Abstract: There is provided a method for assigning an aerial cell to one or more user equipment (UEs) in a wireless communication system. The method includes establishing a data connection between one or more user equipments (UEs) and a terrestrial cell, receiving one or more feedback parameters from each of the one or more UEs via the data connection, and assigning an aerial cell to a first UE, among the one or more UEs, based on at least one of the one or more feedback parameters received from the first UE and a number of the one or more UEs present in a coverage area of the aerial cell, wherein the coverage area is part of a terrestrial coverage area of the terrestrial cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of an AMF controller in a wireless communication system are provided. The method and apparatus include: registering a first SIM based on a first registration request message and registering a second SIM based on a second registration request message which has a GUTI for the first SIM. Further, the method and apparatus include: receiving at least one of downlink data and signaling information for the second SIM when a N1 NAS is in CM-Connected state for the first SIM, and transmitting a NAS message indicating at least one of the downlink data and the signaling information for the second SIM over the N1 NAS connection of the first SIM.

Abstract: Methods and systems for sharing aerial assets amongst terrestrial network operators. Embodiments enable sharing of aerial assets amongst the terrestrial network operators and facilitate on-demand deployment of the aerial cells to improve coverage and capacity of the terrestrial network operators. Embodiments allow sharing of aerial assets such as aerial cell mount, backhaul, an aerial RAN, and aerial spectrum using sharing architectures. Embodiments provide a managing entity for forecasting data traffic pertaining to the terrestrial network operators and optimizing the deployment of the aerial cells, based on the forecasted data traffic, for enabling strategic deployment of the aerial cells. Embodiments ensure that the resources of the aerial cells are effectively utilized and the number of aerial cells required for enhancing the capacity of the terrestrial network operators is minimized.

Abstract: A method for deploying and sharing aerial cells in a massive machine type communication (mMTC) network includes forecasting data traffic across a plurality of mMTC network operators for each of a plurality of geographical areas. The method includes generating a forecasted plan based on the forecasted data traffic, and a hovering time of each of a plurality of aerial cells. The method includes deploying and sharing at least one aerial cell from the plurality of aerial cells between the plurality of mMTC network operators to provide coverage to at least one mMTC node in at least one geographical area of the plurality of geographical areas, based on the forecasted plan.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for providing a fair access to a spinlock to one or more cores in a multicore system. The method includes setting, a spinlock variable by the first core of the one or more cores. The setting of the spinlock variable corresponds to changing a cache state of the spinlock variable in a cache of the first core to MODIFIED. Further, the method includes setting a secondary variable by the second core of the one or more cores. The setting of the secondary variable corresponds to changing a cache state of the secondary variable in a cache of the second core to MODIFIED. Furthermore, the method includes releasing, by the first core, the spinlock after performing one or more operations on the critical section of data. Furthermore, the method includes updating, by the first core, the INVALID secondary variable.

Abstract: A method for determining a number of paths between a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) and a plurality of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMS) of a User Equipment (UE), the plurality of SIMS including a primary SIM and a secondary SIM, the method including detecting, by the UE, at least one event associated with the secondary SIM, determining, by the UE, a tune away duration associated with the primary SIM based on the at least one event associated with the secondary SIM, determining, by the UE, an amount of resource loss by the primary SIM and a data throughput reduction of the primary SIM based on the tune away duration, and determining, by the UE, the number of paths between the RFIC and the plurality of SIMS based on the amount of resource loss by the primary SIM and the data throughput reduction of the primary SIM.

Abstract: A method of a decryptor including receiving, from an encryptor of an electronic device, a core dump that has been encrypted with a symmetric key generated by the encryptor, and core dump metadata, extracting crash metadata from the core dump metadata, transmitting the crash metadata to a remote key server for regenerating the symmetric key, obtaining, from the remote key server, a regenerated symmetric key based the crash metadata, and decrypting the core dump based on the regenerated symmetric key and the crash metadata.

Abstract: A method of replacing a source aerial cell with a target aerial cell includes receiving a transfer request from the target aerial cell to transfer link related parameters between the source aerial cell and UE and link related parameters between the source aerial cell and a core network. The method further includes transmitting each of the link related parameters to the target aerial cell in response to the received transfer request and further notifying, via a notification message, a change in PCID of the source aerial cell to the UE. The method furthermore includes transmitting a cell switching request to the target aerial cell along with positioning information of the source aerial cell for a switchover of a communication operation with the UE and terrestrial cells served by the source aerial cell, and thereafter the target aerial cell moves to a hovering position indicated by the transmitted positioning information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for aerial-assisted federated learning at a Federated Learning (FL) server. The method includes receiving a plurality of parameter sets and trajectory information indicating a coverage range by the FL server from a plurality of User Equipment (UEs) and an aerial cell, respectively. Further, the FL server selects at least one UE from the plurality of UEs based on the received plurality of parameter sets and the received trajectory information. Additionally, the FL server triggers an activation of the aerial link between the aerial cell and the selected at least one UE to include the selected at least one UE to a set of federated UEs associated with the FL server.

Abstract: A canary update method according to some embodiments is disclosed. The canary update method includes executing, by a processor configured to process tasks including the canary, computer program instructions to perform operations including extracting, by a processor, a first value from an array including N values, setting the canary to the first value, determining that the canary is updated based on a canary flag value of a first task, extracting, when determined that the canary is updated, a second value from the array, and updating the canary of the first task to the second value. The processor is configured to access a memory through a mapping circuit, and the mapping circuit includes mapping information between a physical memory region in the memory corresponding to the first task and a virtual memory region associated with the mapping circuit.

Abstract: A method for preventing a task-signal deadlock arising due to contention for a mutex in a real-time operating system (RTOS) includes detecting, by a processing unit, a signal notification sent to a task for execution of a signal handler; identifying, by the processing unit, a mutex to be acquired by the signal handler, when the signal notification is detected; determining whether the identified mutex has been acquired by the task; and utilizing, by the processing unit, an alternative stack for execution of the signal handler, in response to determining that the mutex has been acquired by the task, for preventing a task-signal deadlock during the execution.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to methods, devices, and/or systems for executing a plurality of tasks in a computer operating environment. The method comprises monitoring a remaining execution time of a current task executing on the processing circuitry, and performing, by the processing circuitry, pre-emption of the current task based on the remaining execution time of the current task and a desired execution threshold time, the desired execution threshold time being one of a desired value based on one or more configuration parameter of the current task or a dynamic value determined based on information related to ongoing activities in the computer operating environment.

Abstract: A method of generating a core dump in a User Equipment (UE) may include detecting, using at least one processor, a trigger, the trigger including an instruction to generate a core dump of the UE. The method may further include classifying, using the at least one processor, data stored in memory of the UE as Read-Write (RW) data or Read Only (RO) data. The method may further include generating, using the at least one processor, a partial core dump based on the RW data of the memory.

Abstract: A method for preventing a task-signal deadlock arising due to contention for a mutex in a real-time operating system (RTOS) includes detecting, by a processing unit, a signal notification sent to a task for execution of a signal handler; identifying, by the processing unit, a mutex to be acquired by the signal handler, when the signal notification is detected; determining whether the identified mutex has been acquired by the task; and utilizing, by the processing unit, an alternative stack for execution of the signal handler, in response to determining that the mutex has been acquired by the task, for preventing a task-signal deadlock during the execution.

Abstract: A method for managing memory leaks in a memory device includes grouping, by a garbage collection system, a plurality of similar memory allocations of the memory device into one or more Unique Fixed Identifiers (UFIs); identifying, by the garbage collection system, one of the one or more UFIs having a highest accumulated memory size and adding each of the plurality of memory allocations in the identified one of the one or more UFIs into a Potential Leak Candidate List (PLCL); identifying, by the garbage collection system, the memory leaks in the memory device by identifying unreferenced memory addresses associated with the plurality of memory allocations in the PLCL; and releasing, by the garbage collection system, the identified unreferenced memory addresses associated with the plurality of memory allocations corresponding to the memory leaks into the memory device.

Abstract: A method for managing memory leaks in a memory device includes grouping, by a garbage collection system, a plurality of similar memory allocations of the memory device into one or more Unique Fixed Identifiers (UFIs); identifying, by the garbage collection system, one of the one or more UFIs having a highest accumulated memory size and adding each of the plurality of memory allocations in the identified one of the one or more UFIs into a Potential Leak Candidate List (PLCL); identifying, by the garbage collection system, the memory leaks in the memory device by identifying unreferenced memory addresses associated with the plurality of memory allocations in the PLCL; and releasing, by the garbage collection system, the identified unreferenced memory addresses associated with the plurality of memory allocations corresponding to the memory leaks into the memory device.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to collect information related to a first activity and analyze the collected information to determine decision data. The information is stored in a first list of the source processing core for scheduling execution of the activity by a destination processing core to avoid cache misses. The source processing core is configured to transmit information related to the decision data using an interrupt, to a second list associated with a scheduler of the destination processing core, if the destination processing core is currently executing a second activity having a lower priority than the first activity.

Abstract: A multicore computing device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor includes plural cores and a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) block coupled to the cores. The MIMO block receives a halt request from a first core of the cores, transmits a core-halt request to one or more other cores other than the first core, to halt execution of the one or more other cores, and permits the first core to lock with a shared resource.

Abstract: A method for deploying and sharing aerial cells in a massive machine type communication (mMTC) network includes forecasting data traffic across a plurality of mMTC network operators for each of a plurality of geographical areas. The method includes generating a forecasted plan based on the forecasted data traffic, and a hovering time of each of a plurality of aerial cells. The method includes deploying and sharing at least one aerial cell from the plurality of aerial cells between the plurality of mMTC network operators to provide coverage to at least one mMTC node in at least one geographical area of the plurality of geographical areas, based on the forecasted plan.

Abstract: A code coverage method for an embedded System on Chip (SoC) includes detecting a presence of a utility function in target source code; adding a hook function to the target source code; and recording at least one property of the utility function based on the hook function in a bit array in a memory of the SoC. The method may further include extracting at least one recorded property from bit arrays in the memory; and generating a code coverage report based on an analysis of the extracted properties.