Abstract: A method of a wireless communication access node is disclosed. The wireless communication access node is adapted to establish a wireless communication link to a wireless communication device by beam-formed transmission using a beam-forming alternative selected from a plurality of beam-forming alternatives each corresponding to a direction emanating from the wireless communication access node. The method comprises simultaneously transmitting two or more beacon signals having different respective predetermined content, wherein each beacon signal is transmitted using a respective one of the plurality of beam-forming alternatives and wherein the predetermined content of each beacon signal is associated with the direction corresponding to the respective beam-forming alternative.

Abstract: A network component comprising a receiver configured to receive an outgoing frame from a local host, a logic circuit configured to map a destination address (DA) for a target host in the outgoing frame to a DA for a target location of the target host and encapsulate the outgoing frame using the DA for the target location, and a transmitter configured to receive a pre-encapsulated outgoing frame from a local switch, and send the pre-encapsulated outgoing frame to a gateway at a target location, wherein the transmitter does not encapsulate frames received from local switches and decapsulates an incoming frame from a remote gateway destined towards local hosts.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving resource allocation information in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes allocating resources for each of one or more device-to-device (D2D) discovery resources pools, generating information related to resources allocated for each of the one or more D2D discovery resource pools, and transmitting the generated information.

Abstract: Utilization of unused bandwidth or underused bandwidth via radio access resource sharing is disclosed. Unused bandwidth for a physical channel between a network device and a MU MIMO access point can be combined with bandwidth from another physical channel into a logical channel. The logical channel can have increased bandwidth over the constituent physical channels. Whereas MU MIMO technology can facilitate concurrent data transfer, a UE can communicate data across the several physical channels of the logical channel concurrently. Moreover, the different access point locations can provide spatial diversity such that the plurality of access points can function as a logical MU MIMO access point employing interference to selectively serve a UE location via the logical channel. Logical channels can also be predicted based on supplementary information that can comprise historical network resource usage and/or utilization data.

Abstract: An apparatus including a service network and a plurality of Layer 2 sites connected by the service network via a plurality of gateways is provided. The gateways are configured to map a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of a plurality of hosts under a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs) in a plurality of Layer 2 sites to a plurality of addresses (e.g., MAC or others) of the corresponding other gateways, inform the other gateways in other Layer 2 sites of the IP addresses mapped under each of the VLANs in the local Layer 2 sites, and forward data frames originated from the hosts in the local Layer 2 sites to the other gateways in the other Layer 2 sites when destinations of the data frames are residing in the other Layer 2 sites.

Abstract: A conference call management method, system, and computer program product include inferring an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a new user requesting to join a call including at least one other user, inferring a codec to stream an emulated network pattern for the call if the new user were to join the call, measuring a call quality perceived by the at least one other user in the call while the emulated codec is run on the call, and measuring an impact on the call quality in a case that the new user joins the call based on the perceived call quality and the network pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication apparatus capable of increasing throughput using MIMO in an LOS environment and a method for the same. A wireless communication apparatus based on the LOS-MIMO technique may comprise a multi-link configuration unit, a frequency response correction unit, a signal compensation unit, and a feedback unit. In the apparatus, an additional LOS-MIMO equalizer is used at the front of an LOS-MIMO estimator and a coding unit in order to compensate in-band frequency characteristics of frequency response characteristics estimated by the LOS-MIMO estimator and a signal channel estimator, whereby the LOS-MIMO estimation performance can be remarkably enhanced. Also, precise separation of multiplexed signals through the above-described LOS equalizer can make it possible to increase transmission capacity by using the LOS-MIMO which can be applied to high-order mode (e.g., over 16 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)) digital communications.

Abstract: An eNode-B for a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) downlink transmission to at least first and second wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) via resource elements (REs) of first and second spatial layers, the eNode-B comprising a transmitter and a processor, the processor coupled to the transmitter.

Abstract: A data transmission method, a base station, and a wireless communications device, which can ensure normal communication between a terminal and a base station in a multi-stream aggregation scenario. The method includes: receiving, by a primary base station, offloading information sent by a wireless communications device, where the wireless communications device is a secondary base station or a terminal; and adjusting, by the primary base station according to the offloading information, offloading data that is allocated to a multi-stream aggregation base station.

Abstract: A system and method for minimizing or preventing interference between wireless networks is disclosed. A network hub broadcasts a beacon signal within repeating beacon periods. The position of the beacon signal shifts within each beacon period based upon a predetermined pseudo-random sequence. The beacon signal includes data identifying the current beacon shift sequence and the current phase of the sequence. Neighboring hubs independently or jointly determine and broadcast their own beacon shift sequences and phases for their respective networks from a predetermined list. Nodes connected with the network hubs are assigned allocation intervals having a start time that is set relative to the beacon signal. The start time and duration of the allocation interval wraps around the beacon period if the allocation-interval would otherwise start or continue in a next beacon period.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support multiple subscriber identities in a wireless communication device are disclosed. A representative method includes the wireless communication device communicating with a first wireless network via a first wireless cellular protocol software stack for a first subscriber identity provided by a first subscriber identity module; communicating with a second wireless network via a second wireless cellular protocol software stack for a second subscriber identity provided by a second subscriber identity module; and sharing mobility management tasks between the first and second wireless cellular protocol software stacks when the first and second subscriber identity modules are each associated with the same wireless network provider either as a serving carrier or as a roaming carrier.

Abstract: A method for processing state information updates. The method includes receiving, by a coordination point, a plurality of state information from a plurality of network elements; processing at least one of the plurality of state information to generate a result; and applying the result to at least one of the plurality of network elements in order to modify an operation of the at least one of the plurality of network elements.

Abstract: The application discloses a method and an apparatus for forwarding an MPLS data packet, which are used in an environment of hybrid networking of an SR network and a non-SR network. The method is as follows: when obtaining a to-be-sent MPLS data packet, a first SR router in an SR network determines whether a next-hop router supports an SR characteristic; the first SR router encapsulates the MPLS data packet into an IP tunnel when determining that the next-hop router does not support the SR characteristic, and sends an encapsulated MPLS data packet to the next-hop router to enable the encapsulated MPLS data packet to be forwarded, based on an IP routing table, to a second SR router. In this way, correct forwarding of an MPLS data packet is completed in an environment of hybrid networking of an SR router and a non-SR router.

Abstract: A method in a UE for adapting a radio procedure is provided. The UE obtains information about signal configurations indicating: whether or not a DL RS, transmitted in cells on a first carrier frequency of a first carrier use the same one of a first and a second signal configuration, or whether or not the DL RS transmitted in the cells on the first carrier frequency use the same one of the first and the second signal configuration as that used for DL RS transmitted in a serving cell of the UE on the first carrier frequency. The first signal configuration includes the DL RS not being transmitted in every subframe. The second signal configuration includes the DL RS being transmitted in every subframe and also in every resource block over an entire channel bandwidth of a neighbor cell. The UE adapts a radio procedure based on the information.

Abstract: A system and/or a method based on a scalable requirement, compliance and resource management methodology for designing a product/service, optimizing relevant processes and enhancing real time and/or near real time collaboration between many users is disclosed. Utilizing, a learning (self-learning) computer, a requirement, compliance and resource management methodology is further integrated with (a) a machine learning/fuzzy/neuro-fuzzy logic algorithm and/or (b) statistical algorithm and/or (c) weighting logic algorithm and/or (d) game theory algorithm and/or (e) a blockchain and enhanced with a graphical user interface/chatbot interface.

Abstract: A system and method for performing a handover operation in a broadband wireless access (BWA) communication system. The BWA communication system includes a serving BS (Base Station), (Subscriber Station), and a plurality of neighbor BSs adjacent to the serving BS. The SS handover method upon receiving a handover request from the SS in the BWA communication system includes the steps of: a) receiving from the serving BS information of the plurality of neighbor BSs; b) measuring CINRs (Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratios) of pilot signals transferred from the neighbor BSs upon receipt of the neighbor BSs information; c) transmitting to the serving BS a handover request signal along with pilot signal CINR information of the neighbor BSs; d) upon receipt of the handover request signal, receiving from the serving BS information of a handover enable target BS contained in the neighbor BSs; and e) performing a handover function from the serving BS to the target BS.

Abstract: Provided is a base station including a control signal generating section that generates a control signal which includes resource information identified by a group identifier assigned to a plurality of radio terminals, and a transmitter section that transmits the control signal generated by the control signal generating section.

Abstract: More than one set of sounding signal configuration parameters are determined for the same mobile terminal. The mobile terminal uses the sets of configuration parameters to generate different sounding reference signals which can be used for different purposes such as estimating timing and channel quality. In one embodiment, a method of configuring uplink sounding transmissions by mobile terminals in a wireless communication network is characterized by determining different sets of configuration parameters for sounding signal transmissions for a given mobile terminal (200). The different sets of configuration parameters are transmitted to the mobile terminal, allowing the mobile terminal to generate different sounding signals for different uses by the wireless communication network (202).

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method for supporting, by a serving base station, cancellation of interference signals from signals received at a target terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the steps of: receiving scheduling information of at least one neighboring base station from the at least one neighboring base station; configuring a set of auxiliary information for canceling the interference signals of a target terminal on the basis of the scheduling information of the at least one neighboring base station; and transmitting the set of auxiliary information for canceling the interference signals of the target terminal to the target terminal, wherein the auxiliary information comprises at least one of demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) related information and cell-specific reference signal (CRS) related information in association with interference signals from respective neighboring base stations.

Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.