Abstract: In a communications system, after parties form a voice telephone connection, the parties respective communications devices automatically create or leverage machine readable features or content of the telephone connection to identify the parties to each other or to a rendezvous server, and thereafter the communications devices and/or the rendezvous server automatically establishes a data link between the parties.

Abstract: A wireless network system includes: a single network controller (SNC) that is configured to perform a centralized control function, an ingress network element that is configured to perform matching on a data flow processing rule, and a function node network FNN that is configured to perform a user plane function. The FNN includes at least one function node FN, both the ingress network element and the FN are communicatively connected to the SNC, and at least two FNs are connected to each other directly or through an Internet Protocol IP network. The SNC is specifically configured to implement a control plane function of the wireless network system; the ingress network element is specifically configured to perform rule matching and mark a data packet with a label. The FN is specifically configured to perform one or a combination of data processing and data forwarding according to the label.

Abstract: A connection-oriented network has a first working path (W1) and a second working path (W2). A node (E) receives signalling to allocate resources for a part of a recovery path (R1) for the first working path (W1). The resources are shared by the recovery path (R1) for the first working path and a recovery path (R2a) for the second working path (W2). The node (E) stores an association between the shared resources and a node (A) on the first working path, identified in the signalling, which should be notified when the shared resources are used by the recovery path (R2a) for the second working path (W2). An RSVP-TE <NOTIFY_REQUEST> object in the signalling carries an address of the node to be notified. The node (E) sends an RSVP-TE Notify message to a node (A) on the first working path (W1) which indicates that the shared resources are in use.

Abstract: Datalink frames or networking packets contain protocol information in the header and optionally in the trailer of a frame or a packet. We are proposing a method in which part of or all of the protocol information corresponding to a frame or a packet is transmitted separately in another datalink frame. The “Separately Transmitted Protocol Information” is referred to as STPI. The STPI contains enough protocol information to identify the next hop node or port. STPI can be used avoid network congestion and improve link efficiency. Preferably, there will be one datalink frame or network packet corresponding to each STPI, containing the data and the rest of the protocol information and this frame/packet is referred to as DFoNP. The creation of STPI and DFoNP is done by the originator of the frame or packet such as an operating system.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to reporting measurements and in particular to relaxed measurement reporting when the wireless device is using multiple radio links for the control plane. The disclosure relates to methods of reporting measurement and of controlling reporting of measurements, as well as to devices and computer programs configured thereto. According to some aspects the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a wireless device in a wireless communication system, for reporting measurements.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for service offloading between different networks. By means of capability negotiation between an ANDSF unit and user equipment, a network side controls the user equipment to send an ISRP request to the ANDSF unit; a non-3GPP network is accessed by using an instruction, generated by the ANDSF unit according to the ISRP request, for instructing to access the non-3GPP network; and after the UE is simultaneously connected to a 3GPP network and the non-3GPP network, services of the user equipment that camp on the 3GPP network and services of the user equipment that camp on the non-3GPP network are indicated according to an ISRP offloading policy that is delivered by the ANDSF unit according to the ISRP request.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (100) performed in a wireless device (1500) for handling connectivity to two network nodes (1, 2). The method (100) comprises receiving (101), from a first network node (1), a radio resource configuration message, the radio resource configuration message indicating a change in configuration of a connection towards a second network node (2); applying (102) the change in configuration towards the second network node (2) in response to the radio resource configuration message; and initiating (103) a random access procedure towards the second network node (2) after applying the change in configuration. The disclosure relates to corresponding wireless device, and to methods in network nodes, network nodes, computer programs and computer program products.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device including: a first wireless interface configured to send a first wireless signal having directivity; a second wireless interface; and a controller configured to allow the second wireless interface to establish a connection with a first device when a second wireless signal received by the second wireless interface includes an indicator indicating that the first wireless signal is received by the first device being a sending source device of the second wireless signal.

Abstract: A backhaul domain of the communication network is determined 400, and a request for a synchronization reference is received 402 from the first access node, the request comprising, ID:s of the first and second access nodes. For each one of the first and second access nodes, a first and a second combination are determined 404 of a first and a second respective synchronization reference and related synchronization paths extending between synchronization reference nodes of the synchronization references and the access nodes. For each one of the first and second access nodes, the first or the second combination of synchronization reference and related synchronization path is selected 406 based on synchronization requirements for the first and second access nodes, and the first path or the second path is requested to be set-up 408 according to the selected 406 combination.

Abstract: A master station 101 according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a communicating unit 10 that can communicate with a subordinate station 102 by using a communication route through one or a plurality of wireless terminal devices 202, and communicates with the subordinate station 102 in accordance with a predetermined rule; and a reconstruction processing unit 43 that performs a process of changing the communication route when a state against the predetermined rule occurs. The reconstruction processing unit 43 decides whether to perform the process of changing the communication route, based on an arrival state of a communication signal destined for the own master station 101 regularly transmitted from the subordinate station 102.

Abstract: Methods and systems for switching a network packet at a switching device are provided. One method includes operations for receiving a packet having a media access control (MAC) address, and for switching the packet by a switch fabric if the MAC address is present in one or more memories associated with the switch fabric. The method also includes operation for switching the packet by a network device operating system (ndOS) if the MAC address is absent from the one or more memories.

Abstract: A communication apparatus may establish a first wireless connection with a terminal apparatus by using first wireless information under a state where the communication apparatus operates in the first operation mode, and receive setting information by using the first wireless connection so as to store the setting information in a setting area. The communication apparatus may establish a second wireless connection with the terminal apparatus by using second wireless information under a state where the communication apparatus operates in a second operation mode, store the second wireless information in a connection history area, and re-establish the second wireless connection with the terminal apparatus by using the second wireless information stored in the connection history area under a state where the communication apparatus operates in the second operation mode after the second wireless connection has been disconnected.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to reconfiguration of a Carrier Aggregation (CA) enabled wireless device using a measurement gap are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a CA enabled wireless device in a cellular communications network comprises reconfiguring the wireless device during a measurement gap such that the wireless device is enabled to receive a first set of one or more carriers after the measurement gap that are different than a second set of one or more carriers that the wireless device was receiving before the measurement gap. In some embodiments, the reconfiguration of the wireless device during the measurement gap enables reconfiguration of the wireless device for measurements on a Secondary Component Carrier (SCC) of a configured and deactivated Secondary Cell (SCell) of the wireless device without serving cell interruption.

Abstract: A method of reducing the bandwidth usage of a network comprises intercepting traffic between a TCP server and a TCP client using TCP protocols that use client acknowledgements; identifying client acknowledgements from the TCP protocols; identifying the sequence number of a last received client acknowledgements from the intercepted traffic; identifying the sequence number of a last sent client acknowledgement from the intercepted traffic; calculating an unacknowledged byte value based on the difference between the last received client acknowledgement sequence number and the last sent client acknowledgement sequence number; comparing the calculated unacknowledged byte value with a predetermined threshold value, to determine whether the calculated unacknowledged byte value is at least as great as the predetermined threshold value; and transmitting the identified client acknowledgements into the network when the compared unacknowledged byte value is at least as great as the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a directional direction selection method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: sending L groups of pilots in an omnidirectional direction manner, where the L groups of pilots are received by UE by using L directional directions, and the L groups of pilots are used by the UE to switch to a directional direction with best channel quality in the L directional directions; sending, by a base station, S groups of pilots by using S directional directions respectively; determining, by the base station, an optimal directional direction in the S directional directions according to the channel quality corresponding to the S groups of pilots; and switching, by the base station, to the optimal directional direction in the S directional directions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide real-time or near real-time streaming of content, specified in one or more playlists, using transfer protocols such as an HTTP compliant protocol. In one embodiment, a method can adaptively determine a minimum overlap for an overlap in time between two streams being received concurrently in order to determine when to switch between the two streams, and the minimum overlap can be determined based on connection speed. In another embodiment, a minimum playlist duration can be set as a multiple of a target duration which specifies a maximum duration of a media file specified in a playlist. In another embodiment, a method can enforce a start point for playback at a client device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically generating/changing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access information are provided. The apparatus includes an access information management database for storing pre-registered WLAN access information of a plurality of WLAN Access Points (APs). The apparatus also includes an access information collector for collecting information for WLAN APs being accessible at a current position of the apparatus, and an access information analyzer for analyzing the collected information, and creating a list of the accessible WLAN APs. The apparatus further includes a comparator for comparing the list with the WLAN access information to determine if the WLAN APs match. The apparatus additionally includes an access information automatic changer for automatically changing current WLAN access information according to matched APs.

Abstract: A data processing method when the handover or change appears between systems includes: a Mobility Management network element sends a data forwarding tunnel identifier of a target side processing network element to a user plane anchor network element, obtains a data forwarding tunnel identifier of the user plane anchor network element, and sends the data forwarding tunnel identifier of the user plane anchor network element to a source data forwarding network element.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided, by which transmission of reference signals is controlled such that reference signals are transmitted in different time intervals depending on the strength of reception of the reference signals at the user equipment (UE) side. Moreover, an apparatus and a method are provided by which configuration information for measuring reference signals is received, wherein the configuration information comprises an indication about time intervals, during which reference signal with different strength of transmission are sent.

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a generator that generates frequency resource position information corresponding to a first information which is based on the communication quality information received from user equipments, the frequency resource position information indicating validity or invalidity of the first information for each frequency resource, and a transmitter that transmits the first information, the frequency resource position information and a cell ID which the frequency resource position is applied, to another communication apparatus via a backhaul.