Abstract: This invention presents methods for signal detection and transmission in MU-MIMO wireless communication systems, for inverse matrix approximation error calculation, for adaptively selecting the number of multiplexed UEs in a MU-MIMO group, for adaptively choosing a modulation and channel coding scheme appropriate for the quality of MU-MIMO channels with the approximation error of matrix inverse being incorporated.

Abstract: A signal detecting device provided in a connector at an end of a communication cable or in a communication device to which the connector is connected. The signal detecting device includes a detection circuit that branches and extracts a portion of a signal transmitted through the communication cable and indicates existence of a data communication based on the extracted signal, and a self-diagnostic circuit that inputs a diagnostic signal into the detection circuit upon diagnosis of the detection circuit.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing zone based prediction. The method includes determining, by a base station, a plurality of zones by dividing a coverage area of a cell, receiving, by the base station, channel state information (CSI) from a user equipment (UE), identifying, by the base station, a first zone from the plurality of zones where the UE encounters an obstructed area based on the CSI at a time domain, and allocating, by the base station, at least one resource to the UE to compensate for signal losses if the UE enters the obstructed area.

Abstract: A method for controlling discontinuous reception in a wireless transmit/receive unit includes defining a plurality of DRX levels, wherein each DRX level includes a respective DRX cycle length and transitioning between DRX levels based on a set of criteria. The transitioning may be triggered by implicit rules.

Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and integrated circuits for a low-latency, metadata-based packet rewriter. In various implementations, an integrated circuit may include a first pipeline stage operable to receive packet bytes for a packet and packet information. The first stage may further be operable to extract a first value from the packet bytes, and provide the packet bytes, packet information, and first value. The integrated circuit may further include a second stage, operable to receive the packet bytes and packet information. The second stage may further calculate a value using a value from the packet information, and provide the packet bytes, packet information, and second value. The integrated circuit may further include a third stage, operable to receive the packet bytes, packet information, and a third value. The third stage may further be operable to insert the third value into the packet bytes, and provide the packet bytes and packet information.

Abstract: Traffic is transferred between a first consumer network node and a second consumer network node via a local connection established at a first service provider network node. The first service provider network node is connected to the first consumer network node via a first attachment circuit, and to the second network consumer node via a second attachment circuit. A loss in connectivity is detected between the first consumer network node and the second consumer network node via the local connection, and in response, traffic is transferred between the first consumer network node and the second consumer network node via a remote connection. The remote connection includes a pseudowire established between the first service provider network node and a second service provider network node. The second consumer network node is connected to the second service provider network node via a third attachment circuit.

Abstract: A communication system comprises control devices, and forwarding nodes each includes packet processing unit that performs processing of a received packet based on a processing rule set in advance or received from control device associated with the node. First control device among the control devices, in response to a predetermined trigger, refers to correspondence between forwarding nodes and control devices, and transmits, among forwarding path information, at least forwarding path information that includes a forwarding node associated with the first control device, to second control device associated with a forwarding node that is not associated with first control device, among forwarding nodes on a forwarding path of the received packet. Second control device generates and sends the processing rule to a forwarding node on the forwarding path, among forwarding nodes associated with the second control device, based on the forwarding path information.

Abstract: A method to be performed at a station configured to connect to a Long Term Evolution radio access network (LTE-RAN) to utilize enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services using a Multicast-Broadcast Single-Frequency Network (MBSFN). The method including receiving a MBSFN subframe having a MBSFN subframe structure including a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, a first one of the OFDM symbols having a first reference symbol inserted therein, a second one of the OFDM symbols having a second reference symbol inserted therein, determining a rate of change of channel conditions being experienced by the station and performing a non-destaggered channel estimation when the rate of change of channel conditions is greater than a predetermined threshold, the non-destaggered channel estimation using a first Channel Impulse Response (CIR) at the first OFDM symbol and a second CIR at the second OFDM symbol.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a control signal (for example, PDCCH signal) in an asymmetric multicarrier environment. The method for transmitting a control signal for an asymmetric multicarrier in a wireless connection system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: determining the size of a carrier indicator field (CIF) indicating a downlink component carrier (DL CC) by which downlink data is transmitted, on the basis of a maximum value of the number of DL CCs and of the number of uplink component carriers (UL CCs) being managed in a base station; transmitting the CIF on a 1st DL CC to a terminal through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and transmitting downlink data on a 2nd DL CC indicated by the CIF to the terminal through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to the communication field, and provides method, apparatus, and storage medium for wireless communication. The method includes: establishing a WIFI channel and a Bluetooth channel between communication devices; detecting a communication distance between the communication devices; and transmitting multimedia data between communication devices through the WIFI channel and transmitting a control command between communication devices through the Bluetooth channel when the communication distance between the communication devices is less than or equal to a distance threshold. With the method provided in the present disclosure, a seamless switch between Bluetooth and WIFI can be implemented, respective advantages of Bluetooth and WIFI can be combined, thereby ensuring an unobstructed communication link in a small range wireless communication system, and improving the communication quality.

Abstract: A mechanism for multicast (M-VIM) is used to resolve address looking up problems for different types of VXLAN related overlay networks for multicast and broadcast traffics. A Multicast Overlay Ferry Proxy (MOFP) is introduced between a VXLAN domain and the CNI domain for ferrying control plane and data panel information. The M-VIM mechanism comprises three parts: a VXLAN Module; a CNI Module; and a proxy mechanism.

Abstract: A mobile architecture system includes a plurality of connection nodes each comprising an access interface and at least one network interface. A plurality of aggregation layer devices are each coupled to respective sets of connection nodes to form aggregation regions. A backhaul network is coupled to each of the aggregation layer devices, and a mobility entity is coupled to the backhaul network, wherein each of the connection nodes is configured to receive attachment requests from at least one user device. The aggregation layer devices are configured to assign IP addresses to user devices connected to connection nodes coupled to the respective aggregation layer devices. The aggregation layer devices are configured to determine IP routes from the backhaul network to the connection nodes based on the assigned IP addresses. The aggregation layer devices are further configured to notify respective connection nodes regarding the IP addresses assigned to connected user devices.

Abstract: A user equipment, UE, (24) is configured to receive downlink control information, DCI, transmitted to the UE (24) by a primary cell (26) in a wireless communication system (10). The UE (24) comprises one or more processing circuits (34) that shall assume that a DCI message which has a common payload size and the same first control channel element index, but different bit fields, in a common search space and a UE-specific search space is transmitted by the primary cell (26) in the common search space or the UE-specific search space, based on radio resource control, RRC, configuration of the UE (24).

Abstract: A signature matching hardware accelerator system comprising one or more hardware accelerator circuits, wherein each of the hardware accelerator circuit utilizes a compressed deterministic finite automata (DFA) comprising a state table representing a database of digital signatures defined by a plurality of states and a plurality of characters, wherein the plurality of states are divided into groups, each group comprising a leader state having a plurality of leader state transitions and one or more member states, each having a plurality of member state transitions is disclosed. The hardware accelerator circuit comprises a memory circuit configured to store a single occurrence of a most repeated leader state transition within each group, the unique leader state transitions comprising the leader state transitions that are different from the most repeated leader state transition within the respective group; and leader transition bitmasks associated respectively with the leader states within each group.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are directed toward managing network traffic over a plurality of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Level 2 switch ports. A network traffic is received over the plurality of OSI Level 2 switch ports. At least a part of the network traffic is categorized into a flow. The categorization may be based on a IP address, an OSI Level 4 port, a protocol type, a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) number, or the like, associated with the network traffic. One of the plurality of OSI Level 2 switch ports is selected based on a load-balancing metric. The load-balancing metric may be a priority of the flow, a congestion characteristic, a prediction of a load usage for the flow, a combination thereof, or the like. A frame associated with the flow is sent over the selected one of the plurality of OSI Level 2 switch ports.

Abstract: A network comprises ingress nodes, egress nodes, primary switches, and secondary switches where any pair of an ingress node and an egress node connects to orthogonal sets of primary switches and each secondary switch connects a respective set of primary switches to an orthogonal set of primary switches. Thus, each ingress node has a primary path and numerous compound paths to each egress node. The primary path traverses a respective primary switch, and each compound path traverses a first primary switch, a secondary switch, and a second primary switch. The disclosed connectivity pattern enables network scalability to accommodate hundreds of thousands of ingress-egress node pairs while permitting a significant proportion of incoming data to be routed through the primary switches avoiding the secondary switches.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for managing carriers on which a wireless communication system serves a UE over an established radio-link-layer connection. As disclosed, a base station serves the UE with carrier aggregation service using (i) a first carrier as a primary carrier for the UE and (ii) a second carrier as a secondary carrier for the UE. While serving the UE, the system determines that the base station should serve the UE with the carrier aggregation service using (i) the first carrier as the secondary carrier and (ii) the second carrier as the primary carrier. In response to the determination and while maintaining the established radio-link-layer connection with the UE, the system causes the base station to serve the UE with the carrier aggregation service using (i) the first carrier as the secondary carrier and (ii) the second carrier as the primary carrier.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for enabling a wireless device engaging in a circuit-switched connection with a base station controller in a GSM network to access a Wi-Fi radio access network. The location information of the wireless device in the GSM network is provided to the Wi-Fi access controller using a location function. The base station controller serving the wireless device updates a location function with the current location of the wireless device, and the Wi-Fi access controller obtains the current location of the wireless device from the location function.

Abstract: A method for transmitting packet data units Packet Data Units (PDUs) at a PDU transmitter in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first PDU comprising a PDU header and a data portion, receiving Negative Acknowledgement NACK information for the first PDU, segmenting the first PDU to form one or more PDU segments if a size of a second PDU for retransmission is smaller than a size of the first PDU, wherein each of the one or more PDU segment comprises a PDU segment header and a data portion, and transmitting the one or more PDU segment to a PDU receiver.

Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein provide for an LTE wireless communication system operating in a Radio Frequency (RF) band with a conflicting wireless system. The LTE system includes an eNodeB operable to detect a plurality of UEs in the RF band, to generate LTE frames for downlink communications to the UEs, and to time-divide each LTE frame into a plurality of subframes. The eNodeB is also operable to condense the downlink communications into a first number of the subframes that frees data from a remaining number of the subframes in each LTE frame, and to burst-transmit the first number of the subframes of each LTE frame in the RF band.