Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for improving communication throughput despite periodic blockages. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, by a receiver and from a transmitter, code blocks transmitted according to a first set of communication parameters that includes one or more first interleaver parameters used to interleave information in the code blocks prior to transmission. Corrupted portions of at least some of the received code blocks are identified. A blockage duration and a blockage interval of a blockage of communication channel between the transmitter and the receiver are determined based on the corrupted portions of the received code blocks. A second set of communication parameters that includes one or more second interleaver parameters are determined based on the blockage duration and blockage interval. The second set of communication parameters are communicated to the transmitter for subsequent transmissions by the transmitter to the receiver.

Disclosed in the present disclosure are a counting method, a terminal device, a chip, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product and a computer program. The method includes maintaining at least one counter, the at least one counter being used to record how many times first indication information is received; and determining to increase a count value of a counter corresponding to the first indication information based on received first indication information.

A key requirement for 5G and 6G networking is reliability. Message faults are inevitable, and therefore procedures are needed to identify each fault location in a message and, if possible, to rectify it. Disclosed herein are artificial intelligence AI models and procedures for mitigating faults in wireless messages by (a) evaluating the signal quality of each message element according to waveform features and modulation deviations, (b) evaluating the fault probability of each message element by seeking correlations, which may be subtle, among the various waveform measurements including polarization and frequency offset, and (c) correcting the faults according to the message type, apparent format, intent or meaning, typical previous messages of a similar type, correlations of bit patterns and symbol sequences, error-detection codes if present, and other content-based indicators uncovered during model development. Automatic, real-time fault localization and correction may save substantial time and resources while substantially enhancing messaging reliability.

Message reliability is a key requirement of 5G/6G communications. In many challenging network environments, two successive retransmissions of a message can both be corrupted, greatly reducing reliability. Therefore, methods are disclosed for identifying faulted message elements according to a metric that includes the waveform or SNR of the message element, its modulation quality, and a consistency check between the received versions. The receiver can then assemble a merged message version by selecting the higher quality version of each message element from the two (or more) corrupted versions, and thereby avoid requesting yet another retransmission. In addition, the receiver can monitor the background level and, if it is above a predetermined limit, can request that the receiver store the message for a predetermined time, or until the background level subsides below the limit.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method of wireless communications by a first multi-link device (MLD). The method generally includes establishing multiple links with at least one second MLD, obtaining network coded packets over at least one of the multiple links, decoding the network coded packets, based on a network decoding algorithm, to recover one or more uncoded packets, generating feedback based on the decoding, and outputting, for transmission, the feedback to the at least one second MLD.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for improving communication throughput despite periodic blockages. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, by a receiver and from a transmitter, code blocks transmitted according to a first set of communication parameters that includes one or more first interleaver parameters used to interleave information in the code blocks prior to transmission. Corrupted portions of at least some of the received code blocks are identified. A blockage duration and a blockage interval of a blockage of communication channel between the transmitter and the receiver are determined based on the corrupted portions of the received code blocks. A second set of communication parameters that includes one or more second interleaver parameters are determined based on the blockage duration and blockage interval. The second set of communication parameters are communicated to the transmitter for subsequent transmissions by the transmitter to the receiver.

A signal processing method for processing a signal received by a receiver device includes: performing a first correlation calculation on the received signal to obtain a first calculation result; performing carrier frequency offset estimation and compensation on the received signal to obtain a first compensated signal; performing a second correlation calculation on the first compensated signal to obtain a second calculation result; performing carrier frequency offset compensation on the first compensated signal to obtain a second compensated signal; determining whether at least one phase of the second compensated signal is correct; and determining whether at least one decoding result of the second compensated signal is correct. The received signal is determined not a signal conforming to a predetermined standard when the at least one phase of the second compensated signal or the at least one decoding result of the second compensated signal is determined incorrect.

Message faults are inevitable in the high-throughput environment of 5G and planned 6G. Retransmissions are costly in time and resources, while generating extra backgrounds and interference. Therefore, methods are disclosed for recovering a faulted message by identifying and correcting each mis-demodulated message element. The faulted message elements generally have substantially lower modulation quality than the correctly demodulated elements, and can be identified by determining the modulation quality of each received message element. If the number of faulted message elements is small, the receiver may correct them using a grid search tested by an associated error-detection code. If the number of faults exceeds a predetermined threshold, the receiver can request a retransmission, and then assemble a merged copy of the message by selecting the message element with the best modulation quality from each version. Substantial time and resources may be saved, and reliable communication may be restored despite poor reception.

In current practice, faulted messages are typically discarded and a retransmission is requested. Forward error-correction codes (FEC) in 5G and 6G are bulky, resource-expensive, and often unable to resolve the problem. Disclosed are systems and methods for determining which specific message elements are faulted, so that just the faulted portion can be retransmitted, instead of the entire message. For example, the amplitudes of the I and Q branches, of each message element, can be compared to the calibrated amplitude levels of the modulation scheme. Any message element with a large amplitude deviation is suspect. Other factors, such as the SNR, can also be considered in evaluating the validity of each message element. Usually, all of the faulted message elements occupy just a portion of the message. Compact formats are disclosed specifying which portion of the message is to be retransmitted, thereby saving time, power, and background generation.

Message faults are inevitable in the high-throughput environment of 5G and planned 6G. Retransmissions are costly in time and resources, while generating extra backgrounds and interference. Therefore, methods are disclosed for recovering a faulted message by identifying and correcting each mis-demodulated message element. The faulted message elements generally have substantially lower modulation quality than the correctly demodulated elements, and can be identified by determining the modulation quality of each received message element. If the number of faulted message elements is small, the receiver may correct them using a grid search tested by an associated error-detection code. If the number of faults exceeds a predetermined threshold, the receiver can request a retransmission, and then assemble a merged copy of the message by selecting the message element with the best modulation quality from each version. Substantial time and resources may be saved, and reliable communication may be restored despite poor reception.