Abstract: A wireless communication method including: when a wireless station has dual connectivity to a first base station that is a primary base station and a second base station that is a secondary base station and when a handover of the primary base station is to be performed from the first base station to a third base station, transmitting from the first base station to the third base station a first signal requesting the handover, when the third base station makes a determination not to change the secondary base station based on the first signal, transmitting from the third base station to the second base station a second signal indicating the determination and to the first base station a third signal indicating the determination, and performing the handover based on the third signal without transferring a connection between the wireless station and the second base station to the first base station.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling secondary carriers in an asymmetric uplink carrier aggregation, the method includes: an eNB transmits configuration information of uplink secondary carriers configured for a UE to the UE, wherein the configuration information includes carrier-specific common configuration information and/or UE-specific configuration information; furthermore, the eNB schedules the uplink secondary carriers via a physical downlink control channel PDCCH of the downlink primary carrier, so that the UE performs a scheduling of a PUSCH to the eNB via the uplink secondary carriers, thus realizing a control of the secondary carriers in the asymmetric uplink carrier aggregation and greatly improving the uplink throughput.

Abstract: Systems and methods of pre-allocating identifiers to wireless devices for use in requesting resources over a random access channel are described. A wireless communication system includes a random access channel over which wireless devices can anonymously send requests for resources. The base stations receiving and processing the anonymous requests reduces the probability of random access channel collisions and conserves the resources needed to support the anonymous requests by pre-allocating one or more identifiers to select wireless devices. The wireless devices having the pre-allocated codes can transmit a particular code over the random access channel as a request for resources that uniquely identifies the requester.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver configured to receive a first frame notifying a start of resource unit-based OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) communication via a first channel; and controlling circuitry configured to control, when the first frame is received, the receiver to perform standby operation at least in a first resource unit in a second channel different from the first channel, wherein the first resource unit includes one or more subcarriers among a plurality of subcarriers disposed in the second channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for communicating in a cellular communications network, including provision of a user equipment comprising processing circuitry to: receive from a first cell a control signal comprising a physical Time Division Duplex Uplink-Downlink configuration indicator channel (PTCICH); decode from the PTCICH a Time Division Duplex Uplink-Downlink (TDD UL-DL) configuration; and communicate with the first cell having applied the TDD UL-DL configuration in respect of subframes associated with the first cell, wherein: the PTCICH spans less than or equal to 32 Resource Elements. Also user equipment comprising processing circuitry to: receive a control signal from a first cell; decode the control signal received from the first cell thereby to determine a second cell TDD UL-DL configuration; and communicate with the second cell having applied the second cell TDD UL-DL configuration in respect of subframes associated with the second cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication method and an eNode B and user equipment therefor. The method comprises a step of transmitting multiple PDCCH or EPDCCH repetitions respectively in multiple successive downlink subframes with a transmission repetition number and a transmission starting subframe. The transmission starting subframe is selected from a first starting subframe set corresponding to the first repetition number or a second starting subframe set corresponding to the second repetition number. The subframe indexes of any two adjacent starting subframes in the first starting subframe set are offset by a same first index interval, the subframe indexes of any two adjacent starting subframes in the second starting subframe set are offset by a same second index interval, and the second index interval is an integral multiple of the first index interval.

Abstract: A process of transmitting a configuration message is efficiently completed. The solution includes receiving a first message from a first node, where the first message includes a configuration of a second node and/or a dual connectivity configuration, and sending a first reply message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is accepted, so that the first node learns that a user terminal accepts the configuration, or sending a second reply message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is not accepted, so that the first node learns that the user terminal does not accept the configuration; or skipping sending any message to the first node if the configuration in the first message is not accepted.

Abstract: A communications system includes a ground hub, mobile airborne platforms, and a user terminal. The ground hub includes an antenna system, a beam-forming system and a baseband processor. The antenna system receives return-link signals radiated respectively by the mobile airborne platforms. The return-link signals correspond to signal streams transmitted by the user terminal and received by the mobile airborne platforms. The signal streams correspond to data streams including a known pilot code stream. The beam-forming system forms beams to receive the return-link signals and transforms the received return-link signals into baseband signals. The baseband processor includes adaptive equalizers to equalize the baseband signals and a wavefront demultiplexing processor to perform a wavefront demultiplexing transform on the equalized baseband signals to produce recovered versions of the data streams.

Abstract: Provided is a network side device for a system message, including a determining unit and a transmission unit. The determining unit is configured to determine configuration information, where the configuration information is used to indicate a system message transmission configuration in a system message window; and the transmission unit is configured to send a system message on a resource indicated by the configuration information, so that a terminal device receives the system message according to the configuration information. In addition, another coverage enhancement transmission apparatus for a system message and a coverage enhancement transmission system and method for a system message are further provided.

Abstract: A network device may select a candidate entry to remove from a media access control (MAC) table maintained at the network device based on determining that the MAC table is exhausted. The candidate entry may include an identifier for a first virtual local area network (VLAN) associated with the candidate entry. The network device may receive a packet from a source node having a MAC address that does not appear in the MAC table, where the packet may include an identifier for a second VLAN in which the source node is a member. The network device may replace the candidate entry in the MAC table with a new entry corresponding to the source node based on determining that the second VLAN is associated with a greater number of ports than the first VLAN.

Abstract: In a sensor data acquisition terminal (10), an NTP back-end processing unit (12) synchronizes a terminal timing with a parent terminal timing by exchanging NTP packets for time synchronization with a parent terminal (20) based on NTP, and a protocol conversion unit (13) converts an NTP packet, which is output from the NTP back-end processing unit (12) and will be transmitted to the parent terminal (20), to a TPSN packet based on TPSN, outputs the TPSN packet to a wireless processing unit (14), converts a TPSN packet from the parent terminal (20), which is output from the wireless processing unit (14), to an NTP packet, and outputs the NTP packet to the NTP back-end processing unit (12).

Abstract: A system for controlling process pathways is described. The system includes a network, a system backend communicable with said network and configured to generate a process pathway based on a set of rules reflecting a predetermined condition and a series of notifications corresponding to the process pathway. The system may also include a mobile device communicable with said system backend via said network. The mobile device may be configured to receive from said backend at least one notification defining a task of the process pathway, and upon which notification a user is authorized to act, allowing the user to modify a state of said the notification with a one-step action.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a wireless communication device 615, for performing random access. The wireless communication device 615 is configured with a first Random-Access (RA) configuration. The method comprises obtaining an indication of a failure of a beam-tracking process. The method further comprises adapting the RA configuration of the wireless communication device 615 based on the obtained indication, wherein the adapting comprises switching from the first RA configuration to a second RA configuration having more frequently occurring RA resources than the first RA configuration. The method further comprises transmitting, to a network node 611, 612, a RA message using a RA resource, which RA resource is based on the adapted RA configuration. Embodiments herein further relate to a method performed by a serving network node 611, as well as a wireless communication device 615 and a serving network node 611 for performing the methods.

Abstract: A signaling channel that punctures traffic channels is used to send signaling, e.g., acknowledgments (ACKs). To send signaling, resources for the signaling channel are determined, e.g., based on a frequency hopping pattern. Signaling is spread with a spreading code (e.g., a Walsh code) to generate spread signaling, which is mapped to the resources for the signaling channel. Each resource may be partitioned into multiple clusters. A signaling message may be mapped to different clusters to achieve diversity. Traffic data may also be mapped to other resources for a traffic channel assigned for use. Traffic data mapped to the other resources for the signaling channel is punctured. The mapped signaling and traffic data are further processed (e.g., for OFDM or SC-FDMA) and transmitted.

Abstract: Systems and methods of pre-allocating identifiers to wireless devices for use in requesting resources over a random access channel are described. A wireless communication system includes a random access channel over which wireless devices can anonymously send requests for resources. The base stations receiving and processing the anonymous requests reduces the probability of random access channel collisions and conserves the resources needed to support the anonymous requests by pre-allocating one or more identifiers to select wireless devices. The wireless devices having the pre-allocated codes can transmit a particular code over the random access channel as a request for resources that uniquely identifies the requester.

Abstract: A method of controlling a backoff timer at a user equipment (UE) configured for dual priority, the method includes transmitting a non access stratum (NAS) request message without an access point name (APN) including a low priority indicator set to a first value to a network node, wherein the first NAS request message without the APN is an attach request message transmitted along with a packet data network (PDN) connectivity request without the APN; receiving a reject message for the NAS request message from the network node, and wherein a cause in the reject message is set to insufficient resources; setting the low priority indicator to a second value; and initiating a new attach procedure without the APN, while a session management (SM) backoff timer is running, wherein the first value of the low priority indicates that the UE is configured for NAS signaling low priority.

Abstract: A wireless transmission control capability may be used to control downlink (DL) transmissions for a set of wireless user devices or for an individual wireless user device. A DL transmission control capability for a set of wireless user devices may include receiving DL channel operating parameter information associated with a set of cells, determining DL channel operating parameter distribution information based on the DL channel operating parameter information, and determining default DL channel operating parameter information for the set of cells based on the DL channel operating parameter distribution information and a target associated with the set of cells. A DL transmission control capability for an individual wireless user device may include determining radio link layer (RLL) retransmission information associated with a wireless user device and determining, based on the RLL retransmission information associated with the wireless user device, whether to modify an attribute of the wireless user device.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for controlling a terminal device to access a wireless Local Area Network LAN. When a terminal device needs to connect to the wireless LAN, a smart terminal device firstly acquires first access information of the wireless LAN and validates whether the first access information is correct; and when the first access information is correct, the smart terminal device sends the first access information to the terminal device, such that the terminal device utilizes the first access information to access the wireless LAN. The method can ensure the first access information sent to the terminal device is correct, i.e., the terminal device can successfully access the wireless LAN by utilizing the first access information. Thereby, the method can improve the success rate of accessing the wireless LAN by the terminal device.

Abstract: The hidden node problem can be avoided by scheduling stations in different sectors to perform transmissions during different time periods. Sectorized scheduling can be communicated to stations through transmission of beamformed beacon signals at the beginning of respective time periods. For instance, a first beamformed beacon signal may be transmitted to stations in a first sector at the beginning of a first time period, while a second beamformed beacon signal may be transmitted to stations in a second sector at the beginning of a second time period.

Abstract: A method and an information handling system (IHS) transform an initial message having an identified protocol format to an encapsulated message having an advanced message queuing protocol (AMQP) format. A dynamic message brokering (DMB) module interacts with an AMQP client application to generate a binding key and a routing key corresponding to message attributes of the initial message. The DMB module dynamically applies one or more of the binding key and the routing key to respective programming command modules, including a provider module, to generate an AMQP client message which is forwarded to an AMQP server. The AMQP server creates a queue for messages having attributes that are identifiable within the received client message, and uses the binding key to bind the queue to a specified exchange. The AMQP server routes the received client message to the queue, using the routing key, enabling subscribers to retrieve the messages.