Abstract: A first apparatus 101 and a second apparatus 102 carry out wireless data communication using a wireless transmission path that uses a plurality of physical links in parallel. In each of the apparatuses, input/output ports 111 to 113 input and output data. A plurality of wireless signal processing means 141 to 143 respectively control different ones of the physical links. The wireless signal processing means 141 to 143 respectively measure reception signal levels of the physical links, and notify a counterpart apparatus about the reception signal levels. Link aggregation control means 130 determines a priority for each of the physical links based on the signal level for each of the physical links. The packet transfer processing means 141 to 143 select, out of the physical links structuring the wireless transmission path, the physical link having a usable band of a prescribed capacity and high priority as the data recipient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transceiving a downlink hybrid automatic repeat (HARQ). According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for setting an HARQ process by a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, limited-resource information indicating a resource the use of which for downlink transmission to the terminal is limited; determining an HARQ process to be activated on the basis of the limited-source information; and performing an HARQ operation for the downlink transmission by means of the HARQ process to be activated.

Abstract: A method of providing control information for user equipments (UEs) in communication with a base station over a wireless communication system includes: mapping at least one enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) on at least one allocated pair of physical resource blocks (PRBs) according to an enhanced-control channel element (ECCE) structure including a variable number of resource element groups (REGs); and varying the number of REGs in an E-CCE structure.

Abstract: Practical methods and apparatuses are provided for determining network clusters in wireless backhaul networks comprising a plurality of hubs and Remote Backhaul Modules (RBM) (104) based on link quality value (LQV) metrics. From an input LQV table of LQV values for each hub-RBM link (110), the link quality values are first ranked. Clusters are then identified from all the possible links based on the order of the highest link quality value to the lowest link quality value, any constraints on the number of RBMs per cluster, and clustering each RBM only once. Links with strong link quality values are chosen to optimize the LQV metric. LQV based clustering achieves a higher average LQV, e.g., average spectrum efficiency or weighted sum spectrum efficiency, for the entire backhaul network compared to the geographic location based clustering. The method is straightforward to implement and has low computational complexity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a node entity and method for scheduling user data packets on a common channel of a base station node. The common channel being shared by a number of mobile telecommunications operators, OPi, i=1,2,3, . . . . The scheduling of the user data packets is performed in consecutive Transmission Time Intervals, TTIs, and in dependence of which operator OPi serving different user packets. During a TTI, the data packets are transmitted according to scheduling determined in the adjacent previous TTI. During the TTI, a scheduler controller calculates and determines the prioritised OPi for the next TTI, said calculation being performed by calculation based on the share of TTIs with competition per operator within a sliding window and a list keeping information based on a predetermined number of previous, consecutive TTIs within the sliding window.

Abstract: A mobile station apparatus performs an efficient random access procedure. A base station apparatus includes all parameters of random access information in setting information regarding at least one of a plurality of cells and part of the parameters of the random access information in setting information regarding at least one of the plurality of cells and transmits the setting information to the mobile station apparatus. The mobile station apparatus executes the random access procedure for the cells for which the random access information is included in the transmitted setting information.

Abstract: A method for mapping a sequence in a wireless communication system includes determining one or more resource blocks to which the sequence will be mapped, and mapping a plurality of modulation symbols to a plurality of resource elements included in the resource blocks, wherein the resource elements are positioned in regions other than OFDM symbol regions indicated by a physical control format indicator channel (PCHICH).

Abstract: A method for performing communication in a user equipment of a wireless communication system comprises receiving a control region through a specific frequency block of a plurality of frequency blocks, the control region including a plurality of control channels; identifying a first control channel for the user equipment in the control region; and performing an operation in accordance with information included in the first control channel, wherein the specific frequency block through which the first control channel is transmitted is changed according to a certain pattern with the lapse of time.

Abstract: In a wireless mobile communications system, a method for controlling a radio resource allocation is provided. A network transmits access control information to a terminal such that a request for the radio resource allocation which will be transmitted from the terminal can be controlled. The terminal selectively transmits the request for the radio resource allocation based on the received information, thus a transmission of an unnecessary request for the radio resource can be minimized, thereby preventing a waste of the radio resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a random access response receiving and sending method, a user equipment, a base station, and a system. The method includes: after sending a dedicated random access preamble to a network side, on a physical downlink control channel, according to a pre-obtained dedicated identifier, detecting control signaling masked by using the dedicated identifier, where the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment, and the control signaling includes information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response; and receiving the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.

Abstract: Wireless communication apparatus capable of increasing transmission efficiency by selecting data for scheduling according to data type, and capable of achieving low power consumption and high-speed signal processing is disclosed. With this apparatus, a control section allocates transmission data sequence 1 to subcarriers of superior quality by carrying out scheduling for the transmission data sequence 1 based on CQI sent from communication terminal apparatus and required transmission rate information for each communication terminal apparatus, and allocates transmission data sequence 2 to preassigned subcarriers. Channel allocation section allocates data for transmission data sequence 1 to subcarriers designated by control section. Channel allocation section allocates data for transmission data sequence 2 to subcarriers designated by control section.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus enabling a mobile device to receive paging notifications from multiple networks. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first device connected to a first network momentarily ignores the first network, to monitor a second network instead. The first device identifies and prioritizes a list of applications of the first network; the prioritized listing allows the first device to preempt one of its lower priority tasks to monitor the second network for paging messages instead. The described methods and apparatus enable e.g., GSM paging for Class B cellular devices which are connected to GPRS NMO-2 type networks. The Class B cellular device can ignore certain GPRS data (which is tolerant to error), to decode GSM paging channels, which would otherwise be missed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that can be performed in at least one network node which provides wireless communications service for user equipment nodes (UEs). The method includes detecting uplink interference at an interfered network node. Responsive to the uplink interference, an uplink transmission having a defined configuration is initiated from a UE, which is served by a serving network node. The uplink signal is detected using the defined configuration at the interfered network node. The UE is identified responsive to the detected uplink signal as being a contributor to the uplink interference. An uplink transmission by the UE and/or by another UE served by the serving network node is controlled to reduce uplink interference.

Abstract: In a wireless network, simultaneous support of distributed and contiguous sub-carrier allocation may be accomplished in the same sub-frame or time zone. Techniques are described herein that can be used to allocate distributed and/or contiguous basic (physical) resource blocks to users by specifying a codebook index and parent node. Techniques are described herein that can be used to flexibly set a number of sub-channels over which a subscriber station indicates a channel quality indicator to a base station. Sub-channels may be represented as nodes and may be grouped to include a parent node and child nodes. By specifying a code book to use and a parent node, the channel quality indicator of the parent and children nodes can be indicated.

Abstract: A transmission of information from a secondary to a primary node occurs in a plurality of N logical time durations on an uplink channel in a wireless network. A scheme for mapping between logical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource blocks (RBs) and physical RBs (PRBs) used by PUCCH is described. A logical uplink control resource block index nLRB is derived by the secondary node in response to information from the primary node. The secondary node then maps the logical uplink control resource block index nLRB to a first uplink physical resource block index nPRB,1 of a plurality of uplink physical resource blocks, wherein nPRB,1=nLRB/2 if nLRB is even and nPRB,1=NPRB?ceil(nLRB/2) if nLRB is odd; wherein NPRB is the total number of the plurality of uplink physical resource blocks; and wherein ceil denotes the ceiling operation. The secondary node then transmits an uplink control information in a subframe using one of the plurality of uplink physical resource blocks indexed by nPRB,1.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods for optimizing the spectral efficiency of control channel transmissions carrying scheduling assignments from a serving Node B to user equipments. This is accomplished by adjusting the control channel size between successive transmission time intervals according to the number of user equipments having scheduling assignments and possibly according to the modulation and coding scheme used for the transmission of each scheduling assignments.

Abstract: A small cell receives a dedicated synchronization signal Preamble sent through a first message by a user equipment UE in an idle state. The dedicated Preamble is allocated when the UE accesses a network for the first time. The small cell according to the dedicated Preamble queries whether a first signaling radio bearer SRB 1 and/or a second signaling radio bearer SRB2 of the UE are/is stored. If stored, the small cell replies in a second message to the UE that indication information that the SRB 1 and/or the SRB2 between the small cell and the UE do/does not need to be re-established or modified. An uplink radio resource control RRC message sent through a dedicated control channel DCCH by the UE is received.

Abstract: In a cellular system (100), transmissions are made (410) in subframes (310) which comprise subelements. The method is used for scheduling (415) first and second channels in a subframe, and comprises: dividing (420) the transmission resources for the first channel into a first set of resource groups, assigning (425) the resource groups of the first set to subelements in the subframe (310) in a predetermined fashion, assigning (430) a symbol value to all subelements (210) in the subframe (310) which have not been assigned a resource groups of the first set, dividing (435) the transmission resources for the second channel into a second set of resource groups, assigning (440) the resource groups of the second set to subelements in the subframe by means of said symbol values.

Abstract: Provided is an operating method in multiple cells, and a wireless device using same. The wireless device monitors a control channel in each subframe of a normal cell. The wireless device receives information regarding the transmission power of a physical signal of an expanded cell having an unmonitored control channel, and receives the physical signal in the expanded cell.

Abstract: A wireless device and a method therein. The method comprises obtaining first and second sets of uplink power control parameters. The first set of uplink power control parameters is associated with a first set of time and/or frequency resources and the second set of uplink power control parameters is associated with a second set of time and/or frequency resources. The method further comprises configuring transmissions of a first type of signals using the first set of uplink power control parameters when the transmissions are comprised in the first set of time and/or frequency resources, and configuring transmissions of the first type of signals using the second set of uplink power control parameters when transmissions are comprised in the second set of time and/or frequency resources.

Abstract: There are provided a method of user equipment searching for control information and an apparatus using the same. The method includes receiving information about the position of an Enhanced-Physical Control Format Indication Channel (E-PCFICH) from a base station, receiving an E-PCFICH based on the information about the position of the E-PCFICH, obtaining information about the frequency band of an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (E-PDCCH) region through the E-PCFICH, and searching the E-PDCCH region for an E-PDCCH for the user equipment, wherein the E-PCFICH is transmitted in an OFDM symbol between a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), transmitted in the first N (N is one of natural numbers 1 to 4) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols of a subframe in the time domain, and the E-PDCCH region.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a multi-function gateway device (MFG) receives a request for terminating a first data session identified by a first IP address, the request originating either directly from a user equipment (UE), or indirectly from the UE via a radio access controller (RNC), wherein the UE is communicatively coupled to a 3G radio access network (RAN), such that data traffic of the first data session is routed to a first serving GPRS support node (SGSN). According to one aspect of the invention, the MFG further determines whether the UE is connected to the MFG via a WiFi RAN, any 3G call teardown related messages are blocked in order to keep the 3G GTP-U tunnel up. Continue routing user's data originating via the WiFi RAN over the GTP-U tunnel with the SGSN.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for wireless communication in a mobile device that includes relinquishing a client side high level operation system (HLOS) internet protocol (IP) context of a user equipment (UE), when the UE, connected to a network via a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) connection, is transported to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connection area. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include maintaining a Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context of the UE, when the UE, connected to the network via the WWAN connection, is transported to a WLAN connection area. Aspects of the methods and apparatus include setting a linger timer for a certain period of time to defer deactivation of the PDP context and deactivating the PDP context when the linger timer expires.

Abstract: A method in a network node for enhancing a channel estimate based on a Dedicated Physical Control Channel, DPCCH, between a user node and the network node is provided. The DPCCH has a first power. The network node receives (501) the DPCCH. The first power of the DPCCH is boosted with additional power, resulting in a second power. The network node then obtains (502) a channel estimate based on the DPCCH comprising the second power. As soon as said channel estimate is obtained, the network node removes (503) the additional power from the DPCCH based channel estimate.

Abstract: A method is implemented in a network executing a mobile switching center (MSC) in a global system for mobile communication (GSM) Edge Radio Access Network (GERAN). The method is for managing a circuit switched (CS) to packet switched (PS) single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) handover to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) without impact on a voice call caused by sending a User Equipment (UE) E-UTRAN Radio Access Capability Information Element (IE) from a Mobile Station (MS) to a Base Station Subsystem (BSS) including at least one base transceiver station (BTS).

Abstract: When at user equipment UE transitions between radio access technology cells, at the transition a timer for controlling when the UE is to send a periodic location registration is reset. This avoids the UE being implicitly detached when it is unable/blocked in the packet-switched PS domain from performing a RAU but would be able to perform a LU, particularly when the UE is in PS/CS modes 1 or 2. Five different embodiments are detailed: the LU timer T3212 is reset with a value of time remaining in a tracking area update TAU timer T3412; T3212 is reset with an initial value for T3212; the RAU timer T3312 is reset with a value of time remaining in the TAU timer T3412; and the T3212 or T3312 reset is conditional on a value of time remaining in a PS backoff timer T3346 exceeding the value of time remaining in the TAU T3412.

Abstract: A system to obtain an enhanced-transport format combination (E-TFC) for transmitting a scheduling information (SI) in a soft handoff (SHO) to a serving enhanced Data Channel (E-DCH) cell in a heterogeneous Network (HetNet). The system comprises receiving an E-TFC selection power backoff (ESPB) value from an active macro-cell, the active macro-cell being the service E-DCH cell; determining the E-TFC based on an indicated power of a serving grant minus the received ESPB value and a set of E-TFC power offset value received from the active macro cell, if an MAC-e/i data PDU to be transmitted is multiplexed with the SI; otherwise, determining the E-TFC based on the indicated power of the serving grant and the set of E-TFC power offset value; and transmitting the MAC-e/i PDU to the active macro cell using the indicated power of the serving grant and an enhanced dedicated channel selected based on the determined E-TFC.

Abstract: A method is provided which introduces user plane caching over an interface between a first node in a radio access network and a second node in a core network. At the first node: receiving first uplink tunnel parameters relating to the second node, selecting first downlink tunnel parameters relating to the first node, sending the first uplink and downlink tunnel parameters to a cache node designated to the first node, receiving second uplink and downlink tunnel parameters relating to the cache node, and sending the second downlink tunnel parameters to the second node. A first tunnel is established between the first node and the cache node based on the second uplink tunnel parameters and the first downlink tunnel parameters, uplink user plane data is sent to the second node through the first and second tunnels via the cache node, and downlink user plane data is received from the second node.

Abstract: An HeNB (200-1) that supports LIPA defined in the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) standards: transmits (step S103) a handover request to a target HeNB (200-2) when a handover procedure from the HeNB (200-1) to the HeNB (200-2) is started for a UE (100) having an LIPA connection; receives (step S104) an acknowledgement for the handover request, the acknowledgement being transmitted from the HeNB (200-2); and continues (step S106, S107) the handover procedure without releasing the LIPA connection, when the acknowledgement from the HeNB (200-2) includes information indicating that the LIPA is supported.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling a call transfer from a circuit switched access network to a packet switched access network. A Mobile Switching Centre Server receives a notification that a call for a terminal requires handover from a circuit switched access network to a packet switched access network. The MSC Server determines whether the terminal is currently registered in an IMS network and/or whether the MSC Server is registered such that it can perform handover from the circuit switched access network to the packet switched access network. If so, then return Single Radio Voice Call Continuity is invoked to perform a handover of the call from the circuit switched access network to the packet switched access network. If not then the MSC Server invokes error handling procedures.

Abstract: A communication method in LIPA/SIPTO architecture is provided which, when a user equipment (UE) is to connect from a serving area to an external network, allows re-selection of an optimal gateway. The communication method allows selecting a gateway apparatus physically or topologically close to a site, where the user equipment is attached.

Abstract: A method used in a wireless communication system including a plurality of cells, the method includes transmitting to a mobile device from a source enhanced node B, and sending a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status report to a target enhanced node B. Another method includes transmitting to a mobile device from a source enhanced node B, and sending a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status report to the source enhanced node B prior to a re-pointing to a target enhanced node B.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure discloses a method for personal-network based seamless handover, wherein when a personal network gateway receives a service handover request or needs to hand over a service, a target personal network device is selected; and when the target personal network device agrees to perform a service handover, the service handover from an original personal network device to the target personal network device is performed. An embodiment of the disclosure further discloses a device for personal-network based seamless handover, wherein a target selecting unit is configured to select a target personal network device; and a service handover unit is configured to perform a service handover from an original personal network device to the target personal network device when the target personal network device agrees to perform the service handover.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of performing a network cell transition for a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) capable mobile device. Initially, the mobile device can detect a call initiation event. Thereafter, the mobile device determines whether a radio signal power associated with its serving LTE network base station is less than a radio access technology (RAT) specific threshold (i.e., an LTE-specific threshold). In a scenario where the radio signal power is less than the RAT-specific threshold the mobile device can effectuate a transition to an available neighbor network base station employing a legacy RAT, prior to establishing a voice call. When the mobile device is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode the network cell transition may be associated with an induced network handover procedure. Alternatively, when the mobile device is in an RRC idle mode the network cell transition may be associated with network reselection procedure.

Abstract: Under a handover control method, a wireless communication terminal receives a conditional handover command that is transmitted from a wireless communication device which provides an own cell connected to the wireless communication terminal and that gives a command to start handover to an adjacent cell when a predetermined condition is satisfied; determines whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied; and starts handover to the adjacent cell indicated by the conditional handover command when the predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a serving base station, a mobile station, and peripheral base stations. The mobile station communicates with the serving base station. The serving base station includes a sending unit. The sending unit in the serving base station sends, to the mobile station, a signal indicating that communication is going to be performed in cooperation with the peripheral base stations. The mobile station includes a sending unit. The sending unit in the mobile station broadcasts a predetermined request signal to the peripheral base stations in accordance with the reception of the signal. The peripheral base stations, which have received the predetermined request signal, each include a notifying unit. The notifying units individually notify the serving base station of selection information that is information on the peripheral base station that is going to communicate with the mobile station in cooperation with the serving base station.

Abstract: When detecting occurrence of an event for transmitting a measurement report of a radio condition of a cell at a frequency set for a base station apparatus, to the base station apparatus (3) communicating with a terminal apparatus (2), the terminal apparatus (2) in a wireless communication system (1) creates a measurement report including information indicating radio conditions of cells at a frequency at which the event occurred and at another different frequency. The base station apparatus (3) controls whether or not to perform handover of the terminal apparatus (2) to another cell, on the basis of the measurement report transmitted from the terminal apparatus (2). Thereby, there is provided a wireless communication system in which a base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus are communicable with each other using multiple frequencies, the wireless communication system being capable of shortening time required for handover.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for managing wireless communications in a machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless Wide Area Network (WAN). A first paging message is transmitted in the M2M wireless at a first data rate using a first paging channel. An occurrence of a first event is detected. A second paging message is transmitted, based at least in part on the occurrence of the first event. The second paging message is transmitted at a second data rate using a second paging channel. The second paging channel being different from the first paging channel.

Abstract: A method for increasing coverage in a wireless communication system is described. The method comprises, at the network element: transmitting a first portion of subframes comprising a number of resource blocks to a first wireless communication unit in a first mode of operation, wherein the number of resource blocks are transmitted at a first power level per resource block; and transmitting, a second portion of subframes to a second wireless communication unit in a second mode of operation at a second power level, wherein the second portion of subframes comprise a lower number of resource blocks than the first portion of subframes and the lower number of resource blocks is transmitted at a second power level per resource block that is higher than the first power level per resource block.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed that reduce collisions on a wireless medium shared by devices associated with a wireless network, thereby improving throughput on the wireless medium. For some embodiments, a first device reserves access to the medium for a first interval, and then grants medium access to a second device for a remainder of the first interval. If the second device transmits data during the remainder of the first interval, medium access is maintained with the second device and then the second device is prevented from contending for medium access during a subsequent contention period. Otherwise, medium access is returned to the first device and the second device is allowed to contend for medium access during the contention period.

Abstract: A method of operating a node of a MIMO network may include transmitting first and second HARQ IDs over a downlink signaling channel to a wireless terminal for a first MIMO TTI. The first HARQ ID is mapped to a first MIMO layer, and the second HARQ ID is mapped to second and third MIMO layers. First, second, and third data blocks are transmitted over the first, second, and third MIMO layers to the wireless terminal for the first MIMO TTI. Responsive to receiving an ACK message associated with the first HARQ ID, a fourth data block is transmitted over the first MIMO layer to the wireless terminal for a second MIMO TTI. Responsive to receiving a NACK message associated with the second HARQ process identification, the second and third data blocks are retransmitted over the second and third MIMO layers to the wireless terminal for the second MIMO TTI.

Abstract: To manage in-device coexistence between multiple radios for different radio access technologies (RATs) on a wireless device, an autonomous denial rate may be specified for the wireless device from a base station of a first RAT. The communications for a second RAT of the wireless device may then be adjusted based on the autonomous denial rate. The wireless device may also request TDM or FDM communication configurations for the first RAT to manage communications. Measurement reporting may be scheduled around denied uplink subframes of the first RAT.

Abstract: In a heterogeneous wireless network that includes a macro base station and one or more micro base stations, a wireless device to wirelessly transmit, in a first time slot at a first position in a first transmission subframe, data over a first physical communication channel. An ACK/NACK control message is received over a backhaul network connection a first time period after the first time slot. A response message is transmitted to the wireless device such that when the control message is received prior to the second time slot, then the response message uses data reception information from the control message and when the control message is not received prior to the second time slot, then the response message indicates that the data was successfully received.

Abstract: A cognitive radio scanning method is disclosed that enables cognitive radios to rapidly scan for neighboring channels by staggering the position of beacons across the frame relative to other channels and intelligently allocate the bandwidth across super frames such that a device has the ability to switch and scan multiple beacons both within and across multiple super frames.

Abstract: An extended acknowledgement mechanism is provided. In one aspect, a source node provides an indication that extended acknowledgement is supported. In response, the source node receives from a destination node an acknowledgement that comprises a regular acknowledgement frame, an extended acknowledgement frame, a bidirectional acknowledgement frame including payload data or an extended bidirectional acknowledgement frame that includes payload data. In another aspect, an indication is received from a source node a frame that extended acknowledgement is supported. In response, a destination node transmits to the source node an acknowledgement that comprises a regular acknowledgement frame, an extended acknowledgement frame, a bidirectional acknowledgement frame including payload data or an extended bidirectional acknowledgement frame that includes payload data.

Abstract: An apparatus is described which is connectable to a first network node by a first downlink component carrier and to at least a second network node by a at least second downlink component carrier, wherein the apparatus provides a single uplink connection. The uplink connection is shared among a first uplink component carrier to the first network node and at least a second up link component carrier to the at least second network node. Sharing of the uplink connection may be performed in a time divisional multiplexed manner. Furthermore, a corresponding method is described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a radio transmission/radio reception device and to a method for communication within a, in particular wireless, motor vehicle communication system interacting in ad-hoc fashion which are configured such that the radio transmission/radio reception device emits a piece of information about the scope of envisaged reports, at least one further radio transmission/radio reception device receives the information, and the further radio transmission/radio reception device takes the received information as a basis for stipulating a frequency for the emission of chronologically successive reports.

Abstract: The present description discloses a method for a first device to transmit data in a WPAN (wireless personal area network), comprising the steps of: transmitting, to a second device, a message requesting a transmission bandwidth for transceiving non-competitive data of a first device; receiving, from the second device, transmission bandwidth allocation information corresponding to the message requesting the transmission bandwidth; and transceiving data to/from the second device according to the transmission bandwidth allocation information, wherein the transmission bandwidth allocation information may include length, gap, and window information on the transmission bandwidth for non-competitive transception.

Abstract: A sub-frame is generated for each MSDU to be aggregated in an A-MSDU and the sub-frame is stored in place in memory. For each sub-frame, an MSDU descriptor identifying the memory location of the sub-frame is stored in a queue. When a transmit opportunity for an MPDU arises, a DMA engine sequentially transfers the components of sub-frames stored in memory to a PHY layer using a list or other sequence of DMA descriptors obtained from at least a subset of the MSDU descriptors. Thus, these MSDU descriptors allow the aggregation of A-MSDUs to be initiated while the MSDUs are in place in the same memory in which they were initially stored.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure can provide systems and methods for routing home area network (HAN) messages. In one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can include at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions; at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions. The computer-executable instructions can receive, by the at least one processor, an instruction for a HAN gateway; send the instruction to a transmission agent for routing to the HAN gateway; and transmit, by the transmission agent, the instruction to the HAN gateway.