Abstract: A data center adapted to connect via a first wide area network to a core network connected with a base station and to a wireless LAN, variably controls service provided in a virtual core network of the data center to a terminal enabled to select connection to either a wireless LAN or a base station and connect to the data center.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide a SCEF entity which can transmit a plurality of communication patterns to another core network apparatus without increasing a processing load. The SCEF entity (10) according to the present disclosure includes: a control unit (11) that sets first communication pattern set information and second communication pattern set information to one transmission message, the first communication pattern set information indicating a communication pattern of a terminal in a first validity time and the second communication pattern set indicating the communication pattern of the terminal in a second validity time that does not overlap the first validity time; and a transmitting unit (12) that transmits the transmission message to a HSS (20) that manages information of the terminal.

Abstract: A secondary base station (2) is configured to receive an SeNB addition request message from a second master base station (3) while providing a radio terminal (1) with a secondary cell group (SCG) for DC in cooperation with a first master base station. The SeNB addition request message indicates whether each of at least one bearer that has already been configured in the secondary base station (2) for DC with the first master base station (1) is to be kept at the secondary base station (2). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to performing a procedure for changing a master base station in Dual Connectivity (DC) by using existing inter-base station interface procedures and inter-base station signaling messages.

Abstract: First and second radiation elements are arranged on a first face in a Z axis direction. A third radiation element is formed on a second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A fourth radiation element is formed on the second face to be interposed between the first and second radiation elements. A micro strip line connects the first radiation element and the second radiation element and is formed on the first face to extend in the Z axis direction. A first element connection part is formed on the second face to overlap with the micro strip line in a Y axis direction, and to have a width wider than that of the micro strip line. A feeding unit connects a coaxial cable supplying power from the outside to the micro strip line and the fourth radiation element.

Abstract: An authentication device includes: a wearing position determination unit that determines a wearing position, the wearing position being a position at which a wearable article comprising a sensor is being worn on a body; and an authentication unit that performs authentication by using biometric information of the body, the biometric information being detected by the sensor at the wearing position.

Abstract: A traffic-congestion prevention system for preventing traffic congestion at a target location at a target time more certainly is provided. The traffic-congestion prevention system 10 includes a traffic state calculation unit 124 and a display control unit 16. The traffic state calculation unit 124 calculates a target traffic state that is a traffic state to be achieved at a location different from the target location in order to prevent traffic congestion at the target location at the target time. The display control unit 16 controls display means in such a way that the target traffic state at the location is displayed on the display means.

Abstract: A route switching device includes a first selection section for outputting a first main signal, a second selection section for outputting a first switching command signal, a first transmitter transmitting an inputted signal, a second transmitter, a first receiver, a second receiver, a first monitor for outputting an abnormality notification if an abnormality in a second main signal is detected, and outputting a first switching command notification if second information is included in a second switching command signal, a second monitor, and a third selection section for obtaining a second main signal from a selected receiver. The first selection section and the second selection section switches a selection destination when a first switching command notification is input. The second selection section outputs a switching command signal including second information when an abnormality notification is input. The third selection section switches a selection source when an abnormality notification is input.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio communication system in which transmission parameters, such as MCS of MBSFN, the number of subframes, and a transmission power of a reserved cell, are adaptively output, based on a unicast traffic volume in a MBSFN area, a number of terminals, and a number of cells of the MBSFN area, so that a system throughput in the MBSFN area is maximized while satisfying an MBSFN quality requirement condition.

Abstract: A wireless terminal (1A) receives a discovery signal (201) wirelessly transmitted from another wireless terminal (1B) via device-to-device (D2D) communication, and transmits a discovery report (202, 302) to a network (2, 3) via cellular communication (101). The discovery report indicates at least one of: (a) an identifier of the other wireless terminal (1B); (b) an identifier(s) of one or more D2D communication pairs to which the other wireless terminal (1B) belongs; (c) an identifier of a base station or a cell with which the other wireless terminal (1B) is associated; (d) received power of a discovery signal from the other wireless terminal (1B); and (e) the number of detections of the discovery signal from the other wireless terminal (1B). It is thus possible to provide a discovery report containing contents suitable for use in a network.

Abstract: In order to supply drive elements with necessary power supply while maintaining a constant current power supply system even in a case where ON/OFF control of a power source or various operation settings of the drive elements are executed at high speed, a constant current supply device 10 is provided with: a constant voltage acquisition means 20 for extracting a constant voltage from a supplied constant current; a conversion means 30 for converting the extracted constant voltage to a drive current of a desired size and outputting same; and a control means 60 for controlling the size of the drive current flowing to a current control element 5k according to control content of n-sets of drive elements 41-4n, current control elements 51-5n, and a drive element 4k, which are connected in parallel to each other, and into which the drive current is inputted.

Abstract: In order to enable to estimate whether the bit error occurs steadily or instantaneously, an error monitoring method according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes: detecting number of error bits of received data per bits whose number is predetermined, comparing the number of error bits with a threshold value which is predetermined, and counting and outputting number of times of continuous occurrence of the comparison result's indicating being large, and number of times of continuous occurrence of the comparison result's indicating being small.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a voltage comparison circuit and a control circuit. The voltage comparison circuit compares a detection voltage with a reference voltage. The detection voltage is a detected result of an electric source voltage supplied from an electric source supply device supplying the electric source voltage. The reference voltage is set to be lower than a standard voltage used in stabilization control that the electric source supply device performs for stabilizing the electric source voltage. The control circuit performs control of compensating a voltage drop of the electric source voltage when the detection voltage is lower than the reference voltage based on a result of comparison by the voltage comparison circuit.

Abstract: A transmitting terminal (1A) transmits first D2D control information (522, 523) in one or more subframes within a first subframe pool (511) within a first D2D control period (501) and performs data transmission (531-534) in accordance with the first D2D control information (522, 523) in one or more subframes within a second subframe pool (512) within the first D2D control period (501). The first D2D control information (522, 523) contains a second information element indicating whether the first D2D control information (522, 523) is valid in at least one D2D control period (502, 503) occurring after the first D2D control period (501). This makes it possible to contribute, for example, to reducing failure in reception of scheduling assignment information that is transmitted in a radio resource region for control in a periodic D2D control period and that specifies D2D transmission resources.

Abstract: A receiving-side splitter 4 that constitutes part of an optical communication device 1 splits a receiving-side signal light into a plurality of lights at a splitting ratio according to the intensity distribution of mutually different propagation modes included in the receiving-side signal light passed through a transmission medium 3. A transmission-side splitter 10 splits a transmission-side signal light into a plurality of-lights. A signal processing device 5 detects the light intensity and/or the phase of the receiving-side signal light, and sets a control target value for the light intensity and/or the phase of the transmission-side signal light to a value according to the result of the detection. A modulator 9 adjusts the light intensity or the phase of a the transmission-side signal light so that the light intensity or phase equals the set value. A multiplexer 8 multiplexes the plurality of transmission-side signal lights.

Abstract: An amplification unit 1 has an output connector 3 for outputting an RF signal output by an amplification circuit 2 for each amplification circuit. The output connectors 3 are disposed so as to be arranged in the horizontal direction. A combining unit 5 has an input connector 6 into which the RF signal output from the output connector 3 of the amplification unit 1 is input for each output connector 3. The input connectors are disposed so as to be arranged in the horizontal direction. The amplification unit 1 and the combining unit 5 are attachable/detachable through the output connectors 3 and the input connectors 6. The surface on which the input connectors are provided of the combining unit 5 is set within the dimension of the surface on which the output connectors are provided of the amplification unit 1.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a mobile station, a packet switching station, and a plurality of location registration devices that perform location management of the mobile station. With respect to the mobile station, after one location registration device is already selected from among the plurality of location registration devices, when the mobile station performs location registration, an NRI (Network Resource Identifier) included in a TMSI (Temporary Mobile Station Identifier) is transmitted to the packet switching station. The packet switching station makes a request for location registration with respect to the one location registration device, based on the NRI.

Abstract: A radio terminal, which has a function to collect and report measurement information designated by a radio network, comprises: means for receiving collection/reporting control information related to the radio terminal's execution of at least one of the collection of measurement information and the reporting of the measurement information to the radio network; and control means for executing, based on the collection/reporting control information, at least one of the collection and the reporting if execution determination information, which is related to at least one of the collection of the measurement information and the reporting of the measurement information to be executed by the local terminal, satisfies a given determination criterion.

Abstract: A apparatus management system includes: a forwarding node(s) that supplies identification information that uniquely identifies an individual terminal to a terminal management apparatus that manages the identification information; and the terminal management apparatus that discloses the identification information about a terminal to a corresponding user, requests the user to register himself/herself as a user of the terminal from a second terminal different from the terminal, and holds associates the terminal in association with the user.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus that can improve throughput of a cell edge user while preventing the throughput of the cell edge user. A control apparatus (10) according to the present invention is disposed in a radio system including communication areas formed by a plurality of cells using the same frequency band. The control apparatus (10) includes a pattern determining unit (110) for defining a cell group including one or more cells formed by radio stations (1) to (6) and determining a time pattern of transmission power to be set for each of a plurality of the cell groups and a communication unit (120) for notifying the radio stations (1) to (6) that form the cells included in the cell group of the time patterns of the transmission power and timing signals indicating switching timings of the transmission power in the radio stations (1) to (6).

Abstract: Provided is a method of updating a control program for controlling a storage battery system, the method capable of suppressing inconveniences that may occur due to the forcible stop of charging or discharging being performed by the storage battery system. In order to solve the problem, there is provided a storage battery system (10) including a storage battery unit (11) that performs power charging and discharging, the storage battery system (10) determining whether the storage battery unit (11) is in a discharging state and determining a timing at which an update program for updating a control program for controlling the storage battery system (10) is executed, on the basis of the determination.