Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs that communicate with a User Equipment (UE) device that is simultaneously using a first wireless communication protocol and a second wireless communication protocol; determine the UE device is proximate to a neighbor cell; determine the neighbor cell is absent from a neighbor relations table; cause the UE device to cease simultaneously using the first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless communication protocol; cause the UE device to only use the first wireless communication protocol; receive information while the UE device is only using the first wireless communication protocol; and use the information to add the neighbor cell to the neighbor relations table.

A method for sending wireless charging related information. The method includes: sending wireless charging-related information of a terminal to a core network. The wireless charging-related information may be communicated between base stations during cell handover of the terminal from one base station to another.

Mobility management for wireless communication networks is provided. A method can include determining, by a device comprising a processor, expected utilities respectively for a group of network actions on behalf of a user equipment in a communication network based on an observed state of network devices of the communication network, selecting, by the device, a network action from the group of network actions having at least a threshold expected utility, resulting in a selected network action, determining, by the device, an adjustment parameter for the selected network action based on a conformity of the selected network action to a network policy applicable to the communication network, and based on the adjustment parameter, adjusting, by the device, an expected utility of the expected utilities corresponding to the selected network action to account for the observed state of the network devices of the communication network.

A first network node of a first frequency layer, acquires (201) information on services that are offered by a second network node at a second, different frequency layer. The second network node is within the coverage area of the first network node. The first network node broadcasts (202) a service advertisement message to at least one terminal device (UE) for advertising the services offered by the second network node at the second frequency layer.

Mobility management for wireless communication networks is provided. A method can include determining, by a device comprising a processor, expected utilities respectively for a group of network actions on behalf of a user equipment in a communication network based on an observed state of network devices of the communication network, selecting, by the device, a network action from the group of network actions having at least a threshold expected utility, resulting in a selected network action, determining, by the device, an adjustment parameter for the selected network action based on a conformity of the selected network action to a network policy applicable to the communication network, and based on the adjustment parameter, adjusting, by the device, an expected utility of the expected utilities corresponding to the selected network action to account for the observed state of the network devices of the communication network.

In an aspect, a communication method is performed in a user equipment in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state. The communication method includes: specifying, as a candidate cell for cell reselection, a cell belonging to a frequency supporting a selected network slice group selected in accordance with a priority provided by a NAS layer; and determining whether the candidate cell supports the selected network slice group. The determining includes: receiving a system information block from a serving cell of a user equipment for each of a plurality of network slice groups, the system information block including information indicating an identifier of the network slice group and a cell identifier of a cell that does not support the network slice group; and determining whether the candidate cell supports the selected network slice group, based on the information.

A cell selection method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: performing, by a terminal, cell measurement; obtaining, by the terminal, cell selection auxiliary information; and performing, by the terminal, cell selection or cell reselection according to a cell measurement result and the cell selection auxiliary information. By using the method, the terminal can select a more suitable cell.

Disclosed are a control method for supporting multiple connections in a mobile communication system and an apparatus for supporting multiple connections. In the method for supporting the multiple connections to be performed in first and second base stations, a first base station receives the measured results for multiple connections from a terminal, determines whether the plurality of connections are set on the basis of the measured results, transmits the information for setting the multiple connections to the second base station when setting the multiple results, and the second base station generates the control information for setting the multiple connections of the terminal on the basis of the information for setting the multiple connections received from the first base station. Thus, the multiple connections can be easily supported and the performance of the mobile communication system can be improved therethrough.

Systems, devices, and techniques are described for communication node scanning and association in a wireless communication network. An illustrative method includes receiving, via a first channel, identifying information that identify a plurality of communication nodes that are configured to communicate via at least a second channel. The illustrative method further includes initiating communication, via at least the second channel, with a communication node based, at least in part, on the identifying information.

Systems and methods to utilize user device network slicing and cell support to manage handover of communications for user device. A request to handover management of a user device from a first cell to a second cell is received. One or more possible cells for the handover are then identified. If the user device is utilizing network slicing, then the second cell is selected from the one or more possible cells based on that cell also supporting network slicing. If the cell supports the same network slice as being utilized by the user device, then the handover of the user device to the second cell is initiated.