Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method performed by a relay station, the method including receiving at a relay station a data packet transmitted from a base station to a subscriber station; receiving a non-acknowledgement (NACK) message transmitted from the subscriber station to the base station in response to the data packet; receiving resource allocation information transmitted from the base station to the subscriber station; and transmitting, in response to the received NACK message at the transmission time, the data packet to the subscriber station in a resource allocation allocated for a retransmission of the data packet from the base station to the subscriber station, wherein the resource allocation is determined from the resource allocation information.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an application function module interacts with an application on a remote device that utilizes dynamic policy and charging control to receive an adaptive multimedia stream. A policy and charging rules function (PCRF) module implements policy and charging control decisions, and a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) module enforces policy decisions received from the PCRF. The remote device provides session information including a media presentation description to the application function module to provide the multimedia stream to the remote device at a specified quality of service.

Abstract: Technology for adapting a video stream using a quality of experience (QoE) report is disclosed. One method can include a QoE-aware system in a node of a radio access network (RAN) receiving a QoE report with at least one QoE metric from a wireless device. The QoE-aware system can extract the at least one QoE metric in a function layer from a QoE reporting layer. The function layer can be a layer other than the QoE reporting layer. The QoE-aware system can modify a layer function in the function layer to improve the QoE metric.

Abstract: An apparatus may include one or more radio-frequency (RF) transceivers arranged to receive multimedia content during a session over a first link from a wireless wide-area network (WWAN) and to forward information over a second link to a display device. The apparatus may further include a processor circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more RF transceivers and a video adaptation module operative on the processor circuit to gather device capability information from the display device, and to modify device capability exchange signaling to the WWAN based upon the gathered device capability information, the device capability exchange signaling to define exchange of multimedia content between the apparatus and the WWAN. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for signaling stereoscopic three-dimensional video content capabilities of a device in a communications network. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for monitoring and reporting quality of experience (QoE) metrics that are associated with an access method. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Precoding parameters used for precoding of a source are selected to minimize distortion that would otherwise be induced in the source during encoding and transmission of the source over a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) channel.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a method of media repair in an IMS based network, the method includes communicating with an IMS network using SIP to setup a download session with a BMSC over a MBMS bearer; responsive to determining that one or more received encoding symbols of media downloaded using the established MBMS bearer cannot be decoded: requesting a file repair procedure from the IMS network component using a SIP re-invite request, the SIP re-invite request including an address of an HTTP repair server indicated by the IMS network component during the MBMS bearer setup; responsive to receiving a SIP acknowledgement indicating that the request was successful, requesting an HTTP connection with the HTTP server to re-download the one or more encoding symbols of the media that could not be decoded; and receiving the one or more encoding symbols from the HTTP server.

Abstract: Embodiments provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for multicast broadcast multimedia service (MBMS)-assisted content distribution in a wireless communication network. A proxy terminal may include an MBMS access client configured to receive and cache an MBMS transmission including media data and metadata. The proxy terminal may further include a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server module configured to transmit at least a portion of the media data to a user equipment (UE) of the wireless communication network via an HTTP transmission. The media data and metadata may be in a dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) format. The proxy terminal may be included in an evolved Node B (eNB), the UE, or another UE of the wireless communication network.

Abstract: A base station may transmit at varied power levels. Subscriber stations receiving the power levels can transmit noise information back to the base station. As a result, co-channel interference can be determined from the varied power transmissions, either in the base station or in the subscriber station. In addition, in some embodiments, the transmissions may include different phases so that the phase of the co-channel interference may be determined as well.

Abstract: Techniques for improved multicast content delivery are described. In some embodiments, for example, an apparatus includes a processor circuit, a communication component operative by the processor circuit to receive a data transmission containing a description segment and a correspondence segment, a correspondence processing component operative by the processor circuit to determine a plurality of multicast content streams representing different versions of a media content based on the correspondence segment, and a selection component operative by the processor circuit to select and receive one or more of the plurality of multicast content streams based on characteristics identified in the description segment. In various such embodiments, the apparatus includes an adaptation component operative by the processor circuit to adaptively switch across the plurality of multicast content streams for reception and processing based on characteristics identified in the description segment.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for packet streaming service capability exchange for enhanced peripheral device support are described herein. A profile difference may be received from user equipment. The profile difference may include a device attribute. A current profile may be modified with the device attribute to create a modified profile. A determination may be made as to whether a content session parameter will change based on the modified profile.

Abstract: Embodiments of a wireless device and method for channel access are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the wireless device is configured to measure channel quality and set a backoff delay for channel access based on the channel quality. Shorter backoff delays are set for better channel quality and longer backoff delays are set for poorer channel quality.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for multi-radio coordination of heterogeneous wireless networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods, protocols and systems for communicating in a multi-hop wireless mesh network may include explicitly providing information relating to backhaul wireless link qualities in multi-hop wireless mesh network to next generation subscriber stations in a first mode. In a second mode, embodiments are configured to implicitly provide indicia of multi-hop wireless link qualities to legacy subscriber stations by adjusting a transmit power of frames sent to the legacy subscriber stations. Other embodiments and variations are described in the detailed description.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and methods for resource management and interference mitigation techniques for relay-based networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A mesh network implements swarm intelligence for cooperative communication between nodes in the mesh network. In particular determination is made at a node in the mesh network, and cooperation occurs with other nodes in forwarding messages and packets in the mesh network in an independent and distributed manner without real time handshake.

Abstract: Embodiments of a base station and methods for allocating uplink bandwidth using SDMA are generally described herein. In some embodiments, uplink bandwidth request messages are received on a bandwidth request contention channel from one or more subscriber stations. The uplink bandwidth request messages are generated by the subscriber stations by modulating pilot subcarriers of a randomly selected disjoint pilot pattern with a randomly selected orthogonal sequence. The base station allocates uplink bandwidth to the subscriber stations when the uplink bandwidth request messages are successfully detected and decoded. The base station uses an SDMA technique to determine channel responses based on the orthogonal sequences to detect and decode the uplink bandwidth request messages.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and methods for resource management and interference mitigation techniques for relay-based networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of a base station and methods for allocating uplink bandwidth using SDMA are generally described herein. In some embodiments, uplink bandwidth request messages are received on a bandwidth request contention channel from one or more subscriber stations. The uplink bandwidth request messages are generated by the subscriber stations by modulating pilot subcarriers of a randomly selected disjoint pilot pattern with a randomly selected orthogonal sequence. The base station allocates uplink bandwidth to the subscriber stations when the uplink bandwidth request messages are successfully detected and decoded. The base station uses an SDMA technique to determine channel responses based on the orthogonal sequences to detect and decode the uplink bandwidth request messages.