Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for operating a HARQ from user equipment (UE). The method comprises the steps of: the UE receiving downlink data from each cell, when at least one TDD-based cell and at least one FDD based cell are established according to carrier aggregation (CA), a specific TDD-based cell is established as a primary cell of the carrier aggregation (CA), and the at least one FDD-based cell is established as a secondary cell of the carrier aggregation (CA); the UE confirming a PUCCH format to be used for transmitting a HARQ ACK/NACK for the downlink data; and the UE determining the number of bits for transmitting the HARQ ACK/NACK when use of the specific PUCCH format for transmitting the HARQ ACK/NACK is confirmed.

Abstract: A base station receives packets at a base station in a first network that operates according to a first radio access technology (RAT). The base station selectively routes a portion of the packets towards one or more second networks that operates according to one or more second RATs and transmits information indicating a number of packets in the portion of the packets. The gateway receives the information indicating the number of packets from the base station, determines charging information based on the information indicating the number of packets, and transmits the charging information to a charging entity in the first network.

Abstract: A method for offloading packet encapsulation for an overlay network is provided. The method, at a virtualization software of a host, sends a mapping table of the overlay network to a physical network interface controller (NIC) associated with the host. The mapping table maps the identification of each of a set of virtual machine (VM) of a tenant on the host to an identification of a tunnel on the overlay network. The method, at the virtualization software, receives a packet from a VM of the tenant. The method sends the packet to the physical NIC. The method, at the physical NIC, encapsulates the packet for transmission over the overlay network by using the mapping table. The method of claim also tags the packet by the virtualization software as a packet that requires encapsulation for transmission in the overlay network prior to sending the packet to the physical NIC.

Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes establishing a first wireless communication channel between a first device and a second device. The method also includes accessing, by an application executing on the first device, a transmitter of a first device to transmit to a second device one or more signals configured to cause an occurrence of an event on the second device. The one or more signals are transmitted over a second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device. The method further includes receiving, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel, information representing a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, and storing, on a storage device accessible by the first device, a representation of the MAC address of the first device. The MAC address is associated with the second wireless communication channel.

Abstract: Backhaul data may be communicated between an access node and a relay wireless device, wherein the relay wireless device serves as backhaul for a plurality of end-user wireless devices and a set of the plurality of the end-user wireless devices comprise a quality of service metric that meets a quality of service criteria. Wireless resources may be scheduled for the relay wireless device using semi-persistent scheduling such that wireless resources are pre-allocated for the relay wireless device based on a periodicity. And data may be transmitted according to the semi-persistent scheduling from the access node to the relay wireless device based on the periodicity, wherein data for the set of end-user wireless devices that is received at the access node between transmissions for the semi-persistent scheduling is queued such that it is transmitted to the relay wireless device at a next transmission for the semi-persistent scheduling.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for communicating traffic within a network. The system includes a plurality of switches for receiving/transmitting traffic within the network, a programmable physical layer pathway for providing one or more pathways between the plurality of switches and a controller for controlling the plurality of switches and the programmable physical layer pathway for optimizing a flow of traffic within the network, wherein the controller defines the pathway based on a destination of traffic received by the plurality of switches.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a wireless local area network resource, comprising receiving, by a server, an end user request for a resource of a wireless local area network, said request identifying duration and capacity requested by an end user, and providing the requested resource for the end user by the server, wherein a subnetwork within said wireless local area network is provided for the sole use of the end user, said subnetwork providing said requested capacity.

Abstract: A method includes: monitoring a plurality of wireless working frequency bands supported by a smart terminal; when a Peer to Peer (P2P) data packet is received at any of the wireless working frequency bands, analyzing the P2P data packet and obtaining device information of a smart device; and establishing a wireless connection with the smart device at the wireless working frequency band according to the device information.

Abstract: A system for optimizing network traffic is described. The system includes a quality of service (QoS) engine configured to acquire information regarding a plurality of data packets comprising a plurality of data packet flows operating over a plurality of links. The QoS engine can be further configured to determine a flow priority to the plurality of data packets flows, and to determine TCP characteristics for the plurality of data packet flows. The system further includes a TCP controller configured to acquire the flow priority to the plurality of data packets from the QoS engine. The TCP controller can be configured to obtain queue information associated with the plurality of data packets, and adjust a receive window size based on the flow priority and the queue information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is performed by a wireless station. The method includes receiving from an access point (AP) a request for measurement of at least one link-quality parameter. The method further includes measuring the at least one link-quality parameter to generate a link-quality-parameter measurement. The method also includes determining, for the wireless station, an appropriate wireless-station category of a plurality of wireless-station categories. The plurality of wireless-station categories are defined based at least in part on the link-quality-parameter measurement. In addition, the method includes communicating with the AP in accordance with a transmission schedule corresponding to the plurality of wireless-station categories.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for prolonging a lasting time of an inactive mode, which includes: classifying data to be sent as delay tolerant data and delay intolerant data; formatting the delay tolerant data into at least one delay tolerant data packet; and determining a maximum wait time for each of the at least one delay tolerant data packet, wherein the maximum wait time is adapted to determine for how long the device may remain in the inactive mode before the delay tolerant data packet shall be sent at latest. In addition, an apparatus for prolonging a lasting time of an inactive mode is also provided. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure possess the advantages that reduction in signaling and power consumption.

Abstract: Data communication between nodes of a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) computing system can be maintained during the replacement of a faulty cable used to interconnect the nodes. A data bus error caused by the faulty cable is detected, resulting in the activation of an alternative data path between the nodes, and the disabling of a data path through the faulty cable. A system notification indicating the faulty cable is issued, and in response to the nodes being interconnected with a replacement cable, the replacement cable is tested for reliability. After the replacement cable is determined to be reliable, a data path through the replacement cable is activated.

Abstract: A system and method for operating a cellular network is disclosed. The system includes a cellular network, a transport plane software defined switch (SDS), and a controller. The transport plane SDS is inserted in the transport plane and forwards user data packets between nodes of the cellular network based on forwarding attributes of the data packets. The controller includes a control plane database that stores a correspondence between the forwarding attributes and the cellular attributes of the plurality of nodes. The controller is configured to receive user input specifying a forwarding change in the transport plane SDS in terms of one of the cellular attributes. The controller uses the control plane database to determine a forwarding attribute corresponding to the one of the cellular attributes and downloads a forwarding rule to the transport plane SDS.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a network node monitors communications between a sender node and an intermediary receiver node during a set of time slots of a channel hopping schedule. The sender node, intermediary receiver node, and a final destination node for the communications may all be located along a primary communication path in the network. The network node stores a copy of one of the communications sent from the sender node to the intermediary receiver node during a particular time slot in the set of time slots. The network node forwards the copy of the communication to a listener node configured to monitor communications between the intermediary receiver node and another node located along the primary communication path. The intermediary receiver node is also configured to monitor communications between the network node and the listener node.

Abstract: A method implemented by a first network device in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to provide Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) feedback. The method includes selecting an MCS that is determined to have a highest data rate among a plurality of available MCSes that when used to transmit a frame having a reference payload size over a wireless communications link between the first network device and a second network device results in a frame error rate that is less than or equal to a threshold error rate for a given set of transmission properties, generating a frame having a Media Access Control (MAC) header, wherein a control field of the MAC header includes an indication of the selected MCS, and transmitting the generated frame to the second network device through a wireless medium.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for collaborative route reservation in an HPC fabric. A method for collaborative route reservation in an HPC fabric includes selecting a target node in a cluster of nodes to receive a payload from a source node of the cluster over an HPC fabric and computing a route over the HPC fabric for transferring the payload from the source node to the target node, and also a duration of time requisite to transferring the payload. The method also includes notifying other nodes in the cluster of a reservation of the computed route for the duration of time and utilizing the computed route during the duration of time to transfer the payload. Finally, the method includes responding to completing transfer of the payload by notifying the other nodes that the computed path is no longer reserved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for receiving a frame in a wireless LAN. A method for receiving a frame in a wireless LAN comprises the steps of: an AP transmitting an RTS frame to a plurality of STAs, wherein the RTS frame comprises information for NAV setting of an STA other than the plurality of STAs; the AP receiving from each of the plurality of STAs, as a response to the RTS frame, a CTS PPDU and an additional CTS PPDU on overlapped time resources; and the AP transmitting an uplink transmission indication frame to the plurality of STAs, wherein the uplink transmission indication frame triggers transmission of an uplink frame of each of the plurality of STAs.

Abstract: Introduced here is a technique for using a network switch device, which may include commodity switching fabric, to route packets through an inline tool, without introducing any additional information to the packets. The introduced technique modifies standard capability of packet forwarding and learning port-to-MAC address associations to route data packets through the inline tool. The technique may include applying two override settings to the network device. A first override setting involves a forwarding rule that is based on the arrival port and the content of the packet. A second override setting involves disabling the MAC address learning mechanism for the packet received from the inline tool via the second tool port of the network device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a network device routes traffic along a network path and receives a performance threshold crossing alert regarding performance of the network path. The network device detects that the performance threshold crossing alert is part of a potential network attack by analyzing, by the device, the performance threshold crossing alert. The network device also provides a notification of the detected network attack.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed that may allow a wireless device to dynamically select a bandwidth for MU-MIMO communications. A wireless device may transmit, on each of a plurality of wireless channels, a clear-to-send-to-self (CTS2S) frame that reserves medium access on a number of wireless channels and/or confirms the continued availability of the wireless channels. The bandwidth for a subsequent sounding operation may be based on the bandwidth used to transmit the CTS2S frames. Thereafter, the wireless device may transmit one or more MU-MIMO data frames to a number of other wireless devices using the selected bandwidth.