Abstract: A UE 100 performs, in a connected mode, measurement and measurement reporting on a downlink reference signal, based on “Measurement Config” received from a eNB 200. When the UE 100 has not received the “Measurement Config” from the eNB 200, the UE 100 transmits a measurement configuration request for requesting transmission of the “Measurement Config” to the eNB 200. The UE 100 receives the “Measurement Config” transmitted from the eNB 200 in response to the measurement configuration request.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for receiving interference information from each of the plurality of communication devices detecting interference information in a plurality of segments of a radio frequency spectrum, correlating the interference information of the plurality of communication devices to generate correlated information, and identifying a plurality of interferers according to the correlated information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by a base station. The method comprises: generating and transmitting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) configuration parameter for a User Equipment (UE); detecting a random preamble sequence and/or a corresponding PRACH resource set transmitted from the UE, so as to determine a type and/or a coverage enhancement level of the UE; and generating a Random Access Response (RAR) based on the type and/or the coverage enhancement level of the UE. The present disclosure also provides a method performed by a UE and correspondingly a base station and a UE. With the present disclosure, it is possible to increase resource utilization for LTE to support MTC UEs, improve frequency spectrum/energy efficiency, and reduce time/frequency resource conflicts between cells.

Abstract: A method for configuring a cluster for a terminal device in a wireless network. The method is performed at a network node, such as a base station or a radio network controller. The terminal device can establish at least two concurrent connections to at least one network node in the cluster. The method comprises dynamically adjusting a configuration of the cluster and informing the terminal device of the adjusted configuration so that connectivity of the terminal device in the cluster is adapted to the adjusted configuration. Correspondingly, there is also provided an apparatus embodied at or as at least part of the network node.

Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to augmenting a control packet with an interface identifier, the interface identifier identifying an interface at a physical network forwarding element; and transmitting the control packet with the interface identifier to the physical network forwarding element. The interface identifier can be included in metadata of a network service header (NSH). The NSH is encapsulated with the control packet, which is transmitted with the control packet. The NSH can be extracted and the interface identifier used to identify a user interface (or a presenting interface) based on a metadata lookup.

Abstract: Various embodiments manage computing networks. In one embodiment, a set of network management data associated with one or more users is analyzed. The set of network management data includes at least electronic scheduling information associated with the one or more users. A concentration of users is predicted for a given location based on the analyzing. At least one network characteristic associated with the given location is performed based on at least the predicted concentration of users.

Abstract: A signal processing method, a related device, and an apparatus for intelligently changing a signal frequency band according to a requirement during downlink or uplink signal transmission. The disclosure includes splitting a downlink signal into a first downlink signal and a second downlink signal, where the second downlink signal is a signal defined by a preset standard, and the downlink signal is an analog signal; performing an analog-to-digital conversion on the second downlink signal to obtain a third downlink signal; filtering the third downlink signal to obtain a fourth downlink signal; performing a digital-to-analog conversion on the fourth downlink signal to obtain a fifth downlink signal; and combining the first downlink signal and the fifth downlink signal to obtain a downlink output signal.

Abstract: A key telephone system includes a terminal and a primary device. The primary device transmits a command for transition into a power-saving state to the terminal, together with a power-saving duration time datum and/or a power-saving deactivating time datum, when the time reaches a power-saving state transition time. The terminal specifies the power-saving duration time and/or the power-saving deactivating time in the timekeeper means, and halts the communication means for communicating with the primary device at the time of receiving the command for transition into the power-saving state from the primary device, and activates the communication means being halted at a time when the timekeeper means has measured the lapse of the power-saving duration time and/or the power-saving deactivating time.

Abstract: A preset flow table matching policy in a switching device is set, a flow table for processing data by a switching device that the data needs to pass through during forwarding and an action that needs to be executed in the flow table are generated according to the matching policy and capability information of the switching device, and the flow table is sent to the switching device that the data needs to pass through during forwarding such that the control device may generate, according to different flow table information of the switching device and with reference to different data forwarding policies, a corresponding flow table to be executed by the switching device, which manages switching devices of different types, and enables a switching device that has multiple flow tables to flexibly implement a data forwarding function in use of a preset policy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a signal transmission method and device, so as to reduce a burden on a communications network. A signal transmission method provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: adjusting, by a first communications node, a sending state of a reference signal of a cell that belongs to the first communications node; and sending, by the first communications node, the reference signal of the cell according to an adjusted sending state of the reference signal.

Abstract: A wireless communication device is provided with: 1st to Mth communication processing circuitry, corresponding to 1st to Mth sectors (where M?2), which in operation, each communicate with a wireless terminal by using a beam in any of N directions (where N?2); and handover control circuitry, which in operation, instructs the 2nd communication processing circuitry corresponding to the 2nd sector to change a beam used for beacon transmission to a beam closest to a boundary between the 1st sector and an adjacent the 2nd sector, and switch a communication partner of the wireless terminal from the 1st communication processing circuitry to the 2nd communication processing circuitry.

Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a load balancing network apparatus, including a first network interface operable to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second network interfaces operable to communicatively couple to a second network; and one or more logic elements providing a load balancing engine operable for: receiving an address mask; receiving an incoming network packet; masking a destination virtual network address with the address mask to match a plurality of virtual ip addresses; and load balancing the incoming network packet to the plurality of service nodes. There is also disclosed one or more computer-readable mediums including instructions for carrying out the operations, and a method of providing load balancing including carrying out the operations.

Abstract: A virtual network device includes several different virtual network device sub-units, which collectively operate as a single logical network device. An interface bundle includes interfaces in more than one of the different virtual network device sub-units included in the virtual network device. The interface bundle is coupled to a virtual link bundle, which connects the virtual network device to another device. The interface bundle is managed as a single logical interface.

Abstract: A method and a network device for transmitting a network packet. Priorities of services are differentiated, and service load sharing is performed on multiple ports according to a priority of a service and the service quality of different services is improved and user experience satisfaction is enhanced. The network device first acquires the network packet and the priority of the network packet, and sends the network packet through a network interface corresponding to the priority of the network packet, and when receiving the network packet sent by the network device, a switching device records a source port number, a source Internet Protocol (IP), a destination port number, and a destination IP of the network packet received on each physical port, and finds a physical port corresponding to a to-be-sent network packet from a record of the switching device, and sends the network packet through the physical port.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an initialization module configured to receive a Fiber Channel over Ethernet Initialization Protocol (FIP) login request from a network device. The initialization module is configured to select an outbound port based at least in part on a load-balancing calculation. The initialization module is configured to define a destination Media Access Control (MAC) address. The initialization module is configured to associate the destination MAC address with the outbound port. The initialization module is configured to send, to the network device, a signal including the destination MAC address in response to the FIP login request.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for processing a PDCP SDU in a dual connectivity system, the method comprising: receiving a PDCP SDU (Packet Data Convergence Protocol Service Data Unit) from a upper layer; starting a timer associated with the PDCP SDU; checking whether a certain condition related to the PDCP SDU process is satisfied or not if the timer expires; and discarding the PDCP SDU if the certain condition related to the PDCP SDU process is satisfied.

Abstract: An intelligent machine-to-machine (iM2M) device may collaborate with other devices to perform functions. An iM2M device may determine if it has the necessary resources to respond to a request. Upon determining that the resources needed to provide a response to the request are not available in the iM2M device, the iM2M device may negotiate with other devices in order to obtain a response to the request and/or resources to respond to the request. The other devices may send respective responses and/or resource back to the iM2M device. The iM2M device may, in turn, respond to the request.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for providing layered mobility are provided. Small cell eNBs belong to a cluster of local area base stations. A source eNB has a connection with user equipment having a first identity related to the connection and receives from the user equipment a request to send a scheduling request to another local area eNB of the cluster, the request including a list of target candidate eNBs. The source eNB determines suitable target eNB(s) from the list and resources for sending a scheduling request; and transmits The target eNB receives a scheduling request from user equipment allocates and sends communication resources to the user equipment and associates the first identity to the connection with the user equipment.

Abstract: A method for a serving base station determining a modulation and coding selection (MCS) of a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining uplink interference from neighboring cells; determining a signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) based on a reply signal indicating whether data transmitted by the terminal is successfully received and the interference information; and determining the MCS based on the SINR information and the reply signal. According to the present invention, an MCS level can be determined according to a channel status of a receiver by accurately determining interference from nearby cells, thereby improving data transmission/reception efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a terminal, an uplink signal in a wireless communication system that supports a dynamic change of a wireless resource use. Particularly, the method comprises the step of determining the transmission of an uplink signal in a specific subframe on a first uplink-downlink setting in accordance with a fallback mode, wherein the fallback mode is applied if the reception of a change in use message transmitted so as to reset to a wireless resource use in accordance with a second uplink-downlink setting is not successful.