Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a degradation(s) of a wireless link(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, periodically determining a wireless channel quality of the wireless link(s) between a sender and a receiver, recording a history of the wireless channel quality, determining whether a plurality of diffractive pulses are present based on the history and determining the degradation(s) based on the presence of the plurality of diffractive pulses. The wireless channel can be in a beam-forming direction. The degradation(s) can be an impending degradation.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a particular base station to connect to by a mobile phone can include, for example, receiving a first synchronization signal from a first base station, where the first synchronization signal can include a first antenna gain correction and a first power allocation correction for the first base station, receiving a second synchronization signal from a second base station, where the second synchronization signal can include a second antenna gain correction and a second power allocation correction for the second base station, and determining whether the first base station or the second base station is the particular base station to connect to by comparing the first synchronization signal to the second synchronization signal.

Abstract: Due to massive available spectrum in the millimeter wave (mmWave) bands, cellular systems in these frequencies may provide orders of magnitude greater capacity than networks in conventional lower frequency bands. However, due to high susceptibility to blocking, mmWave links can be extremely intermittent in quality. This combination of high peak throughputs and intermittency can cause significant challenges in end-to-end transport-layer mechanisms such as TCP, such as the challenging problem of bufferbloat. Specifically, with current buffering and congestion control mechanisms, high throughput-high variable links can lead to excessive buffers incurring long latency. A dynamic receive window approach addresses the problem of bufferbloat.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a particular base station to connect to by a mobile phone can include, for example, receiving a first synchronization signal from a first base station, where the first synchronization signal can include a first antenna gain correction and a first power allocation correction for the first base station, receiving a second synchronization signal from a second base station, where the second synchronization signal can include a second antenna gain correction and a second power allocation correction for the second base station, and determining whether the first base station or the second base station is the particular base station to connect to by comparing the first synchronization signal to the second synchronization signal.

Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for determining a degradation(s) of a wireless link(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, periodically determining a wireless channel quality of the wireless link(s) between a sender and a receiver, recording a history of the wireless channel quality, determining whether a plurality of diffractive pulses are present based on the history and determining the degradation(s) based on the presence of the plurality of diffractive pulses. The wireless channel can be in a beam-forming direction. The degradation(s) can be an impending degradation.

Abstract: Exemplary communication apparatus comprising a MAC-layer processor configured to receive data for a downlink transmission to a first device; transmit a grant comprising resource allocations for the device to receive the data and to transmit a reception status for the data; and transmit the first grant and at least part of the data in a symbol. The grant can also be frequency-multiplexed with another grant to another device in the symbol, which can also be spatially multiplexed in streams directed to the respective devices. Other embodiments include determining a resource allocation for a device that encompasses resources previously allocated to at least one other device but comprises an indicator that such resource is unavailable to the device. Exemplary methods and computer-readable media can also be provided embodying one or more procedures the apparatus is configured to perform.

Abstract: Due to massive available spectrum in the millimeter wave (mmWave) bands, cellular systems in these frequencies may provide orders of magnitude greater capacity than networks in conventional lower frequency bands. However, due to high susceptibility to blocking, mmWave links can be extremely intermittent in quality. This combination of high peak throughputs and intermittency can cause significant challenges in end-to-end transport-layer mechanisms such as TCP, such as the challenging problem of bufferbloat. Specifically, with current buffering and congestion control mechanisms, high throughput-high variable links can lead to excessive buffers incurring long latency. A dynamic receive window approach addresses the problem of bufferbloat.

Abstract: Exemplary communication apparatus comprising a MAC-layer processor configured to receive data for a downlink transmission to a first device; transmit a grant comprising resource allocations for the device to receive the data and to transmit a reception status for the data; and transmit the first grant and at least part of the data in a symbol. The grant can also be frequency-multiplexed with another grant to another device in the symbol, which can also be spatially multiplexed in streams directed to the respective devices. Other embodiments include determining a resource allocation for a device that encompasses resources previously allocated to at least one other device but comprises an indicator that such resource is unavailable to the device. Exemplary methods and computer-readable media can also be provided embodying one or more procedures the apparatus is configured to perform.

Abstract: A method for controlling the admission of a flow to a network, particularly a WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, wherein an estimation of maximum capacity required within a link of the network and/or within the network will be performed for examining, whether the flow requesting to enter the network with at least one QoS (Quality of Service) reservation of resources can be admitted, by finding first sets of intersections between all pairs of QoS reservations, i.e. the QoS reservations already accepted within the link and/or within the network and the at least one QoS reservation requested by the flow. The method is characterized by structuring the found sets of intersections by building a matrix of intersections of QoS reservations and—based on the matrix—deriving the rest of the sets of intersections between the intersections found, based on information obtained regarding the QoS reservations involved in each intersection.

Abstract: A method for controlling the admission of a flow to a network, particularly a WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, wherein an estimation of maximum capacity required within a link of the network and/or within the network will be performed for examining, whether the flow requesting to enter the network with at least one QoS (Quality of Service) reservation of resources can be admitted, by finding first sets of intersections between all pairs of QoS reservations, i.e. the QoS reservations already accepted within the link and/or within the network and the at least one QoS reservation requested by the flow. The method is characterized by structuring the found sets of intersections by building a matrix of intersections of QoS reservations and—based on the matrix—deriving the rest of the sets of intersections between the intersections found, based on information obtained regarding the QoS reservations involved in each intersection.