Abstract: An energy saving method, system and device for a base station, applied in the technical field of communications. The energy saving method comprises: if the number of user equipments sending a service request in the coverage of a coverage base station is greater than a first threshold, sending a second activation request to a capacity boosting base station, wherein the second activation request is used for requesting the capacity boosting base station in a dormant state to enter an intermediate state from the dormant state, and the intermediate state refers to that in the intermediate state, the capacity boosting base station bears a user equipment in a connected state rather than a user equipment in an idle state; and after the capacity boosting base station enters the intermediate state, transferring the user equipment to be connected to the capacity boosting base station in the intermediate state.

Abstract: Known network management systems for managing traffic signals in a network store node/link parameter signals and traffic parameter signals and calculate solutions defining intermediate nodes/links situated between sources and destinations for transporting said traffic signals from said sources to said destinations via said intermediate nodes/links and calculate route information per solution. By storing node/link parameter signals and traffic parameter signals for several situations (like several predictions in the future) and calculating solutions for each situation and then selecting a solution per situation, the network management system will manage the network more advantageously, especially when solutions are compared with each other, and when a solution is selected per situation in dependence of comparison results (comprising similarities/differences between solutions of different situations).

Abstract: A method for processing inbound and/or outbound data wherein a processing policy is determined for a quantum of data. A quantum of inbound data is received and a data notification for the received data is prepared. The notification for the quantum of received inbound data is delivered to a processor according to the processing policy. When selecting a quantum of outbound data, an outbound data work request for the outbound data is prepared and delivered to an output unit according to the processing policy.

Abstract: There is provided a communication device for controlling an upper limit bandwidth of TCP communication for transmission. There is further provided a communication device for enhancing a communication bandwidth for TCP and restricting it to an upper limit for transmission by use of new TCP for enhancing a communication bandwidth. The device comprises a transmission bandwidth control unit for determining a communication bandwidth of each session of TCP or new TCP, a token bucket update unit for determining whether packets are transmittable per session, and a maximum bandwidth control unit for determining whether packets are transmittable based on an upper limit of a total sum of all the set sessions, wherein when the maximum bandwidth control unit determines that packets are transmittable, the token bucket update unit transmits packets of a session determined as transmittable.

Abstract: Various methods, systems, and apparatuses can be used to control flow in an ethernet environment. In some implementations, methods can include receiving a flow of ethernet frames at a first device via an ethernet switch, determining that a buffer at the first device exceeds a threshold for an incoming flow, generating an initial pause frame operable to pause only a second device, and transmitting the initial pause frame to the ethernet switch.

Abstract: Messages are sent from a first network device to a second network device across a network. The network includes a network portion with an expected random packet loss rate. The actual packet loss rate for packets sent across the network is compared to the expected random packet loss rate. A determination is made that the actual packet loss rate is greater than the expected random packet loss rate. Compensation for network congestion is performed in response to the determination that the actual packet loss rate exceeds the expected random packet loss rate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system is disclosed for managing bandwidth usage rates in a packet switched network. The system includes one or more servers configured to execute computer program steps. The computer program steps comprises monitoring bandwidth usage rate at a first provider interface, determining if bandwidth usage rate at the provider interface exceeds a bandwidth usage rate limit; and rerouting Internet traffic from the provider interface having bandwidth that exceeds the bandwidth usage rate limit to a second provider interface having available bandwidth capacity.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing network traffic routing optimizations. One computer-implemented method includes calculating a direct connection cost for network traffic between two points in a network, the network including one or more nodes of an accelerated application delivery (AccAD) network, calculating an AccAD connection cost for the network traffic between the two points in the network using at least one node of the AccAD network, comparing the calculated direct connection cost and the AccAD connection cost, and determining whether the direct connection cost is greater than the sum of the AccAD connection cost and a minimum cost threshold value.

Abstract: A method of relay discovery and communication for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications system, including: receiving a first relay discovery request, from a remote UE which announces relay discovery requests; transmitting a relay discovery response including an identification of the UE, to the remote UE; receiving a second relay discovery request including the identification of the UE, from the remote UE; and activating a relay function to start relaying traffic of Proximity-based Service (Prose) communication for the remote UE.

Abstract: A method of discarding logged measurements in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode receives a Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) configuration from a base station and starts a validity timer upon receiving the MDT configuration. The user equipment in an RRC idle mode logs measurements based on the MDT configuration to collect logged measurements while the validity timer is running. When the validity timer is expired, the user equipment discards the MDT configuration and starts a conservation timer. When the conservation timer is expired, the logged measurements are discarded.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for analyzing a network topology are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include receiving data from a node in a network of nodes with a wearable network topology analyzer, determining, with the wearable network topology analyzer, a coverage associated with the node in the network of nodes based on the received data, and determining whether to perform an operation to adjust the coverage associated with the node in the network of nodes, based on the determined coverage.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and locating ingress of an over-the-air signal into a wired communications network. Computing devices located in a plurality of different areas may be configured to identify amplitude of signals transmitted over the wired communications network as it varies by signal frequency. In one embodiment, the system may determine expected amplitude of the over-the-air signal at the plurality of different areas. In other embodiments, the system may identify amplitudes received over the wired communication path at the computing devices. The system may determine a location at which the over-the-air signal has entered the wired communications network based on a comparison of the identified and expected amplitudes of the over-the-wire signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to mechanisms for bounded-budget monitor deployment in monitoring networks via end-to-end probes. In various embodiments, methodologies may be provided that automatically perform bounded-budget monitor deployment in monitoring networks via end-to-end probes.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device samples actual service traffic at a device in a computer network, and generates real-time statistics on distribution of various packet header parameters of the sampled traffic that influence forwarding in the computer network. As such, the device may generate and transmit synthetic measurement traffic according to the distribution. For instance, in one embodiment, the synthetic traffic may be a replay of actual service traffic with an indication that the replayed traffic is synthetic, while in another embodiment, newly generated synthetic measurement traffic may have packet header parameters substantially matching the sampled traffic.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an ingress network virtualization edge (NVE) in a computer network generates an echo packet, and sets an indication in the echo packet that the echo packet is for overlay path validation. In addition, the ingress NVE sets a message type of the echo packet to a generic echo request, and includes virtualization network (VN) context information within the echo packet. Once setting a destination address of the echo packet as an egress NVE address and including an indication to the egress NVE that the echo packet is an operations, administration, and management (OAM) message, the ingress NVE may then send the echo packet toward the egress NVE (e.g., to validate the VN context information and/or to reveal multipath traces).

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a first message from a first wireless communication device and a second message from a second wireless communication device, obtains information associated with a first processing delay with respect to the first message and a second processing delay with respect to the second message, and transmits a third message comprising an indication of the information associated with the first and second processing delays.

Abstract: Embodiments for providing frequency offset measurement enhancements are generally described herein. In some embodiments, user equipment is informed of a configuration of a first reference signal and a configuration of a second reference signal. The first reference signal is provided to user equipment for performing channel estimation. A second reference signal for estimating carrier frequency offset is provided, wherein the second reference signal is co-located with the first reference signal. A carrier frequency offset estimation is calculated based on the co-located first and second reference signals.

Abstract: A technology for an enhanced node B (eNode B) in a cellular network that is operable to determine downtilt using full dimensional (FD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). A plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals can be transmitted, wherein each transmitted OFDMA signal is transmitted with a selected downtilt angle from a two dimensional antenna array of the eNode B. Reference signal received power (RSRP) feedback information can be received from a UE for each of transmitted OFDMA signals at the selected downtilt angles. Received signal strength indicator (RSSI) feedback information can be received from the UE. A reference signal received quality (RSRQ) can be calculated for each of the selected antennas angles using the RSRP feedback information and the RSSI feedback information. A downtilt angle can be selected for transmitting data from the eNode B with a highest signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR).

Abstract: A transmitting circuit includes: a multiplexer configured to output a third digital signal obtained by alternately synthesizing a first digital signal of a predetermined cycle length and a predetermined data rate with a second digital signal of the predetermined cycle length and the predetermined data rate; a first selector configured to output the first digital signal in a first state and output the third digital signal in a second state that is different from the first state; a second selector configured to output the second digital signal in the first state and output the third digital signal in the second state; a first driver circuit configured to output a signal corresponding to a signal output from the first selector; and a second driver circuit configured to output a signal corresponding to a signal output from the second selector.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques that may be utilized in networks with relatively dense deployments of small cells and/or various other types of cells, each of which may or may not support a dormancy cell operation.

Abstract: A multi-path search apparatus and a method in a wireless communication system are provided. The multi-path search apparatus includes a correlator configured to get a 1st correlation value between a received signal and a 1st code, and to get a 2nd correlation value between the received signal and a 2nd code, a coupler configured to couple the 1st correlation value and the 2nd correlation value, and a multi-path information generator configured to get the correlation energy of the output of the coupler and to generate multi-path information.

Abstract: A technology that is operable to select a radio node on a communications network is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user equipment (UE) is configured with circuitry configured to determine when to offload data traffic of the UE to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) in a multi-radio access technology (RAT) communications network based on radio access network (RAN) assistance information communicated via the operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) system. A status is identified of one or more WLAN APs in the multi-RAT communications network using the RAN assistance information. A radio node is selected in the cell of the multi-RAT communications network for communication based on selected criteria.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a connection is established between first and second Internet of Things (IoT) devices. After a determination is made to execute a proximity detection procedure, the second IoT device outputs an audio emission and a data packet at substantially the same time. The first IoT device detects the audio emission via a microphone and receives the data packet. The first IoT device uses correlation information to correlate the detected audio emission with the data packet, whereby the correlation information is contained in the detected audio emission, the data packet or both. The first IoT device uses the correlation between the detected audio emission and the data packet to calculate a distance estimate between the first and second IoT devices.

Abstract: Measures for controlling a user device in a telecommunications network, the user device including a user interface, at least a first communication client capable of communicating via a first part of the telecommunications network and a second communication client capable of communicating via a second, different part of the telecommunications network. Network conditions associated with communication via the first part of the telecommunications network using the first communication client are analysed at the user device. In response to the analysis indicating that the quality of a communication session conducted via the first part of the telecommunications network using the first communication client would be below a predetermined communication session quality threshold, the user device configures the user interface to notify the indication to a user of the user device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and terminal for detecting a physical hybrid-ARQ indicator channel (PHICH) in a wireless access system that supports enhanced inter-cell interference coordination. In particular, the method includes: determining whether the PHICH exists in only a 0th orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol if a subframe transmitted by a neighboring base station is an almost blanked subframe (ABS); determining whether a common reference signal (CRS) of the neighboring base station collides with a CRS of a serving base station if the PHICH exists outside of the 0th OFDM symbol; determining whether CRS power of the neighboring base station does not collide with the CRS of the serving base station; and determining whether an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/Negative-ACK) is detected by replacing a symbol of the PHICH, overlapped with the CRS power of the neighboring base station is greater than the preset threshold.

Abstract: In current LTE, different measurement cycles of a measurement process are set for respective measurement frequencies. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: a step A of a radio base station eNB notifying a mobile station UE of a measurement cycle for “Inter-Frequency Measurement” for each measurement frequency; and a step B of the mobile station UE performing out a measurement process in each of cells #11A and #11B having frequencies f2 and f3 different from that of a cell #11 to which the mobile station UE is currently connected, on the basis of the measurement frequency and the measurement cycle for “Inter-Frequency Measurement”.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method by which a terminal takes measures on a neighboring cell in a wireless communication system, which includes the steps of: receiving a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) transmitted from the neighboring cell by using first time information received from a serving cell; and taking measurements using the CSI-RS, wherein the first time information is generated on the basis of the second time information of a serving cell, which receives an uplink signal from the terminal, and the third time information from a neighboring cell, which receives the uplink signal.

Abstract: A method for a terminal for taking a measurement in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: measuring a reference signal strength indicator (RSSI); and determining reference signal received quality (RSRQ) from the RSSI and reference signal received power (RSRP), wherein the subframe for which the measurement is taken is directed by upper layer signaling, and if the terminal can obtain reference signal information of the neighboring cell, the RSSI is measured on the basis of an OFDM symbol, comprising a reference signal, in the subframe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for a terminal to receive a downlink signal in a wireless communication system and to an apparatus for same, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a first piece of information indicating the start point of a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) signal, receiving an MBSFN subframe having a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and receiving the MBSFN signal from an OFDM symbol indicated by the first piece of information in the MBSFN subframe.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for signalling congestion being caused by data items such as packets, received at a network element such as a router, in a communications network such as the Internet, or being caused by items otherwise requiring service or capacity from a shared resource. Preferred embodiments of the method involve identifying whether or not received data items received at a network element are capable of carrying congestion indications such as ECN marks, and for those that are capable, assigning congestion indications to the data items in dependence on a queue length characterisation based on a substantially current, instantaneous measurement of the length of the queue, whereas for those that are not capable, a sanction such as dropping may be applied in dependence on a different queue length characterisation based on a weighted moving average of current, recent, and less recent measurements of the length of the queue.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to prevent the increase of the overhead of feedback information, and furthermore improve the accuracy of updated CQIs, upon updating CQIs that are given as feedback, when CoMP transmission is applied. The radio communication system of the present invention is formed with a plurality of radio base station apparatuses and a user terminal that is configured to be able to perform coordinated multiple-point transmission/reception with the plurality of radio base station apparatuses and, in this radio communication system, the user terminal calculates a channel quality indicator for coordinated multiple-point transmission using an interference component ratio between cells and feeds back the channel quality indicator, and the radio base station apparatus re-calculates a channel quality indicator in accordance with a transmission mode of coordinated multiple-point transmission, using the channel quality indicator fed back from the user terminal.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for coordination of transmission from a first and at least one further base station (M1, P1), wherein said first base station (M1, P1) evaluates the usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of at least one subframe, and said first base station (M1, P1) uses said at least one subframe for transmission dependent on the evaluated usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of said at least one subframe, and a base station therefore.

Abstract: A method for configuring communication in a wireless communication system includes obtaining, at a first network node, information indicating a plurality of candidate subframes for downlink transmissions to a wireless communication device in a first cell served by the first network node. Each candidate subframe satisfies a candidate condition that relates to transmissions in a second cell during that subframe. The method also includes determining, based on the obtained information, a number of copies of an uplink transmission a wireless communication device should transmit in consecutive uplink subframes so that a downlink transmission related to the uplink transmission will occur during one of the candidate subframes. Additionally, the method includes configuring the wireless communication device to transmit the determined number of copies of the uplink transmission in consecutive subframes.

Abstract: A communications apparatus is provided. A controller determines two different sub-frame subsets for configuring a peer communications apparatus to perform channel state information measurement according to time-domain variation of a level of interference of the peer communications apparatus obtained from one or more previous measurement result(s). A transceiver transmits a configuration message carrying information regarding the two sub-frame subsets to the peer communications apparatus and receives one or more measurement result reporting message(s) carrying information regarding the measurement result(s) from the peer communications apparatus.

Abstract: A device for detecting periodicity includes a collection unit for collecting or capturing a plurality of packets for mutually transceiving between a plurality of wireless terminal and a plurality of servers through a communication network; a preprocessing unit for connecting the packets and packet collection or capture time information collected or captured by the collection unit to each wireless terminals IP and servers IP/PORT and mapping the connected them; a modeling processing unit for processing at least one data modeling and grouping for each packet generation patterns, for the mapped packets; a pattern detection unit for detecting similar data models within the margin of defined error as repetition generation pattern types by mutual lengths between a plurality of data models grouped for each packet generation pattern; and a periodicity detection unit for determining periodic section when the detected repetition generation pattern types are successively generated above n times and the sections successi

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives information from a serving base station and at least one neighboring base station. The information indicates a time allocation of discovery resources allocated by each of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station for performing direct discovery. The apparatus further determines a subframe timing of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station, and performs direct discovery using the time allocation of the discovery resources allocated by each of the serving base station and the at least one neighboring base station based on a determined subframe timing of the serving base station or a neighboring base station corresponding to the discovery resources.

Abstract: Various mechanisms are disclosed for a service domain charging system that can interact with underlying networks. A service domain charging architecture is defined with several logical functions. Service-based charging types may be and applied to existing event, session, online, and offline charging mechanisms. Service domain charging messages may be exchanged over the X, Y, Z reference points. An E reference point may be used for interfacing with a service domain billing system, and a B reference point may be used between a service domain billing system and underlying network's billing system.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing call loop detection and prevention for VoIP SIP based wholesale traffic termination when multiple carriers are involved in handling the same phone call is provided. A method of detecting a call loop includes receiving an originated call, determining whether an origination number of the originated call is a valid phone number, when the origination phone number is invalid, determining a number of calls in a Provisional State with an invalid origination number and the same destination number that were started during a time interval, when the origination phone number is valid, determining a number of calls with the same origination number and the same destination number that were started, but not answered, during the time interval, and when the number of calls per time interval exceeds a threshold for the number of calls, determining that a call loop has been detected.

Abstract: A method of accessing a dedicated phone or Internet service at a remote location includes providing a system having a terminal, a phone, and a USB stick that is adapted to be used with a data-only communication device. The terminal has a phone jack that is coupled to a dedicated phone service line for use with the phone, a data jack that is coupled to a dedicated Internet service, and a connector that is adapted to receive a cable that is connected to a satellite dish for uplink and downlink communication with an orbiting satellite. Each of the phone and the USB stick are provided with an identification footprint that is unique to the terminal. The terminal is positioned at a first location. When the phone and/or the USB stick are moved to a remote location, voice and data signals corresponding to the dedicated phone service line and the dedicated Internet service can be communicated from the terminal to the phone and/or USB stick at the remote location via an antenna and the orbiting satellite.

Abstract: A connection apparatus has a USB port coupled to a USB interface for connection to a computing device enabled to manage IP audio calls, a land-line telephone port coupled to a Four-Wire Analog telephone interface, for connection to a Four-Wire port of a land-line telephone, a wireless interface for coupling to a communication device enabled to manage voice calls over a network, an analog audio port for a headset, coupled to an analog audio interface, a plurality of protocol translation modules, and switching circuitry enabled to connecting individual ones of the ports through individual ones of the protocol translation modules.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for enabling a web application to communicate with a call server. A communication channel is provided between the web application and the call server. Data transferred over the communication channel is translated to a form each can understand. The data may be in the form of a call control command or a service control command. A call control command may be a conference call control command. Data may be translated to call server system format, or to web application format.

Abstract: A system and method for making a VoIP-based and other types of group calls includes a user interface adapted for use by a group call administrator via the Internet, a database manager connected to the user interface, and a database connected to the database manager. In one embodiment of the invention, the group call administrator identifier and one or more group call invitee identifiers is a telephone number. A method includes using call information from the database to initiate conference call connections and an administrator call connection to facilitate a conference call in which the administrators call connections and the participants connections are joined to allow communications between the participants and the administrator.

Abstract: A system and method for making a VoIP-based and other types of group calls includes a user interface adapted for use by a group call administrator via the Internet, a database manager connected to the user interface, a database connected to the database manager. Establishing one or more caucuses within the group call at a central location includes establishing the group call between an administrator and invitees to the group call where the administrator and the invitee are assigned to caucuses as members of the caucus. In the method, the central location receives a caucus request from the administrator, the caucus request identifying a first caucus and a control feature. The control feature is executed on the members of the first caucus and not to invitees of the conference call that are not members of the first caucus.

Abstract: A system and method for making a VoIP-based and other types of group calls includes a user interface adapted for use by a group call administrator via the Internet, a database manager connected to the user interface, and a database connected to the database manager. In one embodiment, the group call administrator identifier and one or more group call invitee identifiers is a telephone number. The server responds to a group call request by initiating a first group call connection and initiating at least one or more second group call connections to join a group call administrator and at least one group call invitee. A method includes using call information from a database to initiate conference call connections and an administrator call connection to facilitate a conference call in which the administrators call connections and the participants connections are joined to allow communications between the participants and the administrator.

Abstract: The invention relates to an airworthy CAN bus system having a plurality of subscribers which are networked to one another by a CAN bus having dual redundancy and are able to interchange data, wherein a bus master polls the other bus subscribers at regular intervals and supplies them with data, and the bus master and all the other bus subscribers are of two-channel design, with each channel independently delivering data and at the same time being able to concomitantly read the data from the respective other channel.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure propose techniques for transmission time interval (TTI) bundling for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in long term evolution (LTE). According to certain aspects a method is provided for wireless communications. The method may be performed, for example, by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes identifying a transmit time interval (TTI) bundle comprising a subset of subframes from a set of subframes for transmitting data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and receiving the data on the PDSCH in the subset of subframes.

Abstract: Methods are provided for converting from half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication in a legacy wireless cellular system having a base station. A method includes providing in the base station separate transmit and receive paths for transmit signals and receive signals, respectively. The method further includes converting an uplink frequency band and a downlink frequency band for the base station to a same frequency band. The method also includes applying analog signal cancellation techniques at the base station to isolate a full-duplex wireless reception signal from a full-duplex wireless transmission signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data transmission method for a half-duplex device in a wireless communication system. The half-duplex device transmits first uplink data to a base station in an n-th subframe. The half-duplex device determines whether to receive downlink data which is a response to the first uplink data from the base station in an (n+r)-th (where r>1) subframe or to transmit second uplink data to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for reducing inter-cellsite interference during full-duplex communication. A system receives a channel amplitude and a phase estimate between a first station and a second station, the first station and the second station creating inter-cellsite interference on a channel during full-duplex communications. The system calculates a level of the inter-cellsite interference between the first station and the second station based on the channel amplitude and the phase estimate and generates a cancellation signal based on the inter-cellsite interference. The system then communicates the cancellation signal to the first station for transmission with additional data during additional full-duplex communications.

Abstract: A method to optimize almost blank subframe usage in a wireless network including generating, an interfering base station, in order to minimize interference caused to a serving base station, an almost blank subframe pattern and sending the latter to the serving base station. The serving base station generating a set of preferred almost blank subframes, from said received almost blank subframe pattern, that their knows will be of use for providing a wireless connectivity to a user terminal, and sending the preferred almost blank subframes ordered by a priority of usage to said interfering base station. And the interfering base station, using, in the case of requiring the use of additional subframes for serving its own user terminals, the almost blank subframes indicated as low priority in said received set of preferred almost blank subframes from the serving base station.