Abstract: A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) performs, with the radio terminal (3), radio resource control for the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) in order to perform the carrier aggregation. Further, the first radio station (1) transmits, to the second radio station (2), update information regarding an update to a configuration related to the radio resource control for the second cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to prevent or reduce data transmission/reception failures which would otherwise occur while a configuration of radio parameters or the like is being changed by a radio terminal in carrier aggregation of a plurality of cells served by different radio stations.

Abstract: An Ethernet switch includes an Ethernet processing system. Layer two (L2) forwarding tables are provided with the Ethernet processing system, and a memory system is coupled to the Ethernet processing system and includes Ethernet processing system software. A control subsystem establishes communication with the Ethernet processing system and modifies the L2 forwarding tables by removing default Ethernet entries, adding Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) formatted FC well know addresses (WKAs), and setting the one or more L2 forwarding tables to remain persistent. The control subsystem also instructs the Ethernet processing system to forward FC control frames to the control subsystem, and replaces first link state instructions in the Ethernet processing system software with second link state instructions to change Ethernet behavior to FC behavior. The control subsystem may then process FC information in received FCoE format Ethernet frames.

Abstract: Various examples provide a method for radio resources management. An MCE or a GCSE AS or a UE receives usage information of eMBMS radio resources, and adjusts radio resources in response to a determination that there is an overload state. The MCE may re-configure the eMBMS radio resources. Alternatively, the UE or the GCSE AS may establish a unicast channel for transporting a GCSE service which was transmitted on an overloaded eMBMS bearer, and release the eMBMS bearer. The technical mechanism can make effective use of radio interface resources and reduce data loss.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in a wireless communication network, comprising a processing resource configured to determine a time interval for periodic time division duplex (TDD) Uplink/Downlink (UL/DL) reconfiguration windows, generate a UL/DL reconfiguration command to indicate a dynamic TDD UL/DL allocation change, and encode the UL/DL reconfiguration command in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) data, and a radio front end (RF) interface coupled to the processing resource and configured to cause the encoded UL/DL reconfiguration command to be transmitted to a first of a plurality of wireless user equipment (UEs) in a first of the UL/DL reconfiguration windows, wherein the encoded UL/DL reconfiguration command is transmitted via a PDCCH to provide a fast TDD UL/DL reconfiguration.

Abstract: A network node in a wireless communication network communicates an enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (ePDCCH) to a user equipment (UE). This begins with the transmission, to the UE, of a configuration message that indicates the mappings of eDPCCH onto resource elements for both a first eDPCCH set and a second eDPCCH set. The mapping for the first eDPCCH set avoids the use of resource elements already in use by a first type of signal (e.g., a Cell-Specific Reference Signal or CRS), whereas the mapping for the second eDPCCH set avoids the use of resource elements in use by a second type of signal. The choice of an eDPCCH set for transmitting data to a UE may then be dynamically made in order to avoid interference caused by the first or second types of signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for antenna selection in uplink coordinated multipoint communications, where a plural number of geographically separated antennas are present, forming a plural number of cells. This apparatus and method relates to selecting a PRACH configuration, sharing information regarding the selected PRACH preamble amongst cells; an user equipment, upon receiving instruction from its serving cell, transmits a PRACH preamble. All cells, including serving cell, detects the selected PRACH preamble in the received PRACH transmission transmitted by the user equipment, determining pathloss information regarding the quality of the detected selected PRACH preamble, and selecting a set of cooperative multipoint antennas from the plural number of antennas based on the determined channel quality information for this user equipment. This apparatus and method is also applicable for antenna selection in the case of a single cell with a plural number of geographically separated antennas.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present document disclose a mobile relay, and a method for enhancing and processing an X2 interface proxy. The method for enhancing an X2 interface proxy comprises: triggering an X2 proxy to relocate from a first node to a second node, or triggering to set up an X2 interface between a third node and the second node; and using the second node as an X2 proxy of the third node and a base station adjacent to the third node.

Abstract: In a disclosed embodiment, a method for communication in a network includes receiving, at a first device registered to the network, a physical layer (PHY) frame that includes a PHY header and a MAC header. The PHY frame may further include a MAC payload. The PHY header includes a destination address field. The method further includes comparing a network address of the first device to the destination address field to determine whether the destination address field stores a value having the same number of bits as the network address. When the comparison indicates that the value stored by the destination address field does not have the same number of bits as the network address, the method skips decoding the MAC header and the MAC payload.

Abstract: A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) performs, with the radio terminal (3), radio resource control for the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) in order to perform the carrier aggregation. Further, the first radio station (1) transmits, to the second radio station (2), update information regarding an update to a configuration related to the radio resource control for the second cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to prevent or reduce data transmission/reception failures which would otherwise occur while a configuration of radio parameters or the like is being changed by a radio terminal in carrier aggregation of a plurality of cells served by different radio stations.

Abstract: A method for communication processing are provided. The method comprises: a User Equipment (UE) reports capability indication information to a network side device in order to indicate whether the UE supports a dynamic Time Division Duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink configuration; and if the dynamic TDD uplink/downlink configuration is supported, when a TDD uplink/downlink configuration indication is received, one is selected from the indicated TDD uplink/downlink configuration and the currently used TDD uplink/downlink configuration, and a transmission direction of each sub-frame is determined according to the selected TDD uplink/downlink configuration. The method can address the problem that the transmission direction of sub-frames can not be determined in the scenario.

Abstract: The invention provides a technique for managing application-generated data requests within a wireless communication device comprising a baseband component operating in discontinuous reception (DRX) mode. The technique includes the steps of receiving a data request from an application, tagging the data request as a low-priority data request or a high-priority data request in accordance with a manner in which the application is executing, forwarding the tagged data request to the baseband component, determining a next-scheduled active time based on parameters associated with the DRX mode, and causing a scheduling request to be issued at or substantially proximate to the next-scheduled active time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a traffic handling method (100) for use in a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF). The method includes: receiving information about load status of a Radio Access Network (RAN) area (110); obtaining information about traffic type of one or more User Equipments (UEs) associated with said RAN area (120); generating a traffic handling policy based on the received information about load status of said RAN area and the obtained information about traffic type (130); and sending the traffic handling policy to a gateway node in the core network, for applying it to said one or more UEs associated with said RAN area (140).

Abstract: A wireless communication method, a base station and a wireless communication device. The wireless communication method includes: in case that communication devices which are to perform communication are estimated to satisfy a condition for device-to-device direct communication, transmitting a control signaling from a base station to the communication devices, the control signaling allocating a carrier for the device-to-device direct communication; and performing the device-to-device direct communication between the communication devices using the allocated carrier, wherein the base station allocates the carrier for the device-to-device direct communication from conventional carrier, stand-alone new-type carrier and non-stand-alone new-type carrier, wherein the new-type carrier has a reduced number of control channels as compared with the conventional carrier.

Abstract: Dual Radio Access Transfer of an IMS in an alerting phase for the Packet Switched to Circuit Switched direction includes initiating an IMS media session towards UE and, during a session alerting phase, making a determination that a DRVCC transfer is required from a PS to CS, access, sending a SIP message from the UE to a SCC-AS, over the PS access, informing the SCC-AS of the DRVCC transfer, and responding to receipt of the SIP message at the SCC-AS by sending a SIP INVITE from the SCC-AS towards MSC. The SIP INVITE includes an identity of the UE as a called party identity and the STN as the calling party identity. The Transfer includes sending from the MSC to the UE a CS Setup message, whereupon the MSC is placed in a state in which it expects a CS Answer from the UE.

Abstract: Aspects include a method, system and computer product for routing a signal in a mesh network. The method includes identifying a first intermediate node and a second intermediate node disposed between a first node and an access point, the first node being coupled for communication to both the first intermediate node and the second intermediate node. A first set of parameters is determined associated with the first intermediate node. A second set of parameters is determined associated with the second intermediate node. A route is determined for transmitting a signal from the first node to the access point using at least one of the first intermediate node and the second intermediate node, the route being chosen based at least in part on the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters. The signal is transmitted on the route from the first node to the access point.

Abstract: A control method and a controller are provided. The method includes: controlling an electronic device to connect to a wireless access point corresponding to a first channel based on a first preset rule; controlling the electronic device to connect to a wireless access point corresponding to the first channel or a wireless access point corresponding to a second channel based on a second preset rule; where the first preset rule is different from the second preset rule, and the frequency of the first channel is higher than the frequency of the second channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods of scheduling data in background services on mobile devices are disclosed. An example method includes identifying data consumption patterns on a mobile device. The method also includes determining sensitivity of data arriving at the mobile device based on the data consumption patterns. The method also includes aggregating network access by background services on the mobile device according to a schedule based on the sensitivity of the data arriving at the mobile device.

Abstract: A method for implementing a distributed boundary clock in situations where book-end devices such as microwave TX/RX pairs must collaborate in achieving PTP on-path support is described. A dedicated channel, generally low-speed compared to the main channel is used to transfer timing from the master side to the slave side using framing and super-framing applied to the digital channel. Time-stamps of events such as super-frame boundaries are communicated between the two sides to enable timing transfer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for routing data in a wireless communication system is provided. In trusted non-3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) access, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access gateway receives parameters, which includes 3GPP core network load information and a core network routing rule, from an entity of a 3GPP system, and routes received UL data based on the received parameters through at least one of the 3GPP system and a non-3GPP system. In un-trusted non-3GPP access, an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) receives parameters, which includes 3GPP core network load information and a core network routing rule, from an entity of a 3GPP system, and routes received UL data based on the received parameters through at least one of the 3GPP system and a non-3GPP system.

Abstract: A high-efficiency (HE) wireless local area network (HEW) device including circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured generate a HE packet comprising a legacy signal field (L-SIG) followed by one or more HE signal fields, where the one or more HE signal fields include a HE-SIG-A field, and where a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) sub-field of the HE-SIG-A field jointly signals a MCS and one or more other sub-fields. The one or more other sub-fields may be a low-density parity check (LDPC) or a space-time block coding (STBC). The circuitry may be configured to generate the L-SIG to signal to the one or more HEW devices either a first packet format of the HE packet or a second packet format of the HE packet, where a length of the L-SIG modulo 3 is used to signal the first packet format or the second packet format.