In at least one embodiment, a premises monitoring system for monitoring a premises is provided. The premises monitoring system comprises a premises device and a power device comprising a rectifier in electrical communication with the premises device. The premises device comprises a video capture element configured to capture video and processing circuitry configured to, in response to a modular wireless transmitter not being removably connected to the premises device, cause transmission of the captured video to the power device via the at least one wired connection. When the modular wireless transmitter is removably connected to the power device, the power device is configured to cause, in response to receiving the captured video, transmission of the captured video via the modular wireless transmitter.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a billboard circuit that stores context information received from various component circuits in an electronic device. The context information indicates an operating status of the corresponding component circuit, system or shared resources. The stored context information may be retrieved by one or more component circuits when events (e.g., turning on of a component circuit) are detected. By using the billboard circuit, a component circuit may detect changes in the operating status of other components circuits and configure or update its operations even when the changes occurred while the component circuit was asleep or disabled. The billboard circuit may monitor updating of the context information by the component circuit and initiate notification to other components circuits when certain entries of the context information is updated.

Abstract: A power control method is provided, which comprises: a terminal receiving first configuration information sent by a network device, the first configuration information being used to determine the power of an uplink data channel in a first message, the first message comprising a preamble and the uplink data channel.

Abstract: The present 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 present 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. The present invention presents a method for efficiently estimating a physical channel and, according to the present invention, a terminal of a communication system receives a synchronization signal from a base station, receives a broadcast channel from the base station, and can estimate the broadcast channel on the basis of the synchronization signal.

Abstract: A method for a transportation vehicle of a transportation vehicle fleet for transmitting data to a data processing system including receiving a message, wherein the message includes information about data to be transmitted and information about a predetermined probability of the data transmission; determining whether the data to be transmitted are transmitted from the transportation vehicle to the data processing system, using a random number generator and the information about the predetermined probability of the data transmission; and sending the data to be transmitted to the data processing system, in response to determining that the data to be transmitted are transmitted from the transportation vehicle to the data processing system.

Abstract: A method of operating a communication device (102) comprises: receiving, from a base station (101) of a wireless network (100), a control message indicative of at least one retransmission parameter for a random access message (6001) which comprises random access preamble; and transmitting, on a plurality of beams (310-313) selected in accordance with the at least one retransmission parameter, a plurality of retransmissions (701) of the random access message (6001).

Abstract: An authorization device obtains a registration request associated with an end device, the registration request including a new randomized media access control (MAC) address associated with the end device; determines whether the end device is authorized to use the new randomized MAC address; transmits a message to the end device with a first randomly generated number when it is determined that the end device is authorized to use the new randomized MAC address; obtains integrity information associated with the end device, the first integrity information being computed based on the first randomly generated number; transmits a request to a validation system to validate the end device based on the first integrity information; obtains an indication that the end device is validated; determines policies associated with the end device when it is determined that the end device is validated; and applies the policies to the end device.

Abstract: Prior to associating with a wireless network, a wireless device receives from a network access point, a message containing information identifying (i) identity of the network and (ii) network policies; retrieves the information from the message; based on the network identity, determines whether a network attributes record for the network already exists in the device. If not, the device creates a temporary network attributes record for the network. Based on the network policies, the device attempts to associate to and authenticate the network. After successfully associating to and authenticating the network, the device determines whether the network attributes record for the network has expired. If not, the device renews the network attributes record and implements the network policies stored in the network attributes record If the network attributes record has expired, then the device deletes the network attributes record and implements default network policies for the wireless network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, information indicating that a time interval is associated with downlink phase continuity. The UE may refrain from performing, during the time interval associated with downlink phase continuity, an uplink transmission associated with a time domain resource that occurs during the time interval associated with downlink phase continuity. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A channel and signal transmission method and communication device are provided. The channel and signal transmission method applied to a communication device at a sending end includes: when transmitting at least two data transmission resources, send the data transmission resources, according to at least one of QCL information of the data transmission resources and a preset rule, where a data transmission resource includes at least one of a signal and a channel.

Abstract: A method and device for reporting information and a method and device for receiving report information are provided. The method for reporting information includes: storing, by a terminal device, resource information of a random access channel (RACH) on which access of the terminal device to a network has abnormality; and reporting, by the terminal device, the resource information to a network device.