A method performed by a network node for handling communication in a communication network. The network node configures a CSI reference resource as a function of a periodic transmission time of a downlink semi-persistent scheduling configuration or a group of downlink semi-persistent scheduling configurations and/or as a function of a dynamically scheduled physical downlink shared channel time.
There is provided a method performed by an entity for load balancing in a system including a function-as-a-service (FaaS) system and a container-as-a-service (CaaS) system. The method is performed in response to a change in a load balancing configuration of a plurality of software containers of the CaaS system and/or a second load balancing configuration of a plurality of software functions of the FaaS system. Each software container is associated with a respective software function. The first load balancing configuration and second load balancing configuration are coordinated such that, following the change, each execution instance of one or more of the plurality software functions is subject to the same load balancing configuration as each instance of one or more of the plurality of software containers with which the one or more of the plurality of software functions is associated.
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for MCS table switch. A method performed by a network device comprises determining that a terminal device supports a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and a second MCS. The method further comprises transmitting configuration information regarding a first bandwidth part associated with a first MCS table supporting the first MCS to the terminal device. The method further comprises transmitting configuration information regarding a second bandwidth part associated with a second MCS table supporting the second MCS to the terminal device. The first MCS table is different from the second MCS table.
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H04W 52/36 - Transmission power control [TPC] using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power with a discrete range or set of values, e.g. step size, ramping or offsets
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Method and Apparatus for UE Reachability Event Enhancements
A method implemented by a first network node in a communication network is provided. The method comprises: receiving a first subscription for subscribing a first User Equipment UE reachability event of a UE from an event subscriber, wherein the first subscription comprises a first indicator for indicating whether the first UE reachability event is to be reported in a direct mode or an indirect mode; sending a second subscription for subscribing a second UE reachability event to a second network node that is registered in the first network node, the second subscription comprises a second indicator for indicating that the first UE reachability event is to be directly or indirectly reported to the event subscriber according to the first indicator; and sending a first UE reachability report to the event subscriber.
A method for implementing an AF multipath policy. The method may be performed by a PCF and may include a step of transmitting a request message comprising a UE ID identifying a UE. The method also includes receiving a response message transmitted as a response to the request message, the response message comprising: the AF multipath policy, an application ID (App-ID) identifying an application, and an application protocol ID (App-ID-Protocol), identifying a protocol used by the application. The method further includes generating a multipath policy using at least: i) the AF multipath policy and ii) the App-ID-Protocol. The method further includes providing the generated multipath policy to a management function (e.g., SMF).
A technique for forwarding data packets (730) during a handover of a radio device (100) from a source cell to a target cell of a radio network (702) serving as a time-sensitive networking, TSN, bridge (700) is described. As to a method aspect of the technique at the radio device (100), first TSN data packets (730) are forwarded in the source cell using a first PDU session (704) between the radio device (100) and a user plane, UP (300), of a core network, CN (720), of the radio network (702). Prior to releasing the first PDU session (704), a second PDU session (704) is established (404) between the radio device (100) and the UP (300) of the CN (720) in the target cell, wherein the first PDU session (704) uses a first active protocol stack at the radio device (100) and the second PDU session (704) uses a second active protocol stack at the radio device (100). Second TSN data packets (730) are forwarded in the target cell using the second PDU session (704).
Network equipment in a wireless communication network is configured to receive at least a portion of a subscription concealed identifier, SUCI, for a subscriber. The SUCI contains a concealed subscription permanent identifier, SUPI, for the subscriber. The received at least a portion of the SUCI indicates a sub-domain code, SDC. The SDC indicates a certain sub-domain, from among multiple sub-domains of a home network of the subscriber, to which the subscriber is assigned. The network equipment is also configured to determine, based on the SDC and from among multiple instances of a provider network function in the home network respectively allocated to provide a service to be consumed for subscribers assigned to different sub-domains, an instance of the provider network function to provide the service to be consumed for the subscriber.
A computer implemented method for configuring a reinforcement learning agent to perform an efficient reinforcement learning procedure, wherein the reinforcement learning agent comprises a model trained using a machine learning process to determine actions to be performed by the reinforcement learning agent. The method comprises using the model to determine an action to perform, based on values of a set of features obtained in an environment; determining, for a first feature in the set of features, a first indication of a relative contribution of the first feature, compared to other features in the set of features, to the determination of the action by the model; and determining a reward to be given to the reinforcement learning agent in response to performing the action, based on the first feature and the first indication.
A method and a wireless device (100) for handling handover in a wireless network (102) from a source cell (104) to a target cell when the device has obtained and stored a handover configuration for at least one target cell X (106A-C). Upon detecting a communication failure, the wireless device (100) performs cell selection and initiates handover to one of the target cell(s) X when that cell was selected, by applying the stored handover configuration of the selected cell. When none of the target cell(s) X was selected in the cell selection, the wireless device (100) initiates an RRC re-establishment procedure.
There is provided a method performed by a central entity of a network. A first set of features is selected for a machine learning model to take into account when analysing data. The machine learning model is to be deployed at an edge entity of the network. The selection is based on first information indicative of data that is available for the machine learning model to analyse, second information indicative of features that are available for the machine learning model to take into account when analysing data, and contextual information associated with the network.
Methods, a first, and a second network node as well as a user equipment for exchange of measurement period related parameters are provided. The user equipment performs a method for measuring a measurement quantity of a secondary cell on a second carrier operated by a second radio network node. The user equipment receives, from the second radio network node, an indication indicative of the second carrier and a first parameter indicating a measurement period for measuring the measurement quantity of the secondary cell. The user equipment measures said measurement quantity on the secondary cell on the second carrier over the measurement period. The measurement period is a predefined value times the first parameter.
A method for operating a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed, wherein the UE is served by a source first network function in a first network and requires to register with a target second network function in a second network. The method comprises generating a registration request with integrity protection for at least a part of the registration request, and sending an integrity protected part of the registration request to the source first network function via the target second network function.
A method by a first security edge protection proxy (SEPP) for security edge protection of messages being communicated between first and second communications networks of a communications system. The method receives, from a first network function of the first communications network, a first message containing an address identifying a second network function which is located in the second communications network. The method receives, from a second SEPP operating to protect communications with the second communications network, a second message containing a fully qualified domain name, FQDN, reference for a combination of the second SEPP and the second network function. The method stores the FQDN reference for the combination of the second SEPP and second network function in a label-to-FQDN mapping data structure with a logical association to a substitute locally-unique label, and sends a third message containing the substitute locally-unique label to the first network function.
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
There is provided mechanisms for processing uplink signals. A method is performed by a RRU. The method comprises obtaining uplink signals as received from wireless devices at antenna elements of an antenna array of the RRU, each wireless device being associated with its own at least one user layer. The method comprises capturing energy per user layer by combining the received uplink signals from the antenna array for each user layer into combined signals, resulting in one combined signal per user layer. The combining for each individual user layer is based on channel coefficients of the wireless device associated with said each individual user layer. The method comprises providing the combined signals to a BBU.
H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
Method and apparatus in which a network exposure node receives, from a server, a first request for monitoring communication failure for at least one terminal device. The network exposure node obtains a connection identity (ID) for identifying a connection between the at least one terminal device and the server, based on the received first request. The network exposure node sends, to a subscriber management node or a policy decision node, a second request for monitoring communication failure for the at least one terminal device. The second request includes the obtained connection ID.
A method for performing online convex optimization is provided. The method includes receiving, from two or more worker nodes, a local decision vector and local data corresponding to each of the two or more worker nodes. The method includes performing a multi-step gradient descent based on the local decision vector and the local data received from the two or more worker nodes. Performing the multi-step gradient descent includes determining a global decision vector and corresponding global information. The method includes sending, to each of the two or more worker nodes, the global decision vector and corresponding global information.
A method of operating a master node in a vertical federated learning, vFL, system including a plurality of workers for training a split neural network includes receiving layer outputs for a sample period from one or more of the workers for a cut-layer at which the neural network is split between the workers and the master node, and determining whether layer outputs for the cut-layer were not received from one of the workers. In response to determining that layer outputs for the cut-layer were not received from one of the workers, the method includes generating imputed values of the layer outputs that were not received, calculating gradients for neurons in the cut-layer based on the received layer outputs and the imputed layer outputs, splitting the gradients into groups associated with respective ones of the workers, and transmitting the groups of gradients to respective ones of the workers.
Disclosed is a method performed by a network node (130) of a wireless communication network (100) for efficient usage of downlink transmission resources. The method comprises transmitting, to a wireless device (140), an encoded first control data packet on a downlink control channel using a first level of a transmission parameter, and receiving, from the wireless device (140), information on decoding status for the first control data packet transmitted on the downlink control channel using the first transmission parameter level, the decoding status being a quantitative measure of decoding complexity of the wireless device in decoding the first control data packet. The method further comprises transmitting, to the wireless device (140), an encoded second control data packet on the downlink control channel using a second level of the transmission parameter, the second level being determined based on the received information on decoding status.
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
H04L 1/00 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
H04L 1/1607 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals - Details of the supervisory signal
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL PARAMETER
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for determining channel parameter. The determined channel parameter may be used for adaptive subband precoding. A method performed by a network device comprises determining at least one channel parameter for a subband related to a terminal device. The at least one channel parameter for the subband is calculated based on at least one channel parameter for a larger frequency band comprising the subband.
H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
H04W 72/54 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria
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Methods, Network Function Nodes and Computer Readable Media for Event Subscription Management
The present disclosure provides methods for event subscription management in a network comprising a set of NF nodes, and corresponding NF nodes. The method implemented at a first NF node includes receiving a subscription request of an event for a user equipment, UE, from a third NF node; transmitting, to a second NF node that serves the UE, a subscription report request for the event for the UE; receiving, from a fourth NF node that currently serves the UE, a UE registration request for the UE, including an indication indicating whether the UE is in a restricted service area; and determining whether to transmit a notification for the event to the third NF node based on the UE registration request. The present disclosure further discloses a corresponding method implemented at the second NF node. The present disclosure further provides corresponding computer readable medium.
It is provided a method for encoding complex data. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an input signal made up of a series of numerically represented samples; determining a time frame of the input signal to process; applying a first window function on data in the time frame, resulting in first windowed data, wherein the first window function tapers sample magnitude towards the edges of the first window function; performing a windowed complex discrete Fourier-related transform on the first windowed data, resulting in frequency-domain data including a plurality of coefficients, keeping only the real part or the imaginary part of each coefficient; quantizing the frequency domain data resulting in quantized data; outputting the quantized data as encoded data; and repeating the method, wherein each subsequent iteration of the step of determining a time frame includes determining a time frame that overlaps in time with a preceding time frame.
A method performed by a communication device for selecting an available network to be an active network for the communication device. The method comprises obtaining a network policy that identifies a set of networks and that identifies at least a first network within the set of networks as a most preferred network, wherein the set of networks comprises a first third-generation partnership project (3GPP) network and a first non-3GPP network. The method also includes determining that the first network is available. The method further includes as a result of determining that the first network is available, setting the first network as the active network for the communication device.
A method of producing a set of coded bits from a set of information bits for transmission between a first node and a second node in a wireless communications system, the method comprises generating a codeword vector by encoding the set of information bits with a low-density parity-check code, wherein the codeword vector is composed of systematic bits and parity bits. The method comprises performing circular buffer-based rate matching on the generated codeword vector to produce the coded bits for transmission, wherein the circular buffer-based rate matching comprises puncturing a first plurality of systematic bits.
H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correction; Coding theory basic assumptions; Coding bounds; Error probability evaluation methods; Channel models; Simulation or testing of codes
H03M 13/11 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits using multiple parity bits
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for flow control. The method which may be performed by a first radio device comprises generating a first flow control message based at least in part on flow control information per flow control group. The method further comprises transmitting the first flow control message to a second radio device.
A transient detector analyzes a given frame n of the input audio signal to determine, based on audio signal characteristics of the given frame n, a transient hangover indicator for a following frame n+1, and signals the determined transient hangover indicator to an associated audio encoder to enable proper encoding of the following frame n+1.
G10L 19/025 - Detection of transients or attacks for time/frequency resolution switching
G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
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NETWORK NODE AND METHOD PERFORMED THEREIN FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATION
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for handling a received signal in a communication network. The network node distributes a first number of inputs of a demodulated signal to a first processing core of at least two processing cores and a second number of inputs of the demodulated signal to a second processing core of the at least two processing cores. The network node further decodes the first number of inputs of the demodulated signal by a first message passing within the first processing core, and decodes the second number of inputs of the demodulated signal by a second message passing within the second processing core. The network node further decodes the demodulated signal by performing a third message passing between the different processing cores over a bus that is performed according to a set schedule.
H03M 13/11 - Error detection or forward error correction by redundancy in data representation, i.e. code words containing more digits than the source words using block codes, i.e. a predetermined number of check bits joined to a predetermined number of information bits using multiple parity bits
H03M 13/00 - Coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correction; Coding theory basic assumptions; Coding bounds; Error probability evaluation methods; Channel models; Simulation or testing of codes
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Technique for Configuring a Phase Tracking Reference Signal
A technique for transmitting and receiving a configuration message for a phase tracking reference signal, PT-RS, on a radio channel between a radio access node and a radio device is described. The radio channel comprises a plurality of subcarriers in a physical resource block, PRB. A subset of the subcarriers in the PRB is allocated to a demodulation reference signal, DM-RS. As to a method aspect of the technique, the configuration message is transmitted to the radio device. The configuration message comprises a bit field that is indicative of at least one subcarrier allocated to the PT-RS among the subset of subcarriers allocated to the DM-RS.
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method and an apparatus for voice activity detection (VAD). The VAD comprises creating a signal indicative of a primary VAD decision and determining hangover addition. The determination on hangover addition is made in dependence of a short term activity measure and/or a long term activity measure. A signal indicative of a final VAD decision is then created.
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There is disclosed a method of operating transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method comprises transmitting data signaling on multiple layers, wherein on each layer, there is transmitted a sequence of samples representing data, samples representing PT-RS being inserted into the sequence of samples in one or more groups, each group representing a PT-RS sample sequence. Groups of PT-RS of different layers are shifted relative to each other. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for measurement information. The method, which may be implemented at a terminal device, comprises obtaining measurement information based at least in part on configurations of a master network node and a secondary network node. The terminal device is connected to the master network node and the secondary network node. The method further comprises transmitting a report including the measurement information that comprises frequency information to the master network node, in response to a failure related to the secondary network node.
Methods and apparatuses for establishing a transport protocol to use between a client and a sewer are disclosed. In particular there is disclosed a method a proxy, for establishing a transport protocol to use between a client and a server, the method comprising: receiving, from the client, a plurality of transport protocol setup messages; selecting at least one transport protocol setup message from the plurality of transport protocol setup messages; sending at least one transport protocol setup message to the server based on the selected at least one transport protocol setup message; and responsive to receiving from the server at least one transport protocol setup response message corresponding to a transport protocol setup message sent to the server, sending a transport protocol setup response message corresponding to a received transport protocol setup response message to the client.
Systems and methods for restricting a number of primary secondary cells (or primary cells in a secondary cell group) (PSCells) in a Mobility History Information (MHI) managed by a wireless device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by the wireless device for restricting a number of stored PSCells in MHI comprises storing PSCell history information in memory of the wireless device for a maximum number of PSCells. The PSCell history information is part of MHI stored for the wireless device. In response to the number of PSCells exceeding the maximum number of PSCells, the method further comprises removing at least some of the stored PSCell history information from the memory of the wireless device.
A first network node, a second network node and methods therein, for handling baseband processing of signals communicated with wireless devices in a wireless network. The first network node communicates a first type of signals with a first wireless device and performs a first part of baseband processing of the first type of signals using a non-GPP implemented processor. The first network node also communicates the first type of signals with the second network node for a second part of baseband processing of the first type of signals using a GPP implemented processor. The first network node further communicates a second type of signals with a second wireless device and performs both of said first and second parts of baseband processing of the second type of signals using the non-GPP implemented processor.
Method for operating a policy control entity (260) in a wireless communications network (200). In the wireless communications network (200) a multipath transmission with at least two data packet sessions can be provided between a content provider (300) and a user equipment (100), where a first data packet session of the at least two data packet sessions is transmitted through the wireless communications network (200) over a cellular access node (210) and a second data packet sessions of the at least two data packet sessions is transmitted through the wireless communications network (200) over a non-cellular access node (220). The method comprises the following steps. First an establishment request is received (SS) from a network exposure entity (270) to set up the multipath transmission. The establishment request comprises multipath information including a multipath indicator, indicating that the multipath transmission is requested, and a flow description for the first data packet session and the second data packet session. Then, for at least the first data packet session and the second data packet session, a multipath transmission policy is determined (S6, S7). Then, in response to the establishment request, a response message is transmitted (S8) to the network exposure entity (270), including the multipath transmission policy.
There is disclosed a method of operating an Integrated Access and Backhaul, IAB, parent node for a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting, to an Integrated Access and Backhaul, IAB, child node, an indication of the availability of soft frequency resources. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices, e.g. pertaining to an Integrated Access and Backhaul child node, or a program product.
H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
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MEASUREMENT GAPS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK MEASUREMENT TIME CONFIGURATION WINDOWS IN NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS
A method (1000) performed by a wireless device (110) includes obtaining (1002) location information associated with the wireless device and/or ephemeris data for a plurality of satellite cells. The wireless device receives (1004) a measurement configuration to measure reference signals from one or more satellite cells of the plurality of satellite cells. The wireless device dynamically adapts (1006) the measurement configuration based on the location of the wireless device and/or the ephemeris data for the one or more satellite cells. Based on the adapted measurement configuration, the wireless device measures (1008) a reference signal from the one or more satellite cells.
Embodiments herein may e.g. relate to a method performed by a network node (12) for handling one or more operations in a communications network comprising a plurality of computing devices (10,11) performing one or more tasks. The network node (12) obtains an indication of a failure of an operation in the communications network; and obtains one or more parameters to resolve the failure. The one or more parameters relate to resources of the plurality of computing devices (10,11) and the communications network (1), wherein the one or more parameters are structured in an hierarchic manner and defined by a task of a capability, a resource used for the task, and a service level for the task. The network node (12) generates a plan by taking an aimed service level into account as well as the obtained one or more parameters; and executes one or more operations using the generated plan.
H04L 41/5009 - Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
H04L 41/0654 - Management of faults, events, alarms or notifications using network fault recovery
According to an aspect, a wireless device sends, while in an RRC inactive state, a message requesting resumption of an RRC connected state. Upon sending the message, the wireless device starts a timer according to a predetermined value. While the timer is running, the wireless device attempts decryption and integrity check handling for packets subsequently received from the wireless network.
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.
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node, the method including transmitting signalling based on constant amplitude decomposition of an input sequence of samples, wherein perturbed constant amplitude decomposition is performed on samples of the input sequence based on a phase change between samples of the input sequence and/or based on an amplitude of one or more of the samples. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A method of operating a wireless device according to some embodiments includes transmitting a message toward a core network identifying one or more network slices that are requested to be registered by the wireless device, and receiving a response from the core network. The response indicates whether the one or more network slices have been registered and includes information describing a plurality of lists of network slices. Each of the lists indicates a set of network slices that can be registered simultaneously by the wireless device.
There is provided a method for resource coordination in a first donor Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node connected to a first parent IAB node which is connected to an IAB node, the IAB node further being connected to a second parent IAB node which is connected to a second donor IAB node. The method comprises: sending, to the second donor IAB node, an indication of a first resource configuration for the IAB node, the first resource configuration determined by the first donor IAB node; receiving, from the second donor IAB node, a request for a second resource configuration for the IAB node; and determining a resource configuration for the IAB node based at least on one of the first resource configuration and the second resource configuration.
H04W 72/27 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between access points
H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
H04W 72/02 - Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
H04W 72/51 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on terminal or device properties
H04W 72/566 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the information or information source or recipient
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING UNRELIABLE UPLINK CONTROL INFORMATION
A method of operating a network node in a communications network that includes a communication device is provided. The method can include receiving uplink control information, UCI, from the communication device. The method can further include determining whether the UCI is reliable based on a maximum distance and a threshold value.
H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate data corresponding to multiple traffic types with a network node of a wireless network. Such methods include determining a traffic type associated with data communicated between the UE and the network node and selecting a measurement configuration based on the determined traffic type. The selected measurement configuration includes values, of at least one parameter, that are associated with the determined traffic type. Such methods also include performing one or more measurements on downlink (DL) signals from the wireless network according to the selected measurement configuration. Other embodiments include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.
A method is provided. The method includes a User Equipment (UE) determining whether to request access to a Mutually Exclusive Access to Network Slices (MEANS) group from a CM-IDLE state or from a CM-CONNECTED state.
H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information
H04W 8/02 - Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
H04W 60/00 - Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
H04W 76/27 - Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
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Methods, Function Manager and Orchestration Node of Managing a Port Type
Embodiments relate to e.g. a method performed by an orchestration node for managing network interfaces. The orchestration node sends to a function manager, trunk-port specific information of a trunk port to enable the function manager to unambiguously orchestrate trunk ports.
H04L 41/0895 - Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
H04L 41/122 - Discovery or management of network topologies of virtualised topologies e.g. software-defined networks [SDN] or network function virtualisation [NFV]
H04L 41/40 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
An antenna-filter array module and method of manufacturing an antenna-filter array module are provided. One method of manufacturing includes bonding a low temperature co-fired ceramic, LTCC, tile having a plurality of antennas and corresponding filters to a first side of the module PCB via a first set of solder balls, a coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE, of the module PCB being within a predetermined amount of a CTE of the radio PCB. The method further includes cutting the LTCC tile into a plurality of reliability units after the bonding, each reliability unit having a size that is less than a predetermined largest reliable size.
Methods to decode a picture from a bitstream are discussed. A partitioning structure of the picture is determined, wherein the partitioning structure defines at least first and second partitions of the picture. At least one dependency syntax element is decoded from the bitstream, and whether the second partition is dependent on or independent of the first partition is determined based on the at least one dependency syntax element. The picture is decoded from the bitstream based on determining whether the second partition of the picture is dependent on or independent of the first partition of the picture. Related methods of encoding and related devices are also discussed.
H04N 19/70 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
H04N 19/82 - Methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals - Details of filtering operations specially adapted for video compression, e.g. for pixel interpolation involving filtering within a prediction loop
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Control Of Transmission Of Mobility Reference Signals
A first access node obtains (601) an identity of a plurality of MRSs associated with the first access node determines (602) an identity of a second mobility beam associated with a second access node, which second mobility beam is a neighbour mobility beam to a first mobility beam associated with the first access node, wherein the identity of the second mobility beam is determined based on a neighbour relation between the second mobility beam and the first mobility beam, and controls the transmission of MRSs by transmitting (605), to the second access node, a request to transmit a reference signal for mobility comprised in the plurality of MRSs, on the second mobility beam, and wherein the request comprises a respective identity of one or more MRSs comprised in the plurality of MRSs, which respective identity is based on the identity of the plurality of MRSs, and the identity of the second mobility beam.
Disclosed herein is a method performed by one or more computing devices implementing a data readiness manager to proactively migrate and replicate user session data in a distributed edge cloud. The method includes receiving, from a local data management agent of a source data node, an indication to perform data readiness operations for a user session, wherein the source data node is associated with a service instance being accessed by a user associated with the user session, determining a predicted mobility of the user, determining one or more target data nodes based on the predicted mobility of the user, wherein each of the one or more target data nodes is associated with a service instance that is determined to have a sufficiently high probability of being accessed by the user at a future time, and causing data associated with the user session to be migrated and replicated from the source data node to each of the one or more target data nodes.
A method performed by a node for predicting a behavior of users of a communications network is described. The node manages an artificial neural network. The node merges a first pre-existing predictive model of the behavior in a first group of users with a second model of the behavior in a second group of users. The merging comprises establishing connections between the first model and the second model. Each of the connections has a respective weight. The respective weights of the connections are learned by respective connections of neurons in the artificial neural network based on data from a third group of users. The node also obtains a third model for predicting the behavior in the third group of users, based on the merged models and the data from the third group of users.
In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises sending a registration request to a network node in a visited network and receiving a registration response comprising: (a) information that indicates one or more network slices in the visited network that can be used by the wireless communication device and (b) a link that can be activated by the wireless communication device to obtain a client that treats the wireless communication device as a SNPN client to enable the wireless communication device to make and/or receive calls to/from local wireless communication devices in the visited network. The method further comprises establishing a session with the visited network using one of the one or more network slices indicated by the information comprised in the registration response, activating the link using the session with the visited network, and, responsive thereto, downloading the client and executing the client.
Systems and methods for reliable Channel State Information (CSI) feedback towards multiple Transmission/Reception Points (TRPs) are provided. In some embodiments, a wireless device receives a configuration for one or more of: Semi-Persistent CSI (SP-CSI) reporting on PUCCH comprising a first PUCCH resource; SP-CSI reporting on PUSCH comprising a reporting periodicity and slot offset; and periodic CSI reporting on PUCCH comprising a second PUCCH resource activated with a third and a fourth spatial relations or uplink TCI states, and a reporting periodicity and slot offset. The wireless device also receives an appropriate activation command and transmits SP-CSI in a PUCCH resource; a periodic CSI in a PUCCH resource; and/or a SP-CSI in a PUSCH resource. In this way, reliability of SP-CSI on PUSCH, or SP-CSI on PUCCH, or periodic CSI on PUCCH can be improved by repeating the SP-CSI or periodic CSI over multiple TRPs.
According to some embodiments, a method is performed by a wireless device operating in a first network and a second network. The wireless device is in power saving mode in the second network. The method comprises: determining a first pattern for performing a set of power saving mode procedures in the second network; transmitting a first indication of the determined pattern to a first network node of the first network; receiving a mobility command to perform a mobility procedure from the first network node to a second network node of the first network; performing the mobility procedure to the second network node; and transmitting to the second network node a second indication of a second pattern for performing a set of power saving mode procedures in the second network.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for downlink out-of-band interference mitigation. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to perform out-of-band (OOB) null steering and in-band null steering toward at least one direction; and use a constant amplitude precoder to align at least one radiation pattern associated with the OOB and in-band null steering. In one embodiment, a method implemented in a network node includes performing out-of-band, OOB, null steering and in-band null steering toward at least one direction; and using a constant amplitude precoder to align at least one radiation pattern associated with the OOB and in-band null steering.
A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, is provided. The UE receives (s302) a first message comprising a group identifier, ID, allocated for a particular multicast-broadcast services, MBS, session. While camping on radio access network, RAN, node that does not support MBS services and while being in a radio resource control, RRC, state other than RRC_CONNECTED, the UE receives (s304) from the RAN node a paging message. The UE determines (s306) whether the paging message comprises the group ID.
According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises: starting transmission of a quality of experience (QoE) report in a first cell, the transmission comprising a plurality of data units; performing a handover to a second cell; determining that not all of the plurality of data units were transmitted to the first cell; and transmitting the QoE report to the second cell.
An optical device mounting assembly is provided. The mounting assembly comprises: a base member for an optical device to be mounted on, wherein the base member comprises an opening formed in the base member such that the optical device at least partially overlaps the opening when mounted on the base member; and an optical fibre guide for an optical fibre extending from the optical device to be disposed about in order to support a length of the optical fibre on the mounting assembly, wherein the optical fibre guide is located at least partially within the opening in the base member.
The present disclosure provides a method in a terminal device. The method includes: receiving, from a network node, at least one of cell specific Time Division Duplex, TDD, uplink-downlink configuration information and User Equipment, UE, specific TDD uplink-downlink configuration information; and determining whether a slot is available for Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH, repetition based on the at least one of the cell specific TDD uplink-downlink configuration information and the UE specific TDD uplink-downlink configuration information.
H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
H04L 1/08 - Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by repeating transmission, e.g. Verdan system
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H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for service management. A method performed by a session management function includes receiving a first message including fallback information for a terminal device from an access and mobility management function. The fallback information includes a fallback type. The method further includes determining whether data buffering for the terminal device is required based on the fallback information. The method further includes, in response to a determination that the data buffering for the terminal device is required, sending a second message including a buffering indication to a user plane function, wherein the buffering indication indicates the user plane function to buffer the data for the terminal device.
A computer implemented method performed by a first node in a communications network for setting a power control configuration parameter with which a user equipment, UE, should send further transmissions to a second node in the communications network. The method includes: obtaining the power control configuration parameter with which the UE should send the further transmissions to be received by the second node, the power control configuration parameter being based on an estimated received power of an initial transmission sent from the UE and received by the second node, as measured at the second node. the method further includes sending a second message to the UE indicating the obtained power control configuration parameter.
Mechanisms for adjusting atoms of an Intelligent Reflective Surface (IRS) are provided. A method is performed by a controller configured to control an IRS comprising an array of atoms, each having an individually adjustable phase shift and gain. At least some of the atoms are provided with a measurement sensor. The method comprises obtaining, from the measurement sensors, measurements of received power of a signal transmitted from a user equipment and received by the atoms and determining, by a gradient in received power between two of the measurement sensors is larger than a threshold value, that the user equipment is in near-field of the IRS. The method comprises, as a result thereof, adjusting the phase shift of a first subset of the atoms for reflection at the IRS of subsequent communication between a network node and the user equipment when the user equipment is in the near-field of the IRS.
H01Q 15/00 - Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices
H04B 7/04 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
There is provided a computer-implemented method for enabling an Application Function (AF) to request User Plane capabilities of a Mobile Network Operator (MNO). The method comprises requesting, by the AF from a Network Exposure Function (NEF), one or more UP capability groups for a first application identifier (App-ID) and/or one or more UP capabilities for the first App-ID, providing, from the NEF to a network entity, information associated with the one or more UP capability groups for the first App-ID and/or one or more UP capabilities for the first App-ID, storing, at the network entity, the one or more UP capability groups for the first App-ID and/or one or more UP capabilities for the first App-ID; and providing an indication from the NEF to the AF to indicate that the request has been accepted.
The present disclosure provides a method (300) in a Push Notification Server, PNS. The method (300) includes: receiving (310), from a terminal device, a terminal identifier of the terminal device, a network identifier of a serving network of the terminal device, and an identifier of an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF; transmitting (320), to the AMF, a request for an identifier of an Authentication Server Function, AUSF; receiving (330) the identifier of the AUSF from the AMF; and transmitting (340), to the AUSF, the terminal identifier, the network identifier, and the identifier of the AMF.
A communications network can include a communication device and a network node. The communication device can receive a notification message from the network node. The communication device can determine whether the network node will transmit control information that is associated with the communication device via a multicast control channel (“MCCH”) based on the notification message. Responsive to determining that the network node will transmit the control information, the communication device can determine a time offset indicating an amount of time that will be between the notification message and the control information. Responsive to determining the time offset, the communication device can determine whether to enter a lower power state based on the time offset.
H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
A method for handling Downlink (DL) Uplink (UL) Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states is disclosed herein. More specifically, methods performed by a wireless device and a base station for handling DL UL TCI states are provided. The methods disclosed herein can be beneficial to enable dynamic power control in the event of Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE), wherein one beam pair link is best for DL signals/channels while another beam pair link is best for UL signals/channels.
H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
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CONTROLLING AUL TRANSMISSIONS WHEN COEXISTING WITH SCHEDULED UEs
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for restricting autonomous uplink transmissions by a wireless device in a wireless communication system such that wireless devices performing autonomous uplink transmissions can coexist with wireless devices performing scheduled uplink transmissions in a cell requiring Listen-Before-Talk (LBT). In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device in a wireless communication system comprises receiving, from a radio access node, an indication of which subframes belong to a same channel occupancy within a cell that requires LBT and restricting performance of autonomous uplink transmissions by the wireless device based on the indication of which subframes belong to the same channel occupancy. By restricting autonomous uplink transmissions in this manner, the wireless device can coexist with scheduled wireless devices in the same cell.
Systems and methods for positioning in a cellular communications system are disclosed. A method performed by a first base station (BS) includes receiving a signal transmitted by a second BS and estimating a Time of Arrival (TOA) of the received signal at the first BS according to a clock of the first BS. The method further includes determining a delta value that is or is a function of a time between the TOA of the received signal at the first BS according to the clock and a time reference at the first BS and either (a) providing the delta value to a positioning estimation entity within the communications system or (b) using the delta value at the first BS to reduce a time synchronization error between the first BS and the second BS, or (c) passing the delta value to a User Equipment.
A communication network (10) tracking usage information for each of two or more components of traffic associated with the same application identifier provides a basis for differentiating charging with respect to the two or more components. For example, traffic carried by a communication network (10) for a social media application running on a User Equipment (UE) (12) may be identified by a corresponding application identifier. However, the so-identified traffic may include multiple components, such as traffic providing the social-media service(s) and traffic constituting advertising or other ancillary or supplementary content. Tracking and reporting the network usage associated with respective components, i.e., at a granularity finer than that provided by the overall application or traffic flow identifier, provides an advantageous basis for differentiated charging as between the respective components.
A first network node (20N) in a first communication network (20) transmits information to a second network node (10N) in a second communication network (10). The information indicates a third communication network (30) is in a control signaling path (15) between a communication device (2) and the second communication network (10). In some embodiments, the first network node (20N) and/or the second network node (10N) may apply one or more policies based on the information, e.g., whether to authenticate a subscription of the communication device (2) to the second communication network (10).
A communication device (2) obtains a subscription identifier (50) that identifies a subscription to a first communication network (10). The subscription identifier (50) includes a first network identifier (52) that identifies the first communication network (10) and includes a second network identifier (54) that identifies a second communication network serving the first communication network (10). In some embodiments, the subscription identifier (50) conceals the first network identifier (52). Alternatively or additionally, the subscription identifier (50) is an International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI, or is a Network Access Identifier, NAI, that includes the first network identifier (52) in a username part of the NAI. Regardless, the communication device (2) transmits the subscription identifier (50).
A communication device (2) generates a cryptographic key (20K) as a function of information (20B) bound to an intermediate communication network (20) via which the communication device (2) authenticates a subscription to a subscribed communication network (10). Here, the communication device (2) is served by a serving communication network (30) that differs from the intermediate communication network (20). The communication device (2) protects communication for the communication device (2) based on the generated cryptographic key (20K).
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for acknowledgement in multicast. A method performed by a terminal device, comprising: transmitting, to a network node, information about acknowledgement, based on a configuration of a resource for the information about acknowledgement. The resource is configured for a plurality of terminal devices including the terminal device, and for at least one Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ, process. According to embodiments for the present disclosure, manner for acknowledgement in multicast is provided.
A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting, to a network node, control information in a signaling structure, the signaling structure comprising a content header, the content header being indicative of size and/or type of one or more control information substructures of the signaling structure. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
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Simple Hierarchical Quality of Service (HQoS) Marking
This disclosure provides a technique for hierarchical packet marking for Core-Stateless Active Queue Management (CSAQM). In particular, a network node measures the bitrate of each of a plurality of subflows that comprise a traffic aggregate (TA). The plurality of subflows in the TA belong to a single entity, and each subflow has a normalized weight value. The node modifies a random rate determination for a throughput-value function (TVF) associated with the TA based on the bitrates and weight of each subflow in the TA. Then, based on the modified rate, the node calculates a packet value (PV) with which to mark a packet in a given subflow, and marks the packet with the PV. Marking packets according to the techniques disclosed herein achieves a desired weighted resource sharing, and ensures that the random rates are uniformly distributed for the entire TA.
A method, performed by a base station (104) serving a source cell, for managing handover execution. The method includes storing first NCR information for a first target cell, wherein the first NCR information comprises: i) a first cell identifier for identifying the first target cell and ii) processing unit, PU, information indicating whether or not the target cell has at least one PU available. The method further includes evaluating whether or not to initiate a handover of a user equipment, UE (102), from the source cell to the target cell, wherein the evaluation is based at least in part on the PU information for the target cell.
A communication device in a communications network receives (1710) first configuration information from a network node in the communications network. The first configuration can include an indication of a downlink, DL, positioning reference signal, PRS, resource of a plurality of DL PRS resources. The communication device can further perform (1720) at least one DL angle of departure, AOD, measurement based on the first configuration information. The communication device can further receive (1730) second configuration information from the network node. The second configuration information can include an indication of a subset of the plurality of DL PRS resources. The communication device can further report (1750) one or more DL AOD measurements.
A user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: detect that an object is in the touchless input area; indicate at least one option; detect a movement of the object and act accordingly, wherein when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, the controller is configured to act by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object; when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, the controller is configured to act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object; when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment, the controller is configured to cancel at least one option.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
G06F 3/042 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by opto-electronic means
G06F 3/044 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means by capacitive means
G06F 3/0487 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
Provided is a method of operating a wireless device in a communication network. Operations corresponding to the method include receiving a scheduling message that includes a schedule identifying multiple transmission blocks, TB s. Operations further include dynamically generating an acknowledgement timer value that corresponds to the TBs.
H04L 1/1829 - Arrangements specially adapted for the receiver end
H04L 47/283 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
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H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
The present disclosure generally relates to wireless communication methods and wireless communication networks, more particularly to for example wireless communication networks comprising fully end-to-end Machine Learning based air-interfaces.
Apparatuses and methods for configuration of downlink data measurement at mobile terminating early data transmission (MT-EDT) are provided. In one embodiment, a method implemented at a network node includes determining whether to measure a size of downlink data for a mobile terminating early data transmission, MT-EDT, procedure associated with a user equipment, UE; as a result of the determination, obtaining a measurement of the size of the downlink data; and optionally, sending the measurement of the size of the downlink data to a second network node.
A method of operating a wireless communication device of a radio communication network includes obtaining information identifying at least one of: 1) how often the wireless communication device requests assistance data be provided by a network node of the radio communication network for positioning by the wireless communication device; and 2) how often the wireless communication device performs positioning. The method can further include sending a request for assistance data containing the information toward the network node. Another method of operating a serving node that communicates with wireless communication devices and a network node of a radio communication network, includes requesting the network node to provide assistance information that identifies wireless communication devices that are configured to use assistance data from the network node for positioning and/or identifies wireless communication devices that have requested assistance data from the network node for positioning.
Methods and apparatuses for noise learning-based denoising of noisy input data Y that is equal to the original data X plus the noise N (i.e., Y=X+N). In contrast with a conventional denoising autoencoder (DAE) method that attempts to learn the original data X directly from noisy input data Y, the noise learning-based denoising learns the noise N in the noisy input data Y and then regenerates the original data X by subtracting the learned noise N from the noisy input data Y. Learning the noise N may include inputting the noisy input data Y into an encoder of a neural network, and the learned noise N may be output from a decoder of the neural network. Training the neural network may include inputting noisy training data into an encoder of the neural network and outputting training noise from a decoder of the neural network.
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for relay service code management. The method which may be performed by a user equipment comprises transmitting a message to a first network to request a relay service code. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises receiving a response to the message from the first network. The response to the message may include the RSC.
Systems and methods are disclosed for resource selection in sidelink communications. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device (WCD) for resource selection for a sidelink transmission comprises performing channel sensing of a channel to be used for sidelink transmission, determining a first set of resources that are available or not available from a perspective of the WCD based on results of performing the channel sensing, receiving one or more resource coordination messages from one or more neighboring WCDs, determining one or more second set of resources that are available or not available from perspectives of the one or more neighboring WCDs based on information comprised in the one or more resource coordination messages, and performing resource selection for a sidelink transmission based on the first set of resources and the one or more second sets of resources.
Systems and methods for activation and/or deactivation of preconfigured measurement gaps are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a User Equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a network node, information that indicates one or more pre-configured measurement gap patterns. The method further comprises determining that a first set of one or more conditions for using a pre-configured measurement gap pattern is satisfied, the pre-configured measurement gap pattern being one of the one or more pre-configured measurement gap patterns. The method further comprises determining a time instance at which to start using the pre-configured measurement gap pattern and starting performance of a measurement using the pre-configured measurement gap pattern at or after the determined time instance. In this manner, the UE is enabled to activate a preconfigured measurement gap pattern in response to the first set of one or more conditions for using the pre-configured measurement gap pattern being satisfied.
A method and a network node for applying machine learning for training a communication policy controlling radio resources for communication of messages between the network node and a control node operating a remotely controlled device is provided. The network node obtains said messages during one or more communication phases communicated when an initial first communication policy is applied for controlling a Quality of Service, QoS, mode. The network node trains a machine learning model based on said messages and the first communication policy. The network node produces a second communication policy including at least one adjusted QoS mode for at least one communication phase. The network node determines a performance score for the second communication policy in the communication phase(s) based on the radio resources used when communicating using the second communication policy.
H04W 72/543 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria based on requested quality, e.g. QoS
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A method is provided for determining bias of machine learning models. The method includes: forming a training dataset including input data samples provided to a remote machine learning model developed using a machine learning process, and corresponding output data samples obtained from the remote machine learning model; training a local machine learning model which approximates the remote machine learning model using a machine learning process and the training dataset; and interrogating the trained local machine learning model to determine whether the remote machine learning model is biased with respect to one or more biasing data parameters.
A method for distributed machine learning (ML) which includes providing a first dataset including a first set of labels to a plurality of local computing devices including a first local computing device and a second local computing device. The method further includes receiving, from the first local computing device, a first set of ML model probabilities values from training a first local ML model using the first set of labels. The method further includes receiving, from the second local computing device, a second set of ML model probabilities values from training a second local ML model using the first set of labels and one or more labels different from any label in the first set of labels. The method further includes generating a weights matrix using the received first set of ML model probabilities values and the received second set of MIL model probabilities values. The method further includes generating a third set of ML model probabilities values by sampling using the generated weights matrix.
Methods for managing quality-of-experience, QoE, measurements by a user equipment, UE. A first example method, carried out by a first radio access network, RAN, node, comprises transmitting (1010), to a second node in the RAN, configuration information for one or more RAN-visible QoE measurements configured for the UE by the first node. The second node may be associated with the first node with respect to at least one of: changing a configuration for the UE for multi-connectivity; mobility for the UE; RRC resume or RRC reestablishment for the UE; and switching transfer of data for the service from a path going to the UE via the first RAN node to a path going to the UE via the second RAN node.
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to inter-Secondary Node (SN) conditional cell change and measurement configuration. In one embodiment, a method for configuring measurements related to inter-SN conditional reconfiguration comprises, at a Source Secondary Node (S-SN), sending, to a Master Node (MN), a first message comprising an indication that the first message is for conditional reconfiguration and information about one or more target candidate cells of a target candidate SN. The method further comprises, at the MN, receiving the first message from the S-SN and sending a second message to the target candidate SN, the second message being a request for SN addition and comprising an indication that the second message is for conditional reconfiguration and information about the one or more target candidate cells of the target candidate SN.
A computer-implemented method for building a machine learning (ML) model is provided. The method includes training a ML model using a set of input data, wherein the ML model includes a plurality of layers and each layer includes a plurality of filters, and wherein the set of input data includes class labels; obtaining a set of output data from training the ML model, wherein the set of output data includes class probabilities values; determining, for each layer in the ML model, by using the class labels and the class probabilities values, a working value for each filter in the layer; determining, for each layer in the ML model, a dominant filter, wherein the dominant filter is determined based on whether the working value for the filter exceeds a threshold; and building a subset ML model based on each dominant filter for each layer, wherein the subset ML model is a subset of the ML model.
To configure uplink sounding signal transmission in a wireless communication network, sets of configuration parameters for uplink sounding signal transmissions are determined for a given mobile terminal. Each of the sets of configuration parameters comprises a priority, a frequency-domain parameter and a time-domain parameter. The sets of configuration parameters are transmitted to the mobile terminal, thereby configuring the mobile terminal to generate different sounding signals and use the priorities to select from among the different sets of configuration parameters in the event of a sounding signal transmission collision.
According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless transmitter for transmitting a multiple-segmented physical channel comprising a plurality of nominal repetitions comprises assigning each nominal repetition of the plurality of nominal repetitions a redundancy version (RV). The RVs are taken consecutively and circularly from a pre-defined RV sequence. The method further comprises segmenting one or more of the nominal repetitions into one or more segments and assigning each segment of the one or more segments a RV. The RVs are taken consecutively and circularly from the pre-defined RV sequence starting with the RV assigned to the corresponding nominal repetition. The method further comprises transmitting the physical channel based on the assigned RVs.
A method performed by a user equipment. The method is for providing first information to a network node. The user equipment and the network node operate in a wireless communications network. The user equipment sends a first indication to the network node. The first indication indicates whether or not first information is being provided. The first information comprises at least one of: a) a quality report on a carrier used between the network node and the user equipment, and b) second information on subsequent transmissions from the user equipment to the network node or from the network node to the user equipment. The first indication is comprised in a payload of a Medium Access Control control element.
There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting reference signalling, the reference signalling being based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, wherein at least one reference pilot sequence of the set is based on two or more complementary subsequences. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
A method performed by a Radio Area Network, RAN, function node for handling connectivity in a RAN is provided. The RAN function node receives from a network node, a first subscription request for one or more RAN insights relating to the connectivity, requested for an application related to a wireless device. The RAN function node identifies RAN data needed to fulfil the subscription request and sends to a RAN node, a second subscription request for the identified RAN data. The RAN function node receives published RAN data according to the second subscription request and generates the RAN insights according to the first subscription request based on the received RAN data. The RAN function node establishes which domain out of a trusted domain or an untrusted domain the generated RAN insights are to be exposed in and publishes the generated RAN insights according to the first subscription request.
Methods, devices, and a system for prediction of Radio Access Network performance. A device for training a prediction model for predicting Radio Access Network performance obtains information associated with at least one network element; determines a tag for the at least one network element, wherein the tag is based on a network environment property of the at least one network element; and determines, based on the tag, a cluster to be associated with the at least one network element. The device determines a performance indicator value for the at least one cluster, creates a training set comprising the performance indicator value of at least one cluster; and trains a prediction model using the training set. The prediction model trained by the device can be used by a device for prediction of Radio Access Network performance.
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for wireless device (WD) feared event observations and indicators. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to determine a regional local environment integrity indicator; and send the determined regional local environment integrity indicator to the wireless device. In one embodiment, a wireless device is configured to obtain assistance data and a regional local environment integrity indicator; and determine positioning integrity based on the regional local environment indicator.
A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The wireless device is configured for communicating with a first transmission source, and for receiving synchronisation signaling from a second transmission source, wherein communicating with the first transmission source is based on a gap time interval between communication signaling and synchronisation signaling associated to the first transmission source. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
