Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for deriving cell reference location in a wireless communication system. A method for a UE in the wireless communication system can comprise receiving information of a first reference location of a cell, receiving an assistance information associated with the cell, deriving and/or acquiring a second reference location of the cell based on at least the assistance information, and using the second reference location of the cell to evaluate a location-based event or measurement.

In a method in a user equipment, UE, in a communications network, of determining whether to perform a handover procedure from a first network node to a second network node, a location of the UE is provided as input to a model stored on the UE, the model having been trained using a machine learning process to predict conditions on the second network node in the communications network based on the location of the UE. A prediction of conditions on the second network node at the provided location of the UE is provided by the model. The received predicted conditions are then used to determine whether to perform a handover procedure.

A radio terminal (1) determines that the radio terminal (1) is approaching a first station (5), receives from a center server (4) a cell identifier of a first cell corresponding to an entrance gate function (53) of the first station (5), and transmit a message containing the cell identifier to a cellular communication network. The message causes the network to add the first cell (54) as a secondary cell in dual connectivity for the radio terminal (1), enabling the radio terminal (1) to communicate with the entrance gate function (53) via a user plane path including a radio connection of the first cell (54). The radio terminal (1) then communicates with the entrance gate function (53) via the user plane path. This contributes, for example, to reducing latency required to transmit or receive user data in a narrow coverage cell when a radio terminal receives a signal from that cell.

Provided are methods for enhanced proactive transceiver and carrier automated arbitration for a vehicle. Some methods described include receiving route information representing a route to be traveled by the vehicle, and determining, based on a prediction model and the route information, a first connectivity score of a first transceiver and a second connectivity score of a second transceiver. Some methods described include comparing the first connectivity score against the second connectivity score, and selecting, based on the first connectivity score being greater than the second connectivity score, the first transceiver. Some methods described include determining, using location information, a current second connectivity score of the second transceiver, and connecting, based on comparing the current second connectivity score against the first connectivity score, the vehicle to the first transceiver or the second transceiver for performing wireless communications. Systems and computer program products are also provided.

A plurality of ground station devices perform wireless communication processing for a side of a terminal station; and a single or a plurality of mobile station devices perform wireless communication processing for a side of a base station, so as to make a wireless connection in parallel with a plurality of the ground station devices having a line of sight.

A bridge device is connected with each of the plurality of ground station devices and a communication network and performs: obtaining connection configuration data indicating a connection configuration between each of the ground station devices and the mobile station devices from the ground station devices; transferring, upon receipt of from the communication network, data whose transmission destination is any of the mobile station devices, the received data to any of the ground station devices based on the obtained connection configuration data; and sending out, upon receipt of data from the ground station devices, the received data to the communication network.

An apparatus and system to mitigate non-genuine handovers are described. The handovers include handovers based on fake measurements and handovers to malicious cells. To mitigate these, a mitigation procedure is initiated when excessive handovers are detected. Location information obtained from the UE, estimation of PHY layer properties by the serving and/or target cell, or AI modeling of the best serving cell at the UE location is used to determine whether the handover is valid. If not, the handover is canceled and the UE is stopped from initiating new handovers for a specified time, the UE may be instructed to perform re-authentication with the network, and/or the serving cell recommends to the network authentication entity to revoke the UE authentication. To ensure that the target cell is legitimate, an AI model is used to classify the target cell as known/unknown and the result sent to the network in NAS signaling.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, estimating a location of a mobile device based on a first wireless signal transmitted by one of a first group of wireless anchors of a first location service operating within a first area. Ranges between the mobile device and a group of wireless reference devices are determined responsive to the location indicating the mobile device is proximate to a predetermined transition region. A handover requirement is identified according to the range information and, responsive to this requirement, the mobile device is configured to receive a second wireless signal transmitted one of a second group of wireless anchors of a second location service operating within a second area. The location of the mobile device may be determined according to the second wireless signal, without reference to the first wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

An operation method of a transmission and reception point (TRP) constituting a base station may include: receiving, from a first distributed unit (DU) and through a first physical layer, scheduling information of a first terminal and first data to be transmitted to the first terminal; receiving, from a second DU and through the first physical layer, scheduling information of a second terminal to be provided to the second terminal and second data to be transmitted to the second terminal; and simultaneously transmitting the first data and the second data to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively, through a second physical layer based on the scheduling information of the first terminal and the scheduling information of the second terminal.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, estimating a location of a mobile device based on a first wireless signal transmitted by one of a first group of wireless anchors of a first location service operating within a first area. Ranges between the mobile device and a group of wireless reference devices are determined responsive to the location indicating the mobile device is proximate to a predetermined transition region. A handover requirement is identified according to the range information and, responsive to this requirement, the mobile device is configured to receive a second wireless signal transmitted one of a second group of wireless anchors of a second location service operating within a second area. The location of the mobile device may be determined according to the second wireless signal, without reference to the first wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.

A method and apparatus for controlling an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are provided. The method is applied to the UAV, and includes: receiving flight path information transmitted by a UAV controller, wherein the flight path information represents a flight path set by the UAV controller for the UAV controlled by the UAV controller; and transmitting the flight path information to a base station that provides a network service for the UAV, such that the base station determines the flight path based on the flight path information.