Various approaches for the deployment and use of communication exclusion zones, defined for use with a satellite non-terrestrial network (including within a low-earth orbit satellite constellation), are discussed. In an example, defining and implementing a non-terrestrial communication exclusion zone includes: calculating based on a future orbital position of a low-earth orbit satellite vehicle, an exclusion condition for communications from the satellite vehicle; identifying, based on the exclusion condition and the future orbital position, a timing for implementing the exclusion condition for the communications from the satellite vehicle; and generating exclusion zone data for use by the satellite vehicle, the exclusion zone data indicating the timing for implementing the exclusion condition for the communications from the satellite vehicle.

Methods and nodes in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. A method in a node in an IAB network for selecting a preferred route from a plurality of candidate routes for sending data from a first node to a second node in the IAB network is provided. Each candidate route includes at least one intermediate node between the first node and the second node. The method includes, for each candidate route, determining a predicted transmission delay associated with sending the data along the respective candidate route based on channel measurements between nodes along the respective candidate route and an error probability constraint, wherein the transmission delay is predicted for a transmission of the data that satisfies the error probability constraint in view of the channel measurements. The method further selecting a route from the plurality of candidate routes for sending the data based on the predicted transmission delays.

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for measuring a power level in at least a portion of a plurality of resource blocks occurring in a radio frequency spectrum, wherein the measuring occurs for a plurality of time cycles to generate a plurality of power level measurements, calculating a baseline power level according to at least a portion of the plurality of power levels, determining a threshold from the baseline power level, and monitoring at least a portion of the plurality of resource blocks for signal interference according to the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for measuring a power level in at least a portion of a plurality of resource blocks occurring in a radio frequency spectrum, wherein the measuring occurs for a plurality of time cycles to generate a plurality of power level measurements, calculating a baseline power level according to at least a portion of the plurality of power levels, determining a threshold from the baseline power level, and monitoring at least a portion of the plurality of resource blocks for signal interference according to the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A configuration for self interference and cross link interference (CLI) management of bidirectional smart repeaters. The apparatus transmits, to a first wireless device, a measurement configuration to measure interference. The measurement configuration comprising a first measurement occasion and a second measurement occasion. The apparatus receives, from the first wireless device, a report of measured interference at the first wireless device based on the measurement configuration. Part of the measured interference under the first measurement occasion is based at least on transmissions forwarded by a relay node.

A configuration for self interference and cross link interference (CLI) management of bidirectional smart repeaters. The apparatus transmits, to a first wireless device, a measurement configuration to measure interference. The measurement configuration comprising a first measurement occasion and a second measurement occasion. The apparatus receives, from the first wireless device, a report of measured interference at the first wireless device based on the measurement configuration. Part of the measured interference under the first measurement occasion is based at least on transmissions forwarded by a relay node.

A load control system may include control devices configured to communicate via a network. The network may include router devices (e.g., a leader device and other router devices) for enabling communication of messages throughout the network. Boundary router devices may be assigned to assist with communications around a noise source. The boundary router devices may be identified as being outside of a first range from the noise source and within a second range from the noise source. Control device within the first range that are closer to the noise source may be assigned as end devices. The boundary router devices that are outside of the first range may be close enough to the end devices within the first range to assist the end devices with communication around the noise source.

A load control system may include control devices configured to communicate via a network. The network may include router devices (e.g., a leader device and other router devices) for enabling communication of messages throughout the network. Boundary router devices may be assigned to assist with communications around a noise source. The boundary router devices may be identified as being outside of a first range from the noise source and within a second range from the noise source. Control device within the first range that are closer to the noise source may be assigned as end devices. The boundary router devices that are outside of the first range may be close enough to the end devices within the first range to assist the end devices with communication around the noise source.

A method and an apparatus for reducing interference between WiFi and LTE, so as to adjust a WiFi operating channel of a terminal according to an operating status of LTE, so that when WiFi and LTE coexist, the interference is minimized, and user experience is improved. The method includes: determining whether an LTE network is operating; obtaining an operating status of the LTE network if the LTE network is operating, where the operating status of the LTE network includes an operating frequency of the LTE network; and determining a WiFi operating channel according to the operating status of the LTE network and a preset rule, where the preset rule includes a correspondence between the operating status of the LTE network and a channel interference parameter between the LTE network and a WiFi channel.

A time domain multiplexed (TDM) routing schedule for a wireless mesh network can be generated using a Markov chain process. In particular, synchronized paths between access nodes and gateways in the mesh network can be added to, and removed from, the TDM routing schedule in an iterative fashion according to each individual state in a state progression of a Markov chain, with each state of the Markov chain mapping a different combination of synchronized paths to the TDM routing schedule. In some embodiments, transitioning between states of a Markov chain is performed according to a proportionally fair transition rate.