Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate handling of secure data. More specifically, certain packet-based communication systems may benefit from a mechanism to support coordinated packet delivery of one or more encrypted sessions. A method can include identifying metadata for an application flow, wherein the application flow is encrypted. The method can also include publishing the metadata in a core network, wherein the metadata is unencrypted when published.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention there is provided an apparatus including at least one processor configured to detect a failure with a first cellular network base station; and establish an out of band communication channel with the first cellular network base station via a second cellular network base station being adjacent to the first cellular network base station to enable remote maintenance of the first cellular network base via the established out of band communication channel.

Abstract: Information is determined affecting data presentation of part of a data stream to a user application on a UE, and may be EC information and/or QoE information caused at least by the data presentation. The information is sent from the UE toward a content server from which the data stream is received by the UE. At radio network element(s), radio timer information corresponding to data transmission of part of the data stream from a base station to a UE is determined and sent (e.g., possibly with the energy consumption information and/or QoE information) to other radio network elements and/or to the content server. The content server can adjust streaming strategy of the data stream based on the information received, and the radio network element(s) can perform power aware scheduling and/or radio timer adjustments based on received EC information and/or the QoE information.

Abstract: Determination of the position of devices may be useful in various communication systems. For example, wireless communication systems that support emergency services may benefit from being able to make a vertical position determination of user equipment and/or network elements within a building or in other indoor environments, such as caves. A method can be implemented by a processor of a base station. The method can include receiving from at least one user equipment, at least one report based on at least a signal strength of a wireless connection between the at least one user equipment and the base station. The method can also include determining a vertical position of the base station, from the at least one report.

Abstract: Various systems and devices may benefit from cooperative resources management. For example, third and fourth generation wireless networks may benefit from a mechanism and apparatus to perform cooperative resource management, for example, for video downloads. Various methods are possible. For example, a method can include regulating fill and drain phases for a downloading session, to meet just in time delivery. The regulating can be performed by a user equipment based on parameters provided by a network. Another method can include providing parameters to a user equipment and instructing the user equipment with respect to regulating fill and drain phases for a downloading session, to meet just in time delivery, based on the parameters. A further method can include performing a mutual handshake between an application and a radio network regarding just in time delivery of a download.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate handling of secure data. More specifically, certain packet-based communication systems may benefit from a mechanism to support coordinated packet delivery of one or more encrypted sessions. A method can include identifying metadata for an application flow, wherein the application flow is encrypted. The method can also include publishing the metadata in a core network, wherein the metadata is unencrypted when published.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from network assisted automatic clustering. For example, wireless communication systems may benefit from such clustering that enables victim to victim communication after the network becomes unavailable, for example due to a disaster. A method can include forming, by an element of a network, a cluster group for a plurality of user equipment in a location. The method can also include communicating, by the element, information comprising a cluster group identifier to a user equipment of the plurality of the user equipment. The cluster group can be configured to operate only when the network fails to operate.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention generally relate to mobile communications. For example, some embodiments relate to mechanism(s) to support operator assisted parental control of encrypted traffic in wireless networks. A method may include receiving parental control policy information of a subscriber from a network entity in a core network, and initiating parental control policy enforcement according to the parental control policy information. The parental control policy enforcement is initiated in at least one of a mobile network entity or an application service provider.

Abstract: Information is determined affecting data presentation of part of a data stream to a user application on a UE, and may be EC information and/or QoE information caused at least by the data presentation. The information is sent from the UE toward a content server from which the data stream is received by the UE. At radio network element(s), radio timer information corresponding to data transmission of part of the data stream from a base station to a UE is determined and sent (e.g., possibly with the energy consumption information and/or QoE information) to other radio network elements and/or to the content server. The content server can adjust streaming strategy of the data stream based on the information received, and the radio network element(s) can perform power aware scheduling and/or radio timer adjustments based on received EC information and/or the QoE information.

Abstract: Communication systems may benefit from a naming, traffic re-routing scheme based on application-layer traffic optimization services. A method may include sending a registration request to a first network element from at least two UE and receiving a registration response from the first network element to the at least two UE. The method may include sending an application registration to a second network element from the at least two UE and receiving an application list notification from the second network element to the at least two UE. The method may include exchanging an application-level message between the at least two UE. The method may include sending a request to anchor the at least two UE traffic to a third network element and receiving a unique identifier generated from the first network element to the at least two UE. The method may include exchanging application signaling and data between the at least two UE.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for automatically switching to D2D communication in a disaster situation is provided. One method includes receiving, by a user equipment, a list of base station sites comprising locations and geographical signal coverage of the base station sites and a list of Wi-Fi access points comprising locations and geographical signal coverage of the Wi-Fi access points. The method may also include creating at least one local database storing information received in the list of base station sites and the list of Wi-Fi access points.

Abstract: Determination of the position of devices may be useful in various communication systems. For example, wireless communication systems that support emergency services may benefit from being able to make a vertical position determination of user equipment and/or network elements within a building or in other indoor environments, such as caves. A method can be implemented by a processor of a base station. The method can include receiving from at least one user equipment, at least one report based on at least a signal strength of a wireless connection between the at least one user equipment and the base station. The method can also include determining a vertical position of the base station, from the at least one report.

Abstract: The invention allows network assisted alternate coverage in a cellular communications network during at least partial cell outage event or a maintenance event. In response to an indication of an at least partial cell outage event or a maintenance event, a mobile communications device is switched from a cellular communications mode to a device-to-device, D2D, communications mode based on D2D configuration information received from a cellular network base station. Communications are performed as needed in the D2D communications mode by the mobile communications device. In response to receiving a message to switch back to the cellular communications mode, the mobile communications device is switched back to the cellular communications mode.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention there is provided an apparatus including at least one processor configured to detect a failure with a first cellular network base station; and establish an out of band communication channel with the first cellular network base station via a second cellular network base station being adjacent to the first cellular network base station to enable remote maintenance of the first cellular network base via the established out of band communication channel.

Abstract: A method includes, at an applications server, analyzing application flows with respect to at least one device connected to a network; at the application server, generating an adaptive timer value based on application flows of the at least one device; sending the adaptive timer value to at least one server; sending, from the at least one server, the adaptive timer value to the at least one device; and adopting, at the at least one device, the adaptive timer value.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from network assisted automatic clustering. For example, wireless communication systems may benefit from such clustering that enables victim to victim communication after the network becomes unavailable, for example due to a disaster. A method can include forming, by an element of a network, a cluster group for a plurality of user equipment in a location. The method can also include communicating, by the element, information comprising a cluster group identifier to a user equipment of the plurality of the user equipment. The cluster group can be configured to operate only when the network fails to operate.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from ways of communicating in the absence of a centralized authority. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from victim to victim communication using over-the-top (OTT) identities in a disaster device-to- device (D2D) scenario. A method can include authenticating with an authentication server of an over-the-top service. The method can also include storing an identity certificate upon receiving the identity certificate from an identity server of the over-the-top service. The identity certificate can be configured to provide credentials of the over-the-top service when a centralized authentication authority of the over-the-top service is unavailable.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for automatically switching to D2D communication in a disaster situation is provided. One method includes receiving, by a user equipment, a list of base station sites comprising locations and geographical signal coverage of the base station sites and a list of Wi-Fi access points comprising locations and geographical signal coverage of the Wi-Fi access points. The method may also include creating at least one local database storing information received in the list of base station sites and the list of Wi-Fi access points.

Abstract: Communication systems may benefit from a naming, traffic re-routing scheme based on application-layer traffic optimization services. A method may include sending a registration request to a first network element from at least two UE and receiving a registration response from the first network element to the at least two UE. The method may include sending an application registration to a second network element from the at least two UE and receiving an application list notification from the second network element to the at least two UE. The method may include exchanging an application-level message between the at least two UE. The method may include sending a request to anchor the at least two UE traffic to a third network element and receiving a unique identifier generated from the first network element to the at least two UE. The method may include exchanging application signaling and data between the at least two UE.

Abstract: A method performed by a controller in a wireless network includes arranging a plurality of nodes into at least one group of nodes; selecting, from the plurality of nodes in one group of the at least one group of nodes, a first node; performing an operation at the first node; informing a next node from the plurality of nodes that the operation has been completed; performing the operation at the next node; repeating the informing and performing at a next node until the operation has been performed at each of the plurality of nodes.