Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for hardware acceleration for a frequency domain scheduler. An example method includes receiving an instruction from a processor core to process a job for determining an allocation of a set of resources to one or more users, the set of resources corresponding to a transmission layer in a transmission time interval; processing the job by determining which of the one or more users is to be allocated on each of the respective resources in the set based on a first array stored in a memory associated with a metric of each of one or more users for each of the resources in the set, and a second array stored in the memory associated with a buffer size of each of the one or more users; and in response to successfully completing the job, sending an indication of the determined allocation to the processor core.

Abstract: An apparatus includes abeam selection hardware accelerator for determining a set of beams to be used for data scheduling by a wireless node for a transmission time interval, the beam selection hardware accelerator being configured to: receive a beam information and information indicating an angular separation of beams for a set of selected beams; create a graph based on the beam information and the minimum angular separation; select a set of beams, out of a plurality of beams, as a maximum weight independent set of beams based on the created graph; and provide a notification of the selected set of beams.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer program products concerning accommodating ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) traffic by making a determination of which mobile broadband (MBB) user equipment (UE) to puncture, where in response to an indication that URLLC traffic needs to be scheduled in the midst of ongoing MBB transmissions in a wireless communications network, the determination is made from a plurality of MBB UEs with the ongoing MBB transmissions, of a set of the plurality scheduled for transmission in a slot required by the URLLC traffic. From that set of MBB UEs, a subset of MBB UEs for puncturing is chosen, where that choice is made at least in relation to accommodating a reliability constraint of the URLLC traffic, maximizing a sum proportional fairness metric of the plurality of MBB UEs, and minimizing a block error rate in a computation of a proportional fairness metric for each UE of the subset.

Abstract: A server associated with a core network may include a memory storing computer-readable instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to, generate a list of preferred instances of a first network function, transmit the list of the preferred instances to a server associated with a third network function, and receive a request to establish a communication session with a selected instance selected from the list of the preferred instances, if the server is associated with a selected instance of a second network function associated with the selected instance of the first network function.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a transmission direction in a cell.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for establishing fault tolerant communication channel between terminal device and target system. In an embodiment, the communication channel between terminal device and target system, through a primary communication gateway, is monitored for collecting state information related to communication channel and to detect fault in the primary communication gateway. The state information is stored in terminal device. Subsequently, upon detecting fault, a secondary communication gateway is selected and configured with the state information, thereby replacing the primary communication gateway, and re-establishing the communication channel between terminal device and target system through the secondary communication gateway.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for establishing secure communication between a terminal device and a target system. The method comprises validating the terminal device and the target system based on a communication request received from the terminal device. Upon validation, the terminal device is signaled to generate a Quick Response (QR) code corresponding to the communication request. Subsequently, the QR code generated at the terminal device is processed using a predetermined verification interface configured in a user device for establishing the secure communication between the terminal device and the target system. In an embodiment, the present disclosure helps users in completing a transaction based on the QR code generated at the terminal device, and thereby eliminates requirement of using a credit card/debit card and the like for completing the transaction.

Abstract: As radio access network (RAN) architecture evolves and evolved packet core deployments get more distributed, there is an opportunity to provide significant optimizations of latency and processing. Certain embodiments can provide these and other benefits using vertical aggregation of radio access network and evolved packet core functionalities. A method can include operating a network element as a per-user-equipment control plane entity. The method can also include operating the network element as a first user plane entity (for example, a per-user-equipment user plane entity). The method can further include operating the network element as a second user plane entity. The method can additionally include operating the network element as a per-cell control plane entity. The method can also include operationally interconnecting the per-user-equipment control plane entity, the first user plane entity, the second user plane entity, and the per-cell control plane entity via interfaces.

Abstract: The present invention addresses method, apparatus and computer program product for dynamic cell clustering for Coordinated Multipoint operation. Clustering metric information defining relevant metrics for making cell clustering decision for Coordinated Multipoint operation are received from a network element serving a neighboring cell, and based on the received clustering metric information, it is decided whether to include the neighboring cell to a cluster for Coordinated Multipoint operation.

Abstract: The present invention addresses method, apparatus and computer program product for dynamic cell clustering for Coordinated Multipoint operation. Clustering metric information defining relevant metrics for making cell clustering decision for Coordinated Multipoint operation are received from a network element serving a neighboring cell, and based on the received clustering metric information, it is decided whether to include the neighboring cell to a cluster for Coordinated Multipoint operation.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products relating to coordinated scheduling with adaptive muting are provided. One method comprises transmitting, by a network element, calculated impact information for a cell of the network element when taking an action related to a cell of the network element and/or taking an action related to a cell of a second network element. The method may also comprise transmitting a request for taking the action related to the cell of the second network element under certain circumstances.

Abstract: A first cell determines that UE(s) should have HARQ cycle(s) skipped, where each of the UE(s) is to take part in a CoMP transmission. Skipping is to be performed to enable the first cell to receive information from second cell(s) over backhaul link(s) for the HARQ transmission(s). A first HARQ cycle is scheduled and participated in for the UE(s) in order to receive a transmission at the first cell from the UE(s). The HARQ cycle(s) is/are skipped for the UE(s) by sending, prior to decoding information from the uplink CoMP transmissions, an acknowledgement to the UE(s) and not scheduling the UE(s) for a PDCCH grant for the HARQ cycle(s). The skipping depends on one or more of: a backhaul latency, a load in the first cell, a type of UE, or a request to the second cell(s). Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a communication network (400), wireless access points (300) utilize one or more agents (302, 306) to support the operating needs of corresponding mobile stations. Pursuant to one approach, the agent supports translation of the mobile station's end-to-end protocol-based messages to Internet Protocol-based messages that are readily ported through an Internet Protocol-friendly communication system infrastructure that preferably eschews the use of network elements that rely upon unique and/or proprietary non-Internet Protocol interfaces. Pursuant to another approach the wireless access point is able to interact on a peer-to-peer basis with other wireless access points in order to facilitate, for example, handovers and other mobility management tasks.

Abstract: A wireless access point (102) detects an indicia of a change in wireless connectivity of a mobile station (101) with respect to itself and another wireless access point (103). The wireless access point then automatically effects at least one of establishing a communication between itself and the second wireless access point regarding the change in wireless connectivity and/or establishing a temporary data tunnel as between itself and the second wireless access point. These network elements can also act to automatically establish a data flow path for the mobile station as between the second wireless access point and a network element (such as a mobility management agent (105)) that is external to the common subnet. In a preferred approach this comprises, at least in part, automatically sending a registration request to the network element other than in response to a specific request from the mobile station to send such a registration request.

Abstract: A first cell determines that UE(s) should have HARQ cycle(s) skipped, where each of the UE(s) is to take part in a CoMP transmission. Skipping is to be performed to enable the first cell to receive information from second cell(s) over backhaul link(s) for the HARQ transmission(s). A first HARQ cycle is scheduled and participated in for the UE(s) in order to receive a transmission at the first cell from the UE(s). The HARQ cycle(s) is/are skipped for the UE(s) by sending, prior to decoding information from the uplink CoMP transmissions, an acknowledgement to the UE(s) and not scheduling the UE(s) for a PDCCH grant for the HARQ cycle(s). The skipping depends on one or more of: a backhaul latency, a load in the first cell, a type of UE, or a request to the second cell(s). Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: As radio access network (RAN) architecture evolves and evolved packet core deployments get more distributed, there is an opportunity to provide significant optimizations of latency and processing. Certain embodiments can provide these and other benefits using vertical aggregation of radio access network and evolved packet core functionalities. A method can include operating a network element as a per-user-equipment control plane entity. The method can also include operating the network element as a first user plane entity (for example, a per-user-equipment user plane entity). The method can further include operating the network element as a second user plane entity. The method can additionally include operating the network element as a per-cell control plane entity. The method can also include operationally interconnecting the per-user-equipment control plane entity, the first user plane entity, the second user plane entity, and the per-cell control plane entity via interfaces.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for handover management in wireless communication networks. An apparatus, such as a base station, receives information relating to load conditions and computes handover threshold information based on the information relating to the load conditions. The information relating to the load conditions may comprise information received from other base stations, and the base station may in turn share its own information. Information may be shared through direct communication between base stations, or may be managed by a controller. Handover thresholds may be set for user devices based on the load metric information.

Abstract: Embodiment discloses a method comprising receiving, by a processor configured in a transaction server, transaction request from an acquiring server associated to an acquiring account. The transaction request comprises transaction related information including transaction amount, and is linked to at least one of an account and a credit balance account linked to credit limit. The transaction request is authorized, by an authorization module configured in processor, when the transaction amount is less than or equal to at least one of sum of balance in the account and credit limit in the credit balance account and the credit limit in the credit balance account. One or more tenure parameters along with authentication information are received by the processor upon authorizing transaction request.

Abstract: A wireless access point (300A, 300B, 300C) provides (101) a surrogate Internet Protocol address to use on behalf of a mobile station (401). That wireless access point then uses (102) that surrogate Internet Protocol address along with its own Internet Protocol address to facilitate establishing one or more data tunnels as necessary to support the communication needs of the mobile station.

Abstract: Mobile station information is exchanged between a plurality of distributed mobility agents (106, 108). The exchange is initiated by a mobility agent (106) associated with a last known network access point (110) that has communicated with the mobile station (114). The mobile station (114) is paged from at least one network access point using an available air interface technology to interface with the mobile station (114) and using the mobile station information. No centralized controller is used in the paging.