Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for assessing the quality of end-to-end connectivity for a wireless communication device. Data generated from at least one of existing traffic and networking operations caused by existing traffic of the wireless communication device may be monitored to obtain information related to connectivity quality. One or more values of one or more metrics may be determined using the obtained information. The quality of end-to-end connectivity for the wireless communication device may be assessed using the value(s) of the metric(s). Based at least in part on a result of the assessment, an action may be performed to improve connectivity quality for the wireless communication.

Abstract: Inter-profile commissioning method and apparatus for a network The invention relates to a commissioning apparatus (130, 140) and method for configuring a joining node (150) of a first profile for operation in a network in accordance with a second profile, wherein the commissioning apparatus (130, 140) is arranged to emulate a commissioning process corresponding to the first profile.

Abstract: Embodiments of a station (STA) and method for ranging in accordance with Neighborhood Awareness Network (NAN) communication are generally described herein. An initiator STA may determine, for a data service that is to be established between the initiator STA and a responder STA on a NAN data link, whether a ranging procedure is to be performed for the data service. As part of the ranging procedure, range measurements or fine timing may be determined. When the ranging procedure is to be performed for the data service, ranging configuration parameters may be included in data request messages, publish messages and other messages sent by the STAs 103. In some cases, the STAs 103 may refrain from exchanging separate messages for communication of ranging information.

Abstract: A method and a base station for processing an SIPTO (Selected IP Traffic Offload) connection, the method includes: when a terminal is handed over from a source SeNB (Secondary eNB) to a destination SeNB, receiving, by an MeNB (Master eNB), an interface message from the destination SeNB (11), herein the source SeNB supports a collocated L-GW (Local Gateway); and when a handover success acknowledgement message sent by the destination SeNB is received, triggering, by the MeNB, the source SeNB to notify the L-GW to release an SIPTO@LN (Selected IP Traffic Offload at Local Network) connection (12). Through the embodiments of the present document, the release of the SIPTO@LN connection in a collocated L-GW scenario under a small base station environment can be effectively implemented.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, the method includes determining, by a first device, a timing of a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal to be transmitted by a second device, determining, by the first device, a timing of a measurement gap for a user equipment served by the first device, the measurement gap being a period of time during which the user equipment searches for the primary and secondary synchronization signals from the second device, and instructing, by the first device, the user equipment to search for the primary and secondary synchronization signals from the second device at the determined timing of the measurement gap.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for enabling a terminal to transceive a signal with a base station in a TDD (Time Division Duplex) communications system. Specifically, the method includes the steps of: receiving reference sub-frame set information through the system information and active sub-frame set information through dynamic signaling; receiving an uplink grant for transmitting an uplink signal in a downlink sub-frame defined in the active sub-frame set information; judging the effectiveness of a particular uplink sub-frame for transmitting the uplink signal commanded by the uplink grant; and transmitting the uplink signal to the base station if the particular uplink sub-frame is effective.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to inhibit an increase in the amount of A/N resources, without changing the timing at which the error detection result of an SCell is notified when UL-DL configurations to be configured for each of the unit bands are different, from the timing at which the error detection result is notified when just a single unit band is configured. A control unit transmits, using a first unit band, a response signal including error detection results about data received with both the first unit band and a second unit band. In a first composition pattern set for the first unit band, an uplink communication subframe is set to be the same timing as at least an uplink communication subframe of a second composition pattern set for the second unit band.

Abstract: Techniques for wireless communication are described, which may include establishing a connection, by a user equipment (UE), with a first and second evolved NodeB (eNB), wherein each of the eNBs provide radio resources to the UE for respective uplink communications; receiving from the first eNB, at the UE, an indication including an allocation of uplink transmit power between the first eNB and at least the second eNB; and transmitting the uplink communications from the UE to the first and second eNBs based on the indication. The techniques may further include coordinating, by a first eNB, multi-connectivity communication for a UE with at least the first eNB and a second eNB; determining for the UE, at the eNB, an allocation of uplink transmit power between the first eNB and at least the second eNB; and transmitting an indication including the allocation of uplink transmit power allocation from the first eNB to the UE.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication terminal device and a control channel forming method with which, in the forming of a control channel for transmitting control information including an ACK/NACK and CSI (channel state information), wasteful use of resources is reduced compared to that in related art. In the case where CSI is transmitted independently, and in the case where CSI and an ACK/NACK are transmitted at the same time, the same format is used to form a control channel. Furthermore, in the case where an ACK/NACK is transmitted independently, another format is used if a component carrier (CC) number is equal to or less than 2, and the same format is used if the CC number is equal to or greater than 3.

Abstract: A method of operating a communication device comprises providing the communication device (T, T1-T5) with a first interface (I1) to connect to a first network (N1), which provides a first bandwidth and a first network idle power consumption at the communication device (T, T1-T5), when being connected to the first network (N1) and providing the communication device (T, T1-T5) with a second interface (I2) to connect to a second wireless network (N2), which provides a second bandwidth, which is smaller than the first bandwidth, and a second network idle power consumption, which is smaller than the first idle power consumption, at the communication device (T, T1-T5), when being connected to the second wireless network (N2).

Abstract: The present disclosure is to provide a method of configuring timing of uplink (UL) transmission, comprising, receiving, by a user equipment (UE), configuration information on carrier aggregation (CA) of at least one frequency division duplex (FDD) cell and at least one time division duplex (TDD) cell; and adjusting, by the UE, starting timing of a UL subframe in a cell participating in the CA.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for enabling Interference Alignment, IA, of transmissions to user equipments is provided. The network node receives signal strength values associated with more than one network node for the user equipments, wherein each signal strength value is associated with one network node. Then, the network node schedules a first group of the user equipments on radio transmission resources that are orthogonal to radio transmission resources of at least one other group of the user equipments when an IA gain value for each user equipment in the first group passes a threshold level. The IA gain value is determined by the network node based on the received signal strength values. The network node may then enable IA of transmissions to the scheduled first group of user equipments from at least two network nodes capable of performing IA of transmissions.

Abstract: A network device including a first network interface adapted to communicate with at least one further network device within a sub-network, and a proxy module adapted to provide control and information retrieval functionality relating to the at least one further network device to network devices outside the sub-network.

Abstract: A transmitting device may use a determined extent of retransmissions by the transmitting device to a receiving device as a basis to decide on an extent of concatenation of frames of media. In one example, a transmitting device may monitor an extent of retransmissions by the transmitting device to a receiving device during a packet-based real-time media session. The transmitting device may detect a threshold low extent of retransmissions during the packet-based real-time media session. And responsive to detecting the threshold low extent of retransmissions, the transmitting device may increase an extent of concatenation of frames of media during the packet-based real-time media session.

Abstract: A first node that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT) provides a first schedule to a second node that operates according to a second RAT. The first schedule requests a first portion of a subsequent time interval for transmission in an unlicensed frequency band. The first node receives one or more second schedules from a second node. The one or more second schedules request one or more second portions of the subsequent time interval for transmission in the unlicensed frequency band. The first node transmits signals in the unlicensed frequency bands during a third portion of the subsequent time interval that is determined based on the at least one second portion.

Abstract: An ordering system receives release requests to release packets, where each packet has an associated sequence number, but the system only releases packets sequentially in accordance with the sequence numbers. The system includes a Ticket Order Release Command Dispatcher And Sequence Number Translator (TORCDSNT) and a plurality of Ticket Order Release Bitmap Blocks (TORBBs). The TORBBs are stored in one or more transactional memories. In response to receiving release requests, the TORCDSNT issues atomic ticket release commands to the transactional memory or memories, and uses the multiple TORBBs in a chained manner to implement a larger overall ticket release bitmap than could otherwise be supported by any one of the TORBBs individually. Special use of one flag bit position in each TORBB facilitates this chaining. In one example, the system is implemented in a network flow processor so that the TORBBs are maintained in transactional memories spread across the chip.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assisting Ethernet Segment (ES)-aware media access control (MAC) address learning is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a provider edge (PE) device, a data packet from a core network, the data packet identifying an ES from which the data packet originated and identifying a MAC address as a source MAC address; determining whether the PE device has an Ethernet connection in the ES identified by the data packet; and, upon positive determination, associating the MAC address identified as the source MAC address of the data packet to a bridge port, at the PE device, of the Ethernet connection in the ES identified by the data packet.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for performing activation/deactivation of a serving cell in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method for performing activation/deactivation of serving cell by a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes configuring a dual connectivity with at least two different base stations based on dual connectivity configuration information received through RRC (Radio Resource Control) message from a base station, receiving activation/deactivation information about secondary serving cell configured for the UE from each of two different base stations, and selectively applying the activation/deactivation information about the secondary serving cell configured for the UE based on information including the secondary serving cell provided by the base station or information about the base station providing the secondary serving cell configured for the UE.

Abstract: A method and a system for distributed computation of a routing table for a vast communication network are disclosed. The network nodes are arranged into multiple groups with each group associated with a respective network controller. A network controller of a group acquires characterizing information of links emanating from local nodes of the group, communicates the information to each other network controller, reciprocally receives characterizing information from other network controllers, and determines a generic route set from each local node to each other node of the network. The network controllers collectively determine an inverse routing table identifying all routes traversing each individual link in the entire network and exchange node or link state-transition information for updating individual route sets affected by any state transition. Thus, the processing effort of routes generation and tracking network-elements states is distributed among multiple coordinated network controllers.

Abstract: A wireless tunneling system tunnels communications between a first host device and a second host device through a wireless link, while maintaining compliance of the communications between the first and second host devices with a wired communication protocol and operates in a power efficient manner. Two host devices may communicate with each other through a wireless link using the wireless tunneling system, as if two host devices were connected through the wired cable. The wireless tunneling system operates in one of a high power state and one or more low power states. In the high power state, the wireless tunneling system exchanges data at a higher data rate for tunneling. In the low power state, the wireless tunneling system disables power hungry components for conserving power.