Techniques for reducing latency between terminal stations in a wireless local area network. In an aspect, two stations in close proximity may be configured to associate with a common access point, by causing one or more of the stations to disassociate from a current access point and reassociating with the common access point. The identity of the common access point may be independently derived at each terminal station using simple broadcast messaging procedures, without the need for extensive communications or handshaking between the stations. In an alternative aspect, a terminal station may repeat the disassociation and reassociation procedures without knowledge of the other station's BSSID, until a measured latency drops below a threshold.

A target access and mobility management function (AMF) receives, from a source AMF, a first message for a handover of a wireless device. A second message requesting creation of at least one first session for the wireless device is sent to a target session management function (SMF). A third message confirming creation of the at least one first session is received from the target SMF. Based on the third message, a fourth message causing release of at least one second session for the wireless device is sent to the source AMF.

The invention refers to a method for providing system information to a user equipment, UE (100), wherein a first access node (140a) of a first radio cell selects (S03) a second cell to support the system information broadcasting, and sends (S04) a message to the second access node (140b) of the second cell, wherein said message is indicative of a request to jointly broadcast system information, and wherein said request is indicative of the system information to be broadcasted; the invention further refers to corresponding access nodes (140a, 140b) a user equipment, UE (100), and computer programs.

A first Bluetooth audio device paired with a second Bluetooth audio device may coordinate communications between the two BT audio devices. The first Bluetooth audio device may originally communication with the second BT audio device over a first type of Bluetooth connection. When the first Bluetooth audio device determines that the second Bluetooth audio device has left or is close to leaving the range of the first Bluetooth audio device, the first Bluetooth audio device may switch to communicating with the second Bluetooth audio device over a second type of Bluetooth connection or over a wireless mesh network. The first Bluetooth audio device may maintain a Bluetooth connection of the first type with a mobile device regardless of how the first Bluetooth audio device communicates with the second Bluetooth audio device.

A target AMF receives a first message requesting a handover of a wireless device from a source AMF. The first message comprises: parameter(s) of an SMF, and second PDU session identifier(s) identifying second PDU session(s) established between a UPF and the wireless device. The target AMF selects a target SMF different from the source SMF. The target AMF sends a second message to the target SMF requesting creation of first PDU session(s) between the UPF and the wireless device. The second message comprises first PDU session identifier(s) identifying the first PDU session(s). The target SMF sends a third message to the UPF requesting establishment of a user plane session for first PDU session(s). The third message comprises an indication that the source SMF is relocated. The target SMF receives a fourth message from the UPF confirming the establishment of the user plane session.

A load balancing method for cellular communication systems and communication systems in general is described where beam steering antenna systems on the client or user side of the communication link are used to optimize load balancing among the base stations or nodes. A system controller containing an algorithm is implemented to control the radiation modes from the client or user devices to assign the client or user devices to the various base stations or nodes and to dynamically vary the network load across the cellular or communication system.

A first Bluetooth audio device paired with a second Bluetooth audio device may coordinate communications between the two BT audio devices. The first Bluetooth audio device may originally communication with the second BT audio device over a first type of Bluetooth connection. When the first Bluetooth audio device determines that the second Bluetooth audio device has left or is close to leaving the range of the first Bluetooth audio device, the first Bluetooth audio device may switch to communicating with the second Bluetooth audio device over a second type of Bluetooth connection or over a wireless mesh network. The first Bluetooth audio device may maintain a Bluetooth connection of the first type with a mobile device regardless of how the first Bluetooth audio device communicates with the second Bluetooth audio device.

A method performed by a network node or a wireless communications device for determining a reporting threshold related to proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network. For each of a plurality of candidate reporting thresholds the network node or the wireless communications device calculates a corresponding localization accuracy metric based on a deployment information related to a deployment of the wireless communications network, an evaluation position related to the evaluation of a received signal, a propagation model relating the evaluation position and the evaluation of the received signal, and the respective candidate reporting threshold. The network node or the wireless communications device then determines the reporting threshold based on the plurality of corresponding localization accuracy metrics.

Techniques for reducing latency between terminal stations in a wireless local area network. In an aspect, two stations in close proximity may be configured to associate with a common access point, by causing one or more of the stations to disassociate from a current access point and reassociating with the common access point. The identity of the common access point may be independently derived at each terminal station using simple broadcast messaging procedures, without the need for extensive communications or handshaking between the stations. In an alternative aspect, a terminal station may repeat the disassociation and reassociation procedures without knowledge of the other station's BSSID, until a measured latency drops below a threshold.

Sessions in progress are seamlessly moved between devices of a software platform. Proximity-based session handovers are performed between devices of the software platform utilizing non-penetrating signals. The non-penetrating signals are detected by mobile devices. The non-penetrating signals include a frequency signature. The frequency signature is associated with a stationary device. A request to handover a session in progress from the mobile device to the stationary device is transmitted based on the detection of a non-penetrating signal. A handover of the session in progress from the mobile device to the stationary device is performed such that the session in progress is continued at the stationary device without interruption.