A method includes, prior to authenticating a mobile device, receiving by an access point a first message from the mobile device, determining that the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to responding to the first message, and sending to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message. The method also includes receiving from the authentication server a third message that includes a response to the authentication request and that further includes the first message.

Methods (100, 200, 300) and apparatus (400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) are disclosed for establishing a key for direct communication between a User Equipment device, UE, and a device. The methods and apparatus cooperate to form a system for securing direct communication between a UE and a device over an interface. The system comprises a UE (20), a device (30) and a Direct Communication Element (40). The Direct Communication Element (40) is configured to obtain a shared session key and Generic Bootstrapping Architecture Push Information, GPI, to derive a UE delivery key from at least the shared session key, to generate a direct communication key, to encrypt the direct communication key with the UE delivery key, and to send the direct communication key, the encrypted direct communication key and the GPI to the device (30). The device (30) is configured to send the encrypted direct communication key and the GPI to the UE (20). The UE (20) is configured to derive the shared session key from at least the GPI, to derive the UE delivery key from the shared session key and to decrypt the encrypted direct communication key using the UE delivery key. Also disclosed are a computer product operable to carry out methods according to the present invention and a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having such a computer product stored thereon.

In some embodiments, a method of multi-connectivity operation of a wireless device in Discontinuous Reception (DRX) comprises determining whether a first DRX ON duration in a first DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device in a first Cell Group (CG) for multi-connectivity operation and a second DRX ON duration in a second DRX cycle configured for use by the wireless device in a second CG for multi-connectivity operation partially overlap in time with one another. The method further comprises, upon determining that the first DRX ON duration and the second DRX ON duration partially overlap, taking one or more actions that mitigate the partial overlap between the first DRX ON duration in the first DRX cycle and the second ON duration in the second DRX cycle. By avoiding partial overlap, interruptions at the wireless device as a result of transitioning between DRX states can be mitigated or avoided.

The present document discloses methods and apparatuses for reporting and processing information about a proximity service supporting capability. In the method, a first communication node determines indication information to be reported, herein the indication information is used for indicating information about a proximity service supporting capability of the first communication node, and the first communication node reports the indication information to a second communication node. According to the technical scheme provided by the present document, a base station can more reasonably and effectively allocate service resources to UE.

Disclosed are a method for implementing parallel multiuser data transmission and a primary node. The method includes: a primary node acquires a transmission opportunity or a service period; and the primary node utilizes a control/management frame carrying uplink multiuser control information to instruct a secondary node to perform uplink multiuser data transmission in the transmission opportunity or the service period.

The present invention discloses a NFC-based communication apparatus, comprising: a NFC module set in a trusted execution environment of the communication apparatus, the trusted execution environment being independent of a rich execution environment of the communication apparatus, the NFC module comprises a communication module, which is used for establishing a connection with another NFC apparatus, and a protocol module, which is used for resolving the communication data between the communication apparatus and the another NFC apparatus.

A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for supporting connectivity of device-to-device (D2D) communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving, by a third wireless device, information on a resource pool which can be used for D2D communication, from a base station; transmitting, by the third wireless device, information on a resource which can be used for D2D communication between the first wireless device and the second wireless device to the first wireless device and the second wireless device, on the basis of the received information; and performing, by the third wireless device, a procedure for providing necessary data to the second wireless device when the disconnection of the D2D communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device is detected.

Embodiments provide a signal sending method and a device, and relates to the communications field. The method includes determining, by a device, whether a CCA end moment is a first signal sending moment; and if the CCA end moment is the first signal sending moment, sending, by the device, a signal at the first signal sending moment. The present invention is used for signal sending.

A base station in a system supporting WWAN-WLAN aggregation communication in which a radio terminal performs communication using WWAN communication and WLAN communication simultaneously. The base station includes a controller configured to acquire capability information indicating a function of the radio terminal, wherein a first function and a second function are defined. The first function splits a bearer of the radio terminal in a PDCP layer of the WWAN communication, and uses the WWAN communication and the WLAN communication for radio communication of the bearer. The second function uses only the WLAN communication for the radio communication of the bearer without splitting the bearer going through the PDCP layer. The controller is configured to acquire capability information of the second function as information different from capability information of the first function.

Methods, devices, and storage mediums are provided for switch control. The method may include at least the following: sending a request for controlling the controlled device to a server, where the request instructs the server to request a first control terminal to transfer control of the controlled device to the mobile terminal; receiving a notification, sent by the server, of agreeing to control the controlled device, wherein the notification is sent after the server determines that the first control terminal agrees to transfer control; and communicating with the controlled device to control the controlled device.