Methods and apparatuses for enhancing advertisement of restricted target wake time (TWT) schedules by access points (APs) and improving selection of restricted TWT schedules by stations (STAs) in a wireless local area network. A wireless STA apparatus comprises a transceiver and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive, from an AP, a restricted TWT advertisement that includes a restricted TWT schedule and additional information about the restricted TWT schedule. The processor is configured to determine, based on the additional information, whether to refrain from requesting to become a member of the restricted TWT schedule.

A communication system includes a first wireless base station supporting communications with multiple mobile communication devices. The first wireless base station is limited to an amount of power it is able to consume. For example, the wireless base station receives power consumption information from a power consumption manager. To control power consumption with respect to the received power consumption information, the wireless base station determines (such as based on an estimation, calculation, measurement, etc.), an amount of a power consumption by the wireless base station while communicating with multiple mobile communication devices. The wireless base station adjusts wireless communications transmitted from the wireless base station to maintain the power consumption of the wireless base station with respect to a power consumption limit as indicated by the received power consumption information.

Autonomous power saving in a remote unit in a wireless communications system (WCS) is provided. The remote unit can be part of a distributed communications system (DCS) in the WCS, wherein the remote unit communicates downlink and uplink communications signals over a set of radio resources based on a non-cooperative connectivity to a signal source. Herein, the remote unit is configured to opportunistically engage in a power saving mode operation without requiring control signaling and/or a real time trigger from the signal source. More specifically, the remote unit is configured to determine an inactivity period(s) in the set of radio resources that is suited for the power saving mode operation and autonomously enter the power saving mode operation during the determined inactivity period(s). By autonomously engaging in the power saving mode operation, it is possible to reduce power consumption in the remote unit and overall operating expense of the WCS.

There are provided measures for configuration of power saving groups. Such measures, for determining, in a network including a plurality of radio cells, at least one power saving group comprising at least two radio cells of said plurality of radio cells, exemplarily comprise retrieving neighboring data including a plurality of entries corresponding to a plurality of combinations of respective two radio cells of said plurality of radio cells, wherein each of said plurality of entries represents overlapping amount information in relation to said respective two radio cells, identifying radio cells of said plurality of radio cells as power saving group reference cells based on said neighboring data, identifying radio cells of said plurality of radio cells as power saving group helping cells respectively for at least one identified power saving group reference cell based on said neighboring data, and assigning each of said identified power saving group helping cells to one of said identified power saving group reference cells based on said neighboring data, wherein each of said at least one power saving group comprises one of said identified power saving group reference cells and at least one identified power saving group helping cell assigned to said one of said identified power saving group reference cells.

Methods, systems, and storage media are described for Load Balancing Optimization (LBO) and Mobility Robustness Optimization (MRO) for fifth generation (5G) systems. In particular, some embodiments may be directed intra-radio access technology (RAT) energy saving scenarios while other embodiments may be directed to and inter-RAT energy saving scenarios. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A method of a network node adapted to transmit a wake-up signal for waking up one or more wireless communication receivers is disclosed, as well as a method for the wireless communication receiver, such network node and wireless communication receiver, and computer programs for implementing the methods. Each wireless communication receiver is comprised in a wireless communication device and is associated with a wake-up radio adapted to wake up the wireless communication receiver in response to detecting the wake-up signal. An indication of a maximum frequency error of the wake-up radio associated with the wireless communication receiver is acquired such that a non-data transmission bandwidth for exclusive use by the wake-up signal can be determined. The wake-up signal is transmitted over a wake-up signal transmission frequency interval having a wake-up signal transmission bandwidth, wherein the wake-up signal transmission bandwidth is less than, or equal to, the non-data transmission bandwidth. The method of the wireless communication receiver comprises transmitting a message to the network node indicative of a maximum frequency error of the wake-up radio, wherein the maximum frequency error is for determination by the network node of a non-data transmission bandwidth for the exclusive use by the wake-up signal.

A base station includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to transmit, when a state transition of a mobile station is performed, a first control signal to the mobile station, and perform control to simultaneously transmit the first control signal and a second control signal different from the first control signal to the mobile station when a first state transition, which causes a state of the mobile station to transfer from a first state to a second state, is performed, and then a second state transition, which causes the state of the mobile station to transfer from the second state to a third state, is performed.

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. Provided are a method and an apparatus for allocating V2X resources of an SN to a UE in a dual connectivity supporting network and also a method and an apparatus for controlling a dormant state of an SCell.

Vehicle mounted Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems and associated methods are provided. An example vehicle mounted RFID system is configured to operate an RFID system in a high-power mode. The example vehicle mounted RFID system is further configured to determine that an operating state of a vehicle switched from an active charging state to an inactive state. The example vehicle mounted RFID system is further configured to, in response to determine that the operating state of the vehicle switched from the active charging state to the inactive state, initialize a timer for a period of time. The example vehicle mounted RFID system is further configured to, in response to an elapse of the period of time, switch the RFID system to a low-power mode.

A method for operating a local network for a terminal device by a first communication device of a first motor vehicle is provided. A first mobile network connection is set up between the first motor vehicle and a network external to the motor vehicle Using the first communication device. The local network is created for the terminal device as a function of the first mobile network connection. A current first state of charge of a first electrical energy storage unit of the first motor vehicle is determined by the first communication device and the local network is created as a function of the determined first state of charge that is determined.