Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include embodiments receiving a request for portions of video content identifying first packets associated with FoV tiles and second packets associated with OOS tiles for the video content in response to receiving the request. Further embodiments include selecting a first and second communication network to transmit the first and second packets, respectively and configuring a socket API for a MPTCP for a device that includes identifying that the first packets are associated with the FoV tiles, a high priority, and are to be transmitted over the first communication network, and the socket API includes identifying that the second packets are associated with the OOS tiles, a low priority, and are to be transmitted over the second communication network. Additional embodiments include transmitting the first and second packets over the first and second communication network, respectively, using MPTCP. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A more efficient network can be achieved by using a cost-benefit analysis determined by mobile device, wireless network, and server device functionality. The cost-benefit analysis can be used to determine whether SPTCP or MPTCP or any combination of the two is used. The mobile device can generate the cost-benefit analysis based on known and unknown device and network metrics and send the cost-benefit analysis to the server device. The server device can then comply with the cost-benefit analysis and then send requested web site data via SPTCP and/or MPTCP in accordance with the cost-benefit analysis.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that includes a processing system with a processor, a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations including receiving a request that identifies a first list of tiles for streaming a panoramic video, determining a first total number of data packets required to transmit tiles in the first list of tiles, maintaining a second total number of empty data packets enqueued into a transport control protocol (TCP) buffer, maintaining a third total number of empty data packets dequeued from the TCP buffer, and enqueuing empty data packets into the TCP buffer whenever the first total number of data packets is greater than a difference between the second total number of empty data packets and the third total number of empty data packets. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method, and a related device and system. The method includes: receiving, by a reception point, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a time-frequency resource location of a first demodulation reference signal of first data; receiving, by the reception point, second indication information, where the second indication information is used to indicate a time-frequency resource location of a second demodulation reference signal; and determining, by the reception point, a time-frequency resource location of the first data based on the time-frequency resource location of the second demodulation reference signal, and demodulating the first data based on the first demodulation reference signal. Receiving performance of the reception point can be improved.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request for media content, the media content being divided into a plurality of chunks, obtaining information about the chunks and constraints, determining whether there is a remaining layer to be downloaded, in response to determining that there is a remaining layer to be downloaded, determining a list of chunks that can be downloaded at a current layer and a downloading schedule according to the list of chunks that can be downloaded at the current layer, in response to determining that there is no remaining layer to be downloaded, producing a composite schedule for downloading the media content, and downloading the media content according to the composite schedule. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments for capturing video content with a camera. The camera is communicatively coupled to the device. Further embodiments include obtaining a network condition of a communication network. Additional embodiments include determining a network criterion according to the network condition. Also, embodiments include calculating a threshold according to the network criterion. Further embodiments include adjusting the video content in response to determining network criterion resulting in adjusted video content. Additional embodiments include determining that a first portion of the adjusted video content satisfies the threshold. Also, embodiments include transmitting the adjusted video content to a video content server over the communication network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining a scheduling user and a system. The method includes: determining a first pre-scheduling user at a second moment from a user in the first cell at a first moment; determining a first transmit weight of the first cell at the second moment; receiving a second transmit weight at the second moment that is sent by a second base station to which a second cell belongs in a data transmission system; calculating a signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR of each user in the first cell at the second moment based on the first transmit weight and the second transmit weight; and selecting a target scheduling user at the second moment from the user in the first cell based on the SINR of each user at the second moment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a beam avoidance method and a base station, and relate to the communications field. The method comprises: determining, by a first base station, that first UE transmitting a service on a currently scheduled RB is benefited UE, where a cell in which the first UE is located is a first cell; determining, by the first base station, whether a user is satisfied with a service that is of second UE and that is transmitted on the currently scheduled RB, where a cell in which the second UE is located is a second cell, and the second cell is a cell adjacent to the first cell; and adjusting, by the first base station, a transmit weight of the second UE if the user is satisfied with the service that is of the second UE and that is transmitted on the currently scheduled RB.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include embodiments receiving a request for portions of video content identifying first packets associated with FoV tiles and second packets associated with OOS tiles for the video content in response to receiving the request. Further embodiments include selecting a first and second communication network to transmit the first and second packets, respectively and configuring a socket API for a MPTCP for a device that includes identifying that the first packets are associated with the FoV tiles, a high priority, and are to be transmitted over the first communication network, and the socket API includes identifying that the second packets are associated with the OOS tiles, a low priority, and are to be transmitted over the second communication network. Additional embodiments include transmitting the first and second packets over the first and second communication network, respectively, using MPTCP. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, a method and apparatus for web browsing on multihomed mobile devices having multiple communication interfaces are disclosed. In one example, the method establishes a primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of a resource from a server to a user endpoint device. The method then determines a threshold of resource size. When the size of the resource is determined to exceed the threshold, the method establishes a secondary multipath transmission control protocol connection that cooperates with the primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of the resource from the server to the user endpoint device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying FOV and OOS tiles of the video content. The FOV and OOS tiles are received from a video server. The FOV and OOS tiles are encoded using AVC and a first layer of SVC, respectively. Further embodiments include providing the FOV and OOS tiles for presentation on a display, detecting a change in a field of vision, and identifying other FOV tiles of the video content, which comprise a portion of the OOS tiles. Also, embodiments include requesting the portion of the OOS tiles and receiving the portion of the OOS tiles from the video server over the communication network, which are encoded using an enhancement layer of SVC and then provided, to the display, according the enhancement layer in conjunction with the providing of the OOS tiles according to the first layer. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An example first device disclosed herein is to obtain, from a library of the first device, a pre-master secret value and a master secret value associated with a session key for a communication session between the first device and a second device, the library instrumented to log the pre-master and master secret values during handshaking, the session key based on the pre-master secret value, the master secret value and data strings exchanged during the handshaking. The disclosed example first device is also to capture a packet level trace corresponding to the communication session, the packet level trace including the data strings and encrypted data. The disclosed example first device is further to determine the session key based on the pre-master secret value, the master secret value and the data strings without use of a proxy, and decrypt the encrypted data with the session key to obtain decrypted data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a signal sending method, a signal receiving method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: determining, by a base station based on receiver capabilities of user equipments, that first user equipment is to be paired with N second user equipments on a first resource block, where N is a positive integer; and multiplexing, by the base station, a signal of the first user equipment and signals of the N second user equipments onto the first resource block, and sending the signals. It can be learned from the foregoing that according to the embodiments of the present invention, not only channel quality of weak-receiver-capability user equipment is ensured, but also channel quality of strong-receiver-capability user equipment is maintained by using an excellent interference suppression capability of the strong-receiver-capability user equipment.

Abstract: A request for a chunk of data is received from an application executing on a remote device. The chunk of data is split into a plurality of packets including a first packet and a second packet. A first sub-flow is selected to transport the first packet to the remote device and a second sub-flow is selected to transport the second packet. The first sub-flow is decoupled from the second sub-flow. A first stop time is selected for the first sub-flow and a second stop time is selected for the second sub-flow. The first stop time determines when the first sub-flow will complete at the remote device and the second stop time determines when the second sub-flow will complete at the remote device. The first stop time and the second stop time are selected so that the first sub-flow and the second sub-flow will complete simultaneously at the remote device.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, maximizing a quality of experience when selecting encoding bitrates for downloading dynamically adaptive 360-degree video. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods of using transposons. In one aspect, methods are disclosed that are useful for identifying negatively selected genes in an insertional mutagenesis screen. In another aspect, compositions for reducing proliferation of a tumor cell expressing an oncogenic RAS include an activator of a WNT pathway. Pharmaceutical compositions for reducing proliferation of tumor cells in a subject in need thereof by administering an effective amount of an activator of a WNT pathway to the tumor cells of the subject are also disclosed.

Abstract: In one example, a method and apparatus for web browsing on multihomed mobile devices having multiple communication interfaces are disclosed. In one example, the method establishes a primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of a resource from a server to a user endpoint device. The method then determines a threshold of resource size. When the size of the resource is determined to exceed the threshold, the method establishes a secondary multipath transmission control protocol connection that cooperates with the primary multiple path transmission control protocol subflow for the transfer of the resource from the server to the user endpoint device.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method, to indicate resource configuration statuses of at least two groups of CRSs to a terminal device, so that the terminal device can correctly receive data, and improve data receiving performance. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, indication information sent by a network device, where the indication information is used to determine resources occupied by N groups of cell-specific reference signals CRSs, and N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; and determining, by the terminal device based on the indication information, the resources that are occupied by the N groups of CRSs, and receiving data based on the resources that are occupied by the N groups of CRSs.

Abstract: To facilitate increasing power and resource efficiency of a mobile device, in the mobile device, with regard to periodic or one-time data transfers, a communication management component can analyze information comprising data transfer parameter information, including jitter information, associated with each application of a subset of applications used by the device and can desirably schedule and/or bundle data transfers associated with the applications to reduce the number of separate data bursts to transfer that data to thereby reduce use of wireless resources and power consumption by the device. A push notification system can receive respective jitter information associated with each application from the mobile device, and the push notification system can desirably schedule and/or bundle push notifications to reduce the number of separate data bursts sent to the device to reduce use of wireless resources and power consumption by the device.

Abstract: A system for decrypts encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) data from packet traces without using private keys or a proxy. Decryption of encrypted SSL data is accomplished by intercepting a session key associated with a communication session transmitted from a user device to a server during handshaking between the user device and the server. The session key is then used to decrypt packet level traces of the communication session. The decrypted packet level traces are then used to measure traffic.