Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) patent applications published on September 21st, 2023

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (18017336)

Abstract

A testing system and method for testing a Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is provided. The method is being executed at a testing system which comprises a RF test analyzer; a RF energy source; and one or more RF probes. The method includes performing a first level scanning of a first set of components in the PCB. The method further includes performing a second level scanning of another set of components in the PCB, which differs from the first set of components in the PCB; the second level scanning is performed only if anomalies are identified which is based on analyzing the results of the performed first level scanning. The method further includes determining detailed root causes of the identified anomalies which is based on analyzing results of the performed second level scanning.

Inventor

Lackis ELEFTHERIADIS

DIRECTION DETERMINING FOR OVER-THE-AIR TESTING OF A RADIO TRANSCEIVER DEVICE (18041702)

Abstract

There is provided mechanisms for determining direction of a second radio transceiver device with respect to a first radio transceiver device. The first radio transceiver device is configured to communicate with beams in a beam set. A method is performed by a processing unit. The method comprises obtaining a vector of radio parameter measurements from measurements performed on a radio link between the first radio transceiver device and the second radio transceiver device for one and the same location of the second radio transceiver device. The vector comprises a radio parameter measurement per each beam in the beam set. The method comprises determining the direction of the second radio transceiver device with respect to the first radio transceiver device by comparing the vector of radio parameter measurements to a set of candidate direction profiles.

Inventor

Sam Agneessens

POWER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (17791244)

Abstract

There is provided a method for managing power resources of a mobile network application program including application code, the method comprising: assigning a profile to each section of the application code, wherein each profile comprises information indicative of at least one of: a level of energy demand of the respective section, a level of functional priority of the respective section, and a level of accuracy of the functionality associated with the respective section; determining an operation mode for running the application program, wherein the operation mode includes one or more criteria which are to be satisfied by a profile assigned to a section of the application code in order for the respective section to be executed; selecting one or more sections of the application code which satisfy the criteria included in the operation mode; a running the application program by only executing the selected one or more sections.

Inventor

Annikki Welin

SYNCHRONIZING CONFLICT-FREE REPLICATED DATA TYPES (18014765)

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of a device of communicating data states of a Conflict-free Replicated Data Type (CRDT) structure over a plurality of other devices in a network of devices.

Inventor

Pontus Sköldström

AUTHORIZATION USING AN OPTICAL SENSOR (17928682)

Abstract

A method of authorizing a device action includes accessing a first baseline model that represents image characteristics of an authorized first user or object. The first baseline model is used as a basis for selecting a first number of sensing structures of a camera image sensor, wherein the first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is less than a total number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor. The selected first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is activated and a first image sensed by the activated first number of sensing structures is obtaining. The first image is compared with the first baseline model. A next round of authorization processing is activated when an amount of correlation between the first image and the first baseline model satisfies a threshold correlation amount.

Inventor

Alexander Hunt

FEDERATED LEARNING USING HETEROGENEOUS LABELS (18016636)

Abstract

A method for distributed learning at a local computing device is provided. The method includes: training a local model of a first model type on local data, wherein the local data comprises a first set of labels; testing the local model on a portion of global data pertaining to the first set of labels, wherein the global data comprises a second set of labels and the first set of labels is a strict subset of the second set of labels; as a result of testing the local model on the portion of the global data pertaining to the first set of labels, producing a first set of probabilities corresponding to the first set of labels; and sending the first set of probabilities corresponding to the first set of labels to a central computing device.

Inventor

Perepu SATHEESH KUMAR

Handling Training of a Machine Learning Model (18021412)

Abstract

There is provided a method for handling training of a machine learning model. The method is performed by a coordinating entity that is operable to coordinate the training of the machine learning model at one or more network nodes. In response to receiving a request to train the machine learning model, a first network node is selected (), from a plurality of network nodes, to train the machine learning model based on information indicative of a performance of each of the plurality of network nodes and/or information indicative of a quality of a network connection to each of the plurality of network nodes. Transmission of the machine learning model is initiated () towards the first network node for the first network node to train the machine learning model.

Inventor

Athanasios Karapantelakis

METHODS FOR PHASE ECU F0 INTERPOLATION SPLIT AND RELATED CONTROLLER (18203280)

Abstract

Controlling a concealment method for a lost audio frame associated with a received audio signal is provided. At least one bin vector of a spectral representation for at least one tone is obtained, wherein the at least one bin vector includes three consecutive bin values for the at least one tone. Whether each of the three consecutive bin values has a complex value or a real value is determined. Responsive to the determination, the three consecutive bin values are processed to estimate a frequency of the at least one tone based on whether each bin value has a complex value or a real value.

Inventor

Martin SEHLSTEDT

BASE STATION (18020963)

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a base station. It includes a radio board; at least one primary radiator disposed on the radio board; a multi-function block configured to protect and at least partly enclose the at least one primary radiator and the radio board; and at least one secondary radiator, located above the at least one primary radiator. At least a part of the multi-function block is located between the at least one primary radiator and the at least one secondary radiator.

Inventor

Haitao Liu

WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING DYNAMIC BEAMFORMING (17791291)

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) using radiative coupling and dynamic beamforming. In some embodiments, a method of operation of an Energy Transmitter (ET) comprises, for each time period (TP) of a plurality of time periods ({TP}), for each time slot (TS) of one or more time slots ({TS}), transmitting, during TSof TPon a frequency f, a radio frequency signal (S(i,j)) that is modulated with a signature of a particular Energy Harvester (EH). The method further comprises, for each TP, attempting, during TP, to receive, from the particular EH on a frequency f, a radio frequency signal (S(i)) that is modulated with the signature of the particular EH. In this manner, continuous WPT is provided. Corresponding embodiments of an ET are also disclosed. Embodiments of a method performed by an EH and corresponding embodiments of an EH are also disclosed.

Inventor

Ashkan Kalantari

5G SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR CONVEYING TSN TIME SYNCHRONIZATION (18322969)

Abstract

Systems and methods to enable 5G system support for conveying time synchronization are provided. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for conveying external time domain information is provided. The method includes receiving a message in a first time domain used by the wireless device, the message comprising external time domain information; determining information about a second time domain based on the external time domain information; and conveying information about the second time domain to another node. In some embodiments, timing information is included into a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) payload, and the wireless device can get timing information directly from the data payload. This minimizes the RAN and/or gNB impact and adds the potential for multiple time domain support.

Inventor

Kun Wang

TRANSMISSION OF DROPPED HARQ-ACK CODEBOOKS DUE TO PRIORITIZATION WITH A TYPE-2 CODEBOOK (18018821)

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to a method performed by a wireless communication device for providing Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback. The method includes dropping a first transmission that was to comprise a HARQ-Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook that comprises HARQ-ACK feedback information for one or more first Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmissions. The method includes transmitting a second transmission in which at least a portion of the dropped HARQ-ACK codebook is combined with other HARQ-ACK feedback information for one or more second PDSCH transmissions.

Inventor

Kittipong Kittichokechai

SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PUCCH ENHANCEMENT WITH INTRA-SLOT REPETITIONS TOWARDS MULTIPLE TRPs (18020090)

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for Physical Uplink Control Channel enhancement. In one embodiment, a method performed by a user equipment in the wireless communication network that includes multiple Transmission and Receiving Points (TRPs), each associated with a spatial relation or a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state, includes receiving, from a base station, a configuration of a first and second spatial relations or a configuration of a first and second TCI states for an uplink channel resource, and an indication of N transmission repetitions of the uplink channel. Also, the method includes transmitting the uplink channel in N consecutive sub-slots, and applying the first spatial relation or the first TCI state to the uplink channel transmission repetitions in a first subset of the sub-slots and applying the second spatial relation or the second TCI state to the uplink channel transmission repetitions in a second subset of the sub-slots.

Inventor

Shiwei Gao

SOUNDING REFERENCE TRANSMISSION (18128580)

Abstract

A method, wireless device and network node for performing sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. According to one aspect a method includes receiving a definition of one or more SRS resource sets to be configured, comprising at least one SRS transmission setting. The method further includes receiving an indication of a selected SRS resource set to use for a SRS transmission, from the one or more configured SRS resource sets and determining a precoding configuration for the SRS transmission based on the selected SRS resource set and the at least one SRS transmission setting. The method also includes transmitting a SRS according to the determined precoding configuration.

Inventor

Sebastian FAXÉR

REFERENCE SIGNALING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION (18308880)

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network, the method including transmitting reference signaling based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, at least one reference pilot sequence of the set being a subsequence of another reference pilot sequence of the set. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Inventor

Dennis HUI

INDICATION OF TCI STATES FOR APERIODIC CSI-RS WITH LOW CONFIGURATION OVERHEAD (18018953)

Abstract

Indication of Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states for aperiodic Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) with low configuration overhead is provided. More specifically, methods performed by a wireless device(s) and a base station(s) for indicating a configuration parameter(s) for triggering aperiodic CSI-RS are provided. The methods disclosed herein make it possible for triggering aperiodic CSI-RS with multiple options (e.g., any of indicated TCI states and/or Quasi Co-Located relationships). As a result, it is possible to significantly reduce configuration overhead related to indicating aperiodic CSI-RS.

Inventor

Siva Muruganathan

CORESET ENHANCEMENT FOR REDUCED BANDWIDTH UES INITIAL ACCESS (17914798)

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for Control Resource Set (CORESET) enhancements for initial access. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device comprises receiving and decoding a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) transmission in a CORESET in accordance with at least a portion of a Control Channel Element (CCE) to Resource Element Group (REG) mapping. The PDCCH transmission comprises one or more CCEs. The CCE to REG mapping comprises an interleaved portion that maps the one or more CCEs to a first set of REGs that are spread across a bandwidth of the CORESET, and a second portion that maps at least a portion of an additional CCE to at least a REG in a frequency gap between two REGs in the first set of REGs, the additional CCE corresponding to one of the CCEs mapped to the first set of REGs.

Inventor

Mohammad Mozaffari

AI-POWERED ALGORITHM TO FILL GAPS IN SIGNAL STRENGTH MAPS (18022239)

Abstract

Methods and devices for signal strength prediction. In one aspect, a machine learning model is trained using physical cell information and geographic information to derive features corresponding to a region of a cell with a known signal strength value. The machine learning model can be used to predict signal strength values for other regions of the cell.

Inventor

Jose Maria RUIZ AVILES

Correlating Network Data With Instant App Feedback for ML-Based Customer Experience Management (18017764)

Abstract

The correlation of per-session network logs with trouble reports provided by the users/user devices via a trouble reporting app generates labeled training information used to train Machine Learning (ML) models that are subsequently used to infer, explain, and address service issues associated with an application service session. As such, the level of automation for Quality of Experience (QoE) management increases, while the accuracy of such QoE management increases and a subscriber's experience improves.

Inventor

Péter Kersch

Method of Supporting Packet Flow Descriptor Management in a Service Based Architecture Based Telecommunication Network (18013827)

Abstract

A method of supporting Packet Flow Descriptor, PFD, management in a Service Based Architecture, SBA, based telecommunication network, wherein said telecommunication network comprises an Application Function, AF, that is arranged for implementing an Packet Flow Descriptor, PFD, management service allowing request and response message from and to a Network Exposure Function, NEF, comprised by said telecommunication network, said method comprises the steps of receiving, by said AF, from said NEF, a request message for requesting a PFD, wherein said request message comprises an application identification for identifying an application transmitting, by said AF, to said NEF, a response message comprising said application identification and said requested PFD. A complementary method and corresponding network functions and a computer program product are also presented herein.

Inventor

Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING DUPLICATE DELIVERY IN THE RESET MECHANISM OF SEAMLESS REDUNDANCY (OF TSN/DETNET) (17909783)

Abstract

Systems and methods for avoiding duplicate delivery in the reset mechanism of seamless redundancy, e.g., of a Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) network or Deterministic Networking (DetNet) network, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a receiving node comprises receiving packets from multiple streams from a transmitting node via a network, each being a replication of a particular packet stream and each packet comprising a sequence indication. The method further comprises performing an elimination procedure, wherein performing the elimination procedure comprises resetting one or more parameters utilized by the elimination procedure responsive to an occurrence of an event while receiving the packets and, responsive thereto, discarding all of the received packets processed by the elimination procedure from a time at which the elimination procedure was reset until an end of a defined period of time.

Inventor

Balázs Varga

Proxy-Mediated Service Request Handling between Network Functions (18017744)

Abstract

There is provided a method handling a service request. The method is performed by a first service communication proxy (SCP) node that is configured to operate as an SCP between a first network function (NF) node of a service consumer and a second NF node of a service producer. If a first request, for the second NF node to use a resource to provide a first service requested by the first NF node, cannot be fulfilled, transmission of a second request is initiated () towards a third NF node of the service producer. In response to receiving a response to the second request, transmission of a response to the first request is initiated () towards the first NF node. The response comprises information indicative of a location of the resource in the third NF node to be used when a second service is subsequently requested by the first NF node.

Inventor

Maria Cruz Bartolome Rodrigo

Method and System for Image Compressing and Coding with Deep Learning (18012316)

Abstract

An image processing system () and methods therein for compressing and coding an image and for optimizing its parameters are disclosed. The embodiments herein provide an improved system and simplified method with deterministic uniform quantization with integer levels based on Softmax function for image compression and coding. The embodiments herein produce exact discrete probability mass function for latent variables to be coded from side information. The embodiments herein enable training of the image processing system to minimize the bit rate through backpropagation at the same time. Moreover, the embodiments herein create the possibility to encode region of interest (ROI) areas during coding.

Inventor

Yun Li

REMOTE SUBSCRIPTION PROFILE DOWNLOAD (18011682)

Abstract

There is provided mechanisms for enabling subscription profile download to a subscriber entity. A method is performed by a network node of an SNPN. The method comprises receiving a request from the subscriber entity for network registration with EAP based authentication to the SNPN. The method comprises granting network connectivity for the subscriber entity to the SNPN by completing the network registration upon successful EAP based authentication of the subscriber entity and upon verification that there is a pending subscription profile available for download to the subscriber entity. The network connectivity enables subscription profile download to the subscriber entity.

Inventor

Patrik SALMELA

TECHNIQUE OF RELAYING CAPABILITY INFORMATION TO A NETWORK NODE (18018621)

Abstract

Disclosed is a technique for informing a network node, NN, of a network about at least one sidelink-related radio access capability of a remote communication unit, RMCU, to enable configuring a relay path between the RMCU and the NN via a relay communication unit, RLCU, connected to the NN. The RMCU transmits, to the RLCU, first capability information indicative of the at least one sidelink-related radio access capability of the RMCU so as to configure the RLCU for transmission of the first capability information to the NN. The RLCU receives, from the RMCU, the first capability information and transmits the first capability information to the NN. The NN receives the first capability information from the RLCU.

Inventor

Antonino Orsino

HANDLING UE PARAMETERS UPDATE DATA SET TYPES WHICH MAY BE UNSUPPORTED IN UE PARAMETERS UPDATE VIA UDM CONTROL PLANE PROCEDURE (18020957)

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method performed by a network node and a network node for handling User Equipment, UE, Parameters Update, UPU, data set types which may not be supported by a UE, the method comprising one or more of: receiving an indication of UPU data set types supported by a UE; determining if a given UPU data set type is supported by the UE based on the indication; if the given UPU data set type is supported by the UE, sending a UPU message to the UE with the given UPU data set type; and if the given UPU data set type is not supported by the UE, not sending the UPU message to the UE with the given UPU data set type.

Inventor

Ivo Sedlacek

REFERENCE SIGNAL BEAM CONFIGURATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK (18020000)

Abstract

A first network node is configured for use in a wireless communication network. The first network node determines a modified configuration of a reference signal beam of a serving cell of the first network node. The first network node transmits a first indication to a second network node. The first indication comprises a configuration update message that describes the modified configuration of the reference signal beam of the serving cell.

Inventor

Pablo SOLDATI

FALSE CELL DETECTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK (18013929)

Abstract

Detection equipment () detects a false cell () in a wireless communication network (). The detection equipment () obtains a test dataset () that comprises one or more test datapoints (), with each test datapoint indicating a combination () of values detected for a cell characteristic. The detection equipment () tests for the presence of a false cell () that is using the same cell identity as a genuine cell, based on an extent to which the test dataset () differs from a training dataset () according to a model () trained using the training dataset ().

Inventor

Prajwol Kumar Nakarmi

Methods, UE and Network Node for Failure Predictions (18011240)

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a UE () of a wireless communications network (). The UE () predicts information related to at least one of the following failures: a failure during operation with a serving cell; and a failure accessing a neighbour cell. The UE () transmits a message to a network node (). The message indicates the predicted information.

Inventor

Icaro L. J. Da Silva

Method and Apparatus for Performing Measurement Associated to Resource (18019341)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for performing a measurement associated to a resource. A method performed at a terminal device comprises determining (S) whether a first condition or a second condition is met, based on a communication quality; and performing (S) a measurement associated to a resource, when the first condition is met, or stopping (S) the measurement associated to the resource, when the second condition is met. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement may be performed or stopped under a first condition or a second condition. The relevant time and power may be saved.

Inventor

Santhan Thangarasa

CONTINUITY OF MULTICAST AND BROADCAST SERVICES FOR USER EQUIPMENTS IN MOBILITY (18013573)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a user equipment, UE, a network node, and a computer program product for transmission of multicast and broadcast services, MBS, to a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication network. The method is performed by a target network node in the wireless communication network. The method includes determining that the UE is involved in a MBS session with a source network node. Upon determining that the UE is involved in the MBS session with the source network node, the method includes obtaining a MBS context of the UE related to the MBS session. Further, the method includes determining provisioning of a Point-To-Multipoint, PTM, configuration information associated with the MBS session to be acquired by the UE for enabling continuous reception of MBS data from the target network node. Corresponding network node, UE, and computer program products are also disclosed.

Inventor

Dung PHAM VAN

Conditional Configuration in a Wireless Communication Network (17913572)

Abstract

Conditional configuration in a wireless communication network is disclosed. A method performed by a wireless device () comprises receiving, from a first network node (), conditional configurations (-...-N) of candidate target cells (-...-N) that are respectively provided by candidate target network nodes (-...-N). The method also comprises transmitting, to the first network node (), a message () and an identifier associated with one of the candidate target network nodes (-...-N) towhich the message () is destined.

Inventor

Cecilia Eklöf

USING THE EXPECTED TIME TO BE SERVED AS CELL SELECTION AND RESELECTION CRITERION IN A NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORK (18021289)

Abstract

A method performed by a wireless device for cell selection in a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) includes obtaining information indicating an expected time for the wireless device to be served in at least one cell and determining whether to perform a cell selection or reselection procedure based at least in part on the information indicating the expected time for the wireless device to be served in the at least one cell.

Inventor

Johan Rune

TIME AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION (18131823)

Abstract

The scheduling flexibility of CSI reference signals enables time and frequency synchronization using multiple non-zero CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe, or using CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe with other synchronization signals. Also, multiple synchronization signals may be scheduled in the same subframe to enable fine time and frequency synchronization without cell-specific reference signals.

Inventor

Havish Koorapaty

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING EVENT CONFIGURATION (18032849)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for monitoring event configuration. A method performed by a first mobile management node comprises receiving information regarding a first interworking service capability exposure function (IWK-SCEF) from a second mobile management node. The method further comprises determining whether the first mobile management node and the second mobile management node use a same IWK-SCEF based on the information regarding the first IWK-SCEF. The method further comprises sending an indication of whether the first mobile management node and the second mobile management node use the same IWK-SCEF to the second mobile management node.

Inventor

Yan Du

UE OFFSET TO AVOID PAGING COLLISION FOR MULTI-USIM DEVICES (18015817)

Abstract

A method performed by a multi-universal subscriber identity module, multi-USIM user equipment, UE, operating in a first public land mobile network, PLMN, and another PLMN, and a multi-USIM UE is provided. The method includes responsive to at least one of receiving an updated 5G-global unique temporary identifier or changing a cell in which the multi-USIM UE is operating, determining whether or not there is a paging occasion (PO) collision with the other PLMN. The method includes responsive to determining that there is a PO collision: notifying a core network about the PO collision; receiving a configuration from the core network, the configuration having a UE_offset value; using the UE_offset value for PO calculation and monitoring; and determining whether or not there is a PO collision with the other PLMN using the UE_offset value.

Inventor

Mai-Anh PHAN

UPLINK SCHEDULING COORDINATION FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING (18006911)

Abstract

A first network node in a first radio area network (RAN) is configured to communicate with at least a second node in a second RAN. The first node is configured to establish scheduling for a transmission from the first node to a wireless device (WD) based at least in part on scheduling of the second node for another transmission to the WD. The first node may be configured to change scheduling for the first node faster than scheduling for the second node. The first RAN may be based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), New Radio standards, and the second RAN based on 3GPP Long-Term-Evolution standards. The first node may set a timing parameter for a transmission such that a multi-slot time window exists to convey to the first node information about an uplink scheduling decision the second node has made for an uplink slot.

Inventor

Leonard LIGHTSTONE

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SIGNALING TIME DOMAIN RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PDSCH TRANSMISSION (17773083)

Abstract

A method performed by a wireless device for determining a start symbol of a plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions using a relative reference symbol includes: receiving an indication that includes indications: that enable/disable the use of the relative reference symbol; the offset between the last symbol of a first PDSCH and the first symbol of a second PDSCH; that there are multiple PDSCH transmission occasions; and that a symbol of the first transmission occasion and length corresponding to all transmission occasions; and determining the symbol at which each of the plurality of PDSCH transmission occasions end which will be used to determine the start symbol of the next PDSCH transmission occasion. In this way, the wireless device behavior is defined on how many PDSCH repetitions the wireless device can receive when the use of the new relative reference for the starting symbol of the first PDSCH repetition is enabled.

Inventor

Yufei Blankenship

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TCI STATE ACTIVATION AND CODEPOINT TO TCI STATE MAPPING (17917357)

Abstract

Systems and methods for TCI state activation and codepoint to TCI state mapping are provided. A method performed by a wireless device for activating TCI states includes one or more of: being configured to monitor a plurality of DCI formats with the TCI field for PDSCH reception; receiving a single MAC CE to activate TCI states and map activated TCI states to the TCI field codepoints of the DCI formats; and receiving separate MAC CEs to activate TCI states and map activated TCI states to the TCI field codepoints of each of the plurality of DCI formats. As such, TCI states for downlink scheduling can be more flexibly chosen for each DCI format by using separate MAC CEs. Additionally, default TCI state definitions might be provided when state activation and state to TCI field codepoint mapping to multiple DCI formats are provided by either a single or different MAC CEs.

Inventor

Siva Muruganathan

Method and Apparatus for Random Access Procedure (18014294)

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for random access procedure. A method performed by a terminal device comprises transmitting multiple preambles on different transmission chains of the terminal device to a network node. The multiple preambles are associated with a same or different synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB).

Inventor

Ling Su

Method and Apparatus for Configuring Radio Resource in a Wireless Network (18021448)

Abstract

The present application generally relates to wireless communication technology. More particularly, the present application relates to a method and an apparatus for configuring radio resource for a terminal device in a  wireless network. The present application also relates to a method for utilizing radio resource in a wireless network and a terminal device adapted for the same purpose. The present application also relates to computer program product adapted for the same purpose. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for configuring radio  resource for a terminal device in a wireless network comprises:—a) generating allocation information configured to allocate physical random access channel (PRACH) resources for non-anchor carriers to an enhanced coverage level, wherein a respective selection probability, on the basis of which the terminal device makes a PRACH resources  selection to carry out physical random access, is assigned to each of the PRACH resources for non-anchor carriers; and—b) sending the allocation information to the terminal device.

Inventor

Liping Zhang

Wireless Device, Network Node, and Methods Performed Thereby, for Handling Uplink Communication (18010897)

Abstract

A wireless device () obtains () a configuration of a set of periodic uplink resources specific for the device. The configuration configures the set of resources to support: a) a first procedure comprising a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission of a Message A (MsgA) transmission, b) a second procedure comprising uplink transmissions of, or corresponding to, a two-step Random Access Channel (RACH) procedure comprising, a first Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) transmission and a second PUSCH transmission, and/or c) a third procedure comprising uplink transmissions of, or corresponding to, a four-step RACH procedure comprising a second PRACH transmission, and a third PUSCH transmission. A Timing Advance (TA) value of at least one of the transmissions is: i) independently configurable between the PUSCH and the PRACH transmissions, ii) configured to be zero, and the wireless device () refrains from validating the TA value, and/or iii) explicitly configured and validated before transmission from inactive or idle.

Inventor

Andreas Höglund

Method and Apparatus for Random Access (18020102)

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for random access. The method which may be performed by a terminal device comprises determining a resource overhead for transmission of an uplink shared channel of a message. The message includes data on the uplink shared channel and a random access preamble. The method further comprises transmitting the data on the uplink shared channel of the message to a network node, based at least in part on the determined resource overhead. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the resource overhead for message A physical uplink shared channel transmission may be configured flexibly, and the transport block size for message A physical uplink shared channel transmission can be determined adaptively.

Inventor

Zhipeng Lin

Communicating Control Data in a Wireless Communication Network (18199775)

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods for sending or receiving control data in one or multiple uplink control channel resources of a wireless communication network and to corresponding devices. According to one embodiment of the invention a method of sending control data in one or multiple uplink control channel resources of a wireless communication network is provided. A wireless device receives, from a network node, information on a set of downlink component carriers configured for the wireless device. The wireless device receives, from a network node, an indication of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources. The wireless device maps first control data comprising control data for the set of configured downlink component carriers to a part of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources. And the wireless device maps second control data to a remaining part of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources.

Inventor

Xinghua Song

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REESTABLISHMENT OF CONNECTION BETWEEN TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK (18007469)

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a reestablishment of a connection between a terminal device and a network. The method performed at a terminal device comprises receiving, from a first network node in a communication network, information for assisting the terminal device to perform a reestablishment of a connection to the communication network; and transmitting, to the first network node, a message indicating that the terminal device selects a resource to perform the reestablishment. During the reestablishment of the connection, the interference for the wireless communication system may be reduced, and the latency for the terminal device may be reduced.

Inventor

Liping ZHANG

METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONTROL OF PACKET DATA CONNECTION (18017584)

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for control of packet data connection are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a user plane entity receives, from a control plane entity, a request for modifying parameters related to a packet data connection at least part of which is to be deleted. Upon receipt of the request, the user plane entity stops forwarding and counting of packets in only one of downlink and uplink directions for the at least part of the packet data connection to be deleted.

Inventor

Yan WANG

Control of Inactivity Timer Triggering for NR UE (18019996)

Abstract

A method, in a wireless device, comprises, while in active time of connected-mode discontinuous-receive, c-DRX, mode, receiving () a scheduling message or control command from a network node. The method further comprises determining (), based on the scheduling message or control command and based on one or more conditions associated with the scheduling message or control command, whether to trigger a starting or restarting of an inactivity timer.

Inventor

Sina Maleki