There is provided a management function network node and an associated method comprising the steps of obtaining (512) non-public land mobile network (PLMN) information wherein the non-PLMN information comprises information about network resources for a network other than a PLMN; determining (514) that at least one radio resource should be modified by a PLMN based on the obtained non-PLMN information, and transmitting (516) an indication of the at least one radio resource to the PLMN. There is furthermore provided a network node and an associated method comprising the steps of receiving (612) an indication from a management function that at least one radio resource used by the base station should be modified; transitioning (614) one or more wireless devices to or from the at least one radio resource; and modifying (616) the at least one resource.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing multi-user (MU) communication in a wireless mesh network. A first mesh node or a network management unit may collect information from various mesh nodes and form MU association groups based on the information. An MU association group may include an MU group head that coordinates MU group communication to or from member mesh nodes that are in the MU association group. For example, the MU group head may coordinate orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) resource unit allocations, or MU multiple-input-multiple-output (MU-MEMO) spatial stream configurations, among other examples. Different MU association groups may be formed for uplink or downlink traffic. The creation of MU association groups may enable a wireless mesh network to realize the advantages of MU group communication within the flexible topology of a mesh environment.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing multi-user (MU) communication in a wireless mesh network. A first mesh node or a network management unit may collect information from various mesh nodes and form MU association groups based on the information. An MU association group may include an MU group head that coordinates MU group communication to or from member mesh nodes that are in the MU association group. For example, the MU group head may coordinate orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) resource unit allocations, or MU multiple-input-multiple-output (MU-MEMO) spatial stream configurations, among other examples. Different MU association groups may be formed for uplink or downlink traffic. The creation of MU association groups may enable a wireless mesh network to realize the advantages of MU group communication within the flexible topology of a mesh environment.

In a state in which a connection is established between a communication apparatus and a first other communication apparatus while a connection is not established between the communication apparatus and second other communication apparatuses, first information shared by the first other communication apparatus and the second other communication apparatuses in terms of the second other communication apparatuses is received. In a case where the received first information is included in a first field included in a received predetermined frame and indicating a transmission source of the predetermined frame, a data field after the first field of the predetermined frame is read.

A communication resource activation method includes: activating, by a network side device, a target communication resource of a terminal, and performing uplink beam scanning on the target communication resource while activating the target communication resource, where the target communication resource includes: a secondary cell or a BWP in a dormant state.

A method for dynamic recovery from an unplanned network outage includes aggregating cell site data of multiple cell sites prior to the unplanned outage. The cell site data include subscriber activity data in site coverage areas of the multiple cell sites and data independent of the subscriber activity data. The method includes obtaining resource information of multiple resources available for recovering from the unplanned network outage and generating a predictive model for recovery from the unplanned network outage based on the cell site data and the resource information. The predictive model includes a priority ranking for recovering the multiple cell sites. The method further includes adjusting the predictive model based on live data indicative of a status of the multiple cell sites during the unplanned network outage. The method includes determining a priority ranking for the multiple cell sites and allocating the available resources for the multiple cell sites accordingly.

A method for dynamic recovery from an unplanned network outage includes aggregating cell site data of multiple cell sites prior to the unplanned outage. The cell site data include subscriber activity data in site coverage areas of the multiple cell sites and data independent of the subscriber activity data. The method includes obtaining resource information of multiple resources available for recovering from the unplanned network outage and generating a predictive model for recovery from the unplanned network outage based on the cell site data and the resource information. The predictive model includes a priority ranking for recovering the multiple cell sites. The method further includes adjusting the predictive model based on live data indicative of a status of the multiple cell sites during the unplanned network outage. The method includes determining a priority ranking for the multiple cell sites and allocating the available resources for the multiple cell sites accordingly.

The present disclosure provides a method for reporting multi-connection transmission capability, a method for configuring multi-connection transmission modes, a method for preventing retransmission of data, and corresponding user equipment and a base station which support multi-connection transmission. The method for reporting a multi-connection transmission capability comprises: receiving, from a base station, a UE capability query message, the UE capability query message being used to request the UE to send a wireless access capability of the UE for accessing an access network; generating a UE capability information message in response to the received UE capability query message, the UE capability information message being used to indicate the wireless access capability of the UE for accessing the access network and comprising bearer types and/or transmission manners supported by the UE; and sending to the base station the UE capability information message.

The present disclosure provides a method for reporting multi-connection transmission capability, a method for configuring multi-connection transmission modes, a method for preventing retransmission of data, and corresponding user equipment and a base station which support multi-connection transmission. The method for reporting a multi-connection transmission capability comprises: receiving, from a base station, a UE capability query message, the UE capability query message being used to request the UE to send a wireless access capability of the UE for accessing an access network; generating a UE capability information message in response to the received UE capability query message, the UE capability information message being used to indicate the wireless access capability of the UE for accessing the access network and comprising bearer types and/or transmission manners supported by the UE; and sending to the base station the UE capability information message.

An apparatus and method are provided for steering a PDU session associated with traffic routed to a selected UPF. The method includes receiving, from an AF entity, a first message including information for selecting a UPF entity for traffic routing of a terminal and information on a spatial condition associated with a location of the terminal; transmitting, to an SMF entity, a second message to receive information associated with the location of the terminal indicating that the terminal entered or left a specific area, the specific area being determined by the PCF entity based on the spatial condition; receiving, from the SMF entity, a third message including the information associated with the location of the terminal; and transmitting, to the SMF entity, a fourth message based on the information associated with the location of the terminal included in the third message, the fourth message including the information for selecting the UPF entity for traffic routing of the terminal.