Abstract:
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a memory storing computer readable instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions, which configure the processor to receive data/attributes from a radio access network, RAN, related to a carrier aggregation operation performed by the RAN; determine at least one adjustment to the carrier aggregation operation based on the received data/attributes; and send the at least one adjustment to the RAN.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: obtaining information about a plurality of user equipments (UE) to be scheduled for a communication in a communication network, generating two or more UE sublists by splitting the plurality of UEs and placing each of the plurality of UEs into at least one UE sublist, the splitting being based on a processing considering an interference parameter, dividing available communication resources of the communication network in accordance with the generated two or more UE sublists and allocating a part of the resources to each of the UE sublist, executing a parallelization of scheduling processing by generating one processing thread per each UE sublist, and conducting a scheduling processing for each UE sublist in the corresponding processing thread.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and software for a Radio Access Network (RAN). In one embodiment, a system identifies a plurality of cells within the RAN, and groups the cells into cell groups. The system performs a training process to train group Machine-Learning (ML) models for the cell groups based on training data for the cell groups, and evaluates a performance of the group ML models for the cell groups based on evaluation data for the cell groups. The system provides the group ML models for the cell groups to a RAN management system or the like when the performance of the group ML models satisfies a performance threshold.
Abstract:
This document discloses a solution for configuring a radio resource control connection. According to an aspect, a method comprises: storing, in a database, an identifier of a terminal device and a first set of parameters of a first radio resource control connection of a terminal device; retrieving, from the database by using the identifier after the first radio resource control connection has been terminated, the parameters of the first radio resource control connection; and configuring, on the basis of the retrieved parameters of the first radio resource control connection, at least one operational parameter of a second radio resource control connection of the terminal device identified by the identifier.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling support that define an open and extensible end-to-end network architecture. One method includes extracting, by an interface to a base station system, real-time and context related information from a radio access network, and transmitting the extracted real-time and context related information to an interface to a transport system.
Abstract:
Systems and techniques for negotiated control of multipoint coordination. A first device (such as a central entity or base station) signals a second device regarding its desire to assert control over, or readiness to accept control by, the second device, with respect to coordinated radio transmission. The negotiation may include, for example, acceptance of control, rejection of control, specification of resources subject to or exempt from control, and priority-based decisions to override or refrain from overriding rejections. Coordinated transmission is then conducted based on the outcome of the negotiation.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes circuitry configured to: receive a request from a radio access network algorithm to determine whether there is a distribution shift related to a temporal characteristic of a cell of a communication network; request data from a radio access network node or a controller platform related to the temporal characteristic; receive the requested data related to the cell from the radio access network node or the controller platform; determine whether there is a distribution shift related to the temporal characteristic; in response to determining that there is a distribution shift, select a learning type for an update to a model; and update the model such that, when the model is provided to an inference server, causes the radio access network algorithm to use the updated model to perform at least one action to optimize the performance of the radio access network node or other radio access network node.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a grid-of-beams (GoB) are provided. One method may include collecting network data for training a neural network, train the neural network, using the collected data, to learn a non-discounted cumulative reward Q that evaluates a benefit of including a given beam into a grid-of-beams (GoB), iteratively applying the trained neural network to select at least one optimal beam to include in the grid-of-beams (GoB), and selecting one or more beams from the grid-of-beams (GoB) to transmit to a user equipment or to receive transmission from the user equipment.
Abstract:
As radio access network (RAN) architecture evolves and evolved packet core deployments get more distributed, there is an opportunity to provide significant optimizations of latency and processing. Certain embodiments can provide these and other benefits using vertical aggregation of radio access network and evolved packet core functionalities. A method can include operating a network element as a per-user-equipment control plane entity. The method can also include operating the network element as a first user plane entity (for example, a per-user-equipment user plane entity). The method can further include operating the network element as a second user plane entity. The method can additionally include operating the network element as a per-cell control plane entity. The method can also include operationally interconnecting the per-user-equipment control plane entity, the first user plane entity, the second user plane entity, and the per-cell control plane entity via interfaces.