Methods performed by wireless devices and network nodes for conditional mobility procedures are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a conditional mobility configuration from a source network node containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and performing beam measurements for at least one beam of at least one cell, to obtain beam measurement information for the at least one beam. A method performed by a network node comprises defining a conditional mobility configuration containing at least a triggering condition for conditional mobility based on beam measurement information; and initiating the transmission of the conditional mobility configuration to at least one user equipment. Also disclosed are base stations and wireless devices configured to perform the methods.
The present disclosure relates to a communication device such as a multiplexer or a demultiplexer, comprising: a housing comprising a common first port and a plurality of second ports; a plurality of cavity filters for transmitting a wireless signal between the first port and a corresponding one of the second ports, each of the plurality of cavity filters comprising one or more cavities formed in the housing and a resonator arranged in each cavity; and a coupler for coupling the first port to each cavity filter. The coupler is arranged in one cavity of each cavity filter, and is coupled to the resonator in the one cavity.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for scheduling a plurality of data packets from an industrial controller to one or more industrial devices over a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving, from the industrial controller, traffic pattern characteristics associated with the plurality of data packets intended to the one or more industrial devices. The method includes receiving, from a network node in the wireless communication network, timing information related to a plurality of radio resources for transmission of the plurality of data packets. The method includes scheduling the plurality of data packets on the plurality of radio resources using the traffic pattern characteristics and the timing information related to the plurality of radio resources.
H04L 47/6275 - Ordonnancement des files d’attente caractérisé par des critères d’ordonnancement pour des créneaux de service ou des commandes de service basé sur la priorité
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
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ASYNCHRONOUS BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN CELL FREE NETWORKS
A method to minimize a total transmit power in a bidirectional asynchronous cell free network where at least two transceivers, TRs, exchange their information using a number of amplify and forward, AF, based access points, APs, the total transmit power subject to quality of service, QoS constraints on TR data-rates, where the method includes estimating channels between the at least two TRs and the AF-based Aps. The method includes calculating a total power consumption for each channel tap. The method includes determining a single non-zero channel tap which results in a lowest total power consumption. The method includes, based on the single non-zero channel tap determined: calculating beamforming matrices for the APs; calculating a total power transmission of each transceiver of the at least two transceivers; calculating precoding matrices at each transceiver of the at least two transceivers; and calculating post-channel equalizers at the at least two transceivers.
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 52/26 - Commande de puissance d'émission [TPC Transmission power control] le TPC étant effectué selon des paramètres spécifiques utilisant le débit de transmission ou la qualité de service [QoS Quality of Service]
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OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO TETHERING EVENTS
Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for obtaining information relating to tethering events. A method performed at a first network function for obtaining information relating to tethering events includes receiving, from a second network function, a first request to report information either related to detected tethering events in a session or related to detected tethering events for one or more services in a session; detecting a first tethering event at a first device; and transmitting a first message to the second network function, the first message including tethering information related to the first tethering event.
A method for root cause analysis in a network comprising a set of nodes Ni for i=1 to N, where N>2. The method includes obtaining N sets of KPI data, each one of the N sets of KPI data being for one of the N nodes. The method also includes, for each one of the N nodes, using the set of KPI data associated with the node to generate feature vectors for the node. The method also includes generating relationship data using the feature vectors, the generated relationship data, indicating relationships between the nodes within the set of N nodes. The method also includes inputting to a GNN the generated relationship data and the feature vectors. The method also includes obtaining from the GNN information indicating that at least node Nj is a candidate root cause node and at least node Nk is a candidate victim node, where k≠j. The method further includes using the relationship data to i) determine whether to indicate the candidate root cause node Nj as a predicted root cause node and/or ii) determine whether to indicate the candidate victim node Nk as a predicted victim node.
H04L 41/0631 - Gestion des fautes, des événements, des alarmes ou des notifications en utilisant l’analyse des causes profondesGestion des fautes, des événements, des alarmes ou des notifications en utilisant l’analyse de la corrélation entre les notifications, les alarmes ou les événements en fonction de critères de décision, p. ex. la hiérarchie ou l’analyse temporelle ou arborescente
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
There is provided a method of operating a communication device of a communications network. The method comprises receiving (300) a first signal from a network node of the communications network, determining (302) a communication parameter from the first signal, and receiving (304) multicast radio bearer (MRB) communications from the network node using the communication parameter.
A descriptor of a network service is determined. The descriptor may be used for controlling management of a network service, such as instantiation or updating of the network service. The descriptor comprises multiple constituents. Further, the descriptor is provided with information on version dependency between at least two of the multiple constituents.
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
H04L 41/0895 - Configuration de réseaux ou d’éléments virtualisés, p. ex. fonction réseau virtualisée ou des éléments du protocole OpenFlow
H04L 41/40 - 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 la virtualisation des fonctions réseau ou ressources, p. ex. entités SDN ou NFV
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Technique for Storing Cookie Information in a Core Network Domain of a Wireless Communication Network
A technique for handling cookie information in a wireless communication network is presented. According to an exemplary aspect, a method of storing cookie information in a core network domain (CND) of the wireless communication network is presented. The method is performed in the CND and comprises receiving, from an entity in a content provider domain (CPD), a cookie handling request including identification information and cookie information, wherein the identification information is configured to be mapped on a subscription in a subscriber database and wherein the cookie information is configured to control execution of an application hosted in the CPD for a wireless subscriber device associated with the subscription. The method also comprises triggering storage of the cookie information in the CND and in association with the subscription.
A method executable at a user device for assisted execution of a primary activity is suggested, wherein the method comprise: acquiring biological data of a first user; adapting, based on the biological data, at least one biological behavior model, associated with a sequence of phases, constituting at least one primary phase and a preparatory phase preceding the primary phase, upon detecting a trigger to adapt at least one of the at least one biological behavior model; providing, based on the at least one adapted version of the at least one biological behavior model and the acquired biological data, updated guidance on execution of the sequence of phases.
A mobile network analytics system (30) for improving or enhancing the service quality of communications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (50) operating in a mobile communications network is provided herein. The system collects service quality information (e.g., service type and related Key Performance indicators (KPIs)) for the different services used by the UAVs. The system also collects the altitudes of the UAVs providing the service quality information. Based on this information, the system estimates the service quality for a given 3-Dimensional (3D) area of space (60, 62) as a function of the 3D location of the UAVs (i.e., latitude, longitude, and altitude of the UAVs). The determined service quality is provided to a UAV flight control system (40) to facilitate the dynamic optimization of a given UAV's flight path, thereby improving the service quality of communications for the given UAV.
H04L 41/5009 - Détermination des paramètres de rendement du niveau de service ou violations des contrats de niveau de service, p. ex. violations du temps de réponse convenu ou du temps moyen entre l’échec [MTBF]
G05D 1/644 - Optimisation des paramètres de parcours, p. ex. consommation d’énergie, réduction du temps de parcours ou de la distance
G05D 1/69 - Commande coordonnée de la position ou du cap de plusieurs véhicules
H04W 4/02 - Services utilisant des informations de localisation
H04W 4/44 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p. ex. communication véhicule-piétons pour la communication entre véhicules et infrastructures, p. ex. véhicule à nuage ou véhicule à domicile
A method performed by a first network node for downlink congestion control in a radio network. The first network node handles one or more first layers of a protocol stack for a downlink connection between the radio network and a wireless device, and is communicatively coupled to a second network node handling one or more second layers of the protocol stack for the downlink connection. The one or more second layers are lower than the one or more first layers. The method comprises: obtaining an indication of a proportion of packets within a downlink user plane flow over the downlink connection that are to be marked with a congestion indicator, wherein the proportion is based on a delay experienced by packets of the downlink user plane flow sent by the second network node to the wireless device; marking the proportion of packets with the congestion indicator; and transmitting packets for the downlink user plane flow to the second network node for onward transmission to the wireless device.
Systems and methods for Generic Bootstrapping Authentication (GBA) are disclosed herein. A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for GBA may include: communicating, at a GBA application, with a network node to run a GBA procedure during which the GBA application obtains a key, Ks, and a Bootstrapping Transaction Identifier (B-TID); providing to the GBA application, at an application, an application key request, the request including a Network Application Function (NAF) identifier; at the GBA application: verifying that the application is entitled to use a NAF corresponding to the NAF identifier; and responsive to successful verification: deriving the application key for the application based on the key, Ks, the NAF identifier, and an additional parameter generated by the GBA application or an application identifier; and sending a response to the application; and receiving, at the application, the response from the GBA application.
Methods, network nodes, and computer readable storage media for ensuring uniqueness of an assigned PDU Session ID are disclosed. The method at a first network node includes: transmitting, to a second network node, during establishment of a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection, a request message for retrieving a list of PDU Session ID(s) that have been already registered for a User Equipment (UE); and receiving a response message from the second network node. The second network node is a Unified Data Management (UDM).
A method (700) by a user equipment, UE, (112, 200) for facilitating long uplink transmission in an Internet of Things, IoT, Non-Terrestrial Network, NTN, includes transmitting (702), to a network node (110, 300), information for determining whether the UE is to insert at least one gap between adjacent transmission segments in at least one uplink transmission. The UE receives (704), from the network node, configuration information configuring the UE to insert the at least one gap when the information transmitted to the network node indicates that at least one symbol, slot, and/or subframe is to be dropped and/or punctured to implement segmented pre-compensation or not insert the at least one gap when the information transmitted to the network node indicates that at least one sample is to be dropped and/or punctured to implement segmented pre-compensation.
Embodiments include methods for a first user equipment (UE) configured for sidelink (SL) operation in a cell of a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include receiving, from a RAN node via the cell, one or more messages including a configuration for SL discovery and/or 5 communications. The configuration includes at least one of the following: a first indication of whether the RAN node supports SL relay functionality, a second indication of whether the RAN node supports SL discovery functionality, and one or more SL discovery configurations for UEs. Such methods also include, based on the configuration, selectively initiating a SL discovery procedure to discover at least a second UE that supports SL communications. Other embodiments 0 include complementary methods for a RAN node, as well as UEs and RAN nodes configured to perform such methods.
H04W 72/25 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources entre terminaux au moyen d’une liaison sans fil, p. ex. liaison secondaire
H04W 8/00 - Gestion de données relatives au réseau
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Method and Apparatus for Determining and Responding to Nonconformance with Service Level Agreements by a Production Domain
Disclosed techniques include evaluating Key Performance Indicator (KPI) event information from a production domain (16) to identify nonconformance of a service provided via the production domain with a Service Level Agreement (SLA) governing the service, and outputting actionable nonconformance information. Among the several advantages gained via the disclosed techniques is the use of even low-level KPIs over time to determine higher-level compliance or non-compliance with Service Level Objectives (SLOs) defined by the SLA and the ability to drive Business Support Systems (BSSs) or Service Assurance Systems (SASs) via nonconformance information determined from identified nonconformance with the SLA.
H04L 41/50 - Gestion des services réseau, p. ex. en assurant une bonne réalisation du service conformément aux accords
H04L 41/5019 - Pratiques de respect de l’accord du niveau de service
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First Node, Second Node and Third Node, Communications System and Methods Performed, Thereby for Handling Mobility of One or More Ongoing Communication Sessions for a Device
Method for handling mobility of ongoing communication sessions, from a source (121) to a target domain (122). Each domain comprises at least a first and second communications network (102). Each of the sessions comprises a group of traffic flows having a requirement for a quality of service or experience (QoE). A first node (111) determines (202), for each respective group of flows, in each of the sessions having a similar requirement for QoE: i) a correspondence between a first set of resources belonging to the first communications network (101) and a respective second set of resources belonging to the second communications network (102) required for the shift, and ii) a respective priority in the shift. The second set of resources comprises a respective pair of service meshes. The first node (111) determines (205) a distribution of a time budget for the shift, and provides (206) one or more indications indicating the determined distribution.
A method and network node for forward distortion correction for time domain beam forming are provided. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes filtering cach signal output by the time domain beamformer by a band stop filter, the band stop filter including a stop band overlapping a pass band of the signal output by the time domain beamformer. The method also includes filtering each signal output by the time domain beamformer by a group delay filter in electrical parallel with a band stop filter, the group delay filter providing a group delay to the signal output by the time domain beamformer. The method also includes subtracting an output of each band stop filter from an output of a corresponding group delay filter.
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
H03H 11/04 - Réseaux sélectifs en fréquence à deux accès
There is provided a methods for operating a network node. In some embodiments of operating a network node includes configuring a UE with a PUCCH group including a plurality of cells, and configuring the UE to switch a cell on which UCI for a cell of the PUCCH group is transmitted. In some embodiments the methods include joint operations of PUCCH carrier switching and existing features/procedures such as UCI multiplexing, simultaneous PUCCH/PUSCH transmission on multiple carriers, and SPS HARQ-ACK deferral. A network node, a method for a user equipment and a user equipment is also provided.
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
The invention provides a method carried out at a mobile entity connected to a cellular network, wherein it is determined that an emergency call to an emergency call center has been started at the mobile entity. At least one sensor connected to the mobile entity is selected in response to the determining, the at least one sensor being configured to collect sensor data other than audio data from an environment in which the mobile entity is located. The at least one sensor is activated and the collection of the sensor data is requested. Furthermore the requested sensor data is transmitted to the emergency call center.
Embodiments include methods performed by a time-sensitive network (TSN) node configured for frame replication and elimination for reliability (FRER). Such methods include receiving a plurality of member streams via a corresponding plurality (n) of disjoint paths in the TSN. Each member stream includes a replication of packets comprising a stream. Such methods include performing the following diagnostics on the received member streams: a first group of diagnostics related to member stream failures, a second group of diagnostics related to packets received out-of-window, a third group of diagnostics related to stream outages, and a fourth group of diagnostics related to recovery timeouts for the TSN node. Other embodiments include TSN nodes configured to perform such methods.
H04L 43/0817 - Surveillance ou test en fonction de métriques spécifiques, p. ex. la qualité du service [QoS], la consommation d’énergie ou les paramètres environnementaux en vérifiant la disponibilité en vérifiant le fonctionnement
H04L 43/0823 - Erreurs, p. ex. erreurs de transmission
A wireless device (14) is configured for reporting channel state information, CSI, feedback (18) based on a CSI reference signal, CSI-RS, (16) received on a CSI-RS resource (11) of one or more CSI-RS ports. If the wireless device (14) is not configured with a parameter that indicates, for the CSI-RS resource (11), which sets of one or more CSI-RS port indices (17) are associated with which transmission ranks (15), the wireless device (14) is configured to assume, for the CSI-RS resource (11), that certain sets of one or more CSI-RS port indices (17) are associated with certain transmission ranks (15).
H04B 7/0456 - Sélection de matrices de pré-codage ou de livres de codes, p. ex. utilisant des matrices pour pondérer des antennes
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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USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS TO GENERATE CONNECTIVITY GRAPHS BETWEEN DEVICE AND NETWORK NODES FOR USE IN CONDITIONAL HANDOVER PROCEDURES
The disclosed aspects relate to the use of distributed machine learning models in conditional handover procedures. There is provided a method for a distributed machine learning assisted conditional handover procedure for a connected device, the method including receiving, by the connected device, one or more measurement configurations from a source station; transmitting, by the connected device, one or more measurement reports to the source station; receiving and storing, by the connected device, one or more CHO commands from the source station, the one or more CHO commands having at least one triggering condition for CHO to one or more candidate target cells, wherein the one or more CHO commands are determined by inputting the one or more measurement reports into a distributed ML-generated reference model; and evaluating, by the connected device, whether the at least one triggering
H04W 36/36 - Contrôle de resélection par un équipement d'abonné ou un équipement terminal
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
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METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PORT INDEX SIGNALING FOR NON-PRECODER MATRIX INDICATOR (PMI) CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION (CSI) FEEDBACK
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for port index signalling. In one embodiment, a method for a network node includes generating at least one port indication in one of a rank nested and a non-rank nested manner; and signalling the at least one port indication in the one of the rank nested and the non-rank nested manner. In another embodiment, a method for a wireless device (WD) includes receiving at least one port indication from a network node, the at least one port index indication being received in one of a rank nested and a non-rank nested manner; and generating channel state information, CSI, feedback based on the at least one port indication.
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 17/336 - Rapport signal/interférence ou rapport porteuse/interférence
H04L 5/00 - Dispositions destinées à permettre l'usage multiple de la voie de transmission
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METHODS FOR INDICATION OF REFERENCE STATION GNSS RTK INTEGER AMBIGUITY LEVEL
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a location node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The location node includes processing circuitry configured to: receive spatial information; determine the wireless device relationship between a first reference station and a second reference station based at least in part on the spatial information; compare a first integer ambiguity level of the first reference station with a second integer ambiguity level of the second reference station, the second reference station corresponding to a current reference station of the wireless device; and transmit an indication of an applicability of the first integer ambiguity level of the first reference station to the second integer ambiguity level of the second reference station for position estimation, the indication being based on the comparison of the first integer ambiguity level with the second integer ambiguity level.
G01S 19/44 - Résolution de l'ambiguïté de la phase de la porteuseAmbiguïté flottanteProcédé LAMBDA [compensation par les moindres carrés de la décorrélation de l'ambiguïté]
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de positionLocalisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
G01S 19/06 - Éléments coopérantsInteraction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs fournissant des données d'assistance utilisant une estimation initiale de la position du récepteur comme données d'assistance ou lors de la génération de données d'assistance
Methods and devices provide service-specific information besides LI data extracted from communications of LI targets, which receive services via the network and interact with a core function of the network. LI data includes at least one of IRI and CC. This approach is particularly useful if LI at application/service level is unavailable.
The invention refers to a method in a UE performing the steps of: receiving data traffic at a transmission buffer, wherein the transmission buffer is being configured according to a certain time division duplex, TDD, pattern, determining (S100) characteristics of the data traffic, at reception of a first packet of the data traffic, determining (S102) that available uplink, UL, resources are not sufficient to transmit a second packet of the data traffic early enough to meet a certain latency requirement, and sending (S103) a corresponding indication to a network node; the invention further refers to a method in a network node performing the steps of: receiving from a UE data traffic comprising a plurality of packets associated to a certain data traffic; receiving an indication that available uplink, UL, resources at the UE are not sufficient to receive a second packet of the data traffic early enough to meet a certain latency requirement, and transmitting control information indicative of an activation of UL resources to be used for a transmission of the second packet; the invention further refers to a corresponding UE, network node, and computer programs.
Systems and methods are disclosed that relate to configuring Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback associated with downlink transmission from multiple Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs). In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving information that indicates, for one or more CSI-RS ports in one or more CSI-RS resources in a CSI-RS resource set: (a) multiple Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states associated to each of the CSI-RS resource(s), (b) a single TCI state for each of multiple CSI-RS resources in the CSI-RS resource set, wherein the multiple CSI-RS resources are fully overlapping in time and frequency and each of the multiple CSI-RS resources is associated to a different TCI state, or both (a) and (b). The method further comprises performing channel measurement, determining a channel rank, computing a channel quality, and sending feedback comprising the rank and channel quality.
H04L 5/00 - Dispositions destinées à permettre l'usage multiple de la voie de transmission
H04W 72/231 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources dans le sens descendant de la liaison sans fil, c.-à-d. en direction du terminal les données de commande provenant des couches au-dessus de la couche physique, p. ex. signalisation RRC ou MAC-CE
H04W 72/542 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité en utilisant la qualité mesurée ou perçue
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SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS FOR EIGHT TRANSMITTER UE
According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises obtaining a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration for 6 or 8 SRS ports and transmitting SRS according to the SRS resource configuration. In particular embodiments, the SRS resource configuration comprises an SRS resource for 6 or 8 SRS ports wherein the SRS resource is divided into at least two subsets, wherein each subset is associated with a different comb offset. In particular embodiments, the SRS resource configuration comprises two SRS resources. Each SRS resource supports up to 4 SRS ports. Transmitting SRS according to the SRS configuration comprises transmitting SRS using an 8 port codebook.
A method performed in a wireless communication system for positioning a wireless device (140) connected to a respective operator network (110, 120, 160), assisted in part by a vehicle (101, 170, 190), the method comprising receiving a request for the vehicle (101, 170, 190) to approach the wireless device (140) associating the vehicle (101, 170, 190) with the operator network (110, 120, 160) triggering a network positioning procedure involving the wireless device (140) and the operator network (110, 120, 160), where the positioning procedure is at least based on communication of a positioning signal (171, 191) between the vehicle (101, 170, 190) and the wireless device (140), and on communication of respective positioning signals (111, 121) between one or more fixed access points (110, 120, 310) of the operator network and the wireless device (140), and determining a position of the wireless device (140) based on one or more measurements of the positioning signals (111, 121, 171, 191).
The present disclosure provides a method (400) in a Broadcast Multicast Service Center, BM-SC. The method (400) includes: transmitting (410) a notification of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service, MBMS, bearer status or session state to a Group Communication Service Application Server, GCS AS, or Content Provider, CP. The notification contains a cause or diagnostic information associated with the MBMS bearer status or session state.
There is provided a computer-implemented method for processing a sequence of data items. The data items correspond to one or more features of a telecommunications network. The sequence of data items is segmented (102) into a plurality of segments. For each segment of the plurality of segments, the data items in the segment are analysed (104) using a machine learning model to identify a relationship between the data items in the segment and output a representation of the data items in the segment based on the identified relationship.
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H04W 24/02 - Dispositions pour optimiser l'état de fonctionnement
A technique for an uplink transmit power management, UTPM, procedure is described. As to a method aspect of the technique performed by a radio device a timing relation between a timing of at least one uplink gap, UL gap (602), for the UTPM procedure and a timing of at least one UL signal (604) belonging to a procedure in a first set of procedures, PS1, is determined. The at least one UL gap (602) is selectively used for the UTPM procedure depending on the determined timing relation.
H04W 52/14 - Analyse séparée de la liaison montante ou de la liaison descendante
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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SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION USING GAN BASED ON ANALYTICS IN 5G NETWORKS
A Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) is used to generate synthetic network traffic data, such as for use in training Machine Learning (ML) models. In one embodiment, a new NWDAF analytic “SyntheticData” is defined. The analytic receives as input from a requesting network function (NF) at least an amount of network traffic data requested and the type of network traffic data requested. The SyntheticData analytic uses a GAN model to generate realistic synthetic network traffic data based on actual network traffic collected in the wireless communication network. The analytic sends to the requesting NF the specified amount of synthetic network traffic data of the specified type. In one embodiment, the synthetic network traffic data generation is implemented as a new logical function of an NWDAF: the Data Generator Logical Function (DGLF).
H04W 24/06 - Réalisation de tests en trafic simulé
H04L 41/142 - Analyse ou conception de réseau en utilisant des méthodes statistiques ou mathématiques
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
There is disclosed an antenna circuitry for a radio node, the antenna circuitry being connected or connectable to an antenna arrangement having a plurality of antenna subarrays, the antenna circuitry having a plurality of local oscillators in which each of the local oscillators is connected to at least one of the antenna subarrays. The antenna circuitry is adapted for performing calibration of local oscillators based on calibration signalling transmitted by a transmitting subarray associated to a first local oscillator and received by at least one receiving subarray. The receiving subarray is associated to a second local oscillator different from the first local oscillator. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A method performed by an application server node for handling a set of data packets comprising pictures in an extended Reality (XR) data transmission to be rendered for a user in a head mounted device associated to a communication device in a wireless communications network is provided. 5The application server node receives (401) movement data from the communication device. The movement data relates to a direction and a speed of a movement of any one or more out of: a head, body and an eye, of the user. The application server node identifies (402), in pictures to be displayed on the head mounted device according to the movement data, any one or more out of: a leading-edge part and/or a trailing-edge part, 10and their respective corresponding data packets comprised in the set of data packets. The application server node assigns (403) an importance value to each applicable respective data packet in the set of data packets depending on whether the data packet comprises a leading-edge part or a trailing-edge part of the pictures. The application server node sends (404) the set of data packets in the XR data transmission towards the 15communications device via a core network node and a network node. Each applicable data packet in the set of data packets indicates its assigned importance value. The data packets in the set of data packets are to be decided to be rendered for the user in the head mounted device based on the respective importance value.
G06F 3/01 - Dispositions d'entrée ou dispositions d'entrée et de sortie combinées pour l'interaction entre l'utilisateur et le calculateur
H04L 65/1063 - Serveurs d'applications fournissant des services réseau
H04L 65/612 - Diffusion en flux de paquets multimédias pour la prise en charge des services de diffusion par flux unidirectionnel, p. ex. radio sur Internet pour monodiffusion [unicast]
H04L 65/75 - Gestion des paquets du réseau multimédia
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]
H04W 28/02 - Gestion du trafic, p. ex. régulation de flux ou d'encombrement
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METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING SITE ACCESS OVER A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Methods, apparatus and computer-readable media are provided for monitoring access to one or more sites over a mobile communication network. One method is performed by a client network entity for monitoring access to one or more sites over a mobile communication network. The method includes: transmitting, to a network exposure entity of the mobile communication network, a request message for the network exposure entity to report instances of one or more wireless devices accessing one or more sites over the mobile communication network; and receiving, from the network exposure entity, a report of instances of one or more wireless devices accessing the one or more sites over the mobile communication network.
H04L 43/062 - Génération de rapports liés au trafic du réseau
H04L 43/20 - Dispositions pour la surveillance ou le test de réseaux de commutation de données le système de surveillance ou les éléments surveillés étant des entités virtualisées, abstraites ou définies par logiciel, p. ex. SDN ou NFV
H04L 67/52 - Services réseau spécialement adaptés à l'emplacement du terminal utilisateur
39.
Methods to Transmit Multiple Transport Blocks for Unlicensed Wideband Radio Systems
A method by a wireless (110) device includes receiving, from a network node (160), one or more bandwidth pieces. The data scheduled in one of the one or more bandwidth pieces includes at least one complete transport block and control information corresponding to the at least one complete transport block. The method further includes transmitting the data based on the scheduling or control information.
H04L 27/26 - Systèmes utilisant des codes à fréquences multiples
H04W 72/1268 - Jumelage du trafic à la planification, p. ex. affectation planifiée ou multiplexage de flux de flux de données en liaison ascendante
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
H04W 72/23 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources dans le sens descendant de la liaison sans fil, c.-à-d. en direction du terminal
According to certain embodiments, a method by a transmitter is provided for adaptively generating precoder bits for a Polar code. The method includes acquiring at least one configuration parameter upon which a total number of precoder bits depends. The at least one configuration parameter comprising at least one of an information block length K, a code block length N, and/or a code rate R=K/N. The total number of precoder bits is determined, and the precoder bits for a code block are generated according to the determined total number of precoder bits. The precoder bits are placed within the code block.
H03M 13/35 - Protection inégale ou adaptative contre les erreurs, p. ex. en fournissant un niveau différent de protection selon le poids de l'information d'origine ou en adaptant le codage selon le changement des caractéristiques de la voie de transmission
H03M 13/09 - Détection d'erreurs uniquement, p. ex. utilisant des codes de contrôle à redondance cyclique [CRC] ou un seul bit de parité
H03M 13/11 - Détection d'erreurs ou correction d'erreurs transmises par redondance dans la représentation des données, c.-à-d. mots de code contenant plus de chiffres que les mots source utilisant un codage par blocs, c.-à-d. un nombre prédéterminé de bits de contrôle ajouté à un nombre prédéterminé de bits d'information utilisant plusieurs bits de parité
H03M 13/27 - Codage, décodage ou conversion de code pour détecter ou corriger des erreursHypothèses de base sur la théorie du codageLimites de codageMéthodes d'évaluation de la probabilité d'erreurModèles de canauxSimulation ou test des codes utilisant des techniques d'entrelaçage
H03M 13/29 - Codage, décodage ou conversion de code pour détecter ou corriger des erreursHypothèses de base sur la théorie du codageLimites de codageMéthodes d'évaluation de la probabilité d'erreurModèles de canauxSimulation ou test des codes combinant plusieurs codes ou structures de codes, p. ex. codes de produits, codes de produits généralisés, codes concaténés, codes interne et externe
41.
Inter-Band Handover of the Same Physical Frequency
A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency. The method of the wireless terminal device comprises performing operation where a need for an inter-band handover occurs where a same physical frequency on which the wireless terminal device interacts with an access network node of the cellular wireless communication system has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, and performing handover signalling with the access network node including receiving an assigned target frequency which is a second logical reference for the physical frequency. A network node, a wireless terminal device and computer programs for these for implementing the methods are also disclosed.
A method is performed by a wireless device in a network. The wireless device detects a triggering event related to a procedure for a handover from a source network node to a target network node in which the wireless device relies on downlink beam selection. The wireless device determines measurement information to include in a message to send to the target network node. The measurement information is obtained by measuring one or more beams according to at least one of a radio link management configuration, a beam management configuration, and a measurement configuration. In response to detecting the triggering event, the determined measurement information in the message is sent to the target network node.
Systems and methods related to authorization in a cellular communications system. In one embodiment, a method performed by a Network Function (NF) comprises sending, to another network function, information that indicates whether a particular type of authorization is required per Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a particular NF service instance associated with the NF. In one embodiment, the other network function is a Network Repository Function (NRF). In one embodiment, the information is comprised in a NF profile of the NF. In one embodiment, the particular type of authorization is Oauth2-based authorization.
A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for providing WD capability for New Radio (NR) 1024-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes receiving from the WD an indication of one of a first scaling factor corresponding to a first modulation order and a first data rate, and a second scaling factor corresponding to a second modulation order and a second data rate. The method also includes selecting one of the first modulation order and the second modulation order based at least in part on the indicated one of the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor. The method further includes transmitting to the WD a control message, the control message indicating the selected one of the first and second modulation order and a corresponding one of the first and second data rate.
Systems and methods for Transport Layer Security (TLS) authentication based on a hash of an expected certificate are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a client application comprises obtaining one or more configuration parameters for establishing a TLS session between the client application and a trusted server application, the one or more configuration parameters. The method further comprises determining that an error has occurred based the one or more configuration parameters and, responsive to determining that the error has occurred, performing one or more actions that directly or indirectly trigger reinitialization of the one or more configuration parameters.
H04L 61/4511 - Répertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des répertoires normalisésRépertoires de réseauCorrespondance nom-adresse en utilisant des protocoles normalisés d'accès aux répertoires en utilisant le système de noms de domaine [DNS]
H04W 12/069 - Authentification utilisant des certificats ou des clés pré-partagées
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for relay communication. The method which may be performed by a first user equipment includes obtaining capability information about support of multi-path communication. The multi-path communication includes at least relay path communication. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method further includes determining whether a cell is a multi-path capable cell or a multi-path incapable cell, and/or whether a second UE is a multi-path capable relay UE or a multi-path incapable relay UE, according to the capability information.
Methods and Nodes for Controlling a Physical Entity A method (100) is disclosed for controlling a physical entity. The method is performed by a controller node running at least two instances of a logical control function. The method comprises receiving over an input mechanism node input data relating to the physical entity (110) and providing, to each of the at least two instances of the control function, instance input data generated from the node input data. The method further comprises causing at least one of the instances to process the received instance input data and generate instance output data, and providing, over an output mechanism, instance output data from at least one of the instances of the control function, wherein the output mechanism is operably connected to the physical entity. The method further comprising synchronizing an internal state of each of the at least two instances of the control function.
G05B 9/03 - Dispositions de sécurité électriques avec une boucle à canal multiple, c.-à-d. systèmes de commande redondants
G05B 19/042 - Commande à programme autre que la commande numérique, c.-à-d. dans des automatismes à séquence ou dans des automates à logique utilisant des processeurs numériques
The present disclosure relates to an array antenna comprising at least two subarray antennas, each subarray antenna comprising at least one antenna element, an electrically conducting top ground plane, surrounding the antenna elements, and edges. Each subarray antenna is mounted adjacent at least one other subarray antenna such that at least one pair of adjacent subarray antennas is formed. For each subarray antenna, at least one edge is facing an edge of an adjacent subarray antenna, where a corresponding gap is formed between edges facing each other. The array antenna comprises a plurality of electrically conducting bridge parts, where the bridge parts are attached to, and electrically connecting, the top ground planes of each pair of adjacent subarray antennas, the bridge parts crossing the gaps.
A method for deriving a value for a first syntax element, Syntax_A. The method comprises determining whether Syntax_A is present in a bitstream. The method comprises, as a result of determining that Syntax_A is not present in the bitstream, deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a first value, B, if a first condition is satisfied, or deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a second value, C, if a second condition is satisfied.
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
H04N 19/169 - 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
H04N 19/186 - 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 couleur ou une composante de chrominance
H04N 19/46 - Inclusion d’information supplémentaire dans le signal vidéo pendant le processus de compression
50.
Methods and Apparatuses for Performing Federated Learning
Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatuses for performing federated learning, FL. A method in a federated learning, FL, server for performing FL with N client nodes, where N is an integer number greater than 1, comprises: receiving (201, 608a) from a first client node, a first message, the first message comprising: a first public key, a first signature, a local model signature, and a local model; verifying (202, 610a), using the first public key and a public verification function, s, that the first signature was generated from a private signature function and the first public key, wherein the public verification function corresponds to the private signature function, s′; verifying (203, 612a), using the local model and the first public key, that the local model signature was generated from a first private key and the local model, wherein the first public key corresponds to the first private key; and responsive to the verifying steps being successful, utilizing (204, 614) the local model to generate an updated global model.
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
A process is defined for consumer-controllable ML model provisioning and training in a wireless communication network. The process comprises two procedures, which respectively correspond to the two phases of an ML model provisioning process in, e.g., 5GC, i.e., the preparation/provisioning phase and the training execution phase. For the preparation/provisioning phase, new parameters are added to the request from the ML model consumer to the ML model generator (e.g., NWDAF), so that the latter can conduct the ML model provisioning according to the consumer requirements. For the training execution phase, interactions between the ML model consumer and generator(s) are considered, and the corresponding procedure for a consumer controlling the ML model training execution phase is defined.
H04W 4/50 - Fourniture de services ou reconfiguration de services
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 67/51 - Découverte ou gestion de ceux-ci, p. ex. protocole de localisation de service [SLP] ou services du Web
A method (700) performed by a first network node (400, 500, 600) for handling requested information in collaboration with a second network node (402, 502, 602). The method includes obtaining (701) a weight indication of one or more weight(s) of requested information and/or a priority indication of one or more priority(ies) of requested information. The method also includes generating (703) a first request message (401, 501, 601), the first request message comprising the weight indication and/or the priority indication. The method also includes transmitting (705) the first request message towards the second network node.
H04L 67/61 - Ordonnancement ou organisation du service des demandes d'application, p. ex. demandes de transmission de données d'application en utilisant l'analyse et l'optimisation des ressources réseau requises en tenant compte de la qualité de service [QoS] ou des exigences de priorité
53.
METHODS, NETWORK NODES, MEDIA FOR SUPPORTING ETHERNET BRIDGING ON USER PLANE
Methods (200, 1000), network nodes (1100, 1200, 1300, 1400), and computer readable storage media for supporting Ethernet bridging in a user plane are disclosed. The method (200) performed by a first network node (1100, 1200) capable of an Ethernet bridging function includes: obtaining (S201) information on frame detection and forwarding rules for an Ethernet PDU session; and performing (S203) detection and forwarding operations on a frame according to the frame detection and forwarding rules.
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
A first network node (360, 2300) can be a part of a communications network that includes a second network node communicatively coupled to the first network node via a fronthaul interface and that includes a communication device communicatively coupled to the first network node. The first network node can generate (830) first data associated with an uplink signal received from the communication device. The first network node can further generate (840) second data associated with the uplink signal received from the communication device. The first network node can prioritize (850, 860) transmission of the first data to the second network node via the fronthaul interface over transmission of the second data to the second network node via the fronthaul interface.
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
A method performed by a first network node is provided. The method is for handling X2-C connection setups in a Multi Operator Radio Access Network. MORAN, system of a wireless communications network. The first network node is operating in the MORAN system. When receiving (401) an Automatic Neighbour Relation, ANR, initiated report, from the UE, which report comprises one or more identifiers identifying respective one or more neighbouring cells, the first network node unlocks, or creates and unlocks (402) one or more network node termination point Managed Objects. MOs, based on the respective identifier out of the one or more identifiers. And based on the unlocked, or created and unlocked, one or more network node termination point MOs, the first network node initiates (403) X2-C interface connection setups between the first network node and the respective one or more neighbouring nodes serving the respective identified one or more neighbouring cells. The X2-C interface connections are adapted to be setup only for one X2-C configuration out of all supported X2-C configurations on the MORAN system based on the one or more identifiers. The X2-C interface connections are related to each of the respective one or more neighbouring nodes.
A wireless communication device (200), which is equipped with a photodetector (202) and a light-emitting diode (201), detects a first electrical response of the light-emitting diode (201) to an optical communication signal and a second electrical response of the photodetector (202) to the optical communication signal. Based on the detected first electrical response and the detected second electrical response, the wireless communication device (210) performs Multiple-Input Multiple-Output reception processing to receive data from at least one further wireless communication device (210).
A wireless communication device is configured for use in a wireless communication system. The device in this regard is configured to receive a command that commands the device to perform a link switch from a source link to a target link responsive to fulfillment of a condition. The command may indicate a target link configuration relative to a source link configuration. The device is also configured to store information from which the target link configuration indicated by the command is determinable irrespective of any change to the source link configuration occurring after receipt of the command. In some embodiments, the device is configured to, responsive to fulfillment of the condition, perform a link switch from the source link to the target link using the target link configuration as determined from the stored information.
A method of detecting a defect in a connecting member of a radio unit in a radio site includes applying an artificial radio traffic load to a first radio unit and at least a second radio unit, such that the radio traffic load experienced by the first and the second radio unit is at a same level, measuring power supplied to the first radio unit via a first connecting member and power supplied to the second radio unit via a second connecting member at an end of each connecting member terminating at a device configured to supply power to the radio units, and determining from the measured power and an expected nominal power loss of the first and the second connecting member if there is power loss in at least one of the first and the second connecting member indicating a defect.
G01R 19/165 - Indication de ce qu'un courant ou une tension est, soit supérieur ou inférieur à une valeur prédéterminée, soit à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'une plage de valeurs prédéterminée
G01R 31/58 - Test de lignes, de câbles ou de conducteurs
Embodiments include computer-implemented methods of forecasting performance issues associated with cells in a wireless network. Such methods include for each of a plurality of cells in the wireless network, obtaining first time-series data representing a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs) at a first plurality of past time points and applying a multi-layer forecasting model to the first time-series data to determine second time-series data representing the plurality of KPIs for each of the plurality of cells at a second plurality of future time points. Such methods include, based on the second time-series data, determining respective probabilities of occurrence for a respective plurality of different performance issues, associated with the plurality of cells, during one or more future time periods that include the second plurality of future time points. Other embodiments include network optimization functions associated with the wireless network, which are configured to perform such methods.
A method and transition device for enabling communication of data between a remote radio unit and a central baseband unit in a wireless network. When detecting a first interface configuration used by the remote radio unit and a second interface configuration used by the baseband unit, the transition device configures interface functions, based on the first and second interface configurations. The interface functions are selected from a set of predefined interface functions associated with different interface configurations. The transition device then establishes a data flow between the remote radio unit and the central baseband unit over the transition device, and performs conversion between the first interface configuration and the second interface configuration for data communicated in the data flow, using the selected interface functions.
G06F 9/455 - ÉmulationInterprétationSimulation de logiciel, p. ex. virtualisation ou émulation des moteurs d’exécution d’applications ou de systèmes d’exploitation
H04L 27/26 - Systèmes utilisant des codes à fréquences multiples
H04W 28/06 - Optimisation, p. ex. compression de l'en-tête, calibrage des informations
H04W 80/02 - Protocoles de couche liaison de données
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for low overhead CSI feedback for multi-trp transmissions. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a wireless device includes receiving a configuration of a channel state information, CSI, report setting for at least K>1 non-zero power channel state information reference signal, NZP CSI-RS, resources for channel measurement and a report quantity configuration, K being an integer; receiving a CSI feedback report request for CSI measurement and feedback based at least in part on the CSI report setting; measuring channels based at least in part on the NZP CSI-RS resources; and sending a channel state information, CSI, feedback report based at least in part on: the channel measurements; and the report quantity configuration; and the CSI feedback report comprising at least one of a first CSI feedback and a second CSI feedback.
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
62.
Conditional Configuration in Multi-Connectivity Operation
A method performed by a wireless device (18) comprises receiving (250), from a master node (12A) for multi-connectivity operation, a configuration message (20) which includes a master configuration (28) and one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22). The method also comprises transmitting (260) a first message (26) in response to the configuration message (20). The first message (26) indicates acknowledgement of receipt, applying of, and/or understanding of the master configuration (28). The method also comprises, after transmitting (260) the first message (26), when the condition for applying the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22) is fulfilled, transmitting (270), to the master node (12A), a second message (30) that includes an indication (24) indicating application by the wireless device (18) of the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more PSCell configurations (22).
The present application generally relates to wireless communication technology. More particularly, it relates to a method and apparatus for controlling sidelink (SL) Quality of Service (QoS). According to one or more embodiments, a method for controlling sidelink (SL) Quality of Service (QoS) including the following steps carried out at a User Equipment (UE): a) generating QoS requirement from characteristics for one or more packets to be transmitted via a sidelink; b) determining bearer configuration corresponding to the QoS requirement; and c) performing SL transmission on the basis of the bearer configuration.
Enabling the exchange of connection parameters where a user equipment (UE) lacks a secret shared with the network (e.g. a server), such as key materials, and lacks a valid certificate. In some embodiments, the connection parameters may be exchanged via EAP messages. In certain aspects, and particularly with respect to emergency attach, a simplified protocol is used with limited overhead because the UE does not attempt to authenticate the network, and the network does not attempt to authenticate the UE.
A method (1200) generating a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a real environment is provided. The method (1200) is performed by an apparatus (1300). The method (1200) comprises obtaining (s1202) a first image representing a first portion of the real environment, obtaining (s1204) a second image representing a second portion of the real environment, and identifying (s1206) a contour within the first image. The method also comprises identifying (s1208) a first cluster of key points from an area included within the contour, using at least some of the first cluster of key points, and identifying (s1210) a second cluster of key points included in the obtained second image. The method further comprises obtaining (s1212) first dimension data associated with the first cluster of key points, obtaining (s1214) second dimension data associated with the second cluster of key points, and based on the obtained first and second dimension data, determining (s1216) whether the first image contains a reflective surface area.
G06T 7/521 - Récupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de la télémétrie laser, p. ex. par interférométrieRécupération de la profondeur ou de la forme à partir de la projection de lumière structurée
G06T 7/73 - Détermination de la position ou de l'orientation des objets ou des caméras utilisant des procédés basés sur les caractéristiques
A method performed by a first network node for reducing radio interference in a wireless communications network is provided. The first network node obtains a first traffic profile of a first User Equipment (UE). The first traffic profile is indicative of a first traffic pattern of the first UE in a communication direction. The first network node obtains a second traffic profile of a second UE. The second traffic profile is indicative of a second traffic pattern of the second UE in a second communication direction. Based on the obtained first and second traffic profiles, the first network node determines one or more transmission parameters for scheduling communication for the first UE in the first communication direction. Based on the one or more transmission parameters, the first network node schedules communication for the first UE in a first cell of the first network node.
A method of operating a wireless device in a communication network includes determining that a criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met for a continuous time to trigger, TTT, duration, wherein the continuous TTT duration is greater than zero, and, in response to determining that the criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met for the continuous TTT duration, transmitting a radio measurement relaxation report to a radio access network, RAN, node indicating that the criterion associated with radio measurement relaxation has been met.
Methods and apparatuses for a radio network are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the method includes adapting the number of active digital processing components included in a radio network based on an estimate of a required processing capacity for an estimated combined time-averaged traffic volume relating to a plurality of cells of the radio network; and scheduling transmissions relating to the plurality of cells so that processing requirements of the transmissions do not exceed a processing capacity of the active digital processing components.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for scheduling radio resources for a plurality of industrial devices in an industrial environment. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes receiving input data including one or more of: device characteristic information of the plurality of industrial devices, information indicating a state of each industrial device, and information related to one or more command messages to be transmitted to the industrial devices. The method includes estimating data traffic among the plurality of industrial devices using the input data. The method further includes scheduling the radio resources for the plurality of industrial devices in accordance with the data traffic among the plurality of industrial devices.
Network equipment is configured to operate as a service consumer. The network equipment transmits, to an authorization server, a request for an access token authorizing subscription by the service consumer to a notification from a service producer. The request indicates a notification redundant target for reselection of a target for the notification for example in case a notification target is not reachable, has de-registered or is associated with an error. The network equipment receives the access token from the authorization server in response to the request. The access token includes a claim asserting the notification redundant target. The service consumer includes the access token in a subscription request that requests subscription to a notification and is sent to a network equipment operating as a service producer.
A method of precoding matrix indicator, PMI, generation for channel state information, CSI, compression in a first radio transceiver device, RTD the method comprising: receiving, from a second RTD, a reference signal; estimating CSI based on the received reference signal; generating a PMI to perform CSI compression, wherein the PMI indicates a precoding matrix, selected from among a codebook of precoding matrices, based on orthogonal matching pursuit, OMP, processing of the estimated CSI; and generating a compressed CSI based on the generated PMI for transmission to the second RTD.
H04B 7/0456 - Sélection de matrices de pré-codage ou de livres de codes, p. ex. utilisant des matrices pour pondérer des antennes
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
According to an aspect, there is provided a method performed by a network function consumer, NFC. The method comprises sending (701) a request (401) to a network function producer, NFP, wherein the request (401) is for context information for a first wireless device, and wherein the request (401) comprises one or more filter values identifying a subset of context information for the first wireless device required by the NFC. The subset of context information for the first wireless device required by the NF consumer is related to specific Protocol Data Unit, PDU, sessions.
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
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Counterfactual and Recourse Method for Recommending Network Configurations towards Favorable Outcome
A method for improving communication network performance comprises identifying a favorability status of individual predictions and/or decisions of a plurality of decisions of a machine-learning algorithm acting on the communication network. The favorability statuses are stored with corresponding values of network parameters used as features in the algorithm. A counterfactual algorithm is generated, e.g., by generating a tree-based classification algorithm, based on the stored favorability statuses and network parameter values, to derive rules for producing a favorable status based on one or more of the network parameters. A proposed recourse action comprising a change in at least one of the network parameters is identified, based on the rules, and a decision network, such as a Bayesian inference network, is generated for determining a confidence level estimating a reliability of achieving a favorable status by changing the network parameter(s). Whether to implement the proposed recourse action is determined, based on the confidence level.
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A method for determining a prediction block for decoding or encoding a current block in a current picture of a video stream. The method includes obtaining a pair of initial motion vectors comprising a first and a second initial motion vector. The method also includes determining whether to refine the initial motion vectors. The step of determining whether or not to refine the initial motion vectors comprises: i) determining whether a first prediction scheme and/or a second prediction scheme is enabled and ii) determining to refrain from refining the initial motion vectors as a result of determining that either the first prediction scheme or second prediction scheme is enabled or determining to refine the initial motion vectors as a result of determining neither the first prediction scheme nor second prediction scheme is enabled.
H04N 19/52 - Traitement de vecteurs de mouvement par encodage par encodage prédictif
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H04N 19/527 - Estimation de vecteurs de mouvement globaux
Embodiments of methods for providing timing advance change detection are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for determining a validity of a timing advance configuration of the wireless device for an idle mode transmission comprises obtaining, while the wireless device is operating in a connected mode, a timing advance value for the wireless device. The method further comprises transitioning from the connected mode to an idle mode, and performing a measurement on one or more serving cells of the wireless device while the wireless device is in the idle mode. The method also comprises determining whether the timing advance is valid for an idle mode transmission based on the measurement. In some embodiments, the measurement may be a signal strength measurement such as, e.g., a Reference Signal Received Power measurement and/or a signal quality measurement such as, e.g., a Reference Signal Received Quality measurement.
A method performed by a decoder to decode a bitstream and a decoder is provided. One or more syntax elements are decoded from the bitstream. A first value is derived from the one or more syntax elements. The first value is compared to a predetermined set of values that includes at least two values. Whether the first value is within a predetermined range of values in the predetermined set of values is determined. Responsive to determining the first value is within the predetermined range of values in the predetermined set of values, it is determined that a location of an access unit boundary is indicated. Analogous methods performed by an encoder and an encoder are also provided.
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METHODS OF OBTAINING RADIO ACCESS NODE INSTALLATION DATA AND RELATED USER EQUIPMENT DEVICES, RADIO NODES, AND MANAGEMENT NODES
A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) device may be provided. Installation data relating to an antenna of a radio access network (RAN) node may be obtained, wherein the installation data includes physical installation data including at least one of a height of the antenna, a direction of the antenna, and/or a tilt of the antenna. The installation data may be transmitted from the UE device to a management system for a wireless communication network including the RAN node. Related radio nodes and management nodes are also discussed.
A method (700) by a source network node (110A) for handover of a wireless device (112) in a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) to a target network node (110B) includes transmitting (702), to the target network node, time information for performing, by the wireless device, the handover to a target cell associated with the target network node.
When the consumer NWDAF requests a trained machine learning model from a producer NWDAF for a set of Analytic IDs associated with a plurality of UEs, the consumer NWDAF may include a reliability requirement in the model provisioning request to indicate a required accuracy for the machine learning model. The reliability requirement may be expressed in terms of a number of UEs, a percentage of UEs. or an accuracy target. The producer NWDAF determines whether it can provide a trained model satisfying the reliability requirement and responds accordingly. If a trained model meeting the reliability requirement is available, the producer NWDAF provides the location the trained model to the consumer NWDAF.
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H04W 24/02 - Dispositions pour optimiser l'état de fonctionnement
80.
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUPPORTING ENERGY SAVING BY A RADIO NODE
Methods, radio node (150; 900) and controller node (250; 700), to support energy saving by the radio node (150; 900). The radio node (150; 900) being controllable by the controller node (250; 700) to operate using radio related settings according to a supported operative set of radio related settings. The controller node (250; 700) sends (305; 604), to the radio node (150; 900), a message identifying first one or more subsets of said supported operative set of radio related settings. Said first one or more subsets being the only of said supported operative set that the radio node (150; 900) temporarily needs to be prepared to operate according to.
There is disclosed antenna circuitry for a radio node, the antenna circuitry being connected or connectable to, and/or included in, an antenna arrangement having a plurality of antenna subarrays, the antenna circuitry being adapted to connect each of a plurality of Digital-to-Analog Converters, DACs, and/or Analog-to Digital Converters, ADCs, to a different one of the plurality of antenna subarrays for signal transmission; The antenna circuitry has a calibration network, the calibration network being adapted to provide signalling from one or more of the DACs to one or more of the ADCs. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic retrieval of Network Slice Admission Control (NSAC) information in a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, a method performed by a network node in a VPLMN of a UE comprises receiving, from the UE, a request comprising information indicating a particular network slice that is subject to NSAC. The method further comprises obtaining subscription data that comprises information that indicates whether VPLMN or Home Public Land Mobile Network (HPLMN) control should be applied for NSAC and sending an update request to a Network Slice Admission Control Function (NSACF) in the VPLMN of the UE, wherein the update request comprises the information that indicates whether VPLMN or HPLMN control should be applied for NSAC.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmitting a data packet intended for an industrial controller. The method is performed by a primary network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes receiving a data packet from at least one industrial device. The method includes determining a delay time associated with the received data packet. The delay time is indicative of a delay of the received data packet occurred during transmission of the received data packet to the primary network node. The method further includes forming a data packet intended for the industrial controller. The method further includes transmitting the data packet intended for an industrial controller, to one or more secondary network nodes in the wireless communication network. The forming of the data packet intended for the industrial controller includes forming the data packet from the received data packet and the determined delay time.
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DETERMINATION OF COMPATIBLE RESOURCE CONFIGURATIONS IN INTEGRATED ACCESS AND BACKHAUL MIGRATION AND TOPOLOGICAL REDUNDANCY
A method, system and apparatus for determination of compatible resource configurations in integrated access and backhaul (IAB) migration and topological redundancy are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a first IAB donor node (16-2) includes receiving a first resource configuration for the first parent IAB node (16-4) from a second IAB donor node (16-1), the first parent IAB node (16-3) being in communication with a child IAB node (16-5). The method includes determining compatibility between the first resource configuration and a second resource configuration for a second parent IAB node (16-4). The method also includes determining whether to accept a request to establish a connection between the second parent IAB node (16-4) and the child IAB node (16-5) based at least in part on the compatibility determination.
Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for reporting radio link failure (RLF) in a cell of a wireless network. Such methods include performing measurements of a plurality of cells, which can include a serving cell and multiple neighbor cells. The measurements for each cell are based on one or more types of reference signals (RS) transmitted in the particular cell and include one or more measurement quantities. Such methods include determining that an RLF occurred in the serving cell and sorting the neighbor cell measurements into one or more measurement lists based on one or more sorting criteria, which can be related to the RS types on which the measurements for the respective neighbor cells are based and/or the measurement quantities available for the respective neighbor cells. Such methods include transmitting, to a network node, an RLF report including the one or more measurement lists.
Systems and methods for joint Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission over multiple TRPs are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for enabling transmission feedback includes: receiving a first Transport Block (TB) and a second TB; and determining the first TB and the second TB based on a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group identifier of a CORESET over which a corresponding Downlink Control Information (DCI) scheduling the TB is received. In this way, the New Radio (NR) Rel-15 procedure for type 1 HARQ codebook construction might be reused with the same or minimum increase of HARQ feedback overhead with semi-static HARQ-ACK codebook.
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H04W 72/23 - Canaux de commande ou signalisation pour la gestion des ressources dans le sens descendant de la liaison sans fil, c.-à-d. en direction du terminal
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INDUCTOR FOR SUPPRESSING COMMON MODE (CM) AND DIFFERENTIAL MODE (DM) NOISE
The present disclosure provides an inductor for suppressing noise in a pair of a first signal and a second signal. The inductor comprises: a first core; a second core adjoined to the first core; a first coil wound around at least a first portion of the first core; a second coil wound around at least a second portion of the second core; and a third core adjoined to the first core and/or the second core and disposed between the first coil and the second coil, wherein the inductor is operable to attenuate both CM noise and DM noise in the first signal and the second signal that pass through the first coil and the second coil, respectively.
A method of buffering data packets at a network device includes receiving a set of data packets from an ingress port of the network device, identifying primary information and secondary information about each data packet in the set of data packets, determining a virtual queue for each data packets in the set of data packets based on the primary information, the virtual queue having a set of physical queues, determining a physical queue from the set of physical queues for each of the data packets in the set of data packets based on the secondary information, and storing the set of data packets in physical queues of the virtual queue.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for transmission of data for controlling a plurality of industrial devices in an industrial environment. The plurality of industrial devices being connected to a user equipment (UE). The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes acquiring control messages intended for controlling the plurality of industrial devices, wherein each industrial device is associated with a device identifier. The method includes generating a data packet comprising the control messages, each control message being associated to a corresponding device identifier. The method further includes transmitting the data packet to the UE for distribution of the control messages to the plurality of industrial devices.
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OPTIMIZATION OF PLANNED MOVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for optimizing a planned movement of one or more industrial devices in an industrial environment. The method is performed by a network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes acquiring at least one movement path for the one or more industrial devices, each movement path including one or more segments indicative of movement data. The method includes determining a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement for each segment. The method further includes determining for each segment whether the determined QoS requirement fulfills an estimated QoS maintained by the network node. When it has been determined that the QoS requirement for each segment fulfills the estimated QoS, the method further includes transmitting the at least one movement path to the one or more industrial devices.
H04W 72/543 - Critères d’affectation ou de planification des ressources sans fil sur la base de critères de qualité sur la base de la qualité demandée, p. ex. QdS [QoS]
A method performed by a receiver for hardware impairment compensation. The method includes receiving a transmitted signal transmitted by a transmitter. The method also includes determining hardware state information (HSI) based on the received signal. The method further includes providing to the transmitter information indicating the HSI, wherein the HSI comprises information that enables the transmitter to compensate for distortion caused by one or more hardware components of the transmitter and/or one or more hardware components of the receiver.
A User Equipment (UE) receives a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection release message comprising a suspend indication and first information. The UE replaces second information stored in an Access Stratum (AS) context of the UE with the first information from the RRC connection release message. The first information and the second information each comprise one or more of security context information, an Inactive Radio Network Temporary Identifier (I-RNTI), a cell identity, a physical cell identity, and/or a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI).
Network equipment is configured for use in one of multiple different core network domains of a wireless communication system. The network equipment is configured to receive a message that has been, or is to be, transmitted between the different core network domains. The network equipment is also configured to apply inter-domain security protection to, or remove inter-domain security protection from, one or more portions of the content of a field in the message according to a protection policy. The protection policy includes information indicating to which one or more portions of the content inter-domain security protection is to be applied or removed. The network equipment is also configured to forward the message, with inter-domain security protection applied or removed to the one or more portions, towards a destination of the message.
A computer-implemented method for distributed machine learning, performed in a wireless access network including a plurality of nodes. The method includes: defining a set of neighbor relation edges which connect at least some of the nodes of the wireless access network, where each neighbor relation edge is associated with at least one neighbor relation (KPI), selecting a subset of the neighbor relation edges for each node, wherein the selected subset of neighbor relation edges is associated with one or more neighbor relation KPI that meets a pre-determined acceptance criterion, forming a relational graph for each node based on the respective selected subset of neighbor relation edges for the node, and performing distributed machine learning over the nodes in the wireless access network based on the formed relational graph for each node.
It is herein disclosed a method performed by a radio network node (13) for handling communication in a wireless communications network. The radio network node transmits an indication indicating duplex barring information (DBI) associated with or related to at least one duplex operational mode (DOM) of a UE (10), wherein the DBI for a cell indicates whether the UE (10) supporting the at least one DOM can access the cell, or not.
An antenna-integrated radio product and a method for producing the same is provided. According to an embodiment, the antenna-integrated radio product comprises an antenna module and a radio module. The antenna module comprises a plurality of antenna elements and a power divider. The radio module comprises a radio board and a plurality of radio components. The antenna module and the radio components are soldered to opposite sides of the radio board.
There is provided mechanisms where a 5G SUCI and EAP framework is leveraged to tunnel the consumer eSIM common mutual authentication, eSIM credentials provided in a communication device can be leveraged during network access authentication such that network connectivity can be obtained for the communication device. This is achieved without making any changes to existing SM and eUICC interfaces. The embodiments also allow continued profde download, leveraging an already established session with the SM. This enables further common mutual authentication to be avoided.
A method for a user equipment (UE) for positioning in a radio access network (RAN). The UE receives from a positioning node, a plurality of configurations for positioning reference signals (PRS) transmitted by a RAN node and a mapping between the plurality of PRS configurations and one or more of the following: a plurality of sets of one or more UE discontinuous reception (DRX) cycles, and a plurality of sets of one or more positioning quality of service (pQoS) targets. The UE obtains one of the following based on the mapping: a PRS configuration based on a DRX cycle configured for the UE by the RAN node: or a DRX cycle based on a first pQoS target or on a PRS configuration to be used for positioning measurements; and performs positioning measurements on PRS transmitted by the RAN node according to the obtained PRS configuration and on the DRX cycle.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for configuring QoS in a communication network. A method performed by a first network node in a first communication network, includes transmitting, to a second network node in a second communication network, a first message including quality of service (QoS) constraints configured for the first communication network; receiving, from the second network node, a second message including a first QoS configuration, wherein the first QoS configuration includes at least one QoS parameter authorized in the second communication network; and enforcing a second QoS configuration in the first communication network, wherein the second QoS configuration is based on the first QoS configuration and/or the QoS constraints. The QoS constraints and previously authorized QoS configuration can be exchanged between different network nodes, even different networks. Therefore, the service quality and/or continuity related to QoS configuration may be ensured.
A method performed by an authentication server is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for authentication of a remote wireless communication device, wherein the request requests reuse of a proximity services relay user key for deriving a shared key for protecting an interface between the remote wireless communication device and a relay wireless communication device, wherein the relay wireless communication device is configured to relay traffic for the remote wireless communication device.
