According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a network node. The method comprises deriving a mobility prediction report for a wireless device and transmitting the mobility prediction report to another network node. In some embodiments, the mobility prediction report comprises an indication of one or more cells or synchronization signal block (SSB) beams that the wireless device is predicted to traverse.
A method (1000) is provided by a user equipment, UE (112), configured for Mobile Terminated-Small Data Transmission, MT-SDT for early Channel Quality Indicator, CQI, reporting. The method includes receiving (1002), before a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connection is established with a network node (110), information indicating at least one Reference Signal, RS. The UE receives (1004), from the network node, the at least one RS. Based on the at least one RS, the UE performs (1006) at least one CSI measurement. Before the RRC connection is established with the network node, the UE transmits (1008), to the network node, CSI associated with the at least one CSI measurement.
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
H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
H04W 74/0833 - Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for signal transmission such as high-speed serial bus signal transmission. A method performed by a retimer adapter comprises obtaining at least one configuration scheme of the retimer adapter. The retimer adapter is able to be connected between a first communication device and a second communication device. The method further comprises configuring the retimer adapter to operate at one of the at least one configuration scheme of the retimer adapter.
According to one aspect, a source network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) and a target network node is described. The source network node is configured to obtain timing information associated with a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) resource. The PDCP resource corresponds to a packet scheduled for downlink transmission from the source network node or uplink transmission from the WD. The source network node is further configured to transmit the timing information associated with the PDCP resource to the target network node for the target network node to determine, after a handover request has been transmitted by the source network node, whether to discard or cause the WD to discard the PDCP resource or the packet based on the timing information.
There is provided techniques for selecting a cluster of APs to serve a UE in a D-MIMO network. A method is performed by a centralized node in the D-MIMO network. The method comprises obtaining a list of candidate APs from the UE via one of the APs in the D-MIMO network. The UE has from all APs in the list of candidate APs received downlink reference signals with a power higher than a power threshold. The method comprises selecting a cluster of APs to serve the UE in the D-MIMO network. The APs are selected from the list of candidate APs based on a cluster selection criterion operating on the list of candidate APs. The method comprises providing a list of the selected APs to the UE by transmitting the list of selected APs via one of the selected APs towards the UE.
A method, system and apparatus for New Radio (NR) resource pool configuration for coexistence with Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a wireless device (WD) includes determining whether to perform a sidelink (SL) transmission based at least in part on whether a corresponding physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission will take place in a time slot that is aligned between New Radio (NR) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) resource pools.
A method, network node and wireless device are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node configure to communicate with a wireless device (WD) includes determining a first code division multiplexing (CDM) group corresponding to super orthogonal antenna ports for which only the first WD is co-scheduled. The method also includes transmitting an indication of a codepoint of an antenna port field, the codepoint indicating an allocation of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports to the determined first CDM group, the indication indicating at least 5 physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) layers.
A technique for activating a cell (502) of a radio access network, RAN (500), for a radio device (100; 1000; 1291; 1292; 1330) is described. As to a method aspect of the technique performed by the radio device (100; 1000; 1291; 1292; 1330), an activation command indicative of activating the cell (502) for multi-carrier operation of the radio device (100; 1000; 1291; 1292; 1330) is received (304) from the RAN (500). Responsive to the activation command, a measurement report indicative of a measurement for the activated cell (502) is transmitted (308) to the RAN (500).
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
Handling overlapping of multiple physical uplink shared channels (a combination of one or more PUSCHs and PUCCHs) is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless device for handling an overlapping group of transmissions with differing transmission priorities comprises determining that at least one grant-specific uplink (UL) resource of multiple grant-specific UL resources overlaps with two other grant-specific UL resources of the plurality of grant-specific UL resources. The method further comprises dividing overlapping grant-specific UL resources of the multiple grant-specific UL resources into a plurality of groups such that each group of the plurality of groups only contains grant-specific UL resources that are non-overlapping. The method also comprises identifying, from the plurality of groups, a group that contains a grant-specific UL resource having a highest transmission priority. The method additionally comprises performing a transmission associated with the grant-specific UL resources within the identified group.
H04W 72/566 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the information or information source or recipient
H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
A method of an extended reality (XR) application executed at a server. The method includes receiving brain machine interface (BMI) data encoding brain signaling metrics from an XR device, receiving position data from the XR device, computing a pose prediction for a future time frame for the XR device using the BMI data and the position data, computing an XR pre-frame for the future time frame using the pose prediction, and sending the XR pre-frame to the XR device.
A computer-implemented method, performed by a first node. The method is for handling information in a communications system. The first node operates in a communications system. The first node obtains, directly, or indirectly, from a second node operating in the communications system, information. The information corresponds to a subscriber linked to a device operating in the communications system. The information indicates a third node operating in the communications system having a capability to expose one or more services available at the communications system. The information further indicates at least a subset of the one or more services, allowed in the communications system to the subscriber. The first node provides the obtained information towards the device.
Methods to ensure that a SCell configured to schedule a PCell or PSCell is not deactivated due to the expiry of the SCell Deactivation timer. An example method is carried out by a network node serving a wireless device and comprises the step of determining (110) that a secondary cell configured for the wireless device is configured for cross-carrier scheduling of a primary cell configured for the wireless device. The method further comprises the step of, responsive to this determining, taking (120) one or more actions to prevent deactivation of the secondary cell.
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
H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
A method of small data transmission (SDT) and related wireless device are described. The method comprises obtaining information at a first time about one or more pre-configured SDT resources including a timing advance (TA) value. A validity of a first measurement of the serving cell is determined by determining whether it was obtained within a first time range based on the first time and on a first set of one or more 5G New Radio (NR) parameters. A validity of a second measurement of the serving cell is determined by determining whether it was obtained within a second time range based on a second time (start time of next SDT occasion), and on a second set of one or more 5G NR parameter. The method further comprises validating the TA when the first and second measurements are valid, and performing a SDT uplink transmission using the validated TA.
H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
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 (500) for allocating computing tasks to one or more radio network nodes in a communication network is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining (502) node performance data indicative of operational performance of respective radio network node of the one or more radio network nodes. The method further comprises, based on the obtained node performance data, generating (504) a node energy index for respective node of the one or more radio network nodes, the node energy index being indicative of energy efficiency of the respective node of one or more radio network nodes in a given time window. The method further comprises initiating (506) allocation of a computing task to a radio network node of the one or more radio network nodes, wherein the allocation is based on the generated node energy index.
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]
Methods and apparatus are described to allow a MTC provider or other AF to specify a target group of UEs without the need to predefine the group or give the target group a EGI. This objective is achieved by storing additional information in a UE-specific context or session context and introducing a new scope indication for the “any UE” target identifier in the service requests or other service messages. The scope indication comprises a matching criteria linked to a context parameter stored by the network node as part of a UE-specific context or session context. The scope indication is applied to the “any UE” target identifier. When a service request or other service message having a target identifier indicating “any UE” is received, the NF can compare the information in the scope indication to the linked context parameter for each UE to determine if it is a target UE. The requested service is then provided for one or more UEs identified as target UEs.
A method and system for identifying and handling new fault types is provided where the method includes receiving a new set of data samples related to a new fault, training a new model for the new fault using the new set of data samples, comparing the new set of data samples against a set of previously collected data samples, and storing the new model in an episodic model store, in response to a similarity of the new set of data samples and the set of previously collected data samples failing to meet a first threshold level of similarity.
A method, system and apparatus for artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) operations via wireless device (WD) measurement uncertainty signaling are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node is configured to receive a reference signal strength indicator measurement report, the measurement report including an indication of measurement uncertainties. The network node is configured to train a machine learning model to use the measurement report and the indicated uncertainties to predict at least one best beam.
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
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PUCCH RESOURCES FOR REDUCED BANDWIDTH WIRELESS DEVICES
According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises determining a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource set to be used by a reduced capability (RedCap) wireless device for initial uplink and transmitting one or more PUCCH transmissions using the determined PUCCH resource set. Determining the PUCCH resource set may comprise determining that frequency hopping is disabled.
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network, the radio node being adapted for wireless communication, and being adapted for sensing and/or for radar operation. The method includes operating utilising communication signalling and operating utilising sensing signalling in a multiplexing time interval, the communication signalling and sensing signalling being multiplexed in the multiplexing time interval. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A method (1000) by a wireless device (412) for time synchronization includes receiving (1002) time information from a network node (410). The time information includes at least one reference time value for time synchronization and an indication of at least one transmission/reception point, TRP, associated with the time information.
An apparatus is configured to determine a delay introduced by an optical fiber link. The apparatus includes a first unit including a first transmitter configured to transmit a first optical signal on the optical fiber link to a second unit, and a first receiver configured to receive a second optical signal on the optical fiber link. A second unit includes a second transmitter and a second receiver, wherein the first and second units are connected by the optical fiber link. The second unit includes a loopback device configured to loop back the first optical signal as a second optical signal to the first unit. Processing circuitry is configured to determine a delay introduced by the optical fiber link for the first optical signal transmitted by the first transmitter and returned as the second optical signal to the first receiver by the loopback device.
H04B 10/071 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systemsArrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using a reflected signal, e.g. using optical time domain reflectometers [OTDR]
H04B 10/25 - Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
A user equipment, UE, (12) receives an indication (26) from a network (10) indicating from which symbol to start a measurement (20), out of multiple symbols (24) from which the measurement (20) can start. The measurement (20) may for example be a Received Signal Strength Indicator measurement or a Reference Signal Received Quality measurement. Regardless, the UE (12) performs the measurement (20) starting from the symbol indicated by the network (10). In some embodiments where the indication (26) indicates that the UE (12) is to start the measurement (20) from a symbol that is not the first symbol to occur in a slot (18), the CE (12) may transmit or receive data on one or more symbols that occur before the indicated symbol in the same slot (18).
The present disclosure is related to a method and a device for locating a PIM source in a link comprising multiple segments. The method comprises: determining one of the multiple segments, in which a PIM source is located, at least partially based on delay intervals that are configured or predetermined for the multiple segments and a PIM loopback delay of a PIM component that is related to the PIM source.
H04B 1/525 - Hybrid arrangements, i.e. arrangements for transition from single-path two-direction transmission to single-direction transmission on each of two paths or vice versa with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver
H01Q 1/52 - Means for reducing coupling between antennas Means for reducing coupling between an antenna and another structure
A computer-implemented method for scheduling a data transfer between a first node and a second node in a network. The first node is a mobile node. The method includes scheduling the data transfer between the first node and the second node based on an expected network condition in the network at each of a plurality of locations along an expected path of the first node in the network.
H04L 67/61 - Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources taking into account QoS or priority requirements
H04L 41/147 - Network analysis or design for predicting network behaviour
H04L 47/28 - Flow controlCongestion control in relation to timing considerations
H04L 67/62 - Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
Network equipment in a wireless communication network is configured to receive at least a portion of a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, for a subscriber. The SUCI contains a concealed subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, for the subscriber. The received at least a portion of the SUCI indicates a sub-domain code, SDC. The SDC indicates a certain sub-domain, from among multiple sub-domains of a home network of the subscriber, to which the subscriber is assigned. The network equipment is also configured to determine, based on the SDC and from among multiple instances of a provider network function in the home network respectively allocated to provide a service to be consumed for subscribers assigned to different sub-domains, an instance of the provider network function to provide the service to be consumed for the subscriber.
A method, system and apparatus for wireless device (WD) propagation delay compensation in radio resource control (RRC) idle or inactive state are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a WD includes, while in a RRC CONNECTED state, obtaining a propagation delay compensation (PDC) configuration from the network node, the PDC configuration comprising a PDC value. The method also includes, while in an RRC INACTIVE or an RRC IDLE state: obtaining a time value signaled from the network node; determining whether the PDC value is valid; and when the PDC value is determined to be valid, using the PDC value to compensate the time value signaled from the network node.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method (300) for monitoring a tenant container (80) executed within a secure environment (90) resident on a computing device (102), the tenant container holding information related to the tenant container. The method (300) is performed by a collection agent (60) within the tenant container (80). The method (300) comprises obtaining (302) configuration information identifying which information related to the tenant container (80) is to be collected within the secure environment (90) and transmitted from the secure environment (90). The method (300) comprises collecting (304), in accordance with the configuration information, the information related to the tenant container (80) during execution of one or more processes (70) of the tenant container (80) within the secure environment (90). The method (300) comprises filtering (306) the collected information related to the tenant container (80). The method (300) comprises transmitting (308) the filtered information to at least one network entity (104). Corresponding computing device, and computer program products are also disclosed.
G06F 21/62 - Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
G06F 21/74 - 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 operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for subscription management. A method performed by a first NF comprises receiving a first subscribe request for subscribing to at least one event type from a second NF. The first subscribe request requests the first NF to send an event notification of the at least one event type to a third NF. The method further comprises detecting an occurrence of at least one monitored event of the at least one event type. The method further comprises sending an event notification of the at least one monitored event of the at least one event type to the third NF. The method further comprises receiving an event notification response comprising error information from the third NF. The method further comprises sending a first message comprising an event subscription termination notification of the at least one event type to the second NF.
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling a group of wireless devices acting as a flock. A method in an analytics consumer service provider comprises transmitting a request to a core network function for information 5 indicating which wireless devices in the group are receiving a highest and/or lowest QoS performance.
H04L 41/5009 - Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
H04W 48/16 - DiscoveringProcessing access restriction or access information
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Authorizing Federated Learning Participant in 5G System (5GS)
Embodiments include methods for a first network function, NF, configured to operate as a server of a federated learning, FL, group in a communication network. Such methods include registering the following information in a network repository function, NRF, of the communication network: a vendor ID associated with the first NF, and an interoperability ID that corresponds to one or more vendor IDs associated with further NFs authorized to join the FL group as clients. Such methods include receiving an indication of a second NF, of the communication network, that is a candidate client for the FL group, and creating or updating the FL group including the second NF as a client, based on one of the following: a first token indicating that the first NF is authorized to add the second NF to the FL group as a client; or a second token indicating that the second NF is authorized to join the FL group as a client.
H04L 41/0893 - Assignment of logical groups to network elements
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
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METHOD TO EFFICIENTLY UPDATE INFORMATION REGARDING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
A computer-implemented method is disclosed to efficiently update information regarding a network. The method includes a preprocessing stage, a first processing stage, and a second processing stage. The first processing stage involves updating a graph to reflect the change to the state of the network, determining paths that are potentially affected by the change to the state of the network, determining whether to postpone recalculation of any of the potentially affected paths until the second processing stage, logging information regarding those of the potentially affected paths for which recalculation is to be postponed, and recalculating any of the potentially affected paths for which recalculation is not to be postponed. The second processing stage involves recalculating, based on accessing the logged information, those of the potentially affected paths for which recalculation was postponed in response to determining that the full reprocessing is not to be performed.
Embodiments include methods for a consumer network function (NFc). Such methods include registering the following with a network repository function (NRF): a vendor identifier (ID) associated with the NFc; and one or more analytics IDs associated with ML models supported by the NFc, including a first analytics ID associated with a first ML model produced, owned, and/or maintained by a producer NF (NFp). Such methods include sending a request for the first ML model to the NFp. The request includes the first analytics ID and the vendor ID associated with the NFc. Such methods include receiving from the NFp a response including a universal resource locator associated with a second NF, from which the ML model can be obtained. Other embodiments include complementary methods for an NFp, an NRF, and an ADRF of the communication network, as well as network nodes or functions configured to perform such methods.
Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein use an outward-facing display of an eye-worn device (10) to provide indications (42) to an observer device (120) having line-of-sight to the eye-worn device (10). Example indications (42) include solid colors or patterns, which may or may not use color, serving as authentication symbols. In one or more embodiments, the eye-worn device (10) displays or updates an indication (42) on a responsive basis, as part of authentication procedure. Various display types may be used, with one or more embodiments relying on the use of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) mirrors, and the indications (42) may be provided using visible light or light in other wavelengths.
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method include transmitting signalling based on mapping bits to resource elements before performing modulation of the bits, the bits representing information to be transmitted. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A method and a network node for rekeying or re-authenticating security protection for Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) association using Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) encryption for SCTP chunk transfer. The method comprises establishing a new DTLS connection between a first network node and a second network node using an existing SCTP association employing an existing DTLS connection between the two nodes to transfer DTLS handshake messages. The method further comprises commencing to use the new DTLS connection for protecting the SCTP chunk transfer using the DTLS encryption between the two nodes by transmitting SCTP chunks protected by DTLS encryption using the new DTLS connection; and closing the existing DTLS connection after an elapsed time period after commencing to use the new DTLS connection.
Computer-implemented method and apparatus for Machine Learning (ML) assisted radio network performance management. A method comprises receiving at a ML agent hosting a ML model a dataset comprising experience data relating to a radio network. The method further comprises encoding the experience data to generate vectors representing the data in an embedding space. The method also comprises clustering, classifying and decoding the data, then selecting a subset of experience data based on the classification. The method also comprises using the selected subset of experience data to generate one or more suggested network actions, and modifying the radio network based on the suggested network actions.
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 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
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COMMUNICATING BASED ON NETWORK CONFIGURATION IDENTIFIER SHARING
A communication device in a communications network that includes a first network node can receive an indication of a network configuration identifier, ID, from the first network node. The network configuration ID can be associated with a future network configuration. The communication device can r determine whether a current model supports the future network configuration. The communication device can determine a future model based on determining whether the current model supports the future network configuration. The communication device can receive an indication of when the future network configuration will be active. Subsequent to receiving the indication that the future network configuration is active, the communication device can communicate with a second network node using the future model.
Embodiments include methods performed by a wireless device configured to perform measurements. Such methods include, responsive to an application session starting, performing one or more quality of experience (QoE) measurements associated with the application and transmitting to a base station a first session feedback indication based on the QoE measurements. The first session feedback indication indicates that the application session has started. Such methods include, responsive to transmitting the first session feedback indication, receiving a command from the base station to perform one or more radio measurements. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a base station, as well as wireless device and base station apparatus configured to perform such methods.
A method and a transmitting node for supporting generation of comfort noise for at least two audio channels at a receiving node. The method is performed by a transmitting node. The method comprises determining spectral characteristics of audio signals on at least two input audio channels and determining a spatial coherence between the audio signals. The spatial coherence is associated with perceptual importance measures. A compressed representation of the spatial coherence is determined per frequency band by weighting the spatial coherence within each frequency band according to the perceptual importance measures. Information about the spectral characteristics and the compressed representation of the spatial coherence per frequency band is signaled to the receiving node for enabling the generation of the comfort noise at the receiving node.
G10L 19/00 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
G10L 19/032 - Quantisation or dequantisation of spectral components
G10L 19/04 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using predictive techniques
G10L 19/06 - Determination or coding of the spectral characteristics, e.g. of the short-term prediction coefficients
A method of producing a set of coded bits from a set of information bits for transmission between a first node and a second node in a wireless communications system, the method comprises generating a codeword vector by encoding the set of information bits with a low-density parity-check code, wherein the codeword vector is composed of systematic bits and parity bits. The method comprises performing circular buffer-based rate matching on the generated codeword vector to produce the coded bits for transmission, wherein the circular buffer-based rate matching comprises puncturing a first plurality of systematic bits.
H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes
H03M 13/11 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits using multiple parity bits
H03M 13/27 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correctionCoding theory basic assumptionsCoding boundsError probability evaluation methodsChannel modelsSimulation or testing of codes using interleaving techniques
Systems, methods, and apparatus for performing measurement configuration using a user equipment, UE, and a network node are disclosed. An example method performed by a UE includes receiving a measurement configuration from a network node, where the measurement configuration specifies a reference frequency corresponding to a set of one or more carriers. The measurement configuration further specifies an offset from the reference frequency. The UE performs measurements on a reference signal located at the offset from the reference frequency and uses the measurements for one or more radio operations.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node implementing a plurality of Channel State Information-Reference Signal, CSI-RS, ports is provided. The wireless device includes processing circuitry configured to: receive a configuration of a CSI-RS resource that is associated with the plurality of CSI-RS ports, determine at least a subset of the plurality of CSI-RS ports for performing a CSI-RS measurement within the CSI-RS resource where the determination is based on a calculation using a total number of the plurality of CSI-RS ports and a ratio value, and perform the CSI measurement based on the determined subset of the plurality of CSI-RS ports.
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
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
Systems and methods are disclosed for handing over a User Equipment (UE) to a mobile Integrated Access and Backhaul network node (mIAB). A method performed by a network node for managing handover of a UE to a mIAB node includes obtaining a first parameter from the UE, and a second parameter from the mIAB node, wherein the first parameter and the second parameter are at least one of explicitly or implicitly related to a respective mobility of the UE and the mIAB node. The method further includes determining the UE is suitable for handover to the mIAB node, based at least in part on the first parameter and the second parameter. The method further includes configuring the UE to be handed over to the mobile IAB node.
A method (900) by a user equipment, UE, (112) for determining the validity of Global navigation satellite system, GNSS, data, includes maintaining (902) at least one validity timer for determining whether the GNSS data is valid or not valid.
G01S 19/08 - Cooperating elementsInteraction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing integrity information, e.g. health of satellites or quality of ephemeris data
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network, the radio node being adapted for wireless communication, and being adapted for sensing and/or for radar operation, the method comprising operating utilising communication signalling and operating utilising sensing signalling, wherein to the sensing signalling there is associated a first cyclic prefix length and/or first FFT duration that is longer than a second cyclic prefix length and/or second FFT duration associated to the communication signalling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A wireless device (10) measures Channel State Information, CSI, data for a wireless channel between the wireless device (10) and a node (100) of the wireless communication network. Further, the wireless device encodes the CSI data by an encoder part of an machine-learning based autoencoder. Further, the wireless device (10) applies a mask to the encoded CSI data. The mask defines unmasked data elements and masked elements of the encoded CSI data. The wireless device (10) then transmits the encoded CSI data excluding the masked data elements to the node (100).
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
There is provided techniques for radio power scaling of a signal. A method comprises providing, from a baseband unit to a radio unit, a signal in a frequency-domain representation and priority information of the signal, wherein the signal has an information content composed at least of a low-priority part and a high-priority part, and wherein the priority information specifies which parts of the signal are associated with which priorities. The method comprises applying, by the radio unit, radio power scaling to the signal in accordance with the priority information and in conjunction with transforming the signal to a time-domain representation, wherein, per time unit in the time-domain representation, the low-priority part is allocated a lower power spectral density than the high-priority part.
H04W 52/28 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission
H04W 52/34 - TPC management, i.e. sharing limited amount of power among users or channels or data types, e.g. cell loading
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK FUNCTION DISCOVERY
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for NF discovery. A method performed by a first network repository function (NRF) comprises receiving a first network function (NF) discovery request comprising at least one preferred feature to be supported by a target network function from a first network node. The method further comprises sending a first NF discovery response to the first network node. The first response comprises first information indicating whether a search result includes at least one NF profile that supports the at least one preferred feature, and/or second information indicating whether the search result includes at least one NF profile that does not support the at least one preferred feature.
It is provided a method for encoding a point cloud within a volume, the method being performed in an encoder. The method comprises: recursively splitting the volume into sub-volumes until each sub-volume satisfies a completion criterion, in which case the sub-volume is an end sub-volume; estimating, for each end sub-volume comprising points, its density of points, by selecting a density value, from a set of pre-selected density values, that is closest to the density of points of the end sub-volume; encoding the density of the sub-volumes by encoding a general mode density value, being the most common density value of the sub-volumes, and encoding density values of any sub-volumes comprising points, where the density value of the sub-volume differs from the general mode density value; and providing indications of the sub-volumes and the encoded density values. Corresponding embodiments for the decoder side are also provided.
Embodiments disclosed herein comprise methods performed by a wireless device or UE, methods performed by a base station, wireless device apparatus and base station apparatus configured for carrier aggregation with cross carrier scheduling. In some embodiments a method performed by a wireless device (1200) for carrier aggregation with cross carrier scheduling comprises receiving (500) a configuration for a first group of cells to be scheduled. The method furthermore comprises receiving (530) on a scheduling cell a downlink control information indicating two or more cells to be scheduled from the first group of cells, wherein the downlink control information for the first group of cells has a first format and the first format comprises a first field for indicating a set index, wherein the set index indicates an index associated with the first group of configured cells and the first format further comprises a second field for indicating the set of scheduled cells from the set of configured serving cells determined from the first field.
H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
H04W 72/51 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on terminal or device properties
H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
The disclosure refers to a method performed by a first network node, the method comprising: obtaining (1101) a user equipment, UE, trajectory prediction, transmitting (1102) the UE trajectory prediction to a second network node along with an indication requesting feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction, and receiving (1103) feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction from a third network node, and to a method performed by a second network node, the method comprising: receiving (1201) a UE trajectory prediction along with an indication requesting feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction, and transmitting (1202) feedback regarding the UE trajectory prediction to a first network node.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for managing data channel for terminal device. A method (100) performed by a first network node comprises receiving (S102) a request for setting an indication for a terminal device. The indication indicates to allow a first type of traffic of the terminal device, and to deny a second type of traffic of the terminal device. A method (200) performed by a second network node comprises receiving (S202) an indication indicating to allow a first type of traffic of a terminal device and to deny a second type of traffic of the terminal device. The method (200) further comprises allowing the first type of traffic of the terminal device and denying the second type of traffic of the terminal device (S204). By an indication, the actions of the terminal device could be better supervised.
A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. The method includes decoding a tile partition structure from one or more syntax elements in the bitstream. The method includes determining a number of tiles N in the picture. The method includes decoding a number of partitions in the picture, wherein each partition comprises an integer number of tiles. The method includes deriving a size and/or location for a current partition, wherein deriving the size and/or location for the current partition comprises: decoding one or more location syntax elements for the current partition from the bitstream, deriving a top-left position of the current partition as a location of a first tile in raster scan order that is not included in one or more previously derived partition, and deriving the size and/or the location of the current partition from a value of the one or more location syntax element together with a size and/or location of the one or more previously derived partition. The method includes using the derived size and/or location to decode the picture.
H04N 19/119 - Adaptive subdivision aspects e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks
H04N 19/136 - Incoming video signal characteristics or properties
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 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
The disclosure relates to systems and methods enabling an SMF to control new forwarding behavior in the UPF to support locally switched and Nx-based forwarding.
A computing device is disclosed. The computing device comprises processing circuitry that is configured to expose (110) a resource that is hosted at the computing device, wherein the resource comprises a digital interface for a physical entity to which the resource corresponds, and expose (120) information about a relation between a state of the resource and a state of the physical entity to which the resource corresponds. Also disclosed is a network node, the network node comprising processing circuitry that is configured to discover a resource that is hosted at the computing device, and to discover information about a relation between a state of the resource and a state of the physical entity to which the resource corresponds. The processing circuitry is further configured to prepare an action relating to the physical entity corresponding to the resource on the basis of a current state of the resource and the information, and to initiate execution of the prepared action.
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by a UE for communicating in a wireless communication network, wherein the UE is configured to be connected to a first cell of an MSG and a second cell of an SCG. The UE receives an indication to perform transition to a first operation state from a second operation state; and upon transitioning to the first operation state, monitors for one or more temporary reference signals of the SCG.
Methods and devices for providing improved Quality of Service (QOS) treatment for selected applications or data flows of a mobile device or other user equipment (UE). A virtual private network (VPN) service is started, and data traffic for the application is processed using the VPN service to identify packet information for the data traffic. The packet information is reported, such as to a backend service. The backend can establish one or more corresponding filters to dynamically provide the improved QoS treatment. One or more filters may also be installed on the mobile device or UE based on the packet information.
A method performed by a first network node (104) is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request message comprising a request for authorizing and/or authenticating and/or evaluating trust of a first network function NF, device (101). The method comprises obtaining, from a trust measurement function, TMF (103), a trust score for the first NF device. The method further comprises, sending a response message comprising an access control decision for the first NF device (101), wherein the access control decision is determined based on at least the trust score; or the method further comprises, sending a response message indicating the trust score of the first NF device for enabling a determination of an access control decision based on at least the trust score. In one or more embodiments, the response message is sent to establish a connection between the first NF device (101) and a second NF device (102).
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NETWORK CONTROLLED UE-TO-UE (U2U) RELAY LINK MAINTENANCE
The present disclosure is related to UEs, a network node, and methods for network controlled U2U relay link maintenance. A method at a first UE for performing a U2U communication with a second UE via one or more U2U relay UEs comprises: receiving, from a network node, a message indicating control information for the U2U communication; and communicating with the second UE and/or at least one of the one or more U2U relay UEs for the U2U communication based on at least the indicated control information.
H04W 40/22 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
H04W 40/12 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing based on transmission quality or channel quality
H04W 88/04 - Terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
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QUANTIZATION PARAMETER (QP) CODING FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION
There is provided a method (600) for decoding a current coded picture from a video bitstream. The method comprises deriving a list of delta quantization parameter, QP, values from parameter set syntax elements in the video bitstream. The method comprises deriving an index value, IV, from a slice header, a segment header or a picture header, associated with the current coded picture. The method comprises deriving a delta QP value for the current coded picture using the derived list of delta QP values and the IV. The method comprises using the derived delta QP value to derive an initial QP value, QPi, for the current coded picture. The method comprises using the initial QP value in a decoding process to decode the current coded picture or segment thereof.
H04N 19/44 - Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder
H04N 19/105 - Selection of the reference unit for prediction within a chosen coding or prediction mode, e.g. adaptive choice of position and number of pixels used for prediction
H04N 19/172 - 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 picture, frame or field
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for providing a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer, ROADM, (300) for use in an optical network. A ROADM comprises a first port (301a); a second port (302a); a third port (305a); and a first switch (307a) configured to: couple the first port to the second port in a first mode; and to couple the first port to the third port in a second mode, wherein: the third port is configured to be coupled to a first transceiver (306a) of a first network node, and the first switch is configured to utilise power supplied by the first transceiver being on to enter the second mode.
H04J 14/02 - Wavelength-division multiplex systems
H04B 10/80 - Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups , e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
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Methods and Apparatus for Determining an Offset for Time Synchronization in a Communication Network
A method of determining an offset between a first time reference and a second time reference is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining (102) information relating to a detection time at a first node of a first photon of a first pair of photons, and a detection 5time at a second node of a second photon of the first pair of photons; obtaining (104) information relating to a detection time at the first node of a first photon of a second pair of photons, and a detection time at the first node of a third photon; and determining (106) an offset between a first time reference at the first node and a second time reference at the second node based on the obtained information. An apparatus, a computer program 0and a computer program product for determining an offset between a first time reference and a second time reference are disclosed.
The disclosure relates to an artificial spiking neural network building block, a spiking neural network, a method for training a spiking neural network, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable media. The computer implemented method comprises assigning random weights to all connections between spiking neurons of the spiking neural network. The method comprises iteratively optimizing the weights by running a simulated annealing algorithm, using training data. The method comprises refining the weights by running a genetic algorithm.
Disclosed is a method performed by a network node (130) of a wireless communication network (100) for handling transmission on a PDCCH to a UE (140). The method comprises transmitting, to the UE (140), a first DCI in the PDCCH using a first CCE aggregation level, and a second DCI using a second CCE aggregation level, the first and the second DCI respectively instructing 2024/085789 the UE (140) to send a transmission to the network node (130) on a first and a second uplink resource indicated by the first DCI and the second DCI, respectively. The method further comprises determining whether any transmission was received from the UE (140) on the first uplink resource and on the second uplink resource. Then determining, based on the determining whether any transmission was received from the UE (140) on the first uplink resource and on the second uplink resource, which of the first and the second CCE aggregation level to use for a later PDCCH transmission.
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An apparatus (300) for detecting sensitive information in a first text document representative of a first topic is provided. The apparatus (300) is configured to generate a first updated text document by tagging a segment of text in the first text document using a list of one or more types of sensitive information for a second topic: train a language model on text representative of the first topic and on a list of one or more types of sensitive information for a third topic, wherein the language model is a transformer-based machine learning model; and generate a second updated text document by classifying as sensitive a segment of text in the first updated text document using the trained language model representative of relationships between the tagged segment, one or more types of sensitive information for the third topic, and the text representative of the first topic.
Methods and apparatuses provide a mechanism to account for timing errors of a wireless device in positioning measurements. In one example, a wireless device performs reference-signal transmissions or measurements and sends information to a network node that is involved in positioning of the wireless device. The information indicates associations of the reference-signal transmissions or measurements with respective timing groups of the wireless device. Each timing group represents a related set of transmission or reception timing errors within the wireless device. Based on the information, the network node accounts for the different timing-group associations when performing positioning calculations that are based on the reference-signal transmissions or measurements performed by the wireless device.
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
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
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CHANGING A VIEW WITHIN A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
A method (1000) of changing a view within a virtual three-dimensional, 3D, environment is provided. The method comprises obtaining (s1002) a current view of the virtual 3D environment, where the current view is with respect to the first location, and obtaining (s1004) an indication of a user's action for changing a view within the virtual 3D environment, where the changed view is associated with a directional vector. The method further comprises identifying (s1006) a 3D virtual point corresponding to the directional vector and the distance from the first location to a real point associated to the 3D virtual point. The method further comprises based on the first location, a second location different from the first location and the distance determining (s1008) how to update the current view. Updating the current view is either enlarging a portion of the current view or changing to another view that is with respect to the second location.
G06T 19/00 - Manipulating 3D models or images for computer graphics
G06F 3/04845 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
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FIRST NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING LOCATION OF A NETWORK NODE IN A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA FOR OPERATION IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
A computer-implemented method, performed by a first node, for handling location of a network node in a geographical area for operation in a communications system. The first node obtains first data indicating images of the geographical area over a first time period. The first node also obtains second data indicating data samples of performance indicators of radio communications, during the first time period, of devices in the geographical area. The first node determines, by performing a spatio-temporal correlation of the obtained first data and the obtained second data, one or more locations as candidates to place the network node for operation in the communications system. The determining is performed using machine learning or deep learning, and. The first node then outputs an indication of the determined one or more locations.
Techniques, apparatuses, and systems for facilitating efficient use of Unified Data Management functions, UDMs, and Unified Data Repositories, UDRs, that support centralized storage of any-UE-data related to a network service, where any-UE-data is data relating to service requests for the network service for all user equipments, UEs, in a wireless network. An example method, in a network exposure function, NEF, in a wireless network, includes discovering one or more UDMs that support centralized storage of any-UE-data related to a network service. The example method further includes, responsive to discovering the one or more UDMs, sending, to only one UDM among the discovered UDMs, a request for subscription to the network service.
Air cavity and ceramic waveguide resonator mixed filter solutions are disclosed. According to one aspect, a combined filter assembly includes an air cavity filter coupled to a ceramic waveguide (CWG) filter. The CWG filter exhibits a wall that presses against a rigid plate. Between the rigid plate and a wall of the air cavity filter is a compressible conductive gasket that is compressed between the wall of the air cavity filter and the rigid plate. The air cavity filter and the CWG filter are secured to a support base. The CWG filter is secured to the support base by flexible clamps that allow for thermal expansion of the CWG filter. The flexible clamps are secured to the support base by screws. The support base exhibits surfaces or walls that receive and anchor the screws.
Methods and Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes for improved RAN redundancy. A method at a first RAN node for enabling redundancy with multiple active instances comprises: triggering multiple instances for the first RAN node to be active simultaneously, such that a processing load at the first RAN node can be distributed among the multiple instances and a part of the processing load handled by an instance of the multiple instances can be taken over by at least one other instance of the multiple instances when the instance fails.
H04L 1/22 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received using redundant apparatus to increase reliability
H04B 1/74 - Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission for increasing reliability, e.g. using redundant or spare channels or apparatus
H04W 24/04 - Arrangements for maintaining operational condition
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Method and Apparatus for User Plane Security of Virtual Network Group
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for user plane security of VN group. A method performed by an exposure function comprises receiving a first message comprising at least one parameter to be created or updated from an application node. The at least one parameter to be created or updated comprises user plane (UP) security information for a virtual network (VN) group. The method may further comprise sending a second message comprising the at least one parameter to be created or updated to a data management node or a data repository node.
Systems and methods described herein provide for a processing unit that generates side-channel countermeasures to protect sensitive information. The processing unit can include two circuits, a primary circuit and a countermeasure circuit that each process the same input but each circuit can be configured by respective randomized clock signals and respective secrets or secret keys. The secret key used by the countermeasure circuit, can be a different secret than the secret used by the first circuit, but it can be based on the secret used by the first circuit. The output of the cryptographic algorithm of the first circuit can have an associated side-channel leakage or emission (power consumption, electromagnetic radiation, sound, vibration, temperature variation, etc.). The countermeasure circuit's side-channel leakage can obscure the first circuit's side-channel leakage or make it difficult to interpret the side-channel leakage of the first circuit.
A multiband array antenna for operation in multiple frequency bands. The multiband array antenna comprises a plurality of radiators for emitting electromagnetic waves in the multiple frequency bands. The multiband array antenna further comprises a distribution network coupled to the plurality of radiators for providing an electrical signal to the plurality of radiators. The multiband array antenna further comprises a phase shifter coupled to the plurality of radiators for changing a phase of the electrical signal provided to one or more of the plurality of radiators. The phase shifter is configured to operate in the multiple frequency bands. One or both of the distribution network and the phase shifter are configured to adjust an antenna tilt of the multiband array antenna differently for different frequency bands of the multiple frequency bands.
H01Q 5/30 - Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
H01Q 3/36 - 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 varying the phase by electrical means with variable phase-shifters
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File Management Arrangement, Software Component Arrangement, Computer-readable Medium, a Circuitry Arrangement and a Method for File Management
A file management arrangement (100) comprising and a controller (101), wherein the controller (101) is configured to: receive a request for a file (210), the file (210) comprising one or more original objects (220-1, 220-2, 220-3), wherein the file (210) is associated with a first application (105); and provide a first variant (211B) of the file (210) corresponding to a first access level (215B), if the access level (215) for the request does not correspond to an original access level (215A), where the original access level is associated with the original file (210). The first variant (211B) of the file (210) includes a first number of one or more replacement objects (220-A, 220-B, 220-C) replacing the first number of the one or more original objects (220-1, 220-2, 220-3)
A method is performed by a wireless device for channel state information, CSI, reporting based on a power offset. The method comprises: receiving (2112) a CSI configuration. The CSI configuration associates a CSI trigger state with one or more power offset values and a set of one or more non-zero power, NZP, CSI reference signal, RS, resources. The method further comprises receiving (2114) a downlink control information, DCI, comprising an indication of the CSI trigger state; determining (2116) one or more CSI measurements based on at least the one or more NZP-CSI-RS resources and the one or more power offset values associated with the received CSI trigger state; and transmitting (2118) one or more CSI reports comprising the one or more CSI measurements.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for buffer state report. A method performed at a terminal device may include: predicting a buffer size associated with data to be transmitted; and transmitting a buffer state report (BSR) including the predicted buffer size to a network node. A method performed at a network node may include: receiving a BSR including a predicted buffer size associated with data to be received from a terminal device; and transmitting a grant for the data according to the received BSR. The latency of data transmission from the terminal device to the network node may be reduced.
A method and a decoder for generating concealment audio frame of an audio signal. The method includes performing a frequency domain analysis of a sequence of previously decoded audio signal to obtain a frequency spectrum and identifying peaks in the spectrum. The method further includes estimating a relative energy between the noise spectrum and the complete spectrum, determining an attenuation of the noise spectrum based on the relative energy, and applying the attenuation to the noise spectrum. The method includes applying an inverse transform to time domain on an error concealment spectrum, that includes the peaks and the attenuated noise spectrum.
G10L 19/005 - Correction of errors induced by the transmission channel, if related to the coding algorithm
G10L 25/18 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being spectral information of each sub-band
G10L 25/21 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being power information
G10L 25/69 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for evaluating synthetic or decoded voice signals
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DEREGISTRATION PROCEDURE OF PROTOCOL DATA UNIT SESSION
Disclosed herein is a method 300 performed by an UDM 104. The method comprises: obtaining s302 a command for triggering deregistration of a network session associated with a SMF, and a UE, wherein the command indicates that reactivation of the network session is required; and after obtaining the command, transmitting s304 towards the SMF a deregistration notification request for triggering the SMF to perform the deregistration of the network session, wherein the deregistration notification request indicates that the network session being deregistered is requested to be reactivated.
A method for scheduling a computational thread (240) to at least one processing resource (235) of a pool of processing resources (230) for execution in a combination of computational threads (250) comprising the computational thread and a plurality of other computational threads (245), the method being performed by a scheduler (210), the method comprising: determining if there is a stored record (225) representing a scheduling of the combination of computational threads (250) in a record store (220); if the stored record is of a recommended scheduling of the combination of computational threads (250), then perform the scheduling by selecting the recommended scheduling, and if the stored record is of a scheduling to be avoided, then avoid that scheduling, and if else use a default scheduling.
There is provided techniques for controlling an RIS. The RIS comprises a controller entity and a reflector entity. The reflector entity is associated with configurable reflection properties defining how radio waves that impinge the reflector entity are reflected. The reflection properties are controlled by the controller entity. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises determining that the RIS to refrain from reflecting signals communicated in radio waves between the network node and a user equipment. The method comprises, in response thereto, providing an indication to the controller entity for the RIS to enter a non-relay mode according to which the reflector entity is to apply a default configuration of the reflection properties.
H04B 7/04 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
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WIRELESS CHARACTERISTICS INFORMATION REPORTING FOR TIME SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method performed for transmission of information related to wireless characteristics for time sensitive communication in a Time-Sensitive Networking, TSN, system, the TSN system being integrated to a wireless communication network, operated as a virtual TSN node, the virtual TSN node being connected to a plurality of TSN nodes, the method being performed by a network node in the wireless communication network operated as the TSN node, the method includes determining variation in one or more nodal characteristic parameters related to the wireless communication network operated as the TSN node. The method includes transmitting the information related to the variation in the one or more nodal characteristic parameters, the information being intended for a Centralized Network Controller, CNC, to enable the CNC for performing reconfiguration of the TSN system.
The present disclosure is related to a terminal device, network nodes, and methods for positioning based on multiple complementary operations. A method at a first terminal device for positioning a target that is associated with multiple terminal devices comprising the first terminal device comprises: obtaining a first association with at least one second terminal device from the multiple terminal devices other than the first terminal device, wherein the first terminal device is able to perform a first operation for positioning, and the at least one second terminal device is able to perform at least one second operation for positioning that is complementary to the first operation; and performing the first operation for positioning the target.
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for performing a re-establishment procedure. A method in a user equipment comprises: receiving a re-establishment message; upon reception of the re-establishment message, monitoring for an indication of an integrity check failure received from lower layers, wherein the indication relates to a first message or a second message received by the UE after transmitting a re-establishment request; responsive to the indication of the integrity check failure, performing actions upon going into an RRC_IDLE mode of operation; indicating a connection failure to upper layers; and based on the indication, upper layers triggering a recovery procedure.
A first network entity of a communications network can generate compressed beamforming weights (“BFWs”) based on a transformation configuration. The transformation configuration can be based on one or more parameters of an antenna array associated with a second network entity of the communications network. The one or more parameters can include a parameter that is separate from a total number of antenna ports in the antenna array. The first network entity can further transmit an indication of the compressed BFWs to the second network entity via a fronthaul between the first network entity and the second network entity.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods performed by a terminal device. Such methods include transmitting multiple preambles on different transmission chains of the terminal device to a network node of the wireless communication system. The multiple preambles are associated with a single synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) or with different SSBs. Different conditions apply depending on whether the multiple preambles are associated with the single SSB or the different SSBs, and depending on whether the single SSB or different SSBs map to a single random access channel occasion (RO) or to multiple frequency-division multiplexed (FDM) ROs. Other embodiments include terminal devices configured to perform such methods, as well as network nodes configured to perform operations complementary to such methods.
Methods are disclosed which can be performed by a network node for sending to a wireless device a first synchronization signal and an associated information message, for synchronization of the wireless device with the network node. The network node and the wireless device operate in a wireless communications network. The network node sends the first synchronization signal in N OFDM symbols within a subframe, at least once in a time and frequency position in every one of the N OFDM symbols. N is equal or larger than 2. For each sending of the first synchronization signal, the network node sends an associated information message at a pre-defined time and frequency position in an OFDM symbol. The pre-defined time and frequency position is relative to the time and frequency position of the first synchronization signal. The associated information message is associated with the first synchronization signal.
According to an aspect there is provided a method of operating a first unit in a radio access network (RAN) to configure a first interface with a second unit in the RAN. The first unit is capable of using one or more RAN protocol stacks for the first interface to the second unit. The method includes receiving a first notification from the second unit, the first notification indicating one or more RAN protocol stack capabilities of the second unit for use over the first interface to the first unit; determining a RAN protocol stack to use for the first interface according to the one or more RAN protocol stack capabilities of the first unit and the one or more RAN protocol stack capabilities of the second unit; and configuring the first interface with the second unit according to the determined RAN protocol stack.
Enabling dual-proxy relays in a communications network. The method includes transmitting from a second proxy node to a network exposure node a request for configuring a dual-proxy relay; transmitting from the network exposure node to a user data repository node at least one of an identifier and a network address information of the second proxy node; receiving at a policy control node from the user data repository node subscription data for the dual-proxy relay; transmitting from the policy control node to a session management node policy data for the dual-proxy relay; transmitting to a first proxy node user plane control data for the dual-proxy relay; determining that user plane traffic is traffic pertaining to the dual-proxy relay based on the received user plane control data; and transmitting from the first proxy node to the second proxy node the user plane traffic.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method performed by a network node of a wireless communication network. The wireless communication network operates as a virtual Time-Sensitive Networking, TSN, bridge of a TSN system. The method includes obtaining information identifying a number of retransmissions to be performed for delivery of one or more packets from the network node to a TSN node. The method includes selecting a queue for each packet, from a set of available queues at the network node based on the information identifying the number of retransmissions. The method includes transmitting the one or more packets from the set of available queues according to a predetermined scheme.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for authentication. A method performed by an authentication service node comprises receiving a first authentication request sent by an access and mobility node. The first authentication request comprises a subscription concealed identifier and first information indicating whether a primary authentication is for a terminal device onboarding. The method further comprises processing the first authentication request based on the first information.
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by a radio network node (12) for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The radio network node (12) determines a time correlation coefficient in a channel time correlation function, and then schedules one or more resources for a UE (10) taking the time correlation coefficient into account.
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to advertise UE capabilities to a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods transmitting to the network node FeatureSet information that includes one or more ExtensionFeatureLists, with each ExtensionFeatureList indicating the UE's support for one or more extension features. Such methods include receiving from the network node a configuration that includes the following: identification of one or more frequency bands to be used for communication by the UE; and for each identified frequency band, configuration of one or more features indicated as supported by the UE in the one or more ExtensionFeatureLists. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured for dual connectivity (DC) with a wireless network via a first node arranged to provide a first cell group and a second node arranged to provide a second cell group. Such methods include receiving a first medium access control (MAC) message from the first node by a first UE MAC entity associated with the first cell group, and determining that the first MAC message includes an encapsulated second MAC message for a second UE MAC entity associated with the second cell group, which is deactivated. Such methods also include performing one or more operations related to the second cell group based on the second MAC message. Other embodiments include complementary methods for the first node and the second node, as well as UE and network node apparatus configured to perform such methods.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for path switch. The method which may be performed by a terminal device comprises performing transmission with a first node on a first path. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises switching from the first path to a second path to perform transmission with a second node on the second path. During the switching of the terminal device, one or more pending packets of the terminal device on the first path may be forwarded to the second path. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the first node and the second node may be served by a base station. In accordance with another exemplary embodiment, the first node and the second node may be served by different base stations.
A network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device. The network node includes a radio interface and processing circuitry configured to transmit a configuration of a set of reference signals via RRC signaling to the wireless device. The radio interface and processing circuitry are further configured to transmit a downlink control information, DCI, that triggers the set of reference signals in multiple slots to the wireless device, where each set of reference signal is confined to OFDM symbols within a slot. In some embodiments, the DCI includes a field which indicates a reference signal set combination ID. In further embodiments the reference signal set combination ID indicates a list of RS set IDs. A method for a network node, a wireless device and a method for a wireless device are also provided.
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
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
H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
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Co-Existence Operations Involving a Radar-Enabled User Equipment and Radio Network Nodes
A radar-enabled wireless communication device is configured to communicate with a wireless communication network and performs radar transmissions determine whether there are any neighboring wireless communication devices that are vulnerable to interference from the radar transmissions and, if so, adapt radar transmissions in the affected radar beam directions or transmit assistance information enabling the vulnerable devices to mitigate or avoid the interference.
There is disclosed a network node. The network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device. The wireless device is configured with a primary cell and at least one secondary cell. The network node comprising a radio interface and a processing circuitry configured to use a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, on a secondary cell, SCell, to schedule a physical shared channels on a primary cell, PCell and further configured to determine a limit for the PDCCH Blind Decodings and CCEs, BDs/CCEs, for the primary and secondary cells. There is also presented a network node, a method for a wireless device and a wireless device.
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING HANDOVER CAUSED BY AN INSECURE MESSAGE FROM A NETWORK NODE
Systems, methods, and apparatus for handling messages from network nodes of a wireless communications system are disclosed. An example method performed by a terminal includes receiving a message from a network node. The terminal determines that the message contains a reconfigurationWithSync field and that security is not activated when the message is received. Responsive to the determining, the terminal prevents triggering of a handover operation.
A method for performed by a user equipment. The method includes receiving (s1102) a message comprising network slice information, NSI, indicating a network slice and first location restriction information for the indicated network slice. The first location restriction information comprises a list of cell identifiers, IDs, and the list of cell IDs includes at least a first cell ID.
H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
H04W 60/04 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registrationTerminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration using triggered events
