Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of assemblies where fiber cable connectors can be electronically locked to ports that receive the cable connectors. In one exemplary embodiment, port includes a locking assembly having an actuator assembly and a locking pin. The fiber cable connector includes an opening to receive the locking pin to selectively and releasably lock the fiber cable connector to the port.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving the connectivity when a radio link failure occurs is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link failure to a first radio network controller (RNC) and receiving an information message from a second RNC. The method further includes determining whether the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them. If the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them, performing a connection recovery procedure with the second RNC. However, if the first and second RNCs do not have interface connectivity between them, performing an initial connection procedure to establish a connection with the second RNC without performing a connection recovery procedure.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may reduce the battery consumption footprint of a user equipment (UE) in a communications network, such as an LTE network. When a UE is in idle mode, when Idle Mode Signaling Reduction (ISR) is active in the communications network, and when the coverage area of the communications network, such as the LTE network, overlaps with the coverage area of one or more legacy radio access technology (RAT) networks, such as 2G and 3G networks, a module within the UE allows the UE to solely monitor paging messages on the legacy RAT network. Allowing the UE to camp on a legacy RAT network instead of an LTE network to monitor for paging messages can result in lower battery consumption levels when compared to the UE camping on the LTE network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for improving the connectivity when a radio link failure occurs is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a user equipment (UE), a radio link failure to a first radio network controller (RNC) and receiving an information message from a second RNC. The method further includes determining whether the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them. If the first and second RNCs have interface connectivity between them, performing a connection recovery procedure with the second RNC. However, if the first and second RNCs do not have interface connectivity between them, performing an initial connection procedure to establish a connection with the second RNC without performing a connection recovery procedure.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for efficiently transmitting control packets, signaling messages and/or data packets. A user equipment can effectively reserve at least one process to be used for transmission of signaling messages and/or data packets. In other words, the number of processes that are used for transmission of control packets is limited. Accordingly, not all the uplink tunnels will be clogged with control packets such that no or very little signaling messages and/or data packets can be transmitted.