Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for determining a synchronizing master for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a cellular network environment. In an embodiment, a user equipment (UE) receives a discovery signal comprising a timing reference, and determines a transmitter of the discovery signal. In accordance with the determination of the transmitter of the discovery signal, the UE performs one of synchronizing to the timing reference in the discovery signal and transmitting a second discovery signal. The UE performs the synchronizing to the timing reference if the transmitter of the discovery is a cellular network. Alternatively, the UE transmits the second discovery signal upon determining that the transmitter of the discovery signal is a second UE that is out of coverage of a cellular network.

Abstract: An antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to a signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to a ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material. Also disclosed is a mobile node (MN) comprising a signal feed, a ground, and an antenna comprising a main arm comprising conductive material, wherein the main arm is connected to the signal feed, and a first coupling arm comprising conductive material, wherein the first coupling arm is connected to the ground, and wherein the first coupling arm is electrically coupled to the main arm across a first span of nonconductive material.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for implementing Data as a Service (DaaS). The system is implemented using a client side library, on a user device, and a server or proxy server to extract relevant data from relevant data sources, and process the data before returning results to the client. The client sends a user query to the proxy server, which then sends sub-queries and receive responses from multiple data sources in real-time or near real-time. The system also uses a data model that handles varying data reliability or accuracy levels in heterogeneous data sources and indicates the confidence levels in the data provided to a user or client application. The data model assigns different confidence levels for various data to distinguish between high quality data and low quality data. Thus, users are provided with more information from multiple sources without diluting high quality data with low quality data.

Abstract: A method is performed by a solid state device (SSD) controller to generate a parity. The method includes receiving input data to be stored to pages of a storage device, wherein each page is capable of being allocated with multiple codewords; configuring codewords of the pages into multiple groups, wherein each group has an integer number of codewords, at least one of the pages is allocated with a non-integer number of codewords, and wherein the integer number is larger than the non-integer number; obtaining parities for the multiple groups, and storing the parities to reserved spaces of the storage device. With the calculation of a parity decoupled from physical pages, the selection of a rate of code used is unconstrained by an integer number of codewords per page.

Abstract: A network element (NE) comprising a memory configured to store a digest log for a conference, a receiver coupled to the memory and configured to receive a first message from a first of a plurality of service proxies of the conference, wherein the first message comprises a signature profile of a first of a plurality of participants of the conference associated with the first service proxy, a processor coupled to the receiver and the memory and configured to track a state of the conference by updating the digest log according to the first message, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send a plurality of second messages to indicate the digest log update to the service proxies without a transmission request from the service proxies.

Abstract: An Input-Series-Output-Parallel (ISOP)-type partial power converter circuit comprises: an isolated, unregulated DC-to-DC converter configured to generate a first output voltage at a first output voltage node; and a regulated DC-to-DC converter coupled with the unregulated DC-to-DC converter and configured to generate a second output voltage at a second output voltage node, the regulated DC-to-DC converter comprising a resonant forward-flyback converter configuration; wherein the first output voltage node is coupled in parallel with the second output voltage node.

Abstract: The bit-rate of surveillance video streams can be adapted by varying the number of enhancement layers/streams that are transmitted to a local monitoring center and/or data storage center. Enhancement layers that are not transmitted to the local data/monitoring center may be sent to a remote storage location, thereby allowing users to reproduce a high quality version of the surveillance video by retrieving those enhancement layers from the remote storage location. The base and enhancement layers may be obtained by encoding the surveillance video in accordance with a scalable video coding format, such as the H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced video coding (AVC) codec.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus comprises a magnetic core comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first winding comprising a first portion wound around the first side and a second portion wound around the second side, a second winding comprising a third portion wound around the first side and a fourth portion wound around the second side, wherein the second portion and the fourth portion are coupled to each other.

Abstract: A network element (NE) includes a receiver configured to receive an Information-Centric Media Access Control (i-MAC) frame, a processor operably coupled to the receiver and configured to determine whether an i-MAC table includes routing information for the i-MAC Based Frame, and a transmitter operably coupled to the processor and configured to route the i-MAC Based Frame based on the i-MAC table when the i-MAC table includes information corresponding to the i-MAC Based Frame, and route the i-MAC Based Frame based on a layer 2 (L2) MAC Address Table when the i-MAC table does not contain information corresponding to the i-MAC Based Frame.

Abstract: The system and method of the present disclosure relates to technology for a network system supporting multiple topology transparent zones (TTZs) on an edge node. TTZs have a topology including TTZ nodes consisting of edge nodes and internal nodes connected together by internal links. The edge nodes may also be connected to external nodes outside of the TTZ. The edge node is responsible for generating and distributing link state advertisements (LSAs) to generate virtual paths from the edge node to other edge nodes in each of the TTZs. Each TTZ sharing the edge node and each external node neighboring one of the other edge nodes of the TTZs is virtualized by distribution of the LSAs. However, the internal topology of each TTZ is concealed from each of the other TTZs sharing the edge node and from any neighboring external node connected to one of the other edge nodes.

Abstract: According to a method for selecting a path, the vehicle may receive driving condition of an area from a server, where the driving condition indicates that the area comprises a trouble area. Based on the driving condition of the area, the vehicle may calculate a first path and a second path, each of which is from a first point to a second point. The vehicle may obtain an effect value on vehicle driving associated with a change of weather. Based on the effect value and some other information, the vehicle may calculate a first weighted value for the first path and a second weighted value for the second path. Based on the first weighted value and the second weighted value, the vehicle may select a path. Because the effect value is used to select a path, the path selection in this embodiment may be associated with the change of weather.

Abstract: A method for operating a first station configured to transmit data includes transmitting during a paging window, a first frame to page a second station, the first frame including an identifier associated with the second station, and generating a second frame including first timing information for a first time period to be subscribed by the first station for transmitting data to the second station, the first time period occurring after the paging window. When a third frame is received after a pre-specified short interval after transmitting the first frame, the third frame acknowledging the first frame, the method includes transmitting the second frame after the pre-specified short interval after receiving the third frame, and transmitting the data during the first time period.

Abstract: A system and method for cross-controller data storage operations comprises interconnecting a responding storage controller and an owning storage controller with a direct memory access (DMA) capable fabric, the responding storage controller and the owning storage controller each comprising an interface from a data bus connected to the DMA capable fabric, configuring and implementing a shared DMA address space in accordance with the DMA capable fabric, the shared DMA address space including memory on the responding storage controller and the owning storage controller, the shared DMA address space being one of a symmetric or asymmetric address space, and exposing one or more local buffers of the responding storage controller and one or more local buffers of the owning storage controller through the shared DMA address space.

Abstract: A method for operating a receiving device includes monitoring a transmission from transmitting device, deriving a reliability measure of the transmission, and detecting that a triggering condition comparing the reliability measure with a threshold is met, and based thereon, sending a triggering signal to the transmitting device to trigger a beam failure recovery procedure.

Abstract: Technology for forwarding of packets in an information centric (ICN) local area network is disclosed. A method and apparatus allow for accessing data or services using an ICN name using a dynamic layer 2 address. The method and apparatus access an interest name identifying data available via the ICN and computing a dynamic layer 2 address derived from the interest name identifying the data. The method and apparatus then cause a transfer of the data associated with the interest name between a provider processing device and a consumer processing device responsive to an interest packet identifying the consumer processing device and the provider processing device using the dynamic layer 2 address.

Abstract: An efficient random access procedure is provided for reduced control overhead of connections in random access systems. A base station transmits one or more synchronization signal (SS) blocks. A UE detects and determines a preferred SS block. The UE transmits multiple random access signals (e.g., PRACH signals) in a RACH occasion. Each PRACH signal is transmitted on a different beam and includes a RACH preamble. The base station receives one or more of the PRACH signals. The RACH occasion and optionally the RACH preamble identify the preferred SS block. The base station determines a preferred PRACH signal. The base station sends a RAR to the UE using the transmit beam of the preferred SS block. The RAR indicates the preferred PRACH signal and an uplink resource allocation. The UE receives the RAR and transmits a message using the transmit beam of the preferred PRACH signal and the uplink resource allocation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for beam failure recovery in user equipment. The user equipment sends a beam failure recovery request to the base station upon detection of a beam failure between the base station and the user equipment, and monitors one or more candidate beams in which to receive the beam failure recovery request response from the base station, based on an association between a beam failure recovery request response and a beam failure recovery request.

Abstract: A network controller comprising a processor configured to obtain topology information of a network, wherein the topology information indicates a plurality of non-software-defined networking (non-SDN) network elements (NEs) interconnected by a plurality of links in the network, analyze each non-SDN NE according to the topology information to determine whether the non-SDN NE is a candidate NE for establishing a backup tunnel to protect a single-link failure at one of the plurality of links, and select a plurality of target NEs from the candidate NEs to protect against all single link-failures in the network, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send a first message to a first of the target NEs to dynamically enable software-defined networking (SDN) functionalities at the first target NE in order to facilitate single-link failure protection in the network.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided herein for testing multichip module (MCM) thermal reliability. An embodiment method includes selecting a chip with higher thermal risk from a plurality of chips in the MCM, and measuring a plurality of predetermined temperature parameters associated with the selected chip. A thermal resistance is then calculated using the predetermined temperature parameters. The thermal resistance is used to determine a thermal performance of the MCM. The predetermined temperature parameters include a junction temperature of the selected chip and at least one of a case temperature above the selected chip, a board temperature below the selected chip, and an ambient air temperature.

Abstract: A device comprises a memory that stores instructions executed by one or more processors to obtain a plurality of received signals transmitted by a user equipment from a plurality of antenna elements in a cellular network. A plurality of received signals transmitted by a user equipment from a plurality of antenna elements in a cellular network are obtained, and a plurality of complex channel values are calculated in an angle domain for a horizontal arrival angle and a vertical arrival angle per a received ray in a plurality of received rays in response to the plurality of received signals. An expected value of the plurality of channel values are calculated to obtain a power value for the horizontal arrival angle and vertical arrival angle having a time delay per the received ray.