Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying a current packet data transmission credit value assigned to a packet data transmitter. The method includes identifying a value change in the current packet data transmission credit value. The baseline packet transmission credit value is for the packet data transmitter. The method is responsive to the change being a decrease by increasing a transmission opportunity weight for the packet data transmitter. The method is responsive to the change being an increase by decreasing the transmission opportunity weight for the packet data transmitter. The method includes passing to the packet data transmitter a parameter. The parameter directing the packet data transmitter to transmit packet data via data transmission circuitry during a scheduled transmission opportunity. The extent of the parameter is proportional to the transmission opportunity weight.

Abstract: A method for operating a first station configured to transmit data includes transmitting during a paging window, a first frame to page a second station, the first frame including an identifier associated with the second station, and generating a second frame including first timing information for a first time period to be subscribed by the first station for transmitting data to the second station, the first time period occurring after the paging window. When a third frame is received after a pre-specified short interval after transmitting the first frame, the third frame acknowledging the first frame, the method includes transmitting the second frame after the pre-specified short interval after receiving the third frame, and transmitting the data during the first time period.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling power consumption of a terminal in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes deactivating one or more of hardware components for signal reception in a transmission interval if there is no data to be received in the transmission interval, and receiving a control signal by activating all the components in a next transmission interval.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses can be disclosed for communicating over a wireless communication network. One communication device includes a processor configured to allocate, or receive allocation of, at least a portion of a first sub-band of a channel and at least a portion of a second sub-band of the channel for use by the communication device. The communication device further includes a plurality of encoders configured to independently encode first and second data for wireless transmission over the first and second sub-bands, respectively. The communication device further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the independently encoded first and second data over the first and second sub-bands, respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time.

Abstract: Provided are a device-to-device (D2D) operation method carried out by a terminal in an RRC connection state in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by: determining whether a communication link with a base station is problematic; and transmitting a D2D signal using an exception resource, when the communication link with the base station is determined to be problematic.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for defending against false semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation detection and/or missed SPS release. According to certain aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect one or more conditions for a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation or release are met based on a downlink transmission, generate one or more metrics related to downlink transmission, and determine a valid SPS activation or release has occurred if the one or more metrics satisfy one or more criteria. According to certain aspects, a UE may determine a valid semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation has occurred, detect a number of PDSCH CRC failures, and implicitly declare an SPS release based on the detection.

Abstract: Devices, systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for data communication to and from a vehicle. A device is provided that includes memory storing processor-executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the memory that executes the stored instructions to: receive, from at least one user on the vehicle, at least one request for data communication; identify a plurality of communication links available at a current location of the moving vehicle; form an adaptive bonded communication link using the plurality of communication links to aggregate throughput across the plurality of communication links for the requested data communication, wherein the adaptive bonded communication link is configured to adapt to data communication requirements for the requested data communication and to data communication characteristics of the plurality of communication links as the vehicle moves.

Abstract: Each of wireless communication devices 2A, 2B and 2C is configured in such a way as to transmit information about either a service or an application which the wireless communication device can provide, in accordance with a protocol which makes it possible to perform wireless communications with a wireless communication device 1 regardless of the setting of a communication mode to the wireless communication device 1, and the wireless communication device 1 is configured in such a way as to collect information about an application which is transmitted from each of the wireless communication devices 2A, 2B and 2C. As a result, the wireless communication device 1 can acquire the information about the providable application from each of the wireless communication devices 2A, 2B and 2C existing in the surroundings thereof regardless of the setting of a communication mode.

Abstract: A communications device can identify one or more sections of plural predetermined sections, divided into time-units, of shared communications resources of a wireless access interface for transmitting data signals to one or more other communications device. The communications device detects whether another of the one or more communications devices is transmitting signals in one or more of the identified sections of the shared communications resources in at least one time divided unit, and if signals transmitted by another of the communications devices are not detected, the device transmits signals in the identified one or more predetermined sections of the shared communications resources for at least one of the time divided units, and then, after a collision avoidance time, detects for at least one subsequent time unit whether another of the one or more communications devices transmits signals in one or more of the identified sections of the shared communications resources.

Abstract: A method and device are described that may be implemented by a user equipment (UE) that established a first connection to a first network component, the user equipment configured to establish a second connection with a second network component, the user equipment configured for a carrier aggregation functionality, the first network component serving as a primary serving cell (PCell) and the second network component serving as a secondary serving cell (SCell). The method may include determining a cycle comprising a first time when a SCell measurement is performed and a remainder second time, when the cumulative first and second times is less than a threshold cycle time, determining an interruption opportunity based on activity between the UE and the PCell and when the interruption opportunity is determined, deactivating a radio frequency (RF) chain associated with the SCell during the second time.

Abstract: Management of throughput, link rate, airtime, access, collision probability and other factors influencing performance of a wireless access point configured to wirelessly support two or more networks over the same radio channel and/or antenna is contemplated. The management may be suitable for use with access points operating according to a Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) based on Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) whereby each device desiring airtime executes a random binary backoff procedure or other suitable contention based process before attempting to access the channel.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed in a network node for broadcasting. The network node is configured to broadcast signals to communication devices located within a coverage area of the network node. The method comprises: establishing location information for a subset of the communication devices, the subset comprising communication devices targeted by the broadcast signal; establishing at least one antenna pattern based on the established location information for the subset of communication devices; and broadcasting according to the established at least one antenna pattern. The disclosure also relates to corresponding network node, computer program and computer program product.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless communication system including a plurality of remote units, and a digital unit configured to connect one output port to at least one of i) one remote unit having a maximum antenna number of antennas among the plurality of remote units and ii) two or more remote units each having antennas smaller than the maximum antenna number among the plurality of remote units.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments provide an indirect hypercube topology for a datacenter network. The indirect hypercube is formed by providing each host with a multi-port network interface controller (NIC). One port of the NIC is connected to a fat-tree network while another port is connected to a peer host forming a single dimension of an indirect binary n-cube. Hence, the composite topology becomes a hierarchical tree of cubes. The hierarchical tree of cubes topology uses (a) the fat-tree topology to scale to large host count and (b) the indirect binary n-cube topology at the leaves of the fat-tree topology for a tightly coupled high-bandwidth interconnect among a subset of hosts.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are directed to streaming bridge design implementations that help interconnect and transfer transaction packets between multiple source and destination host interfaces through a Network on Chip (NoC) interconnect, which includes a plurality of NoC router layers and virtual channels (VCs) connecting the router layers. Implementations are configured to support a variety of different traffic profiles, each having a different set of traffic flows. Streaming bridge design implementation can divide streaming bridge into a streaming TX bridge and a streaming RX bridge, wherein TX bridge is operatively coupled with host TX interfaces and RX bridge is operatively coupled with host RX interfaces, and where TX bridge forwards transaction packets from host TX interfaces to different router layers/VCs of NoC, and RX bridge, on the other hand, receives packets from NoC router layers/VCs and transmits the packets to host RX interfaces based on Quality of Service.

Abstract: Apparatuses, computer readable media, and methods for uplink sounding in wireless networks are disclosed. An apparatus of a wireless device may include processing circuitry configured to: encode an uplink sounding trigger element (USTE) for one or more stations, the USTE comprising one or more uplink (UL) resource allocations for the one or more stations to transmit one or more uplink sounding referee elements (USREs) to the wireless device. The processing circuitry may be further configured to configure the wireless device to transmit the USTE to the one or more stations, and decode the one or more USREs from the one or more station, wherein the one or more USREs are to be received by the wireless device in accordance with a corresponding resource allocation indicated in the USTE.

Abstract: A method of packet handling in an information centric networking (ICN) network may be provided. A method may include receiving an interest packet at a network device, the interest packet comprising a name including one or more entries. The method may also include determining whether the name of the interest packet includes a specific symbol. Further, the method may include upon determining that the name of the interest packet includes the specific symbol, performing at least one action based on a final entry of the one or more entries.

Abstract: In a software defined network, dataplane connectivity is established between a computing device in the network and a controller. The computing device receives a probe packet from the controller, and identifies a port of the computing device through which the probe packet was received. The computing device sets a local route for communication with the controller through the identified port. The computing device then establishes a connection with the controller through the local route. This procedure is reiterated to incrementally expand network connectivity to a plurality of network devices.

Abstract: A method for use in an electronic device includes: receiving, from a server, beacon information including a first function information. The first function information is associated with a first function, and the first function is executed in response to detecting that a beacon signal that is received from a beacon transmitter matches beacon information.