Abstract: Enhanced Radio Frequency (RF) management using active sensors may be provided. First, a plurality of user devices may be determined that a first active sensor is to act as an anchor for within a first portion of a Radio Frequency (RF) environment in which the plurality of user devices and the first active sensor are disposed. Next, RF environment data corresponding to the first portion of the RF environment in which the plurality of user devices are disposed may be collected. A report corresponding to the first portion of the RF environment in which the plurality of user devices are disposed may then be created based on the collected RF environment data. The report may be configured to aid in evaluating a link between at least one of the plurality of user devices and a first Access Point (AP). The created report may be provided to the first AP.

Abstract: A method for geo-location services is described. In one embodiment, the method includes tracking incidents that occur within a predetermined geographic area in relation to a subscription service, upon receiving a request for a list of incidents in relation to the predetermined geographic area, generating a notification comprising the requested list of incidents, and sending the notification to one or more subscribers within the predetermined geographic area.

Abstract: One or more patterns associated with a mobile device are determined. The one or more patterns are determined at least in part by identifying within a set of time information and location information associated with the mobile device a subset comprising successive locations and times associated with a temporary pattern, converting the temporary pattern to be a pattern of the one or more patterns, adding the pattern to a list of detected patterns, generating a reduced set of time information and location information at least in part by removing from the set of time information and location information the subset comprising the successive locations and times, analyzing the reduced set of time information and location information to determine one or more additional patterns. The mobile device can be configured to exhibit a mobile device behavior associated with the determined one or more patterns.

Abstract: A device for hailing a vehicle includes a location sensor outputting location information indicative of a location of the device. The device further includes a device interface configured to receive an input from a user of the device. Responsive to the input, a transmitter of the device transmits the location information, input information, and identification information for the device to a dispatch server system. The transmitter is further configured to route the location information, the input information, and the identification information for the device to only the dispatch server system. The identification information is used by the dispatch server system to set a predefined location associated with the identification information as a destination for a trip for the user in the vehicle. The predefined location is defined in an account corresponding to the identification information of the device maintained by the dispatch server system prior to receipt of the input.

Abstract: This application describes methods and system for positioning pico remote radio units. Drive test information on a terminal side and drive test information on a network management system side are recorded when a drive test is performed, and pico remote radio unit position information and a pico remote radio unit identifier are automatically associated and bound based on the drive test information on the terminal side and the drive test information on the network management system side, to facilitate positioning of a pico remote radio unit, and to ensure efficient system operation and maintenance.

Abstract: A method for monitoring transmission in a wireless network comprising a radio access infrastructure and wireless devices, is provided. The method comprises: generate an estimated number of wireless devices according to a predetermined profile of number of wireless devices; generate an estimated trajectory of each of the estimated number of wireless devices according to a predetermined profile of trajectories; for each wireless device of the estimated number of wireless devices, determine an estimated distribution of the probabilities of radio transmission error during a time window using the estimated trajectory of the wireless device; and determine an estimate of a figure of merit of the wireless network based on the respective estimated distributions of the probabilities of radio transmission error during the time window for the wireless devices.

Abstract: An embedded subscriber identity module (eUICC1) and a method of controlling such a module. The embedded subscriber identity module (eUICC1) is suitable for maintaining numerous communication profiles (P) simultaneously in the active state, and each active communication profile (P) allows the communications terminal (T) containing the embedded subscriber identity module to communicate with a mobile telephone network (R) associated with that communication profile.

Abstract: A device for hailing a vehicle includes a location sensor outputting location information indicative of a location of the device. The device further includes a device interface configured to receive an input from a user of the device. Responsive to the input, a transmitter of the device transmits the location information, input information, and identification information for the device to a dispatch server system. The transmitter is further configured to route the location information, the input information, and the identification information for the device to only the dispatch server system. The identification information is used by the dispatch server system to set a predefined location associated with the identification information as a destination for a trip for the user in the vehicle. The predefined location is defined in an account corresponding to the identification information of the device maintained by the dispatch server system prior to receipt of the input.

Abstract: Demographic assessment of information is facilitated using targeted location oversampling. In one example, a device determines mobile devices communicatively coupled to a base station device associated with a first defined region, wherein the first defined region is relative to a defined location of interest. The device can transmit a set of instructions to the mobile devices that instruct the mobile devices to power on respective location information components configured to transmit location information. The respective location information can be configured to transmit respective global positioning system information for the mobile devices. The device can also determine which ones of the mobile devices are within a second defined region based on respective location information received from the mobile devices.

Abstract: A method for downloading a profile from a subscription management server (SM-DP+) to a security enclave comprised in an enterprise mobile radio device.

Abstract: A method for communpication is provided. The method includes receiving data sent by a user equipment (UE); determining a core network which provides a communication service for the UE; performing data format conversion on the data when the core network is a next generation core (NG-Core) to obtain designated data, where the obtained designated data has a data format is consistent with the data format of the NG-Core, and sending the designated data to the NG-Core; and sending the data to an EPC when the core network is the fourth-generation EPC.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for the process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of user equipment (UE), such as IoT devices, are described. In one illustrative example, for each one of a plurality of UEs associated with a group or aggregation identifier (ID), a request which includes data indicative of a network resource usage event of the UE is received and the data are stored in association with the group or aggregation ID. In response to identifying a predetermined condition, the data indicative of the network resource usage events associated with the group or aggregation ID are aggregated, and a request for generating a data record based on the aggregated data is sent to a data function for generating the data record. The generated data record (e.g. a CDR) may be stored for subsequent retrieval for reporting, analysis, network/communications management, or billing.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide for management of virtual instances in networks which are at least partially software defined networks. Virtual instances can include network slices, virtual network functions, virtual machines, network resources, and others. Management can include use of a virtualization management registry in conjunction with controllers and gateways.

Abstract: An incoming communication can be received. A decision can be made that a short-range wireless communication transceiver is coupled to a plurality of short-range wireless communication audio output devices. The short-range wireless communication audio output devices can include a first short-range wireless communication audio output device and a second short-range wireless communication audio output device. A determination can be made as to which of the first short-range wireless communication audio output device, the second short-range wireless communication audio output device, or both short-range wireless communication audio output devices a notification of the incoming communication should be sent to based on the short-range wireless communication transceiver being coupled to the plurality of short-range wireless communication audio output devices. The notification can be sent to the determined short-range wireless communication audio output device or devices.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication apparatus and a channel estimation methods of the wireless communication apparatus. The channel estimation methods includes receiving a first sub-frame and a second sub-frame, the first sub-frame including a plurality of first reference signals pre-coded based on a first pre-coding matrix and the second sub-frame including a plurality of second reference signals pre-coded based on a second pre-coding matrix; determining whether the first pre-coding matrix and the second pre-coding matrix are the same, based on a channel variation in the time domain; and performing, in response to determining that the first pre-coding matrix and the second pre-coding matrix are the same, channel estimation with respect to a resource element included in the second sub-frame based on at least of the plurality of first reference signals and at least one of the plurality of second reference signals.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for enabling a UDM (Unified Data Management) to perform a registration related procedure of an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, by the UDM, a message related to serving AMF registration of a UE, which includes access type information and ID (Identity) information, from a first AMF; transmitting, by the UDM, a deregistration related message to a second AMF when the second AMF exists, wherein the second AMF is registered as a serving AMF of the UE and related to the access type information.

Abstract: A paging method, a paging device and a readable storage medium thereof are disclosed. The method includes: measuring synchronization signal blocks to obtain signal qualities of the synchronization signal blocks; selecting suitable synchronization signal blocks from the synchronization signal blocks based on the signal qualities; selecting a target synchronization signal block from the suitable synchronization signal blocks; and transmitting a paging response message to a base station utilizing a random access channel resource and/or a random access preamble corresponding to the target synchronization signal block to instruct the base station to transmit a paging message utilizing a downlink beam corresponding to the target synchronization signal block.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices provide improved proximity services. In one aspect, a base station includes an information generating module and an information transmission module. The information generating module generates control information for causing a mobile device to initiate a discovery signal transmission procedure. The discovery signal transmission procedure allows the mobile device to be discovered. The information transmission module transmits the control information to the mobile device. In another aspect, a mobile device includes an information receiving module, a control module, and a signal transmission module. The information receiving module receives control information. The control module initiates a discovery signal transmission procedure for proximity services responsive to the information receiving module receiving the control information. The discovery signal transmission procedure includes generating a discovery signal allowing the mobile device to be discovered.

Abstract: An information displaying method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: obtaining audio data to be played in a chronological order; determining, based on attribute information at any moment of a sound represented by the audio data, a shape of a graph corresponding to the any moment, where the graph corresponding to the any moment including a closed curve with a bump, and a maximum distance in distances from points on the bump to a center of the graph is positively correlated to a value indicated by the attribute information at the any moment; and displaying the graph corresponding to the any moment. The bump in the graph changes with the value indicated by the attribute information of the sound, and such graph is presented to a user, to enhance perception of the user on the attribute information of the audio data and improve user experience.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for enabling a UDM (Unified Data Management) to perform a registration related procedure of an AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, by the UDM, a message related to serving AMF registration of a UE, which includes access type information and ID (Identity) information, from a first AMF; transmitting, by the UDM, a deregistration related message to a second AMF when the second AMF exists, wherein the second AMF is registered as a serving AMF of the UE and related to the access type information.