Abstract: Various solutions for handling data duplication with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may establish a first link and a second link with a network. The apparatus may generate a first protocol data unit (PDU) to transmit on the first link. The apparatus may generate a second PDU to transmit on the second link. The apparatus may transmit the first PDU on the first link. The apparatus may determine whether to discard the second PDU according to a condition. The second PDU may be duplicated from the first PDU.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with paging auto-acknowledgement are described. According to one embodiment, a method for performing paging auto-acknowledgement includes transmitting according to a protocol, on a first channel, a synchronization packet to a slave device, where the synchronization packet specifies a second channel on which a subsequent packet will be transmitted to the slave device. The protocol specifies that the slave device send an acknowledgement to the synchronization packet on the first channel prior to switching to the second channel. The method includes, when predetermined automatic acknowledgement criteria are met, transmitting the subsequent packet to the slave device on the second channel in the absence of an acknowledgement to the synchronization packet from the slave device.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a spatial stream for multi user (MU)-multiple input multiple output (MIMO) in a wireless local area network system and a transmitter for performing the method are provided. The method includes transmitting, to a receiver, a management frame including group information to assign or change a position of a plurality of spatial streams corresponding to each of a plurality of groups, and transmitting, to the receiver, a frame including at least one spatial stream, wherein the group information includes a plurality of group indicators and a plurality of spatial stream (SS) indicators, each of the plurality of group indicators indicating whether the receiver is a member of each of the plurality of groups, each of the plurality of SS indicators indicating a position of the plurality of spatial streams corresponding to each of the plurality of groups.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for assigning a data flow-specific identification value to each packet of a data flow. In some embodiments, a particular source endpoint transmits packets belonging to several different data flows to one or more destination endpoints. When sending packets, the source endpoint inserts a unique flow identification value to a particular field of the Internet Protocol (IP) header of each packet of a data flow. The use of these flow identification values enables intermediate network elements and the destination endpoint to efficiently identify to which data flow each packet belongs. In some embodiments, the source endpoint inserts the flow identification value into the 16-bit Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) identification field of the IP header of the packets.

Abstract: Improving wireless service subscriber experiences by dynamically managing wireless communication resources using a big data analytic mechanism is presented herein. A method can include receiving, by a system comprising a processor via a software-based interface of a control plane of a communication network, service data corresponding to a request for a wireless communication service; receiving, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane, contextual data corresponding to a subscription of the wireless communication service; receiving, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane, network data corresponding to data packet transmissions of a network device within a data plane of the communication network; and configuring, by the system via the software-based interface of the control plane based on a defined set of policies, the service data, the contextual data, and the network data, a resource of the data plane corresponding to the wireless communication service.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of resource reservation. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a technique of reserving communication resources in a wireless communication network. A method embodiment comprises: receiving (S402), by a node of the plurality of nodes, a resource reservation message including first reservation information indicating one or more communication resources for at least one link of the wireless communication network; modifying (S404), by the node, the received resource reservation message by including second reservation information indicating one or more communication resources for a link of the node in the received resource reservation message; and transmitting (S406), by the node, the modified resource reservation message to one or more neighbor nodes of the node.

Abstract: A flexible mapping method to map a Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) structure from Flexible Ethernet and/or Multi Link Gearbox (MLG) to Optical Transport Network (OTN), includes receiving one or more Virtual Lanes; and mapping each of the one or more Virtual Lanes into a Tributary Slot, wherein a rate and number of the Tributary Slot(s) in OTN is set based on a rate and number of the one or more Virtual Lanes. A transport system and a flexible de-mapping method are also described. The systems and methods map the generalized MLG-style group of lanes (virtual PHYs/PMDs) into an OPUflex Tributary Slot (TS) structure, keeping PCS structures intact, and creates a single ODUflex container with a matching rate of FlexE for end-to-end flow.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a first PDCCH with a first DCI format, the first PDCCH with the first DCI format scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The UE also includes PUSCH transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH, the first DCI format including a PUSCH trigger A field and a Transmitter Power Control (TPC) command field. The PDCCH receiving circuitry is further configured to, if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, monitor a second PDCCH with a second DCI format in a valid duration, the second DCI format including a PUSCH trigger B field. If the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies only when the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for modifying a forwarding decision for a packet being processed by a network device. The forwarding decision can include a final determination whether to forward the packet from the network device and onto a network. In various implementations, an integrated circuit device of the network device can receive packet information for the packet, where the packet information includes a forwarding decision. The forwarding decision can include a decision type. The integrated circuit device can further determine a redirection includes using the decision type. The redirection information can include a redirection entry for each of one or more decision types. The integrated circuit device can further modify the packet information using values from the particular redirection entry, excluding modification of values associated with an outbound packet header that can be used to forward the particular packet.

Abstract: A switch system allows free change of a grain degree of monitoring without being conscious of a routing control. For example, a control protocol of a transmitter is used based on the open flow (OpenFlow) technique to control the monitoring function of the switch system, and the centralized control of the monitoring can be realized as the whole network and the monitoring result is reflected on the routing control. Here, the switch has a flow table for packet transfer and a flow table for monitoring. Both of the tables are searched to one packet and a multi-hit operation is performed to execute the operation of each of the entries. That is, both the tables are searched and the packet is transferred according to corresponding flow entries.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating between nodes of an ad hoc network including a database matching geographical zones and radio channels, at least one respective radio channel, called geographical radio channel, being selectively associated with each geographical zone in the database: detection, by at least one node, of its location; determination, by said node, of at least one geographical zone within which it is located, based on the detected location, and determination of at least one geographical radio channel selectively associated with said determined geographical zone; transmission and/or reception by said node of data to be relayed between nodes of the ad hoc network on said geographical radio channel thus associated with it.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be an eNB. The eNB informs UE(s) of a change in at least one of a first configuration for transmission of ACKs/NACKs by the UE(s) for DL transmissions received by the UE(s) or a second configuration for reception of ACKs/NACKs by the UE(s) for UL transmissions sent by the UE(s). The eNB indicates to the UE(s) one or more resources in which the UE(s) is to transmit the ACKs/NACKs for the received DL transmissions or is to receive the ACKs/NACKs for sent UL transmissions. The eNB indicates to the UE(s) a subset of the DL transmissions to the UE(s) for which the UE(s) is to transmit the ACKs/NACKs or a subset of the UL transmissions by the UE(s) for which the UE(s) is to receive the ACKs/NACKs.

Abstract: A method of prioritizing estimated fault locations within a network includes monitoring multiple different performance parameters for unacceptable threshold levels via communications with a set of terminal network elements and separately analyzing the different performance parameters to identify potential network fault locations on the network. Accordingly, a plurality of priority rankings of potential network fault locations can be generated, one for each performance parameter monitored, and then combined to generate an overall priority ranking of potential fault locations including at least a highest priority inspection point estimated as being a most likely source of a fault on the network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for use in non-adaptive retransmission. The method comprises: configuring an uplink UL demodulation reference signal DM-RS for retransmission in response to a retransmission request. In one embodiment, the demodulation reference signal DM-RS is configured to be the same as a demodulation reference signal for an initial transmission. In another embodiment, the demodulation reference signal DM-RS is configured with respect to the number of layer(s) for retransmission according to predetermined rules for the initial transmission.

Abstract: Wireless device, method, and computer readable media for multi-user request-to-send and clear-to-send and uplink ACK protection in a high efficiency wireless local-area network are disclosed. A high-efficiency (HE) wireless local-area network (HEW) master device may include circuitry configured to generate a multi-user (MU) RTS packet for a plurality of stations (STAs), the RTS packet to include an indication of an address for each of the plurality of STAs. The circuitry may be further configured to transmit the MU-RTS to the plurality STAs and transmit data to one or more of the plurality of STAs in accordance with at least from the following group orthogonal frequency division multi-user (OFDMA) and multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO). The circuitry may be configured to receive acknowledgements from the one or more of the plurality of STAs. A HEW device may set a deferral duration in an uplink transmission to enable a HEW master device to send an acknowledgement.

Abstract: A power amplifier system front end measures both forward and reverse power associated with an RF transmit signal. A processor is configured to use measurements derived from the measured forward and reverse power output to adjust the RF transmit signal in order to compensate for one or more memory effects of the power amplifier system.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a downlink control information comprising a first field and a second field. The wireless device determines a position of a first subframe in one or more subframes employing the first field. The wireless device transmits, in the first subframe, one or more channel state information (CSI) fields when the second field is set to trigger a CSI report.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a copy of an original packet of a traffic flow is created at an ingress leaf node of a cloud switch. The ingress leaf node forwards the original packet along a less-specific path through the cloud switch, the less-specific path based on a domain index of an egress domain for the original packet. The copy of the original packet is modified to create a more specific path learn request packet. The ingress leaf node forwards the more specific path learn request packet along the less-specific path through the cloud switch. The ingress leaf node received back a more specific path learn request reply packet that includes an indication of a fabric system port. The ingress leaf node then programs a forwarding table based on the indication of the fabric system port, to have subsequent packets of the traffic flow forwarded along a more-specific path.

Abstract: Systems and methods for frame addressing in DL MU-MIMO transmissions are described. In some embodiments, identifier information identifying receiving devices for a frame may be included in a header of that frame. In various embodiments, the identifier information may include a concatenation of respective identifiers for each of the plurality of receiving devices. In some other embodiments, the identifiers may include information identifying a pre-defined device group including several receiving devices. In some embodiments, the frame may include a medium access control (MAC) frame transmitted by an access point/personal basic service set control point (PCP/AP), and the recipient devices may include non-AP/non-PCP stations (STAs). In some such embodiments, a receiving STA address (RA) field or transmitting STA address (TA) field in a MAC header of the MAC frame may be used as a container for the recipient identifier information.

Abstract: A communication system has a network-connected server comprising a processor and a coupled data repository and software executing on the processor from a non-transitory medium. The software provides a first function establishing a communication session between an initiator and an agent of an enterprise hosting the system, a second function gathering information about persons other than the initiator and the agent as potential conference participants, a third function generating and sending invitations to a conference to include the initiator and the agent to individual ones of the potential conference participants, and a fourth function connecting those accepting invitations to the conference.