Apparatuses and methods in a communication system are provided. A method comprises receiving from network instructions of how to control multi-user multiple input multiple output connections maintained by one or more radio access nodes, the connections utilising one or more slices. One or more radio access nodes perform, based at least in part on the received network instructions, multi-user pairing of terminal devices of the same or different slices, and determine, based at least in part on the received network instructions, slice-based quota taking multi-user pairing and interference arising from paired allocations into account.

Access points can be mounted in a variety of locations or orientations and can support multiple communications protocols. In some embodiments, an access point includes a main housing and a front housing. The main and front housing are connected by a hinge. A Wi-Fi antenna is included in the front housing in some embodiments. The access point is configured for use in either an open or closed position. When mounted in a vertical position, the front housing can be lowered into a horizontal position, which facilitates a preferred orientation of an antenna with respect to the ground. A first set of cooling fins serves to maintain components of the access point offset from a wall to which the access point is mounted. This facilitates airflow. Additional fins act as a spacer between the main housing and the front housing when the access point is used in a closed position. This facilitates air flow around both sides of the main housing.

Wireless transmission may be based on a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure indicating a clear channel. One or more transmissions may start from a configured starting position. The configured starting position may be signaled to a wireless device.

Wireless transmission may be based on a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure indicating a clear channel. One or more transmissions may start from a configured starting position. The configured starting position may be signaled to a wireless device.

The present disclosure provides an access control method performed at user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station, multiple pieces of access control information corresponding to multiple network types; using the received multiple pieces of access control information to respectively perform an access control check for the multiple network types of networks; starting an access barring timer according to an access control check result; and if the access barring timer times out, informing an upper layer of the UE that barring of access is removed. The present disclosure also provides an access control configuration method for UE performed at a base station, corresponding UE, and a corresponding base station.

The present disclosure provides an access control method performed at user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station, multiple pieces of access control information corresponding to multiple network types; using the received multiple pieces of access control information to respectively perform an access control check for the multiple network types of networks; starting an access barring timer according to an access control check result; and if the access barring timer times out, informing an upper layer of the UE that barring of access is removed. The present disclosure also provides an access control configuration method for UE performed at a base station, corresponding UE, and a corresponding base station.

A wireless network association and authentication system includes an access point that is coupled to an authentication server via a first wireless network. The access point receives, from a first user device that associates with the access point, a first request for access to a second wireless network provided by the access point that is coupled to a wide area network through the first wireless network. The first request includes first authentication information. The access point provides the first request that includes the first authentication information to the authentication server via the first wireless network and receives a first authentication response from the authentication server via the first wireless network. In response to the first authentication response indicating that the first user device is authenticated, the access point provides the first user device access to the second wireless network.

The present invention relates to a communication technique for combining IoT technology with 5G communication systems for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems, and to a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied, on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology, to intelligent services such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, security- and safety-related services. The present invention relates to a method for configuring temporal ordering of uplinks in a wireless communication system, more specifically, in 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR).

A multimode base station and a system. The multimode base station includes a wireless transceiver module, a first processing module, a second processing module, a selection and configuration module, and a network connection module. The first processing module is connected to the wireless transceiver module. The second processing module is connected to the network connection module. The first processing module is connected to the second processing module. The multimode base station operates in base mode, DM mode, or dual mode. The selection and configuration module is configured to receive a mode setting instruction from a user, and set an operating mode of the multimode base station. The multimode base station in base mode is equivalent to a base station. The multimode base station in DM mode is equivalent to a DECT manager. The multimode base station in dual mode is equivalent to a base station and a DECT manager.

A multimode base station and a system. The multimode base station includes a wireless transceiver module, a first processing module, a second processing module, a selection and configuration module, and a network connection module. The first processing module is connected to the wireless transceiver module. The second processing module is connected to the network connection module. The first processing module is connected to the second processing module. The multimode base station operates in base mode, DM mode, or dual mode. The selection and configuration module is configured to receive a mode setting instruction from a user, and set an operating mode of the multimode base station. The multimode base station in base mode is equivalent to a base station. The multimode base station in DM mode is equivalent to a DECT manager. The multimode base station in dual mode is equivalent to a base station and a DECT manager.