H04W56/001

METHODS FOR ENABLING A REDUCED BANDWIDTH WIRELESS DEVICE TO ACCESS A CELL

A method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes detecting first synchronization signaling of a first cell on first time and frequency resources. The first synchronization signaling comprises at least a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal. The method further includes detecting indication signaling on second time and frequency resources. The second time and frequency resources are derived based on the first time and frequency resources. The method further includes accessing the first cell if the indication signaling is detected on the second time and frequency resources. Accessing the first cell includes decoding a first system information message on a broadcast channel of the first cell. The first system information message indicates time and frequency resources of a first resource set. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION FOR HEARING DEVICES

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for audio synchronization for hearing devices. An audio packet is received from a host device at a first hearing device configured to be worn in a first ear of a wearer, the audio packet compatible with a wireless low energy digital communication protocol, and the audio packet is received from the host device at a second hearing device configured to be worn in a second ear of the wearer. Upon one or more programmable conditions, a synchronization packet is sent from the first hearing device to the second hearing device. An acknowledgment packet is sent from the second hearing device to the first hearing device upon receipt of the synchronization packet, and a first transducer at the first hearing device and a second transducer at the second hearing device are unmuted to deliver synchronized audio to the first ear and to the second ear.

Discovery and Initial Access for Reduced-Capability Devices in 5G/6G
20230239782 · 2023-07-27 ·

A user device, such as a vehicle, may find a suitable base station for communication according to a hailing message. A low-complexity hailing procedure, suitable for adding to 5G and 6G standards, is presented. The hailing message may be a brief code indicating that it is a hailing message, and therefore solicits a reply. The hailing message may further include the identification or location of the user device, and/or an indication of which type of entity is being sought, such as a base station. The base stations that receive the hailing message can reply after a calculated delay time, such as a longer delay time if the received amplitude is weak, so that the user device can select whichever base station has the best received signal. Alternatively, the user device can select the base station with the largest received amplitude of the reply message.

SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL BLOCK COVERAGE EXTENSION FOR A SUB-TERAHERTZ BAND
20230239815 · 2023-07-27 ·

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may support synchronization signal block (SSB) coverage extension for a sub-terahertz (sub-THz) band. The UE may monitor for multiple primary synchronization signals (PSSs) in a first instance of an SSB, a number of PSSs determined by the base station based on a periodicity of the SSB. The UE may combine the PSSs and determine a frequency offset for the SSB. The UE may monitor for additional instances of the SSB in accordance with the frequency offset. In some examples, the UE may monitor for one or more secondary synchronization signals (SSSs) in the first and additional instances of the SSB and combine the SSSs. In addition, the UE may monitor for a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) in the first and additional instances of the SSB, and decode the PBCH using log-likelihood ratio (LLR) combining.

MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE
20230007522 · 2023-01-05 · ·

A measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a network side device are provided. The measurement configuration method is performed by the terminal and includes: receiving indication information transmitted by a first network side device, where the indication information is used to indicate a signal that changes in a target cell; and performing measurement or synchronization based on the signal that changes, where the target cell includes a serving cell or a neighboring cell, and the signal that changes includes at least one of a reference signal or a synchronization signal.

Multi-Link Communication Method and Apparatus
20230007717 · 2023-01-05 ·

Embodiments of this application relate to the communication field, and in particular, to a multi-link communication method and an apparatus. A STA in a STA MLD sends an information frame on a link corresponding to the station, and the information frame is used to indicate a STA in an awake state in the STA MLD. An AP MLD receives the information frame, and sends a downlink message frame on a one or more links corresponding to a part of or all of STAs in the awake state in the STA MLD, to assist the part of or all of the stations in fast accessing a channel without waiting for a NAVSyncDelay time period.

CELL SWITCHING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A cell switching method, a terminal device and a storage medium are provided. The method comprises: when a terminal device executes cell switching, the terminal device keeping an uplink in a source cell at a moment other than the moment for sending a first message; and the terminal device keeping a downlink in the source cell at a moment other than the moment for downlink synchronization with a target cell.

COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230007718 · 2023-01-05 ·

In a case where a Beacon frame is transmitted through a first frequency channel, and a communication apparatus and one of a multi-link communication non-supporting apparatus and a communication apparatus supporting multi-link communication establish connection through a second frequency channel while a multi-link communication supporting apparatus and the communication apparatus establish connection through a first frequency channel, a frequency channel to transmit the Beacon frame is switched from the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel.

Method for performing handover, user equipment, and radio communication system

A mobile station in a wireless communication network. The mobile station includes a radio communication that transmits an access request message to a base station via a first communication resource, and receives a timing adjustment in response to the access request message from the base station. The mobile station also includes an adjustment value storage unit that stores the timing adjustment, and a control unit that adjusts access timing corresponding to a second communication resource based on the timing adjustment value stored in the adjustment value storage unit. The radio communication unit then communicates with the base station via the first communication resource and the second communication resource.

Methods, apparatus and systems for realizing vehicle to vehicle communications using long term evolution device to device communications

A method, apparatus, and system of a User Equipment (UE) device executing communications using a Device-to-Device (D2D) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network are provided. The method includes determining D2D devices communicating in an area, determining whether D2D data is to be transmitted, determining one or more resource sets for transmitting the D2D data, and transmitting the D2D data using the determined one or more resource sets.