A method of transmission scheduling for one or more process devices in an industrial application, such as a sensor, an actuator and/or a process controller, capable of wireless communication, implemented by a radio control unit, is proposed, the method comprising: determining with respect to the industrial application whether a licensed shared access spectrum is available and assigning to the one or more process devices, based on a traffic type of the data to be transmitted by the one or more process devices, an access spectrum within the licensed shared access spectrum.

A base station may transmit configuration parameters indicating a bandwidth part (BWP), of a cell, associated with a maximum number of transmission layers, and a plurality of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports. The base station may transmit downlink control information comprising an antenna port indication value. The base station may determine a subset of DMRS ports, from the plurality of DMRS ports, based on the maximum number of transmission layers associated with the BWP. Based on the antenna port indication value, the base station may select one or more DMRS ports from the subset of DMRS ports. The base station may transmit, via the BWP, a transport block with the one or more selected DMRS ports and with a number of transmission layers. The number may be less than or equal to the maximum number in response to the BWP being associated with the maximum number of transmission layers.

A radio terminal (1) determines that the radio terminal (1) is approaching a first station (5), receives from a center server (4) a cell identifier of a first cell corresponding to an entrance gate function (53) of the first station (5), and transmit a message containing the cell identifier to a cellular communication network. The message causes the network to add the first cell (54) as a secondary cell in dual connectivity for the radio terminal (1), enabling the radio terminal (1) to communicate with the entrance gate function (53) via a user plane path including a radio connection of the first cell (54). The radio terminal (1) then communicates with the entrance gate function (53) via the user plane path. This contributes, for example, to reducing latency required to transmit or receive user data in a narrow coverage cell when a radio terminal receives a signal from that cell.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit a single downlink control information (DCI) to indicate two multicast physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) for UEs of different capabilities. With the single DCI, different UEs with different capabilities may each receive separate PDSCHs, but the base station may transmit a single downlink control channel to signal the single DCI. The DCI may contain information for each of the multicast PDSCHs, such as a modulation and coding scheme, a time-domain resource assignment, a frequency-domain resource assignment, an antenna ports configuration, etc. for each multicast PDSCH. Subsequently, each UE may receive corresponding multicast PDSCHs parameters from this DCI based on the UE type or capability and may monitor for and receive a corresponding PDSCH from the base station. Additionally, the base station may transmit an activation message for the UEs to receive the single DCI.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and apparatus. A network device determines, based on first capability information, a bandwidth part supported by a first terminal device, and sends a first paging message on a target bandwidth part, where the bandwidth part is used to carry paging or another message. The target bandwidth part matches the bandwidth part supported by the first terminal device. Therefore, compared with attempting to send the first paging message by the network device on a plurality of bandwidth parts, sending the first paging message on the target bandwidth part can effectively reduce a quantity of times of unnecessary paging sending by the network device, so as to reduce a quantity of wasted paging resources. This can effectively reduce a quantity of times of unnecessary listening of the first terminal device, reduce energy consumption of the terminal device, and improve paging efficiency.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method and apparatus. A network device determines, based on first capability information, a bandwidth part supported by a first terminal device, and sends a first paging message on a target bandwidth part, where the bandwidth part is used to carry paging or another message. The target bandwidth part matches the bandwidth part supported by the first terminal device. Therefore, compared with attempting to send the first paging message by the network device on a plurality of bandwidth parts, sending the first paging message on the target bandwidth part can effectively reduce a quantity of times of unnecessary paging sending by the network device, so as to reduce a quantity of wasted paging resources. This can effectively reduce a quantity of times of unnecessary listening of the first terminal device, reduce energy consumption of the terminal device, and improve paging efficiency.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, one or more control messages that indicate a configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first operating mode of the UE, a second downlink BWP associated with a second operating mode of the UE, a first set of resources within the first downlink BWP, and a second set of resources within the second downlink BWP. At least a portion of the configuration may correspond to a capability of the UE. The UE may monitor the first set of resources while in the first operating mode, and may monitor the second set of resources while in the second operating mode. The UE may receive a system information update or a public warning system (PWS) notification from the network entity via the second set of resources.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, one or more control messages that indicate a configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first operating mode of the UE, a second downlink BWP associated with a second operating mode of the UE, a first set of resources within the first downlink BWP, and a second set of resources within the second downlink BWP. At least a portion of the configuration may correspond to a capability of the UE. The UE may monitor the first set of resources while in the first operating mode, and may monitor the second set of resources while in the second operating mode. The UE may receive a system information update or a public warning system (PWS) notification from the network entity via the second set of resources.

Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting broadcast beam patterns of a wavefront emitted by an antenna array based on the velocities of devices communicatively coupled to the base station associated with the antenna array. The broadcast beam patterns can be adjusted by modifying the broadcast mode or at least one phase, amplitude, or power of the at least one antenna associated with the base station. Adjusting the beam pattern, for example between multiple beams and a single unified beam, based on device types can improve the quality of service for the devices and reduce the processing burden of the base station.

According to one configuration, a communication management resource such as a SIM provisioning platform receives input from a mobile communication device to activate use of the mobile communication device in a private wireless network. The communication management resource authenticates use of the mobile communication device in the private wireless network. Subsequent to authentication, the communication management resource populates an access file such as private SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information for use by the mobile communication device to access the private wireless network. The access file is populated with information such as a unique cell identifier value, encryption information, identification of supported services, etc. The communication management resource communicates the newly generated access file (such as SIM information) to the mobile communication device, enabling the mobile communication device use of the private wireless network.