Techniques and apparatus for managing a message relaying system are described. One technique includes an access point (AP) detecting a first signal and a second signal from a computing device. A validation of the first signal is performed based on parameters of the first signal and the second signal. After the validation, information associated with the first signal is transmitted to a computing system. In another technique, the computing system may designate one of multiple APs reporting information regarding first signals as a primary reporting AP and designate the remaining APs as secondary reporting APs. The computing system may instruct the secondary reporting APs to refrain from reporting information regarding first signals to the computing system.

Systems and methods for relocating network nodes are provided herein. A network node can determine that relocation of at least one access node in the access network is required. An access node, such an IAB node with mobile capabilities, canbe selected to be relocated from a first position to a second position. Relocation messages and parameters can be signaled between the network and the access node.

Base stations as well as Radio Access Network (RAN) controllers have embedded communication agents that are responsible from control messaging between these entities that enable creation and management of RAN Slices. At a given time, it is possible that multiple active RAN slices co-exist on the same base station, where each RAN slice may run its own scheduler, its own admission control and have its own handoff management parameter values.

A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining that a user equipment (UE) is approximately stationary for a threshold period of time within a particular geographic area based, at least in part, on a radio access network (RAN) node to which the UE is attached; notifying the UE that the UE has been associated with the particular geographic area; and transitioning the UE into an idle mode from an active mode, wherein the transitioning is performed without notifying a core network that the UE has transitioned to the idle mode. Determining that the UE is approximately stationary can include monitoring mobility signaling from the UE and comparing an amount of time that the UE has been attached to the RAN node with a threshold period of time. The core network can be notified when the UE moves out of the particular geographic area.

In one embodiment, a supervisory device in a network notifies, via an access point of the network, a node as to an ability of the network to support virtual access points. The supervisory device receives, in response to notifying the node, information from the node regarding characteristics of the node. The supervisory device selects, based on the characteristics of the node, a plurality of access points in the network to form a virtual access point with which the node may communicate. The supervisory device configures the plurality of access points to function as the virtual access point, wherein the node communicates with the network via the virtual access point.

A Central Unit (CU) receives Fifth Generation Core (5GC) N2 signaling and generates Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) RRC signaling. The CU receives 5GC N1 signaling. The CU converts a first portion of the 5GNR RRC signaling into LTE RRC signaling and converts a first portion of the 5GC N1 signaling into LTE Non-Access Signaling (NAS). The CU transfers LTE Physical Layer High (PHY-H) signaling to an LTE Physical Layer Low (PHY-L) in an LTE Distributed Unit (DU). The CU transfers 5GNR PHY-H signaling to an 5GNR PHY-L in a 5GNR DU. The LTE DU receives the LTE PHY-H signaling and transfers the LTE RRC signaling and the LTE NAS signaling to LTE User Equipment (UE). The 5GNR DU receives the 5GNR PHY-H signaling and transfers the second portion of the 5GNR RRC signaling and the second portion of the 5GC N1 signaling to a 5GNR UE.

System and techniques are described for time correlated playback of traffic patterns between nodes in a network. Node statistics of data transfers between nodes are received in a control point, wherein the node statistics include a time stamp (t.sub.n) according to time at the control point of when a request statistics message was sent to each node, a node timestamp (t.sub.a) according to time at each node of when the message was received in the node, and a first delta between t.sub.n and t.sub.a that is used to determine a second delta which adjusts the node statistics. The node statistics adjusted according to the second delta are stored in a statistics database at the control point. A time stepping mechanism is used to repeatedly access the node statistics from the statistics database at a predetermined rate for playback presentation beginning from a specified start time to a specified end time.

An end-to-end system for the multimedia distribution over a Wi-Fi network uses a wireless multicast transmission mode that uses new communication protocols for high quality of service with many concurrent users; the system allows using Wi-Fi Access Points for media content streaming, without new hardware; the system handles automatic configuration, preparation, and management of all the network traffic in end-to-end mode; the multimedia contents can come from any source, including local or remote file servers, or captured live; the contents are directly received on the final clients' mobile devices using an application that configures the device for appropriate data reception; the multimedia streaming system are independent from the user's infrastructure. The system includes four main elements: One main broadcasting module; One automatic configuration module of the Wi-Fi network; One automatic configuration module for mobile applications; and One dashboard for modules control and configuration.

Provided is slot use control apparatus and method, including an access point (AP) to control a slotted channel access of a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes generating a synchronization (synch) frame including an identification value indicating an STA allocated to a slot, and broadcasting the generated synch frame when a channel is in an idle state at a start point of the slot.