Certain embodiments disclose a method for use in a first network node. The method comprises establishing a first Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) association and a second SCTP association for an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) connection between the first network node and a second network node.

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 (.sub.UE) based on measurement messages from network access nodes. The determined joint resource allocation area (.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.

A system and method for vehicle communication, including a computing device communicatively coupled with a roadside computing device disposed along a road, wherein the computing device is disposed remote from the road. The roadside computing device to communicate with a vehicle computing system of a vehicle on the road.

A mobile communication system comprises gNB 200-1 and IAB node 300-1. The IAB node 300-1 is configured to have a UE function and a gNB function and establish a first radio connection with the gNB 200-1 by using the UE function. The gNB 200-1 is configured to transmit, to the IAB node 300-1, a message for establishing, while maintaining the first radio connection, a second radio connection for the gNB function of the IAB node 300-1 between the IAB node 300-1 and the gNB 200-1.

According to an embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a target network entity, at least one message from an integrated access and backhaul node. The method may further include receiving at least one handover request. The method may further include associating, based on the at least one message and the at least one handover request, by the target network entity, at least one mobile termination of at least one integrated access and backhaul node with at least one distributed unit of the at least one integrated access and backhaul node.

Methods and systems are provided for distributed transactions in a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes, such as in a network of moving things, which may be a vehicle network, a network of or including autonomous vehicles, etc.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may receive information that identifies a time offset associated with backhaul physical random access channel (PRACH) resources. The time offset may be different from a time offset that is identified based at least in part on a PRACH configuration index The wireless communication device may identify a set of backhaul PRACH resources based at least in part on the time offset. The wireless communication device may transmit a RACH transmission using the identified set of backhaul PRACH resources. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Disclosed herein is a first wireless communication node comprising a first communication module that includes a first baseband unit configured to handle baseband processing for the first communication module, a first RF unit configured to define a frequency range of radio signals for the first communication module, and a first antenna unit configured to generate a first extremely-narrow beam that facilitates exchange of radio signals with at least one other wireless communication node. The first wireless communication node may also comprise a second communication module that includes a second baseband unit configured to handle baseband processing for the second communication module, a second RF unit configured to define a frequency range of radio signals for the second communication module, and a second antenna unit configured to generate a second extremely-narrow beam that facilitates exchange of radio signals with at least one other wireless communication node.

A wireless backhaul connection method, applied to an LTE base station, includes: receiving device type reporting information sent by a wireless backhaul base station located in a coverage of the LTE base station, the device type reporting information indicating that a device type of the wireless backhaul base station is a wireless backhaul type; and configuring, for the wireless backhaul base station according to the device type reporting information, a secondary base station used for the wireless backhaul connection.

A base station interface module included in a distributed antenna system includes: a separator configured to separate a base station signal input from a base station and output first and second base station signals; a pre-compensator configured to compensate for at least one of an amplitude and a phase of the first base station signal based on a preset compensation value; a first attenuator configured to attenuate the compensated first base station signal and to output the attenuated first base station signal to the distributed antenna system; and a second attenuator configured to attenuate the second base station signal and to terminate the attenuated second base station signal.