Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media and apparatuses to identify UE performance and to optimize network performance are disclosed. A processor receives a reported channel quality indicator value from a user equipment, wherein the reported channel quality indicator value is used for setting an initial modulation and an initial coding rate, determines a calibrated channel quality indicator value based on historical data for the user equipment and applies the calibrated channel quality indicator value that determines a calibrated modulation and a calibrated coding rate instead of the initial modulation and the initial coding rate based on the channel quality indicator value received from the user equipment, wherein the receiving, the determining and the applying are continuously performed while the user equipment is in a radio resource control connected mode.

Abstract: A method and device for detecting control signaling and a method and device for implementing control signaling detection are provided, wherein blind detection times or the amount of enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channels (ePDCCH) allocated by each ePDCCH resource set is determined, so that the ePDCCH needed to be detected in each ePDCCH resource set can be determined.

Abstract: A method for a data signal on channels having spatial correlations by a Base Station (BS) is provided. The method includes estimating the spatial correlations of the channels, selecting a part of the channels based on a result of the estimation and transmitting a signal for channel estimation on the selected partial channels, and receiving channel estimation information estimated based on the signal from a User Equipment (UE) and generating a data signal to be transmitted to the UE on the channels using the channel estimation information.

Abstract: A method for reporting channel state information (CSI) having reflected interference cancellation capability therein in a wireless communication system is performed by a terminal and includes receiving interference configuration information indicating a first group of cells corresponding to targets for which interference cancellation capability is reflected, and scheduling information of a serving cell, from the serving cell, receiving a specific sequence transmitted from a second group of cells, determining whether to reflect the interference cancellation capability for the first group of cells and the second group of cells, using the interference configuration information, the scheduling information or the specific sequence, and transmitting CSI having reflected the interference cancellation capability therein, wherein the second group of cells correspond to candidate cells capable of reflecting the interference cancellation capability other than the indicated cells.

Abstract: An object is to perform a priority control that is more elaborate than that is performed by using a QCI. In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, a mobility management node MME notifies a radio base station eNB, in an “Initial Context Setup procedure” or an “E-RAB Setup Procedure”, following pieces of information in an associated form: an “E-RAB ID” of an E-RAB to be established between a gateway device S-GW and a mobile station UE; one QCI that is assigned to the E-RAB; and one FPI that is assigned to data flow transmitted on the E-RAB. A radio base station eNB establishes, in response to the notification, one S1 bearer corresponding to the E-RAB between the gateway device S-GW and the radio base station and one DRB corresponding to the E-RAB between the mobile station UE and the radio base station.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to network-initiated and client-initiated mechanisms to enable quality of service (QoS) for web-based client applications that may high efficiency, high performance, or otherwise guaranteed service levels. For example, to enable QoS for calls or other sessions associated a web-based application, one or more signaling messages may be exchanged between a server and a first user equipment (UE) to establish a call between the first UE and a second UE and to establish a peer connection between the server and at least the first UE. As such, QoS may be activated for at least the peer connection between the first UE and the server, wherein the server may route data associated with the web-based application between the first UE and the second UE over the established peer connection to implement the activated QoS.

Abstract: An agent-assisted and directed web-channel customer care apparatus, method, and computer program is provided to receive, from a first device, an inbound message via an inbound messaging channel and create a web session utilizing a web session server. Session identification is received from the web session server and a unique identifier is transmitted to the first device in order for a second device to connect to an agent device via a web session. Communications is simultaneously maintained with the first and second device via the inbound messaging channel and the web session.

Abstract: Methods of multi-point carrier aggregation configuration and data forwarding are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a primary connection is established between a UE and a primary base station in a primary cell with a first UE-ID. A second connection is configured between the UE and a second base station in a secondary cell with a second UE-ID. Component carriers from the primary and the second connections are configured and aggregated. Mobility management functions are performed on the primary connection. In another embodiment of the current invention, a first UE data is received from a primary connection with a UE connecting to a first base station, a second UE data is received from a second base station. The first UE data and the second UE data are combined. A third UE data from a network entity is distributed to the first and the second base station.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of for implementing a D2D service are disclosed. The method includes the UE receiving an indication to prohibit a transmission of a RRC connection request message for requesting a D2D dedicated resource for transmission. The method further includes the UE deciding whether to prohibit the transmission of the RRC connection request message at least based on the indication.

Abstract: A wired/wireless convergence apparatus may be provided for integrally transmitting wired network traffic and wireless network traffic in an in-building cloud network composed of a plurality of digital units and a plurality of radio units includes. The wired/wireless convergence apparatus may include a traffic monitoring unit and a wired/wireless traffic control unit. The traffic monitoring unit may be configured to monitor wireless network traffic and wired network traffic input to the in-building cloud network. The wired/wireless traffic control unit may be configured to allocate wireless network traffic resources to optical fibers on the basis of monitored information of the traffic monitoring unit and to allocate wired network traffic to idle resources remaining after allocation of the wireless network traffic.

Abstract: To forward traffic to a base station using Software Defined Network technology, a method for operating a switch includes receiving path information of a packet to be forwarded from a source terminal to a plurality of destination terminals, from a controller, receiving the packet to be forwarded from the source terminal to the destination terminals, from a base station, and transmitting the packet along a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for controlling a switch in a communication network includes a transceiver configured to receive information of a source terminal and a plurality of destination terminals, from a server which controls a service for forwarding traffic from the source terminal to the destination terminals, and a controller configured to determine a packet forward path between the source terminal and the destination terminals, wherein the transceiver transmits the determined path information to at least one switch.

Abstract: A method operating a wireless communication system including a radio interface having limited radio resources. The method includes: arranging for one or more communication devices of first type to communicate data to/from a first type source via the radio interface; arranging for one or more communication devices of second type to communicate data to/from a second type source via the radio interface; restricting use of the radio resources by the one or more communication devices of second type during a specified data transmission period by allocating more of the radio resources to the first type of communication devices than the communication devices of second type; and restricting use of the radio resources by the one or more communication devices of first type outside the specified data transmission period by allocating more of the radio resources to the second type of communication devices than the communication devices of first type.

Abstract: A method includes, for a selected user equipment for signals corresponding in part to the selected user equipment and received by antennas from a number of cells, wherein each cell has one or more antennas, and wherein each signal is from an individual one of the antennas, performing the following: estimating carrier frequency offset for each cell using one or more of the signals from the cell; performing frequency offset correction on each signal from each cell by using at least the estimated carrier frequency offset for an associated cell; estimating a channel for each frequency offset corrected signal; and combining, using the estimated channels, each of the frequency offset corrected signals to generate one or more estimates of one or more symbols transmitted from the selected user equipment. A second frequency offset correction may be performed subsequent to the combining. Apparatus, computer programs, and software are also disclosed.

Abstract: An approach is provided for collaboratively synchronizing devices in an ad hoc network. No device is acting as a master device or base station dictating time slot allocation to devices. A first device communicates with the other devices by a Media Access Control scheme based on time frames having time slots. Responsive to a determination that a current time slot allocated to a second device is occurring, a determination that a Boolean value selected according to a predetermined probability is true, and a transmission of a map of allocations of time slots to the devices, the first device determines the map indicates a conflict in which the same time slot is allocated to the first device and another device. The first device resolves the conflict by allocating another time slot to the first device, so that each time slot is allocated to no more than one corresponding device.

Abstract: Methods of multi-point carrier aggregation configuration and data forwarding are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a primary connection is established between a UE and a primary base station in a primary cell with a first UE-ID. A second connection is configured between the UE and a second base station in a secondary cell with a second UE-ID. Component carriers from the primary and the second connections are configured and aggregated. Mobility management functions are performed on the primary connection. In another embodiment of the current invention, a first UE data is received from a primary connection with a UE connecting to a first base station, a second UE data is received from a second base station. The first UE data and the second UE data are combined. A third UE data from a network entity is distributed to the first and the second base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling charging by using volume information of data, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for controlling charging for a UE by using volume information of data when a caching operation according to a byte caching mode or an object caching mode is performed. Disclosed is a method including receiving a caching operation request for data from another server; determining a caching mode corresponding to the caching operation request; and transmitting a PCC rule change request to the policy controller according to the caching mode, wherein the PCC rule is a rule that controls charging for the UE based on volume information of the data.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for determining a channel assessment threshold in an apparatus. A method according to this solution includes: determining, by the apparatus, a channel assessment threshold based on a factor representative of a signal-to-interference ratio at another apparatus with which said apparatus has established a link; determining, by the apparatus on the basis of the channel assessment threshold, whether or not a channel is free for transmission over the link; and upon determining the channel to be free, causing transmission of a frame.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a method for reporting channel state information by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: a step of measuring a channel using at least one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) indicated by at least one feedback type index from among a plurality of feedback type indices; and a step of generating channel state information based on the channel measurement and reporting the channel state information. Each of the plurality of feedback type indices indicates one or more CSI-RS configurations to be used in channel estimation and an effective channel relating to said one or more CSI-RS configurations.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device for sending traffic indication information. In the method, an AP sends a radio frame to multiple STAs associated with the AP, wherein the radio frame carries an indication field, and the indication field is used to indicate whether the radio frame carries traffic indication virtual bitmap information. According to the technical solution provided, in the case where the AP has no unicast cache data for any station, multiple STAs associated with the AP can know whether the AP has their respective unicast cache data to be sent.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resource allocation method and device. By use of the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present invention, when a home cell handover of a relay node occurs, the destination DeNB allocates through information exchange between itself and a source DeNB, and according to corresponding frequency information, a corresponding backhaul link resource to the relay node, this allows completion of sub-frame configuration of the backhaul link during the handover process, thereby reducing the influence on normal services of the relay node, ensuring service continuity for users accessing a network through the relay node, and reducing the number of lost packets during a transmission process, thus providing a better network experience to users.