A bulk propagation fine timing measurement (BFTM) allocation message is generated by a scheduling mobile computing device that identifies other mobile computing devices in the area. The BFTM allocation message generated by the scheduling mobile computing device indicates a scheduling order for the identified mobile computing devices and contention-free periods for the mobile computing devices to transmit the timing measurement messages. The responding mobile computing devices generate bulk propagation timing measurement (BPTM) messages that include propagation times between pairs of mobile computing deviceseither two other devices or the responding device and another device. These BPTM messages are then transmitted during scheduled times frames indicated in the scheduling order.

Disclosed is an asynchronous multiple access method and device for a low latency service. The asynchronous multiple access method for low latency service may include the steps of: grouping, by an eNB, each of a plurality of UEs into one UE group among a plurality of UE groups in consideration of each of a plurality of propagation delays of each of the plurality of UEs; receiving, by the eNB, each of a plurality of pieces of uplink data transmitted by each of the plurality of UE groups on each of a plurality of wireless resources allocated for each of the plurality of UE groups at an internal access timing; and transmitting, by the eNB to each of the plurality of UE groups, each of a plurality of ACKs/NACKs signals in response to each of a plurality of uplink frames, wherein the internal access timing can be periodically defined in a symbol unit for the synchronization of transmitting times of the plurality of pieces of uplink data.

The present disclosure discloses an air-interface-based synchronization method, a base station and its control apparatus, and a wireless communications system. By taking advantage of active random access of user equipment, a time difference between base stations is acquired by detecting a random access preamble, and a time adjustment value of a non-reference base station is acquired according to the acquired time difference and reference time of a reference base station; and the non-reference base station performs time adjustment according to the acquired time adjustment value, to complete time synchronization with the reference base station. The present disclosure can easily and effectively implement air-interface-based synchronization between base stations by using an existing wireless network, thereby achieving a technical effect in a convenient and economic manner.

Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for performing narrowband physical random access channel (PRACH) procedures in large cells. For example, aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for narrowband PRACH procedures (e.g., narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT)) to accommodate larger RTTs (e.g., up to 100 km). In some cases, supporting larger RTTs may involve a base station altering its PRACH processing by performing a two-step process of, first, obtaining a frequency domain phase offset based on an uplink signal from a UE, which provides a fractional delay and, second, performing a time domain correlation for different timing hypotheses to determine a timing offset based on the uplink signal. Supporting larger RTTs may also involve enabling a new NPRACH format that may coexist with legacy 3.75 kHz resources.

Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for determination of a side-link reference signal received power (S-RSRP) are disclosed herein. The UE may receive a signal from a second UE as part of a device-to-device (D2D) communication. The UE may determine a resource element (RE) block size to be used for a determination of the S-RSRP. The RE block size may be based on a delay spread of a channel between the UE and the second UE. The UE may determine the S-RSRP based on multiple summations, sizes of which may be based on the determined RE block size.

A wireless fire alarm notification system uses wireless repeater devices to annunciate an alarm to slave devices from the control panel. A notification device provides a local synchronization signal via wire to a secondary notification device. A method enables the activation or deactivation of child device without the child device having to query their parent repeater. A circuit to test the integrity of an active battery charger, a battery, and an isolation circuit is also shown. A method for qualifying that an RF signal meets a specified minimum acceptable level is described. A method for wirelessly sending events to avoid RF link overload is provided. A programming checksum method confirms that an annunciator has latest programming information. A method to automatically process messages from new devices without having to hardcode repeaters to support these new devices is also described.

This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A sending device sends a first physical layer protocol data unit PPDU over a first link, where the first PPDU carries a trigger frame. The sending device sends a second PPDU over a second link, where the second PPDU carries a second trigger frame; and an absolute value of a time difference between an end time of sending the first PPDU and an end time of sending the second PPDU is less than or equal to a first duration, and the first duration is related to a state turnaround time in a short interframe space (SIFS) time.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a reference signal notification method, including: sending, by a network device, a reference signal notification message, where the reference signal notification message includes time resource information of a reference signal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the reference signal notification message in the present invention is used to notify UE of a reference signal configuration, especially information about a CSI-RS, so that the network device can flexibly provide a reference signal, especially a CSI-RS, and the UE can more effectively receive the reference signal, especially the CSI-RS.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of mitigation of performance degradation for improved system performance. The method comprises determining receive timing difference between a serving cell of the first device and a target cell, the serving cell being located on a first carrier, the target cell being located in a second carrier; and determining to report an indication associated with the receive timing difference to the second device. In this way, the network may be aware of experience performance degradation of the UE due to a large RTD without increasing the network complexity. Meanwhile, the TP performance of the UE may be improved.

Aspects are directed to a wireless measurement entity that performs a carrier phase measurement associated with a reference signal for positioning (RS-P) measurement for a position estimation of a user equipment (UE). The wireless measurement entity determines error information associated with the carrier phase measurement. The wireless measurement entity transmits the RS-P measurement to a position estimation entity, and further transmits the carrier phase measurement and an indication of the error information to the position estimation entity. The position estimation entity determines a position estimate of the UE based on the RS-P measurement, the carrier phase measurement, and the indication of the error information.