The present disclosure pertains to method for operating a network node of a cellular communication network, the method comprising scheduling, by the network node, a ProSe Focused Frame, PFF frame. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Methods, apparatus, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to enhancements to proximity-based services (ProSe) direct discovery are provided. Among the methods is a method that may be implemented in a proximity services (ProSe) function and that may include receiving, from the first WTRU, a first discovery request message including a ProSe application identifier (ID); receiving, from a second WTRU, a second discovery request message including the ProSe application ID; in response to the second discovery request message, transmitting, to the second WTRU, a discovery response message including a discovery filter, wherein the discovery filter includes a first ProSe application code; receiving, from the second WTRU, a match report including a second ProSe application code and a metadata flag; and generating a match report acknowledgement message, wherein the match report acknowledgement message includes (1) a value of a validity timer and (2), based on the metadata flag, metadata information associated with the ProSe application ID, if any.

Techniques for wireless component monitoring are described herein. The techniques may include entering a low power mode to associate a radio frequency identification (RFID) component with a patient monitoring device within a first range. The techniques also include entering a high power mode wherein the patient monitoring device is to detect the RFID component within a second range of the patient monitoring device, wherein the second range is larger than the first range.

Provided are a frequency domain resource allocation method for a paging message of an MTC user equipment, a corresponding network node and a user equipment. The method according to embodiments of the present invention comprises: allocating a resource block set for sending a paging message to an MTC user equipment; and sending resource allocation indication information to the MTC user equipment, with the resource allocation indication information including first information indicating the position of a starting resource block of the resource block set and second information indicating the number of resource blocks which are continuously allocated and included in the resource block set. By means of the embodiments of the present invention, a user equipment can determine the position of a paging message on a frequency domain, so as to read the paging message.

A method and apparatus for configuring a bi-directional channel in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) configures the bi-directional channel which is used for either an uplink (UL) channel or a sidelink (SL) channel, and transmits data via at least one of the UL channel or the SL channel. The bi-direction channel may be used for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.

A method and a system for an external device with information about a task being performed by a user device are provided. The method includes receiving information about the task being performed by the user device, identifying a plurality of external devices located near a wearable device of a user of the user device, determining a first external device to continuously perform the task from among the plurality of external devices based on the information about the task and characteristics information about the identified external devices, and transmitting the information about the task to the first external device.

An Access Point (AP) connection device establishes a virtual Inter-Process Communication (IPC) connection with each of a plurality of APs. The AP connection device establishes a Controlling and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) tunnel connection with a wireless Access Controller (AC).

A communication system and a comparison method for securing a communication path for a legitimate user via a terminal apparatus (“TA”). A vehicle-mounted communication device (“VMCD”) transmits a device ID identifying the VMCD to a TA, acquires a terminal ID from the TA, and transmits the device ID and the terminal ID acquired from the TA to a central apparatus. The TA transmits a terminal ID identifying the TA to the VMCD, acquires a device ID from the VMCD, and transmits the terminal ID and the device ID acquired from the VMCD to the central apparatus. The central apparatus receives a device ID and a terminal ID transmitted from the VMCD and a device ID and a terminal ID transmitted from the TA, and compares the device ID and the terminal ID received from the VMCD with the device ID and the terminal ID received from the TA.

Provided are an eNodeB (eNB) and a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a machine type communication (MTC). The present invention comprises: receiving a first message including a UE-specific configuration on the basis of a common configuration for a plurality of UEs; and receiving a second message according to the UE-specific configuration, wherein the common configuration may include at least one of the number of times of repetition of the first message and a rate matching pattern of the first message.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling a connection between a first device and a second device by using a Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) or a Bluetooth BR/EDR. According to the present invention, the control device transmits first control information for changing the mode of the device to at least one of the first device and the second device, and connects the first device to the second device The second device can control the connection between the first device and the second device.