Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for initiation of inter-device communication in wireless communication systems are provided. Both a user equipment (UE) and a network entity may initiate a direct inter-device communication link between UEs located in proximity. The UE may simultaneously maintain an active communication link with its serving base station while communicating with other UEs over the inter-device communication link. Long term evolution (LTE) downlink or uplink radio resources may be used for communications over the inter-device communication link.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a non-transitory computer readable medium for configuring a noise floor of a network device based on the detection of a non-Wi-Fi signal is described. One embodiment of the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions that detect a non-Wi-Fi signal, determine a noise floor based on at least one attribute of the non-Wi-Fi signal and configure the noise floor of the network device such that the network device receives signals with a signal strength above the noise floor value.

Abstract: A system and method are provided that allocate bandwidth on a global large scale network. Bandwidth allocation is based on the predicted bandwidth demands of the network users. Each user may be assigned one of a plurality of different values that determines the amount of bandwidth allocated to that user. In instances where an application runs on behalf of a plurality of remote clients, a system and method is provided that allows for the allocation of bandwidth based each individual remote client.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a queue scheduling method and apparatus, which can not only implement scheduling of a large number of queues, but also ensure that the queues uniformly send service data. The method includes: determining whether service data exists in each to-be-scheduled data queue and determining whether the to-be-scheduled data queues are allowed to send data; if it is determined that the service data exists in the to-be-scheduled data queues and the to-be-scheduled data queues are allowed to send data, placing queue marks of the to-be-scheduled data queues into a mark queue; scheduling queue marks of the to-be-scheduled data queues from the mark queue in sequence, scheduling the to-be-scheduled data queues corresponding to the queue marks, and enabling the to-be-scheduled data queues corresponding to the queue marks to send service data not exceeding predetermined data amounts.

Abstract: In order to perform protection switching of a frame that is transmitted and received between a packet processor and a host processor, when an input frame is a receiving frame and a signal failure has occurred, by transporting a message including a protection switching command to a packet processor, protection switching is performed. Information representing that protection switching is performed is recorded in a header of the receiving frame, and a frame including a message including a corresponding header is transported to the host processor.

Abstract: A mechanism for facilitating dynamic counter synchronization and packetization for data streams being communicated over communication devices is described. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an audio/video (A/V) data stream being encrypted and/or decrypted using one or more high-bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) engines, where the A/V data stream is communicated between a source device and a sink device. The method may further include dividing a video stream portion of the A/V data stream into a plurality of frames if the A/V data stream relates to a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), and synchronizing counter values with indicators within the plurality of frames.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for receiving a first control channel and a second control channel in a wireless communication system are provided. Control information for receiving the second control channel from a base station is received through higher layer signaling. A second control channel resource is determined from an entire control channel resource based on the control information. A first control channel resource is determined from the entire control channel resource according to the second control channel resource.

Abstract: A multi-port L2 to L7 switch may be implemented using multi-port switch building blocks such as a multi-port intelligent network interface card (NIC), without necessitating a dedicated switch. It is, for example, possible to build a 16-node switched interconnect from 16 4-port building blocks. Such a multi-port L2 to L7 switch may be used as a storage/compute cluster interconnect, where it replaces one or more external switches. The multi-port switch may utilize routing protocols such as IS-IS and OSPF. It may further support ACL, TCP proxy (L4 switching), iSCSI switching (L7 switching), and multi-function gateway capability, translating between different protocols such as iSCSI/FCoE/FC/SAS, etc.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a determination is made of a first power available for transmitting a first signal using a first radio access technology while simultaneously transmitting a second signal using a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. An uplink grant is received and a determination is made regarding a second power for transmitting the first signal on uplink using the first radio access technology based on the uplink grant. A determination is made regarding a difference between the first power and the second power. Information related to the difference is reported via the first radio access technology based on a trigger. The reporting information is triggered when the change of a power backoff from a last report exceeds a selected threshold.

Abstract: A wireless communication device operates between a WiFi link and an LTE link. The device receives a request indicating a user identifier and determines if the user identifier has sufficient usage credit. If there is sufficient usage credit, the device exchanges WiFi signals and LTE signals including user communications. The device decrements the usage credit and transfers usage credit consumption over the LTE link. After decrementing the usage credit, the device determines if the user identifier has sufficient usage credit, and if the user identifier does not, the device transfers a credit request and receives an additional usage credit for the user identifier over the LTE link. The device exchanges additional WiFI signals and LTE signals including additional user communications. The device decrements the additional usage credit and transfers additional usage credit consumption over the LTE link.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes receiving overlapping information triggering aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. The method also includes processing the overlapping information in accordance with the received triggering information. The overlapping information can be consistent configuration information for the aperiodic SRS transmission, in which case the processing includes transmitting an aperiodic SRS in accordance with the configuration information. When the overlapping information has dissimilar configurations for the aperiodic SRS transmission, the processing includes treating the overlapping information as an error event. The overlapping information can be a trigger received in an uplink grant and a trigger received in a downlink grant. The wireless system can be a multicarrier system including multiple component carriers.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for allocating uplink transmissions from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) to a base station. The method includes allocating uplink transmission air-time of the base station to a plurality of groups, associating each of the plurality of UEs to the plurality of groups, a throughput of each associated UE in a same group being affected by the remaining UEs in the same group and determining a resource sharing mode associated with each of the plurality of groups, the resource sharing mode being one of a first mode and a second mode, the base station allocating the same throughput to each associated UE in the associated group in the first mode and the base station allocating a same transmission air-time to each associated UE in the associated group in the second mode.

Abstract: Transmitter and receiver technologies are provided that allow more than two users in a time-slotted communications system to share the same time slot by creating orthogonal sub-channels, while keeping the receiver complexity low are provided. Moreover, the users can in accordance with some embodiments employ GMSK or other non-linear continuous phase modulation technique.

Abstract: A negotiation method used in a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) is provided. The negotiation method includes: transmitting a first negotiation signal from a first side to a second side during a first specific time period for enabling negotiation of an HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC); and checking whether any negotiation signal sent from the second side is received by the first side for determining a result of the negotiation. The first negotiation signal includes parameters of Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) or parameters of flow control at least. Any packet of the negotiation signal excludes a data field of Start Frame Delimiter (SFD), and therefore the packet can be applied for point-to-point transmission and compatible with the Physical layer.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for allocating downlink transmissions to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) from a base station. The method includes allocating downlink transmission air-time of the base station to a plurality of groups, associating each of the plurality of UEs to the plurality of groups, a throughput of each associated UE in a same group being affected by the remaining UEs in the same group and determining a resource sharing mode associated with each of the plurality of groups, the resource sharing mode being one of a first mode and a second mode, the base station allocating the same throughput to each associated UE in the associated group in the first mode and the base station allocating the same transmission time to each associated UE in the associated group in the second mode.

Abstract: A network traffic monitoring method includes generating packet information for packets destined for a target subnet. The method includes identifying network connections associated with an application running on a device based on socket activities performed by the application. The method further includes filtering out network traffic information between the application and the target subnet based on the identified network connections and the packet information.

Abstract: A communications system and a method for performing communications are provided. User Equipments (UEs) are provided with UE-specific configuration information, such as CSI-RS (Channel Status Indication-Reference Signal) patterns, antenna port groupings, reference signal configurations, subframe configurations, and/or scrambling codes. The UEs process the received reference signals in accordance with the received configuration information and feedback measurement information for, e.g., PMI/CQI/RI (Precoding Matrix Indicator/Channel Quality Indicator/Rank Indicator of the precoding matrix) and/or the RLM/RRM (Radio Link Monitor/Radio Resource Management).

Abstract: A method in a communication network includes an access point, using a multiple input multiple output antenna configuration, sending out a sounding packet to a plurality of client stations. The client stations determine a channel estimation of the sounding packet, but only a channel estimation of a portion of the entire sounding packet to avoid processing the entire packet. The resulting partial estimation is sent to the access point for using in transmit beamforming. In other examples, the client station sends a reverse link sounding packet over a portion a channel having a bandwidth less than the sounding packet, and from this the access point determines partial channel estimations and transmit beamforming conditions.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for implementing link training for next-generation high-speed Ethernet links including a 100 Gbps Ethernet link. Training frames are transmitted from a transmit port to be received at a receive port, with each training frame comprising a frame marker portion, a control channel portion, and a training pattern portion. Four-level signaling including a low level signal, first and second intermediate level signals, and a high level signal is implemented for the training pattern portion of the training frame using a pseudo-random bit pattern, while only the low and high level signals are employed for the frame marker and control channel portions of the training frame. The four-level signaling may employ PAM4 encoding. Examples of apparatus and systems in which the link training techniques may be implemented include blade servers and network routers and switches.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for communicating data frames over a wireless data link between an access point and a transceiver in an electronic device. In the described embodiments, a processing subsystem in the electronic device is configured to determine a frame interval based on a codec used to generate data contained in data frames. The transceiver is configured to use the frame interval as a timing reference for transitioning the transceiver between a constant awake mode and a power save mode so that during each of one or more frame intervals, the transceiver: transmits a data frame to the access point that indicates that the power save mode is disabled, enters the constant awake mode, receives one or more frames from the access point, transmits a frame to the access point that indicates that the power save mode is enabled, and enters the power save mode.