A defects management system includes a server, a mobile computing device, and a local hub. The server has a database configured to store a plurality of records that respectively correspond to a plurality of products in an inspection line. The mobile computing device is configured to receive user input indicating a location of a defect on a selected product among the plurality of products. The local hub, in communication with the server, is configured to receive the user input from the mobile computing device and update a record among the plurality of records that corresponds to the selected product to include a defect indication in accordance with the user input.

Provided in one disclosure of the present specification is a method for operating a session management function (SMF) node for managing a protocol data unit (PDU) session. The method can comprise a step of obtaining analysis information from a network data analytics function (NWDAF) node. The obtained analysis information can comprise information relating to a user equipment (UE) presence pattern analysis in a local are data network (LADN) service area. The method can comprise a step of determining a procedure to be performed for the LADN PDU session on the basis of the information relating to the UE presence pattern analysis.

In an embodiment a method includes receiving, by a policy control network element, first information from a first network element, wherein the first information comprises a group identifier and a data type corresponding to the group identifier, the group identifier indicating a group and the group comprising one or more terminal devices, and obtaining, by the policy control network element, first data based on the first information, wherein the first data is data corresponding to the data type.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for adding per-user equipment controls to radio intelligent controller E2 policies. A method may include receiving a subscription procedure including an event trigger. The method may also include detecting the event trigger for a user equipment (UE), and determining whether the UE is a member of a UE list. The method may further include executing an ongoing process based on the detection and whether the UE is a member of the UE list.

A plurality of interworking functions, which provide interworking between a communication network acting as access network and another communication network, is associated with a plurality of network slices or non-public networks hosted by the other communication network. A user equipment performs connection (S301) to a communication network acting as access network, and selects (S303) an interworking function of the plurality of interworking functions based on information on a network slice or non-public network hosted by the other communication network, wherein the user equipment is associated with the network slice or non-public network.

As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for orchestrating re-provisioning of network subscriber dedicated network slices. A request is received from an entity for use of a network. Network slice information indicating a plurality of slices of the network dedicated to a plurality of network subscribers is accessed. Provisioning of one of more slices of the plurality of slices to the entity is orchestrated, according to the request.

The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method in a coordinator User Equipment (UE) for registering a group of UEs to a wireless communications system. The coordinator UE represents the group of UEs. The method comprises transmitting, to a Radio Access Network (RAN)node, a message comprising a group IDentity (ID) to initiate an authentication and security procedure to register the group of UEs to the wireless communications system.The group ID identifies the group of UEs.

Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for handing over a group of devices. In an aspect, a first device transmits, to a second device, first information of a group of devices. The first device receives, from the second device, second information associated with a target handover configuration for the group of devices. The first device adjusts, based on the second information, a movement of the group of devices to enable the group of devices to be handed over based on the target handover configuration. With example embodiments of the present disclosure, a group of devices (such as, a swarm of UAVs) moving based on a movement pattern can be effectively and efficiently handed over from a serving cell to another serving cell, for example, in the UAV application scenario or the V2X application scenarios, or the like.

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for polling and keep-alive signals for multimedia broadcast multicast service. The method may include receiving a physical downlink control channel order addressed to a group-radio network temporary identifier. The method may also include performing uplink transmission of a signal in response to the physical downlink control channel order.

A data transmission method, an apparatus, and a system, the method including receiving, by a mobility management network element, second information from a session management network element, where the second information is associated with triggering establishment of a communication connection between a first terminal and a first access network device, and where the communication connection is associated with transmitting data of a first multicast service, and sending, by the mobility management network element, fifth information to the first access network device based on the second information, where sending the fifth information causes the first access network device to establish a communication connection to the first terminal according to the fifth information.