Abstract: There is disclosed a method for operating a radio node for a wireless communication network, the radio node being adapted for transmitting communication data on at least one carrier based on a timing relative to a pre-defined time structure. The method comprises defining at least one freeze interval relative to the pre-defined time structure, performing a Listen-Before-Talk, LBT, procedure to determine whether accessing the at least one carrier for transmission is allowed, and, if accessing the at least one carrier for transmission is determined to be allowed based on performing the LBT procedure, starting transmission of communication data on the at least one carrier outside the at least one freeze interval. There are also disclosed a corresponding node, system, program product and storage medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to facilitate direct wireless communication between mobile communication devices while avoiding the need for mobile communication devices to periodically scan for in-range devices and avoiding unwanted breaks in traffic caused by changes in the source and/or destination IP address of packets. Mobile communication devices periodically update their positions to a server, which can send a notification when a mobile communication device comes within range. Further, mobile communication devices can encapsulate packets with an IP address used for direct wireless communication to facilitate this direct wireless communication without disrupting traffic over a core network.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for power saving mode-based operation in a wireless LAN. A method for power saving mode-based operation in a wireless LAN can comprise the steps of: an STA performing an initial configuration procedure for configuring a TIM-based power saving mode and an AP; the STA being converted from a doze state to an awake state, on the basis of a transmission period of a beacon frame, by operating in the TIM-based power saving mode on the basis of the initial configuration procedure, and thereby receiving a first downlink frame from the AP; the STA receiving from the AP operation mode configuration information indicating conversion from the TIM-based power saving mode to an active mode; and the STA receiving, on the basis of the active mode, a second downlink frame from the AP.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless transmission system including a plurality of access points and an access controller. The access controller determines a start standard time for a polling period for the plurality of access points to perform polling communication with a plurality of wireless terminals. The access controller generates a scheduling setting information indicating timings when the plurality of access points perform polling communication with the plurality of wireless terminals during the polling period. The access controller transmits, to each of the plurality of access points, a polling period start signal including the start standard time and a corresponding portion of the scheduling setting information for each of the plurality of access points. The plurality of access points perform polling communication with the plurality of wireless terminals based on respective polling period start signals.

Abstract: Techniques for performing peer discovery to enable peer-to-peer (P2P) communication are disclosed. In an aspect, a proximity detection signal used for peer discovery may be generated based on one or more physical channels and/or signals used in a wireless network. In one design, a user equipment (UE) may generate a proximity detection signal occupying at least one resource block based on a SC-FDMA modulation technique. In another design, the UE may generate a proximity detection signal occupying at least one resource block based on an OFDMA modulation technique. The UE may generate SC-FDMA symbols or OFDMA symbols in different manners for different physical channels. In yet another design, the UE may generate a proximity detection signal including a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal. For all designs, the UE may transmit the proximity detection signal to indicate its presence and to enable other UEs to detect the UE.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a receiver device determines that it accepts flow entropy, and accordingly determines a set of entropy labels the receiver device is accepting. After transmitting the set of entropy labels from the receiver device to one or more sender devices, the receiver device may then receive packets from the one or more sender devices with selected particular entropy labels from the set of entropy labels. In another embodiment, a sender device receives from a receiver device a set of entropy labels the receiver device is accepting. As such, when determining a packet to forward to the receiver device with flow entropy, the sender device may select a particular entropy label from the set of entropy labels for that receiver device, and transmits the packet device to the receiver device with the selected particular entropy label.

Abstract: A method of multi user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, and a transmitting device therefore, are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes generating an Aggregate-Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) including an A-MPDU subframe which includes a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MPDU) delimiter field and an MPDU; and generating a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including the A-MPDU by using a guard interval. The guard interval is selected by the transmitting device among a short guard interval and a long guard interval. The guard interval used for the PPDU is selected to be the short guard interval when the PPDU is generated for a plurality of receiving devices, all of which support the short guard interval. The method according to the embodiment further includes transmitting the PPDU to the plurality of receiving devices.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) configured for multi-cell communications is disclosed. The UE includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The UE determines a primary cell (PCell) with a corresponding PCell time alignment timer. The UE also determines a secondary cell (SCell) with a corresponding SCell time alignment timer. The UE further determines whether the PCell time alignment timer is expired. The UE additionally sets the SCell time alignment timer as expired if the PCell time alignment timer is expired.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to managing a soft buffer for decoding hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) based transmissions in wireless communications. A legacy soft buffer size of a legacy soft buffer can be determined for decoding HARQ based transmissions in legacy communications, where the legacy communications are based on a first transmission time interval (TTI) of a first duration. Ultra low latency (ULL) communications can be received, where the ULL communications are based on a second TTI that is less than the first duration. A ULL soft buffer size for a ULL soft buffer for decoding HARQ based transmissions in the ULL communications can be determined. Contents of the ULL soft buffer can be managed based at least in part on the ULL soft buffer size.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for time-based fast positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) reporting (FANR) operation with enhanced general packet radio service 2 uplink (HUGE) are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configures downlink FANR operation and EGPRS-2 mode uplink transmission not to be in conflict. A modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the EGPRS-2 mode may be limited to an MCS containing at most two RLC data blocks. Alternatively, three or more piggybacked ACK/NACK (PAN) bits may be used for a time-based FANR operation if an EGPRS-2 mode is configured. Alternatively, at least one PAN bit may indicate an ACK/NACK for a group of RLC data blocks. The number of PAN bits for a time-based FANR operation may be configured by the network. The downlink FANR operation may be dynamically switched between time-based and SSN-based.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium having instructions to receive tune away data from a multimode mobile device and to adjust network processes based on the tune away data including downlink scheduling, uplink scheduling, and handover procedures.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for control of uplink transmission by a user equipment (UE) using machine-type communications (MTC) applications are described herein. The UE may transmit first data on a logical uplink channel. The logical uplink channel may have been assigned for use by machine-type communications (MTC) applications. The UE may receive transmission time restriction information, responsive to the transmitting, that indicates time periods during which the UE is permitted to transmit additional data on the logical uplink channel. The UE may refrain from transmitting additional data in a time period on the logical uplink channel based on the transmission time restriction information.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first port and a second port operably coupled to a format conversion module each of which is at least partially disposed within a housing. The first port is operably coupled to a cable configured to transfer a first data unit having a first format associated with a first communication medium to the first port. The format conversion module receives the first data unit from the first port and converts the first data unit from the first format to a second format associated with a second communication medium to produce a second data unit. The second port is operably coupled to a wireless access point that is physically distinct from the housing. The second port is configured to receive the second data unit and send the second data unit to the wireless access point.

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for scheduling multiple concurrent transmissions during a contention access period in a wireless communications network are presented. Aspects of the system comprise communicating devices (DEVs) within a piconet that are operable to derive a neighborhood map of a piconet. The neighborhood map information may enable a plurality of DEVs to concurrently transmit signals during a given channel time allocation (CTA) time slot. The ability for multiple DEVs to transmit signals concurrently during a single CTA time slot may increase spectral reuse within a wireless communication medium. In another aspect the system, the neighborhood map information may enable individual DEVs to set clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds. Individual DEVs may utilize CCA threshold information to determine when to transmit signals to one or more destination DEVs and/or at what rate to transmit data via the signals.

Abstract: A Maintenance Entity Group, MEG, End Point, MEP, of a subnetwork within a multi-domain network, said MEP comprising an encapsulation unit configured to encapsulate SOAM frames received by a passive Service Access Point, SAP, of the MEP and a decapsulation unit configured to decapsulate encapsulated SOAM frames received by an active Service Access Point, SAP, of the MEP.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically configuring customer premises equipment (CPE) in a converged network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein comprises a method performed at a mobility offload gateway that includes receiving cell site change notification message from a mobile network, determining, based on the change notification message, whether user equipment (UE) can be offloaded to a Wi-Fi network, and in response to determining that the UE can be offloaded, dynamically configuring consumer premises equipment (CPE) associated with the identified Wi-Fi network to support a predetermined quality of service (QoS) for the UE.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include increasing the number of hops that can be specifically defined in a multiprotocol label switching stack. In embodiments of the present invention, a label space can be used to represent two or more labels. In embodiments of the present invention, the label space can be used by concatenating two or more labels and redefining the multiprotocol label switching stack operations and outgoing labels.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is disclosed. More particularly, access network selection scheme in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for selecting an access network by a user equipment (UE) may comprise: determining whether at least one cellular access network is overloaded; determining whether at least one wireless local area network (WLAN) access network is overloaded; determining priorities for the at least one cellular access network and at least one WLAN access network; and selecting one access network among the at least one WLAN access network based on information for access network selection, if the at least one WLAN access network is determined to have a higher priority than the at least one cellular access network, and if each the at least one cellular access network is determined to be overloaded and each of the at least one WLAN access network is determined to be overloaded.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network sends a first multicast message to a plurality of destinations in the network. The first multicast message includes a first bitmap that identifies the destinations. The device receives one or more acknowledgements from a subset of the destinations. The device determines a retransmission bitmap that identifies those of the plurality of destinations that did not acknowledge the first multicast message, based on the received one or more acknowledgements. The device sends a retransmission multicast message to those of the plurality of destinations that did not acknowledge the first multicast message. The retransmission multicast message includes the retransmission bitmap.

Abstract: A telematics provisioning method is executed by a telematics multimedia system (TMS) center and a telematics unit (TMU), and the TMU is provided in a vehicle to communicate with the TMS center. The method includes executing multicast provisioning; operating a provisioning scheduler to form a provisioning schedule; transmitting a short message service (SMS) from the TMS center to the TMU after the provisioning scheduler operates; identifying whether the TMU executes provisioning based on the provisioning schedule of the SMS; if the TMU does not execute provisioning based on the provisioning schedule of the SMS, reforming, by the TMS center, the provisioning schedule; requesting, by the TMU that receives the SMS from the TMS center, provisioning to the TMS center according to reservation information of the SMS; and executing predetermined provisioning when the TMS center receives the provisioning requested from the TMU.