The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to a method of an evolved node B (eNB), comprising: transmitting at least one of first information as information on at least one first type-discovery resource pool including first type-discovery resources and second information as information on at least one second type-discovery resource pool including second type-discovery resources, or transmitting discovery resource information on at least one discovery resource which corresponds to a discovery resource type requested from a user equipment (UE).

A Wi-Fi connection method and a device is provided. The method includes: searching an ambient environment of a device for a Wi-Fi access point, to obtain a list of Wi-Fi access points; determining a target access point in the list of Wi-Fi access points; sending a connection request to a device in which the target access point resides; receiving feedback information that is returned, according to the connection request, by the device in which the target access point resides, where the feedback information indicates whether the target access point is a portable Wi-Fi hotspot; and if the feedback information indicates that the target access point is a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, outputting prompt information, where the prompt information is used to remind a user of the device that the target access point is a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for advertising operating channels that are being operated in an unlicensed frequency band. One or more access points (APs) may transmit discovery information on a dedicated discovery channel for the unlicensed frequency band. The discovery information may indicate at least one operating channel that is being used by an AP for providing wireless access. The discovery information also may include other information useful for a station (STA) to discover APs, operating channels, and operating parameters. The STA may monitor the dedicated discovery channel to obtain the discovery information without conducting an active scanning or passive scanning procedure.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for advertising operating channels that are being operated in an unlicensed frequency band. One or more access points (APs) may transmit discovery information on a dedicated discovery channel for the unlicensed frequency band. The discovery information may indicate at least one operating channel that is being used by an AP for providing wireless access. The discovery information also may include other information useful for a station (STA) to discover APs, operating channels, and operating parameters. The STA may monitor the dedicated discovery channel to obtain the discovery information without conducting an active scanning or passive scanning procedure.

Embodiments of this disclosure provide a serving node update method and a device. The method includes: sending a first message to a target node; receiving, from the target node, a second message used for responding to the first message; and sending a third message to a terminal device when the second message indicates that the target node rejects a multi-connectivity serving node update, where the third message is used to indicate the terminal device to perform a serving node update in a legacy serving node update manner.

Embodiments of this disclosure provide a serving node update method and a device. The method includes: sending a first message to a target node; receiving, from the target node, a second message used for responding to the first message; and sending a third message to a terminal device when the second message indicates that the target node rejects a multi-connectivity serving node update, where the third message is used to indicate the terminal device to perform a serving node update in a legacy serving node update manner.

A method to jointly perform beam management, synchronization, and L1 measurements using a single synchronization signal block (SSB) burst in NR systems is proposed to improve data rate and to reduce power consumption. In a scheduling based SSB method, a UE is scheduled to perform either beam management or synchronization and L1 measurements alternatively. In a joint SSB method, a UE performs beam management, synchronization, and L1 RSRP/SNR measurements within a single SSB burst simultaneously. The UE can dynamically switch between the two SSB methods based on predefined conditions. Further, multiple joint SSB modes are introduced for the joint SSB method, where either 3 OFDM symbols or 4 OFDM symbols of each SSB burst are used. UE can dynamically switch among the joint SSB modes depending on contamination level on the OFDM symbol carrying PSS.

A method to jointly perform beam management, synchronization, and L1 measurements using a single synchronization signal block (SSB) burst in NR systems is proposed to improve data rate and to reduce power consumption. In a scheduling based SSB method, a UE is scheduled to perform either beam management or synchronization and L1 measurements alternatively. In a joint SSB method, a UE performs beam management, synchronization, and L1 RSRP/SNR measurements within a single SSB burst simultaneously. The UE can dynamically switch between the two SSB methods based on predefined conditions. Further, multiple joint SSB modes are introduced for the joint SSB method, where either 3 OFDM symbols or 4 OFDM symbols of each SSB burst are used. UE can dynamically switch among the joint SSB modes depending on contamination level on the OFDM symbol carrying PSS.

A method to perform beam management (BM) and/or synchronization (Sync) with interference cancellation on synchronization signal block (SSB) is proposed. A UE determines interference level and/or pilot contamination level. The UE can then perform BM or Sync, with or without interference cancellation, adapt to the determined interference and pilot contamination level. If interference level is high, UE applies interference cancellation for BM and Sync. If interference level is low, UE does not apply interference cancellation for BM and Sync. If the pilot contamination level is high, then UE follows the 3-symbol mode, e.g., uses only PECH0 SSS, and PBCH2 symbols for BM or Sync. If the pilot contamination level is low, then UE follows the 4-symbol mode, e.g., uses PSS as an extra symbol for BM or Sync to improve system performance.

A method to perform beam management (BM) and/or synchronization (Sync) with interference cancellation on synchronization signal block (SSB) is proposed. A UE determines interference level and/or pilot contamination level. The UE can then perform BM or Sync, with or without interference cancellation, adapt to the determined interference and pilot contamination level. If interference level is high, UE applies interference cancellation for BM and Sync. If interference level is low, UE does not apply interference cancellation for BM and Sync. If the pilot contamination level is high, then UE follows the 3-symbol mode, e.g., uses only PECH0 SSS, and PBCH2 symbols for BM or Sync. If the pilot contamination level is low, then UE follows the 4-symbol mode, e.g., uses PSS as an extra symbol for BM or Sync to improve system performance.