Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a user equipment to transmit a device-to-device (D2D) signal in a time division duplex (TDD) wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: generating a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal; and transmitting a subframe in which the primary synchronization signal and the secondary synchronization signal are mapped, wherein, if the cell selection reception level value and the cell selection quality value of the user equipment are all greater than 0, then the user equipment applies a fixed timing advance offset value (e.g. 624 Ts) that is greater than 0 when transmitting the subframe.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. One technique includes identifying, by a user equipment (UE), a periodic time window for the UE to access a network, and transmitting an indication of the periodic time window to the network in a random access channel transmission. The technique also describes receiving, from the network based at least in part on the periodic time window, an indication of uplink resources allocated to the UE during the identified periodic time window. Another technique includes receiving, from a UE in a random access channel transmission, an indication of a periodic time window for the UE to access the network. The technique also includes determining, based at least in part on the periodic time window, uplink resources for the UE to access the network during instances of the identified periodic time window and transmit an indication of the uplink resources.

Abstract: A user terminal comprises a controller configured to select a target cell as a serving cell from among cells operated in different frequencies; and a receiver configured to receive a reselection request signal from a current serving cell. The reselection request signal requesting a reselection of the target cell. The controller is configured to perform the reselection of the target cell toward a cell in target frequency and activate a predetermined timer, in response to the reception of the reselection request signal. The controller is further configured to use the cell in target frequency as the target cell during an activation of the predetermined timer. The controller is further configured to change an expiration time of the predetermined timer based on a moving speed of the user terminal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that supports connectivity to a core network via an access network. A user equipment (UE) may establish connectivity with an access network and perform a discovery procedure to identify and select a packet data gateway that provides connectivity to a core network via a core network node. The UE may perform an authentication procedure with the core network node via the packet data gateway to be authenticated with the core network for establishing connectivity with the packet data gateway. The UE may receive a set of control plane addressing information via the packet data gateway corresponding to a secure tunnel established between the UE and the packet data gateway. The UE may perform an attach procedure via the secure tunnel with the core network node without re-authenticating the UE.

Abstract: According to an example, virtual machine (VM) migration may include generating a redundant tunnel between a common edge device (ED) of a plurality of common EDs of a multi-site network (MSN) and a gateway ED of the MSN. A gateway media access control (MAC) address and a static route may be configured for forwarding an Internet protocol (IP) message between the common ED and the gateway ED using the redundant tunnel.

Abstract: A wireless communication method includes generating a pilot signal that is represented using a complex exponential signal having a first linear phase in a time dimension and a second linear phase in a frequency dimension; and transmitting the pilot signal over a wireless communication channel using transmission resources that are designated for pilot signal transmission in a legacy transmission network such as a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for admitting new nodes into an existing network, for example a MoCA network. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for adding a new node to an existing network without requiring on-site manual configuration, for example utilizing communication between the new node and a network coordinator of the existing network prior to admission of the new node to the existing network.

Abstract: Systems and methods providing a wakeup receiver for latency-critical applications are described herein. An example system includes a wakeup receiver communicatively coupled to a communication channel. The wakeup receiver is configured to monitor an input signal of the communication channel and down-convert the input signal to a DC signal. The system also includes an analog to digital converter (ADC) configured to digitize the DC signal and provide an ADC output. The system further includes a digital baseband (DBB) module configured to determine a received signal strength indication (RSSI) from the signal. The DBB is also configured to, for each packet, determine a respective packet length and compare the RSSI and respective packet length with a two-dimensional template. The DBB is additionally configured to, based on the comparison, determine an interrupt condition and, based on determining the interrupt condition, generate a wakeup signal.

Abstract: A network box accepts packets from a network in ingress ports of a first tier of leaf switches, adaptively routes the packets from the leaf switches to a second tier of spine switches within the network box, statically routes the packets from the spine switches to designated egress ports of the leaf switches, and transmits the packets from the designated egress ports into the network.

Abstract: Proposed are a mission-critical user priority-based random access method and apparatus for a collision resolution in a coexisting PS-LTE and LTE-M network. The MCHP-RA method includes broadcasting information as part of a system information block (SIB) 2 in order for an eNB to allocate a random access channel (RACH) slot in a network environment in which an LTE-based public safety (PS-LTE) network and an LTE-based marine (LTE-M) network coexist, selecting an emergency slot as a next RACH slot when the number of mission-critical high priority-based user equipments (MCHP UEs) is greater than a predefined threshold and processing the MCHP UEs during a random access procedure, and selecting a normal slot as a next RACH slot when the number of MCHP UEs is smaller than a predefined threshold and processing the MCHP UEs, wherein the eNB may allocate the RACH slot based on configurations in order to prevent a preamble collision.

Abstract: A method for configuring a flow-based quality of service (QoS), configuring a bearer-based QoS, and introducing a new layer above a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer in order to process the flow-based QoS are provided. An operation of the PDCP layer to support the new layer is also provided. The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with an Internet of things (IoT) technology. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. One method includes identifying a latency between a start of a transmission time interval (TTI) of a transmission burst and a feedback opportunity for the TTI, and determining a duration of the TTI based at least in part on the latency. Another method includes identifying a latency between an end of a TTI of a transmission burst and a feedback opportunity for the TTI, identifying a plurality of code blocks in the TTI, selecting one of a transport block level feedback or a code block level feedback for the TTI based at least in part on the latency, and transmitting the selected one of the transport block level feedback or the code block level feedback for the TTI during the feedback opportunity.

Abstract: A wireless device receives parameters indicating that first bearer(s) of bearer(s) are configured with duplication. Each bearer in bearer(s) is identified by an identifier. A control element of a fixed size of one octet is received. The control element comprises a sequence of activation bits comprising a first activation bit for a first bearer in the first bearer(s). A first position of the first activation bit in the one octet identifies a second position of a first bearer identifier in an ordered list of the bearer identifiers. A first value of the first activation bit indicates whether the PDCP duplication for the first bearer is activated or deactivated. In response to the control element indicating that the PDCP duplication is activated for the first bearer, a first packet corresponding to the first bearer is transmitted via a first cell and a duplicate of the first packet via a second cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically registering a communication device are disclosed. As one example, a communication network architecture is disclosed that includes multiple feature servers, multiple registration redirect servers (RRSs), and multiple communication devices. The feature servers provide services to the communication devices. The RRSs each service a shared virtual Internet Protocol (IP) address and perform load balancing of registration requests on behalf of multiple feature servers located geographically proximate to the RRS. The communication devices are configured to issue initial registration requests intended for any of the feature servers to the shared virtual IP address, whereby upon issuing an initial registration request, a communication device is directed to a particular feature server that is associated with a RRS that is closest to the communication device, and where the particular feature server is selected by a load balancing routine executing on the RRS.

Abstract: A method for sending a wireless local area network packet structure is provided, and the method comprises: determining a packet structure, where the packet structure comprises an HE-SIGA and an HE-SIGB, the HE-SIGA comprises an indication information, and if a current transmission mode is a full bandwidth MU-MIMO transmission, the indication information is used to indicate a number of scheduled users, or if the current transmission mode is other transmission mode, the indication information is used to indicate a number of symbols in the HE-SIGB; and sending the packet structure.

Abstract: A BS determines an amount of resource overloading for a contention transmission unit (CTU) access region associated with a grant-free uplink transmission scheme in a multiple access system. The BS determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) limit indicating a maximum MCS level for the CTU access region. The BS sends the MCS limit to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) associated with the first CTU access region. A UE receives from the base station the MCS limit and determines a first MCS index within the MCS limit for a first uplink transmission. The UE sends the first uplink transmission to the base station using a CTU in the CTU access region. The first uplink transmission includes user data and the first MCS index determined at the first UE.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for bridging communications between a private network and a public network. A mapping that associates a first set of IP addresses of endpoints in the private network with a second set of IP addresses of endpoints in the public network is provided which enables communications between the private network and public network for network-address-translation (NAT). In response to a data packet having a first IP address of the first set of IP addresses, the data packet is used to determine whether the local line should be accessed. In response to an indication that the local line should be accessed, the identifier among the second set of IP addresses is used to activate an analog-telephone bridging (ATB) circuit and redirect a call associated with the data packet by passing the data packet through the ATB circuit.

Abstract: An arrangement for controlling energy consumption of a network node associated with a cell includes a terminal activity monitor configured to detect active terminals served by the cell. A transmission controller is connected to the terminal activity monitor and is configured to restrict transmission downlink in the cell during time periods when there are no active terminals served by the cell. During these time periods transmission is restricted to intermittent transmission of information assisting active terminals not served by the cell in finding the cell.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product to manage a network comprising a plurality of interconnected components are described. The method includes obtaining a set of all the components that are part of the network over time, and identifying one or more repeating patterns of components among the set of all the components as corresponding lower-level definitions to generate a hierarchical set of all the components. The method also includes obtaining time-varying information regarding topology and operational values within the network, and creating a representation of the network at a set of times based on the hierarchical set of all the components and the time-varying information.

Abstract: A communication method includes generating a packet including the data regarding which the priority has been set beforehand, acquiring channel-used time, calculating channel-usable time based on the channel-used time, calculating a first channel usage estimated time, calculating a wireless transmission rate to be applied when the wireless base station transmits the packet to the first wireless terminal and the second wireless terminal, based on the priority of the data included in the packet, to where the first channel usage estimated time is within the channel-usable time, and transmitting the packet, and information indicating the wireless transmission rate, to the wireless base station.