Abstract: An originating user equipment may generate a request to utilize a service that links over-the-top content with a voice call, and may provide the request to an entitlement server of a core network associated with the originating user equipment. The originating user equipment may receive, from the entitlement server, information verifying entitlement of the originating user equipment for the service. The information may include a tag identifying the service. The originating user equipment may provide an invite message, with the tag, to a terminating user equipment and may establish the voice call with the terminating user equipment based on providing the invite message and via an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network and the core network. The originating user equipment may establish, concurrently with the voice call, a connection for the over-the-top content with the terminating user equipment via a data network and the core network.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive file location information identifying a file to be transferred to a user device associated with the first network provider, wherein the file location information identifies a domain name associated with a second network provider. The device may provide, based on the file location information, a request to obtain one or more records associated with the domain name. The device may receive the one or more records based on the request. The device may selectively obtain, based on the one or more records, the file from a first content device associated with the second network provider or from a second content device associated with a third-party provider. The device may provide the file to the user device.

Abstract: To effectively and efficiently provide control information, a broadcast pointer channel (BPCH) may be used to identify the type and perhaps relative location of control information that is being provided in a given frame structure, such as a sub-frame, frame, or superframe. A sub-frame (or like framing entity, such a frame or superframe) may have a BPCH and a corresponding system control information segment in which control information may reside. The system control information segment may have any number of control information blocks, wherein each control information block that is present may correspond to a particular type of control information. The BPCH is used to identify the type of control information that is present in a corresponding system control information segment, and if needed or desired, the relative locations of the various control information.

Abstract: A method (10) for detecting a thermal anomaly in a composite structure (12) is provided. The method (10) includes radiatively heating (14) the composite structure (12) for a period of between about 15 seconds (s) and about 25 s, cooling (24) the heated composite structure (12), monitoring (26) temperature changes of the composite structure (12) as the composite structure (12) cools, and generating (30) a thermal image of the composite structure (12) based on the temperature changes.

Abstract: A device may receive, from a user equipment, a token request associated with an application, wherein the token request is associated with a device identifier. The device may generate a device token for the application and the user equipment. The device may provide, using the device identifier, the device token to the user equipment to enable a user to access the application via an application platform. The device may receive, from the application platform, a slice request for a network slice of a network that is to be used for an application session. The device may determine that the user equipment is associated with the application session based on the device token and the device identifier. The device may configure a network slice instance of the network slice. The device may determine a user equipment route selection policy for the application session according to the network slice instance.

Abstract: A network device determines radio frequency (RF) conditions at a first endpoint and a second endpoint of a call or session. The network device determines optimum first codec parameters for the determined RF conditions at the first endpoint of the call or session, and determines optimum second codec parameters for the determined RF conditions at the second endpoint of the call or session. The network device sends the first codec parameters to the first endpoint for altering operation of a first codec at a first device at the first endpoint. The network device sends the second codec parameters to the second endpoint for altering operation of a second codec at a second device at the second endpoint.

Abstract: An atomization assembly comprises an e-liquid reservoir, a porous body, and a healing element. The e-liquid reservoir comprises an e-liquid storage cavity (b) for storing e-liquid. Used for adsorbing e-liquid in the e-liquid storage cavity, the porous body comprises an e-liquid contract surface, an e-liquid atomization surface and an air inlet surface and it adsorbs the e-liquid in the e-liquid storage cavity by means of the e-liquid contact surface; the air inlet surface is for allowing gas to flow into the porous body and flow into the e-liquid storage cavity by means of the porous body; the distance between the air inlet surface and the e-liquid contact surface is smaller than the distance between the e-liquid atomization surface and the e-liquid contact surface, and at least part of the heating element is in contact with the e-liquid atomization surface so as to atomize the e-liquid on the e-liquid atomization surface.

Abstract: Methods described herein are for wireless communication systems. One aspect of the invention is directed to a method for a HARQ process, in which the HARQ process includes a first transmission of an encoder packet and at least one retransmission. The method involves allocating a transmission resource for each respective transmission. The method involves transmitting control information from a base station to a mobile station for each respective transmission. The control information includes information to uniquely identify the HARQ process and an identification of one of a time resource, a frequency resource and a time and frequency resource that is allocated for the transmission. In some embodiments of the invention, specific control information is signalled from a base station to a mobile station to enable RAS-HARQ operation. In some embodiments of the invention, retransmission signaling in included as part of regular unicast signaling used for both first transmission and retransmissions.

Abstract: Provided is a metal oxide production apparatus that implements a flux evaporation method. The production apparatus includes a firing furnace configured to subject a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux, a cooling pipe connected to the firing furnace and configured to convert vaporized flux resulting from the firing into powder, and a recovery means configured to recover powdered flux converted in the cooling pipe. Furthermore, provided is a metal oxide production method comprising a step (1) of subjecting a metal compound to firing in the presence of flux and obtaining a metal oxide and vaporized flux, a step (2) of converting the vaporized flux into powder by cooling the vaporized flux, and a step (3) of recovering powdered flux resulting from the converting.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to nucleic acids that contain modifications at the 5?-end, 3?-end or 5?-end and 3?-ends, and compounds that can be used to make the modified nucleic acids are disclosed. The modified nucleic acids have improved expression, lower immunogenicity and improved stability compared to unmodified nucleic acids.

Abstract: An improved cellular network communications scheme enables synchronization of end-to-end session parameters between a radio access network and user equipment. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving, at an access point, a first notification from user equipment (UE), the first notification including data representing a capability of the UE; receiving, at the access point, a second notification from the UE, the second notification including data representing a negotiated session parameter; detecting, by the access point, a change in quality of a network link associated with the UE; and disabling, by the access point, a transmission of a recommendation to the UE based on the negotiated session parameter.

Abstract: A transistor cell height may be scaled down without producing undesirable degradation with the use of an isolation structure between adjacent fins of a transistor cell. The transistor cell includes a substrate, a first fin and a second fin located on the substrate, and an isolation structure located on the substrate between the first fin and the second fin.

Abstract: An automated parking interaction method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a parking instruction and presenting a parking interaction interface on a display screen in response to the parking instruction; detecting a touch operation performed on the parking interaction interface, so that a vehicle icon moves in the parking interaction interface; obtaining a position of the vehicle icon after the vehicle icon moves in the parking interaction interface; attaching the vehicle icon to a target virtual parking space based on the position of the moved vehicle icon, so that the vehicle icon matches the target virtual parking space; and generating a parking response instruction, so that an automated parking system controls a to-be-parked vehicle to drive into an actually available parking space indicated by the target virtual parking space.

Abstract: A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure and a pilot signal having minimal signal overhead for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection.

Abstract: A cigarette heating assembly, includes a longitudinal heat conductive tube, a substrate layer and a resistance heating trace formed on the substrate layer. The resistance heating trace is located between the substrate layer and the heat conductive tube, and extends along a longitudinal direction of the heat conductive tube. A thermal conductivity of material of the heat conductive tube is larger than a thermal conductivity of material of the substrate layer. On the one hand, properties including electric resistance stability of the resistance heating trace and excellent heat conductivity of the cigarette heating assembly can be maintained. On the other hand, protection on two surfaces of the resistance heating trace is formed so that abrasion of the resistance heating trace caused by physical friction due to use in high temperatures can be avoided.

Abstract: To effectively and efficiently provide control information, a broadcast pointer channel (BPCH) may be used to identify the type and perhaps relative location of control information that is being provided in a given frame structure, such as a sub-frame, frame, or superframe. A sub-frame (or like framing entity, such a frame or superframe) may have a BPCH and a corresponding system control information segment in which control information may reside. The system control information segment may have any number of control information blocks, wherein each control information block that is present may correspond to a particular type of control information. The BPCH is used to identify the type of control information that is present in a corresponding system control information segment, and if needed or desired, the relative locations of the various control information.

Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic cigarette are provided. The atomizer comprises an outer housing, and an e-liquid storage chamber and an atomization assembly are disposed in the outer housing. The atomization assembly comprises a porous element and a heating element. The porous element comprises an e-liquid absorbing surface. A bubble guiding element opposite to the e-liquid absorbing surface is further provided in the outer housing, and comprises a bubble guiding surface opposite to the e-liquid absorbing surface. At least a portion of the bubble guiding surface is obliquely configured in a direction facing away from the e-liquid absorbing surface, such that bubbles emerging from the e-liquid absorbing surface of the porous element are guided toward the direction facing away from the e-liquid absorbing surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides alumina particles having a fixed card-house structure formed of three or more flat plate-like alumina particles and having an average particle diameter of 3 to 1000 ?m. Also, there is provided alumina particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 1000 ?m and having a fixed card-house structure in which the three or more flat plate-like alumina are aggregated to be crossed each other at two or more plurality of positions, and the plane directions of the flat plates crossed each other are in a state of disordered arrangement.

Abstract: An originating user equipment may generate a request to utilize a service that links over-the-top content with a voice call, and may provide the request to an entitlement server of a core network associated with the originating user equipment. The originating user equipment may receive, from the entitlement server, information verifying entitlement of the originating user equipment for the service. The information may include a tag identifying the service. The originating user equipment may provide an invite message, with the tag, to a terminating user equipment and may establish the voice call with the terminating user equipment based on providing the invite message and via an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network and the core network. The originating user equipment may establish, concurrently with the voice call, a connection for the over-the-top content with the terminating user equipment via a data network and the core network.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for cloud service management, and a readable storage medium are disclosed. The method includes steps of: by a service management module in response to receipt of a work order of an application request, splitting the work order, creating a department and a virtual data center (VDC), creating a user, and binding the user to the department and the VDC, where the work order comprises a resource creation request and a resource parameter; by a resource management module, sending the resource parameter to an underlying resource pool through an interface; by the resource management module, sending a first notification to a software defined network (SDN) controller, where the first notification is a notification requesting to send a flow table; and by the SDN controller, sending the flow table to gateway device according to the first notification.