Abstract: An example method for leveraging hardware accelerators for scalable distributed stream processing in a network environment is provided and includes allocating a plurality of hardware accelerators to a corresponding plurality of bolts of a distributed stream in a network, facilitating a handshake between the hardware accelerators and the corresponding bolts to allow the hardware accelerators to execute respective processing logic according to the corresponding bolts, and performing elastic allocation of hardware accelerators and load balancing of stream processing in the network. The distributed stream comprises a topology of at least one spout and the plurality of bolts. In specific embodiments, the allocating includes receiving capability information from the bolts and the hardware accelerators, and mapping the hardware accelerators to the bolts based on the capability information.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting feedback of a mobile station (MS) in a wireless communication system supporting a multi-carrier operation are provided. The method includes transmitting feedback information to a base station, and in this case, the feedback information is transmitted through a MAC control message and the feedback information includes carrier information of an activation carrier related to the MAC control message.

Abstract: A method for operating an interference coordinating entity (ICE) includes partitioning, by the ICE, a cloud radio access network (CRAN) cluster by grouping transmission points (TPs) serving user equipments (UEs) in accordance with a partitioning criterion into at least one virtual transmission point (V-TP) to produce a V-TP set. The UEs to be served are preferably offset from a V-TP boundary. The method also includes saving, by the ICE, V-TP information to a memory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reporting channel state information, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving configuration information for periodically reporting channel state information; and periodically reporting the channel state information for a each of a plurality of periods based on the configuration information, wherein the channel state information is repeated so as to have a predetermined pattern based on periods, of which a second period is longer than a first period. The second period has a first value in a single transmission point operation mode. The second period has a sum of the first value and a second value which is proportional to the number of coordinated transmission points involved in a coordinated multi-point transmission operation in a coordinated multi-point transmission operation mode.

Abstract: A method may include transmitting data frames from a reaction point of a source device. The method may also include receiving, at the reaction point, congestion notification messages corresponding to the transmitted data frames and containing congestion feedback data regarding a particular network switching device and an identifier of the particular network switching device. The method may also include modifying a congestion profile for the particular network switching device by correlating the identifier of the particular network switching device to a profile entry, and updating the profile entry with the congestion feedback data.

Abstract: A method for adjusting bandwidth in a communications network having a plurality of nodes connected over multiple links with a plurality of services running on the links includes detecting an impairment of a link wherein the impairment invokes a reduction in bandwidth available to the services running on the link, communicating information about the impairment to other nodes in the network and redistributing services between the links to limit a bandwidth required by services running on the impaired link to a value not exceeding the bandwidth available on the impaired link.

Abstract: A method for broadcast assistance in a direct communication system and an apparatus using the same are disclosed. The proposed method includes the following steps. A coordinator receives a broadcast assistance request message from a plurality of broadcast devices. The coordinator transmits a broadcast assistance confirmation signal to the broadcast devices and broadcasts a resource indication signal including a resource allocation. The broadcast devices respectively broadcasts an information message to at least one listening device according to the resource allocation acquired from listening to the resource indication signal, and the at least one listening device listens to one of the information messages having a category of interest according to the resource allocation acquired from listening to the resource indication signal.

Abstract: This method for changing the radio access point associated with a terminal, within a Wi-Fi-DECT wireless telecommunication network comprising dual-mode Wi-Fi-DECT radio terminals (PP) and Wi-Fi-DECT radio access points (AP1, AP2) connected to a local area network; comprises a step consisting of changing the Wi-Fi-DECT radio access point for the Wi-Fi part of the terminal in question (PP) whenever it is decided to change the Wi-Fi-DECT radio access point for the DECT part of the terminal in question (PP).

Abstract: A method, system and device are provided for avoiding in-device coexistence interference between different radio technologies by allocating random access channel preambles to include one or more dedicated access preambles to be sued for sending IDC interference indication messages over a random access channel (RACH) to a radio access network. In response, the radio network provides control parameters and/or instructions for avoiding interference in a random access response message corresponding to the IDC interference indication message using one or more fields in the MAC subheader and payload fields of a designated IDC MAC PDU message.

Abstract: In some implementations, a method includes compensating for timing misalignment of subframes associated with at least one of first user equipment (UE) or a second UE. The first UE and the second UE are in an inter-device session (IDS) for direct UE-to-UE communication, and timing for the first UE and a timing for the second UE is derived from an eNode B (eNB).

Abstract: A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system may include a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) and a dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) that together dynamically manage the allocation and use of resources (e.g., spectrum resources) across different networks. The DSC and/or DPC components may be configured to monitor a congestion state of an eNodeB, and intelligently allocate resources, manage user traffic of the eNodeBs, select target eNodeBs for handovers, determine the quality of service (QoS) levels that are to be given to wireless devices attached to the eNodeBs, and/or perform other similar operations to intelligently manage the allocation and use of resources by the various networks. The DPC and/or DSC components may be also configured to perform these and other operations based on the transitions, changes, transition rates, or rates of change in the congestion levels of the network components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell selection method of a terminal in a heterogeneous network, and cell selection method of a terminal in a heterogeneous network according to the present invention includes receiving a measurement restriction pattern from a base station; and selecting a cell based on the measurement restriction pattern. According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to select a cell accurately and efficiently.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a multiprotocol interface includes a physical layer transmitter unit configured to transmit data from synchronous media access control layer units and asynchronous media access control layer units. The multiprotocol interface also includes a physical layer receiver unit configured to receive data and to deliver the received data to the synchronous media access control layer units and the asynchronous media access control layer units. The physical layer transmitter unit and the physical layer receiver unit are both configured to operate in either an asynchronous mode or a synchronous mode. The physical layer transmitter unit and the physical layer receiver unit transmit and receive only with the asynchronous media access control units, and physical layer transmitter unit and the physical layer receiver unit transmit and receive only with the synchronous media access control units.

Abstract: In various embodiments, two wireless communication devices may communicate with each other using multiple protocols, by dividing the data to be communicated into multiple portions, and using each protocol to communicate different portions. The different protocols may be used simultaneously or concurrently. This multi-protocol technique may be used in several different ways to provide different types of advantages in wireless communications.

Abstract: The time required to set up a voice call in an exemplary embodiment, in which Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) is used, is reduced to provide a voice call service to a User Equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. If a voice call occurs in a UE while the UE accesses the LTE system, the UE using CSFB switches to a 2G/3G legacy system, recycles system information for a 2G/3G cell that the UE has accessed before, and immediately proceeds with voice call setup without receiving system information unnecessary for a CSFB process.

Abstract: There is provided a communication delay time derivation method for calculating a communication delay time depending on a combination of channels set between communication terminals on a communication path in the MCH/IF environment. When selecting a channel to be used for communication in each section on the communication path per section between communication terminals on the communication path, a calculation target section specification means 82 detects an inter-terminal selected channel repetitive pattern as a pattern of the selected channels cyclically appearing on the communication path, and defines a section corresponding to the inter-terminal selected channel repetitive pattern as a communication delay time calculation target section. A communication delay time derivation means 83 derives a communication delay time in the calculation target section based on the inter-terminal selected channel repetitive pattern.

Abstract: In a communication system in which a base station performing precoding processing and a mobile terminal communicate with each other, communication is efficiently performed. The terminal device reports to the base station device, information indicating a codebook that the terminal device supports, among a plurality of codebooks. The base station device determines a transmission mode, based on the information indicating the codebook that the terminal device supports.

Abstract: The present application is directed towards policy based routing for intelligent traffic management via multiple next hops. In some embodiments, the systems and methods disclosed herein may provide management of inbound and outbound traffic across multiple network links, and may further provide reliability in case of link failure, and provide balancing of traffic, responsive to the latency and bandwidth requirements of various applications. Accordingly, these systems and methods may provide intelligent policy-based routing and network and port address translation, sensitive to application traffic types, protocols, source IP addresses and ports, destination IP addresses and ports, or any combination thereof, and can balance traffic loads among multiple available paths based on multiple traffic characteristics.

Abstract: The present relates to a method for providing a terminal with a service in a mobile communication system which includes transmitting to mobility management entity an attach request message for initiating registration of the terminal having a virtual IP address with the mobile communication system; registering, at the mobility management entity, location of the terminal with a home subscriber server; and completing the registration by transmitting an attach accept message from the mobility management entity to the terminal. The present invention is capable of registering a terminal with a mobile communication system initially without bearer path and IP address allocation and, when a packet address to the terminal occurs, allocating the radio resource, bearer resource, and IP address through paging procedure, thereby proving the UE with the service.

Abstract: A method of and a network processor unit for processing of packets in a network, the network processor comprising: communication interface configured to receive and transmit packets; at least one processing means for processing packets or parts thereof; an embedded switch configured to switch packets between the communication interface and the processing means; and wherein the embedded switch is configured to analyze a received packet and to determine whether the packet should be dropped or not; if the packet should not be dropped, the switch is configured to store the received packet, to send a first part of the packet to the processing means for processing thereof, to receive the processed first part of the packet from the processing means, and to transmit the processed first part of the packet.