Decision-making equipment (22) is configured for link change decision-making using reinforcement learning. The decision-making equipment (22) is configured to track rewards (30-1, . . . 30-M) earned for, and outcomes (28-1, . . . 28-M) of, respective link change decisions (26-1, . . . 26-M). In some embodiments, possible outcomes of a link change decision to change a serving link of a wireless device to a target link include at least: a change of the serving link of the wireless device from the target link to another link; and a network-initiated disconnect of the wireless device from the target link. Regardless, the decision-making equipment (22) is also configured to make a link change decision (28-(M+1)) based on the tracked rewards (30-1, . . . 30-M) and outcomes (28-1, . . . 28-M).

A wireless communication method and a communication device. The method includes: a first management device receives a communication coverage request message from a second management device, where the communication coverage request message includes at least one of the following communication parameter information: communication coverage area information and communication service requirement information; the first management device determines at least one target access network based on the communication parameter information; and the first management device sends a first configuration message to the target access network, where the first configuration message is used to indicate the target access network to provide communication coverage. This can reduce a waste of energy and resources.

The A voice call processing method includes, when a terminal meets at least one of two preset conditions, performing handover from a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network currently accessed by the terminal to a non-LTE standard network, and performing a circuit switched (CS) voice call process on the non-LTE standard network.

During operation, an access point aggregates communication-performance information and behavior information in a wireless local area network (WLAN) corresponding to an electronic device, where the communication-performance information and the behavior information are aggregated over a time interval that is longer than an instance of a connection or association of the electronic device to the WLAN. Then, the access point provides the communication-performance information and the behavior information to a second electronic device. After receiving information about another instance of a connection or association of the electronic device to the WLAN, the access point provides a request to the second electronic device for historical information about communication performance and behavior of the electronic device in the WLAN. Moreover, after receiving the historical information, the access point selectively provides the transition recommendation in the WLAN to the electronic device, where the transition recommendation is based at least in part on the historical information.

A system and a method for synchronization and link acquisition in cellular wireless systems with directional antennas are disclosed. In an embodiment a method on includes determining, by the UE, a subset of the antennas for communication, using, by the UE, the subset of the antennas to perform a measurement on at least one reference signal from a network controller, reporting, by the UE, channel state information (CSI) based on the measurement on the at least one reference signal and using, by the UE, the subset of the antennas to perform the communication with the network controller.

This application provides a multichannel data transmission method performed at a proxy server when communicating with a mobile terminal and a target service server. The multichannel data transmission method includes: receiving, from the mobile terminal, a plurality of uplink data packets in parallel through a plurality of channels, parsing the plurality of uplink data packets to obtain a plurality of target service data packets and a plurality of uplink packet headers, performing deduplication processing on the plurality of target service data packets according to the plurality of uplink packet headers, and transmitting the target service data packets reserved after the deduplication processing to the target service server, each uplink packet headers including a packet sequence number of each uplink data packet. The uplink data packets can be transmitted in parallel through the plurality of channels, and reliable and effective transmission of target service data packets is implemented through deduplication processing.

In one aspect, a network node receives a message indicating that UEs that require service are expected to enter a service area of the network node. The network node determines, based on the message, that a change in power management for radio equipment corresponding to the service area is required. The network node determines a timing for initiating the change in power management for the radio equipment, taking into account a predicted time for when the UEs are expected to enter the service area, and triggers the change in power management for the radio equipment, based on the determined timing. In another aspect, the network node predicts a departure time from the first service area for the UEs. The network node then sends to another network node, prior to the predicted departure time, an indication that the UEs are expected to enter a service area of the other network node.

A method performed by a connectivity-related network entity is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway and a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Short Message Service (SMS) message to be sent in a downlink; determining to use a control plane only, out of the control plane and a user plane, for transferring the SMS message; transmitting a trigger message to a user equipment to initiate establishment of connectivity with the user equipment via the control plane only and not via the user plane, wherein the user equipment starts a timer when the establishment of the control plane connectivity is initiated; receiving a response message from the user equipment; encapsulating the SMS message in a security protected Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message; and transmitting the security protected NAS message to the user equipment, in receipt of which the user equipment stops the timer.

In the context of management of handover roaming, a communication system comprises a first LPWAN network of a first operator and a second LPWAN network of a second operator. The first network comprises gathering gateways, a first server managing the gathering gateways, and a second server controlling the MAC layer. The second network comprises a third server interfacing fourth and fifth servers with the second server. Uplink frames of application data are transported from an end device of the second operator to the fourth server by successive relayings of the first, second and third servers. However, when the end device of the second operator requests joining the communication system in order to benefit from the services of the fourth server, the gathering gateways communicate with the fifth server, short-circuiting the first, second and third servers.

A communication system includes a base station configuring an energy saving cell (ES cell) and a base station configuring a compensation cell (Comp cell). The ES cell is switchable between a switch-on state and a switch-off state. The Comp cell compensates for the coverage of the ES cell when the ES cell is in the switch-off state. Before the Comp cell starts compensating for the coverage, for example, before the ES cell decides to switch itself off in Step ST2101, in Step ST2201 for example, the base station configuring the ES cell notifies the UE being connected with the ES cell of the information about a Comp cell, for example, a Comp cell list.