Abstract: A transmission method or a transmission apparatus maps input information of K+n bits to a polar code, encodes the input information on the basis of the polar code, and transmits the encoded input information. The input information includes n parity check bits. n1 bits of the n parity check bits are mapped to least reliable bit positions of K+n bit positions of the polar code, and n?n1 parity check bits (where n?n1>0) are mapped to n?n1 bit positions having a minimum row weight among K+n?n1 bit positions excluding the n1 least reliable bit positions among the K+n bit positions.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods concerning call routing are disclosed. As an example, one apparatus includes an interface circuit configured to route calls, as data communications, between a cellular network or PSTN and a plurality of communication devices on an IP network. In response to receiving a first call notification from one of a plurality of mobile devices, a processing circuit of the apparatus caches the call notification for a period of time in a first database. A first call notification indicates a source number and a destination number. In response to a first incoming call via the cellular or PSTN network from the source number included in the cached call notification, the processing circuit redirects the call to the destination number indicated in the call notification via the cellular or PSTN network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine to use multi-cluster communications in a vehicle based communication network. The UE may identify a configuration parameter associated with the multi-cluster communications. The UE may select a cluster resource from a set of available cluster resources based on the configuration parameter. The cluster resource may include one or more clusters used for multi-cluster transmissions in the vehicle based communication network. The UE may transmit an indication of the selected cluster resource to a wireless node of the vehicle based communication network, for example, to another UE. The UE may transmit the multi-cluster transmission on the selected cluster resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses for uplink transmission without an uplink grant. In example embodiments, a method implemented in a terminal device in a communication system is presented. According to this method, the terminal device determines a redundancy version (RV) pattern for a plurality of uplink transmissions. The RV pattern indicates a plurality of RV indices. At least one RV index in the respective plurality of RV indices is periodic in the RV pattern. The terminal device determines coded bits to be transmitted in the plurality of uplink transmissions based at least in part on the RV pattern. The terminal device transmits the coded bits to the network device in at least one transmission of the plurality of uplink transmissions without an uplink grant.

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing PNF connectivity are provided. A NM determines to add to or remove external connectivity from a PNF and transmits a NS update request to a NFVO that contains an identifier of the NS instance to be updated, an indication of a type of update operation requested, and information of the PNF connectivity to be changed. A NS update response contains a lifecycle operation occurrence identifier identifying a NS lifecycle operation occurrence. Separate NS lifecycle change notification from the NFVO indicate that a NS update to change the connectivity of the PNF has started and a result of the change. The notifications include the lifecycle operation occurrence identifier.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for the efficient distribution of peer zone databases in a FC Fabric. In an example, a switch instantiates a peer zone definition defining a peer zone in which two or more initiator host devices are each permitted to communicate with one or more target storage devices via the switched FC fabric and the two or more initiator host devices are prevented from communicating with each other. The switch stores the peer zone definition in a peer zone database at the FC switch, and distributes the peer zone definition to other FC switches of the switched FC fabric without performing a Fabric lock operation.

Abstract: Integrated management of connected assets that utilize different technologies and that are located across disparate wireless communications networks is facilitated herein. A method can comprise evaluating, by a system comprising a processor, first data associated with a first device operable with a first computing platform and second data associated with a second device operable with a second computing platform different from the first computing platform. The method can also comprise transforming, by the system, at least a first portion of the first data and at least a second portion of the second data into third data. The third data can be compatible with the first data and the second data. Further, the method can comprise rendering, by the system, the third data as an integrated view of at least the first portion of the first data and at least the second portion of the second data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting a beamformed signal to a wireless device proximate to an antenna system. An uplink signal may be received at an access node from a wireless device in communication with the access node. It may be detected that the wireless device is proximate to an antenna system, wherein the antenna system does not comprise the access node. The detection may be based on a determined location for the wireless device, an indication from the antenna system, a retrieved signal level metric for the wireless device, and the like. It may be then determined that a beamformed signal is to be transmitted to the wireless device based on the detecting. And the beamformed signal may be transmitted from the access node to the wireless device.

Abstract: A system is disclosed in which a base station defines a search space, in which a communication device can search for control information. The search space is characterised by at least first information which is related to a starting subframes of a plurality of portions of the search space and second information which is related to a periodicity between respective starting subframes, each portion representing a different candidate for the transmission of control information. The base station obtains a parameter indicating both the initial starting subframe and the periodicity and transmits the generated parameter to the communication device.

Abstract: In general, various aspects of the techniques described in this disclosure provide a sequence number checksum for link state protocols. In one example, the disclosure describes an apparatus, such as a network device, having a control unit operative to obtain link state information describing links between pairs of the network devices in a network topology, the link state information being fragmented into a plurality of link state protocol (LSP) fragments; compute a sequence number checksum from sequence numbers of the link state protocol (LSP) fragments; receive an LSP data unit from another network device in the network; determine whether a sequence number checksum in the LSP data unit matches a sequence number checksum computed from the link state information; and configure a delay for processing the LSP data unit in response to determining a mismatch between the sequence number checksum of the LSP data unit and the sequence number checksum computed from the link state information.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus of determining frequency hopping for a channel, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: determining, by a terminal, a first bandwidth corresponding to a bandwidth part, where the first bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth part is less than a second bandwidth corresponding to a system bandwidth; determining, by the terminal based on the first bandwidth corresponding to the bandwidth part, a frequency hopping step corresponding to an uplink channel; and determining, by the terminal based on the frequency hopping step corresponding to the uplink channel, a frequency domain position used for transmitting the uplink channel.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for accounting for MPTCP data usage. The embodiments include tracking MPTCP data usage of a plurality of applications. The embodiments include reporting the MPTCP data usage information to a data tracking module. Each of the plurality of applications is associated with a UID, which is tagged with MPTCP packets of the plurality of applications. The MPTCP packets of the plurality of applications can be transferred through at least one sub-socket, in at least one sub-flow. The at least one sub-flow can be associated with the system (OS) ID. The embodiments include updating the system UID, associated with the at least one sub-flow, with UIDs of the applications, whose data is included in the at least one sub-flow.

Abstract: A method in a User Equipment (UE) for determining a transmission data block size is provided. The method comprises: obtaining parameters for a data transmission, the parameters including at least a number of layers, a number of allocated resource blocks, a modulation order and a code rate; determining an effective number of resource elements; determining a transmission data block size based on the obtained parameters and the determined effective number of resource elements; and performing one of transmitting and receiving data based on the determined transmission data block size.

Abstract: An information handling system comprising a processor, memory, and a wireless network interface device and the processor executing an access point survey module to survey a plurality of access points distributed across the multi-channel communication network having a plurality of wireless protocol networks to, based on the type of wireless protocol network, determine and assign a numerical value to the access point characteristics based on access point related signal quality factors and data connection factors aggregate the numerical values associated with the factors for each access point and rank each access point based on an aggregated score and assign communication for a network slice from the wireless network interface to an access point channel based on the aggregated scores of the access point.

Abstract: A communication apparatus may form a first wireless network so as to establish a wireless connection with a first external apparatus, in a case where a first wireless connection request is obtained from the first external apparatus and it is determined that a connection number has not reached an upper limit. The communication apparatus may newly form a second wireless network while maintaining a state of the first wireless network being formed, so as to establish a wireless connection with a second external apparatus, in a case where a second wireless connection request is obtained from the second external apparatus in the state of the first wireless network being formed and it is determined that the connection number has not reached the upper limit. In the first and second wireless networks, the communication apparatus may be configured to operate as a parent station.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a power headroom control element for communicating power information from a user equipment (UE) to a base station (BS), a corresponding method, a method for processing received power information at a radio access network (RAN) as well as to a user equipment for communicating power information and a base station configured to process received power information, which particularly enable simple handling and processing of transmission power information, respectively. A power headroom control element is structured to comprise a power headroom field containing power headroom information and having a predetermined number of bits in the power headroom control element, and an indicator field associated with the power headroom field, wherein the indicator field serves to indicate whether a transmission power field with a predetermined number of bits is present in the power headroom control element.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for configuring radio transmission and reception parameters. The method includes: configuring, by a station, a transmission module by using a first parameter set and transmitting a first radio frame, where the first radio frame has a second parameter set; and configuring, by the station, a reception module by using the second parameter set and receiving a second radio frame triggered by the first radio frame. Also disclosed are an apparatus and system for configuring radio transmission and reception parameters.

Abstract: An uplink non-orthogonal multiple access for narrowband machine type communication used for the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) interconnected devices where one or more user equipment are configured for uplink transmission with one or more uplink time-frequency regions for enhanced Machine Type Communication Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access. The configuring is based on defining and signaling one or more signal thresholds and one or more of a resource assignment, a starting subframe periodicity, a starting subframe offset, a time duration in each period, a demodulation reference signal cyclic shift assignment, orthogonal cover code assignment, and interleaver assignment.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for carrier aggregation with discontinuous reception is disclosed. At least two different time division duplexing configurations can be communicated from serving cells to a device, the subframes of the at least two different configurations being counted for purposes of operating at least one timer function according to a predefined rule of counting. Discontinuous communications by the serving cells with the device are controlled based on the predefined rule of counting such that at least one timer function associated with discontinuous reception from the serving cells is operated based on the counting.

Abstract: A data sharing method between a plurality of intelligent terminals, where a first terminal determines, based on a gesture operation instruction from a user for an application, a near-field wireless transmission mode for data transmission with a second terminal. The application is an application selected by the user and whose data is to be shared with the second terminal. The first terminal transmits the data of the application to the second terminal based on the near-field wireless transmission mode for the data transmission with the second terminal such that the second terminal displays the data of the application and starts the application.