Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for a system for tourist tracking comprising at least one tourist, at least one vehicle, and at least one director each having a communications device and a GPS system in communication thereto. Tourists are provided with notifications alerting them to excursions created by the directors.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, perform operations comprising: identifying a first plurality of cells as a controlled group of cells; determining, for each cell of the controlled group of cells, an average number of allocated physical resource blocks; determining, for each cell of the controlled group of cells, a total number of physical resource blocks available to carry payload traffic; determining, for each cell of the controlled group of cells, a metric equal to: (a) the average number of allocated physical resource blocks of the cell divided by (b) the total number of physical resource blocks of the cell available to carry payload traffic; and performing a load balancing of the controlled group of cells based upon the metric. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and associated systems for improving robustness of a cellular network. A topology of the cellular network is represented as an undirected graph that represents base stations as nodes and represents communication paths between base stations as edges. Each node is associated with a “synergistic” version of a Shapley value proportional to an amount of network disturbance that would occur if that value's corresponding base station should fail. The synergistic nature of the synergistic Shapley values allows them to account for scenarios in which multiple base stations fail at the same time. A synergistic Shapley value of a particular node is derived as a function of how many of the shortest paths between nodes of the graph lengthen when the node's corresponding base station fails. Base stations and nodes associated with higher synergistic Shapley values are deemed to be “censorious” and in need of reconfiguration.

Abstract: Advertisement vendors can be dynamically selected in response to a request from a wireless communication device. A mediation router can receive an ad request from a portal interfaced with a wireless device. Specifically, the mediation router analyzes the request and dynamically selects an ad vendor to service the request, based in part on the analysis. The selected ad vendor supplies the ad and the mediation router ensures that the portal receives the ad. The mediation router selects an ad vendor in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, business decision rules or artificial intelligence and/or a combination thereof. The mediation router further employs customer profiles that help vendors target advertisements to specific consumers and wireless devices.

Abstract: Information associated with a communication is gathered at a switching point during the routing process to determine subscriber metric information associated with an active service identifier. The information relates to the originator of the communication and the target. The information is compared to a provider database to determine a carrier originally associated with the active service identifier. The information is then compared to a porting database to determine if the active service identifier was ported, and if so, to which carrier the active service identifier was ported. A determination can then be made regarding which carrier is associated with the active service identifier. The data may be aggregated for a large amount of switched communications, representing a large amount of active service identifiers for a given market. Thus, a number of subscribers for a given carrier in a given market may be determined.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for on-demand paging. In one aspect, a method is provided for receiving a paging message by a mobile device. The method generally includes acquiring network time, determining, based on the network time or an internal timer, that the mobile device is within a paging window wherein the mobile device can receive a paging message, and sending an indication message, in response to the determination. The mobile device may receive a response to the indication message, the response indicating whether or not there is a paging message for the mobile device.

Abstract: In a general aspect, motion is detected using vector representations of channel responses. In some aspects, a first set of channel responses are obtained based on wireless signals transmitted through a space during a first time period. From the first set of channel responses, a set of orthogonal axes in a frequency vector domain are determined. A second channel response is obtained based on a wireless signal transmitted through the space during a second time period, and a channel vector representing the second channel response in the frequency vector domain is determined. Motion of an object in the space is detected based on a projection of the channel vector onto one of the set of orthogonal axes.

Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). More specifically, systems and methods for vehicular positioning based on the round-trip time of DSRC messages in a network of moving things.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a device may include a communications interface configured to receive, from the device management server, an indication to perform an action that requires access to a privileged user space. The device may include a processor configured to use a bridge service to perform the action, where the bridge service runs in a security context that enables the service to operate in the privileged user space. In various embodiments, a server may include a communications interface and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication to perform a management action not within a native device management functionality. The processor may be further configured to invoke a bridge service running on the managed device to perform the action by sending a request via the communications interface, where the bridge service runs in a security context that enables the service to operate in the privileged user space.

Abstract: Method and system for localizing a mobile device in a vehicle is provided. The method may include: triggering an audio system mounted on a vehicle, which audio system includes a plurality of speakers, to play an acoustic signal; and calculating a position of a mobile device in the vehicle based on a recording of the audio system's playback of the acoustic signal, which is recorded by the mobile device, and position information of the plurality of speakers. Localization may be more accurate.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for troubleshooting interruptions of service from a telecommunications network and providing potential remedies to restore the interrupted service to the customer. The system may utilize a service path mapping system to determine the network elements, components, connections, and/or ports included in providing a particular service to a customer and obtain data from several databases of the telecommunications network related to the service path. Once collected, the data may be correlated utilized to diagnose or identify a source of the service interruption in the service path to begin to restore the interrupted service. In one embodiment, an analysis of the provided information provides an output a probability of potential sources of the service interruption. This information may then be utilized to restore the service to the customer with minimal or no involvement with network engineers or field technicians.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes establishing a connection with a network node; receiving from the network node, as part of establishing the connection, an AS security indication indicating an AS protocol layer for protecting data packets; and configuring AS security protection for data packets based at least in part on the AS security indication and the indicated AS protocol layer. A method for configuring AS security includes establishing a connection with a UE; receiving from a network access device controller, as part of establishing the connection, an AS security indication indicating an AS protocol layer for protecting data packets; and configuring AS security protection for data packets transmitted to or received from the UE based at least in part on the AS security indication and the indicated AS protocol layer.

Abstract: The present document discloses a method for transmitting/receiving signals using direct device-to-device (D2D) communication by using similar random access procedures in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor. To this end, one aspect of the present invention provides a method whereby a base station supports the device-to-device (D2D) communication of a terminal in idle mode in a wireless communication system, the base station according to the method: receiving a first message, which corresponds to one among a predetermined number of signatures for D2D communication, from a D2D transmission terminal; and transmitting a second message, which comprises control information for D2D signal reception, to one or more D2D reception terminals including a terminal in idle mode, wherein the second message allows the terminal in idle mode to receive a third message comprising a D2D broadcast or groupcast signal transmitted by the D2D transmission terminal.

Abstract: A mobile device is capable of enabling one or more location data sources for location determination of the mobile device. The mobile device may receive a request for an emergency location session, e.g., by a user dialing E911 or from an external client. At least one location data source in the mobile device is determined to be disabled. For example, the location data sources may be a WLAN transceiver or a WPAN transceiver, as well as camera sensors and environmental sensors. The disabled location data source (s) is enabled and location data is obtained from the enabled location data source(s). The location data may be provided, e.g., to a location server. The status of the location data source (s) may be restored, e.g., disabled, after the location data is obtained or after the emergency location session is completed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes for minimizing interference caused by high-powered wireless devices to other wireless devices in the network by determining that a first wireless device assigned to a first power class is located in a potential interference zone of a coverage area of an access node, and deactivating a high-powered transmission mode of the first wireless device. The high-powered transmission mode utilizes a first transmission power level that is associated with the first power class. The potential interference zone is defined based on standard-powered uplink transmissions that have a high noise or low SINR.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method provide to predict activities (e.g., preferential activities) available at a geographic region association with lodging and to adaptively generate advisory data. In one or more embodiments, a method can include accessing traveler profile data associated with a user, identifying data representing a portion of traveler attributes associated with a geographic region including lodging for the user, and receiving data indicative of locality-related characteristics. The method also includes predicting a first activity as a function of a locality-related characteristic and a travel attribute, and generating customized advisory data configured to engage in an activity.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and processing nodes for minimizing interference caused by high-powered wireless devices to other wireless devices in the network by identifying a high-powered relay device attached to a first access node, instructing a second access node to report interference caused by the high-powered relay device to uplink transmissions received at the second access node, receiving an indicator of interference from the second access node, and instructing the first access node to deactivate a high-powered transmission mode of the high-powered relay device.

Abstract: Embodiments of an evolved Node-B (eNB), user equipment (UE), and methods of signaling for proximity services and device-to-device (D2D) discovery in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the eNB may support inter-cell device-to-device (D2D) discovery by transmitting signaling, to a first user equipment (UE), to indicate configuration information for a D2D discovery resource pool including D2D resources configured by one or more neighboring cells. The configuration information includes timing offsets between a serving cell of the first UE and the one or more neighboring cells. Other apparatuses and methods are also described herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides an M2M data processing method. The method includes: receiving a registration request sent by an M2M device; obtaining a filled capability model according to a capability model and capability information of the M2M device after authentication on the registration request succeeds, where the capability model includes three types of capabilities: a communication capability, a control capability, and a measurement capability, each capability is divided into multiple subentries, and the filled capability model describes at least one subentry corresponding to three types of capabilities of the M2M device; updating an overall capability model according to the filled capability model, where capability information of all registered M2M devices managed by an M2M service platform is recorded in the overall capability model in a type division manner of the capability model.

Abstract: A computing device is provided, which includes a processor configured to, detect a plurality of display devices configured for wireless communication, send a request to the plurality of display devices to cause the plurality of display devices to each display different associated codes, receive user input of one of the codes associated with a target display device of the plurality of display devices, send the one of the codes to the plurality of display devices, receive an identification message from the target display device associated with the one of the codes, establish a display session via a wireless connection with the target display device, and send display content to the target display via the wireless connection.