Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to forward packets not passed by criteria-based filters in packet forwarding systems. The disclosed embodiments include one or more Not Passed By Criteria (NPBC) filters that are defined for input ports along with one or more criteria-based filters, such as for example, Pass by Criteria (PBC) filters and/or Deny by Criteria filters (DBC), that forward packets not passed by these criteria-based filters. NPBC filters include, for example, Pass Unmatched PBC filters associated with PBC filters and configured to forward packets not passed by PBC filters and/or Pass Matched DBC filters associated with DBC filters and configured to forward packets not passed by DBC filters. Using one or more NPBC filters within the disclosed embodiments, packet data that is not being passed along to output ports by the criteria-based filters can be easily passed to one or more designated output ports.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for allocating uplink resources includes transmitting an uplink grant (UL Grant) for an unlicensed component carrier (UCC) to a plurality of terminals, wherein the UL Grant for a first terminal among the plurality of terminals includes a resource allocation information in which a transmission timing of the uplink data of a second terminal among the plurality of terminals is considered.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technique for radio link monitoring in a wireless communication system, and to operation procedures of the base station and user equipment and a method for radio link quality evaluation on the basis of the technique. In the method, the user equipment divides the downlink channel bandwidth into multiple frequency ranges, measures channel states for each frequency range, and evaluates the radio link quality based on channel state measurement results. Thereafter, the user equipment sends frequency range quality information to the base station, which may then utilize the same for downlink resource allocation. Hence, it is possible to solve the problem of the existing scheme wherein the user equipment enters the physical layer problem detection state or the radio link failure state although a frequency range usable for service provisioning is present within the downlink channel bandwidth.

Abstract: A relay node capable of supporting wireless backhaul communication includes a controller configured to identify a first timing of a backhaul downlink (DL) transmission and a second timing of an access uplink (UL) transmission to be substantially aligned, and a transceiver configured to receive at least one first symbol in the backhaul DL transmission from an base station (BS), and receive at least second symbol in an access UL transmission from a user equipment (UE). The controller is further configured to substantially align a third timing of a backhaul uplink (UL) transmission and a fourth timing of an access downlink (DL) transmission, wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit at least third symbol in a backhaul uplink (UL) transmission to the BS, and transmit at least fourth symbol in the access DL transmission to the UE.

Abstract: A communication device assigns i) a first orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) tone block for a communication channel to a first communication device, and ii) a second OFDM tone block to a second communication device. The first OFDM tone block and the second OFDM block each span less than or equal to 10 MHz, and are both within a subchannel that spans a 20 MHz. The communication device generates an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) physical layer (PHY) data unit for transmission in the communication channel. The OFDMA PHY data unit is generated to include: a legacy preamble portion having legacy signal field that spans the subchannel; and a data portion that includes i) first data for the first communication device modulated to the first OFDM tone block, and second data for the second communication device modulated to the second OFDM tone block.

Abstract: A method is presented for dedicating and allocating frequency channels to control and data frames in a WiFi local area network system. The method comprising dedicating a frequency channel in a frequency band, determining by a station the dedicated frequency channel, transmitting by the station a probe request frame in the dedicated frequency channel, receiving by the station a probe response frame in the dedicated frequency channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for preventing a loss of data packets of a transmission end is provided.

Abstract: A telecommunications system may be configured to improve linearity and blocking. In some aspects, the telecommunications system may include a duplexer for coupling a common port to a receive path and a transmit path. A distributed low-noise amplifier having two or more separate active devices (e.g., amplifiers) may be positioned in the receive path. A filtering element (e.g., a band-pass filter) may be positioned between the two or more separate active devices. A signal may be routed by the duplexer through the distributed low-noise amplifier. The filtering element may attenuate transmit signals in the receive path.

Abstract: In the static and exclusive spectrum allocation paradigm, the spectrum-access parameters for a service are chosen to mitigate potential harmful-interference and ensure minimum performance under worst-case conditions. The new dynamic spectrum-sharing paradigm necessitates dynamically defining and enforcing the spectrum-access rights while accommodating the dynamics of the RF environment and the spectrum-access scenarios. To enforce spectrum-access rights, emphasis is placed on capturing the use of spectrum by an individual transceiver. Spectrum-access rights are articulated in terms of the characterization of the spectrum used by an individual transceiver in the space, time, and frequency dimensions. In order to estimate the use of spectrum in real time, an RF-sensor network is employed, the network uses interference-tolerant algorithms to estimate the transceiver spectrum-access parameters and to characterize the propagation environment.

Abstract: A wireless device receives at least one downlink control information (DCI) indicating uplink resources in a set of m consecutive subframes 0 to m?1. The wireless device performs an LBT procedure on a channel to make a transmission in subframe k+1, if the wireless device cannot access the channel for a transmission in subframe k, k ?{0, . . . , m?2}.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for deactivating SCells upon a TAT expiry for PUCCH cell in a carrier aggregation system, the method comprising: configuring a first cell with Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource in a PUCCH group and in a Timing Advance Group (TAG) with a configured Time Alignment Timer (TAT), wherein the first cell and zero or more second cells belong to the PUCCH group, and the first cell and zero or more third cells belong to the TAG; starting the TAT of the TAG; and deactivating all cells belonging to the PUCCH group when the TAT expires.

Abstract: A method in an embodiment includes calculating a first packet error rate (PER) of a flow sent from a source to a cable modem over a first period of time in a full duplex cable network, tagging the flow based on determining the first PER satisfies a tag threshold associated with the flow, and intercepting, at a selective proxy, a packet of the tagged flow. The method further includes storing a backup of the packet, transmitting the packet to the cable modem, determining the cable modem did not receive the packet, and retransmitting the backup of the packet to the cable modem. Further embodiments include dynamically calculating a second PER of the tagged flow based on a second period of time, determining the second PER satisfies a de-tag threshold, and revoking the tagging of the flow based, at least in part, on determining the second PER satisfies the de-tag threshold.

Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method in which a terminal receives a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) from a neighboring terminal. The method includes: determining by the terminal a period and the number of times of transmitting the SLSSs; and transmitting by the terminal the SLSS during a first time duration defined on the basis of the period and the number of times. The transmitting of the SLSS may include detecting by the terminal an SLSS transmitted by the neighboring terminal in a second time duration within the first time duration. The terminal may discard transmission of an SLSS corresponding to the second time duration within the first time duration. The second time duration may be included in the first time duration, and the second time duration is less than or equal to 40% of the first time duration.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a first board that time-divides each of a plurality of parallel data and generates a plurality of packets corresponding to each time period based on levels of each of the plurality of parallel data included in each time period in order to convert the plurality of parallel data into serial data; and a second board that determines levels of each of the plurality of parallel data in each time period to convert the serial data into the plurality of parallel data when the serial data are received from the first board, in which the first board may convert the data into a first signal or a second signal based on the levels of the data included in each time period in order to generate the packets.

Abstract: A plurality of different OFDM tone blocks for a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channel are assigned to a plurality of devices. An OFDMA data unit is generated, the OFDMA unit including a preamble portion and a data portion, the preamble portion having at least i) a first legacy portion that corresponds to at least a first OFDM tone block, ii) a second legacy portion that corresponds to a second OFDM tone block, iii) a first non-legacy portion that corresponds to the first OFDM tone block, iv) a second non-legacy portion that corresponds to the second OFDM tone block, and v) a third non-legacy portion that corresponds to a third OFDM tone block. The first OFDM tone block and the second OFDM tone block are separated in frequency by at least the third OFDM tone block.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing multi-user transmissions across different segments of a transmission medium. A connection between a first access point and a plurality of stations is established; wherein a first station of the plurality of stations detects that a primary channel of communication between the first access point and the plurality of stations is being used for transmission by a second access point. The first access point allocates a transmission channel to the first station to communicate with the first access point. The first access point determines whether an acknowledgement from the first station is received. In response to determining that the acknowledgement has been received, the first access point allocates a resource unit to the first station using the transmission channel. In response to determining that the acknowledgement has not been received, the first access point reallocates the first station to a different transmission channel.

Abstract: Technology for a radio access network (RAN) node that is operable to report user plane congestion (UPCON) is disclosed. The RAN node may include computer circuitry configured to receive, from a Core Network (CN), an information element (IE) including UPCON related Policy and Control Charging (PCC) information. The RAN node may identify a location of an UPCON event, at the RAN node, based on an UPCON event trigger included in the UPCON related PCC information. The RAN node may report Radio Access Network Congestion Information (RCI) about the UPCON event to one or more network elements in the CN.

Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a storage device that stores a set of routes. In this example, the apparatus may also include a processing unit that is communicatively coupled to the storage device. This processing unit may (1) analyze an unknown flow of packets that are destined for a certain node, (2) identify at least one characteristic of the unknown flow based at least in part on the analysis, (3) determine, based at least in part on the characteristic, that the unknown flow of packets likely represents traffic that corresponds to a specific application, (4) predictively select, from the set of routes, a non-default route that facilitates transfer to the certain node in connection with the specific application, and then (5) forward a first packet of the unknown flow to the certain node by way of the non-default route. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided, where the device includes a plurality of wireless communication units. The wireless communication device also includes a first interface unit configured to synchronize a data signal received from one of the plurality of wireless communication units with a first clock corresponding to the one of the plurality of wireless communication units, and configured to output the synchronized data signal to a second interface unit. The second interface unit is configured to receive the synchronized data signal using a second clock having a shorter period than the first clock, count a number of periods of the second clock during at least one period of the first clock, and determine an output port for the synchronized data signal based on a result of the counting. The wireless communication device further includes a plurality of processors for processing data signals.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for reducing power consumption and/or decreasing latency for a wireless device in a wireless communications system. In particular, the systems and methods disclosed herein are particularly beneficial for Machine Type Communication (MTC) devices, but are not limited thereto. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node of a wireless communications system comprises determining a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) that is optimized for MTC for one of an uplink from a MTC device to a base station and a downlink from the base station to the MTC device, and using the MCS with respect to the one of the uplink from the MTC device to the base station and the downlink from the base station to the MTC device. By optimizing the MCS, power consumption by the MTC device and/or latency can be reduced.