Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for modifying a network service of a requesting network member. A request, received from the requesting member, can include an identification of a sponsoring network member for a requested network service modification. A group can be generated and associated with the requesting member and with the sponsoring member. The group may also include a group policy referencing the requested network service modification. The sponsoring member can be provided with an activation key for activating the network service modification and a first network policy can be applied to the requesting member and a second network policy can be applied to the sponsoring member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a network listening in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a subframe configuration used for the network listening, and monitors subframes indicated as subframes used for radio interface based synchronization (RIBS) by the received subframe configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a trigger method and related apparatus. The embodiments of the present invention include: determining time-frequency resource configuration information of a physical trigger channel PTCH; detecting one PTCH on a time-frequency resource occupied by the one PTCH indicated by the time-frequency resource configuration information of the PTCH; determining whether triggering exists according to a PTCH detection result, where the triggering is used to indicate that first information needs to be transmitted in a first information subframe or a first information opportunity associated with the PTCH; and transmitting the first information in the first information subframe or the first information opportunity associated with the PTCH if it is determined that the triggering exists.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communications technologies, and provide a switching method. The method specifically includes: when user equipment is in idle mode, acquiring a 2G/3G base station candidate set; when initiating a voice service, sending a CSFB request message to an LTE base station; receiving a standard and a frequency of a target 2G/3G base station that are sent by the LTE base station to the user equipment; determining, according to the standard and the frequency of the target 2G/3G base station, whether the 2G/3G base station candidate set includes the target 2G/3G base station; and if the 2G/3G base station candidate set includes the target 2G/3G base station, switching, from the LTE base station to the target 2G/3G base station according to the standard and the frequency of the target 2G/3G base station.

Abstract: An access point is configured to determine a frequency channel to operate on. The access point includes a storage element having machine executable code therein that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine the frequency channel with a highest data throughput among available frequency channels, which may undergo different levels of interference.

Abstract: A network node initiates a multicast transmission of a data item via a cellular network to a plurality of devices. Associated with the multicast transmission, the network node provides a request that at least a subgroup of the devices each send a report indicating whether an action on the basis of the data item received by the device was successfully completed by the device. Depending on the reports, the network node adjusts the repeated multicast transmission of the data item.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network receives a time-slotted channel hopping (TSCH) communication schedule. The TSCH communication schedule is divided into a plurality of macrocells, each macrocell comprising a plurality of TSCH cells. The device receives a packet from a routing protocol child node of the device during a particular macrocell of the TSCH communication schedule that is associated with propagation of the packet through the network. In response to receiving the packet, the device claims a token associated with the particular macrocell that authorizes the device to transmit during one or more cells of the macrocell. The device transmits the received packet to a second node in the network during the authorized one or more cells of the particular macrocell.

Abstract: A method of processing a data stream of a communication network in a distributed processing architecture comprising a plurality of processing units comprises the steps of extracting data from the data stream, wherein the data is extracted for a particular time window of a sliding time window. The extracted data is converted into a format suitable for graphical representation. A graphical representation of the converted extracted data is generated, and an estimated value of at least one structural property of the graphical representation of the data determined. The estimated value of the at least one structural property is compared with a threshold value, and a change condition reported based on the outcome of the comparison step. The change condition may be used, for example, to change a location based quality of service parameter.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present specification provides a method for managing subscriber information to respond to a network failure in a home subscriber server (HSS). The method can comprise the steps of: receiving a packet data network (PDN) failure indication; updating subscriber information related to a PDN on the basis of the PDN failure indication; and transmitting a message that indicates the update of the subscriber information.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing and utilizing one or more service labels in a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network for delivery service through the network. The general, the service label acts to instantiate a service tunnel between two or more devices of the network, such as between a service or provider edge device and a metro device of the network. The service label is unique and arbitrary label per service to a network device. Once the service tunnel is established between the devices, one or more Internet Protocol (IP) or Ethernet services can be multiplex over the service tunnel to the network device. Also, one or more service labels (tunnels) can be established between any two or more network devices to allow for greater flexibility and scale.

Abstract: There are provided a base station, a terminal, and a communication system in a wireless communication system in which a base station and a terminal communicate with each other, in which the base station and the terminal can efficiently perform communication. The communication system includes a higher layer processing unit 605 configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a first reference signal configuration for configuring a measurement target for channel state reporting, configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a second reference signal configuration specifying a resource element to be excluded from the target of data demodulation in a case where the terminal demodulates data, and configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a third reference signal configuration for configuring a measurement target for which a reference signal received power is to be measured by the terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a transceiver circuit employing shared digital signal processing circuitry for communicating radio frequency (RF) analog communications signals received by a remote unit in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A transceiver circuit includes downlink digital signal processing circuitry that receives and processes a downlink digital communications signal(s) having a first downlink digital baseband signal and a second downlink digital baseband signal. A first downlink analog signal path and a second downlink analog signal path share the downlink digital signal processing circuitry. The first downlink analog signal path generates a first downlink analog RF communications signal. The second downlink analog signal path generates a second downlink analog RF communications signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a communication method of a terminal utilizing outdated channel information in a two-cell, three-user network environment, the method comprising: transmitting nine different first linear combinations to a first base station in each time slot during a first time interval; receiving a first feedback signal from a second base station which has received the first linear combination as an interference signal; transmitting four different second linear combinations to the first base station during a first sub-time interval of a third time interval; receiving a second feedback signal from the second base station which has received the second linear combinations as an interference signal; and transmitting reconfiguration signals consisting of eight data symbols to the first base station during a third sub-time interval of the third time interval. Further, a communication method of a base station corresponding to such a terminal is also disclosed.

Abstract: A telecommunication system includes base stations, a backhaul network transmitters, a backhaul network in communication with the base stations, and a synchronizing system in communication with the base stations. The base stations are configured to transmit/receive signals to/from user equipment and the backhaul network is configured to convey information to and from at least one of the base stations. The synchronizing system is configured to synchronize a communication timing between the base stations over a synchronizing network. The synchronizing network is separate from the backhaul network and is configured to provide the communication timing between the synchronizing system and a corresponding synchronization port at each of the base stations.

Abstract: A method in the machine-to-machine communications (M2M) field includes providing, by an underlying network entity, a common service entity with a communications type supported by the underlying network entity; acquiring, by the underlying network entity, a service configuration file of the common service entity when the communications type supports a cellular network; receiving, by the underlying network entity, data that needs to be sent by the common service entity; and carrying and sending, by the underlying network entity, the data by using a cellular network communication resource that is allocated according to a service configuration file.

Abstract: In one implementation, an input queue switch provides latency fairness across multiple input ports and multiple output ports. In one embodiment, each input port maintains a virtual output queue for each associate output port. The virtual output queues across multiple inputs are aggregated for each specific output port. The sum of the lengths of the virtual output queues is compared to a threshold, and based on the comparison, feedback may be generated to control the operation of the input port for subsequent packets. The feedback may instruct the input port to stop buffering or drop packets destined for the output port with the sum of the lengths of the virtual output queues associated to the specific output port that exceeds the threshold. In another embodiment, each packet has an arrival timestamp, and a virtual output queue having the oldest timestamp is selected first to dequeue.

Abstract: A radio communications system includes a base station and a mobile station configured to perform communication with the base station. The base station includes a selection unit and a first transmission unit. The selection unit selects identification information specifying a resource used by the mobile station for transmission of a signal from among a plurality of resources. The first transmission unit transmits the identification information to the mobile station. The mobile station includes a reception unit and a second transmission unit. The reception unit receives the identification information transmitted by the first transmission unit. The second transmission unit transmits the signal to the base station using the resource specified by the identification information.

Abstract: A method implemented by a network element (NE), comprising receiving a classification message comprising a classification rule for identifying a service function chain (SFC) in a network, wherein the SFC comprises an ordered set of service functions (SFs) that provides services to an application, and a dynamic application-specific contextual data associated with an operation of the application, receiving a first of a plurality of application data packets, determining that the first of the application data packets matches the classification rule, generating a first SFC packet by adding the dynamic application-specific contextual data to the first of the application data packets according to the classification rule to enable communication of the dynamic application-specific contextual data to at least one of the SFs in the SFC, and sending the first SFC packet towards a next NE according to an SF path in the network associated with the SFC.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a network listening in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a subframe configuration used for the network listening, and monitors subframes indicated as subframes used for radio interface based synchronization (RIBS) by the received subframe configuration.

Abstract: Various embodiments manage service issues within a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, a one or more call detail records associated with a set of wireless communication devices of a wireless communication network is received. A set of information within each of the one or more call detail records is compared to a baseline statistical model. The baseline statistical model identifies a normal operating state of the wireless communication network. At least one outlier call detail record in the one or more call detail records is identified based on the comparison. The at least one outlier call detail record indicates that at least one wireless communication device associated with the at least one outlier call detail record experienced one or more service issues.