Abstract: A method of performing authentication involves receiving, by a station, an initiation frame and transmitting, by the station, an authentication request. The authentication request includes an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) over local area network (LAN) (EAPOL) Start and security parameters for a fast initial link setup (FILS) handshake.

Abstract: A method for reducing interference at a first user equipment (UE) includes receiving, by a second communications controller, a request to reduce interference at the first UE, the first UE being served by a first communications controller. The method also includes determining, by the second communications controller, a beam adjustment in accordance with uplink transmission measurements of the first UE and a second UE, the beam adjustment to aim a transmission to the second UE away from the second UE and towards an angle orthogonal to a first direction of the first UE relative to the second communications controller, the second UE being served by the second communications controller. The method further includes pre-adjusting, by the second communications controller, the transmission with the beam adjustment, and transmitting, by the second communications controller, the pre-adjusted transmission to the second UE.

Abstract: A system and method for local operations in a communications system are provided. A method for device operations includes identifying, at a communications controller of a communications system, identification information in a packet received from a machine-to-machine device, and determining if the packet is to be processed locally according to the identification information. The method further includes routing the packet to a local destination if the packet is to be processed locally, and routing the packet to a remote destination if the packet is not to be processed locally.

Abstract: An acoustic filter and method of acoustic filter manufacture provides a plurality of series acoustic resonators coupled in series on a first resonator substrate, a plurality of shunt resonators on a second resonator substrate, and a support substrate. The first and second resonator substrates are mounted on the support substrate. The filter further provides a plurality of electrical connections, wherein each respective electrical connection electrically couples a respective one of the plurality of shunt resonators to a respective one of the plurality of series acoustic resonators.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for traffic behavior driven dynamic zoning for distributed traffic engineering (TE) in software defined networking (SDN). In an embodiment, a method in a network component for dynamic zoning for TE in SDN includes receiving at the network component network information from at least one SDN controller from a plurality of SDN controllers in a network; determining with the network component a plurality of TE zones for the network, selecting a local zone TE controller for each of the plurality of TE zones, and selecting a master TE controller according to the network information and a zoning scheme, wherein the local zone TE controller and the master TE controller are selected form one of the SDN controllers; and transmitting with the network component an indication of the local zone TE controllers, zone membership, and the master controllers to at least some of the SDN controllers.

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and computer-readable media for named data network (NDN) inter/intra-domain mobility. A complete de-coupling of identity and addressing space is established. This provides separation of control and forwarding allowing rich policy based routing, using SDN principles, as well as policy based global resolution. In one embodiment, the de-coupling of identity from location is achieved by a changeable forwarding label field in a header that can have nodal/domain/global scope. This disclosure provides content routing/mobility to be handled with a high degree of flexibility. This disclosure also provides mobility as a service for a component of a name space.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a ring oscillator comprising a plurality of delay stages connected in cascade and an injection apparatus comprising a plurality of injection devices, wherein the injection devices receive a reference clock from their inputs and outputs of the injection devices are coupled to respective outputs of the delay stages, and wherein each injection device comprises a polarity selection stage having inputs coupled to the reference clock and an adjustable gain stage having inputs coupled to outputs of the polarity selection stage and outputs coupled to outputs of a corresponding delay stage.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to create a panoramic image via a rotating camera of a portable electronic device are provided. The method includes rotating the camera of the portable electronic device with respect to the portable electronic device. The method further includes recording a plurality of images at a plurality of corresponding angles between the camera and a direction of the portable electronic device. The method further includes stitching the plurality of images together based on the plurality of angles and creating a panoramic image from the plurality of images.

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for network address translation traversal. The method comprises receiving, at a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) server, a registration message from a first user equipment (UE). The registration message includes an Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) capability of the first UE, and a request that the VoIP server generate ICE parameters for the first UE when the first UE makes a call to a second UE. The ICE parameters include a Traversal Using Relays around NAT (TURN) long-term credential. The method comprises sending, from the VoIP server, the TURN long-term credential to the first UE.

Abstract: Notifications used to notify called parties of missed calls can vary based on priority levels of the missed calls. Priority levels can be assigned using characteristics of the missed call, such as a calling number/party associated with the missed call, a number of missed calls received from the calling number/party, whether or not the calling party left a voicemail, a time the missed call was received, or combinations thereof. Different notification levels may be associated with different priority levels, with each notification level specifying different alert setting parameters, e.g., different sounds/volumes, visual notifications, vibration settings, etc. Some notification levels may override a silent mode of the mobile device, while other notifications levels may not. Priority levels can be escalated when users fail to acknowledge a notification prior to expiration of a timer or when notification attempts are unsuccessful.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for implementing traffic engineering (TE) using link buffer status. The link buffer status for each link is used to identify links with buffer build-ups. One or more of the capacity and resource parameters at the links with buffer build-ups are then reserved. This is achieved by modifying the capacity and resource input parameters to the TE model according to the level of build-ups in the link buffers, as reflected by the buffer status information from the links and nodes. The modified input capacity or resource parameters are then fed to a TE engine to calculate the routing of traffic across all links and paths. As such, the reserved capacity or resource is considered in the TE routing technique to route the traffic accordingly, leading to the depletion of link buffers with build-ups at all or multiple considered paths at the same time.

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing sensor functionality to a wireless electronic device. The wireless electronic device comprises a sensor module disposed within and removably coupled to the wireless electronic device. The sensor module includes a sensor module electrical interface. The wireless electronic device includes a first interface configured to receive the sensor module, and a second interface disposed within the wireless electronic device configured to electrically connect to the sensor module electrical interface when the sensor module is connected to the wireless electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for providing biometrics-based music recommendations to users. The biometric-based music recommendations take into account the changing music preferences of users from time to time as their biometrics change, such as due to users wellness states, being in different moods, engagement in different activities, and/or entering different environments. The schemes herein are implemented on user devices equipped or coupled to wearable devices capable of collecting biometrics data from users, such as heart rate, perspiration, and skin temperature data. The biometrics data of a user are collected and then processed into biometrics information. The biometrics information is then classified into a current wellness state of the user. A music recommendation is then provided to the user according to the biometrics information and the current wellness state of the user.

Abstract: A system and method for event driven operations in a communications system. A method for communications subsystem operation includes detecting an occurrence of an event initiated by a user, accessing a database to retrieve information related to the user and the event, establishing a connection with an application, and performing an operation with the application through the connection. The application is based on the event and the information, and the operation is based on the event.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing joint power control (PC) and scheduling in a wireless network are provided. In one example, a method includes generating a near-optimal power pattern for PC and scheduling in accordance with long term channel statistics. The near-optimal PC solution may be generated by first generating a set of possible power patterns in accordance with likely scheduling scenarios, then statistically narrowing the set of possible power patterns to identify the most commonly used power patterns, and finally selecting one of the most commonly used power patterns as the near-optimal power pattern. In another example, a table of optimal PC solutions are provided for performing distributed PC and scheduling in an adaptive and/or dynamic manner.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising an optical line terminal (OLT) configured to transmit a bandwidth map (BWmap) for a plurality of burst signals to be transmitted by a plurality of optical network units (ONUs), wherein the BWmap comprises a plurality of allocations, and wherein each allocation comprises a start time for the allocation, a grant size for the allocation, and a header error correction (HEC) for the allocation.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to generate an optical signal comprising a carrier modulated with at least two sidebands modulated with information, wherein the information introduces a separation gap in a frequency domain between the sidebands and the carrier, wherein one of the sidebands is an undesired sideband and another one of the sidebands is a desired sideband with a higher power intensity than the undesired sideband. A method comprising receiving an optical carrier from a light source and modulating the optical carrier with at least two sidebands modulated with information, wherein the information introduces a separation gap in a frequency domain between the sidebands and the optical carrier, wherein one of the sidebands is an undesired sideband and another one of the sidebands is a desired sideband having a higher power intensity than the undesired sideband.

Abstract: A method comprising determining a plurality of power spectrum density (PSD) profiles for a plurality of cabinet-deployed digital subscriber lines (DSLs) comprising jointly and iteratively determining a plurality of cutoff frequencies based on crosstalk coupling parameters among the DSLs, wherein the cutoff frequencies and PSD profiles are in one to one correspondence, and wherein each profile comprises a reduced PSD portion below the cutoff frequency of the profile and a maximum PSD portion above the cutoff frequency.

Abstract: The computational complexity of MCS adaptation for linear and non-linear MU-MIMO can be reduced by avoiding QR decomposition during subsequent stages of MCS adaptation. For instance, QR decomposition can be avoided in later stages of MCS adaptation by computing an instant upper right triangular matrix (R1) directly from an earlier upper right triangular matrix (R) and an earlier unitary matrix (U), which were obtained during a previous stage of MCS adaptation. As such, the instant upper right triangular matrix (R1) is obtained without performing QR decomposition on an instant Hermitian matrix (H1H), thereby allowing MCS adaptation to be performed for the new user group with less complexity. Additionally, computational complexity of MCS adaptation for linear MU-MIMO can be further reduced by avoiding matrix inversion during subsequent stages of MCS adaptation.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a frame includes generating an omni portion of the frame, the omni portion including a non-beamformed long training field and a signal field, the non-beamformed long training field including channel estimation information used to decode the signal field, the non-beamformed long training field configured to be transmitted through one of multiple antennas and multiple streams. The method also includes generating a multi-stream portion of the frame, the multi-stream portion including a data field and a multi-stream long training field, the multi-stream long training field including station-specific decoding information for station-specific data in the data field. The method further includes applying a beamforming indicator to the signal field of the omni portion, and transmitting the frame.