Abstract: A method by which a station (STA) transmits a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless LAN system supporting an HARQ process, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating a HARQ PPDU including allocation information on a HARQ burst, which is unit data to which the HARQ process is applied, and a plurality of HARQ bursts; and transmitting the HARQ PPDU, wherein the HARQ PPDU includes a HARQ signaling (SIG) field of a physical layer for transmitting the allocation information on a HARQ burst, and the allocation information on a HARQ burst can include STA ID for each of the plurality of HARQ bursts, HARQ burst size information, HARQ process channel ID and information indicating, in a toggle manner, whether a transmission is a new transmission or retransmission.

Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink data by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, by the UE from a eNB, a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) which is scrambled with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS)-radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) (SPS-RNTI) and includes a downlink control information (DCI) format 0 for a SPS scheduling assignment; validating, by the UE, the SPS scheduling assignment based on that the SPS-RNTI is not related to the ProSe communication and i) two bits in a first field in the DCI format 0 are set to ‘00’; ii) three bits next to the first field in the DCI format 0 are set to ‘000’; and iii) a most significant bit (MSB) in a second field in the DCI format 0 is set to ‘0’.

Abstract: To improve spectral usage efficiency in the case where an interrupt by a second signal occurs in a part of frequency resources allocated to a first signal, in one aspect of the present invention, in the case where frequency resources for the first signal are allocated using a second allocation unit comprised by including a plurality of first allocation units that are minimum allocation units, and in the case where the second signal is allocated to a part of the frequency resources, in a subcarrier at least a part of which overlaps with the second signal, or in the first allocation unit at least a part of which overlaps with the second signal, the first signal is subjected to rate-matching and/or puncturing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback on small control channels are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a second node connected to a first node in a wireless communication network includes reporting CSI feedback to the first node on a physical channel. In some embodiments, this is accomplished by identifying a subset of codebook entries from an advanced CSI codebook of coefficients; selecting a codebook entry from the subset of codebook entries; and reporting an index of the selected codebook entry from the subset of codebook entries. This may allow robust feedback and allow variably sized cophasing and beam index indicators to be carried on the channel. Also, this may allow periodic feedback of advanced CSI on existing Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) Format 2.

Abstract: A system may include one or more of a called device, a calling device, configured to call the called device, and a network module. The network module is configured to process incoming call information of a call placed to the called device and configured to route the call to a destination based on preferences of the called device.

Abstract: The present solution, in various embodiments, addresses deficiencies in the prior art by providing systems, methods, and devices that enable industrial wireless sensor network nodes, individually or in clusters, to at least: (i) discover quickly and efficiently wireless neighbors that may come within range periodically and/or infrequently, (ii) communicate temporarily with one another in mobile configurations, (iii) transmit and/or receive information and commands from a source to a destination in delay-tolerant network configurations, and/or (iv) transmit and/or receive information and commands from a source to a destination via a mobile cluster that includes a store-and-forward (S&F) surrogate.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include associating a timestamp with a network packet, and carrying the timestamp or otherwise associating the timestamp with the network packet during some or all processing by the system described herein. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes receiving, at an ingress port of a device, an initial portion of a network packet; storing, by the device, timestamp information associated with receiving the initial portion of the packet; and determining, by the device, whether to transmit information derived from the initial portion of the network packet.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus: encodes information into a first bit sequence, using a polar code; outputs a second bit sequence by inputting the first bit sequence to an interleaver; modulates the second bit sequence into modulation symbols according to a modulation order; and transmits the modulation symbols. The interleaver: has an odd number of columns; and is configured to cyclically read and output, from column k, bits stored in row n of the interleaver, and cyclically read and output, from column k+a, bits stored in row n+1 of the interleaver, wherein a represents an integer which is not 0.

Abstract: A system for optimizing dynamic multi-stream network connections and methods for making and using the same. In various embodiments, the system advantageously can use a full bandwidth available between two network appliances connected by a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) network connection with well-defined round-trip time (RTT) latency and changing bandwidth, among other things.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control channel monitoring method at a UE, comprising: monitoring only a first type of control channel in a first state of the UE; if first control information which indicates data required by the UE in the first state on a data channel is detected on the first type of control channel, decoding the first control information in order to obtain the data required by the UE in the first state on the data channel; and monitoring only a second type of control channel when the UE is in a second state which is transited from the first state. The present disclosure also provides a corresponding UE, a control channel configuration and transmission method at a network node, and a corresponding network node.

Abstract: A controller device for a network provides data associated with pipeline capabilities of a programmable switch. The programmable switch receives data associated with pipeline capabilities of the programmable switch. The pipeline capabilities include a plurality of flow tables and allowable table transitions for each of the flow tables. The programmable switch determines that a first flow table and a second flow table are mutually independent based on the allowable table transitions for each of the flow tables. The programmable switch configures a pipeline for data flow in the computing device, the pipeline comprising a plurality of pipeline stages, a particular pipeline stage comprising the first flow table and the second flow table.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for triggering HARQ-ACK feedback for a downlink slot set. One apparatus includes a receiver that receives a first control signal from a base unit for triggering HARQ-ACK feedback for a downlink slot set. The downlink slot set comprises multiple downlink slots. The apparatus includes a processor that identifies the downlink slot set in response to the first control signal and a transmitter that transmits UCI to the base unit in a slot determined by the first control signal. Here, the UCI comprises the HARQ-ACK feedback for the identified downlink slot set. The HARQ-ACK feedback for the downlink slot set corresponds to all downlink transmissions in the downlink slot set and is transmitted in one UCI.

Abstract: According to various aspects, a network component may include: one or more processors configured to: generate a first message to a wireless network client, the first message including a request to report information about wireless networks within communication range of the wireless network client; assign a scheduling group of a plurality of scheduling groups to the wireless network client based on the information; schedule one or more transmissions in accordance with a first wireless network protocol to the wireless network client in accordance with the schedule group assigned to the wireless network client; generate a second message to the wireless network client, the second message including an instruction to schedule one or more transmissions in accordance with a second wireless network protocol from the wireless network client in accordance with the schedule group assigned to the wireless network client.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to using distributed ledger architectures. In one example, a distributed ledger system includes a first wireless provider and a second wireless provider configured to provide wireless services to one or more of end users of the first wireless provider to roam on; and a plurality of nodes associated with one or more of the wireless providers. Each of the plurality of nodes is configured to access a digital record of an exchange of wireless services between the first wireless provider and the second wireless provider; enable roaming of the one or more of the end users on the second wireless provider upon detecting a first triggering condition; monitor usage of the wireless services; verify the roaming based on the monitoring of the wireless services; and terminate the roaming of the one or more of the end users upon detecting a second triggering condition.

Abstract: A system configured to perform a method for estimating external noise in a communication channel between a transmitter and a receiver is described. The method comprises obtaining a measurement of effective noise on decoded symbols at the receiver, the decoded symbols comprising noisy versions of symbols conveyed by a communication signal transmitted over the communication channel. The method further comprises storing a representation of a relationship between the effective noise, external noise in the communication channel, and one or more variable parameters. The method further comprises storing applicable values of the variable parameters, wherein each applicable value is associated with current properties of the transmitter or current properties of the receiver or both. The method further comprises calculating an estimate of the external noise in the communication channel using the effective noise, the applicable values of the variable parameters, and the representation of the relationship.

Abstract: A communication method and a communication device are provided. The method includes: establishing a scenario and determining a task of the scenario, where a plurality of communication systems exist in the scenario, and the task is completed via at least one communication service; selecting at least one communication system for the task from the plurality of communication systems; and controlling the at least one communication system to transmit the communication service required by the task.

Abstract: Methods and systems herein provide better downlink (DL) data throughput for cell-edge stations (CE STAs). The systems enable protection from a third-party collision during a wideband DL data transmission to the cell edge STA, when the wideband control frame, such as clear-to-send (CTS) or acknowledge (ACK), transmission from a cell edge STA cannot reach the AP. This process can be achieved by designing a new wideband control frame comprising: a legacy preamble sent over the primary 20 MHz channel that can be decoded by the legacy STAs, a new preamble sent over the primary 20 MHz channel that can be used to identify the new wideband control frame (this new preamble has the total signal bandwidth information for the rest of the packet following the new preamble); and duplicate legacy control packets set over the total bandwidth indicated in the new preamble (the legacy control packets can be decoded by the legacy STAs).

Abstract: A communication method is provided for communicating data between a tool and a controller. The method includes establishing communication between the tool and the controller using a first wireless communication protocol. Once wireless communication has been established, the tool and the controller switch to a new wireless communication protocol that is different from the first protocol. Operational settings are then wirelessly communicated by the controller to the tool using the second protocol.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein that may be used to determine one or more control channel operational parameters associated with transmitting first uplink control information (UCI) and second UCI in a same control channel. The parameters may include respective repetition factors and/or spreading factors associated with the first UCI and the second UCI. The parameters may be determined based on respective characteristics of the first UCI and the second UCI. These characteristics may include reliability requirements, usage scenarios, and/or the like. Self-contained subframes may be employed to transmit data and/or control information. The control information may be transmitted using different numerologies than the data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, via an autonomous uplink communication, one or more transport blocks to a base station. Each transport block may include a plurality of code block groups (CBGs). The base station may provide CBG-level feedback to the UE based at least in part on the autonomous uplink communication. In some examples, the base station may provide the CBG-level feedback in one or more downlink feedback information (DFI) packets. In some other examples, the base station may provide the CBG-level feedback via one or more uplink transmission grants. The UE may retransmit one or more CBGs from the autonomous uplink communication based at least in part on the DFI packets or uplink transmission grants.