Abstract: One embodiment according to the present invention, with respect to a sounding method of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, comprises the steps of: receiving configuration of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets from a base station; receiving, from the base station, activation command information commanding the SRS transmission activation of a particular SRS resource set from among the one or more SRS resource sets; and transmitting, to the base station, the SRS corresponding to the particular SRS resource set, wherein the reference signal, for which a spatial relationship is assumed for each SRS resource included in the particular SRS resource set, can be determined on the basis of the activation command information.

Abstract: A data transmission method includes: identifying a priority of a received user plane data packet, and transmitting and processing the received user plane data packet according to the identified priority. Also disclosed is a data transmission device and a base station.

Abstract: A gateway for interfacing a host with a subsystem for acting as a work accelerator to the host, the gateway enabling the transfer of batches of data to and from the subsystem at pre-compiled data exchange synchronisation points attained by the subsystem. The gateway is configured to: receive from a storage system data determined by the host to be processed by the subsystem; store a number of credits indicating the availability of data for transfer to the subsystem at each pre-compiled data exchange synchronisation point; receive a synchronisation request from the subsystem when it attains a data exchange synchronisation point; and in response to determining that the number of credits comprises a non-zero number of credits: transmit a synchronisation acknowledgment to the subsystem; and cause the received data to be transferred to the subsystem.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing mobile devices with peer to peer access to telecommunications networks. The network-based systems enable mobile devices associated with subscribers of the telecommunications networks to establish direct connections with other mobile devices (e.g., third party mobile devices of users that are not subscribers) over peer to peer (P2P) communication protocols. For example, a mobile device can, over a P2P connection, act as a Hotspot, Wi-Fi tether, or bridge for a third party or other mobile device requesting access to the networks.

Abstract: Techniques are described for redundantly forwarding encapsulated multicast traffic of a multicast distribution tree, using reliable overlay connections established between adjacent nodes of the multicast distribution tree. An example router of this disclosure is configured to receive first multicast packets of a multicast flow via a multicast distribution tree, to receive second multicast packets of the multicast flow via a transmission control protocol (TCP) connection of a connection-oriented distribution tree implemented in parallel to the multicast distribution tree, and in response to determining that the LHR has received a multicast packet of the first multicast packets via the multicast distribution tree out of order to create a gap of one or more of the first multicast packets for the multicast flow, forward, to at least one interested receiver positioned downstream of the router, the second multicast packets.

Abstract: Provided are a method of estimating mobility state of an UE and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: entering a second cell from a first cell, wherein the first cell provides specific information; receiving neighbor cell list from the second cell; and counting a number of cell changes for mobility state, based on whether the neighbor cell list from the second cell includes at least one of neighbor cells providing the specific information.

Abstract: A network management architecture referred to as the Control/Orchestration/Management/Policy/Analytics, COMPA, architecture. The COMPA architecture functions to simplify and automate the operations (both management and business process) of a network. In one aspect, the COMPA architecture provides controlled access to functionality provided by different responsibility domains using cooperating service access control, SAC, agents.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure are a wireless scene identification apparatus and method for performing identification on the scene category of a predetermined wireless scene, and a wireless communication device and system. The wireless scene identification apparatus comprises: a processing circuit, configured to classify, on the basis of features extracted from environment parameters in a predetermined wireless scene, wireless channel conditions of wireless signals in the predetermined wireless scene by means of a plurality of trained classifiers, and perform decision fusion on the classification results of the plurality of classifiers, so as to classify the wireless channel conditions as wireless channel conditions in the predetermined plurality of wireless channel conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus for load balancing based on available bandwidth estimation includes a bandwidth module configured to determine for a networking device a first available bandwidth estimate for a first egress port and a second available bandwidth estimate for a second egress port, a load balancing module configured to select the first egress port as a selected port in response to determining that the first available bandwidth estimate of the first egress port exceeds a predetermined level and to select the second egress port as the selected port in response to determining that the available bandwidth estimate of the first egress port does not exceed the predetermined level and that the second available bandwidth estimate of the second egress port exceeds the predetermined level, and a transmission module configured to transmit a packet from the selected port. A method and network switching device work similarly to the apparatus.

Abstract: A temporary building network system for forming a temporary network for a building includes a first network device and a second network device. The first network devices includes an energy storage device configured to power the first network device using stored energy, a wireless radio configured to communicate with the second network device, and an indicator device configured to indicate a wireless radio connection strength to a user. The first network device includes a processing circuit configured to cause the wireless radio to communicate with the second network device via the temporary network, determine the wireless radio connection strength for the wireless connection between the first network device and the second network device based on a communication with the second network device via the temporary network, and cause the indicator device to indicate the determined wireless radio connection strength to the user.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, methods and systems for data transmissions are disclosed. A station (STA) transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frame to an access point (AP). The OFDM frame comprises an OFDM symbol. The OFDM symbol comprises data tones and pilot tones. The total number of the data tones and the pilot tones in the OFDM symbol is divisible by 4. In some embodiments, the OFDM symbol may comprises 232 data tones, 8 pilot tones, 5 direct current (DC) tones, and 11 edge tones. The 232 data tones and 8 pilot tones of the OFDM symbol may be segmented to a set of 15 blocks for channel estimation between the AP and the STA.

Abstract: To efficiently control a cell using an allocated frequency band, a non-allocated frequency band, or a shared frequency band. A terminal device for communicating with a base station device includes a reception unit configured to receive higher layer signaling including a DS configuration for a frequency and information indicating whether a partial subframe is configured for a cell corresponding to the frequency. The reception unit is configured to assume that the DS is not to be transmitted in the partial subframe, in a case that the DS configuration includes a CSI-RS configuration and that transmission of the DS overlaps transmission of a PDSCH and/or an EPDCCH in the partial subframe, and to measure a reference signal received power and reference signal reception quality.

Abstract: A base station may utilize frequency division multiplexing (FDM) techniques to signal synchronization signal (SS) blocks and downlink transmissions (e.g., data/control transmissions). The base station may configure a configuration for a bandwidth part (BWP) of a carrier for downlink transmissions. The BWP configuration may include a transmission attribute (e.g., a subcarrier spacing (SCS)) for downlink transmissions within the BWP. The base station may transmit a grant for a downlink transmission to a user equipment (UE). In some cases, the downlink transmission may be scheduled for a set of resources that overlap in time with a SS block for the carrier. The base station may transmit downlink transmissions within the BWP using transmission attributes configured for the BWP and/or using SS block transmission attributes, depending on capabilities of the UE, on whether the time resources of the downlink transmission that are FDMed with the SS block, etc.

Abstract: One embodiment according to the present invention, with respect to a sounding method of user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, comprises the steps of: receiving configuration of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets from a base station; receiving, from the base station, activation command information commanding the SRS transmission activation of a particular SRS resource set from among the one or more SRS resource sets; and transmitting, to the base station, the SRS corresponding to the particular SRS resource set, wherein the reference signal, for which a spatial relationship is assumed for each SRS resource included in the particular SRS resource set, can be determined on the basis of the activation command information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for processing communications signals using a machine-learning network are disclosed. In some implementations, pilot and data information are generated for a data signal. The data signal is generated using a modulator for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. The data signal is transmitted through a communications channel to obtain modified pilot and data information. The modified pilot and data information are processed using a machine-learning network. A prediction corresponding to the data signal transmitted through the communications channel is obtained from the machine-learning network. The prediction is compared to a set of ground truths and updates, based on a corresponding error term, are applied to the machine-learning network.

Abstract: In order to realize proper communication in the next-generation communication system, a user terminal that performs communication through a communication system in which a plurality of communication parameters is set, includes: a reception section that receives information on a partial resource used for the communication; and a control section that controls UL transmission and/or DL reception using a predetermined communication parameter, based on the information on the partial resource. The reception section receives the information on the partial resource using higher layer signaling, a common control channel which is common to the plurality of communication parameters, or a specific control channel dedicated to each of the communication parameters.

Abstract: Devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media for using network connection health data, from multiple sources, to determine whether to switch a network connection on redundant IP networks using VoIP protocol are described herein. One non-transitory computer readable medium includes instructions for connecting an end device used by a first party to communicate with a second party through a VoIP network connection via a VoIP network device, connecting a first network device operating a first network to the VoIP device, connecting a second network device operating a second network to the VoIP device, if there are indications of a fault on at least two OSI layers, then switching from communicating VoIP connection related packets of data on the first network to communicating the VoIP connection related packets of data on the second network.

Abstract: A base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) communicate with each other by the BS transmitting and the UE receiving, via a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), control channel elements (CCEs) corresponding to a PDCCH candidate obtained based on a carrier index nCI.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a processor, a display device coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a user input to play a media content item. The operations include sending a request for a summary of the media content item to a network device in response to the user input in lieu of sending a particular request for the media content item. The operations also include, in response to the reply including media content, sending the media content to the display device for display.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to content delivery systems such as gateways for use in locations where the services of many end user devices are provided by a common management entity, such as hospitality, dormitory, healthcare, or other enterprise settings. The disclosure includes a gateway system that is configurable to ingest content from a variety of signals (satellite, broadcast, cable, and IP), process the content to have additional desired features, and reassemble content in various forms for delivery to individual end user devices. The gateway can be constructed from a series of modular processing blades with specific processing functions all interconnected by a common backplane and managed by a control module. A gateway can be inserted downstream from a node to allow additional end units to be added without exceeding the node capacity.