Abstract: Devices, systems and methods track geographical locations of a wireless device and time associated with the wireless device. Embodiments access channel map data including a predicted channel condition value for each of multiple communication channels within each of a plurality of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day. Embodiments use the channel map data to select one of the multiple communication channels for communication in a second geographical location, based on a first geographical location of the wireless device and a time of day associated with the wireless device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention describe systems, devices and methods used to improve network topology connectivity by implementing throughput analysis between an access point and a plurality of extenders. This throughput analysis may include measurements such as interference and load values.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Quasi co-location (QCL) or spatial relation information, or both may be indicated for sidelink communications in a system. For example, a user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling that indicates a resource allocation for a sidelink communication link with another UE. The resource allocation may be configured or scheduled via control messaging from a base station, or may be selected (e.g., by a UE) from a set of resources. The UE may transmit an indication of a QCL relation, spatial relation data, or a combination thereof, to the other UE via a sidelink control channel. The UEs may then communicate over the sidelink communication link using the resource allocation and based on the QCL relation, the spatial relation data, or both.

Abstract: Systems and methods for on-demand unicast forwarding in a high performance computing environment, in accordance with an embodiment. An exemplary method can provide, at a computer comprising one or more microprocessors, a plurality of switches, a plurality of host channel adapters, and a plurality of hosts. The method can provide, at two rails, redundant connectivity between the plurality of hosts, wherein each rail comprises a set of the plurality of switches. The method can detect a disruption i connectivity between two hosts of the plurality of hosts. The method can re-establish communication between the two hosts of the plurality of hosts via unicast packets on an inter-rail link, the inter-rail link being provided between the two rails.

Abstract: A user equipment is configured with at least two collections of uplink resources to be used for transmitting control information to a communication network. The UE receives an assignment of radio resources to be used for receiving a downlink transmission from a base station of the communication network. The UE receives an acknowledgement resource indication, ARI, indicating one of the configured collections of uplink resources to be used for transmitting control information associated with the DL transmission. Further, the UE transmits the control information to the base station on at least a subset of the indicated collection of UL resources. In example embodiments, the indicated collection of uplink resources comprises a plurality of selectable uplink resource sets. The control information is transmitted on one of the uplink resource sets which corresponds to an operational state of the communication network.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices detect variations in load impedances of wireless communications devices. Methods include determining a first distortion measurement of a transceiver based on a first comparison of a digital loopback path and a radio frequency (RF) loopback path, and determining a second distortion measurement of the transceiver based on a second comparison of the digital loopback path and the RF loopback path. Methods also include implementing, using a processor, a third comparison of the first distortion measurement and the second distortion measurement, and determining if there is a change in a load of the transceiver based on the third comparison.

Abstract: A control information transmission method and an apparatus related to the field of communications technologies include receiving first control information, where the first control information includes M unit lengths, and N unit lengths of the M unit lengths are effective unit lengths, 0?N<M, and both M and N are integers, and determining information carried in the N effective unit lengths.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining locations for range-extending devices. Signal strength between devices within an area may be measured one or more times over a time period. Based on the measurements, signal loss over fronthaul links and backhaul links may be determined for each range-extending device in the area. A predicted improvement in signal quality may be determined. A direction and distance to move each range-extending device may be determined based on a comparison with the fronthaul and backhaul signal qualities and the predicted improvement in signal quality. The direction, improvement in signal quality, and/or user preferences for devices may be used to determine an improvement associated with moving one or more range-extending devices.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a terminal device, which, when ARQ is used for communication that uses an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band, and when a transmission mode that supports up to 2 TB in a PCell is set in the terminal, is capable of reducing the amount of signaling from a base station while eliminating a lack of PUCCH resources when semi-permanent scheduling (SPS) is used in the PCell. A control unit in this device selects one value among values obtained by adding 1 to four PUCCH resource indexes, which have been preset for PUCCH resource 1 by the base station, on the basis of values for transmission power control information (TPC command for PUCCH) in a PDCCH, for which notification has been received at the start of SPS.

Abstract: Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a wireless communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes a terminal device that determines a first frequency domain resource within a pre-configured resource block (RB) range; and performs interference measurement or received energy measurement over the first frequency domain resource.

Abstract: A set of neighboring base stations coordinate to simultaneously transmit a common resynchronization signal via a Common Synchronization Channel (CSCH). The common resynchronization signal is transmitted from the base stations utilizing a common sequence and a common set of time/frequency resources. A user equipment (UE) device receives the common resynchronization signals from a plurality of the base stations and combines the received common resynchronization signals. In some examples, the UE device coherently combines the received common resynchronization signals. Once the received signal strength of the combined received common resynchronization signals exceeds a threshold level, the UE device utilizes the combined received common resynchronization signals to obtain resynchronization.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting a single logical IP subnet across multiple independent layer 2 subnets in a high performance computing environment. A method can provide, at a computer including one or more microprocessors, a logical device, the logical device being addressed by a layer 3 address, wherein the logical device comprises a plurality of network adapters, each of the network adapters comprising a physical port, and a plurality of switches. The method can arrange the plurality of switches into a plurality of discrete layer 2 subnets. The method can provide a mapping table at the logical device.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus of a machine-type communication (MTC) user equipment (UE) comprises baseband processing circuitry to establish a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an evolved Node B (eNB), and process a message from the eNB indicating a number of repetitions of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmissions to be used over multiple uplink subframes after the radio resource control connection is established.

Abstract: A set of neighboring base stations coordinate to transmit a cell-specific common resynchronization signal via a Common Synchronization Channel (CSCH). At least one neighboring base station transmits the cell-specific common resynchronization signal by a timing advance value before a serving base station transmits the cell-specific common resynchronization signal. A user equipment (UE) device receives the cell-specific common resynchronization signals from the base stations and combines the received cell-specific common resynchronization signals. In some examples, the UE device coherently combines the received cell-specific common resynchronization signals. Once the received signal strength of the combined received cell-specific common resynchronization signals exceeds a threshold level, the UE device utilizes the combined received cell-specific common resynchronization signals to obtain resynchronization.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting heterogeneous and asymmetric dual rail fabric configurations in a high performance computing environment. A method can provide, comprising at one or more computers each including one or more microprocessors, a plurality hosts, each of the plurality of hosts comprising at least one dual port adapter, a private fabric, the private fabric comprising two or more switches, and a public fabric, the public fabric comprising a cloud fabric. A workload can be provisioned at a host of the plurality of hosts. A placement policy can be assigned to the provisioned workload. Then, network traffic between peer nodes of the provisioned workload can be assigned to one or more of the private fabric and the public fabric in accordance with the placement policy.

Abstract: A network server selects a gateway, from among a plurality of alternative candidate gateways, to use for downlink wireless communication to an end node (EN) based on additional factors in addition to RSSI. Exemplary additional factors include: SNR, gateway loading, message loading, backhaul network loading, device type, application type, application priority, operator preferences, device/application black-lists, white-lists, and red-lists, number of devices, number of transmitting devices in a given time interval, operator rules and priorities. In some embodiments, the network server calculates a composite weighted metric (CWM) for each of the alternative candidate gateways which may be used for downlink, subject to operator policy rules, and selects to use a gateway based on the results, e.g. selects the gateway with the highest CWM.

Abstract: Techniques for control signaling in extreme high throughput (EHT) environments are described. A message transmitted by an access point (AP) may allocate resources to a plurality of stations (STAs). The AP may be configured to allocate up to 320 MHz of total bandwidth or up to sixteen spatial streams to one or more STAs. In some multiple-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) cases, the spatial configuration field may include a starting spatial stream field and a spatial stream number field. In some non-MU-MIMO cases, the spatial configuration field may be expanded by one bit or more. In some cases, content channels of a resource unit (RU) allocation table may span a frequency segment of 40 MHz.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and device for NPRACH detect. In example embodiments, the method comprises determining whether an overlapping ratio between a first period and a second period exceeds a first threshold. A first NPRACH resource is available during the first period and a second NPRACH resource is available during the second period. The first NPRACH resource is associated with a first coverage level and the second NPRACH resource is associated with a second coverage level. The second coverage level is different from the first coverage level. The method also comprises in response to determining that the overlapping ratio exceeds the first threshold, determining a power estimation of noise based on a first plurality of signals received on the first PRACH resource and a second plurality of signals received on the second NPRACH resource.

Abstract: Hybrid ARQ is employed in a multi-carrier communication system for retransmission of erroneous packets by taking advantage of time/frequency/space diversity and by combining ARQ functions at physical layer and MAC layers, making the multi-carrier system more robust in a high packet-error environment.

Abstract: A user equipment is configured with at least two collections of uplink resources to be used for transmitting control information to a communication network. The UE receives an assignment of radio resources to be used for receiving a downlink transmission from a base station of the communication network. The UE receives an acknowledgement resource indication, ARI, indicating one of the configured collections of uplink resources to be used for transmitting control information associated with the DL transmission. Further, the UE transmits the control information to the base station on at least a subset of the indicated collection of UL resources. In example embodiments, the indicated collection of uplink resources comprises a plurality of selectable uplink resource sets. The control information is transmitted on one of the uplink resource sets which corresponds to an operational state of the communication network.