Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for performing packet forwarding or routing using a pipeline of a plurality of tiles. A method includes receiving a packet, parsing the packet to generate a vector, passing the vector to a first tile dedicated to a first type of lookup, performing a lookup in the first tile, storing a result of the first type of lookup in the vector to obtain a first updated vector, passing the first updated vector to a second tile dedicated to a second type of lookup, performing a lookup in the second tile, storing a result of the second type of lookup in the vector to obtain a second updated vector, and transmitting the packet from the network routing device via an output port thereof selected based on the second updated vector.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam-level radio resource management and mobility are provided. A user equipment (UE) includes a transceiver and at least one processor operably connected to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive measurement resource configuration information that includes at least one measurement reference signal (RS) resource configuration, transmit a trigger request, and receive a measurement report trigger. The at least one processor is configured to calculate, in response to receipt of the measurement report trigger, a measurement report from a measurement RS. The transceiver is further configured to transmit the measurement report. The RS resource configuration is associated with a radio resource unit.

Abstract: For transmitting data over a radio interface using subframes with a plurality of resource elements organized in a time-frequency grid, at least two groups of resource elements are determined from the resource elements of one of the subframes. Each group covers multiple consecutive resource elements in the time domain and is distinct from the at least one other group in the frequency domain. Data symbols of a sequence are consecutively mapped to the resource elements of one of the groups. If a data symbol is mapped to each resource element of the group, the next data symbols of the sequence are consecutively mapped to the resource elements of a further one of the groups.

Abstract: A method and system for achieving a link budget improvement in a diverse OFDM radio system by addressing the timing misalignment issue that can occur due to the differences in propagation time in signals between mobile stations and Radio Access Nodes. Timing misalignment is shared or split between the primary path to a primary Radio Access Node and a diverse path to a diverse Radio Access Node. The relative timing offsets between mobile stations are adjusted, the mobile stations are grouped into zones using a variety of different grouping techniques, and the transmission for each mobile station is scheduled, using one or more of a variety of scheduling techniques.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method for transmitting a random access preamble in a transmitting sub-frame at a terminal device. The method (200) comprises: creating a random access preamble such that it comprises a plurality of random access sequences (S210); dividing the plurality of random access sequences into a number Nc of groups, each of groups including two or more random access sequences (S220); performing code division multiplexing with respect to the groups of the plurality of random access sequences in a frequency domain, based on an orthogonal cover code selected for the terminal device from a pre-defined code set (S230); and transforming signals after the code division multiplexing into the time domain (S240). There are provided corresponding methods and devices.

Abstract: A method and a related apparatus for probing a packet forwarding path, so that a packet forwarding path between any two devices can be probed is presented. A controller determines a source device and a destination device, where there is at least one intermediate device between the source device and the destination device; the controller sends an Internet Protocol (IP) packet that includes a probe identifier to the source device; the controller receives a first message sent by the destination device and a second message sent by the intermediate device; the controller determines a forwarding path of the IP packet according to the IP packet and a first inbound interface identifier that are sent by the destination device, the IP packet and a second inbound interface identifier that are sent by the intermediate device, and a network topology.

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 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.