Abstract: Integrated voice and data services are provided that utilize wired cordless access with unlicensed/unregulated connectivity sources. A digital cordless telephone operates over unlicensed/unregulated spectrum in conjunction with one or more wireless access points (WAPs) that are installed in homes, businesses, entertainment venues, and the like. The WAPs are connected to a communications service provider's broadband packet data network. A user may use the device when they are in range of another wireless access point in a public or private building that also is connected to their communications service provider's broadband packet data network.

Abstract: A method at a network element for providing data access to a network. The method comprising establishing a primary communication channel with the network with a first wireless interface of said network element, establishing a complementary communication channel with one or more of a group of delay tolerant devices with a second wireless interface of said network element, receiving data from respective delay tolerant devices in the group, aggregating the received data and transferring said aggregated data on the established primary communication channel to the network. In an embodiment the primary and complementary channels correspond respectively to first and second spectrums, which may in turn be, respective, licensed and unlicensed spectrums.

Abstract: A communication system and method which receive and stores an identifier; mode, an outbound message; and transmits a modified version received inbound message. The system extracts routing data comprising location and identity of each respective forwarding transceiver from received messages; compares past received messages with a current message to determine repetition, and controls the transceiver to transmit a modified version of the message having appended a geographic location and identifying information of the communication device, selectively in dependence on at least: the extracted routing data comprising location and identity of each respective forwarding transceiver, the comparing, and an operating mode.

Abstract: A switching device including a first interface for contacting a media-independent interface of a first physical interface unit, and a second interface for contacting a media-independent interface of a second physical interface unit. The switching device is designed to couple the first interface to the second interface.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises a first wireless network device identifying a deterministic receive slot reserved for reception of a first data packet from a second wireless network device along a deterministic track in a deterministic network; the first wireless network device transmitting an acknowledgement in the deterministic receive slot, to the second wireless network device, in response to successful reception of the first data packet in the deterministic receive slot; the first network device transmitting a second data packet in the deterministic receive slot, following the acknowledgement, to the second network device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for control signal outer-loop adjustment are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a cellular communications network is provided. The method includes transmitting a control signal and a data signal to a wireless device. The method also includes detecting an ambiguous state of reception of the control signal by the wireless device based on a feedback of reception of the data signal. The method also includes, in response to detecting the ambiguous state of reception, updating a link adaptation (LA) parameter used to choose a coding scheme and power level for transmission of information in the control signal. By updating the LA parameter in response to detecting the ambiguous state of reception, the network node may provide improved performance.

Abstract: A method for accessing a network. In one embodiment, the method includes at least one computer processor identifying a request from a first device to utilize wireless communication capabilities of a second device to communicate with a wireless network. The method further includes generating a secure peer-to-peer communication link between the first device and the second device. The method further includes establishing a wireless communication link between the second device and the wireless network. The method further includes transmitting one or more communications from the first device to the wireless network, via the wireless communication capabilities of the second device.

Abstract: A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for transferring downlink data by a serving gateway (S-GW). The method may comprise the steps of: transmitting a downlink data notification (DDN) message to a mobility management entity (MME) and a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) supporting node (SGSN), when downlink data arrives at a wireless device in a state where an idle mode signaling reduction (ISR) is activated; receiving a message notifying of a DDN refusal from any one of the MME and SGSN when the wireless device, being in a power saving mode (PSM), cannot receive the downlink data; and transmitting a paging stop request message to any one of the MME and SGSN when the message indicating the refusal of the DDN is received.

Abstract: An apparatus for defining and generating boundaries of satellite coverage. The apparatus includes a processor that is configured to select a plurality of beam points, from a set of points on a coordinate system, to be included within a beam definition, and determine a number of ellipses capable of enclosing the selected beam points while excluding all remaining points of the set of points. The processor then assigns the selected beam points to a corresponding ellipse, and optimizes geometric information for each ellipse to enclose the beam points assigned thereto. A coverage beam is then defined based on a contour resulting from the combined shape of all the ellipses using the optimized geometric information.

Abstract: A method for reducing interference at a first transmission point (TP) includes receiving a blanking bitmap from a second TP, the blanking bitmap includes an indicator of an interval of time when transmissions occurring on a transmission beam originating from the second TP are adjusted to reduce interference to the first TP, and scheduling communications for a user equipment (UE) served by the first TP in accordance with the blanking bitmap.

Abstract: The disclosure proposes a method of power allocation and a base station using the method. The method is applicable to a base station for transmitting information signals to at least two user equipments in a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system. The method includes: setting a first transmit power of a first user equipment to be smaller than a second transmit power of a second user equipment, where a channel gain of the first user equipment is larger than that of the second user equipment; calculating a first system capacity of the first user equipment according to the first transmit power, and calculating a second system capacity of the second user equipment according to the second transmit power; summing the first system capacity and the second system capacity to obtain a sum capacity; and calculating the first transmit power and the second transmit power based on maximizing the sum capacity.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed in a wireless device located in a first cell operated by a network node of a wireless communication system. The method comprises acquiring (510) system information of a second cell using at least one autonomous gap during a time period. The wireless device is configured with a flexible subframe allocation scheme in the first cell during at least a part of the time period. The method further comprises obtaining (520) a value Nmin corresponding to a minimum number of uplink feedback signals, where the value Nmin is associated with the flexible subframe allocation scheme. The method also comprises transmitting (530) at least the minimum number Nmin of uplink feedback signals in response to downlink data during the time period. The disclosure also relates to a method in the network node and to the wireless device and the network node.

Abstract: A method for communicating between a user equipment (UE) and a network in a wireless communication system, the method includes receiving, by the UE, a first multimedia broadcast multimedia service (MBMS) service from a first cell on a first frequency while the UE is in an idle mode; receiving, by the UE, a first system information block (SIB) from the first cell on the first frequency, the first SIB including information on an MBMS service area (SA) provided at a second frequency; receiving, by the UE, a second SIB from a second cell on the second frequency, the second SIB including information on a multimedia broadcast multicast single frequency network (MBSFN) area; and receiving, by the UE, a second MBMS service from the second cell on the second frequency, based on the received information on the MBSFN area.

Abstract: A method for processing signaling data included in at least one protocol layer in an internet protocol (IP)-based digital broadcast transmitter, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: copying signaling data included in a packet of a layer (N+M) according to a protocol of the layer (N+M); inserting the copied signaling data, a length field for identifying the length of the copied signaling data, and a signaling indicator indicative of the existence of the copied signaling data into the end of a payload of the packet of the layer (N+M), thereby generating the packet of the layer (N+M); generating a packet of a layer (N+L) including a header of the layer (N+L) and the packet of the layer (N+M) according to a protocol of the layer (N+L); generating a packet of a layer (N) including a header of the layer (N) and the packet of the layer (N+L) according to a protocol of the layer (N), wherein the header of the layer (N) includes an indicator field for identifying that the signal

Abstract: A method for communicating data between a base station and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system, for example an LTE-based system. The wireless communication system uses plural frequency sub-carriers spanning a system frequency band. Physical-layer control information for the terminal device is transmitted from the base station using sub-carriers selected from across the system frequency band, for example to provide frequency diversity. However, higher-layer data for the terminal device is transmitted using only sub-carriers selected from within a restricted frequency band which is smaller than and within the system frequency band. The terminal device is aware of the restricted frequency band, and as such need only buffer and process data within this restricted frequency band during periods where higher-layer data is being transmitted. The terminal device buffers and processes the full system frequency band during periods when physical-layer control information is transmitted.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques and apparatus for a user equipment (UE) to delay RLC retransmissions (e.g., during off-durations, including CDRX off-durations). According to aspects of the present disclosure, a UE may delay triggering an RLC retransmission of an RLC PDU until after a next opportunity for the UE to receive an RLC ACK of the RLC PDU. By delaying RLC retransmissions, a UE may be prevented from waking up from one or more CDRX off-durations and using power associated with waking up from the one or more CDRX off-durations.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided that include a control panel of an automation system that protects a secured geographic area actively scanning each of a plurality of radio frequency channels of a predetermined radio frequency spectrum for other access points operating under an IEEE 802.15.4 format, the control panel identifying at least two of the plurality of channels with a lowest relative number of the other access points operating under the IEEE 802.15.4 format, the control panel performing an energy scan on each of the identified at least two channels, the control panel selecting one of the at least two channels with a lowest relative energy and the control panel setting up a wireless connection with each of a plurality of wireless sensors within the secured area on the selected channel under the IEEE 802.15.4 format.

Abstract: A method for capturing ionospheric data is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a plurality of phase-coherent signals transmitted by at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite is received via a mobile multi-frequency GNSS receiver. Respective code phase data and carrier phase data for each of said plurality of phase-coherent signals are derived using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of a first communication device of the multi-frequency GNSS receiver. Respective code phase data and carrier phase data for each of the plurality of phase-coherent signals is stored in a data storage device. The respective code phase data and carrier phase data is appended with a respective time-stamp and position fix. An ionospheric sample based upon respective code phase data and carrier phase data of said plurality of phase-coherent signals is wirelessly transmitted to a second location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for connecting a network using one network protocol with a network using another network protocol are provided. According to an embodiment, a method is provided for performing network address translation. A data packet is received, by a protocol bridge connecting a first network, using a first protocol, and a second network, using a second protocol, via a first session of the first protocol from a first network appliance of the first network. The first protocol may be either Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) or Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and the second protocol is the other. The data packet is translated into the second protocol. The translation is performed in a kernel space of the protocol bridge. Finally, the data packet is transmitted via a second session of the second protocol to a second network appliance of the second network.

Abstract: A method for providing multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) feedback is described. Hypotheses corresponding to rank indicator (RI) and precoding matrix indicator (PMI) assumptions associated with a dominant interferer are selected. Multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values based on the selected hypotheses are generated. The multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values are encoded. The multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator (MH-CQI) values are sent as feedback.