Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) patent applications on February 15th, 2024
Patent Applications by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) on February 15th, 2024
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ): 51 patent applications
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has applied for patents in the areas of H04W36/00 (6), H04L5/00 (6), H04W76/28 (5), H04W28/0268 (4), H04W72/23 (4)
With keywords such as: network, device, node, wireless, comprises, user, communication, reference, data, and resource in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Inventor(s): Ajay KATTEPUR of Bangalore (IN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Swarup Kumar MOHALIK of Bangalore Karnataka (IN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): B25J9/16
Abstract: according to one or more embodiments, a node for temporal plan verification and timed game automata, tiga, controller strategy synthesis for coordination of a plurality of agents is provided. the node includes processing circuitry that is configured to determine a first model of a plurality of temporal plans for timed operations of the plurality of agents violates at least one predefined safety rule, generate the tiga controller strategy for controlling the timed operations of at least a subset of the plurality of agents where the tiga controller strategy meets the at least one predefined safety rule and being based on the first model, and cause transmission of the tiga controller strategy to a dispatch device for translating the tiga controller strategy to instructions for the plurality of agents.
Inventor(s): Tore Lindgren of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Sara Sandberg of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G01S3/14, G01S3/72
Abstract: there is provided mechanisms for orientation determination of a wireless device with respect to a first coordinate system. a method is performed by a control unit. the method comprises obtaining first angular measurements of the wireless device at a first access node and second angular measurements of the first access node at the wireless device. the first access node is oriented in the first coordinate system. the wireless device is oriented in a second coordinate system. the method comprises determining, by aligning the second angular measurements with the first angular measurements, an amount of rotation of the second coordinate system with respect to the first coordinate system. the orientation of the wireless device with respect to the first coordinate system is defined by the amount of the rotation.
20240053736.INTELLIGENT TASK OFFLOADING_simplified_abstract_(telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ))
Inventor(s): Rafia INAM of Västerås (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Alberto HATA of Barueri (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Franco RUGGERI of Solna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ahmad Ishtar TERRA of Sundbyberg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G05B19/418
Abstract: a method of operating a device that interacts with a physical environment includes determining to take an action on the physical environment wherein the action is based on an output of a computing task, generating a risk level that estimates a risk of physical harm associated with taking the action within the physical environment, obtaining a performance indicator of a communication network between the device and a remote computing device, and determining, based on the risk level and the performance indicator, whether to offload the computing task to the remote computing device or to perform the computing task locally. related devices are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Tommy ARNGREN of Södra Sunderbyn (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Bernard SMEETS of Dalby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Peter ÖKVIST of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G06F21/31
Abstract: it is provided a method for authenticating a user (). the method is performed in an authenticator () and comprises the steps of: obtaining () context data reflecting a current context of the user (); determining () a user challenge set for the user () to perform based on the context data, the user challenge set comprising at least one user challenge, wherein each user challenge indicates an action for the user() to perform in relation to at least one object (-i); transmitting () the user challenge set to a user device (), for presenting the user challenge set to the user (); obtaining () media data; determining () a behaviour of the user () captured in the media data; and authenticating () the user (), when the media data indicates an expected behaviour of the user () in response to the user challenge set.
Inventor(s): Jari Arkko of Kauniainen (FI) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jimmy Kjällman of Espoo (FI) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G06F21/57, G06F21/60, G06F21/64
Abstract: embodiments include methods performed by a computing device to obtain trusted computing services (tcs) from service providers (sps). such methods include querying one or more remote service databases for one or more tcs required by a user of the computing device or by an application executing on the computing device. the query for each required tcs includes identification of software required to provide the required tcs, and one or more indicia of trust for any computing platform that provides the required tcs. such methods include receiving, from the remote service databases, information related to one or more available tcs and corresponding sps of the available tcs and, based on the received information, selecting one of the available tcs and establishing a connection with the sp corresponding to the selected tcs. embodiments include complementary methods performed by sps and remote service databases, as well as apparatus configured to perform such methods.
Inventor(s): M SARAVANAN of Chennai (IN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ahsan Javed AWAN of Vallentuna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), K M BHARATHVAJ of Chennai (IN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G06N10/60, H04W72/04
Abstract: methods and apparatus are provided. in an example aspect, a method of determining allocation of resources in a wireless network is provided. the method includes expressing determination of allocation of resources for a plurality of wireless communication devices in the wireless network as a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (qubo) problem, and executing the qubo problem on a quantum computing device to determine the allocation of resources to the plurality of wireless communication devices in the wireless network.
Inventor(s): Fredrik Jansson of Sundbyberg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Erik Norvell of Upplands Väsby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Tomas Jansson Toftgård of Uppsala (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): G10L19/012, G10L19/008, G10L19/032, G10L19/04, G10L19/06, G10L19/00
Abstract: a method and a transmitting node for supporting generation of comfort noise for at least two audio channels at a receiving node. the method is performed by a transmitting node. the method comprises determining spectral characteristics of audio signals on at least two input audio channels and determining a spatial coherence between the audio signals. the spatial coherence is associated with perceptual importance measures. a compressed representation of the spatial coherence is determined per frequency band by weighting the spatial coherence within each frequency band according to the perceptual importance measures. information about the spectral characteristics and the compressed representation of the spatial coherence per frequency band is signaled to the receiving node for enabling the generation of the comfort noise at the receiving node.
Inventor(s): Daniel Sjöberg of Mölndal (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Göran Snygg of Partille (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Erik Carlsson of Mölnlycke (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H01P5/02, H01P1/04
Abstract: the present disclosure relates to a waveguide interface comprising a first waveguide aperture, provided in a first waveguide device, a second waveguide aperture, provided in a second waveguide device, and a waveguide connecting tube having a longitudinal extension and comprising waveguide walls and a connecting waveguide aperture for transfer of microwave signals. the waveguide connecting tube comprises a first end that is adapted to be at least partly inserted into the first waveguide aperture, and a second end that is adapted to be at least partly inserted into the second waveguide aperture, such that the first waveguide aperture and the second waveguide aperture are electrically connected via the waveguide connecting tube.
Inventor(s): Zhan ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Huaisong ZHU of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H01Q15/02, H01Q19/06
Abstract: a lens antenna and a lens antenna array are disclosed. a radio device and a method performed by the radio device are also disclosed. the lens antenna may include a lens, and two or more sets of antenna elements which are respectively disposed on two or more imaginary surfaces on a lateral side of the lens. the two or more imaginary surfaces may have different distances to a center point of the lens. the lens antenna array may include a plurality of lens antennas described above. the antenna elements in the plurality of lens antennas may be disposed on a same lateral side of the lenses in the plurality of lens antennas. a method for selecting antenna elements is performed by the radio device controlling the lens antenna or lens antenna array, when the lens antenna or lens antenna array operates as transmission or reception radio antennas.
Inventor(s): Andreas Vollmer of Rosenheim (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Dan Fleancu of Griesstätt (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H01Q25/00, H01Q1/24, H01Q9/20, H01Q9/28
Abstract: dipole radiator comprising a first and second carrier and a signal feeding structure. the first and second carriers comprise a sup-port sections with a first and second end and a wing sections. the support sections of the first and second carriers each comprise an inner side which face each other and an opposite outer side. the signal feeding structure comprises a feed section, a connecting section and an end section. the feed section runs along the inner side of the support section goes into the connection section which goes into the end section. the end section runs along the out-er side of the support section of the second carrier.
Inventor(s): Zhao Wang of Täby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Xueying Hou of Lund (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04B7/0456
Abstract: a method performed by a network node for creating a precoder for forming a downlink, dl, beam between the network node and a user equipment, ue, which dl beam is for reciprocity-based multiple input multiple output, mimo, communication in a wireless communications network is provided. the network node obtains matched filter channel estimates for an uplink, ul, signal, based on a reference signal from the ue known by the network node. the network node obtains a hypothesis testing space within a first precoder codebook, of one polarization, based on the matched filter channel estimates. the network node selects a set of precoder candidates out of the first precoder codebook in accordance with the hypotheses testing space. the network node creates the precoder for forming the dl beam between the network node and the ue, based on calculating a linear combination of the precoder candidates in the set of precoder candidates.
Inventor(s): Sebastian Faxer of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Siva Muruganathan of Stittsville (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Shiwei Gao of Nepean (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Robert Mark Harrison of Grapevine TX (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Mattias Frenne of Uppsala (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Claes Tidestav of BÃLSTA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04B7/06
Abstract: a method by a wireless device for computing channel state information (csi) includes obtaining an overlapping n-port csi-rs resource definition that overlaps with an m-port csi-rs resource definition. a number n of ports associated with the overlapping n-port csi-rs resource definition is less than a number m of ports associated with the m-port csi-rs resource definition. the wireless device calculates n-port csi based on the overlapping n-port csi-rs definition and reports the n-port csi to a network node.
Inventor(s): Pär Ankel of Nödinge (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Sven Petersson of Sävedalen (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Andreas Nilsson of Göteborg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Fredrik Athley of Västra Frölunda (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04B7/06, H04B7/08
Abstract: the present invention relates to a first network device () for transmission of reference signal resources comprising an antenna arrangement () having at least two panel () configured to generate beams () in different directions. the first network device () comprises a control circuitry () configured to transmit, as part of performing a beam selection procedure with a second network device (), a first reference signal resource in one or more beams from a first of the at least two panel, and a second reference signal resource in one or more beams from a second of the at least two panel. the one or more beams from the first of the two panels is different from the one or more beams from the second of the two panels, and the first reference signal resource is time-wise overlapping with the second reference signal resource when transmitted.
Inventor(s): Karl Werner of Segeltorp (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Torsten John Carlsson of Lund (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Magnus Nilsson of Lund (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04L25/02
Abstract: disclosed is a method and a first transceiver of a wireless communication network, for handling reference signals. the method comprises receiving, from a second transceiver, at antenna elements of each of m antenna branches of the first transceiver and in time domain, an ofdm modulated wideband reference signal comprising an ofdm reference signal symbol mapped to every k subcarrier frequency of at least a subset of a carrier frequency bandwidth, and, at each of the m antenna branches, sampling the received wideband reference signal using n samples per ofdm symbol. the method further comprises, for each of the m antenna branches, accumulating the received, sampled wideband reference signal over at least two repetition blocks, each of length of n/k, to obtain a condensed signal with the length n/k samples and conveying the condensed signal over an interface to an aggregate unit.
Inventor(s): Siva Muruganathan of Stittsville (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Andreas Nilsson of Göteborg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Claes Tidestav of Bålsta (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Shiwei Gao of Nepean (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04B7/08, H04B7/06, H04B7/0408
Abstract: embodiments include methods for a user equipment (ue) configured for beam reporting in a wireless network. such methods include receiving a configuration of at least first and second resource sets. each resource set includes multiple reference signals associated with corresponding multiple spatial filtering configurations. such methods include performing measurements on the reference signals of the first and second resource sets and sending, to the wireless network, a beam report including the measurements arranged in at least first and second groups. each group includes measurements performed on a first reference signal from the first resource set and on a second reference signal from the second resource set. the first and second reference signals are received concurrently by the ue. one measurement included in the first group is expressed as an absolute value, while others in the first group are expressed as differential values relative to the absolute value.
Inventor(s): Mikael Wittberg of Uppsala (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ying Sun of Täby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Yufeng Zhao of Upplands Väsby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W36/00
Abstract: a method performed by a network node for allocating reference signals to a set of sector carriers provided by the network node for a communication with a ue in a radio network is provided. the network node allocates reference signals to each respective sector carrier, by for each respective sector carrier, allocating a reference signal to the sector carrier, and a parameter representing the sector carrier. the network node transmits the reference signal in each respective sector carrier and evaluates a neighboring relationship between the sector carriers, to identify if two neighboring sector carriers within the one or more cells are allocated the same reference signal. when identified that two neighboring sector carriers are allocated the same reference signal within one or more cells comprising the sector carriers, the network node re-allocates at least one of the two neighboring sector carriers with another available reference signal.
Inventor(s): Mattias Frenne of Uppsala (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), George Jöngren of Sundbyberg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Siva Muruganathan of Stittsville (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Shiwei Gao of Nepean (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00, H04W72/23, H04W72/1273
Abstract: techniques disclosed herein provide for prohibiting use by a user equipment (ue) () of configured tracking reference signals (trss) (). for example, under certain conditions or circumstances, the ue () is prohibited from using any configured trs () for time or frequency tracking, for reception by the ue () of a physical downlink channel (). for example, when trs usage is prohibited for time or frequency tracking for reception of a physical downlink channel (), the ue () uses demodulation reference symbols (dmrs) transmitted for the physical downlink channel (), for such time or frequency tracking.
Inventor(s): John SKÖRDEMAN of Linköping (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Robert BALDEMAIR of Solna (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Erik ERIKSSON of Linköping (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/00
Abstract: there is disclosed a method of operating a communicating radio node in a wireless communication network. the method includes communicating utilising data signaling based on a timing offset, wherein a start of the data signaling in time domain relative to a reception time of a control information message scheduling the data signaling is based on the timing offset. the disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
Inventor(s): Leif Wilhelmsson of Lund (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Per Skillermark of Årsta (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L5/14
Abstract: embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for optimizing interframe space in time division duplexing communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. a method in the first wireless device comprises receiving a first packet from the second wireless device; selecting an interframe space, ifs, duration from a plurality of possible ifs durations; and transmitting a second packet to the second wireless device when the selected ifs duration has elapsed after receipt of the first packet.
Inventor(s): Wenliang Xu of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Fuencisla Garcia Azorero of Madrid (ES) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Susana Fernandez Alonso of Madrid (ES) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L12/14, H04L67/14
Abstract: the embodiments herein relate to methods, network functions, and computer readable medium for handling dynamic group membership for an application group in a mobile communication system. in one embodiment, there proposes a method performed by a network function implementing a policy control function, comprising: receiving, from a network function implementing a terminal management function and/or a network function implementing a data repository function, a notification message indicating one or more changed application groups, wherein the notification message comprises one or more internal group identifiers each of which identifies respective one of the one or more changed application groups. with embodiments herein, it enables the pcf to properly handle all the service procedures that are related to the ue subscription to respective application groups.
Inventor(s): Szilveszter Nádas of Santa Clara CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Sandor Laki of Budapest (HU) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Gergo Gombos of Budapest (HU) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ferenc Fejes of Budapest (HU) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L47/62, H04L47/12, H04L47/10
Abstract: an intermediate device () of a communication network () assigns each of a plurality of received packets () to either a low latency, low loss, scalable throughput (l4s) queue () or a non-l4s queue (). each queue () is associated with one packet value size counter for each of the plurality of packet values (). the intermediate device () increments, for each packet () and by a size of the packet (), the packet value size counter associated with the queue () to which the packet () is assigned and calculates, for each queue (), a congestion threshold value based on the packet value size counters associated with the queue (). the intermediate device () marks one or more of the packets () as having experienced congestion based on the congestion threshold values of the queues ().
Inventor(s): David CASTELLANOS ZAMORA of MADRID (ES) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Daniel Nilsson of ÄLVÄNGEN (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Stefan Rommer of VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Cheng Wang of SHANGHAI (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Chunbo Wang of SHANGHAI (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40, H04L69/08, H04W12/06, H04W8/18
Abstract: the present disclosure provides methods, entities, and computer readable media for non-3gpp access authentication. the method () at a protocol translation entity includes: receiving (s), from a non-3gpp access point, an authentication request message of a first protocol type for a ue that includes an identity of the ue; translating (s) the authentication request message of the first protocol type to a corresponding authentication request message of a second protocol type; and transmitting (s), to an entity for authentication, the corresponding authentication request message of a second protocol type that includes the identity of the ue.
Inventor(s): Svante Arvedahl of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04L69/08, H04W4/20, H04L69/16
Abstract: a first communication endpoint in a communication network receives signaling from a second communication endpoint in the communication network. the signaling indicates a format according to which the second communication endpoint will serialize and/or deserialize data to be communicated between the first and second communication endpoints. in some embodiments, the signaling is received during a procedure for establishing a data interface over which data is to be communicated between the first communication endpoint and the second communication endpoint. the first communication endpoint, in some embodiments, generates serialized data to be transmitted to the second communication endpoint, and/or processes serialized data received from the second communication endpoint, according to the format indicated by the received signaling.
Inventor(s): Rickard SJÖBERG of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jonatan SAMUELSSON of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04N19/177, H04N19/31, H04N19/573
Abstract: a method performed by a video encoder for encoding a current picture belonging to a temporal level identified by a temporal_id. the method includes determining a reference picture set (rps) for the current picture indicating reference pictures that are kept in a decoded picture buffer (dpb) when decoding the current picture, and when the current picture is a temporal switching point. the method further includes operating to ensure that the rps of the current picture includes no picture having a temporal_id greater than or equal to the temporal_id of the current picture.
Inventor(s): Patrik SALMELA of Espoo (FI) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Per STÅHL of Klagshamn (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W8/20
Abstract: there is provided mechanisms for handling download of a subscription profile from a pool of subscription profiles. the subscription profiles of the pool of subscription profiles are served by an mno entity. a method is performed by a subscription management entity. the subscription management entity manages the pool of subscription profiles. the pool of subscription profiles has its own pool identifier. the method comprises obtaining a request from a communication device for download of one of the subscription profiles from the pool of subscription profiles. the method comprises enabling download to the communication device of one of the subscription profiles from the pool of subscription profiles. the method comprises filling up the pool of subscription profiles so that total number of subscription profiles in the pool of subscription profiles remains unchanged.
Inventor(s): Giuseppe Celozzi of Napoli (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Luca Baldini of Roma (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Daniele Gaito of Napoli (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Gaetano Patria of San Prisco (IZ) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W12/08, H04L9/40
Abstract: the invention relates to a method for operating a slice management entity (100) configured to manage a network slice of a cellular network, the method comprising: —periodically determining a trust level of the network slice based on time dependent trust values of network components used by the network slice, —determining whether the determined trust level of the network slice is lower than a minimum threshold level, wherein in the affirmative, —adapting a controlling of at least one of the network components of the network slice to obtain a new trust value for the at least one network component, wherein the new trust level of the network slice is above the minimum threshold level and is calculated taking into account the new trust value of the adapted controlling of the at least one network component.
Inventor(s): Wen ZHANG of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Tianmei LIANG of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Yingjiao HE of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W12/086, H04W12/72
Abstract: report of the single network slice selection assistance information (s-nssai) that is associated with the protocol data unit (pdu) session to data network authentication authorization accounting (dn-aaa) server. a method performed by a first network function implementing dn-aaa server. the method comprises receiving, from a second network function, a request message comprising network slice related information for a pdu session. the request message may be an access request message for authentication at least based on the network slice related information. the request message may be an accounting request message indicating that the pdu session has started. the dn-aaa server may know the network slice information that is associated with the session for authentication and statistics based on the received session s-nssai information.
Inventor(s): Giuseppe CELOZZI of Napoli (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Pietro PICARO of Formia (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W12/80, H04L9/40
Abstract: a lawful interception administrative function, li admf, () in a telecommunication network () obtains from a quantum key distribution network, qkdn, () a quantum key and a key stream identifier, ksid, associated with the quantum key. the li admf () transmits the ksid associated with the quantum key to an li entity () in the telecommunication network (). the li entity () then obtains, from the qkdn (), a quantum key associated with the ksid transmitted by the li admf (). such a procedure provides a secure exchange of quantum keys to enable encryption of sensitive data within messages exchanged by li entities in the telecommunication network ().
Inventor(s): Angelo CENTONZA of Granada (ES) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ioanna PAPPA of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Sofia BRISMAR of Lidingö (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Fredrik HULTIN of Vikingstad (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Henning WIEMANN of Aachen (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W24/02
Abstract: according to some embodiments, a network node including a master node-distributed unit, mn-du, and a mn-centralized unit, mn-cu, in communication with each other is provided. the network node includes processing circuitry configured to receive, at the mn-du, first signalling that request for a master cell group, mcg, configuration associated with a wireless device to be modified, the first signalling indicating that the request for the mcg configuration modification is based at least on a change in secondary cell group, scg, configuration associated with the wireless device, and modify, at the mn-du, the mcg configuration based at least on the change in the scg configuration associated with the wireless device.
Inventor(s): Yashar NEZAMI of Ottawa (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Norbert GHERSIN of Ottawa (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02
Abstract: methods and systems for performing admission control include receiving an indication of at least one service reliability target associated with at least one service and determining whether one of the at least one service reliability targets is met. if the one of the at least one service reliability targets is met, an initial context associated with the service is configured. the at least one service reliability targets may be received with an initial context setup request message and responded to with either an initial context setup failure message or an initial context setup response message.
Inventor(s): Wenliang XU of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02, H04W28/24
Abstract: methods and apparatuses for resolving an issue in resource allocation status subscription for an application related function (arf). a method of operation of the arf comprises transmitting a request to an exposure function (ef). herein, the request comprises a resource allocation confirmation indication that indicates whether a resource allocation status notification is required and a resource allocation status feature that indicates whether the arf supports a resource allocation status. the resource allocation status notification is used to indicate resource allocation success or resource allocation failure. the method further comprises receiving, from the ef, a response comprising a status response feature that indicates whether both the arf and the ef support the resource allocation status.
Inventor(s): Ali Parichehrehteroujeni of Linköping (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Cecilia Eklöf of Täby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Filip Barac of Huddinge (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Luca Lunardi of Genoa (IT) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Johan Rune of Lidingö (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02
Abstract: a method is performed by a wireless device for handling quality-of-experience, qoe, data, wherein the wireless device comprises a storage medium. the method comprises: receiving, from a base station, a request to perform one or more qoe measurements according to a qoe measurement configuration; initiating one or more qoe measurements according to the qoe measurement configuration; and storing results of the one or more qoe measurements in a storage portion of the storage medium allocated for the storage of qoe measurements. the storage portion has a configured maximum size.
Inventor(s): Zhang FU of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Min WANG of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Zhang ZHANG of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W28/02
Abstract: a relay ue () having a pc5 link with a remote ue () creates a modified downlink (dl) packet by adding one or more reflective quality-of-service (qos) indicators to the dl packet and transmits the modified dl packet on the pc5 link in a pc5 qos flow to the remote ue. the remote ue receives the modified dl packet, uses the one or more reflective qos indicators to derive one or more mapping relations, and applies the one or more derived mapping relations to map an uplink (ul) packet to the qos flow and transmit the ul packet on the pc5 link. the relay ue receives the ul packet and transmits the ul packet to a network node () or a second relay ue.
Inventor(s): Yezi Huang of Taby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Erik DAHLMAN of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Boris DORTSCHY of Hägersten (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W28/12, H04W40/22, H04W72/0446
Abstract: according to some embodiments, an integrated access and backhaul, iab, network node comprises an iab distributed unit, du, and an iab mobile termination, mt. a method performed by the iab network node comprises receiving an availability indication at the iab-mt, determining an iab-du soft resource availability based on the received availability indication, and transmitting or receiving according to the determined iab-du soft resource availability.
Inventor(s): Wenliang Xu of Shanghai (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for service continuity. a method performed by an edge enabler client comprises detecting that application context relocation (acr) is required. the method further comprises setting an information element indicating a type of service continuity in an acr request message. the method further comprises sending the acr request message to an edge enabler server.
Inventor(s): Icaro L.J. da SILVA of SOLNA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Patrik Rugeland of STOCKHOLM (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Oumer Teyeb of MONTRÉAL (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jens Bergqvist of LINKÖPING (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Pradeepa Ramachandra of LINKÖPING (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W76/30, H04W36/08, H04W36/14
Abstract: systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to handling of dormant state measurement configurations and associated measurements upon inter-radio access technology (rat) cell reselection. in some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving one or more dormant state measurement configurations from a network node of a source rat, performing measurements while in a dormant state in accordance with at least one of the one or more dormant state measurement configurations, and performing an inter-rat cell reselection from the source rat to a target rat while in the dormant state. the method further comprises, upon performing the inter-rat cell reselection, performing one or more actions to handle dormant state measurement configurations and/or measurements performed in accordance with dormant state measurement configurations. corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Cecilia EKLÖF of Täby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Liwei QIU of Täby (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Icaro Leonardo DA SILVA of Solna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04W36/08
Abstract: a method performed by a source master node, mn, includes transmitting a request for handover for a user equipment, ue, with deactivated secondary cell group, scg, to a target mn, wherein the request is transmitted with user plane traffic load information. the method includes receiving, from the target mn, a response including a handover command including a reconfiguration message containing reconfigurationwithsync with the ue target configuration and an indication of activated or deactivated scg. the method includes transmitting the reconfiguration message containing the reconfigurationwithsync to the ue with the ue target configuration.
Inventor(s): Christopher Callender of Kinross (GB) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Christian Bergljung of Lund (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Magnus Sandgren of Staffanstorp (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Magnus Larsson of Sollentuna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W36/00, H04L5/14
Abstract: an example method according to some of the techniques described below is performed by a device operating in a wireless network, where the device could be a ue or a network node, e.g., an nr gnb. this example method includes the step of determining () whether a receive-to-transmit or transmit-to-receive switching limitation of a ue can be met during a dual-active protocol stack handover for the ue from a source cell to a target cell. the method further includes the step of taking one or more mitigation actions () in response to said determining. mitigation actions might include, for example, stopping a downlink reception early or starting a scheduled transmission late, in various embodiments or instances.
Inventor(s): Xingqin Lin of SAN JOSE CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Yun Chen of Austin TX (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Mohammad Mozaffari of Fremont CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Talha Khan of SANTA CLARA CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W36/32, H04W36/00
Abstract: according to some embodiments, a method performed by a network node for mobility management comprises obtaining data samples for modeling a wireless network environment that comprises a plurality of cells and building a machine learning model of the wireless network using the obtained data samples. the machine learning model is trained to determine a sequence of handovers for a wireless device among the plurality of cells for the wireless device to traverse from a source cell to a destination cell. the method further comprises receiving mobility information for a wireless device, determining one or more handover operations for the wireless device based on the mobility information, and transmitting the one or more handover operations to the wireless device.
Inventor(s): Joakim AXMON of LIMHAMN (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Muhammad Ali KAZMI of SUNDBYBERG (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Iana SIOMINA of TÄBY (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Christopher CALLENDER of KINROSS (GB) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W48/20, H04B17/318
Abstract: a user equipment, ue, in a wireless communication network receives, from a network node, a signal to activate a plurality of secondary cells, scells. responsive to receiving the signal, the ue uses a temporal characteristic and a spatial characteristic of a reference cell, selected from the plurality of scells, to activate the reference cell and at least one other of the scells in parallel.
Inventor(s): Igor ALMEIDA of INDAIATUBA-SP (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Eduardo MEDEIROS of SUNDBYBERG (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Aldebaro KLAUTAU of Marco-Belem-Para (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Leonardo RAMALHO of Belem-Para (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Andrey NAKAMURA of Belem-Para (BR) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W52/36, H04B7/0456, H04W52/34, H04L25/02
Abstract: there is provided mechanisms for determining a precoder for aps in a cell-free communication system. a method is performed by a controller of the aps. the method comprises obtaining channel estimates of a radio propagation channel between the aps and user equipment served in the cell-free communication system. the method comprises determining a precoder for the aps. the precoder has a zf precoding factor and a power allocation factor. the zf precoding factor is determined from the channel estimates. the power allocation factor is determined by maximizing total transmission power for all user symbols to be transmitted to the user equipment, one user symbol per each user equipment. transmission power of each of the aps is not larger than a power constraint. transmission power for each of the user equipment is lower bounded by a scaled heuristic value. the method comprises initiating transmission of precoded user symbols from the aps towards the user equipment. the user symbols are precoded according to the determined precoder.
Inventor(s): Ping YU of Ottawa (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ramy ATAWIA of Kanata (CA) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W56/00, H04L1/1812
Abstract: a first network node configured to communicate with a second network node and a wireless device, wd, is described. the first network node includes processing circuitry configured to determine a link profile of a communication link between the first network node and the second network node and determine a set of time offset values. each time offset value indicates a time delay between a downlink transmission from the second network node and a corresponding uplink transmission from the wd to the first network node. the set of time offset values are determined based at least in part on the link profile.
Inventor(s): Kittipong KITTICHOKECHAI of Järfälla (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Alexey SHAPIN of Lulea (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Mattias ANDERSSON of Sundbyberg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ali BEHRAVAN of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Yufei BLANKENSHIP of Kildeer IL (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Sorour FALAHATI of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jianwei ZHANG of Solna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W72/1268, H04W72/566, H04W72/232
Abstract: a method, system and apparatus for uplink transmission cancellation are disclosed. according to one aspect, a method includes receiving a cancellation indication of uplink resources to be cancelled, determining protected uplink resources to be protected from cancellation, and cancelling transmissions on uplink resources indicated to be cancelled other than uplink resources determined to be protected from cancellation.
Inventor(s): Florent MUNIER of Västra Frölunda (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Rui FAN of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Ratheesh Kumar MUNGARA of Sundbyberg (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Erik STARE of Sollentuna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jörg HUSCHKE of Köln (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W72/1273, H04L1/1812, H04W72/566, H04W72/21
Abstract: methods of operating a user equipment, ue, in a communication network are provided. operations according to such methods include receiving a first physical downlink shared channel, pdsch, scheduling assignment including a first hybrid automatic repeat request, harq, process identifier and a second pdsch scheduling assignment that includes the first harq process identifier. operations further include determining which of the first pdsch scheduling assignment and the second pdsch scheduling assignment to process.
Inventor(s): Robert BALDEMAIR of Solna (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Stefan PARKVALL of Bromma (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Axel GUTHMANN of Kista (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W74/08, H04W74/00, H04W72/0453, H04L5/00
Abstract: there is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device for a wireless communication network. the method includes transmitting a random access preamble on a frequency resource, wherein the location of the frequency resource is based on a reception characteristic of reference signaling received by the wireless device. the disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
Inventor(s): Jianwei Zhang of SOLNA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Stefan Parkvall of BROMMA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Fredrik Ovesjö of ÄLVSJÖ (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Zhipeng Lin of NANJING (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jingya Li of GÖTEBORG (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Xingqin Lin of SAN JOSÈ CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Jung-Fu Cheng of FREMONT CA (US) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Robert Baldemair of SOLNA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Asbjörn Grövlen of STOCKHOLM (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Mattias Frenne of UPPSALA (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/11, H04W56/00, H04W72/0446, H04W72/044, H04W72/23, H04W72/30, H04W72/53
Abstract: a system and method for providing time domain allocations in a communication system. in an embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to receive an indication of a time domain allocation in downlink control information associated with a radio network temporary identifier (“rnti”) identifying the apparatus, and employ the time domain allocation associated with the rnti for transmissions associated with the apparatus. in another embodiment, an apparatus operable in a communication system and including processing circuitry is configured to associate a time domain allocation with a rnti identifying a user equipment, and provide an indication of the time domain allocation in downlink control information to allow the user equipment to employ the time domain allocation associated with the rnti for transmissions associated therewith.
Inventor(s): Jose Luis Pradas of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Torsten Dudda of Wassenberg (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Henning Wiemann of Aachen (DE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Henrik Enbuske of Stockholm (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/15, G16H10/60, G16H50/70, H04W28/08, H04W72/21, G06N7/01, H04W28/082, G06F9/455, H04W24/08, H04W24/10
Abstract: according to an aspect, a ue in an uplink split-bearer configuration is configured to transmit pdus by a first rlc entity via a first uplink transmission path and/or by a second rlc entity via a second uplink transmission path. the ue determines a total amount of data volume from pdcp data volume and rlc data volume pending for initial transmission in the two rlc entities. the ue decides whether submission of pdcp data volume is allowed to either of the two rlc entities or to only the first rlc entity, based on whether the total amount of data volume meets or exceeds a first threshold. the ue also reports the pdcp data volume to both the first and second uplink transmission paths or only the first uplink transmission path, based on whether the total amount of data volume meets or exceeds a first threshold.
Inventor(s): Jan CHRISTOFFERSSON of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Min WANG of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/19, H04W74/08
Abstract: a method, network node, and wireless device, wd, for reporting mechanisms for slice information are described. according to one aspect, a network node configured to communicate with a wd is described. the network node includes processing circuitry configured to allocate (s) at least one resource of a plurality of resources to at least one slice of a plurality of slices; and determine (s), from a random access, ra, message received from the wd, the at least one slice associated with the ra message based at least in part on the at least one resource on which the ra message is received.
Inventor(s): Zhang Zhang of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Min Wang of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/27, H04W56/00
Abstract: embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for data relay. a method performed by a first terminal device comprises transmitting data to a network device via a second terminal device. the first terminal device is in a rrc idle state or a rrc inactive state.
Inventor(s): Min Wang of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Zhang Zhang of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/28, H04W72/25
Abstract: a method implemented by a first terminal device () is provided. the method comprises: transmitting a signaling indicating a suggestion on one or more sidelink discontinuous reception, sl drx, configurations to a second terminal device (); receiving a first response for each of the sl drx configurations from the second terminal device (). the first response may indicate one of: fully accepting, by the second terminal device, the suggestion; fully rejecting, by the second terminal device (), the suggestion; and partly accepting, by the second terminal device, the suggestion. latency, power consumption and signaling overhead may be reduced. data loss due to active time misalignment may be minimized. a good tradeoff between ue power consumption and performance of sidelink transmissions may be achieved.
Inventor(s): Zhang Zhang of Beijing (CN) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ), Min Wang of Luleå (SE) for telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
IPC Code(s): H04W76/28, H04L43/0882, H04W24/08
Abstract: a method implemented by a first terminal device is provided. the method comprises: adapting a sidelink discontinuous reception, sl drx, configuration based on measured sl congestion. radio situation based sl drx configuration adaptation achieves a more optimal tradeoff between ue power consumption and sl performance.
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