A switch circuit has a transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) and a first MOS transistor (T1, T3, 505), both of a first type, and a second MOS transistor (T2, T4, 517) of a second type that is complementary to the first type, wherein the first type is an NFET or a PFET. The transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) has a source (311, 355, 515), a drain (309, 359, 516), and a gate (503), wherein the gate (503) is connected to a first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503) having at least a first voltage state for turning the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) on and a second voltage state for turning the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) off. The first MOS transistor (T1, T3, 505) has a first non-gate terminal (507) connected to receive a second control signal (405, 455, 509), a gate terminal (511) connected to a voltage source that supplies a DC bias voltage, and a second non-gate terminal (513) connected to a first terminal (309, 311, 355, 515, 516) of the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) that is one of the source (311, 355, 515) of the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501) and the drain (309, 359, 516) of the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501). The second control signal (405, 455, 509) has at least a first voltage state that is inversely related to the first voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503) and a second voltage state that is inversely related to the second voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503). The second MOS transistor (T2, T4, 517) has a first non-gate terminal (519) connected to receive the second control signal (405, 455, 509); a gate terminal (521) connected to the voltage source that supplies the DC bias voltage; and a second non-gate terminal (523) connected to the first terminal of the transistor switch (305, 353, 401, 451, 501). When the first type is the NFET, then the DC bias voltage is less than or equal to the first voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503) and greater than the second voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503); and when the first type is the PFET, then the DC bias voltage is greater than or equal to the first voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503) and less than the second voltage state of the first control signal (307, 403, 453, 503).
H03L 7/099 - Détails de la boucle verrouillée en phase concernant principalement l'oscillateur commandé de la boucle
H03B 7/14 - Production d'oscillations au moyen d'un élément actif ayant une résistance négative entre deux de ses électrodes avec un élément déterminant la fréquence comportant des inductances et des capacités réparties l'élément actif étant un dispositif à semi-conducteurs
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H03K 17/06 - Modifications pour assurer un état complètement conducteur
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SWITCHED ARRAY FOR SENSING WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF TRANSMITTER CHAINS
τ00 τ11 τN-1N-1 iNτ =τii τ = τi i TTτ00 τ11 τN-1N-1 N-1 ), respectively, to a plurality of antennas. In this manner, the wireless transmitter is enabled to support virtual transmit beamforming, despite having fewer transmitter chains than antennas, which in turn enables improved sensing via improved target illumination. Embodiments of method performed by a wireless transmitter as well as embodiments of a wireless receiver and methods of operation thereof are also disclosed.
H04B 7/0404 - Systèmes de diversitéSystèmes à plusieurs antennes, c.-à-d. émission ou réception utilisant plusieurs antennes utilisant plusieurs antennes indépendantes espacées la station mobile comprenant plusieurs antennes, p. ex. pour mettre en œuvre une diversité en voie ascendante
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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A method performed by a device for recommending an item. The method includes receiving, from a network node, a global set of item embedding values, IEVs, for matrix factorization, wherein the global set of IEVs is associated with a global set of items. The method also includes initializing a local set of IEVs associated with a local set of items, wherein the local set of items is a subset of the global set of items. The method also includes updating the local set of IEVs based on at least some IEVs included in the global set of IEVs, thereby obtaining a first updated local set of IEVs. The method also includes obtaining local training data available at the device. The method further includes updating the first updated local set of IEVs using the obtained local training data, thereby generating a second updated local set of IEVs. Recommending the item is performed based on at least a first IEV and at least a first device (or user) embedding value (DEV) and the first IEV is determined based on the second updated local set of IEVs.
In an example, an amplifier circuit comprising a differential amplifier stage (102) and a biasing circuit is provided. The differential amplifier stage (102) comprises a first p-type transistor (202) with a drain connected to a first output node of the amplifier circuit, and a gate of the first p-type transistor (202) is configured to receive a first component of a differential input signal. The differential amplifier stage (102) also comprises a first n-type transistor (210) with a drain connected to the first output node of the amplifier circuit, and a gate of the first n-type transistor (210) is configured to receive the first component of the differential input signal. The differential amplifier stage (102) also comprises a second p-type transistor (214) with a drain connected to a second output node of the amplifier circuit, and a gate of the second p-type transistor (214) is configured to receive a second component of the differential input signal. The differential amplifier stage (102) also comprises a second n-type transistor (220) with a drain connected to the second output node of the amplifier circuit, and a gate of the second n-type transistor (220) is configured to receive the second component of the differential input signal.
H03F 1/32 - Modifications des amplificateurs pour réduire la distorsion non linéaire
H03F 3/195 - Amplificateurs à haute fréquence, p. ex. amplificateurs radiofréquence comportant uniquement des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs dans des circuits intégrés
H03F 3/24 - Amplificateurs de puissance, p. ex. amplificateurs de classe B, amplificateur de classe C d'étages transmetteurs de sortie
H03F 1/02 - Modifications des amplificateurs pour augmenter leur rendement, p. ex. étages classe A à pente glissante, utilisation d'une oscillation auxiliaire
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INTELLIGENT HARDWARE CONTROL FOR RAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Systems and methods for intelligent control of energy savings features of compute hardware of a Radio Access Network (RAN) node are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed which is performed by an evaluation entity for controlling one or more energy savings features of a hardware component of a RAN node where the RAN node comprises one or more hardware components and one or more RAN application software components operating on the one or more hardware components, respectively. The method comprises obtaining a first set of inputs related to a RAN application state of the RAN application software components and obtaining a second set of inputs related to a hardware state of a hardware component of the RAN node. The method further comprises determining outputs for control of the energy saving features of the hardware component, based on the first and second sets of inputs.
Methods are described for configuring a UE for small data transmission configurations and NES configurations. Certain embodiments include sets of mechanisms for a UE served by a cell, which in turn is served or managed or operated by a network node, to conditionally or adaptively update SDT based on various possible rules. For example, in some embodiments, RRC can configure the at least two sets of configurations for SDT procedure, one for non-NES mode and another one for NES mode.
A method (200) performed by a core network node for handling a Radio Access Technology, RAT, handover of a User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communications network (100) The core network node obtains (201) a first indication indicative of a first Tracking Area, TA (151), where the UE is located. The core network node obtains (202) a second indication indicative of an absence and/or presence of one or more RATs, for the first TA. Based on the first and second indication, the core network node transmits (203) to a first radio network node arranged in the first TA, an instruction to restrict handling of inter RAT handover of the UE in the first TA based on the absence and/or presence of the one or more RATs for the first TA.
A method performed by a User Equipment (120), UE, for controlling usage of one or more Radio Access Technologies, RATs, by the UE in one or more radio locations of a wireless communications network (100) The UE receives (202), as transmitted from a core network node (130) or a radio network node (110), an indication of an allowance and/or restriction of the one or more RATs for the one or more radio locations. The UE configures (203) itself to use the one or more RATs for the one or more radio locations according to the indicated an allowance and/or restriction of the one or more RATs of the received indication.
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for enabling fulfilment of an intent in an intent driven network. A method performed by an intent handler comprises receiving an indication of a first subintent of the intent from an intent owner, responsive to detecting a violation of the first subintent in an environment: attempting to reassure the first subintent in the environment; and indicating to the intent owner that the intent handler is attempting to reassure the first subintent.
H04L 41/0806 - Réglages de configuration pour la configuration initiale ou l’approvisionnement, p. ex. prêt à l’emploi [plug-and-play]
H04L 41/5054 - Déploiement automatique des services déclenchés par le gestionnaire de service, p. ex. la mise en œuvre du service par configuration automatique des composants réseau
There is provided techniques for cell reselection in a wireless communication network. A method is performed by a user equipment. The method comprises performing a cell reselection evaluation procedure for a second cell whilst camping on a first cell in the wireless communication network and whilst operating in a first power mode. The method comprises either performing the cell reselection to the second cell in the wireless communication network whilst operating in the first power mode when cell information of the second cell is in a first set of cell information, or performing the cell reselection to the second cell whilst operating in a second power mode when cell information of the second cell is in a second set of cell information.
It is provided a method for obfuscating hardware-specific identification information of a user equipment, UE, (2) in a communication network (9) to obstruct radio-frequency fingerprinting, RFF, of the UE, the method being performed by the UE (2) configured to obstruct RFF. The method comprises: upon receiving (40) a request (20) to transmit specific uplink data; transmitting (46), to a radio network node (1), obfuscated uplink data (22), the obfuscated uplink data (22) having been constructed by applying, to the specific uplink data, at least one parameter for obfuscating hardware-specific identification information, that could otherwise be used for RFF of the UE (2) based on uplink transmission by the UE (2). It is further disclosed a UE (2), a computer program (67, 91) and a computer program product (64, 90).
An extended reality, XR, device arranged to predict a head movement based on eye movement and generate predicted content for the predicted head movement.
In an example, a method in a User Equipment (UE) of sending a busy indication is provided. The UE is equipped with a plurality of Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIMs), including a first USIM associated with a first network and a second USIM associated with a second network. The method comprises, if a first time period until a first time instant, when the UE will establish a service in the first network, is at least as long as a second time period for sending a busy indication to the second network, sending the busy indication to the second network.
H04W 8/18 - Traitement de données utilisateur ou abonné, p. ex. services faisant l'objet d'un abonnement, préférences utilisateur ou profils utilisateurTransfert de données utilisateur ou abonné
H04W 68/12 - Avertissement aux utilisateurs, p. ex. alerte ou messagerie, sur l'arrivée d'une communication, un changement de service ou similaires avertissement inter-réseaux
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SYNTAX-TREE ASSISTED CODE GENERATION BY LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
A computer-implemented method is provided performed by a system for generation of program code by a LLM. The method includes providing (400) at least one trace of a plurality of messages from a protocol in a machine-to-machine communication; and requesting (402), based on a hierarchical use of a syntax of the protocol from the at least one trace, that a second node generate program code to check whether a machine received at least a first message in the at least one trace. The syntax includes respective message types in a plurality of message types. The method further includes generating (404) the program code in the LLM to implement a third node with a behavior seen in the at least one trace provided to the LLM. The method further includes providing (406) at least the program code to the third node to execute the program code.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a network node is configured to determine a resource constraint pattern for distributed management of shared resource across multiple carriers. The network node is configured to calculate at least one metric based on the resource constraint pattern. The network node is configured to schedule a transmission in at least one slot based on the at least one metric.
H04W 52/34 - Gestion du TPC, c.-à-d. partage de la quantité limitée de puissance entre les utilisateurs ou les canaux ou encore les types de données, p. ex. charge des cellules
H04L 5/00 - Dispositions destinées à permettre l'usage multiple de la voie de transmission
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A SYSTEM CLOCK SIGNAL
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for monitoring a system clock signal. The apparatus comprises: a toggle detector configured to monitor whether the system clock signal is toggling; an abnormal pulse detector configured to, in response to the system clock signal being toggling, utilize a reference clock signal to count the number of periods of the system clock signal within a predetermined time limit and monitor whether the number of periods is beyond a predetermined range, the reference clock signal having a frequency higher than the system clock signal; and a frequency drift detector configured to, in response to the system clock signal being toggling, detect a phase error between the system clock signal and a delay clock signal delayed from the system clock signal, determine a frequency drift based on the phase error, and monitor whether the frequency drift exceeds a predetermined drift limit.
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing cellular service to first User Equipments (UEs) on a moving vehicle. In one embodiment, a system for providing cellular service to first UEs on a moving vehicle comprises a base station located at the moving vehicle and operable to provide radio access to first UEs for two or more overlay cellular service provider (CSP) networks. The base station comprises two or more Radio Access Network (RAN) - Core Network (CN) interfaces that provide respective interfaces between the base station and core networks of the two or more overlay CSP networks. The system further comprises an aggregator located at the moving vehicle and communicatively coupled to the two or more RAN-CN interfaces and a second UE(s). The aggregator is operable to send and receive aggregated traffic for the two or more overlay CSP networks over an underlay CSP network(s) via the second UE(s).
H04W 84/02 - Réseaux pré-organisés hiérarchiquement, p. ex. réseaux de messagerie, réseaux cellulaires, réseaux locaux sans fil [WLAN Wireless Local Area Network] ou boucles locales sans fil [WLL Wireless Local Loop]
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
There is provided techniques for downlink localization of a UE in a repeater-assisted network. A method is performed by a network node. The network node serves the UE via a repeater device in the repeater-assisted network. The method comprises transmitting at least one first localization signal for downlink localization of the UE. The method comprises receiving a first indication from the UE about a first localization result based on measurements made by the UE on the at least one first localization signal. The method comprises determining, based on the first indication from the UE about the first localization result, that the first localization result is based on the at least one first localization signal as forwarded by the repeater device. The method comprises transmitting auxiliary information to the UE for refined downlink localization of the UE.
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
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AVAILABLE NETWORK CAPABILITY DATA EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT
According to some embodiments, a method for managing network connectivity performance of a first wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining network configuration data associated with the first wireless device. The network configuration data comprises information about one or more network configurations, where each network configuration representing a configuration of one or more transceivers. The method further comprises determining available network capability data associated with the modem entity based at least on the obtained network configuration data.
H04L 65/80 - Dispositions, protocoles ou services dans les réseaux de communication de paquets de données pour prendre en charge les applications en temps réel en répondant à la qualité des services [QoS]
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUFFERING REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL PACKETS
The present disclosure provides methods for buffering Real-time Transport Protocol, RTP, packets by a Default Bearer Media Handler Function, DBMHF, device (302). A method performed by a DBMHF device (302) includes receiving (306), from a Bearer Binding Intercept and Forward Function, BBIFF, device (112), Internet Protocol, IP, Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, traffic on a default bearer and determining (308) that the IMS traffic comprises an RTP packet. The method further includes buffering (310) the RTP packet and receiving (320), from the BBIFF device, an instruction to forward the RTP packet to an LI Mirror IMS State Function, LMISF, (114) wherein the instruction comprises an associated dedicated bearer identity. The method further includes forwarding (322) the RTP packet to the LMISF (114) with the associated dedicated bearer identity.
H04L 65/65 - Protocoles de diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias, p. ex. protocole de transport en temps réel [RTP] ou protocole de commande en temps réel [RTCP]
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SECURE HANDLING OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR A GROUP OF USERS
There is provided techniques for secure handling of media content. A method is performed by a media server device. The method comprises receiving information from a media storage device of availability of media content for a first group of users of a media service provided by the media server device. The method comprises providing a placeholder media object of the media content for accessing the media content and a token to a communication device associated with the first group of users upon having verified that the communication device comprises a trusted execution environment for processing the media content. The token indicates that the communication device is allowed to access the media content.
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
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COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMBINED ENERGY HARVESTING AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING
A communication device (100) configured to harvest energy for its operation. The communication device (100) comprises one or more mechanical energy harvester (EH 111, EH112, EH113) configured to generate an electrical signal by converting mechanical energy into electrical energy in response to mechanical deformation movement or vibration of the mechanical energy harvester. The generated electrical signal comprises information on characteristics of energy harvesting and thus characteristics of mechanical deformation, movements or vibrations. The communication device (100) further comprises a signal generator (120) configured to generate a first signal (121) based on the generated electrical signal and a transmitter (130) configured to transmit the generated first signal to one or more receiving devices (150) upon generation of electrical energy. One or more properties of the transmitted first signal comprise information on the characteristics of energy harvesting and the operations of the signal generator (120) and transmitter (130) are power supplied by the electrical energy generated by the mechanical energy harvester (EH 111, EH112, EH113).
A computer-implemented method is disclosed for facilitating the generation of augmented reality (AR) overlays on a first group of AR-enabled devices located in a first area. The first group of AR-enabled devices comprises more than one AR-enabled device. The method comprises determining (502), for the first group of AR-enabled devices, first information for generating an AR overlay. The first information is determined based on a location of the first group of AR-enabled devices. The method further comprises sending (504), to one or more first wireless devices, at least part of the first information. Each of the first wireless devices is one of: a respective AR device in the first group of AR-enabled devices; or an intermediate wireless device connected to one or more of the first group of AR-enabled devices.
A method performed by a network node is provided. The method is for handling data traffic in a wireless communications network. The wireless data traffic comprises high priority transmissions and low priority transmissions with a lower priority than the high priority transmissions. When a high priority transmission is arriving after finalizing scheduling assignments of transmissions in a next scheduling interval, the network node performs the following actions. The network node selects (504) one or more scheduling assignments relating to low priority transmissions among the transmissions comprised in the finalized scheduling assignments, The puncturing allowance of the selected one or more scheduling assignments equals or exceeds a size of the high priority transmission. The network node then punctures (505) bits of the selected one or more scheduling assignments in said next scheduling interval and replaces the punctured bits with bits from the high priority transmission according to a puncturing pattern.
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
Methods and apparatuses for lawful interception (LI) are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a first network node implementing session management determines whether or not a target has roamed out internationally from a home network to a visiting network, or whether or not a target has roamed back from a visiting network to a home network. The first network node sends, to a second network node, one or more messages for stopping LI reporting for the target in response to determining that the target has roamed out internationally, or starting the LI reporting for the target in response to determining that the target has roamed back to the home network.
A method for handling energy use information is disclosed (100). An indication message (110) is sent from a second network entity (2) to a first network entity (1), wherein the indication message comprises (110) an energy use information, wherein the energy use information describes an information that is related to an energy usage caused by a user equipment, UE (10), in the network, wherein the first network entity (1) is configured to provide a session management function, SMF, instance in a network. The first network entity (1) is transmitting (22) a first message (112) to a third network entity (3) and/or a second message (114) to a fourth network entity (4), wherein the third network entity (3) is configured to provide a policy control function, PCF, and the fourth network entity (4) is configured to provide a charging function, CHF, wherein the transmitted first message (112) and/or second message (114) comprises the energy use information.
A method performed by a network node (22) of a non-terrestrial communication network, NTN, wherein the network node (22) is hosted on-board a vehicle (14) that is airborne or spaceborne. The network node (22) receives assistance information (30). The network node (22) determines, from the assistance information (30), predicted availability or unavailability of network layer connectivity (24) between the network node (22) and a ground-based security gateway (18) for the NTN. The network node (22) manages one or more security associations (26) between the network node (22) and the ground-based security gateway (18) based on the predicted availability or unavailability of network layer connectivity (24) between the network node (22) and the ground-based security gateway (18).
A method in a network node configured to manage at least one processing unit resource (PU) in a network comprising a plurality of applications is described. The method includes grouping the at least one application of the plurality of applications into at least one group of applications based on hardware partitioning constraints of the plurality of PUs and an application isolation condition. The method also includes configuring, based on the grouping of the at least one application, at least one hardware partition on the at least one PU that fulfills minimization of resource wastage and meets a condition of at least one objective function. In addition, the method includes at least one of sorting, mapping and running the at least one group of applications on the at least one hardware partition using the software partitioning process and according to the objective function.
A method is provided for orchestrating MIMO operation of radios in a communications system. The method includes accessing (1400) data including historical MIMO configuration data for the radios; and predicting (1404) an estimated energy consumption for a first PRB utilization 5 of a first radio in a first sector. The method further includes predicting (1406), based on the estimated energy consumption, a historical energy consumption for a second PRB utilization of a second radio in a second sector. The method further includes deciding (1412) one of (i) to turn off a first MIMO configuration of the first radio and turn on a second MIMO configuration of the second radio when the historical energy consumption is less than or equal to the estimated energy 0 consumption, and (ii) to keep the first MIMO configuration of the first radio when the historical energy consumption is greater than the estimated energy consumption.
The present invention discloses methods and apparatuses for sensing an airborne object. In some embodiments, there proposes a method (600) performed by a first network function (301) implementing a sensing function. The method may comprise the step of receiving (S601) a sensing signal; determining (S602) information of a second network function (302) implementing a sensing function from the received sensing signal; transmitting (S603) the determined information to a third network function (311) implementing a sensing management function; and receiving (S604) an updated sensing group from the third network function (311). The embodiments may save most of sensing signaling/measurement overhead between the sensing nodes for coordination.
The present disclosure is related to a communication device, a terminal device, and methods for improved AoA determination. A method at a communication device for AoA determination comprises: performing a first measurement on a first carrier; determining a first number of first candidate AoAs for an object based on at least the first measurement; determining whether or not a second measurement on a second carrier that is different from the first carrier is to be performed based on at least whether more than one first candidate AoA for the object is determined; performing the second measurement on the second carrier in response to determining that the second measurement on the second carrier is to be performed; and determining, from the first number of first candidate AoAs, an AoA for the object based on at least the first measurement and the second measurement.
There is provided techniques for PIM avoidance in a radio transceiver device. The method is performed by a passive intermodulation (PIM) avoidance device. The method comprises calculating an interference plus noise power (IpN) value per subband of a first uplink signal received in a first transmission time interval (TTI). The method comprises identifying, based on the IpN values for all subbands, any subband impacted by PIM. The method comprises adapting scheduling of a second uplink signal in a second TTI, subsequent to the first TTI. According to the adapting, resources of the second uplink signal in the any subband impacted by PIM are left unused.
H04W 72/541 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité en utilisant le niveau d’interférence
There is provided a method for handling a response to a downlink message. The method is performed by a first wireless device in a first area of a network. The method comprises, in response to receiving a first downlink message from a first entity of the network, initiating (102) transmission of a first response message towards the first entity if one or more conditions are met. The one or more conditions comprise a first condition. The first condition is met only if the first wireless device has not initiated transmission of first information to the first entity within a first time period preceding the receipt of the first downlink message.
A method, system and apparatus for synthesis of peaky waveforms by means of multi-antenna transmitters are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes precoding a plurality of signals for OTA synthesis of an impulse radio (IR) waveform via a plurality of antennas of the network node so that radio frequency (RF) energy radiated by each antenna of the plurality of antennas combine over the air to form an IR waveform comprising at least one peak and having a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) that exceeds a PAPR of any signal radiated by any one antenna of the plurality of antennas. The method includes transmitting the precoded plurality of signals via the plurality of antennas.
A system (100) comprising a database unit (12) and one or more replica units (10) for handling communication in a wireless communication network (1) The database unit (12) comprises stored data related to the one or more replica units (10) in the wireless communication network (1), wherein the data is associated with one or more criteria for selection of a candidate replica unit out of the one or more replica units (10). A replica unit (10) out of the one or more replica units is configured to obtain an indication of triggering a load distribution between the one or more replica units (10); wherein the replica unit (10) selects the candidate replica unit from the database unit (12); and transmits a response indication to a network entity (11), wherein the response indication is based on th selection.
G06F 16/27 - Réplication, distribution ou synchronisation de données entre bases de données ou dans un système de bases de données distribuéesArchitectures de systèmes de bases de données distribuées à cet effet
H04L 67/1095 - Réplication ou mise en miroir des données, p. ex. l’ordonnancement ou le transport pour la synchronisation des données entre les nœuds du réseau
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INTERCELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION FOR CELLULAR SENSING
Systems and methods are described for environment sensing and assigning sequences to base stations. Some embodiments may virtually eliminate interference between sensing transmissions, while accounting for the existence of only a limited set of orthogonal signals that can be used (which set of orthogonal signals may be much smaller than the set of network nodes that can cause interference to a base station or other network node which may be seeking to localize a target based on a desired sensing signal). The teachings of certain embodiments may improve the accuracy of environment sensing in an integrated sensing and communication system.
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H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p. ex. gestion de la mobilité
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METHOD TO AVOID SCALING ERRORS OF IQ SAMPLES ON FRONTHAUL
Methods and systems are described for implementing scale offset values between an O- DU and an O-RU. The current disclosure enables an O-DU to interoperate successfully with O-RUs having different implementations for scaling of equalized uplink samples for DMRS-5 BF-EQ. For low-cost O-RUs, low-precision multiplier can be used for scale offset without increasing bit error rate in demodulation and decoding. For more capable O-RUs with high- precision multiplier, better control of scale offset is possible, which may allow reducing quantization errors.
Communication devices (140, 110) and methods therein for handling communication in emergency situation are provided A PSAP communication device (140) receives a message or a call request from a user communication 5 device (110) via a communication network node (121). The PSAP communication device (140) sends a request to the user communication device (110). The request comprises an indication indicating that the request is a silent call or silent message request to the user communication device (110) without causing any audible sound on the user communication device (110). The PSAP communication device 10 (140) receives a first response from the user communication device (110) indicating that the request is being processed by the user communication device (110) and receives a second response from the user communication device (110) indicating that a communication channel has been established between the PSAP and user communication devices. The PSAP communication device (140) then 15 receives audio and/or video stream captured by the user communication device (110).
A local equipment (100) for connection to a single fibre optical link (152), comprising: a laser light source (104) for generating a high power continuous wave, cw, downstream optical signal; and monitoring apparatus (106) for determining, based on an amplitude characteristic of a received upstream optical signal, whether the upstream optical signal is from a remote node or is a reflection from within the optical link, wherein the laser light source is operative to control generation of the downstream optical signal dependent what is determined. A remote equipment (200) for connection to the optical link (152) for receiving a downstream optical signal having an optical power, comprising: an optical splitter (204) for forming a return optical signal; an optical to electrical converter (206) configured to provide electrical power to optical signal conditioning apparatus (210) operative to apply an amplitude characteristic to the return optical signal dependent on the received optical power; and an optical routing element (208).
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USER EQUIPMENT, RADIO NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN
Embodiments herein relate to, for example, a method performed by a radio network node (12) for handling communication in a wireless communication network. The radios network node (12) receives an indication indicating a request for system information from a UE (10). The radio network node (12) further selects a subset of SSB beams out of a set of SSB beams, which subset corresponds to the received indication, and transmits the requested system information in the subset of SSB beams.
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41.
SATELLITE BASED BEAM SWITCHING IN DEPENDENCE OF DL TRANSMISSIONS
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for switching between sets of one or more beams based on a resource management or scheduling event. In certain embodiments a method (400) is performed by a multi-beam based satellite access node (600), wherein the satellite based access node (600) produces a plurality of beams corresponding to a plurality of cells providing service to one or more wireless devices (700). The method comprising determining (410) a first group of one or more beams from the plurality of beams to be active wherein the active one or more beams correspond to at least one first cells of the plurality of cells and in response to a resource management or scheduling event, inactivating (420) the first group of beams and activating a second group of one or more beams, wherein the second group of one or more beams corresponds to at least one second cells of the plurality of cells and the first group of beams and the first cells are different from the second group of beams and the second cells.
Embodiments include computer-implemented methods for generating analytics related to performance of network entities of a communication network. Such methods include receiving, from a consumer network function (NF) of the communication network, a request for an analytic related to performance of one or more network entities of the communication network. Such methods include, for each of the one or more network entities, assigning the network entity to one of a plurality of clusters and, using a generic model associated with the assigned cluster, determining a coarse version of the analytic for the network entity. Such methods include sending the coarse versions of the analytic, for the respective network entities, to the consumer NF in response to the request. In some embodiments, such methods also include initiating data collection for the respective network entities, such that the coarse versions of the analytic are sent while the data collection is ongoing.
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Systems and methods related to Minimization of Drive Testing (MDT) area scopes that are particularly well-suited for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a first network node, information that configures the UE to perform MDT measurements in one or more coverage areas of an NTN. The method further comprises performing the MDT measurements and reporting the MDT measurements to the first network node or another network node. In this manner, an operator or a network is enabled to focus an MDT measurement collection to specific NTN coverage areas.
A method (100) performed by a gNodeB Central Unit, gNB-CU, for configuring a conditional mobility procedure includes triggering (102) activation of at least one execution condition for the conditional mobility procedure for at least one User Equipment, UE (312) For example, triggering the activation of the at least one execution condition may include transmitting, to a gNodeB Distributed Unit, gNB-DU, a first indication to activate the at least one execution condition for the conditional mobility procedure. Additionally or alternatively, the triggering activation of the at least one execution condition may include transmitting, to the at least one UE, a second indication to activate the at least one execution condition for the conditional mobility procedure.
A computer-implemented method is provided that is performed by a computing device in a first environment comprising a plurality of mMIMO nodes. The method includes training (1004) a ML model to learn antenna beam patterns of at least one mMIMO node based on an identification of a relationship between an action space for the first environment and rewards for the ML model based on respective actions from the action space. The method further includes extracting (1006) a subset of the action space based on the relationship that include respective actions that maximize a beamforming gain of a plurality of antennas of the at least one mMIMO mode. Related methods and apparatus are also provided.
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A computer-implemented method (200, 600) is performed for securing a forecasting model against white-box adversarial attacks. Based on at least one Key Performance Indicator, KPI, and at least one deployment scenario, adversarial sample data is generated (208, 602) for at least one network node (710) in a communications network (702). The at least one KPI and the at least one adversarial sample data are used (210, 604) to train at least one forecasting model. The at least one forecasting model is used (606) to initiate at least one scheduling task.
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VALID AREA AND/OR NON-VALID AREA FOR POSITIONING SOLUTIONS
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus. A method performed by a UE, the method comprising sending, to a network node in a communication network, information relating to one or more positioning solutions that are used to determine the position of the UE and/or measurements for the UE.
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NETWORK NODE, CONTROLLER NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN
Embodiments herein disclose a method performed by a network node (130) for handling sensing of one or more sensing objects in a wireless communication network The network node (130) obtains an indication and/or one or more sensing measurements from a radio node (140), indicating that a sensing object or a sensing radio node is leaving or is possible to leave a radio coverage area of a first radio network node (12). The network node provides to a controller node (16) data indicating that the sensing object or the sensing radio node is leaving or is possible to leave the radio coverage area of the first radio network node (12).
Embodiments herein disclose, for example, a method performed by a source user equipment, UE, (101) for handling sensing of one or more sensing objects in a wireless communication network. The source UE obtains an indication that sensing context data of a sensing object is to be handed over to one or more UEs. The source UE triggers a discovery procedure to select a target UE (102); and initiates a handover of the sensing context data to the target UE (102).
Methods to enable compatible destination set delivery types to be performed by a Point of Intercept (POI) Function device and a Lawful Intercept Administration Function (LI ADMF) device and associated network nodes that can perform the same are disclosed The method includes receiving (302, 304), from a Lawful Intercept Administration Function, LI ADMF, (102), a request associated with a set of destinations (108), wherein the request comprises an indication of a delivery type of the set of destinations (108). If the DID delivery types of the destinations are compatible with the delivery type of the set of destinations (108), the method includes accepting (306, 308) the request and performing (306) an operation based on the request. If the DID delivery types are not compatible with the delivery type of the set of destinations (108), the method includes providing (310), to the LI ADMF (102), an error message.
A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for configuring a time domain Discrete Fourier Transform-Spread-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (DFTS-OFDM) filter is disclosed. The method includes sending, to a network node, a synthesis capability signaling message containing an indication that the UE is capable to synthesize a time domain DFTS- OFDM waveform. The method further includes receiving, from the network node, a configuration message that includes filter configuration data for configuring the UE with a time domain synthesis filter for Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)-less DFTS-OFDM synthesis.
A method for obtaining motion compensated predicted samples. The method includes obtaining, for a current block, a first motion vector, mv_refA, associated with a first block, wherein mv_refA = {mv_refA_h, mv_refA_v}. The method also includes obtaining, for the current block, a second motion vector, mv_refB, associated with a second block, wherein mv_refB = {mv_refB_h, mv_refB_v}. The method also includes producing a first refined MV, mv_refinedA, and a second refined MV, mv_refinedB, using downscaled blocks. The method also includes obtaining motion compensated predicted samples using MV_refinedA and MV_refinedB.
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A method for configuring an Element of Lawful Interception, ELI, device (202) in a network function performed by a Lawful Interception, LI, Security Engine, LISE, device (208). The method comprises receiving (304), from the ELI device, a schema request to configure the ELI device, wherein the schema request comprises an ELI identifier and information identifying a type and version of the network function associated with the ELI device; retrieving (306), from an LI Configuration Repository Function, LICREPF (210), a schema identifier based on the information identifying the type and version of the network function; providing (308), to the ELI device, the schema identifier; receiving (312) information identifying an instance of ELI; providing (316), to the ELI device, a list of names of parameters; receiving (320) an indication that the ELI device configuration is complete; and storing (322) information about the ELI device configuration to the LICREPF.
Methods and apparatuses for application context relocation (ACR) are disclosed According to an embodiment, a first edge enabler server (EES) receives or sends a request for discovering one or more candidates of a second edge application server (EAS), in an ACR for one or more group members in an application group from a first EAS to the second EAS. The request comprises an identifier (ID) of the application group. The first EES sends or receives a response to the request.
The present disclosure provides a method (600) at a terminal device served by a satellite based mobile network, the satellite based mobile network comprising a network node which is configured to provide a coverage by switching among a plurality of beams, each associated with a respective one of a plurality of cells. The method (600) includes: receiving (S610), from a network node, a first indication whether resources for transmission of data between the terminal device and the network node is to be overlapped in time with the switching of a first one of the plurality of beams associated with a first one of the plurality of cells serving the terminal device; and performing (S620) the receiving and/or transmission of the data between the terminal device and the network node based on the first indication.
A method for obtaining from a bitstream a first payload of a first message, wherein the first payload of the first message has a size. The method includes obtaining from the bitstream information regarding the first payload of the first message and/or obtaining from the bitstream information regarding the first message. The method also includes determining, based on the obtained information, whether the first message includes at least a first size syntax element for use in specifying the size of the first payload of the first message. The method also includes, if it is determined that the first message includes at least the first size syntax element, then using at least the first size syntax element to obtain a first payload size value specifying the size of the first payload of the first message, otherwise using other information to obtain the first payload size value.
1nk k a first patch having a patch size of (Y1, X1). k is equal to or less than n, Y1 is a length of the first patch along the first direction and X1 is a length of the first patch along the second direction, Y1 = a1 x Yin, X1 = b1 x Xin, each of Y1, X1, Yin, and Xin is an integer that is greater than or equal to 1, and both a1 and 1/a1 are non-integers and/or both b1 and 1/b1 are non-integers.
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INTRA-CODED PICTURE REFRESH WITH REFERENCE PICTURE RESAMPLING (RPR)
An encoder (206) encodes pictures into a coded video sequence (CVS) of a bitstream (130). More particularly, the encoder encodes refresh pictures at a resolution that is lower than the resolution used to encode one or more inter-coded pictures that follow the refresh picture in the CVS. The encoded pictures are then sent to a decoder (306). Upon receipt, the decoder decodes the pictures from the CVS in which the refresh picture was encoded at a resolution that is lower than the resolution used to encode one or more inter-coded pictures that follow the refresh picture in the CVS.
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USER EQUIPMENT INITIATED BEAM REPORTING BASED ON APERIODIC DOWNLINK REFERENCE SIGNALS
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE). Such methods include receiving, from a radio access network (RAN) node, a configuration of an aperiodic (AP) trigger state for UE- initiated beam reporting. The AP trigger state configuration includes or indicates the following: two or more channel state information (CSI) report configurations, with each CSI report configuration associated with one or more CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resource sets for measurement; and one or more trigger events/conditions for UE-initiated beam reporting. Such methods include receiving, from the RAN node, a control message activating the AP trigger state configuration and, in response to the control message, performing measurements on the CSI-RS resource sets associated with the CSI report configurations and monitoring the measurements for the trigger events/conditions. Such methods include, based on detecting at least one of the trigger events/conditions, transmitting to the RAN node a UE-initiated beam report including results of the measurements. Figure 8 is selected for publication.
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60.
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR REDUCING DELAYS IN VIDEO STREAMING
Techniques for handling resource allocation to reduce delays in video streaming are described. According to some aspects, a network node (121) coordinates receipt of video frames from video streaming applications (102). The coordination includes: monitoring (152) timing of receipt of communications sent by the video streaming applications (102) according to a respective repeating video frame transmission cycle (103) of each of the video streaming applications (102); and initiating sending (154) of instructions to adjust phases of the respective repeating video frame transmission cycles (103) of the video streaming applications (102) to coordinate receipt of future ones of the video frames from the video streaming applications (102) relative a mapping (125) of the video streaming applications (102) to timeslots within a subsequent block of time.
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Systems and methods related to collision detection in a wireless communications system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by an Analytics Data Analytics Enablement (ADAE) server comprises obtaining ranging and/or sidelink positioning data of one or more User Equipments (UEs) and location information for objects and/or UEs from one or more data producers. The method further comprises deriving analytics data for collision detection of at least one of the one or more UEs based on the ranging and/or sidelink positioning data of the one or more UEs and the location information for objects and/or UEs and providing the analytics data for collision detection to a consumer. In this manner, ADAE server can perform collision detection based on inputs from a wide range of data producers, which will increase collision detection accuracy.
Embodiments of a method in a user equipment (UE) for transmitting a serving cell measurement report upon on-demand SSB, the user equipment being served by a first cell (Cell-1) and second cell (Cell-2). The UE receives an indication (Message-1) via Cell-1 or Cell-2 for the reception of SSB on Cell-2. The UE performs measurements in response to Message-1. The UE determines whether to transmit a measurement report for a measurement performed in response to Message-1, based at least in part on a predetermined rule. The UE transmits the measurement report to Cell-1 or Cell-2, when it is determined to transmit the measurement report.
Methods and systems are described for facilitating user equipment initiated reporting. The method comprises receiving a measurement configuration comprising a reference signal configuration and a reporting configuration comprising a set of layer 1, L1, filtering parameters. A set of unfiltered measurements is then filtered based on the measurement configuration, wherein the filtering comprises applying a L1 filter to the set of unfiltered measurements based on the set of L1 filtering parameters. Then, based on the filtering, a set of filtered measurements is generated.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to a store-and-forward service for downlink data in wireless communications system. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving an indication of a store-and-forward service via which downlink data for the UE will be stored at a network node while a network connection between the UE and a radio access network (RAN) of the wireless communications system is unavailable and subsequently forwarded to the UE upon or during connection or resuming the a connection with the network node. The method further comprises, based on the received indication, maintaining a certain status while the network connection is unavailable and, upon or during connection or resuming a connection with the network node, receiving, from the network node, one or more downlink data packets stored by the network node for the store-and-forward service while the network connection was unavailable.
A system for connection robustness and route assistance for an autonomous vehicle (AV). An AV assist system sends assistant data to the AV. A modem unit of the AV includes a connection arbitrator configured to detect access networks available for communication with the AV assist system. When at least one access network is detected, a preferred access network is selected for communication. When an access network is not detected, an ad hoc network connection is established and used to send an alarm message to the AV assist system. When the AV assist system communicates with the modem unit via the selected access network, the assistant data comprises AV route data indicative of an optimum route computed by the AV assist system. When the AV assist system receives the alarm message from the modem unit, the assistant data comprises information of an alternate access network that the modem unit can use.
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METHODS, NETWORK ENTITIES AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS FOR INFORMATION TRANSFER
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, network entities and communication networks for information transfer. A method (300) for information transfer performed by a first network entity as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) /Machine Learning (ML) member comprises: sending (S301), to a second network entity implementing an AI/ML server, a first request for assisting intermediate information transfer for an AI/ML task; receiving (S303), from the second network entity, a first response comprising assistance information for the intermediate information transfer from the first network entity to a third network entity as another AI/ML member.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for service continuity. A method performed by a first network node may comprise obtaining first information indicating an overload of a first network, detecting that application context relocation is required based on the first information. obtaining a relocation ratio, determining at least one application to be relocated and/or at least one impacted terminal device based on the relocation ratio; and performing application context relocation for the at least one application and/or the at least one impacted terminal device.
The present disclosure provides a method (100) in a first Network Function, NF. The method (100) includes transmitting (110), to a second NF, information for the first NF to receive a notification as an intermediate NF. The first NF requests to create a subscription at the second NF on behalf of a third NF.
A computer-implemented method for improving anomaly detection performed by a Network Function consumer (cNF) in communication with a Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) is provided. The method includes sending, towards the NWDAF, an anomaly detection message comprising a Network Function (NF) identifier and an anomaly context field that indicates the context of an anomaly. The method includes receiving an anomaly notification message comprising remediating instructions. The method includes performing the remediating instructions.
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WIRELESS DEVICE, FIRST NETWORK NODE, AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING A FAILURE
A method, performed by a wireless device (130) operating in a wireless communications network (100) having a non-terrestrial component. The method is for handling a failure. The wireless device (130) provides (302) a first indication indicating information. The information corresponds to a failure in a communication, or a communication procedure, of the wireless device (130) with, or involving, a network node (112). The second network node (112) operates in the non-terrestrial component of the wireless communications network (100).
A method, performed by a wireless device (130) operating in a wireless communications network (100) having a non-terrestrial component. The method is for handling a handover. The wireless device (130) provides (505) an indication indicating information corresponding to a success in a handover of the wireless device (130) from a first network node (111) to a second network node (112). At least one of the first network node (111) and the second network node (112) operates in the non-terrestrial component of the wireless communications network (100). The handover was performed with one or more conditions being within a range of one or more respective thresholds configured to result in handover failure.
There is provided a method for reducing encoding complexity. The method comprises providing a video. The method comprises encoding the video, wherein encoding the video comprises splitting a coding tree unit into one or more coding units; wherein when splitting the coding tree unit into one or more coding units and when quad tree splitting is allowed for 5 the coding units: (i) if horizontal binary splitting, BTH, is applied to a first coding unit creating a first subblock and a second subblock, followed by vertical binary splitting, BTV, on the first subblock, disabling a BTV split type for the second subblock; and (ii) if vertical binary splitting, BTV, is applied to a first coding unit creating a first subblock and a second subblock, followed by horizontal binary splitting, BTH, on the first subblock, disabling a 0 BTH split type for the second subblock.
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H04N 19/70 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le codage, le décodage, la compression ou la décompression de signaux vidéo numériques caractérisés par des aspects de syntaxe liés au codage vidéo, p. ex. liés aux standards de compression
73.
TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE AND METHODS THEREIN FOR FACILITATING ORTHOGONAL COVER CODE BASED TRANSMISSION
The present disclosure provides a method (600) in a network device. The method (600) includes receiving (610), from a terminal device, an indication of one or more capabilities of the terminal device to maintain, in a time length: a constant frequency offset or frequency error; a frequency offset or frequency error in a predefined range; and/or phase continuity.
The embodiments herein relate to method and apparatus for Edge Application Server (EAS) discovery. In some embodiments, there proposes a method (700) performed by an Edge Enabler Server (EES) (121). The method (700) may comprise the step (S701) of determining an End-to-End (E2E) response time for a first terminal device (101b, 101c); the step (S702) of determining an EAS for the first terminal device (101b, 101c), based on the E2E response time; and the step (S703) of transmitting, to the first terminal device (101b, 101c), a first message comprising information of the determined EAS (122a, 122b). The E2E response time may be a response time between the first terminal device (101b, 101c) and a second terminal device (101a) via at least one EAS (122a, 122b). The embodiment may consider overall E2E communication response time (which may include inter-EAS response time) in the EAS discovery, and thus may decrease the response time when the terminal device communicates with other terminal device (s).
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for tunnel service. A method performed by a first network node may comprise obtaining tunnel information of a tunnel. The method may comprise determining a second network node based on the tunnel information; determining (314) a second network node based on the tunnel information. Obtaining the tunnel information comprises at least one of: receiving the tunnel information from a terminal device, or receiving the tunnel information from a third network node.
A method is provided that is performed by a device comprising a digital baseband of a communication transmitter. The method includes setting (1102) a first portion of a plurality of elements in a time variant filter to zero to obtain a truncated time variant filter; and generating (1104) an approximate discrete Fourier transform spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, DFTS-OFDM, waveform based on filtering data symbols in time domain with the truncated time variant filter.
Embodiments described herein relate to a methods and apparatuses for controlling an antenna array at a network node. A method performed by a controller node comprises controlling a first subset of antenna elements in the antenna array to provide a first beamforming pattern, wherein the first beamforming pattern is directed towards one or more first wireless devices in communication with the network node; and controlling a second subset of antenna elements in the antenna array to provide a second beamforming pattern, wherein the first beamforming pattern provides a first gain at a first angle associated with a first sidelobe of the first beamforming pattern, and the second beamforming pattern provides a second gain lower than the first gain at the first angle. The method further comprises responsive to a second power level detected on the second subset of antenna elements being less than a first power level detected on the first subset of antenna elements, controlling the first subset of antenna elements to provide a third beamforming pattern.
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78.
SERVER TIME ADJUSTMENT IN AN EXTENDED REALITY (XR) ENVIRONMENT
A simulation time controller (STC) (130) executing on a computing device, such as a network node (100) or a client device (200), for example, controls a simulation engine (SE) (130) in an eXtended Reality environment by setting/adjusting an internal reference timer at the SE according to an optimized simulation time. The STC receives first and second sets of parameters from first and second predictor functions (120, 220), respectively. The first and second sets of parameters include respective prediction reference information for each predictor function. Additionally, the first predictor function also sends a timestamp TC indicating when an image of an actual object was captured by a camera, while the second predictor function sends a timestamp TD indicating when an image of a virtual object associated with the actual object is predicted to be displayed at the client device. Based on the received parameter sets, the STC generates a simulation timestamp TS and uses that timestamp to set/adjust the value of the internal reference timer at the SE.
There is provided techniques for ISAC in a D-MIMO network. The method is performed by a centralized network device. The method comprises selecting an ISAC mode of operation for network nodes under control of the centralized network device in the D-MIMO network. The ISAC mode of operation defines ISAC configurations and ISAC coordination for the network nodes to apply when performing the ISAC in an ISAC area in the D-MIMO network. The ISAC mode of operation is selected based on different types of ISAC information about the D-MIMO network. The different types of ISAC information at least pertain to synchronization capabilities between the network nodes for performing the ISAC in the ISAC area, and capabilities of the network nodes to provide coverage in the ISAC area. restrictions on interference in the ISAC area. The method comprises providing information of the ISAC configurations and the ISAC coordination to the network nodes.
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There is provided techniques for PIM cancellation in a radio transceiver device. A method is performed by a PIM cancellation device. The method comprises obtaining traffic information from a baseband scheduler in the radio transceiver device. The traffic information pertains to information of downlink signals to be transmitted by the radio transceiver device and to information of uplink signals to be received by the radio transceiver device and to a required quality level of the uplink signals. The method comprises dynamically, and in accordance with the traffic information, updating a PIM model based on which the PIM cancellation in the radio transceiver device is performed. The method comprises performing PIM cancellation on the uplink signals as received by the radio transceiver device and in accordance with the dynamically updated PIM model.
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A computing device (200) and method (160) is provided for reducing or preventing "disocclusion" artifacts in Composite Video Frames, and for supporting warp functionality at a Head mounted Device (HMD). The computing device receives (162) first and second 2D graphics regions, each representing a respective 3D object with the 3D object represented in the first 2D graphics region overlapping the 3D object represented in the second 2D graphics region. The device also receives (164), for each 3D object, corresponding 3D coordinates and motion parameters. Based on the 3D coordinates of each 3D object, the device determines (176) an un-occluded area of the second 2D graphics region. Then, based on the motion parameters of each of the first and second 3D objects and an estimated display latency, the device generates (178) a modified 2D graphics region by inserting at least part of an occluded area of the second 3D object into the un-occluded area of the second 2D graphics region. The device then encodes (184) a CVF to include the modified 2D graphics region and sends (186) the encoded CVF to a decoder in a bitstream.
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A method of generating an audio signal for an extended reality (XR) scene. The XR scene comprises a first virtual space, a second virtual space, and a virtual structure. A virtual sound source is located in the first virtual space and the virtual structure at least partially divides the first and second virtual spaces. The method comprises obtaining a value of a total transmission coefficient (TT) for determining how much of virtual sound reaching the virtual structure from the first virtual space is transmitted to the second space through the virtual structure. The method further comprises, based on the value of the total transmission coefficient, deriving one or more of: a value of a directional transmission (DRT) coefficient for determining how much of the virtual sound reaching the virtual structure from the first virtual space is transmitted to the second space from a direction of the virtual sound source (i.e., for determining how much of virtual sound incident on the virtual structure passes through the virtual structure and radiates into the second space from a direction of the virtual sound source) and/or (ii) a value of a distributed transmission (DBT) coefficient for determining how much of the virtual sound reaching the virtual structure from the first virtual space is transmitted to the second space in a distributed way (i.e., for determining how much of virtual sound incident on the virtual structure passes through the virtual structure and radiates into the second space in a distributed way). The method further comprises generating the audio signal for the XR scene based on the DRT and/or DBT coefficients.
Embodiments include methods for a first user equipment (UE) arranged to discover intermediate UE-to-network (U2N) relays that facilitate access to a communication network via a U2N relay. Such methods include obtaining the following security material from the first UE's home public land mobile network (HPLMN): relay discovery security materials associated with a second UE configured to operate as the U2N relay, and intermediate relay discovery security materials associated with a third UE configured to operate as an intermediate U2N relay between the first UE and the second UE. Such methods include receiving from the third UE a message associated with multi-hop relay discovery. The message includes a first portion generated by the third UE and a second portion generated by the second UE. Such methods include verifying the first portion based on the intermediate relay discovery security materials and the second portion based on the relay discovery security materials and, based on successful verification of the first and second portions, processing the content of the message.
In an example, a method performed by a producer network function for receiving validation information for an access token is provided The method comprises receiving, from a consumer network function, a service request, wherein the service request includes an access token and an identifier of an issuer network node of the access token; sending, to a first network node, a request for validation information for the access token; and receiving, from the first network node, validation information for the access token.
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85.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK NODE PREPARATION ANALYTICS
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for network node preparation analytics. A method performed by a second network node may comprise determining preparation information related to a third network node. The method may comprise sending, to a first network node, a first message comprising the preparation information.
This disclosure provides a method for selection of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Enablement Clients in a communications network. The method comprises transmitting from a first network node to a second network node a selection request of AI/ML Enablement Clients based on at least one of: an indication of at least one client, an indication of a required number of clients, or an indication of at least one AI/ML policy, particularly wherein the policy is to be enforced during the client selection process; initiating at the second network node a selection or reselection of AI/ML Enablement Clients; receiving at the second network node from a fourth network node information or criteria relevant for client selection and participation, particularly wherein the information comprises any one of historical data, predictive data, historical network performance data or future network conditions predictions; and transmitting from the second network node to the first network node an indication of the status updates of selected AI/ML Enablement Clients, particularly wherein the status updates include re-selections and replacements. In some embodiments, the method further comprises determining at the second network node QoS degradation of an AI/ML Enablement Client.
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87.
AI/ML SERVICES FOR EDGE COMPUTING ASSISTANCE IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
This disclosure provides a method for assisting edge computing in a communications network. The method comprises transmitting from a first network node to a second network node a request for assistance for edge computing, wherein the request includes at least one of the role of the consumer in an edge computing architecture, the type of edge computing operations and the type of assistance information; determining at the second network node information required for the request, particularly wherein the information comprises any one of downstream entities and services needed, time windows recommendations for computing task distribution or for intermediate output delivery, and candidate execution node list; initiating at the second network node operations to generate assistance information for edge computing, particularly wherein the initiating comprises subscribing or requesting to an Application Data Analytics Enabler Server (ADAES) for edge load analytics, requesting member UE selection, requesting recommended time windows with Quality of Service (QoS), requesting network data analytics, or requesting resource configurations from a Network Resource Management (NRM) Server; and transmitting from the second network node to the first network node the assistance information for edge computing, wherein the assistance information for edge computing includes any one of: the outcomes of the operations initiated by the second network node, the information required for the request, and information for decision making at the consumer on its edge computing operations.
A sending device (200) encodes pictures to a bitstream (110). More particularly, the sending device determines a first and second resolutions for first and second pictures, respectively. The first resolution is different from the second resolution and at least one of the first and second resolutions is determined based on a decision to maintain a specified bitrate, a decision to satisfy a certain level of quality, a decision to satisfy a specified latency requirement, a decision to allocate resources differently, and/or one or more features of one or both of the first and second pictures. So determined, the sending device encodes the first and second pictures at the first and second resolutions, respectively, to the bitstream. The second picture follows the first picture in decoding order and is encoded as an inter-coded picture predicted from the first picture.
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89.
ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION OF DIGITAL PREDISTORTION (DPD) SLEEP USING A SLIDING WINDOW
A method, network node and user equipment (UE) for energy efficient operation of digital predistortion (DPD) sleep using a sliding window are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node or UE includes performing a sequence of power measurements of power at an input of a power amplifier (PA). The method includes determining a predicted power variation based at least in part on the power measurements. The method also includes determining whether to change an operational state of a digital predistorter (DPD), based at least in part on the predicted power.
A method is performed by at least one network node for providing a communication service through input and/or output (I/O) user devices The method includes determining that an I/O user device is communicating with a user tag transported by a user, and associating the I/O user device to a communication service provided through a user terminal emulation application. The method provides to the I/O user device a user-subscription profile that is associated with a subscription in use by the user. The method then provides at least part of the communication service through network connectivity controlled based on the user- subscription profile, to the user through an I/O user interface capability of the I/O user device.
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RADIO-ACCESS NETWORK NODES, AND BEAMFORMING METHODS THEREIN IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
A method performed by a first Radio Access Network (RAN) node is provided. The method is for assisting a second RAN node to perform beamforming in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna system of a communications network. The first RAN node is communicating with the second RAN node in a packet of a RAN in the communications network. The communicating is related to a Beamforming Weight (BFW) for a Physical Resource Block (PRB) bundle transmitted in the packet. The PRB bundle comprises one or more PRBs. The first RAN node obtains a subcarrier for calculating the BFW for the PRB bundle in the packet. The subcarrier is associated with a BFW subcarrier index. The first RAN node calculates the BFW for the PRB bundle based on the obtained subcarrier. The first RAN node assists the second RAN node to perform beamforming by performing the following action. The first RAN node sends to the second RAN node, one or more out of: the calculated BFW and the BFW subcarrier index is associated with the obtained subcarrier.
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Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling plurality of wireless devices to utilize a respective plurality of discontinuous reception, DRX, cycles for communication with a radio access network, RAN, node. A method performed by a controller network node comprises applying an optimization process to determine the plurality of discontinuous reception, DRX, cycles, wherein the optimization process acts, at least in part, to increase a length of a common DRX non-active phase among the plurality of DRX cycles during an optimization time period; and initiating use of the respective plurality of DRX cycles by the plurality of wireless devices.
A computer-implemented method (100) for system optimization using distributed quantum computing performed by a network node The optimization problem can be represented as a factorizable Markov random field, MRF, model. The method comprises partitioning (S101) a graph structure of the MRF model into two or more partitions based on a cost function of the optimization problem. The method comprises mapping (S105) the optimization problem onto a plurality of trainable quantum circuits, each trainable quantum circuit corresponding to a partition of the two or more partitions. The method comprises initiating training (S107) each of the trainable quantum circuits on a separate quantum processing unit of the distributed quantum computing device. Further disclosed are a related network node, quantum computing device, computer program, and computer program product.
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a first network node (15), such as a SEAL LM client, a MMEC, a VAL server, for handling a service in a communication network (1). The first network node transmits a request to a second network node (16), wherein the request is related to one or more spatial anchors of a service. The first network node (15) receives a response from the second network node (16), wherein the response is related to the request transmitted.
A first communication device (12-1) is configured for end-to-end communication with a second communication device (12-2) via an intermediate communication device (12-INT) The intermediate communication device is configured to relay communication between the first and second communication devices (12-1, 12-2). The first communication device (12-1) generates an end-to-end message (22) to be conveyed to the second communication device (12-2). The first communication device (12-1) generates a sidelink message (18-1) to include a container (20) that contains the end-to-end message (22). The container may be protected using cryptographic keying material (24) shared and/or associated with the second communication device (12-2). The first communication device (12-1) transmits the sidelink message (18-1) to the intermediate communication device (12-INT).
In an example, a method in a User Equipment (UE) of requesting an aperiodic Multi Universal Subscriber Identity Module (MUSIM) gap is provided. The UE is equipped with a plurality of Universal Subscriber Identity Modules (USIMs), including a first USIM associated with a first network and a second USIM associated with a second network, and the UE is configured with periodic MUSIM gaps in the first network. The method comprises determining that there is an operation to perform in the second network, wherein the operation comprises transmission or reception of one or more of: small data, positioning information and/or emergency notification, and sending, to the first network, a request for an aperiodic MUSIM gap in the first network. The method also comprises performing the operation in the second network, during the aperiodic MUSIM gap in the first network, wherein the aperiodic MUSIM gap is adjacent to or overlaps one of the periodic MUSIM gaps.
A method performed by a management service consumer in a wireless communication network includes receiving a request to obtain measurement data, wherein the request includes a group identifier associated with a group of network resources for which measurement data is requested, identifying a network resource associated with the group identifier, and transmitting a measurement data request to a management service producer in the wireless communication network that is associated with the network resource. The measurement data request requests that the management service producer provide first measurement data associated with the identified network resource.
A method (200) is disclosed for training a policy ML model to manage a parameter in a cell of a communication network. The method comprises obtaining a training data set comprising, for a plurality of cells, CTR data and a corresponding value of the parameter (210), and converting the CTR data to histograms (220). The method also comprises using the training data set to simultaneously train (230) a CNN to generate a reduced dimensionality latent representation of the histograms, and a DNN to predict values of the parameter from an input comprising the latent representations generated by the CNN. The method also comprises using a Reinforcement Learning process to train a policy ML model to generate control actions for the parameter in a cell from an input comprising a representation of the state of the cell, wherein the cell state representation comprises a latent representation of a histogram of CTR data for the cell, the latent representation generated by the trained CNN.
A method performed by a first User Equipment, UE, for supporting Quality of Service, QoS, management for multi-hop communications between a remote UE and a Radio Access Network, RAN, node via a plurality of relay UEs, wherein a first relay UE in the plurality of relay UEs is connected to the RAN node, the remote UE and the first relay UE are interconnected via at least a second relay UE in the plurality of relay UEs, and wherein the first UE is one of the remote UE and the first relay UE, the method comprising. The first UE determines the first QoS information for the multi-hop communications between the remote UE and the first relay UE, wherein the first QoS information comprises a first value of a first QoS parameter and hop information that relates to the number of hops between the remote UE and the first relay UE. The first UE determines next hop QoS information for a hop from the first UE to the second relay UE, wherein the next hop QoS information comprises a next hop value of the first QoS parameter determined from the first value of the first QoS parameter and the hop information. And the first UE sends the first QoS information and the next hop QoS information to the second relay UE.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer readable storage medium for requesting artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) positioning. In a method, the terminal device receives, from a location management function (LMF), a query about whether a terminal device is configured with a valid artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model or functionality for positioning in a target area. The terminal device transmits, based on the query and to the LMF, an indication of validity of at least one AI/ML model or functionality for positioning in the target area. The terminal device receives, from the LMF, a request to activate AI/ML-based positioning. The terminal device performs, based on the request, positioning of the terminal device using a target AI/ML model or functionality amongst the at least one AI/ML model or functionality. The terminal device transmits, to the LMF, a positioning-related result of the target AI/ML model or functionality.
