Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for secure connectionless uplink transmissions by a wireless device. Such techniques may provide for negotiation of an encryption mechanism as part of the setup for connectionless transmissions and subsequent secure connectionless uplink transmissions.

Abstract: A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method are provided. The method is characterized by: receiving RAN auxiliary information related to steering traffic between a first network and a second network; receiving target information used for determining a target to which the RAN auxiliary information can be applied; and determining whether to apply the RAN auxiliary information based on the target information.

Abstract: Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units and a controller is described. The remote units exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with mobile devices. At least some of the RF signals comprise information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device. The controller comprises one or more modems and is connected to an external network. At least one of the modems is a baseband modem and is configured to pass first data corresponding to the information. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network over which second data corresponding to the information is carried in frames between the controller and the remote units. The second data comprises baseband data and at least some of the baseband data is compressed in a frequency domain. The remote units and the controller are configured to compress the baseband data for transmission over the intermediate network.

Abstract: Provided are a base station, whereby the erroneous detection of control information can be reduced, thereby preventing the degradation of the system throughput. A base station maps a downstream allocation control information unit, which is addressed to a terminal, to a first resource region, which can be used for any of a downstream control channel region and a downstream data channel region, or to a second resource region, which can be used only for the downstream control channel, so as to transmit the downstream allocation control information unit. In the base station, a control unit establishes a scale of the PDCCH region, and a transmission region establishing unit establishes, on the basis of a scale value established by the control unit, a mapping region to which the DCI is mapped within the R-PDCCH region and the PDCCH region.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus which can simultaneously conduct communication on at least two frequency channels is described. The apparatus includes a communication unit which refers to a connection management table to determine a communication system which can be used by a wireless communication terminal using an identifier of the wireless communication terminal, and conducts communication with the wireless communication terminal on a second frequency channel using the communication system, when a request from the wireless communication terminal to change the first frequency channel to the second frequency channel is permitted.

Abstract: Efficient codeword synchronization methods and systems for fiber channel protocol are disclosed. The method includes identifying a codeword boundary by detecting 100-bit known patterns in a bit codeword in a transmission.

Abstract: A method for configuring communication in a wireless communication system includes obtaining, at a first network node, information indicating a plurality of candidate subframes for downlink transmissions to a wireless communication device in a first cell served by the first network node. Each candidate subframe satisfies a candidate condition that relates to transmissions in a second cell during that subframe. The method also includes determining, based on the obtained information, a number of copies of an uplink transmission a wireless communication device should transmit in consecutive uplink subframes so that a downlink transmission related to the uplink transmission will occur during one of the candidate subframes. Additionally, the method includes configuring the wireless communication device to transmit the determined number of copies of the uplink transmission in consecutive subframes.

Abstract: Data transmission and reception is provided by configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers. User equipment (UE) may monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within common search spaces (CSSs) and User Equipment-specific search spaces (USSs). If the UE is configured with cross-carrier scheduling, when two PDCCH candidates originating from a CSS and a USS, respectively, have cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the same Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and have a common payload size and the same first control channel element (CCE) index, the UE may interpret that only the PDCCH originating from the CSS is transmitted, thereby solving ambiguity of downlink control information (DCI) detection.

Abstract: A method for configuring a ZeroCorrelationZoneConfig (Ncs) parameter of a base station is provided. The method comprises determining a count of timing synchronization failures between a mobile device and the base station. The method comprises upon determining that the count of timing synchronization failures satisfies a threshold, dynamically configuring an Ncs parameter. The method further comprises detecting an occurrence of a timing synchronization failure. The detecting the occurrence of the timing synchronization failure comprises receiving a first message comprising a preamble, generating a preamble identification (ID) for the received preamble, transmitting a second message comprising the preamble ID, and upon transmission of the second message, detecting a non-receipt of a third message.

Abstract: Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units and a controller is described. The remote units exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with mobile devices. At least some of the RF signals comprise information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device. The controller comprises one or more modems and is connected to an external network. At least one of the modems is a baseband modem and is configured to pass first data corresponding to the information. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network over which second data corresponding to the information is carried in frames between the controller and the remote units. The second data comprises baseband data and at least some of the baseband data is compressed in a frequency domain. The remote units and the controller are configured to compress the baseband data for transmission over the intermediate network.

Abstract: A reception processor receives the cell detection reference signals, each of the cell detection reference signals being transmitted from corresponding one of a plurality of cells. An RRM report generator generates measurement information indicating a measurement result of reception quality measured using the cell detection reference signal. A transmission processor transmits the measurement information. The cell detection reference signals are mapped to any one of a plurality of candidate resources, which is a part of a plurality of resources set for other reference signals in a subframe to which the cell detection reference signals are mapped.

Abstract: An Internet-based communication method, apparatus and/or software may permit a user, engaged in a session using a first mode of communication, to initiate a communication using a second mode of communication. This may be done by providing an icon button for selection by the user, and the communication session using the second mode of communication may be initiated upon selection of the icon button.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided by which a packet is received, a service identification in the packet is detected, it is decided based on the detected service identification whether a tunnel protocol extension header is to be generated or not, and, when the tunnel protocol extension header is to be generated, the tunnel protocol extension header is generated, the received packet is encapsulated with the generated tunnel protocol extension header and the encapsulated packet is forwarded.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for managing historically large flows in network visibility monitoring. In some implementations, provided is an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may be operable to receive packet information describing a packet at the cycle of a clock input. The packet may be associated with a packet flow being transmitted across a network. The integrated circuit may further generate keys using information identifying a packet flow provided by the packet information. The integrated circuit may further read values for counters and state information associated with each counter from a memory, using the keys. The integrated circuit may further determine from the state information that the packet flow identified by the packet information is a historically large packet flow. Upon determining that the packet flow is a historically large packet flow, the integrated circuit may further update an entry in a flow memory using the packet information.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for packet policing for controlling the rate of packet flows. In some implementations, an integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit may comprise a memory, a counter, and a pipeline. In some implementations, the integrated circuit may receive first packet information that describes a first packet, and subsequently receive second packet information that describes a second packet. The integrated circuit may process the first packet information concurrently with processing the second packet information. Processing each of the packet information may include determining, using the pipeline, a drop status for each packet, wherein determining the drop status includes determining, using the counter, the packet information, and a policing context, whether sufficient credits are available to transmit each packet. The integrate circuit may then provide the drop status for the second packet subsequent to providing the drop status for the first packet.

Abstract: A device, such as a terminal device, for example, has an operating system (OS) and an application program that executes on the OS. When executing on the device, the application program configures the device to communicate packet data with a server device, and to handle service-specific traffic, and application-specific traffic, in accordance with a distributed port mapping policy.

Abstract: Techniques for an exponential moving maximum (EMM) filter for predictive analytics in network reporting are disclosed. In some embodiments, a process for predictive analytics in network reporting using an EMM filter includes pre-processing network-related data by performing exponential moving maximum (EMM) filtering on the network-related data; and determining predictive analytics based on the EMM filtered network-related data.

Abstract: According to an example implementation, a method includes: receiving, at an apparatus, information from a node, the information defining a mode of operation for communicating scheduling information; and configuring transmission and reception periods of scheduling information at the apparatus in dependence on the mode of operation.

Abstract: A system, method, and device to enable communication between a first and second satellite station and a controller of a mobile platform. The controller includes a processor, a first modem facilitating communication with the first satellite station via a first frequency over a first communication link, and a map of the one or more networks of satellite stations including the second satellite station. The controller utilizes the map of the one or more networks of satellite stations to determine the second satellite station for communicating with the controller. A second modem is coupled to the controller and facilitates communication with the second satellite station via a second frequency over a second communication link, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a time to handoff communication with the mobile communicator from the first communication link to the second communication link.