Abstract: A device may determine one or more parameters relating to a network. The device may detect a trigger to alter a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) configuration for the network based on the one or more parameters relating to the network. The device may determine an alteration to the HARQ configuration based on detecting the trigger to alter the HARQ configuration. The device may communicate with a distributed unit or a centralized unit of the network to cause the alteration to the HARQ configuration.

Abstract: A satellite communication system includes a communication terminal and a ground station. The ground station is configured to communicate with the communication terminal through a satellite communication path between the ground station and the communication terminal via a satellite. The ground station includes a diversity switch and an electronic controller. The diversity switch is configured to switch the satellite communication path from a first satellite communication path to a second satellite communication path different from the first satellite communication path. The electronic controller is configured to transmit an offset value of network parameters of the first and second satellite communication paths to the communication terminal through the second satellite communication path.

Abstract: Techniques to support directional transmission and reception by wireless network boosters are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to receive a directionally-transmitted booster reference signal, receive a system information message comprising timing offset information, and determine a time at which to send a link establishment message based on the timing offset information and a time of receipt of the directionally-transmitted booster reference signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A technique for assigning pilot signals to user equipments is described. The UEs access an RBS that provides radio access. As to a method aspect of the technique, an access burst including initial pilot signals is received from the UEs, wherein at least two of the UEs apply simultaneously the same initial pilot signal. A multicast channel to the at least two UEs is estimated based on the received access burst. A combined signal power received at the RBS is computed for the at least two UEs based on the estimated multicast channel. A message to the at least two UEs is sent using the multicast channel. The message is indicative of the combined signal power and assigns different pilot signals to the at least two UEs, wherein the assignment depends for each of the at least two UEs on the combined signal power and a signal power received at the respective UE.

Abstract: The embodiments of present invention relates to a signal transmission method and an apparatus. The signal transmission method includes: performing, by a base station, rate matching of a unicast signal according to a multicast/broadcast single frequency network MBSFN reference signal MBSFN RS; and sending, by the base station, the unicast signal to user equipment UE. By means of the signal transmission method and the apparatus, resource usage can be increased, and continuity and effectiveness of performing broadcast multicast related measurement by UE are ensured.

Abstract: A method and system for streaming information associated with a server and a computing system is described. The method may include increasing a packet size used for the streaming of information from a first packet size to a second packet size based on an identified increase in available bandwidth. The method further includes increasing a number of simultaneous connections used for the streaming of information from a first number of simultaneous connections to a second number of simultaneous connections based on the identified increase in available bandwidth in response to a determination that the second packet size equals a maximum packet size for a protocol used for the streaming of the information.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to scheduling resources in wireless communications. In one aspect, communications can be established with a plurality of user equipment (UE). A set of the plurality of UEs as having an interference impact on one another that is less than a threshold can be determined. A first UE of the set of the plurality of UEs can be scheduled for downlink communications in a first transmission time interval (TTI), and a second UE of the set of the plurality of UEs can be scheduled for uplink communications in a second TTI that is adjacent in time to the first TTI. In another aspect, uplink communications for the first UE can be scheduled in a portion of the guard period TTI based at least in part on determining a timing advance of the first UE is less than a threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum allocation among two or more entities within a prescribed coverage or operational area. In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated between two or more Federal or commercial SASs (Spectrum Access Systems), for use by various service provider entities such as a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs). In one variant, each of two or more SAS entities generate both proposed allocations for themselves and other participating SAS entities with respect to available GAA spectrum, and differences between the proposed allocations are reconciled and condensed using a dynamic, iterative process to converge on a final allocation which fits the available GAA spectrum and which equitably distributes the spectrum between the participating SAS entities.

Abstract: A dynamic crossband link method is provided, which includes utilizing a local forwarding module to transmit and receive packet data to and from a client device via a first frequency band; obtaining a plurality of communication quality indicators corresponding to a plurality of uplink forwarding modules; and determining to transmit the packet data to a wireless access device and receive the packet data from the wireless access device via one of the plurality of uplink forwarding modules according to the plurality of communication quality indicators.

Abstract: A method for intelligent reset delay of cell sites in a network is disclosed. The method comprises a network server communicatively coupled to a network detecting a malfunction and malfunction type from an element in a cell site of the network. The malfunction type corresponds with an automatic reset for the element. The network server is determining that the malfunction is chronic, and in response, delaying automatic reset for the element in the cell site. Based on the malfunction, the network server is determining an amount of disruption impact to the cell site that would be triggered by at least pulling diagnostics data from the element. Based on the amount of disruption impact, the network server is pulling diagnostics data from the element prior to reset and remotely initiating reset for the element in the cell site.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for providing network state information to customer equipment. In some embodiments, an operations, administration, and management (“OAM”) server might determine a status of a network connection between at least two network devices, might generate state information indicating the determined status of the network connection, and might send the state information to one or more customer equipment, using in-band signaling over a band between the at least two network devices. The state information might include one or more alarms that indicate one or more of a receive path error, a transmit path error, or a performance issue error (which might indicate at least one of jitter, delay, frame loss, peak actual throughput, or average actual throughput). The OAM server might be disposed or embodied within at least one of a customer equipment, a user network interface device, a network interface device, or a server over a network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting and receiving a signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication and apparatus for the same, which are used in a wireless access system supporting D2D communication. As one aspect of the present invention, a method for transmitting and receiving a D2D signal by a terminal comprises the steps of: determining whether a D2D signal can be transmitted and received in at least one frequency band; transmitting, to a base station, information on a frequency band capacity; and generating the D2D signal according to the information on a frequency band capacity.

Abstract: A method for preparing handover of a mobile device from a serving base station in a radio communications system, includes sending an identity indicator of the mobile device, from the serving base station to a plurality of neighboring bases stations; receiving, from at least a subset of said neighboring base stations, detection data representing the respective base station's ability to detect the mobile device; sending cell identity data, from the serving base station to the mobile device, representing at least candidate base stations for the mobile device to monitor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for mitigating intercell interference in wireless communication systems utilizing substantially the same operating frequency band across multiple neighboring coverage areas. The operating frequency band may be shared across multiple neighboring or otherwise adjacent cells, such as in a frequency reuse one configuration. The wireless communication system can synchronize one or more resource allocation regions or zones across the multiple base stations, and can coordinate a permutation type within each resource allocation zone. The base stations can coordinate a pilot configuration in each of a plurality of coordinated resource allocation regions. Subscriber stations can be assigned resources in a coordinated resource allocation region based on interference levels. A subscriber station can determine a channel estimate for each of multiple base stations in the coordinated resource allocation region to mitigate interference.

Abstract: A method for identifying source BSS in WLAN is proposed. A high efficiency (HE) access point (AP) sends a packet containing a basic service set (BSS) color to a HE station. The HE AP also sends a packet containing an assigned association identification (AID) to a very high throughput (VHT) station. The assigned AID comprises at least part of the BSS color information. The VHT station therefore sends a packet containing the at least part of the BSS color information such that any AP or station that receives the packet can determine the BSS the VHT station is in.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a method (500) by a wireless device (110A-D) for performing parallel multicast measurements includes identifying, by the wireless device (110A-D), a parallel multicast measurement capability of the wireless device (110A-D). A configuration for performing parallel multicast measurements of a plurality of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) transmissions is received from a network node (115A-C). Based on the configuration received from the network node (115A-C), a procedure for performing the parallel multicast measurements of the plurality of MBMS transmissions may be adapted by the wireless device (110A-D). The plurality of parallel multicast measurements of the plurality of MBMS transmissions are then performed in accordance with the adapted procedure.

Abstract: A method and a system for communicating a high priority message in a vehicular ad hoc network is provided. In the communication channel, time slots are defined, and N successive time slots constitute one cycle, where m th time slot of each cycle is reserved for transmitting a pre-emption message. The method may include: selecting a sub-frame, transmitted in a first q th time slot, having a priority lower than that of the high priority message; transmitting in a first m th time slot after the first q th time slot a pre-emption message indicating that a second q th time slot, which is after the first m th time slot, will be occupied to transmit the high priority message; and transmitting in the second q th time slot the high priority message. By using the method and system, messages with higher priority can be transmitted timely even under very congested conditions.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for configuring a pilot, wherein the method includes: configuring a user pilot according to subcarrier indexes of REs occupied by the user pilot, wherein the subcarrier indexes of the REs occupied by the user pilot are in subcarrier indexes of REs occupied by user data on PUSCH, and include the following pilot parameters: REstart and RBnumber, and further include REset and/or REinterval; and adjusting power of a pilot at a transmitting end and performing pilot resource mapping according to Powerfactor corresponding to the pilot parameters, where Powerfactor=(REset+REinterval)/REset. Through the disclosure, the problem that a pilot design scheme of the PUSCH in the related art is poor on flexibility is solved.

Abstract: A wireless network receives a registration from a wireless device. The network identifies an Extensible Mark-up Language Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP) service and establishes an XCAP bearer for the wireless device. The network receives an enabling instruction over the XCAP bearer to enable the mobile data service and establishes a mobile data bearer for the wireless device. The network exchanges user data with the wireless device over the mobile data bearer. The network automatically establishes the mobile data bearer for the wireless device responsive to subsequent registrations when the mobile data service is enabled. The network receives a disabling instruction over the XCAP bearer to disable the mobile data service for the wireless device. The network terminates the mobile data bearer for the wireless device and does not automatically establish the mobile data bearer for the wireless device responsive to subsequent registrations when the mobile data service is disabled.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals and methods for transmitting and receiving broadcast signals. An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal including multimedia content using a broadcast network includes: an encoder configured to generate signaling information, wherein the signaling information indicates whether the multimedia content is to be transmitted in real time; a transmission block generator, if the signaling information indicates real-time transmission of the multimedia content, configured to divide a file contained in the multimedia content into at least one transmission block (TB) indicating a data unit that is independently encoded and transmitted; and a transmitter configured to transmit the transmission block (TB). Accordingly, the apparatus can reduce a total time needed when multimedia content is acquired and then displayed for a user.