To prevent a client device from being stranded, a steering controller of an access point device can provide an improved network environment or performance by steering a target client device to a basic service set (BSS) of a network device that is different from the current BSS of the target client device based on a first or a poor link quality threshold where non-associated client (NAC) link quality parameters for NAC network devices within the network environment, such as a mesh network, is not available. The steering controller can select or identify a candidate BSS and then send a steering query to the target client device. The steering controller can receive a response from the target client device that indicates whether the steering to the candidate BSS was successful or accepted by the targeted client device.

To prevent a client device from being stranded, a steering controller of an access point device can provide an improved network environment or performance by steering a target client device to a basic service set (BSS) of a network device that is different from the current BSS of the target client device based on a first or a poor link quality threshold where non-associated client (NAC) link quality parameters for NAC network devices within the network environment, such as a mesh network, is not available. The steering controller can select or identify a candidate BSS and then send a steering query to the target client device. The steering controller can receive a response from the target client device that indicates whether the steering to the candidate BSS was successful or accepted by the targeted client device.

Systems and methods for Radio Access Network dynamic functional splits are de-scribed. In one embodiment, a method may be disclosed for Radio Access Network dynamic func-tional splits, comprising: determining, by a user for a RAN, a first split of different functionalities between a central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), the functionalities including a Radio Resource Controller (RRC), a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), a Radio Link Control (RLC); a Medium Access control (MAC), a Physical Layer (PHY), and a Radio Frequency Unit (RF); and wherein the system is able to provide different splits of the functionalities based on fac-tors such as user count, fronthaul capacity, fronthaul usage, required baseband processing capacity, and latency.

Systems and methods for Radio Access Network dynamic functional splits are de-scribed. In one embodiment, a method may be disclosed for Radio Access Network dynamic func-tional splits, comprising: determining, by a user for a RAN, a first split of different functionalities between a central Unit (CU) and a Distributed Unit (DU), the functionalities including a Radio Resource Controller (RRC), a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), a Radio Link Control (RLC); a Medium Access control (MAC), a Physical Layer (PHY), and a Radio Frequency Unit (RF); and wherein the system is able to provide different splits of the functionalities based on fac-tors such as user count, fronthaul capacity, fronthaul usage, required baseband processing capacity, and latency.

A network slice selection method includes, in response to an update in configuration information of a user of a media service, determining first information indicating updated configuration information of the user of the media service. The first information indicates an updated selection of a first network slice from at least two network slices. The method further includes transmitting, by the media service, the first information to an entity of a 5G Core network.

A communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: a terminal device receives measurement configuration information from a first network device, where the measurement configuration information indicates the terminal device to measure a first cell. The terminal device sends a measurement result to a second network device, where the measurement result is obtained by the terminal device by measuring the first cell based on the measurement configuration information, and the measurement result indicates that the terminal device obtains a signal of the first cell through measurement or does not obtain a signal of the first cell through measurement. Based on the indication, of the measurement result, that the terminal device obtains the signal of the first cell through measurement or does not obtain the signal of the first cell through measurement, whether coverage of the first cell needs to be corrected may be further determined.

A method for communication is applied to a first terminal, and includes: obtaining a notification message sent by a network device, the notification message being used for notifying a determined collaborative terminal, and the collaborative terminal being a second terminal different from the first terminal; and determining, based on the notification message, the second terminal for assisting the first terminal in transmitting data. The examples of the disclosure can effectively improve the coverage performance.

A method in a telecommunications system including a Data Network, DN, a base station, a connection via the base station from the DN to a User Equipment, UE, executing a UE application producing application data, and an algorithm entity on the DN, wherein the base station transmits network configuration information to a DN application executing on the algorithm entity, the DN application produces and transmits a filtering configuration based on the network configuration information to the UE for use in filtering the application data before transmission to the algorithm entity, allowing the UE to produce application data filtered according to the filtering configuration, and the connection transmits the filtered application data to the algorithm entity.

A method in a telecommunications system including a Data Network, DN, a base station, a connection via the base station from the DN to a User Equipment, UE, executing a UE application producing application data, and an algorithm entity on the DN, wherein the base station transmits network configuration information to a DN application executing on the algorithm entity, the DN application produces and transmits a filtering configuration based on the network configuration information to the UE for use in filtering the application data before transmission to the algorithm entity, allowing the UE to produce application data filtered according to the filtering configuration, and the connection transmits the filtered application data to the algorithm entity.

A method for dispatching radio coverage drones to a geographical area of a failing node in a radio network, wherein the radio coverages drones are configured to re-establish operability of the failing node is disclosed. The method comprises steps being performed by a network node of generating (102) a radio coverage map, wherein the generated radio coverage map covers the geographical area of the failing node and geographical areas of adjacent nodes, identifies at least one mobile communication device having radio coverage from at least one of the adjacent nodes, and defines a size of the geographical area of the failing node, dynamically calibrating (103) the defined size of the geographical area of the failing node of the dynamically generated radio coverage map by: calculating (103a) a first distance between the identified mobile communication device and a selected one of the adjacent nodes, wherein the identified mobile communication device has coverage from the selected adjacent node while being geographically closer to the failing node than to the selected adjacent node, deducing (103b) a second distance between the failing node and the selected adjacent node, determining (103d) the actual size of the geographical area of the failing node based on the second and the first distance, and determining (104) a number of radio coverage drones to be dispatched to the geographical area of the failing node, wherein the number of radio coverage drones is based on to the actual size of the geographical area of the failing node. Corresponding computer program product, arrangement, network node, and system are also disclosed.