Abstract: A system and method for mapping a combined frequency division duplexing (FDD) Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)/Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) downlink subframe for use with half-duplex and full-duplex terminals in a communication system. Embodiments of the downlink subframe vary Forward Error Correction (FEC) types for a given modulation scheme as well as support the implementation of a smart antenna at a base station in the communication system. Embodiments of the system are also used in a TDD communication system to support the implementation of smart antennae. A scheduling algorithm allows TDM and TDMA portions of a downlink to efficiently co-exist in the same downlink subframe and simultaneously support full and half-duplex terminals.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an information transmission method and an information transmission device. The information transmission method includes a step of transmitting, by a network-side device, at least one of information about a power back-off value, information about a resource allocation mode and DRX configuration information to a UE in accordance with information about a type or a capability level of a PA reported by the UE.

Abstract: A method of using synchronization signal as demodulation reference signal is performed at an eNB in case that the demodulation reference signal is punctured by synchronization signal in a wireless communication network. The method comprises: determining whether there is a resource element collision between the demodulation reference signal and the synchronization signal; in accordance with a determination that there is a resource element collision between the two signals: using the synchronization signal as the demodulation reference signal in a PRB pair containing the synchronization signal; and transmitting the synchronization signal as the demodulation reference signal to a UE.

Abstract: A protocol such as OpenFlow providing communication between an SDN framework controller on one network and a data plane device for another network can be used to modify or process network packets so that an external application or server can communicate with the controller and obtain information needed to uniquely associate the packets with particular end-stations even after those packets have traversed a NAT router.

Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Peer to Peer communication. For example, a first wireless device may include a radio to send a first Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) Service discovery frame including a first Robust peer-to-peer attribute, and to receive from a second wireless device a second NAN Service discovery frame including a second Robust peer-to-peer attribute, the first peer-to-peer attribute including first availability information to indicate at least one first channel and one or more first time slots, the second peer-to-peer attribute including second availability information to indicate at least one second channel and one or more second time slots; and a controller to setup a Robust peer-to-peer connection with the second peer-to-peer device based on the first and second availability information.

Abstract: A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing includes multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. All of the mobile nodes communicate over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link. Mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link.

Abstract: Simultaneous transmission on a shared channel by a plurality of collocated radios is provided herein. The two or more radios are collocated with one another and are communicating with two far radios over a pair of long range wireless links. The two or more radios are configured to transmit and receive in synchronization with one another on a same channel. An off-axis response for each of the two or more radios is reduced compared to their on-axis response for improved signal to noise ratio, and the on-axis response the two or more radios are substantially equal to one another.

Abstract: A method in a network node that includes a network adapter, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) and a host, includes connecting to a switch in a communication network using first and second ports of the network adapter, as member ports of a Link Aggregation Group (LAG). Management and data packets are simultaneously exchanged over the communication network via the LAG member ports, so that the management packets are exchanged between the BMC and a control server, and the data packets between the host and a remote node.

Abstract: A communication device (device) includes a communication interface and a processor, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. The device receives a ranging instruction signal, which includes an initial power and at least one power step, from another device. The device processes the ranging instruction generates a first ranging signal based on the initial power. The device then transmits the first ranging signal to the another device. When a ranging response to the first ranging signal is received from the another device, the device determines that the device is successfully ranged to the another device. Alternatively, when no ranging response is received, the device generates a second ranging signal based on the initial power and the at least one power step and transmit the second ranging signal to the another device.

Abstract: Described is a UE to communicate with an eNB on a network, the UE comprising: an antenna to receive messaging from eNB indicating switching to 256-QAM scheme from an existing non-256-QAM scheme; and a table component for storing soft channel bits based on Nsoft such that the number and value of the soft channel bits for using the 256-QAM scheme is substantially equal to the number and value of the soft channel bits when the UE is not using the 256-QAM scheme. Described is an eNB comprising: an antenna to transmit messaging to a UE indicating switching to 256-QAM scheme from an existing non-256-QAM scheme; and an encoder to encode data using memory usage size based on Nsoft such that the number and value of the Nsoft for using the 256-QAM scheme is substantially equal to the number and value of the Nsoft when the eNB is not using the 256-QAM scheme.

Abstract: In a wireless (e.g., machine-to-machine) network, items of user equipment compete for wireless communication resource slots (“resources”). In a contention period, an item of user equipment (a UE) sends a first signal to a base station using a first resource. The first resource is mapped to a second resource in a data transmission period. If the base station successfully receives the first signal, it sends a second signal to the UE to confirm that the UE has been awarded the second resource and can transmit data in the data transmission period.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the teachings herein, a wireless device operating in a wireless communication network determines the difference in signal arrival times with respect to first and second cells, and the device and/or the involved wireless communication network uses the difference to control one or more aspects of Carrier Aggregation, CA, operation for the wireless device. For example, there may be a maximum timing difference defined for the wireless device, e.g., as a function of its inherent capabilities, and the wireless device may evaluate the timing difference of a second cell that is a candidate of aggregation into its CA configuration, or that may be a candidate for activation as a serving cell within a CA configuration, with respect to a first cell that is already in use as a serving cell for the wireless device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for receiving a primary and secondary synchronization signal from a cell are provided. The secondary synchronization signal may be derived from at least one of a set of sequences and received based on the timing of the received primary synchronization signal. Determining a time slot within a frame of the received secondary synchronization signal and a group of the cell is provided, wherein the time slot and the group are determined by at least one sequence of the secondary synchronization signal and at least one carrier out of a plurality of carriers used for one sequence out of the at least one sequence of the secondary synchronization signal. Determining a frame timing and a sequence used by the cell, based on the received primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal is further provided.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and for determining WLAN channel in a base station which supports both WLAN access and cellular network access, and a first WLAN channel is allocated for its WLAN access. According to this disclosure, if frequency space between the first WLAN channel and frequency range occupied by the cellular network access is not larger than a threshold, the base station detects available WLAN channels which are not occupied by surrounding WLANs. If the frequency space between the available WLAN channels and the frequency range occupied by the cellular network is not larger than the threshold, the base station changes its WLAN channel from the first WLAN channel to a second WLAN channel occupied by one of the surrounding WLANs. The frequency space between the second WLAN channel and the frequency range occupied by the cellular network access is larger than the threshold, thus interference between the cellular network and the WLAN is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing zero-copy multiplexing using copy-on-write are disclosed. Examples generally relate to both physical and virtualized computer systems. A computer-implemented method may include receiving notification of an incoming network packet, determining that a section of the network packet is to be modified, creating a copy of the network packet section to be modified, modifying the network packet section copy, and sending a memory location of the modified network packet section copy to an application. In a virtualized computer system, a hypervisor may receive notification of an incoming network packet, determine that a section of the network packet is to be modified, create a copy of the network packet section to be modified, modify the network packet section copy, and send a memory location of the modified network packet section copy to a guest when providing a modified network packet to the guest.

Abstract: A Push-to-Talk-over Cellular (PoC) implementation for use in a wireless communications network, wherein one or more servers interface to the wireless communications network to perform the PoC call sessions. Both the servers and the mobile units that use the PoC call sessions communicate with each other using SIP/IP (Session Initiation Protocol/Internet Protocol) control messages within the wireless communications network, and one or more of the servers switches RTP/IP (Realtime Transport Protocol/Internet Protocol), RTCP/IP (Realtime Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), or MBCP/IP (Media Burst Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) voice packets for the PoC call sessions between the mobile units across the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes a radio base station and a terminal device. The radio base station and the terminal device share correspondence information about subsets of preamble sequences obtained by segmenting preamble sequences available in the radio communication systems into groups, each of the subsets being associated with a received signal level at the terminal device and a number of repetitions for transmitting the preamble sequences of each of the subsets. Based upon a receive level of a signal transmitted from the radio base station, the terminal device selects a subset corresponding to the receive level by referring to the correspondence information and transmits a preamble sequence included in the selected subset at the number of repetitions associated with the selected subset.

Abstract: An electronic device with multi-band antenna includes a first antenna frame, a second antenna frame, and a switching unit being electrically coupled between the first antenna frame and the second antenna frame. A first feed point only is located on the first antenna frame and multiple electrical connection points, a second feed point, and a ground point are located on the second antenna frame. One end of the first antenna frame can be connected to one of the electrical connection points by controlling the switching unit, and multiple radiating elements, able to radiate signals in different frequency bands, are formed on the multi-band antenna. Radiating elements are formed between the first feed point and the second feed point and the ground point.

Abstract: A technique of processing an Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) transmission is disclosed. As to a method aspect of the technique, the method comprises the steps of requesting a retransmission of a transport block; receiving the retransmission of the transport block; and detecting modulation symbols. The retransmission is requested in response to an error-detecting code indicating an error in the transport block as received in at least one previous transmission. The modulation symbols are detected based on at least a part of the received retransmission and information from the at least one previous transmission. At least in some embodiments, a detection rate is thus improved.

Abstract: An apparatus and method capable of creating and controlling voice bearer in reverse single radio voice call continuity comprise performing a handover request action S64 of generating a request to a mobile management entity for a handover of a mobile communication call of a user equipment from circuit switched mobile communication to packet switched mobile communication in response to an indication of required handover S61 by a radio access network controller entity; performing a notification action S62 of notifying an access transfer control function to prepare for the transfer of media to packet switched mobile communication by allocating media ports on an access transfer gateway; and performing an obtaining action S63 of obtaining the allocated media ports from the notified access transfer control function, wherein both the notification action S62 and the obtaining action S63 are performed after the indication of required handover S61 is obtained from the radio access network controller entity and before th