Disclosed herein is an architecture for an edge computing platform based on an underlying wireless mesh network. The architecture includes nodes installed with equipment for operating as part of a wireless mesh network, including (1) a first tier of one or more Point of Presence (PoP) node, (2) a second tier of one or more seed nodes that are each directly connected to at least one PoP node via a PoP-to-seed wireless link, and (3) a third tier of one or more anchor nodes that are each connected to at least one seed node either (i) directly via a seed-to-anchor wireless link or (ii) indirectly via one or more intermediate anchor nodes, one or more anchor-to-anchor wireless links, and one seed-to-anchor wireless link, where at least one node in each of these tiers is further installed with equipment for operating as part of an edge computing platform.

Systems and methods enable the provisioning of security as a service for network slices. A network device stores definitions of multiple security assurance levels for network slices based on security parameters of assets used in the network slices. The network device stores multiple network slice templates, wherein the multiple network slice templates have different security assurance levels, of the multiple security assurance levels, for a Network Service Descriptor (NSD). The network device receives a request for a network slice with a requested security assurance level, of the multiple security assurance levels, for the NSD, and deploys the network slice using one of the network slice templates that has a security assurance level that corresponds to the requested security assurance level. The network device monitors the security parameters of the assets of the network slice for changes to the security assurance level of the deployed network slice.

A wireless network system includes a base station of a first network and a user equipment camping on the first network. The base station is configured to set an indicator to a specific value when determining that the first network is not loaded balancedly. The base station then sends the indicator, an update amount, a timer length, and at least one RAN rule including a threshold to the user equipment. The user equipment is configured to start a timer when receiving the at least one RAN rule with the indicator set to the specific value from the base station, adjust the threshold by the update amount when the timer expires according to the timer length, and steer traffic from the first network to a second network or from the second network to the first network when the at least one RAN rule is satisfied according to the adjusted threshold.

A method, a system, and a computer program product for selecting fronthaul links in a wireless communication system. One or more link delays are determined. The link delays are associated with one or more communication links in the plurality of communication links communicatively coupling a first communication device and a second communication device. Using the determined link delays, a communication link transmission priority of the communication links for transmission of one or more data packets is determined. A listing of prioritized communication links is generated. At least one communication link in the prioritized communication links is selected for transmission of data packets between the first and second communication devices. Using the selected communication link, the data packets are transmitted between the first and second communication devices.

A method for controlling a connection procedure for a terminal device requesting a radio connection to a cell supported by network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunication system, the method comprising: determining, at the terminal device, that a request to connect to the cell supported by the network infrastructure equipment is to be made, establishing, at the terminal device, application information relating to an operating context for the terminal device; transmitting a connection request message from the terminal device to the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the connection request message comprises a request for the terminal device to connect to the cell and an indication of the application information; and determining, at the network infrastructure equipment, whether to allow the request for the terminal device to connect to the cell based, at least in part, on the application information received by the network infrastructure equipment from the terminal device.

A relay device includes a controller configured to execute a first process when a state of RRC transitions from a first state to a second state; a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal for transitioning the state of the RRC from the second state to a third state according to the first process; and a receiver configured to receive a transmitted second signal in response to the first signal, wherein the controller transitions the state of the RRC from the second state to the third state according to the second signal.

An implantable medical device includes a wire frame, a cover, and a sensor. The wire frame is formed of struts and openings. The cover connects to the struts of the wire frame. The cover is fashioned from a fabric including a PET fabric made of PET yarn and a ferromagnetic material combined with the PET fabric. The PET yarn is made from a plurality of PET fibers. The sensor is positioned on the cover and connected to the wire frame. The cover shields the sensor from detuning effects of the wire frame.

An apparatus and system to enable MNO policy-driven AI decisions and frame structure are described. An AI SAP receives modified context information within a network and determines a response to network events based on MNO policies. The AI SAP includes a context-aware management entity that tracks and updates the context information, a cognition framework entity that processes new data, applies inferences and compares results of the inferences to available knowledge, a situational awareness entity that determines effects of events within the system on objectives based on the MNO policies, and a policy management entity that provides behavioral rules on the system based on the MNO policies. The AI SAP provides QoS modifications based on positional and movement information of a UE by determining timing indicating when the UE is to be within the AP range and adjusting AP activation and synchronization signaling for the UE based on the timing.

Solutions are disclosed that advantageously perform real-time radio site coverage adjustment, such as by adjusting antenna pointing directions, to minimize service disruptions in a wireless network. When a first radio site is unable to meet demand for service, due to a scheduled network service activity, an unplanned outage, or a spike in demand, an antenna at a second radio site (e.g., a neighbor of the first radio site), is aimed (pointed) such that it is the second radio site is able to meet at least a portion of the demand for service of the first radio site. The pointing may be accomplished using mechanical tilt and/or beamforming. This may cascade, such that a third radio site supplements coverage for the second radio site's larger traffic demand. Upon the first radio site's unmet traffic demand abating, the antenna of the second radio site may return to its default pointing direction.

A method includes receiving, at an Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) 104, a plurality of RIC indication messages from a plurality of gNodeBs (gNBs) 100. Each of the plurality of RIC indication messages comprises one or more network parameters. The method further includes determining whether a plurality network conditions satisfy one or more predefined criteria based on the one or more network parameters. The plurality network conditions comprise an identification of a scale-in, an expiration of a session drain timer, and an absence of any scale-out. The method further includes transmitting a RIC control request in response to the plurality network conditions that satisfy one or more predefined criteria. The RIC control request is transmitted to initiate a change of Centralized Unit User Plane (CU-UP) procedure for a set of User Equipments (UEs) associated with at least one gNB among the plurality of gNBs 100.