Abstract: A method of encapsulating data units of at least one encoded video frame into a data stream, said data units representing frame portions of the video frame, wherein said data stream is associated with an ordering information indicating the compliance of the order of the data units with a nominal data unit decoding order. Embodiments of the invention provide flexible transmission with robust and flexible decoders.

Abstract: A method for sorting and merging data from at least two sources may include providing a multi-state merge of queues from a first input queue and a second input queue to a merged output, responsive to states of the first and second input queues, setting the state of the first input queue; preventing merging of the first input queue with the non-empty second input queue while the state of the first input queue is empty waiting; and merging the first input queue with the non-empty second input queue responsive to the state of the first input queue being active or ignore, or the wait duration time being exceeded, or in response to a startup command.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for sending congestion notification messages through L3 networks and implementation of QCN in L3 switches. For example, according to this system and method, an L3 switch receives one or more data packets, and determines, based on the received one or more data packets, whether the L3 switch is congested. If the L3 switch is congested, it generates a congestion notification message, the congestion notification message including an Internet Protocol (IP) header, the IP header identifying a source of the one or more received data packets as its destination. The L3 switch sends the congestion notification message to the source of the one or more received data packets using information in the IP header.

Abstract: Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to line-of-sight (LOS), e.g., optical, based networks. Systems and methods are provided for connecting nodes based on their topological position in a line-of-sight communication network. Some embodiments may represent each node by a “backbone” and a “subnetwork” rank. The determination of a node's rank can prevent the formation of isolated “islands” of nodes, cut off from the backbone. The ranking can also provide a total ordering of nodes relative to the “fiberpop” node which can be used for healing and routing behaviors.

Abstract: A plurality of time slots are allocated during which a location procedure is performed for one or more target wireless devices. Select ones of a plurality of wireless access points at different positions are assigned to each time slot such that multiple wireless access points assigned to a given time slot are sufficiently separated. In addition, wireless access points are assigned to a corresponding one of a plurality of groups for each time slot such that wireless access points assigned to a group tune to a channel used by a wireless access point in the group that transmits one or more frames that are intended to provoke one or more response frames from the one or more wireless devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide hop-by-hop tracking for a communication network is described. In one embodiment, each router verifies that a next downstream router supports tracking and in response, adds a tracking indicator and a timestamp to the data packet. An end router provides a compilation of all the timestamps back to the originating router.

Abstract: A scheduler performs a plurality of scheduler operations each scheduling an output queue selected from a plurality of output queues associated with an egress port. The scheduler includes a candidate decision logic and a final decision logic. The candidate decision logic is arranged to decide a plurality of candidate output queues for a current scheduler operation, regardless of a resultant status of packet transmission of at least one scheduled output queue decided by at least one previous scheduler operation. The final decision logic is arranged to select one of the candidate output queues as a scheduled output queue decided by the current scheduler operation after obtaining the resultant status of packet transmission of the at least one scheduled output queue decided by the at least one previous scheduler operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is method and apparatus to help reduce PRACH interference. In accordance with the disclosure, when a first base station determines that there is a threshold level of interference from a second base station, the first base station transmits to the second base station a directive that causes the second base station to reduce PUSCH transmission in PUSCH resources that are coincident in frequency with the first base station's PRACH. In a scenario where two base stations provide overlapping coverage and operate on the same frequency as each other, and where coverage of the second base station may interfere with coverage of the first base station, this process may thereby help to minimize or eliminate interference that PUSCH communication in the second base station's coverage area would have on PRACH communication in the first base station's coverage area.

Abstract: Disclosed are channel management methods in a multicarrier structure in a mobile communication system. Uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) channel management methods in a carrier aggregation environment are used as the channel management methods. In DL, a base station determines a component carrier (CC) of an unstable radio channel state, stops data retransmission by the CC, and notifies a terminal of retransmission stop. In UL, the base station determines a CC of an unstable radio channel state and instructs the terminal to stop data retransmission by the CC, and the terminal stops the data retransmission and initializes a retransmission buffer.

Abstract: A method, computer storage medium, computer system of performing monitor deployment under budget constraints includes obtaining a network topology and a deployment budget, decomposing the network topology into a plurality of components having a predetermined property, computing a benefit and a cost for identifying each of the components, selecting at least one targeted component based on a ratio of the benefit to the cost for identifying each of the components, and deploying monitors to identify links in the at least one targeted component within a remaining portion of the deployment budget.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for management of control channel capacity to help reduce control channel congestion over time. As disclosed, a first base station provides a first downlink control channel including a first set of air interface resources and a second base station provides a second downlink control channel including a second set of air interface resources, the first set of air interface resources and the second set of air interface resources being mutually exclusive. Upon making a determination that the first downlink control channel is threshold loaded (i.e., congested), temporary reconfiguration of the wireless communication system is carried out by transferring a portion of the second set of air interface resources from the second downlink control channel to the first downlink control channel such that (i) capacity of the first downlink control channel is increased and (ii) capacity of the second downlink control channel is commensurately decreased.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for detecting a deviation of an existing connectivity of a data center from a pre-determined connectivity are presented. One method involves detecting a deviation of an existing connectivity of a data center from a pre-determined connectivity by defining a start node. The start node is defined based on a condition of a component of the data center. The condition is determined based on an explicit relationship between a node and another node of the data center. The method involves conditionally matching a sub-graph and a portion of a main graph by identifying the deviation. The conditional matching is begun at the start node. A failure to conditionally match a portion of the sub-graph and a portion of the main-graph indicates that the deviation exists.

Abstract: Individually unique key performance indicator management may be utilized to enhance performance in a network. A warning alarm threshold for a key performance indicator associated with a mobile device may be determined. And upon receiving an alert message indicating that the warning alarm threshold has been exceeded, a network device may be modified.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an input formatter to format at least one input stream to output DP (Data Pipe) data corresponding to each of a plurality of DPs, wherein the each of a plurality of DPs carries at least one service or at least one service component, an encoder to encode the DP data, a mapper to map the encoded DP data onto constellations, a time interleaver to time interleave the mapped DP data, a frame builder to build at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, a modulator to modulate data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter to transmit the broadcast signals having the modulated data.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for network monitoring includes providing network packet event characterization and analysis for network monitoring that includes supporting summarization and characterization of network packet traces collected across multiple processing elements of different types in a virtual network, including a trace slicing to organize individual packet events into path-based trace slices, a trace characterization to extract at least 2 types of feature matrix describing those trace slices, and a trace analysis to cluster, rank and query packet traces based on metrics of the feature matrix.

Abstract: Techniques are provided to generate and store a network graph database comprising information that indicates a service node topology, and virtual or physical network services available at each node in a network. A service request is received for services to be performed on packets traversing the network between at least first and second endpoints. A subset of the network graph database is determined that can provide the services requested in the service request. A service chain and service chain identifier is generated for the service based on the network graph database subset. A flow path is established through the service chain by flow programming network paths between the first and second endpoints using the service chain identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, device, and a computer storage medium for component carrier allocation. The method includes that when it is determined that a component carrier which has a frequency exceeding a preset threshold exists in component carriers which are available to be allocated currently in a cell, a FDM of UE in the cell is updated according to the coverage of the component carrier which has a frequency exceeding the preset threshold; and frequency domain priority is determined according to the updated FDM, and the component carrier which has a frequency exceeding the preset threshold is allocated for the UE in the cell according to the frequency domain priority.

Abstract: Techniques for placing a first fiber channel (FC) switch into maintenance mode in a virtualized computing environment in which each data store is connected to at least one host computing system via at least two FC switches are described. In one embodiment, a first active input/output (I/O) path from a data store to a host computing system via the first FC switch is identified. Further, a path change is initiated from the data store to the host computing system via any other FC switch coupled to the data store and the host computing system.

Abstract: An embodiment of a method for adaptive multi-antenna selection, executed by an AP (access point), which contains at least the following steps. After a data transmission request or a data receipt request is received from a client station, it is determined whether the client station is the first time connected client station within a predetermined time interval. If the client station is the first time connected client station, a first antenna combination is selected to transmit/receive data with the client station using a first antenna selection procedure. If the client station is not the first time connected client station, a second antenna combination is selected to transmit/receive data with the client station using a second antenna selection procedure.

Abstract: A dual chipset architecture, a method of operating a scheduler for a dual chipset architecture, and a computer program product for operating a scheduler for a dual chipset architecture. In an embodiment, the dual chipset architecture comprises a high performance processor, a low performance processor, and a scheduler for the processors. The scheduler is provided for determining an expected data traffic flow to the chipset, and for selectively enabling the high and low performance processors, based on this expected data flow, ahead of this expected data flow reaching the chipset. In one embodiment, a specified data traffic indicator is associated with the expected data traffic flow, and the scheduler uses this specified data traffic indicator to determine the expected data traffic flow. In an embodiment, this specified data traffic indicator is a value for a defined window size for the expected data flow.