Abstract: A method for managing a cellular network, which comprises a plurality of macro nodes defining respective macro cells and a plurality of small nodes within said macro cells, the method comprising, at each current time snapshot of a plurality of time snapshots and for each macro cell, providing, according to a history traffic load of the cellular network, an overload probability in a first configuration of the cellular network with only macro nodes activated. The method further comprises identifying, among said plurality of time snapshots, first candidate time snapshots for small nodes deactivation in each first candidate time snapshot the overload probability being lower than a threshold overload probability, and if the current time snapshot is one among the first candidate time snapshots, deactivating each small node having a current number of allocated radio resources lower than a threshold number.

Abstract: A method is provided for estimating flows of persons that gathered at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day. The Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations (105a) each of which is adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.

Abstract: A method of estimating flows of persons gathering at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day includes defining a plurality of calculated radius values of the Area of interest radius, and, for each calculated radius value: identifying a number of relevant served areas; identifying a first number of user equipment; identifying a second number of user equipment associated; computing a normalized statistical quantity by normalizing the statistical quantity with respect to the radii of the relevant served areas; computing an optimum radius value of the Area of Interest radius; identifying persons gathering for attending the public happening; computing at least one matrix accounting for movements of persons.

Abstract: A system for managing house appliances supplied through a power grid is provided. Each house appliance operates according to at least one corresponding operative mode. Each operative mode comprises a sequence of operative phases. The system comprises at least one control unit interfaced with the house appliances for exchanging data. The at least one control unit collects power profile data comprising timing and electric power consumption data of each operative phase of each operative mode of the house appliances; generates a time schedule of the house appliances operations by distributing in time the execution of the operative phases thereof such that total power consumption of house appliances is kept under a maximum power threshold of the power grid; and controls the operation of the appliances based on the time schedule. The at least one control unit is configured to generate the time schedule by exploiting a Particle Swarm Optimization approach.

Abstract: The movement of a part of human body, e.g. a limb, is monitored. The movement includes N iterated rotations in a plane. A sensing device is fixed to the limb and provides data indicative of the limb movement. These data are processed to generate a rotation signal. Then, portions of the rotation signal corresponding to each movement iteration are identified. To this purpose, a plurality of null-velocity instants is identified, wherein the angular velocity of the sensing device is null. Then, each null-velocity instant is classified as a candidate start/end time or a candidate peak time. Then, a start time, end time and peak time for each iteration are determined as a combination of two candidate start/end times and a candidate peak time that fulfils certain conditions on the values of the rotation signal in correspondence of candidate start/end times and candidate peak times.

Abstract: A method manages sub-frame data transmission in a cellular network including a macro node and at least one small node associated therewith. The method includes at a macro node side: based on channel quality information from user equipment associated with the macro node, grouping the user equipment into a first group that can be served at a macro node first transmission power and a second group that has to be served at a macro node second transmission power higher than the macro node first transmission power, and determining a sub-frames pattern including: a number of no-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is prevented at the macro node side, a number of limited-transmission sub-frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at only the first transmission power, and a number of normal-transmission sub frames wherein data transmission is allowed at the macro node side at the second transmission power.

Abstract: A method of estimating a number of persons that gathered at an Area of Interest for attending a public happening during a time interval on a day is proposed. Said Area of Interest is defined by an Area of Interest center and an Area of Interest radius and is covered by a mobile telecommunication network having a plurality of communication stations each of which is adapted to manage communications of user equipment in one or more served areas in which the mobile telecommunication network is subdivided.

Abstract: A method involves measuring and monitoring usage of data stored on a user device by software applications installed on the user device, the data being generated by resources of the user device. The method includes for each resource, assigning a resource sensitivity value, the resource sensitivity values of different resources being adapted to enable discrimination among resources based on sensitivity of the data they generate; for each application, calculating a respective application access level to the data by combining through a first predetermined function the resource sensitivity values of the resources that generate data accessed by the application; calculating a device access level to the data by the applications, the device access level being calculated by combining through a second predetermined function the calculated application access levels of the applications installed on the device; and associating with each application a respective indication of the calculated device access level.

Abstract: A dual-mode terminal designed to connect to an IP-based network via a first communication system and a second communication system, the dual-mode terminal including a first physical network interface module adapted to establish a packet-based communication with the IP-based network via the first communication system, the first physical network interface module being accessible via a first physical network interface having a first physical network address; a second physical network interface module adapted to establish a packet-based communication with the IP-based network via the second communication system, the second physical network interface module being accessible via a second physical network interface having a second physical network address; an IP-based protocol stack adapted to operate between a software application in the dual-mode terminal and the first and second physical network interface modules; and a system for performing a seamless handover between the first communication system and the secon

Abstract: A method for uplink allocation of radio resources in a cellular network including a network node and, associated therewith, at least one user equipment supporting data reception from a global navigation satellite system. The method includes, for each of the at least one user equipment: if uplink data transmission from the user equipment to the network node is based on aggregation of carriers and if data reception from the global navigation satellite system is enabled, determining a reception time interval, with respect to a framing system of the cellular network, during which data reception from the global navigation satellite system takes place, the determining based on timing information concerning data reception by the user equipment from the global navigation satellite system; if uplink data transmission potentially takes place at least partially within the reception time interval, limiting allocation of radio resources for the uplink data transmission from the user equipment.

Abstract: A method is provided for performing a time measurement on a packet flow to be transmitted from a first node to a second node of a communication network. The method includes calculating a medium transmission time parameter indicative of an average of transmission time parameters relating to packets transmitted during a given block period; calculating a medium reception time parameter indicative of an average of reception time parameters relating to the same packets; and calculating a medium time measurement indicative of an average performance of the packet flow during the block period using the medium transmission time parameter and the medium reception time parameter.

Abstract: A method performing a measurement on a data flow at a node of a communication network, the data flow including data units transmitted during first and second block periods marked by respective first and second marking values, the first and second block periods alternating in time. The method includes, at the node, during a current block period: a) determining a first parameter relating to the data units received at the node during a preceding block period; b) receiving from a further node of the transmission path a first data structure including a second parameter relating to data units transmitted to the node during the preceding block period; c) processing the first parameter and the second parameter for providing a result of the measurement on the data flow; and d) transmitting to a still further node of the transmission path a second data structure including the first parameter.

Abstract: A user equipment providing a rehabilitation exercise to a patient, the exercise including playing a videogame. The user equipment includes a processor, a display, and a motion sensing input device. The processor is configured to run the videogame, the display to show a moving target, and the device to transduce a motion of the patient into a motion of a marker on the display. The processor is configured to: before the patient starts the exercise, select a target trajectory and a maximum target speed; and, during the exercise, adjust a current target speed based on the maximum speed and a distance between the target and the marker. The patient can perform rehabilitation by playing videogames that may be remotely controlled by a therapist and whose level of difficulty may be automatically adjusted based on the patient current condition.

Abstract: A method for managing data regarding one or more flows of physical entities in a geographic area during at least one predetermined time period. For each physical entity, the data includes a plurality of positioning data representing detected positions of the element in the geographic area and corresponding time data identifying instants at which each position is detected. The method subdivides the geographic area into at least two zones, subdivides the at least one time period into one or more time slots, and identifies a number of physical entities that flowed from a first zone of the at least two zones to a second zone of the at least two zones during each time slot.

Abstract: An iterative receiver is proposed for receiving in a cell a signal and for providing information carried on the signal by execution of at least one processing iteration.

Abstract: A method for activating an ONU in a multi-wavelength PON. Other ONUs may be already active and transmit upstream signals to the OLT on various upstream channels. The new ONU transmits an activation signal superimposed to such upstream signals. Since the ONU may include an uncalibrated tunable transmitter, initially the activation signal wavelength might be different from that upon which the ONU shall be activated. The activation signal optical power is lower than the other upstream signals, so as not to impair their reception at the OLT. The OLT operates the ONUs already active on the upstream channel on which the new ONU shall be activated to suspend transmission for one or more time gaps, during which the OLT detects the activation signal. This improves activation signal detection conditions, thereby allowing to increase its bitrate. An acceptable duration of the activation procedure can then be achieved.

Abstract: A method is proposed for arranging, in a ride sharing system (100) providing a ride sharing service, ride sharing proposals (RSP) to users of the ride sharing service.

Abstract: A cellular network comprising one or more user transceiver stations located within a first coverage area and that are each configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding second coverage area by exploiting a selected frequency band among a respective set of frequency bands. When a user equipment within one first coverage area of requests to exchange user traffic, the cellular network selects a group of candidate user transceiver stations located within the first coverage area based on the position of the user equipment within the first coverage area; select a group of candidate frequency bands among sets of frequency bands of the user transceiver stations located within said one first coverage area; and allow the user equipment to exchange user traffic with one or more selected user transceiver stations exploiting a selected frequency band.

Abstract: A method for performing a measurement on data traffic at a node of a communication network. The node includes an input interface and an output interface. The input interface receives first packets and checks whether they are marked. If a first packet is marked, a global input parameter is updated. A partial input parameter is also updated, provided the first packet is addressed to the output interface. The output interface receives second packets, which include at least part of the first packets, and checks whether they are marked. If a second packet is marked, a partial output parameter is updated, provided the second packet is received from the input interface. Further, a global output parameter is updated. The method further performs a measurement on the data traffic based on: global input parameter, partial input parameter, global output parameter, and partial output parameter.

Abstract: A users' data profiling network implementing a method of dynamic pseudonymization of users for ensuring user privacy, including: receiving at a data node new input data related to a user along with an associated new user pseudonym and an old user pseudonym; in the data node, finding user data record, corresponding to the received new input data, having stored therein a dynamic input user pseudonym equal to the old user pseudonym received together with the new input data or to one user pseudonym; temporarily storing, in the found user data record, the new input data; setting the dynamic input user pseudonym stored in the user data record equal to the last received new user pseudonym associated with the received input data related to the user; computing and storing an output user data profile in the user data record, and then erasing accumulated new input data from the user data record.