In a cellular communication system, a coverage area configuration transition is performed where a compensation service area is expanded to cover at least a portion of an energy saving service area of an energy saving cell employing the same frequency channel as the compensation service area. An energy saving communication station providing the energy saving cell is configured to deactivate the energy saving service area. Handovers to the compensation service area are prepared for the UE devices in the energy saving service area. The energy saving communication station sends a expansion notification to a compensation communication station where the notification at teas!indicates that the compensation service area can be expanded. The energy saving communication station transmits handover commands to the UE devices prior to expansion of the compensation service area and reduction of the energy saving service area.

Disclosed are various embodiments for provisioning radio-based networks with locality rules. In one embodiment, at least one locality rule associated with an organization is accessed. The locality rule(s) require that at least a subset of network traffic for a radio-based network remain within a particular geographic area. The radio-based network includes a radio access network and an associated core network. A topology for the radio-based network is determined based at least in part on the locality rule(s). The radio-based network is provisioned or reconfigured for the organization to have the topology complying with the at least one locality rule.

Aspects described herein relate to a base station for providing air-to-ground wireless communication over various altitudes. The base station includes a first antenna array comprising one or more antennas configured to form a first cell coverage area extending substantially from a horizon up to a first elevation angle away from the first antenna array to a predetermined distance from the first antenna array. The base station further includes a second antenna array configured at an uptilt elevation angle to form a second cell coverage area extending at least from the first elevation angle to a second elevation away from the second antenna array, wherein the first cell coverage area and the second cell coverage area are concentric to define the ATG cell at least to the predetermined distance and up to a predetermined elevation.

Aspects described herein relate to a base station for providing air-to-ground wireless communication over various altitudes. The base station includes a first antenna array comprising one or more antennas configured to form a first cell coverage area extending substantially from a horizon up to a first elevation angle away from the first antenna array to a predetermined distance from the first antenna array. The base station further includes a second antenna array configured at an uptilt elevation angle to form a second cell coverage area extending at least from the first elevation angle to a second elevation away from the second antenna array, wherein the first cell coverage area and the second cell coverage area are concentric to define the ATG cell at least to the predetermined distance and up to a predetermined elevation.

The present disclosure provides a network node data scheduling method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes the following steps: obtaining, by user equipment, first system information of a current serving micro network node, determining, by the user equipment, a first shared carrier of a serving micro network node group according to the first system information, and transmitting, by the user equipment, service data according to the first system information by using the first shared carrier; when it is determined that a preset cell handover condition is met, handing over, by the user equipment, to a target cell, obtaining second system information of a target micro network node corresponding to the target cell, and transmitting the service data in the target cell according to the second system information by using a second shared carrier of a micro network node group to which the target micro network node belongs.

The present disclosure provides a network node data scheduling method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes the following steps: obtaining, by user equipment, first system information of a current serving micro network node, determining, by the user equipment, a first shared carrier of a serving micro network node group according to the first system information, and transmitting, by the user equipment, service data according to the first system information by using the first shared carrier; when it is determined that a preset cell handover condition is met, handing over, by the user equipment, to a target cell, obtaining second system information of a target micro network node corresponding to the target cell, and transmitting the service data in the target cell according to the second system information by using a second shared carrier of a micro network node group to which the target micro network node belongs.

Various methods, apparatus, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided for facilitating content reconstruction of merged and removed cells in an integrated circuit layout verification process. An example method comprises identifying one or more particular cells comprising original cell content requested by cell-specific operations, determining a set of cells of interest, the set of cells of interest comprised of the one or more particular cells identified as comprising original cell content requested by cell-specific operations, preserving original cell information from the set of cells of interest, and subsequently, performing a cell optimization phase, wherein the subsequent cell optimization phase comprises producing a set of geometric locations from a merger of the set of cells of interest into a set of merged cells, each geometric location being a physical location in a circuit layout represented by a node id or coordinates and processing a final set of cells.

Various methods, apparatus, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided for facilitating content reconstruction of merged and removed cells in an integrated circuit layout verification process. An example method comprises identifying one or more particular cells comprising original cell content requested by cell-specific operations, determining a set of cells of interest, the set of cells of interest comprised of the one or more particular cells identified as comprising original cell content requested by cell-specific operations, preserving original cell information from the set of cells of interest, and subsequently, performing a cell optimization phase, wherein the subsequent cell optimization phase comprises producing a set of geometric locations from a merger of the set of cells of interest into a set of merged cells, each geometric location being a physical location in a circuit layout represented by a node id or coordinates and processing a final set of cells.

Various embodiments of a four-step intra-LayBack handover protocol within a given gateway in an SDN-LayBack architecture are disclosed. The intra-LayBack handover reduces the signaling load by 60% in comparison with conventional LTE handover within a given serving gateway.

Various embodiments of a four-step intra-LayBack handover protocol within a given gateway in an SDN-LayBack architecture are disclosed. The intra-LayBack handover reduces the signaling load by 60% in comparison with conventional LTE handover within a given serving gateway.