This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for soliciting trigger-based (TB) physical layer protocol convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data units (PPDUs). Some implementations more specifically relate to trigger frame and PPDU designs that support RU downsizing. For example, an access point (AP) may transmit a trigger frame soliciting a TB PPDU from a wireless station (STA). In some aspects, the trigger frame may carry RU allocation information indicating the allocated RU or MRU (associated with a wireless medium) and downsizing information indicating whether downsizing of the RU or MRU is permitted. If interference is detected in a portion of the wireless medium, and downsizing is permitted, the STA may transmit the TB PPDU on a downsized RU or MRU. The downsized RU or MRU includes a subset of the tones in the RU or MRU allocated by the trigger frame.

A device may include a processor configured to receive a request to admit a network slice, associated with at least one requirement, in a wireless communication network. The processor may be further configured to determine a resources, associated with the wireless communication network, needed to implement the network slice; compute an estimated resource load for the network slice; compute a projected resource load for the determined resources; and determine that the resources have sufficient capacity to meet the at least one requirement associated with the network slice based on the computed estimated resource load and the projected resource load for the resources. The processor may admit the network slice to be deployed in the wireless communication network, in response to determining that the resources have sufficient capacity to meet the at least one requirement associated with the network slice.

Systems and methods discussed herein are directed to a reconcile decision engine in communication with a network provisioning catalog. The network provisioning catalog may provide network elements of the wireless communication network related to the user service attributes, e.g., network elements that implement various aspects of the user service attributes to provide services to users in accordance with service plans (also referred to as rate plans). The network provisioning catalog also provides required network service attributes for each network element, where the required network service attributes are related to the user service attributes. The reconcile decision engine may query various network elements to reconcile the various network elements with respect to user information, e.g., the user's billing profile. The reconcile decision engine may reconcile the user profile with respect to one or more of the network elements that need reconciliation.

A method of coordinating a transmission time of V2X message includes: acquiring, by an application layer module of a V2X device, an ideal time point at which an underlying layer module of the V2X device schedules to transmit the V2X message, the application layer module being configured to manage V2X application scenario and the underlying layer module being configured to manage V2X radio frequency function; determining a processing period for processing the V2X message; determining a waiting period based on the ideal time point and the processing period; transmitting, from the application layer module to the underlying layer module, a message transmission request after elapse of the waiting period from acquiring of the ideal time point; and in response to a reception of the message transmission request in the underlying layer module, transmitting, using the underlying layer module, the V2X message toward outside at the ideal time point.

An apparatus for an application function (AF) includes a communication interface and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The processor is configured to receive, via the communication interface, network slice identification and media service identification across slices for a media service. The processor is also configured to manage a service corresponding to the network slice identification to a user equipment (UE). The processor is further configured to receive, via the communication interface, expected media service policy information from the UE. In addition, the processor is configured to identify policy information corresponding to each of the slices, respectively. The processor is also configured to transmit, via the communication interface, the policy information corresponding to each of the slices, respectively.

Providing a voice call includes: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a request to initiate a voice call traffic session; requesting setup of a voice call data pipe; based on at least a setup of the voice call data pipe not completing prior to a timer event, transmitting voice packets over a signaling data pipe; and based on at least the voice call data pipe setup completing, ceasing to transmit voice packets over the signaling data pipe and transmitting voice packets over the voice call data pipe. Placing a voice call includes: requesting, by the UE, to initiate the voice call traffic session; based on at least a first trigger event, transmitting voice packets over the signaling data pipe; and based on at least a second trigger event, ceasing to transmit voice packets over the signaling data pipe and transmitting voice packets over the voice call data pipe.

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The method comprises: receiving a flow index corresponding to a plurality of applications available at an electronic device, wherein the flow index represents a type of the flow, and a priority of the flow; determining whether connection for the data transmission exists between the electronic device and an internet server based on the flow index; performing one of regulating the flow based on the flow index in response to determining that the connection for the data transmission exists between the electronic device and the internet server, and discarding the flow index received from the electronic device for regulation of the flow in response to determining that the connection for the data transmission does not exists.

An access barring method and apparatus and a communication system. The method includes: performing access barring check or access class determination by UE by using parameters defined for a new radio system. The parameters are applicable to all radio resource control (RRC) states. For different public land mobile networks (PLMNs) and/or network slicing, the parameters are identical or different. With the embodiments of this disclosure, selectable parameters are provided for a uniform access control mechanism defined by an NR system, thereby simplifying an access mechanism, and ensuring all-directional compatibility of a terminal state.

A communication method includes receiving, by an access network (AN) node, indication information from a mobility management device. The indication information is indicative of a security policy of a quality of service (QoS) flow. The method also includes obtaining, by the access network node based on the indication information, security information of a radio bearer corresponding to the QoS flow. The security information is indicative of a security policy of the radio bearer. The method further includes sending, by the access network node, an identifier of the radio bearer and the security information of the radio bearer to a terminal.

One example transmission method includes receiving, by a network device, a first transmission parameter that is sent by a server and that is used to transmit assistance data, where the first transmission parameter includes configuration information and/or priority information, and the configuration information is used to indicate a transmission cycle of each of one or more system messages and/or a size of a data volume that can be carried in each of the one or more system messages, and sending, by the network device, first configuration information to the server according to the first transmission parameter, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a transmission cycle of a first system message and a size of a data volume that can be carried in the first system message, and the one or more system messages include the first system message.