Abstract: A method for wireless communication comprises a donor enhanced Node B (eNB) transmitting system information for a subframe structure to a relay node (RN), which information comprises radio resource configuration and/or timing information for uplink backhaul transmission. The RN uses an automatic method to select the Round Trip Time (RTT) value for the Hybrid Automatic Repeat request (HARQ) on the uplink backhaul (Un) relay link. The RTT value is implicitly determined according to the Un (backhaul) subframe or MBSFN subframe configuration periodicity. The RTT option is signaled by the Un subframe configuration period of the MBSFN Un downlink signals.

Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that effectuate initiating, transferring, manipulating, and/or maintaining simultaneous real time streaming of multimedia content. The system can include devices and components that synchronize multimedia distribution to disparate user devices, distribute media streams to the disparate user devices, and provide media control over the media streams by the disparate user devices.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for improving the performance of data compression for storage systems. The embodiments enable selectively compressing data for storage on a block by block basis to save resources and computation time and cost. The system and method also handle the compression of different types of data blocks using different targeted algorithms. In an embodiment, a method for compressing data in a storage system includes receiving one or more data blocks for storage, determining whether to compress one or more data blocks according to attributes of the one or more data blocks, upon determining to compress a data block from the one or more data blocks, compressing the data block, and storing the compressed data block. The attributes include at least one of a name of the data block, a file type of the data block, and information in the data block.

Abstract: A system and method for search space reconfiguration in a communications system are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes reconfiguring a first search space including a first set of resources into a second search space including a second set of resources, signaling second search space information to a communications device, and signaling a first set of other information to the communications device within an intermediate search space including resources common to both the first set of resources and the second set of resources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising: transmitting, by a cloud service control gateway (CSCG) positioned in an application stratum, a resource query to a network control gateway (NCG) positioned in a network stratum, wherein the resource query comprises a source address, a destination address list, and a network resource requirement. Also disclosed is a method comprising: receiving, by a network control gateway (NCG) positioned in a network stratum, a resource query from a cloud service control gateway (CSCG) positioned in an application stratum, wherein the resource query comprises source address, a destination address list, and a network resource requirement. Also disclosed is a method comprising: receiving, by a network control gateway (NCG) positioned in a network stratum, a resource reservation request from a cloud service control gateway (CSCG) positioned in an application stratum, wherein the resource reservation request comprises a destination address list and a first network resource requirement.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus that includes an ingress node configured to couple to an egress node and transmit a plurality of packets to one or more egress nodes, wherein at least some of the plurality of packets are cached before transmission and wherein the ingress node is further configured to retransmit a packet from the cached packets based on a request from one of the one or more egress nodes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reporting events in a machine-to-machine environment are provided. Upon detection of an event, a determination is made whether to report the event with or without a delay. If the event is to be reported with a delay, then reporting is delayed for a period of time. If an event notification is received prior to the expiration of the delay period, then the reporting of the event may be canceled as event has already been reported by another element. If not, then another determination is made whether to report the event with or without another delay. This process continues until either the event has been reported or an event notification corresponding to the event has been received from another element.

Abstract: A network component comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a request for a content from a first node, determining whether a second node is associated with the content, and facilitating the transfer of the content from the second node to the first node when the second node is associated with the content, wherein the second node is an interior node. Also disclosed is a method comprising receiving a request for a content from a first node in a network, determining whether the content is being distributed to a second node in the network, calculating a path between the second node and the first node when the content is being distributed to the second node, and establishing a connection along the path such that the content is distributed from the second node to the first node.

Abstract: A system and method for multi-cell access are provided. A method includes transmitting at least one control channel to a communications device. The at least one control channel includes control information, and the transmitting is performed by at least one cell in a subset of a cooperating set. The method also includes transmitting to the communications device based on control information transmitted to the communications device, or receiving from the communications device based on control information transmitted to the communications device. The transmitting is performed by at least one other cell in the cooperating set, or the receiving is performed by the at least one other cell in the cooperating set.

Abstract: A system and method for signaling and transmitting uplink reference signals are provided. A method for communications controller operations includes signaling information about a set of sequence groups to a first communications device, where the first communications device uses a sequence in the set of sequence groups to modulate a reference signal.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for optimizing offloading wireless services to a WLAN in 3GPP-RAT mobility. The embodiments enable changing network priority based on changing network conditions. In an embodiment, a method in a user equipment (UE) for offloading wireless services to a wireless local area network (WLAN) in a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) inter-radio access technology (RAT) handover includes receiving an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policy from an ANDSF server, wherein the ANDSF policy comprises policy rules including a validity condition, wherein the receiving is performed during a procedure in which the UE conducts an inter-RAT handoff from a first 3GPP RAT to a second 3GPP RAT; comparing evaluation condition information for the second 3GPP RAT against the validity condition; and offloading a first wireless service to the WLAN in accordance with the ANDSF policy when the validity condition is satisfied.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided to improve offloading traffic from mobile operators networks via a WiFi network. The embodiments also include schemes to offload traffic between WiFi networks. The embodiments include a network component comprising a WiFi management entity (WiME) configured to serve as an anchor point for a user device at a WiFi network and communicate with a management entity at a wireless network using OpenFlow protocol to handle a plurality of control and mobility functionalities for traffic in the WiFi network, wherein the control and mobility functionalities include offloading traffic for the user device from the wireless network to the WiFi network.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links connecting the nodes in a ring topology, wherein a first node from among the plurality of nodes is coupled to a first link from among the plurality of links, wherein the first link comprises a plurality of virtual channels, and wherein each of the plurality of virtual channels is assigned to provide service to a unique one of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: A passive optical network (PON) component comprising a power switch, a detector configured to monitor the power switch, and a processor configured to receive an interrupt from the detector and transmit a message comprising a first indicator that the PON component has powered down, and a second indicator giving a reason for the power down. A passive optical network (PON) component comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving an interrupt message from a detector, determining a reason for the interrupt, and transmitting a dying gasp message comprising an indicator of the reason for the interrupt. A method comprising transmitting an alarm message comprising an optical network terminal (ONT) manual power off indicator that indicates the ONT is shutting down because a subscriber has turned off its power switch.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to determine a power management (PM) state from a plurality of PM states for a digital subscriber line (DSL) transceiver, wherein the plurality of PM states comprise a idle state, a full on state, and a low power state, wherein the full on state consumes more power than the low power state, wherein the low power state consumes more power than the idle state, wherein the low power state comprises at least one PM profile, and wherein the DSL transceiver supports a very high speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) data transmission protocol, and instruct the DSL transceiver to use the PM state.

Abstract: A method implemented by a client device for media content streaming, the method comprising inserting one or more query parameters in a query string portion of a uniform resource locator (URL), wherein the query string portion follows a path portion of the URL, sending a media request comprising the URL to a streaming server, and receiving one or more segments of a media content from the streaming server in response to the media request.

Abstract: A method implemented by a first client device, the method comprising receiving a media presentation description (MPD) for a media content from a streaming server, receiving a plurality of segments for the media content from one or more streaming servers, and packaging the MPD and at least part of the received segments such that the packaged segments are accessible by a second client device through the packaged MPD.

Abstract: A method of performing a Real-Time Communication in Web-browsers (RTCWEB) identity authentication based on an authentication of a non-RTCWEB compliant Identity Provider (IdP) server comprising receiving, by an RTCWEB IdP client, an RTCWEB identity authentication request from a user agent, creating a session resource with a Relying Party (RP) client, wherein the RP client guards the session resource, instructing the user agent to authenticate with the RP client by employing a non-RTCWEB identity protocol to access the session resource, receiving authentication results from the non-RTCWEB compliant IdP server via the RP client, and sending an RTCWEB authentication to the user agent via the session resource.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a data framer configured to frame a data stream into a plurality of frames each comprising a plurality of fields sized to align the frames with a word boundary greater than or equal to about four bytes long, and an optical transmitter coupled to the data framer and configured to transmit the frames. Included is an apparatus comprising at least one component configured to implement a method comprising encapsulating a data stream with at least one Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) Encapsulation Method (GEM) payload aligned with a word boundary at least about four bytes long, encapsulating the GEM payload with a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) frame aligned with the word boundary, and transmitting the GTC frame.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for wireless communication includes receiving a channel feedback information from a user equipment at a base station. A control channel is allocated in a data region of a subframe as indicated by the channel feedback information. The control channel within the subframe is transmitted to the user equipment.