Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for granting service units associated with a charging session for providing network service to an end user. The method includes receiving a request message for the network service; selecting one or more offerings associated with the received request message prior to applying quota determination rules, where each offering includes one or more associated resources. The method further includes applying quota determination rules to the selected one or more offerings based on the associated resources, and rating the service request based on the selected one or more offerings and the results of applying the quota determination rules, where the rating results in an assigned quota. The method further includes transmitting the assigned quota for the requested service, where the assigned quota includes the granted service units.

Abstract: A method performed by a vehicle. The method includes the vehicle receiving information from a server. The method also includes, based on the information from the server, the vehicle configuring itself such that a device is able obtain from the vehicle operational status information indicating an operational status of the vehicle. The method also includes, after configuring itself, the vehicle receiving an operational status request from the device. The method also includes, after receiving the operational status request from the device, the vehicle sending an operation status response comprising the operational status information indicating an operational status of the vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for charging for resource usage by an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The method includes: creating a subscription for the IoT device; estimating, based at least in part on the subscription, a number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over a period of time; transmitting a first message including the number of estimated event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over the period of time towards an Online Charging System (OCS); and transmitting a second message including an actual number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device over the period of time towards the OCS.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly for an inside-out electric machine includes an annular rotor core defining a set of rotor posts, the core rotatable about an axis of rotation, a set of windings wound around the respective set of rotor posts, and a wedge disposed between adjacent sets of rotor windings.

Abstract: A method (30) performed in a client device (16) is provided for managing constrained devices (14a, 14b, 14c), which to at least some extent fail to support a Lightweight Machine to Machine, LWM2M, protocol. The client device (16) is compatible with a LWM2Mprotocol for communicating with a LWM2M server (17) and comprises a LWM2Mcontroller object (22) for management of any discovered constrained device (14a, 14b, 14c). The method (30) comprises discovering (31) one or more constrained devices (14a, 14b, 14c); creating (32), for each discovered constrained device (14a, 4b, 14c), a respective LWM2M connected device object (23), wherein the LWM2M controller object (22) points at the one or more created LWM2Mconnected device 10 objects (23); and exposing (33) the LWM2M controller object (22) to the LWM2M server (17). A method (40) in a server device (17), client device (16), server device (17), computer programs and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: A method executed at a M2M server, capable of interacting with a remotely located M2M client, is suggested. The method comprise: acquiring resources and/or parameters for provisioning a policy applicable for the M2M client; initiating formulation of the policy by arranging policy dependent mutually associated objects based on said resources and/or parameters, such that a M2M client on which the policy has been provisioned is capable of making decisions on the basis of said policy without having to communicate with any external device, and, initiating provisioning of the policy by provisioning said objects on the M2M client.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for granting service units associated with a charging session for providing network service to an end user. The method includes receiving a request message for the network service; selecting one or more offerings associated with the received request message prior to applying quota determination rules, where each offering includes one or more associated resources. The method further includes applying quota determination rules to the selected one or more offerings based on the associated resources, and rating the service request based on the selected one or more offerings and the results of applying the quota determination rules, where the rating results in an assigned quota. The method further includes transmitting the assigned quota for the requested service, where the assigned quota includes the granted service units.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for control of power source usage of a multi power source radio device 7. A method performed by a server 30 comprises obtaining information B 5 about a plurality of power sources available for the radio device. The method also comprises, based on the obtained information, determining criteria for when to use at least one of the plurality of power sources. The method also comprises sending a power source configuration message C towards the radio device, comprising information about the determined criteria, for enabling the radio device to use said at least one of the plurality of power sources in 10 accordance with the determined criteria.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards a communication policy control device (22), method, computer program and computer program product for determining type of communication to be used by a client entity reporting data to a server entity in a machine-to-machine communication system, where the client entity and server entity have at least two different available communication types between each other. The communication policy control device 22 monitors the connection state of communication according to a current communication type over a current communication medium, identifies system parameters affected by the connection state, selects a communication policy (P1, P2, P3) based on the affected system parameters, said communication policy setting out rules for the use of one or more communication types, and activates communication over a communication medium according to a communication type specified by the selected communication policy, if not already in place.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a rotor assembly for an inside-out electric machine includes an annular rotor core defining a set of rotor posts, the core rotatable about an axis of rotation, a set of windings wound around the respective set of rotor posts, and a wedge disposed between adjacent sets of rotor windings.

Abstract: A method performed by a machine-to-machine, M2M, server for establishing an operational status of a M2M device in a M2M network is disclosed. The method comprising configuring a first M2M device to perform an operational status check on a second M2M device, and receiving from the first M2M device the operational status check of the second M2M device.

Abstract: A method (30) performed in a client device (16) is provided for managing constrained devices (14a, 14b, 14c), which to at least some extent fail to support a Lightweight Machine to Machine, LWM2M, protocol. The client device (16) is compatible with a LWM2Mprotocol for communicating with a LWM2M server (17) and comprises a LWM2Mcontroller object (22) for management of any discovered constrained device (14a, 14b, 14c). The method (30) comprises discovering (31) one or more constrained devices (14a, 14b, 14c); creating (32), for each discovered constrained device (14a, 4b, 14c), a respective LWM2M connected device object (23), wherein the LWM2M controller object (22) points at the one or more created LWM2Mconnected device 10 objects (23); and exposing (33) the LWM2M controller object (22) to the LWM2M server (17). A method (40) in a server device (17), client device (16), server device (17), computer programs and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for control of power source usage of a multi power source radio device 7. A method performed by a server 30 comprises obtaining information B 5 about a plurality of power sources available for the radio device. The method also comprises, based on the obtained information, determining criteria for when to use at least one of the plurality of power sources. The method also comprises sending a power source configuration message C towards the radio device, comprising information about the determined criteria, for enabling the radio device to use said at least one of the plurality of power sources in 10 accordance with the determined criteria.

Abstract: A control apparatus initiates, in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, a provisioning, to a communications terminal, of information of a portion of a management object. The control apparatus generates, and transmits to the communications terminal, one or more commands comprising information of the portion including information of a reference node which is a leaf node of the management object and which contains reference information specifying a sub-tree comprising specific access network related information. The communications terminal receives the one or more commands, stores the information of the portion comprised in the one or more commands in accordance with the one or more commands, and acquires the specific access network related information of the sub-tree using the reference information of the reference node included in the information of the portion.

Abstract: A method executed at a M2M server, capable of interacting with a remotely located M2M client, is suggested. The method comprise: acquiring resources and/or parameters for provisioning a policy applicable for the M2M client; initiating formulation of the policy by arranging policy dependent mutually associated objects based on said resources and/or parameters, such that a M2M client on which the policy has been provisioned is capable of making decisions on the basis of said policy without having to communicate with any external device, and, initiating provisioning of the policy by provisioning said objects on the M2M client.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards a communication policy control device (22), method, computer program and computer program product for determining type of communication to be used by a client entity reporting data to a server entity in a machine-to-machine communication system, where the client entity and server entity have at least two different available communication types between each other. The communication policy control device 22 monitors the connection state of communication according to a current communication type over a current communication medium, identifies system parameters affected by the connection state, selects a communication policy (P1, P2, P3) based on the affected system parameters, said communication policy setting out rules for the use of one or more communication types, and activates communication over a communication medium according to a communication type specified by the selected communication policy, if not already in place.

Abstract: An electrodynamic machine includes a rotor assembly, a stator assembly defining an annular core receiving the rotor assembly, the rotor assembly rotating within the stator assembly based on electromagnetic fields generated by the stator assembly and the rotor assembly, a plurality of structural components mechanically supporting the rotor assembly and stator assembly, and an active damping element providing forced vibrations that counteract structural vibrations of the electrodynamic machine caused by magnetic forces based upon the electromagnetic fields or caused by mechanical forces based upon the plurality of structural components.

Abstract: An electrostatic oil ring (130, 150) has an annular ring body (142, 152) with a surface (132, 134, 136, 138, 154), wherein a portion of the surface (132, 134, 136, 138, 154) carries an electrostatic coating (140, 156) which electrostatically attracts lubricant (35a) in a lubricant reservoir (35) when the electrostatic oil ring (130, 150) passes through the lubricant reservoir (35). Further, an electrostatic oil ring assembly with a plurality of electrostatic oil rings (130, 150), and a dynamoelectric machine with an electrostatic oil ring assembly are provided.

Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of coordinating the policy control for a hybrid access gateway, HAG, and a hybrid customer premises equipment, HCPE, which may access a core network through a fixed network and a mobile network. The present invention provides for a method of controlling these policies and basically comprising: transmitting, from a policy server to a configuration server, configuration data to obtain a first policy to be applied at the HCPE to trigger traffic distribution at the HCPE; obtaining at the configuration server, and by using the received configuration data, the first policy to be applied at the HCPE; installing, from the configuration server to the HCPE, the first policy to trigger traffic distribution at the HCPE; and installing, from the policy server to the HAG, a second policy to be applied at the HAG to trigger traffic distribution at the HAG.

Abstract: A control apparatus initiates, in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied, a provisioning, to a communications terminal, of information of a portion of a management object. The control apparatus generates, and transmits to the communications terminal, one or more commands comprising information of the portion including information of a reference node which is a leaf node of the management object and which contains reference information specifying a sub-tree comprising specific access network related information. The communications terminal receives the one or more commands, stores the information of the portion comprised in the one or more commands in accordance with the one or more commands, and acquires the specific access network related information of the sub-tree using the reference information of the reference node included in the information of the portion.