Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for methods, apparatus, and computer software for transmitting in-band control information in a wireless communication channel. A control and data information coding scheme is utilized to reduce the block error rate (BLER) of in-band control information in various scenarios. A subframe carries coded control information, coded data information, and coded control-data information for reducing the BLER of the in-band control information. The coded control information and coded data information are mix-coded to generate coded control-data information.

Abstract: One embodiment is a method and includes periodically polling a plurality of interface counters associated with each of an edge port and an Inter-Switch Link (“ISL”) port of a first fiber channel (“FC”) switch, wherein a target device is connected to the edge port of the first FC switch, and a plurality of interface counters associated with ISL port of a second FC switch, wherein the ISL port of each of the first and second FC switches are connected to one another via an ISL; determining based on the polling of the various counters whether several conditions have been met for a predetermined number of times and if so, characterizing the edge port as a level 1 slow drain port and taking remedial action based on the characterization.

Abstract: User equipment included in a wireless communication system wirelessly connects to a donor base-station to establish a macro link, wirelessly connects to a mobile relay to establish an access link, and simultaneously maintains connections with the donor base-station and the mobile relay coexisting in the same coverage area, wherein a first pre-established frequency band can be used for the access link and a second pre-established frequency band can be used for the macro link. Furthermore, the user equipment can wirelessly connect to the mobile relay to establish an access link, be assigned, from the mobile relay, a wireless resource for device-to-device communication with at least one other user equipment within the same mobile relay cell, and perform device-to-device communication with the at least one other user equipment using the assigned wireless resource.

Abstract: In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and/or systems for self-configuration of an electronic device to a wireless network is provided, which includes a wireless communication interface, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory which comprise instructions for the wireless communication interface to send a plurality of multicast packets to a plurality of specific destination addresses. The plurality of multicast packets includes encoded messages in the plurality of specific destination addresses that allow a wireless connection device, with wireless capable hardware, to automatically configure itself to be able to access a wireless network. According to various embodiments, the wireless network may be a secure wireless network.

Abstract: A method of utilizing a list of predictive paths by a map-server. The method includes receiving the list of predictive paths, storing the list of predictive paths in a memory, receiving, from a first network element, a request for a location of a user device, the request related to transmitting a packet to the user device, and transmitting, to the first network element, a plurality of user locations based on the list of predictive paths, the plurality of user locations identifying where a second user device will transmit the packet when the packet is received by the second user device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in a peer-to-peer network are described herein. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication apparatus is provided. The method includes transmitting during a discovery window, by a first device, a first service discovery frame (SDF) or other action frame to a second device, the first SDF or other action frame comprising ranging information for performing a ranging protocol. The method further includes performing the ranging protocol, by the first device, in accordance with the ranging information.

Abstract: A method and system for uplink-downlink transmission of data packets in a wireless cellular network, during idle state of User Equipment (UE) using connectionless transmission is disclosed. The method establishes S1 common bearer between a Radio Access Network (RAN) node and Serving Gateway (SGW) and S5 common bearer between the SGW and Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW). The method defines a modified Uu interface between the UE and the RAN node. The method appends data packets with UE Identifier (ID) and routing information as packet header information to independently route data packets through wireless cellular network in a self-sustainable manner using the established common bearers and the modified Uu interface. The method secures data packets by providing integrity and ciphering protection. The method eliminates cost of dedicated bearer set up and reduces signaling overhead on the Uu interface thereby improving network efficiency and battery life of the UE.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing received RLC PDUs for D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving a first RLC (Radio Link Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) for a RLC entity from a peer UE; setting a plurality of state variables for the RLC entity to initial values, respectively, wherein the plurality of state variables for the RLC entity comprises VR(UH) and VR(UR), and the an initial value of VR(UH) is a RLC sequence number (SN) of the first RLC PDU, and an initial value of VR(UR) is ‘the RLC SN of the first RLC PDU-offset’; and processing the first RLC PDU using the initial values.

Abstract: Cells are grouped into a plurality of timing advance groups (TAGs) and a plurality of physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The PUCCH groups comprise a primary PUCCH group comprising a primary cell and a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell. The PUCCH secondary cell is in a first TAG. When a time alignment timer of the first TAG expires, the wireless device notifies a radio resource control layer to release the secondary PUCCH, and stops transmission of positive acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement for a downlink HARQ process of an activated cell in the secondary PUCCH group.

Abstract: A method for operating a mesh network is described. The method includes using a protocol comprising an address and a payload, wherein the address and payload are restricted. The method also includes using a hash function to generate an address from a description, wherein the description uses ASCII characters, wherein a message uses the description as an address and wherein the description is transformed into the address using the hash function and added together with the message into the payload, assigning the generated address to a device, wherein the device is part of a mesh network, and in a transmission from a source to the device, providing the generated address within the payload.

Abstract: Embodiments include a method, computer program product, and system for grouping electronic devices into contention groups to reduce uplink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) random access (OFDMA-RA) collisions. An access point may explicitly assign an electronic device to a contention group, or the electronic device may implicitly determine an assignment to the contention group. To explicitly assign a device to a contention group, the access point may randomly assign or assign based on a criteria of the electronic device. Examples of criteria include an association identifier (AID), a traffic type/quality of service (QoS) category, a power saving preference, and an association status. The electronic device may implicitly determine a contention group assignment based on the total number of contention groups.

Abstract: A wireless access point device that schedules packet transmission and reception by devices (access point and stations) in a wireless local area network detects the presence of periodic transmissions on a first carrier frequency, wherein one or more of the detected periodic transmissions will interfere with reception of a packet by at least one of the devices. A different one of the devices is identified such that the detected periodic transmissions will not interfere with reception of a packet by the different one of the devices. Packet transmission and reception are scheduled within the wireless local area network such that said different one of the devices is scheduled to receive a packet during an occurrence of the detected periodic transmissions.

Abstract: A method includes determining that a first receiver of a node of a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) is in an electromagnetic contested environment for a first frequency. The method also includes scanning a frequency coverage range of a second receiver of the node for unused frequencies. The method additionally includes selecting a frequency from the unused frequencies, the selected frequency to be used for communication of messages from another node of the MANET to the node via the second receiver. The method further includes transmitting, to the other node, a message including information of the selected frequency via the transmitter.

Abstract: A smart 3GDT schema has been disclosed, in detail, a method for controlling the communication of a network system has been disclosed. The network system comprises a UE, a NodeB, a RNC, a SGSN, and a GW. The UE is arranged to be in communication with the RNC via the NodeB, and the RNC is arranged to be in communication with the SGSN which in turn being arranged to be in communication with the GW for non-3GDT communication of the network system, or the RNC is arranged to be in communication with the GW for 3GDT communication of the network system. In this method, statistics of payload transferred between the UE and the GW has been monitored, and if the statistics of payload within a predetermined time period exceeds a first threshold, and the UE is in the non-3GDT communication, then switching the non-3GDT communication to the 3GDT communication. The present application has also disclosed the SGSN, GW, and the network system adaptive to perform the method.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include a first network edge device configuring a mapping between a physical network interface and a plurality of logical interfaces. A second network edge device also configures a mapping between a physical network interface and a copy of the plurality of logical interfaces. Each of the logical interfaces is assigned a corresponding set of first and second layer networking addresses that is replicated across the first and second network edge devices. The first network edge device receives a first address resolution request via the physical network interface of the first network edge device that includes a source and a destination. The destination is an address assigned to one of the plurality of logical interfaces. The first network edge device determines a second layer networking address assigned to the destination logical interface and transmits an address resolution response including the determined second layer networking address.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for direct communication between wireless devices. Techniques for transmitting multiple redundant scheduling assignments for the same data transmission are provided, as well as techniques detecting information using multiple redundant scheduling assignments.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein that provide a network system comprising a first network element coupled to a network and a second network element directly coupled to the first network element. The first network element and the second network element are to connect to form a link aggregation group. The system additionally includes a network management device including a control agent, where the control agent is configured to configure the link aggregation group as a logical virtual tunnel end point (VTEP) of a virtual local area network (VLAN).

Abstract: A shared mesh comprises a mesh station. The mesh station is used to couple to at least a first core component and a second core component. The mesh station includes a logic unit. The mesh station is shared by at least the first core component and the second core component. A memory is coupled to the mesh station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting information in a communication system. The present invention relates to a millimeter wave beamforming-based 5G or pre-5G wireless communication system for supporting a higher data rate beyond a 4G network or LTE system.

Abstract: A method for sending commands to display devices connected in series includes sending a command to the first display device of N display devices connected in series. The command has a header and each of the N display devices has a same preset identification code. The first display device of N display devices receives the command and determines whether the header is corresponding to the preset identification code. When the header of the command is corresponding to the preset identification code, the first display device executes the command. When header of the command is different from the preset identification code, the first display device generates a modified command by adding an adjustment to the header of the command and sends the modified command to the next display device.