Abstract: A method for producing a rolling bearing component includes forming the rolling bearing component from a 100CrMnSi6-4 or 100Cr6 rolling bearing steel, heating the rolling bearing component, quenching the rolling bearing component, heating the rolling bearing component and holding the rolling bearing component. The rolling bearing component to heated to an austenitizing temperature to form an austenitic microstructure. The rolling bearing component is quenched in a hot salt bath to a first temperature of between 170° C. and 200° C. such that there is a pearlitic or ferritic microstructure in a core region of the rolling bearing component. The rolling bearing component is heated to a second temperature between 220° C. and 280° C. The rolling bearing component is held at the second temperature for a holding time of at least 7 hours such that there is a predominantly bainitic microstructure formed on a surface of the rolling bearing component.

Abstract: A system and method for improving quality of encoding and decoding a panoramic video. The panoramic video comprises a sequence of encoded picture frames. In panoramic video picture frames are mapped on a spherical viewing area. In the method the projection center of the encoded frame is transformed before encoding. In the decoding phase the projection center is transformed back accordingly after decoding the frame.

Abstract: The application relates to a method and a transmitter communication device configured to provide video data to a receiver communication device, wherein the video data comprises one or more groups of frames and each group of frames comprises a plurality of temporally successive frames. The method comprises processing a first frame of a current, i.e. currently processed group of frames using a first modulation and coding scheme of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes and processing a second frame of the current group of frames using a second modulation and coding scheme of the plurality of modulation and coding schemes, and further selecting the second modulation and coding scheme of the plurality of modulation and coding schemes on the basis of a temporal position of the second frame relative to the first frame of the current group of frames.

Abstract: Traffic profiling in real time within a video streaming session is described. Multiple data packet flows at a lower layer of the OSI model are observed. A data packet flow pattern is obtained for each observed flow, and each obtained pattern is compared to a pre-defined characteristic streaming pattern. From the observed flows, any data packet flow that has its data packet flow pattern close to the pre-defined characteristic streaming pattern is selected as a video streaming flow. A buffer state of the video streaming flow is identified amongst a filling state, a steady state, and a depletion state, by observing a slope of accumulated data over time. Eventually, multimedia-related information of the selected video streaming flow is provided based on its data packet flow pattern.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a network entity for selecting a communication relay from a plurality of communication relays within the service area of a base station covering a plurality of geographic positions, wherein each communication relay is able to retransmit a communication between the base station and a user equipment, wherein the network entity comprises a divider configured to divide the service area into a plurality of different regions based on an attenuation measure at each geographic position, a determiner configured to determine for each pair of regions a spatial isolation measure based on the attenuation measures at the geographic positions within the regions, and a selector configured to select a communication relay based on the spatial isolation measures associated with the geographic position of each communication relay.

Abstract: A system and method for providing motion compensation in decoding of a panoramic video. The panoramic video comprises a sequence encoded of image frames. Using inter frame prediction an image frame of a video is expressed in terms of at least one of neighboring image frames. In panoramic video image frames are mapped on a spherical viewing area. In the method the motion caused by camera movements is compensated by computing a difference between a reference frame and a current frame. The computed difference is then used when reconstructing the current frame, which may be placed to an image buffer and used as a reference frame for other frames.

Abstract: A system and method for improving quality of encoding and decoding a panoramic video. The panoramic video comprises a sequence encoded of picture frames. In panoramic video picture frames are mapped on a spherical viewing area. In the method the projection center of the encoded frame is transformed before encoding. In the decoding phase the projection center is transformed back accordingly after decoding the frame.

Abstract: The application relates to a method and a transmitter communication device configured to provide video data to a receiver communication device, wherein the video data comprises one or more groups of frames and each group of frames comprises a plurality of temporally successive frames. The method comprises processing a first frame of a current, i.e. currently processed group of frames using a first modulation and coding scheme of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes and processing a second frame of the current group of frames using a second modulation and coding scheme of the plurality of modulation and coding schemes, and further selecting the second modulation and coding scheme of the plurality of modulation and coding schemes on the basis of a temporal position of the second frame relative to the first frame of the current group of frames.

Abstract: The present invention relates to traffic profiling in real time within a video streaming session. First, multiple data packet flows at a lower layer of the OSI model are observed. A data packet flow pattern is obtained for each observed flow, and each obtained pattern is compared to a pre-defined characteristic streaming pattern. From the observed flows, any data packet flow that has its data packet flow pattern close to the pre-defined characteristic streaming pattern is selected as a video streaming flow. A buffer state of the video streaming flow is identified amongst a filling state, a steady state, and a depletion state, by observing a slope of accumulated data over time. Eventually, multimedia-related information of the selected video streaming flow is provided based on its data packet flow pattern.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a network entity for selecting a communication relay from a plurality of communication relays within the service area of a base station covering a plurality of geographic positions, wherein each communication relay is able to retransmit a communication between the base station and a user equipment, wherein the network entity comprises a divider configured to divide the service area into a plurality of different regions based on an attenuation measure at each geographic position, a determiner configured to determine for each pair of regions a spatial isolation measure based on the attenuation measures at the geographic positions within the regions, and a selector configured to select a communication relay based on the spatial isolation measures associated with the geographic position of each communication relay.

Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for scheduling adaptive bit rate streams. Some embodiments of the method include accessing, at user equipment, a first bit rate selected from a plurality of bit rates used to encode a portion of an adaptive multimedia stream, a size of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream, and a play out duration of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream. Some embodiments of the method also include providing, from the user equipment, indications of the first bit rate, the size, and the play out duration.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for determining tag location by using one or more estimated channel responses (CR) that characterize the wireless channel between the tag and one or more respective anchors. In particular, a tracking server in communication with the anchor(s) determines the tag's location based on a comparison of the estimated CR(s) with a set of stored CRs associated with the anchor(s).

Abstract: Embodiments relate to apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and a data server. A mobile transceiver apparatus comprises means for extracting context information from an application being run on a mobile transceiver, context information from an operation system being run on the mobile transceiver, or context information from hardware drivers or hardware of the mobile transceiver, the context information comprising information on a state of the application and/or information on a state of the mobile transceiver. The apparatus further comprises means for communicating data packets with the base station transceiver, wherein the data packets comprise payload data packets and control data packets, and wherein the means for communicating is operable to communicate payload data packets associated with the application with a data server through the base station transceiver.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for scheduling of radio resources to user terminals (UE11-UE24) of different network operators using a scheduling unit, wherein the scheduling unit determines weight parameters for the user terminals (UE11-UE24) of the different network operators for scheduling of the radio resources based on a predefined distribution of radio resources among the different network operators (si) and at least one data throughput per user terminal in a time interval (Tij), and the scheduling unit schedules the radio resources to the user terminals (UE11-UE24) of the different network operators based on said weight parameters, and a base station therefor.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method and a transmitter element (35) for transmitting channel information (CI) for link adaptation of a radio channel (33) in a wireless network (11). In order to allow for reliable and efficient transfer of the channel information (CI) and to adapt the detection probability to the importance of the CI as well as to the channel stability, it is suggested that the method comprises encoding (19) the channel information (CI) using multi-level coding, said multi-level coding (19) comprising combining multiple bit sequences (c1, c2, . . . , cn, d), each bit sequence (c1, c2, . . . , cn, d) corresponding to a coding level (1, . . . , n) of said multilevel coding (19) and assigning (37) one of said coding levels (1, . . . , n) to at least a part (ci1, ci2) of the channel information (CI) such that at least a part (ci1, ci2) of the channel information (CI) corresponds to the bit sequence (c1, c2, . . . , cn) of that coding level (1, . . . , n).

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for determining tag location by using one or more estimated channel responses (CR) that characterize the wireless channel between the tag and one or more respective anchors. In particular, a tracking server in communication with the anchor(s) determines the tag's location based on a comparison of the estimated CR(s) with a set of stored CRs associated with the anchor(s).

Abstract: Embodiments of the claimed subject matter provide a method and apparatus for scheduling adaptive bit rate streams. Some embodiments of the method include accessing, at user equipment, a first bit rate selected from a plurality of bit rates used to encode a portion of an adaptive multimedia stream, a size of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream, and a play out duration of the portion of the adaptive multimedia stream. Some embodiments of the method also include providing, from the user equipment, indications of the first bit rate, the size, and the play out duration.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a mobile transceiver, a base station transceiver and a data server. A mobile transceiver apparatus (10) comprises means for extracting (12) context information from an application being run on a mobile transceiver (100), context information from an operation system being run on the mobile transceiver (100), or context information from hardware drivers or hardware of the mobile transceiver (100), the context information comprising information on a state of the application and/or information on a state of the mobile transceiver (100). The apparatus (10) further comprises means for communicating (14) data packets with the base station transceiver (200), wherein the data packets comprise payload data packets and control data packets, and wherein the means for communicating (14) is operable to communicate payload data packets associated with the application with a data server (300) through the base station transceiver (200).

Abstract: A concept for scheduling in a communication system (500). The communication system comprises a mobile transceiver (100), a base station transceiver (200) and a data server (300). A scheduling concept at the base station transceiver (200) is based on context information determined by the mobile transceiver (100), the base station transceiver (200) and/or the data server (300).

Abstract: The present invention refers to methods and apparatus for simultaneous transmission and reception of a data sequence (d) and channel information (CI) for link adaptation. In order to provide a method, a transmitter element (34), and a receiver element (38) that consume less transmission resources and improve the overall spectral efficiency of the network, a method and a transmitter element (34) for simultaneous transmission of a data sequence (d) and channel information (CI) for link adaptation over a radio channel (29) of a wireless network (11) is suggested, the method A comprising encoding said data sequence to a codeword (c) using a channel encoder (19) and transmitting (21) the codeword (c) over the radio channel (29), wherein the method further comprises including the channel information (CI) into the codeword (c) using said channel encoder (19), the codeword (c) comprising both the data sequence (d) and the channel information (CI).