Abstract: A wireless communication method for machine type communication (MTC) where a base station defines a cell for wireless communication of the base station with devices within the cell via a downlink from the base station and via an uplink to the base station using one or more radio bearers; and a plurality of MTC devices are in wireless communication with the base station. The plurality of MTC devices share a radio bearer on at least one of the downlink by taking turns to receive data from the base station according to a predetermined schedule; or the uplink by taking turns to transmit data to the base station according to a predetermined schedule and the base station records each MTC device as a member of a group and assigns to each MTC device a first respective timing based on information which distinguishes the MTC device within the group.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, device, and system for scheduling a data flow, which are used to improve the processing efficiency. A network side device marks a priority of a subsequent uplink and/or downlink data flow of a UE corresponding to a downlink data packet in the downlink data packet, and enables a downstream node to schedule an access network resource or air interface resource according to the priority. Therefore, a bearer does not need to be modified during the process of distinguishing different service flows and performing differentiation scheduling on different service flows, thereby reducing the workload and improving the processing efficiency.

Abstract: A method of supporting power control in a communication network, the network including a plurality of network elements (1) that perform packet forwarding, wherein each network element (1) includes one or more ports—element ports (2)—, is characterized in the steps of assigning a flow table (4) to each of the network elements (1), wherein the flow table (4) includes flow entries (5) that specify via which element ports (2) to forward packets the network element (1) receives, deriving target sets from the flow tables (4), wherein a target set characterizes either a network element (1) as a whole—element target set—or an individual element port (2)—port target set—in terms of its utilization, and based on changes in the respective target sets, deciding on the enforcement of power states on the network elements (1) and/or the element ports (2).

Abstract: A provider edge bridge in a service provider network receives multiple media access control (MAC) Registration Protocol (MMRP) registration messages from customer networks via tunnels. The provider edge bridge snoops the MMRP registration messages to obtain multicast MAC addresses from the registration messages, and tunnels the MMRP registration messages toward one or more other bridges. The provider edge bridge constructs multicast forwarding tables based on the multicast addresses obtained from snooping the MMRP registrations, and uses the multicast forwarding tables for forwarding data units from the provider edge bridge towards destinations.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for framing in a wireless transmission system supporting broadcast transmissions. A framing format incorporates fields specific to a uni-directional transmission and reduces the overhead of the system. One embodiment employs a version of HDLC having a start of frame field and an error checking mechanism attached to the payload of each frame, wherein protocol information is not transmitted with each individual frame.

Abstract: Alternative network access for a mobile device having a first radio and a second radio, or in some cases, only one radio can include using a first radio in a first connection with a first access point. Whether to establish a second connection with a second access point using a second radio is determined. The determination is based on a first set of access conditions associated with the first access point and a second set of access conditions associated with the second access point. The second connection is established with the second access point using the second radio based on the determining, which indicates establishing the second connection.

Abstract: A method for carrying out concurrent communications between a subscriber device and two base stations is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a network connection method and system. The method includes: grouping a plurality of terminals, allocating group identities, and establishing a mapping relationship between the group identities and terminal identities; establishing a group-based signaling radio bearer and a group-based data radio bearer for each group; allocating, when a terminal in each group access a network, the terminal the group-based signaling radio bearer and group-based data radio bearer corresponding to the group to which the terminal belongs according to a mapping relationship between a group identities and a terminal identity, so that the terminals initiate network access by using the group-based signaling radio bearer and the group-based data radio bearer. The signaling overhead of establishing signaling connection and data bearer may be reduced though the technical solution of the present invention.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprises identifying that a wireless receiving device is operating in a battery saving mode where a Delivery Traffic Indicator Map (DTIM) Interval supported by the wireless device exceeds a Listening Interval supported by the wireless receiving device. Thereafter, the method further comprises converting a non-unicast message into one or more unicast messages for transmission to the wireless receiving device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining availability statuses for users of a communication service provider system. One of the methods includes obtaining data identifying a plurality of availability status features for a user of a communication service provider system and a respective weight for each of the availability status features; determining a respective current value of each of the availability status features; and determining an aggregate user availability status based at least in part on the current values of the availability status features and on the weights for the availability status features.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting and receiving data in soft handoff of a wireless communication system. According to an aspect of the present invention, in the method of receiving data in soft handoff of a wireless communication system, a mobile station receives a first sequence being generated by interleaving transmission data using a first inter leaver pattern, and also receives a second sequence being generated by interleaving the transmission data using a second interleaver pattern. Then, the mobile station combines and decodes the first sequence and the second sequence before receiving an entire frame having the first sequence allocated thereto.

Abstract: A path configuration message is sent to nodes in a multi-hop network along a path between a source node and destination nodes. The path configuration message includes path information and one or more special channel access parameters associated with the path information. The path configuration message temporarily changes the channel access priority for packets matching the path information in the special message. The nodes along the path therefore have higher channel access priority relative to other nearby nodes and other traffic flows. At the end of the a length of a time determined by a time to live parameter in the special message, the nodes resume using default channel access parameters in place of the special channel access parameters for packets matching the path information.

Abstract: Different services are provided to different users or groups of users of an aggregate endpoint in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network. The different users or groups of users are differentiated based on service profiles designated by different PUIDs for the different users or groups of users of each of the users or groups of users. Different services for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users or groups of users of the aggregate endpoint are provided, depending upon the differentiation between the different users or groups of users.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing a configurable computer system capable of being modeled are disclosed. The system, in one embodiment, includes a configurable component and a clock distributor. The configurable component includes multiple programmable devices arranged in a predefined configuration. The predefined configuration, for example, is a cubical shape having multiple neighboring nodes. The configurable component is capable of being modeled in accordance with policies from a system program for data transmission. The clock distributor further includes a first clock element, which provides long-term accuracy, and a second clock element, which provides short-term accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a routing and switching device and a data caching method thereof. The method includes: a routing and switching device, when receiving a data packet, and if the routing and switching device inquires that a data caching state of an exterior cache is that there are data slice row addresses not fully filled and continuous space in the data slice row addresses not fully filled is enough to store all the data slices of the data packet, then writing all the data slices of the data packet into the data slice row addresses not fully filled, storing packet information of the data packet and the written data slice row addresses, and updating the data caching state of the exterior cache. The present invention enhances the utilization rate of the memory bandwidth. In addition, the present invention is also easy to be applied in other relevant data caching managements.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, system, and device for managing addresses on an Ethernet ring network. The method includes: receiving, by a master node on an Ethernet ring network, a failure message from a node connected to at least one of two ends of a failed link on the Ethernet ring network; determining, according to the failure message, a specific virtual local area network affected by the failure on the Ethernet ring network; and sending an instruction message for flushing a media access control address forwarding table to a specific node accessed by the specific virtual local area network on the Ethernet ring network, where the instruction message carries an identifier of the specific virtual local area network, so that the specific node deletes addresses related to the specific virtual local area network.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for resource allocation are provided. An apparatus includes a controller configured to: utilize a tree structure with more than one branch in the resource allocation of physical resource blocks, each branch including one or more legal starting positions for resource allocation. Each starting position is associated with a cluster of physical resource blocks, the number of starting positions being different on each branch. The size of the resource clusters of each branch is different. The controller is configured to denote each resource cluster with a predefined index, and allocate one or more clusters to user equipment uplink connection.

Abstract: A communication link is provided between a station of an access system and a relay node. The relay node is a node capable of wirelessly communicating with at least one communication device within the coverage thereof. A set up procedure for the communication link is initiated such that the relay node acts as a communication device towards the station, the set up procedure being initiated according to a set up procedure between the station and communication devices accessing the station directly. Communication between the relay node and at least one communication device within the coverage area thereof are handled such that the relay nodes acts as a station of an access system towards said at least one communication device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for notifying a UE of monitored component carriers. The method comprises the following steps: an evolved Node B (eNB) sends an monitoring changing instruction and Component Carriers (CC) corresponding to the instruction to a UE with a Media Access Control (MAC) layer control command; according to the monitoring changing instruction and the corresponding CC, the UE activates or deactivates monitoring of the corresponding CC. The present invention allows the MAC PDU for instructing the UE to increase, decrease or change the monitored CC. Therefore, the configuration can be achieved in a simple and flexible manner and has higher reliability.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for decreasing multi-cell feedback overhead is provided in the present invention. Wherein a mobile user terminal equipment utilizes a first period to feedback short-term channel direction information of a serving base station, utilizes a second period to feedback long-term channel direction information of neighboring base stations, further, the mobile user terminal equipment utilizes a third period to feedback long-term relative amplitude information, utilizes a fourth period to feedback short-term relative phase information, wherein the first period is shorter than the second period, and the third period is longer than the fourth period.