Abstract: A system and method for forwarding network traffic includes receiving a first flow of network traffic at an ingress port on a switch, collecting flow control metrics for a plurality of egress ports assigned to a link aggregation group of the switch, selecting a first egress port from the plurality of egress ports using a hashing strategy based on at least information associated with the flow control metrics, assigning the first flow to the first egress port, directing the first flow to the first egress port, and transmitting network traffic associated with the first flow using the first egress port.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a radio access node is provided. The method comprises determining whether support from a secondary cell is required for a wireless device to communicate with the radio access node, and, in response to determining that support from the secondary cell is required, calculating a modified channel condition outer-loop value for the secondary cell; and using the modified channel condition outer-loop value in an initial activation decision step for the secondary cell. The initial activation decision step may comprise activating the secondary cell in response to determining that the sum of a device reported channel condition value and the modified channel condition outer-loop value is above an activation threshold. Corresponding devices, computer programs and radio access nodes adapted to carry out the methods provided are also disclosed.

Abstract: A network for handling a downlink (DL) transmission in a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) system comprise a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise selecting a reference configuration for a DL transmission of a communication device from a plurality of configuration candidates; transmitting information of the reference configuration to the communication device; receiving a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback corresponding to the DL transmission from the communication device according to the reference configuration; and performing the DL transmission with the communication device according to the reference configuration.

Abstract: A method for communicating a signaling field in a wireless communications system comprises transmitting, by a wireless device, a frame through a medium. Transmitting the frame includes transmitting a first portion of a signaling field in the frame using a first channel and transmitting a second portion of the signaling field in the frame using a second channel. The first channel includes a first frequency and the second channel includes a second frequency different from the first frequency. Contents of the first portion are different from contents of the second portion. In an embodiment, transmitting the frame further includes transmitting a third portion of the signaling field using a third channel. The third channel includes a third frequency different from the first and second frequencies. Contents of the third portion are different from the contents of each of the first and second portions.

Abstract: A system for configuring one or more flows of captured data packets through a hybrid communication network is provided. The system includes first and second segments of the hybrid communication network. The first segment includes a stacked topology of communicatively coupled plurality of network captured traffic distribution devices. The second segment includes one or more OpenFlow switches configured for an OpenFlow protocol. The system also includes a management server communicatively coupled to the first and second segments of the hybrid communication network. The management server includes logic adapted to configure one or more data flows of captured data packets with respect to forwarding the captured data packets between the first and second segments of the hybrid communication network.

Abstract: A path of relay nodes is set up in a mesh network (100) between a source node (102) and a destination node (104). During a phase of handling path request, PREQ, messages a cluster table is maintained in a node (123) and during a phase of handling path reply, PREP, messages this cluster table is utilized to establish node clusters (120) that comprise nodes that can relay subsequent messages between the source node (102) and the destination node (104).

Abstract: Enabling communication between real and simulated elements of a process control system. Software instructions stored in a memory device are executed by a processor to represent a virtual switch. The virtual switch connects to a real element of a process control system and to a simulated element of a process control system. The virtual switch receives communication from the real element intended for the simulated element and forwards the communication to the proper simulated element. The virtual switch receives communication from the simulated element intended for the real element and forwards the communication to the proper real element.

Abstract: A novel hash range lookup command is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes (a) providing access to a hash table that includes hash buckets having hash entry fields; (b) receiving a novel hash lookup command; (c) using the hash lookup command to determine hash command parameters, a hashed index value, and a flow key value; (d) using the hash command parameters and the hashed index value to generate hash values (addresses) to access entry fields in a selectable number of hash buckets; (e) comparing bits of the entry value in the entry field to bits of the flow key value; (f) repeating (d) through (e) until a match is determined or until the selectable number of hash buckets and entries have been accessed; and (g) returning either an address of the entry field containing the match or a result associated with the entry field containing the match.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for configuring a network comprising a maintenance entity and a plurality of nodes, the method comprising at the maintenance entity, the steps of: (a) detecting a potential presence in the network of at least one limited node, said limited node being able to receive data only within time periods; (b) determining that an updated network configuration parameter value is required, said network configuration parameter being common to the at least one limited node and to the plurality nodes of the network; (c) postponing a transmission of a signal for updating the network configuration parameter value at the plurality of nodes, based on the detection of the potential presence of the at least one limited node in the network; (d) transmitting a triggering signal for triggering delivery of the updated network configuration parameter value to the limited device; (e) transmitting the signal for updating the updated network configuration parameter value at the plurality of nodes

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a service in a next-generation wireless communication system are provided. The method includes transmitting, upon recognizing an initial access by a Subscriber Station (SS), resource allocation information indicating resources allocated for channel quality reports by the SS to the SS by a master Base Station (BS) serving the SS, determining at least one slave BS that serves the SS and constitutes a first cloud cell, using the channel quality reports received from the SS, and exchanging data with the SS together with the at least one slave BS.

Abstract: A station configured to perform a method for determining a wireless property such as a channel estimate, a channel estimation track, a time tracking loop, and a frequency tracking loop. The method includes determining a set of consecutive subframes in which no transmission is scheduled, placing a processor into a first power mode during at least a portion of the set of consecutive subframes, placing the processor into a second power mode during at least another portion of the set of consecutive subframes, receiving a first reference symbol when the processor is in the second power mode and calculating a wireless property based on the first reference symbol.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for managing optical channel overhead, and an optical signal receiving node. The method comprises: optical channel overhead information is structured, wherein the optical channel overhead information comprises at least one of the following: the optical channel nominal central frequency, the optical channel application code, and the optical channel trail trace identifier; and the optical channel overhead information is sent to the optical signal receiving node. The disclosure solves the technical problem in the related art of an inability to negotiate a single, unified optical channel nominal central frequency and application code between the optical transmitter and the optical receiver, i.e. the disclosure enables an optical transmitter and the optical receiver to negotiate such the nominal central frequency and application code, thereby achieving the technical result of an optical signal being correctly sent and received.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink control channel by a terminal in a wireless communication system that supports a plurality of serving cells for the terminal, comprises a step of receiving information on a plurality of serving cells include a P-cell and at least one S-cell constructed for the terminal and timing division duplex (TDD) downlink/uplink setup information for each of the plurality of serving cells, and a step of, in case of transmitting the plink control channel via a specific subframe interval, transmitting the uplink control channel through a first S-cell allocated as an uplink subframe with respect to the specific subframe interval when it is determined, based on the TDD downlink/uplink setup information, that the specific subframe interval is allocated as a downlink subframe with respect to the P-cell.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for mapping, multiplexing, demapping and demultiplexing data are provided. The method includes: mapping an Ethernet service data stream the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s sequentially into m Optical Payload Unit Sub-frames (OPUC) and multiplexing the m OPUC into an Optical Payload Unit Frame (OPUCm) the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s according to the way of byte interleave; and adding an Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU) overhead to the head of the OPUCm to obtain an Optical Channel Data Unit Frame (ODUCm) the rate of which is m*100 Gb/s, wherein the frame structure of the OPUC consists of 4 rows and 3810 columns; the frame structure of the OPUCm consists of 4 rows and 3810*m columns; and the frame structure of the ODUCm consists of 4 rows and 3824*m columns, wherein m is a positive integer. The present disclosure improves the spectrum efficiency of optical fibers and the systematic flexibility and the compatibility.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink includes: an STA1 transmitting to an AP each of multiple RTS frames through at least one channel from among multiple first channels; the STA1 receiving from the AP at least one CTS frame through at least one channel from among the multiple channels which have received the RTS frames; and an STA2 receiving from the AP at least one CTS frame through at least one channel from among multiple second channels, wherein the at least one CTS frame includes STA identifier information and channel information, the STA identifier information includes information for indicating the STA1 and the STA2, and wherein the channel information includes information on an uplink channel1 allocated for transmitting a data frame1 of the STA1 and information on an uplink channel2 allocated for transmitting a data frame2 of the STA2.

Abstract: A broadcast signal transmitter is disclosed. A broadcast signal transmitter according to the present invention comprises an input formatting module configured to de-multiplex an input stream into at least one PLP (Physical Layer Pipe); a BICM (Bit Interleaved Coded Modulation) module configured to perform error correction processing on the data of the least one PLP; a frame building module configured to generate a signal frame including the at least one PLP; a waveform generating module configured to generate the broadcast signal by inserting a preamble into the signal frame and performing OFDM modulation.

Abstract: A method of delivering an audio and/or visual media file including, for example, one or more of full or partial master recordings of songs, musical compositions, ringtones, videos, films, television shows, personal recordings, animation and combinations thereof, over the air wirelessly, from one or more servers to an electronic device with or without an Internet connection. The method comprising transmitting and audio and/or visual media file in compressed format to an electronic device, and wherein the electronic device is effective to receive the audio and/or visual file and playback on demand by a user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a session control entity, subscription entity, methods and computer programs for transmitting a request to terminate a registration of a user, determining if the user is registered for an emergency service, for maintaining the user registered for the emergency service, if based on the determination the user is registered for the emergency service, and transmitting an indication indicating that the user is registered for an emergency service if based on the determination the user is registered for the emergency service.

Abstract: A method of detecting indicator information received by a receiver of a wireless communication system is provided, and the method includes determining a threshold value that reduces costs incurred by a false alarm rate that decides discontinuous transmission (DTX) information transmitted from a transmitter as non-DTX information and a missed detection rate that decides non-DTX information transmitted from the transmitter as DTX information; and detecting the indicator information using the threshold value. The threshold value is determined based on a reception quality level for acknowledgement (ACK) information when the transmitter transmits the ACK information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new downlink frame format to support MU-MIMO and OFDMA, and methods, apparatuses, etc. therefor. In an aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting data to a plurality of STAs by an AP in a WLAN may include generating a HE-LTF field for the plurality of STAs, and transmitting a PPDU frame to the plurality of STAs, the PPDU frame including the HE-LTF field and data for the plurality of STAs. The data for the plurality of STAs may be transmitted to different STA on each of a plurality of subchannels, and a starting point of the HE-LTF field may be same across the plurality of STAs and an end point of the HE-LTF field may be same across the plurality of STAs.