Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for handling communication in a communication network. The network node sets up a separate tunnel for a time sensitive QoS flow.
The present disclosure is related to terminal nodes, network nodes, and methods for RO indexing to ensure the alignment of ROs, so that the network nodes can combine them for a PRACH attempt. A method at a terminal node is provided, including: determining a number of PRACH transmissions; determining a configured number K of PRACH transmissions; determining a number R of ROs associated with a selected SSB and with a preamble partition applicable to the determined number of PRACH transmissions within one association period; determining an extended association period, including a number X of association periods; determining, within the extended association period, a set of ROs for indexing; indexing the determined ROs in the set of ROs; and performing one or more PRACH transmissions based on the determined number of PRACH transmissions in the set of indexed ROs.
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The radio node includes a plurality of processing elements for processing signalling. The method includes processing, with at least one of the processing elements, signalling in a pick-up unit, wherein a pick-up unit corresponds to a number Npickup of symbol time intervals. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
Methods and systems are described for use of Delay Profile as an input for AI/ML models. The present disclosure includes solutions to only use DP as AI/ML model input, e.g. where the DP only contains the timing value of multiple received paths. In comparison to PDP, no received power values are needed as model input. Evaluation results demonstrate that AI/ML model performance is maintained with only small degradation when compared to PDP used as model input. Substantially reduced model input size gives significant advantage to AI/IL models under the present disclosure. For example, the measurement burden is reduced significantly. This benefit exists regardless of whether the measurements need to be signaled from one entity to another entity. Furthermore, when the measurements of model input need to be sent from one entity to another entity, the signaling overhead is significantly reduced.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)/MACHINE LEARNING (ML) MODEL DRIFT DETECTION METHOD BASED ON CONDITIONAL STATISTICAL METRIC
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A user equipment (UE) is configured to determine a first model monitoring metric for a first machine learning, ML, model, the first model monitoring metric being based on a statistical distance between a reference dataset and an operational dataset. The UE is configured to perform at least one action based on the first model monitoring metric.
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a method and apparatus to configure different User Specific Search spaces (USSs) for Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidates for different User Equipment devices (UEs). By selecting different USS configurations for different UEs, the search spaces can cover fewer symbols that there can be more PDCCH candidates in each symbol. By configuring each UE with a selected USS, the PDCCH capacity can be improved by optimizing Control Channel Element (CCE) utilization and improving downlink capacity by increasing the number of symbols used for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) use.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with another device is provided. The UE is configured to perform at least one measurement regarding sidelink positioning reference signaling (SL PRS) based on a number of occupied resources in a dedicated resource pool for SL-PRS and a number of occupied resources by the UE. The UE is configured to perform at least one congestion control action for SL-PRS based on the at least one measurement.
A network node (210) and method therein for antenna calibration in a wireless communication system (200) are provided. The network node (210) comprises two or more antenna panels which are separated and isolated from each other. At least one antenna panel (411) comprises both transmitting and receiving (TX/RX 411) antenna arrays, and at least one antenna panel (412) comprises only receiving (RX 412) antenna array. The TX/RX antenna arrays are pre-calibrated and one or more spatial-temporal channel parameters are estimated for the TX/RX antenna arrays based on estimated channel-state information for a propagation channel between a user equipment and the TX/RX antenna arrays using a signal received from the user equipment via the TX/RX antenna arrays. Then the RX antenna array is calibrated based on the one or more spatial-temporal channel parameters and estimated channel-state information for the RX antenna array on a propagation channel between the user equipment and the RX antenna array using a signal received via the RX antenna array.
A method performed by a client device is provided. The method comprises transmitting to a quality of service, QoS, control entity a first request for a first QoS level. The method further comprises, after transmitting the first request, receiving from the QoS control entity a first response that includes first tunnel information of a first tunnel configured by the QoS control entity. The first tunnel is for carrying data packets of the first QoS level in a wireless network.
A technique for enabling exposure of information related to encrypted communication between a User Equipment, UE, and an application server in a mobile communication system is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique is performed by the UE and comprises establishing (S302) a communication channel with a network node of the mobile communication system, the communication channel being established as part of an application layer communication channel between the UE and the application server, wherein the network node acts as application layer proxy in the communication between the UE and the application server, and sending (S304) encrypted traffic through the communication channel to the network node for further delivery to the application server, wherein the communication channel is used to exchange supplemental information related to the encrypted traffic between the UE and the network node.
Methods and apparatuses for Quality of Experience (QoE) and/or Radio Access Network Visible QoE (RVQoE) measurement configuration A method performed by a UE comprises receiving, from a network node, a measurement configuration for a cell group pertaining to the network node. The method also comprises determining at least one network node to which session start and/or session stop indications should be transmitted. The method further comprises initiating transmission of at least one of a session start indication and a session stop indication to the determined at least one network node.
Methods, apparatus and systems for network configuration are provided. A computer-implemented method for modifying the configuration of a communication network using a ML agent comprises receiving first and second network modification proposals proposal agents. The method further comprises generating a third proposal using the first and second proposals. The method also comprises predicting the effect of the implementation of the proposals on a state of the communication network using a simulated communication network, wherein the simulated communication network simulates the state of the communication network. The method further comprises selecting one of the proposals based on the predicted implementation effects and, where the third proposal is selected, determining respective weightings of the first and second proposals in the third proposal. The method still further comprises initiating the modification of the communication network based on the selected proposal.
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Embodiments of the present disclosure provide communication methods, communication devices and storage medium. In the method, a configuration is received by a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent from a SNMP manager to enable acknowledgements to notifications for a set of object identifiers (OIDs). The set of OIDs is selected from a plurality of OIDs associated with the SNMP agent. A notification for an OID in the set of OIDs is transmitted by the SNMP agent to the SNMP manager. An acknowledgement to the notification from the SNMP manager is monitored for by the SNMP agent.
A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for flexible channel access are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a WD includes performing a wideband listen-before-talk (LBT) process over a wideband LBT bandwidth, the wideband LBT bandwidth being wider than a maximum channel bandwidth intended for a transmission. The method also includes determining a presence of at least one idle channel based at least in part on the wideband LBT process.
A method (1000) by a user equipment, UE (112), for negotiating parameters associated with a time sensitive communication, TSC, is provided. The method includes receiving (1002), from a Radio Access Network, RAN, node (110), a first set of TSC assistance information, TSCAI, parameters and an indication to provide feedback. The UE transmits (1004), to the RAN node, feedback associated with a used set of TSCAI parameters and/or a second set of TSCAI parameters.
There is provided techniques for 3D measurements in a skybox image rendering environment. The method is performed by a controller. The method comprises obtaining an indication for a 3D measurement to be made in the skybox image rendering environment. The method comprises identifying a start-point and an end-point in a panoramic image between which the 3D measurement extends by identifying opposite edges representing perimeters, or parts thereof, of the object. The method comprises determining a distance between the start-point and the end-point as a function of a first depth map corresponding to the start-point in the panoramic image and a second depth map corresponding to the end-point in the panoramic image.
A method for encoding or decoding an image is provided. The method comprises obtaining pixel values of pixels included in the image. The method further comprises converting the pixel values into convoluted values using a convolution network that comprises a first convolution layer, wherein the first convolution layer is configured to receive first input values and generate first output values using a convolution operation. The method further comprises obtaining first quality values, and (i) combining the first quality values with the pixel values, thereby generating the first input values or (ii) combining the first quality values with the first output values, thereby generating first combined values.
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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR HANDLING PERIODIC CSI-RS OR TRANSMISSIONS UNDER CELL DTX/DRX
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD) and to manage reference signal transmissions during a discontinuous mode of operation is described. The method includes determining a configuration associated with the discontinuous mode of operation of the network node and the WD, where the discontinuous mode of operation includes an active period and an inactive period associated with a cell that corresponds to the network node. The method also includes transmitting one or more reference signals during the discontinuous mode of operation based on the configuration.
Embodiments include methods performed by a first network entity of a communication system. Such methods include sending, to a second network entity of the communication system, a first request targeting a resource context or a session context. Such methods include receiving, from the second network entity or from an alternative second network entity of the communication system, a first rejection response that includes one or more of the following information: a first parameter indicating whether the first request should be retried with any of the following: the second network entity, and any other alternative second network entity of the communication system; and when the first rejection response is received from the alternative second network entity, a second parameter indicating whether to use the alternative second network entity for a subsequent request targeting the resource context or the session context. Other embodiments include complementary methods for the second network entity.
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Method and Apparatus for Applying Configuration at Terminal Device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for applying configuration at terminal device. A method (100) performed by a terminal device comprises: receiving (S102), from a network node, a measurement configuration associated with a condition; and performing (S106) a measurement and/or transmitting (S108) a report based on the measurement configuration, when the condition is met. The condition is related to a first height/altitude range and/or a time period that the terminal device is in or out of a first height/altitude range. By associating a measurement configuration to a condition, the measurement configuration can be active only when the condition is met. Therefore, the measurement configuration may be configured previously but applied later based on the condition.
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a transmit power for Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) for a multi-Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving a configuration of a first and second time advance group (TAG) identity (ID), a first control resource set (CORESET) with a first CORESET pool index value, and a second CORESET with a second CORESET pool index value in a serving cell. The method further comprises receiving a request in the serving cell to transmit a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) preamble, the request comprising a PRACH preamble index, information about a downlink reference signal (RS), and information about a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) associated with the downlink RS. The method further comprises determining, based on the request, a transmit power for transmission of the PRACH preamble, and transmitting the PRACH preamble accordingly.
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Pod Unit, First Cloud Processing Node, and Methods in a Wireless Communications Network
A method performed by a pod unit for handling communication between a radio unit and at least one cloud processing node is provided. The pod unit performs (404) baseband processing for wireless signals received by, and/or to be transmitted by, the radio unit. In conjunction with said performed baseband processing, the pod unit communicates (405) one or more messages, to and/or from the at least one cloud processing node. When received from the at least one cloud processing node, the one or more messages are at least Radio Link Control (RLC) processed by the at least one cloud processing node. When transmitted to the at least one cloud processing node, the one or more messages are transmitted to be at least RLC processed by the at least one cloud processing node.
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METHOD AND UE FOR ADAPTING PROCEDURES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for adapting procedures in a communication system. The UE is an Air-to-ground (ATG) capable UE. The UE is configured for performing one or more measurements on one or more cells of one or more carrier frequencies. The UE is served by a network node in an ATG cell. The UEU determines whether or not the UE is located at least substantially at a cell center of the ATG cell by checking if one or more criteria are met or not. The UE adapts one or more procedures based on a result of the determining.
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A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wireless device is configured to determine a power capability modification, and transmit a power headroom report, PHR. The PHR quantifies the power capability modification for a serving cell based on a first field and a second field included in the PHR.
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DETERMINATION OF SERVING BEAM FOR A USER EQUIPMENT
There is provided techniques for determining a serving beam for a UE. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises triggering the UE to perform an uplink transmission that comprises a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS). The method comprises receiving, in a set of beams, the DM-RS from the UE. The method comprises determining, based on channel state measurements performed by the network node on the DM-RS as received in the set of beams, which beam in the set of beams to use as the serving beam for the UE.
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Reporting Consistent Uplink Listen-Before-Talk Failures in Shared Channels
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE). Such methods include initiating an uplink (UL) transmission in an active first bandwidth (BWP) of a plurality of configured BWPs in unlicensed spectrum. The UL transmission is unrelated to a random access (RA) procedure. Such methods include detecting consistent listen-before-talk (LBT) failure in the first BWP and logging information associated with the first BWP in which the consistent LBT failure was detected. Such methods include repeating the following operations until an RA procedure in an active BWP succeeds or RA procedures fail in all configured BWPs having RA resources: deactivating the active BWP, activating another of the configured BWPs having RA resources, and performing an RA procedure in the active BWP. Such methods include sending to a radio access network (RAN) a report including at least the logged information associated with the first BWP. Other embodiments include complementary methods for RAN nodes. FIG. 7 is selected for publication.
There is provided a method performed by a user equipment (UE) for transmitting and/or receiving data with a network node. The method comprises: receiving a first downlink reference signal (DL-RS) from a first set of DL-RSs and a second DL-RS from a second set of DL-RSs, wherein the first set of DL-RSs are associated with a desired uplink (UL) transmission and the second set of DL-RSs are associated with a non-desired UL transmission; performing measurements on the received first and second DL-RSs; determining uplink precoders based on the measurements; and sending, to a network node, a UL reference signal using the determined precoders.
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TRIANGULAR VIVALDI ANTENNA ARRAY AND ANTENNA SYSTEM
Disclosed is an antenna array comprising a plurality of Vivaldi antennas having a respective feed slot and defining a triangular lattice, the antenna array having a feeding side and a radiation side opposite to the feeding side, wherein at least one of the feed slots is open at the feeding side. Also disclosed is an antenna system comprising the antenna array and a feeding unit. The feeding unit comprises a plurality of feeding elements arranged such that, when the feeding unit is arranged in a predefined pose relative to the antenna array, electromagnetic signals can be fed via the plurality of feeding elements into at least one of the plurality of Vivaldi antennas of the antenna array to cause the at least one Vivaldi antenna to emit radio waves.
A first network node, in a communications network that includes a second network node, can receive an identifier of a control policy from the second network node. The first network node can determine a prediction model to use based on the identifier of the control policy. The first network node can determine a predicted future state of the communications network using the prediction model. The first network node can transmit a message to the second network node. The message can include an indication of the predicted future state of the communications network.
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The present disclosure refers to a multi-antenna mounting arrangement for configuring the spacing between two spatially separated antenna arrangements. The multi-antenna mounting arrangement includes the two antenna arrangements and a controllable adjustment arrangement to which the antenna arrangements are arranged. Respective antenna arrangement includes an antenna and a radio unit, the radio unit being collocated with, and connected to, the antenna, and the adjustment arrangement enabling controlling the spatial separation (d) between the two antenna arrangements. The present disclosure also refers to a multi-antenna mast arrangement includes an antenna mast and a multi-antenna mounting arrangement.
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DISTRIBUTED LEARNING BASED ON AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE
A computer-implemented method for updating a global machine learning, ML, model using distributed learning is provided. The method comprises obtaining from a first group of one or more local computing devices weight values of a first group of one or more local ML models. The weight values of the first group of one or more local ML models are generated based on a first type of input data. The method further comprises obtaining from a second group of one or more local computing devices weight changing values. The weight changing values are generated based on a second type of input data. The method further comprises updating the global ML model based on the weight values of the first group of one or more local ML models and the weight changing values, thereby obtaining an updated global ML model. The method further comprises transmitting to the first group of one or more local computing devices the updated global ML model.
A method performed by a source master node performing a handover of a wireless device to a target node includes receiving, from a source secondary node, a first message comprising the secondary node configuration and a conditional reconfiguration. The source master node transmits, to the target node, a handover request message that includes an indication that the wireless device is configured with the conditional reconfiguration. The source master node receives, from the target node, a handover acknowledgement message indicating that the wireless device is to keep, modify, and/or release the conditional reconfiguration.
Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a method for configuring a User Equipment (UE) to store and report information related to performance degradation associated with Network Energy Savings (NES) features that are configured or active in the cell in which the UE is connected at the time of the performance degradation. The UE can receive a configuration to store and report the information, and then the UE can determine when an NES feature is activated or configured in the cell, and then when performance degradation occurs (e.g., radio link failure or handover failure) the UE can store the information and then report the information to a network node.
An XR rendering device for rendering an immersive XR environment on a display device for viewing by a second participant in the immersive XR environment. The XR rendering device includes a processor circuitry adapted to perform operations. The operations include obtaining parameters defining a first virtual portal having a three-dimensional volume at a location in physical space of a first participant. The operations also include tracking a location of a physical object relative to the three-dimensional volume of the first virtual portal. The operations also include rendering a virtual object representation of the physical object in a second virtual portal for viewing by the second participant responsive to determining the physical object has entered the first virtual portal.
Methods and systems are described for supporting efficient and flexible PRS frequency hopping measurement and DL signal/data reception as well as supporting efficient and flexible SRS frequency hopping and UL signal/data transmission. Certain embodiments propose a rule for UE to select the frequency hopping sequence within a measurement gap for PRS measurements, such rule can lead to a reduced measurement gap size/length and save power consumption by reducing one hop within a frequency hop set configured for PRS measurements.
A network node (e.g., a location management function (“LMF”) or a gNB-central unit (“gNB-CU”)) can be in a communications network that includes a communication device and another network node. The network node can transmit a first message to the other network node. The first message can include a request to configure the communication device with a request for bandwidth aggregation information. The network node can further receive a second message from the other network node. The second message can include an indication of a bandwidth aggregation identifier (“ID”) and a set of resources associated with the bandwidth aggregation ID.
Systems and methods for enabling a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) check for Quality of Experience (QoE) measurement reporting during User Equipment (UE) mobility are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a UE comprises receiving, from a first network node, a QoE measurement configuration comprising one or more PLMN lists that indicate one or more allowed PLMNs. The method further comprises starting an application session that is subject to the QoE measurement configuration, starting QoE measurements in accordance with the QoE measurement configuration, and transitioning from connected state to idle state. The method further comprises, in the process of transitioning from idle state to connected state with respect to a second network node, obtaining a PLMN Identifier (ID) of the second network node and determining whether that PLMN is an allowed PLMN. The method further comprises operating in accordance with a result of the determining.
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METHODS, ENTITIES AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR NON-3GPP ACCESS AUTHENTICATION
A method at a protocol translation entity. The method includes receiving, from a Non-3GPP access point, an authentication request message of a first protocol type for a UE that includes an identity of the UE. The method also includes translating the authentication request message of the first protocol type to a corresponding authentication request message of a second protocol type and transmitting to an entity for authentication the corresponding authentication request message of a second protocol type that includes the identity of the UE.
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Methods, systems, and apparatuses for handling quality-of-experience, QoE, measurement reporting in a communications network An example method comprises a first network node assembling (310) a QoE measurement configuration, the QoE measurement configuration comprising one or more attributes indicative of at least one absolute priority or relative priority for one or more QoE measurements, and the first network node sending (320) the QoE measurement configuration towards a second network node. The method further comprises the second network node configuring (330) one or more user equipments, UEs, to perform QoE measurements based on the QoE measurement configuration and the second network node, responsive to at least a first load condition in or associated with the second network node, signaling (340) one or more of the UEs to pause reporting of one or more of the QoE measurements based on the one or more attributes.
A network node (210) optimizes network exposure Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The network node monitors and obtains Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for different networks and devices on a per-flow basis, as well as the network exposure APIs having functions invoked by an application program. Based on the call sequences and parameters in the APIs (212), the network node categorizes the APIs into clusters (214). Each API in a given cluster yields the same or similar results and KPI values when used by the application program. Then, from these clusters, the network node generates optimized network exposure APIs (144) that can be integrated into and/or called by application programs. The optimized network exposure APIs are also used as a curriculum in a reinforcement learning process to train the network node to use the optimized network exposure APIs in an optimized manner according to a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
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A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for reporting data volume close to small data transmission (SDT) threshold are disclosed. A method in a network node configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) is described. The method includes receiving small data transmission (SDT) feedback information from the UE, where the SDT feedback information is based at least in part on a volume of data (V) pending for uplink (UL) transmission and an SDT data volume threshold, and performing one or more actions based at least in part on the SDT feedback information.
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Embodiments herein may relate to, for example, a method performed by a first network node for handling location reporting in a wireless communications network. The first network node aligns a reporting configuration with a second network node in which the reporting configuration defines an extension of a baseline periodic location information reporting configuration.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for charging of a user equipment, UE belonging to at least one of a public network, PN, and a non-public network, NPN, for network delivered services is provided. The public network integrated non-public network, PNI-NPN, is implemented in a wireless network communication network, the method being performed by a network charging function in the PNI-NPN of the wireless communication network. The method comprises identifying whether the UE belongs to the PN or the NPN and determining a network rating function for the UE based on the identification of the UE. When the UE belongs to the PN, the network rating function is defined for a plurality of UEs belonging to the PN and when the UE belongs to the NPN, one or more network rating functions are defined for a plurality of UEs belonging to the NPNs.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a method implemented by a wireless device that is configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The method includes receiving a first indication of a first PDU Set discard timer value for discarding a first PDU set, where the first PDU Set discard timer: is associated with at least a first PSI level, and is different from a PDCP discard timer and/or has the PDU Set discard timer value different from a PDCP discard timer value, and communicating with the network node according to the first indication.
Methods and devices for determining a priority level for a first application or a first application type. The method comprises receiving a first usage data reporting message, the first usage data reporting message comprising a first masked usage value generated by a first UE using i) a first usage value associated with a first application or a first application type and ii) a mask value. The method further comprises receiving a second usage data reporting message, the second usage data reporting message comprising a second masked usage value generated by a second UE using i) a second usage value associated with the first application or the first application type and ii) the mask value. The method further comprises combining the first masked usage value and the second masked usage value, thereby generating a combined usage value; and using the combined usage value to determine a priority level for the first application or the first application type.
A method performed by a User Equipment having a first functional component implementing an enabler function. The method comprises performing an Edge Application Server (EAS) discovery to discover information regarding one or more first network functions implementing EASs as part of an initial service provisioning. The method further comprises selecting at least one first network function for implementing an initial EAS of the one or more first network functions, for providing service to a second functional component implementing application function in the UE. The method further comprises determining a second network function implementing Edge Enabler Server (EES) according to the selected at least one first network function as an initial EAS. The method further comprises transmitting, to the determined second network function, a message for triggering at least one of service session context handling and traffic influence. The message comprises an EAS endpoint of the selected initial EAS.
A method performed by a wireless device is described herein. The wireless device operates in a wireless communications network. The wireless device provides a message to be sent to a network node operating in the wireless communications network. The message is a first scheduled message to be sent to the network node in a random access procedure. The message comprises a first indicator of a type of the message. The type of message has: a) a fixed size SDU, and b) a one byte header comprising the first indicator and lacking a second indicator of a length of a payload. The wireless device also initiates sending the provided message to the network node. Also described is a method performed by the network node receiving and initiating processing the message, based on the first indicator.
H04W 76/27 - Transitions entre états de commande de ressources radio [RRC]
H04W 52/36 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] utilisant les limitations de la quantité totale de puissance d'émission disponible avec une plage ou un ensemble discrets de valeurs, p. ex. incrément, variation graduelle ou décalages
H04W 74/0833 - Procédures d’accès aléatoire, p. ex. avec accès en 4 étapes
H04W 80/02 - Protocoles de couche liaison de données
In encoding a picture, comprising a plurality of tiles, into a bitstream, a method and apparatus is provided for signaling the tile attribute values per-tile, using a compact syntax. These embodiments signal per-tile attribute values. The tile attributes may, for example, be in the form of a set of tile syntax elements (one syntax element per tile attribute), or for example in the form of a set of flags to enable or disable the usage of the tile attributes. These embodiments provide freedom for an encoder to assign the tile attribute values per tile, or per any subset of tiles in a picture, and the attribute values are signaled in a compact syntax at least once. A corresponding method and apparatus for decoding a picture is also described.
H04N 19/174 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques utilisant le codage adaptatif caractérisés par l’unité de codage, c.-à-d. la partie structurelle ou sémantique du signal vidéo étant l’objet ou le sujet du codage adaptatif l’unité étant une zone de l'image, p. ex. un objet la zone étant une tranche, p. ex. une ligne de blocs ou un groupe de blocs
H04N 19/119 - Aspects de subdivision adaptative, p. ex. subdivision d’une image en blocs de codage rectangulaires ou non
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H04N 19/82 - Détails des opérations de filtrage spécialement adaptées à la compression vidéo, p. ex. pour l'interpolation de pixels mettant en œuvre le filtrage dans une boucle de prédiction
49.
Methods, Entities, and Computer Readable Media for Error Handling
The present disclosure provides methods, entities and computer readable storage media for error handling. The method at a first entity includes: determining, based on a policy decision provisioned by a second entity, that an error in at least one of: reference of a session rule and/or a Policy and Charging Control, PCC, rule to the policy decision, or an attribute in the policy decision; and transmitting, to the second entity, a notification of the error.
A method and network node for reciprocity-aided interference suppression via eigen beamforming are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining an L×M channel matrix by selecting L rows of an N×M channel matrix or L linear combinations of rows of the N×M channel matrix, M being a number of antennas for downlink transmissions, N being a number of wireless device receiving antennas, L being a number of layers. The method also includes determining an M×M preprocessing matrix based on an eigen-decomposition of an M×M interference covariance matrix. The method further includes determining an M×L RAIT precoder matrix based on an inverse of an L×L matrix, the L×L matrix being based on a first matrix product of the L×M channel matrix, the M×M preprocessing matrix and an M×L Hermitian transpose of the L×M channel matrix.
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04B 7/0456 - Sélection de matrices de pré-codage ou de livres de codes, p. ex. utilisant des matrices pour pondérer des antennes
There is provided techniques for a VNF node to obtain a certificate. A method is performed by the VNF node. The method comprises generating and storing an identifier string of the VNF node inside a TEE of the VNF node. The method comprises providing the identifier string towards a certificate broker node. The method comprises providing a quote towards an attest verifier node upon having obtained a session value from the attest verifier node. The quote is based on the session value and comprises the identifier string or a hash of the identifier string. The method comprises obtaining configuration from the certificate broker node for enrollment of the certificate with a certificate registration authority node. The method comprises obtaining the certificate from the certificate registration authority node in accordance with the configuration.
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
H04L 9/30 - Clé publique, c.-à-d. l'algorithme de chiffrement étant impossible à inverser par ordinateur et les clés de chiffrement des utilisateurs n'exigeant pas le secret
52.
SELECTION OF TRANSMITTERS IN AN INDOOR RADIO SYSTEM
A method of selection of transmitters in an indoor radio system is provided. The method includes receiving an output from a digital twin of the indoor radio system. The output includes indicators of a radio propagation property of a signal between a receiver and a respective transmitter. The method further includes filtering at least some of the transmitters into subsets of transmitters that are active for the receiver based on the outputted indicators. The method further includes generating a first message including an identifier per transmitter in the subsets of transmitters for the receiver. The method further includes transmitting the first message towards a device for selection of a transmitter per subset of transmitters for the receiver. A method performed by a device, and related apparatus and methods are also provided.
H04B 7/024 - Utilisation coopérative d’antennes sur plusieurs sites, p. ex. dans les systèmes à plusieurs points coordonnés ou dans les systèmes coopératifs à "plusieurs entrées plusieurs sorties" [MIMO]
H04L 41/0893 - Affectation de groupes logiques aux éléments de réseau
H04W 40/12 - Sélection d'itinéraire ou de voie de communication, p. ex. routage basé sur l'énergie disponible ou le chemin le plus court sur la base de la qualité d'émission ou de la qualité des canaux
H04W 40/24 - Gestion d'informations sur la connectabilité, p. ex. exploration de connectabilité ou mise à jour de connectabilité
A method for processing a point cloud, wherein the point cloud was generated using N images. The method includes, for each of the N images, obtaining two-dimensional, 2D, point information associated with the image, wherein the 2D point information associated with the image identifies a point on a common plane (e.g., the ground plane). The method also includes selecting a point cloud truncation method using the obtained 2D point information. The method also includes implementing the selected a point cloud truncation method on the point cloud (which may result in the creation of a truncated point cloud).
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured to assist with positioning and/or sensing operations in a communication network. Such methods include receiving, from a radio access network (RAN) node, a first indication that assisting UEs are needed for positioning or sensing operations related to a target other than the UE. Such methods include, in response to the first indication, sending one or more of the following information to a network function (NF) configured to manage positioning and/or sensing operations in the communication network: a second indication that the UE is available to assist with the positioning or sensing operations related to the target, the UE's location, and one or more measurements related to the target. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a RAN node and for an NF, as well as UEs, RAN nodes, and NFs configured to perform such methods.
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p. ex. gestion de la mobilité
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
H04W 4/029 - Services de gestion ou de suivi basés sur la localisation
According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a network node for determining a location of a wireless device. The method includes obtaining a location of an antenna reference point (ARP) within a venue and calculating locations of virtual ARPS (vARPs). The locations of the vARPs are based on the location of the ARP and a geometry of the venue. The method further includes: calculating a channel impulse response (CIR) from a radio signal transmitted by a wireless device; extracting line-of-sight (LoS) and non-line-of-sight (nLoS) components from the CIR; associating the LoS component with the ARP and the nLoS components with the vARPs; generating a set of possible locations for the wireless device based on a measurement of the LoS component and measurements of the nLoS components; and selecting one location from the set of possible locations for the wireless device.
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p. ex. gestion de la mobilité
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 5/14 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques déterminant des distances absolues à partir de plusieurs points espacés d'emplacement connu
Embodiments of the present disclose provide a method (400) for dispute resolution in billing information generated for communication services. The method (400) being performed by a computing device (104). The method (400) comprises receiving (402) a request message for a credit amount to be refunded to the customer account, said request message comprising the billing information related to a customer. The method (400) comprises determining (404) whether or not to refund the credit amount to the customer account based on an evaluation of the billing information. In response to the determination, the method (400) comprises initiating (406) credit refund to the customer account, altering the billing information or denying the request message. Corresponding computing device, billing dispute resolution system, and computer program products are also disclosed.
G06Q 30/016 - Fourniture d’une assistance aux clients, p. ex. pour assister un client dans un lieu commercial ou par un service d’assistance après-vente
Embodiments described herein relate to training a graph neural network, GNN, model. In particular the GNN model is trained to predict performance metrics for a network. A method for training the GNN model comprises: obtaining a graph representation of a network, wherein the graph representation comprises: a set of nodes, V, wherein each node represents a radio coverage area; and a set of edges, E, wherein each edge connects two nodes in the set of nodes and represents a relationship between the two nodes; obtaining sets of geometric features, G, associated with overlaps between respective radio coverage areas associated with at least some edges in the set of edges; conducting a first phase of training using one or more first output layers for the GNN model, wherein the first phase of training comprises training the GNN model to predict the sets of geometric features; after the first phase of training, selecting at least one first parameter of the GNN model to fix; and conducting a second phase of training using one or more second output layers in the GNN model to predict performance metrics associated with the set of nodes, wherein the second phase of training comprises training the GNN model with the at least one first parameter fixed.
Systems and methods of channel measurement for Tracking Reference Signal (TRS) based Time Domain Channel Properties (TDCP) reporting are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a reporting configuration containing a TDCP reporting quantity to be reported by the UE for TDCP reporting; receiving a reference signal configuration containing one or more TRS samples; receiving signaling indicating measurement windows; receiving signaling restricting the number of TRS samples to be considered; computing the TDCP reporting quantity to be reported only using the TRS samples in the indicated measurement windows; receiving a DCI triggering an aperiodic TDCP report; reporting the TDCP reporting quantity computed/updated. In this way, the UE measurement burden related to measuring TRSs for deriving TDCP reporting quantities can be reduced. The solutions are particularly valuable when periodic TRSs are configured and when the UE is aperiodically triggered for a TDCP report.
H04W 24/10 - Planification des comptes-rendus de mesures
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04W 72/0446 - Ressources du domaine temporel, p. ex. créneaux ou trames
There is provided techniques for controlling a reconfigurable intelligent surface. A method comprises receiving, by a second subset of the antenna elements, an information signal from a backscatter device. The method comprises extracting, by a controller, information content from the information signal. The method comprises receiving, by a first subset of antenna elements, an illumination signal from a network node. The method comprises controlling, by the controller, the first subset of antenna elements to reflect the illumination signal back towards the network node, whilst controlling, by the controller, the reflection phases and/or magnitudes of the first subset of antenna elements for the reflected illumination signal to be modulated according to the extracted information content.
H04B 7/04 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées
A connection assembly has a first structural component, a second structural component and a contacting element. A first connection section and a second connection section of the structural components face each other, forming a slot between them. The first structural component comprises a groove in the first connection section, the groove being confined at least by two straight walls. The contacting element comprises a contacting portion being a helix, the contacting portion being in physical contact with the second connection section of the second structural component and with the straight walls of the first structural component. Further, a housing and an antenna are shown.
According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method of managing operations of a plurality of agents. Each agent is for adjusting values of one or more parameters in a respective network part of the communication network. The method comprises obtaining configuration information for the plurality of network parts; for each part of the plurality of network parts, determining a respective exploration policy to be used by an agent to determine adjustments to the values of the one or more parameters in the respective network part, wherein the exploration policy is determined based on the received configuration information for the plurality of network parts; and deploying the respective determined exploration policy or an exploratory action determined from the respective determined exploration policy to the respective network part.
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04L 41/046 - Architectures ou dispositions de gestion de réseau comprenant des agents de gestion de réseau ou des agents mobiles à cet effet
H04L 41/0894 - Gestion de la configuration du réseau basée sur des règles
H04L 41/0895 - Configuration de réseaux ou d’éléments virtualisés, p. ex. fonction réseau virtualisée ou des éléments du protocole OpenFlow
In an embodiment, an optical package comprising a housing comprising a first end to couple with a cable, and a second end to couple with a node. The housing contains a receiver assembly configured to receive a wavelength division multiplex (WDM) optical signal from a cable coupled there to and comprising a first plurality of optical fibers and a demultiplexer configured to demultiplex the WDM optical signal into a plurality of individual optical signals to be transmitted to the transceiver node via optical fibers. The housing also comprises a transmission assembly comprising a plurality of laser sources, a plurality of optical fibers and a multiplexer. Each laser source is configured to provide an optical carrier signal to the transceiver node to be modulated. The multiplexer is configured to receive the modulated signals from the transceiver node and combine the modulated signals for transmission via the first end.
A User Equipment, UE (110), transmits a first completion message indicating whether a model is applicable to a functionality that the UE (110) is configured with. The UE (110) reports, in a second message, that the applicability of the model to the functionality of the UE (110) has changed. The first completion message and second message are received by a network node (120).
H04L 41/16 - Dispositions pour la maintenance, l’administration ou la gestion des réseaux de commutation de données, p. ex. des réseaux de commutation de paquets en utilisant l'apprentissage automatique ou l'intelligence artificielle
H04W 76/27 - Transitions entre états de commande de ressources radio [RRC]
64.
Communication Device, Network Node and Methods for Handling Connectivity
A communication device (200, 330) and method therein for handling connectivity to a network node (311) in a wireless communication network (300) are provided The communication device (200, 330) is configured to communicate with the network node 5 (311) on a control link and a backhaul link, wherein the control link is established between a first module (NCR-MT) of the communication device (200, 330) and the network node (311), the backhaul link is established between a second module (NCR-Fwd) of the communication device (200, 330) and the network node (311). The communication device (200, 330) performs beam monitoring on both the control link and backhaul link; 10 determines whether a beam failure has been detected and a type of the beam failure; and initiates a recovery procedure to the network node (311) based on the type of the beam failure. Publ.
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling a path of a first wireless device, wherein the first wireless device is in communication with a first radio network using at least a first spectrum band. A computer implemented method comprises obtaining a model of a geographical environment and a radio environment through which the first wireless device is travelling, wherein the radio environment comprises a second radio network using at least the first spectrum band; predicting whether a quality-of-service, QoS, requirement for the first wireless device is met if the first wireless device takes an initial path through the geographical environment for a first time period; predicting whether an interference level meets a first condition if the first wireless device takes the initial path for the first time period, wherein the interference level is caused by communication between the first wireless device and the first radio network on the second radio network; and responsive to predicting that either the QoS requirement will not be met during the first time period, or the interference level will not meet the first condition during the first time period, initiating an update to the initial path to provide a new path to be taken by the first wireless device.
A method and system for transitioning data traffic from a first software component to a second software component. The data traffic is split into production data traffic and test data traffic, which is then split between a baseline component and a canary component. Counters are obtained for the baseline and canary components, and a distribution of the counters is computed for the baseline and canary components. An additional portion of the production data traffic is transitioned to the baseline component and a new distribution of the counters is computed for the baseline component. Using the distribution and new distribution of the counters for the baseline component, a new distribution for the counters is predicted for the canary component for an equal increase of data traffic. Depending on the predicted new distribution, the data traffic is transitioned to the second software component or is rolled back to the first software component.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to handling multiple frequency granularities for In-Device Co-existence (IDC). In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a network node, information that explicitly or implicitly indicates one or more granularities to be used by the UE for IDC Frequency Domain Multiplexing (FDM) indications, the one or more granularities being one or more of a predefined or configured set of two or more granularities that can be used for IDC FDM indications. The method further comprises providing, to the network node, one or more IDC FDM indications in accordance with the information. In this manner, operation of a UE that is capable of sending IDC FDM indications using different granularities is defined.
A Phase Locked Loop includes a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO), an integer number M of Phase Frequency Detectors (PFDs), M Time to Digital Converters (TDCs) connected to the outputs of the M PDFs respectively, a first frequency divider configured to generate M frequency-divided reference signals shifted in time by one period Tr of the reference signal from each other; a second frequency divider configured to generate M frequency-divided feedback signals shifted in time by one period Tf of the feedback signal from each other; a third frequency divider configured to generate a feedback signal to the second frequency divider; a digital processing unit configured to generate an output signal per cycle of the reference signal based on received signals from the M TDCs; and a loop filter configured to generate a control signal to the DCO to adjust the frequency of the output signal generated from the DCO.
H03L 7/087 - Détails de la boucle verrouillée en phase concernant principalement l'agencement de détection de phase ou de fréquence, y compris le filtrage ou l'amplification de son signal de sortie utilisant au moins deux détecteurs de phase ou un détecteur de fréquence et de phase dans la boucle
H03L 7/099 - Détails de la boucle verrouillée en phase concernant principalement l'oscillateur commandé de la boucle
H03L 7/18 - Synthèse de fréquence indirecte, c.-à-d. production d'une fréquence désirée parmi un certain nombre de fréquences prédéterminées en utilisant une boucle verrouillée en fréquence ou en phase en utilisant un diviseur de fréquence ou un compteur dans la boucle
H04L 7/027 - Commande de vitesse ou de phase au moyen des signaux de code reçus, les signaux ne contenant aucune information de synchronisation particulière en extrayant le signal d'horloge ou de synchronisation du spectre du signal reçu, p. ex. en utilisant un circuit résonnant ou passe-bande
69.
ADAPTIVE DEPLOYMENT PLAN GENERATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED APPLICATIONS IN EDGE CLOUD
A computer-implemented method for generating a deployment plan for a machine learning-based application. The method includes obtaining constraint sets of the application, obtaining candidate sets, and filtering the candidate sets based on applying the constraint sets to corresponding candidate sets in a sequence that minimizes estimated remaining searching costs. The filtering results in generating filtered candidate sets including a filtered candidate set of models, a filtered candidate set of data sources, and a filtered candidate set of sites. The method further includes selecting a model from the filtered candidate set of models, selecting one or more data sources from the filtered candidate set of data sources, selecting one or more sites from the filtered candidate set of sites, and generating a deployment plan for the application that specifies the selected model, the selected one or more data sources, and the selected one or more sites.
Methods and apparatus are provided. In some examples, a method of allocating resources in a cell is provided. A first proportion of resources in the cell are allocated to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second proportion of the resources in the cell are allocated to a second RAT different to the first RAT, and the cell supports resource partitioning of resources of the first RAT for one or more groups of one or more networks, network slices or User Equipments (UEs). The method comprises determining, for individual groups, one or more respective proportions of the resources for the group based on the resource partitioning, and determining, for individual groups, one or more adjusted proportions of the 0 resources based on the one or more proportions of the resources for the group and the first proportion of the resources of the cell allocated to the first RAT. The method also comprises allocating the resources of the cell based on the one or more adjusted proportions of the resources of the cell for individual groups.
H04W 72/566 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de priorité de l’information, de la source d’information ou du destinataire
H04W 88/10 - Dispositifs formant point d'accès adapté au fonctionnement dans des réseaux multiples, p. ex. points d'accès multi-mode
71.
Radio Nodes and Methods for Power Control of Transmit Symbols based on Their Symbol Type while Taking Into Account of Radio Node Power Headroom
A method performed by a first radio node The method is for controlling a transmission power level for transmitting one or more symbols in a channel to a second radio node in a wireless communications network. The first radio node obtains (901), for the respective one or more symbols, one or more transmission power parameters. The one or more transmission power parameters are related to the respective symbol type of the respective one or more symbols to be transmitted. The first radio node determines (903), based on the one or more transmission power parameters, a respective transmission power level to be used for transmitting the respective one or more symbols. The respective transmission power level is determined by taking an available power headroom in the first radio node into account. The first radio node then transmits (904) the one or more symbols with the determined respective transmission power level in the channel to the second radio node.
H04W 52/36 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] utilisant les limitations de la quantité totale de puissance d'émission disponible avec une plage ou un ensemble discrets de valeurs, p. ex. incrément, variation graduelle ou décalages
H04W 52/08 - Commande de puissance en boucle fermée
H04W 52/10 - Commande de puissance en boucle ouverte
H04W 52/24 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué selon des paramètres spécifiques utilisant le rapport signal sur parasite [SIR Signal to Interference Ratio] ou d'autres paramètres de trajet sans fil
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NETWORK VERIFICATION OF USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IDENTIFIER REQUEST MADE BY EDGE CLIENT
Embodiments include methods for a client (e.g., EEC) of an edge data network coupled to a communication network. Such methods include sending, to a server of the edge data network, a request for an identifier of a user equipment (UE) that hosts the client. The request includes an IP address assigned to the UE by the communication network and a verification parameter indicating that the client is authorized to request a UE identifier (UE ID) associated with the IP address. Such methods also include subsequently receiving the requested UE ID from the server, based on successful verification of the verification parameter by the communication network. Other embodiments include complementary methods for the server, a network exposure function (NEF) of the communication network, and a verification server of the communication network, as well as clients, servers, NEFs, and verification servers configured to perform such methods.
A method performed by a MB-SMF may comprise sending an MBS policy control create request for a location dependent MBS session to a PCF receiving an MBS policy control create response for the location dependent MBS session from the PCF. The MBS policy control create request may comprise a MBS session ID and first information. The first information and the MBS session ID may be used to uniquely identify an MBS session towards a specific MBS service area of a location dependent MBS session, and/or create a policy association for the location dependent MBS session corresponding to the MBS session ID and the first information, and/or differentiate different location based services provided via the location dependent MBS session with a same MBS session ID, and/or associate AF session information with the location dependent MBS session in a specific MBS service area, and/or uniquely identify policy information for the location dependent MBS session corresponding to the MBS session ID and the first information.
H04W 4/06 - Répartition sélective de services de diffusion, p. ex. service de diffusion/multidiffusion multimédiaServices à des groupes d’utilisateursServices d’appel sélectif unidirectionnel
H04W 4/021 - Services concernant des domaines particuliers, p. ex. services de points d’intérêt, services sur place ou géorepères
74.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS USING MEASUREMENT DATA OF DIFFERENT FORMATS
A method (1400) by a radio node (710) operating as a signal measurement entity for providing measurement data of different formats for an Artificial Intelligence, AI, and/or Machine Learning, ML, model includes generating (1402) at least one measurement data sample. The radio node sends (1404) to at least one other entity: the at least one measurement data sample for use as training data for the AI and/or ML model; and for each measurement data sample, at least one format parameter of the associated measurement data sample.
A method is provided to determine whether or not to mute valley bins in a frequency domain, FD, evolution step of a packet loss concealment in a phase error concealment unit in a decoder. The method includes obtaining an initial number of peaks, n_plocs, and peak locations, plocs, of the audio signal; if the number of peaks indicated by n_plocs is 1 or 2, performing, using the plocs, a non-pure sinusoidal analysis to determine whether or not the audio signal is a pure sinusoid; responsive to determining that the audio signal is not a pure sinusoid, not muting the valley bins in the FD evolution step; and responsive to determining that the audio signal is a pure sinusoid, muting the valley bins in the FD evolution step.
G10L 19/012 - Codage du bruit de confort ou du silence
G10L 19/005 - Correction d’erreurs induites par le canal de transmission, lorsqu’elles sont liées à l’algorithme de codage
G10L 19/02 - Techniques d'analyse ou de synthèse de la parole ou des signaux audio pour la réduction de la redondance, p. ex. dans les vocodeursCodage ou décodage de la parole ou des signaux audio utilisant les modèles source-filtre ou l’analyse psychoacoustique utilisant l'analyse spectrale, p. ex. vocodeurs à transformée ou vocodeurs à sous-bandes
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MANAGEMENT OF TESTING PROCESS IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
A computer-implemented method for management of a testing process in a computing system is provided. The method includes receiving (700) input data including a natural language description for testing of at least one of a functional criteria and a non-functional criteria related to at least a portion of a system under test (SUT). The method further includes, based on the input data, generating (702) with a ML model, at least one of (i) a test process from a plurality of testing processes to perform the testing, and (ii) a mode to perform the test process comprising at least one of automated testing and manual testing; and outputting (704), from the ML model, at least one of (i) the test process to perform the testing, and (ii) the mode to perform the test process.
A method for representing a cluster of audio objects. The method includes obtaining reference position information identifying a reference position within the cluster of audio objects; and using the obtained reference position information, transforming the cluster of audio objects into a composite spatial audio object. The transforming of the cluster of audio objects into the composite spatial audio object is performed independently of any listening position of any user.
A method for data transmission at a user equipment (UE). The UE enters an inactive state. The UE receives a paging message comprising a UE-specific indication from a network node. The UE-specific indication indicates whether data can be transmitted or received before an RRC connection setup is complete. While in the inactive state, the UE receives data from a network node before an RRC connection setup procedure is completed.
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Systems and methods for sharing resources for transmitting scheduling requests among two or more User Equipments (UEs) are provided. In one embodiment, a method performed by a base station comprises selecting one analog beam to use to monitor for a Scheduling Request (SR) on an SR occasion. The method further comprises monitoring the set of SR resources in the SR occasion on the one analog beam. The method further comprises, while monitoring the set of SR resources in the SR occasion, detecting one SR on the shared SR resource shared by the two or more UEs and sending a response to one UE of the two or more UEs. In this way, frequency and time resources are saved and latencies in data communications become shorter between the base stations and the UEs.
H04W 72/1263 - Jumelage du trafic à la planification, p. ex. affectation planifiée ou multiplexage de flux
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
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ESTIMATION OF ANOMALOUS DATA USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK BASED ARCHITECTURE IN A NETWORK
A computer-implemented method is provided for estimation of anomalous data performed by a computing device including a GAN based architecture in a network. The method includes receiving data; classifying the data as manipulated data or not manipulated data; and when the data is classified as manipulated data, outputting an estimated anomalous data that represents a difference between (i) the data and (ii) the manipulated data. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed including, optionally, classifying the estimated anomalous data as a type of anomalous data; and outputting the type of anomalous data.
In an embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment device configured with one or more L1/L2 inter-cell mobility candidate cells for performing Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) and Radio Link Failure (RLF) detection is provided. The method can include receiving one or more L1/L2 inter-cell mobility candidate cell configurations. The method can also include performing a plurality of RLM processes based on parameters of one or more of a serving cell configuration and one or more of the L1/L2 inter-cell mobility candidate cell configurations. The method can also include declaring an RLF on one or more of the serving cell or the one or more L1/L2 inter-cell mobility candidate cells. The method can also include performing a network operation based on a type of the RLF.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to creation, storage, and transfer of contexts of passive objects detected in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first network node of a wireless communication network comprises detecting a passive object via sensing and creating a passive object context for the passive object, the passive object context comprising an identifier assigned to the passive object and information indicative of one or more attributes of the passive object. The method further comprises storing the passive object context for the passive object. In this manner, contexts of passive objects can be created and stored in the wireless communications network and can be used in the wireless network for various purposes.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for antenna calibration. A method performed by a wireless device comprises transmitting an antenna calibration (AC) signal in at least one antenna of an advanced antenna system (AAS). The method further comprises receiving the AC signal from the AAS via mutual coupling. The method further comprises identifying at least one interference signal in the received AC signal in a beam space. The method further comprises suppressing the at least one interference signal in the received AC signal in the beam space. The method further comprises calibrating the AAS based on the received AC signal after interference suppression.
H04B 17/12 - SurveillanceTests d’émetteurs pour l’étalonnage d’antennes d’émission, p. ex. de l’amplitude ou de la phase
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04B 17/21 - SurveillanceTests de récepteurs pour l’étalonnageSurveillanceTests de récepteurs pour la correction des mesures
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METHODS, IMS NODE AND SERVER FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) node for handling communication in a communication network. The IMS node adds an indication to a request of a User Equipment (UE), wherein the request relates to a session of an IMS service, and wherein the indication identifies a user of the UE and the session. The IMS node transmits the request to a server including the indication.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate Self-Organizing Network (SON)/Minimization of Driving Testing (MDT) measurement and information reporting. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises connecting or registering to a first network and, while connected or registered to the first network, storing SON/MDT measurements and information. The method further comprises connecting or registering to a second network and disconnecting or deregistering from the first network while having un-fetched SON/MDT measurements and information for the first network stored in the UE. The method further comprises performing one or more actions to ensure that the un-fetched SON/MDT measurements and information for the first network are not mixed with SON/MDT measurements and information for the second network. In this manner, the UE avoids logging SON/MDT information of the two networks together in the same report/variable.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to Random Access (RA) reporting when performing a RA procedure toward a cell associated to a Secondary Cell Group (SCG) of the User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, a method performed by a UE which is served by a Primary Cell (PCell) comprises performing a random access procedure toward a cell associated to a SCG of the UE and logging information for a RA report associated to the random access procedure, wherein a global cell identity of a Primary Secondary Cell (PSCell) is not available at the UE and the information logged for the RA report comprises a Global Cell Identity (CGI) of the PCell of the UE, as a result of the global cell identity of the PSCell not being available at the UE. The method further comprises sending the RA report comprising the logged information to a network node.
Embodiments herein provide, for example, a method performed by a first network node (16), such as the NRF or UDR, for handling communication of a user equipment, UE, (10) in a communication network. The first network node registers a supported slice specific policy delivery of a third network node (18), such as a PCF; and provides to a second network node (17), such as an AMF, an indication of the supported slice specific policy delivery of the third network node (18).
There is provided techniques for uplink communication with a network node. A method is performed by a transceiver device. The method comprises exchanging signaling with the network node to form a RVUE, constituted by a group of transceiver devices. The transceiver device is part of the group of transceiver devices. The signaling at least indicates available number of antenna ports of the RVUE for communication with the network node, and maximally support transmission rank for the RVUE. The method comprises receiving configuration from the network node for uplink transmission from the RVUE to the network node. The configuration at least indicates which transmission rank for the RVUE to use, and a mapping of transmission layers to the antenna ports in the RVUE. The method comprises performing uplink transmission towards the network node in accordance with the received configuration.
H04B 7/026 - Diversité coopérative, p. ex. utilisant des stations fixes ou mobiles en tant que relais
H04W 72/21 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources dans le sens ascendant de la liaison sans fil, c.-à-d. en direction du réseau
Methods, devices and computer programs are disclosed. The disclosure provides a method performed by a device, wherein the device is associated with a pool of resources, and wherein the device is communicatively coupled to a remote device. The method comprising the steps of obtaining a computing task, the task being associated with at least one performance requirement to be satisfied when performing the task; determining, from the pool of resources, local resources suitable to complete the task; determining, based on the at least one performance requirement and the determined local resources, whether to perform the computing task locally or to offload the computing task to a remote device; when the device determines to offload the computing task, endowing the remote device with a portion of the pool of resources in exchange for offloading the computing task.
Methods and Apparatuses for Determining and Selecting Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, Media Functions in a Wireless Communications Network
A method performed by an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, control node is provided. The method is for selecting IMS media functions associated to an IMS call session for a User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communications network. E.g., during IMS registration for the UE, the IMS control node requests (501) and obtains (502) from a first Core Network, CN, node information about a User Plane Function, UPF, node and its geographical location, which UPF node is serving the UE. The IMS control node further requests (503) and obtains (504) from a second CN node, IMS media function candidates operating at distances closest to the geographical location of the UPF node. The IMS control node then selects (505) for the IMS call session, IMS media functions among the IMS media function candidates, based on their respective distance to the geographical location of the selected UPF node.
A cooling arrangement (1) for an electronic device (2) comprising a circuit board (3), said cooling arrangement (1) comprising a housing. The housing comprises: a first housing member (4) and a second housing member (5), said first (4) and second (5) housing members jointly defining an inner cavity (6) for accommodating said circuit board (3). The first housing member (4) is provided with external heat transfer fins (14) protruding from an outside of the housing. The cooling arrangement (1) further comprises a first plate (7) sandwiched between an inner surface of the first housing member (4) and the circuit board (3). The first plate (7) and/or said first housing member (4) are provided with one or more first recesses such that at least one first fluid channel (8) is defined by the first plate (7) and the inner surface of the first housing member (4). Also, the cooling arrangement (1) comprises a pump (9) configured to circulate a heat transfer liquid through at least the one or more first fluid channels (8).
A method by an input and/or output (I/O) user device handler includes receiving a request of a core network node to identify which I/O user devices of a subset of a served set, which are served by a serving radio cell, have communication streams that can be moved. The method selects a target set of I/O user devices based on I/O user interface capabilities of the target set of I/O user devices being capable of and available to handle media type characteristics of the communication streams of at least some of the subset of the served set of I/O user devices. The method sends a response to the core network node indicating the target set of I/O user devices. Corresponding network nodes and core network nodes are disclosed.
Enabling granular control of application flows of an Enterprise application while providing User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) traffic category mapping.
Enabling granular control of application flows of an Enterprise application while providing User Equipment Route Selection Policy (URSP) traffic category mapping.
Application flows of the Enterprise application can then be mapped to enterprise connectivity services that can be mapped to respective Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions established with a Communication Service Provider (CSP). By providing Enterprise application identifiers and URSP traffic category information in the work profiles administered by the Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Administration, application flows can thus be prioritized or handled based on the determined Quality of Service (QOS) level of each application flow, and not on a per application-basis.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. A method implemented in a wireless device configured to communicate with a network node is provided. The method includes selecting a first energy profile of the wireless device, transmitting to the network node a first indication indicating the first energy profile, receiving a first energy configuration from the network node, where the first energy configuration is received in response to the first indication indicating the first energy profile, updating at least one wireless device activity in response to the received first energy configuration, and communicating with the network node in response to the updated at least one wireless device activity.
In an embodiment, a method of tagging an optical signal generated by an optical source of a wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, communication system is described. The method comprises generating a first tag by encoding the optical signal with first information. The optical source is in a set of optical sources of the WDM communication system. Each of the set of optical sources is instructed to generate the first tag at a common time.
A management node for a wireless communication network including a plurality of network nodes is provided. The management node is configured to train a machine learning model using an historical dataset of performance metrics associated with at least one network node configured with at least one software version of a plurality of software versions and with a non-anomalous state of the at least one network node. The management node is configured to receive a first dataset of performance metrics associated with a first network node configured with a second software version of the software versions which is an update of a first software version of the software versions, and performs a first anomaly detection on the first dataset of performance metrics using the trained machine learning model to determine a number of anomalies of the first dataset of performance metrics.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for handling IAB node release, deregistration and/or re-registration. A method performed by a mobility management node may comprise obtaining information that an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node is emptied and/or ready to be released and/or deregistered and/or re-registered. The method may further comprise triggering a procedure for a release and/or a deregistration and/or a re-registration of the IAB node.
The present disclosure provides a method, performed by a network node, for spatial control of transmission of radio beams. The network node determines a set of radio beam pairs, comprising vertically and horizontally polarized radio beams, to be transmitted by the network node. For each radio beam pair in the determined set of radio beam pairs, when a difference between a first and a second value of radiated power is above a threshold, transmitting the horizontally polarized radio beam with a reduced transmission power compared to the vertically polarized radio beam and otherwise, transmitting the radio beam pair with equal transmission power wherein the first value of radiated power indicates an estimated interference of the horizontally polarized beam with a radio device, and the second value of radiated power indicates an estimated interference of the vertically polarized beam with the radio device.
H04W 52/42 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué dans des situations particulières dans des systèmes à diversité de temps, d'espace, de fréquence ou de polarisation
H04B 7/0408 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées utilisant plusieurs faisceaux, c.-à-d. diversité de faisceaux
H04B 7/06 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées à la station d'émission
H04W 52/36 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] utilisant les limitations de la quantité totale de puissance d'émission disponible avec une plage ou un ensemble discrets de valeurs, p. ex. incrément, variation graduelle ou décalages
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ANALYTIC REPORT DESIGN FOR COLLABORATIVE CONTROL BETWEEN CORRELATED NETWORK FUNCTIONS
A network node in a communications network can detect a triggering event associated with a characteristic of the communications network. The network node can further determine a plurality of network functions (“NFS”) based on operation of each NF of the plurality of NFs impacting the characteristic of the communications network. The network node can generate a collaborative analytical report for each NF of the plurality of NFs based on their respective impact on the characteristic of the communications network. The network, node can further transmit the respective collaborative analytical report to each NF of the plurality of NFs.
Embodiments herein relate to, e.g., a method performed by a network node (16) for handling communication of a UE in a communication network. The network node (16) transmits to a radio network node (130), a message with one or more indications, wherein a first indication indicates one or more PDU Set QoS parameters, which can be used by the radio network node (130) to replace one or more current parameters received from another radio network node; and/or a second indication indicates a UE XR Traffic Characteristic to be used for scheduling.
