Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing both Mobile Terminated, MT, and Mobile Originated, MO, circuit switched (CS) services such as Short Message Service, SMS, services in networks utilizing CS Fallback and CSoLTE-I architectures. An extended SGs interface referred to as SGs+ is implemented between a Mobility Management Entity, MME, in an SAE core network and a Mobile Switching Center Server, MSC-S. The SGs+ interface supports transmission of upper layer CS packet data units while utilizing either connectionless or connection-oriented Signaling Connection Control Part, SCCP, operation. The non access stratum, NAS, signaling support between the User Equipment, UE, and the MME is extended to provide support for both MT SMS and MO SMS service.

Abstract: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Non-stop Routing (NSR) with frozen standby LSDB is described. A network element includes a first OSPF instance initially acting as an active OSPF instance and a second OSPF instance initially acting as a standby OSPF instance. The second OSPF instance receives LSAs from the first OSPF instance and installs the LSAs in its LSDB. The LSAs in the LSDB are only aged by the active OSPF instance. If and when the second OSPF instance becomes the active OSPF instance, the second OSPF instance then ages the LSAs in the LSDB and processes each of the LSAs according to the aging of that LSA, where processing includes one of purging that LSA and refreshing that LSA.

Abstract: A method for operating a group of nodes in a system for agile computing comprising a coordinator node and a first computation node communicating via a connection, and wherein the first computation node is adapted to perform a task for the coordinator node is provided. The method comprises the steps of: monitoring at least one operating parameter indicating the quality of the connection between the two nodes; determining a quality parameter based on the operating parameter, wherein the quality parameter indicates the quality of the connection between the two nodes; and transferring information from the first computation node to the coordinator node, when the value of the quality parameter falls within a transfer interval, wherein the information comprises information about a part of a task performed by the first computation node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for closing all network connections to a detached user equipment. The local mobility anchor (LMA) receives and reads a control message saying that the user equipment is detached and all the network connections must be closed. The LMA performs the instructions in the control message, i.e. closes all the network connections to the user equipment. After the instructions have been executed, the LMA sends an acknowledgement back to indicate which actions have been performed. Thus, the closing of all network connections is done using only one message exchange and thereby saving signalling in the Core Network.

Abstract: A first base station (14) in a wireless communication system (10) operating according to a synchronised time division duplex scheme comprises an antenna (24), a radio communication unit (26) and an interference handling module (28). The interference handling module comprises an interference investigating unit (30) and a transmission control unit (34) configured to provide a sounding frame in which a variable downlink time interval has a pre-defined size long enough to provoke interference, order the interference investigating unit to obtain and analyse a link quality data parameter in a non-downlink time interval and determine whether interference from another base station is present. The transmission control unit is further configured to order the radio communication unit (26) to reduce the size of following variable downlink time intervals according to an interference reduction scheme for obtaining time intervals with a guaranteed reduced size if interference from another base station is present.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a fluid distribution apparatus. The fluid distribution apparatus has a housing including an inlet configured to receive a drilling material, a first outlet configured to direct a first portion of the drilling material onto a first separatory surface, and a second outlet configured to direct a second portion of the drilling material onto a second separatory surface. The fluid distribution apparatus further includes a screen disposed within the housing and configured to separate solids from the second portion of the drilling material directed through the second outlet onto the second separatory surface.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods directed to modulating the pro-oncogenic effects of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) through their interactions with specificity protein transcription factors (SpTFs). In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of inhibiting growth of a cell, such as a transformed or cancer cell, characterized by overexpression of at least one specificity protein (Sp)-regulated ncRNA and expression of at least one Sp transcription factor (SpTF), the method comprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of an SpTF agent. In some embodiments, the ncRNA is a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA). In some embodiments, the ncRNA is a microRNA (miR). Also provided are methods of treating a cell proliferative disease, predicting the response of a subject to SpTF agent-based treatment, and monitoring the efficacy of a SpTF agent-based treatment in a subject.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enabling a first device (100) to interact with a second device (102) for usage of functionality in the second device. When the first device detects (1:1) that it is present within a limited distance (102a) from the second device by means of a local wireless link, the first device sends (1:2) a request to a social network manager (104) to establish a temporary trusted connection with the second device. The first device then obtains (1:5) profile information regarding the second device from the social network manager based on the trusted connection, and adapts (1:6) its user interface based on the profile information. A user is then able to execute the interaction between the first and second devices via the social network manager by means of the adapted user interface.

Abstract: Control of transitions between radio resource control, RRC, states for a wireless terminal in a radio access network is described. The radio resource control states comprise a first state and a second state. A calculation (702) is made of a prediction of an inter-arrival time, ITB, between data bursts to be handled. A detection (704) that a data burst is to be handled is done and then it is decided (706) whether to make a transition from the first state to the second state essentially immediately and upon termination of handling of the detected data burst if the prediction of the ITB is greater than a current ITB threshold. The current ITB threshold is a time interval that is depending on a function of RRC state transition costs and the fractional distribution of true predictions and false predictions of a plurality of predicted ITB values in relation to recorded ITB values.

Abstract: A method for retrieving and representing media items in a communication network having a plurality of media items. In the embodiment, first at least one media item is retrieved from the communication network. Then, said retrieved media item is normalized. After normalizing, said retrieved media item is classified over a set of concepts, where each concept is associated with at least one description. Later, this classified media item may be compared with a description of information need.

Abstract: A radio communication system and a method for assigning a short-lived Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI) to a first user equipment performing random access to a radio network node are provided. The radio communication system registers the first user equipment as connected to the radio network node. A message for synchronizing the radio network node and the first user equipment with respect to the first time period is transferred. After the first time period has elapsed, the radio communication system maintains the first user equipment connected to the radio network node, and allows the short-lived C-RNTI to be assigned to a second user equipment. Furthermore, a first user equipment and method for enabling assignment of a short-lived C-RNTI to the first user equipment performing random access and a radio network node and method for assigning a short-lived C-RNTI to a first user equipment performing random access are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus 100 having a touch screen display 110 is disclosed. The apparatus 100 comprises a touch Apparatus screen display 110 configured to display a content object. The apparatus 100 also comprises a processor 120 as well as a memory 130 storing a computer program comprising computer program code. When the computer program code is run in the processor, this causes the apparatus 100 to detect a non-trigger touch interaction with the touch screen display 110, and to identify the non-trigger touch interaction as comprising a hovering interaction over a content object displayed on the touch screen display 110. In response to the identification of the non-trigger touch interaction comprising a hovering interaction, an Uniform Resource Locator, URL, address associated with the displayed content object is displayed on the touch screen display 110. Corresponding methods, computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A dryer barrel basket may include a body with a mesh surface. The dryer barrel basket may also include a door positioned proximate a bottom portion of the dryer barrel basket. The dryer barrel basket may further include a hinge which may be sized and configured to allow the door to rotate between an open and closed position. In addition, the dryer barrel basket may include a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the door to the mesh body in a closed position and allow the door to be disposed in an open position using an opening mechanism.

Abstract: The technology disclosed provides the ability for a subframe to be dynamically configured in time division duplex (TDD) communications between a UE radio terminal and a radio network node. A frame structure includes one or more subframes preconfigured as a downlink subframe, one or more subframes preconfigured as an uplink subframe, and one or more dynamically configurable subframes. Each dynamically configurable subframe includes a guard time period and at least a downlink part for transporting a dynamically configurable amount of downlink information, and in some embodiments, uplink information. A configuration for dynamically configurable subframes is determined for transmission and/or reception between the UE radio terminal and the radio network node.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for allocating PUCCH resources for HARQ feedback so as to minimize the total number PUCCH resources that are allocated while avoiding resource collision. A base station in an uplink Pcell allocates resource sets for use by a plurality of user terminals for providing HARQ feedback to support downlink transmissions to the user terminals in the same transmission time interval. The base station configures a resource group for each user terminal. Each resource group comprises a predetermined number of the allocated resource sets. The base station sorts the user terminals in the order of priority from highest to lowest and selects, in order of priority, a resource set for each user terminal from its configured resource group. To select resources for the user terminal, the base station calculates a weight for each resource set available to the user terminal, and allocate an available resource set with minimum weight to the user terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a core-sheath rope (1), comprising an outer sheath (3) provided in the form of a hollow braid and an inner sheath (4) provided in the form of a hollow braid, wherein thread changes between threads (41, 42) of the inner sheath (4) and threads (31, 32) of the outer sheath (3) and/or enlacements between threads (41, 42) of the inner sheath (4) and threads (31, 32) of the outer sheath (3) are provided in certain places (5, 6). The rope according to the invention is characterized in that bridge threads (51, 61) extending in the longitudinal direction of the rope are provided in the places of the thread changes and/or enlacements, with the threads of the outer sheath and the inner sheath, respectively, which change from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside, respectively, being guided around those bridge threads.

Abstract: A supervisory channel is provided on an optical path (31) between nodes of an optical communication network. The nodes are arranged to use a set of wavelengths allocated for carrying traffic channels. An optical signal (16) which carries a supervisory channel is generated at a supervisory channel transmitter (15) and added (12) to the optical path (31) downstream of an optical amplifier (11). The optical signal (16) has a wavelength which is one of the set of wavelengths allocated for carrying traffic. The method is performed at a time when the wavelength is not being used to carry traffic. An impairment parameter of the received optical signal is measured at a supervisory channel receiver (15). The receiver is a coherent receiver and the impairment parameter is chromatic dispersion or polarisation mode dispersion.

Abstract: A scaling apparatus and method scales uncertainty criteria (horizontal and vertical accuracy requirements) originally received from an end user before the uncertainty criteria is sent on to a wireless terminal (30) as requirements on the accuracy of location positioning performed by/for the wireless terminal. In an example embodiment the amount/degree of scaling is selected according to a configured best estimate of the confidence and uncertainty relation, and such best estimate can be based on the majority of the terminals of the network. For a WCDMA radio access network (RAN) case the scaling can be performed in a radio network controller (RNC). For a Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access network (RAN) case the scaling can be performed in the evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (eSMLC) node. In another case the scaling can alternatively be performed in the wireless terminal itself.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to establish trust between two nodes in a communications network. A first node receives from a network node authentication data unique to the first node, which can be used to derive a compact representation of verification data for the first node. The first node also receives a certified compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network. The first node derives trust information from the authentication data for the node, and sends to a second node a message that includes the trust information and part of the authentication data. The second node has its own copy of the certified compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network, and verifies the authenticity of the message from the first node using the compact representation of verification data of all nodes in the network and the received trust information and authentication data.

Abstract: A pseudowire redundancy network comprises a plurality of pseudowires (PW13, PW 14) attached to a provider edge node (201). For selecting an active pseudowire (PW13) to be used for forwarding user traffic, the provider edge node (201) determines a local preferential forwarding status for each of the pseudowires (PW13, PW14). The determined preferential forwarding status is active for no more than one of the pseudowires (PW13, PW14). The provider edge node (201) indicates the determined local preferential forwarding status of the pseudowires (PW13, PW14) to remote provider edge nodes (203, 204). Further, the provider edge node (201) receives indications of a remote preferential forwarding status for each of the pseudowires (PW13, PW14) from the remote provider edge nodes (203, 204). The provider edge node (201) then selects that one of the pseudowires (PW13, PW14) as active for which both the local preferential forwarding status and the remote preferential forwarding status is active.