There are disclosed systems and methods for client registration management services or client member management services. A method is provided that comprises performing a client registration process, receiving a service request, and performing at least one service based on the received service request. The service request may be for one or more of discovery of clients, selection of clients, client member management services, coordination of an AI/ML training process, or providing a training status estimation service. Another method is provided that comprises sending a service request and receiving at least one service responsive to the received service request, where the service request is for one or more of discovery of clients, selection of clients, client member management services, coordination of an AI/ML training process, or providing a training status estimation service.
H04L 67/51 - Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
A boosting circuit (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) for providing a boosted signal voltage (108) for driving a switch of a CDAC is disclosed. It comprises an inverter stage (102, 103) comprising a first inverter (102) connected in series with a second inverter (103). The first inverter (102) is arranged for receiving an input control signal voltage. An output of said second inverter (103) is connected to a storage capacitor (107). It further comprises a charge pump (104, 105, 106). The storage capacitor (107) has an input branch connected to said output of said second inverter (103) and an output branch connected to said charge pump (104, 105, 106). Said output branch is arranged to be connected to said switch of said CDAC. The charge pump (104, 105, 106) is arranged to connect a shift voltage to said output branch of said storage capacitor (107) during an OFF-phase of said input control signal voltage and disconnect said shift voltage from said output branch of said storage capacitor (107) during an ON-phase of said input control signal voltage. The first inverter (102) is biased between a supply voltage (110) and a low voltage, said first low voltage (111) being higher than zero volt.
H02M 3/07 - Conversion of DC power input into DC power output without intermediate conversion into AC by static converters using resistors or capacitors, e.g. potential divider using capacitors charged and discharged alternately by semiconductor devices with control electrode
H03M 1/46 - Analogue value compared with reference values sequentially only, e.g. successive approximation type with digital/analogue converter for supplying reference values to converter
H03K 17/06 - Modifications for ensuring a fully conducting state
An XR system renders XR environments through XR devices to participants. Operations obtain audio stream(s) containing audio components from sensed sounds generated by objects in a first real environment, and obtain video stream(s) from camera(s) capturing objects in the first real environment. Operations render an XR space containing virtual representations of the objects for display through a display associated with a first XR device, and map a first audio component in the audio stream(s) to a first object in the video stream(s). Operations provide the audio stream(s) for playout through a speaker associated with the first XR device, and render a first mute-unmute indicia associated with the first object for display through the first XR device. Responsive to an indication that a participant selected the first mute-unmute indicia, operations selective mute or unmute the first audio component in the audio stream(s) provided for playout through the speaker.
Embodiments herein relates to, for example, a method performed by a server node (15), such as SEALDD server, for handling data delivery in a wireless communication network (1). The server node (15) obtains a burst arrival time (BAT) offset and/or a proposed periodicity of a data transmission, and sends an indication of the obtained BAT offset and/or proposed periodicity to a client node (17).
The present disclosure relates to a method (200) for orchestrating paging of a user equipment, UE, (101) connected to a communication network (100) The method (200) comprises identifying (201) a location of a mobility prediction model of the UE (101). The method (200) comprises obtaining (202) a predicted cell location of the UE (101), by executing the mobility prediction model in the identified location, using a last know cell location of the UE (101) as input to the mobility prediction model. The method (200) comprises initiating (203) paging in the predicated cell location of the UE (101). Further the disclosure relates to a network node (600) for orchestrating paging of the UE (101).
H04W 68/04 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data
H04W 68/02 - Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
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ENHANCEMENT TO THE SEALDD CONNECTION STATUS PROCEDURE
Methods and apparatus are provided to enable a SEALDD server to provide a SEALDD client connection status to the VAL server. The method comprises the SEALDD server receives from the VAL server a subscription to notification of a SEALDD client connection status and in response to receiving the subscription request, the SEALDD server configures the SEALDD client to report the SEALDD client connection status, the configuration comprises a flow identifier of which reporting is required, and a mode of reporting or a priority of the SEALDD client for reporting the SEALDD client connection status. After the SEALDD server processes report from SEALDD client, and optionally report from a NEF in a telecommunication network (such as 5G core network, or 6G core network) and/or event report related to the UE from the network resource management of the SEAL layer, transmitting the SEALDD client status notification to the VAL server.
H04L 43/0811 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking connectivity
H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
H04L 43/103 - Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route with adaptive polling, i.e. dynamically adapting the polling rate
H04L 43/065 - Generation of reports related to network devices
H04L 43/026 - Capturing of monitoring data using flow identification
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MOTION VECTOR DERIVATION BASED ON BLOCK BOUNDARY DISTORTION
There is provided a method for obtaining a current block of motion compensated predicted samples. The method comprises selecting (s902) a motion vector from a set of candidate motion vectors, the set of candidate motion vectors comprising a first candidate motion vector and a second candidate motion vector. The selecting of a motion vector from the set of candidate motion vectors comprises calculating a first misalignment distortion value for the first candidate motion vector. The calculating of the first misalignment distortion value for the first candidate motion vector is based on differences of sample values on the boundary between the first neighboring block and the current block. The method comprises using (s904) the selected motion vector to produce the block of motion compensated prediction samples.
H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
H04N 19/139 - Analysis of motion vectors, e.g. their magnitude, direction, variance or reliability
H04N 19/14 - Coding unit complexity, e.g. amount of activity or edge presence estimation
H04N 19/159 - Prediction type, e.g. intra-frame, inter-frame or bidirectional frame prediction
Embodiments include methods (200) performed by a user equipment, UE (600), configured with a Quality of Experience, QoE, measurement configuration, where the QoE measurement configuration is associated with a first network. Such methods (200) include, following the UE (600) registering or initiating camping in a second network, releasing (202) the QoE measurement configuration, and discarding (202) any measurement reports associated with the QoE measurement configuration that were obtained prior to the UE (600) registering or camping in the second network.
A method and network nodes for enhancements to slice requirement verification and alignment capability are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node operating as a network slice capability enablement, NSCE, server configured to communicate with a vertical application layer, VAL, server includes receiving from the VAL server a request message to request slice requirements verification and alignment subscription, the request message comprising a slice identifier identifying a network slice, slice requirements for the network slice and a mode for automatic alignment to instruct the NSCE server whether to automatically enforce generated optimal slice requirements for the network slice to align with the slice requirements included in the request message; and generate by the NSCE server optimal slice requirements for the network slice and determine whether to enforce them in accordance with the mode for automatic alignment.
H04L 41/5025 - Ensuring fulfilment of SLA by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
H04L 41/5051 - Service on demand, e.g. definition and deployment of services in real time
H04L 41/5054 - Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
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COMMON EDGE APPLICATION SERVER BUNDLING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
This disclosure provides a method for common Edge Application Server, EAS, bundling in a communications network. The method comprises transmitting from an edge enabler server to an edge configuration server a first request, wherein the first request is an EAS information get request, wherein the first request includes an EAS identifier and an Application Group identifier, and wherein the first request includes an indication of at least one of a bundled EAS identifier list, a main EAS identifier or an EAS bundle identifier; determining at the edge configuration server a first EAS information including at least one EAS serving the application group for at least one of the identifiers received in the first request; and transmitting from the edge configuration server to the edge enabler server an EAS information get response including an indication of the determined first EAS information. In some embodiments, the method further comprises transmitting from the edge enabler server to the edge configuration server a second request, wherein the second request is a Common EAS information store request, wherein the second request includes at least one of EDN information, EES identifier, EAS identifier, EAS endpoint, and Application Group identifier; and wherein the second request includes an indication of at least one of a bundled EAS identifier and endpoint list, a main EAS identifier or an EAS bundle identifier; determining at the edge configuration server a second EAS information including at least one EAS serving the application group for at least one of the identifiers received in the second request within the same EDN; and transmitting from the edge configuration server to the edge enabler server a Common EAS information store response including an indication of the second EAS information.
A method (600) for compensating a movement of a first antenna structure (110) having a first antenna (120) mounted thereto. The first antenna (120) is configured to communicate with a second antenna (150) over a wireless communication channel. The method (600) comprises obtaining (610), from a radar (111) or a lidar attached to the first antenna structure (110), data indicative of an offset position of the radar (111) or the lidar relative to one or more fixed references (391, 392, 493) for the first antenna structure (110). The method further comprises estimating (640) the movement of the first antenna structure (110) by comparing the offset position of the radar (111) or the lidar to a set position of the radar (111) or the lidar relative to the one or more fixed references (391, 392, 493). The method also comprises controlling (660) a beam direction (121) of the first antenna (120) to compensate for the estimated movement of the first antenna structure (110).
H04B 7/04 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
G01S 5/00 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
H01Q 3/26 - Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the relative phase or relative amplitude of energisation between two or more active radiating elementsArrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system varying the distribution of energy across a radiating aperture
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METHOD FOR EFFICIENT POWER-AWARE OFFLOADING OF DATA PROCESSING
In an aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of a device (110, 113, 211, 230) of offloading processing of data of a User Equipment (110, UE) to a computing device. The method comprises acquiring (S101a-d, S102a-d) an energy supply metric of a plurality of computing devices (140-143) being capable of offloading the UE (110) for processing of data, the energy supply metrics indicating energy source types from which each computing device (140-143) is supplied with energy, determining (S103) whether or not one or more of the energy supply metrics comply with a set energy supply criterion, and if so selecting (S104), for offloading processing of data of the UE (110), at least one of the computing devices (140) having an energy supply metric complying with the set energy supply criterion.
A wireless communication device (10, 100) sends one or more wireless transmissions conveying a sequence of concatenated Packet Data Units, PDUs, to a further wireless communication device (10, 100). Each PDU of the concatenated PDUs has a format comprising a data part and a header part. The data part for conveys at least one Service Data Unit, SDU, and/or at least one SDU segment of an SDU. The header part comprises a sequence number of the concatenated PDU. The sequence number is assigned based on the at least one SDU and/or at least one SDU segment included in the data part.
A system including a wireless device (WD), a mobile network, and an edge cloud network is described. One or more of one or more first servers and the one or more second servers are configured to perform a method including determining an end to end (E2E) service performance metric, determining an E2E energy efficiency metric and an E2E carbon efficiency metric, and determining a network path usable to provide the service. The network path maximizes the E2E energy efficiency metric and the E2E carbon efficiency metric, and meets or exceeds the E2E service performance metric. The determining of the network path includes selecting the network path that has the greatest E2E energy efficiency metric and the greatest E2E carbon efficiency metric. The one or more first servers and the one or more second servers are caused to provide the service using the network path.
H04L 43/08 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
H04W 40/10 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on wireless node resources based on available power or energy
A method for protecting sensitive data is disclosed. The method is performed in an extended reality, XR, device comprising at least one camera and a receiver unit. The method comprises receiving, in the receiver unit, information from a sensor device. The information indicates that the at least one camera of the XR device is at risk of capturing sensitive data, and the XR device takes, in response to the indication, at least one action for preventing the capturing. A corresponding XR device, a method in a sensor device and a sensor device, computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed.
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING SECURITY ATTACKS IN CORE NETWORK
In a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is presented a method performed by a system for determining low-rate DDoS attack in a communications system. The method comprises sending, by a Service Producer Entity, a request to an Analyser Entity to analyze network traffic of the Service Producer Entity, if a number of service requests received from a Service Consumer Entity in a time interval, t, is higher than a threshold value, th. The method further comprises, after receiving the request, determining, by the Analyser Entity, the low-rate DDoS attack based on at least one characteristic of the network traffic of the Service Producer Entity obtained within a pre-determined time interval, t'.
As to one method aspect of the technique, which is performed by a wireless access network (500) comprising access points, APs (502), measurement values indicative of wireless links between a wireless device, WD (504; 1991; 1992; 2030), and multiple APs (502) distributed in the wireless access network (500) are obtained. The WD (504; 1991; 1992; 2030) is served (304) or initiated (304) to serve using at least one AP (502; 130) among the APs (502), wherein the at least one AP (502; 130) is determined using a central processor, CP (100), comprising a scrambler (110) and a machine learning system, ML system (103). The scrambler (110) applies the obtained (302) measurement values to an input layer (101) of the ML system (103) according to a permutation of the multiple APs (502), and an architecture of the ML system (103) is asymmetric with respect to the permutation of the multiple APs (502).
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
H04W 12/00 - Security arrangementsAuthenticationProtecting privacy or anonymity
According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a target network node. The method comprises receiving a request from a source network node for a random access configuration for performing an early timing advance (TA) acquisition procedure and transmitting the random access configuration to the source network node. The random access configuration comprises a random access preamble to be transmitted by a wireless device. The method further comprises receiving the random access preamble from the wireless device. Based on the received preamble, the method further comprises identifying the source network node associated with the early TA acquisition procedure and transmitting a TA value for the wireless device to the source network node.
The present disclosure relates to a method (400) performed by a user equipment, UE (220), in a radio network (100), the method comprising: calculating model performance metrics based on a received configuration, wherein the model performance metric reflects a performance of a beam prediction model, transmitting a report indicating the calculated model performance metric.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
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NETWORK NODE, FIRST RADIO NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a first radio network node (12) for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The first radio network node (12) receives a GTP error indication from a first network node (15); and transmits a tunnel indication to a network node (17), wherein the tunnel indication comprises information associated with the received GTP error indication.
A first network node (4000) receives (3410, 3510, 3530, 3560) a request for sensing information from a second network node Responsive to receiving the request for the sensing information, the first network node transmits (3420, 3530, 3550, 3570) a message to the second network node.
Methods and systems for QoS class reduction in a network are described. A first parameter value for a first packet flow is determined based on a first requirement for the first packet flow, a first set of characteristics of the first packet flow, and first allocated network resources for the first packet flow. A second parameter value for a second packet flow is determined based on a second requirement, a second set of characteristics of the second packet flow, and second allocated network resources for the second packet flow. In response to determining that the first parameter value and the second parameter value are equal, the first packet flow and the second packet flow are assigned a first Quality of Service (QoS) class. The first packet flow and the second packet flow are processed in the network based on the first QoS class.
H04L 47/2441 - Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ]
H04L 47/62 - Queue scheduling characterised by scheduling criteria
H04L 47/80 - Actions related to the user profile or the type of traffic
H04L 47/24 - Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
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METHODS AND NODES FOR COMMUNICATING USING 3 TRANSMIT (TX) PARTIALLY-COHERENT CODEBOOKS AND 3 TX FULLY COHERENT CODEBOOKS
There is provided a method performed by a user equipment (UE) having 3 antenna ports, for performing uplink (UL) codebook-based transmission using one or more 3 Transmit (Tx) partially coherent (PC) precoders from a PC codebook subset. The method comprises: transmitting a reference signal to a network node; receiving an indication of a precoder based on the transmitted reference signal; and transmitting data based on the indicated precoder, wherein the indicated precoder is determined based on the 3 antenna ports, the 3 antenna ports being divided into two antenna-port groups, wherein: a. a first antenna-port group has two antenna ports, and a second antenna port group has one antenna port, b. the two antenna-port groups are mutually non-coherent, and c. the antenna ports in the first antenna port group are fully-coherent. A UE for implementing this method is also provided.
H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
A method performed by a network node (QQ110) operating as a Central Unit (CU) serving a user equipment (UE)(QQ112) is provided. The CU is configured to communicate with a first Candidate-DU (C-DU) and a second C-DU. A Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state configuration of a L1/L2-Triggered Mobility (LTM) candidate cell of the second C-DU is obtained from the second C-DU. The TCI state configuration of the LTM candidate cell of the second C-DU is transmitted to the first C- DU.
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by a network node (15) for handling communication in a communication network. The network node provides a support indication to a UE (10), wherein the support indication indicates a voice solution mechanism that the network node supports in the communication network influencing an access selection at the UE.
A computer-implemented method of training a plurality of agents (310-i) to perform a joint task is provided. The method includes training, using cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning (cMARL) a plurality of agents (310-i) to perform a joint task. The training further includes, for each agent, approximating an agent-specific value function as a tensor decomposition (316-i) based on an adaptive cross-approximation (318-i). Claimed use cases include the use of such agents in a cognitive layer of a telecommunications network. A method of performing a task using the trained agents, as well as corresponding entities, computer programs and computer program products are also provided.
The present disclosure is related to methods and network nodes for identifying a PDU session or PDN connection with LBO. A method at a first network node for identifying a PDU session or a PDN connection with LBO comprises: receiving, from a second network node, a first message for creating an SM context for a PDU session or a PDN connection; and determining whether or not the PDU session or the PDN connection is a PDU session or a PDN connection with LBO based on at least the first message.
A first wireless device (110a) transmits (210), to a second wireless device (110b) via a first Radio Access Technology, RAT, a data payload to be included in a second signal (140b) to be transmitted by the second wireless device (110b). The first wireless device (110a) also transmits synchronization information for coordinating transmission of the second signal (140b) between the first wireless device (110a) and the second wireless device (110b). The first wireless device transmits (220) a first signal (140a) at such a time and phase as to cause the first signal (140a) to constructively interfere with the second signal (140b) transmitted by the second wireless device (110b) upon arrival of the first and second signals (140a, 140b) at a target network node (120).
An NMS (130; 750; 800), a first communication device (110; 710; 900) and a second communication device (120; 720; 900), a method (200; 300; 400) performed by the NMS, the first communication device and the second communication device, a corresponding computer program and computer program product each for the NMS, the first communication device and the second communication device are disclosed. The first communication device receives an indication of a level of trust, obtains a second message, an indication of personal data in the second message and a cryptographic key, encrypts a part of the second message comprising personal data and transmits, to the second communication device, based on the indication of the level of trust either a payload comprising the encrypted part of the second message and a remaining part of the second message or a payload comprising the second message.
Disclosed is a method for controlling allocation of radio network resources of network slices in a wireless communication network (100) comprising a plurality of cells (150, 155) The method allocates, to a UEs (140), cell (150) and part of pre-allocated radio network resources of network slices of the allocated cell based on need of the UE (140) for resources of the network slices and load of the pre-allocated resources of the network slices for each of the plurality of cells (150, 155). Further, the method re-allocates the radio network resources pre-allocated to each of the network slices of each of the cells (150, 155) based on trends of need for radio network resources of each of the plurality of network slices for UEs (140, 145) in the wireless communication network (100).
A method performed by a managing node for training and/or managing a machine learning, ML, model associated with a vertical application layer, VAL, service in a communications network is provided The managing node manages (201) one or more operations in the communications network. The one or more operations are related to the ML model. The managing node executes (202) at least one out of the managed one or more operations in the communications network.
H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by a VAL server (14), or a control node (15) for handling services in a wireless communication network. The VAL server (14) transmits an indication to the control node (15), wherein the indication indicates one or more network slices to use, and/or an alternative slice requirement and/or a requirement adjustment related to a network slice. The VAL then receives a second indication from the control node (15), wherein the second indication indicates a decision related to a slice service provision at the control node (15).
n,1n2n1n,2n,2) arranged to be transmitted within a coherence time of the wireless communication channel, and wherein the number of pilot symbols is equal to the number of transmitters (111, 112); and transmitting (320), to the receiver node (130), each of the wireless communication signals (121, 122) via respective transmitters of the number of transmitters (111, 112) such that the embedded respective pilot symbol sequences are transmitted within the coherence time.
It is provided a method for enabling validation of content. The method is performed by a verification device, and comprises: obtaining a set of content parameters, wherein each content parameter defines a parameter of content; obtaining content-derived values for a plurality of values of the content parameters; storing, for each of the plurality of values of the content parameters, the content-derived values respectively associated with the value of the content parameter; obtaining a cryptographic key based on data specific to a content capturing device and key-generation data; providing the key-generation data to the content capturing device for storage such that it is able to generate the cryptographic key; and storing the cryptographic key, such that it is accessible for the verification device without being in communication with the content capturing device, in association with an identifier of the content capturing device.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
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IDENTIFYING SIP MESSAGE ENCRYPTION FOR INBOUND ROAMING DEVICES
The present disclosure provides a method for identifying that Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message encryption is enabled for Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) communications for an inbound roaming device. A Lawful Intercept Mirror IP Multimedia Subsystem State Function (LMISF) device of a core network can receive a registration response message to an inbound roaming device that is forwarded by a Bearer Binding Intercept and Forwarding Function (BBIFF) device, where the message includes a security field, and based on the security field, the LMISF device can determine whether the inbound roaming device is configured to enable SIP message encryption. The LMISF device can determine the roaming operator domain based on the message, and then provide an alert to the communication service provider indicating that the roaming operator domain enables SIP message encryption.
A computer-implemented method performed by a node is provided for network management operations for a telecommunication network using an AI virtual representation of at least a portion of the telecommunication network. The method includes receiving (802) inputs from ML models 5 based on candidate actions to take in the telecommunication network regarding an observation in the telecommunication network. The method further includes initiating (810) the AI virtual representation based on the inputs to obtain a recommended action from the candidate actions; and determining (812) (i) a first change to at least the portion of the telecommunication network caused by executing a respective candidate action, and (ii) a second change of a KPI of the 0 telecommunication network caused by executing the respective candidate action. The method further includes providing (814) an output including the recommended action to take in the telecommunication network based on the first change and the second change.
H04L 41/16 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using machine learning or artificial intelligence
H04L 41/147 - Network analysis or design for predicting network behaviour
H04L 41/22 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
H04L 43/045 - Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
H04L 41/12 - Discovery or management of network topologies
H04L 41/122 - Discovery or management of network topologies of virtualised topologies e.g. software-defined networks [SDN] or network function virtualisation [NFV]
H04L 43/08 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
H04L 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
H04L 41/0631 - Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using root cause analysisManagement of faults, events, alarms or notifications using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
H04L 41/0895 - Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
H04L 43/20 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks the monitoring system or the monitored elements being virtualised, abstracted or software-defined entities, e.g. SDN or NFV
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LINE OF SIGHT INDICATOR FOR AN EXTENDED REALITY DEVICE
There is provided a method performed by an extended reality (XR) device capable of rendering an XR scene. The XR device includes a first group of one or more light sources capable of generating non-visible light. The method comprises using said first group of light sources, generating the non-visible light, and transmitting the non-visible light to another device, thereby generating a non-visible light pattern for allowing said another device to determine whether said another device is in line of sight of the XR device.
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
G06V 40/10 - Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestriansBody parts, e.g. hands
G08C 23/04 - Non-electric signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems using light waves, e.g. infrared
G08C 23/06 - Non-electric signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems using light waves, e.g. infrared through light guides, e.g. optical fibres
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
G01S 1/70 - Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmittersReceivers co-operating therewith using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01S 5/16 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
A method of an eXtended Reality (XR) server (103) of enabling an XR client (102) to provide feedback to a user (101) of the XR client (102) interacting with a virtual object presented to the user (101) by the XR client (102) in a 3D space is provided. The method comprises receiving (S201), from the XR server (103), a visual representation of the virtual object, data indicating a pose of the virtual object (105) in the 3D space, a representation of a shape of the virtual object (105), and an indication of feedback to be provided by the XR client (102) upon the user (101) interacting with the virtual object (105), acquiring (S203) data indicating a pose and a shape of a body part of the user (101) in the 3D space, determining (S204) from the data indicating the pose and the shape of the body part, the pose of the virtual object (105), and the representation of the shape of the virtual object (105), that the user (101) is interacting with the virtual object (105), and providing (S205), to the user (101), the feedback indicated by the XR server (103).
There is provided techniques for control channel link adaptation. A method is performed by a first radio transceiver device. The method comprises sending first control information over a control channel to a second radio transceiver device. A transmission setting is applied to the control channel whilst the first control information is sent. The method comprises receiving a report of received quality of the control channel from the second radio transceiver device. The method comprises sending second control information over the control channel to the second radio transceiver device. The transmission setting as applied to the control channel whilst the second control information is sent is updated at least partly based on the received report.
There is provided a method for use in encoding a point cloud. The method comprises, for each boundary included in a first set of boundaries arranged along a first direction, determining a first value which indicates a number of points in the point cloud that are within a distance from the boundary. The method further comprises, based on at least one of the first values determined for the first set of boundaries, determining a second value which indicates a number of points in the point cloud that are within the distance from any boundary included in a first sub-set of boundaries arranged along the first direction, and, based on the second value, selecting a split direction from a set of candidate split directions that includes the first direction.
The present disclosure is related to a terminal device, a network node, and methods for network signaling (NS) value handling. A method at a terminal device for NS value handling comprises: receiving, from a network node, a first message indicating one or more sets of NS values; and determining whether or not at least one of the one or more sets of NS values is to be applied based on one or more conditions. A method at a network node for facilitating a terminal device in NS value handling comprises: transmitting, to the terminal device, a first message indicating one or more sets of NS values, such that the terminal device is able to determine whether or not at least one of the one or more sets of NS values is to be applied based on one or more conditions.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
Systems and methods related to signaling of multiple Conditional Handover (CHO) configurations for a same Primary Cell (PCell) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a candidate target Master Node (MN) for a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a source MN, a handover request message for a CHO of the UE to a candidate target PCell, transmitting a secondary node addition request message to one or more candidate target secondary nodes (SNs) for one or more Primary Secondary Cell Group (SCG) Cells (PSCells), and receiving acknowledge messages. The method further comprises generating CHO configurations for the candidate target SNs based on the acknowledge messages, wherein the CHO configurations comprise, for the candidate target PCell, CHO configurations for candidate target SCGs or PSCells for each of the candidate target SNs. The method further comprises transmitting, to the source MN, a handover request acknowledge message comprising the CHO configurations.
A method for positioning a UE. The method is performed by a first aerial communication system (ACS). The method includes obtaining information indicating a time window duration, TWD, for the first ACS, wherein the TWD for the first ACS was determined based on timing information for the first ACS and timing information for a second ACS (1402). The method also includes performing a positioning measurement procedure within a first window period based on the indicated TWD.
This disclosure provides a method for monitoring configuration in a communications network. The method comprises transmitting from a first network node to a third network node an Event Exposure subscription request including an indication that the request applies to Evolved Packet Core, EPC, in addition to 5G Core, 5GC, for two or more monitoring events; transmitting from the third network node to a fourth network node an Event Exposure subscription request based on the indication; transmitting from the fourth network node to the third network node a response message including a Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP, error code and at least one cause of monitoring configuration failure for at least one monitoring event; and transmitting from the third network node to the first network node a response message including an HTTP error code and the at least one cause of monitoring configuration failure for at least one monitoring event, wherein the response message indicates the domain related to the monitoring configuration failure, particularly wherein the domain is the EPC domain or the 5G domain.
A first instance of a Network Function (NF) producer supports reallocation of subscriptions of a plurality of User Equipments (UEs) from the first instance to a second instance of the NF producer The first instance of the NF producer may determine that the subscriptions of the plurality of UEs are to be reallocated to the second instance. After the determination, the first instance of the NF producer may send to an NF consumer a restoration notification including a reallocation indication and information identifying the plurality of UEs.
A network node can receive a payload associated with a transport protocol. The network node can further determine a protocol description that includes information associated with the transport protocol and information associated with a payload format of the payload. The network node can further determine protocol data unit ("PDU") set information from the payload based on the protocol description.
H04L 69/00 - Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to Operator Determined Barring (ODB) in a cellular communications system. In one embodiment, a method comprises, at an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), receiving a request to establish a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session for a User Equipment (UE), determining that establishment of the PDU session is to be rejected, and sending, to a Session Management Function (SMF), a request comprising an indication to reject establishment of the PDU session. The method further comprises, at the SMF, receiving, from the AMF, the request comprising the indication to reject establishment of the PDU session and, responsive to receiving the request, sending, to the AMF, a failure response to reject the request to establish the PDU session for the UE. Embodiments of an AMF and an SMF are also disclosed as well as embodiments of methods of operation thereof.
Methods and systems are described for sending by a UE, or configuring a UE to send, session assistance information to a network node A RAN node, e.g. a gNB, may use the session assistance information to determine how to treat the data flow(s) of the application session, e.g. when it comes to scheduling, and in relation to other ongoing data flow(s) in the same cell. The session assistance information may also help a RAN node to better understand, or interpret, reported RVQoE measurement results received from the UE application, e.g. the buffer level.
A method performed by a user equipment, UE, comprises sending a capability message to a network node in a communication network, the capability message indicating that the UE supports use of an Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data, AEAD, algorithm, wherein an AEAD algorithm is an algorithm that can be used for encryption of communications and 5 integrity protection of communications.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for charging. A method performed by a first network node implementing a session management function (SMF) may comprise sending, during a mobility procedure of a terminal device with visited SMF change, an initial charging data request to a second network node implementing charging. The initial charging data request may comprise trigger information as an indication of insertion of the first network node when the terminal device moves to the first network node during the mobility procedure. The method may further comprise sending, during a mobility procedure of a terminal device with visited SMF change, a termination charging data request to a second network node implementing charging. The termination charging data request may comprise trigger information as an indication of removal of the first network node when the terminal device leaves from the first network node during the mobility procedure.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for handover. In a method, the terminal device initiates a random access channel-less (RACH-less) handover; and determines usability of at least one pre-allocated grant occasion for an uplink transmission, the at least one pre-allocated grant occasion being configured for the RACH-less handover.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for group configuration. A method performed by a first subscription node in a first system may comprise receiving at the first subscription node in the first system a first subscription request comprising a first group identity identifying a group of UEs. The method may comprise sending by the first subscription node to a second subscription node in a second system a second subscription request identifying a second group of UEs from the first group of UEs that have subscription in the second system.
A device (201) in a mobile communication system performs radar sensing of an environment by operating in at least one of at least two radar modes, including a monostatic full-duplex long-pulse based radar mode and a monostatic short-pulse based radar mode, wherein a radar pulse (205) transmitted by the device when operating in the monostatic full- duplex long-pulse based radar mode is longer than the radar pulse transmitted by the device when operating in the monostatic short-pulse based radar mode. Mode selection includes operating (903) in the monostatic full-duplex long-pulse based mode when sensing is to be confined to distances smaller than a first distance from the device (901, Yes); and operating (907) in the monostatic short- pulse based radar mode when sensing is to be no closer than a second distance from the device (905, Yes), wherein the second distance is greater than or equal to the first distance.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. An example method is implemented in a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node. The method includes transmitting, to the network node, capability information indicating a capability of the wireless device to perform at least one positioning measurement, the capability information indicating the wireless device is capable of performing the at least one positioning measurement with fewer than a default number of samples. The method includes receiving, from the network node, a configuration based on the capability information. The method includes and performing the at least one positioning measurement based on the configuration.
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
A method (1800) by a first network node (110A, 210A, 602, 1004, 1104) for inter-node signaling of resource usage statistics information is provided. The method includes the first network node receiving (1802), from a second network node (110B, 210B, 604, 1002, 1102), resource usage statistics information associated with at least one Cell Discontinuous 5 Transmission, DTX, pattern and/or at least one Cell Discontinuous Reception, DRX, pattern.
A computer-implemented method is provided performed by a computing device. The method includes receiving (804) data including a cell state for a cell in the communication network. The method further includes determining (812) a bandwidth assignment for the cell based on (i) a first machine learning, ML, agent that identifies a candidate bandwidth for the cell that minimizes energy consumption for the cell state, and (ii) a second ML agent that is aware of a key performance indicator, KPI, for the cell and provides a recommended bandwidth selection based on an observed physical resource block, PRB, value for the cell state. Related methods and apparatus are also provided.
According to an example, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) for performing measurements is disclosed The method comprises receiving, from a network node, a measurement configuration, wherein the measurement configuration identifies at least one measurement object and at least one measurement reporting configuration, the measurement configuration identifies at least one first offset value associated with one or more of the at least one measurement reporting configuration, and each offset value of the at least one first offset value is associated with a respective cell of one or more cells. The method also comprises performing measurements on the one or more cells, and applying, to measurement results for each of the one or more cells, an offset value associated with the cell.
Methods and network nodes for handling quality of service (QoS) parameters in a wireless communication network (100) are provided A first network node receives (310) an indication indicating traffic flow direction applicability of the QoS 5 parameters from a second network node or a UE (130) and performs (320) certain actions based on the traffic flow direction applicability of the QoS parameters.
A method is performed by a first network node The method comprises sending (602), to a second network node, a first message requesting information about a transfer of load away from the second network node that is predicted to occur responsive to a first change in coverage of one or more network nodes. The method further comprises receiving (604), from the second network node, a second message related to the first change in coverage. [Figure 8 to accompany the abstract]
A method performed by a first network node for distributing load is provided The method comprises sending (302, 504), to a second network node, a first message indicating that the first network node is seeking a load transfer from the first network node to the second network node by increasing a coverage of the second network node. The method further comprises receiving (304, 506), from the second network node, a second message related to the load transfer.
There is provided techniques for controlling environment effectors in a physical environment. The environment effectors are controlled by a smart home controller. The method is performed by a controller. The method comprises identifying a first physical environment state for a first user in the physical environment based on the first user's interaction with an HMD device in the physical environment. The method comprises identifying a second physical environment state for a second user in the physical environment based on the second user's activity in the physical environment. The method comprises determining a control signal for the smart home controller to control the environment effectors to produce a physical environment state in the physical environment. The control signal is based on a combination of the first physical environment state and the second physical environment state.
There is provided a method performed by an extended reality (XR) device capable of rendering an XR scene. The method comprises obtaining information related to a cognitive state of a user of the XR device and based at least on the obtained information, generating an availability indicator indicating an availability of the user of the XR device. The method further comprises displaying the availability indicator on an outward display included in the XR device, wherein the outward display is configured to display content towards outside of the XR device.
A technique for monitoring a wireless telecommunications infrastructure is described. As to a first method aspect of the technique, the method obtains a data set of at least one log file comprising at least two log entries, determines an index of a degree of anomaly for each of the at least two log entries or for each of the sequences of the log entries, and transmits a report indicative of those one or more log entries or sequences that are corresponding to the highest determined index to a central server. As to a second method aspect, a central server receives the report from an edge node for monitoring the wireless telecommunications infrastructure.
There is provided a method for use in generating sample values of a block or a sub-block in a current picture. The method comprises (i) obtaining (s602) motion vector (MV) information indicating a first set of one or more MVs associated with the block or the sub- block, (ii) obtaining a first set of one or more MV adjustment values for adjusting one or more MVs, (iii) generating a second set of one or more MVs based on the first set of one or more MVs and the first set of one or more MV adjustment values. The method further comprises obtaining a second set of one or more MV adjustment values for adjusting one or more MVs, and generating a third set of one or more MVs based on the second set of one or more MVs and the second set of one or more MV adjustment values.
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H04N 19/176 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals using adaptive coding characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding the unit being an image region, e.g. an object the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock
Responsive to triggering of inter-gNB path switching for a remote UE having an indirect connection to a gNB (56) via a relay UE, a CU-UP entity (72) of the gNB (56) receives an indication from a CU-CP entity (72) of the gNB (56). Responsive to the indication, the CU-UP entity (72) buffers packets for the remote UE.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for sidelink positioning. In the method, a first network device receives a first request for positioning of a first terminal device with respect to a second terminal device, where the first request includes a first identifier of the second terminal device. The first network device obtains information of the second terminal device based on the first identifier of the second terminal device, where the information of the second terminal device comprises at least one of a second identifier, a result of a privacy check or a location of the second terminal device. The first network device causes, based on the information of the second terminal device, the positioning of the first terminal device to be performed.
An aerial communication device (10) detects that each of one or more logging trigger conditions (20C) in a log trigger set (20) are met. The one or more logging trigger conditions (20C) include a path change condition that is met upon a targeted flight path (16T) of the aerial communication device (10) changing to or from a planned flight path (16P). Based on detecting that each of the one or more logging trigger conditions (20C) in the log trigger set (20) are met, the aerial communication device (10) logs aerial-specific operational data (18) at the aerial communication device (10) describing aerial operation of the aerial communication device (10).
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for alleviating In-Device Co-existence (IDC) interference in a user equipment wherein the UE is capable of operating utilizing at least a first radio access technology, RAT, and a second RAT. A method in a UE comprises responsive to detecting in-device co-existence, IDC, interference between the first RAT and the second RAT, transmitting (206) to a network node of the first RAT, a request for assistance in alleviating the IDC interference, the request comprising, for each of at least one Time Division Multiplexing, TDM, pattern: a first indication of one or more TDM parameters, and a second indication of whether the TDM pattern is for use in a discontinuous transmission, DTX, configuration and/or a Discontinuous Reception, DRX, configuration.
H04W 76/16 - Setup of multiple wireless link connections involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
H04W 88/06 - Terminal devices adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode terminals
Systems and methods related to User Equipment (UE)-based Timing Advance (TA) management in Layer (L1)/Layer 2 (L2) Triggered Mobility (LTM) are disclosed In one embodiment, a method performed by a UE comprises receiving, from a serving network node, information that configures the UE with one TA estimation group for each of two or more configured cells of the UE, the configured cells comprising a serving cell of the UE and one or more LTM candidate cells. The method further comprises, in association with performing a LTM cell switch procedure from a source cell to a target cell where the source cell is the serving cell of the UE and the target cell is one of the LTM candidate cells, either performing UE-based TA estimation for the target cell or not, based on whether the TA estimation groups configured for the source and target cells are the same.
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for enabling periodic reporting for metrics with varying rates of generation A method performed by a first network node (710, 900) for enabling reporting of measurements of one or more measurement objects by a second network node, comprises: transmitting (502) a data collection request to the second network node, wherein the data collection request comprises a first indication that a plurality of measurement values for each of the one or more measurement objects are allowed to be reported by the second network node within a data collection update message.
There is provided a method for operating a UE. The method include determining that a first trigger to initiate a first random access, RA, procedure has been met. The method further includes, subsequent to determining that the first trigger has been met and prior to the first RA occasion, determining that a second trigger to initiate a second RA procedure has been met. Finally, the method includes, responsive to determining that the second trigger has been met, prioritizing the first RA procedure or the second RA procedure. The prioritizing is based on one or more prioritization rules. There is also provided a related UE, computer program, computer program product, and non-transitory computer-readable medium.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. An example method implemented in a user equipment, UE, configured to communicate with a network node includes receiving, from the network node, a configuration for performing first channel measurements and second channel measurements, the configuration indicating an association between the first channel measurements and the second channel measurements. The method further includes performing the first channel measurements and the second channel measurements.
A communication device (12) communicates with a communication network (10) about a transfer of artificial intelligence, AI, data (18) from an external node (16) to the communication device (12) via the communication network (10). In some embodiments, the external node (16) is external to the communication network (10). In some embodiments, the communication device (12), based on its communication with the communication network (10), receives AI data (18) as transferred from the external node (16) to the communication device (12) via the communication network (10). The communication device (12) may use the received AI data (18), or an inference made by the communication device (12) from the received AI data (18), to perform one or more functions for operating in the communication network (10).
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REFERENCE MODEL BASED MODEL LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE TESTING FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS
A method (1400) performed by a first radio node (402, 502) for using a first part AI model includes receiving (1402) an indication from a second radio node. The indication indicates one or more selected reference model identifier(s), where the one or more selected reference model identifier(s) identify one or more first part AI model(s) that is/are associated with a feature. Alternatively, the indication indicates that no first part AI model is selected. The first radio node uses (1404) a first part AI model identified by the one of the one or more selected reference model identifier(s) indicated by the second radio node. Alternatively, the first radio node falls back to a non-AI algorithm if the indication from the second node indicates that no first part AI model is selected.
A network node can be included in a wireless communications network that includes a first wireless communications layer and a second wireless communications layer. The first wireless communications layer can include a higher priority than the second wireless communications layer. The network node can select a communication device of a plurality of communication devices that are capable of operating in the first wireless communications layer. The network node can transmit a message to the communication device. The message can include an instruction to cause the communication device to operate in the second wireless communications layer.
An amplifier circuit comprises: a first input configured to receive a first signal; N first transmission lines, wherein N > 3; N second transmission lines; a signal combining node; N amplifiers; and a network of resistors comprising N third inputs. Each amplifier comprises: a second input configured to receive the first signal with a respective first phase shift; and an output connected to a first end of a respective first transmission line. A second end of the respective first transmission line is connected to a first end of a respective second transmission line. The respective first transmission line is configured to introduce a respective second phase shift in a signal transmitted by the respective first transmission line and wherein the respective second transmission line is configured to introduce a third phase shift of substantially 90 degrees in a signal transmitted by the second transmission line. Second ends of the second transmission lines are connected to the signal combining node. The first transmission lines and the second transmission lines are configured such that signals output from each amplifier arrive at the combining node substantially in phase. The network is a star or delta network of resistors. Each of the third inputs are connected to the second end of a respective one of the first transmission lines.
According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device (e.g., reduced capacity (RedCap) wireless device) comprises receiving, from a network node, information indicating a common hop bandwidth for a sounding reference signal (SRS) frequency hopping pattern for positioning associated with the wireless device and transmitting an SRS according to the common hop bandwidth.
Systems and methods are disclosed for network slice replacement handling in Policy and Charging Control (PCC) of a wireless communications system. In one embodiment, a method performed in a core network of a cellular communications system comprises, at a Session Management Function (SMF), sending a Session Management (SM) policy association create or update message to a Policy and Control Function (PCF) during a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment or modification procedure, wherein the SM policy association create or update message comprises both an original Single Network Slice Assistance Information (S- NSSAI) and an Alternative S-NSSAI that replaces the original S-NSSAI. The method further comprises, at the PCF, receiving the SM policy association create or update message from the SMF and performing one or more actions related to SM policy association establishment, responsive to receiving the SM policy association create or update message from the SMF.
According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a user equipment (UE). The UE includes a main receiver and a wake-up receiver (WUR). The method comprises monitoring a cell of a network for a wake-up signal (WUS), where the monitoring is performed by the WUR of the UE. The WUS is structured to facilitate decoding based on a first pattern and to facilitate decoding based on a second pattern. The method further comprises decoding the WUS according to the first pattern, the second pattern, or both based at least in part on a capability of the WUR.
According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises receiving a configuration message from a network node; generating a configuration digest based on the configuration message; generating a self-optimizing network (SON) report; and transmitting the SON report and the configuration digest to a network node.
This disclosure provides a method for selecting one or more devices for device bonding in a communications network. The method comprises receiving at a network entity a communication properties indication associated to at least one device, wherein the communication properties indication comprises a plurality of parameters, and wherein each parameter represents a network configuration setting, a network configuration parameter or a level of network reliability; determining at the network entity a reliability distance measure representing a level of network reliability of a first device and one or more nearby devices based on the communication properties indications associated to the first device and the nearby devices; and selecting at the network entity one or more of the nearby devices to bond or collaborate with the first device based on the derived reliability distance measure. In some embodiments, the method further comprises transmitting from the network entity to the one or more devices the communication properties indication. In some embodiments, the method further comprises receiving at the network entity from a first device information about the nearby devices available for bonding or collaboration with the first device. In some embodiments, the method further comprises transmitting from a first device to at least one of the nearby devices a discovery message including an identifier of the first device; and receiving at the first device from the at least one of the nearby devices an identifier of the at least one of the nearby devices and a communication properties indication associated to the at least one of the nearby devices.
A media stream processing method (800) performed by a media stream processing system, MSPS (100). The method includes detecting a first stream-of-interest within a media stream produced by a media sensing unit, MSU (111), of the MSPS. The method also includes detecting a first set of events in the first stream-of-interest. The method also includes creating a first summary of the detected first set of events. The method further includes transmitting and/or presenting the first summary to a user.
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TECHNIQUE FOR WIRELESSLY CONNECTING EQUIPMENT DESIGNED FOR WIRED RECEPTION
A technique for enabling equipment (130) designed for wired reception of data packets (120) to receive data packets (120) wirelessly is described. As to a receiver device aspect of the technique, a receiver device (100) comprises a first layer (103) of a communication protocol stack (112), the first layer (103) being configured to receive data packets (120) with packet delay variations, PDV (122), from at least one wireless communication interface (102) and to buffer the received data packets (120). The receiver device (100) further comprises a second layer (105) arranged above the first layer (103) in the communication protocol stack (112), the second layer (105) being configured to poll the data packets (120) periodically from the first layer (103).
A computer-implemented method (200) for automated tuning of a stochastic spiking neural network (SSNN) for solving a combinatorial optimization problem (COP). The method includes (i) defining (205) a set of features of the COP. The method further includes (ii) building (210) the SSNN with an architecture based on the defined COP feature set. The method further includes (iii) selecting (215) a tunable set of parameters of the SSNN based on the architecture. The method further includes (iv) tuning (220) the selected tunable set of parameters using an artificial bee colony - accountant bee (ABC-BA) model. The method further includes (v) implementing (225) the SSNN using the tuned set of parameters. The method further includes (vi) evaluating (230) the performance of the SSNN to determine whether a pre-determined criteria for solving the COP is met. The method further includes (vii) repeating (235) steps (iv) to (vi) until the performance meets the pre-determined criteria. The method further includes (viii) obtaining (240) the solution for solving the COP.
A method is disclosed to generate a sector carrier reassignment plan. The method includes generating a plurality of fixed clusters of sector carriers using an agglomerative clustering algorithm, a distance matrix of a plurality of sector carriers, and a current sector carrier assignment, generating, for each of the plurality of fixed clusters, a list of candidate sector carriers of the fixed cluster using the agglomerative clustering algorithm, a list of sector carriers included in the fixed cluster, and a list of sector carriers that have not yet been added to a fixed cluster, adding one or more candidate sector carriers included in the lists of candidate sector carriers to corresponding fixed clusters, adding any sector carriers that have not yet been added to a fixed cluster to one of the plurality of fixed clusters, and generating the sector carrier reassignment plan based on the plurality of fixed clusters.
Disclosed herein is a method performed by a computing device to execute a query plan that includes a sharded operation. The method includes executing a first operation included in the query plan to fetch targeted shard discovery information for one or more sharded objects of an object type from a first set of one or more fields of the one or more sharded objects and responsive to determining that a second operation included in the query plan is a sharded operation, executing the second operation included in the query plan to identify one or more subgraph instances that store the one or more sharded objects based on the targeted shard discovery information for the one or more sharded objects and fetch the one or more sharded objects from the one or more subgraph instances that store the one or more sharded objects.
An indoor navigation method (100) and an indoor navigation system (200). The indoor navigation method (100) includes: locating, by a positioning device mounted to a first fixed indoor position, current position of a user (101); obtaining a destination of the user (102); determining a moving direction of next move of the user, based on the current position and the destination (103); and displaying, by a display device mounted to a second fixed indoor position, the moving direction (104).
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for enabling machine learning/Artificial Intelligence, ML/AI, model training data collection for use in training a ML/AI, model in a network, A method performed by a user equipment comprises receiving one or more Layer 1, L1 measurement configurations; receiving a Layer 3 measurement reporting configuration; obtaining a first indication that the one or more L1 measurement configurations are to be used to perform measurements to be reported using the L3 measurement reporting configuration; performing measurements according to the one or more L1 measurement configurations to generate the ML/AI model training data, and reporting the ML/AI model training data according to the L3 measurement reporting configuration.
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A User Equipment, UE (110), and a network node (190) within a wireless communication network exchange messages to perform Lifecycle Management, LCM, of an Artificial Intelligence, AI, model The model is a UE-sided model and inferences for the UE-sided model are performed at the UE (110). The UE (110) performs data collection in support of the UE- sided model.
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H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
In an example, a method of detecting software vulnerabilities in source code is provided. The method comprises obtaining a vector representation of the source code, generating an image from the vector representation of the source code, and resizing the image to a predefined size. The method also comprises using a machine learning (ML) model to assign one of a plurality of labels to the image, wherein a first label of the plurality of labels indicates that the source code contains no software vulnerabilities and a second label of the plurality of labels indicates that the source code contains one or more vulnerabilities. The method also comprises determining whether the source code contains one or more vulnerabilities based on the assigned label.
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
G06F 21/56 - Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
There is provided a method for handling a global machine learning model. The method is performed by a client node of a network. The method comprises individually protecting (102) each of a plurality of unprotected pieces of a locally trained version of the global machine learning model using a respective protection mechanism to generate a plurality of protected pieces of the locally trained version. The method comprises initiating transmission (104) of the plurality of protected pieces of the locally trained version towards a server node of the network. The global machine learning model is provided by the server node. The locally trained version is the global machine learning model after having been trained by the client node.
Pair selection for calibration The application relates to a method for calibrating M radio units in a cellular network for transmission of data using distributed multiple input multiple output, MIMO, the method comprising at a control entity the step of selecting calibration pairs from the M radio units, and initiating the calibration relative to one another in each of the selected calibration pairs. The selecting of the calibration pairs comprises providing an undirected graph having the M radio units as nodes connected by weighted edges, wherein the weighted edges represent a Signal- to-Noise parameter between the radio units of the corresponding calibration pair. From the undirected graph, an optimized subgraph is determined having M nodes and a first number of edges in which a sum of a function of Signal- to-Noise parameter is optimized and in which a diameter of the optimized subgraph is limited to a defined number.
H04B 17/12 - MonitoringTesting of transmitters for calibration of transmit antennas, e.g. of amplitude or phase
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 17/21 - MonitoringTesting of receivers for calibrationMonitoringTesting of receivers for correcting measurements
This disclosure provides a method for improving reliability and resilience in a communications network. The method comprises receiving at a first network entity from a second network entity a first indication that multiple User Equipments (UEs) are bonded or collaborating for a communication service; and initiating at the first network entity actions to increase the network redundancy and/or reliability of the combined communication with the bonded or collaborating UEs and the communications network.
There is provided techniques for generating a sparse point cloud with absolute scale. The method is performed by a controller. The method comprises obtaining sets of 2D panoramic images of a 3D environment with and without visual markers. The method comprises generating the sparse point cloud with absolute scale from the sets of 2D panoramic images using 3D reconstruction. The absolute scale is obtained from the sets of 2D panoramic images with visual markers. The sparse point cloud is obtained from the sets of 2D panoramic images without visual markers.
For wireless communication based on coherent joint transmission from multiple transmitting devices (10) to a receiving device (20), variation of a wireless channel utilized in the wireless communication is estimated. The coherent joint transmission by the transmitting devices (10) is initiated based on the estimated variation. The variation may be estimated based on speed of movement of the receiving device (20) and/or based on synchronization misalignment between the transmitting devices (10).
H04B 7/024 - Co-operative use of antennas at several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
The present disclosure relates to a method implemented by a network node (20, 200) in a wireless communication network for configuring a wake-up receiver, WUR (34, 324), in a user equipment, UE (30, 300), for receiving a unified wake-up-signal, WUS, the method, comprising transmitting a signal to the UE (30, 300) indicative of allowed WUR operating modes in a group of two or more possible WUR operating modes to receive the unified wake-up-signal, WUS; and after transmitting the signal to the UE (30, 300) indicative of at least one allowed WUR operating mode to receive the unified WUS, transmitting the unified WUS to the UE (30, 300). The disclosure further relates to a method implemented by a user-equipment, UE (30, 300), in a wireless communication network having a wake- up receiver, WUR (34, 324), for receiving a unified wake-up signal, WUS, from a network node (20, 200), the method comprising receiving, from the network node (20, 200), a signal indicative of allowed WUR operating modes in a group of two or more possible WUR operating modes to receive the unified WUS; and receiving the unified WUS from the network node (20, 200) with the WUR (34, 324) according to one of the operating modes indicated as being allowed.
A network equipment configured to implement a NF service producer, NFp, (20) and a network equipment configured to implement an NF repository (18-1), a method, a computer program, a computer program product, and a carrier corresponding to each of the network equipment are provided. The network equipment configured to implement the NFp receives (800), from an NF service consumer (30), a service request (24) that requests a service from the NFp and that includes an access token (22) representing authorization to consume the service from the NFp (20), wherein the access token is issued by an NF repository (18-1) and is integrity protected (26). The network equipment attempts (810) to verify the access token with assistance (28) from the NF repository. The network equipment accepts or rejects (820) the service request based at least in part on whether or not the attempt to verify the access token succeeds.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
H04W 12/069 - Authentication using certificates or pre-shared keys
The application relates to methods, devices and computer programs or computer program products for controlling wireless communication. A relay wireless device can determine at least one energy saving configuration of a network node associated with the relay wireless device. Based on the determined at least one energy saving configuration, the relay wireless device can manage a relay connection from a remote wireless device via the relay wireless device to the network node.
The present disclosure provides a method and devices to facilitate charging for a session between an Application Function (AF) device (512) and a User Equipment (UE) (800) when using a connection-oriented stateful transport protocol (e.g., such as QUIC). The UE (800) and the AF device (512) can exchange respective sets of connection IDs that can be used to identify the session, and the connection IDs can be stored at either a Charging Function (CHF) device (516), or a Policy Control Function (PCF) device (510). When messages are exchanged between the AF device (512) and the UE (800) using the connection IDs, the PCF (510) or CHF (516) can identify which sessions the messages correspond to based on the connection IDs, and can produce a charging data record (CDR) that links messages to sessions to facilitate charging.
Methods and network nodes for indicating energy source information and optimizing energy using in a wireless communication network are provided. A first network node (211) sends an indication to at least one of a UE (230, 231) and a second network node (212) for enabling at least one of the UE (230, 231) and second network node (212) to obtain energy source information of the first network node (211) and optimize energy using. The indication is a sustainable powered network (SPN) related indication.
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