Abstract: Apparatuses and methods associated with configurable crypto hardware engine are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for signing or verifying a message may comprise: a hardware hashing computation block to perform hashing computations; a hardware hash chain computation block to perform successive hash chain computations; a hardware private key generator to generate private keys; and a hardware public key generator to generate public keys, including signature generations and signature verifications. The hardware hashing computation block, the hardware hash chain computation block, the hardware private key generator, and the hardware public key generator may be coupled to each other and selectively cooperate with each other to perform private key generation, public key generation, signature generation or signature verification at different points in time. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for sending and broadcasting resource information, the method comprising: determining a resource used by a second-type node and a resource used by a first-type node, and determining the first-type node receiving a resource coordination message, wherein the first-type node is a node located within a base station signal coverage range, and the second-type node is a node located outside of the base station signal coverage range; and sending the resource coordination message to the determined first-type node, and instructing the first-type node to broadcast the contents of the resource coordination message, wherein the resource coordination message carries resource information about the first-type node and the second-type node. By means of the present application, resource continuity in the process of a node moving on a network coverage edge is guaranteed, resource collision is reduced, and the utilization rate of system resources is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are an interference reporting and resource adjustment method and apparatus, the method comprising: a node reporting, when determining that there is interference, interference indication information to a base station, wherein the interference indication information comprises: an interfered resource, and a signal to interference and noise ratio; after receiving the interference indication information, the base station determining, when it is determined that there is interference according to the signal to interference and noise ratio, the other nodes using the interfered resource; and adjusting a resource used by the other nodes, so as to avoid interference. By means of the present invention, resource collision can be reduced, so that the resource adjustment efficiency of a communication system is improved, and the requirements for applications with characteristics of low time delay and high reliability can be met.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to receive in a data path of user traffic, a packet associated with an end user; identify, by an operating system space, an identifier of the end user that is included in the packet; determine whether a type of traffic control service to be applied to the packet can be determined; pass, by the operating system space to an application space, the packet when the type of traffic control service cannot determined; determine, by the application space, the type of traffic of traffic control service; add, by the application space, a marker to the packet that indicates an identifier of the type of traffic control service; provide, by the operating system space the type of traffic control service that includes an in-line quota enforcement service and a charging record service.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate and a display panel are provided. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a row of the pixel units and a column of the pixel units. The row of the pixel units includes at least two pixel units, and the column of the pixel units includes at least two pixel units. The pixel unit includes a trunk electrode, a connection electrode, and a strip electrode. The connection electrode is connected with the at least two strip electrodes. The connection electrode is used for increasing transmission of the pixel unit. The transmission of the pixel unit can be increased.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to receive in a data path of user traffic, a packet associated with an end user; identify, by an operating system space, an identifier of the end user that is included in the packet; determine whether a type of traffic control service to be applied to the packet can be determined; pass, by the operating system space to an application space, the packet when the type of traffic control service cannot determined; determine, by the application space, the type of traffic of traffic control service; add, by the application space, a marker to the packet that indicates an identifier of the type of traffic control service; provide, by the operating system space the type of traffic control service that includes an in-line quota enforcement service and a charging record service.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of interworking between networks and a device. A network device sends an indication message to UE, where the indication message is used to indicate whether the UE is allowed to perform RAN rule-based LTE-WLAN interworking in an idle mode, so that the UE can determine, according to an indication of a network side, whether to perform the RAN rule-based LTE-WLAN interworking in an idle mode, and the network side can accurately control LTE-WLAN interworking for the UE in an idle mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communications. Disclosed are a time slot state update method and device, which are used to improve the time flexibility during update of the time slot state. In the present invention, a communications node determines an update period of a time slot state table, the update period comprising x continuous time slots and x being an integer not less than 1 and not greater than the total of the time slots comprised in one frame; and the communications node updating the time slot state table after the update period ends. It can be seen that, the solution can improve the time flexibility during update of the time slot state.

Abstract: In general, in one aspect, the disclosures describes a method that includes receiving multiple ingress Internet Protocol packets, each of the multiple ingress Internet Protocol packets having an Internet Protocol header and a Transmission Control Protocol segment having a Transmission Control Protocol header and a Transmission Control Protocol payload, where the multiple packets belonging to a same Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol flow. The method also includes preparing an Internet Protocol packet having a single Internet Protocol header and a single Transmission Control Protocol segment having a single Transmission Control Protocol header and a single payload formed by a combination of the Transmission Control Protocol segment payloads of the multiple Internet Protocol packets. The method further includes generating a signal that causes receive processing of the Internet Protocol packet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel membrane module for separating a fluid feed stream into a permeate stream and a retentate stream. The membrane module according to the invention is characterized in that all components are housed in a 20?, 40?, 45? HC, 45? PW or 53? HC container, whereby the membrane module can be transported and handled in a very simple and cost-effective manner despite its comparatively large volume and its high weight. The membrane module is furthermore characterized by its large membrane surface area compared with usually used membrane modules, whereby the number of individual membrane modules required in practical use can be reduced many times over. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for separating a fluid feed stream into a permeate stream and a retentate stream using the membrane module according to the invention.

Abstract: An attestation protocol between a prover device (P), a verifier device (V), and a trusted third-party device (TTP). P and TTP have a first trust relationship represented by a first cryptographic representation based on a one-or-few-times, hash-based, signature key. V sends an attestation request to P, with the attestation request including a second cryptographic representation of a second trust relationship between V and TTP. In response to the attestation request, P sends a validation request to TTP, with the validation request being based on a cryptographic association of the first trust relationship and the second trust relationship. TTP provides a validation response including a cryptographic representation of verification of validity of the first trust relationship and the second trust relationship. P sends an attestation response to V based on the validation response.

Abstract: A cryptography accelerator system includes a direct memory access (DMA) controller circuit to read and write data directly to and from memory circuits and an on-the-fly hashing circuit to hash data read from a first memory circuit on-the-fly before writing the read data to a second memory circuit. The hashing circuit performs at least one of integrity protection and firmware/software (FW/SW) verification of the data prior to writing the data to the second memory circuit. The on-the-fly hashing circuit includes a bit repositioning circuit to designate an order of bits of a binary word in a register from a most significant bit (MSB) to a least significant bit (LSB) for performing computations without rotating bits in the register, and an on-the-fly round constant generator circuit to generate a round constant from a counter.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for improving optical alignment of panels manufactured on a same mother substrate. The technical defect in the prior art which affects product quality can be eliminated. The apparatus for improving optical alignment of panels manufactured on a same mother substrate includes a mother substrate (1), N columns of chips in a first group (2), N columns of chips in a second group (3), and a photomask (4). The N columns of chips in the first group (2) and the N columns of chips in the second group (3) are arranged in an alternate manner and are arranged on the mother substrate (1). An area of the chips in the second group (3) is larger than an area of the chips in the first group (2). The photomask (4) covers the N columns of chips in the first group (2) and the N columns of chips in the second group (3) so that ultraviolet irradiates the N columns of chips in the first group (2) and the N columns of chips in the second group (3) after passing through the photomask (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the well drilling field in petroleum industry, in particular to a drilling fluid additive composition that contains a lubricant, an emulsifier, and a rheological modifier, wherein, the lubricant contains: graphite oxide and a biquaternary ammonium salt compound in which the cation part is represented by formula (1); the emulsifier is one or more of compounds represented by formula (I); the rheological modifier is a dimer acid-organic amine copolymer comprising structural units from dimer acid, structural units from alkylamine and structural units from arylamine. The present invention further provides an oil-based drilling fluid containing the composition and a use thereof.

Abstract: A resonator device 10 is disclosed. The resonator device may be used in a transducer or a sensor such as a pressure, force or acceleration sensor. The resonator device comprises a resonator 20 provided on a diaphragm 30. A cap 40 is provided which may be fusion bonded to the diaphragm 30 to enclose the resonator 20 and form a hermetically sealed package 10. The resonator device is excited by applying electromagnetic stimulation, such as infra-red or optical stimulation, which may be from a laser via a fiber 50. The resonator device may be interrogated by applying an electromagnetic signal into the optical cavity formed between the resonator 20 and the inside surface of the cap 40 to derive a frequency change of the resonator. As the resonator device incorporates a hermetically sealed package and is stimulated by electromagnetic radiation, it is robust and able to operate in harsh environments.

Abstract: In image reconstruction using a variable-density spiral trajectory, a method includes acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data, which includes determining a multi-level undersampling pattern based on sampling distance and probability functions, and determining a desired variable-density spiral trajectory based on the undersampling pattern. Acquiring the MR data also includes generating spiral gradient waveforms based on the desired trajectory, and tracing a variable-density spiral trajectory using the spiral gradient waveforms. After tracing, the MR data can be sub-sampled based on the variable-density spiral trajectory. One or more images can be reconstructed based on the acquired MR data.

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to provide a user interface that allows a user to configure a traffic control service, the traffic control service including at least one of a content-based service, an application-based service, a time-based service, a location-based service, or a quality-of-service-based service; receive, via the user interface, selections of parameters that govern the traffic control service, and a unique identifier of an end user to which the traffic control service pertains; configure the traffic control service in a line card of a network device included in the data path, wherein the configuration includes the rules data and the unique identifier in the line card, and the traffic control service that includes an in-line quota enforcement service and a charging record service.

Abstract: Technologies for counter with CBC-MAC (CCM) mode encryption include a computing device that performs a CBC-MAC authentication operation on a message with an encryption key, using a 64-bit block cipher to generate a message authentication code. The computing device generates a first 64-bit authentication block including an 8-bit flag field and a length field of between 11 and 32 bits. The flag field indicates the length of the length field. Performing the CBC-MAC authentication operation includes formatting the message into one or more 64-bit authentication blocks. The computing device performs a counter mode encryption operation on the message with the encryption key using the 64-bit block cipher to generate a cipher text. Performing the counter mode encryption includes generating multiple 64-bit keystream blocks. The computing device generates an authentication tag based on the message authentication code and a first keystream block of keystream blocks. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A computer receives a first audio signal that is acquired by a first user device used by a first user in a conference and a second audio signal that is acquired by a second user device used by a second user in the conference. The computer processes the first audio signal based on the second audio signal to improve quality of the first audio signal, and sends the processed first audio signal to the conference.

Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a lightweight cryptographic engine (LCE), the LCE is optimized and has an associated throughput greater than or equal to a target throughput.