The disclosure relates to a 5.sup.th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than 4.sup.th generation (4G) communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE). An apparatus of an E2 node is provided. The apparatus includes at least one transceiver and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to transmit a first indication message to a radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC) through an E2 interface and transmit a second indication message to the RIC through the E2 interface, wherein the first indication message includes a measurement container, the measurement container includes measurement information and label information about a category related to measurement, the second indication message includes a reference indicator, and the reference indicator may indicate to use the measurement information or label information of the first indication message.

A method and apparatus for robust adjustment of access and mobility management functions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a radio access network (RAN)-user equipment (UE) identifier from a first access and mobility management function (AMF), the RAN-UE identifier configured to identify a UE or UE context for a RAN; producing an AMF-UE identifier, the AMF-UE identifier configured to identify the UE or UE context for a second AMF; selecting a transport network layer association (TNLA) link towards a RAN; and sending the AMF-UE identifier to the RAN.

A circuit arrangement includes a preprocessing circuit configured to obtain context information related to a user location, a learning circuit configured to determine a predicted user movement based on context information related to a user location to obtain a predicted route and to determine predicted radio conditions along the predicted route, and a decision circuit configured to, based on the predicted radio conditions, identify one or more first areas expected to have a first type of radio conditions and one or more second areas expected to have a second type of radio conditions different from the first type of radio conditions and to control radio activity while traveling on the predicted route according to the one or more first areas and the one or more second areas.

A base station, communication control method used in a base station, and mobile communication system including a base station transmit a handover request message for handing over a wireless communication apparatus having a RRC connection with the base station to another base station. The handover message includes an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) indication indicating that the wireless communication apparatus is an IAB node having a user equipment function and a base station function.

A parent Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node that communicates over a radio interface, the parent IAB node comprises processor circuitry resource configuration information for use by one or more child IAB nodes. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit the radio resource configuration information to the child IAB node.

A mobile receiving vehicle may be directed to cover an area to maximize the communication opportunities for mobile computing devices. The demands on the mobile receiving vehicles may change over time and the mobile receiving vehicles may move according to a plan to maximize network access.

A target RAN node (3) receives, from a core network (5), a message requesting a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a bearer-based network to a bearer-less network. This handover request message includes flow information related to at least one session to be established in the bearer-less network in order to transfer at least one packet flow of the radio terminal (1). The target RAN node (3) transmits, to the core network (5), a handover acknowledge response message containing a transparent container that includes a radio resource configuration information derived from the flow information and is to be forwarded to a source RAN node associated (2) through the core network (5). It is thus, for example, possible to appropriately configuring an AS layer of a target RAT in an inter-RAT handover.

A method may be provided to operate a core network entity of a wireless communication network. A session establishment request may be received from a wireless terminal through a base station node. Responsive to receiving the session establishment request, the core network entity may determine that a breakout protocol data unit session is to be established for the wireless terminal. Responsive to determining that the breakout PDU session is to be established for the wireless terminal, a request may be transmitted to the base station node, and the request may include an indication that the breakout PDU session is to be established for the wireless terminal. Related methods may be provided for base station nodes, wireless terminals, and central controllers.

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a coordinator network node and one or more network access nodes interworking in a wireless communication system. The coordinator network node determines a joint resource allocation area (Ω.sub.UE) based on measurement messages from network access nodes. The determined joint resource allocation area (Ω.sub.UE) is thereafter transmitted to the network access nodes. Thereby, the coordinator network node enables to determine the portion of the first or the second service areas that are free from interference from neighbouring network access nodes where each network access node can perform resource allocations independently. It further enables to determine/identify the joint resource allocation area where neighbouring network access nodes significantly interfere each other. Therefore, e.g. resource allocation in the system can be improved. Furthermore, the disclosure also relates to corresponding methods and a computer program.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of wireless communications, and in particular to an access control method and device, for use in resolving the problem in the prior art that a user equipment cannot securely access an access points group (APG). According to the embodiments of the present invention, when a user equipment needs to access a network, the user equipment conducts network-layer two-way authentication with a local service center; after the network-layer two-way authentication succeeds, the user equipment conducts access-layer two-way authentication with a corresponding APG so as to enable the user equipment to access the corresponding APG after the access-layer two-way authentication succeeds. The embodiments of the present invention use dual-layer two-way authentication, and enables the user equipment to access a corresponding APG after the dual-layer two-way authentication succeeds, so that the user equipment can securely access the corresponding APG.