Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for adding serving cells in a wireless communication system. The method includes a UE (User Equipment) is served by a first cell controlled by a first eNB (evolved Node B), wherein multiple radio bearers (RBs) for the UE are allocated to the first eNB and there is a MAC (Medium Access Control) entity in the UE for supporting the first cell. The method also includes the UE receives a RRC (Radio Resource Control) message for adding a second cell controlled by a second eNB to the UE, wherein a RB among the multiple RBs is relocated to the second eNB according to information included in the RRC message. The method further includes the UE re-establishes a RLC (Radio Link Control) entity corresponding to the RB and does not reset the MAC entity in response to the relocation of the RB.

Abstract: A protocol stack for an ad hoc type network comprises existing modules from third generation 3GPP architectures, a radio access plane, a mobility management module and a radio resource control module, said ad hoc type network being able to be organized into several groups—or clusters, a group corresponding to a grouping of radio resources for a given coverage area, and: a routing module arranged between the management module and the radio resource control module; a part of the mobility management being managed in the access plane in order to manage transfers, or handovers, between the groups, in the case of a network that is organized into groups of users or “clusterized”; the module manages handover decisions and radio resource management; said protocol stack additionally comprising, an L2RTP layer suitable for processing the radio-level regenerative relaying at the level of a data packet; a security plane for isolating security functions.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a transmission device, a reception device and a communication system capable of improving transmission characteristics by performing packet combining by HARQ in MU-MIMO transmission using non-linear precoding. In a case of receiving NAK from any of terminal devices (400), a base station device (100) retransmits a packet, in which an error occurs, addressed to this terminal device. The base station device (100) transmits the data to be retransmitted together with other transmission data addressed to a different terminal device or addressed to the own terminal device by spatial multiplexing transmission with MU-MIMO. At this time, for the retransmission data, precoding is performed such that a perturbation term same as a perturbation term which has been added to this data by non-linear precoding at the time of initial transmission is added.

Abstract: A method for PUCCH resource mapping is provided, which includes in a traffic adaptive TDD system, classifying downlink sub-frames within a binding window into sub-frames of a first category and sub-frames of a second category, when feeding back HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat request- Acknowledgement) for a downlink sub-frame, performing PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) resource mapping for a sub-frame of the first category in accordance with LTE/LTE-A, and performing PUCCH resource mapping for a sub-frame of the second category according to a specified order of sub-frames.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a packet routing network that includes routing circuitry to route packets between endpoints coupled to the network; one or more endpoints include a Flash storage circuit; a distributed routing structure defines multiple routes, each route including a different sequence of endpoints, including a Flash storage circuit endpoint; the distributed endpoint routing structure includes routing structure portions that are distributed among endpoints; the endpoints provide services to packets transmitted over routes defined by the distributed routing structure.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for transmission and reception of SPS communications are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to receive, in a first subframe, a physical downlink control channel or enhanced physical downlink control channel (PDCCH/EPDCCH) corresponding to semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation. The PDCCH/EPDCCH conveys a value of nSCID. The UE configures, based on the SPS activation, a downlink (DL) assignment in a second subframe for receiving an SPS physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) without a corresponding PDCCH/EPDCCH. The UE determines a reference signal sequence corresponding to the SPS PDSCH using nSCID derived from the PDCCH/EPDCCH corresponding to the associated SPS activation. The UE receives the SPS PDSCH in a second subframe. The UE processes the SPS PDSCH based on the reference signal sequence for the SPS PDSCH in the second subframe using the nSCID derived from the PDCCH/EPDCCH corresponding to the associated SPS activation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiplexing reference signals in a predetermined number of Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) groups to balance power across Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols are disclosed. In a wireless communication system, orthogonal sequences used for spreading the reference signals are allocated such that the order of orthogonal sequences allocated to a subcarrier of one CDM group has a predetermined offset with respect to the order of orthogonal sequences allocated to a subcarrier of another CDM group, adjacent to the subcarrier of the one CDM group.

Abstract: A method of operation for a provider edge device of a core network includes receiving a customer frame from an access network; the customer frame having a first Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) tag of a first predetermined bit length. The first VLAN tag including a service instance identifier. The service instance identifier of the first VLAN tag is then mapped into a second VLAN tag of a second predetermined bit length greater than the first predetermined bit length. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b).

Abstract: A multiplexer (MUX) configured to receive a plurality of input data streams and output an output data stream via an output data line based at least in part upon a control signal, includes: a first circuit portion corresponding to a first data stream of the plurality of input data streams, comprising: a first internal node; a first control switch operable to connect the output data line to the first internal node of the first circuit portion based at least in part upon the control signal, wherein the first internal node has a value corresponding to the first data stream when the output data line is connected to the first internal node; and a first reset switch operable to connect the first internal node to a common mode voltage rail based at least in part upon the control signal to remove or reduce residual charge at the first internal node.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus (11) provides a connection with an external network (17) through a core network (15) and a cellular radio access network (14) to at least one local device (12) that is connected to the radio communication apparatus by means of a personal or local area networking technology. The radio communication apparatus (11) transmits to the core network (15) an additional bearer generation request to request an additional bearer having a QoS parameter corresponding to a first QoS policy applied to a first device (12) in an application layer. The radio communication apparatus (11) uses an additional bearer, configured between the radio communication apparatus (11) and the core network (15) according to the additional bearer generation request, to transmit or receive data packets each containing data which is originated by or destined for the first device (12).

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to method, system and apparatus for wireless communications between multiple wireless sensor nodes for wireless sensor networks. More specifically, disclosed are system and method that enable wireless communications between devices using different wireless transmission protocols, via one or more multi-channel intermediate devices.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a new short beacon frame format and its operation with full beacon frame transmissions for wireless communications devices. Many embodiments comprise a medium access control (MAC) sublayer logic to build frames comprising the short beacon frame for a first communications device. In some embodiments, the MAC sublayer may determine a frame control field comprising a type field indicative of an extension frame and a subtype indicative of a short beacon. In further embodiments, the frame control field may comprise a service set identifier (SSID) control field, and a reserved field. Some embodiments may store the short beacon frame or frame format in memory, in logic, or in another manner that facilitates transmission of the short beacon frames. Some embodiments may receive and detect communications with the short beacon frames. Further embodiments may generate and transmit a communication with the short beacon frames.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for managing communications in a wireless communications system. An inter-access point communications link between a first access point and a second access point is established. At the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the second access point are received via the inter-access point communications link. Communication to or from a mobile device via the first access point and the second access point, is managed based at least in part on the received performance statistics.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for maintaining service continuity of a UE after a tracking area is updated. In the method, after a UE initiates a TAU request, an MME judges whether an updated target SGW is the same as a source SGW (S302); in a case where a judgment result is that the updated target SGW is not the same as the source SGW, the MME further judges whether an eNodeB currently accessed by the UE is changed (S304); and in a case where the eNodeB is not changed, the MME selects the target SGW to serve the UE and sends the eNodeB a notification message indicating that the UE is switched over to a serving area of the target SGW, or the MME stops selecting an SGW for the UE but directly instructs the UE to continue to be served by the source SGW (S306).

Abstract: A gateway device includes a request receiving portion receiving, from diagnosis purpose tools, diagnosis requests for performing malfunction diagnosis to an ECU of a vehicle, an outputting portion outputting the diagnosis request to an in-vehicle LAN, a response receiving portion receiving a diagnosis response output from the ECU to the in-vehicle LAN as a response to the diagnosis request, a transmitting portion transmitting the diagnosis response to corresponding diagnosis purpose tool, and an arbitration portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to data networks, and in particular relates to a method and apparatus for forming and processing data units to enable the transfer of clock quality information in data networks. A method of forming a higher order data unit, comprising payload data and overhead data, from a plurality of lower order data units, is disclosed. The payload of the higher order data unit is formed by combining the plurality of lower order data units. The overhead data of the higher order data unit includes clock quality information relating to clocks associated with the plurality of lower order data units. Embodiments provide a way of transporting clock quality information relating to clocks associated with a number of lower order data units within a single higher order data unit, and enables intermediate networks easily to access the clock quality information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control channel signal for use in a mobile communication system providing at least two different scheduling modes. Further the invention relates to a scheduling unit for generating the control channel signal and a base station comprising the scheduling unit. The invention also relates to the operation of a mobile station and a base station for implementing a scheduling mode using the control channel signal. In order to facilitate the use of different scheduling schemes for user data transmission while avoiding an additional flag for indicating the scheduling mode in the control signaling, the invention proposes the use of code points in existing control channel signal fields. Further, the invention proposes a specific scheduling mode for use in combination with the proposed control channel signal. According to this scheduling mode control channel information is only provided for retransmissions, while initial transmissions are decoded using blind detection.

Abstract: Embodiments of an enhanced node B (eNB), user equipment (UE) and methods of signaling for proximity services and device-to-device (D2D) discovery in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the eNB may transmit signaling to indicate D2D discovery zone configuration to proximity service (ProSe) enabled UEs. The signaling may indicate time and frequency resources and a periodicity of a discovery zone and may indicate operational parameters for the discovery zone. The resources of the D2D discovery zone may be allocated for D2D discovery signal transmission by the ProSe-enabled UEs.

Abstract: A base station, system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for transmitting data packets received by the base station. According to one aspect, the base station includes a first buffer configured to store data packets received by the base station, a second buffer configured to store data packets that are scheduled for transmission by the base station, and a computer processor, operatively coupled to the first buffer and the second buffer. The computer processor is configured to inspect a data packet to determine an application type of the data packet, determine a delay tolerance associated with the data packet based on the determined application type, determine a channel condition of a communication session with the user device, move the data packet from the first buffer to the second buffer based on the determined delay tolerance and the determined channel condition, and transmit data packets stored in the second buffer.

Abstract: a method and system for managing a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The method includes: a base station obtaining a downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) when a block error ratio of a trunking terminal reaches a pre-stored block error ratio threshold; the base station comparing a current CQI of a group with a CQI locally stored and reported by the group, wherein the CQI reported by the group is the minimum value in received CQIs reported by trunking terminals in the group respectively; and if a comparison result is that the CQI reported by the group is smaller than the current CQI of the group, the base station initiating an operation of updating an MCS value.