An object is to provide a communication connection device and a communication connection method enabling priority forwarding processes in units of slice networks in addition to in units of communication flows. The RAN 100 is a communication connection device allocated to one or a plurality of slice networks each of which is a virtual network. The RAN 100 includes the storage unit 102 storing priority of performing a forwarding process for each communication flow representing a data forwarding unit and slice network, and the forwarding processing unit 104 forwarding data transmitted from the core network to the user terminal 50 according to the priority stored in the storage unit 102.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a method may include simulating a degradation of at least one of a first wireless communication link with a network or a different second wireless communication link with the network based on detecting that a first set of one or more packets, which were received via the first wireless communication link with the network and were added to a packet buffer, and a second set of one or more packets, which were received via the different second wireless communication link with the network and were added to the packet buffer, satisfy a threshold occupancy of the packet buffer. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a method may include simulating a degradation of at least one of a first wireless communication link with a network or a different second wireless communication link with the network based on detecting that a first set of one or more packets, which were received via the first wireless communication link with the network and were added to a packet buffer, and a second set of one or more packets, which were received via the different second wireless communication link with the network and were added to the packet buffer, satisfy a threshold occupancy of the packet buffer. Numerous other aspects are provided.

One disclosure in the present specification provides a session management method performed by a session management function (SMF) node. The session management method may comprise: a step of transmitting, to a user plane function (UPF) node, a request message for discarding traffic buffering, when a notification of the detection of particular traffic associated with a wireless device has been received, and if additional authentication is required for the particular traffic; and a step of transmitting a message for triggering the wireless device to establish a new packet data unit (PDU) session, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) node.

One disclosure in the present specification provides a session management method performed by a session management function (SMF) node. The session management method may comprise: a step of transmitting, to a user plane function (UPF) node, a request message for discarding traffic buffering, when a notification of the detection of particular traffic associated with a wireless device has been received, and if additional authentication is required for the particular traffic; and a step of transmitting a message for triggering the wireless device to establish a new packet data unit (PDU) session, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) node.

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus for preventing loss of data existing in Msg3 buffer and a method and an apparatus for determining a paging frame and/or a paging occasion are provided.

A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.

A communication apparatus for inter-vehicular communication according to the present invention includes: a network state estimating unit configured to estimate network state information indicating a current network state based on driving information and channel state information of neighboring vehicles; a network access controller configured to control whether to transmit a message based on the network state information; a transmission scheduler configured to control a transmission time point of the message based on the network state information; and a transmission buffer unit configured to delay transmission of the message according to the control of the transmission time point of the transmission scheduler.

A node in a wireless mesh network determines that a threshold level of duplicate network protocol data units (PDUs) are received. Further, the node receives one or more network PDUs comprising respective segments of transport data in a transport PDU. The node relays a subset of the received one or more network PDUs comprising respective segments to one or more neighboring nodes. The subset is relayed based on determination that the node has received a threshold level of duplicate network PDUs.

A node in a wireless mesh network determines that a threshold level of duplicate network protocol data units (PDUs) are received. Further, the node receives one or more network PDUs comprising respective segments of transport data in a transport PDU. The node relays a subset of the received one or more network PDUs comprising respective segments to one or more neighboring nodes. The subset is relayed based on determination that the node has received a threshold level of duplicate network PDUs.