Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to doped thermoelectric oxide ceramic compositions comprising stable cerium oxide nanoinclusions. In a further aspect, the thermoelectric oxide ceramic compositions comprise calcium cobaltite ceramic with a dopant, such as bismuth. The disclosed doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising ceramic oxide nanoinclusions have reduced thermal conductivity and an increased energy conversion efficiency as compared to a conventional doped thermoelectric oxide ceramic material without cerium oxide nanoninclusions. Also disclosed herein are methods for making the doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions.

Abstract: Provided are a switching method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: executing a protection switching operation in response to detecting a switching trigger condition, synchronizing, by a local first-type communication node, protection group switching related state information to a second-type communication node, and synchronously forwarding, by the second-type communication node, the protection group switching related state information of the local first-type communication node to an opposite first-type communication node.

Abstract: Provided are an information transmission method and apparatus, an information processing method and apparatus, a terminal, a network element, and a storage medium. The information transmission method includes encapsulating non-access stratum (NAS) information and access resource (AS) parameter information in a vendor-specific protocol (VSP) packet, where the NAS information includes NAS system information and NAS customization information, and the AS parameter information is used for wired side resource negotiation; encapsulating establishment signaling of a wired access network control plane channel in a vendor-specific network control protocol (VSNCP) packet; and transmitting, through the VSP packet and the VSNCP packet, the NAS information and the AS parameter information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a calcium cobaltite ceramic. The doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions can have a formula Ca3-xM2xCo4O9M1y, where M1 represents a first metal dopant, M2 represents a second metal dopant, x is a number having a value of from about 0.00 to about 3.00, and y is a number having a value of from about 0.01 to about 0.50. The doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions have an increased energy conversion efficiency as compared to an undoped or conventional thermoelectric ceramic oxide materials. Also disclosed are methods for making the doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions. Products and devices are disclosed comprising the thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions, e.g., solid-state conversion devices that can utilize heat to generate electricity. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Provided are a switching method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes: executing a protection switching operation in response to detecting a switching trigger condition, synchronizing, by a local first-type communication node, protection group switching related state information to a second-type communication node, and synchronously forwarding, by the second-type communication node, the protection group switching related state information of the local first-type communication node to an opposite first-type communication node.

Abstract: Provided are an information transmission method and apparatus, an information processing method and apparatus, a terminal, a network element, and a storage medium. The information transmission method includes encapsulating non-access stratum (NAS) information and access resource (AS) parameter information in a vendor-specific protocol (VSP) packet, where the NAS information includes NAS system information and NAS customization information, and the AS parameter information is used for wired side resource negotiation; encapsulating establishment signaling of a wired access network control plane channel in a vendor-specific network control protocol (VSNCP) packet; and transmitting, through the VSP packet and the VSNCP packet, the NAS information and the AS parameter information.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for establishing a data transmission link, and a computer-readable storage medium. By means of establishing a protocol data unit (PDU) session, a PDU session ID and a quality of service flow ID in the PDU session are encapsulated in an ID of a generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnel by means of GRE, and a connection between a 5G residential gateway (5G-RG) and a wireline access gateway function (W-AGF) is established through a GRE tunnel such that the GRE tunnel connection established between the 5G-RG and the W-AGF is in one-to-one correspondence with the quality of service flow of the PDU session, and user plane point-to-point connection between the 5G-RG and the W-AGF is realized in certain implementation processes.

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to method of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also disclosed are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A method for implementing 5G user registration, a network element device, an inter-working device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: establishing, by the first network element device, a session to link with a user of a wired access network, and receiving an access requirement of the user of the wired access network; verifying, by the first network element device, the access requirement; in response to a verification that the access requirement is a wireless core network service requirement, sending, by the first network element device, the wireless core network service requirement to an inter-working device of multi-network convergence; and receiving, by the first network element device, a registration feedback of accessing the wireless core network, and sending the registration feedback to the user of the wired access network.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also described are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Disclosed are a bearer side network system, a fixed-mobile coexistence and convergence system and deployment methods therefor. The bearer side network system includes a fixed-mobile bearer Internet protocol (IP) metropolitan area network for achieving a uniform bearer of mobile communication and fixed communication, and a mobile communication core network user plane apparatus sunk to an aggregation layer of the fixed-mobile bearer IP metropolitan area network; and the mobile communication core network user plane apparatus is in a communication connection with the fixed-mobile bearer IP metropolitan area network.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a calcium cobaltite ceramic. The doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions can have a formula Ca3-xM2xCo4O9M1y, where M1 represents a first metal dopant, M2 represents a second metal dopant, x is a number having a value of from about 0.00 to about 3.00, and y is a number having a value of from about 0.01 to about 0.50. The doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions have an increased energy conversion efficiency as compared to an undoped or conventional thermoelectric ceramic oxide materials. Also disclosed are methods for making the doped thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions. Products and devices are disclosed comprising the thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions, e.g., solid-state conversion devices that can utilize heat to generate electricity. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a CaMnO3 ceramic. In a further aspect, the disclosed thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions can dramatically increase the energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric through a combination of modifying the chemistry of precursor materials, and simultaneously introducing a metal oxide liquid phase during sintering. In a further aspect, the present disclosure pertains to thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a metal doped CaMnO3 having with a metal oxide grain boundary phase; wherein the metal is selected from group 13, group 14, group 15, group 16, or a rare earth element. In a still further aspect, the disclosure relates to methods for making the thermoelectric ceramic oxide materials. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: One embodiment includes forming surface-modifying phases on a surface of a functional electrode via atomic layer deposition and controlling the chemistry of constituent phases, the crystalline nature of the constituent phases and the thickness of the surface-modifying phase via the atomic layer deposition such that the thickness is between about 2 nm to about 200 nm. The surface-modifying phases enhances the performance of electrocatalytic activity of the functional electrode and the device.

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to method of forming an electrocatalyst structure on an electrode, comprising depositing a first layer on the electrode using atomic layer deposition (ALD), wherein the first layer comprises a plurality of discrete nanoparticles of a first electrocatalyst, and depositing one or more of a second layer on the first layer and the electrode using ALD, wherein the one or more second layer comprises a second electrocatalyst, wherein the first layer and the one or more second layers, collectively, form a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure on the electrode. Also disclosed are electrodes having a multi-layer electrocatalyst structure. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a CaMnO3 ceramic. In a further aspect, the disclosed thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions can dramatically increase the energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric through a combination of modifying the chemistry of precursor materials, and simultaneously introducing a metal oxide liquid phase during sintering. In a further aspect, the present disclosure pertains to thermoelectric ceramic oxide compositions comprising a metal doped CaMnO3 having with a metal oxide grain boundary phase; wherein the metal is selected from group 13, group 14, group 15, group 16, or a rare earth element. In a still further aspect, the disclosure relates to methods for making the thermoelectric ceramic oxide materials. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Abstract: One embodiment includes forming surface-modifying phases on a surface of a functional electrode via atomic layer deposition and controlling the chemistry of constituent phases, the crystalline nature of the constituent phases and the thickness of the surface-modifying phase via the atomic layer deposition such that the thickness is between about 2 nm to about 200 nm. The surface-modifying phases enhances the performance of electrocatalytic activity of the functional electrode and the device.