Abstract: A method relating to the management of at least one dynamic virtual connection between a mobile terminal and a communication network is disclosed. In one aspect, one or more dynamic virtual connections are arranged between the mobile terminal and a gateway, each having at least one connection parameter. The method including detecting the connection of the terminal to another base station, connected to a subsequent gateway to which the terminal was not previously connected. It includes the creation, via a subsequent quality of service manager connected to the subsequent gateway, of dynamic virtual connections between the mobile terminal and the subsequent gateway, the number of dynamic virtual connections created being equal to the number of preceding dynamic virtual connections and the connection parameters of the dynamic virtual connections created being identical to the connection parameters of the preceding dynamic virtual connections.

Abstract: A method 10 of transmitting traffic in a communications network. The method comprises receiving client signal having a client bit rate and comprising traffic to be transmitted 12 and monitoring an indicator indicative of said client bit rate 12. The method further comprises setting a transmission bit rate at which to transmit the traffic 16. The transmission bit rate is set in dependence on said client bit rate. The method further comprises generating and transmitting a control signal arranged to cause a transmission apparatus to transmit the traffic at the transmission bit rate 18.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for improving utilization of a communications system through various atom-based techniques for enhancing the viewing experience for Internet protocol content. Some embodiments exploit atom-based processing to determine which content atoms to broadcast (e.g., multicast) over which channels to which subscribers. Other embodiments make atom-based filtering, caching, and/or other determinations at the user terminal. For example, low-level (e.g., physical layer) filtering may be used to limit the amount of user-layer processing needed, and to facilitate delivery of content to those users most likely to desire that content. Still other embodiments allow users to create customized channels of cached content for viewing as a shared channel. Embodiments include techniques for addressing synchronization of channel content and viewing, and social networking, for subscribers to the shared channel.

Abstract: Protocol data units (PDUs) associated with a packet stream are transmitted with sequence numbers to support reordering and selective acknowledgement. A selective acknowledgement (SACK) message may be used to indicate at least one sequence number of a lost or corrupted PDU which was not properly received by the receiving device. Responsive to the SACK message, the lost or corrupted PDU is retransmitted via a different path of the network, different from the path used to transmit the original PDU. Lost or corrupted PDUs may not be retransmitted if the estimated retransmission delay is greater than a delay tolerance associated with the quality of service requirements of the application. Instead, a control message (i.e. “cut losses” message) may be transmitted to indicate that PDUs earlier than a particular sequence number will not be transmitted.

Abstract: A system for generating by an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function, ANDSF, access network discovery information, ANDI, for transmission to a User Equipment, UE, of a network subscriber. The system includes an ANDI repository storing, for each of a plurality of access networks, an ANDI data entry having ANDI for the respective access network. An ANDI generating policy repository stores a plurality of ANDI generating policies. An association component is configured to associate each of a plurality of network subscriber identifiers with at least one of the ANDI generating policies. An identification component is configured to identify the at least one ANDI generating policy corresponding to a network subscriber identifier associated with the UE. An ANDSF component is configured to apply the at least one identified policy to the ANDI data entries stored in the ANDI repository to generate the ANDI for transmission to the UE.

Abstract: Access control information is received from a first network, which is the device's serving network (500). The received access control information is stored as access control settings (505). A first connection is established via the serving network based on one or more of the access control settings (510). It is determined that the device's serving network has changed to a second network (515). At least a portion of the access control settings is replaced with default access control settings (520). The access control settings may comprise one or more packet-domain settings and one or more circuit-domain settings. The access control information may comprise Domain Specific Access Control (DSAC) and/or Paying Permission with Access Control (PPAC) information. The default access control settings may comprise access class barring (ACB) information.

Abstract: A system and method adds and manages entries on a list of entries of routing information to allow the top entry to be used for routing to a destination corresponding to the list. Costs of a wireless link may be a function of the success rate experienced on that wireless link.

Abstract: A Machine Type Communication (MTC) device and method of the MTC device are provided for establishing a connection with a base station in a wireless communication network environment. The method includes receiving, by the MTC device, a broadcast message from a base station over a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) broadcast control channel, wherein the broadcast message includes header information and at least one M2M-Random Access CHannel (mRACH) parameter; determining whether an mRACH message can be sent to the base station, based on the header information in the received broadcast message; sending the mRACH message to the base station using the at least one mRACH parameter to establish an uplink connection with the base station, when the mRACH message can be sent to the base station; and receiving a resource assignment message indicating a successful connection establishment with the base station, in response to the mRACH message.

Abstract: A system and method adds and manages entries on a list of entries of routing information to allow the top entry to be used for routing to a destination corresponding to the list. Costs of a wireless link may be a function of the success rate experienced on that wireless link.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a wireless device for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system. The wireless device monitors a first downlink control channel in a common search space of a subframe, and monitors a second downlink control channel in a user equipment-specific search space of the subframe. The first downlink control channel is modulated by a cell-specific reference signal, and the second downlink control channel is modulated by a reference signal that is specific to the wireless device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for efficient frame aggregation. Specifically, a network device queues a first set of packets until one of the first set of aggregation limits is detected. The network device then transmits the first set of packets, and receives feedback information. Then, the network device modifies the first set of aggregation limits to obtain a second set of aggregation limits based on the feedback information. The network device queues a second set of packets until one of the second set of aggregation limits is detected, and then transmits the second set of packets. Also, the network device determines whether a received packet has a particular characteristic. If so, the network device transmits the first set of packets before at least one of the first set of aggregation limits is detected.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating use of carrier aggregation for device-to-device communications. A method may include establishing, at a first communication apparatus, a carrier aggregation configuration defining a set of one or more component carriers usable for device-to-device communication between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The method may further include causing the first communication apparatus to engage in device-to-device communication with the second communication apparatus in accordance with the established carrier aggregation configuration. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.

Abstract: The present solution is related to a method for distributing flows of network traffic across a plurality of packet processing engines executing on a corresponding core of a multi-core device. The method includes receiving, by a multi-core device intermediary to clients and servers, a packet of a first flow of network traffic between a client and server. The method also includes assigning, by a flow distributor of the multi-core device, the first flow of network traffic to a first core executing a packet processing engine and distributing the packet to this core. The flow distributor may distribute packets of another or second flow of traffic between another client and server to a second core executing a second packet processing engine. When a packet for the flow of traffic assigned to the first core is received, such as a third packet, the flow distributor distributes this packet to the first core.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a portable device, which is configured to join a known Wi-Fi network. While the device is not associated with a known access point, the device scans for access points at a scanning frequency wherein information about known access points has been stored in a database in the device. During this scanning process, the device determines whether the device is proximate to a known access point and the device sets the device's scanning frequency based on whether the device is proximate to a known access point.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for initiating data collection based on WiFi network connectivity metrics. Specifically, detects that a value for a WiFi network connectivity metric for a WiFi connection between a client device and a WiFi network meets a particular criteria. Responsive to determining that the value meets the particular criteria, the disclosed system initiates a data collection process for collecting data associated with one or more devices while the WiFi network connectivity metric meets the particular criteria. The determining operation may be performed by a network device in response to receiving a request from a user of the client device. Also, the disclosed system stores the data collected while the WiFi network connectivity metric meets the particular criteria.

Abstract: A technique is provided for echo cancellation.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide the mobile communication system which enables power consumption reduction for the mobile station with dual mode capability by unifying the location registration and paging processing for every mobile communication system. The mobile communication system is so arranged to perform location registration processing and paging processing for the mobile station by only one of radio communication systems. And the mobile station can access to any other radio communication systems.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described that manage routing information in an IP network using extensible indexing and use the indexing to control the network. The indexing and associated controls apply to any router within the routing domain.

Abstract: A physical network address of one of a set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is translated to a shared logical device physical network address in response to receipt from an application server of a first data packet addressed to the physical network address. The shared logical device physical network address forms a logical device group and physically addresses each of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices over a single wireless communication channel. The physical network address of the one of the set of wireless customer-premise monitoring devices is embedded within the first data packet addressed to the shared logical device physical network address. The first data packet is sent to the shared logical device physical network address.

Abstract: A server interconnect system includes a first server node operable to send and receive messages and a second server nodes operable to send and receive messages. The system further comprises a first interface unit in communication with the first server node and a second interface unit in communication with the second server node. The first interface unit has a first set of message send registers and a first set of message receive registers. Similarly, the second interface unit has a second set of message send registers and a second set of message receive registers. The server interconnect system also includes a communication switch that receives and routes a message from the first or second server nodes when either of the first or second registers indicates that a valid message is ready to be sent. A method implemented by the server interconnect system is also provided.