Systems and methods are described to predict spikes in requests for content on a computing network based on referrer field values of prior requests associated with spikes. Specifically, a traffic spike prediction service is disclosed that can analyze information regarding past requests on the computing network to detect a spike in requests to a content item, where a significant number of request within the spike include a common referrer field value. The traffic spike prediction service can then detect a request to a second content also including the common referrer field value, and predict that a spike is expected to occur with respect to the second content. The traffic spike prediction service can manage the expected spike by increasing an amount of computing resources available to service requests to the second content and by marking traffic of the expected spike as likely legitimate, as opposed to malicious.

In some examples, a method includes assigning, with an Access Point (AP) in a wireless network, a value for an Authentication Control Threshold (ACT) field in an advertisement packet that allows devices having a predetermined access control role to immediately attempt to associate with the AP. The method can further include transmitting, with the AP, the advertisement packet including the value for the ACT field for devices having the predetermined access control role.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A receiving user equipment (UE) may broadcast messages containing inter-UE cooperation (IUC) information using multiple beams. The IUC information transmitted on each beam may be different for each beam of the receiving UE. For example, each IUC information may contain different preferred resources or non-preferred resources for the receiving UE to receive a transmission from a transmitting UE. The transmitting UE may receive a message containing IUC information from one of the beams of the receiving UE and transmit a signal using resources based on the IUC information contained in the received message. In some examples, the transmitting UE may transmit a channel busy ratio (CBR) request to a receiving UE. The CBR request may specify a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state, spatial relation, spatial domain filter, or beam according to which the receiving UE is to measure the CBR.

Device Assisted Services (DAS) for protecting network capacity is provided. In some embodiments, DAS for protecting network capacity includes monitoring a network service usage activity of the communications device in network communication; classifying the network service usage activity for differential network access control for protecting network capacity; and associating the network service usage activity with a network service usage control policy based on a classification of the network service usage activity to facilitate differential network access control for protecting network capacity.

Embodiments herein may include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, for a multi-access edge computing (MEC) system. An apparatus for MEC may include a communication interface, a local cost measurements module, and a service allocation module. The communication interface may receive, from a UE, a request for a service to be provided to the UE. The local cost measurements module may collect a set of local cost measurements for the service. The service allocation module may determine to allocate the service to a MEC host based on an allocation policy related to a cost for the MEC host to provide the service or a cost for a service provider to provide the service in view of the one or more local cost measurements. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A session management function (SMF) receives, from a wireless device, an indication that an always-on packet data unit (PDU) session is requested. The SMF determines to establish the PDU session as an always-on PDU session based on: the indication that the always-on PDU session is requested; and the PDU session being for an ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) service. The SMF sends, to the wireless device, an indication that the PDU session is to be established as the always-on PDU session.

A method implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit includes transmitting a first request message for requesting a list of applications available to the wireless transmit/receive unit in a multi-access edge computing system and receiving a first response message indicating the list of available applications, and, for at least one application, any of a supported latency, a supported bandwidth, a supported reliability, a supported jitter and a supported path redundancy A second request message is transited indicating any of a requested latency, a requested bandwidth, a requested reliability, a requested jitter and a requested path redundancy, based on any of the indicated supported latency, the indicated supported bandwidth, the indicated supported reliability, the indicated supported jitter and the indicated supported path redundancy. A second response message is received indicating any of a provided latency, a provided bandwidth, a provided reliability, a provided jitter and a provided path redundancy.

A method for operating a first apparatus. The method includes: training at least one trainable function that is associated with the first apparatus and that is associated with at least one radio channel, and obtaining at least one trained function; collecting at least one radio traffic data set that is associated with a utilization of the at least one radio channel; determining, using the at least one trained function, at least one utilization scheme that is associated with the first apparatus based on the collected at least one radio traffic data set; monitoring whether at least one conflict control indicator is received, and determining at least one monitoring result from the monitoring; allocating radio resources of the at least one radio channel based on the monitoring result and based on the determined utilization scheme; and transmitting data via the allocated radio resources of the at least one radio channel.

Provided are a method and apparatus for efficiently transmitting a buffer status report for a plurality of logical channel groups (LCG) from a terminal to a base station. The method may include receiving allocation information for uplink resources from a base station; determining whether the number of padding bits for data transmission using the uplink resources is i) greater than or equal to a first value and ii) less than a second value; determining whether available data for uplink transmission is present in one or more logical channel groups (LCGs) when the number of padding bits is greater than or equal to the first value and is less than the second value; and transmitting Short Truncated BSR or Long Truncated BSR to the base station according to a result of comparison between the number of padding bits and the first value when available data for uplink transmission is present in the one or more LCGs.

A method and system for transferring user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system are disclosed. According to the method, a source core (CN) network determines to transfer a UE that it serves and sends a transfer instruction carrying UE transfer restriction information to the UE; an access network receives a transfer request that is sent by the UE according to the restriction information carried in the transfer instruction; the access network selects a target CN entity that is different from the source CN entity for the UE; and the UE is transferred to the target CN entity. The method and system provided by the disclosure are applicable to user transferring between CN entities in any communication network. The transferring is initiated by a network side entity, and a more preferable CN entity is selected for the UE to provide a better service.